The "Los Angeles" class strategic attack nuclear submarine of the Chinese country and the Soviet "Akula" nuclear submarine slowly drove forward back to back, the distance between each other became farther and farther away, and the accuracy of using sonar locking became lower and lower.

At this time, Robert, the captain of the American "Los Angeles", finally couldn't help it and scolded: "Damn it! There's no way they're going to turn back! I still don't know if it's a Soviet, or a Chinese! If it's the Soviets, then these guys are too bastards, idle and have nothing to toss around? ”

After being alone in the command room for a while, Robert ordered: "Attention departments, immediately turn the course of the submarine, lock on to the Soviet nuclear submarine, and catch up at full speed!" After the order was given, Robert muttered, "It's really a nest to hide like this!" Robert can't wait any longer, he has to use his second plan, go forward and test it, in his opinion, this is very likely to be the national sailor's trick to confuse the enemy, if according to the intelligence, the driving are all national sailors, then his own tentative behavior will definitely have an effect. As a result, Robert believed that they would definitely be afraid of themselves and would definitely be frightened to surrender.

On Robert's orders, "Los Angeles" immediately turned course and chased after "Akula" at full speed of 32. Although the fastest speed of "Akula" is 35 knots, which is faster than that of "Los Angeles", at this time, "Akula" appeared in front of others in a patrol state, and the speed remained at about 15~18. I believe it won't be long before I catch up.

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Wu Shenglin was angry with Mikhail. He didn't speak again, and kept counting the time and looking at the watch to cross the ground. As a political commissar, from his point of view, he must be responsible for what he says, even if it is not a second off, this is the rule!

Therefore, Wu Shenglin looked at the pointer just 30 minutes ago, and immediately jumped up and said, "Okay! Now it's 30 minutes after you said. Your so-called enemy has not yet caught up, nor has he run to us in such a mighty manner as you say. So, is it time for you to fulfill your word and stop pointing fingers at us? "Finished. He didn't pay attention to Mikhail's answer, and directly turned to Xu Hui and said: "Captain Xu, you have also seen that this Soviets are completely playing with the Americans. They simply couldn't understand our eagerness to complete the mission, and thought it was their own submarine! Therefore, there is no need for us to follow the advice of this Soviet, and we should immediately change course. Go home! He's just a technical director, and he's not from our military, so you're the captain! Don't be affected by their child's play! Captain Xu. I hope you take this seriously! Wu Shenglin can be said to be bitter at this time. He really wanted to give orders to the sailors of the whole boat instead of Xu Hui. It is better to change the course of the submarine and complete the task of land delivery by the state as soon as possible.

didn't wait for Xu Hui to answer. Mikhail had already learned what Wu Shenglin had just said to him from the translator, and immediately turned to Wu Shenglin and said, "Comrade Political Commissar, I know that you very much want to complete the task as soon as possible. However, if you really do what you say, then this submarine will definitely not be able to drive back! So, no matter how long it takes, we have to wait until the American ground submarines appear! I think they're about to show up! Mikhail's attitude is also very resolute, he now feels that this commissar is really too annoying, even if this commissar's intentions are correct, but how can he pinch a second to calculate?

"How can you be sure that my decision was wrong? How can you be sure that your judgment is correct? Look at your judgment, thirty minutes have passed, and the American ground-based nuclear submarines have not yet appeared. Wait any longer and we'll be back in Vladivostok! Mikhail, Technical Director, the facts have proven that you are not worth believing at all! Wu Shenglin said angrily, not giving Mikhail a little face at all. After speaking, he turned to Xu Hui again: "Captain Xu, there have been facts to prove that this Soviet man cannot be trusted at all!" So, I think, turn the course anyway! Captain Xu, now I warn you as a political commissar, I don't think this Soviet man can be trusted, you are a party member anyway, and I want you to complete the tasks assigned to you by the party. Please rest assured, I will be responsible for my words and deeds, and if my decision is wrong, resulting in the loss of our personnel or the country, I am willing to accept military justice! Wu Shenglin's attitude is more resolute!

"Wait a little longer!" Mikhail didn't understand what Wu Shenglin said to Xu Hui, but he knew that he definitely wanted Xu Hui to turn around, if that was the case, it would be over! Therefore, before he waited for the translator to translate for him, he immediately said to Xu Hui, and he said it in half-baked Chinese, just to save the time for the translator to translate, so as not to make a wrong judgment after Xu Hui listened to Wu Shenglin's words.

"No! We must turn our course around now! We've been delayed for so much time and can't wait any longer! Wu Shenglin immediately stopped, then turned around and said to Xu Hui in a serious tone: "Comrade Xu Hui, I want you to use the party spirit as a guarantee, you are loyal to the party and the country, and you need to be responsible for your words and deeds!" ”

After Xu Hui heard this, he was silent for a while, and then glanced at Mikhail with a complicated expression. And Mikhail also saw some clues from the expressions of both of them, although he was not very reluctant, but he hoped that he was really wrong, after all, now this submarine is no longer his. Thinking of this, he silently took two steps back and stepped out of the way.

Xu Hui was in a dilemma at this time, but Political Commissar Wu Shenglin was right, he couldn't afford such a responsibility, and it wasn't that he couldn't make corresponding guarantees with party spirit, but he was also very skeptical that Mikhail's judgment was right or wrong! He can trust this Soviet man, but Xu Hui can't use party spirit and loyalty to take responsibility for this Soviet man's words and deeds. Therefore, after thinking about it, Xu Hui nodded to Wu Shenglin. After glancing at Mikhail again, he went straight to the announcer, and gave an order in a heavy voice: "All units note."

Boat preparation... Turning course", his voice was suddenly interrupted by a report from the sonar room.

"Report to the captain! Our passive sonar discovered the sonar detection behavior carried out by the US 'Los Angeles' class strategic attack nuclear submarine on us, and monitored and locked our nuclear submarine! At present, the enemy's position, course, and speed are unknown. The behavior is unknown. In the sonar room, Cheng Bingyan's voice came to the command room very abruptly. The sonar room must be quiet, unless Xu Hui intends to give orders to the sonar room, it is impossible for the sonar room to receive orders from the command room to all the submarine sailors, and this time. Maybe Xu Hui was negligent, or maybe it was intentional, the sonar room did not hear Xu Hui's previous order, and still followed the previous order. Report to the command room.

"Attention to all units, this boat continues to maintain course and keep moving forward!" After listening to the report of the sonar soldier Cheng Bingyandi, Xu Hui immediately changed his previous order. Re-added the command that had not been finished before.

After Xu Hui gave the order, Mikhail also learned about the situation from the translator and let out a heavy breath. And said to Xu Hui: "You can turn on the active sonar." Explore and lock on to the Americans' nuclear submarines! ”

Xu Hui nodded. One such order was given to the sonar room, according to Mikhail's intentions.

Soon. The sonar room reported back: "Report captain, our active sonar has discovered a US 'Los Angeles' class strategic attack nuclear submarine, which is currently about 30 nautical miles behind us, and is heading towards us at a speed of 32 knots, without making any other moves

"Excellent! Keep listening! After Xu Hui heard this answer, he was completely relieved. After this time, he completely believed in Mikhail, he was really very experienced, and he even guessed the actions of the American army. If it weren't for the fact that there was a slight deviation in time, Xu Hui really suspected that this Mikhail was a worm in the stomach of the Americans. It is conceivable that if Mikhail had not stopped him, if he had just given that order, how much trouble would have arisen!

Wu Shenglin was speechless after hearing Cheng Bingyan's report, he really couldn't understand how this Soviet could guess the other party's behavior so accurately. He was too embarrassed to speak again, after all, he had just made a wrong judgment, which almost led to extremely serious consequences. Wu Shenglin knew that if he really acted according to his judgment just now, then the consequences would be very terrible. Not to mention whether it can complete the task, its own orders will put the entire nuclear submarine and all the officers and men in danger. This situation made Wu Shenglin feel a very heavy sense of guilt, and he was very grateful to Mikhail's wisdom, and fundamentally, Mikhail's persistence changed the fate of this submarine and all the officers and men on board.

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After a period of chasing, the distance between the two submarines became closer and closer, and the hearts of Xu Hui and the others rose again. After all, all this is Mikhail's inference, and there is no way to determine what the other side is doing to catch up, who knows whether the other side can already be sure that the people operating on his nuclear submarine are all national sailors, and who knows whether the other side has received the sinking of this "Akula"-class nuclear submarine sold by the Soviet Union?

Therefore, everyone, including Mikhail, who knew the situation, had their hearts raised, carefully made correct judgments and orders from the report transmitted from the sonar room, and waited for the US nuclear submarine to make the next move.

"Report to the captain! Now the US 'Los Angeles' class strategic attack nuclear submarine is 1 nautical mile away directly behind us, still heading towards us at a speed of 32 and has not made any other moves! Cheng Bingyan's voice would sound in the command room every once in a while.

Whenever the people in the command room heard the phrase "no other action was made", they breathed a sigh of relief, and then entered a nervous wait.

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The distance between the nuclear submarines of the two sides has changed from 1 nautical mile to 1,500 meters, and from 1,500 meters to C and 800.

When the distance between the two sides was only 700 meters, Robert on the American "Los Angeles" class nuclear submarine suddenly laughed and ordered all the crew: "Attention to the monitoring department, immediately detect the current diving depth of the Soviet submarine!" ”

After a while, the American sailor in charge of the radar operation reported to Robert: "Report to the captain! Soviet submarines are currently diving to a depth of 300! The speed is 16 knots. and our submarine leads to the course, at a distance of 550 from each other. We are colliding at a speed of 460 meters per minute > = 1 minute 10! ”

After hearing this, Robert immediately ordered excitedly: "Attention to the pressure chamber department, immediately pressurize and float to a distance of 250 depth, the course and speed of the marine engine department remain the same, and we will rush over his head!" Robert felt that he would definitely be able to test which country the sailors in the opposing submarine were operating in.

As soon as Robert's order was given, "Los Angeles" sprang into action, about 300 miles away from each other. It just rises to a depth 50 higher than the opponent, and still drives ahead at full speed.

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At this time, Cheng Bingyan's voice sounded in the command room of the "Akula"-class nuclear submarine: "Report to the captain!" The diving depth of our nuclear submarine is 300, and the diving depth of the American 'Los Angeles' class nuclear submarine is 250. They were coming directly behind us, coming at a speed of 32, approaching each other at a speed of 460 per minute, and the distance between them was 240. The rendezvous between the two boats will take place in 30 seconds! ”

Xu Hui frowned immediately after hearing this report, he couldn't understand what the American wanted to do, and he couldn't come up with any better ideas, so he could only look at Mikhail with an inquiring gaze.

Soon. Mikhail learned about the contents of the report from the interpreter, and immediately laughed softly after listening to it. said to Xu Hui: "Immediately order all the sailors to stabilize their figures." It's going to be a big swing right away! ”

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Move. Let them shock the past like this? Is that okay? "Xu Hui is very

"That's right! We just don't move, if we move. I'm afraid he won't be so simple next time! You can rest assured, rushing over like this will be affected by the current at most, and for nuclear submarines, this is not a problem at all. Moreover, I already know roughly who drove this American nuclear submarine! Mikhail said with a smile on his face.

"Oh?" Xu Hui listened and was slightly skeptical, but seeing Mikhail's confident look, he stopped talking, nodded, and according to what he said, let the first mate give an order to all the sailors: "Attention to all units, everyone stabilize your body!" The submarine will be hit by a relatively strong current! ”

After giving the order, Mikhail smiled and said: "If I guess correctly, the other party should be an old admiral of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, and a name is Rear Admiral Robert." I've dealt with him for many years, and he's always been like this, and he's always self-righteous, and his way of doing it is really inferior. Don't doubt my words, do as I say, and we can even swagger out from before him to the kingdom! Mikhail said this with confidence, as if he had already anticipated what Robert would do next.

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When the distance between the two boats was only 100 meters, the report of the sonar room sounded in the command room of the "Los Angeles" class nuclear submarine: "Report to the captain!" The distance between the two sides is 100 and will meet in twelve seconds, and the other party has not reacted! ”

After hearing this report, Robert didn't speak, just waited quietly, in fact, he had been expecting in his heart that the "Akula" in front of him would dive urgently.

“10、9、8、7。。。 With a difference of 14 knots, we were talking to the command room at a speed of 7.7 meters per second, and with his words, a wave of water shook the hull of the boat, making everyone in the boat feel like they were in an earthquake.

"! I'm really not afraid of death! Robert waved it out of thin air, and wondered hatefully: "Could it be that the other party is really a gang of hooligans from the Soviet Union?" ”

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"Akula" felt a more violent shaking, and those who didn't know, thinking that they had encountered something undercurrent, continued their work. And those who know are thrilling and waiting for the completion of the intersection, and after the other party really surpasses the past, everyone breathes a sigh of relief.

The American "Los Angeles" continued to move forward at full speed, while the "Akula" continued to move forward at a high speed, and the distance between the two sides was getting farther and farther again. But neither side has given up on monitoring each other's ground sonar.

Except for Mikhail, everyone hoped that they would be able to drive like this, knowing that they were out of range of the torpedo. At that time, they can greatly reverse course and flee towards the country, even if it catches up again, and at the speed of their submarine at 32 knots, the speed of the fundamental Kula "35 knots, the distance will only get farther and farther.

But. Except for Mikhail, everyone was disappointed.

Ten minutes after the rendezvous took place, the voice of sonar soldier Cheng Bingyan sounded in the command room: "Report to the captain!" The opposing submarine gradually slowed down 2.5 nautical miles directly in front of us, for the time being.: Action! ”

After hearing this voice. Xu Hui glanced at Mikhail very complicatedly, in his opinion, the other party was obviously waiting for him there, if he drove over like this. I can't imagine what the consequences will be. And if you turn around and run, I'm afraid it will still cause unnecessary consequences. So, after encountering this situation, the first thing that came to his mind was Mikhail. After all, he has many years of experience dealing with the other party.

"Let's just keep moving! When the distance between each other is 500, the depth of ascent is reached. Then drive a full 35 horsepower. Let's give them a big taste! Mikhail laughed.

"Huh? So ... =: Fang Hui is really like what Commissar Wu Shenglin said, and he really just plays like this. In case of playing with some unnecessary trouble...

Political Commissar Wu Shenglin directly raised a question: "Technical Director Mikhail." First of all, I would like to thank you for your correct judgment and my mistakes, which I have the courage to admit. But why are you playing like this this time? What if, after the intersection, the other party is, and he turns back and gives us a torpedo? Director Mikhail, you have to be responsible for what you say and what you make! This is not only a nuclear submarine, but also the lives of an entire crew on it. This is not child's play! I'm not going to interfere with your decision this time, I just hope you can think it through, it's not a joke! ”

Mikhail was slightly satisfied with Wu Shenglin's politeness, and said: "The reason why I asked Captain Xu to give this order is to ensure the safety of this submarine. If you don't, I'm afraid you'll really be in the situation you just said! As he spoke, Mikhail said another sentence to himself, but his sentence was still translated by the dutiful translator: "I didn't expect this guy Robert to play this trick, it wasn't enough to let him eat the ground last time?" Hehe! ”

After hearing Mikhail's explanation, Wu Shenglin and Xu Hui had nothing to say, so they had to do as he said.

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In the command room of the American "Los Angeles" class nuclear submarine, a report from the sonar room sounded: "Report captain! After more than 7 minutes of sailing, the opposing submarine is currently 500 miles away from us, and now they have increased the depth by 100, and the speed has suddenly increased to 35 knots, and it is rapidly approaching us at a speed of 17.5 per second, and the two boats will meet in 28 seconds! ”

When Robert heard this report, he angrily scolded: "It seems that these guys are really likely to be Soviets!" It's so unlucky! But scolding and scolding, he didn't give any other orders, just waited so quietly that he couldn't avoid it, and in his opinion, it was very humiliating to do so, and he would definitely be ridiculed by others.

As a result, the submarines of the two sides rendezvous again, this time at a much faster speed than the last time, and the shock in the boat was also much larger.

At the same time, Mikhail controlled his body and said to Xu Hui: "By the way, that's right, the captain of the American submarine must be Robert, only he is so fond of face and doesn't even move!" ”

After the rendezvous, Mikhail immediately said to Xu Hui: "Captain Xu Hui, you immediately order, stop after driving a few hundred meters, turn the 180 hull, and give him another time!" ”

Since this intersection did not cause any action from the other party, Xu Hui did not ask any more questions, and according to what he meant, he issued another order.

And Mikhail's order was to turn the hull of the boat, which would eventually make the course reverse and re-head in the direction of the country, so Wu Shenglin didn't say anything, just nervously waited for the next rendezvous.

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Robert was still angrily thinking about what to do next, and who knew it wasn't over yet. The "Akula" turned around again, rushed quickly towards itself, and rushed over the head of the "Los Angeles" again. And, after rushing over, "Akula" did not slow down, still moving in the direction of the Tsushima Strait at a speed of 35 knots, giving "Los Angeles" a little opportunity.

"Bang!" Robert slapped the chair handle hard and immediately ordered, "Bastard! Torpedo department, open the tail torpedo tube right away! "After the order. He said to himself viciously, "You're crazy, aren't you? I'd like to see if you're brutal or I'm crazy! Robert gritted his teeth with hatred, and he knew in his heart that if the other party escaped at full speed, his nuclear submarine would not be able to catch up. The difference in speed is there. But he was not convinced, what if he had sent them again? How can you suffer in vain like this? Now, Robert is so preoccupied with recovering this loss that he has forgotten his mission at all. Or. In his opinion, it is impossible to be a Chinese person on the boat at all, this is completely the style of Soviet sailors!

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At this moment, the voice of sonar soldier Cheng Bingyan sounded in the command room of the "Akula"-class nuclear submarine: "Report to the captain!" Surveillance findings. The US submarine is opening the tail torpedo tube! ”

After hearing this voice, everyone suddenly became nervous. Xu Hui quickly ordered: "First mate." Battle Alert! Attention all crew. Enter the first level of combat readiness and prepare for evasion! "He regrets it now. It seems that Wu Sheng's woodland speculation still has some reason, and Mikhail's approach really provoked the other party. If submarine warfare is really carried out now, the side will be at an absolute disadvantage.

After Mikhail heard the battle siren, he roughly understood the situation, and immediately laughed and patted Xu Hui on the shoulder: "Don't be nervous, guy!" Robert's old guy was so angry that he didn't dare to really do it! Listen to me, give the order to open all the top missile occurrence manhole covers! Then move on to ours! Don't worry, I'm on this boat too, and I won't joke with my own life and my baby! ”

Xu Hui will also be a little confused about how to deal with it, after all, compared to Mikhail, he is still young, and he has less experience in dealing with Americans. Indeed, he thought about it, maybe Mikhail really had a point, otherwise the current submarine ground staffing situation alone would not be enough to engage in a real confrontation with US submarines.

Thinking about it, Xu Hui's eyes widened, his heart was ruthless, and he decided to give an order according to Mikhail's proposal.

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Robert gave the order to open the tail torpedo tube, in fact, he didn't really want to engage in a submarine battle with the other side, but just wanted to scare the other party, earn some face for himself, and equalize this sentence, he didn't even order to pressurize the torpedo tube.

At this time, Robert was complacent thinking about how the Soviets on the "Akula"-class nuclear submarine were panicking at this time. But at this moment, the sonar room report completely put his idea of winning a game to naught.

"Report to the captain! The Soviet 'Akula' class strategic attack nuclear submarine opened all the missile silos on the top! The speed and course have not changed in any way! ”

"Rascals! What a bunch of deadly hooligans!! The sound in the sonar room made Robert's mood depressed to the extreme, and he knew that he would never be able to get this game back. This time, he was completely sure that this nuclear submarine was definitely operated by those Soviet hooligans! Because the USSR would never be so stupid as to sell nuclear bombs to other countries.

At this moment, the weapons officer on the side asked cautiously, "General! Do we need to pressurize the torpedo tubes, attack the enemy first, strike first? ”

As soon as Robert heard this, he jumped up, pointed at the weapons officer's nose and scolded, "You don't have a head? Do you know how many nuclear bombs they have on their submarines? Before we could sink them, the nuclear bombs were already flying over Washington! After saying that, he scolded himself hatefully: "Hooligans! These Soviet hooligans! ”

After scolding, Robert gave the order with a pale face: "Turn off the tail torpedo tube, the submarine dives to a depth of 400, move forward at full speed, and quickly get out of contact with this crazy gang of Soviet Unions!" ”

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Xu Hui and the others are nervously following the movements of the US nuclear submarine, and everyone knows that if the other side really launches a torpedo, the consequences will be unimaginable. Everyone understands that the missile silos opened by Mikhail are simply empty, and there is not a single missile in it.

Xu Hui understands Mikhail's intentions, if it is really him. He didn't know if he would do such a thing, but one thing he knew for sure was that the Soviets were crazy. They can do such a big thing, I don't know if it makes people feel admirable or terrifying. This case taught Xu Hui an extremely vivid lesson. He now began to consider whether the command of the Navy of the People's Liberation Army would re-evaluate the Soviet submarine forces on the basis of its own report.

Just when Xu Hui was nervously watching the situation while considering the report. Cheng Bingyan's excited voice came over from the sonar room: "Report to the captain!" US submarines already

All torpedo tubes, and dive to a depth of 400, it is constantly speeding, and the distance between the two boats is rapidly widening! ”

After hearing this report. All the people in the command room breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and when everyone was happy, Mikhail patted Xu Hui on the shoulder and said, "Guy! I'm done with my work, should I take a break? Do you know? What I want most now is a glass of vodka! He said. Mikhail paused slightly, and said unsatisfactorily: "Actually, your country's Moutai is also good!" After saying that, he smacked his lips childishly.

When Xu Hui heard this, he immediately said apologetically to Mikhail: "Captain Mikhail." I'm so sorry! I really can't provide you with that right now, but don't worry, when we get to the shore. I invite you to drink the best national sake! "It will. Xu Hui was really willing to invite Mikhail to drink. It's a pity, according to the general rules of the national navy. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed on the submarine.

At this time, Wu Shenglin, the political commissar standing on the side, suddenly spoke: "No! Mikhail Technical Director, I can invite you to drink the country's Moutai now! Hearing Wu Shenglin's words, everyone was quite surprised.

After a while, under the surprised eyes of everyone in the command room, Wu Shenglin walked in with a bottle of Moutai in his hand: "Give!" Technical Director Mikhail, I think you can have a drink, but don't drink too much, we're still some way from getting back to base. Saying that, Wu Shenglin explained to everyone with emotion: "Actually, this bottle of wine, I am going to return to the base, our submarine has arrived safely and stopped, and everyone is celebrating the land!" ”

Mikhail took the Moutai, and in full view of everyone, he happily opened the wine bottle and poured it hard: "Hey! I don't know how other things in your country are, but the taste of this Moutai is really good. Oh, and your chefs! Ha ha! ”

Mikhail's laughter infected all the locals, everyone's nerves relaxed, and the laughter spread throughout the command room.

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Robert, the commander of the US nuclear submarine of the Los Angeles class, sent a telegram to the commander of the US Seventh Fleet, which reads something along the lines:

"After several reconnaissances and several contacts, it can now be determined that there is indeed a Soviet 'Akula' class strategic attack nuclear submarine, which should actually be carrying out routine patrol missions near the Tsushima Strait, and the commander of the nuclear submarine should be Senior Colonel Mikhail of the Soviet Pacific Fleet!"

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Xu Hui's mood was the same as that of the entire crew, and everyone knew that after this contact, the voyage should be much smoother, and the "Akula" submarine was heading at full speed for the Chinese naval base in the bay.

Robert was in a terrible mood at this time, and after such a long patrol mission, he even teased the Soviets before the mission was over. With a gray mood, he commanded the "Los Angeles" nuclear submarine to sail toward the US Navy's submarine base in Tsuruoka, Japan, of the US Seventh Fleet.

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At the same time that Robert's telegram was delivered to the US Naval Intelligence, a report from the US intelligence department also arrived at the US Naval Intelligence Department, and this report compiled by the US Intelligence Department on the basis of reliable intelligence showed that the Soviet military had sold an "Akula"-class strategic attack nuclear submarine that had been shown to be dismantled to China, and the submarine was sailing to the national naval base in the past few days.

These two reports gave the US Naval Intelligence a headache, but they believed that the US Intelligence Department would not make a joke about such a big matter. They believe that it is necessary to report the matter to the Pentagon, and the specific means of operation still need to be decided by the Pentagon.

After receiving these two reports from the US Naval Intelligence, the Pentagon conducted an urgent analysis, and they believed that if the report of the US Intelligence Department was true, then, under any circumstances, such a nuclear submarine that would pose a threat to US security could not be allowed to return to China.

The US Foreign Ministry has received information from the Pentagon: Now, according to reliable information, a Soviet side claims that the scrapped "Akula"-class strategic attack nuclear submarine is heading in the direction of China under the operation of the Chinese sailors, and according to the report of the sonar array in the Sea of Japan, the submarine is about to sail out of the Tsushima Strait.

The U.S. Foreign Ministry, of course, knows the significance of this incident. As a result, they immediately contacted the Soviet Union and the Chinese side through normal diplomatic channels, expressing concern and uneasiness over the trade situation of the Soviet Union and the Chinese side over the trade of the "Akula"-class strategic attack nuclear submarines, and hoping that the two countries would give a reasonable explanation on this matter.

The U.S. Foreign Ministry soon received a response, and the Soviet side firmly claimed that the Soviet Pacific Fleet had indeed scrapped an Akula-class strategic attack nuclear submarine, and that all the scrap steel of the submarine was now being recycled. At the same time, the Chinese side expressed dissatisfaction with the attitude of the United States toward power politics, claiming that the country is a peace-loving country, that our country's national defense construction exists within the framework of protecting China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and that we have no intention of threatening or launching an offensive against other countries. However, with regard to acts that threaten China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, we have always adhered to the strategic thinking of "if anyone does not offend me, I will not offend anyone, and if anyone offends me, I will offend others" in order to ensure the security of our country.

The U.S. Foreign Ministry knows very well what kind of response it will get when it engages with the two countries. Actually, that's exactly what they wanted.

Soon, the "Bernup" class cruisers of the US Seventh Fleet, which were carrying out normal patrol missions near the Tsushima Strait, received an order from the US Navy Department, asking them to search for a Soviet-made "Akula"-class strategic attack nuclear submarine that was about to pass through the Tsushima Strait together with the Japanese 88th Fleet, which is about to pass through the Tsushima Strait, and if necessary, to make limited movements or sink it according to the orders of the Navy Department!