When Mu Haoyang woke up, the "Shark" had already left the Troy underwater peak.

"The submarine sets?"

Pang Yuelong nodded and handed the water cup to Mu Haoyang.

Because the captain had only one bed in the cabin, Mu Haoyang did not go to fight with Li Xiaoming, but came back to occupy Pang Yuelong's sailor shop.

"Do you want something to eat?"

Mu Haoyang shook his head and before going to bed, he ate a large plate of fried rice. "When is it?"

"Eighteen o'clock in Beijing time." Pang Yuelong glanced at his watch and said, "The submarine has been sailing for four hours. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

"Let's talk about it later. How are you, brothers?"

"Fortunately, everyone is alive." Pang Yuelong smiled and said, "When we were attacked, we all thought that this time we would definitely be over. It's good to be alive."

"It's fine. Just look at it, don't cause trouble, I'll go ahead and take a look."

"Go, if you have any news, remember to come and tell us."

Mu Haoyang nodded, picked up the coat he placed on the edge of the bed, and went to the command cabin.

Li Xiaoming and Zhou Yusheng stood at the chart table, while Lu Chengfeng explained on the side, and the two were discussing in a low voice.

"Awakened?" Li Xiaoming waved to Mu Haoyang, "How are you? Are you sleeping well?"

“Not bad, no seasickness.”

Li Xiaoming smiled and said, "We will be home in two days."

Mu Haoyang was stunned for a moment, glanced at the chart on the table, and said, "Is the submarine sailing north?"

Li Xiaoming nodded and glanced at Zhou Yusheng.

"Four hours ago, I received a message from the Navy Command to go to the coast of Pakistan and meet with the ships coming to pick up."

"Don't enter Hong Kong?"

Zhou Yusheng shook his head and said, "The US military will soon know that the 'North Carolina' is over, and will closely monitor all ports along the Indian Ocean, especially the ports in Pakistan. If we appear in Karachi or Guadal, the US military will determine that we have killed the 'North Carolina'. Unless you plan to stay in Pakistan forever, you will have to leave the boat outside the sea."

"What should I do if the submarine?"

"We will return from other routes." Zhou Yusheng sighed and said, "The route has not been confirmed yet. We have not contacted the Navy Command. We can only decide the return route based on the actual situation."

Mu Haoyang frowned, feeling that the danger had not passed yet.

"Don't worry, the Americans would definitely not have thought we would turn north, and in the past few hours, we have not encountered US anti-submarine patrol aircraft and anti-submarine ships."

"How do you plan to go back?"

"We are discussing this issue." Zhou Yusheng smiled and said, "No matter what, the Americans will not let us go easily. The Strait of Malacca, Sunda Strait and Lombok Strait are not safe enough. The Naval Command mentioned that the USS Washington aircraft carrier battle group has left Japan and has not returned to San Diego, but has gone south and is expected to enter the South China Sea in three days. With our speed, we can only reach the East Indian Ocean as soon as one week. If the Straits of Washington enter the Indian Ocean, it will be difficult to get close to them, let alone those straits."

"Will the US military discover?"

Zhou Yusheng nodded and said, "The outer shell was severely damaged, two-thirds of the sound-silence tiles on the starboard side peeled off, three passive sonar arrays were completely damaged, and the fluid structure was severely damaged. It was a blessing in disguise that it did not penetrate the inner shell. It was almost impossible to block the waters through the US military quietly."

"That's what I said, I can only take a detour back."

"There are two routes, one is to head to the South Indian Ocean, then sail eastward, bypass Australia from the south, then go north from the southwest Pacific, and finally enter the South China Sea from the Bashi Channel or the Balintang Strait." Zhou Yusheng pointed to the red route on the chart and said, "There is no problem with the first half of the voyage. The South Indian Ocean and the South Pacific are in the westerly wind belt, with high winds and high waves. No anti-submarine aircraft and anti-submarine warships cannot operate normally. The US military rarely deploys attack nuclear submarines here. The key is that the latter half of the voyage, especially before entering the Western Pacific and reaching the northern waters of the Philippine Islands, it is very likely to encounter the US fleet operating here, and even encounter Japanese anti-submarine forces."

“Where is another route?”

"It is also going south, entering the South Atlantic Ocean through the Cape of Good Hope, then bypassing Cape Horn, entering the Southeast Pacific, and then returning straight to the Western Pacific."

Mu Haoyang saw that the blue lines on the chart were this route.

"It's a pity that we still have to pass through this dangerous sea area." Zhou Yusheng knocked on the chart and said, "If there is no cover, in our current state, we will not be able to pass this gate of hell. If we encounter a US warship, no matter how much we do, it will be in vain."

"The key is, how to cover it?" Li Xiaoming asked.

"It's best to have a fleet. No matter how rampant the Americans are, they dare not attack our fleet." Zhou Yusheng smiled and said, "If there is no fleet, it's best to have a merchant ship that is not too fast. As long as it's close enough, the noise emitted by the merchant ship can cover up the noise of the submarine."

Li Xiaoming thought for a while and said, "Calling the route first, I will handle the cover."

"Can you do it?"

"That's of course. I'm also an intelligence official at the director level. Besides, the 'Shark' is so expensive. Even if the damage is serious, it can still be repaired, right?"

Zhou Yusheng rolled his eyes and said, "It's better to fix it than the new one. The problem is that even if the route is set, the submarine's speed cannot be kept constant, so the rendezvous time cannot be determined."

"This is simple, just arrange a few more merchant ships."

Zhou Yusheng nodded thoughtfully and said, "Okay, I can only do this. Since there is cover, there is no reason to go far. After sending you away, we will go around from the south of Australia."

“Where can we meet?”

Zhou Yusheng stared at the chart for a while before saying, "There are three international routes passing by here, and there are definitely many passing ships."

“When will it arrive?”

"About seventeen days," Zhou Yusheng calculated carefully again, saying, "considering the impact of ocean currents, there is an error of about 24 hours."

Li Xiaoming wrote it down and said, "Starting sixteen days later, four slow bulk cargo ships controlled by us pass by here every day. You can find an opportunity to follow, is it okay?"

"It won't take so much, just one ship a day. At that time, send us the direction, speed and arrival time of the cargo ship."

"No problem, I will arrange it for you after I go back."

"It is best to be a freighter with the flags of other countries."

"Don't worry, I know how to deal with it." Li Xiaoming smiled and said, "Is there any other problem?"

"One more thing."

"What?"

"Remember to invite me to a meal."

Li Xiaoming was stunned and said with a smile: "Do you think I will be liable for the debt?"

"That's not sure." Zhou Yusheng looked at Li Xiaoming and said, "If you do your business, you will definitely change your surnames and names after you get ashore, or even change your appearance. I'm afraid you won't recognize me next time I meet you."

"It's not that exaggerated. I'll definitely treat you to a meal before plastic surgery."

"I'm kidding you." Zhou Yusheng smiled and said, "No matter what, we went to the gate of the King of Hell together to take a walk, which is a friend of life and death. If we encounter any trouble in the future, we need to ask you for help, don't say we don't know me."

"Lao Zhou, I am not the kind of ruthless person. If you need help in the future, just say it." Li Xiaoming wrote a phone number on the chart. "This is my contact information. After dialing, it is a blind voice. After you ring five times, you will leave a message. I will contact you as soon as possible."

“So complicated?”

"There is no way, it's necessary to keep it confidential."

Zhou Yusheng smiled and said nothing.

"Lao Zhou, I have something that I can't figure out." Li Xiaoming changed the subject.

"What?"

"I mentioned it to you last time, it's related to the 'North Carolina'."

Zhou Yusheng frowned and said, "You mean, why don't I use torpedo to kill the 'North Carolina' when I can fight back?"

Li Xiaoming nodded, saying that this is the problem.

"If I hadn't taken care of you, I would have done this." Zhou Yusheng sighed, "I don't want to take risks, nor do I want to give up the initiative to a more advanced submarine. It's just that the water depth in the battle area is less than two thousand meters. You are engaged in intelligence, so you should know that depth, which is not difficult for the Americans at all."

"You mean, the Americans will salvage the North Carolina?"

Zhou Yusheng nodded and said, "Although the salvage work is very difficult and may not be successful, the US military will definitely use deep submersibles to search for the wreckage of the 'North Carolina'. If the US military finds the torpedo fragments, it can be known which country's submarine sank the 'North Carolina'. Even if the possibility is very slim, the consequences are too serious and we cannot afford it."

"Do you think the Americans declare war on our country for this?"

Zhou Yusheng smiled, this is what he was worried about.

"Old Zhou, you're thinking too much. If the Americans intend to declare war on our country, there is no need for any reason. Without this courage, I wouldn't dare to give it more reasons." Li Xiaoming smiled and said, "But your worries are not unreasonable. If the Americans don't declare war on our country, it doesn't mean that we will let us go."

"What's the meaning?"

"It won't take long before the Americans will know who killed the North Carolina. Although the Americans will not treat all the more than 100 officers and soldiers on this submarine as targets of revenge, I bet that you, me, and other major officers will appear on the Cia's death list." Li Xiaoming smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'm nothing yet. Anyway, I'll change my identities every three or five years. It's not that easy for Cia to catch me. You won't be so lucky. The Americans will revenge, collapse a building, kill more than a thousand people, and then kill two countries and more than 50 million people back to the Stone Age. If you can't find me, you will definitely throw your anger on you."

"Are you scaring me?"

"What do you think?"

Zhou Yusheng was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened and said, "I'm afraid of being afraid of being able to kill the 'North Carolina'?"

"In the sea, you are the Dragon Prince, but you got on the shore..."

"So what if I get on the shore?"

Li Xiaoming smiled and said, "It's nothing. The superiors must have special arrangements for you. At worst, they can go with me to a place where birds can't fly for a few years."

"I won't go, I won't be a turtle."

Seeing that Zhou Yu was angry, Li Xiaoming smiled and shook his head, and said nothing more.
Chapter completed!