"Pakistanis are simply wishful thinking!" In the White House, the voice of Secretary of Defense Weinberg almost collapsed the roof: "They still want to modify the aircraft carrier themselves, it's a joke!" ”

"Yes, now, there are only four or five countries in the world that can build aircraft carriers." "If Pakistan drags it back, it will be just a pile of scrap metal," Scholz said. ”

The United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, France, these countries have the experience of building aircraft carriers, and the rest of the countries cannot build aircraft carriers at all.

Now, Pakistan actually wants to drive this aircraft carrier back and refit it itself, which is simply a fool's dream! When they enter the aircraft carrier, I'm afraid they will all have to get dizzy!

"Ladies and gentlemen, the question now is whether we can agree to Pakistan's demand." Reagan said: "We gave this aircraft carrier to Pakistan for free because we wanted to make money by refitting, but now, Pakistan has to drag it back and change it itself." ”

"They can't be retrofitted, and if they are dragged back to Pakistan, they won't even have the ability to dismantle them." Weinberg continued.

"Isn't that the best?" Vice President Bush on the side spoke: "This President Mhammad has always been conceited, this time, he actually delusionally wants them to modify it himself, simply, we will let him modify it himself, and when they find that they can't solve it, they will come to us for help, and then the price will be higher." ”

"Moreover, the Pakistani side is also tasked with helping us rescue the hostages, and we cannot completely fall out with Pakistan at this time." "It's not in our interest, but I think we're losing out if we give the aircraft carrier to Pakistan like this," Scholz said. ”

"Simply. Let's get a little done before we give it away. Weinberg said: "This aircraft carrier, with eight boilers, has been mothballed for so long, and one of the boilers is old and unusable. It's all normal, if you want to replace the new boiler, you have to cut the deck and lift the boiler out, such a project, Pakistani shipyards can't do it well, they can only go around half the world and drive back to us for maintenance. ”

"Okay, let's do it." "We have a deal with Iran," Reagan said. We also need to do our best, and we need to get our hostages back as much as possible. ”

The United States agreed to the demands made by the Iranians, and anyway, the two countries were at loggerheads back then, and the United States withheld too many things.

………

Northwest Florida city, Pensacola.

The sun shines on the edge of the city, which is close to the Gulf of Mexico and is an important military port for the U.S. Navy. A lot of warships were stationed here. From the sky, warships stacked next to each other around the harbor speak of the strength of the U.S. Navy.

And in the corner of the military port, there is a warship, which stays here alone. Its straight deck, with its side bridges, represents that this is an aircraft carrier, however, a rusty hull. But it shows that this warship is already an abandoned object.

It is here, exposed to the sun and wind, it has been nearly ten years, it is old, like an old man whose skin is cracked, but it is not reconciled, as long as it rests, it can be rejuvenated!

On this day, a large number of naval soldiers came to its side, but judging from the military uniforms, most of them were not US Navy personnel.

"This is the aircraft carrier that was given to your country." Commander of Pensacola Naval Base, Rear Admiral Bill, addressed the Pakistani soldiers.

Stepping on the sampan, Pakistani Navy Chief of Staff Zahar, stepped onto the warship.

Mhammad attached great importance to this aircraft carrier, so as the chief of staff of the Navy, Zahar personally brought a carefully selected group of 400 naval fighters to receive the aircraft carrier.

Looking at the rusty aircraft carrier, Zahar couldn't help but frown.

"At that time, the funds were limited, so it was sealed by our navy itself, and we did not invite people from the shipyard to do it, and as a result, the sealing was not good, and it was only less than ten years, and it rusted like this." "If you want to repair this aircraft carrier, you can't do it without a professional shipyard," Bill said. ”

Bill's point is obvious, you can't repair this aircraft carrier at all.

"Can we go in and have a look?" Zahar said.

"Of course, we are in charge of the handover, so that you are familiar with the various cabins, we should go back." Bill said.

Since they want to drive this aircraft carrier away, then just drive away, the US Navy will not help in any way.

Opening the door of the bridge, there were cobwebs hanging inside, and Zahar, led by Bill, came to the upper bridge first.

From here, you can see the silhouette of the entire aircraft carrier, the straight deck, the catapult ... In front of Zahar's eyes, an image could not help but appear, Pakistan's own fighter planes, from this aircraft carrier, took off!

Although in the eyes of the Americans, this aircraft carrier is in tatters, but for the Pakistan Navy, this aircraft carrier will witness the strength of the Pakistan Navy!

Even if it takes ten years, this aircraft carrier must be repaired and can enter the active service of the Pakistan Navy!

"The power compartment is in the back." Bill continued to lead the Pakistan Navy through the empty deck below the hangar to the back cabin.

This aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of 40,000 tons relies on 8 boilers in the tail to drive 4 geared steam turbines, with a main engine output of 150,000 shaft horsepower and 4 shafts, so that the aircraft carrier can reach a speed of 33 knots, and at the same time there can be enough steam for catapults.

Coming down and looking at the mothballed boilers, Zahar knew that their first step was to reopen the boilers and ignite them so that they could produce steam.

When operating the Pakistan Navy's own ships, they were very familiar with these boilers, and the officers and men they brought with them began to work with their hands and feet.

"What about the people in your shipyard?" Zahar asked, according to the original plan, the shipyard people would work with them to open the seal, and at the same time provide technical support during the voyage.

"The Newport News shipyard is now building a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the Navy, and it is not possible to send workers for the time being, and it is expected that people will be sent here to assist in half a year." Bill said.

I knew for a long time that the United States would make things difficult, and sure enough. Start now! However, in order to get this aircraft carrier back, Zahar did not hesitate to pay a price, but it really can't be done, even if he hires a few tugboats to tow it back, he has to get this thing back first!

At this point. Mhammad's position is very firm, and he is afraid that the Americans will change their minds.

In later generations, the empty-hulled Varyag was brought back by a tugboat, and encountered bad weather on the way, and it was entirely thanks to the fearless spirit of the sailors that the ship was saved.

And now, the naval soldiers from Pakistan are also determined.

"Then please provide us with marine heavy fuel oil first." Zahar said to Bill.

The ship was mothballed. The tanks are all empty, the steam boilers, it burns heavy oil, and without heavy oil, the ship is waste.

"There is no refueling equipment at this terminal." "This is a backup dock, and if you want to refuel, you have to go to another dock and carry it in a barrel," Bill said. ”

Heavy fuel oil for marine use. Not in barrels, but in tons! I want to get the boat moving. Across the ocean, it would take at least a few hundred tons of heavy oil!

And the other party actually said to use a bucket to lift!

Even if it's just a refueling truck, it's much better, and the easiest thing is to start a supply ship. Set up the tube and fill it up quickly.

Zahar knew that even if it was to protest through diplomatic channels, it would take more than ten days to go back and forth. Even for a few months, now, you have only one choice!

"Soldiers, now, our first task is to fill up our aircraft carrier with a barrel!" Zahar said: "Now, let's go and fetch oil!" ”

The eyes of the Pakistani fighters flashed with anger and arrogance, and they used buckets as well! So what are you afraid of!

It takes an hour to make a round trip, and in order to speed up, they almost always trot back up.

At first, Bill wanted to see these Pakistanis make a fool of themselves, and they wanted to modify the aircraft carrier themselves, which touched the interests of many people, so Bill was instructed by the above to make some small moves for the Pakistanis.

In fact, there is an oil pipeline at this terminal, but the switch is not turned on!

Now, looking at the Pakistanis, actually using a bucket, Bill is shocked, what a strong perseverance this must be!

Four hundred soldiers, including officers, were lifting oil, although they could only lift thirty kilograms at a time, but four hundred people could lift more than ten tons at a time, and in one day, they fought for twenty hours and lifted nearly three hundred tons!

The hands are broken, the legs can't walk, only the firm will is still supporting them!

After three days, finally, there was enough fuel for the aircraft carrier to travel, and they began the pilot fire of the boiler.

As smoke began to come out of the chimney, all the soldiers were extremely excited in their hearts, as long as the boiler was pressurized and the steam turbine was driven, they could start the aircraft carrier!

Although rusty, it is also an aircraft carrier!

When the No. 6 boiler was started, suddenly, a flame erupted from the boiler casing.

Oops, fire! The wheelmen immediately picked up the fire hose and began to spray water on the boiler.

Once the fire spreads and the entire power compartment is burned down, the aircraft carrier will really be scrapped.

The initial fire extinguishing is the most effective.

The beards, eyebrows, and hair of several of the soldiers were scorched, and the fire was finally stopped.

Boiler No. 6 is faulty!

"Be careful and proceed to start boilers seven and eight." Zahar remained composed.

Only boiler No. 6 did not start, and the rest of the boilers, gradually pressurized, heated up normally.

This boiler, after going back, will be repaired, and the remaining boiler can already provide enough power!

When the aircraft carrier finally left the dock, Zahar felt an inexplicable excitement in his heart, and his eyes had become blurred. (To be continued......)

PS: PS: Celebrate Army Day! At the beginning, our aircraft carrier was an empty shell, and when we drove back from Ukraine, we encountered a lot of problems, and the storm at sea almost overturned the ship, and it was only with the efforts of our heroic naval personnel that this aircraft carrier was saved! With this chapter, salute those warriors! The strength of a country is inseparable from a strong national defense, and a strong national defense is inseparable from the blood and sweat of the soldiers, and even the lives, salute the great PLA soldiers! Liaoning aircraft carrier, let us be proud!