Dai Li's face suddenly changed slightly, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he said: "Commissioned, Zhang Xinghan has formed a very powerful special agent force, and there are many elite guards around him. It is difficult for our people to get close to him, so during this period of humble duty..."

We are always trying our best to find suitable candidates."

"That's enough!" When Chairman Jiang heard that there was still no progress, he immediately waved his hands and shouted, "Dai Li, you have to know that the National Government allocates so much funds to your Military Command Bureau every year, not for you to raise pigs. I

Give you another half year, no matter what, you must find a way to get close to Zhang Xinghan and kill him!"

Chairman Chiang also said this with an element of anger. As a good player in politics, how could he not know that in Zhang Xinghan's position, it would be extremely difficult to kill him through assassination and other means.

In particular, Zhang Xinghan's current strength is no less than that of the Central Army who has nearly one million at his disposal.

How can its security work be trivial?

Dai Li immediately complained secretly, but after noticing Chairman Chiang's sharp gaze, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Yes, I will do my best to ensure that I complete the task."

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Dalian, Lushun Military Port, in a secret harbor, fifty submarines are moored quietly in the water.

On the shore, about 3,000 sailors have all assembled. Zhang Xinghan and Jiang Baili, accompanied by Ives and others, have arrived in front of the queue.

Among the three thousand sailors in front of us, nearly 90% of the best performers will participate in this submarine force expedition.

After more than half a year of training, as the number of sailors continues to increase, Zhang Xinghan has already added thirty submarines to them, so now the total number of submarines in xxi has reached fifty.

The fifty submarines were more than ten years ahead of their time and could be said to be a generation of advanced submarines. They were also kept in extreme secrecy so that the enemy was completely unaware of their existence.

If you are unprepared, it will be an extremely terrifying underwater blade.

"Brothers, as members of the first batch of Chinese civilian submarine forces, you represent our 40 million Chinese people and our great Chinese nation.

I am proud of each of you. Today, you will embark on the journey for the first time with the expectations of countless of us. I hope you can fight the enemy bravely, move forward indomitably, and win glory for the country!

Because in my heart, you are the omnipotent underwater dragon and a sharp sword. I believe you will be able to give a severe lesson to all enemies who dare to invade our territorial waters. Tell me loudly, can you?" Zhang Xinghan is the submarine force.

It is very necessary to mobilize before the war for the first time.

"Yes!" Three thousand sailors responded in unison.

"Very good. From today on, the code name of your unit is Jiaolong. Northeast Navy Fleet Jiaolong Task Force, let's go!" Zhang Xinghan nodded with satisfaction and ordered loudly.

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission! Chinese sailors, keep moving forward!" Three thousand submarine officers and soldiers stood up and responded, and soon more than two thousand sailors boarded their respective submarines.

As the chief instructor, Ives and a group of subordinates also boarded the ship, although they were all British and should not participate in the battle against the Japanese.

But now their status is almost that of mercenaries, and with the pressure from Alice, they have no choice but to agree to accompany them.

In fact, after more than half a year of getting along, many of Ives and others have established deep friendships with these sailors, and they are not worried about their group of rookies who have not yet left the army to go to sea alone to fight.

Alice's side was naturally the result of Zhang Xinghan's actions before his arrival, although Zhang Xinghan knew that he could not always count on outsiders.

However, our submarine force has just been established and lacks actual combat experience. Relatively speaking, it is much better to have this group of British veterans following us.

As long as after this battle, the officers and soldiers will definitely make great progress, and it will be much better to carry out combat missions alone in the future.

At this time, the submarine force was more valuable than air force pilots, so Zhang Xinghan had to be cautious.

One submarine after another slowly sailed out of the military port and soon disappeared on the sea level.

Zhang Xinghan held up the telescope and looked at them. He didn't look back until they began to dive and completely disappeared from the field of vision.

Jiang Baili patted his shoulder and said, "Let's go back."

At the same time, at the Dalian Military Airport, dozens of Zero fighter jets took off one after another and immediately flew towards the south.

After leaving the submarine base, Zhang Xinghan, Jiang Baili and others went directly to the headquarters of the 4th Group Army in Dalian.

In the next few days, they will stay here to keep track of the latest situation of the submarine force and air force reconnaissance force.

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Two days later, in the vast East China Sea, a naval fleet flying the Japanese flag was sailing towards China.

On the sea, black smoke billows from the chimneys of huge warships. This is a huge fleet composed of three aircraft carriers, four battleships, 12 destroyers, three cruisers, and five refueling and supply ships.

On the periphery of the fleet, there are also a group of warships with a tonnage of one thousand to two thousand and dozens of submarines serving as the outer ring.

The person responsible for commanding this operation was Vice Admiral Kawagumo of the First Fleet of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet.

In the war room on an aircraft carrier, Lieutenant General Kawagumo was discussing with a group of staff adjutants around the combat map an air raid plan that had been rehearsed countless times.

According to the plan made by Lieutenant General Kawagumo and his men before departure, their fleet will sail past Suyan Reef and take off a total of sixty aircraft from three aircraft carriers when it is about a hundred nautical miles away from the Chinese coastline.

Carrier-based fighter jets and twenty carrier-based bombers flew to Nanjing to conduct air raids and bombings.

Judging from the map, the Kawagumo fleet set off from Kagoshima and headed towards the Chinese waters in a straight line.

"Your Excellency General, we will be able to reach our destination no later than tomorrow morning, and then we can launch an attack on Nanjing, the capital of the Chinese people, to avenge the deaths of our compatriots in Tokyo!" A staff officer said to Chuanyun with a proud look on his face.

road.

Lieutenant General Chuanyun nodded slightly and said: "Hey, Zhang Xinghan's command of the China Army is very hateful. If the base camp hadn't approved it, I would have really wanted to lead you to the Yellow Sea and directly attack Dalian, Peiping and Tianjin. Where is Zhang Xinghan's territory?"

"Your Excellency, General, the Kwantung Army fought by the Northeast Frontier Army in Manchuria and Goryeo was defeated one after another, and hundreds of thousands of troops were lost. This shows how powerful their combat effectiveness is.

The base camp may have this arrangement in mind," said a staff officer.

"Hmph, that's the Kwantung Army being incompetent and a bunch of waste, wasting the Empire of Japan's precious strategic resources and military expenditures.

The naval fleet of our Imperial Japanese Empire is invincible in all of Asia.

The firepower of one of our cruisers can exceed that of an army division, and one battleship can destroy half a Chinese county.

As long as the base camp gives the order, we will definitely be able to give Zhang Xinghan's Northeast Frontier Defense Force a severe lesson." Lieutenant General Chuanyun obviously has not fought against the Northeast Frontier Defense Force.

Therefore, I have always believed that it is not that the Northeastern Border Guards are too strong, but that their army is too incompetent.

"Your Majesty the General believes that the China Air Force is still very powerful. They can break through our layers of protection. The direct air attack on Tokyo is proof of their success. We should not be too careless and should be careful to guard against the enemy's air force fighters. After all, we are very fast."

We are about to enter China's offshore waters. To paraphrase a Chinese saying, be careful when sailing a thousand-year-old ship!" Another staff adjutant suggested.

Unexpectedly, Lieutenant General Chuanyun was furious when he heard this. He slapped the staff adjutant in the face and cursed angrily: "Bagaya Road, if you continue to disturb the morale of the army, you will die."

The staff adjutant was beaten, so he had to bow his head and admit his mistake, saying "Hai" repeatedly.

The others were immediately silent when they saw this, but although Lieutenant General Chuanyun was angry, he was not carried away by his anger.

He said to his chief of staff: "Ono-kun, please pass the order immediately. All ships must be fully prepared for air defense. The peripheral Jingwei troops should also strengthen their Jingwei, especially against the Jingwei in the air!"

"Hai!" Chief of Staff Ono quickly lowered his head and responded, taking the order and walking towards the communications room.

Near the sea area about 150 nautical miles away from the coast of Shanghai, more than 30 Xxi submarines of the Jiaolong Task Force were spreading slowly on the water within a radius of 100 nautical miles.

On both sides of them, in an area of ​​fifty nautical miles each, a dozen other submarines were also slowly moving forward.

Fifty submarines were almost arranged in a long snake formation, heading towards the high seas in an area of ​​more than 300 nautical miles.

Such a wide sea area is enough for them to be vigilant, not to mention that on their left wing, there are a large number of their own Zero fighter jets constantly conducting low-altitude reconnaissance flights.

More than 300 nautical miles, equivalent to a distance of 600 kilometers, their blockade extends almost from the direction of Hangzhou Bay to the direction of Yancheng, Jiangsu.

Such a wide distance is already a must for the Japanese naval fleet, because no matter how far it is, unless the Japanese drive their warships directly to the coast, their fighter planes will not be able to reach Nanjing, and even if they do, they will not be able to reach Nanjing.

Return trip.

Without knowing that the navy and air force of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force were already involved, it was impossible for the Japanese Navy to take such an adventurous path.

Of course, in order to ensure that they would not miss the Japanese naval fleet, the submarines of Task Force Jiaolong followed an S-shaped route as they advanced.

The patrol range of each Xxi submarine is about fifty nautical miles, which is not a problem at all for them with an underwater speed of 17 knots.

The Jiaolong Task Force had just arrived in the East China Sea after two days of sailing. Of course, during the voyage, they used cruising speed, naturally to save more fuel and obtain a longer combat time.

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Chapter completed!