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    With Yang Qiu's nod, the most important battle of 1941 began.

    That afternoon, the new Chief of General Staff Chu Nan announced the start of Operation Typhoon and appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Shen Honglie as the commander-in-chief of the operation.

    March 23rd, seven o'clock in the morning.  On the navigation tower of the Air Force Nanjing Base, a signal flag ready to take off at any time was hung.  On the runway, eight J-8 "Tianquan" fighter jets formed two columns and slowly headed towards the takeoff line of the backup runway.  Next to them, a "Night Owl" high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft with a streamlined appearance and black body also entered the main runway at the same time.  "Night Owl", military number Reconnaissance-11, is a twin-engine long-range high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft designed and manufactured by Meteor Company.  In order to meet the long range and high speed proposed by the Air Force, two 2,000-horsepower turboprop engines are used, with a crew of four and a maximum speed of 670 kilometers per hour.  It can fly continuously for ten hours and continue to detect targets within a radius of 3,300 kilometers at an altitude of 10,000 meters.  It is equipped with a navigation radar, two high-power reconnaissance periscopes and three automatic camera guns. The self-defense weapons are three 12.7 mm machine guns.

    This kind of reconnaissance aircraft is expensive and rare in number. Because of its strategic value, it is directly affiliated with the Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron of the General Staff Headquarters, and the squadron is code-named "Owl".

    An Qingru is the captain of the "Owl" squadron. The 42-year-old has 2,000 hours of flying experience and has dealt with many dangerous situations in the air, including jets. He switched to reconnaissance aircraft due to age and other issues.  As before every takeoff, he carefully inspected one side of the plane, then took out a rag and wiped the "Owl" emblem again to make sure it was spotless before entering the cabin through the belly door.  "The tower said that the weather in the Seto Inland Sea should be good today." When the navigator saw him, he immediately handed over the weather and flight route table.  He also took out a large cup of strong tea and said: "I just brewed it, keep it to relieve my fatigue."

    "Tiantian said it was good, but it turned out that we wasted seven days." An Qingru took the strong tea and checked the instrument while saying he was dissatisfied with the meteorological data provided by the tower.  In order to investigate the Seto Inland Sea and locate the specific location of the Tokuyama underground oil depot, he has flown seven times in two weeks.  But every time I arrived at the Seto Inland Sea, I found that it was either heavy fog or too thick clouds, or the scheduled ground signal was not found, resulting in failure.

    The first officer smiled and said: "Stop complaining. Those guys from the bomber are the ones who are unlucky. I heard that Commander Xu has a strict rule that as long as we don't return, they have to sit in the plane and are not even allowed to come down to eat." They are  The task for a while was to determine the specific coordinates of the Deshan Oil Depot, so according to the plan, as soon as they were dispatched, the subsequent bombers must be ready to depart.  Therefore, during these several reconnaissances, the bomber squadron was on standby on the ground, which was very hard.

    "I hope I can have good luck this time." An Qingru took a breath.  After putting on his helmet, he turned on the radio: "Tower, this is Owl 3. This is Owl 3, requesting takeoff."

    "You can take off at any time."

    Get the signal.  An Qingru gave everyone instructions for taking off, and then pushed the engine throttle forward together with the co-pilot.  Two five-blade turboprop engines from Chongqing Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. emitted bursts of piercing roar, pushing the "Night Owl" slowly into the blue sky.  Because it is necessary to ensure long range and high altitude, a glider with a large lift coefficient is used.  Therefore, the climb speed of "Night Owl" is very slow.  Before it reached the predetermined cruising altitude, the eight escort "Tianquan" aircraft flew past it at high speed like a flock of merry homing pigeons.  "These little bastards!" The swirling air flow.  Let the night owl tremble slightly.  An Qingru smiled and cursed, as if he saw what he looked like when he was young.  After reaching the cruising altitude of 8,000 meters, he turned on the radio and tuned to the Tokyo Radio channel.  After a moment of rustling, a familiar and sweet radio sound came from the loudspeaker.

    "It sounds really nice. She deserves to be called the Flower of Tokyo." When the observation and optical controller heard the voice, he immediately dropped his work and squeezed to the front, returning his fascination: "When the battle is over, I must go and see what she looks like.  "

    "You kid, I'm afraid you want to take me home as your wife."

    "Ha ha"

    Amid cheerful laughter, the "Night Owl" began to turn around, and under the protection of the escort aircraft, flew towards Tokuyama in the Seto Inland Sea¡ª¡ª

    "Commander, is this your wedding gift? I'm so happy!"

    On the hillside behind Tokuyama Port, two soldiers helped Ono Akihito pull up the hemp rope and prepare to "dry" the quilt.  The months of cold winter were finally over, and there were a lot of things that needed to be washed and dried, so this move was not noticeable.  "Let me get it. You help me hold up the bamboo pole. It should be higher and don't drag it to the ground. It is difficult to wash." Xiaoye was worried that someone would see what was under the quilt, so he quickly asked the soldiers to set up the bamboo pole, and then personally  Spread out the bedding.  Others didn't know it, but he knew very well that there were several packets of special dry smoking agent wrapped in rubber inside the two quilts.  Just put the quiltWhen ignited, the smoke-generating agent will emit a large amount of yellow smoke.

    "Thank you, this is a little thought." After putting down the quilt, Ono took out a pack of Camel cigarettes: "Here, have a taste. This was seized from the Wake Island Rice Warehouse." The Battle of Wake Island  .  It has been blown to the sky by Japan, and even the most ordinary people are familiar with it.  So upon hearing that it was U.S. military supplies on Wake Island, two helping oil depot soldiers immediately surrounded them.

    "Baga! Who told you to smoke and dry the quilt here!" Just as he lit his cigarette, two military policemen suddenly walked over from the side.  "It's Yamaguchi-kun, long time no see. Didn't they say you were transferred to Okinawa?" Upon seeing this, Ono hurriedly stepped forward and enthusiastically took out a cigarette and handed it to the two of them: "One winter, the quilt was very wet.  Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll stay here and take it away as soon as it¡¯s dry.¡±

    "It turns out to be Lieutenant Commander Ono."

    Ono is the lieutenant commander who manages the oil house. He is usually enthusiastic and often shares gadgets brought to him by the fleet.  So when the military police saw it was him, they were too embarrassed to be too embarrassed.  What's more, the oil depot is deep underground. If you smoke a cigarette and bask in the quilt, even if there is a fire, it will not affect the place below.  However, the two of them still warned: "Commander, please forgive me. You know, open flames are not allowed here."

    "Don't worry, I will pinch it out." Ono made a gesture of pinching the cigarette butt, and then the two military police put away the cigarette and left.  After they walked away, Ono breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the stone next to him. While smoking and bragging with the soldiers, he stared at the eastern sky.

    From his position, you can clearly see the whole of Deshan.

    The farthest end is the naval anchorage. The entire anchorage is surrounded by a ring of small islands. The location is very hidden. However, there are currently only some small warships and oil tankers in the harbor.  On the left is the Tokuyama Fuel Research Institute and refinery, and on the right is a row of tall gray giant oil barrels, which are naval oil storage tanks.  Seventeen oil storage tanks store 150,000 tons of heavy oil.  But don't think that it contains all of Japan's oil reserves. The real oil depot is actually where he is standing at the moment.  Deep into the mountain, twelve meters above the surface, it is divided into seven large independent oil storage areas, all wrapped in rock and reinforced with cement.  After continuous combat consumption, there are still three million tons of heavy oil and gasoline stored in it, accounting for 70% of Japan's remaining oil reserves!  There are not only complete fire protection facilities inside, but also oil pipelines leading directly to the terminal and refinery.

    After the raids on Sasebo and Ryukyu, the air defense facilities here have been strengthened several times. At least two hundred anti-aircraft guns of various calibers have been deployed in the surrounding dense forests, docks, urban buildings and islands, as well as several aviation brigades.  Guan and Matsuyama.  More importantly, because it is backed by mountains and the surface vegetation remains intact, it is difficult to locate from the sky and must be assisted by ground means.

    "Commander, I heard that the fleet suffered heavy losses, is this true?" Ono was thinking about how to light the cup and tell the reconnaissance plane the location, but the soldiers next to him had already asked about the situation of the battle.

    Although newspapers and radio broadcast the victory every day, they also said that they had recovered North Korea and invaded the interior of China.  But this news can fool ordinary people, but it cannot fool them, oil house soldiers.  Because everyone can detect subtle changes in the amount of refueling and the number of ships docked at anchorage.  At least in the past six months, everyone has no longer seen the four Fuso-class battleships and Ise-class battleships that used to come here to refuel. Even the Akagi and Kaga have not come back, let alone the small aircraft carriers like Ry¨±ho.  Although it is said that they have been sent to Nanyang and Rabaul to stay permanently, various rumors have not stopped.

    "I don't know either, but everyone should have confidence. Didn't the United Fleet come to refuel a few days ago?" Ono has become accustomed to various tests after more than ten years of lurking.  Even if there was no probing intention in the soldier's question at this moment, he would never say anything uneasy.

    The two Japanese soldiers smoked silently. Although the commander did not say it clearly, they could still understand that the aircraft carrier Zuikaku was missing when the combined fleet came to refuel after Wake Island.

    "Commander, we're going to work first, and we'll help you later." The two soldiers finished smoking, bowed to Ono and left.  Shortly after they left, several dark spots quickly appeared on the east side of the bay.  "Enemy plane! Sound the alarm! Wuwu" The shrill and shrill sirens sounded from all over the city and the docks. Brigades of Japanese soldiers rushed out of the barracks. Anti-aircraft guns quickly tore off the camouflage, and the oil house  The soldiers immediately closed all the oil pipelines that might be discovered, closed the thick underground oil depot gates, opened the water gates, and prepared for air strikes and fires.

    "It's finally here." Xiao Zhi was excited for the first time when he saw the four "Tianquan" fighter jets with obvious national flags under their wings.  He immediately pulled out the signal gun and stuffed two thumb-thick incendiary bombs into the chamber.

    But at this moment, a scream suddenly sounded from behind: "Ono-kun! What are you doing?"

     .  (To be continued)
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