Chapter 198: The Old General Gets on the Ship
"But, captain, I don't know how to command air traffic control."
Chen Ming was quite moved when he heard Captain Zhang's words, but if you don't have diamonds, don't do porcelain work. It's okay to let yourself fly, but you can't command the plane to fly, and you can't do it at all.
"You can't learn, Chen Ming. Do you know how much the head of the headquarters attaches great importance to us now? As long as you don't drop the chain yourself, you won't know something that you want to learn. Any unit in the country or a school that can teach relevant knowledge will open its doors to you. β
Hearing Chen Ming's words, Captain Zhang didn't care.
"Think about it, other air traffic controllers can't fly, right? It doesn't have to be our carrier-based aircraft that flies. If you can fly carrier-based aircraft, you don't necessarily know about warships, you can graduate from the deputy chief class, at least the full training is not excellent, at least qualified. So, I still like you to do this job. β
"Yes!"
Captain Zhang's words are all here, and Chen Ming is not good at anything. It is this kind of free learning opportunity, and Chen Ming has a kind of fox stealing chicken-like joy in his heart.
If you don't finish your studies when the aircraft carrier is launched, and there are people transferred by the air traffic control to take over the work, you won't delay the normal progress. Equally, with such an opportunity, Chen Ming has no worries.
"Captain, what's the matter?"
After talking about this issue, Chen Ming thought that there were two things that Captain Zhang mentioned earlier, so what was the second thing?
"Another thing is that the old commander of our navy is going to visit the ship. The old commander is old and has been fighting for the construction of our navy all his life. The introduction of this half-finished aircraft carrier was also promoted by the old commander. But without him, there would be no today's aircraft carrier. β
When Captain Zhang mentioned this, his tone was quite embarrassed.
"The old commander is 94 years old this year and his health is not good. Back then, on the aircraft carrier of the Bald Eagle, if you wanted to see other people's aircraft carriers, you had to stand on your toes and stretch your neck. Now we have our own aircraft carrier, although we haven't launched yet, but the old man is probably afraid that he won't be able to wait for that. Dead or alive have to come to the ship to see. β
"What do you need me to do, Captain."
When Chen Ming heard Captain Zhang's words, he immediately realized who the old man who was coming Ming was. But what does this have to do with being a lieutenant colonel of his own, and he is not a health doctor or anything, so he can pay attention to ensuring the health of the old commander.
"What are you doing? You are the only one in our group who understands aircraft carriers, and we will definitely have to let you accompany the old commander when the time comes. Tell him how an aircraft carrier should work or something, and you'll have to make the old man happy anyway. If you're not happy, I'll ask you. β
Captain Zhang couldn't help but have a black line when he heard Chen Ming's words, why was he so naΓ―ve at this time, he was usually very clever. What else can I do when I come to you? Such a good opportunity to show your face is given to you, are you still not satisfied?
Chen Ming was also quite helpless when he heard Captain Zhang's deliberately vicious tone. It seems that since Commander Wu's words, these people have regarded themselves as aircraft carrier experts.
But the conscience of the land is that he has only worked on the aircraft carrier for three months. Even as a pilot on duty, he belongs to the core mission personnel of the aircraft carrier. But what you can understand is actually very limited.
But then again, isn't it just to coax the old man to be happy, as long as the old man doesn't urge him to get married, he should be able to coax him.
Early the next morning, Chen Ming had just sat down for breakfast in the shipyard canteen, and when he was about to start, he saw Captain Zhang rushing into the canteen in a hurry. As soon as you pull it up, you can run away.
"Captain, the old general won't come so early, will he?"
Chen Ming, who was dragged by the captain's arm to the aircraft carrier, asked in surprise. Even if the old commander had already arrived nearby in advance, it was only past seven o'clock.
"The old man woke up early in the morning, and he fell asleep late yesterday when he heard that the old commander was excited. I woke up at three o'clock in the morning and waited to see the aircraft carrier. Hurry up and eat these two buns. β
Captain Zhang stuffed two buns to Chen Ming on the side.
When Chen Ming heard this, he was not hypocritical. He took the big meat bun and stuffed it into his mouth, and ran to the ship while chewing it. When Chen Ming arrived on the ship, he saw an old man wearing an old-fashioned military uniform without any military rank, accompanied by a civilian cadre and several generals, walking slowly inside the aircraft carrier.
"Old commander, let me introduce you. This is the captain of our aircraft carrier, Senior Colonel Zhang Yuchen. β
Seeing Captain Zhang and Chen Ming approaching, a general leaned over and whispered softly to the old man's ear.
"Oh? Captain of the aircraft carrier, where, let me see. β
"Report to the old commander, Zhang Yuchen is here to report!"
Seeing the old man turn around, Captain Zhang immediately stepped forward and saluted.
"Okay, okay, no courtesy. I'm going to come and see the ship, and I'm causing you trouble. β
When the old man saw Captain Zhang, he grinned so much that the corners of his mouth didn't close, and he said kind words in his mouth.
"Old Commander, where are you talking about this? Without your foresight back then, where would we have aircraft carriers this year. β
"Yes, the navy of a great power cannot do without aircraft carriers. Without aircraft carriers, there is no air supremacy, and how can sea supremacy be obtained without air supremacy. A navy that does not have sea supremacy talks about the navy of a great power. You can be elected as the captain of our aircraft carrier, I believe in your professional level, but in your heart, you must pay attention to it. You have to understand what you are carrying on your shoulders? β
The old man was excited. The health care doctor on the side was terrified.
"You carry more than your rank, not just the captaincy of an aircraft carrier. It is also the key to our navy being able to be called a great navie. β
"I'm old, and I can't control this love of teaching. Zhang, don't forget to go to your heart. β
"The words of the old commander, Yuchen was taught. By the way, old commander, let me introduce you to this Comrade Chen Ming, who is also the only one of us who has worked on an aircraft carrier. In the past six months, we have also contributed a lot to the construction of our aircraft carrier. β
Captain Zhang listened to the old man's words, and he didn't have the slightest rebelliousness. Taking advantage of the old man's calmness, he quickly pushed Chen Ming out.
"Oh? Worked on an aircraft carrier? In the hairy bear? No, no, the hairy bear is an aircraft carrier, and the baby's school will definitely not be shown to outsiders, is it a bald eagle? β
The old man was really interested when he heard Captain Zhang's introduction, and his kind eyes suddenly became sharp, staring at Chen Ming deadly.
"Yes, old commander. He spent three months as a pilot on duty on the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier Bald Eagle. β
Chen Ming saw the old man's eyes and immediately reported upright.
"Reagan, that's a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, more advanced than our aircraft carrier and the Eagle I visited thirty years ago."
When the old man heard Chen Ming's words, a trace of memory flashed in his eyes.
"Yes, yes. Or you young people have the ability, back then I wanted to see other people's aircraft carriers, it was a thousand difficulties. I'm sure you have given a lot at Bald Eagle too, but please forgive me for my selfishness, I would like to see you give more. For our aircraft carriers, our navy. Put all the advanced experience you see in your head and think of on our ships. β
"Can you promise me?"