Ever since the invention of the first ship, mankind has never stopped exploring and conquering the sea. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

From canoes to sampans, from galleons to steam turbines to internal combustion engines. From wood to half iron and half wood, and then to all steel, step by step, all witness the pace of human conquest of nature. But this progress of humanity is often accompanied by killing and conquest.

After several days of sailing, the fleet led by Nagumo Tadaichi finally arrived at the sea less than 200 kilometers from Hangzhou Bay, which was already the sphere of activity of the navy under the Third Army. No matter how much Hii himself looked down on the Huaxia Navy, no one dared to take it lightly at such a time, and Nagumo Tadaichi first sent four reconnaissance planes to reconnoiter the surroundings, and the results of the reconnaissance also made Nagumo Tadaichi feel shocked.

On the bridge, Sanchuan Junyi reported to him in a solemn tone: "Your Excellency Commander, according to intelligence, the Chinese have set up a cordon one to two hundred kilometers from Hangzhou Bay, and their fighters will often cruise around, and one of our reconnaissance planes accidentally exposed the target, and they were besieged by the three Chinese fighters in just a few minutes, and they only had time to send a telegram of less than 100 words, and then there was no news, and it is estimated that they have been shot down by the Chinese fighters. ”

"The air defense line of the people of China is so tight?" Nagumo Tadaichi's eyebrows furrowed into thick Sichuan characters, and he thought for a while before asking, "So did the reconnaissance plane see the other party's fleet?"

"Nope!"

"Hey......" Nagumo Zhongyi inexplicably felt a heavy taste welling up in his heart.

Seeing Nanyun Zhongyi's heavy look, Sanchuan Junyi comforted: "Your Excellency Commander, you don't have to be too relieved, our task is only to intercept the transport fleet of the Chinese people, not to annihilate them, as long as we block their sea passage, our mission will be completed." ”

"No...... You don't understand. Nanyun Zhongyi sighed lightly and said: "You know how powerful Su Jin's air force is, the disappearance of our reconnaissance plane shows that the people of China have also noticed our arrival, if we really block their sea passage, guess how they will react?" ”

Sanchuan Jun blurted out and said: "Of course, they sent their fleet to fight a decisive battle with us, otherwise Su Jin could only wait for death in Manchuria." ”

Nanyun Zhong said in a deep voice: "Then do you think they will be restrained?" According to the intelligence, the air force under Su Jin's return has no less than 600 fighters, once they are forced to rush, they will be dispatched to deal with us, can the imperial fleet cope with it? ”

"This ......"

The Sanchuan Army stopped talking, and now their entire fleet of carrier-based aircraft is only more than 300 fighters, once the other party plays with their lives, whether they can stop it is two words. And the superior performance of the fighters under Su Jin's command is obvious to all, the Empire's Zero fighters are not their opponents at all, although the fleet is protected by anti-aircraft fire, but who can guarantee that no fish will rush in, once one or two aircraft carriers are sunk, it will be even worse for the empire that has lost four aircraft carriers.

Thinking of this, Mikawa Junyi blurted out and asked, "Your Excellency Commander, then what should we do?" ”

"What should I do?" Nanyun Zhongyi groaned: "Now the only way to do a Z-shaped maneuver is to let the fleet do a Z-shaped maneuver, and then send reconnaissance planes to reconnoiter around, once the reconnaissance is detected, the transport fleet of China will be sunk immediately, and the fleet of the China cannot go to Manchuria to support the landing force of Su Jin, otherwise you and I can't afford to blame the base camp!" ”

Sanchuan Jun thought for a while, and there was indeed no better way, so he nodded and said, "Well, indeed, it can only be like this." However, I think we have a limited number of reconnaissance aircraft, and I suggest that the Zero fighters also join the ranks of reconnaissance, so that the effect will be better! ”

The Zero fighter has a notoriously high range, capable of reaching 3,350 kilometers after loading the auxiliary fuel tank, and it has no problem at all to be used as a guest reconnaissance aircraft.

Nan Yunzhong nodded: "Yo Xi, I think this method is okay, you go down and arrange it." ”

"Hay!"

Just when Nagumo Tadaichi led a huge fleet to wander outside Hangzhou Bay, Vice Admiral Laborde, who had just returned to the port of Taizhou with his fleet, also received a report of the discovery of a Japanese reconnaissance plane.

Laborde's adjutant asked, "Sir, the fleet of the Japanese himself is already blocked in the middle of the road, what should we do?" ”

"What else can I do?" Laborde said helplessly: "I can't order the whole fleet to be pulled out to fight the Japanese himself, that can only be in vain." And before I came, General Su also said that my task is to lead the fleet to bring it back safely, and now that my mission has been completed, the next thing is to see the air force. ”

"But can the Air Force alone accomplish such a huge transportation plan?" The adjutant was still a little skeptical about Su Jin's plan, after all, relying on the air force to undertake the transportation and supply of more than 200,000 troops just sounded unreliable.

"Only God knows that." Laborde shrugged his shoulders, "The only question is for the facts to tell." ”

"Can we just stay in the harbor and watch the show for nothing?" The adjutant said unwillingly.

"Of course not." Laborde sneered: "Although we don't have the strength to fight the Japanese in a decisive battle, it's still okay to add some blockage to them." You immediately give the order to the submarine group, immediately dive around the Sea of Japan, encounter a large Japanese force and not be able to lurk, and once you encounter a lone warship or cargo ship, immediately sink it, since the Germans launched an unlimited submarine warfare, then why can't we learn it. In addition, if we send more carrier-based planes and troops of the 1st Air Force Division to patrol around Hangzhou Bay, and if we come across a Japanese reconnaissance plane or plane and shoot them down, I don't believe how the Japanese fleet, which has become blind and deaf, can intercept us! ”

"That's a good way!"

The adjutant also began to get excited when he heard this, although the strength of their fleet is still relatively weak, and they can't compete with the combined fleet that Japan has painstakingly managed for hundreds of years, but their air force is different, the aircraft performance of the Third Army is first-class in the world, to put it mildly, in the world, even the Yankees are sending people over to get a few to study back, just like their F6F shrew fighter, it is completely pressing the rhythm of the Japanese themselves, and sending the shrews to sweep the Japanese reconnaissance planes is not a bit of pressure at all.

And most importantly, Laborde also sent a submarine group to the Nihonkai to go around, which is even better. Didn't you Japanese send a fleet to cut off our transportation lines, well, I will also send submarines to attack your merchant ships and freighters, let's see who can't hold it first. Of course, the Japanese navy can also send warships to escort those merchant ships, but then the Japanese themselves will be uncomfortable.

You must know that Japan is a country with poor resources and relies on imports for almost most of its materials, especially oil. If every merchant ship had to be escorted by warships, it would have to be consumed to go to sea, and Japan would not have had as many colonies as the United States and Great Britain had transfused blood for them, although Japan had conquered most of China, but China was known to be a recognized oil-poor country. The reason why Japan brazenly launched an attack on the South Seas without completely swallowing China was that it coveted the oil fields there, and once the submarines of the Third Army could sink one or two freighters from time to time, the blow to the Japanese people and government would be enormous.

In the next two days, the Third Army's air force and navy carrier-based planes were frequently dispatched, forming a dense network in the area around Hangzhou Bay, and those patrolling fighters would rush straight over as soon as they encountered Japanese reconnaissance planes or fighters, and in just two days alone, Nagumo Tadaichi's fleet lost more than 30 planes, and under such circumstances, Nagumo Tadaichi had to order the fleet to retreat more than 500 kilometers and re-establish its defensive line in the Weihai area.

Although Nanyun Zhongyi suffered a big loss, in his opinion, as long as he could block the fleet of the Third Army in the port, everything would be worth it, as long as he could trap Su Jin to death in Manchuria, then no matter how much he lost today, it would be worth it, but was it really as he wished?

The sun rises slowly over the eastern horizon, and the morning light is a thick sea fog.

A dark gray submarine sailed quietly at a depth of eight meters, like a monster lurking at the bottom of the sea, carefully observing the movement of the sea, just waiting for the prey to pass by and then strike a fatal blow at them.

Wang Zhixiang, who was wearing a hat obliquely, kept his eyes on the periscope, trying to see through the sea fog.

After more than two years of development, the submarine group has developed into an underwater strike force with sixteen XXI (Type 21) submarines, and Wang Zhixiang has grown into one of the most outstanding captains of the submarine group.

At present, there is only one difficult problem facing the submarine group, that is, the lack of qualified captains, otherwise the size of the submarine group will not be limited to the scale of 16 ships.

Two days ago, the submarine group received an order from Laborde to rush to the Japanese Sea to conduct submarine warfare against Japan, and all the submarine groups were almost boiling, and they were gearing up one by one and couldn't wait to direct the submarines to rush to the Japanese Sea, and they wanted to let the Japanese themselves feel the cruelty of the war.

Kill Hii himself!

Kill more Hii himself!

At this time, the captain of the Q001 submarine, Wang Zhixiang, posted a placard on the bulkhead in the cabin, this placard was pasted by Wang Zhixiang after the Q002 submarine that was on a mission with Wang Zhixiang last year was sunk by a Japanese warship.

After more than a year of suffering and waiting, Wang Zhixiang finally waited until today, and luck always favors those who are prepared.

Wiping his somewhat dry eyes, Wang Zhixiang put his eyes back in front of the periscope, and suddenly a vague shadow appeared in his line of sight.

Wang Zhixiang suddenly called out in a low voice: "Discover the Japanese fleet!" ”

With Wang Zhixiang's shout, the atmosphere inside the submarine became tense in vain, which was the stagnation before the battle approached.

It stands to reason that after a few rolls back and forth between life and death, it stands to reason that tension is far away from him, but today the palms of his hands holding the metal handle of the periscope are still sweating. It was not excitement, but nervousness, a high degree of nervousness, because at this moment in the periscope a Japanese destroyer was approaching his position at high speed.

"Could it be that the Japanese ship has already discovered his location?" At this moment, this thought immediately swirled in Wang Zhixiang's mind, and beads of sweat began to ooze from his head, no matter how advanced this submarine was, if they encountered a destroyer equipped with depth charges and extremely fast, the only thing they could do was to dive and escape.

"No, this destroyer didn't spot us, he's heading towards our right! And...... And behind him......" Wang Zhixiang muttered, and then his eyes immediately widened, and he clearly saw that more than a dozen freighters were following the destroyer in his direction.

"Sent it...... Let's go big! Wang Zhixiang, who saw this scene, had already put the nervous emotions behind him, in his opinion, where is this fleet, this is clearly a military medal waiting for him to pick up.

"Turn on the torpedo tubes at the bow." Wang Zhixiang, who was holding the periscope, calmly gave an order,

And the chief officer on duty next to Wang Zhixiang, Xu Lei, had goosebumps all over his body after receiving the commander's order, this is a fleet escorted by Japanese destroyers, and they only have one submarine, and all 57 submarine officers and men have been fed sharks in the sea. However, in warships, especially submarines, the captain is God, and he gives orders that they must carry out even if everyone dies.

"Torpedoes No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 were aimed at the three merchant ships in front, and the deputy captain commanded the launch."

Wang Zhixiang, who was crooked and wearing a submarine officer's collapsed hat, picked up the microphone on the bulkhead as soon as he left the periscope and gave an order, although his voice seemed calm and calm at this time, as long as someone who was careful observed would find that his right hand behind him trembled slightly.

"All the officers and men of the Q001 submarine should pay attention to the fact that the enemy ship is approaching us along our left head, and the azimuth O12 is on the port side, a distance of one kilometer. The torpedo is set to a depth of three meters, and it is ready in ten seconds! 10, 9, 8, 7...... Three, two, one launch! ”

"First put...... Second ...... Third, put ......! ”

With an order, the torpedo chief in the bow torpedo compartment immediately pressed the firing button.

With a muffled "bang", the electric torpedo suddenly shot out of the torpedo tube, and the submarine officers and men in the boat only felt that the deck under their feet shook violently several times, and the three torpedoes flew towards the target at a rapid pace...... (To be continued.) )