Chapter Seventy-Five: The Secret Order

"Niang Xipi!!" Even through the thick wall, Chen Shaokuan and Chen Jiliang, who were waiting in the living room on the first floor of the rest house, could hear Chang Kaishen's roar in the study on the second floor. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info This is his dissatisfaction with the killing of friendly people when the sailors of the Ninghai ship boarded the ship - Foreign Minister Wang Chonghui talked to the two and went upstairs sweating to make a report, and Chang Kaishen had said before that the navy would 'destroy the country and extinct the species', and this seems to be the case.

Just yesterday, in the face of Reuters reporter Zhao Minheng, Chang Kaishen also claimed that "Japan's aggression against China is not only to destroy China and seek to establish a continental empire of its own, but also to threaten the entire security of the world; China's War of Resistance was not only for China itself, but also for the interests of the expatriates of other countries living in this territory in accordance with the sanctity of the treaty, especially those whose commercial interests in China were destroyed by the enemy and whose representatives were driven away. [note 34]

According to the arrangement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is even more embarrassing that in a few days he will meet with Wang Gongda, a reporter from the Associated Press, to call for world peace, believing that it is the responsibility of the signatories of the Nine-Power Pact (Non-War Pact) and the members of the League of Nations to stop Japan's aggression; What is even more embarrassing is that according to the plan, Jiang Baili will go to Italy and Germany in the name of the leader's special envoy in a few days, urging Mussolini and Hitler to mediate the Sino-Japanese war.

The sailors of the Ninghai killed and wounded more than a dozen expatriates from Britain and the United States on the Tatsuda Maru, and also killed retired officers of the Italian Navy. On this territory ... The war of interests of the diaspora became contradictory, and the Italian government was extremely angry about it, believing in the unilateral fabrication of the Japanese government: the Chinese sailors tried to rob and rape after boarding the ship, but under the leadership of the heroic Colonel Florenzi, and the American Navy was about to arrive, the Chinese did not succeed, and the whole ship was saved.

In Chang Kaishen's view at this time, what the navy did was completely to add chaos to the center and sabotage the anti-Japanese plan, and he thought that he had been fooled by Chen Shaokuan, because he only said that the Ninghai went out to sink the Japanese merchant ship, and did not say at all that it would capture the Japanese cruise ship with friendly people. However, anger is anger, and the newspapers are overjoyed about this, after all, the electric thunder school did not stop the Japanese reinforcements who landed, and the Japanese who held the sea control could change the landing site at will.

The siege of the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters was completely defeated, and Wusongkou was also lost after the Japanese reinforcements landed, and the Ninghai captured the Japanese cruise ship in the Pacific Ocean as the only bright spot in the war. As for the deaths and injuries of friendly people, the major newspapers fully accepted the official version of the US Pacific Fleet: that is, the Japanese captain Kimura Taira, who feared that he would be slaughtered, encouraged the passengers to attack the Chinese sailors on board, and the responsibility for the incident lay with the Japanese side, not the Chinese side. The government can control many newspapers, but English newspapers and concession newspapers are difficult to control, so the current Ninghai is praised by public opinion and resented by the center.

The rest house is a red two-storey Western-style building, the living room on the first floor is decorated with great style, in addition to the mahogany furniture, the party flag and the national flag, the most conspicuous thing is the huge photo of the former prime minister and Chang Kaishen on the wall - Chang Kaishen Rong is holding a sword, standing behind the former prime minister with resolute eyes, as if he is the disciple of the former prime minister. And at the top of the photo, the banner of the first prime minister's personal letter is even more meaningful: He must fight for safety in the end, and he must taste it together when he comes - Kaishen and my brother's will, Sun Wen.

Lieutenant General Chen Jiliang, who looked like he was on fire under his buttocks, kept looking around, he looked at the large photos on the wall, and then turned his head to look outside the hall, as if he wanted to understand the layout of the resting house. However, his behavior ultimately failed, this building built in 1929 has long had safety considerations, there are a total of 83 doors inside, ordinary people come in and don't know their heads at all, it is the old rest house and the name of the maze.

Just when Chen Jiliang was about to see the confusion, Lieutenant General Qian Dajun of the chamberlain came over quickly, he first glanced at the two of them, and took in Chen Jiliang's uneasiness, and then said: "Two, the chairman of the committee has summoned." ”

The west side of the living room is a small living room, with a row of oil paintings hanging on the wall, and the floor-to-ceiling windows make this living room bright and elegant, but this is not Chang Kaishen's office, after walking through the northwest door of this living room, that is Chang Kaishen's office, Chang Kaishen in military uniform is sitting there, looking serene - of course he will not scold Chen Shaokuan and Chen Jiliang, he only scolds the Huangpu department and the people close to him left and right, and beating people is also beating his own people, and the Fujian Navy obviously has no qualifications to be scolded by him.

"The lowly Chen Shaokuan (Chen Jiliang) has seen the chairman of the committee!" Chen Shaokuan and Chen Jiliang saluted, and then waited for Chang Kaishen's anger.

"Well, sit down." Chang Kaishen, whose eyes were bloodshot, spoke warmly, as if it was another person in the study on the second floor just now. "Ahem...... what is Ninghai going to do next?" Chang Kaishen coughed twice before asking. "And did the Japanese mail ship sink it? There were many valuables on the ship in the Japanese newspapers, and the gold alone was a huge ...... of two million Japanese dollars."

Chang Kaishen's question was really difficult to answer and answer, but fortunately, Chen Shaokuan brought a telegram sent by the Ninghai to the supply ship and the supply ship to be transferred back to China, and he first presented the telegram before saying: "Chairman Mingjian: The Japanese people are cunning, and they only said that there were 2 million yen of gold on board when they wanted to lure our officers and men into the cabin, and then the officers and men of our navy thoroughly searched the cruise ship, and there was no safe or anything like that. However, there were a lot of machines and lathes on board, but unfortunately now that the Japanese Navy has been dispatched, these cannot be brought back. ”

Chang Kaishen didn't look at the telegram presented by Chen Shaokuan, he asked: "This means that the mail ship was not sunk?" ”

"Yes." Chen Shaokuan nodded, but nodded and shook his head, "Although we want to capture this ship, the Japanese Navy has been chasing it all over the ocean, and it is estimated that it will have to be sunk in the end." ”

Of course, Chang Kaishen also knew that the Japanese Navy had been dispatched, not to mention the cruise, and the Ninghai was estimated to be more auspicious, so he said: "Where is the Ninghai now?" How long can she support in the round-up of the Wokos? ”

"Report to the chairman: The Ninghai lost contact with the supply ship after informing it that it would no longer go to the supply site. She was supposed to go to Chile, but she telegraphed the supply ship to silence it without joining her, and now the Admiralty did not know where the Ninghai was. Chen Shaokuan said. In fact, he was not surprised by this, the situation at sea was changing rapidly, and the Japanese Navy was pursuing it with all its might, and Gao Xianshen was completely at the disposal of the opportunity.

"The Admiralty doesn't know where the Ninghai is?" Chang Kaishen was a little difficult to understand this tactic of breaking diplomatic relations at sea, after all, his phone calls were often directly to the front line, and how could he command the Ninghai if he couldn't be contacted?

"Yes, Chairman." Chen Shaokuan said. "If you think that the Ninghai feels safe, you will take the initiative to contact us, and then, and then carry out the next step."

"Don't take the next step!" Chang Kaishen immediately expressed his position. "This time it's already a mess, and the government is under a lot of pressure. In the future, the Ninghai must report everything it does, wait for the orders of the Military Council and the Supreme Command, and never act without authorization. ”

"Yes......" With some hesitation, Chen Shaokuan finally agreed.

Chang Kaishen didn't care about his reluctance, he continued: "Now that the country is in difficulty, even if it is suffering, we have also bought two submarines in Germany, when will they be able to enter service?" ”

"Report to the chairman of the committee, the submarine is still under construction, and according to the contract, it will be delivered in August next year. The Admiralty had sent its most capable personnel to Germany, where they were just in time to return home from their training. Chen Shaokuan said.

"Okay." Chang Kaishen replied thoughtfully, and then smiled: "Due to the attitude of friends, the merits of the Ninghai will not be commended for the time being, and when the situation improves, I must award them medals." ”

He was still trembling just now, and as soon as Chang Kaishen said that he would personally award the award, Chen Shaokuan felt goosebumps on the back of his neck, and he was indeed flattered. He and Chen Jiliang stood up excitedly: "Report to the chairman, the navy swears to ...... death"

"Sit down and talk, sit down and talk, you don't have to be bound by etiquette." Chang Kaishen, who had a smile on his face and a smile in his heart, asked the two to sit down again, and talked for a while, only when Qian Dajun stepped forward to interrupt, Chen Shaokuan and the two left.

"It's really ......" The rule of the rest house is that cars can only be parked on the concrete road outside. After walking in a hurry, Chen Shaokuan exhaled after getting into the Chevrolet car, "I finally didn't get scolded!" ”

"What do we have to scold." Chen Jiliang is a smart person, and naturally knows that Chang Kaishen will not punish the Navy in the face of public opinion, think about the Minister of the Navy being scolded by the chairman of the committee for capturing a Japanese cruise ship on the Ninghai, what will the major newspapers say when this matter is spread? "I'm worried that the Ninghai will be hit by the Japanese."

Chen Jiliang is worried about the Ninghai, and Chen Shaokuan is no exception. He said, "Where do you guess Gao Youzhi will go back?" ”

"I guess?" The car had started and was turning around and leaving the retreat. After being silent for a while, Chen Jiliang said, "I guess he will probably drive the boat to the Bering Sea." ”

"Bering Sea?" Chen Shaokuan was somewhat surprised, and the telegram forwarded by the supply ship said that there was a large amount of diesel fuel on the Longtian Maru, and that the Ninghai could find a hiding place before losing coal. He guessed that it was a supply trouble at sea, and the Ninghai would go directly to Chile, after all, it was the pick-up point, and Zhou Yingcong also went there.

"Yes." Chen Jiliang nodded, "The capture site is in the eastern Pacific Ocean, four hundred nautical miles northeast of Hawaii. It is only 1,500 nautical miles to the Aleutian Islands, which is completely within the range of the Ninghai. It's the end of summer again, and the Bering Sea is barely navigable during these three months. Where to find a bay, Tatsuda Maru can be hidden, and it is only in the summer that I am worried about someone approaching.

Gao Youzhi has always seen things accurately, and he never suffers, and he ...... back then He also pushed Lin Changquan out and hid behind the scenes. The Bering Sea is easy to hide cruise ships, and the Ninghai itself is safe, but don't forget that Alaska is also American, and if the Japanese Navy really chases after him, he can directly enter the port and stop the ship. ”

Chen Shaokuan's eyes kept staring at the south, but after listening to Chen Jiliang's words, he felt that it was too possible for the Ninghai to go to Bering Sea. He tilted his head and finally said, "Then it's up to him!" ”

Snowflakes fell on the mast of the Ninghai, and it sailed in front of the Tatsuda Maru, and was given the right to conduct a pathfinder patrol. As in the South Pacific last month, the sailors on duty did not dare to touch the steel outside the ship with their bare hands - the South Pacific is so hot that it is too cold to touch a piece of skin, and the Bering Sea is too cold to touch a piece of skin.

Although the weather was cold, including the wounded, the morale of the 348 officers and men of the ship was extremely high! They did what their predecessors had never done before: they captured a 16,900-ton high-class cruise ship, so much so that the entire Japanese Navy swore to destroy the Ninghai, a Japanese-made light cruiser, and the waste in the eyes of the Great Japanese Navy. Now, the wreck, with its captive, the 'Queen of the Pacific', is preparing to find a place in the Bering Sea to hide in a golden house.

Although he had been prepared, and there were a lot of warm clothes and quilts on the cruise, Colonel Gao Xianshen still felt that it was cold enough. The Japanese captain's 7x50 navy Zeiss telescope was being held up by him, and his own 6x50 British telescope was hung up. The seven-fold magnification effect allowed him to see everything in the distance more clearly, but this was a land of ice and snow, and the Ninghai, which was far away from the channel, had not encountered a single ship for several days, which made the arrangement of the Ninghai in the first ten kilometers and the Longtian Maru in the last ten kilometers completely useless. The biggest threat to yourself now is not being discovered, but ice floes and storms.

It has been nearly 20 days since the Aleutian Islands crossed, and although I checked the compass once before entering the Bering Sea, it was difficult to determine the course in the sea where the sun and stars could not be seen for several days. Lieutenant Lin Renji, the chief navigator, could only determine that the general direction was right, and believed that St. Lawrence was in front of him, and that beyond this island was the Bering Strait, and out of the strait was the Arctic Ocean, where there was no one to live, and as long as he could find a bay that could shelter from the storm and anchor Tatsuda Maru, the entire capture mission would be completed.

Until now, Colonel Gao Xianshen did not know what the Admiralty wanted this cruise ship for. Can it be sold for money? I'm afraid that no one will want this kind of captured thing, so it can only be used in the country, but there is no way to use it in the country.

"The starboard five chain has... Pack ice! The voice of the lookout on the mast came, with a piercing shiver, and the flicks flicked further north there were.

"There is ice floe on the starboard five chains!" The helmsman repeated the report, and the rudder struck to the left.

After all, the Ninghai is a small boat, every time he encounters an ice floe, Colonel Gao Xianshen looks at the rear worriedly, Longtian Maru is a big ship, and he has sent the best helmsman to pilot.

"Report!" Captain Zheng Wenqi, the chief officer, walked in, "Sir, I received a telegram from the Admiralty. ”

"Admiralty?" Colonel Gao Xianshen smiled, "They finally guessed where we are, they must not lure the Japanese over!" ”

"Sir, the telegram is sent in encryption, one secret at a time, and the Japanese cannot decipher it." Captain Zheng Wenqi replied.

"What did you say above?" Gao Xianshen nodded, since he could guess that he was in the Bering Sea, the Admiralty would definitely come carefully.

"It says that a British supply ship is being sent to Holland Harbor in Aleutian to wait for orders, but it is estimated that it will arrive in Holland Harbor by the middle of next month." Zheng Wenqi said: "In addition, the message also has a set of passwords, which should be the key that cannot be decoded before. ”

"Decode now!" Gao Xianshen suddenly became interested, he wanted to see what was written on that secret order.