Xu Chong swam quietly over, and the destroyers cruising along the coast passed by from time to time, and the searchlights on the ships swept around the sea, but fortunately he had rich experience in evading the sea search. Finally approached the huge battleship.

The battleship Nagato was going to stay in Saeki Bay for a while, and it did not participate in the sneak attack mission, not because of the slow speed, but because of the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, and it had no use. Xu Chong carefully avoided the lights that swirled back and forth on the deck, and approached below. The battleship was surrounded by waterproof ghosts and nets, and it was clear that all the Axis members were studying and exchanging methods for special sneak attacks on the port fleet, so they also invented various methods of prevention.

However, Xu Chong's purpose this time was not to blow up and sink it, this mighty battleship did not play a great role in the process of World War II, and its comprehensive effect was not as good as that of a small aircraft carrier.

He carefully dived 10 meters underwater, over the protective net and keel, and then quietly surfaced, and now he needed to take a very restrained look at the water with his head out of the water to find the communication cable. The noise inside the warship reached his ears through the steel plates and the seawater.

It seems that there is a dinner party on the ship, and the noise of all kinds of drinking and feasting, and the sound of cups and plates colliding, looks quite happy.

As Xu Chong expected, there was a dinner on the ship at this time, and of course, not only Nagato's crew, but also other senior officers of the Combined Fleet were also present.

In the officer's cafeteria, Yamamoto Fifty-six, dressed in a white military uniform, stood up with his head held high, holding a goblet in his hand. He pretended to squeeze out a confident smile. The captains of the ships on both sides of the table also stood up.

"In recent months, everyone has worked hard to practice new tactics, and I would like to give you a drink."

After saying that, Yamamoto tilted his neck and drank the wine.

Everyone drank their wine, but the scene was surprisingly silent, completely different from the noisy sailors' canteen outside, and everyone here knew about the No. 1 sea order that had just been issued today.

"You must feel a little regretful, since the order of the Military Command Department has arrived, why didn't I quote the words of Commander Dongxiang to motivate you?" He looked around to the sides, and read the confusion in the eyes of his subordinates, they must have thought that now was the critical moment for the rise and fall of the imperial kingdom.

"The submarine force has departed, and the mobile force will also go to Shan Guan Bay, but I still want to remind everyone that our negotiations with the United States are still ......," Yamamoto said.

"Negotiations are just pretense, nothing more than to confuse the enemy."

Kaga Captain Yamada said.

"That being said, we soldiers have our own military duties. It's one thing to study how to win, but it's not our task to go to war or not. If, at the last moment, the negotiations succeed, we will still have to dutifully withdraw the fleet. ”

"If you have already reached the enemy's doorstep and then retreat, I am afraid it will affect morale." Yamaguchi said, "What's more, such a big battle can only be kept secret for a while, and the Americans will still know in the future that we were ready to do it, so ......"

"Yamaguchi, that's not something we're thinking about." Nangumo, who had Yamamoto lowering his hand, turned his face sideways and reprimanded, "Didn't you hear the commander say: We must fulfill our duties?" ”

"Alright, alright, don't fight," Yamamoto said, "It's just that I recently got an explanation......" he hesitated, "I've heard that the Germans will lose a battle in Moscow." ”

"What?" The crowd was surprised, because the commander did not say that he had received information recently, but only heard about it, which seemed to be very unscrupulous.

"In the current situation, the Germans will soon capture Moscow, and besides, the victory or defeat of the Germans will not affect our actions, right?" Yamaguchi Tawen continued to ask.

"I'm not sure this will happen, but we also need to consider the whole situation, and war is still a continuation of diplomacy, please keep in mind."

Yamamoto's words make everyone scratch their heads, and it sounds weird, with no beginning or end. Of course, he couldn't explain it further, but he had heard it from some foolish man who claimed to know the future. He asked Onishi and Harada to explore Asano, and he had an attitude that he would rather believe it, but both Onishi and Harada seemed to believe it.

Asano also felt unhappy that Yamamoto had not seen him for a long time, and he knew that the commander was still suspicious, and he had to show his hand. So he told Harada that the Germans would lose the battle in Moscow in one month. By the time he said this, German tanks were closing in on the outskirts of Moscow, and Stalin seemed preparing to abandon the city. When combined with the succession of victories of the Germans from June onwards, the prophecy seems irrational. Yamamoto was also a little unimpressed. However, after November, news from the base camp slowly confirmed the theory that the German offensive was weak. However, at today's officers' dinner, Harada and Onishi were not there, and only Yamamoto was present who knew about Asano's affairs.

"Sir, I don't think even if the Germans fail, it won't have much to do with us," Captain Yamada said disdainfully. "As long as we eliminate the main force of the US Pacific Fleet in one fell swoop, it is equivalent to shaking the national capital of the United States, think about it, sinking more than 6 capital ships at a time, their original 5:3 advantage over us will be immediately reversed; If they are stupid enough to transfer the Atlantic Fleet to retaliate, it is almost a replica of the Baltic Fleet that the Russians transferred thousands of miles away during the Battle of Tsushima, and we can wait for work and repeat the feat of Governor Togo and completely crush the United States. In this way, in less than ten years, their navy will not be able to recover. ”

Yamada's remarks immediately aroused the fighting spirit of the other senior officers present, and everyone nodded their heads one after another; most of the officers did not have a very clear understanding of the national strength of the United States, and they made a judgment based on the degree of hardship it was for Japan to save up this combined fleet, and once the US Pacific Fleet was destroyed, it would undoubtedly shake the national foundation of the United States, and the United States would inevitably seek peace at that time.

"Country-based, country-based. How can you just see the value of destroying the capital ship, have you ever thought about the situation when the enemy's aircraft carrier is no longer in port? Yama asked. This is another story that Asano told the commander, and although Yamamoto is still suspicious of Asano's delusions, the report sent back by the spies lurking in Honolulu seems to have gradually confirmed Asano's prediction. The U.S. military has begun to use aircraft carriers to send planes to land shipping, which has made it difficult to predict the whereabouts of several aircraft carriers in the port recently. But the battleships were always in port.

"Commander, forgive me for my opinion." Nagumo on one side took over the topic, "If the US aircraft carrier is not there, it may not be a completely bad thing." ”

Nanyun's startled strange remarks really aroused the sideways glances of the others, and everyone waited for him to continue with great interest.

"Tactical discussions have shown that we are not delivering enough ammunition with two attacks. Even if there is suddenness, it may not completely annihilate the enemy's fleet. But if, there are no aircraft carriers in the port, it is possible to concentrate forces on striking the capital ships and cruisers with all their might; In this way, it is possible to compress the attack waves from three to two. You know, mobile units parked near Hawaii are easy to spot by enemy submarines. As for missing the enemy aircraft carriers, they have lost the cover of their capital ships, and they dare not fight alone in the future, and they can be easily destroyed in the future. ”

Nagumo's thinking is quite peculiar, his focus is always on how to bring the fleet back safely, so he is very afraid of launching a third wave of attacks, of course, it is not difficult to see from his statement that in his priority, the aircraft carrier is definitely inferior to the battleship, and even more than the heavy cruiser.

Once again, the meal turned into a boring tactical discussion, and Yamamoto wiped his mouth with a napkin before throwing it heavily on the table. He regretted that he had brought such a topic to the table, but in fact Onishi also brought Asano's third suggestion, that is, on December 7, a third wave of attacks must be launched, and the land oil depots must be completely destroyed, which is enough to paralyze the Pacific Fleet for several months (Asano's account).

Yamamoto didn't know how this god-like guy knew about so many military meetings, repeatedly deliberated, but never solved, maybe from Onishi's words. But he was able to tell the thickness of the concrete dome of the enemy's oil depot, which was a key piece of information that even spies in Hawaii had never figured out.

In any case, it was too much of a disappointment today, and Yamamoto didn't want to continue the conversation again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, first try the main course of the kitchen today, I specially asked the transport boat to go ashore to purchase the freshest ingredients."

"Yes, Nagato's kitchen is the best in the fleet."

"I wonder if Yamato will give way after it is completed?"

"yes, it's said that the kitchen is more than twice as big."

Sure enough, as soon as Yamamoto changed his tune, the topic also relaxed.

Xu Chong poked his head out of the water, quickly glanced over the swarthy warship, and saw a strand of cables lowered from the porthole. He dived into the water, swam over quickly, and quickly felt the cable. The cable is towed all the way to the bottom of the sea and then derived to the shore.

He dived to a depth of about 20 meters, carefully installed the listening equipment he carried with him, and the monitoring still used parallel crosstalk, which could restore internal communication, and he tried to eavesdrop after connecting the headphones. After a while, I heard the voice signal from the bridge communication test. After a while, it was a telegraph signal from the Tokyo Communications Force. As Lin Xiuxuan expected, before the start of the war, the enemy used the radio very carefully. Of course, suspicion is just the nature of foxes, and it doesn't mean that they really take this matter seriously. 419 From July to the present, the Japanese fleet has not been found to have changed the codebook, and during this period, the American and British fleets have changed the code.

This listening device, with a set of small floating antennas, can send intelligence at any time (if SCP-419 also has antennas sticking out of the water). In addition, it has a remote control detachment function to prevent it from being accidentally discovered by enemies.

At the same time, Hasegawa, in northeastern China, is working day and night on the final stages of exploration, and he has already sent someone to start construction on the second derrick 5 kilometers west of the first derrick without any signs of oil producing oil, which in the eyes of other experts is not only irrational, but simply crazy. Hasegawa did not wait for these valuable equipment to be repaired (Japan still has the ability to repair them), but directly invested in new drill bits and continued to fight against the hard rock a kilometer below.