If you look at a certain big wave area in the Indian Ocean at this time from a God's perspective, you will find a very interesting thing.
A light frigate with a displacement of just over 1,300 tons was biting behind three PLA Navy ships like a stubborn flea.
Li Zheng and Hou Jun, who were at the observation post at the stern of the ship, finally saw what it means to be in a stormy sea.
Although the wave is only about five meters high, looking down from the boat, I can see the warship cutting through the waves in front of me like a sharp sword. Standing on the warship feels like sitting on a pirate ship.
Once you drop it, it’s full of fun.
The raindrops falling from the sky drenched the two of them to death. The bumps on the ship made people have to hold on to the railing. They looked as embarrassed as they could be.
But what surprised Li Zheng was that he didn't vomit.
It is said that this was a bigger storm than the one we encountered before leaving the South China Sea, but this time I didn't feel it at all. It was just exciting and exciting.
Manual observation is of no use at this time.
Because the rain has blocked all sight lines, the visibility is good at 100 meters, and the light frigate following behind is not visible at all.
Soon, the two received orders from their superiors to withdraw.
Holding on to the railing, the two staggered all the way back to the watertight door, and finally turned back into the cabin.
When Zhang Jian saw them, he immediately ordered them to change into a set of dry clothes, send the wet clothes to the drying room for drying, and then go to the canteen and ask the cooking team for a bowl of ginger soup.
This is a common process on ships.
When working outside the ship, you often have to face big waves, strong winds and heavy rain. Sometimes the waves will rush up and make you wet. After returning to the ship, if you stand there for a while, you will feel cold and shiver involuntarily.
Ginger soup is a good thing passed down from our ancestors to warm the stomach and body, and is most suitable for the appetite and body of Chinese people.
Sitting in the dining hall, everyone was discussing how long the light frigate could follow.
Wang Haiyang said that the tonnage of that thing is too small, and it may be choked now.
Fatty Wei smiled and said: "Then maybe the White Elephant Navy has a stronger willpower and can get through it!"
Qiang Yong said: "Then let's make a bet. Bet on how long he can stay with us. Whoever loses will do a thousand push-ups."
Upon hearing this, everyone became excited.
Someone kept it for an hour.
Someone held him for two hours.
Someone held him for three hours.
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Hou Jun asked Li Zheng why he didn't commit the crime. Li Zheng said that it was my first time contacting the White Elephant Navy. I had read reviews online before. I didn't know what the truth was. I don't do anything I'm not sure about.
This is the typical sniper character.
Then he asked Hou Jun, "Old squad leader, how many hours do you think it is?"
Hou Jun whispered to Li Zheng: "Actually, I wanted to detain him for less than an hour, but I think it's too disrespectful, and I think less than an hour is too outrageous, so I'll forget it."
Facts have proved that Hou Jun is right...
Everyone else is wrong.
The light frigate of the White Elephant Navy quit tracking after 40 minutes, amidst the smell of curry, and turned around to escape from the big wave area.
So, everyone who participated in the guessing was punished by doing 1,000 push-ups.
Li Zheng was also greatly surprised.
This time, he finally saw the strength of the White Elephant Navy.
Since that day, sailing has suddenly become much quieter.
I don’t know if it’s because Yingjiang doesn’t want to follow anymore, or because Bai Xiang felt like he was at a disadvantage after following last time and didn’t get anything. Anyway, the journey went smoothly for a few days and finally entered the 10th day.
In a few hours, the fleet will enter the Gulf of Aden, which means that the formation will arrive at its designated destination and launch escort operations.
Before launching the escort, there are still some procedures that must be completed.
After rendezvousing with the last batch of escorting fleet ships in the designated sea area, both parties will need to hand over some documents and procedures. After that, this fleet will take over the duties of the previous batch of fleets and officially start escort work in the Gulf of Aden.
Before the formation arrived, good news and bad news came one after another.
The good news is that due to the excellent performance of PLA naval escorts in the past, merchant ships from various countries have placed great trust in the PLA navy. Although this escort formation has not yet reached the designated sea area, there are already 4 merchant ships waiting there.
, in order to let the PLA formation escort them.
This is a great trust and can also be said to be an honor.
And the bad news that followed explained how the good news before came -
Due to the need for the handover between the old and new PLA formations, the original PLA escort formations have moved back in the past few days and are waiting for the handover of the new escort formations at the boundary of the Gulf of Aden, so no escort operations will be carried out for the time being.
In the past few days, I don’t know if HD is also celebrating the New Year and looking for money, so they are operating very frequently during this period. In just the four days after New Year’s Day, four HD hijackings occurred in the Gulf of Aden. Although
In the end, they failed, but it also showed the urgency and severity of today's escort, and it also indicated that Li Zheng and the others would not have an easy time performing missions in this sea area in the future.
At present, dozens of countries have sent warships to escort in this sea area. During the voyage before entering the Gulf of Aden in the past few days, in addition to the white elephant light frigate that was following, Li Zheng also saw a dozen
Warships from other countries are rushing to this sea area.
Of course, everyone respects each other very much when they are escorting warships to the Gulf of Aden. When they meet, they send blessings and messages of condolences to each other, which makes them feel quite happy.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Li Zheng understood that this sea area is actually a big stage for the navies of various countries to show off and show off their muscles.
Whether it's a mule or a horse, they can roam around here.
At seven o'clock that night, in a certain area of the Gulf of Aden, the old and new PLA escort formations finally successfully met.
The flagships of the two ships came to help, and the commander this time led the leaders of the main formation to conduct a handover with the command of the previous batch of escorts.
Since the special operations team members who accompanied the last batch of escort formations were also from Jiaolong, and some of the veterans of this escort, especially Xiao Jun and Lu Gang, were old acquaintances, it was inevitable that there would be some exchanges between them.
For newcomers like Li Zheng, of course they had to brag again, making the new team members stunned for a while.
Although Li Zheng is considered a veteran of the special forces, he has seen all the big battles and has long been calm. But when he actually arrived on this vast ocean, he thought of the upcoming escort operation and imagined what the future would bring.
Facing HD, I actually became a little excited and nervous.
The handover procedure is simple and neat, and is completed in less than an hour.
The old formation walked back, and the new formation continued to move forward, heading to the gathering place of the four merchant ships, preparing to escort them safely through the Gulf of Aden.
At this time, the escort formation was officially on duty. After traveling for nearly 11 days and nights, it crossed the Indian Ocean and officially arrived at the Gulf of Aden at 2 a.m. local time, with a total voyage of more than 4,400 nautical miles.
In a few hours, at dawn, the formation will join the four merchant ships waiting for escort, and the first escort mission is about to begin.
That night, Li Zheng couldn't sleep at all. He felt a little bit like he did when the recruits reported to the military camp on their first day.
In fact, it was not just him, but also many Jiaolong commandos who participated in the escort for the first time. Of course, this did not include the old team members. They fell asleep and snored, not taking it seriously at all.