The commissar was worried that it was only an American submarine, but that it might send out communications that would attract other submarines, and that would be endless, and that would be a solution if the explosion could reimburse the nearby American submarines as well. However, the power of a nuclear bomb explosion with a yield of 1 million tons can only be theoretically estimated at how far an underwater submarine can be annihilated, because China's nuclear tests were carried out relatively late, and there is no complete data on nuclear tests at sea.

The submarine Little Shark, which was ambushed 170 kilometers northwest of Ramon Bay, was charging at this time on the surface of the sea while monitoring the route of the Japanese army at sea. It sends out communications every four hours to report on the situation detected.

The Philippines was a broken island, which gave the Japanese fleet the freedom to choose multiple routes, and it was difficult to intercept American submarines that were inexperienced and outnumbered, especially when they were carrying them to the coast.

They will only be able to stay in the area for a few days before having to return to Darwin for resupply, where Australia currently has 16 American submarines stationed and is a priority target for Japanese aircraft to attack the port of Darwin.

The captain, Major James Glenn, sat on the sail cover, and from time to time looked into the distance with a fixed 50x telescope, and a day earlier, he had seen two Japanese destroyers passing in front of him, of course, too fast for him to catch up. But he judged that it might have been to cover the transport. So he decided to wait here, because the captain was sometimes lazy and would advise the captain to take the same route when he went back and forth.

In the lonely wait, he received a telegram from his superiors, the first request to verify his location, and after determining the most suitable location for the little shark, he asked him to travel 125 nautical miles south near the Manila Trench and wait for the rest of the heavy snapper-class submarines to converge.

Major Glenn doesn't remember receiving such detailed information about the ambush area before, usually the superiors just demarcate a vague target area before leaving the port, such as going to a certain port to ambush, and squatting near the route number. But this time it was different, not only the location was specific, but the requirements for the target were also specific, 4 to 6 transport ships escorted by two Yangyan-class destroyers. This was clearly an effort to crush the powerful Japanese offensive in the South Seas. The sinking of one of them could have some beneficial effect on the outcome of the war, although it could not be decisive.

The Kyushu Maru continued to sail on the established route, and after nightfall, the spacing between the ships was widened to avoid colliding with each other under strict lighting control. The fleet must be subordinate to the Slowest Asamayama-class carriers in the formation, which are currently maintained at 12 knots. This allows the 419 to be able to track calmly while retracting and retracting the drone.

Drones silently tracked the fleet. They pulled a column 5 nautical miles long, apparently the hydrographic situation in the vicinity was too complicated, and they had to follow the established course strictly. At the moment, the Kyushu Maru is in a forward position, maintaining a distance of 3 nautical miles from the last destroyer. Once detonated, there is no doubt that the entire fleet can be destroyed, and perhaps one or two ships will still be on the surface at the farthest, but no one will survive.

"The sound of the leaves of the second American submarine was spotted, in the 085 direction, the distance is unknown, and they seem to be marshalling." Letter helmsman reports.

"It's a little complicated." "It was judged that after Ramon Bay, they would enter the Manila Trench," the commissar said. It's a long way from the coast, and because of the depth, their fleets are closer. are all suitable for detonation. ”

"The Manila Trench is indeed the most suitable location, but it is also a nuisance if it is seen by a nearby U.S. submarine."

"But if they delay, they'll get to the coast of Mindanao, and we're still going to be a rat trap."

"How's it going west of Palau?"

"It's a good place too, but it's the last chance, and if there's a little accident they slip by, and I think it's a bit of a hanging."

Cheng Dayang frowned and was silent, obviously even if he made up his mind to detonate this super*, there were still some troubles that he hadn't thought of before, such as these American submarines coming to make trouble. He got up and went to the chart table to simulate the enemy's possible routes. Once Mindanao, the fleet will turn to Papua New Guinea in the southeast, which is where the United States, Japan, and Australia are fiercely contested, and there are too many planes flying in the air, and the possibility of observing an explosion will greatly increase, but there are no aircraft near the Philippines, so the political commissar's opinion is correct.

"Okay, it's set for an attack sometime during the day tomorrow, with or without American submarines."

On the Yukikaze, the telegraph room reported to Captain Tokita that a suspicious telegram had been found nearby, and although it could not be deciphered, it was not difficult to tell that there was a submarine from the encryption method that it was the US Navy.

This made Tokita Nakasa nervous, the American submarine has been much more active than the British submarine recently, there have been several ambush battles, and even * hits, if it were not for more than half of the Americans* not bombed, there might have been a lot of results.

He ordered to continue tracking the enemy's communications positions. According to the enemy's speed, it was impossible to attack around the west, he only had to hold the east line.

Four hours later, the listener heard a suspicious thruster moving at a low speed in the southeast, and he gave the order to break away from the formation and drive over.

At dawn, the Yukikaze lookout saw a suspicious periscope on the sea, about 2 nautical miles away.

The Japanese destroyer, at once, drove fast and rushed over and began to throw deep water*. It was indeed an eight-year-old heavy tooth snapper-class submarine, which had received an order 10 hours earlier and hurried to arrive, and the listening equipment had malfunctioned. As soon as he stretched out his periscope in the morning, he saw a menacing Japanese warship rushing towards him. So I hurriedly dived.

Deep water* descended from the snowy and windy rear deck one after another, exploding near the enemy submarine, and the explosions even disrupted the listening efforts of 419 40 nautical miles away. Cheng Dayang was originally releasing towed sonar to detect through a series of complex routes to judge the number and distance of American submarines approaching, but they couldn't detect anything when they tossed it.

The SS195 Sea Lion submarine tried to sit on the bottom and pretend to be dead, but by chance, a deep* fell to the side, bursting the hull, and a large amount of seawater poured into the boat, and the captain ordered an emergency drain to float, which was the only right choice, and he had to reach the surface before losing his last buoyancy.

The destroyer Yukikaze heard the movement of the submarine displacement below, and quickly turned around and rushed to prepare for the second round of bombing. As a result, the Sea Lion, which was rapidly ascending, crashed into the keel of the destroyer. The impact caused the warship's main engine to stop, but the Sea Lion was so badly damaged that it completely lost its buoyancy and sank to the bottom of the sea.

The Yukikaze floated on the surface of the sea to carry out emergency repairs, and at the same time, according to the established plan, broke the radio silence to send a message of the attack to the headquarters in Rabaul. The fleet command ordered the convoy not to stop, modified the course and continued to advance to the original destination, and the fleet would send another warship to escort the convoy. After the Yukikaze struggled to repair itself, it caught up with the fleet.

This telegram was naturally intercepted by 419. Cheng Dayang was surprised that the Japanese were so stubbornly sticking to their schedule, of course, he didn't know that Yamamoto was overjoyed when he learned that the fleet had been attacked, and he thought that the fleet had completed its decoy mission. Now it is only necessary to modify the route and take a shortcut to Lae to avoid the next attack, and the jungle operation in New Guinea is in the urgent stage, and it is anxious to wait for the delivery of troops from behind.

The soldiers of the 1st Division, who were having breakfast on the deck, rushed to the side of the ship and looked into the distance, and they could see the loss of power of the Yukikaze calling them with the slogan "Have a safe journey". Soon the ship's sonorous radio informed all the officers and men that the plot of the US Navy submarine to attempt a surprise attack had been foiled and a submarine had been sunk.

In an instant of cheers, all four transport ships were annihilated, as well as the only escort ship, the Tianjin Feng. They then modified their course, no longer moving along the coast of the Philippines, but turning in the direction of Palau, where the submarines that were usually ambushed preferred to hide off the coast rather than in the ocean.

Cheng Dayang continued to keep up, he didn't have time to make a long and tortuous motion measurement, and use it to judge the location of the rest of the US submarines, and could only hope that the drones in the air could search for them through optical means, because submarines in this era still have to stay on the water most of the time. But the rapidly forming low-altitude rain clouds made his plans unrealistic again. That is, at the moment, having entered the optimal detonation zone, he could not confirm the location of the nearby American submarine.

The Taiwanese soldiers on the Kyushu Maru could not go to the deck to understand what was going on, so they could only huddle in the bilge and listen to the soldiers of the 1st Division above start singing.

Second Lieutenant Takano, who had a blue nose and swollen face, excitedly ran down the gangway to announce to everyone the good news that the US submarine had attempted a sneak attack and was sunk instead. Everyone cheered and applauded wildly, and Noda Laifu even slapped the iron lump beside him hard, such a beautiful moment, naturally no one thought about whether there was poisonous gas leaking out.

"Sure enough, it's still the best of our Japanese warships. Kill the American submarine at once. ”

"yes, that's great, I'll be a Japanese in my next life."

"Come to think of it, my grandfather refused to change his Japanese surname at the beginning, saying that China would become stronger."

"Your grandfather and his old man are out of sight. In another 100 years, China will not be able to build a decent cannon, only for farming. ”

Noda said, leaning into the warhead, there was nothing more comfortable than hearing victory in the morning.

Everyone, you and I are excited to discuss.

"Listen to me, only Japan can lead Asia to prosperity." Second Lieutenant Takano shouted hysterically, "Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

A group of volunteers began to raise their hands and cheer, and only when they shouted Banzai did they feel that they had completely integrated into the Japanese nation and completely walked towards their own self*. Even from a long distance, the 419's board sonar could vaguely detect the shouts of over-excitement. Although I couldn't hear the specific words, I could guess that they were nervous again just by relying on the familiar rhythm and the fixed number of words.

"It came from the bilge, maybe those Taiwanese soldiers." The helmsman said.

"I never imagined that one day our strategic weapons would be used against our own people." Cheng Dayang said.

"Now the timing is right, and the Japanese ships that delay the response will arrive, and there may be new variables."

"It's a pity that the location of nearby U.S. submarines has not been determined?" Cheng Dayang shook his head helplessly, "Raise the height of the drone, and then withdraw to the east." We can't let electromagnetic radiation destroy drones. ”

"Yes."

The withdrawal of the drone means that he has completely abandoned his plan to determine the location of the US military. Although he knows that at least 3 American submarines are just in the southeast direction. War is not a rehearsed exercise, and even if you have technology that is ahead of its time, you still have to face a lot of uncertainties, and of course he understands this.

"Left full rudder." He gave the rudder order, and before attacking, of course, he had to stay away.

Two hours later, on the surface of the sea, a periscope slowly rose, not 419's, but the Little Shark's.

The huge smoke of the Asamayama-class transport ships exposed the traces of the fleet. Glenn saw several ships passing in front of him, at a distance of more than 6.5 nautical miles, very reluctantly, but it was still possible to try, the main thing was that the enemy had only one destroyer, and it seemed that it could run away if it didn't hit. When he was calculating the attack sector, the co-captain took out his Bible and began to read the words. Sailors were always unavoidably superstitious, believing that as long as God was on their side, they could most effectively guarantee * to hit the enemy.

Glenn gave the order to launch *, and the *cabin sergeant pulled down the *tube handle in turn. 4 * dragged the blisters out one after another. In this era when there is no accurate ranging, whether or not you can hit depends on luck, and whether the warhead will detonate depends on God's will.

The drone was already far away from this sea area, did not see * sailing in shallow water, and it sent a signal to the enemy fleet on the move. The detonation relay on the nuclear bomb counts down to give the drone time to evacuate from the area where it could be destroyed.

Noda, who was smoking on the nuclear bomb, sat up, and although the relay didn't have a ticking sound like an old-fashioned timer, he somehow sensed that something was wrong and that something came to life.

When all 4* missed the target, a dazzling red light shone and rose on the sea level.