"Where are they going? Going to Malaysia? Or the Philippines? ”

Seeing the freighters that should have sunk to the bottom of the sea sailing on the surface of the sea, the duty captain couldn't help but continue to marvel.

In the conference room, tangled discussions continued.

“…… Actually, I still have one more question," Cheng Dayang said, "Now, I mean today, what the fucking years and months?" ”

He really wanted to know this question, and he heard about the space-time passage in a fog. But now that we're here, the first thing we should know is, of course, the specific day.

"Isn't the intercepted telegram in the morning already clear?" '16 years' refers to Showa 16, and July certainly refers to the month of July. ”

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, according to this time calculation, today is July 1, 1941, and all these Japanese fleets that we bumped into southward should have been to occupy the French Indochina Peninsula; Historically, Japan would force the Vichy government to cede part of its territory to Vietnam this month, an action that would be the straw that would break the camel's back, and the U.S. government would stop oil and steel exports to Japan at the end of the month, eventually leading to the Pacific War. And the fleet we encountered will form Ozawa Jizaburo's southern fleet in the future, which will be used to attack Malaya and Indonesia. ”

"That is, now the Japanese have not declared war with the United States and Britain?"

"If we had not interfered too much with history, there would have been five months left in the war between Japan and the United States and Britain over the Pacific and Indian Oceans. If we think from the perspective of the opponent, Sato's choice to travel to this point in time must have his intentions, have you noticed that there is also oil extraction equipment in the cargo I just mentioned? ”

"I didn't pay much attention." Chu Aiyun said stupidly.

"I think Sato's original intention was to prevent the outbreak of the war between the United States and Japan, and he brought ready-made knowledge of the distribution of oil and gas fields from our time, and the Japanese of this era should not have known at all, the ultimate purpose of the Japanese adventure to start the Pacific War was to seize the oil of Borneo, and if they knew that in 1941 there was a large oil field in the Japanese occupation zone, what do you think?"

"Daqing Oilfield?"

Everyone except Lin Xiuxuan was stunned, almost breathless, they had been shocked many times today, but at the end of this conspiracy story, they couldn't help but make people gasp.

The intercom on the bulkhead rang again at an inopportune time.

"Captain, radar spotted an aircraft carrier. It's still a long way off, but I think you should take a look. ”

"Announce that the whole boat is on alert, and I will be right there."

Cheng Dayang stood up and walked out, and the meeting seemed to be over. The heads of departments put on their hats and left, and in the end, Lin Xiuxuan was the only one left in the conference room, he stretched his body and put his feet on the table, but his brows were still tightly locked. Suddenly falling into this era, why doesn't he have more questions than anyone here?

In fact, the officers here just now have not thought of a key question, will the sudden entry of No. 419 into this era have a serious impact on history? It was one thing to shoot down a seaplane, such a small aircraft, even in the years when there was no war, the rate of loss was very high, and it should have been difficult to arouse the minds of the Japanese Navy; But the sinking of a 6,000-ton cruiser is another matter, the Sino-Japanese war has been going on for 4 years, and the Japanese Navy has never lost a decent warship off the coast of China (in fact, since the Sino-Japanese War in 1895), they will inevitably find out and investigate, so it can be said that history has changed significantly. Of course, in order to ensure the safety of 419 itself, such a counterattack is obviously appropriate. Cheng Dayang did a good job, calmly luring the enemy ship out of the sight of other fleets and eliminating it cleanly when the submarine had no diving ability and main power, which made No. 419 at least not exposed in advance, which is a crucial first step to ensure that history moves forward in the right direction and whether No. 419 can cross back again.

Of course, it must be said that if it weren't for the serious failure of No. 419 in the earthquake and the disturbance of the Type 95 seaplane in the morning, Lin Xiuxuan would have asked Cheng Dayang to use high-frequency active sonar to search for the location of the Kasuga Maru. With this basic data, he can determine the extent of the damage to the Kasuga Maru and the surrounding hydrogeography, and then formulate a feasible salvage plan, but the immediate priority is not these, and it is necessary to find a reliable place to dock and repair the submarine first. The entire coastline is Japanese, and where to go to repair this submarine?

The red battle siren light on the bulkhead suddenly flashed for no reason, Lin Xiuxuan almost fell off the chair, and a thought suddenly popped into him, Cheng Dayang wouldn't be so angry as to kill, right? Thinking of this, he immediately turned over and ran out.

Cheng Dayang was standing in the center of the command cabin, quickly flipping through the records of the shift leader during the meeting. The new Japanese aircraft carrier that emerged from the north was escorted by two destroyers, and the low-speed aircraft detected by the radar before should have been flying around it, probably for night take-off and landing training. From the records obtained, one at a time, one took off, flew around for a few weeks, and then landed. Judging from the route, this aircraft carrier should have been dispatched from the vicinity of Shanghai, operating along the coastline, separated from the previous route of the southbound fleet by 40 nautical miles, obviously with a different destination, and radio communication between the aircraft carrier and the pilot has been maintained.

At this moment, although the 419 could not dive, the route was always at a considerable distance from the warning ring of this aircraft carrier, and it seemed that it could sneak past it. Cheng Dayang turned the periscope and could see a cluster of light on the distant sea horizon, with a radar range of 30 kilometers, and two other destroyers, one after the other, accompanying the advance; It is clear that the enemy does not possess any radio warning system.

"Report on target characteristics."

"Small fleet-type aircraft carriers. Twin shaft power, steam turbine, from the size and main engine preliminarily judged to be the "Longxiang" aircraft carrier. The main engine of the destroyer is similar to the aircraft carrier, is the level...... I can't tell for the time being. ”

"Holy shit, hit the muzzle. * Compartment ready to be loaded with anti-ship *. ”

"You can't fire."

Lin Xiuxuan appeared at the door and stopped loudly.

"You were the one who got off the plane in the morning, and you are stopping me from fighting the devil aircraft carrier at this time?"

"Listen to me, even if we don't participate in history, the Japanese will lose the war, and if we interfere in history too much, there may not be any good results. How much more do we have the strength to challenge the entire Japanese Navy? ”

"Don't underestimate the 419, each * in the launch tube is 50 times more powerful than the one in Hiroshima." Cheng Dayang said impatiently, he felt that the guy in front of him obviously underestimated the power of 419.

"As far as I know, these* are still in a non-launchable state of failure." Lin suddenly pointed out 419's current bad situation.

"Will it end well if you let go of the enemy? Is this what the superiors mean? ”

Cheng Dayang said indignantly, how could he not know that since the First Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Navy and Air Force had never seriously sunk even a large Japanese combat ship (the first to set the record should be himself), and now that an aircraft carrier has collided in front of him, it is a relatively dominant night, how can he easily let it go?

"Yes, non-interference in history was an important principle that the headquarters had in mind, although the superiors at that time did not think that the farce of the Japanese crossing would really be realized. According to this principle, we should quietly hide and not let any of the forces of this era discover us. ”

After a stalemate for a while, Cheng Dayang finally nodded:

"The principle of non-interference in history does have a certain degree of rationality, but I always feel that the superiors should have some more in-depth considerations, and you must have deliberately concealed it."

"Oh?" Lin Xiuxuan was surprised.

"I'm not a fool, my superiors must have some other intentions. If it were just to track a reconnaissance mission like the Kasuga Maru, it would be perfectly possible to send a quieter attack nuclear submarine to carry it out, and not a ballistic * nuclear submarine like the 419. ”

Director Lin had nothing to say for a while, and Cheng Dayang had a keen insight into the preparations of his superiors. In fact, in addition to the principle of non-interference in history as much as possible, one of the most important prerequisites was to prevent Japan from turning the tide of the war. Of course, Lin Xiuxuan deliberately didn't mention this, just because the Kasuga Maru had sunk to the bottom of the sea, and such a possibility seemed to have disappeared.

"Well, the complete instruction is that we cannot interfere in history unless there is a possibility that the Japanese Empire will turn the tide of the war. So, after repairing the submarine, we had to track the situation in the shadows until December 7, when the war broke out, and then we managed to salvage the Kasuga Maru, find the clue to go back, and return to our time. ”

"What if war hadn't broken out that day?" Cheng Dayang asked, a little bit of a lever.

"I haven't thought about it in detail, but without oil, the Japanese Navy is scrap metal, so war is inevitable. And the combat capability of the submarine itself, is only a last resort. I must emphasize that only in the most extreme cases...... I think you should understand which situation I'm referring to. ”

"* Cabin attention," Cheng Dayang was reluctant to grab the intercom, "The battle alarm is lifted." ”

In the end, Cheng Dayang chose to compromise, and his reason was almost awakened by Director Lin.

As the captain of a ballistic* nuclear submarine, he never imagined that he would one day be able to confront a Japanese aircraft carrier, especially in an era when his superiors were beyond the reach of his superiors. When this opportunity presents itself, as you can imagine, the temptation is almost irresistible. But after painfully weighing the pros and cons, he decided to give up the idea. As for Lin Xiuxuan, he still has reservations, although he saved him once in the morning, but in the final analysis, the current danger of No. 419 was also brought by him