This is the first time in Li Zheng's military career that he has participated in an overseas evacuation operation.
Although for a battlefield demon like Li Zheng - please allow me to describe Li Zheng this way, he is indeed.
Ordinarily, nothing could touch his calm nerve.
But when the No. 2 ship gradually entered the port area and began to dock, Li Zheng still saw a moving scene.
Next to a bunch of warehouse-like buildings in the port area and beside a track that resembled a freight train, he saw a sea of red.
That's right.
A sea of red, when his scope turned there, he saw a scene that he would never forget in his life——
That's a group of people.
Many, many people.
It seems that most people are waving a small red flag in their hands, and they don’t know where they got it. That is the five-star red flag!
Like a festive ocean, everyone is waving this flag representing the country and waving it crazily in the direction of the warship.
In fact, for those compatriots stranded in country y, being able to see their country's warships in the harbor of a foreign country at this moment is a hundred times happier than celebrating the holidays!
However, Li Zheng soon realized a problem. Looking at the size of the crowd, it was more than the 124 people mentioned before, right?
"Old monitor, why are there so many people? Do you think there are only 124 people here?"
Hou Jun stared at it for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's definitely more than that."
The two of them suddenly felt a little worried.
This means that the actual number of evacuees is much higher than the number of people on the first batch of lists previously planned.
Not more, but a lot.
This means that plans cannot keep up with changes.
In the command center, the captain of the No. 2 ship also raised a question: "Old Han, there are more than a hundred people!"
He looked into the distance through the glass of the cab. The red flag made him excited and also gave him extra worry.
"I guess the waiting time is too long. Compatriots from other regional organizations who came here to join us have also arrived..."
Han Lin, the team leader on duty, looked at his watch.
It was now ten past six.
The plan started three days ago. At that time, the first batch of evacuation lists sent by the DSG stationed in country y only had 124 people. After three days, plus more than ten hours of waiting this morning, the number of people gathered
It's reasonable to think it's more than expected.
"Can I ask my superiors for instructions on what to do? Should I squeeze them all away, or should I let them come over later and take them away again?"
the captain asked.
Hanlin picked up the phone and started to contact the command center.
Soon, he received instructions.
The formation command center and the terminal coordination group have already had a call, and the other party confirmed that some of the compatriots who were originally responsible for the evacuation of the No. 1 and No. 3 ships have entered the port due to the delay in procedures.
At this time, there were more than 300 people on the dock.
After some consideration, the formation commander decided to proceed according to the original plan.
After all, although Ship No. 1 and Ship No. 2 are behind, they will arrive very soon, and the difference will not exceed half an hour.
"According to the original plan, we will only accept the 124 people on the first batch of lists."
"good."
Hudaydah Port Terminal.
Mineral area.
The temperament of every Chinese holding the five-star red flag at this moment is difficult to describe in words. Everyone saw the warship not far away, getting closer and closer, and the flag in everyone's hand was waving more and more.
Coming faster and harder...
"It's our country's warship!"
"Yes! It seems to be 054a."
"That's right! It's our warship! Our country has sent people to pick us up!"
"There is hope, there is hope! There was a fight in my factory area the day before yesterday, and there were gunshots and explosions everywhere. I thought I would have to admit that I can't go back here... Wuwuwu..."
One of the middle-aged men actually started crying as he was talking.
As soon as he cried, everyone else felt that the corners of their eyes could no longer tighten, and something warm was squeezed out and flowed down their cheeks.
"Long live the motherland!"
"Long live our party!"
"Long live the people's soldiers!"
The boat had not yet reached the shore, and everyone started shouting impatiently.
I don’t know who shouted: “Where are the banners?! Where are our banners!?”
A vice president of a local chamber of commerce suddenly remembered something important.
"Here, the banner is with me!"
A young man squeezed out of the crowd, dug into his backpack, and took out a roll of red cloth.
Then, a few big men unfolded it and lifted it...
On the ship, whether it was the special operations team members on the deck, Li Zheng and Hou Jun in the sniper position, or Fatty Wei and Qiang Yong in the machine gun guard position, they all saw the extremely bright picture raised above their heads in the dusk.
Banner——
"Thank you to the motherland..."
Li Zheng read the words above word by word.
Finally, the No. 2 ship docked.
I have to say that Country Y is pretty good.
At least this is true for China.
It has come to this point, but there are still dock workers who are still working. The tugboat that just entered the port and the people here helping to hang ropes and build the gangway are all local dock workers.
In fact, the locals have a very good impression of China. At least China's investment and construction of factories in the local area are actions that benefit the local area and are helpful to the local people.
After the gangway was set up, the first batch of special operations team members rushed off the ship. They had no time to say hello to their compatriots because they had more important things to do.
Zhang Jian quickly found his position with several Jiaolong team members in charge of vigilance——
Six security gates must be established here so that people can be evacuated onto the ship as quickly as possible.
Each security gate is also accompanied by a customs clearance team, which is jointly responsible for the relevant local departments, DSG personnel stationed in country y, and security inspectors.
The sailors on the ship were also performing their duties at this time. Some were moving security gates, some were setting up food distribution points, and some were guarding traffic signs. Everything was extremely busy.
Zhang Jian and several Jiaolong team members were deployed near several security checkpoints and formed a warning circle around the dock near the ship.
Two Jiaolong team members carried a water sign to a place about a hundred meters away from the security area and set it up.
I saw it written in English——
"avy security area. keep clear!"
("This is the Chinese Navy's safe zone, keep out of sight!")
Two fully armed Jiaolong team members stood in front and left and right with guns, like two door gods, with murderous intent.
In fact, the most unknown members of the entire special operations team are not Li Zheng and Hou Jun who are on guard above the ship, but Wang Haiyang and Cao Yan.
While everyone was excited and nervous to start the evacuation work, on the other side of the deck of the No. 2 ship, Wang Haiyang and Cao Yan had put on scuba and slowly slid to the sea along the gangway.
After the last inspection, Wang Haiyang made an OK gesture to Cao Yan, and then slowly sank into the water...
Then, Cao Yan also entered the water, and the two of them floated on the water, put the respirator into their mouths, tried it, and then disappeared together on the sea surface.