In the Gulf of Thailand, the once lackluster Chumphon port has become a busy unloading port for construction machinery.

Four huge artificial wharves stood firmly in the deep water outside the port, and a fleet of 15 50,000-ton ro-ro freighters that had just arrived was lining up to get on the wharf and unload the construction machinery on board.

An artificial wharf can accommodate two ships of more than 50,000 tons and one ship of less than 50,000 tons at the same time, so the fleet must make at least two calls.

Docking of large freighters is not easy, especially in such conditions. Unlike cars, ships are precisely handled because of the land, they are affected by ocean currents and are extremely large. It is extremely difficult to dock a ship in a less calm sea.

It was already more than an hour before the first eight freighters had all docked. In order to ensure safety and efficiency, a helicopter from FKY's Flying Service team patrols the skies and provides the ship with a god-angle construction at all times.

Under the command of the service personnel, all kinds of construction machinery continue to drive away from the cargo deck of the ro-ro freighter, or directly on the flatbed truck, or directly down the dock to form a convoy along the water channel connecting the port.

Some heavy machinery that cannot be self-contained requires a crane to lift off the freighter from the cargo deck, and then place it directly on a flatbed truck, which is then transported away by the flatbed.

The port transshipment command center is busy, and anyone can't walk on the ground, and the sounds of various wireless terminals are intertwined, although busy but not disorderly. The command staff on the other side of the scene shouted even more hoarsely. Although there is a walkie-talkie with good performance, the noise of the machine and the sound of the sea waves, coupled with the sound of the sea breeze, the sound is small, and the other party will definitely not be able to hear it clearly.

At this time, it was almost time to start the meal, and all the personnel ate on the spot, and a large number of boxed lunches were delivered to the scene. Shift changes are adopted to keep the entire transfer operation continuous, and after all personnel have finished eating, they will form a full load and high-speed operation.

A helicopter took off from the grass in the harbor that had been set aside as a makeshift helicopter landing ground and flew straight southwest. This helicopter is a twin-engine heavy helicopter, the model MZ-20, developed and produced by the helicopter division of the Red Aircraft Company under the Red Group, "20" represents the maximum take-off weight of this type of helicopter is 20 tons.

This is Li Mai's Army One, and the huge cabin has been converted into a very comfortable space that can even have an inner circle of several people in the air.

Army No. 1, as Li Mai's rapid transportation, followed Li Mai's footsteps and appeared. With FKY's headquarters in Bangkok and its front-line headquarters in Chumphon, it was clear that Lee Mai was constantly running back and forth. Bangkok is at least a five-hour drive from Chumphon, which is obviously too long for Lee.

Therefore, the staff in the office transferred this MZ-20 from the Flying Service to use it exclusively for Li Mai. In fact, this aircraft has been prepared for a long time, and strict standards have been drawn from the time of ordering, so this aircraft is fundamentally built according to the standards of the gun regiment construction group Army No. 1.

At this time, Army No. 1 carried Li Mai, Li Xian, and several people in charge of the astronomical department, and flew southwest on Army No. 1, with a very simple purpose -- to see how much the situation of Typhoon No. 1 was!

Li Mai wanted to take a helicopter to the sea to inspect the situation of Typhoon No. 1 on the spot, but everyone opposed it. That's too dangerous. A Category 12 typhoon formed on the surface of the Indian Ocean can overturn a 10,000-ton ship at any time, not to mention a helicopter that is still flying in the air with only a few tens of tons.

In the end, Li Mai could only compromise, the helicopter did not enter the storm area, and he could only see from a distance how far Typhoon No. 1 had developed.

Li Mai was obviously not idle, and he insisted on taking a look at the situation of Typhoon No. 1 because there were 15 roll-over freighters of more than 50,000 tons that were nervously unloading. The unloading of more than a dozen ro-ro cargo ships of this class is definitely not a matter of a while. According to the plan of the transshipment command center, it will take at least one day for these ro-ro ships to unload their cargo.

The problem is that the astronomical department does not have enough time to provide early warning.

Typhoons are unpredictable, and the route that is now being analyzed is from the Indian side, and in the blink of an eye, it has turned.

It's no wonder that the weather department is not to blame, the weather is always unpredictable, and if it can be predicted accurately, such a natural disaster will not occur. In any case, human beings have always had to choose to bear silently in the face of nature, and not try to resist.

The purpose of Li Mai's venturing to sea is to know in his heart when Typhoon No. 1 will make landfall from southern Thailand, where it will make landfall, and what impact it will have.

The MZ-20 slapped the air, and under the powerful engine thrust, the huge and heavy fuselage was extremely light, and at a speed of two hundred and fifty kilometers per hour, it galloped in the direction of Typhoon No. 1.

As early as 10 days ago, the relevant authorities had issued a warning to fishing vessels fishing in the Indian Ocean that Typhoon No. 1 had formed and would soon sweep across the vast sea. As is customary, fishing boats have returned to havens and anchored to take refuge from the wind. With relatively strict precautionary measures, there will naturally not be much of a problem.

The problem is that FKY has to seize every minute to transport the materials needed for construction machinery from Nangang to Chumphon. Because according to the spirit of Li Mai's instructions, the specified transportation volume must be completed within the specified time.

In the final analysis, it was Li Mai's own request that the batch of fifteen ro-ro freighters was stuck on the day before Typhoon No. 1 made landfall. However, Li Mai also has his own considerations, according to the entire transportation plan, if this is not done, there is no way to officially start digging the Kra Canal at the time node within the big plan. One step late will make up for the late, which is the same as a column march. If the first one is delayed by one minute, it will have to be an hour or even an hour later to make up for the lost time.

So, Li Mai would rather take that risk.

In addition, just yesterday, the weather departments of various countries also issued announcements that Typhoon No. 1 will not make landfall in Thailand. Then just one night later, the wind changed suddenly and headed straight for Thailand. There is no way to predict this.

The only thing that can be done now is to speed up the unloading of the fleet and then prepare the fleet for typhoons, and on the other hand, to closely observe Typhoon No. 1 and know as accurately as possible the time, location and area of its landfall.

Li Mai ventured to the sea, and the root cause is here.