Chapter 44: The Flying Crane Aircraft Carrier

On the vast sea, a huge aircraft carrier was sailing through the wind and waves, and around him were more than a dozen battleships and destroyers, and there were planes constantly taking off and landing overhead, constantly flying forward to reconnoitre.

On the deck of the aircraft carrier, dozens of aircraft are neatly parked, fixed on the deck by steel cables, but if necessary, they can quickly enter the state of combat at any time and take off to meet the enemy.

This is the aircraft carrier Feihe, which rushed to the waters of Qinhuangdao to support the attack on Shanhaiguan, and it is also the smallest tonnage among Japan's active aircraft carriers.

In the eyes of the Japanese Admiralty, it was enough to send three or two battleships to attack Shanhaiguan, and after an artillery bombardment, there would definitely be very little left of the Chinese army that could still maintain its combat strength, and the ground forces would simply take over.

However, the War Department disagreed with them, and they asked the Navy to send an aircraft carrier group to support them, so as to take Yuguan City with one blow and put Shanhai Xiongguan in the hands of the Japanese army.

The Japanese military headquarters finally issued an order, ordering the navy to dispatch the aircraft carrier Feihe to the waters of Qinhuangdao to help in the battle, and strive to ensure the perfect success of this campaign.

Since its departure three days ago, the aircraft carrier Feihe has reached a place more than 100 nautical miles away from the waters of Qinhuangdao with more than a dozen of its frigates, and it is believed that it will not be long before they can reach the waters of Qinhuangdao.

In the command room of the aircraft carrier bridge, Captain Kato leaned back in his seat, holding a glass of red wine between his fingers, and was gently shaking, as if he did not care about the coming war at all.

It is no wonder that the Chinese Air Force at that time was almost zero, and the Navy only had a few backward ships, all of which were still in the south, and in the hands of the Nanjing Nationalist Government, the aircraft carrier formation was simply invincible here.

Because of this, from Kato down, the commanders of the fleet all regarded this operation as a vacation, and they were very relaxed.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the captain's room, and Kato lazily shouted, "Come in." ”

As soon as the door opened, a Japanese officer with the rank of second lieutenant walked in, he looked to be twenty-three or fourteen years old, with a faint mustache on his lips, and his whole person exuded the characteristic ability of a soldier.

As soon as he entered the door, the young Japanese officer bowed to Kato and said, "General Kato, I have something to say." ”

As soon as Kato saw that it was him, his originally sunny face suddenly darkened, he waved his hand impatiently, and said, "Don't say it, I'm tired of hearing what you said, go down, don't disturb me coming." ”

The young officer stood there, still about to say something, but seeing Kato impatiently waving his hand at him and signaling him to go out, he finally had to turn around and leave the captain's room.

Kato paused his wine glass on the table, and then said to himself with a slight anger, "A yellow-haired boy who has not dried up, if it weren't for your uncle being Yamamoto, I wouldn't be so polite to you." ”

This young officer is the nephew of Japanese Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, whose name is Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, who graduated from the Naval Command Department of the Japanese Emperor's Admiral School, and is an honor student in the school, and has just been assigned to his aircraft carrier Feihe to hone his training.

Originally, in terms of Admiral Yamamoto's face, Rear Admiral Kato was still very face-saving, and arranged him to be a staff officer in the ship command, mainly to let him learn command, but I didn't expect this kid to understand any reason, and he just came to point fingers, which made everyone very embarrassed.

For example, when everyone thought that this operation was a very easy operation, only this second lieutenant Yamamoto insisted on being vigilant against the attack of the Chinese army.

Joke, the Chinese army only has a few broken wooden ships, relying on those aircraft carriers that can sneak attack, then they don't have to live, they can collectively apologize to the emperor.

Because he felt that Yamamoto was grandstanding, all the original officers on the ship had a very bad impression of him, and felt that this young man did not understand the rules and was too arrogant.

After coming and going, Yamamoto was just isolated, except for Conan-kun, who was assigned here from the military academy and had a good relationship with him, no one on the entire aircraft carrier was close to him.

Walking out of the captain's room, Yamamoto Gang angrily waved his fist in the air, and hey, at this time, Conan, who was waiting outside, also came over and asked in a low voice, "How is it, Yamamoto-kun, did Captain Kato accept your suggestion?" ”

Yamamoto said angrily, "This waste who only knows how to drink all day long ignores me at all." His voice was loud, and it seemed that the anger in his heart was at the extreme.

Conan hurriedly explained, "Okay, okay, you did your best, but Captain Kato can't help it if he doesn't accept it, and besides, there won't be a problem." ”

Yamamoto stubbornly shook his head and said, "No, I can't give up like this, I must persevere." With that, he walked towards the captain's room again.

Conan wanted to stop him, but he was too familiar with Yamamoto's character, and he knew that persuasion was useless, this person was so desperate that he would not turn back if he broke through the south wall.

"I don't know when Yamamoto-kun will learn to be flexible, alas!" Conan let out a sigh as he looked in the direction of the captain's quarters.

The aircraft carrier was still sailing unhurriedly, and it should have arrived at the designated sea area in the afternoon if it had picked up speed, but because of Kato's order, the aircraft carrier did not arrive at the designated sea area until more than nine o'clock in the evening.

A telegram was sent to the Japanese troops stationed in Qinhuangdao, and the aircraft carrier Feihe was parked about a nautical mile off the coast of Qinhuangdao, and the frigates were also scattered around to protect its safety, although they did not think that anyone would eat the gall of a leopard to send it to death.

In the evening, Captain Kato was picked up for a welcome banquet hosted by the top military commander of the Japanese garrison in Qinhuangdao, the brigade commander of the 14th and 33rd Brigades, and a few other people close to the Japanese.

Before leaving, Captain Kato gave an order to the entire crew of the ship, asking them to have a good party in the evening and relax from the fatigue of many days of sailing at sea.

At this moment, the Japanese officers and soldiers on the aircraft carrier Feihe were all boiling, they had already been suffocating crazy during this time at sea, and they all wanted to get off the ship immediately to relax, but Kato did not allow them to get off the aircraft carrier, so they could only relax on it, so they sent people down to purchase goods, and by the way, they brought a group of kiln sisters up to vent.

The most difficult thing about sailing on the sea is the requirements, especially for a nation like the Japanese, which is even more obvious, and once they have this opportunity, of course, they have to vent well.

For a time, Japanese soldiers could be seen everywhere in Qinhuangdao City purchasing, whether it was eating, drinking, playing, or playing, they all bought a lot, and those kilns were even more broken through the threshold, and none of them were missed.

After looting all the women in the kiln, the Japanese procurement was not enough, so they even started the idea of women from good families, and the number of women missing in Qinhuangdao City reached seventy or eighty overnight.

The Japanese procured what they needed, then transported it by ship to the aircraft carrier, and then hired workers sent it to the battleship, and then transported it to the carnival site, where it was specially arranged.

For a time, from the shore to the aircraft carrier and between the big warships, the small boats shuttled back and forth, busy non-stop, and it was extremely lively.

Yamamoto just sat on a railing at the rear of the bridge, watching the lively scene, and seemed to have a lot of emotion in his heart, but there was no one around him, and he couldn't say it.

Perhaps, even if there are people, he may not necessarily say it!

Footsteps rang out on the gangway, and then Conan appeared at the entrance to the gangway, looking at him with his hands in his pockets and smiling, "Why, why don't you go down and join in the fun?" ”

Yamamoto just tilted his head back, his eyes on the deep sky, and after a while, he said slowly, "That has nothing to do with me. ”

"Yes, they don't have a sense of crisis, and they have lost the vigilance that a soldier should have." Conan sat down next to Tsuyoshi Yamamoto and looked at the sky as he did.

"I wondered, what would happen if the Chinese suddenly appeared on the warship at this time and launched an attack?" Yamamoto just closed his eyes slightly, imagining the rows of muzzles that suddenly appeared, the bullets fired, and the crew of the ship who were caught off guard and panicked.

He didn't dare to think about it, this scene was terrible! Although he knew that the odds of it all happening were low, not even one percent.

Even if it is a carnival, there are two groups of marines standing on the aircraft carrier, and these highly trained fighters are very combative, and the infiltration of a small number of troops on the other side will only end up being wiped out by them.

However, for some reason, Yamamoto Tsuyoshi had a very uneasy feeling in his heart, which made him very irritable and always couldn't calm down.

"Conan-kun, do you think the Chinese army will suddenly launch a sneak attack on the aircraft carrier?" The two of them sat for a while, and Yamamoto suddenly opened his mouth and asked the question.

Stunned by Yamamoto's question, Conan did not answer at the time, he looked down and pondered for a while, and then replied, "Is this possible, the Chinese do not have an air force, and they do not have enough ships, and there are two groups of marines on the aircraft carrier, even if they take the opportunity to mix in some people, it is impossible to do anything." ”

Yamamoto first nodded, then shook his head and said, "I also know this, but I don't know why I always think that the Chinese army has a way to do it." ”

"I think you're nervous, you must have fantasies." Conan laughed, pulled Yamamoto and ran under the bridge, "Okay, don't be cranky about this person, go down and have fun with the people, maybe it will be good for your mental relaxation." ”

Yamamoto didn't want to go, but he couldn't stand Conan's strength, so he pulled him off the bridge and had to run with him towards the crowd of revelers.

At this time, the revelry on the aircraft carrier and the surrounding battleships had begun, and many Japanese people sat in a large circle with a bonfire in the middle, and people sang and ate their meals. The atmosphere was very lively.

"Why hasn't the roast chicken been delivered yet?" A Japanese officer in charge of the banquet looked toward the boarding area of the aircraft carrier, as if to see if the people who were waiting were coming.

At this time, a landing craft was slowly approaching the boarding platform of the aircraft carrier!

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