Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 972 Document No. 103

On the other side, several pilots are testing each other with cards with the silhouettes of enemy ships drawn on them. This is to exercise their recognition ability, so that they can select targets during the war and confirm the results of the battle after the battle.Second Lieutenant Liu Yun was particularly interested in this game. Whenever she guessed correctly, she would clap her hands excitedly, with a pair of beautiful dimples flooding her face, as if for her, war was an interesting game.

"Oh, I guessed it right again, it's your turn, it's your turn"

The companions have long been used to this girl who always brings joy. No one wants to face life and death happily. If you can't avoid war, just face it like a game. Young people always find a way to comfort themselves .

"The morale is very good." Behind a row of glass windows above the hangar, Chen Jinrong witnessed the lively scene below, and sincerely admired it.

At 12:24 on December 20th, Hawaii time, on the ocean surface 30 nautical miles southwest of Oahu Island, a thin black thing poked its head out guiltily, slowly rotated several times, and then quickly retracted into the sea .Soon, a huge long black shadow broke through the surface of the sea and floated up. On the edge of the flat cylindrical protrusion in the middle of the black shadow, three white characters could be vaguely seen: Whale Hunting 30.

It has been three weeks since the Imperial Navy's Whale Hunter 22 submarine left Marshall. During this period, it dived during the day and surfaced at night for sailing. It just sailed carefully to the waters of Hawaii.Whale Hunter 22 is the latest ocean-going submarine. It can travel 8 nautical miles at a surface speed of 8 knots. It is equipped with 550 14mm torpedo tubes and 2 torpedoes, as well as 120 [-]mm guns. It is very suitable for ocean breaking and reconnaissance operations .

The Fifth Fleet Command of the Pacific Fleet sent a total of 3 Whale series ocean-going submarines in three teams to Hawaii, forming three cordons within 22 nautical miles outside Pearl Harbor to monitor the whereabouts of the enemy fleet and wait for opportunities after the war attack.Whale Hunter 100 belongs to the First Submarine Squadron of the Fifth Fleet and is on the most important first cordon.

The captain, Major Deng Zhaoxiang, quickly drilled out of the narrow passage, jumped onto the commanding platform that still smelled of salty sea water, and raised the high-powered binoculars on his chest to look into the darkness.Captain Suo Zhongqiang, the first mate who came up afterwards, breathed the fresh air comfortably, stretched his arms and sighed: "I still can't see the land."

"Keep your voice down and watch carefully."

The narrow command platform can barely accommodate five or six people. It is usually the privilege of officers to enjoy fresh air here. The only opportunity for sailors to see the outside world during combat voyages is to serve at the cannons at the front and back of the upper deck. For submarines on missions, such opportunities simply do not exist.The four officers of Whale Hunting 22, the captain, chief mate, navigator, and gunner Lei, watched for a long time with binoculars. There was nothing in the darkness, neither sparks from the chimney, nor waves breaking from the warship. There was no sound, only the surrounding dark waves were beating gently against the hull of the ship, causing the four of them to dangle slowly back and forth.

The first mate, Suo Zhongqiang, put down the binoculars and took a bite of the compressed biscuit: "The moonless night is not good for us or them."

"What's delicious about compressed biscuits?" Deng Zhaoxiang glanced at him.

Suo Zhong pressed down on the military cap: "I can't smoke, so let's divert my attention."

"It's a matter of course for submariners to quit smoking."

"Don't worry, I will make it up when I go ashore."

"you are hopeless"

Suo Zhongqiang carefully put away the remaining half of the package of compressed biscuits: "Let's not talk about this, Captain, why don't we get closer? Maybe we have a chance to eat a big fish."

"You must not leave the cordon until you receive the order. Do you want me to take the head to see the commander? Eat big fish? Be careful to be eaten first. Have you forgotten the rules of submarine soldiers?"

Suo Zhongqiang shook his head: "Yes, sir. There is only one word for a submarine soldier, forbearance, no matter what happens, you must not be anxious or impatient."

"Okay, don't need to endorse me, just do your job honestly, nautical captain, the sides are narrow, drive slowly for a while, and then we will observe and observe."

"It's micro on both sides"

The car bell rang softly, and under the command of the cautious captain, Whale Hunter 22 began its cruising in the dark.

On the same day, at 22:00, 700 nautical miles southwest of Oahu, a huge fleet was faintly visible in the darkness, looming, like a group of huge ghosts floating on the sea.The main force of the Pacific Fleet is 90 ships, 76 battleships and 14 fast supply ships. They are forming a seven-way column, sailing in a formation of 18 knots, displacing hundreds of thousands of tons of seawater, and breaking the waves towards the target in the dark depths. .

On the flagship "Taishan" located on the Central Road, the commander-in-chief, Admiral Ye Zugui, is holding a magnifying glass, leaning over the huge chart to study carefully.Two hours ago, Ye Zugui received a coded telegram from the Navy's General Staff: The main force of the US fleet is still in the port, with a total of 22 battleships, 67 large cruisers, 78 cruisers, and 1618 destroyers. They are ordered to start operations according to Plan A.

That is to say, as of the time the information was issued, it was confirmed that 34 large armored cruisers and about the same number of protected cruisers, as well as 68 destroyers, had left the port for routine patrols.According to relevant intelligence, the U.S. military’s security circle for the Pearl Harbor base is divided into three layers: the outermost layer is 200450 nautical miles away from the base, and is patrolled by cruiser units; the middle layer is 150250 nautical miles, and is in charge of aircraft and submarines; The destroyer squadron is in charge.

Since the main force of the Pacific Fleet entered Marshall, the U.S. military has strengthened its security patrols in the southwest direction of Pearl Harbor. Correspondingly, the patrol force in other directions has been weakened. This is why the mobile force insisted on launching an assault from the north of Pearl Harbor in a large circle.But in this way, the main force of the frontal assault from the Marshall side will not be able to attack at the same time as the mobile force. If the main force is discovered when the mobile force passes through the opponent's strengthened security circle before the mobile force launches an attack, the surprise attack of the mobile force is tantamount to bankrupted.Because of this, compared with the mobile force, the main force delayed its schedule by a day, and was scheduled to arrive outside Pearl Harbor the day after the surprise attack to challenge the US fleet openly.However, if the U.S. fleet fled to the west coast at night after being attacked by the mobile force, the expectation of annihilating the U.S. fleet may be dashed.It is impossible for the mobile force to attack Pearl Harbor for a whole day. Due to the limitation of the performance of the carrier-based aircraft, the aircraft carrier will have to operate in the dangerous waters 100 nautical miles away from Oahu Island. The enemy cruiser can be reached in just a few hours. It only takes more than an hour by plane, so even two or three waves of aviation attacks would take great risks.In that case, we can only pray for the maximum damage to the US fleet in these short two or three waves of attacks.

As a soldier, although Ye Zugui also wanted to confront the enemy head-on, he still had to consider that this was a situation that no one wanted to face.However, in any case, the current situation is much better than the premise set by Plans B and C, that is, the US main fleet sticks to the west coast.

At 12:25 U.S. Eastern Time on December 7th, in Washington, just after dawn, Cai Gongshi, China’s special envoy for negotiations in the U.S., was woken up from the bed by his secretary.

"What's the rush?" Cai Gongshi took the glasses handed over by the secretary, and complained unhappily with a hungover look.

"Domestic secret telegram, special class A."

"Bring it here quickly." Under the light, Cai Gongshi only saw two lines of words: "Take out the secret document No. 13, and act at 00:[-] today according to the secret document's instructions." The key, and took out a few heavy volumes of international economics from the bookshelf in the corner of the room, behind which was hidden the most important safe in the entire embassy.He inserted the key carefully, turned the combination ring accurately, and with a "click", the cabinet opened, and the inside was filled with documents.He took out the topmost inconspicuous document bag with "Secret No. [-]" written on the surface, took a deep breath, and opened the sealed document bag with scissors.There were two envelopes in the bag, one of which was written on both sides "This letter is restricted to the Special Envoy himself", and the other was bare with nothing on it.

Cai Gongshi dismissed the secretary and opened the envelope with words. There were only a few short sentences: "After filling in the date and date of the document in the other envelope, submit it to the person in charge of the United States according to the time indicated by the secret message. Remember! It is a matter of great importance and must be absolutely Act according to the time indicated by the coded telegram, neither advance nor delay! Also: Burn this article and the coded telegram after reading it.”

Cai Gongshi's heart trembled, and he opened the letterless envelope, and several paragraphs of handwritten Chinese and English were neatly lined up on the beautiful patterned border paper.Leaving aside a lot of fancy diplomatic rhetoric in front, Cai Gongshi only saw the most crucial sentence at the end of the article: "I will enter a state of war with your country immediately." He was stunned in shock!
It turned out that my wholehearted efforts in the past few months were just a cover for a carefully constructed scam. It seems that diplomacy will always be a political puppet.

夏威夷当地时间12月25日5：30，瓦胡岛以北160海里，第一舰队旗舰“黄山”号。

It was still dark, but the middle and rear part of the flight deck of the "Huangshan" was already filled with planes indistinctly. With the lights on both sides and the ship island, the deck workers were methodically refueling the planes of the first attack wave. Reload.

At the same time, in the pilot waiting room below the island, Captain Gao Zhihang, the captain of the [-]st Carrier Aviation Group and also the commander of the [-]st attack wave, led the subordinates who were about to set off, and bowed respectfully to the portrait of the emperor on the wall. salute.After the ceremony, the fleet commander, Rear Admiral Chen Jinrong, personally offered the pilots the best wines of Zhuang Xing, and kept telling them: "It's up to you, come on, work hard, kill the enemy and serve the country"

After the wine was divided, Gao Zhihang took the lead in raising his glass: "Brothers, for the sake of the empire, for the emperor, and for the honor of our navy, let the American devils go to the bottom of the sea!"

"Long live the empire! Long live the emperor!" The enthusiastic officers and soldiers drank the hot liquor together.

The two female pilots in the second attack wave, Gao Xinxin and Liu Yun, hung garlands for the soldiers leading the battle one by one.When hanging the wreath for Gao Zhihang, Gao Xinxin had a determined expression: "Uncle, take care, don't worry about me, I will behave well."

Gao Zhihang nodded and patted her head lovingly.

(End of this chapter)