People from Shuilingchang Station picked up Li Hai and Dang Weimin from Wuya Airport. They went through the formalities for temporary employment on the same day, and then waited for the transport ship to transport supplies to set sail that day to go to Forgettable Reef with the ship.
Under non-emergency circumstances, the army will not use a transport plane to transport two low-level officers. Are there any transport planes flying to Forgettable Reef in the past few days, so Li Hai and Dang Weimin cannot take a free flight and can only take the Transport ship.
The time for transport ships to deliver supplies to islands and reefs is fixed. Some come and go once a month, some come and go every half month, and some are mobile and can be dispatched immediately when needed. Civilian shipping is not considered.
Of course, there is another way to reach Forgotten Reef more quickly - take a commercial flight. Tourism to the three islands has been opened to a limited extent, only for Chinese people, but the group formation time is not fixed. Unfortunately, Li Hai and Dang Weimin did not meet the departure time of the group.
Therefore, Li Hai and Dang Weimin had to stay at Shuilingchang Station for three days to wait for the ship to sail, just in time to complete the temporary job procedures and receive some training related to the island environment.
The major staff officer who picked them up from the airport to train them spent two days explaining the relevant situation in Mishima City and the climate and hydrology of the sea there.
In the teaching and research office, the major staff officer said with a smile, "You came at just the right time. The division is organizing a relatively important drill, and the team stationed at Forgotten Reef is going to send two people to participate. You just filled the vacancy when you got there."
Li Hai just smiled, he didn't believe such rhetoric. The island troops are a veritable frontline force. In these days, no force is short of pilots or advanced fighters. Factories are working overtime to produce, and academies are working hard to train pilots. When both ends are working together, there will inevitably be some short-term shortages.
"Commander Shao, we have just launched a solo flight. I'm afraid we won't be able to complete the mission independently." Li Hai said.
The major staff officer smiled and said, "You are students of the Flying Shark Training Team, no problem. The daily tasks on the Forgotten Reef are relatively simple, and you mainly focus on training. Oh, by the way, when you get there, Deputy Captain Xue Zhengrong will make arrangements .”
After a pause, he said, "After all, it is a frontline, and it is isolated from the mainland of the motherland. The surrounding waters are the traditional fishing grounds for fishermen along the southern coast of my country. While our aviation force is responsible for patrolling the sea areas, it must also provide air defense for the fishermen. Escort. You may not know that the sea there is not as peaceful as you think. There are dozens of pirates of different sizes, and coupled with the changeable climate, it is quite challenging."
Li Hai and Dang Weimin looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes. They thought to themselves that it seemed like they were right to come here and take a temporary job. Of course they were unwilling to interrupt the Feisha training camp and forced themselves to smile along the way.
At this time, Officer Shao's words undoubtedly made them see the possibility of doing something more interesting in their depression.
"Life is full of wonderful things, isn't it?"
On the day of setting sail, after arriving at the military dock, Li Hai looked at the tall buildings and said excitedly to the party and the people.
The party was full of passion for the people and nodded heavily, "Yes, look at the world from a different angle, and you will see a different scenery!"
Staff Officer Shao said with a smile, "You must be mentally prepared. Normally, you can only come back once every six months after going to the island. Life on the island is still relatively monotonous."
"As long as you can fly a plane." Li Hai didn't take Staff Officer Shao's reminder to heart at all.
The same is true for the party serving the people.
Staff Officer Shao once stayed on the islands and reefs for three full years. After being transferred back to the agency, he was responsible for chores. He had to send people off to the islands every now and then. He was used to the scene of "people who first came to the islands and reefs are very ambitious". Most people, after coming back for a vacation, stand on this pier with absolute reluctance.
There are two types of troops on the islands and reefs, one is the Marine Corps, which is the largest, and the other is the naval aviation unit that has only begun to go up in recent years. Historically, there has been an unwritten rule that as long as those who have been on the island for more than one year will receive third-class personal merit, those with outstanding performance will be given second-class personal merit.
Even so, if the officers and soldiers were allowed to make their own choices, a considerable number of them would not be willing to work on the islands and reefs.
It also reflects from the side that the working environment on the islands and reefs is really not as beautiful as shown in the videos and photos.
A naval sergeant came over. After standing at attention and saluting, he asked, "Staff Shao, are these two going to Forgettable Reef?"
"It's them." Staff Officer Shao nodded slightly and said to Li Hai and Dang Weimin, "You two, I will send them here. I wish you a safe journey." "
"Thank you!" Li Hai returned the gift.
The Marine sergeant said, "Come with me."
"Excuse me, squad leader." Dang Weimin said hurriedly.
Even though he is just a sergeant, he has a much longer military service than them.
The "Forget Me" bulk carrier with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons is delivering supplies to many islands this time. Yes, it is a commercial cargo ship, not a military transport ship as imagined.
What is the concept of a bulk cargo ship of more than 30,000 tons? Standing on the pier, you need to raise your neck to the maximum limit to see the mast on the ship's building. The huge steel behemoth can deliver 30,000 tons of supplies to many islands at one time. superior.
While walking along the trestle, Li Hai saw a huge gantry crane hoisting construction materials to the cargo deck. There are huge rocks, cement and steel bars, sea sand and refractory bricks, and all kinds of construction engineering materials are available.
In addition, Li Hai even saw a crane lifting trees as thick as a human body onto the ship.
The busy loading operations reflect that the construction of Mishima City is progressing steadily, and the loading operations on the dock are just a microcosm of it.
"Squad leader, how could it be a commercial ship?" Dang Weimin asked curiously.
The navy sergeant looked back at Dang Weimin and explained, "It's mainly supplies from Mishima City. This ship is rented by them. According to the military-civilian joint transportation system, we often work together with the local government to pool ships."
Party for the People nodded slightly, "That's it."
Li Hai thought for a moment and said, "Our navy doesn't have enough ships, right?"
"Yes." The navy sergeant glanced at Li Hai and said, "So the resources are maximized. Sometimes we use our transport ships, and sometimes they use commercial ships rented by their locals. Our first stop is Eternal Prosperity Island. After unloading most of the supplies there, we will go to Forgotten Reef. The deep-water dock at Forgotten Reef has been built, and the ship can dock directly."
Li Hai raised his eyebrows and asked, "How long will you stay on Eternal Prosperity Island?"
"We are expected to leave at two o'clock in the afternoon and arrive at Eternal Prosperity Island fifteen hours later, that is, we will arrive at five or six o'clock tomorrow morning. It will take a day to unload the goods, so you can go shopping on Eternal Prosperity Island during the day. It changes every day. ,The view is beautiful."
The navy sergeant said with a smile, "We will set sail at nine o'clock tomorrow night and arrive at the terminal thirty-seven hours later, that is, we will arrive at Forgotten Reef at ten o'clock in the morning on the fourth day. You should seize the time to enjoy yourself while staying at Forever Prosperity Island during the day. Turn around, and from there it’s a long thirty-seven hours on the boat.”
Dang Weimin said with a smile, "We are naval pilots and have received navigation training."
"If you want to fly aircraft on an aircraft carrier in the future, you will definitely be better than us." The navy sergeant said, "The ship is very stable, so there is no need to worry about seasickness."
In fact, the navy sergeant was more curious about Li Hai and others. Aircraft carriers are the favorite of the people across the country and are the maritime combat platforms most desired by naval officers and soldiers. The Navy sergeant wanted to ask about the carrier's fighter pilots, but he did not forget the confidentiality code.
After walking for ten minutes, Li Hai and the others reached the top floor of the ship building, where the cockpit is located. This is only more than 30,000 tons, but the No. 16 mothership has 50,000 to 60,000 tons, and its displacement is twice that. So is it twice as big as the freighter "Don't Forget Me"?
That's not the case.
To put it simply, military ships are the "concentrated essence". With the same displacement, the hull is generally much smaller than that of commercial ships. Military ships require more redundancy, which means more reserve buoyancy, so the hulls will not be built very large.
A cargo ship with a displacement of 30,000 tons can carry 30,000 tons of cargo, but this rule does not apply to military ships.
A bulk carrier of more than 30,000 tons is very large.
Modern ships are so advanced that only about twenty people can control a ship of tens of thousands of tons. In fact, only most of the people are on duty at their posts, and the rest are used as second shift personnel. However, the crew of this short-distance bulk carrier of more than 30,000 tons has about ten more people than the normal flight. The extra ten people are the military crew team of the Navy Staff Sergeant.
The hydrological conditions of many islands are relatively complex. For such a large cargo ship to smoothly pass through the island chain and reach the destination port, it must be guided and controlled by crew members who are familiar with the situation. Of course, the crew members of the Navy's surface ship units are most familiar with it.
The first mate and second mate gave up their cabins for Li Hai and Dang Weimin to rest. After the navy sergeant got them settled, he asked, "It's half an hour before we leave the ship. Do you want to go to the cockpit and take a look?"
"Okay, let's go and have a look!" Dang Weimin cheered up, "I can't sleep anyway. I haven't been out to sea yet."
The navy sergeant smiled and said, "I'll take you there."
The group turned to the cockpit and reported to the captain and the captain of the military crew team.
The captain was very polite. The captain of the military crew team was a lieutenant colonel in his forties. He knew in advance that two naval pilots were going to the Forgotten Reef with the ship. He chatted with Li Hai for a long time and finally told the navy captain. The scholar said, "Xiao Zhang, please introduce the situation of the ship to them."
"Yes!" The navy sergeant named Zhang puffed up his chest.
Staff Sergeant Zhang introduced Li Hai and Li Hai one by one, "The Forget Me is a handy bulk carrier. The cargo deck has its own unloading equipment, so it has the ability to transport cargo to a simple port. The ship building is at the stern, and the front It's the cargo deck, and what we're in now is the cockpit..."
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