The thick clouds over the Hawaiian Islands finally ushered in, and the air pressure on the sea surface was very low, making people feel breathless, but the commander of Japan's 10th diving team, Matsumura Kanji Daisa, smiled when he saw this weather.

At this time, Matsumura Osa was standing on the bridge of a large cruiser I-15, holding a telescope and looking around at the other three large cruisers of the 10th diving team that had come to rendezvous. As in history, the Japanese Navy in this time and space is still very keen on building large submarines with a displacement of up to two or three thousand tons, and fantasizes about using these large submarines to fight the surface fleet of the Chinese Navy! It's just that things backfired, and since the start of the war, the underwater fleet built by the Japanese Navy has never had a chance to try its edge. It wasn't until this "Second Battle of Hawaii" that there seemed to be a slight chance to emerge, at least that's what Matsumura Kanji Daisa thought after receiving orders from the Combined Fleet.

"Your Excellency, look!" The captain of the I-15 next to him, Aoda Shaoza, suddenly pointed in the direction of the port side of the submarine and shouted. In the direction of Junko Aota's finger, Matsumura Osa saw through his telescope that there was a huge submarine not far away, slowly floating in the open sea.

"It's I-1!" Matsumura recognized at a glance that this submarine was the predecessor of the Japanese Navy's underwater fleet, the I-1, the lead ship of the "Cruiser Type 1" with a water displacement of 2,135 tons and an underwater displacement of 2,791 tons. After graduating from the Etajima Naval Academy, Matsumura Daisa began his career as a naval officer from this submarine. Thinking of the glory of the Japanese Empire's domination of the East, the corners of Matsumura's eyes couldn't help but moisten.

"Your Excellency Dazuo, look there, there must be I-4 and I-8 have also arrived, and the 10th diving team has arrived!"

At this time, Matsumura Osa had already seen through the telescope that two other rolling waves appeared on the sea surface in the distance, apparently two large submarines were rising. He breathed a sigh of relief. Put down the binoculars in your hands. Turning his head and smiling at Aota, "Great, all arrived safely, now the Chinese can taste the bitterness of going against the Great Japanese Empire!" ”

Aoda Shaozo glanced at his boss, who seemed to be a little overly optimistic. He nodded slightly, and just as he wanted to echo a few words, he heard the sound of a staircase rattling. Then a copy of the telegram was handed to him, and when he picked it up, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

"What's wrong, Aoda-kun?" Matsumura asked.

"Oh my God! It's Your Majesty! Our mission this time is to open a bloody path for His Majesty to get out of Yamato Island! Aoda Shaozo said.

"Nani?" Matsumura's eyebrows twisted slightly, and he took the telegram from Aoda's hand and glanced at it. He muttered in a low voice, "Then the situation on Yamato Island is already very critical...... All right. Matsumura looked up at the dark clouds in the sky: "Let's go now, we can reach the sea near Yamato Island when the thunderstorm comes, and if those Chinese destroyers are still there, we will send them on their way!" As soon as he said this, suddenly a muffled thunder rolled across the sky.

The two Japanese submarine commanders looked at each other and smiled. In such weather, it is definitely a good day for submarines to carry out a surprise attack! Commander Yamamoto is really good at picking days......

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On the port deck of the destroyer Nanhui, the commander of the 1st destroyer detachment, Colonel Lin Zun, was wearing a raincoat. Accompanied by several staff members, he was patrolling the ship with a straight face. As the grandnephew of Lin Zexu, a famous minister of the Qing Dynasty. is a top student in the first phase of Cheung Chau Island Maritime School, but the official luck is extremely bad. Probably because he is upright and not good at slapping horses, he is only a little colonel commanding a destroyer formation until now. In front of his classmates who have become lieutenant generals and major generals, there is a feeling that he can't raise his head!

Of course, Commander Lin did not bring this sentiment to his daily work, but became more conscientious and responsible, and governed the army extremely strictly, so that he had the nickname "Lin Devil...... However, the 1st Destroyer Detachment led by him has been among the best in all the exercises and evaluations of the Wehrmacht Navy, and now it is probably just a matter of less combat exploits that can be promoted to the rank of general, right?

This opportunity may be on the horizon! Lin Zun raised his head, his ears were full of the sound of the wind howling, the raindrops smashed on the steel plate of the destroyer one by one, crackling as if a machine gun swept over, and the 1936 destroyer of more than 2,000 tons was like a leaf in the waves, swaying constantly. All the sailors on deck clung to the railings or handrails and walked cautiously, lest they be thrown into the sea by the inertia of the ship's shaking.

With torrential rain, wind and waves, and the Japanese emperor stranded on Oahu, can anyone imagine what will happen next? If Hirohito doesn't want to cut his belly in one of the gloomy bunkers on Oahu, now is the perfect time to get out!

So at the moment, the busiest of the entire Sino-US joint fleet is probably these destroyer detachments, when the capital ships and transport fleets are hiding in Hilo Bay to avoid the storm. They were still circling around Oahu, all the sonar men pricked up their ears, all the lookout posts were trying to find the floating Japanese submarine from the rain and fog, and all the destroyer commanders were praying silently in their hearts for good luck to befall them.

If the emperor can be caught, he will undoubtedly be the greatest hero in this battle! The future career is bright.

Looking at the wind and rain around him, as well as the other two Type 1936 destroyers and the two flat-deck destroyers of the US Navy, Lin Zun's eyes were also full of eagerness. He has five destroyers in his hands, all equipped with the most advanced sonar systems in the world, which can detect any anomalies under the water, even in such stormy weather. It's just that......

Looking at the radar that was still rotating on the destroyer's mast, Lin Zun, who was eagerly looking forward to the submarine carrying Emperor Hirohito to the door, couldn't help but sigh, under the storm, although the sonar could still work, there were some problems with the radar, and the detection range was greatly reduced. It's not much better than the sight of a lookout post on a ship, and if the submarine carrying Emperor Hirohito simply floats to the surface and sails, it might be able to escape.

With a sigh, Lin Zun returned to the bridge with a few staff, and as soon as he entered the door, Major Tian Long, the captain of the Nanhui, handed over a telegram.

"Report to the sir, a large number of Japanese submarines have been spotted in Area No. 12. There was a flat-deck destroyer of the Americans that was sunk. Headquarters, let's rush to support! ”

"What? A large number of Japanese submarines? Lin Zun was stunned when he heard this, hurriedly took the telegram and swept it a few times, and took a deep breath. Muttered, "How so? ”

Looking at Lin Zun's gradually twisted eyebrows, Major Tian Long asked curiously, "Commander, is there any doubt?" ”

Lin Zun's expression was heavy. Nodding his head, he asked rhetorically: "Don't you think the behavior of these Japanese submarines is abnormal?" They actually came in droves to attack our destroyer formations! ”

"What's wrong?"

"Of course not, the telegram says that about 10 or more Japanese submarines suddenly attacked the 15th destroyer detachment...... What do the Japanese want to do? If you want to sneak attack, Hilo Bay is full of big fish! ”

"Area 12 is the periphery of the blockade line, could the Japanese submarine be trying to make a bloody way and rescue Emperor Hirohito?"

"Impossible." Lin Zun thought about it, but still shook his head: "Use submarines to attack the destroyer's blockade line...... Even Japanese people can't go crazy to this point, right? And such fanfare is too blatant, even if he is killed by Hirohito, he can run away? How fast is a submarine? And how fast does a destroyer have? Together with the Yankees' destroyers, there are almost two hundred! How sure is Hirohito that he can escape? I don't think it's 10% dead. Is there a small probability that he will come to Bo with such an identity? I think that the Japanese must have diverted the tiger from the mountain by doing this, and the direction in which Hirohito really escaped must be elsewhere. ”

"But the order of the headquarters ......," Tian Long nodded. An analysis of his own boss. He couldn't agree more, but the order had to be carried out.

"Let's go to Area 12 first." Lin Zun thought about it and said, "At the same time, report my analysis to the headquarters." Neither Chief Zhao nor Chief of Staff Meng are stupid people, they know what to do. ”

"Yes." Tian Long saluted and scolded at the same time, how did this master speak? Commander Zhao and Chief of Staff Meng are just "not stupid", no wonder they have been mixed up for so many years to be a colonel, and Meng Hailong and Long Yuhui at the same time as him are both lieutenant generals!

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"Sea Dragon, what do you think?"

On the island of the USS Taiwan, Zhao Zheng and Meng Hailong had already discovered that something was wrong when they received Lin Zun's telegram. According to the weather forecast, this thunderstorm will last until the evening, and this time is definitely the best time for Hirohito to escape! The other party will definitely try to take advantage of it in any way.

"Lin Zunzhi's analysis has a certain amount of truth." Meng Hailong nodded, looked at the heavier and heavier rainstorm outside, and said with some worry: "There may be a tiger to leave the mountain, but the possibility of a desperate gamble cannot be ruled out." According to the information we received from the new Japanese government in Tokyo, in 1938, the Japanese Navy built a high-speed experimental submarine with a record maximum underwater speed of 21.3 knots! Since then, the Japanese Navy has built several 'submarines' with a maximum speed of 19 knots underwater and 30 knots for floating on the surface. If Hirohito took such a submarine, he would be able to run more than 300 nautical miles in more than ten hours...... I really escaped from us! ”

"Dive high, huh! It's a good thing to run away, we can't let this kid Hirohito escape. Zhao Zheng smiled coldly, slapped the chart table beside him heavily, and ordered: "Transfer four more destroyer detachments from Xiluo Bay to support, and order all our and American submarines near Oahu to surface, turn on the radar, and carefully search the sea surface ......"

Before Zhao Zheng's words fell, the report of the communications staff officer rang out: "Sir! The 9th destroyer detachment spotted a Japanese submarine in area No. 2 and was attacking! ”

Will the emperor be on it? Zhao Zheng and Meng Hailong thought of this question at the same time. Area 2 is at the entrance to Pearl Harbor, which means that the submarine most likely came out of Pearl Harbor (the main channel of Pearl Harbor has been blocked by shipwrecks, but the submarine can still pass through it if it is floating)!

"Tell the 9th Destroyer Detachment that you must not let go of the Japanese submarine!" Zhao Zheng thought for a moment, and suddenly ordered loudly: "Transfer two more destroyer detachments to reinforce it, and tell Lin Zun to rush to Area 12 immediately, no matter what, to block this Japanese submarine attacking in the direction of Oahu!" ”

Just when the sudden appearance of two groups of Japanese submarines attracted everyone's attention, the convoy of several black cars quietly left the Pearl Harbor fortress and drove north along the road in the rain. About 1 and a half hours later. The cars arrived at Haleiwa, about 25 kilometers from Pearl Harbor. A small seaport north of Oahu. It was just a small, rudimentary fishing port where American fishermen had been imprisoned in concentration camps since the Japanese occupation of Hawaii. Naturally, this small fishing port was abandoned. However, when the cars finally stopped in the dock area, the eyes of Emperor Hirohito, who was sitting in the back seat of one of the cars, were immediately attracted by a black submarine floating on the dock. The body of this submarine is relatively small among Japanese submarines that "make big things beautiful". However, its stature was extraordinarily slender, and there were no common submarine guns on the deck of the submarine, only an anti-aircraft machine gun.

Looking around, all the buildings in the town were dilapidated, and there was not a single civilian in sight, nor the officers and soldiers of the Guards Division holding long rifles, as if it were an empty city, except that near the pier, there were a few naval officers and sailors in raincoats tied to the docks. Hitch up the springboard.

The Minister of the Navy, King Fushimi Miyahiroko, bowed slightly to the emperor beside him, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this is the high-speed submarine I-201. It has a maximum underwater speed of 19 knots. The underwater displacement is more than 1,400 tons...... The performance is absolutely reliable, it's just that the wind and waves are a bit big today. It may not be too comfortable when sailing. ”

Hirohito nodded stiffly and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to speak, and finally just sighed and said nothing.

It was a naval officer in a waterproof suit who ran to the side of the car in which Hirohito was riding, looked inside, snapped a salute, and reported loudly: "The Navy I-201 submarine is ready, and all the crew greets Your Majesty to board the boat." ”

Hirohito nodded his head in sympathy to the naval officer, who also had a numb expression. If it had been a few months ago, this submarine captain would have been in tears when he saw His Majesty the Emperor, but now...... Hirohito sighed in his heart, his eyes revealing endless sadness.

The captain of the submarine bowed to the Emperor again, and then briefed the Minister of the Navy, King Fushimi Miyahiroko, on the situation on the I-201, and then turned and left.

Fushimi Palace took another look at the deserted town, sighed softly, and said to Hirohito: "Your Majesty, the I-201 is ready, the time is almost up, let's board the boat now." Then he pushed the door and walked down, and Hirohito then stepped out of the car, and the aide-de-camp, who had already been prepared, immediately shielded the emperor from the wind and rain with an umbrella. Then the group, including the emperor's close attendants, Fumiro Konoe, Kazunari Ugaki and several other so-called important ministers, silently followed behind Hirohito and Fushimi Palace, and walked in the direction of the submarine......

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"Hirohito has probably left Oahu!" Zhang Yiming's voice sounded obviously excited. The chief of operations of the Chinese Navy strode into Luo Yaoguo's office in the San Diego military port with a telegram he had just received. Luo Yaoguo took the telegram and read it, and frowned slightly: "As soon as Hirohito leaves, Oahu will naturally be easier to fight, but ...... Zhao Hanyu: Are they sure they can find the submarine that Hirohito is on? If he had been allowed to run to Germany, those in Japan would have been hooked up with Hitler. ”

Speaking of this, Luo Yaoguo glanced at Natalie, who was sitting on the sofa next to him and was holding a code book to translate the telegram herself, and asked, "Natalie, what did Fangzi say, what is the attitude of Xianyuan Palace?" If Hirohito is still here, will he come out to be the emperor? ”

Natalie put down the telegram and codebook in her hand, thought for a moment, and shook her head: "I'm afraid this won't be easy, Yoshiko's telegram said that Kanyuan Palace was still hesitant to take the throne after Hirohito's death. Yoshiko met with him a few times and sent you a handwritten letter, but there was still no way to get a clear answer. ”

Luo Yaoguo smiled: "It seems that the prestige of Hirohito, the emperor who can only run away, has not fallen in the country!" Then he lowered his face and said to Zhang Yiming: "Youshi, go and send a telegram to Zhao Hanyu and tell him to do everything possible to eliminate Hirohito!" If Hirohito does not die, this Hawaiian campaign cannot be regarded as a complete attack. He thought for a moment and said, "It's really not possible to disperse the aircraft carriers as well, deploy them on all sides, and do our best to search for suspicious submarines as soon as the weather improves, and we can't let go of a single one!" ”

Zhang Yiming was stunned for a moment, and reminded in a low voice: "Auxiliary commander, in this way, the attack on Oahu Island will inevitably be affected. ”

Luo Yaoguo smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, Oahu Island is a turtle in an urn, and you can't run away!" Let Zhao Hanyu let it go first, the main target now is Hirohito, as long as he is eliminated by us, it is very likely that the Japanese army on Oahu will surrender without a fight. ”

"Yes!" Zhang Yiming stood upright, gave a military salute and turned to leave. Luo Yaoguo stood up and paced in the room with his hands behind his back. After a few moments, he stood in front of Natalie and said to her: "Send a telegram to the old Chiang of the Japanese Front, and tell him that Hirohito may have left Oahu by submarine and that there is a good chance that he will be wiped out by our navy." ”

"Okay." Natalie stood up and was just about to leave, when Luo Yaoguo stopped her again: "The Chinese G side will also be notified to send a telegram to Zhang Xueliang and tell him that Hirohito is likely to die in a few days." ”

"What? Zhong G also wants to tell? Natalie was stunned for a moment, and asked casually. Luo Yaoguo just smiled slightly, waved at her without saying anything, and sent her out of the office.

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"Torpedo! A torpedo was found on the starboard side! ”

With a shout, Lin Zun saw that on the sea in the rain and mist, two white splashes were rushing towards the destroyer he was riding! The distance is already less than 2,000 meters...... Those were two powerful Japanese spear torpedoes! This destroyer with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons will be blown in two if it hits only one of them, and everyone in the boatload will want to live!

"Left full rudder! Hurry up and fill the rudder on the left! Colonel Lin Zun, who was scared out of a cold sweat, didn't care about the demeanor of a general, and hurriedly grabbed the rudder of the ship, and hit the bottom at once! Narrowly escaped these two deadly torpedoes.

"Depth charges strike back! Fucking water charges! Colonel Lin, who had just escaped the catastrophe, immediately ordered loudly in anger. These Japanese submarines encountered today are also evil, and they actually dare to fight against the destroyers! Torpedoes are thrown into the sea as if they were not being paid, and depth charges are not dodged when they are rained...... It's totally windy!

At this moment, on the deck of the Nanhui, there was no need for Lin Zun to shout and give orders, and the well-trained sailors had already been under the command of the officer, constantly loading the depth charges at a fixed depth into the launcher and throwing them into the sea. In a short time, the entire sea area was turned into a pot of boiling water, and the waves were rolling everywhere. I don't know what the scene is inside the Japanese submarine below?

However, these Japanese submarines still showed no signs of retreating, and still kept firing torpedoes, and after a while, they actually achieved results again! A Type 1936 destroyer belonging to the 1st Destroyer Detachment was hit by a Type 93 spear torpedo, broke in two with a loud bang, and sank to the bottom of the sea in the blink of an eye! It is estimated that hundreds of officers and men on the ship have all died heroically! Lin Zun's eyes were about to pop out when he witnessed this scene, and he opened his mouth just to say something. The chief of staff of the formation suddenly shouted: "Sir, the 11th destroyer formation reports that at least 4 more Japanese submarines have been discovered!" There are Japanese submarines everywhere underwater, and we have met wolves! ”

"What?" Lin Zun hurriedly called the rudder to Tian Long, the captain of the Nanhui, and then took the report from the chief of staff, and gasped after sweeping his eyes. If you count the Japanese submarines found by your own 1st destroyer detachment and the other two destroyer detachments who rushed to reinforce you, there are at least 20 Japanese submarines in the 12th area at this time! It seems that this time I really encountered a pack of wolves.

"Where are the 7th and 2nd detachments?" Lin Zun asked the chief of staff.

"There are still 20 nautical miles, and it won't take you 40 minutes!"

"Good! Let them hurry up, send another telegram to the headquarters, and ask them to send reinforcements again! Lin Zun twisted his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "It looks like Little Japan is really going to open a bloody road, it's really crazy......"