The afternoon sun was unbearably hot, and the compass bridge of the Kikutsuki had only a waterproof canvas roof, and all the metal surfaces in the cabin were already hot at the moment.

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, Captain Hamanaka inspected the bridge, and then he and the deputy captain hid in the shadows next to the wheelhouse on the lower deck to smoke.

The Kikutsuki is a 14-year-old ship, the 9th of the 12 Muzuki-class destroyers built by the Japanese Navy.

"The Three Days Moon returned from Shanghai today, and that Shima guy doesn't know if he can get the camera we wanted." Vice Chief Ota has a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, and his accent has a Kansai accent that cannot be concealed, and the captain of the navy is the president of a well-known trading company in Osaka, and the family is rich to death, and he is also very generous, so he is very popular and appreciated by his subordinates and soldiers.

"Did you hear that the Fifth Fleet is going to be reorganized again?" Hamanaka didn't answer the deputy chief's question, he had his own troubles.

Many of the classmates in the same class of the Naval University have been promoted to Zhongzuo this year, and some have even been transferred to work in the Military Command Department, but he is good, he has been transferred back and forth during this time, and there are still a bunch of old and young people at home who need to be supported, if he is not promoted this year, maybe he should consider requesting a transfer to work in the town guard mansion.

"I heard that the big man above has a new idea, it is said that they are going to split the fifth mine team into two teams, and the sixteenth expulsion team will be demoted to the base troops." Ota snorted at a destroyer in front of the berth.

"If you see it, she will be transferred back to China next week, and her armament will be dismantled and downgraded to a sentry boat."

"The Sunset? Where did you hear all this news from? Hamanaka was amazed at his deputy chief's intelligence-gathering skills.

"We have a lot of friends in Tokyo, Captain." Ota squeezed his eyes at his superiors.

"No matter, we are navy soldiers, just obey orders honestly." Hamanaka exhaled a puff of smoke in frustration and casually popped the cigarette butt out of the side of the ship.

At this time, under the sea five kilometers away from the berth of the Kikutsuki, the U50 submarine was quietly moving towards the berth area of the outer harbor at a speed of two knots per hour.

Captain Paul was well acquainted with this kind of work, having smuggled up British seaports more than once, and had even escaped the pursuit of Royal Navy destroyers several times in a row, and the operation was now a sightseeing trip compared to the dangerous and frightening experiences.

"Low-speed propeller, three o'clock direction." The non-commissioned officer poked his head out from behind the curtain of the listening room to report.

"It's another cargo ship, and we've broken into the inbound route." Paul wore his combat cap and turned the periscope to the side.

"The smoke column is clear, it's a big guy." Paul gave up his observation position to the co-captain, and strode over to the chart table.

"There is no escort, there is no evasive maneuver, and if there is a war now, it only takes one torpedo to finish her." The co-captain said with a calm face.

"The Japanese do not need escorts, and even less maneuver, because their opponents are too weak to pose a threat to them. I'm sorry, high, but I'm just stating a fact and not intentionally belittling your country. Paul patted the back of the high lieutenant who was marking the track on the chart.

"It's okay, you're not wrong, sir, the Japanese don't need to worry about the safety of their navigation in Chinese waters at all, the national navy has lost the ability to take the initiative to attack." Gao Rufeng said with a gloomy expression that the country now has a sea and no defense, which is really a great shame for a navy soldier.

"Everything is slowly getting better, isn't it, until you're done. You can maneuver this submarine and take out all the Japanese ships you see. Sooner or later, the Japanese will be terrified of sailing in Chinese waters, and even the sight of a dolphin will make them tremble. Paul comforted Gao Rufeng.

"Just like the British a while ago." Lieutenant Hansen interjected through the periscope.

"Yes, just like the British, a pontoon can scare their souls." Paul laughed.

"Thank you, Captain, you have given me more confidence in the future, and I will make the Japanese pay for their aggression, and I swear that I will never tarnish the history and glory of the U50." Gao Rufeng said loudly.

"I'm glad you have that determination and I look forward to seeing how you perform soon. My current record is 76,000 tons, and I hope you will be able to beat my record one day. Paul nodded in encouragement.

"Thank you, I won't let you down, Captain." Gao Rufeng responded loudly.

"You can see the port." Hansen reported loudly at this point. The periscope is only a little over two meters above the water, and because of the curvature of the earth, it is necessary to get close to the target at sea level.

Half an hour ago, they could only see the peak of the mountain on the peninsula extending out of the bay on the east side of Qinzhou Port, and the small peak at the tip of the peninsula, marked as Wulei Ridge on the nautical chart, became the reference target of their course during their dive.

"There are at least twenty medium-sized cargo ships in the port, most of which are offshore cargo ships of about 500 to 1,000 tons." The co-captain gave up the periscope to Captain Paul.

"As I expected, there were no defenses on the outside of the berth, no patrol boats were found, and no tugboats with anti-submarine nets were seen." Paul flipped the magnification conversion handle to magnify the magnification of the periscope, and then slowly turned the lens to carefully observe the situation in the outer harbor.

"Low-speed propellers, two o'clock direction." The listener is still reporting what he is hearing.

"Discover the destroyer." Paul suddenly said loudly.

"Two no, it's three, the distance is seven thousand five hundred, and they are scattered and parked on the west side of the harbor." Paul left the periscope and walked quickly to the chart table, marking the number and position of the observed targets on the chart.

"Boat Shape Recognition Manual." The co-captain pulled out a hardcover book from the filing cabinet hanging on the wall and flipped it up.

"That's it, mutsuki-class." Paul said, pointing to one of the pictures.

"Muzuki-class, the information shows that this destroyer is not equipped with any anti-submarine detection equipment, but the Japanese Navy has equipped her with depth charges." Hansen was a little surprised. In fact, the deputy captain did not know how tricky the Japanese Navy's anti-submarine detection equipment was, and there was not much difference between installing it and not installing it.

The U50 was only at a speed of two knots at this time, and even Germany's own latest listening equipment was difficult to detect from a distance. Another effect of the micro-speed voyage is that the rear of the periscope does not produce a conspicuous track, but occasionally stirs up a few snow-white waves, and it is difficult to distinguish the blue-gray camouflage paint on the periscope fairing cover against the blue water background.

"We continue to approach, get our cameras ready, this is first-hand information, and I believe that the staff officers of the command will be interested in it." Paul commanded.

"There was no anti-submarine arrangement at all, and they did not fear being attacked by submarines at all." A sarcastic smile appeared on Hansen's face.

"Their current opponent does not have submarines, so why should they be prepared for an attack by submarines." Paul gently rotated the periscope.

"Someday, they will regret their carelessness. Look at these ships and warships, they just stopped in the bay in a big way. Hansen shook his head, recording his discovery in his notebook.

"This reconnaissance has been successful, but unfortunately we have not been able to test the Japanese army's anti-submarine warfare capabilities, it seems that the relevant intelligence can only be collected from other means, I hope this is not a special case, otherwise it can only prove that they have not made operational deployments in this area along the coast of China at all." Paul readjusted the magnification of the telescope.

The U50 cautiously continued to approach the berth area outside the port of Qinzhou, but the Japanese naval ships in the port did not notice it in the slightest. No one knew that a ferocious shark was lurking under the sea thousands of meters away from them.

These destroyers were originally part of the Second Fleet, which was responsible for combat operations along China's coastal areas, providing artillery cover for the army and marines, and also undertaking coastal blockade and anti-smuggling patrols.

Because the Chinese Navy is not equipped with submarines, the Japanese Navy has deployed a large number of old ships without submarine reconnaissance equipment to the detachment fleet.

Those cutting-edge destroyers equipped with advanced equipment should be placed in the direction of the mainland and the Pacific Ocean, and should always step up lightning training and be ready to deal with the possible attack of the giant on the other side of the ocean.

The Fifth Mine Squadron was formed from a group of 15 or 6 year-old destroyers, and in addition to the Mugetsu class, there were also Fengfeng class and Wakatake class, which were designed in the Taisho era. At that time, Japanese destroyers did not need to undertake anti-submarine missions, so these ships did not have any active sonar, not even a basic listening device, and it was not until the Showa era that depth charges were finally installed, and this type of old destroyers accounted for more than half of the total strength of Japanese destroyers at this time.

"Take more photos, pay attention to the oil tankers on the other side of the dock, and take clear pictures of the destroyers' numbers and flags." Paul stood by the periscope and watched as the technical officer took a special camera through the periscope lens to photograph the scene in the harbor.

"I've run out of two rolls of film, sir." The technical officer unscrewed the interface between the lens and the periscope, and rotated the handle on the film feed knob to start rewinding.

"Well, our reconnaissance operation is complete, and we can say that we can pay off for a few weeks." Paul put his combat cap back on.

"Starting motor, one-third of low speed, right full rudder, heading 195. We're on our way back, gentlemen. ”

"One-third low-speed, right-hand full rudder." The navigator replied loudly.

"Gao, you can take another look." Paul turned to Gao Rufeng and said.

"No need, sir, I've seen enough today, I'll definitely come back to this place again, and by that time, what awaits these Japanese will be the Chinese Navy's vengeful torpedoes." Gao Rufeng said loudly, with a serious look on his face as if he was making some important declaration.

"Okay, it's worth it, put away the periscope." Paul nodded.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" Hamanaka emerged from the sweltering captain's room, and at a glance he saw Ota standing on the deck on the side of the ship, staring at the sea in the distance.

"Did you find something unusual?" Hamanaka held a white towel and wiped the sweat from the back of his neck.

"I don't know, but I always feel like there's something strange in that place, and my neck has been chilling since just now." Ota had a rare look of seriousness on his face.

"You may be suffering from heat stroke, go to the infirmary and ask for some Rendan to eat" Hamanaka shook his head and turned to walk towards the back deck.

"You need to take medicine, this big red deer, my feeling will not be wrong, there must be something there, definitely." Ota frowned and spat at the sea.

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