It has been three days since I last learned the news of the RIMPAC military exercise from Xiao Weiguo.

After completing the handover with the 569 formation that carried out the next batch of escort missions, Chen Ming and others also arrived at the time of return. As for the news of the RIMPAC military exercise, it was left behind by Chen Ming.

The RIMPAC military exercise, or RIMPAC, was first started in 1971. Until the dissolution of the Mao Bear Kingdom, it was once a year, and then changed to a biennial period. Historically, the exercise area has been in the vicinity of Hawaiian waters.

When you mention this location, you can basically understand that the bald eagle used to only bring his own little brother to play. This drill is basically a fun exercise at the door of other people's homes. The whole unfamiliar guy came in, and in case a gun misfired, it wasn't a joke.

Why the motherland's navy was invited to participate in this year's military exercise, Chen Ming did not know, and he did not want to know. As for Xiao Weiguo's mouth, the order was sent to the fleet, Chen Ming didn't pay attention to it.

In Chen Ming's heart, the significance of this kind of exercise is far greater than the practical significance. Especially in this kind of multinational joint military exercise, everyone is not stupid, and they will not pull their real trump cards out to show.

But a show is also a kind of show. If you really don't have anything, and you go out and be eliminated on the spot and sent back, then it is estimated that you will not be able to eat and walk around. All in all, this kind of exercise is a thankless kind for Chen Ming.

Maybe if you do a good job, you can make a name for yourself and leave an impression on the leader. But I have become famous a lot of times, so it's better to be low-key.

"What's wrong? What do you think of so distractedly? Do you miss your girlfriend? ”

Xiao Weiguo's voice suddenly sounded in his ears, interrupting Chen Ming's thoughts.

"No, I want to think about the Rim of the Pacific military exercise. By the way, how is the work done by Sun Weimin's family? ”

Looking at Xiao Weiguo's ridiculous face, Chen Ming hurriedly changed the topic and said.

"It's hard to do. It's not that I speak ill of my lover, she's too straight to comfort people at all. In addition, Lao Sun's lover has been waiting for a year, and it is easy to look forward to his husband going back, but now it is good, and he has not seen him for half a year. Until now, Sun Weimin didn't dare to call his daughter-in-law. ”

In the afternoon, we will leave for the return flight, although there is still a visit task on the way, but it can basically be done in half a month. But when it was about to set sail, the main squad leader of the 570 ship suffered an acute gastric perforation. He was rushed to Djibouti by helicopter for medical treatment, and the person was fine, but the work could not continue.

As a last resort, Sun Weimin had to be transferred to the 570 ship to continue escorting a batch, so that he could not return home for half a year.

Although as a soldier, you should put your country before your family. But the legal principle is nothing more than human feelings, and from a personal point of view, Xiao Weiguo still feels very bad.

"So what now? Can you handle it over there? There are still two hours to go, no, I'm going to 570 now and talk to Sun Weimin. Speaking of which, he and I are still brothers, so maybe it will be useful to persuade him? ”

Chen Ming heard Xiao Weiguo's words, and then looked at the embarrassed look on his face. After raising his arm and looking at his watch, he proposed.

"Forget it, we can't quench our thirst from far water. Sun Weimin is a party member, and his consciousness is fine. Now the key is that he loves people, what's up? Can you still fly back? ”

Xiao Weiguo rejected Chen Ming's proposal with a smile, and said half-jokingly.

"Besides, if my lover can't handle it, I can still go to Director Cao. I've survived like this for half a year, and now it's just a little thing, it shouldn't be a big problem. ”

"Okay, then I'll go back to the ship first."

At this point, Chen Ming didn't say anything more. After all, Sun Weimin's affiliation is in the 168 ship, plus the ideology, and the work of the family is also what Xiao Weiguo, the political commissar, should worry about.

Seeing that Diao, the elder of the main engine squad on his ship, had finished checking and was walking out of the passage inside the hull, Chen Ming said goodbye to Xiao Weiguo.

After a few polite words, Chen Ming took Diao squad leader to get on the helicopter that returned to the 575 ship.

Chen Ming has never carried out the task of the formation visit. But when I was studying in France, it was not that I had never seen a warship visiting. In addition, the specific specifications, the code also has a written document issued by the formation command, and it is just a matter of studying the precautions a little.

From the Gulf of Aden, it doesn't take long to cross the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean. In the past few days, Chen Ming and Political Commissar Huang organized the soldiers to learn the precautions for receiving people from various countries on the ship during the visit, and some simple basic English conversations.

Compared to a decade ago, the learning process is undoubtedly rapid. Along with the popularization of quality education, the quality of soldiers is also generally improving. In other words, if you don't have a high school graduate, you don't have to be in the army.

Even if there are a few fighters who are a little unlearned in high school, they still know at least twenty-six letters and simple words. This is much stronger than many soldiers who have never even seen the English alphabet back then.

Coupled with the Italian nature of this visit, the language belongs to the same Romance family as French. Although Chen Ming didn't know the Italian language, there were Italian people who couldn't speak English to visit the ship, and Chen Ming could still understand the other party's words.

Under such conditions, the work of the visit can be said to be completed without hindrance. This was followed by another voyage that lasted more than 20 days.

Unlike the excitement when I first set off half a year, this time I returned. The fighters were equally excited, but with a hint of anxiety in their excitement.

"Lao Chen, there is Nansha in front. Do you want to send a telegram to the reef guards? ”

As he spoke, Political Commissar Huang took off the binoculars hanging around his neck and handed them to Chen Ming, while pointing to a small land on the port side of the warship and asked.

"Send one. They are much more miserable than us, they are on a small island with no people all the year round, and those who are psychologically fragile have to go crazy. By the way, notify the 168 ships and ask them to send a telegram as well. ”

After listening to Political Commissar Huang's proposal, Chen Ming agreed to this suggestion after a little thought.

"Eh, that's right, Lao Huang. Do you see if your phone has a signal now? ”

"Hey, that's a reminder to me, I'll turn it on..... Pregnant! Ha ha. ”

I saw the smile on Political Commissar Huang's face when he turned on his mobile phone and heard a series of message reminders. Chen Ming smiled slightly and connected to the ship's broadcast.

"Attention all officers and soldiers, now we have entered the territorial waters of the motherland. You can turn on your phone and say to your family, we're back! ”

According to the regulations, soldiers are not allowed to carry personal communication devices when they enlist in the army. But this order is basically only applicable to conscripts. After really becoming a non-commissioned officer, who didn't bring a mobile phone? Even as far as Chen Ming knows, some units even have their own work WeChat groups.......

The proportion of conscripts in the naval ship unit itself is not much, and most of the fighters have mobile phones. It's just an average soldier, and there are really few who are willing to open an expensive international roaming service.

Now after hearing what Chen Ming said on the radio, a noisy sound suddenly broke out on the ship.