Battle of the Third Reich

The afternoon sun was unbearably hot. The compass bridge of Juyue only had a waterproof canvas ceiling, and all the metal objects in the cabin were hot.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Captain Bin Zhongxiu made a round of inspections on the bridge and immediately hid with the deputy commander in the shadow beside the lower steering room and smoked.

The Kikuyuki is an old ship that has been 14 years old, and is the 9th ship among the twelve Muyue class destroyers built by the Japanese navy. The cutting-edge was then a veteran, but under the careful maintenance of the crew , Still can play normal performance.

"The Sanriyue is returning from Shanghai today. Shima's guy doesn't know if he can get the camera we want." The deputy chief, Ota, held a cigarette in his mouth, with an indistinct Kansai tone in his accent. The captain's father was Osaka. The famous president of the Trading Co., Ltd., who has money in his family is dying and is very generous, so he is very popular and appreciated by his subordinates and soldiers.

"Have you heard, the Fifth Fleet is going to be reorganized again." Binzhong did not answer the deputy commander's question, he had his own troubles.

Many of the same classmates of the Naval University have been promoted to Zhong Zuo this year, and even have been transferred to the military headquarters. However, he is good. During this time, he has been moving back and forth to the same level. There are still a lot of old and young people in the family who need to feed. If you still can't get a promotion this year, maybe you should consider requesting a transfer to the Zhenshou government.

"I heard that the big guys above have a new idea. It is said that they are going to split the fifth mine team into two teams. The sixteenth expulsion team will also be downgraded and assigned to the base troops." Ota facing the front of the berth The destroyer made a mouthful.

"Seeing that, she will be transferred back to China next week, dismantle her armament and downgrade to a sentry boat."

"Yi Yan? Where did you hear these news?" Bin Zhong was very surprised by his deputy chief's intelligence gathering ability.

"We have many friends in Tokyo, Captain." Ota squeezed her eyes at the superior.

"No matter, we are naval soldiers, just obey the orders honestly." Hamamaka spit out a cigarette smoke, and slammed the cigarette butts out of the ship's side.

At this time, under the sea surface five kilometers away from the Juyue berth, the U50 submarine was quietly advancing toward the outer port's berth area at a speed of two knots per hour.

Captain Paul is very familiar with this kind of work. He has secretly approached the British harbour more than once, and has even escaped several pursuits of the Royal Navy destroyer. Compared with those dangerous and alarming experiences, the action now is like A sightseeing trip.

"Low-speed propeller, at three o'clock." The sergeant sniffed his head from behind the curtain of the listening room to report.

"Another cargo ship, we have broken into the inbound route." Paul reversed his combat cap and turned the periscope to the side.

"The smoke column is very clear, it's a big guy." Paul gave the observation position to the deputy captain, and then strode to the chart table.

"There is no escort, no evasion of maneuver. If you go to war now, you only need a torpedo to make her die." The deputy captain said with a sullen face.

"The Japanese do not need escort, nor do they need to maneuver, because their opponents are too weak to threaten them at all. I'm sorry, Gao, I'm just stating a fact, not intending to degrade your country." Bao He patted the back of the second lieutenant Gao who was marking the track on the chart.

"It doesn't matter, you're right, sir, the Japanese do not need to worry about the safety of their navigation in China's waters. The government navy has lost the ability to actively attack." Gao Rufeng said bleakly, the country now has no defense at sea, It is really a shame and shame for a naval soldier.

"Everything is slowly getting better, isn't it, until you finish training. You can manipulate this submarine and kill all the Japanese ships you see. Sooner or later, the Japanese will feel terrified of sailing in the Chinese waters, At that time, even seeing a dolphin would shock them." Paul comforted Gao Rufeng.

"Like the British a while ago." Lieutenant Hanson interjected into the periscope.

"Yes, just like the British, a buoy can scare their souls." Paul laughed.

"Thank you, Captain. You have made me more confident about the future. I will let the Japanese pay for their aggression and swear that they will never taint the history and glory of U50." Gao Rufeng said loudly.

"I'm glad you have this determination. I look forward to seeing your performance soon. My current record is 76,000 tons. I hope that one day you can break my record." Paul nodded and encouraged. .

"Thank you, I will not let you down, Captain." Gao Rufeng responded loudly.

"You can see the port." Hansen reported loudly at this time. The height of the periscope above the water surface is only a little more than two meters. Because of the relationship between the curvature of the earth, the target on the sea level must be close to a relatively close distance.

Half an hour ago, they could only see the peaks of the mountains on the peninsula that extended out of the bay on the east side of Qinzhou Port. The hill marked as Wulei Ridge on the sharp chart of the peninsula became the most navigational navigation for them. Good standard.

"There are at least twenty medium-sized cargo ships in the port, mostly offshore cargo ships of about 500 to 1,000 tons." The deputy captain gave the periscope to Captain Paul.

"As I expected, there was no defense outside the mooring area, no patrol boats were found, and no towed tugs of anti-submarine nets were seen." Paul pulled the magnification conversion handle, enlarged the magnification of the periscope, and then slowly turned the lens , Carefully observe the situation of the outer port.

"Low-speed propeller, direction at two o'clock." The listener was constantly reporting what was heard.

"Discover the destroyer." Paul said suddenly and loudly.

"Two no, three, at a distance of 7,500, they are scattered and parked on the west side of the port." Paul left the periscope and quickly walked to the chart table, observing the number of targets and the number of targets observed on the chart. position.

"Ship shape recognition manual." The deputy captain pulled a hardcover book from the file cabinet hanging on the boat wall and turned it up.

"That's it, mutsuki class." Paul pointed to one of the pictures.

"Muyue class, the data shows that this destroyer is not equipped with any anti-submarine detection equipment, but the Japanese navy has equipped her with a deep-water bomb." Hansen was a little surprised. In fact, the deputy captain did not yet know how pitting the Japanese navy’s anti-submarine detection equipment actually was.

The speed of the u50 is only two knots at this time, even if it is Germany's own latest listening device, it is difficult to detect from a long distance. Another effect of micro-speed navigation is that the rear of the periscope that is exposed to the sea will not produce a conspicuous track, but occasionally will arouse a few white waves. Under the blue sea water background, it is difficult to distinguish the periscope rectifier cover Camouflaged in blue and gray.

"We continue to approach and prepare the camera, but this is first-hand information, I believe the headquarters staff will be interested in it." Paul ordered to.

"There is no anti-submarine arrangement at all, and they have never worried about being attacked by a submarine." Hansen's face showed a sardonic smile.

"Their opponents don't have submarines now, why should they guard against submarine attacks." Paul turned his periscope gently.

"One day, they will certainly regret their intentions. Looking at these ships and warships, they stopped in a big way like this." Hansen shook his head, and he recorded the findings just in his notebook.

"This approach to reconnaissance has been successful. Unfortunately, we have not been able to test out the Japanese anti-submarine warfare capabilities. It seems that the relevant intelligence can only be collected from other sources. I hope this is not a special case, otherwise it can only prove that they are on the Chinese coast. There was no operational deployment in this area at all." Paul readjusted the magnification of the telescope.

U50 carefully continued to approach the berth area outside Qinzhou Port, but the Japanese navy ships in the port did not notice it at all. No one knows that a ferocious shark lurks beneath the sea thousands of meters away.

These destroyers originally belonged to the second detachment. They were responsible for combat operations in China's coastal areas. In addition to providing artillery cover for the Army and Marine Corps, they also undertook the tasks of coastal blockade and anti-smuggling patrols.

Because the Chinese Navy is not equipped with submarines, the Japanese Navy deployed a large number of old models of ships without submarine detection equipment to the detachment fleet. In their view, this is the best use. The deployment of cutting-edge ships in China is a kind of Extremely wasteful move.

Those cutting-edge destroyers equipped with advanced equipment should be placed in the direction of the homeland and the Pacific Ocean, and lightning strike training should be stepped up at all times, ready to respond to the attack that might be launched by the giant across the ocean.

The Fifth Mine Squadron is made up of a group of 15- to 16-year-old destroyers of the old model. In addition to the Muyue class, there are also Fengfeng class and Wakatake class, Yishui's Taisho era design. At that time, Japanese destroyers did not need to undertake anti-submarine missions, so let’s not say any active sonar on these ships, even the basic hearing aids were not available. It was not until the Showa era that the deep-water bombs were finally installed, and This type of old-style destroyers now occupy more than half of the total strength of Japanese destroyers.

"Take more pictures, pay attention to the oil tanker on the side of the pier, and the number and flag of the destroyer should be clearly taken." Paul stood next to the periscope and watched the technician take a special camera to shoot the scene in the port through the periscope lens.

"Two rolls of film have been used up, sir." The technical officer unscrewed the interface between the lens and the periscope, and turned the **** on the film advance **** to start rewinding.

"Okay, our reconnaissance operation is completed. It can be said that it has been very rewarding. Maybe we can get a few weeks' vacation." Paul put on his combat cap again.

"Start the motor, one third at low speed, full rudder right, heading for 195. We are back, gentlemen."

"One-third low speed, full rudder on the right." The sailor replied loudly.

"High, you can take another look." Paul turned and said to Gao Rufeng.

"No, sir. I have seen enough today. I will definitely return to this place. When that time comes, the torpedoes waiting for these Japanese will be the torpedoes of the Chinese Navy." Gao Rufeng said loudly, his face A serious look is like making an important declaration.

"Okay, more official, put away the periscope." Paul nodded.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" Hamaka drilled from the sultry captain's room, and at a glance saw Ota standing on the deck of the ship's side facing the distant sea in a daze.

"Did you find anything unusual?" Hamaka took a white towel and wiped the sweat on his neck.

"I don't know, but I always feel that there is something strange in that place. My neck has been chilling for a while." Ota's face had a rare serious expression.

"You may be suffering from heatstroke. Go to the infirmary and ask for some Yandan to eat." Hamaka shook his head and turned to walk towards the rear deck.

"You only need to take medicine, this big red deer, I feel right, there must be something there, definitely." Ota frowned and spit at the sea.

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