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"Fan Wuzhi is a person who has made great contributions to the construction of the army, especially the construction of the navy. This is not only a task entrusted to you by the State Council, but also a task entrusted to you by the Central Military Commission. Boss Zhu said to Commander Shi on the phone.

"Yes, please rest assured, I will do it myself." Commander Shi said.

After Commander Shi put down the phone, he immediately said to the staff officers, "Immediately invite Political Commissar Yang, Deputy Commander Guo, Deputy Commander Zhang, Chief of Staff Xue, and Deputy Chief of Staff Kong to come over, there are important things that we need to arrange." ”

The staff officer agreed, knowing that the stakes were very high, and it would obviously not be a trivial matter for the six giants of the Navy to come forward to solve the problem at the same time, so he ran out to inform him, and within a few minutes, everyone rushed over.

After everyone came, Commander Shi didn't say much. Briefly said the task assigned by Boss Zhu and the head of the Military Commission, and then took out a large nautical chart for everyone to see, an operational staff officer had already received the task at this time, pointed to an area on the nautical chart with a baton, and said to everyone, "Chiefs, this is the location of Mr. Fan and others before the accident, according to the data provided to us by the yacht club, the refueling materials in the yacht can only support a maximum of 400 nautical miles, so we have delineated the area where problems may occur for reference." ”

After he finished speaking, he indicated a large area on the chart, but in this case, the area that needs to be searched is quite large, especially in the vast sea, and if you want to find so many people, it is really like looking for a needle in a haystack.

After looking at the chart, everyone frowned, and said in their hearts that this time the task was heavy enough, although they were only looking for a few people, but Boss Zhu and the head of the Military Commission made verbal requirements at the same time, which is unique in the history of the Navy, and the meaning of all-out search and rescue is that all the resources of the Navy can be mobilized, except for the nuclear submarines on combat readiness duty, other ships, naval aviation, combatants and non-combatants are among the ones that can be mobilized.

However, some people immediately put forward the idea of narrowing the scope of search and rescue, and Chief of Staff Xue suggested, "Search and rescue at sea." It is still easier to use carrier-based helicopters, and it is inferred from common sense that it is advisable to first carry out search and rescue within the range of 150 nautical miles with the starting point as the center, because although there is enough fuel on the yacht to travel 400 nautical miles, considering the influence of other factors, they will not always advance at full speed, and they must also consider the return trip, so the radius of 150 kilometers is more reasonable, we might as well carry out search and rescue within this range now, and if nothing is found, then consider expanding the search and rescue range. ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Kong also said, "The possibility of six yachts having an accident at the same time is relatively small, so it is not ruled out that they stopped on a small island, and there are many uninhabited islands in this area, which should also be paid attention to." ”

"The Eastern Sea Fleet just conducted an exercise in this sea area a few days ago, so let them also pay attention to it, and it is better to combine this search and rescue work with military training to avoid causing the morale of the troops to fluctuate." Political Commissar Yang considered a lot of problems, and was worried that because the officers and soldiers knew that such a toss was purely to find a few people, they would complain, so he suggested to Commander Shi.

Commander Shi nodded in agreement. "Lao Yang's opinion should also be seriously considered, and the mood of the troops needs to be stable."

After a pause, Commander Shi decided, "Then, with a radius of 150 nautical miles, we will conduct a search and rescue in this sea area, and all the boats that the troops can pull out will be pulled out to participate in this operation, and we will rescue people and train troops at the same time." ”

Deputy Commander Zhang said on the side, "In this way, the consumption of supplies such as oil is probably a big expense, and now the military budget is not sufficient——"

"Don't worry!" Commander Shi waved his hand, and seeing that everyone was puzzled, he explained to them, "Don't mention the expenses this time, someone will definitely reimburse you at that time." ”

This time, the whole army was dispatched, even if Fan Wuzhi could not be found, it was impossible for Fan Heng's family to let everyone contribute in vain, so Commander Shi didn't worry about any expenses at all, with the strength of Fan's Investment Group, it would be a piece of cake to conduct hundreds and ten of such all-army exercises, right?

Seeing that Commander Shi was so determined, everyone also had a bottom in their hearts, so everyone began to prepare for this matter according to their own division of responsibilities.

An hour later, all 15,000 people involved in the operation had been mobilized, and the dragnet screening began in the southern and northern areas, and more than 200 ships of various types began to line up hundreds of kilometers along the coastline, slowly moving over the vast sea.

And more than 150 helicopters belonging to naval aviation also rose into the air in batches. Providing navigation services for the fleet and conducting a visual search of the sea below, a large-scale naval operation equivalent to a large-scale combat rehearsal officially began.

The large-scale operation of the navy has aroused great concern in the international community, especially the South Koreans and Japanese, who are close at hand, and they have urgently transferred their military forces to China as if they were facing a great enemy, so as to guard against any variables that may be triggered by China's armed actions.

US President Clinton was also very worried about China's military action, because there was no warning in advance of this operation, and their intelligence organization did not find out in the slightest, which made him feel a little worried, so he immediately got in touch with the Chinese government and used the presidential hotline to talk to the No. 1 chief.

"This is just a maritime search and rescue exercise with no other political or military purpose." Chief No. 1 said.

Naturally, Clinton could not believe this explanation, and in his view, the purpose of the Chinese Navy, which was overstretched, was certainly not simple, so he had an idea and said that in order to strengthen military cooperation between China and the United States, he hoped that the US Navy's Seventh Fleet could form a joint exercise with the Chinese Navy, and said that they also had some experience in maritime search and rescue work, and that they could exchange ideas.

Chief No. 1 naturally knew what the Americans were thinking, but he thought about it, since there were coolies who came to his door for free. Why don't you laugh at it? A little more manpower will naturally be very beneficial to the progress of the search and rescue work, so he agreed to Clinton's proposal and was willing to accept the other party's "good intentions."

After all, it has never cooperated with the US Navy in such a large-scale military operation before, and the Navy has always been quite hostile to the US Seventh Fleet, and this is the first time to carry out a cooperative search and rescue operation, and many things need to be coordinated.

Commander Shi and other high-ranking members of the Navy felt that there was nothing wrong with doing so, and at least they could have close contact with the US Navy's Seventh Fleet. Or it is also very beneficial for them to enhance their understanding and find out the Americans' naval warfare model and naval and air cooperation mode.

After receiving the approval of the Chinese side, Clinton immediately arranged for the deployment of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet to cooperate with the exercise.

The U.S. Navy does have a wealth of experience in maritime search and rescue, but this time, in addition to maritime search and rescue operations, it is more necessary to study the current equipment situation and cooperative combat capability of the Chinese Navy, and conduct a professional assessment of this, and there is also a purpose, that is, to monitor the Chinese Navy, so as not to cause any major events that may provoke Japan, the United States, and South Korea.

However, judging from the fact that the No. 1 leader promised to coordinate the search and rescue work, Clinton and the US side both felt that this time the incident should not be so nervous, but if there was nothing to do, how could they dispatch such a large-scale force? Doesn't it cost a lot of money to do this? It is very puzzling that Chinese, who have always lived their lives carefully, suddenly made such a decision.

They were tossing and turning here, but Fan Wuxi, Shen Ying and Ye Jiarong spent the third day happily on the island.

Today, Fan Wuxi's luck is also very good, a very large waterfowl landed on a big tree on the island, was smashed down by Fan Wuxian with pebbles, set up on the branch and barbecued, and the waterfowl's belly was filled with bird eggs and seasoning.

Speaking of ingredients, Fan Wuxi actually found a few spices on the island, which just solved the big problem that the food had no taste, the fire was grilling underneath, Fan Wuxi turned the branches to heat the waterfowl meat evenly, and constantly had grease falling into the flames, making a sizzling sound, and the aroma emitted was enough to make people salivate.

However, the mood of the two girls is not very high, after three days of fear and fear, they have also recovered a lot of spirits, and the visceral shocks they received are also much better under Fan Wuxi's true qi massage three times a day, but after gradually settling down on the island, Shen Ying and Ye Jiarong began to miss their parents at home.

"I don't know how my parents are now, I miss them so much-" Ye Jiarong's eyes were red, and tears were rolling in his eyes, crystal dripping.

Shen Ying put her arm around her shoulders, and she also had a little complicated feelings in her heart, she also missed her parents very much. Although she usually floats outside and doesn't go home much, but at this time, she is trapped on a desert island, uninhabited, and she doesn't know if she can go back to the mainland, so her mood is naturally different.

Fan Wuxi looked at the two girls in cow clothes crying, and couldn't help frowning, he looked at the sea opposite, there was still no change, but a group of migratory seabirds kept flying overhead, it seemed that there were tens of thousands of them.

With a "pop-" sound, a cloud of white bird droppings fell from the sky and fell on Fan Wuxi's head. There are no pop-ups