954 Kuril Islands

The huge body of the whale drew a beautiful arc on the sea surface, at the end of the arc, the moment the whale fell into the water, the mountain-like sea rose instantly, and the sailors couldn't help but let out a deafening cheer, Lin Yuan pointed at those whales and smiled at Shen Wanqing: "See, there are benefits today!" ”

Shen Wanqing asked suspiciously, "Welfare?" What kind of perks? ”

Lin Yuan pointed to the whales on the sea and said: "We are very bored sailing on the sea, so we look at those animals in the sea to relieve boredom, and when we meet it, it is welfare, seagulls are small benefits, dolphins are medium welfare, flying fish are big benefits, and it is super benefits to meet whales that can take off in the sky!" ”

Lin Yuan was talking, only to see another whale soaring up on the sea, followed by another one, and then jumped out of the sea one after another, sometimes even several together, the whole process lasted for more than ten hours, and there was no intention of stopping, Lin Yuan smiled: "It seems that this is a group of whales, I'm afraid there are more than a hundred whales, this benefit is too great, I don't dare to continue." ”

At this time, almost all the sailors who had nothing to do on the ship came out, and they were all watching the whales, and a message suddenly came from the observation room: "Report to the captain, the Japanese fleet has turned and is coming towards us." ”

Lin Yuan said to himself: "The Japanese fleet is not coming at us, they are coming at the whales in the sea!" ”

Shen Wanqing asked Lin Yuan: "I see that the whales are not slow, but they are not shallow, do you say that the Japanese whaling ships can catch them?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "Have you seen something like a turret on a Japanese whaling ship?" That thing should be a gunpowder booster harpoon, with the force of gunpowder explosion to push the harpoon out, can shoot hundreds of meters away, dozens of meters deep, the whales are defenseless, will not speed up or dive, I think the Japanese fleet has more than a dozen ships, if they come to hunt whales, I am afraid that none of this whale group will be spared. ”

Shen Wanqing said: "Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and save these whales! ”

Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment and said, "But if you want to save these whales, you have to provoke the Japanese, I want to concentrate on dealing with the Russians, and I don't want to get into too much trouble with Japan for the time being." ”

Shen Wanqing glared at Lin Yuan fiercely and said, "Why are you confused, don't you remember that the Japanese came to negotiate with you?" They have something to beg you now, how can they not get along with you for a small whaling fleet! ”

When Lin Yuan heard this, he immediately said: "How can I forget this stubble, that's right, they won't have a stiff fight with me because of the whaling ship!" So Lin Yuan immediately turned on the radio on the ship and said to the entire fleet: "All pay attention, in the east direction of our fleet, there is a Japanese whaling fleet approaching the whale group, and I have decided to rescue these whales!" ”

Several captains on the radio immediately said: "Great, the whales are going to be extinct, and the little devils are still hunting and killing them, it's really not a thing, Lin Shuai, you can give the order." ”

Lin Yuan immediately said: "Fire Phoenix Ship and Kui Dragon Ship, you immediately turn around, block the Japanese whaling fleet, and force the Japanese whaling fleet to stay away from the whale's path in the name of military exercises. ”

The two warships got the order and immediately approached the whaling fleet, at this time the whale group heard the sound of the warship and increased the depth of the dive, but the bubbles emerging from the water could still be seen on the water, indicating that the whales were still within the range of the harpoon, Lin Yuan immediately ordered: "The sonar system of the Beijing ship immediately began to search and track the whale group." ”

More than a hundred schools of whales were very visible in the sonar detection, and the sonar system quickly reported: "A school of whales has been spotted, and they are swimming north at a speed of fifteen knots, in the same direction as our warship." ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself, "Great, then we will be able to protect them for a little longer." At this time, the Fire Phoenix sent a report: "Report to Lin Shuai, the Japanese whaling ship refuses to stay away and is still approaching the whale school." ”

Lin Yuan said: "Give them a few shells and scare them!" ”

Shi Jingquan, the captain of the Kuilong ship, said: "Lin Shuai, I'm afraid the cannonball is not good, at this time, we and the Huofeng ship are on the east side of the whale group, and the Japanese whaling fleet is on the west side of the whale group, and the cannonball falling into the water may kill and injure the whales!" In particular, the shock wave generated during the explosion is very damaging to the whales! ”

Lin Yuan thought for a moment and said: "Then you will shoot the cloud burst bomb, install the time fuse when you hit, and let the cloud burst bomb explode on the sea surface, this shock wave is very small, and there is sea water to block the flames, it should not hurt the whales!" ”

The two warships immediately launched a cloudburst bomb, and a huge fireball instantly rose on the surface of the sea, and the whaling fleet turned its course, at which time the Kui Long ship sent a report: "The Japanese fleet has withdrawn, and when they left, they said that they would report this matter to their superiors, and someone would make us pay the price." ”

Lin Yuan smiled secretly in his heart: "Then let them go to Ito Hirobumi and see if he cares about this small whaling fleet!" Leave them alone, let's go to Petropaplovsk first! So Lin Yuan ordered the fleet to move on, and as he walked, he saw a small island at the junction of the sea and the sky, Lin Yuan looked at the map and thought: "It should be Xinzhi Island, one of the Thousand Islands Islands." ”

Thinking of the Kuril Islands, Lin Yuan couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart, because he knew that the Kuril Islands consisted of 56 islands, and the largest of these islands was more than 3,500,000 square kilometers, which could be used to station large warships, and it was the base for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "If we can't hold the Kuril Islands in our hands, then our access to the North Pacific is under the nose of the enemy, and our every move has no secrets at all, so I must find a way to hold the Kuril Islands in my hands!" ”

"But now the Kuril Islands are in the hands of the Japanese, in my time, the Kuril Islands have been disputed, and the struggle between Japan and Russia for the 'four northern islands' has not stopped, especially the islands, which are large in area and have many ports, are natural naval bases, and must be fought for by soldiers, and I will take them down no matter what!"

"With my military strength, it is not difficult to take them down, the difficult thing is that this matter will cause fierce resistance from Japan, because the Kuril Islands are very close to Hokkaido, Japan, especially the second largest island in it, Kunashirjima, and Hokkaido of Japan is only separated by a Nemuro Strait, and the narrowest point is only sixteen kilometers! If I take this down, it will be equivalent to putting a cannon on the doorstep of the Japanese! It's no wonder that the Japanese don't resist! ”

"But it's not time to go to war with the Japanese, what should I do?" Lin Yuan looked at the map and suddenly had an idea, he thought: "I will first deploy the military strength to the islands that are relatively close to the Kamchatka Peninsula, so that it will not irritate Japan too much, and later, with the development of the international situation, we will take over the other islands, even the Japanese mainland!" But how could we skillfully deploy our forces without provoking resistance from the Japanese? ”