Makino watched from the periscope as * was thrown out of the launch tube by compressed air. * The given launch angle is 15 degrees away from the target, so as to avoid a direct hit, or the target angle is too large, resulting in * unable to find the target.

Oxygen* is not easily visible on the water, so Makino gave up his observation and calmed down and waited for news.

In the air, a reconnaissance plane tracked the * wake that was clearly visible under the water and watched it rush straight ahead. At this stage, it is no different from a normal spear*. Soon* halfway through the voyage, it entered the search phase, and it could be seen that it began to move left and right to make an S-shaped turn with a small overload. It can be seen that with each turn it decreases, it is indeed directing itself towards the target.

The pilot immediately reported the discovery through the radio, and about 30 seconds later, Makino received a relay from the personnel at the ground observation post that the pilot knew that the sound guidance system was feasible, and now he would look at the magnetic fuse. He knew, of course, that the present fuse was the most rudimentary and the only feasible of the sixteen schemes he had drawn up.

The pilot saw the white * wake plunged directly into the rear of the old ship, and after crossing the underside of the ship, it exploded violently. The timing of the explosion was a little late, and the huge waves almost overturned the ship, but the reserve buoyancy and reduction of the unmanned old ship were good, and after capsizing at nearly 90 degrees, it gradually recovered. It looks like the detonation was a little late.

Makino got the pilot's eyewitness report, the explosion was slightly off, and the target was not destroyed, he felt that the experiment was actually considered a success, and about the fuse being delayed for too long to detonate, there was still room for modification, and what he was most worried about was not exploding at all.

He decided to personally return to Tokyo to report to the new cabinet on the latest weapons tests, and by the way, he needed to go to Yokosuka to see how the latest salvage ships were being built. This year's salvage plan is related to the fate of Japan, and he hopes to start it early, so that he may be able to create a time difference and catch his opponent off guard.

The positioning of Kasugamaru has been completed again, and the heated wetsuit has been improved, but unfortunately, all the divers who used it last year have suffered disabilities such as ruptured eardrums and can no longer participate in this mission. However, since last year, the navy's diving unit has been expanded, and several echelons are constantly training, and there is no shortage of manpower, and the biggest problem is that he is worried that the Chinese submarine will come to make trouble. He was very sure that the sinking of the salvage ship last year was a good thing done by a Chinese submarine, although the other party was very good at covering it up and did not leave evidence, but such a coincidental incident itself is evidence.

The only way to threaten the submarine is to rely on newly developed self-guided * or other tactical weapons, and the only way to use nuclear charge weapons is to use weapons.

This is indeed in his plan, and certainly like the others, it is still in the air. However, once the nuclear material is obtained, all things will suddenly become clear. He has already begun to conceive some ways to lure the enemy closer and then detonate a nuclear bomb in the sea, and is still demonstrating the feasibility.

Theoretically, of course, it is possible, but it needs to be risked, because there is only one thing that can lure that submarine into appearing, and that is his own life. He knew that as long as he was slightly exposed, the submarine would keep an eye on him.

However, the top priority at the moment is to try not to let the submarine sabotage his plan, assuming that the Chinese judge that this year's salvage plan will start in June and July according to last year's salvage schedule, then he must start salvage at least three months in advance, that is, next month. Bad sea conditions and low water temperatures will inevitably lead to more accidents and diver deaths, but that's not all that matters, it's that more critical materials can be salvaged.

As a backup plan, he hoped that the war in Thailand would help him tow the submarine, which he had consulted with Ishihara, to whom Ishihara agreed.

Burma battlefield. Tao Mingzhang's troops began to storm Tonggu step by step, and the acting commander of the Fourth Division, Lieutenant General Kimura Matsujiro, had already evacuated Tonggu with the division headquarters in advance, and only sent the 61st Infantry Wing to carry out symbolic resistance. He knew that the enemy had superior firepower and was in hot pursuit, leaving him no time to repair the fortifications, so he would definitely not be able to hold it.

This time, Tao Mingzhang first used 155 howitzers to attack the outer positions, and the enemy decisively made a detour from both sides of Tonggu and fled south. The 201st Division had never seen such a resolute Japanese army fleeing, and in the past, when it had an absolute advantage, it always had to fight several times repeatedly to win, but now victory came too easily.

Tonggu, who fought hard for a week last year, changed hands in the morning, and now his last target is the port city near Thailand, Bago. If the Fourth Division didn't know each other, and wanted to make a symbolic resistance there, he wouldn't let them pass so comfortably. He is ready to use his motorized advantage to first cut off the enemy's access to Thailand, and then attack Bago, depending on how the enemy chooses. At present, the 4th Division is the only unit in the Burmese Front that has a chance to escape back to Thailand.

The capture of Bago is equivalent to drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, and the entire Burmese front of Sakagaki will have 70,000 people, and they will be blocked in Burma and unable to retreat. Of course, they could still carry out a naval retreat through Rangoon, but the main fleet of the Japanese Navy had not appeared west of Malacca for a long time. Yamamoto was now in the Pacific Ocean, fighting the Americans, and although he still had the initiative, it would be difficult for him to draw a strong enough squadron to confront the British fleet.

The British are currently in the Bay of Bengal, redeploying two fleet aircraft carriers, the Indomitable and the Dreadnought, as well as a light aircraft carrier named the Unicorn, which has just been completed. In addition, the fleet included more than a dozen cruisers below the battleship "War Weyer". These warships were based in Sri Lanka and although they had not been brought to a major battle, they had already diverted much of the attention of the Japanese army.

The Americans needed the British to fulfill their responsibilities as allies and pull him in Asia, in fact, without direct participation in the war, the existence of this fleet was enough.

Of course, the Little Ninety-Nine of the Eastern Fleet was to help the British Army land anywhere west of Malacca and recapture old colonies such as Malaya or Burma after controlling the sea power. It's a pity that their plan was too lenient in terms of time, and they didn't expect that Chu Tingchang would be able to hit Thailand in March 1943 and liberate almost the entire territory of Burma. Now it seems that this fleet is going to make a wedding dress for the Chinese, and if the Japanese do not dare to rescue the remnants of Sakagaki in view of the existence of the British Eastern Fleet, then the Chinese army will be immortal, and worse, the Chinese forces will enter Lower Burma and even near Rangoon, which they have never intervened in.

When Tao Mingzhang and Sun Liren's troops engaged in the final decisive battle with the Japanese army on the battlefield in Burma, Chu Tingchang began to concentrate all his forces on repairing the railway. Although the Japanese did not make up their minds to destroy the railway, the damage to the railway during the war was still severe. He mobilized the Lanxiang troops to the maximum, and also borrowed American engineering troops from the generous Stilwell, and he had to strengthen every railway bridge in the country. The next offensive will require this railway built by the Japanese to maximize its capacity. Chu Tingchang's goal is the end of this railway - Phnom Penh. However, half of the railway is still in the hands of the Japanese, which is a potential threat.

His troops entered Thailand from northern and western Burma in two routes, returning to Chiang Mai, where they would launch another attack that would take the enemy by surprise in a short time. It wasn't until a day ago that Shouichi Terauchi returned to the Southern Army, but it was too late. The indecision of Lieutenant General Nishiojo Fat caused the whole situation to slide into disaster.

The general of Terauchi also met Makino for the first time in Tokyo, and heard him talk about the traverser, and now he is anxious to return to Vietnam, and the situation is out of control. His immediate priorities are twofold, the first is to rescue the Sakagaki clique in Burma. Otherwise, he would not have the forces to complete the second task - to defend in too much.

Although the base camp urgently transferred to him several divisions that had just completed their training, starting with a hundred, but the army lacked transport ships, he was worried that it would be too late, and after studying the tactics of Chu Tingchang, he was very sure that this opponent would use a faster offensive rhythm every time, so that the opponent could not adapt.

In Chiang Mai, taking advantage of the free time before the Battle of Thailand, Chu Tingchang, Lin Xiuxuan, Qin Xiaosu, Xu Chong, and Ma Qiang were finally able to sit together and talk about the next step. I don't know how long it's been since the last time we discussed it together. Of course, what is sad is that Lu Qingshan is missing among them.

For Chu Tingchang, the key to the next battle is still the bridge. He needs to capture every important railway bridge in his offensive route, which is what he sees as his most valuable resource. But now his army is still more than a hundred kilometers away from the most critical one, the bridge on the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi, with a large number of enemy lines in between.

He was worried that once his troops got close there, the enemy would blow up the bridge, after all, the enemy should have recognized the reality and would not hesitate to take advantage of him.

Chief Chu was not optimistic about capturing the bridge over the River Kwai completely, but he was so eager to take the bridge, so he wanted to hear Lin Xiuxuan's opinion, because Team Leader Lin always had some whimsical ideas.

"If you think that the bridge is worth more than a division of the enemy, it's not that there is no way." Lin barely thought about it, and said that this wish could be granted.

"Lin Group, what can you do, tell me about it? It's worth the price to get the bridge. ”

"You don't think the enemy will hesitate anymore, but we can create some atmosphere of hesitation for them."

"Atmosphere?"

"It's very simple, you let your 201st Division put the enemy's Fourth Division on horseback."

"Let them go?" Chu Tingchang pondered, "Let them go back by land?" So this bridge has become the only way for them? ”

"Yes, letting the 4th Division escape will buy us a few days, and this area is close to the sea, and my group can be fully supported by No. 419. I believe that the bridge can be captured. ”