Li Zheng's past few months in the navy were not in vain.
At least in the past in Lutli, Li Zheng didn't care about these ship-related knowledge, but it was different in Haite.
Since Haite has to perform joint tasks with various ship detachments, he must be familiar with naval ships and have a certain understanding of maritime operations. For someone like Li Zheng who loves to study and learn, it is It's like a dry sponge thrown into a pool, constantly absorbing water.
This is also the deep meaning of Zhuang Yan sending them here.
It is normal for a ship sailing on the high seas to be tracked and monitored by warships or aircraft from nearby coastal countries.
Many times, when warships of other countries are found sailing near our territorial waters, our navy will send warships or aircraft to monitor them and resolutely prevent them from entering our territorial waters, and will expel them when necessary.
However, the formation is currently sailing on the high seas, not approaching their territorial waters, and has no intention of entering other people's territorial waters. It is just passing by and rushing to the Gulf of Aden. The other party actually followed them for so long, and still refused to let them go after indicating their identity and course. , which is still a rare situation.
"Commander, we have identified ourselves and stated that we are a convoy heading to the Gulf of Aden, but the ship behind seems to still refuse to leave and has been following us."
In the command center, the captain of the No. 1 ship reported the current situation to the commander.
"Are we issuing a warning asking him not to interfere with our navigation?"
The commander pondered for a moment and said: "This is the high seas. According to the International Maritime Convention, anyone can navigate here. He followed us and did not insert into our formation or block the front. It does not affect our navigation safety. We did not Reason to warn them.”
After a pause, he continued: "In peacetime, it is normal to encounter various maritime contests, but certain international rules must be followed. When encountering provocation by foreign ships and aircraft, in addition to necessary military responses, evidence collection is an important link. Once there is political and diplomatic impact due to military competition at sea, we must provide evidence if necessary."
The commander is a senior officer with rich experience in military diplomacy. He has been abroad more than 10 times and participated in international conferences such as international anti-piracy cooperation. He has a deep understanding of the international service of the navy.
He knows very well that if the PLA navy wants to go to the ocean, it must fully understand and use international law, international rules and practices. Only by following international rules and having considerable international communication capabilities can it better conduct maritime military struggles and maintain and expand the normality of the navy. maritime rights and activities space.
Especially when dealing with the navy of a country like White Elephant, sometimes the opponent has a few dates and no dates to beat, and you really have no way to defeat him.
"Then let them follow us like this?" the captain asked.
The commander stared at the electronic chart for a while and said: "Hey, this is international waters. He can follow him if he likes. As long as he has fuel and can keep up..."
As he spoke, his eyes scanned the chart.
After all, it was different from the previous P-3C. That aircraft had reconnaissance and scanning capabilities. It had no good intentions in flying around the formation, and it also followed them closely, which showed no good intentions.
But this light frigate is different. After all, White Elephant is also a coastal country here, so it is normal for ships to appear here.
It's just that no one wants the other to just follow behind. Just like when you are eating, there is always a guy sitting opposite you. You don't know him, but he just stares at you.
Suddenly, the commander said to the captain: "How long until we enter the big wave zone?"
"There's still about half an hour left," the captain said.
The commander pointed to the chart: "That's enough. Their ship's speed is 25 knots. You can notify us and the whole team will move forward at 25 knots and enter the big wave area as soon as possible."
The captain's eyes suddenly lit up and he saluted: "Yes!"
On the bridge of a certain country's light frigate, the captain with two mustaches put down the telescope in his hand, touched his two carefully groomed beards very elegantly, and kept his eyes fixed forward.
The duty officer reported: "The opponent's formation is accelerating."
"Speed up?" Captain Beard was stunned after hearing this, and then smiled: "Do they think they are fast? Convey my order, increase the speed, and bite them!"
It’s not unreasonable for Captain Beard to look confident.
Although the displacement of my own light frigate is not as large as that of any other ship in the opponent's formation, and its firepower configuration is not more advanced than the opponent's, there is one thing: its speed is just right.
Our own frigate can reach a speed of 25 knots, and although the two combat ships in the opponent's formation are faster, one of them is a comprehensive supply ship.
The supply ship has a large displacement, but its speed is average.
Even if his speed cannot keep up with the opponent's warship, the opponent's supply ship can still keep up.
Unless the other party no longer wants the supply ship, it is impossible to get rid of yourself.
He suddenly felt that the other party was really stupid for actually thinking of using acceleration to get rid of his tracking.
Well, let him see what the White Elephant Kingdom’s navy is!
Under the order of the captain of the light frigate, Baixiang's light frigate increased its speed at this time, chasing the escort formation through the wind and waves. As expected, there was no sign of falling behind in terms of speed, and it bit the tail of the formation.
Captain Beard was very happy.
He felt that he had done something very embarrassing to his country's navy today.
At this time, he was thinking about how to write the voyage report after returning, how to make the report look more satisfactory to his superiors, and maybe he would be rewarded, and promotion would not be difficult in the future.
Half an hour later, things seemed to go wrong.
The weather seems to be getting worse.
Sea conditions are getting worse.
The PLA Navy ships in front have been introduced into the rain curtain. Even though they are not too far away, they cannot be seen clearly even with a telescope.
Fortunately, the radar on the ship could still scan the opponent's presence, proving that the three ships in the formation were right ahead and he had not lost track of them.
However, after entering the big wave area, the shortcomings of the light frigate were completely revealed.
After all, this ship has a displacement of less than 1,500 tons and a length of only 91 meters. In the big wave area, it is like a lonely boat in the wild sea. Going up and down in the waves is like sitting in a rocking chair.
Captain Beard clung to the bridge. Even with many years of sailing experience, he still felt like his stomach was churning. The curry pancake he had eaten in the morning seemed to be ready to come up from his esophagus.
"What level of sea conditions..."
The navigator on the side took two deep breaths before answering: "Reporting to the commander, level 6..."
Level 6 means the wave height here is at least four to five meters.
No wonder...
Captain Beard suddenly woke up, wondering why the PLA naval formation in front increased its speed just now. They were not trying to get rid of themselves, they knew that there was a big wave area ahead...
This is about competing with yourself to see who can hold on better.
They actually...
Thinking of this, Captain Beard was very unconvinced.
He swallowed two sharp breaths, suppressed the tumbling desire in his stomach, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, they are trying to use the big wave area to get rid of us. I want to say that they underestimate us. Who are we? We are heroic white elephants. Navy, now I am ordering to enter the first level of wind and wave resistance, and we must bite them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he finally couldn't hold it in anymore. He opened his mouth, and a mouthful of yellow and sticky crumbs suddenly burst out of his mouth and sprayed out more than a meter away...
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