Chapter 115: Calm on the surface

Ever since the formation of a military alliance among the countries of the West, their military industry has not stopped advancing for a minute. In view of the powerful threat of the Chinese Empire, Western countries increased their investment in the military field, and many talented scientists and engineers also joined the forefront of military scientific research and military industry, which promoted the rapid development of Western military industry. The United States, for example, was the first to develop attack submarines under the stimulus of war.

Despite the fact that the submarines produced by the United States were far from the requirements of real combat, in such a passive situation, the coalition headquarters decided to put the immature submarine forces into operation. On this day, at the headquarters of the coalition forces in Tokyo, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, so-and-so, was listening to the report of the commander of the Pacific Fleet. "Your Excellency, after two months of assault operations, the submarine force has shown great might, sinking a total of 62 Chinese cargo ships and 4 enemy offshore gunboats. The enemy was beaten, and Operation Shark was brilliant. ”

"What are the combat performance of the submarines, and what are the losses?" So-and-so asked. "Your Excellency, three submarines, having completed their mission of attack, suffered a major malfunction and sank on their way back. Six submarines suffered mechanical problems and are currently being repaired at the military port. As a result of the hunting operation, many problems arose in the actual combat of the submarine, and the relevant reports and recommendations have been submitted to the US Department of the Navy. "It's very good, and I suggest that the U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Bureau, while improving the performance of submarines, speed up the construction, I need a large number of submarines into actual combat."

After the commander of the navy left, the chief of staff walked in and said: "Your Excellency Marshal, I have just received news that China's Western Expedition has released all German prisoners of war in the Ili River Valley. When so-and-so heard this, he was stunned and said: "This is a discordant trick played by the Chinese, what is the reaction of the Germans." "They blame the Russians. And said that in the future they refused to fight with the Russians. "The Chinese are taking advantage of the Germans' dissatisfaction with the Russians to make a fuss, stump the Germans don't understand?"

"It is said that the pacifists in Germany were so angry that they wrote to Kaiser Wilhelm. Pointing out that there was no need to sell the Russians for their lives, he demanded that the troops be withdrawn. "The rats are blind, and the Chinese's discord plan actually hooked them." You immediately tell the German government that they can fight without entering the territory of China, and that the Germans must go all out in the event of an offensive by the Chinese army in Central Asia. Chief of Staff, you personally supervise the supervision, and the wording must be harsh. ”

So-and-so continued: "It seems that the Russians are unreliable. Psychologically, spiritually, they were completely defeated by the Chinese. Now we can only hope that the Russians will resist for a longer time and buy us enough time. Later Central Asia. I am afraid that it will depend on the Germans, so the Central Asian region must give the Germans a taste of the sweetness. "Damn the Russians, the Ili Valley actually abandoned a reorganized German division, and the Germans are probably not going to give up. The repeated defeats of the Russians do not seem to be accidental. Actually let a rice bucket be the commander. "Chief of Staff so-and-so shrugged his shoulders.

A certain said with a wry smile: "Chief of Staff, the German High Command has brought a complaint to me, and I have instructed the Russian High Command to severely punish the front-line commanders, and the Germans must give a clear answer to the command mistakes." In addition, I have told the British headquarters to cede the interests of Iran and Afghanistan to the Germans, and the purpose of this move is not to let the Chinese plot succeed. "Britain and the United States are hardcore allies. At the moment, France, Russia, and Germany are all pawns in their hands.

Fuzhou Mawei Military Port, Harbin Captain Dai Hui. Zheng Haitao, the commander of a certain ship, after completing the acceptance task of piloting the new-style warship, according to the order of the headquarters, to install sonar systems on the two latest warships, and the two have been in Mawei Military Port for nearly three months. The sun in Fuzhou in August is like fire, and the earth is shrouded in heat. The battleship was equipped with a sonar system, and all personnel of the battleship were not allowed to leave the ship, and they continued to conduct normal drills as usual.

In their spare time, Dai Hui and Zheng Haitao respectively handed over the training task to the deputy captain, and the two began to travel in the mountains and rivers. They knew in their hearts that the battleship could not have a combat mission without the completion of the sonar system. At present, Mawei Military Port has built a military dock at the mouth of the Min River to repair warships, mainly to prepare for the needs of the continuous expansion of the navy. After all, the Mawei military port has a limited area, and other factories in the vicinity are also expanding, so the construction of military ships began to gradually shift to the mouth of the Min River.

Next to a reef by the sea, Dai Hui and Zheng Haitao, each with a fishing rod, were fishing, and the two agreed to have a good meal at night. The reason is that this morning, a traffic ship from Taiwan's Kaohsiung Port brought two centennial Moutai altars that Commander Fan Tao had rewarded. The brothers decide to fight a war of annihilation, so they prepare a snack for the next day. During this time, the brothers ate abalone, but in the eyes of the fishermen, it was a water product, so the brothers had to do it themselves.

Abalone is abundant along the coast of Fuzhou, but the local fishermen and people do not recognize abalone at all, like a stone with a hard shell, although the meat is very delicious, but the meat is too little, if it is sold in the market, even if the fishermen catch the abalone, they will throw it into the sea. In this era, people like the real thing, rather than seeking the so-called high-end enjoyment. “haha! It's biting again! Zheng Haitao pulled hard, and a large sea crab was pulled out of the water with its teeth and claws.

"What the fuck this dog thing is really disappointing," Zheng Haitao carefully grabbed the sea crab, and then took off the hook and was about to return to the sea. "Wait, the crab meat is delicious." "Why do you eat sea crabs with abalone?" "It's a pity that fishermen feed all the sea crabs to the chickens, but I feel that the crab meat is delicious." "Since you are willing to eat it, put it in your basket so that no one will laugh at me." "Bite, bite!" Dai Hui excitedly pulled the fishing line, only to see a large lobster jump out of the water.

The brothers worked hard for a long time, and the catch was either sea crab or lobster, and other fish also came to join in the fun, but there was no abalone. "Dude, I heard that fishermen rowed sampan fishing, and often caught abalone, and I heard fishermen say that abalone has its own living waters, and we are afraid that we will not be able to catch it on the shore." Dai Hui was a little discouraged. "You have a point, you see a sampan over there, how about we row the sampan to the sea?"

Dai Hui thought it was a good idea, and after a while, a fisherman with a black face and bare feet paddled a sampan to the shore. "Fellow, are you fishing?" Zheng Haitao stepped forward to accost. "Master Jun, I can't hide my bad luck today, all the fish and shrimp on the Internet are small." The fishermen seemed apprehensive. Dai Hui stretched his neck to look into the cabin and couldn't help but exclaim: "Brother, the harvest is good, so many abalones." "What's so strange about abalone, it's all for chickens, and there's not a single tuna." The fishermen were dismissive.

Zheng Haitao glanced at Dai Hui and said, "Brother, do you sell the fish in your cabin?" "Master Jun, these are all for feeding chickens, don't want money, you can take it!" "Brother, you've been busy all morning, how can you be busy in vain, these are two silver dollars, please accept them." The fisherman was a little embarrassed, but how could he not see the money, you must know that he may not earn two silver dollars if he is busy for half a month. The two sides gave in, and Dai Hui unceremoniously stuffed the silver dollar into the fisherman's pocket.

The brothers just picked the abalone away, and didn't ask for anything else. The fisherman didn't want to go, saying that there was abalone, and if he liked it, he would give a basket every day. Dai Hui said that it was okay to send it, but it had to be paid, a silver dollar and a basket of abalone, otherwise it was not wanted. It was like pie in the sky, and the fishermen went away happily when they heard it. The brothers returned to the military port residence, and the guards were in charge of cleaning up, and Zheng Haitao proposed to go to his room. Walking into the room, Dai Hui saw a letter on the table, so he stepped forward to check it curiously.

Before he could see what was going on, Zheng Haitao quickly took it away. "Isn't it just a letter from home, what's so unsightly. No, it's not Miss Deng's letter, tell me honestly! Dai Hui's eyes narrowed. What's the matter, jealousy! "Dude, to be honest, how are you doing?" "People are still in school, you say what can you do, but Miss Deng is deeply affectionate in the letter, saying that we will get married after graduation. Good news for you, she graduated this month. ”

"Good boy, you hide very deeply, see how I clean you up on your wedding day!" The brothers pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and after a while, most of the jar of Moutai wine was gone. Dai Hui felt uncomfortable and said: "Brother, I'm happy today, let's eliminate this jar of Moutai, even if we celebrate it for you in advance." "I'm glad today, wait a while, you let me read the letter, otherwise my heart will itch like a cat." Zheng Haitao hurriedly tore open the letter, and after reading it, he was overjoyed and said: "Brother, I have good news for you, Miss Deng and Xia Zi graduated this year, she and Xia Zi both joined the navy and soon came to the base for internship. ”

When it came to Xia Zi, Dai Hui took a sip of wine depressedly and didn't know what to say, last time in Lushun, the president's wife personally promised that his wife would make the decision on his marriage, but there has been no news. After seeing Xia Zi last time, his shadow has been haunting him. But these words can't be said to Zheng Haitao, especially the president's wife's good intentions. Seeing that Dai Hui was silent, Zheng Haitao said: "You will torture yourself, if you really can't let go of that girl, take the initiative." If I feel embarrassed, how about I let my wife-to-be do it? ”

Dai Hui shook his head and said, "Forget it, I don't have the heart to fall in love now." "Miss Natsuko also came for an internship this time, I hope you will seize this opportunity." Dai Hui suggested. "Dude, what is the purpose of installing a sonar system on your warship? I expect there to be a big move after October. "It's long overdue, this time I'll fight with the coalition Pacific Fleet and go to Tokyo in one go." Dai Hui said mysteriously: "I guess it's a move on the Philippine detachment!" ”

"How so?" "I heard that we have installed a submarine force, but we have not shown the true face of Lushan. The submarines of the coalition forces attacked frequently in the near sea, and the headquarters did not take any action. I judge that the headquarters turned a blind eye in order to confuse the enemy and to eat the Philippine detachment and completely eliminate the threat from the South China Sea. "The two brothers talked about the topic of the military field, and they were halfway drunk. (To be continued......)

PS: There is both a crisis and a whitewash of humanity in the calm.