At this moment, Zuo Pengfei was lying in the narrow water-proof cabin, using something similar to car waxing to keep polishing the outer cover of the torpedo tube. After a while, the anti-rust paint on the outer cover was all worn away. It fell off, and it was as smooth as a bronze mirror. Then he took out four bowl-sized powerful suction cups and suctioned them on the outer cover in a cross arrangement. Behind the suction cups were connected four rubber ropes thicker than his fingers, and were fixed on several thick steel bars on the water-proof bulkhead with hooks. After making sure it is tight, pick up the cutting machine and start making cross cuts on the outer cover.
He was absolutely particular about what he did. There is a pressure difference of 37 times between the inside and outside of the torpedo tube. In order to prevent the outer cover from being sucked and unable to be pulled off, it must be cut into several pieces. Suction cups are also used to prevent debris from being injected under the high pressure. Torpedo tubes and hatches with damaged loading ports are all lessons learned. When conducting rescue work in the deep sea, you must think of all possible things that may happen. Any lack of consideration may lead to tragedy.
Half an hour later, two grooves were cut out of the outer cover. Zuo Pengfei pressed his body against the wall of the water-proof cabin, as far away from the torpedo tube mouth as possible, and then took out a claw hammer and hit the outer cover hard. , with a "boom", the cover suddenly shattered and disappeared from Zuo Pengfei's eyes as if it was flushed away by the toilet. Only four rubber ropes were pulled straight, half thinner than before, and the sea water separated them. The entrance to the water tank was shot in like a high-pressure water cannon, quickly filling the torpedo tubes.
After a while, everything returned to calm. Zuo Pengfei pulled the rubber rope and pulled out several broken pieces of the outer cover from the torpedo tube, preparing to operate the other one.
Tian Yong, who was on guard not far outside, was getting more and more frightened. There were more and more small hammerhead sharks preying on the nearby seabed. There were already dozens of them. There were clouds of sand everywhere. Tian Yong Yong watched for a long time without being able to see clearly what they were hunting.
With a "boom", Zuo Pengfei successfully secured the second outer cover, then climbed out of the water-proof cabin and sealed the sealing cover tightly: "Ling Hao, I've done it here. Let's start inflating the water-proof cabin." "Pi The air pump on the "Pixia" was turned on, and high-pressure helium and oxygen were directly charged into the water-proof tank. The seawater was squeezed out along the one-way valve. The water level in the torpedo tube and water-proof tank continued to drop until the one-way valve began to There were a lot of bubbles coming out, so Ling Hao turned off the air pump.
All four people came to the outside of the water-proof cabin and stayed there in groups of two. Ling Hao tapped the submarine hull three times with a metal glove. With a "squeak" sound, the loading port of the torpedo tube opened, and a The dirty submariner crawled out, followed by a second one.
Ling Hao knocked on the hull twice more, and the loading port of the torpedo tube was closed. When the submariner climbed to the door of the water compartment, both sides opened the door of the water compartment at the same time, and cold seawater poured into the water compartment. Because the air pressure inside was the same as the water pressure outside, the water was not as turbulent as before, and soon half of the submariner's body was submerged in the water.
Ling Hao and Tian Yong on the other side reached into the hatch first, each grabbed a submariner, pulled them out, and walked towards the "Stone Crab" as fast as they could. Behind the two of them, Zuo Pengfei and Yang Xueting also set up a submarine soldier and followed closely.
This was a real race against death. I saw the submariner's face slowly turning pale, his lips blue, and more and more bubbles coming out of his mouth. A distance of 5 meters and a time of 90 seconds seems as long as 90 minutes.
After entering the living cabin from the "pool" under the "Stone Crab", Ling Hao felt that he was about to faint. On the one hand, it was due to the inert gas paralysis, and on the other hand, he was a little too nervous.
Without exception, the four submariners who were rescued aboard the "Stone Crab" were all unconscious. Ling Hao and the others were also prepared for this kind of thing. They had already laid out thermal blankets and first aid supplies on the ground.
The four people quickly took off their diving helmets, stripped off the wet clothes of the four submariners, wrapped them in thermal blankets, and began to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Three minutes later, the two submariners woke up. Five minutes later, the third The three submariners spit out a large amount of water and resumed breathing, while Zuo Pengfei was still giving the fourth submariner a heart shock. Finally, when everyone was about to give up, he finally coughed and his heart started beating again. Ling Hao and the four of them breathed a long sigh of relief and all showed happy smiles.
In fact, who can be a submariner and can't swim? Drowning in 90 seconds is unbelievable. In fact, whether it is drowning or cardiac arrest, it is all because the water temperature is too cold.
The space on the 751 submarine is small and there are many people, and the air is not circulated well, so it can be imagined that it is humid and hot. The sea water outside is extremely cold. Even ordinary people can imagine that it is unbearable for anyone to suddenly come out of the sauna and jump into the icy water. Drowning caused by convulsions and loss of consciousness for a moment is considered minor, and cardiac arrest is also normal. Fortunately, these submariners were all young men in the prime of life and in good physical condition. Although they were a little weak and would probably suffer from serious illness in the future, they survived after all.
Yang Xueting brought them some food and warm water, while Ling Hao wrote on the tablet, and then used translation software to translate it into Chinese characters for them: "Eat something and drink some hot water here, and regain your strength as soon as possible. Bathroom There is fresh water for you to simply wash up. You stay here for a while, and we will pick up the others. Do not go anywhere else except here and the bathroom. This deep-diving living cabin is relatively delicate. If you accidentally damage it, we may not be able to surface. ”
Several submariners drank water and nodded while looking at their tablets. Ling Hao put on his helmet and continued to rescue people with his three companions.
One of the four submariners who rescued the Stone Crab for the second time was special. He had severe ulcers all over his body and looked very weak.
On the way back, he almost had an accident because of him. If the ulcer is serious, it will bleed. There are a large group of sharks outside. This is like throwing a sheep into a wolf's den. The group of sharks immediately became restless and stopped one after another. After searching for food on the seabed, he rushed towards the submariner.
Tian Yong who was supporting him was so fierce. He raised his speargun and shot one dead. The blood was like a puff of smoke in the sea water. Hammerhead sharks are notorious for cannibalism, and several of them immediately rushed over and surrounded the one that was shot.
Biting and rolling like crazy, blood and pieces of meat were scattered, attracting more sharks to surround them. Ling Hao and the others also took this opportunity to lead the submariners back to the "Stone Crab".
They didn't care how busy it was outside now. They put the four submariners down and started the same rescue as the first batch.
Unfortunately, the other three submariners woke up, but the weak young man covered in ulcers never regained his heartbeat.
There is no time to sigh or regret. Life is so fragile. 90 seconds is enough for a young and vivid life to wither. Except for Zuo Pengfei, everyone here is a soldier. They have seen life and death and have been trained to face it calmly. The past is gone, the dead are gone, but there are still 25 lives waiting to be saved on the 751 submarine. Ling Hao covered the deceased's face with a bath towel, and then took his companions into the water again.
The commotion outside seemed to have subsided, but half of the small sharks were missing. The seawater had taken away all the blood. There was not even a piece of minced meat or even meat residue left on the seabed. For some reason, Ling Hao felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. In short, he felt that something was different from before. Even the sand under his feet became softer than before.
The third group of submariners entered the watertight compartment and then released the water. The second group of 12 people began to pressurize the 751 submarine.
When Ling Hao saw a submarine soldier in the water-proof cabin, his heart suddenly "thumped". The man was injured, and the injury was not serious. One left arm was broken at the elbow and was wrapped in a bandage full of blood. Ling Hao shouted into the communicator: "Take the others away first, and leave the injured one to me!"
Just now, a person with skin ulcers could drive the sharks crazy. This time, a person with a broken arm, God knows what will happen. Watching his companions leaving with the submarine soldiers, Ling Hao pulled the submarine soldier with a broken arm out of the water compartment and ran with all his strength towards the "Pippi Shrimp" two meters away. He said he was running, but in fact he was not. Just jumping slowly in the water.
As if they were suddenly stimulated by something, the group of sharks all turned their heads towards Ling Hao in an instant, their tails swung wildly, and they rushed over like unloaded cannonballs. Ling Hao had no choice but to imitate Tian Yong. He raised his speargun and fired an arrow. By chance, he shot two sharks through each other. When the group of sharks came to their senses and turned around to grab the corpses of their companions, the two dead sharks were already dead. fell to the seabed.
An astonishing scene appeared. The sand on the seabed started churning like boiling water. Ugly worms as thick as arms poked their heads out of the sand. In other words, the heads were a little inappropriate, because they were just a piece of paper with a With its big mouth like scissors, one of its claws just happened to clamp on the tail of a shark corpse. With a "click", the tail was easily clamped down, and it was caught by the big mouth and dragged in. Among the mud and sand.
Worms poked their bodies out from the sand one after another. The longest one even stretched out of the sand for nearly two meters, and there was still part of the body hidden under the seabed.
The shark carcass was like a rabbit that had been shot by a machine gun. It was bitten by worms and was shaking and jumping as if it was not dead yet. It looked scarier than being bitten by a group of sharks. Many sharks also rushed over, biting the worms and shaking them desperately. Some of the worms were pulled out of the seabed by the sharks, torn to pieces and eaten, while others became furious and began to attack the living sharks. For a moment, there was a blood mist. Ling Hao felt his scalp numb, and his whole body was broken into a layer of cold sweat and goosebumps. He finally knew what the sharks had been hunting on the seabed, and he also understood why after the sharks tore each other apart, there was not even a scrap of meat left on the seabed.
Ling Hao was glad that his hot-water suit was made of metal to ensure that the extremities of the diver's limbs would not be injured in the deep-sea environment. If he were wearing the fins of an ordinary diving suit, half of his foot might accidentally be damaged here. will be cut.
Just one meter away from the "Pippi Shrimp", a small hammerhead shark had sneaked up behind Ling Hao, bit into the wound of the submariner's broken arm, and kept shaking and tearing at the wound. , blood immediately spread out, and the scene was extremely bloody.
Just when Ling Hao was about to use his speargun to drive away the shark, a huge mouth the size of a washbasin bared its sharp teeth, passed through the blood mist, and bit the small shark in one bite. Only one bite left, leaving only The lower half of the shark carcass slowly fell to the seabed, causing many worm claws to emerge from the sand.
Ling Hao was a little stunned. He had seen this kind of worm on the "National Geographic" program on TV. It was called the "Bobbitt Worm" and it was the most terrifying and bloodthirsty monster in the deep sea. It can grow up to 3 meters in length. It is extremely ferocious and bloodthirsty. Although it is just a bug, it feeds exclusively on fish. It usually hides in the sand at the bottom of the sea and will bite anything passing above it that it thinks it can bite. The object attacks. The reason why they haven't attacked Ling Hao and the others must be because they smelled the metal shoes on their hot water suits and thought they couldn't bite them.
Ling Hao didn't want to stay outside for a moment, so he took the submariner on his back and ran away. Seeing that he was very close to the "Pippi Shrimp" and within reach, a "grooveless hammerhead shark" was as huge as a shovel. The head with a mouth full of sharp teeth suddenly appeared in front of Ling Hao through the blood mist. Before the latter could react, there was only a "click" sound, and the submarine soldier's head was bitten off, and the headless body fell softly. On Ling Hao.
Ling Hao frantically abandoned the corpse of the submarine soldier, got into the "Pippi Shrimp", immediately started the engine, and headed towards the "Stone Crab", not caring if the pipe connected to the water tank was torn off. It wasn't until he stopped next to the "Stone Crab" that he finally recovered. Looking back, I saw that the corpse of the submarine soldier lying on the sea bed had been bitten with bloody holes by worms, and several worms were drilling in and out of the corpse.
Ling Hao stumbled into the "Stone Crab", pulled off his helmet and started to vomit. This deep sea was not the quiet sea bottom he knew at all, but an out-and-out hell Shura field.
