Chapter 355 Guarantees, Cooperation with Chinese-funded Enterprises
Now, after a long voyage, the ship formation is in urgent need of supplies, but how can it be replenished if it can't reach the village in front of it and the store in the back?
According to the normal mode of replenishment, the fleet was supposed to dock at the port of Aden or the port of Chibuti, and then replenish from the local port.
However, if you dock at the port of Aden, it is not very safe because of the war.
If you are calling at the port of Jibuti, you will need to procure the relevant supplies yourself.
What to do?
The provisional party committee of the ship formation held a Zhuge meeting and called on everyone to find a way.
The Provisional Party Committee of the Destroyer Detachment also held a meeting of Zhuge Liang in accordance with the Ministry of the Provisional Party Committee of the Formation Brigade to mobilize everyone to find a way.
Yang Wenbin, as the acting deputy director of the Political Department, also participated in the Zhuge Liang meeting.
Sun Shuisheng, political commissar of the destroyer detachment, presided over the meeting.
"Comrades, today our provisional party committee held a meeting of Zhuge Liang, mainly to discuss the supply of the next station.
After several days of sailing, our ship formation urgently needed to replenish fresh water, oil, vegetables.
Everyone came up with ideas to see how we could protect it, save more effort and resources. “
As soon as Political Commissar Sun's words fell, Chief Engineer Li Hongtao took over the topic:
"I'll throw bricks and lead the way!
In my opinion, under the current chaotic situation in the port of Aden, the best way is to dock at the port of Jibuti, and then request material support from the bases of the United States, Britain, France, Japan and other countries. ”
"The chief engineer's method is good, but coordinating foreign bases to protect us will consume our country's diplomatic resources, and in addition, it is not conducive to establishing our country's image as a great power." Political Commissar Sun commented.
Boatswain Pan Kefeng suggested: "Otherwise, we will dock at the port of Jibuti first, but after docking, we will send procurement personnel to go ashore to purchase and replenish the supplies."
Political Commissar Sun listened to the boatswain's suggestion and said: "This is also a way, that is, after going ashore, we are not familiar with the place, it takes a lot of time to procure, and the quality is not easy to guarantee."
At this time, the head of the communications department said; "No, let's take the risk of docking at the port of Aden, and then see if we can buy it depending on the situation, or can we supply it directly?"
"This is also a solution, but the problems encountered in the port of Chibuti have to be faced in the port of Aden as well." Commissar Sun took a sip of water and said.
One by one, everyone racked their brains and thought of a feasible way.
Yang Wenbin's brain is also thinking along with everyone's thoughts.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration occurred in his mind, could this be used as a train of thought?
However, he did not know the specifics and was therefore uncertain whether that approach was feasible.
"Then let's throw bricks and lead the way," he thought.
"I would like to ask, are there any projects invested by large Chinese state-owned enterprises in the port of Jibuti or Aden? If there is, we can contact them and give them the list of requirements, so that they can purchase them on their behalf and ship them to the port.
In this way, when we enter the port and dock, we can load the ship directly without any delay. Yang Wenbin tried to make his point.
"That's a good idea!" Political Commissar Sun made a final decision, "I will report to the temporary party committee of the fleet immediately." Adjourned!"
Next, the systems were running efficiently.
Political Commissar Sun reported the measures to Deputy Commander Zhang, who accompanied him on the trip.
Deputy Commander Zhang also believed that the plan was feasible and arranged for the personnel of the Navy Command to implement it immediately.
The Navy Headquarters immediately sought help from the COSCO Headquarters for the project under construction in the port of Jibuti.
The leaders of COSCO Investment Headquarters immediately contacted COSCO Investment's branch in Jibuti to arrange the task.
The branch immediately organized the project department to purchase, and the transportation department transported it to the wharf.
Thus, after a twelve-hour voyage, when the ship formation arrived at the port of Jibuti, all kinds of supplies that needed to be replenished had been prepared.
As a result, under the organization of logistics support personnel, the replenishment of warships was carried out in an orderly manner.
With the exception of the necessary ship operators, all the sailors went ashore to breathe in the fresh air of the shore, move their bodies that were restrained and stiff in the small space, and enjoy the exotic scenery on the shore.
Through this incident, the people who sailed on the voyage reached a consensus that in order to protect the interests of the world and ensure that the navy maintains its combat effectiveness at all times, it is necessary for our country to build a base here.
Of course, not only in Gibuti, but also in Gudal, and even in Central and South America, the necessary bases should be maintained.
What Yang Wenbin didn't know was that with the strengthening of China's national strength and the acceleration of the pace of going out economically, many engineering projects have been undertaken all over the world.
In this way, the Chinese Navy has achieved uninterrupted replenishment around the world, and has also achieved a normal presence on a global scale.
However, he said that through the hard work and hard work of the employees of COSCO Investment Company, sufficient necessary materials were purchased before the arrival of the ship formation, which provided a strong guarantee for the normal navigation of the ship formation, which is also a way of military-civilian integration development and modern logistics support.
After the replenishment was over, the ship formation sounded its flute again and set sail.
On the destroyer, Zhang Tianming, deputy commander of the Navy, watched the formation go to sea with a satisfied smile on his face.
On this visit, he came out with a mission, that is, how to improve the ocean-going support capability and ensure the survival and existence of our navy in the blue water field.
This is a difficult problem, a big problem that restricts the development of the navy.
Fortunately, an acting officer of the army came up with an idea to solve it.
When he heard the political commissar of the destroyer detachment report on this idea, his mood was lifted, and he immediately agreed.
Now that the planned supply has been completed, this idea proves to be viable.
Now, Deputy Commander Zhang is interested in this army officer.
He decided to talk to the officer.
Political Commissar Sun received a notice to bring the army officer who had the idea to the conference room, and Deputy Commander Zhang summoned him.
He felt that the opportunity had come, and this was one of the few opportunities to contact the chief, and he must seize it.
So, he immediately picked up the phone and informed Yang Wenbin to come to his office immediately.
"Report!" Yang Wenbin shouted loudly.
"Come in!" Political Commissar Sun replied.
Yang Wenbin pushed open the door, saluted Political Commissar Sun, and said, "Political Commissar, are you looking for me?"
Political Commissar Sun stood up, stretched out his hand, and said enthusiastically to Yang Wenbin: "Xiao Yang, are you used to acting as a substitute?"
"Thank you for your concern, I'm used to it now." Yang Wenbin was a little flattered and replied cautiously.
"I've been too busy this time, and I haven't communicated well with you!" Commissar Sun said to Ai that he wanted to make a good impression on Yang Wenbin.
Deputy Commander Zhang attaches great importance to the people he has to attach great importance to.
After briefly asking Yang Wenbin's resume and a few more words, he entered the topic:
"Deputy Commander Zhang wants to see you, you can come with me!"
"Deputy Commander Zhang, see me?" Yang Wenbin was confused, followed behind Political Commissar Sun, and walked to the conference room nervously.
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