It is necessary to act in advance, launch a surprise attack in advance, seize the freighter and drive it back to our ports, so that the smugglers can have a chance to survive and the comrades-in-arms can escape.

Blowing up the ship, it was a hammer deal, and it was a helpless choice when it came to Zuihou.

The more he thought about it, the more firm Yu Songyuan's will became. The simple truth is that although they are stowaways, they are also our compatriots. In the eyes of the motherland, they are just children who have made mistakes, they are just ordinary people who want to run for a better life.

As long as we capture and control this huge ship, gain about 30 hours of precious time, and directly fly the Chinese flag and sail it to our territorial waters, it is not without the slightest possibility of success. Registered in Panama, South America, the Princess Maria is a foul armed smuggling ship, an armed smuggler, and a heinous pirate ship. The seizure of such a boat, whether it is out of emotion, reason, or law, we have a clear conscience.

Yu Songyuan firmly believes that although our navy and air force are still very weak, within the combat radius of our shore-based air force, the eastern Japanese country of country M will absolutely not dare to provoke an armed conflict. This is because the memory of the war on the peninsula is still fresh in our minds, and none of us are afraid at China's doorstep, and even if country M joins forces with the eastern Japanese country in accordance with the "Japan-M Mutual Defense Treaty," there is no absolute certainty of victory.

He couldn't sit still, so he quickly returned to the cabin, called Li Haichao, and went to the back deck together, and told him what he thought. Li Haichao said, "I have thought about these two issues for a long time, and this is not negligence, but a last resort. We're afraid we're going to have to take a big risk and don't have time to get it back. ”

"But have you ever thought about it, these smugglers are also our compatriots. If we don't care about their lives and deaths, even if the mission is completed, we will live in regret for the rest of our lives! If the boat is blown up, will a few small fishing boats surely find us, and how can we bring the team members home? ”

"What if the Navy of Country M and the Maritime Self-Defense Force of the Eastern Wa Kingdom attack? What if they send commandos to carry out an airborne attack? Do you want to drag our navy and air force into a local war? We must face up to reality: At present, the level of readiness of our navy and air force is hundreds of nautical miles away from the coast, there is no air cover, and there is no large-scale conflict, can we be sure of victory? ”

Yu Songyuan said, "I've thought about this, I've thought about it all, and there's a way to try." We directly hung the Chinese flag, changed the ship's number, changed it to the Chinese freighter's port, eliminated all the original aerial reconnaissance marks, and then swaggered back on the high seas. When they are confirmed, we will fight for twenty or thirty hours, and by this time, we may be close to our territorial waters. ”

Li Haichao patted his head, "Ah, yes, this is a solution." Let me think about it, think again. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Li Haichao said again: "In this way, there is certainly a possibility of success. However, have you ever thought about it, and this is tantamount to turning Operation Black Fish into an open confrontation with the Maritime Self-Defense Forces of Country M and the Eastern Wa Kingdom. We are isolated overseas, and if the Maritime Self-Defense Forces of Country M and the East Japan go all out to intercept us, we will have no hope of success. Failure would plunge our entire country into a dangerous diplomatic dispute with unimaginable consequences. ”

Yu Songyuan said, "The premise of doing this is that we must ensure success, as long as we win about 20 hours, there is a great hope of success." Even if we fail and die, there is nothing to prove our identity except for the three flags. In order to escape the blows of Shijie countries, the Princess Maria, an armed freighter of a purely pirate and smuggling nature, may fly the flag of any country, and our Government can completely ignore the accusations of other countries. ”

He also said, "At present, the biggest military struggle on Shijie is the Cold War between Country M and the polar bear, and Country M is doing everything possible to pull China into the ranks of the Cold War. Against this background, if I fly the Chinese flag, at the very least, it is unlikely that the navy of country M will directly take military action against the cargo ship flying the Chinese flag. And I doubt that the Maritime Self-Defense Force of the East Japan will dare to openly violate the pacifist constitution and have the courage to openly sink a cargo ship flying the Chinese flag on the high seas! ”

Li Haichao lit a cigarette, took two puffs, threw it away, and walked around the deck. After a long time, he sat down next to Yu Songyuan, "Stinky boy, I was persuaded by you." According to the positions of the maritime forces of country M and the eastern country provided by the training department before departure, if we attack in advance and camouflage it skillfully, it is very likely that we will gain more than 20 hours. The Princess Maria is traveling at fourteen knots, and with these twenty hours, we may be able to succeed. Send a report immediately and strive to change the 'Black Bass Operation' Jihua! ”

Yu Songyuan and Li Haichao came to the 497 command platform, used the ship's radio station, and sent a report to the base with a code: "I plan to launch an attack in advance, capture and escort the Princess." Please approve! ”

In the underground war room at the foot of Binhai Mountain, after reading the telegram, Director Shi, Captain Xu, Chief of Staff, and Chief Instructor Zhang Ming all looked at each other and smiled. Director Shi instructed, "Quickly report to the General Staff Headquarters, and copy the report to the Navy, Jinan Military Region, Nanjing Military Region, the Three Fleets and other relevant major units, and launch the 'Black Eagle's Operation' Bjihua!" ”

An hour later, Yu Songyuan received a reply from the base, "Make sure to complete the task and dispose of everything on the spot!" ”

In the early morning, at the darkest hour of the day before yesterday, instructor Liu Bing personally came to wake up Yu Songyuan. He looked at the diving luminous watch on his wrist in a daze, five o'clock, and it was already time to rendezvous with the submarine. jumped up, and the special training team members also got up quickly.

After a simple wash, the cook brought a pot of vegetable soup, a large bucket of fresh milk, a large pot of white flour steamed buns, a large plate of fried cabbage, a large plate of fried bean sprouts, and a few dishes of pickles. Captain Ma Dejun and instructor Liu Bing both came down and accompanied them to a hearty breakfast.

After breakfast, the bell rang rapidly, and the submarine and the fishing boat joined up.

The sea is calm and calm, and the boats are connected by gangways. The special trainers shook hands with the captain and instructor and said goodbye, and walked up the gangway to the submarine bridge. The members of the special training team all turned around and saluted the military flag on the mast of the armed fishing boat, the fishing boat and the submarine honked their horns three times at the same time, and the soldiers on the deck lined up with guns and saluted with their hands or guns, and marched for the warriors!

They slid through the hatch in the submarine's command platform and were placed in the submarine's largest compartment, the torpedo compartment. As soon as he put down his carrying, an order came from the loudspeaker, "Dive urgently!" Urgent dive! ”

The submarine, which had been jolting and shaking just now, quickly fell silent.

The political commissar of the boat came in and greeted everyone with a grin. He is kind and kind, and he is like a smiling Buddha. He shook hands with Li Haichao, Yu Songyuan and Lin Tao and introduced himself, "Welcome to this boat." My name is Li Gang, and I am the political commissar of the boat. In the next few days, we will sail together in the East China Sea, and if it is hot, you can wear only sea soul shirts and pants. But you can't be bare-chested, it won't be beautiful to show the guy like that. ”

Everyone was amused by him, and Yu Songyuan asked, "How many days will it take to arrive at the scheduled sea area?" ”

"Under normal circumstances, it takes about four or five days," the commissar said. Because of secrecy, after entering the high seas, we can only dive during the day and sail at depth with periscopes at night, so it takes about six or seven days. ”

Li Haichao said, "Jihua has changed, and you need to arrive early. ”

Li Gang said: "We have received a notification from the base. You come with me to the command module, and we'll talk about it. ”

Li Haichao, Yu Songyuan, Lin Tao, and Liu Guodong followed the political commissar to the command cabin as if they were drilling into a tunnel. The captain was directing the voyage, and everyone introduced each other.

The captain's name was Xu Anshan, and he said in embarrassment, "Everything is about completing the task." If the weather is good, it will only take about four or five days to sail on the surface, but it will increase the risk of exposure and lead to the failure of Operation Black Bass. Therefore, please ask! ”

The telegram was sent to the submarine base, and about forty minutes later, the call back came, just eight words: "Ensure concealment, dispose of it on the spot!" ”

"Slippery head!" The captain muttered.

All the problems were left to the captain, and he thought briefly and said, "In this way, when we are near the sea, we sail all on the sea, and at night all on the sea." Entering the complex area, we sailed covertly during the day and the sea at night, striving to reach the target sea area in four days. Everyone's okay, right? Seeing that there was no objection, he immediately ordered, "Immediately float up and sail at full speed on the water." Strengthen observation and dive in time to avoid aerial reconnaissance. ”

The submarine plunged headlong into the sea and began to sail on the surface. Yu Songyuan and the others returned to the first cabin, and the submarine at this time kept jolting and shaking, and soon some of the team members had a feeling of seasickness, and their faces were sallow. At this time, Li Gang walked in again, he took a stack of plastic bags and said that if everyone wanted to vomit, they would vomit into the bag.

During the voyage, Li Haichao and Yu Songyuan organized the team members to further familiarize themselves with all aspects of the "Black Fish Operation" Jihua, and soon Jihua was also more perfect. Lin Tao asked Li Gang for three national flags, folded them and put them in everyone's backpacks. With nothing else to do, he began to fight frantically enough levels, and he fought in the dark.

The torpedo captain and a torpedo man accompanied them all the time. After the submarine entered the open sea, it was in a state of combat navigation, and the torpedo crews were on standby in the second compartment. As soon as there is a situation, it can immediately enter a cabin to ensure that the torpedo can be fired at any time as ordered.

The temperature is getting higher and higher, the air is getting dirtier and dirtier, and the clothes are getting more and more humid. Although it is stipulated that the crew is not allowed to approach the special training team members without reason, from time to time some soldiers sneak into a cabin, and they are envious of the equipment, clothing, and weapons of the special training personnel.

During several days of arduous sailing, the submarine had to make an emergency dive every once in a while to avoid aerial reconnaissance. Yu Songyuan said worriedly: "Is it safe underwater?" Won't the sonar base array under the island chain detect us? ”

Xu Anshan explained, "The target sea area is close to the first island chain, and the seabed here is densely packed with submarine sonar arrays composed of anchored submarine sonar buoys laid by the two countries. On the one hand, these base formations have been damaged a lot by our fishing boats, and the effect is not as good as imagined. ”

"On the other hand, our submarine is on its first voyage to carry out a mission, and they have not yet mastered the characteristics of underwater acoustic noise signals, so it is difficult for them to accurately analyze and confirm that it is a submarine in China for dozens of hours, and we have already returned to the sea at that time. So, we just need to evade aerial reconnaissance. ”

On the afternoon of 9 February, the submarine finally arrived at the target sea area ahead of schedule, despite all the hardships.

The base reported in a timely manner, "The target is in the mission sea area, pay attention to the search!" ”

The submarine remained in a periscope state, exploring the target ship. After another three hours or so of sailing, the navigator lay on the periscope for a while, and then looked at the ship's atlas, and suddenly excitedly reported, "This is it, bastard." Discover the target, at a distance of 2,400 meters! ”

Everyone immediately became excited, Xu Anshan leaned on the periscope and looked at it for a while, "It's it, that's right." It has also just arrived and is anchoring. ”