"Captain, it's time to eat. Today there are good dishes, fresh bean sprouts."

Tadashi Hirakawa nodded and said to the first mate Aoki Takashi who was holding the lunch box: "Okay, Aoki Jun, I'll leave it to you here, I'll go get the meal."

Aoki Takashi said: "Captain, just go. In fact, there will be no problem at all. We have received the telegram. The Russian fleet is about to reach the Tsushima Strait. I don't understand why we still have to stay here?"

Tadara Hirakawa frowned and said, "Aoki-kun, don't complain, soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty."

When Aoki heard this, he quickly stood at attention and said, "Yes, Captain."

Tadara Hirakawa was the captain of the reconnaissance ship and the Yangmaru. He was ordered to patrol the waters southeast of Jeju Island to search for the whereabouts of the Russian fleet. At this time, he had been drifting on the sea for 10 days. It was not very high for the navy to drift on the sea for more than 10 days, but the Heyangmaru was a civilian ship that was modified from a civilian ship with a displacement of less than 1,000 tons. The space on the ship was not large, and a radio transmitter was installed, which made the space on the ship even more innovative. Therefore, both the comfort and the material carried were very limited. Life on the ship was very difficult. In more than 10 days, the entire ship was exhausted.

Today, because the bean sprouts soaked on the ship sprout, there are finally some vegetables to eat. For crew members who have eaten salted fish for 7 or 8 days, it is not included in a delicious meal. In fact, soaking bean sprouts on the ship was a practice that has been formed since the 16th century's great ships, because the conditions required for the growth of bean sprouts are very accurate and one of the most effective means for long-distance ships to obtain vegetables.

Tadara Hirakawa received his own meal in the kitchen and brought it to the cab. There was originally a small restaurant on the Yomaru, but because the radio generator was installed, the restaurant was occupied, so the crew could only solve the problem in their dormitory or on the deck. Tadara Hirakawa was the captain and could use his privileges to eat in the cab. In fact, it was not the same as the Yomaru ship, and other reconnaissance ships.

At about 10 a.m., the Hoyang Maru received a telegram and learned that the Russian fleet had passed through the Jeju Island waters and headed towards the Tsushima Strait. Of course, this telegram was not sent to the Hoyang Maru, but the Hoyang Maru was within the range of the telegram signal, so he received it. However, the Hoyang Maru did not receive the order to return and could only patrol the sea area. However, his vigilance was greatly reduced and he also had many complaints.

At this time, although the joint fleet had fully grasped the whereabouts of the Russian fleet, it did not order reconnaissance ships from other locations to return. First, it was for the sake of caution. After all, the joint fleet has not yet met the Russian fleet; secondly, it was necessary to guard against the East China government, so Hirahachiro Togo still let these reconnaissance ships float on the sea.

Tadara Hirakawa finished his last bean sprout and licked his lips with unsatisfactory feelings. He thought it was the most delicious food he had ever eaten, but at this moment, he heard the lookout on the mast send an alarm, and the mast was found in the southwest direction.

Tadaro Hirakawa didn't dare to be careless when he heard this, because he was the captain. Of course, he knew that his mission was not only to search for the Russian fleet, but also to guard against the East China Government Fleet. So he hurriedly threw down his lunch box, ran to the bridge, picked up a monocular telescope, and looked southwest. At this time, the wind and waves on the sea were still very large, and the Hoyomaru rose and fell on the sea, but there was still some fog, and the visual distance was no more than 10 kilometers. Even if he was using a telescope, he could only see a distance of 12 or 3 kilometers.

In the mist in the distance, I saw the fuzzy shape of 3 or 4 masts, but I could not tell whether it was a warship or a civilian ship. Hirakawa Tadara ordered the Hoyangmaru to get closer to the past, so I could see it clearly.

About 10 minutes later, Tadara Hirakawa looked at 4 or 5 masts, and the shadows of the previous ships could be seen more clearly, with low masts, slender hulls, and large oblique flying scissors. In this era, there was only one ship in the East China government, and there was no semicolon.

Tadara Hirakawa was shocked and happy. What was shocked was that the East China Government fleet was indeed here. This was definitely not good news for the joint fleet, but he probably was the first captain to discover the East China Government fleet, and this contribution was quite significant. Tadara Hirakawa thought, and ordered the Telegraph Office: immediately generate the Mikasa and discover that it is suspected to be a fleet of East China Government.

Na Zhikawa Tadarao's order had just been sent, but he received a reply from the telegram room: The telegram machine was broken and the telegram could not be sent out.

Tadao Hirakawa was stunned for a moment, cursed Japan's national curse, and hurried off the bridge and rushed to the telegraph room. In fact, Tadao Hirakawa knew nothing about radio, and even when he was in the telegraph room, it would not work. It seemed that Tadao Hirakawa was better in his psychology.

When Tadara Hirakawa arrived at the telegraph room, he saw that the telegraph had been removed from several shell panels. Two telegraphers were constantly touching and moving around the telegraph. The other two telegraphers stood aside with a confused expression on their faces, and the telegraph kept making "sizzling" sounds. Although Tadara Hirakawa did not understand radio, he usually heard the telegraph making "beep beeping" sounds, and this sound was obviously wrong.

Tadaro Hirakawa said: "What's wrong with the telegraph?"

A telegrapher shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Tadara Hirakawa asked again: "How long does it take to fix it?"

The telegrapher still shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"Baga!" This answer made Tadara Hirakawa angry, and another Japanese curse appeared, saying, "What are you doing? You don't know anything, what's the use of you?"

Although these telegraphers were not formal crew members on the Yo-Maru, they were on the ship after all. Seeing Tadara Hirakawa getting angry, a telegrapher who was checking the telegraph machine said: "We don't know what's going on. It was like this an hour ago. No signal was received, no signal was sent, and the failure of the telegraph machine could not be found. This is the first time we have encountered such a problem."

Tadaoliang Hirakawa was both angry and anxious. He was about to yell a few more national curses, but with a loud "boom", Tadaoliang Hirakawa felt a huge force coming from the side, and he couldn't help but throw it out, hitting the wall opposite, and the closed and dim telegram room suddenly lit up. It turned out that a large gap had been blown up on one side of the wall.

At this time, Tadaoliang Hirakawa felt a huge pain in his body, and then he realized that at some point, there were 7,8 wounds and 2,3 pieces of fragments that were not known to be stuck in his body. He couldn't move, and the sea water surged in from the gap, and soon it flooded Tadaoliang Hirakawa.

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"Report the captain, hit the target, hit two shots."

"Well! I've seen it, and I've played well. With the first two ships, there are 6 shots and 6 shots in total. It seems that the maintenance of the Kunming ship is good, and our soldiers' skills are still there." Shang Jinfeng put down the telescope in his hand. In fact, at this time, he could also see that the entire ship of the Heyang Maruha, about 7,8 kilometers away, caught fire, and the stern of the ship had sunk below sea level.

At this time, the deputy captain Han Chao also put down the telescope and said, "Captain, I think there are still many people falling into the water. Should I save them?"

Shang Jinfeng smiled and said, "The people who should be saved still need to be saved, but if they are ungrateful and must seek death, then we will not blame us. We ordered Qingzhou to set up a lifeboat to save people, but we should pay attention to our own safety and remember to bring the gun with us."

This is the third Japanese reconnaissance ship encountered by the People's Army Navy fleet, but the fate of the first two was all sunk, just like the Yangmaru. Although affected by the curvature of the earth, the scanning range of the Kunming ship's naval search radar can only reach 60 kilometers, but this distance is far beyond the visual distance range. Therefore, the People's Army Navy fleet has the absolute advantage of first discovering the enemy. The three Japanese reconnaissance ships encountered were all first discovered, and then calmly arranged and prepared until the Japanese reconnaissance ship was finally sunk.

At the same time, the Kunming ship also activated the electronic interference function to interfere with the radio generators of the Japanese reconnaissance ship. Although the Kunming ship is not a professional electronic jamming ship, the radio technology and radio equipment of this era are still very primitive. Therefore, the Kunming ship still easily interferes with the Japanese reconnaissance ship sending or receiving radio signals, making it impossible for the reconnaissance ship to send messages about discovering the People's Army Navy fleet back to the headquarters of the joint fleet.

The mission of sinking the reconnaissance ship is completed by the Kunming ship. The Kunming ship's H/pj38 single-barrel 130mm naval gun was quite powerful, which is more powerful than the 200mm naval gun of this era. It also has radar aiming and full computer control. The accuracy is much higher than that of the naval gun of this era. There is no need to fire effectively. You can hit it in one shot. As a result, 6 shots and 6 shots were made, and all three Japanese reconnaissance ships that were encountered were sunk.

There are dozens of crew members on each reconnaissance ship, and at least nearly half of them can jump into the sea to escape. When sinking the first reconnaissance ship, the People's Army Navy, in the spirit of humanitarianism, put down the lifeboat at the first time to rescue the crew. However, the crew members on the reconnaissance ship were also soldiers. Many people not only refused the rescue of the People's Army, but also a few Japanese soldiers shot at the rescued People's Army soldiers in the sea and injured two people. Therefore, although after sinking the reconnaissance ship, the People's Army still rescued the Japanese soldiers who fell into the water, they were also much more careful. Of course, those who refused to rescue were ignored and let them die. If someone fired at the People's Army, they would shoot back without hesitation.

But that's true. The three reconnaissance ships were sunk and only 12 Japanese soldiers were rescued, of which only 7 were rescued by the People's Army, while the other 5 were unconscious in the sea and dragged up by the People's Army. In fact, the People's Army dragged a total of 9 Japanese soldiers, but four of them struggled to jump back into the sea, so the People's Army had to let him go.
Chapter completed!