Ryugyong, the Ministry of Defense of Country C is brightly lit tonight. Defense Minister Cui Jincheng and Chief of Naval Staff Park Yong-eun, as well as the world-famous Deputy Minister of Country C's "Foreign Intelligence Investigation Department" Jung Soo-young, known as "Room 35", are having a meeting in a conference room.
The atmosphere was extremely depressing. Park Yong-en placed an electronic alarm clock with a countdown on the conference table and said: "The best rescue time for submariners is basically 8 days, which is 192 hours, according to international practice. Now 8 hours have passed.
, we have just sat together, time is running out, everyone should come up with an idea quickly. Otherwise, all 36 crew members will become people's heroes, and this will be the most serious casualty accident in our navy in 10 years!"
Defense Minister Cui Jincheng said: "The navy has no way to carry out rescue on its own? Don't you have frogmen troops?"
Pu Yongen's heart was filled with ten thousand mythical beasts, and he really wanted to go over and slap him. As a minister of defense, he had no basic military knowledge. After enduring it for a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "Minister, the submarine is currently sinking at 375 meters.
At the bottom of the sea, the maximum depth that the frogmen can dive does not exceed 60 meters, and we do not have a submarine rescue ship. Has the Ministry of National Defense purchased any set of deep-diving equipment for us? If the Navy has this ability, do I still need to ask you for help?
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Cui Jincheng blushed and said: "So there is no way to solve it domestically. We can only seek help from friendly countries. Let me contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
Zheng Xiurong, who was wearing a smart professional dress, short hair, and an extremely voluptuous figure, glanced at Cui Jincheng as if he were looking at an idiot and said: "In addition to Country H, which is hostile to us, the area around the crash site is also its ally Country J. You know us very well.
How isolated you are in the world, don't even think about seeking official assistance from other countries. After I got the news, I contacted a Chinese middleman and found a private rescue team that is qualified for this work. As long as you agree
, they, including people and equipment, will be able to arrive at the operating sea area in four days and start rescue work."
"Room 35" is worthy of being a department under the direct control of the head of state, and its work efficiency is indeed much faster than other departments. Cui Jincheng and Park Yong'en have no doubt that the head of state already knows about this matter. If it is not handled well, they may be in trouble.
There are no good days to live.
"Are these people reliable?" Cui Jincheng asked subconsciously when he heard that the other party was a civilian rescue team.
"Reliable?" Zheng Xiurong said with a disdainful smile: "Are you afraid that your old submarine technology from the 1950s will be leaked?"
Cui Jincheng quickly explained: "That's not what I meant. After all, they are a non-governmental organization. Can they be competent for such a difficult rescue work?"
Zheng Xiurong nodded, took out a pile of information from his briefcase and handed it to the two of them: "This is the information about that team of people. You can take a look. Although they are a non-governmental organization, the people who recommended them have a great background.
So you can definitely trust me. It’s not me who said this, but the head of state.”
Cui Jincheng and Park Yongen both took a deep breath and looked at the information in their hands.
"Nautilus Diving Service Company" has an elite diving team of seven members. The captain, Ling Hao, is also a legal person of the company. He graduated with a master's degree from the Chinese Naval Academy and served in the Mosasaurus Special Forces of the Chinese Southern Fleet.
Tian Yong, 30 years old, is a retired officer of a well-known special forces frogman team in a certain country, a weapons expert, a fighting master, and a super diver. He is good at performing difficult tasks in various complex sea conditions and underwater terrains.
Yang Xueting, 29 years old, is a master of free diving and retired from the Mosasaurus Special Forces of the Chinese Navy.
Shi Si, 24 years old, a Chinese American, a top student majoring in computer science at MIT, dropped out of school, is a top international hacker, nicknamed "Nine-tailed Fox", and works as an aquatic technical support for the diving team.
Zuo Pengfei, 28 years old, is an expert in water conservancy and civil engineering. He is good at deep-water construction operations such as underwater obstacle clearance, underwater blasting, underwater welding, and underwater demolition and rescue.
Jiang Mingyu, 32 years old, has a master's degree in biology and medicine from Johns Hopkins University. He is a rescue diver, a doctor of the diving team, and a marine biology consultant.
Yuan Bing, 26 years old, is a top student majoring in mechanics at a prestigious polytechnic university and an equipment expert for the diving team. He is nicknamed "Frankenstein" because he can modify and produce top-notch equipment.
Pu Yongen's eyes lit up: "This is an elite team. Many of them have military backgrounds. I agree." Cui Jincheng also nodded with a smile.
Zheng Xiurong took back the information, turned around and left. As he walked, he said: "I will contact the other party and let them go. The cost is 2.2 million euros. You can discuss who will pay for this cost." After that, he didn't look back.
They left, leaving only Cui Jincheng and Park Yong-en in a mess.
"Assi! 2.2 million, what the hell is it in euros? Why don't you go and rob!"
After successfully completing Professor Yu's work, Ling Hao led the team members back to the port city. Before their buttocks were even hot, Li Liang brought a new task.
"Damn it, the submarine crash rescue is a bit difficult. At a depth of 375 meters, we have to conduct a 'saturation dive' this time." Yuan Bing said angrily.
Shi Si moved the lollipop from the left cheek to the right, and said with stars in his eyes: "What I care about is how much they pay."
"2.2 million." Li Liang said.
"It's just that little. We have to fly the Pipi Shrimp and the Stone Crab over there. Do you want any less?" Shi Si immediately became unhappy and pouted, enough to tie his head.
That's awesome.
"It's not a 'soft girl coin', it's a euro!" Ling Hao rolled his eyes at the girl, who didn't care at all. When he heard the euro, his eyes narrowed into crescents.
Half an hour later, in a private dock on the beach, several "big things" were hoisted onto two trucks. The trucks then drove to a military airport, where an "A-42 Albatross" large amphibious aircraft was parked.
Transport plane. Ling Hao took all the team members and necessary equipment and boarded the plane with those "big guys" and flew towards the Yellow Sea.
"This is a transport plane from country C. The fact that they can come here to pick up people shows that the upper levels have cleared the air. Our status is unofficial, but what we do has official will. I hope everyone can understand this. This
It is not a simple business, it involves the lives of 36 submariners, I hope everyone can take this mission seriously." Ling Hao explained to the team members on the plane.
Then he explained the mission to everyone: "Because we haven't arrived at the scene yet, we don't know the specific situation very well, but based on the information provided to Uncle Liang, I will give you a mission briefing. The wrecked submarine was a
A Russian-made 'Romeo'-class diesel-electric attack submarine launched in the 1960s. The cause of the crash was that the launcher malfunctioned when launching a torpedo. Although the torpedo exited the submarine, it exploded very close to the bow and the bow was blown out.
A hole with a diameter of more than two meters was discovered, and the water storage tank also cracked, so it sank to the bottom of the sea at a depth of 375 meters without any accident. According to the submarine hunting sonar survey sent by country C to the crash site, the posture of the wrecked submarine was considered to be sinking.
It has not capsized. There is still electricity in the boat, as well as 'sodium peroxide' that can be used for emergency oxygen production. It can sustain the people alive on the boat for 8 days. However, after the explosion, how long can their power system last?
There is no certainty that communication will be impossible without power, and the people on the boat will not be able to cooperate with the rescue. Therefore, in order to save power, we have agreed to communicate every six hours and turn off the power the rest of the time."
"The 'Romeo' class submarine should have an escape hatch, right? Did it break during the explosion?" Yang Xueting suddenly interjected and asked.
Ling Hao explained: "This type of Russian-made submarine has been produced for many years, and there are many modifications. Many Warsaw Pact countries have them. What you are talking about is a newer model. The one in country C does not have this design.
"Let's get back to business. Now all the crew members are concentrated in the living cabin in the middle of the hull. Except for the torpedo cabin, the other cabins are still intact and there is no leakage. If you have any ideas, let's talk about it." Ling Hao likes to brainstorm, he
It is very clear that although I am the captain, many people in the team are better than me in their respective fields. Only the suggestions put forward by everyone from their respective professional perspectives are the best.
Shi Si raised his little hand and said: "Let me start by saying that if country C has ships on site, they should first let them explore the underwater sea conditions at the operating site. This can save us time. As for the weather conditions, I have already checked. In the future
In the past few days, there have been winds of level 5-6 and moderate waves of 2.5 to 3 meters, so we can barely work. As for the situation of underwater creatures, we will have to wait and see.”
Jiang Mingyu said: "I hope the navy of country c will send more doctors over. At a depth of nearly 375 meters, there will be no big problem for us to conduct saturation diving. However, the submariners have not received relevant training and their physical fitness is not clear.
Decompression sickness will definitely occur to varying degrees, and I will never be able to handle it alone."
"Also." Zuo Pengfei hurriedly answered: "They'd better have a large warship at the accident site. My demolition tools need a stable and powerful power supply. Ordinary diesel generators are simply not enough. Let them prepare 450
A meter of underwater cable is something that weighs tons, they don’t expect us to bring it ourselves, do they?”
Yang Xueting said calmly: "I brought all the spearguns imported from South Africa that I bought last time. Now in this season, we are in waters rich in aquatic products. I'm afraid there will be a lot of big fish that will attack people. You guys
You have to be mentally prepared. If you encounter a living creature at that depth, no matter what species it is, it is not something to be trifled with."
Ling Hao wrote down one by one, and used a satellite phone to send those contents that required the support of the military of country C to Li Liang. Finally, he looked at Yuan Bing, who had been hesitant to speak: "You've been holding it in for a long time, so just let it go!
"
Yuan Bing's face turned red and he said reservedly: "Can you pair me with a cute 'Smecta' girl as an assistant? I'm afraid I won't be able to do it alone."
"Get out!" Everyone shouted in unison, and then the guy shut his mouth in embarrassment.
The flying speed of the seaplane was slower than that of a civil aircraft. After flying for a full 8 hours, it was already dusk before the plane slowly taxied and landed on the sea. I have to say that the pilot who flew the plane was very capable and could fly on the sea.
The pilots who landed when there was a surge of about two meters were probably only in the military.
From the plane, I could already see five or six warships, large and small, parked on the sea. The bright searchlights and strong lighting made this small sea area as bright as day. There were even a dozen gunboats and patrol boats standing guard around. Several
A speedboat approached the seaplane, and the plane also opened the cargo hatch cover. Ling Hao and the others were waiting at the cargo hatch with large and small bags of equipment.
A C country officer jumped off the speedboat. He saluted everyone with a expressionless military salute, and then spoke half-baked Mandarin and asked Ling Hao and the others to get on the boat. The latter nodded and pointed to the large equipment in the cargo hold.
, solemnly said to the officer: "These are large diving rescue equipment, which are relatively delicate. They must be unloaded carefully."
Ling Hao and the others had no way to intervene in the unloading matter. They could only board the speedboat and sail towards the largest frigate not far away. Ling Hao and Yang Xueting looked at each other and smiled. This is the latest and largest surface warship of the C Navy.
, the "Nanpo-class" frigate with a displacement of 1,500 tons is also the only warship in country C with a helicopter landing platform. The country has been blocked by the international community for many years, and its national strength is poor. The navy's financial situation is really terrible, otherwise it would have been a long time ago in other countries.
The retired submarine will not still serve as the main force of the fleet here.
After getting on the frigate, I saw an admiral with military uniforms covered with medals and a beautiful woman in her thirties wearing a one-step skirt and professional suit. Both of them had warm diplomatic smiles on their faces. The general was even more
He reached out and took Ling Hao's hand: "I am Park Yong-eun, Chief of Naval Staff, and this is Jung Soo-young, Deputy Director of the Foreign Intelligence Investigation Department. Welcome you. I didn't expect to arrive so soon. We have won another victory for our 36 heroes.
In these two days, on behalf of the country and the navy, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you."
Ling Hao quickly shook hands with the two of them politely, and Yuan Bing's almost inaudible exclamation came from behind: "Damn, the beautiful spy in 'Room 35' is on point!"