The Japanese never thought that they would encounter the current problem because the requirements put forward by the Germans do not comply with the rules that are usually encountered at sea. Usually, naval ships of the two countries encountered on high seas, especially in some busy sea areas. This is inevitable. Generally, as long as the two sides give gifts to each other, they can continue their own sailing. Few people like the Germans came up to chat with each other.

The Japanese officers on the bridge were immediately divided into two factions. The faction led by the team's staff member Nomura represents opposition. Nomura believes that the flower house should immediately refuse the party, and his tone can be more tactful, but his attitude must be firm.

The staff adviser suspected that the Germans' words and deeds were deceitful. He felt that the Germans were probably deliberately floating in front of their submarines, and everything was planned by the other party. Although the Yi 60 did not detect the other party in advance due to unknown technical reasons, with the Germans' technological capabilities, it should be easy to grasp their own movements. The Germans should have discovered the Yi 60 very early and then deliberately blocked their own way here. What purpose the other party was doing this is unknown, but it is definitely not as simple as they said, "to exchange some supplies."

"What do you think the purpose of the Germans? Lord Nomura, do they want to investigate the information of our army?" The flower house felt a little abnormal when Nomura analyzed it.

"I just said that there is such a possibility, and it is impossible to make a certain statement at the moment." Major Nomura did not dare to say anything to death. He dared to be stubborn if he replaced it with ships from other countries, but there were powerful Germans in front of him.

"I don't think things are as complicated as you think. Nomura. You have been in service on the submarine for many years. You should see that this encounter was purely an accident. The German army could not know the navigation plan of I-60 in advance, and of course they would not wait for us here. This is not a common route for merchant ships. This German submarine should be trained in this sea area." Nakasa Kishima said, touching the stubble on his chin.

"I think this is an opportunity for the Imperial Navy. The U106 opposite is the main submersible ship in Germany. The Imperial Navy has never encountered such a state-of-the-art German ship at such a close distance before. The other party can collect our intelligence. Can't we collect the other party's intelligence in the other party?

I think it is completely possible to agree to the other captain's request. It would be better if we could take this opportunity to board the other party's submarine ship or even enter the boat. We can use this to understand the current technical level of the independent submarine ship.

And you also know that several unexpected diplomatic incidents have occurred in recent times, and the relationship between the Empire and the Independence has become somewhat unpleasant. If we can use this maritime exchange as an opportunity to ease the relationship between the two countries' naval forces, we may take the opportunity to break the deadlock faced by the Empire's navy in the South China Sea region." Nakasa Kishima said this.

Although Guidao is just a naval master, after graduating from the Naval Military Academy, he never relaxed his requirements for himself. Especially when he participated in the special subject training for captain A in Wugang Diving School, he also studied books on international politics and diplomatic relations in his spare time. He did not want to go into politics after retirement, but believed that once the Imperial Navy went to war with the great powers, this knowledge might come in handy.

The current situation of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Nanyang region is as Kishima said, and it has fallen into an indelible deadlock.

Now the Fifth Fleet's activities are under the surveillance of colonial navies such as Britain, France and the Netherlands. The range of activities of the ships can only be limited to the small Gulf of Siam. The Japanese Navy has tasted the taste of enemies on all sides for the first time.

Siam's port facilities are outdated and the water level of the port is relatively shallow. There are only two seaports in the territory that can be used for Japanese battleships and aircraft carriers to be parked. Siam also lacks shipbuilding capabilities. Their largest ship canal can only barely repair destroyer-class ships, so the heavy patrol [Ancient Eagle], which suffered heavy damage due to the self-destruction of torpedoes, could only be towed back to Kaohsiung Port, Taiwan for emergency repairs.

I would like to mention here that [Guying] almost sank at that time. Afterwards, it was found that she was much more injured than the Japanese army had initially estimated. The ribs of the injured part were bent by shock waves. Large areas of armor plates and outer walls of the compartment cracked, and most of the watertight doors on the bottom of the starboard side lost their function. In order to balance the hull crew's large amount of water injected watertight cabins on the port side, in the end, when the heavy cruiser was dragged into Kaohsiung Port, the upper deck of [Guying] was only one and a half meters away from the water surface.

If the temporary captain Shimura Shin-Ruo Chusao had not been in good command and the crew had tried their best to save his ship, the warship would have sank into the South China Sea long ago. If that were the case, [Aunt Eagle] would have been the largest warship lost by the Japanese Empire after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. Moreover, the accident happened in front of foreign navies, which was definitely a huge scandal that could not be concealed.

"But this does not comply with military regulations. If the superiors pursue it, everyone here will be responsible."

"Staff Officer Nomura is right. We have every right to refuse such a request, which is not in line with maritime practice."

"But what the commander said makes sense. This is a valuable opportunity to contact the submarine ship of the independent country. I don't think it should be wasted."

"Captain Morinaga is right, I support the commander's opinion."

“It’s too reckless.”

"Japanese submarine ships have world-class technology. Don't forget that you are all Japanese, so be more backbone."

"You guy! Are you brain problems? How can you understand the mood of our technical officers?" The bridge was a quarrel.

"Master of the Flower House, you are the captain, so you can make the decision." In the end, Guida kicked the decision to the Flower House.

This seems a bit irresponsible, but in this situation at that time, it was the best way to calm the controversy. Although Guidao is the highest-ranking officer on this submarine, the captain is the commander who truly controls the ship.

"I agree with the commander's opinion." After struggling in my heart, the flower house finally leaned towards the opinions of Nakasa Kishima. Not only because the other party was his immediate boss, but he was also very curious about the submarine ships in the country and wanted to take the opportunity to observe them. And as Guishima said, if the relationship between the two countries was eased because of this incident, it would be a great achievement.

At this time, the u106 had passed through the starboard side of the I-60, and then made a U-shaped steering behind the Japanese submarine, maintaining the same course as the I-60, and is increasing its power to chase forward.

The water surface speed of the third type of Haida is two sections faster than that of the German U-ix type, but that is only a parameter on paper. In fact, Haida rarely runs out of rapid speed.

Yi No. 60 is equipped with two "Sulzer 3-type marine diesel engines" with 3,200 horsepower each. Here, Sulzer refers to Switzerland's Sulzer Co., Ltd., which cooperated with German companies after World War I and began to design and manufacture marine diesel engines in Switzerland. Ultimately, it uses German technology.

The Japanese Navy customized several engines from Sulzer and then began to copy them on its own. At that time, Japan was recognized by the world as the second-in-command of the country, and the great Americans were the great Americans with great destiny. Before the outbreak of the world economic crisis, for a while, the Japanese liked to copy American products the most, but these products were often European designs copied by the United States.

The I-60 is equipped with a mass-produced engine after Japan's simple improvement in Swiss design. The models are divided into three types: the first type is 1,300 horsepower, the second type is 3,000 horsepower, and the third type is 3,400 horsepower.

This engine has no major defects in overall design. The problem lies in processing technology. Because Japan's metallurgical technology is not up to standard, the processing accuracy is extremely limited, which leads to the vibration and noise of these engines during operation, and there are often major failures such as cylinder burning and piston breaking.

Historically, the Japanese Navy hired technicians from Man Company from Germany and finally designed and manufactured a relatively reliable marine diesel engine at the end of 1934, with a single-machine power of up to 5,000 horsepower. However, in actual use, problems in processing and materials still exist, but I won't mention it here for now.

The Yi 60 did not maintain full speed, with a speed of approximately between 12 and 13 knots. For this large submarine with a speed of 6,400 horsepower, it was still easy to reach this speed. I found that the German submarine was chasing at the rear at full speed, Huafang specially ordered the speed to be reduced. Soon the U106 caught up and began to drive side by side with the Yi 60. The distance between the two submarines was less than 60 meters. The officers and soldiers on both sides could see the other party's actions without using a telescope.

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