Yamamoto Fifty-six pondered for more than ten seconds. And every second of that is extremely precious in the current situation. Because it is very likely that in the next second, the information they just transmitted will be deciphered by the enemy, and the entire plan will be in vain.

Then he stood up from behind his desk and said in a solemn voice, "Get in touch with the unknown group and confirm the identity of the other party." ”

Nagumo Tadaichi who got the information looked quite surprised. Because he knew exactly what it meant to "get in touch with an unknown group." The entire fleet had been strictly silent during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and it had already taken a great risk to communicate with Admiral Yamamoto just now, and to send a message to the other side again at such a time......

That means, in a way, that they will abandon the "Climb the New Mountain" operation.

He frowned slightly, and spent a few seconds pondering the deep meaning behind the Supreme Commander's order, and then barely found a reason - the planes.

It was impossible for such a large group of bombers to take off from an aircraft carrier, and the nearby islands they knew of were not capable of accommodating an air formation of this size. This means that the planes take off from a large airfield somewhere and then meet the fleet. The only possible large airfield nearby was Pearl Harbor, but these could not have been Americans.

Just minutes earlier, the Japanese government had declared war on the U.S. government and withdrawn embassy personnel from Washington. At such a time, if a group of American planes met their own fleet, their only response would be to bomb without hesitation.

Excluding the above two points, this means that these bombers are at least capable of intercontinental cruising - they are taking off from a continent somewhere.

Such an incredible performance......

Admiral Yamamoto was moved.

If you can get such a bomber. Its strategic significance was not inferior to the successful destruction of the American fleet at Pearl Harbor.

A successful sneak attack may have brought the U.S. Navy to a halt for a short time, but then it will wake up the sleeping giant. In Nagumo's mind, this operation was actually to quench his thirst - for the sake of oil, the empire had to find another strong opponent for itself.

But if it is possible to imitate the kind of aircraft that flies in the rear of the fleet......

He knew exactly what that meant.

After more than ten seconds of silence, Nan Yunzhong gave an order. Lift the radio silence and make contact with the unidentified group.

However, after a heart-wrenching few minutes of waiting, Nagumo Tadaichi got an answer-

It's a Chinese plane.

He narrowed his eyes in surprise: "The plane of the people of China?!" ”

"Yes." The communications officer lowered his head slightly, "The other party calls itself the Chinese Air Force. ”

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Imperial bomber formation, Sky Fortress, inside the command module of the "Wild Eagle".

It took Colonel Bao Hui three seconds to get out of his stunned state. Look up at the sky in the distance.

That's right.

It was 7:23 a.m. when they left. The estimated arrival time at the designated location is 2:30 p.m. The error should not exceed ten minutes.

However, at this moment......

The remnants of the sun ahead are like blood.

Not only in the afternoon, but also in the evening. This means that time has been delayed by at least four hours. From the news sent by the Japanese, they knew that the time was 7:55 p.m.

December 6, 1941.

"Perhaps...... Species. The adjutant's voice was like rusty pieces of iron rubbing against each other. But it was wrapped in a ball of cotton. He pursed his lips. With a one-in-10,000 chance mentality, he glanced out of the cabin. He pointed to the mountain-like volcanic clouds in the distance, "Maybe it's some kind of ability that we hallucinate." ”

Bao Hui looked at him silently. Until his face gradually turned iron-blue. And hung his hands weakly.

Because right now, everyone can hear a lot of information — they're intercepting a lot of information in the Pacific Ocean with advanced electronic devices far beyond the level of technology of their time. And when this information is aggregated, they come to a startling conclusion.

It's World War II.

But it wasn't World War II as they knew it.

The Ming Empire had long since fallen, and the country that replaced it was called "Qing". And just a few decades ago, the Qing emperor abdicated, and what is now known as the "Republic of China" is China.

This is the Chinese ...... It is being invaded by the Japanese.

And almost half of the country has fallen.

They didn't know what the history of the previous centuries was, or why the Japanese would have the audacity to invade China itself.

But just one piece of information like "half of the country has fallen" is enough to surprise everyone - how can this be? Such a message shocked them even more than the fact that the entire formation did not know why they had come to such a plane.

The adjutant stood up and looked out at the vast ocean below. There is a naval fleet of the Japanese there. The complex emotions in his heart almost made him lose his voice, and it took several seconds to barely squeeze a sentence out of his throat: "What are we going to do?" ”

Bao Hui lowered his head with a gloomy face, and then said in a low voice: "Pull up the height." Corrected courseing. Move towards your intended goal. ”

When these words were spoken, there was a dead silence in the cabin.

Before the adjutant could speak, another lieutenant colonel had already stood up: "We're no longer there!" ”

His eyes widened and he was panting: "The top priority is to find the airport for a forced landing!" There are no species in this world, and it's 1941! ”

The adjutant also strode up to Bao Hui: "Lao Wang is right, we ...... We ......"

He repeated it twice, but he didn't know how to continue.

Bao Hui raised his head and looked at the two people coldly: "Forced landing? Where to make a crash landing? Have you considered the consequences? ”

"To that Republic of China? That's not the Empire! And then what to say to them? INTERVIEWER Where did we come here after 60 years? Don't belong to this world? And then what? We will change the history of this world! ”

"What about the change?" The lieutenant colonel looked at him without showing weakness, "Regardless of the Republic of China Empire, it's all China!" Now China is being beaten by someone else - you don't want to contribute? Or do you still want to go back? ”

"Wang Hunjia, you remember. No matter where you are, no matter what time of the day, you are an active duty soldier. Bao Hui looked at him gloomily, "It's not up to you to decide whether you can go back or not." I think that if we move forward according to the established plan, we will return to the original world, and we will still have time to complete our mission. I didn't ask for your opinion, you just have to carry it out. ”

"Perhaps? I also think maybe we won't be able to fly back until tomorrow! The lieutenant colonel smiled disdainfully, "You also said maybe, I also said maybe, why should I listen to you?" ”

"Just because I'm the commander of this formation." Bao Hui stood up and pressed his hand on his waist, "Wang Hunjia, do you want to mutiny?" ”

However, Lieutenant Colonel Wang Hunjia smiled nonchalantly, and took the first step to draw his pistol: "What's the matter?" Lao Tzu has long looked at you unpleasantly - it's great to have a knighthood? Lao Tzu got up to today by virtue of his military merits, what are you? Do you want everyone to die with you? ”

Bao Hui's face calmed down. He ignored Wang Hunjia's muzzle against his head, and slowly pulled out his matching gun, which also hit Wang Hunjia's head.

During the whole process, the lieutenant colonel's fingers on the trigger tightened and tightened, and fine cold sweat oozed from the corners of his forehead, but he never pulled the trigger.

Bao Hui smiled coldly: "Do you have the guts?" If you have the guts, you will shoot. Then you do whatever you want. ”

Wang Hunjia didn't speak, but he didn't move his hand either. Bao Hui frowned at the adjutant standing aside: "Surrender his gun." ”

But the adjutant did not move.

Bao Hui glanced at him again, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes: "Jiang Youdi? ”

The adjutant took a sip and drew his own gun. Then he pointed the gun at Bao Hui: "I'm sorry, sir. Lao Wang is right, at this time, so many people's lives ...... You can't carry it alone. ”

Bao Hui's gaze shifted back and forth between the two of them, and then he took a deep breath and lowered his right hand.

Wang Hunjia hesitated for a moment, and then put down the gun in his hand. Then he took a step back, thought for a moment, and softened his tone: "Chief Bao." It's not that I'm afraid of death. It's that none of us want to die a meaningless death. If we continue to fly, we may enter US airspace – we may be shot down, and we will not be able to complete the mission. ”

"If we really can't go back – we can go to China. No matter what it's called now, we're at least the same ancestor. The most important thing is ...... Maybe there's a species here, too. We can let them know the news in advance, and we can kill the junks before they wake up - isn't that better than flying forward to die? ”

"But that's just my personal opinion. Like I said before, it's a very difficult situation right now, and it's impossible for you or I to make a decision here. I propose to make the situation clear and put it to a vote. ”

Bao Hui looked at the adjutant coldly: "You also have this opinion?" ”

"Yes."

So Bao Hui sneered: "Do you think it is certain to die? Then I ask you, on the battlefield, a whole armored division of the enemy is chasing after you, and you are asked to bring an infantry battalion to block it. Does this kind of task count as death? Then you will be a deserter? Or the branch said that you will be given a company and asked you to go to enemy-occupied areas to find out the enemy's movements, and you may not find a large army and die—you will also be a deserter? ”

He slowly sat down and leaned back in his chair, stared at the two of them with his head tilted back for a while, and threw the gun in his hand on the table with a "snap": "Okay, all votes." I'm also going to see how many of them are real soldiers. ”

The fleet rises in height.

And the fleet below, which was no longer friendly but had become an enemy force, did not act rashly. It takes time for fighters on aircraft carriers to take off - not to mention the fact that there are no advanced catapult devices on board the ship yet.

Some breathed a sigh of relief. And others......

The vote took half an hour – the highest efficiency under the suppression of military orders. (To be continued......)