The military industry carried out the measurement of the "Melbourne" for more than a month...... The reason why it took more than a month was because they knew that the "Melbourne" was going to be dismantled and recycled as scrap metal, which made them worry that if one of the numbers was wrong, they would not be able to build the model in the future.

So they measured it again and again and compared it carefully.

It makes sense that the military industry would be so cautious, after all, this is an aircraft carrier that we have managed to get our hands on, and it should be said that it can only be obtained during this specific period, that is, when the United States and the Soviet Union are vying for hegemony.

Let's go back here...... It is basically impossible to get another ship from the American camp, and the Soviet side will have to wait until it dissolves in a few years, and then it will be our turn to sell it again and again.

The reason for this is very simple: at this time, China did not have much military strength or much industrial capacity, and the United States and the Soviet Union did not have so deep scruples about China, waiting for more than ten or twenty years...... Other countries see that we are developing so fast, or that no matter what we sell to us, they will let us give us a "copycat" in the blink of an eye, who would dare not guard against it with this strength? No one wants another great power on Earth that can threaten their position, right?!

This is also the reason why the three abandoned aircraft carriers purchased from the Soviet Union have experienced several twists and turns, especially the Liaoning, which was converted into a training ship, and it is said that the purchased hand was delayed at sea for more than a year because it was obstructed in the process of towing it back.

Of course, none of this has much to do with me. Although I am a modern person, my knowledge of aircraft carrier research and manufacturing is blank, and of course I can't give any advice to the military industry, so I stayed with Commander Zhang and others in the shipyard for three days before returning to the base.

"Battalion commander!" Unexpectedly, not long after returning, I heard Li Yueqing's report: "An American came to the shipyard. Do you want to let him in? ”

"Hmm. American? Hearing this, I couldn't help frowning.

Li Yueqing is the director of the shipyard assigned by the advanced company. The reason for this arrangement is that Li Yueqing was a navy before and has a certain knowledge of ship berthing...... The members of the advanced company are mainly demobilized soldiers, so the talents in all aspects are relatively complete.

"Did he say what he was here for?" I asked.

Li Yueqing replied: "He said that he had served on the Melbourne before, and he happened to be traveling in China during this time, and he knew that the Melbourne was going to be dismantled in China, and he was emotionally reluctant, and he hoped to take one last look as a farewell!" ”

I couldn't help but smile when I heard this, the Americans served on the Melbourne...... Who is this fooling?

But when you think about it, it's possible. The reason is that the Melbourne has been modified by the United States twice with advanced equipment, and on one occasion the United States sent technicians to Australia to refit it, and the modification time was several years, and it was inevitable that the US Navy would be required to train the Australian personnel as an adviser.

But this is also a bit too coincidental, and it will be a trip to China at this time?!

After thinking about it, I replied, "Let him in and entertain him well." ”

"Yes!" Li Yueqing responded.

Perhaps because most of the advanced companies are demobilized soldiers, they still have the feeling that their superiors give orders and assign tasks to their subordinates.

For this American's visit, my thought is that what we are doing now is nothing more than taking some measurements of the hull and visiting it with the officers and men of the troops...... It's not a big deal, even if the Yankees know about it. Ship dismantling also needs to be measured, right? It would be strange not to do that.

The concern of the American side, I think, is that they thought that we would convert it into an aircraft carrier and play a role on the battlefield...... The Yankees think too highly of us for this. Even if we wanted to, we wouldn't have the ability!

But then it quickly occurred to me that the Yankees were not so ignorant of China's current situation, and that what they were worried about was probably not this, but whether the Soviets would help us build it.

But in any case, they are overthinking, thinking from China's point of view...... At this time, we are not suitable for building an aircraft carrier.

Li Yueqing was indeed allowed to leave according to my order, and entertained the American officer with good tea and water all the way, not only taking him to see the "Melbourne" which was preparing to enter the dismantling procedure, but also showing him the dismantling plan.

At this time, the "Melbourne" was indeed in the stage of preparing for disassembly, and it was only after the military researchers had measured the number they needed to start working.

Seeing this qiē, the Yankees were relieved, and finally took a few photos with the camera before leaving satisfied.

Actually, I think the Yankees are beating themselves up when it comes to aircraft carriers...... Not long ago, I learned from Commander Zhang that the Yankees were talking about the "uselessness of aircraft carriers," which we might call "strategic deception" militarily. For example, the "Star Wars" program that the United States was promoting during this period was actually an outright hoax, and its purpose was to drag down the Soviet Union.

Today, the Yankees are obviously using this trick against us, but it seems clumsy...... If the aircraft carrier is really as useless or to be eliminated as they said before, then why are they so nervous about buying an aircraft carrier with an empty hull?!

"Battalion commander!" At this time, the correspondent reported to me: "The commander asked you to go!" ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, thinking that maybe it was for the American officer to check on the "Melbourne" just now.

But this time I guessed wrong.

When I arrived at the headquarters, Commander Zhang handed me a telegram and said: "I just received the news that a reconnaissance company on the front line of our army was besieged by the Vietnamese army when it was on a mission across the border. And obviously, the Vietnamese army is playing the previous set of 'encirclement and reinforcement', in order to save this force, we have sacrificed more than 30 soldiers, we think that the only one who has the ability to complete this task is your synthetic battalion! ”

"Reconnaissance company?" Hearing this, I couldn't help frowning, wasn't that the reconnaissance team led by Chen Yiyi and Chen Qiaoqiao?

"What is the surroundment of which troops?" I asked one more question: "...... is the leader of the team?"

"It's the second company of the 2nd Reconnaissance Brigade." Commander Zhang replied: "There are a total of 180 people, and the company commander is Yu Xingguang. By the way, we don't know much about the more specific situation, so let's prepare for the front line immediately! ”

"Yes!" I answered.

In fact, I couldn't sit still at this time, because I had a vague hunch that the Chen sisters were likely to be in this team. (To be continued......)