Chapter 428: A Thousand Needles
The captain of the "I-44" soon received an order: "'Xianghe' has been wounded and lost power, so immediately launch an attack with the 'Huitian torpedo'!" Be sure to sink it! ”
Eguchi Osaku stared at the telegram for a while and couldn't help but sigh. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
It's not that Eguchi didn't want to attack the enemy ships, but that he hoped to attack at the same time as the second wave of Japanese fighters arrived at the moment he dived...... Eguchi knew the detailed plan for this operation and thought that since he had missed the opportunity to launch the first attack, he could wait for the second time.
Who would have thought...... He waited left and right, but the second wave of fighters never appeared.
Now, although the aircraft carriers of the Chinese fleet are injured, their destroyers are empty, and the Chinese fleet knows that there is a Japanese submarine under the sea, so of course it sends destroyers to search around.
You must know that the speed of the Japanese I-type submarine under water is only 6 knots (note: carrying a "Huitian torpedo" slows it down), while the maximum speed of the US destroyer is 35 knots...... This difference is six times the speed, and the submarine can almost be said to be like a turtle in front of the destroyer.
On several occasions, the "I-44" was almost discovered by destroyers that came to search, thanks to Eguchi's rich experience in submarines and calmly evading the past.
Although Eguchi Daisa couldn't see it, he knew in his heart that the "I-44" at this time had actually lost the opportunity to attack...... Even if the aircraft carrier of the Chinese army is wounded and loses power and becomes a target that will not move, it is precisely because of this that the destroyers of the Chinese army will deploy in front of the aircraft carrier and form one defense after another, and the "Yi-44" will not have a chance to get close at all, so how can it launch an attack on the target?
But...... The orders of the superiors, however, cannot be disobeyed, and now no matter what the difficulties, every effort must be made to attack the enemy.
If it were someone else, he might still have the mentality of coping, such as casually launching two "Huitian torpedoes" and then handing over his errand to Major General Shiina.
But Eguchi Daisa is not such a person, he thinks that is the real coward, he will either really attack or not attack...... Eguchi Osa did have this idea, that is, to take responsibility for himself and save the lives of all his subordinates.
However, Eguchi Daisa knew that if he really did this, his subordinates would not only not accept his affection, but would hate him for letting them live with shame on their backs.
So...... Militarism is a thing, sometimes it is not so simple to brainwash a person, there are many people, there will always be a few sober or unsuccessful brainwashing, but these sober people will be kidnapped by those brainwashed subordinates, comrades-in-arms, and superiors, and finally have to make a choice against their will.
After being silent for a while, he picked up the phone and said to the two subordinates who were in the Huitian torpedo: "Takashima-kun, Joda-kun...... Ready to strike? ”
"Ready!"
"Ready!"
The voice of the operator of the back to the sky came from the microphone.
Among them, Kazuki Takashima is also a classmate of Eguchi Daisa...... Eguchi Daisa had been frustrated in school, while Takashima had been in school until recently, when Japan had entered a critical moment and had to recruit soldiers in schools.
Because the operation of the "Huitian torpedo" is very complicated, it must be operated by student soldiers with strong learning ability, so that the effectiveness of the "Huitian torpedo" can be brought into full play as much as possible.
So, under the influence of the devil, he made two classmates back then, one is now the captain of the submarine, and the other is the operator of the "Huitian torpedo".
"Hmm!" Eguchi Osa nodded, and continued: "The situation is like this, the enemy's defense must be very tight, and if we fire according to the convention, it is very likely that we will be discovered and intercepted by the enemy...... So, five minutes after you set off, you will float on a more positive trajectory, and then I will direct the submarine to launch an attack on the enemy with torpedoes to attract the enemy's attention, understand? ”
"Your Excellency!" Takashima and Tree couldn't help but scream.
Kazuki Takashima knew what this meant, and Eguchi was actually trying to sacrifice submarines to attract the attention of Chinese warships in order to increase their chances of breaking through defenses and hitting their targets.
"Don't say more...... Eguchi Daisa ordered, "Get ready!" ”
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
For some reason, at this time, Takashima and Tree in the "Returning to the Sky Torpedo" felt more comfortable.
Perhaps, it was because he knew that this battle was not just the two of them "Huitian" operators who were sent to death...... Kazuki Takashima knew exactly what this "Huitian" was, although it was designed with an escape device that ejected the pilot from the cockpit when the torpedo accelerated at the end.
But what's the point of popping out of the cockpit? There was a vast sea outside, and the sea was still the enemy's, and the result of ejecting it was either to be captured by the enemy or drowned, and Takashima really couldn't think of a third possibility.
(Note: The early "Huitian" torpedoes had escape devices, which were later cancelled because they were not practical.) )
Time passed minute by minute, as the speed of the submarine became slower and slower, and the motion became more and more cautious, Takashima also knew that the time of his "jade shattering" was not far away, he silently put the thousand needle puppets given to him by his wife in front of him, and then closed his eyes and recalled the appearance of his wife.
When a family member is about to go to war, the women will always take the needle and thread to the market or a densely populated place, and ask each acquaintance and unknown person to sew a stitch, and finally become a puppet...... This symbolizes the common blessing of a thousand people, hoping that the soldiers who are about to go to the battlefield will return safely.
But will it really be possible to return safely?
Maybe it was because he was alone in the enclosed space of the "Huitian Torpedo", Takashima Kazuki was not worried about others seeing it, he suddenly covered his face with the puppet and cried bitterly, and said in a low voice: "I want to go back, I want to live!" I don't want to die......"
But at this moment, the voice of Eguchi Daisa came from the microphone: "The target is a large aircraft carrier, one!" Right 70 degrees, distance 3000, speed 0. The azimuth of the submarine is 100 degrees, and the forward course is 290 degrees...... Boat one, boat number two, ready for launch! Lieutenant Takashima, Lieutenant Shirota, I wish you all a victorious return! ”
"Victorious return?!" Hearing this, Takashima and Tree almost burst out laughing.
This is a "torpedo back to the sky", if it wins, it means that he will be crushed along with the enemy ship, can he still return?
"Boat No. 1, let's go!"
"Boat two, let's go!"
Takashima did not hesitate and activated the torpedo as soon as he pulled the joystick.
(To be continued.) )