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"Because the Chinese emperor's favorite eldest princess is about to get married. In an oriental monarchy, even a princess's wedding is a very big event. This time, celebrities and dignitaries from all over the world were specially invited to the ceremony. My father happened to be receiving So I think, even if there is going to be a war, it is in line with their traditions to wait until after the princess’ wedding ceremony.”
Evanli turned to Governor Murray and smiled, "Your Excellency, you have a smart daughter."
Governor Murray shrugged helplessly: "She is always like this. She likes to talk about things. Sometimes I can't say enough about her. These days, she talks about the Chinese princess all day long, as if she really wants to be a Chinese princess. ,Oh, God."
"Daddy..." Paris nudged her father in dissatisfaction.
"Haha, it's normal. Girls from any country in the world don't want to be Chinese princesses, but what you said makes sense."
Evanli took a sip of the red liquid in the goblet, and sighed like a poet: "Peace, what a precious and beautiful thing, but it has to be bought by force. Before we came here, war was imminent. After we came , the other party returned to the negotiating table honestly. The US fleet has finally realized its value..."
Mayor Marion echoed loudly: "That's right, the US fleet exists for peace, long live peace! Cheers!"
At the other end of the hall, drums were beating warmly and rapidly. Accompanied by Polynesian-style music, a light-skinned Hawaiian girl danced a hula dance. Soon, several drunken officers jumped out of the banquet to join the dance, screaming, With applause and whistles, the excitement of the banquet has begun...
夏威夷时间12月24日20：00，瓦胡岛以北400海里，帝国太平洋舰队第一舰队的32艘军舰正劈开夜暗中的大海，向着那以珍珠为名的美丽港湾疾驶而去。
On the commander's bridge of the fleet flagship "Huangshan", facing the deep and boundless darkness, the fleet commander Chen Jinrong folded his arms and suddenly gave an order to the staff around him in a sonorous and forceful voice: "Use signal lights to send orders to all teams. Our fleet has entered In the patrol circle of enemy cruisers, the entire fleet will be subject to absolute military control starting from 21:00, and all ships must strengthen their night watch and beware of collisions."
"Yes!" The staff officer finished recording and took the order to leave.As the most critical part of the entire Hawaii strategy, the mobile unit as a secret "surprise soldier" must not make any mistakes. Chen Jinrong, who shoulders a heavy responsibility, cannot be careless.
Chen Jinrong is a person who is extremely serious about professional issues. During the Second World War, Chen Jinrong firmly believed that the aircraft carrier and its carrier-based aircraft will surely become the overlord who will dominate the ocean in the future.It's just that due to the limitation of industrial standards, it was too early for the naval aviation force at that time to completely replace the giant ship cannons.In the secret exercises conducted in Vladivostok and Kagoshima, the "Swordfish" carrier-based attack aircraft used a special 450mm shallow water torpedo to attack the target at close range, and achieved excellent results, but compared with the common configuration on first-line submarines and surface warships Compared with the 500mm and 550mm heavy torpedoes, the 450mm aviation torpedoes with a total weight of only 450 kg are indeed weaker, and it may be difficult to deal with the latest enemy warships.Moreover, the "Swordfish" attack aircraft is equipped with torpedoes and has low navigation and difficulty in maneuvering. It is easy to become a target for machine guns or even rifles when attacking at low altitudes, and the effect is not ideal when attacking enemy ships in high motion.
In view of this, we can only pin the hope of the aviation attack force on a surprise attack that catches the opponent off guard. Therefore, if the whereabouts of the fleet are discovered and the surprise attack turns into a storm, the combat effectiveness of the air attack force will be greatly reduced. Thirty percent?[-]%?No, at that time, even an enemy ship may not be able to be sunk, but will suffer huge losses!The concealment of action is the guarantee of victory!It's just that everything that should be done has been done, and now, I can only pray for God's blessing.
Chen Jinrong took off his military cap, held it in his hand and stroked it carefully, trying to calm his mind.This night is destined to be long and unbearable.
In the spacious hangar below the deck of the "Huangshan", hundreds of maintenance personnel and pilots are still nervously preparing for tomorrow's battle.
"Check it one last time, keep your eyes wide open, use your fingers to touch it inch by inch, and never let our pilots fly the plane with problems." At the other end of the hangar, the maintenance chief was holding the horn to the maintenance personnel. Encouragement, this is already the third inspection today, but none of the maintenance personnel complained of suffering or tiredness.
"Hold on... hold on... aim... distance one thousand, nine hundred, eight hundred,... five hundred! Let it go! Pull it up! Well done!"
In the hangar, the pilots are doing their final training with the big cardboard with the side projection of the enemy ship as the target.
"This is the 'Delaware' class, this, the 'New York' class, the 'Nevada' class! That's right...it's your turn..."
Dragon's Roar Chapter 958 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 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 war cannot be avoided, then face it like a game—young people always find a way to comfort themselves way.
"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 small command platform can barely accommodate five or six people, and 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 rear of the upper deck—and for simple execution For submarines on latent reconnaissance missions, such opportunities simply do not exist.The four officers of Whale Hunting 22, the captain, chief mate, navigator, and gunner Lei, watched with binoculars for a long time. 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 a compressed biscuit: "A night without a moon...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."
"Yes... the two sides are slightly..."
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 so urgent..." Cai Gongshi took the glasses handed over by the secretary, and complained unhappily with a hungover look.
"Domestic secret telegram, special class A."
"What... 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." He didn't dare to neglect, and there was no time to wear clothes, Quickly took out the key, and took down several 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 under the ship island, Captain Gao Zhihang, the captain of the First Carrier Aviation Group and also the commander of the first 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 presented the pilots with 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."