Chapter 52: Shinano Gets a Big Deal!
In the command cabin of the destroyer Yukikaze, a Japanese major with a katana in his hand and a hideous face looked at the Shinano's contact lights flickering. Although he said that he would carry out the order, why didn't he want to send the submarine under his feet into the depths of the ocean forever?
"Toshio Abe...... Ay! With a sigh, the young man slowly inserted the katana in his hand back into its sheath. Think about it just now, when I saw two deep water battles being thrown into the sky and falling into the sea in an arc, the blood in my body was boiling at that time.
But as soon as two large columns of water exploded on the sea, the Shinano broke the silence of the market, and after traveling all the way, the navigation lights of the four ships that had never been turned on were suddenly forced to turn on in order to summon themselves. It can be seen that Toshio Abe is determined to leave at this time.
After all, there was more than just radio silence on the way out of Yokosuka. Even the navigation lights didn't turn on! In order to demand strict confidentiality.
The young man shook his head helplessly, and he couldn't have imagined that Toshio Abe, who was standing in the command cabin of the Shinano at this time, was also shaking his head.
"Dazuo! The destroyer Yukikaze is already on its way home. That submarine ......"
Before he finished speaking, Toshio Abe shook his head and said to the people in front of him: "Don't say it, that submarine is very likely to be a bait, and the purpose is to let our limited escort destroyers bite this bait." The commander of Snow Peak is still too young! ”
Everyone listened to Toshio Abe's words, and they looked at each other one by one, and no one knew what to say.
After all, there are now a large number of Seawolf submarines active around the four islands of Japan. To this day, a large number of Japanese transport ships have been folded at their doorstep, which can be described as heavy losses.
At this time. Toshio Abe suspected that he had fallen into the encirclement of the sea wolf, or rather the encirclement that had not yet been formed, was completely justified.
"Pass my orders. Head at full speed towards Kure Harbor. Keep the Z-shaped driving course while keeping the lookout aware of changes in the sea level! After Toshio Abe finished speaking, he spat out a heavy breath. A hint of foreboding faintly appeared in my heart.
Shinano may not be able to escape this catastrophe!
Boast......
Toshio Abe raised his hand and slapped it heavily on the table, gritted his teeth and turned his head to look at the imperial flag behind him, and muttered, "I must bring back the hope of the empire!" ”
Bite...... Bite...... Bite......
There was a slight sound characteristic of sonar in the submarine's cabin.
"Report, telegram received from Pearl Harbor." A communications soldier rushed to Li Gengxin's side, and after giving a military salute to Li Gengxin, he said loudly to Li Gengxin.
"Read!" Li Gengxin responded softly.
"There are no submarines or surface troops of our own within 100 nautical miles of Tokyo Bay, so they can judge the battlefield situation for themselves." After reading the telegram in his hand, the communications soldier looked deeply at the big red envelope on Li Gengxin's head, and then turned around and returned to his communication post.
Just when the submarine Shooting Fish floated to cruising altitude. The communications corps began to receive telegrams from Pearl Harbor.
Everyone, including Dai Mengrao, was expecting some shocking news from the headquarters, and Li Gengxin had long known that there was no aid that could help him within a hundred nautical miles of the surrounding area.
"Hmm......" Li Gengxin swallowed, this scene was too familiar.
At this time, the first mate standing at the table said a little dazedly: "Isn't there any help?" Such a large aircraft carrier, even if it catches up. As he spoke, the first mate deliberately glanced at Li Gengxin.
"If it is the third ship of the Yamato class, it will be built according to the standard of two hundred millimeters of armor of Yamato and Musashi. Let's just hit all the torpedoes on that armored aircraft carrier, I guess...... I guess it's useless, right? Moreover, we can't catch up with that aircraft carrier. Dai Mengrao seemed to be talking to himself, but anyone could see it at this time. She was updating her advice to Lee.
"Judge the situation on the battlefield for yourself...... Judging for yourself, Pearl Harbor must have understood our situation. I think we'd better forget it. Dai Mengrao stood in Li Gengxin's ear and whispered.
Dai Mengrao was actually very helpless when he said this.
First of all, there are currently no reinforcements in the sea area, and it is unrealistic for one of your own submarines to knock out that armored aircraft carrier. Secondly. If that armored aircraft carrier is really a converted aircraft carrier from a Yamato-class battleship. Twelve boilers are spinning at full speed. Easily passed the thirty sections. With his underwater speed of less than ten knots, people can throw themselves out of the clouds by playing the Z-shaped market.
What's more, the commander of the fish shooter suddenly became very unstable. It's like a rookie who has just stepped into a submarine. In this case, Dai Mengrao didn't dare to imagine what would happen later!
In the command room of the armored aircraft carrier Shinano.
Toshio Abe looked at the Japanese flag with a calm face, and said lightly to his subordinates: "Now Yokosuka is completely exposed to the saturation bombing of the B-29 Flying Fortress. Our brick factory this time is also a last resort. If it doesn't move, it will most likely be blown up directly on the slipway. Shinano is the hope of the empire! The enemy's sea wolves will not let Shinano go. However, at Shinano's speed. As long as we are not surrounded by sea wolves, we are fully capable of breaking out of the encirclement. Even if the submarine just now is just a single boat, just a coincidence, we shouldn't waste energy dealing with him. We will transfer to Kure Port this time, and continue to complete the Shinano to form combat effectiveness is the top priority! ”
"But...... But Toshio Abe. Xue Feng was completely able to destroy that submarine just now, in case we were attacked......" Before he finished speaking, Toshio Abe frowned violently, turned his head to look at the young man who was talking in the club, and said coldly: "If it's just a submarine, can he do anything about Shinano?" Shinano two hundred mm armor? Even if the hole is torn open, just close the water seal and pump the water out! Ono-kun, I participated in the three major battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, and Leyte Gulf, and my battleships were damaged many times. The base camp sent me to carry out the command of Shinano transfer this time, do you have any opinions? ”
Looking at Toshio Abe's face at this time, Ono-kun subconsciously licked his lips and hurriedly stood upright, and bowed deeply to Toshio Abe.
Toshio Abe's expression softened a little at this time, and he muttered to himself, "Shinano is a giant ship of the sea that will not sink!" Only by completing the final outfitting as soon as possible and forming combat effectiveness can it play its due role in future wars! Let's go full speed in the direction of Kure Harbor......"
A deep worry flashed in Abe's eyes.
At this moment, the Shinano suddenly shook. Toshio Abe's brain was instantly filled with a layer of fine and dense beads of sweat. A thought flashed through my mind: "Torpedo attack? ”
This thought flashed for a moment, and Toshio Abe knew that it was not a torpedo attack. After all, there was no explosion behind it.
Only the torpedoes of the Germans were very unreliable, and many times they hit ships but did not explode.
"What's going on?" Toshio Abe asked the people behind him.
"Report that one of the power spindles of the Shinano broke due to overheating!"
"Baga!"
……
"Report Major! I don't know why the Shinano suddenly slowed down. ”
Li Gengxin showed a smug smile on his face, and pulled down the periscope to look outside. He muttered in a low voice, "I knew it would be like this!" ”
Dai Mengrao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly heard Li Gengxin turn around and say to the chief engineer: "Continue the pursuit!" This time Shinano has a big deal! (To be continued.) )