My own war game

Chapter 224: Snow

There is a reason why He Chi dared to take on such a life-threatening mission, because he can run away at any time.

"The player has left the Philippines area, the Death March mission has been completed, no core data fragments have been found, and the player can choose to leave the copy." This was the system message he received three days ago.

What is a core data fragment? The system didn't give any hint. But he had already received the "mission guarantee", so it didn't matter if he explored it again. Since it was called a data fragment, he felt that if he looked through the US military database, he might find something.

So he and Colonel Carlson hit it off, and after reporting to Admiral Nimitz, they formulated this combat plan called "Hermit Crab".

The Japanese soldiers led by Iikuni Kojiro found that their treatment suddenly improved. Not only were their living quarters changed to double rooms, but their food was also greatly improved.

These fishermen from Hokkaido tasted steak and red wine for the first time.

He drank the red wine in his hand. Several Japanese soldiers sang and danced in the bedroom. At this time, Kojiro did not give up any opportunity to deceive others. "Gentlemen, do you see it? It turns out that only by following Lord He Chi can we have a good life!"

"Fan Country! Come here!" He Chi's voice came from a distance.

Kojiro trotted over and bowed 90 degrees. "Hai! Your Excellency! I am at your service!"

"After dinner, call all your people together and get ready to teach others!" He Chi ordered.

"Hai! I'll tell everyone right away, but..."

"But what..."

"But sir, they are all rough people. Ikeda and his friends were fishermen with no education. If we teach them a lesson, it would be..." Kojiro said with an uncertain tone, lowering his head.

"Don't worry, you are the best teachers in this regard."

Half an hour later, Kojiro and his crew discovered that their "students" were actually a hundred American sailors.

"Tell them everything you know about the habits of the Japanese Navy, and then make them familiar with the performance of the Tanikaze. All of the above work must be completed within three days!" He Chi ordered.

"Yes! But, sir, we don't speak English very well, and the biggest tradition of the Japanese Navy is to yell and scold when teaching people, and sometimes use bamboo swords..." Ikeda on the side said hesitantly.

He Chi translated his words to Colonel Carlson.

"I approve!" The colonel made the decision without even thinking about it.

"As long as you can get them used to the Gufeng as soon as possible, you can do whatever you want, even beating and scolding them is fine."

With the colonel's sword, the Japanese soldiers who had been bullied by the Americans for a while finally found an opportunity. They set up more than 20 checkpoints on the Tanikaze, placed signs that needed to be collected at each location, and then let the American sailors go around the entire ship to collect these signs.

Soldiers are not allowed to go back. If they miss a sign, they have to go around and look for it again. According to regulations, only those who collect all 22 signs can eat and rest.

"Sir, this is a traditional program of the Japanese Navy. It allows novices to become familiar with the structure of the ship as quickly as possible." Ikeda lowered his head and reported to Colonel Carlson.

"It's a good idea. It can even be promoted in the military in the future. But why do I find that no one has completed the whole process yet?" The colonel expressed his doubts.

After listening to He Chi's translation, Kojiro and Ikeda chuckled and took out dozens of stacked colored papers.

These black-hearted guys didn't even put up the sign for the 22nd checkpoint.

That night, the barracks at the Midway Naval Base were filled with American soldiers' curses starting with F. For three consecutive days, the curses were heard from all over the Gufeng. If He Chi hadn't thought some words were too dirty and simply didn't translate them, the American soldiers, who had already reached their limit of patience, would have started fighting long ago.

At the same time, the hull of the Tanikaze was also modified. The minelaying and minesweeping systems of the entire destroyer were removed at one time, which further reduced the weight of the hull while retaining the appearance, allowing the already light and fast Tanikaze to increase its speed even more.

The American crew members who had undergone special training boarded the ship No. 100. They were wearing captured Japanese military uniforms. Among them were more than a dozen people of Asian and Indian descent. These people would work on the deck with the Japanese sailors. Except that their average height was a little above the standard, they looked quite similar if you didn't look closely.

"It looks good, but something seems to be missing?" He Chi rubbed his chin and looked at the hull for a long time, then asked the staff for paint and hanging boards.

After a while, He Chi painted over a few letters of the name on the side of the ship and then painted it again.

"Yukikaze? Why change the name to this?" Major Rockman, the submarine captain who was traveling with him on this mission, was puzzled.

"Nothing, it's just that this mission is quite dangerous, so I changed my name in the hope of having better luck." He Chi threw away the brush in his hand and smiled mysteriously.
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In early June 1942, the First Air Fleet of the Japanese Combined Fleet, with the four heavy aircraft carriers Akagi, Soryu, Hiryu and Zuikaku as its core, marched towards Midway Island under the cover of seven battleships including Yamato and Nagato and more than 6 other types of warships.

The U.S. military had already seen through the plan because they had intercepted the Japanese telegram codes in advance. The U.S. Pacific Fleet had deployed its elite forces, including three aircraft carriers, and more than 50 large and small ships had been ambushed east of Midway Island. Even the Yorktown, which was badly damaged in the Battle of the Coral Island, was rushed to the battlefield after emergency repairs.

At the small Midway Naval Base, the US military was holding a small departure ceremony.

The sea breeze is blowing.

The few school-level commanders on the shore saluted the submarine that was about to set off. Due to confidentiality requirements, apart from the sailors participating in the "Hermit Crab" plan, only the senior officers at the Midway Island base knew the news.

They were the only ones who saw them off, while the submariners on the Nautilus were most likely facing a one-way journey.

"Gentlemen, this will be the highlight of our naval career!" Submarine commander Major Rockman said to his sailors.

In the morning light, the Yukikaze and the Nautilus slowly sailed out of the naval port and soon disappeared into the horizon.

Two hours later, the destroyer Haratani appeared in the sea near Midway Island, and the Nautilus was right below it, ready to sneak in during the first wave of fighting between the US and Japanese forces.

In the bridge, He Chi and Colonel Carlson who came with him were each observing the sea with a telescope, when suddenly a buzzing sound was heard overhead.

"Huh?" He Chi looked up at the sky and found two Dreadnought dive bombers.

"Didn't you say that for the sake of confidentiality, you wouldn't send any planes to follow us?" He Chi turned around and looked at the colonel in confusion.

"Well, I did tell the base that, but..." The colonel looked carefully at the plane in the sky, "But it doesn't seem to be a plane that took off from Midway Island Base."

"Not from Midway Island? Then where is it from?" He Chi's voice began to change.

"If I remember correctly, that direction should be Yorktown..."

"Huh~" He Chi took a deep breath. "To be on the safe side, let me ask you, have you told the Yorktown about our camouflage plan?"

"Sorry, for the sake of absolute confidentiality, only a very small number of senior officials know about it. This definitely does not include ordinary pilots."

After saying this, both of them saw a look of horror in each other's eyes.

"FUCK! What are you waiting for! Run!!"

(End of this chapter)