Riverside police

A naval aviation transport plane circled overhead, flying very low and making a lot of noise.

Seeing Han Yu's impatient look, Staff Officer Zhang explained with a smile: "The superiors must not be worried about organizing so many fishing boats to transport troops. It is normal to send a plane to take a look."

"Sending a transport plane to see what's the point is really about arranging two fighters or two frigates to escort us."

"I don't know if there are fighter escorts, but there must be surface ships escorting them, but they are far away and we can't see them."

"Really?"

"there must be."

Han Yu wanted to verify, so he turned around and said: "Chief Li, let Jiang Yu 211, 280, and 301 sail 5 nautical miles eastward to see if there are any surface ships escorting in the east."

Li Mingsheng was stunned and asked with a smile: "Is it necessary?"

"The fishing boats only have so much horsepower, and the large force cannot increase their speed. They are just idle. Let them see if there are any warships in the east."

"OK."

…

At the same time, many army officers and soldiers on fishing boats began to vomit again.

The feeling when sailing is completely different from when anchoring. The bumps are more severe and it feels like riding a roller coaster. Sometimes a wave hits the cab, and the waves can hit the cab. If it weren't for the safety rope and safety net, it might have been knocked far away by the waves.

Some officers and soldiers who have relatively strong adaptability suffered from severe vomiting and headaches at night, but they soon recovered and now have no symptoms of seasickness.

They were extremely excited when they saw the military planes circling overhead. They wanted to wave and say hello, but they could only think about it but could not take action.

The instructions for taking the boat last night were very clear. No matter what happens when sailing, you are not allowed to reveal your identity. You can only be covered in a fishing net like a "fish" and watch the plane through the fishing net.

Fishing nets are not very effective as camouflage, but covering them is better than nothing and ensures safety.

It's just that the smell of the fishing nets is not very good, there is a fishy smell, and there are even dead fish and rotten shrimps that have not been picked cleanly on the fishing nets.

"Squad leader, the plane has taken off."

"oh."

"Squad leader, where are we now, and when will this ship take us?"

"Don't talk to me." The squad leader had a strong reaction to seasickness. His head was dizzy and his stomach was churning. He picked up a convenience bag and put it over his mouth.

The little soldier was afraid that the squad leader would vomit all over him, so he quickly moved to the side, held the gun and asked the deputy squad leader: "Squad deputy, how far do you think we are from the coastline?"

"have no idea."

"In which direction is the ship heading now?"

"Going south, don't you know where the sun is?" The class deputy's buttocks were numb. He moved his body slightly, looked at the fishing net, and asked feebly: "I have a severe headache. Do you have a headache?" Doesn’t it hurt?”

"It doesn't hurt."

"Well, you're physically better than me."

Most of the officers and soldiers on the fishing boats were seasick, and so were the leaders on the tugboats.

Commander Ding stayed at the "Joint Command" for a while and couldn't bear it any longer. He found an excuse to return to the crew cabin, lay down and pinched his temples.

The deputy captain's seasickness reaction was even more severe. He started vomiting from the moment we set sail and continued vomiting until here.

Captain Ding asked listlessly: "Old Yang, are you okay?"

"fine."

"I used to think that the navy's treatment was good, but now I think it's right to be treated well. It's really painful to be on a ship. If I don't take a sea ship, I don't know how uncomfortable it feels to be seasick."

Deputy Commander Yang braced himself and asked worriedly: "Captain, how are the soldiers doing?"

"It's not good." Captain Ding sighed softly and said helplessly: "Chief Li said that many soldiers have vomited out their gall. The current situation cannot be relieved without a rest for two or three days."

"If you don't organize training in this area on a regular basis, you will fall off the chain at critical moments."

"Even if we want to organize it, we don't have the conditions. Besides, it's definitely not just us who are seasick. The local superiors won't say anything when we get there."

"Where's Chu Chen? Did Chen Chu say anything?"

"No, he's also seasick. He's vomiting in the crew cabin right now."

…

This little wind and waves were nothing to Han Yu and Staff Officer Zhang. The two sat in the headquarters, gnawing watermelons and chatting about the military exercises they were participating in.

"The tonnage of the fishing boat is small, the stability is not good, and the turbulence is severe. It is normal for the officers and soldiers participating in the war to get seasick. In fact, the superiors should have considered why they did not organize them to take the landing ship."

"The tonnage of the landing ship is relatively large. It is more comfortable to ride on the landing ship than on the fishing boat. But do you know how many landing ships our East China Sea Fleet has?"

Han Yu threw the watermelon rind into the trash can and asked curiously: "How many ships are there?"

Staff Officer Zhang whispered: "There are only four Type 072s."

Han Yu had been reading ship magazines more than ten years ago and was no stranger to the Type 072 landing ship. He knew very well that it was a surface ship designed in the 1970s and built in the 1980s. He asked curiously: "Four landing ships How many officers and soldiers can the ship transport at one time?"

"Including heavy equipment such as tanks, up to one division can be transported at a time."

"Why not requisition a few more ro-ro ships?"

"You are the chief mate of a seagoing ship in the unlimited navigation zone. You should know how many ro-ro ships there are in the country. Not to mention that they are not easy to requisition. Even if they can be requisitioned, they will not be put into battle without being properly refitted."

The landing ship is specially designed and built for landing operations. The tank compartment is very strong and solid. This is different from ordinary ro-ro ships. Although it can carry many vehicles, the deck may not be able to bear the weight of the tank. After all, the tank can easily weigh dozens of Ton.

What's more important is that the door of a ro-ro ship cannot be opened just when you want to. You need to go to a special dock and then open the door and lower the deck so that the vehicles in the cabin can be driven ashore. If it were opened at sea like a landing ship, it might sink.

Thinking of this, Han Yu asked in shock: "So, how many large ships were not requisitioned for this exercise?"

"No."

"Landing operations are different from other operations. You can't always rely on fishing boats like this. Fishing boats are small in tonnage and can only transport soldiers, not heavy equipment, or even a few soldiers. They have small horsepower and are maneuverable when performing beach landing tasks. If you have bad sex, you will be a living target if you are crowded on the beach and on the sea.”

"There's nothing we can do about it. We also want to equip a few more landing ships, but our superiors don't give us the equipment. We can only rely on the existing equipment to win modern wars under high-tech conditions."

"Some tasks can be based on existing equipment, but some tasks cannot."

"You know this, I know it, and the superiors also know it. Who doesn't want advanced equipment, but it costs money. You performed the task of transporting a 'big shark' back then. How much does it cost to introduce a 'big shark'? Most clearly.”

Staff Officer Zhang took a deep breath and continued: "Not to mention large ships, even small boats are not cheap. For example, the anti-smuggling boat you just received is worth more than 20 million yuan. Can we afford it?"

Han Yu could understand the mood of Staff Officer Zhang. He was silent for a moment and smiled bitterly: "If the superior leaders may be unhappy, the slogan of winning modern war under high-tech conditions based on existing equipment is a bit unrealistic."

"Yes, the equipment gap is huge. Not to mention compared with the United States, it is even incomparable with Japan. Look at their Eighty-Eight Fleet, and it makes me feel aggrieved just thinking about it."

Staff Officer Zhang lit a cigarette and continued: "Our Navy is not very good, and the Air Force is not much better. I heard that the Air Force is studying how to use J-7 and J-8 to fight F16. The F16's electronic equipment is so advanced that it can fight beyond visual range." , before you even see them, their missiles are coming, how can you hit them!"

Han Yu whispered: "Taiwan is equipped with F16."

"There were 130 aircraft equipped the year before last. In addition, there are 60 Mirage 2000s and more than 40 IDF light third-generation aircraft."

"More than our Su-27."

"Um."

"So they won't necessarily be afraid of our military exercises?"

"We have neither complete air control nor complete sea control. If we just compare equipment, they may not be afraid, but we can't do nothing. You don't know how we were scolded by the people when the embassy was bombed."

Whenever something happens at sea, the navy will be scolded miserably, and the same goes for the newly established maritime surveillance.

Compared to the navy and maritime surveillance, the fishery administration has a much better reputation.

The most ridiculous thing is that every time this happens, the city management will take advantage of it. In the words of ordinary people, "lend me 3,000 city management to regain Taiwan."

The more Han Yu thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He smiled bitterly and said: "Commander Zhang, it's a good thing that I didn't join the navy, otherwise I would have been scolded like you."

"If you want to take it out, there is no way." Staff Zhang put out the cigarette butt, pointed at him and said: "You are a pre-commissioned officer of our navy, you are the navy!"

…

8:24 pm, Donghai Base.

All the surface fleets under the base have left the port. The dock berths are empty, but the headquarters building is brightly lit.

The phone was ringing one after another, and the combat staff were busy around the charts.

The commander went to Jianfu Province yesterday, and Deputy Commander Yu is sitting at the base.

He had just finished confirming the locations of each transport brigade when the deputy leader of the exercise director's team, who was responsible for troop transport and logistical supplies, walked in quickly.

"Team Leader Fang, what are your instructions?"

"No instructions, but I saw an interesting transport fleet at sea."

"Which one?" Deputy Commander Yu asked curiously.

Team Leader Fang took the baton from the combat staff, pointed at the chart and said with a smile: "Binjiang Militia Transport Brigade."

Deputy Commander Yu was an old subordinate of Bureau Feng. He couldn't help but think of the old leader's "closed disciples" and asked curiously: "What happened to the Binjiang Militia Transport Brigade?"

"They did not join the large formation and deliberately kept a distance from it. Their formation was very scattered. Not only did they arrange several ships to guard the periphery, they even moved anti-aircraft guns onto the ship. I became their target, and the muzzle of the gun kept Keep an eye on me. The pilot was worried they were going to misfire, and they were really startling them."

"They have air defense?"

"At first I thought they had deviated. After careful observation, I found that their drills had already begun and they had taken all the air defense measures they could."

I knew that guy Xianyu wouldn't be safe!

Deputy Commander Yu couldn't help laughing and asked: "What other air defense measures are there?"

Team leader Fang took a stack of photos from the accompanying staff officer, handed them over and said with a smile: "We took these on the plane in the afternoon. Look, they are actually disguised. Although they are using fishing nets, if you don't look carefully, I really can’t tell that the decks of those fishing boats are crowded with officers and soldiers participating in the war.”

Deputy Commander Yu took the photo and looked at it, raised his head and said with a smile: "Team Leader Fang, they are not the Binjiang Militia Transport Brigade, but the Binjiang Militia Reserve Detachment mixed with the Binjiang Naval Reserve Rescue Ship Brigade. Captain, you should have an impression. , is the salted fish that helped us transport the 'Big Shark' back then."

"It turns out it's him!"

"He is now the captain of the Binjiang Naval Reserve Rescue Ship Group. It is normal for him to think of these things."

"What's the meaning?"

"For us it's a drill, for him it's almost like actual combat, or he's been in actual combat."

"Deputy Commander Yu, can you be more specific?"

"He is a marine policeman. He has been working on the water since he was 16 years old, fighting against river bandits and boat tyrants, assisting the port supervision, fishery administration and water administration law enforcement. Every time a flood disaster breaks out, he must rescue and provide disaster relief. When a ship fire occurs, he must organize efforts to put out the fire. .”

Deputy Commander Yu paused, and then continued: "For us, we raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while, and the main thing is training. He is different from us. He not only needs training but also actual combat. He cannot and dare not take training seriously. Training must be close to actual combat, otherwise lives will be lost.”

In terms of actual combat experience, the active-duty troops are really inferior to the public security forces.

Team leader Fang was silent for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Which unit is he in now and what is his current position?"

"I have just been transferred to the Binjiang Branch of the Jiangnan Smuggling Crime Investigation Bureau, and now I am the water anti-smuggling section chief of the Binjiang Branch. Jiangnan Customs has just received two anti-smuggling boats, and the crews were trained by him. In his words, they are the second navy. , and he can indeed command two anti-smuggling boats equipped with machine guns."

"You know him well?"

"He grew up under the watch of Chief of Staff Feng. He is a cadre trained by Chief of Staff Feng. In terms of seniority, he can be said to be my junior brother."

"Trained by Lao Feng?"

"Well, he was trained by Chief of Staff Feng when he was the director of Binjiang Port Supervision. He was also the general appointed by Chief of Staff Feng when he participated in the transshipment of big sharks."

"It's no wonder. There are no weak soldiers under a strong general."

"It's a pity that people look down upon our navy, otherwise he would have been specially recruited to join the army."