Beginning yesterday, the Chinese navy suddenly issued a briefing saying that the East China Sea and the Bohai Sea fleets would jointly conduct joint military exercises near this area. As a matter of fact, everyone knows that the purpose of this military exercise is very clear, that is, to receive the "Akula" submarine back to the Chinese naval base.

Captain Smith of the cruiser was very proud at first, because before receiving the order from the US Navy Department, he had already had a foresight and ran to the vicinity of the Yellow Sea to prepare to defend it, and just when their ship formation was about to arrive at the destination area, he received a coded telegram order from the US Navy Department, which roughly said: The Chinese Navy has informed all countries in the world of the notice of the military exercises of the Chinese Navy in the vicinity of the Yellow Sea, and asked him to lead the fleet to wait near the Yellow Sea and ask him to intercept "Akula." Try to force it to float and surrender, otherwise it will be resolutely sunk, and under no circumstances will this strategic weapon fall into the hands of the national navy. Not to mention the power of this weapon itself, the terrible level of imitation and absorption of the Chinese people is likely to upend the military balance after obtaining the "Akula", and at least it will change the status quo of the national navy's coastal defense to a great extent.

Smith, of course, knew all this, and as a senior commanding officer in the U.S. Navy, he had a deep understanding of the maritime supremacy created by having advanced ships. He knows the value of this "Akula", and as an active US Navy officer, he certainly hopes to be the first American ** person to command the sinking of the "Akula". Now the key is that he must first find this Soviet-made nuclear submarine. Then it can be captured or sunk, and undoubtedly intercepting it in its path is one of the best ways. Smith believed that as long as he could find Akula, his "Berknapp" would be able to achieve his goals very easily with the cooperation of the Japanese Navy and the ground.

In order to make it easier to intercept the "Akula", Smith brought back the submarine hunters that were hovering in the Tsushima Strait to monitor the suspected area, and formed a joint search and interception chain on the high seas.

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At this time, "Akula" was driving at a high speed on the way to the Chinese naval base, when the long-wave radio station in the communications room suddenly received a telegram from the national naval headquarters, instructing Xu Hui. He was asked to sit and stay near the high seas of the Yellow Sea to wait for orders, and at the same time reported on the movements of the US-Japanese joint ship formation, and there was intelligence that if he rashly entered the territorial waters of the country from the high seas of the Yellow Sea now. It is quite possible that there will be an encounter with the joint ship formation of the United States and Japan, then the "Akula" will be in a very dangerous situation. The Chinese Navy is actively trying to find a way to transfer the US-Japan joint listening formation out of the "Akula" in a short period of time, so that the sailors in the "Akula" can carry forward the spirit of enduring hardships and stand hard work and wait quietly for orders.

Xu Hui was extremely anxious and uneasy after receiving this telegram. Because of the relationship between the political commissar Wu and the local government, they need to rush back as soon as possible so that the political commissar Wu can receive treatment. But this made Xu Hui helpless, he was a soldier. Obeying orders and listening to commands has become an inertia in his life.

Actually, everyone knows that Political Commissar Wu sleeps this time. It's impossible to wake up again. Rush back home as soon as possible. It's just that he wants Political Commissar Wu's body to be settled as soon as possible.

Although Xu Hui was reluctant, he still gave this order. Let the submarine find a suitable shelter near this sea area, sit on the seabed, and only keep the passive sonar waiting silently.

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After another day of waiting, Smith was getting a little impatient. It is said that at the speed of "Akula", it is impossible to travel for such a long time, and two or three days and days are already enough for "Akula" to run to the East China Sea. With such a long coastline and countless naval and military bases, does it really have to choose to land through the Yellow Sea and Dalian Port?

The prophetic Smith has always been very confident in his own IQ, and he is also very steady and composed, he has begun to feel that this may be a conspiracy in the country, but what is it, Smith can't say, he always feels that there is something wrong with this place.

Just as Smith pondered the possibilities, the cruiser's communications department gave him a "Report Captain!" According to the analysis of the characteristics of the telegram, the telegram should have been sent by a Chinese ship, and the content is unknown, but judging from the location of the transmitting telegram, the place where the telegram was transmitted should be in the open sea area of the East China Sea in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It's about two hundred nautical miles from us. ”

"Can you judge the approximate distance from the sending ship to the territorial waters of the country?" Smith was very worried after hearing this, and according to satellite signals, there were no signs of the activity of surface ships in that area. Then the only thing that can be explained is that in that position, there is a national submarine. Smith couldn't understand what the purpose of this submarine was moving in such a position at this moment? The most important thing is how this submarine was able to evade the surveillance of the sonar array and get to that position. It is said that the engine of the diesel submarine in China is working very loudly, and it is impossible to hide from it. Could it be that this is what the country has always flaunted, the nuclear submarine developed by the country itself? And according to common sense, the sortie of submarines is very secretive. So at this time, why did he not hesitate to expose his secret location and send a telegram to the outside world? Smith was puzzled by this.

"Report to the captain! The location of the other party is about 100 nautical miles from the territorial sea of the country. After a moment, the communications department replied.

After calming down, Smith began to think about the reason for this, because his goal was a submarine, so he was very sensitive to the term "submarine discovery" and was very concerned.

After a moment, Smith's train of thought gradually became clearer. He has always been so confident in the U.S. Navy, which once said that as soon as a Chinese-made submarine is launched, the sonar crews of ships as far away as Hawaii can hear its movements very clearly. Well, now a launch belt country has suddenly popped up

The submarine of the code telegram, and the fact that everyone else is unconscious, has traveled to the point where it is judged by experience, which is simply impossible. Therefore, Smith felt that it should not be a national-made submarine, but also a submarine with more sophisticated concealment technology. If a submarine that is not a country has sophisticated covert technology, but is using a coded telegram with national characteristics, then there is only one possibility. That submarine is "Akula".

Thinking about it, Smith immediately picked up the chart and calculated. Soon, he found out. If you go on a high-speed dive for two or three days, "Akula" will just appear in that direction. However, Smith soon had another question, if the other party was "Akula". Why would they choose a place that did not reach the range of the safe sea area to launch a coded telegram to expose themselves? Instead of choosing to rush directly into the territorial waters of the country and enter the naval base to hand over the mission?

Because of this problem, Smith, who has always been calm, did not act rashly, but analyzed the relationship in detail. But at the same time as he was analyzing, the officer on duty who had been observing the military exercises of the national navy came in and reported: "Report to the captain! We found a formation of ships in which the Navy of the country was conducting military exercises. Two missile destroyers are in separate formation, and it seems that there are signs of detachment from the scene of the exercise! ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, Smith felt a little strange, and the situation was obviously not very reasonable. A formation is being formed against the navy of the country where the exercise is being conducted. Why would two missile destroyers suddenly be pulled out in separate formations. Prepare to withdraw from the show. There must be some reason for them to do this.

Just as Smith pondered it. The communications officer ran in again and reported, "Report to the captain! We have just intercepted another telegram sent by a Chinese ship, the content of which is unknown, and the place where the telegram was sent is the same as the previous one. According to our analysis, there was a national ship stranded in that position. According to satellites, there are no national surface ships in that position! In this regard, we analyzed that this should be a telegram sent by a national submarine. ”

After the communications officer finished speaking, Smith suddenly gave an order to the first mate standing beside him: "Order all the ships of the combined formation immediately!" Maximum speed, heading towards the East China Sea in the South Pacific! With that, Smith clicked on the map brought by the communications officer, and the specific location of the ship in the country where the telegram was sent by the communications department.

The first mate next to Smith gave an order to all the ships according to his order, and after giving it, the first mate looked at Smith with a puzzled expression, as if he did not understand why he had given such an order.

Smith glanced at the first mate contemptuously and said, "Do you know that there is a book in the country, called "The Art of War". It tells the land and is the use of the land strategy during the ancient wars of the country. If you can use these tactics skillfully, you can win more with less on the battlefield, or win without taking any damage! I'm telling you, the Chinese people are now playing tricks with us! As he spoke, he paused quite proudly: "I want to think about it, what is the name of this trick that these countrymen play with us." Smith touched his nose as he spoke, frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Yes! "Sun Art of War" has a set of strategies called thirty strategies, and now they use the land, it should be a strategy called 'sounding the east and attacking the west'. ”

The first mate listened inexplicably, and looked at Smith blankly.

Smith smiled proudly: "It seems that you are still inexperienced, "The Art of War" is a compulsory course at West Point, and the purpose is to study the strategies of the Chinese people. The reason why they are now putting on such a posture of military exercises in the Yellow Sea is to drag us near the Yellow Sea. Because they knew that with us and Japan's 88th Fleet, it would be impossible for the Chinese submarine sailors to safely sail the 'Akula' from under our noses into the territorial waters of the country after a few days of simple study and training. Therefore, they attracted us here in order to allow 'Akula' to bypass us and quietly enter the territorial waters of the country from the East China Sea. It is a pity that, to paraphrase a saying from the ancients of China, it is said that 'man is not as good as heaven', they did not expect that the Soviet Union's 'Akula' is of course a good thing, but it has fallen into disrepair and lacks maintenance, and if you want to operate such an advanced nuclear submarine, it is not something that can be achieved by simply training for a few days. According to the analysis of the current situation, the 'Akula' is probably broken down in the open seas of the East China Sea. Do you know why the Chinese Navy only drew two missile destroyers? In order to continue to confuse us, so that the two missile destroyers can go to the East China Sea to meet 'Akula'. Now you tell me, now this is the case. What should we do now? ”

The first mate suddenly realized: "Yes! We must solve the problem of 'Akula' before the country's missile destroyers reach that area! After finishing speaking, the first mate couldn't help but say in admiration: "Captain! Or do you know more about the Chinese people! It seems that after this mission is completed, I should also go to this "Art of War" to study it and see what other schemes these Chinese people have. Then, the first mate said quite contemptuously: "It seems that the Chinese people will only use some cleverness and careful analysis, and they can still find their loopholes from some clues." But. Your Excellency, I would like to know that your current approach is expressed in the strategy of their countrymen's "Art of War". What should you be planning to do? ”

Smith said proudly: "This is called 'please enter the urn', which means using the enemy's trap to deal with the enemy himself!" Unbeknownst to Smith, the ploy he was proud of was not included in the Thirty Schemes. Although it is a bit similar to "will be calculated", it is indeed just a commonly used idiom of Chinese people.

'Hmm!' Please enter the urn', you have taught me another lesson! The first mate gave a thumbs up and complimented Smith.

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With the US-Japan joint ship formation, it followed closely behind the country's two missile destroyer formations. Leaving the Yellow Sea at high speed, heading towards the East China Sea, two missiles of two countries

The formation quickly entered Smith's sight.

On cruisers of the "Bernap" class. Smith triumphantly enjoyed his coffee in the captain's room. He knows it very well. The current technological level of China's surface warships is not enough to match the speed of the US-Japan joint ship formation.

Really. After a while, the intelligence officer came in and reported, "Report to the captain! With the movement of our fleet, the national missile destroyers are heading towards the waters of the East China Sea at their highest speed, and in about thirty minutes, our formation will be able to catch up with and overtake them! It is expected that we will arrive in the predetermined sea area an hour ahead of the national missile destroyer. ”

Smith nodded with satisfaction: "Hmm! Enough is enough! There's an hour to do. I think by the time the national missile destroyer arrives, we will already be on our way back! ”

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After such a day of extremely anxious waiting, Xu Hui finally waited for a telegram from the Navy Headquarters. After seeing the telegram, Xu Hui finally felt a trace of comfort, and he decisively gave an order: "Attention units!" The obstacles ahead have been cleared, and by order of the command of the Navy, we will go home! Full speed ahead and sail to the anchorage of Dalian Port! ”

This order made almost all the officers and men of the ship cheer, and indeed, the word "go home" was so beautiful and pleasant to them.

"Akula" slowly moved her slender body, like an underwater sailfish, and happily swam on her way home.

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In order to ensure the smooth return of the "Akula," the local staff officers of the National Navy Command can be said to have racked their brains, knowing that after all, this submarine trade cannot be openly recognized by the Soviet Union and the national government. However, this is undoubtedly a very crucial and necessary matter for strengthening the strength of the national navy, and how to ensure the safety of the "Akula" and the officers and men on board the ship has become a problem on their minds.

In order to solve the difficulties encountered by "Akula," the command of the national navy, with the approval of the Central Military Commission, formulated this plan to divert the tiger from the mountain.

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After seven hours of high-speed sailing, the US-Japanese joint ship formation finally rushed ahead of the national missile destroyer and rushed to the predetermined sea area.

Just as they were about to take action, the water not far away churned, and a submarine slowly surfaced. This situation surprised all the officers and men of the US-Japanese joint ship formation, and then they saw the hatch on the top of the submarine open, and several sailors wearing the uniforms of the Chinese Navy stepped out of the submarine and waved their hands to greet them.

After hearing the intelligence officer's report, Smith took a few steps to the porthole, and he wanted to see what was going on. What caught Smith's eye was a Guoxia-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine.

Smith was really completely confused now, he really couldn't figure out what the hell was going on. At this time, another intelligence officer sent a telegram, which was sent directly from the Pentagon.

When he opened the telegram, Smith learned that just over an hour earlier, the "Akula" had successfully anchored at the anchorage of Dalian Port of the Bohai Fleet of the Chinese Navy. In the telegram, Smith was severely questioned by his superiors, and Smith was asked to submit a report as soon as possible to explain the reasons for the failure of the operation.

After reading the telegram, Smith suddenly saw darkness before him, and he suddenly thought that Captain Robert might be more fortunate than he was.

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Under the command of Xu Hui, "Akula" slowly sailed into the naval submarine anchorage in Dalian Port. With the opening of the hatch, the bright military music instantly reached the ears of Xu Hui and all the submarine officers and men. At this time, Xu Hui gave the last order of this mission: "Have it all, tidy up, and line up to get out of the boat!" ”

On the dock, Chen Zhaojun and the main leaders of the Bohai Fleet were anxiously waiting for the sailors to leave the boat, and not long ago, Xu Hui had already reported on the radio about the various things that had happened on the submarine in the past few days, including the death of Political Commissar Wu.

When Xu Hui led the submarine officers and men to disembark in a line, all the soldiers on the shore solemnly raised their right hands to pay the highest respect to the heroes. The paramedics immediately put Xu Hui and all the people on board the boat into the ambulance, and they must immediately undergo radiation examination and treatment. Submarine maintenance crews quickly got into the submarine.

Chen Zhaojun was also quite excited at this time, in fact, he really wanted to go into the "Akula" to have a look, but unfortunately, due to the failure of the submarine's power compartment, the radiation dose in the submarine was seriously exceeded, and before the overhaul work was completed, it was impossible for anyone other than the maintenance personnel on the submarine.

Xu Hui and the other personnel on the boat quickly left the dock in an ambulance, but the other people on the dock did not move, they were waiting, waiting for the maintenance personnel to open the power cabin and carry out the body of the martyr Wu Shenglin. Everyone looks forward to paying the highest tribute to the martyrs.

After inspection, the maintenance personnel, soon after, opened the power compartment of the submarine, and the leaking pipeline was no longer leaked after being treated by Wu Shenglin.

When the bodies of the martyrs covered with the August 1 military flag were slowly carried onto the submarine, the Navy military band played mournful music. "Take off your hat!" With the order of the officer on duty, all the soldiers on the scene took off their military caps in unison. "Silence!" The voice of the officer on duty shook everyone's heartstrings, and everyone silently bowed their heads and mourned deeply for the martyrs of our People's Liberation Army and the heroes of the national navy.

Chen Zhaojun was quite emotional, he did not expect that in order to modernize the country's national defense and develop the navy, he would not hesitate to sacrifice his precious life. They will always be the loveliest people!