Nine Hundred and Fiftieth IX Chopping the Waves
The conversation between several people had just ended, and the troops were ready to go. It was only seven minutes after Qiao Wei read the order.
It’s not that the soldiers are super fast, but that this unit always undertakes the military’s combat readiness duty. Before the establishment of the airborne division, it was all members of the Marine Corps; after the establishment of the airborne division, it was all officers and soldiers who completed chip implantation.
All personnel and all weapons and equipment in the base are always in a state of combat readiness. After receiving the order, all the troops have to do is put on their personal equipment and board the vehicle.
Qiao Wei personally rushed to the training ground to see him off, and all the officers and soldiers who stayed at the base also came spontaneously to see off their comrades in line.
Although this trip is not thousands of miles away, it is hundreds of millions of kilometers away. When the troops from the expedition return in triumph, many familiar faces will disappear forever on the distant Jupiter.
The troops were ready to go, and several people shook hands to bid farewell. Qiao Wei solemnly asked: "Take care!"
Ye Han nodded heavily, and boarded the No. 1 car in a few steps: "Let's go!"
The driver started the vehicle and accelerated towards the gate of the camp. Qiao Wei, who was standing by the side, roared sharply: "Salute——"
Swipe—more than 30 people staying at the base raised their right hands together, and a torrent of steel flew past in front of the queue.
At the same time, Ye Han in the car also raised his arm, and did not let it go until he drove out of the camp.
The convoy drove fast all the way, and arrived at Qiongzhou Military Port in just ten minutes.
There are several large transport ships parked on the wharf of the port. Military containers are stacked everywhere on and off the ship. The cranes go up and down under the command of the ground to continuously deliver the containers to the ship.
Since the construction of the orbital elevator, Qiongzhou Military Port has become one of the main sea-land transfer stations. Today’s situation is not bad. Not only is the port full of warships at the busiest time, but there are also many warships with nowhere to rely on. superior.
Before the convoy entered the pier, the traffic sentry stopped the convoy. Ye Han showed the order to the sentry, and then the sentry called someone over, grabbed the door of car No. 1, directed the convoy forward, and brought the convoy to a corner of the pier.
From a long distance, Ye Han saw a different boat leaning against the pier. He didn't pay much attention at first, until the sentry brought the convoy under the boat, and he didn't know that it was the boat for this trip.
It turned out that the airborne division was not transported by a naval ship, but a passenger-cargo ro-ro ship Yuzhu requisitioned by the military.
Yuzhu is nearly 200 meters long.
The width is nearly 30 meters, and the standard displacement is close to 40,000 tons. After the hatch on the side of the ship is opened, the convoy can drive directly into the cabin. In just a few minutes, more than 2,000 troops and all the equipment have boarded the ship.
But the Yuzhu had to set off with the military's transport ship and escort fleet. The airborne division moved too fast, and the transport ship was not full yet.
Ye Han just took advantage of this time to arrange troops. With the assistance of the crew, he took the soldiers out of the cargo hold and placed them on each deck according to the organization.
It was almost one o'clock in the afternoon, and Ye Han planned to let the soldiers have a meal with field food, but before the order was issued, the captain found Ye Han and said that the restaurant was ready for lunch.
This really surprised Ye Han, this is a meal for more than two thousand people!
The hospitality is hard to come by, and with the military paying the bill, Ye Han didn't show any courtesy to the captain. When he rushed to the restaurant, he found that the standard of food was not low.
So Ye Han gave an order, and all the officers and soldiers of the airborne division were divided into two waves and took turns eating.
After the meal, the transport ship was finally filled with supplies, and all the ships left the port slowly with the sound of low whistles, and the Yuzhu followed very cooperatively at the end.
After the ship drove to the sea, it joined two escorting frigates, and a dozen ships faced the sea wind and cut the waves, sailing all the way to Ti Island.
The fleet finally set off, Ye Han was thinking about his wife and children at home, and worried about the upcoming mission, he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart.
Because he was in a bad mood, Ye Han wandered around on the deck alone, and found that the environment of this ship was really good. Not only did it have conventional settings such as guest rooms and restaurants, but also KTV boxes, chess and card rooms, coffee shops and bars. There is even a sightseeing deck for walking, which is comparable to the legendary luxury cruise liner.
Using such a cruise ship as a troop carrier really makes Ye Han feel reckless... In fact, this is the illusion brought about by the luxurious decoration. If you only talk about the cost, the cost of a warship is much higher than that of a cruise ship!
For example, the cost of each of the two escort frigates is close to 2 billion, while the cost of this passenger-cargo ro-ro ship is only 400 million. The warship will definitely beat the cruise line.
But warships are all about practicality, without any extra packaging, so they naturally look far less upscale than cruise ships.
Flying around like a headless fly, he walked to the bow of the ship without knowing what to do. The sea breeze rushed towards him with splashing water droplets. Ye Han couldn't help but took a deep breath, holding on to the railing with both hands, looking at the endless sea from afar, feeling depressed. The mood seemed to ease a lot.
A voice suddenly appeared behind him: "Mr. Ye is so excited!"
When Ye Han turned around, there was Captain Zhong of the Yuzhu ship behind him. He quickly waved his hand to say hello, but he didn't explain why he was here, so he took the initiative to find a topic: "Captain Zhong, I was just looking for you. How long does it take to get to Tiles?"
"That's early." Captain Zhong walked to Ye Han's side, "About three to four days."
Ye Han was taken aback: "So long?"
Captain Zhong asked curiously: "How long do you think it is?"
Ye Han touched his nose in embarrassment: "I thought it would take a dozen hours at most."
"Ten hours?" Captain Zhong almost thought that there was something wrong with his ears, "Stop making trouble, it will take more than eighty hours anyway."
"Why so long?" Ye Han asked puzzled.
"It's still long? Oh, I see. You must be used to sailing on warships." Captain Zhong thought up a reason, "Let's pay attention to people. Warships are fast, thirty knots per hour, transport ships and ro-ro ships. It’s not that fast, and we can only run 20 if we try our best, and we only have 15 knots now, and it takes more than 80 hours to run at least 1,300 nautical miles from Qiongzhou Port to Ti Island.”
Ye Han suddenly realized, and said to himself that I am used to riding on warships, but they are not naval warships, but space fleet warships, and it takes more than an hour to cover more than a thousand nautical miles.
If the speed was at its peak during long voyages, it might not even take a minute to fly this distance.
He laughed self-deprecatingly: "So we have to sit for at least three days? I thought we could get there in one night!"
Captain Zhong also smiled: "It would be great if the orbital elevator could be placed in Qiongzhou... Hey, you are also stationed on the island, right? I heard that there are several groups of people on the island. Is Ladder Island so dangerous?"
Ye Han glanced at Captain Zhong calmly: "I really don't know if it's dangerous or not. I'll take the team wherever the superior tells us to go."