One of the black suits replied: "Yes. Chief Qian is inside." Fan Keqin opened the door directly and walked in. The two black suits once again returned to the posture of folding their hands on the waist and abdomen.
Inside, Qian Jinxun was pouring himself a drink. There was a plate of peanuts and a plate of cold platters on the table. There is an empty bottle next to it.
"I'll wipe it." Fan Keqin immediately laughed and said, "Why did you drink it first? How much did you drink?"
"You came too late." Qian Jinxun took a bottle of old beer, turned it around, and said, "I'm so bored waiting for you. If not, I'll have a drink. This is just a bottle of beer, not much." Then he asked: "Hey, haven't you seen Lao Zhao?"
"I saw it." Fan Keqin said: "He ordered the food to be taken away, but he went to order it. Just in time, I have something serious to say to you, so I think it's good for us to have some beer."
Qian Jinxun stuffed a piece of sausage and two peanuts into his mouth, and while chewing, he asked: "Tell me, what's going on?"
Fan Keqin lowered his voice and said: "Help me collect information on the coast, especially the cities with ports and terminals. The direction is towards Japanese warships."
After hearing this, Qian Jinxun frowned and thought for a while, and said, "You have to know that all the port cities now... It should be said that not only the cities, but also the coastal areas with docks have basically fallen."
"I know." Fan Keqin said: "During the battles such as Songhu and Wuhan, Japan's surface ships, especially the carrier-based aircraft of the aircraft carrier, often dropped bombs on our heads. But as time goes by , our coastal ports have fallen one after another, and Japan’s aircraft carriers have become increasingly useless in our Chinese battlefield. Especially Japan’s Kaga heavy aircraft carrier has long been evacuated. "
Qian Jinxun looked suspicious and said: "Well, I know all this, what's the matter? You want to deal with Japan's aircraft carrier?"
Fan Keqin laughed and said: "No, although I can fly a plane, I can only fly it. But I can't deal with the Japanese aircraft carrier."
Qian Jinxun said in surprise: "Fuck, you are getting more and more capable. You can also fly a plane? Why haven't I heard you say that before?"
Fan Keqin said: "I have already said that I can do the most common things like driving, taking off and landing, but I can't do more complicated actions." At this point, he paused and said: "No, can you Don’t always interrupt.”
"Ah." Qian Jinxun nodded and said, "Don't interrupt, just say what you say."
Fan Keqin said: "After the little devils attacked the Americans' Pearl Harbor, almost all the heavy warships were transferred from our waters, preparing to fight the Americans in the Pacific. The only ones active on the coast of China now are Their... small fleet, or just the second-line fleet. Do you understand what this means?"
"Understood." Qian Jinxun said: "Not the main force."
"Yes." Fan Keqin said: "And the small Japanese navy can be said to be smooth sailing here. This is mainly because our sea and air power is too weak, but it also nourishes the situation in our Chinese waters. The careless mood of the little devil navy who is performing the mission. And their arrogant mood, I think, is a good opportunity for us. "
"Fuck." Qian Jinxun said: "You really want to deal with the little Japanese warship? This is not easy to do."
At this moment, before the two of them could say anything further, there was a knock on the door. As soon as the door opened, Zhao Hongliang walked in from the outside, looked at the two people, and said: "Boss, section chief. I told the chef that their old master must come in person to taste the taste of Old Beiping. "
"Well." Qian Jinxun waved his hand and said, "Okay, stop working and sit down. I'll let your old section chief continue. I guess you have to participate in this matter."
Fan Keqin did not shy away from it. After all, after he left, Zhao Hongliang was now the chief of the Intelligence Section. He may indeed be involved in some things later on.
So Fan Keqin continued: "According to reliable information, a Japanese fleet was discovered off the coast of Xiamen. Four destroyers and two seaplane carriers. As I just said, after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, The Americans are unwilling to give up, so Japan has transferred all its main forces on the surface to the Pacific. So those cruising near China's coastal waters will definitely not have a front-line fleet. In addition, their navy is After the war, I didn’t suffer any decent blows. It can be said that my confidence is at its peak and it’s the time when I’m proud of myself, so I feel that we can take some targeted actions in this regard.”
After hearing this, Qian Jinxun analyzed: "Well, Japan's main maritime force now really wants to compete with the Americans in the Pacific. In fact, most of the fleet has been transferred to the Pacific. What you just mentioned is a seaplane carrier. . Then...it might be Notoro and Kamui, or two of the Chitose, Chiyoda, and Mizuho. But I personally think that one of the seaplane carriers you discovered in Xiamen, It should be one of the Mizuho and the Chiyoda, maybe even both of them.”
"Oh?" Fan Keqin asked: "Why are you so judgmental? What news did you receive from your side?"
Qian Jinxun glanced at Zhao Hongliang and said: "Some time ago, the coastal intelligence operations in Guangzhou and Nanning sent secret messages, and the Telecommunications Department also deciphered messages related to Little Japan. Do you remember? Military unification was established. When you first entered, you uncovered a large number of espionage elements and seized many radio stations and code books. This was almost always the case in those years. Especially the code books, it can be said to be very important."
At this point, Qian Jinxun threw a cigarette to each of Fan Keqin and Zhao Hongliang, and then continued: "These codebooks are basically in the hands of experts from the deciphering team at the headquarters or telecommunications office. After they studied them, they really helped them a lot. Ah, thus turning the situation on the intelligence front. I remember that in 1939, it seemed that at the beginning of the year, the deciphering team successfully deciphered a message from the Japanese Navy Ministry. The content was that the Chiyoda was rushing to the southeastern coast of China, in Guangzhou and Hainan. Patrolling and fighting in Nanning and other areas."
Qian Jinxun paused and said in vain: "But at that time, we didn't have much to do with it. I just conveyed the headquarters' order to the coastal intelligence station and asked them to pay close attention. After all, what is our navy like? I understand. This matter is over. But what I just heard you say, coupled with a newly cracked secret message recently uncovered by the Telecommunications Office, as well as intelligence messages sent from Guangzhou and Nanning stations, among which the Japanese Chitose... …”
