"It's so fast!"
Ruan Huakai stood on the deck of the Haiyan and couldn't help but sigh.
In the past week, as the commander-in-chief, he followed the Haiyan out to sea and reached the first island and reef in the intended target.
Subsequently, the Haiyan lowered the positioning piles and began the island building operation.
In just five days, the mud continued to gush out, and then accumulated near the islands and reefs. At an alarming speed, an offshore platform with an area of more than 20,000 square meters was built.
And this is not the limit of Haiyan's engineering design.
If it weren't for the fact that the operators were not familiar enough with the ship, and if it weren't for the problems, large and small, this cutter suction dredger could at least achieve a speed of building more than 8,000 square meters of islands in a single day!
What is this concept?
In the past, it would have taken at least several months to build an 8,000-square-meter island using their fishing boats and ordinary machinery.
Moreover, because the speed is too slow, seawater will continue to erode the existing foundation, making the already formed ground extremely unreliable.
Even if the island is completed, no one would dare to build infrastructure on it.
Because you don’t know when the ground you built your house on will collapse.
However, everything is different now.
Maritime expansion finally ushered in a new era.
According to this progress, Ruan Huakai is confident that he will take all the islands on the sea as his own in the next few years!
As for the Sky Whale?
Although it is larger, it is obvious that without the support of the most advanced technology in the world, its efficiency will definitely not reach the level of the Haiyan.
Not to mention the daily average of 8,000 square meters, it is estimated that it can reach 2,000 square meters.
What are you doing to compete with us?
Ruan Huakai became more and more proud. He could almost see that a bright future was in front of him.
At this moment, the captain of the Haiyan came to his side and said:
"Mr. Ruan, our operations here have basically been completed. According to the original plan, we are going to Lifespan Reef to continue reclamation operations."
"The estimated departure time is two o'clock this afternoon. Do you think it is carried out as planned?"
"It's done so soon?"
Ruan Huakai asked knowingly.
The captain smiled in agreement and replied:
"Yes, our sailors and workers work hard. The Haiyan is more capable. This is because of your foresight."
"Without Haiyan, we would never have been able to achieve this result."
Ruan Huakai nodded with satisfaction. After pondering for a moment, he said:
"We're not going to Lifetime Cay."
"Aren't you going to Lifetime Reef?"
The captain looked at Ruan Huakai in surprise and continued to ask:
"Then where are we going?"
"Fulu Reef."
Ruan Huakai replied.
"Fulu Reef? It's on the edge of China's actual control zone. If we go there now, wouldn't it be too risky?"
"As you know, the situation at sea has just cooled down. We don't have an escort. It might be dangerous if we go there."
After hearing his words, Ruan Huakai pursed his lips in disdain.
"We don't have an escort, do they have one?"
"When things have reached this point, no matter who it is, they will no longer provoke conflicts at will."
"So, our current competition is that whoever builds islands faster will have an advantage."
"Since we already have the Haiyan, why do we still need to hide in our own territory?"
"We just have to keep moving forward! Build islands! Grab territory!"
Ruan Huakai's voice was a bit louder, and there was a bit of hatred on his face.
"Is Fulu Reef their actual control area?"
"Haha, not anymore."
"When we turn that reef into an island, it will become our actual control area!"
"Now, go weigh the anchor."
"Follow my instructions and head to Fulu Reef!"
"clear!"
The captain replied decisively.
Then, he returned to the cab and began to issue orders to set sail.
Soon after, the large sand dredger slowly turned and headed towards Fulu Reef.
After an overnight voyage, the Haiyan and other engineering vessels successfully arrived near Fulu Reef.
Ruan Huakai looked at the empty sea with satisfaction and immediately gave the order to start operations.
Sure enough, just as he thought, the opponent's speed was far behind his own.
The most likely possibility is that they are still struggling to carry mud and water in that small place on Treasure Island.
Thinking of this, Ruan Huakai became energetic.
This is the breakthrough point I have been pursuing!
As long as they can build Fulu Reef ahead of them, they can use it as a springboard to continue to expand.
By then, even if they have completed the construction of Treasure Island, what is the use?
You only have one island, but I have a dozen or even dozens of islands. Under siege and blockade, in the end you will only be unable to support yourself and retreat in despair.
"Hurry up, start work!"
Ruan Huakai shouted enthusiastically.
The crew on the ship had already taken action. Under the command of the captain, the Haiyan quickly found a position and put down the positioning stakes. The ship was nailed into the sea like a reef, even in the wind and waves more than one meter high. , also motionless.
Subsequently, the cutter-suction knife unit penetrated into the sea, and all the rocks and sediment were crushed, and then sprayed along the mud pump to the rear of the Haiyan.
In just a minute, high ground had piled up on the shoal.
The diesel engine was running wildly, spewing thick black smoke from the exhaust pipe.
Everything seemed to be going extremely smoothly, but at this moment, in the engine room, the chief engineer's face didn't look good.
"We are completely overloaded. If we continue to maintain this load, it won't be long before the turbine overheats and shuts down."
The deputy standing beside him sighed and replied:
"There's nothing we can do. We can't refuse the boss's request. The biggest problem now is not our turbine."
"I heard that the reamer and rake head have been deformed because the quality was not up to par when they were built before."
"If we continue like this, the reamer will probably become useless."
"Also, the hull is also cracked and deformed. Zhu Laoba has been worried these past two days."
After hearing his words, the chief engineer pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said:
"If that's the case, then we don't care!"
"Everyone is working overload anyway, and something will go wrong somewhere."
"At least judging from the current situation, our engine crew can still hold on."
"As long as we wait until others have problems, we won't have problems!"
The deputy looked hesitant.
"Is this really possible?"
"Definitely! Our entire turbine set is imported, and the quality is absolutely guaranteed. It's not on the same level as those shoddy components."
Speaking of which, the deputy could not comment further.
He operated the machine silently, and an ominous premonition gradually arose in his heart.
The Petrel has been at sea for less than a week.
It does seem to have achieved quite a bit, but at what cost?
Maybe, soon, it will die
And the consequences of premature death are definitely something no one can afford.
On the other side, Treasure Island base.
The Sky Whale has been in nearby waters for 5 days, and its operations have continued for 4 days. Under its amazing power, this originally boundless sea has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The crescent-shaped island has taken shape, and the accumulated sediment has not yet been leveled off. However, with the continuous widening of the channel, many construction machinery ships have finally gotten rid of the dilemma of narrow construction areas and began to pour into the center of the crescent one after another. 's port.
This also further improved the construction efficiency. In just four days, the island construction team had completed the work that had not been completed in the previous months.
Now, the sea area of Treasure Island has reached an astonishing 180,000 square meters, and the available flat ground area has reached more than 10,000 square meters.
If necessary, a temporary take-off runway can even be built on this island for some small aircraft to take off.
Feng Ping looked at the fleet working in full swing with emotion, and said to his son Feng Ru beside him:
"This thing is so good. I couldn't even imagine building such a big island in such a short time before."
"It's too fast. If we continue at this speed, won't one day our entire sea surface be filled with land?"
Feng Ru laughed and replied:
"Dad, you think too much."
"Don't think it's easy to fill in the Sky Whale now, but there are conditions."
"Most of the areas near Treasure Island are shoals, which are easy to dig, so we can construct quickly."
"But if you go deeper, the efficiency will be much lower."
"We can only fill up to 60,000 square meters of sea in a day, which is close to the design limit of this ship."
"If we really want to build islands on a large scale, we need more powerful sand dredgers."
After hearing Feng Ru's words, Feng Ping stared and shouted:
"60,000 square meters is not enough? Before the Sky Whale, how many square meters could we fill in a day? Don't you know how many square meters we could fill in a day?"
"Besides, even if you don't compare with ourselves, look at Vietnam. They also have ships. How many can they fill in one day?"
"6,000 square meters is as high as the sky!"
"Didn't you hear? They worked hard there for two weeks before filling in more than 10,000 square meters of ground. It was not as long as the Sky Whale's two hours of work."
"You are too ambitious and don't know that you have to eat your food one bite at a time."
"If you think like this again, I might choke you!"
Hearing his father's somewhat unhappy tone, Feng Ru quickly put away his teasing expression and replied:
"Oh, I hope we can go faster and faster. By the way, it is said that we are leaving for the next island today?"
Feng Ping snorted and replied:
"We will set off in the evening and arrive near Fulu Reef tomorrow morning."
"Go that far?"
Feng Ru asked in surprise.
"That's right. The monkeys are making moves there, and we have to get ahead of them!"
A few hours later, the Sky Whale retracted its positioning piles, and the gas turbines sprayed out blazing flames. With the support of the ship's integrated power system, this 10,000-ton ship completed a U-turn at sea with amazing flexibility, and then returned. Heading towards Fulu Reef at an extremely fast speed.
According to common sense, it should have been the slowest ship in the fleet, but in fact, it was ahead of all other ships.
We even had to slow down from time to time to wait for barges that were too heavy to move.
It took a full nine hours for the fleet to reach the waters near Fulu Reef.
The scene they saw in front of them surprised everyone who had already been notified of the situation.
No, of course I’m not surprised that the Vietnamese have already started building islands.
But I was surprised that they were built too slowly, right? ?
It's been two days since I arrived, and I've only filled in this little bit?
At a rough glance, it is estimated to be several thousand square meters, not as big as a standard football field.
This shouldn't be right?
After all, their ship Haiyan is also the crystallization of VOSTALMG's latest technology. No matter how you stretch your hips, can you stretch your hips to this level?
Feng Ping stood on the deck and looked at the sand dredger in the opposite fleet with confusion, trying to find some clues about it.
But unfortunately, he saw nothing.
And just when he was puzzled, the call of the fleet commander suddenly came from the intercom on his chest.
"All ships, attention, all ships, attention."
"Continue to approach the waters of Fulu Reef and anchor at a suitable location on the east side of Fulu Reef."
"received."
Feng Ru on the side also heard the order. He looked at Feng Ping and asked with some confusion:
"Why are we going over there? Confronting those monkeys across an island?"
"Now that they have taken the lead, shouldn't we call a warship to come over and drive them away?"
Feng Ping shook his head and replied:
"I don't know exactly what to do."
"However, it is definitely impossible for warships to intervene directly. The situation has just cooled down, and it is impossible to actively provoke disputes."
"I guess we have to solve it ourselves."
Speaking of this, Feng Ping suddenly laughed.
"It's actually not a big deal!"
"Don't mention that we were on Yongxia Island back then. Just this year, before the escort ships arrived, didn't we also do a good job?"
"You may not be able to beat the Yankees, but you can still bully the Vietnamese monkeys!"
As he spoke, he turned the rudder, and the Chongren No. 1 barge slowly turned an angle and headed toward the southeastern waters of Fulu Reef.
The Vietnamese fleet on the opposite side had already discovered what was going on here, and all construction actions came to a halt.
Feng Ru could vaguely see that on their so-called "Haiyan" dredger, there were several armed sailors looking towards them.
This made him a little nervous.
If you get too close, you won't really shoot, right?
Just when he was hesitant and uneasy, all the ships had already entered the target berthing position according to the instructions.
The Sky Whale was guarded among several barges, and directly in front of it was the Petrel, separated by a small piece of land.
The two "flagships" were only a hundred meters apart.
The Sky Whale slowly turned around, its pump port pointed at the Haiyan opposite.
Then, the commander-in-chief's voice came over the intercom again.
"All ships, remain alert."
"Sky Whale, aim the pump port at the opposite ship, and turn on the blades."
"Bury them!"
The gas turbine ignited and the blade set submerged into the water.
Then, the turbulent seawater sprayed out from the pump port of the Sky Whale, laden with sand and gravel, and fell straight towards the Haiyan opposite!
