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On the morning of the 5th of the month, the morning sun has been sprinkled on the Java Sea, a piece of clear water and blue sky, like a fairyland. A small fishing boat sailed two hundred kilometers north of Shobi Island, but they did not carry out salvage operations, and there was not even a real fisherman on board, only two people with binoculars on the deck.

"Brother Zixiang, do you think the Japanese will pass by here? I can't think of it! A small young man put down the telescope in his hand and asked. Observing the sea for a long time made him feel a little tired.

"How do I know? However, since it is an order from above, we can only obey it. Even if it's just a formality! Lin Zixiang, a spy of the Military Intelligence Agency, also said.

"Brother Zixiang, you went to the empire two years ago, how did you feel? Can you tell me about it? Originally, I wanted to go with you, but my dad didn't agree! The little young man said with some regret.

"O Empire! That's the roots of our Chinese. The empire is much better now than it used to be. When I went there two years ago, the empire was starting to build on a large scale, and railways and roads were being built everywhere, and many factories were emitting black smoke on both sides of the roads. What touches me the most is that in the empire, foreigners can no longer show off their might! Lin Zixiang recalled.

"It's good, I must go to the empire in the future. Brother Zixiang, if the empire can bring Nanyang into its rule, won't we have to be bullied by those red-haired ghosts and? The little young man asked. His mother and sister. They were all killed in the riots more than a decade ago. Those black Nanyang natives are under the provocation of the red-haired ghost Dutch. A massacre was carried out against the Chinese, tens of thousands of Chinese were killed in the turmoil, and many women were brutally devastated.

"Don't worry, Aquatic! The Empire already knows our situation, and I came back from the Empire last year with orders from the Empire. When the empire won the battle, it defeated the little Japanese, the Americans, the Russians, the British, and the French. You can help us. When the time comes, no one will dare to bully us anymore! Lin Zixiang said.

"I wish that day had come sooner!" The eyes of the aquatic life are full of anticipation.

"Alright, let's search for Little Japan's fleet by courier! The empire defeated little Japan before it was able to come to us! Lin Zixiang said.

Soon, the small fishing boat picked up speed and headed north.

"Your Excellency, Commander. In two hours, we will enter the Strait of Makassar. Fortunately, so far we have not been discovered. However, the Strait of Makassar is too long and we need to sail inside for a day. And this area. There are too many fishing boats of the indigenous people of the South Seas. I'm afraid we'll be hard to hide our tracks anymore! Rear Admiral Samejima of the Japanese fleet said with some concern.

"It doesn't matter, let the destroyers scatter, and if you find the fishing boats of the natives of the South Seas, you will destroy them all. Do your best to hide our tracks! Lieutenant General Heihachiro Togo said.

in their eyes. These Nanyang natives cannot be regarded as human beings at all. Kill and kill, it's not a big deal.

"Brother Zixiang, boat! Many, big ships! On the small fishing boat, the sound of water shouted as it pointed to the sea to the west.

"What? The Japanese, sure enough, are the Japanese fleet! Lin Zixiang immediately realized that they had discovered the Japanese fleet.

"Turn around and leave! I'm going to send a telegram! Lin Zixiang rushed into the cabin and sent a telegram to the Military Intelligence Agency's base in Surabaya. At the same time, the small fishing boat made an arc and headed south.

The Japanese fleet in the distance also spotted this small fishing boat, a destroyer, and immediately rushed up with great momentum. The rapid-fire cannon above, already aiming. Against a small fishing boat of more than twenty tons, a 7-mm rapid-fire gun would be able to tear them to shreds.

In the cabin of the small fishing boat, Lin Zixiang was sending a telegram. At this time, the aquatic life rushed in.

"Brother Zixiang, the warships of Little Japan are rushing towards us!" The aquatic face was full of horror.

A few minutes later, when Lin Zixiang finished sending the telegram, the destroyers of the Japanese fleet were already less than five kilometers away from the small fishing boats and were chasing them at full speed. The maximum speed of a small fishing boat is only 10 knots, while the maximum speed of a Japanese destroyer is 28 knots.

Ten minutes later, the Japanese destroyer opened fire, and the shells of the dense 7-mm rapid-fire guns bombarded the small fishing boat, and the wooden hull was torn apart, and two of the sailors on board were killed on the spot.

"Aquatic, jump into the sea!" Lin Zixiang shouted and jumped into the sea first. Shui Sheng also hurriedly jumped into the sea.

A few minutes later, the small fishing boat was torn to pieces and sunk into the sea, and the destroyers of the Japanese fleet swaggered away.

When the destroyers of the Japanese fleet left, Lin Zixiang and Shui Sheng emerged from the sea, grabbing the wooden planks that the small fishing boat had broken and floated on the sea. The rest have already been killed.

"Brother Zixiang, what should we do now?" Shui Sheng said in horror.

"Wait for the passing ships to come!" Lin Zixiang said. Now, I can only resign myself to fate. Fortunately, however, he had already sent a telegram before the small fishing boat was sunk.

After receiving the telegram sent back by Lin Zixiang, the Military Intelligence Bureau's base in Surabaya did not dare to slack off and immediately reported to the base in Manila. Just an hour later, the Admiralty received information that the Japanese fleet was about to enter the Makassar Strait.

"Your Majesty, the latest information, the Japanese fleet is entering the Makassar Strait. Come, they are trying to figure out the Guò Makassar Strait into the Celebes Sea, and then into the Pacific Ocean, to escape our pursuit! Zhang Cheng said excitedly. As long as the traces of the Japanese navy can be found, they can be killed lightly. Now that the movements of the Japanese fleet are known, it will be easier to intercept them.

"Oh? The Japanese are really cunning! How did you get this information? Wang Yuze asked.

"It was a Nanyang intelligence officer who drove a fishing boat and searched on the sea." Zhang Cheng replied.

"O Nanyang! This place has too many resources and a large number of Chinese. Now the lives of these compatriots are very bad. After this battle, should we start to rescue these compatriots? Wang Yuze suddenly sighed. Once, during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, these Chinese compatriots were treated as outcasts of the Celestial Empire, and became duckweed without roots, and were oppressed by Western colonizers and local natives. And now, China has become stronger, and naturally will no longer ignore these compatriots. Moreover, the strategic location of the South Seas is extremely important, and it is imperative that China has these areas in its hands. Nothing else, just rubber, a resource, must be controlled after the rapid development of the automobile industry.

Zhang Cheng nodded, however, the most important thing at this stage is to win this war.

"Send a telegram to Commander Deng! I believe that with this information, he will be able to make a choice! Wang Yuze said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhang Cheng nodded. Deng Shichang is an excellent commander, and with enough intelligence to support him, he will be able to make the most appropriate response.

At ten o'clock in the morning of the 5th, the main force of the Home Fleet, which was heading for the Bass Strait, received a telegram from the Admiralty. Deng Shichang immediately studied it on the chart.

"Little Japan wants to enter the Pacific Ocean from the Celebes Sea? The Japanese home fleet in the waters off Hachijojima Island wanted to choose to go south and join the Japanese fleet in the western Pacific. Hum! This time the horse's feet are exposed, where are you still running! Ordered the ships, the speed was increased to 5 knots. In addition, except for the four destroyers left to continue their search in the South China Sea, the rest of the warships all accelerated through the Guò Bass Strait and entered the Pacific Ocean! Deng Shichang ordered. Since the Japanese fleet wanted to escape from the Pacific Ocean, the home fleet could only rush to the Pacific Ocean to intercept it. In this case, the intended battlefield will also be changed from the South China Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

The Japanese fleet, not realizing that their whereabouts had been exposed, was still dreaming of crossing the Celebes Sea, entering the Pacific Ocean, and then avoiding the pursuit of the Chinese Navy without danger and returning safely to the Japanese mainland.

On the 6th, the Japanese fleet entered the Celebes Sea. During the passage through the Guò Wangassar Strait, dozens of fishing boats of the Nanyang natives were sunk by the Japanese fleet, and hundreds of the Nanyang natives were killed.

On the night of the 7th, the Japanese fleet passed through the Sarangani Strait and entered the vast Pacific Ocean. This relieved the entire Japanese fleet. The Pacific Ocean is vast, and entering it, the Japanese fleet is like a dragon entering the sea, and it is no longer so easy to detect. However, because they had taken too many detours, they consumed a lot of coal, and they had to resupply before they could return to Japan. The supply ships sent by the Japanese Navy in advance also began to speed up their voyage to the southern seas.

By this time, the main forces of the Chinese Navy's home fleet had already entered the western Pacific, and a large number of cruisers and destroyers were scattered and began to look for traces of the Japanese fleet. Further east were the Chinese-controlled islands of Guam and the Mariana Islands, where a large number of Chinese merchant ships passed through, and the Japanese fleet could only pass through Guò from the waters west of Guam, which was much smaller.

On the day of the month, a 'Tianshui-class' light cruiser of the Chinese Navy's home fleet spotted the Japanese fleet replenishing the Japanese fleet in the waters north of Gargil Island, 400 kilometers northeast of the Palau Islands. At this moment, the traces of the Japanese fleet were completely exposed. A telegram from the Japanese fleet was found and immediately sent out. The main force of the Chinese Navy's home fleet quickly rushed to the sea area.

And when Heihachiro Togo got the news, his whole face turned pale, he knew that now the Japanese fleet could only fight to the death with the home fleet of the Chinese Navy!

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