Chapter 112 Actions with the ship
When it comes to a sunken ship that a country has tried to salvage many times but has never succeeded, now it suddenly has an exact location, and the military and civilian departments are quickly taking action. And the navy, which was the first to get the news, attached great importance to this matter.
Since last year, the parliamentarians of the country ignored the protests of the Chinese side and landed on the Diaoyu Islands without authorization, and this month a governor of the city has staged a so-called farce of 'buying the islands'. A series of actions that ignored China's sovereignty naturally caused a lot of dissatisfaction on the Chinese side.
If the 'Zhiyuan Ship' can be successfully salvaged from the water at this time, I believe that it will also arouse more patriotic enthusiasm for the people. It even warns contemporary military personnel to always maintain a vigilant attitude towards the militaristic ideology of the country of baked cakes.
As a veteran, Xu Haibao deliberately found out the exact location of the sunken ship at this time and reported it to the country. He believes that the reappearance of this warship in the world will also remind more people of the naval battle that destroyed Beiyang and even the Qing Dynasty.
It will also let more people know that the baked cake country caused too much harm to the people of Asia and to China. As the great one who was born again said, 'Forgetting history means betrayal, and denying guilt means resinking.'
Although China's comprehensive national strength is rapidly improving, there are still a few countries that are propagating the so-called 'China threat theory' in the international community. This also means that if Huaxia wants to gain more respect, it needs to be stronger.
And naval strength is also a demonstration of comprehensive national strength and military strength!
Accompanying Liu Chenglin to report to the base commander, the base commander, who also knew that this battleship was of extraordinary significance, quickly reported the situation to the leaders of the fleet to ask for instructions. Upon hearing this, the top of the fleet quickly gave instructions.
As Xu Haibao had guessed before, although the battleship was not discovered by the troop search team. But the person who found the sunken ship was a retired soldier from the base. Coupled with the fact that the troops knew the situation first, the Navy naturally did not miss such an opportunity.
The officers and men of the navy on active duty salvage the old naval warships that guarded the sea in the early years, which can also be regarded as a kind of spiritual inheritance of the old and new navy. After a few phone calls, a certain base of the fleet stationed in the Bohai Sea also quickly received the latest instructions from the superiors.
In view of the location of the sunken ship, it belongs to the control area of the Bohai Fleet. In order to ensure the safety of the sunken ship, the fleet stationed in the Bohai Sea also needs to dispatch salvage ships and warships in advance to protect the sunken ship.
So much so that Xu Haibao, who had not yet arrived in Bincheng, soon saw an unfamiliar number ringing on his mobile phone, and said after connecting: "Hello!"
"Hello, are you Comrade Xu Haibao?"
"Yes, you are?"
From the other party's title, Xu Haibao can basically judge that this should be the official contact person. Think about the time from reporting to Liu Chenglin before to receiving a phone call now, it has been less than an hour.
It can be seen from this that the degree of attention paid by the superiors to this battleship is beyond Xu Haibao's imagination! But the more this is the case, the more it can show the significance of Xu Haibao's discovery of the shipwreck, which is indeed very important!
"I am Chen Sihai of the Bohai Fleet Liaison Office! At the instruction of the superior chief, I am responsible for getting in touch with you. Excuse me, are you still on the yacht, how far are you from Ben Thanh Harbour at the moment, and are you still in possession of those porcelain tiles?"
"Hello, chief! I'm rushing to Ben Cheng now, and at the current speed of the yacht, I can reach the marina in one hour at most! Those salvaged porcelain pieces are in my hands, what other instructions does the chief have?"
"Comrade Xu Haibao, in view of the fact that the sunken ship you discovered is of extraordinary significance to the country and our army, the superior commander instructed that a professional salvage team will be organized to verify it again. So, you may need to go out with us later, is there a problem?"
"Report chief, no!"
"Okay! When you get to the docks, I'll send someone to pick you up at the docks, and remember to protect those broken porcelain pieces!"
"Yes, Chief!"
After hanging up the phone, Xu Haibao also knew that the navy was verifying, more to confirm his guess. It's just that the reaction was so fast, and it was indeed a bit unexpected for him. Looking at this day, there is not much time left until it gets dark.
Considering that he was going to move with the ship next, Xu Haibao also said in a timely manner: "Brother You, after you and Lao Tang and them meet, you will temporarily rest in Bincheng for one night." Xiaohan's words, I can only ask you to take care of it more!"
"It's okay!
"Xiaohan, when I get down to the dock, someone from the navy will come to pick me up, and I will definitely go out to sea with them again. If the yacht is concerned, I will also arrange for them to stay in Ben Cheng for one night and return to Xinmen tomorrow.
If you feel that the yacht ride is too long, then you can take a train or plane back. I'll call you when I take care of that. It's just that this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you to play in Ben Cheng!"
Looking at Xu Haibao, who was a little embarrassed, although Liu Xiaohan, who was his girlfriend, felt regretful, she also smiled and supported: "It's okay! You have something big to do, then you can go and get busy." Don't worry, I'll take care of myself!"
"Well, what's the matter, remember to call me anytime!"
"Okay, but you also have to be careful to pay attention to your body, don't get too tired!"
"Don't worry, I'm fine!"
After explaining some things to You Guangwei and Liu Xiaohan, Xu Haibao found the business manager who accompanied him, and said very directly: "Manager Song, after arriving at the dock, I have some personal matters that need to leave in advance."
Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with yacht bookings. When the matter is settled, I will contact you Mr. Zhang. If my girlfriend doesn't want to return on a yacht tomorrow, you can just come back first. ”
"Okay, Mr. Xu, you are busy beforehand, we have nothing!"
Hearing Xu Haibao say that there was no problem with booking a yacht, Manager Song also seemed relieved. Being able to win this order will undoubtedly have another big customer for Arrow Star Company, and it can also make a profit.
Although I don't know why Xu Haibao suddenly changed the scheduled itinerary, when the yacht docked, seeing Xu Haibao being picked up by a car with a navy plate, Manager Song suddenly felt that this young 'Mr. Xu' was really not simple.
Tang Xingyou, who also came to pick up the ship, and his two old comrades-in-arms, didn't have time to say too much to Xu Haibao before they saw Xu Haibao being picked up by the Bohai Fleet's car. Seeing this scene, Tang Xingyou was also very surprised.
Some asked with concern: "Lao You, why did the navy send someone to pick up Haibao, did something happen on the way?"
"It's a big thing, but it's also a good thing! Due to discipline, I really can't reveal too much. I'll tell you when I'm free!"
As soon as they heard that the news involved secrecy discipline, Tang Xingyou and the other two retired non-commissioned officers of the Navy also felt very surprised. Fortunately, although everyone has retired from the army, they are still very disciplined, and they know that they can't say anything in this kind of place where there are many people.
At this moment, Xu Haibao, who was in a car, was carrying a small cloth bag and quickly arrived at the military port not far from the yacht marina. In this port, several warships of the Bohai Fleet have been assembled, and as soon as Xu Haibao gets on board, he will set sail for the sea.
Seeing that the commander of the flagship turned out to be a major general, Xu Haibao was also surprised but saluted very quickly: "Good chief!"
"Comrade Xu Haibao, hello! I am Lin Yang, and I am ordered to carry out this exploration and salvage task. You brought the porcelain piece from the photo, right? Wait a minute, we need to further verify the process by which you discovered the shipwreck, is there a problem?"
"Report chief, no!"
"Okay, then follow me to the command room first!"
When the group arrived at the command room of the salvage ship, Xu Haibao quickly put the porcelain piece on the table. Two veteran experts specially transferred from the Cultural Relics Bureau quickly analyzed the broken porcelain pieces and confirmed that the porcelain pieces should be authentic and credible.
Coupled with the situation of the shipwreck described by Xu Haibao, Lin Yang also said happily: "It seems that the sunken ship you accidentally found may really be the Far Away Ship." I didn't expect it to sink in that location!"
Accompanied the battleship to speed up in the wind and waves, and accelerated towards the sea area provided by Xu Haibao. By nightfall, several warships had quickly arrived in the area, and the searchlights of the salvage ships had all been turned on.
As the commander of this salvage, Lin Yang also asked with concern: "Since you are the first discoverer of the sunken ship, you need to take the search team to the sea later." Is there a problem with your current physical condition?"
"Report chief, no problem!"
Before the navy's top brass made a decision to quickly salvage the shipwreck, information about Xu Haibao's presence in the unit was quickly transmitted to the Bohai Fleet. I learned that Xu Haibao had just retired, and he was also an excellent soldier who had made many meritorious contributions.
If it weren't for the fact that before he was discharged from the army, he almost died because of an exploration mission, I am afraid that Xu Haibao would not have been discharged from the army. In terms of diving exploration ability, Xu Haibao is undoubtedly extremely good.
Considering that this time in the sea, you need to carry a lot of photography equipment, and the divers who accompanied Xu Haibao to the sea also wore oxygen cylinders, so that when you go to the sea, you can stay for a while and not have to float up often to breathe.
Although Xu Haibao didn't need it, at this time, he would not look particularly unusual, and he wore a set of military-specific diving equipment. As the dinghy was lowered, the divers in charge of exploration rolled over and fell into the sea one by one.
Under the leadership of Xu Haibao, the eight-member exploration and diving team quickly swam towards the location of the sunken ship. Lin Yang and others, who stayed on the salvage boat, paid attention to the underwater dynamics at any time through the diving camera.
Looking at Xu Haibao, who was swimming at the front, he led the exploration team to the location of the sunken ship very easily. Looking at the underwater picture from the camera, Lin Yang and the others who stayed on the salvage boat also became excited.
Because the picture of the bottom of the sea that appeared in their eyes at this moment was a warship that could see the general outline. Although most of it was buried by the sea sand, the outline of the rusty battleship could still be seen on it.
With this footage from the bottom of the sea, several divers involved in the salvage also seemed very excited. After confirming that this sunken ship is really a battleship, all that remains to do is to find a way to salvage it as a whole!