During Ramadan, the intensity of work is actually less comparative, because many people know the traditions of these ****** countries, so during this time, they also come in to reduce or avoid large-scale business and diplomatic activities during this time.

Now that the eyes of the whole world are attracted by the bombing of a US military base, the United States will step up its crackdown on IS and will relax on other things for some time to come.

After a month, Ramadan finally passed, and Djibouti gradually returned to normal life and work, and at this moment, the embassy received a notice that the 22nd batch of escort formations of the Chinese Navy would come to Djibouti to replenish supplies and recuperate.

One of the important tasks of the Djibouti embassy is to maintain and guarantee the supply and recuperation of the naval escort formation.

It was not the first time that the embassy staff had done this job, and they were all doing it relatively easily, contacting the Djibouti government, renting temporary docks, organizing and arranging supplies, and contacting resting places, so that the soldiers who had been adrift for a month or two could go ashore to rest for a few days.

During the replenishment period, the Daqing and Taihu warships will dock for a four-day supply and recuperation period, and the escort tasks will continue to be undertaken by the Qingdao warships during the replenishment and recuperation period of the Daqing and Taihu warships.

At 9 o'clock in the morning of 20 August, under the guidance of the local port pilots, the Daqing and Taihu warships slowly sailed into the port of Djibouti.

Muyang led some staff of the Djibouti Embassy, Chinese-funded institutions and staff of the medical team to meet him at the wharf.

The Daqing ship is China's latest Type 054A missile frigate, which NATO countries call "Jiangkai II", built by the Huangpu Shipyard and officially launched on September 28, 2013, with the port number 576.

The Type 054A missile frigate is 134 meters long, 15.2 meters wide, has a draft of 5 meters, is 3,647 tons as standard, and has a full load of 4,053 tons. The maximum speed is 30 knots, the endurance is 3800 nautical miles / 18 knots, and the crew is 190 people.

The armament includes anti-ship missiles, 2 4-pack YJ-83 anti-ship missile launchers. Anti-aircraft missiles, 4 seats, 8 units vertically launched Hongqi-16 anti-aircraft missiles. 1 PJ26 SINGLE-BARRELED 76MM STEALTH NAVAL GUN. Each side is equipped with a domestic 730 type 30 mm close defense system. 2 triple Fish-7 torpedo tubes. 2 Type 3200 (Type 86) 6-pack anti-submarine rocket launchers. 1 Z-9C anti-submarine helicopter.

Some people say that China is too capricious, and 054A should be called a destroyer, not a frigate. Compared with the information of Japanese battleships, the Japanese Hatsuyuki-class destroyers have a standard displacement of 2950 tons and a full load displacement of 4000 tons. Asagiri-class destroyer with a standard displacement of 3500 tons and a full load displacement of 4900 tons. Japanese Haruyu-class destroyers with a standard displacement of 4400 tons and a full load of 5100 tons.

People laughed and said that if Japan regarded this standard as a frigate, then Japan's destroyers would only be in the single digits.

The 055-class 10,000-ton warships under construction in China have reached 12,000 tons, which even exceeds the displacement of some American cruisers, but they are only called destroyers.

Isn't that low-key?

The Taihu ship is a new type of comprehensive supply ship developed and designed by China, with a board number of 889, a length of 178.5 meters, a width of 24.8 meters, and a full load displacement of more than 20,000 tons, which was launched in March 2012.

The supply ship is mainly responsible for joining the maritime mobile formation in wartime to sail or berthing and replenishing the destroyer, and accompanying the destroyer formation to carry out long-distance voyages and visits in peacetime.

The escort formation in the Gulf of Aden is indispensable to the presence of the Taihu ship.

The Daqing ship was the first to dock, the captain Zhang Rong led the officers and soldiers down the gangway, Muyang stepped forward to greet him, the two sides shook hands and greeted each other, and after the Taihu ship docked, Muyang stepped forward to greet the captain of the Taihu ship, Deng Jianjun and others.

The officers and men of the navy lined up beside the battleship, although there were only 16 people in two rows, but the military appearance was neat and uniform, and it was very powerful.

Zhang Rong said to Mu Yang: "Ambassador Mu, please review the troops. ”

Subsequently, accompanied by Zhang Rong and Deng Jianjun, Muyang inspected the team of 16 people, although there was no salute and no military music, but at this moment, Muyang's heart suddenly gave birth to a sense of pride.

Subsequently, Muyang led some staff of the embassy, Chinese-funded institutions and staff of the medical team to board the Daqing ship.

Some officers of the medical team and personnel of Chinese-funded institutions took them to visit the Daqing ship, while Muyang and some staff members of the embassy, together with Zhang Rong, Deng Jianjun and other naval officers, entered the conference room inside the ship for a discussion.

"Our 22nd escort formation is the second time to land for supplies, but it is the first time to meet Ambassador Mu, and this time we will trouble the comrades of the embassy again." Senior Colonel Zhang Rong said with a smile.

"Ensuring the livelihood and supply of officers and soldiers is the work of our embassy, and it is not hard work, but it is hard work for you to stay at sea for a month or two." Muyang said.

The two sides talked very happily, and slowly talked about the fleet's itinerary, before the 22nd formation, in the Gulf of Aden carried out several escort missions, and then went to South Africa for a visit, the sea journey of 10,000 nautical miles, after more than three months, returned to Djibouti again for replenishment and rest, and it was indeed very hard.

"The US bombing of a military base in Djibouti this time has indeed had a great impact, and when we came back, the USS Bush aircraft carrier of the US Sixth Fleet was in the waters near the Gulf of Aden.

"The loss of two destroyers and a frigate is distressing for anyone, but I think the Americans will recover soon, at most two warships will be transferred from other places, and the impact on the Le Monnier military base will not be great."

"To be honest, if we had our own naval base in an African country, preferably in Djibouti, then our escort group would not have worked so hard, of course, we also know that this matter is difficult."

"If there really is such a base, we can garrison troops and radiate the whole of East Africa, and station more warships and permanent facilities here, which will be a great improvement for our passage in the Gulf of Aden and even in the Arabian Sea and Hindu."

"Djibouti has an important geographical location and belongs to an important passage through Europe, and Europe and the Americans will not want the Chinese to build their own military bases here, isn't this equivalent to wedged a nail on the road at their doorstep." (To be continued.) )