Hit?

Or not to fight?

"Commander, do you need a call back?" Kuroshima reminded Takayama again.

"I don't need to." Takano let out a long sigh and waved his hand, signaling that there was nothing else to do, and Kuroshima could go to the bridge and stay.

Kuroshima is also very knowledgeable, because he has long found that after entering the Yanhai, Gao Ye's mood is not very good.

In fact, the plan to attack Chengjiang Port was proposed by Kuroshima and started to be drawn up, and Gao Ye was only responsible for the checks and final approval.

As a result, Kuroshima became one of Takano's most trusted advisors.

When Kuroshima left, Takano took his gaze back.

The sense of foreboding became even stronger.

But what can it be?

According to the battle plan, before dawn, the mobile fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Lan Yun will arrive at the attack position, about 400 kilometers south-east of Chengjiang Port, and complete the preparations before the assault, including letting the carrier-based aircraft carrying out the attack mission line up on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. As soon as the final notification from the Military Command Department is received, and no termination order is received from Takano, a surprise operation will be launched immediately.

Did any accidents happen?

So far, no telegrams have been received from the mobile fleet, indicating that it is proceeding according to plan and that there are no accidents.

Then, it is very likely that Lan Yun was already at the beginning, that is, when Kuroshima sent the message, he gave an assault order to let the first batch of carrier-based aircraft rise into the air.

Is it too late to terminate the operation?

The point is, the risk of suddenly ordering Lan Yun to terminate the assault is too great.

Even if the communications staff officer is called over now and immediately sends a telegram, it will take at least a few minutes for the order to be implemented, and in these few minutes, the four aircraft carriers of the mobile fleet will be able to dispatch dozens of carrier-based aircraft. However, there will still be hundreds of carrier-based aircraft parked on the flight deck waiting to take off.

An abrupt termination of operations is bound to cause chaos and potentially catastrophic consequences.

Take the aircraft carrier as an example, it is necessary to first send the carrier-based aircraft that have not yet taken off to the front of the flight deck, and it is best to send them back to the hangar below to empty the flight deck before the carrier-based aircraft that have already taken off can return. Because the maximum landing weight was exceeded, the carrier-based aircraft had to release some fuel near the aircraft carrier, and even had to drop the bombs and torpedoes hanging on it. Otherwise, you will have to linger near the fleet.

If the plane parked on the flight deck ready to take off is already filled with fuel and loaded with ammunition, it is even more troublesome.

For safety reasons, aircraft filled with fuel and bombs must never be allowed into the hangar and must be handled in an open environment, i.e. on the flight deck.

As a result, in the next tens of minutes, or even several hours, the four aircraft carriers of the mobile fleet will not be able to make sorties.

If attacked, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Don't forget that the mobile fleet is only 400 kilometers away from the port of Chengjiang, and it is not even 400 kilometers away from the military base on the foot island.

Of course, if the mobile fleet immediately turns to retreat, the threat can be much lower.

However, just give up the opportunity to reequip the Liangxia Navy?

Don't forget, there are twelve battleships and four fleet aircraft carriers in Chengjiang Port, and maybe four fast battleships, which is almost half of the Liangxia Navy. If you can sink these ships in one fell swoop, even if only some of them, it will be a great victory.

Also, will there be better opportunities in the future?

Since there will inevitably be a war with the Liang Xia Empire, if you don't do it now, you will definitely have to fight against these formidable warships on the battlefield in the future.

Anyway, if you want to fight, a sneak attack is definitely more advantageous than a head-on battle.

It was precisely because of this that Takano did not let Kuroshima stop.

After about a cup of tea, Takano returned to the Commander's Bridge.

At this time, it happened to be 7 o'clock in the morning on the 25th.

At this time, inside Chengjiang Port.

When several intelligence officers brought the unlucky ghost out, Wang Kaiyuan threw away the cigarette butt. After stepping on it a few times, he went up the stairs.

It is a red brick tube building built half a century ago, with more than a dozen households living on each floor, and the suspect lives on the top floor.

After climbing up, Wang Kaiyuan understood.

The view is very wide, with a panoramic view of most of the harbor, and you can see several deep-water piers, and you can also see the camp on the opposite side of the harbor.

Next to the window of the bedroom of the suspect's residence, there is a high-powered monocular.

It had been thoroughly searched, and the cabinets and drawers had been turned upside down, and the walls and floors had barely been smashed, but there was no need for that.

The suspect is a local who has been bribed by enemy spies, and is only responsible for observation and reporting when he finds something.

Those who can be bought with money must have very limited knowledge, often have one-way contact with enemy spies, and have no loyalty themselves.

Of course, these people are also expendable items that can be sacrificed.

As for intelligence screening and transmission, enemy spies are in charge of it.

After taking a turn in the room, Wang Kaiyuan walked to the window and looked towards the harbor.

Actually, he's here to help.

Although nominally, the Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau, also known as the Military Intelligence Bureau, also known as the Sixth Bureau of the Praetorian Guard, is responsible for the intelligence security of the whole army, but the specific division of labor is not the case, and the intelligence work of the Navy is in charge of the Naval Intelligence and Security Bureau.

Fortunately, several military intelligence agencies don't have that much of a gateway view.

If I want to say, the other intelligence agencies are all branches of the Sixth Bureau, and they are all separated from the Sixth Bureau, and the founders have all worked in the Sixth Bureau.

Wang Kaiyuan came here not to be invited by the navy, but uninvited.

He went to the northeast with the Praetorian Guards, where he uncovered a spy network of the Narrow Imperial State, one of which pointed to Chengjiang Port. Because he knew Liu Xiangzhen, he had a fate, so Wang Kaiyuan took the initiative to invite Ying to come to Chengjiang Port to track down this clue.

Where did I think, I really caught a big fish.

Strictly speaking, it is actually a discovery, and it has not yet reached the stage of "capture".

With the sound of hurried footsteps, a Navy intelligence officer ran up.

"I just got the call, and I've locked on to the target. The above asked, do you want to close the net now. ”

"Where?"

"In the next county, the radio signal has been locked, and it is confirmed that the password of the narrow naval intelligence agency is used, and it is preliminarily judged to be a high-level spy."

"Then wait a little longer."

The intelligence officer was very puzzled and did not understand what Wang Kaiyuan meant.

The big fish have been found, so what are you waiting for?

"The war has not yet begun, if you take the bait now, will other fish dare to come? With a little more patience, there may be a place where this big fish will be used in the future. ”

"You mean ......"

"Take my word for it, just send someone to keep an eye on it. Even if you don't say it, it's not too late to close the net in a few days, isn't it? ”

The intelligence officer didn't ask any more questions, but nodded in agreement.

In any case, Wang Kaiyuan was a senior intelligence officer sent by the Sixth Bureau, and he was a major, and even Liu Xiangdong, the commander of the Southern Fleet who had just been promoted, had to give him a few thin noodles.

Whatever the chief commands, just do it, and you don't need to ask so much.

Wang Kaiyuan did not mean to bully others.

The key is the current situation.

The big war is imminent, and it is definitely not appropriate to use the high-level spies of the narrow navy now.

Anyway, it's just a few days.