That night, Yang Chengfu went to Han Shaofeng again to know more, but he still got a negative answer. This time, he felt that Han Shaofeng had something to hide, but he didn't ask. This operation should be kept strictly secret, and the troops will not assign specific tasks before they set off, and perhaps the combat mission will not be sent until the moment before they set foot on the battlefield. Yang Chengfu still knows this rule.

Early the next morning, the landing ship carrying Yang Chengfu and his 54 men, as well as three other marines of comparable size, left Apra Harbor with the Second Task Force, which had arrived the day before. When they arrived in the open sea, the Second Task Force joined forces with the First Task Force and the Third Task Force, and Yang Chengfu's landing fleet was assigned to the Third Task Force and was protected by many warships.

"Major, is the sun coming out of the west?" One of his subordinates looked at the mighty warships nearby from the side of the ship and shouted, "How have we ever enjoyed such treatment before, I'm afraid that even the marshal has not been treated as escorted by dozens of capital warships, right?" ”

Yang Chengfu laughed, this is indeed an exceptional treatment, which also proves his guess, this is a large-scale operation, and it is an extremely confidential operation. Neither task force entered the harbor, but wandered in the open sea. In addition, after the departure of the fleet, the warships did not send radio signals again, and they were always in contact with each other in the language of the flag. Yang Chengfu didn't know much about navigation, but he could see that the route taken by the fleet was very special, and every hour that passed, the fleet would suddenly turn around, and then return to the original route. Yang Chengfu didn't understand why, but there must be a reason.

The fleet sailed at sea for three consecutive days, and from the perspective of the sun during the day and the direction of the constellations at night, Yang Chengfu roughly judged that the fleet was sailing in a slightly northerly direction to the east, which was the course to Midway. Evening of the fourth day from Puerto Apra. Yang Chengfu saw Midway in front of him on the bow of the ship. It was only when it was dark that the landing ship stopped, and the anchorage was about a few nautical miles from Midway, surrounded by dozens of other warships. Soon, a freighter approached and began to refuel the landing ship, while a large wooden box was delivered via a steel cable connecting the two ships.

"Major, the weapons and equipment we need have arrived."

"Let's go. Check it out! ”

When Yang Chengfu arrived, a large group of Marine officers and soldiers were surrounding the crates stacked on the deck, and several people were arguing.

"What's the noise?" Yang Chengfu parted the crowd and walked up, "Everyone is a soldier, what is the noise?" ”

"Lao Yang, it turned out to be your person, no wonder how you coaxed it." A major officer walked over and patted Yang Chengfu on the shoulder, "How is it." Your injuries are healed, right? ”

"It's been around for a long time. I said, who is it, it turned out to be your boy's army. Why, this time he also went on the road with us. ”

"yes. There are also Lao Wang and Xiao Li, we have been talking about whose subordinates these soldiers are these days, if we knew it was you, we could have a table of mahjong, so as not to know what to do on the road. ”

Yang Chengfu immediately laughed, his skills in playing mahjong and his fighting skills were completely two extremes. "Come on, I don't have that much to idle. Divide these weapons first, so that there will be no more quarrels. ”

"Okay, old rule, your people go get it first." The major appeared very generous. "But, Lao Yang, you have to reveal some inside information to us, what are we going to do this time?"

"To be honest, I want to know what we're going to do this time." Yang Chengfu shrugged his shoulders, he didn't lie.

"No, you don't even know?" The major obviously didn't believe it, "General Han didn't even tell you?" ”

"What do you think?" Yang Chengfu asked his men to collect weapons, "I have a good relationship with Lao Han. But he won't tell me everything, will he? ”

"Lao Yang, don't lie to me, this is the lives of hundreds of brothers, we can't joke."

"I also have dozens of brothers on this boat, don't I care?"

"That's right, but you know something, right?"

"Did I know I wouldn't tell you?"

……

The two chatted for a while, and the officers and men of the four commandos came one after another to receive their respective weapons and equipment, and at this time, a fireboat sailed towards the landing ship.

"Yes, I won't fight with you, Lao Han is here himself." Yang Chengfu pointed at the fireboat, "You go and ask yourself, and, if you ask, remember to tell me." ”

Han Shaofeng soon arrived on the ship, and he called all four majors to the deck at the bow.

"The fleet is going to leave before dawn, are you ready?" Han Shaofeng glanced at the four men who were much stronger than him.

"General, we can fight at any time!" One of the majors immediately puffed up his chest and replied.

Han Shaofeng nodded. "From now on, keep in combat condition, pay attention to proper rest, and let the officers and soldiers adjust. We're going to spend some time at sea, and you can organize some training on the ships, and a few units can talk to each other and get acquainted with the situation. ”

"Yes!" This time, the four of them answered together, and they were still looking at each other, as if they were measuring the strength of their opponents.

"Now, are there any other requirements?" Han Shaofeng stopped, "If you have anything, bring it up quickly, as long as I can meet it, I will try my best to satisfy you." ”

"General, can you send a few chicks to the ship?" One major roared, and the other three all laughed.

"Chick doesn't, there are a lot of aphrodisiacs, do you want it?" Han Shaofeng immediately walked over, "You all remember it clearly for me, this combat operation is quite important, and it is also very critical, there is no room for mistakes, if you want to vent, then use your own hands." Before the end of the battle, you all remember to me that after the battle, I pay for every brother who comes back, understand? ”

"Yes!" The major officer immediately straightened up.

"Is there anything else you want?" Han Shaofeng turned his head and looked at the other three.

"General!" Yang Chengfu shouted, "Can you prepare more fresh fruits, vegetables or something?" ”

"This is no problem, as long as there is, even if I don't eat it, I have to guarantee yours!" Han Shaofeng replied very briskly.

"Thank you, General!"

"Any more requests?" Han Shaofeng asked again, "If there is no request, then I will leave first." Cut off all contact with the fleet after departure, and the next time I come to you, you'll be in the best shape. ”

"Yes!"

Han Shaofeng glanced at the four most powerful men one last time, and then left the landing ship. He didn't talk to Yang Chengfu alone, because he knew that Yang Chengfu would ask about combat operations, and he couldn't tell Yang Chengfu now.

Yang Chengfu didn't chase after him, he knew that he couldn't ask what he shouldn't ask.

The replenishment of the fleet continued until four o'clock in the morning. Prior to this, Task Force 1 and Task Force 2 had already departed, and the five battleships of Task Force 3 consumed much more fuel than aircraft carriers, and therefore spent much more time on refueling.

Yang Chengfu slept only six hours and returned to the deck before dawn. The ground space of the landing ship is quite limited, and he can only run around the side of the ship, and dozens of Marine officers and men are also doing morning exercises. By the time it was dark, Midway was out of sight. Yang Chengfu went to breakfast at half past seven, and then gathered all his men on the foredeck. The other three assault teams also came to the deck one after another, and suddenly the narrow open deck on the landing ship became even more crowded.

"Old Yang. There are so many of us together, and we can't make a name for ourselves. Let's talk to each other. ”

"Yes, let the brothers see each other, and it can also enhance the relationship!"

Yang Chengfu naturally would not refuse. The "communication" in the Marine Corps is actually a competition with each other, and he has confidence in his subordinates, so he will not have stage fright.

The "exchange" was divided into three competitions, which were shooting competitions, fighting, and sanda between two people.

The shooting was represented by three people from each assault team, and the target was a barrel that was thrown into the sea. Ten rounds per person, and in the end, whichever commando team has the most total hits wins. There is no need for referees in the military, because no one is going to play tricks. For the sake of fairness, but also to assess the ability of the entire commando team. The four majors were cross-selected. This is the most "gentle" exchange, and the winner was decided in less than ten minutes, and Yang Chengfu's commando team did not get the first place with a one-shot gap.

Fighting is also done by selecting three representatives from each commando team, and it is also cross-picked. Four commando teams compete in an elimination manner. For the sake of fairness, those who participated in the shooting did not participate in the later competitions. The four majors did not all pick the thinnest-looking one, but one of each of the strong, ordinary, and thin, as all four were well aware. The thinnest look, perhaps, the strongest. This round of "exchange" took an hour and a half, and Yang Chengfu also had the last laugh, as all three of his men knocked out their opponents in both rounds, making the other three majors have to be convinced.

The same is true for Sanda, with each team of six people forming two pairs. This kind of sanda is a test of coordination and synergy, and the game is still a knockout system. Nearly two hours later, Yang had the last laugh again, and his six team members won the game with four wins and two losses.

"Lao Yang, your soldiers are really good." One of the majors said from the bottom of his heart, "I think you brought these soldiers out yourself, right?" ”

"This still needs to be asked, which of Lao Yang's subordinates was not brought out by him? Those who didn't become talented had already been driven away by Lao Yang, and those who stayed behind and could become scouts were all the best. Lao Yang, am I right? ”

Yang Chengfu laughed and took the beer bottle handed by the other major. "Not only scouts, but in my battalion, there is not a single soldier."

"Then we can learn more in the future, otherwise if Lao Yang is in the limelight alone, then how will we mix in the future?"

The four of them all laughed, and Yang Chengfu knew the three comrades-in-arms better. It can be said that there is no shortage of fierce generals under Han Shaofeng, and Long Zhen is a typical representative. And this time, Han Shaofeng selected the best of the best, no one will be bad, each of them is an absolute elite soldier.

In the following days, the four commandos would come to "exchange" once a day, and in addition, in order to truly enhance friendship and affection, the four majors also held several parties, which also gave the officers and men a chance to relax. The officers and men on the landing ship were naturally extremely cooperative, and with Han Shaofeng's special advice, plus the group of wolf-like commandos, they couldn't do it if they didn't cooperate. Yang Chengfu, the four majors, also got to know each other, in addition to training and communication during the day, Yang Chengfu also lost his month's allowance in three nights, and finally owed a lot of bad debts.

It wasn't all smooth sailing either. On the fourth day after leaving Midway, the anti-submarine siren sounded for the first time in the fleet, and then the same siren sounded several times almost every day, basically every time the alarm was a false alarm, and there were several exercises to deliberately make the officers and men more vigilant. The fleet did not really encounter the enemy's submarine, which is a blessing in misfortune, at least Yang Chengfu has such a task, if it really encounters a submarine, the destroyer can use depth charges to deal with the submarine, the cruiser and the battleship can speed up and escape, and Yang Chengfu The landing ship they took used to eat milk could not run 20 knots, and there was no self-defense, it must be the first choice of the submarine to strike against Jia

Life in the fleet is also quite "rich". Every three days, the fleet will conduct an air defense exercise, dozens of warships lined up in a ring formation, the scene is extremely spectacular, especially when hundreds of anti-aircraft guns fire at the same time, it is even more wonderful than the fireworks in the capital on the night of the Lantern Festival.

The carrier-based aircraft units of the 1st and 2nd task forces also pass over the 3rd Task Force once a day, and these planes are all for training, and sometimes the planes will fly very low, and some pilots also like to fly over the landing ships, especially when they are passing through the field at ultra-low altitudes, as if those planes are about to hit the masts of battleships. Every time this happens, the officers and men on the landing ship will shout at the air.

The most exciting and moving part of the 3rd Task Force was the artillery training, especially when the five battleships lined up in a long line, all the huge guns were pointing in one direction, and then they were firing at the same time. Once, Yang Chengfu and their landing ship were following behind a battleship, and the scene was simply indescribable. However, there are not many such spectacular scenes, probably to save ammunition, and only once every five days are drilled.

Time passed day by day, and just when Yang Chengfu felt that he was about to get used to life on the battleship, the fleet suddenly turned, and he realized that his destination was almost there.