A few days later, the formation sent the compatriots to Djibouti, where they stayed for a day because they needed to resupply.
Because there are hundreds of people evacuating this time, the ship will consume a lot of materials. There will be a half-month escort period. After completion, there will be a sea handover with the new formation, and then it will leave Aden.
Bay and return to the motherland via the original route.
The country has also made corresponding arrangements for the compatriots who disembarked in Djibouti. They will take a flight from there to an airport in the Middle East, where they will board a chartered flight and finally return to the country.
It only took a few days to get from country y to the motherland.
A few days is very short in a person's life, but many people who left Country Y during the evacuation will never forget these short days. Perhaps in the eyes of many people, it is the most beautiful thing they have ever seen in their lives.
The beautiful ships are the warships moored at the berths in Aden and Hudaydah ports.
Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and the escort mission ended successfully without realizing it. The formation began to head to the edge of the Gulf of Aden to prepare for handover with the new escort formation, and then began to return home.
As the saying goes, it is difficult to say goodbye when we meet.
Leaving the Gulf of Aden was emotionally complicated for Li Zheng and his teammates.
One thing is that it is inevitable for everyone to be homesick after being away from the motherland for so long, especially the naval officers and petty officers who have families on the ship. The man on the ship was a lieutenant. When he left home, his wife’s baby was already 7 months old.
During the evacuation, my wife just gave birth. When the call came, Lao Hua was sitting on the berth of Hudaydah Port, listening to the explosions outside the port area. He was so busy that he clicked his heels and didn't even know that he was a father.
It wasn't until I completed the evacuation and returned to Djibouti that I found out that I had been promoted to my future father when I called back.
His wife asked him what would be his child’s name?
Lao Hua thought for a long time and said that he should be called Hangsheng. He was born for sailing. When his son grows up, he wants to be a navy man.
There is also Song, the captain of the electronic flight crew in the navigation department. He is an old noncommissioned officer. Before the voyage, he had promised his mother that he would visit her home to see her. As the captain and technical backbone of the electronic flight crew, his heavy tasks required him to set the date of the visit time and time again.
Push back.
Last year, after Lao Song and his wife obtained the certificate, according to the custom of his hometown, he had to go back to the village to set up a one-day village wine. He thought that he would have to go home to deal with this matter after returning from his last voyage, but he didn't expect that as soon as the escort mission was released
, Lao Song can't leave again...
This kind of thing is too much for the officers and soldiers on the ship.
Li Zheng used to be in the army and was in the special forces. He always felt that the special forces had too many joint training, stationed training, and intensive training tasks every year. Many officers and non-commissioned officers there sacrificed too many opportunities to visit their families because of this reason.
But when I got to the Navy, I didn't expect that there were more such things than the Army.
After all, a trip to sea can take as little as one month or as long as several months. If it is a convoy, it can take as little as three months or as long as half a year...
Li Zheng finally understood how difficult it is to be a navy officer.
In the past few months, Li Zheng has also learned a lot on the ship.
Especially the navy's formation operation mode, as well as the mission mode and tactical use of the special forces members on the ship, can be said to be full of rewards.
Everything is perfect.
It's just time to leave.
One evening in mid-April, the formation conducted a maritime rendezvous with the new escort formation in the handover area.
Woo——
After a brief handover ceremony, the taking over escort formation lined up in a row and played the flute, which lasted for a full minute.
The sky was getting dark and the sea breeze was picking up. Li Zheng stood on the deck with all the officers and soldiers on the ship, saluting his comrades in the new formation and saying goodbye, unwilling to leave for a long time.
yes.
Among the people escorting this time, some are regular visitors, but some officers and soldiers may have this opportunity to say goodbye to this place once in their lives. They may not come back in this life, which can be called "eternal farewell".
At this time, no one on the deck spoke, everyone's heart was complicated and they had mixed feelings.
This sea is still that sea.
This cloud is still that cloud.
Here, Li Zheng left behind memories, waved his hand, and took away the honor that belonged to the military.
The English letters "lbt" and "lbs" are hung on the flagship of the new formation, which mean - congratulations on your excellent results and wish you all the best!
The naval flags displayed on their No. 2 ship are lbx and lbz - serving the people, thank you and goodbye!
At the last moment of separation, the two formations sent out light signals, said goodbye to each other, and then drifted away.
On the vast ocean, two Chinese navies bid farewell in a solemn military ceremony.
Li Zheng originally thought that there would be a celebration event in the evening to celebrate the successful completion of the escort.
But I didn’t expect that the celebration would not happen...
After nightfall, the formation sailed as usual. In each cabin, the officers and soldiers were busy doing their own things quietly.
The special operations team members have become the most idle people on the entire ship again. They have returned home. In addition to being on duty, there will be no escort missions, no ship accompanying missions, and no anti-piracy missions.
Li Zheng couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Wang Haiyang, who was sitting opposite him, said, Li Zheng, you seem to be in a low mood.
Li Zheng shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Wang Haiyang said, do you think there is no celebration tonight?
Before Li Zheng could answer, Fatty Wei rushed to answer.
He said yes, yes, we completed the escort, and we also assisted in the evacuation of overseas Chinese. We did such a good job, why is there no celebration? Is it okay to add a few more dishes?
Wang Haiyang has been in the navy for a relatively long time, and he is considered an old navy man in the team. Don’t even think about it, fat man. We are still in the return period. When the ship successfully docks, it will be truly completed. At that time, there will probably be
Celebration banquet.
In fact, what Wang Haiyang said is actually correct.
It is complete only when we arrive at our home port and the officers and soldiers arrive at the camp safely.
Sure enough, within two days, the formation encountered another tropical storm at sea.
However, this time was different from the first time they encountered a storm at sea. The members of the special force did not want to complain as much as the first time. They even said they enjoyed the feeling of being thrown up and down by the waves, because after returning this time, they had to go back to the Indian Ocean and the
I'm afraid it will be difficult to get another chance on this side of the Red Sea.
The wind and waves continued for a day and a night, and the formation finally broke out of the wind and wave zone. At this time, Fatty Wei suddenly ran back from outside and said: "Everyone, come out quickly, come out quickly! Stop staying in the cabin, come out and take a look!"
"What are you looking at!?"
Li Zheng was sorting out his tactical experience for this escort. When he saw Fatty Wei, whose face was deformed with excitement, he asked disapprovingly.
Fatty Wei said: "Stop talking, come out and take a look. If it's too late, you won't be able to see it!"
After hearing what he said, everyone stood up and followed Fatty Wei to the deck.
After getting off the deck, Fatty Wei pointed his hand at the endless sea.