After a short time, Hua Jianfeng hurriedly rushed to see the battle report from the submarine command, and the vice admiral was also stunned. The "Manta Scale" was really in trouble, not only did it take out the "Atlanta"-class attack submarine that broke the US Navy, but also found an unidentified US submarine during the battle.

In order to determine the reliability of the news, Hua Jianfeng also made a special call to Liu Haifeng and asked about the actual situation in very cryptic words. After waiting for an affirmative reply, Hua Jianfeng breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked the staff officer to find a map of the seabed topography of the warring sea area and a current map of the warring sea area.

"The water depth is less than 1,000 meters, but the current climate conditions are relatively bad and not suitable for salvage operations." Hua Jianfeng said as he took out his cigarette, "If everything goes well, the wreckage of the American submarine can be salvaged in February next year, and then the war will be over. ”

"By your tone, we have defeated the British."

Hua Jianfeng frowned slightly, and his expression calmed down a lot.

"You are right, if you can salvage the wreckage of the American submarine, you can indeed slaughter the Yankees." Pei Chengyi paused a little and said, "However, if you want to get conclusive evidence of the participation of US submarines in the war during the war, that is, the wreckage of US submarines, it is best to find the information storage of the fire control computer and try to read the information inside, so that you can know whether the US submarines participated in the attack on the Argentine fleet." ”

"It's unlikely." Hua Jianfeng shook his head slightly, and said to the thug, "I don't understand the technical things, but one thing is certain, the two ships that were sunk by the "Manta Whale" Atlanta. The class was tasked with covering a new attack submarine known as the Boat and was not involved in the ambush of the Argentine fleet. We even have reason to believe that the task of these several American submarines is not to ambush the Argentine fleet, but to ambush "manta whales." Number. ”

"That is, even if there are no technical problems, it is impossible to prove that American submarines attacked the Argentine fleet."

Hua Jianfeng nodded, indicating that this was what he meant.

"In this case, even if we salvage the wreckage of the American submarine, it will only prove that when the Argentine fleet was ambushed, the American submarine appeared hundreds of kilometers away from the Argentine fleet and was sunk by other submarines." Pei Chengyi smiled bitterly and said, "At that time, even if the audience around the world believes that the American submarine killed the Argentine fleet, we can't do anything with the United States, and the US government will even deny it, and even take the opportunity to make things difficult for Argentina and demand that the Argentine authorities take responsibility for the sinking of the American submarine." ”

"It's simply impossible, who can prove that it was the Argentine submarine that sank the American submarine?"

"It's not important, it's important that we can't do anything with the United States."

"In this way, it can only make the United States suffer a dumb loss."

"Of course not, it's not that there is no way." Pei Chengyi paused for a moment and said, "The sinking of the US submarine is a fact that cannot be changed, and before its wreckage is salvaged, the US government will know that it is not the Argentine submarine that sank the two" Atlanta, but our submarine, and it is our most advanced submarine. That is, it is just an open secret that our country sent submarines to the war with the United States. This underwater battle will certainly have a very big impact on the decision-making of the US authorities, or at least make the United States a rat trap. I can't say how much impact it can have, but it depends on whether Xiao Jingbo can give us a bigger surprise. ”

"What true thoughts?"

"The boat you said wasn't without being "manta whales." No. sunk? ”

Hua Jianfeng frowned slightly, and said, "According to" Bat Bao. The performance of the boat is comparable, not far behind, not only with a more advanced propulsion system, but also with an active noise control system, and also with passive detection capabilities. "The manta whale, the sudden attack of the manta whale did not kill the boat, but it also frightened the boat. In the case of not knowing much about the opponent's situation, the dive is slightly long and will definitely choose to retreat. Xiao Jingbo made the decision to retreat, and the US Navy will definitely not let a dumbfounded person command the most advanced attack submarine, and the boat will also retreat. ”

"Although I don't know much about submarine warfare, I don't think it's that simple."

Hua Jianfeng extinguished the cigarette butt, lit another one, and waited for Pei Chengyi to continue.

Judging from the battle report of the "Manta Whale", we can be sure of a few things, in addition to what you said at the beginning, there is also the battle born ten hours ago, Xiao Jingbo concluded that the boat would not continue to sail to the southwest, so he chose to retreat to the southwest. Pei Chengyi paused for a moment and said, "Aside from the technical and tactical problems, the US submarine has indeed turned around before being attacked, and it is sailing in a southwestern direction. As you said at the beginning, the United States is sending its most advanced attack submarines, most likely to deal with "manta whales." No. Well, in finding "manta whales." Why did the three American submarines suddenly change course and sail in a southwesterly direction? ”

Hua Jianfeng frowned and said, "You mean, the American submarine is going to deal with the Clippers?" ”

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "We all know that the ideal weapon against the Clippers is anti-ship missiles, not heavy torpedoes. To be sure, the American and British authorities did not consider that we would expropriate the "Argentine aristocracy." of luxury yachts to transport supplies and personnel, otherwise they would not have used up anti-ship missiles in the battle against the Argentine fleet. At the time when missiles were needed, only three American submarines that did not participate in the battle still had enough missiles on board. By this time, the US and British authorities had already understood that the transport fleet was the bait and the clippers were the main force. In other words, if the Clippers cannot be intercepted, the Falklands will fall into the hands of the Afghan army before the task force arrives. Inside the task force, it is obvious that "there are no six ships, so it can be concluded from this." The British planned to force a landing on the Falklands, hoping that the garrisons on the islands would hold out until the task force arrived, and then disrupt the Argentine attempt to capture the Falklands with great speed, thus ending the conflict as quickly as possible. In other words, the British authorities have no intention of stalking Argentina at all, and like us, they want a decisive battle. From this, if the Afghan army occupies the Falklands, what will be the situation of the British authorities? ”

Hua Jianfeng thought for a moment, and then understood.

"There is no doubt that the British authorities will be in a dilemma." Pei Chengyi smiled. said, "If you enter, you need to organize a large landing fleet to fight a ground battle with the high-morale Afghan army in the bitter cold, not to mention the battle losses, it is good that the British army can control frostbite." If they retreat, even if they do not accept the fait accompli, they will come back next year, and the British coalition government will collapse, and the opportunity to return to the Falklands will be lost forever. ”

"Therefore, the American and British authorities will definitely intercept the Clippers."

"Do you know why I've been emphasizing the importance of logistical replenishment?"

Hua Jianfeng nodded and said, "It seems that you have thought about it when you made the battle plan. ”

Putting these aside for the time being, Pei Chengyi smiled. "From this point of view, even if the two accompanying submarines are sunk, the boat will not easily change course, and will definitely continue to move southwest." In accordance with the "Bat Trivia." The report of the return of the boat, the boat's active noise control system must have a problem, so it will take a relatively low degree to reduce the noise, just like the "bat, the number". Of course, because anti-ship missiles are used against the Clippers, it is okay to be slow, as long as they can enter the attack range of the missiles in time.

"According to you," the batlock is going to fight with the boat. You're dead or alive. ”

"That's what worries me the most."

Hearing Pei Chengyi's words, Hua Jianfeng's brows jumped a few times, and he got up and said, "I have to contact Xiao Jingbo immediately and ask him to be more vigilant and not to capsize in the gutter." ”

Pei Chengyi didn't say much, and watched Hua Jianfeng leave the office.

In less than a minute, Hua Jianfeng rushed back again. Seeing the middle-aged man who followed Hua Jianfeng, Pei Chengyi immediately knew why Hua Jianfeng rushed back so quickly, because that person was the "senior officer" of the Military Intelligence Bureau sent by Liu Xiaobin. Zhang Xiaolong.

"This is Zhang Xiaolong, and this is the famous General Pei Chengyi." Hua Jianfeng briefly introduced, "Don't talk nonsense, Xiao Zhang, you introduce the situation first." ”

It seems that Hua Jianfeng has a good relationship with Zhang Xiaolong.

In fact, Hua Jianfeng and Zhang Xiaolong have known each other for a long time. Before the end of the Japanese War, at the request of Li Cunxun, Hua Jianfeng personally took Zhang Xiaolong and Chen Liangyun out of the book.

"This is the intelligence we just intercepted, the Argentine anti-submarine patrol plane returned to the base." Zhang Xiaolong handed the handheld computer he brought to Pei Chengyi.

Seeing the image on Ji Shu's machine, Pei Chengyi's eyes immediately widened.

"It has been confirmed that it is a submarine, and it is likely to be ours." Zhang Xiaolong let out a long breath and said, "If the computer's analysis is not wrong, it is the "manta whale" that entered the South Atlantic not long ago, according to the conclusion of the computer, "the manta whale was attacked and rushed out of the sea with no way to avoid it." Unfortunately, an Argentine anti-submarine patrol aircraft happened to pass nearby and took this set of photos with a wide-angle lens. Fortunately, it was an Argentine anti-submarine patrol plane, and there were no other aircraft nearby at the time, nor were there civilian airliners. Before rushing over, I had already sent someone to the base of the Argentine anti-submarine patrol aircraft and blocked the news

"Make sure you don't miss a message

Zhang Xiaolong nodded and said, "Confidentiality work is our business. What's more noteworthy is that in the upper left corner of the third photo there is something that deserves our attention. ”

Pei Chengyi immediately flipped to the third photo, enlarged the upper left corner and looked at it for a while, and handed the handheld computer to Hua Jianfeng.

Hua Jianfeng looked at it carefully for a while, then suddenly raised his head and said, "Is that another explosion?"

"It was so, computer analysis came to the conclusion that it was an explosion about four nautical miles away, and that the explosion point was between 200 and 300 meters underwater, and the energy of the explosion was five tons."

"Our heavy anti-submarine torpedoes." Hua Jianfeng added.

Zhang Xiaolong nodded, glanced at his watch, and said, "I haven't received more news yet, at least one thing has been proven, that is, the thug Bat Han." The submarine that was torpedoed had already been sunk, and perhaps the Argentine anti-submarine patrol aircraft had called for reinforcements, and the seaplanes were about to take off. ”

"The closest should be the Clippers

"That's why I'm here for you." Zhang Xiaolong took out a cigarette and gave Hua Jianfeng one first, and only after Pei Chengyi said that he would not smoke, he lit it for himself, and said, "According to the tradition of the Military Intelligence Agency, I have arranged for agents to take control of two speedboats, one of which has been turned to sail towards the "bat lock" before I came. The sea area where it is located. The main task, of course, is not to help the "manta whales." If Colonel Xiao Jingbo had a great fortune, he would have returned under the sea at this time. If "manta whales." The bones of the ship were not hard enough, and at this time it also sank to the bottom of the sea. What we're going to do is collect some floating debris, preferably to find the floating debris of an American submarine. Because the destination of the speedboat is Falklands, we don't have many people there, so we need the help of General Pei to send back the things salvaged by the speedboat as soon as possible

Pei Chengyi nodded slightly and said, "I'll contact Yang Shaoyong later, and let him handle this matter personally."

"That couldn't be better." Zhang Xiaolong glanced at the hand 7 roaring cup again, "It's not early, and I won't delay the breakfast time for the two of you, if there is new news, I will notify the two of you in time." ”

"It's fine. There was news from the Falklands, and we contacted Pei Chengyi to personally send Zhang Xiaolong to the door.

Although according to the regulations of the Military Intelligence Agency, such a high-ranking agent as Zhang Xiaolong. At most, it is the rank of colonel, which is several levels lower than Pei Chengyi, who is an army general, but the Military Intelligence Bureau is originally a special department, and it cannot be measured by military rank, and Pei Chengyi has to rely on the help of the Military Intelligence Bureau, so naturally he doesn't want Zhang Xiaolong to feel slowed down.

Back in the office, Pei Chengyi noticed that Hua Jianfeng's expression was much gloomy.

"Maybe it's not as bad as we think"

Without waiting for Pei Chengyi to finish speaking, the communications staff officer rushed over with the battle report he had just received. "Mr. Pei, the latest battle report from the Navy Command."

Pei Chengyi was stunned, this is also coming a little too fast.

Hua Jianfeng didn't hesitate, he rushed over with an arrow step, snatched the telegram in the staff officer's hand, and quickly glanced at it, and he laughed out loud.

Seeing Hua Jianfeng's sudden change of demeanor, Pei Chengyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and took away the staff officer.

"As I said, it's not going to be that bad."

"It's not bad, it's unexpected." After handing over the message to Pei Chengyi, Hua Jianfeng rubbed his hands excitedly, "I really didn't expect Xiao Jingbo to be able to do such a thing." If it were Liu Haifeng, I wouldn't be so surprised, you know, Xiao Jingbo has always been more than steady, not enterprising, and rarely surprising. I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it, I was forced by the Yankees, and he really gave us a surprise."

After Pei Chengyi read the battle report, he immediately understood why Hua Jianfeng was so excited.

"Manta" was heavily damaged, but during the battle the boat was heavily damaged, and it is even possible that it sank, but there is no way to prove it. More importantly, Xiao Jingbo clearly mentioned in the battle report that it was the deputy captain of the ship, Major Fu Anbang, who commanded the battle, and asked the naval command to investigate and deal with the "bats" as soon as possible. ICBC suspects that someone has leaked the "Manta Whale", as well as his catty and personal information.

"The battle is over?"

"It should be over." Hua Jianfeng lit a cigarette and was obviously much calmer, "The battle report clearly mentioned that at least one torpedo exploded very close to the boat," Bat Guess, the passive sonar of the ship received the sound of the deformation of the hull, but it was immediately attacked by the opponent's torpedo and was forced to rush out of the sea, unable to confirm whether the boat had been sunk by the torpedo. From this it can be concluded that the boat was at least heavily damaged and could not continue the operation. Of course, "bats." The situation of the ship was not much better, the tail compartment was badly flooded, the propulsion system on the left side was damaged, and it was impossible to continue the combat mission

"How powerful are our anti-submarine torpedoes?"

"As with anti-ship torpedoes, only the attack is different."

"It shouldn't be a problem to be able to take out a medium-sized aircraft carrier and blow up a submarine, right?"

"It depends." Hua Jianfeng paused slightly and said, "As we all know, the pressure-resistant shells of submarines are built from the toughest materials, which are much better than the steel used to build aircraft carriers. From "Killer Whales." At the beginning of the stage, because of the use of a flatter hull, double pressure-resistant shells were used in key parts, and the impact resistance was increased several times. The same is true for American submarines, "Atlanta, the class has a double pressure-resistant shell in the key section. The difference is that the "Atlanta, grade" is made of Chuanru-type high-strength alloy steel, not high-strength alloy, and the ability to resist blows is far inferior to "Bat Zor." Of course, the United States also has the capacity to produce high-strength alloys, and it is possible that high-strength alloys will be used in boats. "Bat Zo. The aft compartment of the ship is capable of withstanding the powerful shock wave generated by a heavy torpedo exploding at close range, and the pressure-resistant hull of the boat is also likely to withstand the shock wave generated by a torpedo exploding at close range. One thing is for sure, the power of the heavy torpedoes of the US army is somewhat inferior to ours, and if the boat had not sunk in battle, the damage would have been much worse than that of the "Manta Jiao." If the explosion point is relatively close to the middle of the hull, the boat may be sunk. ”

"So, we're going to have to be patient?"

Hua Jianfeng nodded and said, "At least for sure," the manta whale has escaped and is heading to the submarine base in Argentina according to the orders of the Navy Command

Pei Chengyi frowned slightly.

"We're going to check the manta dragons over here." to determine if it can be repaired here. If it is sufficient, the Navy will send engineering personnel and engineering equipment as soon as possible

"You're in charge of this?"

"Yes, I'll take care of it

Pei Chengyi hesitated for a moment and said, "Is there a way to contact "Manta Jiao, number?" ”

"Now?" Hua Jianfeng was stunned for a moment and said, "It's not that there is no way, it's just that there are risks."

"The Argentine anti-submarine patrol aircraft have already passed, and there is still a risk?"

"It should be possible, I'll try."

"Remember to come to me before lunch, and write the battle report beautifully." Pei Chengyi threw the handheld computer left by Zhang Xiaolong to Hua Jianfeng, and said, "I still have to meet Theron in person, anyway," Bat Zuo. The results of the battle in the South Atlantic were enough to convince Theron. Although the Argentine anti-submarine patrol aircraft took pictures, to achieve the best results, we have to be serious. ”

Hua Jianfeng immediately understood.

Engaging American submarines is both a capital for showing off and pressure to be exerted. Whether the Argentine military wants it or not, in the face of a strong enemy, the best choice is to hand over the command to Pei Chengyi, who has defeated the American army.