September 7

Early in the morning, the newspapers reported in detail on this air battle, and several mainstream media in the world also received a large amount of information from the Chinese military. There are not only photos, but also a video to record this air battle.

In this matter, Germany danced the most happily, and the media was full of irony.

Britain's face has been torn off by China again, and more than 700 planes have been lost in this war, coupled with the defeat of the navy, the land has been defeated one after another, and the international status of Britain and France has been shaky.

The British parliament has begun to discuss the election of a new prime minister, and the Conservative Party's support has fallen to a record low. The Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats' constant attacks have put the Conservatives' position in jeopardy. Maybe it will be pulled down at some point, especially the Labour Party, which has surpassed the Conservative Party, and if Parliament passes a new election of the prime minister, then Baldwin's position will be replaced.

After reading today's newspaper, Chen Shao felt a little amused by Germany's actions. None of this paid much attention to him, though, and he was now only concerned with the location of the submarine forces. Chen Shao was very concerned about this plan to eliminate the British and French reinforcements. The power of many parties is mobilized, and once the plan is lost, it will lead to many undesirable consequences.

Just as Chen Shao was about to pick up the documents to prepare for work, the phone rang.

"Chairman, the Praetorian Guard Huang Bai has just come to ask for instructions, when is it going to destroy the strength of the Anglo-French forces in the Lang Son area?" Jiang Baili's voice came from the phone.

"Huang Bai wants you to ask me! Can't this kid wait? Tell him to follow the plan. Chen Shao smiled and said. He understands Huang Bai's character, and he doesn't dare to ask himself, it must be soft and hard for Jiang Baili to ask himself. I had already discussed and decided with Jiang Baili before, and Jiang Baili would not ask himself this question.

"Hehe, I've told him many times before, and he just wants to hear what you mean. It is too boring to say that it is too boring to fight like this, it is not in line with the identity of the Praetorian Guard, and the enemy should be destroyed in one go. But he didn't dare to ask you himself, so he had to come out of me. Jiang Baili also laughed on the phone.

"Tell that kid to put away his fancy intestines. I can't attack more than a kilometer a day, and if I exceed it, I'll do it. Also inform him, don't keep the reservists watching from behind, starting tomorrow, the reservists will also participate in the battle, from the left and right sides to cooperate with the attack of the Praetorian Guard. Chen Shao thought about it and said. It's not that Chen Shao doesn't want to wipe out the Anglo-French coalition forces in the Langshan area at once, but he wants Britain and France at this time to see that glimmer of victory, and when the time comes, he will give the other party a hard blow and completely let Britain and France lose the war. Otherwise, the Anglo-French forces in the Lang Son area would have been wiped out long ago, and where would they have been allowed to exist until now.

"I told him right away, and now he's going to die. Ha ha! Jiang Baili finally laughed.

"By the way, Baili, is there any news from the sea wolf today?" Chen Shao thought of the submarine force again.

"There has been no contact since last night, and the merchant ship has been radio silent in order to avoid exposure. Now it is only necessary to wait for the submarine forces to reach out to us in the evening. But there is no need to worry, Chairman, I am sure they will not disappoint you. Jiang Baili said.

"After all, it's the first ocean-going combat mission, and I'm always a little worried." Chen Shao is not a sentimental person, but it is normal for him to be a little worried. If Chen Shao was not worried at all, then Chen Shao would not have come to such a position today.

After ending the call with Jiang Baili, Chen Shao began a busy day.

Since the submarine forces began to set out and cross the Strait of Malacca, there has been little contact with the Chinese side. Basically, the merchant ships only contacted the Chinese side once a day to determine their location.

This time, Chen Shao sent out all his submarine forces at one time, led by Di Wolf, and the same as the forces against the British Eastern Fleet, thirty merchant-class submarines were all of Chen Shao's submarine forces. As for the Xia-class submarine, it is only used for training, and the appearance of sonar has made the Xia-class submarine not have much combat effectiveness.

The 30 submarines, which were made up of six 10,000-ton merchant ships as supply ships, had already passed through the Strait of Malacca two days earlier. Merchant ships carry the banner of the Longteng Group and transport a batch of goods to Europe, anyway, the merchant ships of the Longteng Group often form teams to go to Europe, and such things will not attract the attention of others. Submarines followed closely underneath merchant ships and passed through the Strait of Malacca.

Due to the underwater relationship between the submarine chairman and the Chinese people, the radio communication with China is dependent on the radio of the merchant ship. The submarine relies on long-wave communication in the water to communicate with the shore, and the main thing is passive reception. Because of radio ultra-long-wave signals or very long-wave signals, short-wave attenuation in water is too fast to be used. That is, in order for the submarine to receive instructions from the command organ on shore, it must receive it at the specified time and frequency. If you want to actively communicate, you need to drag and drop a cable with a buoy (about a few tens of kilometers long) in the water, use the instantaneous power station to burst the signal, and then you must quickly leave the area where the report is transmitted.

Submarines communicate with each other in the water by sonar equipment. That is, to send sound wave signals of different lengths into the water, to form the code of the telegram, or to convert language and sound waves to each other to make a conversation. Friend or foe identification sonar is to use the password to judge friend and foe when underwater submarines are accidentally discovered underwater, this kind of sonar sends a special signal (password) to ask the other party, if the other party is their own submarine, they will answer a signal, if not, they will not receive the signal, even if they receive it, they will not be able to reply correctly.

There is a sentence among submariners: a body of sweat, two eyes without a god, three souls out of the sheath, limbs weak, five intestines churning, six gods without a master, seven up and eight down, nine (long) bedridden, very uncomfortable.

Submariners work hard and tedious, the hardest of all arms. When not going to sea, you have to go on the boat during the day to maintain the mechanical equipment, wear a uniform training uniform (it is a unique cold-proof clothing in winter), and regularly do mechanical rotation every week, mainly to see if the equipment is in good condition. Basically, every soldier's clothes were covered with paint, all colors, and his face and hands were basically oiled, and sometimes he was inevitably injured. When going to sea, life and work are on the boat, because the air quality is not good, so people have the feeling of sleepiness, the brain response is relatively slow, sometimes the crew in the combat position can fall asleep, in order to maintain the air quality, it is not allowed to eat radishes and bean sprouts when going to sea. Water is limited to one bucket per person, and bathing is not allowed. The worst thing is that the biological clock will be disturbed inside the submarine, and it will be very uncomfortable to return to land.

But one thing is okay, that is, the food, as long as there is a supply at any time, the food in the submarine is the best in the Chinese Navy. Although Chen Shao couldn't change their hard fate, he tried his best to compensate them in some ways. There is nothing to say about military salaries, submariners are technical arms, and their salaries are one line higher than those of the ordinary navy. This was the first ocean-going operation of the submarine force, and the merchant ships not only carried ammunition, but also carried a large amount of fresh vegetables, meat, drinks, and fruits.

The submariners were divided into 3 groups and were on duty for 4 hours each, followed by 8 hours of cleaning, resting, training and sleeping, and then another 4 hours of duty. The only place where there is no break is the kitchen, where the chefs are busy 24 hours a day, and of course the chefs are also divided into groups to take breaks. In this way, every 4 hours, the changed crew has to eat, 24 hours a day, which is six meals. But not everyone has to eat six meals, depending on whether you eat or not.

Outside the Bay of Bengal at night.

Eight merchant ships flying dragon flags moved forward slowly.

Three dark shadows appeared on the surrounding sea, and the huge searchlights of the merchant ship were aimed at the sudden black shadows. Seeing the familiar approach, the searchlight went out immediately. These three black shadows are naturally the merchant submarines in departure, which are easy to expose the target during the day, and generally come to the merchant ship here at night for replenishment. Three submarines slowly approached the merchant ship, one submarine approached a merchant ship, and the two sides fixed each other with Range Rovers.

Di Wolf stepped out of the cabin and stretched. As the commander of this submarine force, he has a long way to go. These long voyages are a great test for the entire submarine force. Although there was such training before, it didn't go far after all, and this time there was a real combat background. So for many submariners, it is also a lot of pressure.

Taking the rope ladder thrown down from the merchant ship, Di Wolf climbed onto the merchant ship alone. Originally, as a commander, he had to stay on the ship at all times, especially in such unsafe sea areas, and always be with his troops. Di Wolf also understands this truth, but he still has something to do.

After boarding the merchant ship, Di Wolf went straight to a cargo hold. It has been converted into a communications center with two large radio transmitters. Having come here, he routinely sent a message to the Admiralty and the General Staff of Operations of the Wehrmacht, reporting his location.

Then Di Wolf told the communications personnel inside to leave the place, and waited for everyone to get out. Di Wolf operated the radio himself, and after modifying the wavelength and frequency band, sent a message. A few minutes later, a reply was received. After reading the translated telegram, Di Wolf breathed a sigh of relief.

This wavelength and frequency band were given to him by Chen Shao before he set off, and told him a special cipher code. He was instructed to go out of the Strait of Malacca and send it to a specific radio station in this wavelength band, and if there was no reply in half an hour, the operation would be cancelled and all the troops would return.

Although Di Wolf was very puzzled by Chen Shao's order, he didn't ask anything. He knew that Chen Shao must have meant what he meant when he said this, and now that Di Wolf saw the telegram, he somewhat understood what Chen Shao meant. I was still thinking about how to find the British troop carrier, but now this problem is solved.

(To be continued)