Seven people from the Rongcheng Military Region, driving an extremely dilapidated helicopter, left the Xunlong scientific research ship and flew to the Bermuda Triangle Islands, accompanied by seven first-generation steel ships.
Shi An drove a dilapidated helicopter and flew very low, only about 30 meters above the sea level. This was to prevent accidents from happening. Even if the helicopter crashed on the sea, it would not fall directly to death.
On the Xunlong scientific research ship, Qian Muliang was originally in the command room, trying to restore the data on the integrated console. When he heard the sound of the propeller rotating and quickly ran to the deck, he could only watch the dilapidation.
The helicopter has already flown into the distance.
"What's going on?" Qian Muliang asked loudly.
The staff at the helipad said, "Captain, Commander Shi just ordered us to refuel the helicopter, and then he flew away in the helicopter!"
"What?" Qian Muliang's face looked uncertain, "Did they leave any words?"
"No! They just flew away!" The staff at the helipad shook their heads affirmatively, indicating that the Rongcheng Military Region and his party did not leave any explanation.
'Damn Shi An, damn Shi Lei, what on earth are you two bastards doing? What is the purpose of the Rongcheng Military Region to conduct deep diving here?' Qian Muliang thought in his heart.
The Qincheng Naval Base indeed lent the HL submarine to the Rongcheng Military Region for the sake of the Steel. However, the Qincheng Naval Base did not lend the Xunlong scientific research vessel to the Rongcheng Military Region. The reason why it dispatched the Xunlong scientific research vessel was
The purpose of accompanying the expedition ship was to get a glimpse of the secrets of the Rongcheng Military Region.
What a pity. The personnel of the Rongcheng Military Region were too cautious and did not give Qian Muliang any chance!
"Did they just leave? Then what was their purpose? What did they salvage in the deep sea? Or is there anything in the deep sea worthy of their action?" Qian Muliang slowly walked back to the command room, walking as he did.
think.
Just as Shi Lei guessed, Qian Muliang couldn't tell what the purpose of the Rongcheng Military Region was. Qian Muliang couldn't make up his mind for a while, whether to arrange for the HL submarine to dive again, or to end it hastily and return to Qincheng Naval Base.
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‘No! We can’t just give up halfway!’ After thinking over and over again, Qian Muliang made up his mind that he must let the HL submarine dive again and search for any traces on the deep seabed.
If the secret hidden in the Rongcheng Military Region is found, then Qian Muliang has made a great contribution and will definitely be rewarded when he returns. Taking a step back, even if no clues are found, what is the loss?
After making up his mind, Qian Muliang immediately ordered down and arranged the personnel of the Xunlong scientific research vessel to prepare for the HL submarine to dive again.
It is now local time in Bermuda, it is just after 10:30 in the morning, the weather is clear, and there is basically no sea breeze. The height of the waves is less than 20 centimeters, and the conditions for diving operations are very ideal.
"Do you still remember the exact position of the HL submarine when it dived last time?" Qian Muliang asked the winch operator.
The HL submarine is connected to the winch of the Xunlong research vessel through special steel cables and cables. The person responsible for operating the winch knows very well where the HL submarine was launched.
"Very good!" Qian Muliang praised. After a series of adjustments, the winch operator determined the position, then lowered the HL submarine and prepared to dive into the deep sea close to 4,200 meters at the maximum diving speed.
, looking for the hidden secrets of Rongcheng Military Region.
However, Qian Muliang ignored one thing!
The HL submarine has been diving at the maximum diving speed. Although the sea level seems calm, it is not like this below the sea level. There are ocean currents in the ocean.
When the HL submarine dived to 400 meters, it encountered an ocean current. Under the influence of the ocean current, it gradually deviated from the initial descent position.
If the winch of the Xunlong scientific research vessel is not at full speed and the HL submarine is allowed to dive freely, then, under the pull of the winch and the steel cable, the HL submarine will gradually return to directly under the winch and return to the vertical position.
On a downward trajectory.
However, the Xunlong scientific research vessel's winch did not have any restrictions. The HL submarine was allowed to dive at its maximum speed. The winch lost its pulling function and naturally did not correct the HL submarine's dive trajectory.
Although the HL submarine was only displaced by a slight angle by the ocean current, when this angle is magnified by a depth of 4,200 meters, the offset position is already considerable.
When the HL submarine descended to 4,000 meters, Qian Muliang just quietly watched the video image fed back by the HL submarine. He was not anxious at all and had no intention of slowing down the dive speed. Until 4,150 meters, Qian Muliang
Mu Liangcai ordered to reduce the diving speed.
However, the HL submarine's diving speed slowed down, but a new situation emerged!
Qian Muliang clearly remembered that the diving depth record of the Rongcheng Military Region was 4183 meters. But now the depth of the HL submarine has reached 4197 meters. Why has it still not reached the bottom of the sea?
The HL submarine reduced its diving speed, diving one meter per second, and continued to dive slowly, testing the depth.
Qian Muliang looked at the chart, his face changed slightly, and he said to himself: "It turns out that this is the Puerto Rico Trench area. The seabed near here is undulating. Maybe by chance, we just encountered a sunken seabed." Qian Muliang said to himself.
Comforting.
"Captain, do you want to continue diving?" the first mate asked Qian Muliang. The first mate also remembered that the previous dive record of the Rongcheng Military Region was only 4183 meters. Now the depth of the HL submarine has exceeded 4200 meters. It is obviously not the previous dive of the Rongcheng Military Region.
The location you are looking for.
Qian Muliang hesitated for ten seconds and then said: "Stop..."
"Zizi~" Large swaths of snowflake images appeared on the display wall, indicating that the video transmission had been interrupted.
Looking at this scene, Qian Muliang and the first mate's expressions changed dramatically. Because, there is only one possibility for this situation to occur, that is, the HL submarine's camera is malfunctioning, and a camera malfunction is most likely to mean that the submarine
There was a problem with the boat.
"Hurry up and tell us to pull up the HL submarine!" Qian Muliang shouted loudly.
More than an hour later, the HL submarine was pulled up by the winch. The moment Qian Muliang looked at the HL submarine, his face turned as dark as if it had been smeared with pot ashes.
Because the HL submarine had been compressed into a ball of broken metal, like an empty can that had been forcibly squeezed. The strong seawater pressure made the HL submarine a complete tragedy.
Originally at 4183 meters, it had seriously exceeded the safe design depth of the HL submarine. However, when Qian Muliang dived for the second time, he was tragically washed away by the ocean current and fell into the first N235 metal vein.
Next to the Puerto Rico Trench.
The depth of the Puerto Rico Trench is about 6,000 meters. It is naturally impossible for the HL submarine to dive into it. When it reached more than 4,200 meters, it finally exceeded the limit and was crushed.
"What the hell, Rongcheng Military Region!" Qian Muliang yelled angrily, "Pack your things and return!" After Qian Muliang vented his anger, he prepared to return to the Qincheng Naval Base, regardless of whether the Rongcheng Military Region still needed the Xunlong scientific research vessel.
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Qian Muliang now needs to think about how to deal with the damage to the HL submarine.
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In the vast sea, helicopters one large, seven small, and eight were flying close to the sea.
Naturally, Shi Lei and others did not know about Qian Muliang's tragic experience, and had no interest in knowing it. Because they were faced with the rhythm of tragedy at any time. The dilapidated helicopter was so unreliable that it made Shi Lei and others fearful.
After flying for nearly four hours at a speed of less than two hundred kilometers per hour, Shi Lei and his group finally ended their dangerous flight and returned to the Bermuda Triangle Islands.
When the dilapidated helicopter landed, Shi Lei wanted to say that his feet were soft when he stepped on the beach. This was the sequelae of being scared! Riding in this dilapidated helicopter that was about to enter the scrapyard was more exciting than ever before.
The rhythm of a roller coaster that turns 360 degrees ten times!
"Captain Shi, I'm scared!" Shi Lei said seriously.
Shi An's face was a little pale, "Shi Lei, I am the driver, and I was scared!"
Everyone abandoned the dilapidated helicopter and left it parked on the coast. Not only were they not afraid that it would be stolen, but they hoped that someone would steal it. They just hoped that the guy who stole the helicopter would not be so scared that he wet his pants.
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After all, it is basically normal for this old helicopter to suddenly stop firing in the air!
After returning to the Ocean Exploration Company established in the Rongcheng Military Region, Shi Lei handed the special metal container containing N235 metal to Shi An. Shi An locked it in a safe and arranged for personnel to guard it 24 hours a day.
Shi Lei took a short rest and prepared to go out for lunch. They left the Xunlong research ship at around ten in the morning. After a nearly four-hour flight, it was now almost two in the afternoon, and Shi Lei was very hungry.
After saying hello, Shi Lei went out alone, found a cafe and ordered some Western food. Although it is often said that Xia cuisine is available all over the world, there really is no Xia cuisine restaurant in Bermuda.
At least in this era, Shi Lei has not discovered this area!
Shi Lei was cutting a well-done steak with a knife and fork. For Shi Lei, medium-rare steak with bloodshot eyes was definitely not what Shi Lei liked. As for rare and medium-rare, in Shi Lei's opinion, it was definitely the opposite.
Human cooking!
Some film and television works and novels talked about medium-rare and medium-rare steaks. Shi Lei just wanted to laugh. Is there such a grade for steak? Shi Lei really didn't understand, whether it was those film and television works or novels, he didn't understand.
Why don't you look up the information on the grades of steak?
Just as Shi Lei was pouring pepper sauce on the steak, a slightly childish voice came, "Hey, it's you, fainting brother!"
