Kohl learned early the next morning why he had set off so early, because the test site was at the secret naval base on Sado Island, which was more than 300 kilometers away from Tokyo, and he first took a car to the naval pier, and then changed to a Type 2 boat. The two men received a clear order before they came, although their military rank was higher than Cole, but Cole was a special envoy, and they must obey unconditionally in their daily operations, and they had no objection to this - don't look at Cole is only a small lieutenant colonel now, but the status of the second adjutant is immediately different, and I don't know how far it will soar in the future? If nothing else, just look at Speer, who turned out to be nothing more than an architect who was put in the position of minister simply because of the Führer's appreciation.

In addition, there were also Inoue Narumi and Toyota Vice Takeshi on the same plane, Cole and the two of them did not have a deep relationship, originally wanted to take the opportunity to set up a close, but I didn't expect both of them to be frowning, preoccupied, reluctant to talk, Cole had to close his eyes in the position to recuperate, fortunately, the liaison sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was understanding, and chatted with a few people from time to time, so as not to make the atmosphere too dull.

When he went to the test site, he saw that the Technical Bureau of the Naval Aviation Headquarters had prepared all the facilities, and when he saw a Japanese officer with the rank of major general giving an impassioned lecture to a group of people, he quietly asked who the other party was. He is currently the Chief of General Affairs of the Naval Aviation Headquarters. Cole didn't hear what the other party said specifically, but only heard his last resounding call: "Carry out a special attack mission with the fearless spirit of serving the country with seven lives!" He suddenly remembered the mobilization words that his secretary had shown him yesterday to encourage the students to apply for the air force -- "...... This is a godsend. It is no longer an unattainable thing for all the monarchs to realize the dream of soaring in the blue sky and fighting in the sea and air", thinking of this sentence and then related to Onishi Takijiro's remarks just now, he shuddered for no reason: Some of these students will not become characters in the "Seven Lives to Serve the Country" in the future, right?

He secretly glanced at the faces of Deputy Takeshi Toyoda and Narumi Inoue, and found that they were also frowning.

The experiment was already in place, just waiting for the big guys to arrive before announcing the start, waving the red flag. The test order was officially issued. The two staff officers of the headquarters were very excited, they didn't know or saw this weapon at all, and they all craned their necks to watch. Lest of missing the most important details, Cole had seen and understood it, and was not as excited as they were, but he was also curious about the manned rocket.

Watching room. Inoue Narumi approached. He said in a clearly lowered voice: "Mr. Special Envoy, if your country has done this, are you not afraid that after the end of the war, the military and people of our country will have great hatred for your country?" ”

Cole was shocked, he didn't expect Inoue Narumi, the main official of the Navy Ministry, to say this, he blushed, tried to straighten his hair that was blown by the sea breeze, and after thinking about it, he said: "Who can say what will happen in the future?" Vice-Minister Inoue, you are not afraid of losing the war in the future. Is there a hatred of the people of your country against the military? ”

Inoue was stunned, he didn't know why Cole said that. He retorted: "Soldiers naturally take it as their duty to die on the battlefield, and we do our best with a clear conscience, so what do the people have to hate us?" ”

"In times of war, all actions are done to ensure victory in war, and any means can be used to win the war, and the people of your country have sacrificed too much for the victory of the war, blood, lives, including their families, their lives, and all the necessities, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed, including rocket weapons, of course. Do you have to argue about which weapon is more valuable and humane to die with? Cole retorted, "As for having a clear conscience, the Japanese military, especially the Japanese Navy, is the least qualified to say this -- if nothing else, how many resources and funds are occupied by the Navy's two Yamato-class battleships?" If these resources are not used to build warships but are evenly distributed among the people, I am afraid that every family will be exempted from food expenses for a month, right? I have heard that you ordinary peasant children can only eat enough white rice for the first time after joining the army and navy, and that Japan has built a naval armament equivalent to more than 60% of the United States with only 1 percent of the national income of the United States. ”

"Doesn't Germany have this problem?"

"The situation in Germany is different from that of Japan, we are the loser of the last war: under the shackles of the Treaty of Versailles, the country is torn apart, the nation is oppressed, and what the Japanese people are going through 20 years ago we have fully understood, even more painfully, so the people chose the Führer to lead the German nation to revolt, and we have a deep expectation of the price to be paid for this rebellion. What is there to resist in Japan? Japan is the victor of the last war, the only modern country in East Asia, next to a circle of weak countries, not to mention that they do not pose a threat to Japan, Japan does not fight them or fight them every few years, they will be thankful, as for the United States, if it were not for Japan to reach out to Southeast Asia, the United States would not have done anything to Japan...... "Cole is not polite now, in terms of military rank, he is only a lieutenant colonel, not an opponent of a vice admiral, but when it comes to debate, who will he be inferior to a diplomat?

Inoue Narumi was silent, he knew that Japan was not strong enough and had always opposed war with the United States, but he never thought that Japan's naval strength was actually completely invincible in Asia, and the so-called threat was completely self-made illusion, and his face softened: "Then why doesn't Germany use this weapon?" ”

"Because Germany does not have this religious tradition and cultural atmosphere, it is impossible to recruit volunteers - but this does not mean that Germans are afraid of death, so it is not dangerous to drive submarines and tanks?" Cole pointed to Onishi Takijiro, who had just been mobilizing Onishi, "Your country is different, without the rockets we provide, this general will probably use planes, torpedoes or other weapons to accomplish this kind of mission, in this case, why don't we make better and more destructive weapons?" Maybe there will be fewer deaths. ”

Inoue Narumi was convinced, his face completely relaxed, and he no longer looked tense just now: "The envoy's eloquent kung fu is deeply admired...... Your Excellency's knowledge, as Chief Yamamoto said, is one of Germany's first-class young talents. ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your compliment, in fact, I also admire your Excellency's feelings of worrying about the country and the people with Yamamoto, if from a longer-term and higher strategic point of view, it is more beneficial for Japan to oppose war with the United States, but since we have already fought and we don't want to surrender in principle, we have no way to retreat, we can only grit our teeth and fight to the end......"

With a "bang", the test was a success, and the crowd cheered: the naval tester steered the rocket to take off from more than 80 kilometers away, and kept flying at a high altitude until he found a sea target, and when he was close to the sea surface, he leveled it out and flew at an altitude of 25 meters, until it finally accurately hit the battleship simulated by a low-freeboard freighter. I just collapsed the shelf and flew out again.

Onishi ran over with a happy face: "Thanks to the envoy, thanks to the weapon invented by Germany, the test was very successful, the speed is very fast, and the firepower is also very fierce, today is our fourth test, it is from a small island more than 80 kilometers away, it is easy to find this large target and kill it with one blow." ”

"Have you tried interception?"

"I tried to intercept it with an airplane when it was unmanned, but it was difficult to ...... The speed of the rocket is very fast, if the plane can't catch up with the plane in level flight, it can only use dive to attack, but the target is so small that it is difficult to accurately hit in the dive state, and the rocket can also dive, and the speed of the dive is faster than that of the plane. What's more, when the rocket uses a low-altitude attitude to skim the sea, the diving interceptor plane will accidentally fall into the sea. Onishi Takijiro said triumphantly, "It's hard to hit without a driver, and it's even more difficult if someone is driving, and once the operator finds a volley, he can avoid the opponent's dive and let him pounce on it with a slight movement......

"What about the head-to-head volley?"

"I haven't tried this yet." Onishi slapped his head hard, "Your Excellency is still thoughtful, we will continue to organize the experiment tomorrow." ”

Narumi Inoue next to her waved her hand and said, "No need to test." ”

"Why?"

"Head-to-head flight means that the relative speed of each other exceeds 1,000 kilometers per hour, and the enemy planes that come to intercept it will either not be able to intercept it, and it will not be able to change it at such a close distance, so it can only collide head-on."

"Then you can only hit one enemy plane."

Cole asked, "I'm curious, how do you usually train with this thing?" He's not like an airplane that can land. ”

"The training was easy. Connect a large pontoon to the rocket, and when you want to stop, as long as the team members first lower the altitude, and then turn off the accelerator switch, the rocket that loses power will naturally fall, and then it can float on the water steadily. Of course, the flight speed is not so fast when the external pontoon is connected, but the operation process is the same. If the pontoons are not installed, the recovery of the rocket is not considered, as long as the altitude falls and is leveled, the team members can climb out of the cockpit and jump into the sea. Onishi pointed to the rocket that had been tasked with the test just now, "You see, the team members have climbed out and are ready to jump into the sea." (To be continued.) )