Chapter 561 Sakura Project
Kure Shipyard is located on a tiny peninsula on the northern shore of the Seto Inland Sea in southwestern Japan. The Kure Prefecture Shipyard www.biquge.info bordered by the nuclear-bombed Hiroshima to the north, and Shikoku Island and Kyushu Island to the south and southwest. Kure Naval Shipyard, Kobe Naval Shipyard, is the main shipyard of the Japanese Navy. Most of the aircraft carrier warships of the Japanese Navy came from these two shipyards.
After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese Navy's aircraft carrier warships continued to be consumed, forcing the Japanese Navy to continue to build new aircraft carrier warships. However, the speed of construction does not compensate for the loss of speed. Due to the limited war machine in Japan, it was impossible to meet the needs with all its might. With Japan's national strength and shipbuilding capacity, the fastest construction speed of a 20,000-ton aircraft carrier warship will take three years, which is the biggest shortcoming of the Japanese Navy.
That morning, Jie Zhenbang led the special combat team to the Wuxian Shipyard. The shipyard had a Japanese guard unit of about 200 people. The surrender went very smoothly, and the special combat team took control of the shipyard at the first time. At this time, Jie Zhenbang stood on the dock, looking at the two rusty empty ship shells parked at the station, and his heart was full of emotion. "Report to the captain, the Japanese soldiers have sent them a road bill and dismissed, and the chief engineer of the shipyard has been found. Please instruct! Li Gang's figure appeared.
Jie Zhenbang didn't say anything, his eyes were still focused on the empty husk. "Captain, I don't understand, what's the use of getting two empty hulls back, it's better to build new ones." "You think too simply, the current domestic shipbuilding capacity, even this empty ship hull can't be built, how easy it is to build a new one." "Captain, the situation in Japan is not even accessible to the US military, how does the chief of the general staff know?" "This is what is extraordinary about the Chief of the General Staff, what he wants to do, no one can guess, go and we will meet the engineers!"
In the shipyard office, Chief Engineer Matsuno Samura sat in a chair and didn't understand what he was looking for. Matsuno is about 50 years old, not tall, with a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose and a somewhat pale face. Hearing movement outside, Matsuno Squiro hurriedly stood up, his legs clearly disobedient. Jie Zhenbang and Li Gang walked into the room, the figures of the two sides were disproportionate, and Jie Zhenbang, who was a head taller, looked at each other condescendingly.
"Sir, the contemptible man is the chief engineer of the shipyard, Matsuno Shiro, I don't know what your Excellency has to do with the contemptible person?" Matsuno Samurai bowed. "Mr. Matsuno, you are the chief engineer, could you please tell us about the two unfinished aircraft carriers moored at the station?" Jie Zhenbang gets straight to the point in fluent Japanese. "Sir, the two unfinished aircraft carriers belong to the Yunlong-class series. Construction of the Aso began in June '43 and was launched in November '44, with 60 percent of the progress completed. ”
"Construction of the Ikoma began in July '43 and was launched in November '44, and the progress was 60% complete. The two battleships are sister ships with a base displacement of 17150 tons and a full load displacement of 21000 tons. The two-tier flight deck is designed to be 216.9 meters long, powered by a 10,050-horsepower gas boiler, and has a carrier-based aircraft capacity of 53 aircraft. Shipboard weapon systems can be installed according to actual needs. "Matsuno Samurai is like a treasure, and the regulations introduced are clear.
"Mr. Matsuno is doing very well, I am a soldier and like to go straight. We are preparing to transport these two unfinished aircraft carrier warships to China to continue to complete the construction of aircraft carrier warships. Mr. Matsuno, you, as the chief engineer, must go with us, and there is no room for negotiation. As for whether your family is going or not, the decision is up to you. However, I recommend that you go with your family, because it will be very difficult in post-war Japan, you should know that! “
"As the chief engineer, Mr. Matsuno will enjoy the treatment of an expert in China, and he will have no worries about food, clothing, housing and transportation. Time is of the essence, and it is ten o'clock in the morning. You go home now and discuss that you or your family must show up at the shipyard before 12 o'clock. Your mission is to collect blueprints for the two aircraft carriers, and we'll set off after dark. Matsuno knew that it was useless to tell the difference, so he bowed and left accompanied by two special combat members.
"Report, Wang Jingwei's guard captain and two freighters have arrived at the dock!" A subordinate rushed in to report it. "Haha! This guy didn't disappoint me, go check it out! "Jie Zhenbang and Li Gang drove to the berth, and sure enough, they found two cargo ships with a displacement of about 2,000 tons parked at the berth." Sir, they hired two freighters, but they want that? "I saw the captain of the guard hold out two fingers." Damn, 20 gold bars, didn't they take us for the wrongs! Li Gang shouted loudly.
Jie Zhenbang waved his hand to stop: "Promise them, just 20 gold bars." "But we don't have gold bars in our hands!" The captain of the guard changed his face when he heard this. "You don't have what we have." During the Battle of Okinawa, Jie Zhenbang ordered his subordinates to amass a lot of money, and then exchanged it for gold bars in case of urgent need, which came in handy nowadays. The captain of the guard and the Japanese captain negotiated and made a deal. "Sir, the freighter is required to be empty, but there are 10 tons of rice in one freighter."
"The Japanese captain said that the owner did not pick up the cargo in Osaka. It's chaotic nowadays, and the rice is not unloaded. The Japanese captain said that for the sake of credibility, the rice could not be unloaded and would be handed over to the owner at a later date. "In that case, take it with you! Tell the Japanese captain to hurry up and get ready as soon as possible! Jie Zhenbang did not expect that the journey back to China was like an adventure, and these 10 tons of rice played a vital role.
A military jeep was parked in front of a typical Japanese house, and two special operators accompanied Matsuno Shiro out of the car, and the special operators did not enter the house, but stayed outside to stand guard. When the wife heard the news that her husband had returned, she came out with her three daughters to greet her. "Matsuno-kun, what are they looking for you for? There were two soldiers following, what the hell were they going to do? The wife looked panicked, and the three daughters huddled together with each other with blank expressions.
Matsuno walked into the house without saying a word, and his wife and three daughters hurriedly followed. "Matsuno-kun, you're talking, what do you want you to do?" Matsuno Samura looked at his three daughters thoughtfully. He had four children, the eldest of whom was a son who joined the Navy and died in battle two years ago. The eldest daughter, a 21-year-old naval officer, was killed at sea six months ago. The second daughter is 17 years old and the youngest daughter is 13 years old.
Looking at the three daughters who are like flowers, I thought that the American GIs would not let go of the Japanese woman, and seemed to see what happened to my daughter. Instead of this, it is better to have a sense of security around yourself. The Chinese hijacked themselves for the sake of aircraft carrier warships, and will not be too embarrassed. Matsuno's fears were not unfounded, as post-war Japan was in great difficulty, and in order to survive, Japanese women sold their bodies to satisfy the desires of American GIs. After the war, the Japanese government acquiesced in this phenomenon, and the traditional Japanese culture regarded women selling their bodies to solve problems for the government, which was regarded as a patriotic act.
In the Japanese people's consciousness, there is no shame for women to engage in this profession. Historically, in order to solve financial difficulties, the Japanese government sent a large number of prostitutes to Nanyang and earned a large amount of money in turn, which is well documented in history. Matsuno Samura said decisively: "Japan has been defeated, and we can't help ourselves. You pack up immediately, I'm going to follow them to China. The husband's words are like a holy decree that cannot be refuted. The wife hurriedly instructed her daughter to pack up, and it turned out later that Matsuno Shirou's choice was correct.
In the afternoon, the weather changed abruptly and dark clouds topped down. Soon a light rain began to fall, and the rainy season began in early June in the southern part of the Japanese archipelago. In the evening, the rain did not stop, and the weather became more and more hazy. Jie Zhenbang stood on the dock and watched as people boarded the freighter one after another, and the rain soaked his clothes. The 1123 freighter towed the aircraft carrier Aso,
Freighter No. 1532 tows the aircraft carrier Ikoma. "Report to the captain, all the personnel have boarded the ship, let's go up too!" Jie Zhenbang nodded and glanced at his watch, the hour and minute hands pointed to 6 o'clock.
Li Gang led a detachment on the 1532 freighter, and Jie Zhenbang led a detachment on the 1123 freighter. After boarding the deck, the freighter blew a whistle and dragged the aircraft carrier Aso away from the dock, followed by the 1532 freighter. In the cockpit, Jie Zhenbang said to the second team leader: "Send a report to China immediately, and implement Plan B on the return route!" "The original plan was to take the rich waterway in plan A, but there must be a large number of US warships in this direction, so Jie Zhenbang decisively chose plan B, that is, to leave the Tsushima Strait from Shimonoseki and then return to China along the west side of the Korean Peninsula.
However, Jie Zhenbang did not expect that when a detachment of the US army arrived at Xiaguan, the situation became sinister. What was even more terrifying was that seven hours after Jie Zhenguo left the Wuxian Shipyard, a detachment of the US military went north from the Fenghou Waterway and went straight to the shipyard. The Americans will soon perceive that two unfinished aircraft carriers are missing.