Chapter 5 The harmless Jiankang, with an American flag on its mast, is on its way to Europe, and its mission is much simpler: to capture the German cruise ship Gneizenau as soon as it receives a telegram from U-38. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info According to intelligence, the ship is now in Hamburg, and under normal circumstances she will rush to the Far East in fifteen days. The U-38 will be on its way to the far western Pacific, where the sister ship Scharnholt is leaving Shanghai for Yokohama, Japan, where she will return to Germany after some time.

There are more than 10,000 nautical miles from New York to Shanghai, and it is late July, and the U-38 is expected to rush back to the Far East in the last few days of mid-August. It seems that the time is a little late, but the installation of the snorkel and battery is quite time-consuming, and the Scharnholt is expected to sail in late August, so it can only be said that the time is very tight, if something goes wrong, the Scharnhott, which has no hope of returning home, will return to Japan and become the historical Japanese Navy's Condor converted aircraft carrier.

The U-38 was on a tight schedule, and the Jiankang was so loose that it could even go to Europe next month, so the Jiankang accompanied the U-38 as it hurried to the Far East – the captain, Lieutenant Commander Qi Cuiying, asked to visit the submarine.

The submarine was full of supplies, but fortunately the U-38 was a Type 9 submarine instead of a Type 7, and it was relatively large enough to hold a hill of rice, vegetables, and fruits. The forty-seven crew members were safe and orderly—there were thirty-five beds on board, but four fewer because of the addition of batteries—most of the people who were not on duty sat on their beds, except for the boatswain, Captain Xue Kuiguang, who was constantly tossing back and forth, but he didn't have so much to do on the boat, he just liked to make rounds around.

…… It\'s.A. (The Long Way to Tiburelli)

to.the.! (Go to my favorite girl.) ）

Goodbye, piccadilly, Piccadilly

(Take care, Leicester Square!) ）

It\'s.A. (The Long Way to Tiburelli)

but.my.heart\'s. ）

The radio room was playing IT\'S.A., a record bought in the United States, and Lee Kong-wing was familiar with it because of the movie about the attack from the bottom of the sea, and a German submarine actually listened to the second national anthem of Britain, which made him remember it deeply.

"Brother Han Sheng, this is ......" Qi Cuiying is about ten years older than Li Kongrong, although he is a native of Fujian, he is a graduate of the sixth phase of Yantai Maritime School, because there are 83 people who graduated in that period, so he was nicknamed '830,000 water army' by good deeds.

"It's an English song, but the German submarine fleet likes to listen to it." Li Kongrong smiled and explained that this song went to Tiburelli, and every time he listened to it, he could recall the good times of another world. "Brother Qi is really good kung fu, the ocean is full of Japanese warships that year, and you can also drive out of Jinshanwei."

"Where, where." When Jin Shanwei retreated the year before last, the Jiankang took the risk of going to Sanduao, although Qi Cuiying was familiar with this section of the sea, but now he still wiped a cold sweat when he thought of it. "The tonnage of the Jiankang was too large, and I could only try my luck at that time, but fortunately, the Japanese carrier-based aircraft did not reconnoiter the coast, otherwise the Jiankang would not have been able to reach Sanduao."

"How is Sanduao now?" Li Kongrong remembered the Navy's secret bases in China, and Sanduao was one of them.

"It's very well built, the Jiankang has been hidden for more than half a year without an accident, let alone the submarine." Qi Cuiying knew Li Kongrong's worries. "Although the Japanese army occupies the southeast port, Haimen in Jiangsu, Ningbo and Wenzhou in Zhejiang, as well as Fuzhou and Qinzhou in Guangxi are still in our hands.

Qi Cuiying spoke from the perspective of a submarine commander, and as soon as he said that Li Kongrong could not help but nod his head when he said that the Bass Strait, which was the main communication route between Japan and the South Seas, and American submarines often lurked here in the late World War II and waited for rabbits. "It's a pity that there's only one submarine. In addition, the offshore sea is too shallow, and the submarine will sit on the bottom before the maximum depth and cannot avoid depth charges. ”

"Brother Hansheng Jiren is a celestial appearance, how can little Japan hurt you?" Qi Cuiying smiled, "Now the Germans think you are still in the Baltic Sea." ”

"Hehe......" Li Kongrong smiled, he felt that he was indeed a little lucky to be able to escape. I heard that Brother Qi also signed up for a flight training class in the United States? ”

"If you fly, you can take off even so-so." Qi Cuiying was a little embarrassed, he simply opened the skylight and said brightly, "May I ask Brother Han Sheng, if you really want me to be the captain of the aircraft carrier, do you think I can do it?" ”

"Hehe," Li Kongrong laughed even more, Qi Cuiying is really close. "You can only know this after you try it, didn't Brother Xiu Ruo tell you? There were more than ten or twenty people who wanted to be the captain of an aircraft carrier, and in the end they all had to give it a try. ”

"Okay, let's try it." Qi Cuiying was not sure of Li Kongrong's temperament, and he didn't dare to talk about the captain of the aircraft carrier. "Let's go back to this capture operation, Brother Hansheng's side will probably start after August 20th?"

"It's about this time." Li Kongrong said, "I will also go to the East China Sea around August 20th. ”

"What if the Gneizenau departs from Germany and retracts? Whether you can maneuver and dispose of it, capture her first. Qi Cuiying asked, according to the plan, the Far East would do it first.

"It's better not to." Li Kongrong said, "After all, there are Britain and France on the European side, if the German navy pursues, you can hide in the harbors of these two countries, as long as you wait a few days, there will be a turnaround in advance." ”

"Turnaround?" Qi Cuiying is indeed unfamiliar with Europe.

"It is very likely that Germany will go to war against Poland next month, and soon Britain and France will give Germany an ultimatum, which Germany will not accept, so Britain and France will declare war on Germany at the beginning of next month. According to the custom, the German navy would recall its merchant ships three to five days in advance, so we started the period from the Scharnhorst to the three to five days before the German attack on Poland. Li Kongrong was a little regretful after speaking, "Originally, I didn't want to pinch it so tightly, but it's a pity that the submarine modification delayed a lot of time." ”

"If you hide in the British and French ports, will the British and French detain the Gneizenau again?" Qi Cuiying asked after thinking about it.

"The German navy that pursued you before the war must be withdrawn home, otherwise they will inevitably be sunk by the British navy in the event of war." Li Kongrong said, "It will take several days for the German navy to withdraw to Britain and France to declare war on Germany, and you must use these few days to leave, otherwise Britain and France will confiscate the cruise ship from us later, this is a difficult question to say." ”

"It seems that it is better to go away and not avoid the British and French ports." Qi Cuiying thought through the entire capture process and felt that this was the best.

"That's true." Li Kongrong nodded in agreement, "But this is much better than this side of the East China Sea, where it is the sphere of influence of the Japanese Navy, Scharnhorst has a speed of twenty-three knots, but it is still possible to be caught up by the Japanese Navy, so I must do it first on my side, and I will inform you of the time of my action in advance." ”

"I see." Li Kongrong described the entire plan to him in advance, and Qi Cuiying had a bottom in his heart.

"There's a specific plan of action, and you'll know it then." Li Kongrong said, and he then added, "We have limited resources and can't afford to build a regular aircraft carrier, so you must bring that cruise ship back to the U.S. shipyard safely." ”

"I'll do it!" Qi Cuiying stood up, he was making up his mind. After that, he returned to the Jiankang in a dinghy, the whistle blew, and after sending a farewell signal, the Jiankang returned to New York, and the U-38 went alone again.

"Lao Qi is going to work hard." The Jiankang went away, and Lin Zhun on the bridge smiled and said.

"How do you know he's going to fight hard?" Of course, Li Kongrong knew Qi Cuiying's determination, but Lin Zhun had been on guard duty on the bridge.

"He? Haven't you heard? He had an accident when he was learning to fly an airplane, and his leg was broken, so he continued to learn to fly an airplane. "Lin Zhun has been hanging out with the crew of the Jiankang during this time, unlike Li Kongrong, who either flies around or accompanies his wife and sister-in-law day and night.

"Oh?" The sky was dark, and the Jiankang had long since disappeared, and Li Kongrong let out a surprised sigh.

"Hansheng, just tell me, who is qualified to be the captain of the aircraft carrier?" Lin Zhun has been discussing this issue with everyone for a month or two, and he knows that Li Kongrong has a great influence on this. "Brother Xiuruo, don't mention it, who else can there be?"

"Worth your whistle! Otherwise, I'll throw you back to New York. Li Kongrong scolded with a smile, and then he got out of the control cabin.

Coming out of the comfort of his New York apartment, coming out of the warm world of two, coming out of the fifteen-minute exuberant passion, just saying goodbye to everything and returning to China in the vast night, Li Kongrong inexplicably felt chills all over his body, which was as uncomfortable as coming out of the warm quilt on a snowy night to go to an uncertain destination.

Thinking that after this operation, he could reunite with Xu Peipei in Hong Kong before the Battle of Guinan, his heart warmed up again. But it didn't take long for him to feel annoyed again—he felt that the heroism of sailing out of the Baltic Sea had been completely consumed by women, so that he was now empty and sentimental.

The U-38 moved at a constant speed of fifteen knots, and the crisp roar of the diesel engine made its movements powerful, robust, and never stopping. Standing next to the roaring diesel engine, Li Kongrongfang felt that he had found a little fearless courage from earlier.

"Sir, the United States also sells spare parts for the DISERE engine of the MAN company." Seeing the captain, Chen Ergong, who was in charge of the diesel engine, reported to him. In the noise of the diesel engine, his voice was very loud, and he tried to speak as close to Li Kongrong as possible.

"Does it work?" Li Kongrong nodded to indicate that he heard it.

"Yes!" Chen Ergong not only said, but also gave a thumbs up. "Sir, this is a real submarine."

Chen Ergong's words were incomplete, but what he meant Li Kongrong understood was that after nearly two months of refit, the U-38 had become a real submarine. It didn't need to surface to recharge, and the higher efficiency and more batteries allowed it to travel 180 nautical miles underwater, and with a few camouflage gadgets, the Japanese certainly couldn't find him.

"the Japanese!" Li Kongrong, who had regained some courage a little, sighed in a low voice, and then walked out of the diesel engine room.

The IT\'S.A. record was still playing, and many of the crew were humming along to the tune with smiles on their faces. But Li Kongrong, whose heart was hollowed out by a woman, didn't want to listen to this song, so he called Lu Ruping over, whispered a few words and asked him to go back. The broadcast stopped immediately, and Lu Ruping said into the microphone, "Captain's order: Sing 'Holy War' three times to show your determination to return to China and fight to the death against the Japanese invaders." ”

It was really boring on the submarine, and during the journey, Li Kongrong would slowly think of the famous Soviet song of the sacred war, and like the war song, the first thirty-three people who boarded the boat could all sing it, and the later thirteen people looked at each other without knowing how to sing. After a moment of silence, a low and slow song was sung by everyone:

"Arise, great nation,

Rise up and fight to the death

Kill all the Japanese

Kill all the brutes

Let the anger of forty thousand

Like a huge wave tumbling and boiling

Fight to the last man

In this holy war......"

There was no soundtrack, but the majestic melody echoed in U-38, and everyone in the bed got up, everyone held their breath and chest, and their expressions were solemn, and the song seemed to drown out the roar of the diesel engine. Li Kongrong also stood up and sang indulgently - not all military songs can give people strength, this is precisely the most powerful one.

After singing the sacred war three times, the lightness and cheerfulness in the boat were all gone, Li Kongrong was finally able to sit at the captain's table with confidence and look through the German cruise ship capture plan, and after that, he called Major Liang Xuzhao, who specially boarded the boat to participate in the operation.

"Didn't the radio on board the Scharnhorst be sabotaged before the operation? Why was it possible to move to the U-38 to lure the Japanese into chasing the wrong target? "Li Kongrong found a loophole in the plan, maybe not a loophole, but not a complete description.

"Sir, the intelligence officers are only destroying the wires of the radio, not the radio." Liang Xuzhao was sent to the United States after the Battle of Jinshanwei, and he was one of the staff officers of the Preparatory Office for the Reconstruction of the Navy.

"That's right. So can we fix the radio on the submarine right away? Li Kongrong asked.

"The domestic part has this content, and even if the radio station is damaged, we also have the same type of radio station." Liang Xuzhao said.

"Okay, I see." Li Kongrong said that he knew that he was also worried about the Germans sinking themselves, "Can the sea valve be held?" ”

"Colonel Lee of North Korea said it can definitely be done." Liang Xuzhao agreed. The Colonel Lee he was talking about was Lee Beom-shuang, who was in charge of the intelligence department of the Provisional Government of South Korea.

"Let's see if the goryeo stick is hard." Li Kongrong put down the whole plan and said, his thoughts drifted to the East China Sea tens of thousands of miles away. (To be continued.) )