Chapter 1415: So Awesome

On the third day after Du Fei arrived in America, the Pentagon submitted a plan for the disposal of surplus war materials to the White House.

It clearly stated that the strategic materials in Luzon and Guam should be disposed of as soon as possible, on the grounds of reducing unnecessary storage and labor costs.

For this plan, Du Fei spent a full seven million US dollars on the Pentagon through Edward.

Of course, the premise is to obtain Nico's tacit consent and some hints, such as letting his son-in-law be Du Fei's matchmaker, which is an attitude.

The Pentagon is full of smart people. If this kind of thing goes along with the will of the upper level and can get benefits, it is a fool to stop it.

After the plan was proposed, it was quickly approved by the White House.

After getting this result, Du Fei immediately went to Guam by plane.

The so-called county magistrate is not as good as the current one. Whether these materials can be obtained is the key here.

Fortunately, with the tone set by the upper level, as long as enough money is stuffed, there is a high probability that there will be no problem.

Sure enough, after arriving in Guam, with boxes of US dollars opening the way, Du Fei quickly got the right to dispose of war materials.

Next, we just need to send ships and transport planes to transport all the supplies that America had prepared for the Vietnam War back to Kuching.

According to preliminary statistics, the total value of the supplies stored in the Guam base alone, not counting those in Luzon, is more than 300 million US dollars.

It has to be said that America is really rich.

At this time, Du Fei had only spent 13 million US dollars on these supplies.

If the supplies stored in Luzon are included, the total value of these strategic supplies will exceed 500 million US dollars.

However, the situation was not smooth sailing.

Du Fei stayed in Guam for a short time and then went to the America base in Luzon.

Du Fei understood the power of "there are policies from above and countermeasures from below", and never thought that Wanshengtun could sit back and relax after giving orders.

Moreover, for a long time in the future, Du Fei will have to deal with the American army in Guam and Luzon, and this is an opportunity to establish good relations.

Du Fei arrived in Guam and Luzon and was quite generous, spending millions of US dollars every minute.

But some people are ungrateful.

In Luzon, everything was fine, but Du Fei turned hostile as soon as he left. Not only did he seize the supplies that were originally for Du Fei, but he also seized the two Yun-8 planes that were transporting the supplies.

Du Fei heard the news as soon as his plane landed at Kuching Airport, and his brows furrowed.

After leaving the airport, he took a car to find Chen Fangshi directly. This matter must be dealt with as soon as possible.

Sitting in the car, Du Fei covered his face with a gloomy face, thinking that he had a good chat with those American officers in Luzon, why did they change their minds in a moment?

After meeting Chen Fangshi and explaining the situation, Chen Fangshi was also confused and suggested: "Why don't we contact America and ask what's going on?"

Du Fei narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, we can't just rely on those Americans, they are unreliable, and in Nanyang, we have to solve some problems ourselves."

Du Fei made up his mind, called Eagle, and ordered: "I'll give you three days to find out the matter and report to me."

"Yes!" Eagle saluted at attention and turned to go out.

Du Fei said to Chen Fangshi again: "Old Chen, put the problem in Luzon aside for the time being, and you should immediately do your best to transport the things in Guam back to avoid more trouble."

Chen Fangshi nodded. Since there was a problem in Luzon, there might be something wrong in Guam, so it was better to hold the things in his own hands.

And Guam accounted for the majority of these materials.

The entire Kuching, including the Xiangjiang side, was mobilized immediately.

More than a dozen 10,000-ton cargo ships, plus dozens of Yun-8 transport aircraft, started to operate non-stop.

It is nearly 4,000 kilometers from Guam to Kuching. The Y-8 can only make one trip a day if it is safe.

The speed of the freighter is even slower. If you want to transport all the materials stored there, you can't expect to transport them in two or three months.

What you fear will come true.

Just two days later, before Eagle found anything, a telegram came from Guam.

Du Fei frowned when he received the telegram. The signature on it was Colonel Mike who contacted him in Guam last time.

This Colonel Mike is the logistics director of Anderson Air Force Base on the island. He has great power and background.

Du Fei spent 500,000 US dollars on him alone.

It's only been a few days, and something went wrong?

The telegram did not say what the specific matter was, but hoped that Du Fei could take time to go again, and the relevant matters needed to be discussed in person.

This is not because this person is arrogant and must let Du Fei go, but as a soldier, he cannot leave his post without permission. If he needs to meet, only Du Fei can go.

Du Fei thought about the possible situation and had to go.

The strategic materials in Guam and Luzon were an important part of his entire plan, and he could not give up until he had no choice.

Moreover, the telegram sent by Colonel Mike was vague, which did not seem to be a bad thing, as if it involved the navy.

America has two bases in Guam, one is the Anderson Base of the Air Force, and the other is the Apra Naval Base of the Navy.

The last time Du Fei went there was mainly to negotiate with the Anderson Base. This batch of materials was mainly stored in Anderson, with only a small amount in Apra Port.

In a sense, Colonel Mike was a representative jointly pushed out by both sides.

With some doubts, Du Fei set off again.

After six hours of flight, Du Fei's K-8 special plane landed on the runway of the Anderson Base.

Colonel Mike did not show off and came to greet him personally.

When he saw Du Fei getting off the plane, he immediately went up to him and shook hands warmly: "Du, I'm very sorry, my friend."

Colonel Mike is about forty years old. He has blond hair and is a little fat. He looks more like a businessman.

Du Fei chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter. You also said that we are friends."

The two of them got into the car parked next to them as they spoke.

The car didn't turn off, and the air conditioner was on, so it was quite cool.

Colonel Mike sat in the driver's seat, turned on the car and said, "Du, there are some situations this time that cannot be explained clearly in the telegram. You know that it is not safe."

Du Fei expressed his understanding. After all, this is Guam, and there are many eyes staring at it.

He was even more curious and asked: "Mike, what's going on? Could it be that our cooperation..."

Colonel Mike immediately waved his hand: "Don't worry, there is no problem with our cooperation. It's just the Navy that wants your help with something."

"Navy?" Du Fei raised his eyebrows.

Colonel Mike said: "I think this is not a bad thing for you." After saying this, he winked in a pretense of humor.

Then Du Fei's eyes lit up when he heard the other party introducing the general situation in the car.

It turns out that Du Fei was called all the way this time because the Navy had some financial problems and wanted Du Fei to help.

The nature of the problem is similar to the previous situation when Bu Shi purchased a gunship from Du Fei.

After the Vietnam War for many years, everyone was used to stretching their hands, but it suddenly stopped and they were not used to it.

Some are quick to respond and wipe their butts clean early, while some are stubborn and refuse to give up their interests.

As a rear support base for the Vietnam War, Guam certainly had opportunities to take action.

Not only the Navy, but also Colonel Mack, Andison Air Force Base is not clean either.

Even this time, the reason for cooperating with Du Fei and sending the stored strategic materials to Kuching also implies that he took the opportunity to settle the account.

Du Fei was very cooperative, saying hello to everyone and hello to me.

But in comparison, the Navy's response was slow.

After everything was settled at Anderson Base, I finally realized that I wanted to find Du Fei.

Du Fei knew that Mike must have benefited from being so helpful.

But that's not important. What's important is what benefits Apra Military Port can bring.

Du Fei would not do anything that was not beneficial.

Guam is not very big, so the two of them drove quickly to the small town next to Apra Port.

This town was established as a vassal port to serve the soldiers on the base.

The car was parked outside a decent-looking restaurant.

Duffy and Mike got out of the car.

Two people were immediately greeted at the door of the hotel.

One was probably in his fifties, wearing a military uniform with half sleeves, and his arms were covered with hair.

The other was much younger, in his early twenties, with a side-parted hair, but a bit arrogant. He raised his head and looked at people through his nostrils.

Colonel Mike introduced: "Du, this is Colonel Rowena, my good friend and the deputy commander of Apra base."

Du Fei stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Fortunately, Mike's friends are my friends."

Colonel Rowena shook hands and said, "Mr. Du, I have admired you for a long time. Bu Shi and I are from the same flying squadron."

Du Fei suddenly said: "Then he is no longer an outsider!"

But that said, if Colonel Rowena really had something to do with Bu Shi, Colonel Mike would not be allowed to come forward.

With the relationship between Du Fei and Bu Shi, many things can be easily solved with just one phone call from Bu Shi.

Why pay the price to let Colonel Mike pull the strings.

Colonel Mike had no reaction and continued to introduce: "This is Justin, his father is from the Seventh Fleet..."

Du Fei's heart moved. Although he didn't mention the specific position, Colonel Mike specifically mentioned it, indicating that Justin's father's status was not low.

Appearing here must be a stakeholder.

Du Fei smiled and shook his hand.

At first glance, Justin gives the impression of being a bit arrogant, but he is still reliable in what he says and does, otherwise he would not be here to represent his father.

After a brief exchange of greetings, the four of them entered the store and went directly to a room on the second floor. The window faced the sea next to the harbor. The sea and sky were the same color, the wind was warm, and the scenery was quite good.

"Du, here is the best steak in the world." Colonel Rowena introduced in an exaggerated tone, which was America's habitual way of speaking.

Du Fei has long been used to it. After all, this country has little historical deposits.

After the steak was served and a bottle of red wine was opened, Colonel Rowena started the topic: "Mr. Du, I invite you here this time because I hope you can help..."

Du Fei just got the general idea from Colonel Mike's mouth, but now he looked embarrassed after hearing it.

Shen Sheng said: "This... can help my friends solve some troubles. I am personally very happy, but... the premise is that it cannot harm my interests."

America never minds talking about interests. This is a country of merchants.

Rowena immediately said: "Of course, in order to reach a deal, both parties must benefit, otherwise the deal will fail."

Then he took out a stack of photos from the leather bag at hand, put it on the table and pushed it in front of Du Fei.

Du Fei glanced at it and saw that the photo was in color and very clear.

At the top is a picture of a gray warship parked on the dock. In front are two triple-mounted main guns. The bridge is very tall. Compared with the cars on the shore, this should be a heavy cruiser or a battlecruiser.

Du Fei reached out and picked up the photos, flipping through them one by one.

In addition to the ship in the first photo, there is another one behind. These dozen photos are all of these two warships.

Rowena waited for Du Fei to finish looking at them, squinted and smiled: "How is it? Are you satisfied, Mr. Du? Although these two cruisers were built during World War II, they were not launched until after 1949, and the age of the ships is less than 30 years."

He pointed to the top photo: "This Newport is the third and last ship of the Des Moines-class heavy cruiser. The standard displacement is 17,000 tons and the full load displacement is 21,500 tons. It was officially put into service in 1949 and has been retired this year. It participated in the South Vietnam War in 1972. The No. 2 turret had a barrel explosion accident..."

Du Fei is not very familiar with this type of cruiser, but judging from the year, the quality should not be bad.

The 1940s and 1950s were the peak of American industrial manufacturing. Most of the warships built at this time were conscientious products.

As for the bursting of the cannon, it is nothing, especially in wartime, the lack of maintenance of the gun barrel, and severe wear and tear can easily cause accidents.

Rowena continued: "Although the No. 2 turret is damaged, there is no problem with the rest of the ship. It has been maintained in accordance with the maintenance of active ships."

Du Fei curled his lips slightly, and just listened to such words.

An old ship that has burst and has not been repaired in time, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it must be retired. Not to mention proper maintenance, it is good enough if the parts are not dismantled.

Even so, Du Fei was somewhat tempted.

This Newport is larger than the Kuching, and the full load displacement of the Kuching is less than 15,000 tons.

Even if the No. 2 turret is useless, it is just right to dismantle it directly and convert it into a missile ship according to the routine of the Kuching, and it can still work for another 20 years.

Moreover, the condition of this ship is much better than that of the Kuching, which even had a boiler burst.

The Yingguo people determined that it was difficult to repair, so they just didn't want it.

This Newport has basically no major damage except for the bursting of the turret.

However, Du Fei remained calm and asked about another ship.

Rowena said: "This is the Worcester-class light cruiser Roanoke, with a standard displacement of 14,000 tons and a full load displacement of 17,500 tons..."

Du Fei listened, blinked quickly, and almost blurted out "Fuck" .

You call a ship of more than 17,000 tons a light cruiser.

But when Rowena said that the ship was equipped with six twin 152mm naval guns, it was also a sudden realization.

152mm main gun, it is indeed a light cruiser.

There is no way, this is the style of peak America. Only they can install such a small gun on such a large ship.

Then Rowena said the key: "Mr. Du, you can register a scrap recycling company in America. We will give you these two ships at the price of scrap iron. As for how you deal with them later, that is your business and has nothing to do with us."

Du Fei secretly took a breath of cold air.

Although he already knew it, he was still a little excited when he heard it from Rowena.

Now, 80% of Kuching's deterrence at sea lies in the Kuching.

Although the modified Kuching has strong firepower, it is a single ship. If there is a mistake, the consequences will be unbearable.

If we can really buy these two large ships and install anti-ship missiles.

Three missile cruisers with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, this is like a heifer giving birth - awesome!