Lang rush. The night is dark, the night sky is pitch black, and you can't see the moon pavilion? There are no stars in sight, and the dark sea and the equally dark sky seem to have merged.

In this pitch black sea, a submarine is breaking the waves, due to the strong wind and waves, the submarine boat from time to time raised high, and then submerged under the water, stubbornly sailing in the northwest direction.

This is the sea east of Jeju Island. About 200 nautical miles away from Jeju Island in a straight line, the submarine is sailing at a high altitude and is none other than the Chinese Navy's Fierce Ocean Attack Submarine, named "Shark" Captain Zhang Guangyang.

Zhang Guangyang and his submarine retreated here from Sasebo, during today's daytime attack. At the same time, in the subsequent anti-submarine operations of the Japanese fleet, the "Shark" was also counterattacked, and a shell from a Japanese destroyer directly hit the shell of the conning tower, but fortunately it was only bruised, and the part of the bullet was a non-pressure-resistant shell, which did not pose much threat to the safety of the submarine, Zhang Guangyang and all his crew were able to successfully escape the pursuit of the Japanese fleet, and only surfaced after sailing underwater for half an hour, and then sailed all the way to the northwest.

The "Shark" used six torpedoes in the daytime attack, and only two spare torpedoes remained for the boat, and according to Zhang Guangyang's original plan, he was also ready to refire at the Japanese fleet, but now the Japanese fleet has already set its sights on the "Shark," so Zhang Guangyang can only choose to retreat. After the submarine floated, Zhang Guangyang realized that the shell of the submarine's control tower had been hit by a shell, but fortunately there was no major problem.

The attack on the Japanese escort fleet was very successful, and Zhang Guangyang was satisfied with the results, considering that the torpedo was about to be sued by Cai, he finally decided to return to the waters of Jeju Island, and then use wireless telegraphy to contact the supply submarine, ready to replenish the torpedo and fuel. Fearing that the Japanese convoy would pursue, Zhang Guangyang had to sail very cautiously above the sea. It wasn't until night fell that he was relieved. So he issued an order to call the submariners who had been in the submarine for most of the day to the deck, let them breathe fresh air, smoke a few cigarettes, and relax their tense nerves.

Half an hour ago, there was a storm and waves on the sea. The sea conditions were getting worse and worse, and most of the crew returned to their cabins, except for Zhang Guangyang and a few assistants who were still trying to figure out how to set up the radio station's antenna.

The shell of the Japanese destroyer hit the shell of the submarine's conning tower, and although this shell was not a threat to the entire submarine, it unbiasedly knocked one of the bolts that fixed the antenna away, so now it was necessary to find a way to fix the telescopic antenna to the conning tower enclosure. And make sure that it is strong so that it does not sink into the sea.

The wind and waves are getting stronger and the sea conditions are getting worse and worse, and it is not easy to stand on a submarine, and it is even more challenging to set up antennas. Zhang Guangyang and the submariners were busy for almost an hour before tying the antenna tightly with the lead wire that fixed the torpedo and reinforcing it with a cable, so that the radio station could work normally.

Thanks to the use of vacuum transistors, submarines are now equipped with such radio stations that communicate at great distances. In fact, Zhang Guangyang now intends not only to make stunned contact with the supply submarines, but also to send a telegram to the General Staff of the Navy to report on the ambush outside the port of Sasebo and the Japanese operations at sea, if there is enough time. He also intends to make contact with other ocean-going submarines operating in the Yellow Sea to see which submarine was the one that stormed the Japanese convoy with his "Shark" off the port of Sasebo this morning.

After the antenna was erected, the telegraph operator immediately began to report, first relaying the battle report drafted by Zhang Guangyang to the telegraph station on the Shandong coast, then sending a telegram to the supply submarine to request supplies, and finally starting to contact other ocean-going submarines.

Before the start of the combat cruise, all the ocean-going divers had agreed to make wireless telegraphic contact from late night to early the next morning, but this was only a theory, and the specific operation was not so easy.

But the communication was very smooth tonight. The telegraph operator of the "Shark" took two hours. He got in touch with four ocean-going submarines, and after some inquiry, Zhang Guangyang learned about it. The submarine he ambushed the Japanese convoy and transport fleet outside the Sasebo military port was none other than the fifth boat of the same type of the "Shark class", the "Pinyu".

After the attack got in the way, the "Waxfish" also quickly withdrew from the battlefield, but instead of retreating to the northwest, it retreated due west. Now it is almost fifty nautical miles from the "Shark". And the submarine has already depleted itself with all the spare torpedoes and is also waiting for the arrival of the supply submarine.

Zhang Guangyang originally planned to discuss the torpedo attack tactics with the captain of the "Zhanyu." But thanks to the arrival of a telegram. He had to temporarily suspend the discussion of tactics.

This telegram is the Shandong telegraph transfer station to read the latest children's day to wash the stream book and dry the fine concave said to throw off the umbrella, the old one is the naval staff, the content of the telegram is to ask Guan Gan Sasebo ambush battle one, judging from the content of the report, the naval staff obviously wants to know more details about the attack.

But what Zhang Guangyang should have said has already been said in the telegram just now, as for "more details." He was really powerless, but he was sure that the torpedo attack had severely damaged at least two large warships of the Japanese escort fleet, as well as four transports, and as for whether the two large warships had sunk, he did not know, after all, the anti-submarine operations of the Japanese destroyers began shortly after the attack, and at that time they could only dive immediately, and it was impossible to confirm whether the Japanese battleships were sunk.

Zhang Guangyang's call back was quickly patted. And then. The Navy General Staff sent another telegram, ordering the "Shark" to turn around and head south immediately after receiving supplies, and go straight to the Ryukyu Islands to cooperate with the naval task force to strangle the sea route between the Japanese archipelago and the Taiwan Island and the Ryukyu Islands.

Zhang Guangyang was very interested in this task. From the telegram, he learned that the task force was operating in the waters east of the island of Taiwan, and that, according to the air force's reconnaissance, Japanese merchant ships in various ports on the island were already preparing to sail and were now rushing there. The harvest will certainly not and will further create panic in Japan.

"The task force operates in the waters east of Taiwan. I don't know if the Japanese government has gotten the news, but if Japan also sends a fleet to encircle and suppress it, it is worth the risk. ”

In fact, to put it mildly, Zhang Guangyang would prefer to continue to stay in this sea area and intercept the Japanese escort fleet, and he is now a little addicted to fighting warships. He really didn't put it in the ordinary boat

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But an order is an order, and Zhang Guangyang must carry it out. He also understood that the destruction of Japanese warships was secondary, and the key was to disrupt the military deployment of the Japanese government, disperse the forces of the Japanese fleet, and strategically cooperate with the actions of the Sixth Army.

"After our ship gets supplies, it will immediately go south to cooperate with the task force, and ask the staff headquarters to inform the task force radio call sign."

Zhang Guangyang made up his mind and immediately sent a telegram back to the naval staff, and after obtaining the call sign of the radio station of the task force, he ordered the telegraph operator to take a telegram to the task force, but the distance was too far away, and it was unknown whether the other party could receive the telegram.

At the same time that the "Shark" was taking the telegram, it was in another part of the Pacific Ocean. The Chinese Navy's task force led by Cheng Biguang also sailed north on the rough seas.

During the day today, Cheng Biguang commanded the task force to attack Keelung Harbor again, but due to the fierce firepower of the Japanese batteries, the results of this attack were far worse than the last time, and the only effective attack was the "Dewfish" ocean-going attack submarine, which fired eight torpedoes and sank five Japanese merchant ships transporting sugar and timber. After that, the task force quickly withdrew from the battlefield.

At present, the "Cocoon" is still carrying out activities with the task force and has already replenished its torpedoes in the afternoon, while the other ocean-going attack submarine operating in the waters off Taiwan Island is still operating in the southern waters, and Cheng Biguang has already sent a telegram to transfer the submarine to the north to rendezvous with the task force. Prepare for a massive attack together. The target is the Ryukyu Islands.

In the final analysis, the task force is a sabotage fleet, similar to the mission of ocean-going attack submarines, both used to attack Japanese merchant shipping routes, but compared with submarines, the whereabouts of the task force are easy to expose, unlike submarines that can sail covertly. Stealth sortie.

Like the island of Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands have been included in the colonization program as a member of the Japanese colonial economic system since they were regarded as a colony by Japan, and the current Ryukyu Islands are also an important source of raw materials for Japan, especially the cultivation of sugar cane and the refining of sugar.

However, considering the geographical location of the Ryukyus. The task force must be prepared for an encounter with the Japanese escort fleet, and the reason why Cheng Biguang incorporated ocean-going submarines into the fleet was to strengthen the fleet's strength. Just in case.

Therefore, when the adjutant forwarded a telegram he had just received to Cheng Biguang, he was a little surprised and a little happy, because this telegram was taken by the ocean-going attack submarine "Shark," and the content was to inform him that the "Shark" was about to go south to the Ryukyus to cooperate with the task force.

"Tell Captain Zhang, just say what I said, the sooner he arrives, the more we can catch big fish, there are a lot of big fish here, just his "shark." I can't eat it. ”

Cheng Biguang took a pencil while giving the order, and drew a straight line on the chart in front of him, which was what he speculated as "shark." According to his calculations, if the whole voyage was carried out, the "Shark" would be able to rush to the Ryukyu Islands to rendezvous with the task force in three days at most.

"It would be nice if all the ocean-going submarines could be integrated into the task force.

Looking at the map, Cheng Biguang sighed sincerely, of course, he knew it in his heart. For a weapon like a submarine, the center looks heavier than him. This is one of the few trump cards in the Chinese Navy at present.