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Chapter 955 "Welfare" of Formation

Chapter 955 "Welfare" of Formation

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the "Shenzheng" ship slowly sailed into the Simonstown naval port in Cape Town with a 21-gun salute.

On the pier, the sound of military music, crowds of people, and the sound of warm welcome can be heard endlessly.

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It's getting closer!

The enthusiastic South African Navy and the staff of our embassy in South Africa, the Chinese and overseas Chinese living in South Africa, welcomed the Chinese naval fleet visiting South Africa for the first time in history at the southernmost tip of the African continent.

South Africa is the most economically developed country in Africa, and Cape Town is a European city with a very beautiful environment.But the South African navy is small, with only more than 20 missile boats and minesweepers.

Because of this, Simonstown Naval Port is small and remote, located on the southern peninsula on the outskirts of Cape Town, with only one quiet town nearby.However, with the visit of the Chinese fleet, the tranquility of the town was broken, and there was an endless stream of people and vehicles coming from downtown Cape Town.

Many overseas Chinese helped the old and the young, and flew to Cape Town from Johannesburg, more than 1000 kilometers away, in advance.There are only a few small hotels in the town, with limited reception capacity, they can only live in the urban area.

Early this morning, they set off from Cape Town and drove here for more than two hours. They had only one wish in common: to welcome relatives from the motherland who came from afar, and to witness with their own eyes the warships of the motherland sailing across three oceans and crossing the Cape of Good Hope.

Among the welcoming crowd, an old overseas Chinese couple with full head of white hair kept waving the five-star red flag in their hands, and shouted in Mandarin with Dongguang flavor: "Welcome! Welcome!" There were tears of excitement in their eyes.

The chief, the captain, and the deputy captains were going to receive the South African navy generals and South African officials visiting the ship, and Han Yu became the most idle person again.

As soon as the welcoming ceremony was over, he approached the old overseas Chinese couple and said hello, "Mr., where are you from?"

"Flew in from Joburg yesterday!"

"From the accent, your ancestral home seems to be Dongguang:"

"Yes, my hometown is Meixian!"

"How long have you been in South Africa?"

"We were born in South Africa and my family has lived in Joburg (Johannesburg for short) for generations."

Han Yu asked curiously, "How many generations?"

"Well." The navy officer of the motherland came to say hello. The old man was very happy and excited. He held Han Yu's hand tightly and said, "I am the fourth generation here. According to Ambassador Yang, we are the fourth generation of overseas Chinese!"

Among the Chinese and overseas Chinese who came to welcome the formation, they were the oldest, at least they seemed to be the oldest.

The chiefs didn't care, Han Yu felt that it was necessary to chat with the two elderly people, and while very cooperative, he asked the compatriots living in South Africa to take pictures, and asked with a smile: "Have you ever returned to China, have you returned to your hometown in Mei County for a walk?" have a look?"

"Go back, go back three times!"

"how do you feel?"

"Okay, my hometown has developed very quickly over the past few years. I almost didn't recognize it when I went back in August last year. In just a few years, there have been too many changes."

"Next time I go back, the changes will be even greater." Han Yu smiled, and asked curiously after thinking about it: "How was your life in South Africa?"

Before the old man could speak, the old lady said with emotion: "Very good, these two years have been much better than before. In the past apartheid, we Chinese were second-class citizens just like the aborigines. Now that China has established diplomatic relations with South Africa, apartheid also abolished, and our status is higher than before."

In the past, South Africa could always be seen on TV news, and everyone knew about Mandela.

But in fact, China did not establish diplomatic relations with South Africa until two years ago, and the apartheid policy in South Africa was also abolished in the past two years.One can imagine how difficult it was for Chinese and overseas Chinese to live in South Africa under the unpopular apartheid policy.

Han Yuzheng didn't know what to say, when a Chinese with a Taiwanese accent squeezed over and said excitedly: "Seeing relatives in the motherland, seeing the big warships built by the motherland, we are like seeing a powerful motherland! Just now, several A policeman gave us a thumbs up..."

Whether the formation comes or not is completely different!

When the formation came, the diplomats stationed in South Africa even spoke more confidently than before. The Chinese and overseas Chinese living in South Africa can stand upright. At least no one will treat them as second-class citizens during the formation's visit to South Africa.

Han Yu could understand their mood at this moment, and tried his best to satisfy the pleas of overseas compatriots, constantly shook hands with them, and kept taking photos with them.

Due to the long distance, many Chinese and overseas Chinese arrived at the military port after the stipulated visit time, but they still refused to leave.

They were on the pier, they walked from the bow to the stern, and then from the stern to the bow, watching while walking, waving to the officers and soldiers on board from time to time...

The visit to South Africa will take a long time. According to the plan agreed upon by the command post and the embassy, ​​some officers and soldiers will be organized to visit the Cape of Good Hope by car tomorrow.

Although I have crossed it before and seen it from a distance on the sea, I have never really been there. For everyone, it is very meaningful to go to the Cape of Good Hope to see it.

The reception of the South African Navy is scheduled for the day after tomorrow. In short, there will be more time for the following.

Together with the officers and soldiers, Han Yu watched off the overseas Chinese who reluctantly left after dark, and was about to attend the reception banquet held by the formation on the deck, when Staff Officer Wu suddenly came over in a hurry.

"Salted fish, something happened to the Russian navy!"

"What happened?"

Staff Officer Wu looked back and said in a low voice: "The Russian Navy's 'Kursk' submarine crashed while participating in a military exercise in the Barents Sea. This is the news I just received. Russia didn't announce it to the public, but it should be true. Yes, military attaches from several countries stationed in South Africa are discussing inside."

The Kursk submarine is very famous.

Han Yu saw it in ship magazines more than once, and exclaimed, "That's a nuclear submarine!"

"Yes." Staff Officer Wu looked again at the arbor where the reception was held, and said in a low voice, "So the international community is very concerned. If the reactor explodes and causes a nuclear leak, it will be similar to the Chernobyl nuclear accident."

"It's both a nuclear submarine and a large submarine. The crew is estimated to be more than a hundred. Do you know if the crew is okay?"

"Submarines are not surface ships. If there is no accident, the chances of the crew surviving if an accident occurs are very small."

"Does the chief know?"

"Even I know, why doesn't the chief know?"

"It's good that the chief knows."

Staff Officer Wu asked puzzledly, "What do you mean?"

Han Yu rubbed the corner of his mouth and said in a low voice: "Our submarines are all imitations of others. Not only are they imitations, but we have also imported several large sharks. Who knows whether it was an operation error or a defect in the submarine itself when such a big accident happened to their own submarine? "

Staff Officer Wu reacted, and immediately patted him on the arm: "Don't worry, the superior will definitely pay attention to it. If one person is sick, the whole family will take medicine! I bet that our submarine force is all inspecting right now, even if the submarine that had the accident is different from our submarine. Not a model."

"That's fine."

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After successfully crossing the Cape of Good Hope and arriving in South Africa safely, the formation command post gave Han Yu and Captain Qian a "welfare". Once the reception was over, Staff Officer Wu accompanied them ashore to call their hometown.

This is an international call, and the cost of the call is very expensive.

The head of state is very generous, and it may also be the embassy's generosity. Each person gave 15 minutes.

There was only one phone, so Han Yu asked Captain Qian to call first, and stood outside to figure out how to use the precious 15 minutes of talk time.

Maybe he has been drifting at sea for a long time before, but Captain Qian is more family-oriented than most people.She dialed the number at home and chatted with her lover for 15 minutes before she knew it.

Han Yu didn't dare to be so extravagant. Considering that there was a 6-hour time difference between South Africa and China, he was worried that his senior was on duty at work and didn't come home, so he directly called her mobile phone.

"San'er, is that you?"

"Ningning, it's me. I just arrived in Cape Town today, and the chief gave me special permission to call home. How is home?"

"The family is fine. Parents and Hanhan are at home. How are you?"

"I'm fine too. We're going to visit South Africa for several days, and we'll return after the visit."

"When will you be home?"

"Around September [-]nd, Hanhan will definitely start school by then. When I return to Zhanjiang base, I will call and ask the bureau to help me book a ticket to the East China Sea. I will go to see my parents and Hanhan first, and then return to Binjiang .”

It's midnight at midnight in China, Han Xiangning didn't expect her junior to call in the middle of the night, she got up and said, "Hanhan misses you, and she cried at night saying she wants Dad, wait a minute, I'll ask her to pick you up." Telephone."

Han Yu hurriedly said: "The call time is limited, I have to report to the bureau that she is safe, and besides, Hanhan must be asleep right now, so I won't call her today."

"Row."

"Then I hang up."

It's a month to go, and it will take another month to come back.

Han Xiangning didn't know how many things she wanted to say to her junior, but just as she was about to speak, the phone was hung up.Han Yu didn't know how disappointed the senior was, so he quickly dialed Qi Bureau's cell phone.

"Salted fish!"

"Well, it's me."

"Where have you been?"

"We just arrived in Cape Town, South Africa today. The office is full, and the call time is limited. Let's make a long story short. There is nothing going on in the office during this time."

Bureau Qi could imagine how difficult it was for Han Yu to make this call, so he didn't care about the pleasantries, so he quickly sat up and said, "There is no major issue, but there is a minor issue. The superior is very dissatisfied with the fact that the investigation into the responsibility of the fire accident by the fire brigade found a mistake. The detachment leader Li Mingsheng will definitely not be able to do it, how to arrange him to be easy to handle, the problem now is who will be the detachment leader."

Han Yu frowned tightly: "The superior wants to adjust Lao Li?"

"There is no way to do it. If you don't adjust it, you can't explain it to your superiors."

"Is the superior planning to parachute someone over here?"

"Hanwu told us to take the time to study it. If we don't make adjustments, we might be airborne."

Qi Bureau took a deep breath, thought about it and said helplessly: "Firefighting work is different from other jobs. It is too professional. It is not too late to make up for it. We can no longer rank seniority like last time.

Several of us have considered several candidates and feel that it is not suitable. If you don't make this call, we can only adjust Li Mingsheng first, and you will be the chief of the fire department for a period of time.But in this way, it seems that there is no one in our branch, and it seems that we usually do not pay attention to cadre training. "

Firefighting work has certain particularities, so we must be cautious in selecting the head of the fire brigade.

Han Yu racked his brains for a while, and suddenly thought of someone: "Qi Ju, what do you think of Fang Guoya?"

"Fang Guoya is indeed competent, but he is a cadre of Binjiang Port!"

"He was transferred to our branch at the beginning, and later transferred to the Port Authority out of work needs. You should have heard of the situation at that time. At that time, the relationship between the He Bureau and the Port Authority was very tense. He couldn’t be affected by this, so he was transferred to the Port Authority as the full-time captain of the enterprise fire brigade.”

"Will he be transferred back?"

"Should be willing, Qi Bureau, you and the political commissar can talk to him."

"Okay, I'll ask him tomorrow morning."

Han Yu still kept the long story short, apologized after finishing the business, and hung up the phone.

With a few minutes left on the call, Han Yu quickly dialed the mobile phone of the political commissar Fang in the navy cadres' rest center, held the phone and stared at his watch eagerly and said: "Political commissar Fang, I am Han Yu, I just arrived in Cape Town, South Africa today. Dun, I'm fine, let me tell you I'm safe first."

Political Commissar Fang woke up in a daze in the middle of the night, and was about to speak, when Han Yu continued, "The call time is limited. First, I want to report to you that you are safe, and second, I want to discuss something with you."

"What's the matter, you said."

"The formation held a reception on the deck at night. The South African navy generals and diplomats from several countries, including military attaches stationed in South Africa, came. They said that a nuclear submarine of the Russian Navy had crashed, and they were very concerned about the possibility of a nuclear leak."

Han Yu paused, and said eagerly: "It would be terrible if a nuclear leak happened, but it's not something we can worry about. When I heard the news, the first thing I thought of was the crew on the submarine. I thought of our Chinese navy as well. Submarines, remember that our rescue ship brigade is engaged in rescue."

Nuclear submarine accident, this is a big deal!

Fang's political commissar was completely at ease, and asked in surprise, "Xianyu, you mean we want to rescue the submarine?"

Han Yu took a deep breath and said, "There was no accident with our submarine, but we must be prepared for this! We have so many large ship repairing and building enterprises in Binjiang, as long as we are determined to build a more professional army, we will work hard for two or three years." It should be able to do it in [-], at least with a certain rescue capability.”

No matter what you do, you have to be distinctive.

The reason why the Linghai Reserve Battalion is so popular is because of its professional expertise in flood fighting and emergency rescue.

As the political commissar of the rescue ship brigade, Fang's political commissar has long wanted to create something unique and make some achievements. Hearing what Han Yu said, he immediately said: "Okay, I will report to the base tomorrow morning. After all, we will build in this direction." , inseparable from the active forces, especially the support of the submarine force.”

"Okay, that's it. You first ask for instructions and report, and do the preparatory work that can be done now."

"I can only ask for instructions and report. The funds required for army building can only be found by you. The same is true for professional technology."

"Political commissar, the three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang, you can first gather the officers and soldiers of the brigade at home to study."

"Okay, I'll ask the chief of staff tomorrow when they have time."

(End of this chapter)