Chapter 397 Overt and Covert
A few days later.
It was quiet inside the port of Sevastopol.
Several Type 877 submarines were docked in a corner of the pier. It is said that this type of submarine has its own dedicated pier where only submarines are docked.
However, due to the chaos of management, many warships would park randomly. As a result, there was no spare port in the entire port to park the temporarily launched Dubna-class oil and water supply ship. Therefore, this oil and water supply ship was parked at the submarine dock. , only separated from the B-871 submarine by a berth.
A faint mist enveloped all the ships in the port, making them appear hazy.
“Hurry, hand over the fuel pipe!” Okhlopkov shouted softly.
Some people have climbed onto the oil and water supply ship and are untying the oil pipe from there. Then, they tie it to their backs, jump into the water and swim over.
If it was a normal supply operation, they would just have to prop up the supply rack and pass through the steel cable to refuel normally, but now, they don't dare.
It would be bad if someone discovered you if you made too much noise.
They could only operate slowly and carefully. After all, at night like this, many sailors liked to come and steal things. It would be bad if they were discovered.
The oil pipe came over and was stuffed into the submarine's refueling port. (I’m curious, where is the refueling port of the Kilo-class submarine?)
On the oil and water supply ship, the sound of the manual refueling pump sounded.
Since I dare not open the power system, I can only use a hand oil pump to pump oil. As long as the pipe is full of oil, I can use gravity refueling to refuel the Kilo-class submarine.
This is a long process.
Everyone is nervous.
Suddenly, the sound of crickets was heard in the distance. This is the warning sound from the companions who are on guard outside!
“Be careful! Everyone hide.”
Soon, there are footsteps coming.
Someone really came here with no foresight. This person obviously took a look at the oil and water supply ship that had just docked, and wanted to remove some things from the ship to sell.
He slowly got on the boat and began to look for things that could be disassembled. However, when he looked to the side, he saw that the refueling pipe had been extended to the side of the submarine, and he immediately realized: Something happened!
Just before he could shout, a pair of hands reached out from behind him and covered his mouth. The next moment, a sharp multifunctional saber slit his throat.
He opened his eyes wide with fear. At the last stage of his life, he saw a familiar figure. His mouth opened and he wanted to shout something, but he could no longer breathe. A large amount of blood poured into his throat and was killing him. All the alveoli of the lungs were submerged.
Okhlopkov's face was gloomy. He wiped his saber on the corpse twice and then put it back into the scabbard.
Arms smuggling has always been bloody.
The body was thrown into the water and floated out with the water. It is not known when it will be discovered, or whether it will never be discovered.
The time has reached early morning.
“Get ready to go!” Okhlopkov said, imitating a seabird and calling twice.
The people who had just been distributed in various places gathered here. The last people who came up untied the cables, then entered from the front cabin and closed the hatch above their heads.
Okhlopkov stood on the control tower, leaving half of his body behind. He took one last look at the port shrouded in darkness, knowing that after leaving this time, there would be no chance of coming back.
The propeller at the tail begins to rotate. (There is also a theory that this B-871 uses a pump-jet propeller. I don’t know whether it is true or not.)
This parking position is the most suitable. They can leave the port by just reversing the car without any help from the tugboat.
In the dark night, the whale-like submarine sank slowly, and Okhlopkov's body also left the control tower. Next, they will continue sailing in a snorkel state.
In the villa, Qin Tao also packed all his luggage. He took one last look here and felt a little nostalgic.
However, I still have to leave, and I won’t be able to come back here for a while.
Xu Zhengyang walked in from outside.
"Everything goes well." Xu Zhengyang said: "Everyone who should be drunk is drunk, even the few people responsible for monitoring the water are drunk. The oil depot at the base will accidentally catch fire in a few minutes."
It is too difficult to drive the submarine away from the submarine base. If it is in China, it is absolutely impossible.
It is not possible in Lao Maozi's other fleet bases. Only this Black Sea Fleet base, whose management is extremely chaotic and has no source of military expenditures, can be realized.
None of the old men here are responsible. They haven't been paid for three years, and those who are left are just dawdling. They blow up their own warships and sell them for scrap. What else can't happen? (Okay, this sentence is to tell everyone that these plots are possible and are not nonsense by the Hero of East China.)
Any naval base has an underwater monitoring department. After all, it must be prepared to prevent enemy submarines from getting in. A submarine that sneaks in can destroy the main force of a fleet!
But, tonight, those people also neglected their duties.
How many people will be dealt with after this incident is over is not what Qin Tao and Xu Zhengyang should care about. However, considering that the base is jointly managed, maybe no one can hold them accountable yet.
I haven't paid funds for three years, no salary is paid. What are the faces now?
By the time Qin Tao's car left, flames were burning somewhere in the base of the Black Sea Fleet.
There is no oil in the oil depot anyway, and a fire will not cause much damage, it will just cause chaos in the base.
"Mr. Qin, can the submarine arrive safely?" Xu Zhengyang drove away, still a little worried.
"There are always risks in doing business. If they don't arrive safely, we will only lose 10 million. We are mentally prepared and we can afford the loss."
Now Qin Tao is very wealthy. Even if he bets 10 million, he can still afford to lose.
When doing business, how can you guarantee that you will make money? There are always surprises.
Qin Tao is very calm.
The twenty old men on the submarine No. B-871 had a different mood.
It’s out, it’s finally out!
They drove this submarine out of the base, and this submarine was the source of their happiness for the rest of their lives!
Under normal circumstances, sixty crew members are needed to operate a Kilo-class submarine. However, that takes into account the need for three shifts. Now, these old guys who have been beaten up do not need to rest at all. Moreover, cabins such as the torpedo room can be left unmanned for the time being. It is no problem for them to work in two shifts.
As the leader of the entire operation, Okhlopkov obliged and became the acting captain. At this time, he was on the control tower, directing the navigation of the entire submarine.
In order to save power, the torpedo room was closed. However, there are many places where power cannot be saved, such as sonar.
Sonar soldiers operating together need to listen to the sounds outside all the time. After all, when operating underwater, sonar is their only source of knowing the movements of the outside world.
Of course, what they are most worried about is the rear. If there is a sudden loud noise at the Sevastopol base, it means that someone is chasing them.
At that time, their operation will fail and they will be arrested and sentenced.
However, they risked their lives and were not afraid at all.
"Attention, it's almost dawn outside. We need to put down the periscope and snorkel, rely entirely on sonar to listen to the surrounding movements, and rely on our batteries for power." Okhlopkov said: "Next, we have to Under the leadership of a cargo ship, we drove through the strait."
“I heard the sound of a cargo ship!” At this moment, the sonar operator said: “At three o’clock, distance twenty, the speed is not very fast, only about five knots.”
Cargo ship, the cargo ship coming out of the nearby port happened to be heading in the direction of the strait!
The speed is very slow, which means that they only need to consume very little power to keep up. If it is a high-speed cargo ship that can reach more than 20 knots, they will not dare to chase it at all. Not to mention that it is easy to collide with the speed, just Talking about the power supply, originally five knots can lurk underwater for a week, but if it has twenty knots, it may only be able to operate for three hours.
Okhlopkov was happy in his heart, but at the same time, he was also guessing whether it was the mysterious buyer behind it? Did this mysterious buyer arrange everything for them along the way?
Forget about this.
The next task is equally arduous.
In the Tuji Strait, a large number of underwater listening equipment must have been installed. Their submarine must be close to the belly of the cargo ship, so that the noise of the cargo ship can cover up the noise of its own submarine and safely cross the strait. If it is If the local chickens are discovered, then a large number of anti-submarine aircraft will definitely be dispatched, and their danger will be greatly increased.
Now, the sonar officer is listening to the sounds on the water. The submarine is constantly adjusting its direction under the command of Okhlopkov. Although it is not as thrilling as in the movie, everyone in the submarine is holding their breath. Take a breath.
“Now, the cargo ship is directly above us!” After making this judgment, the sonar operator took off his earphones and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Another companion came over, and the sonar man said to Okhlopkov: "Next, I want to eat something. What did we bring?"
“Nothing else, we just found a batch of cans in the warehouse.” Okhlopkov said.
If they purchased on a large scale, they would definitely be discovered, so they could only pry open a warehouse and get a batch of cans from it while refueling.
“There are still cans in the warehouse? Could they be from World War II?” said the sonar operator.
Just as he expected, when he saw the production date on the can, he finally shook his head helplessly.
No wonder it was not sold by the warehouse manager, because no one wanted this thing, and no one was willing to eat it unless they starved to death.
At the same time, Lao Maozi is also producing canned food. The raw materials they use are mainly fish. After all, you only need to catch them with a net, which is much faster than growing food or raising poultry.
Furthermore, it is very simple to make cans. Cut the fish into several sections, and after it is cooked, you can put it directly into the can and seal it.
In this way, when eating, it is like opening a blind box.
The sonar operator sighed while using a multifunctional saber to open the lid of the can. Sure enough, there was a big fish head inside, grinning at him.
He was very unlucky and ate the most unpopular fish head!
However, it would be nice to eat some.
He picked up the fish head with a bayonet and put it into his mouth. He didn't know how it was cooked. The whole fish head, including the bones, could be chewed and eaten. In addition to supplementing nutrition, it could also supplement calcium.
The entire Kilo-class submarine is filled with the smell of canned fish and meat. This smell mixed with the smell of diesel will make people who enter here for the first time nausea. However, for submariners, these have long been used to it. .
If you want to live a more comfortable life, only nuclear submarines can satisfy it. Moreover, it must be a super giant like the 941 class. There is also a swimming pool in it for sailors to enjoy life happily. The submarine's nuclear reactor also has sufficient energy. electricity to prepare large amounts of fresh water.
For now, just endure it.
Just as they were crossing the Tuji Strait, Qin Tao and Xu Zhengyang also took a plane and flew to Europe. Then they hired a helicopter and flew directly to the floating dock of the Shenzhou, which was returning full of supplies.
The launch of the floating dock once attracted the attention of many people, and helicopters circled it to take pictures. However, after a few days, the onlookers lost interest.
After all, this is just a normal transaction. Even the Americans don’t pay much attention to the diesel-electric submarine transaction. Lao Maozi has sold Kilo-class submarines to many countries, and this submarine technology has long spread.
Yang Xin and others regarded these helicopters for taking pictures as a pastime during boring sailing. However, when Qin Tao was about to arrive, they were all surprised.
"Mr. Qin, welcome to our Shenzhou. We have prepared a special cabin for you to live in." Yang Xin said to Qin Tao with excitement.
Qin Tao nodded: "Well, where we live is secondary. Is there any extra fuel on our floating dock?"
Excess fuel? Yang Xin looked at Qin Tao with some surprise: "In order to prevent accidents, we brought an extra thousand tons of light diesel."
Qin Tao was very happy: “It’s really good!”
Good, what’s so good about this?
"Now, show me the logbook." Qin Tao continued: "According to the original plan, when will we arrive near the Madeira Islands? We need to be precise about the time and we must arrive at midnight two days later."
Two days later, arriving at midnight?
Yang Xin didn’t know what Qin Tao’s series of arrangements were, but since Qin Tao said so, he could only do it.
"The time is almost the same, we just need to slow down a little. If you are sure you want to do this, we will adjust our speed immediately."
"I am sure."
Two days later, at midnight, near the Madeira Islands.
“Now, use this as the starting point and make a figure-8 sail on the sea.” Qin Tao said.
Yang Xin looked at Qin Tao with surprise in his eyes, Mr. Qin, what do you mean? This is a floating dock, not 022. This kind of ship actually wants to perform acrobatics on the sea?
“Also, supervise those old experts and don’t let them go up to the floating dock.”
There are old experts on board the ship, but they all stay on the Kilo-class submarine. Once problems are encountered, they will be solved at any time.
There are high sides on both sides of the floating dock, so as long as Lao Maozi’s experts don’t come out, there will be no problem.
"They have all fallen asleep on the submarine." Xu Zhengyang replied.
Qin Tao nodded.
The huge Shenzhou floating dock performed a figure-eight performance on the sea. After finishing it, it started to perform the second and third performances.
After finishing the three, even Qin Tao was a little worried. Could it be that those old guys had an accident? He looked worriedly at the dark sea and listened to the sound of the water.
Then, amid the sound of rushing water, something unusual happened on the sea. Just to the left of the huge floating dock of the Shenzhou, a huge shark was surfacing.
Yang Xin opened his eyes wide and looked at all this in disbelief.
It was a submarine, and judging from its appearance, it was very similar to the two ships they transported!
“Today’s weather is really good, the wind and waves are calm. If the wind and waves are too strong, we probably won’t be able to resupply it. Quick, pull the oil pipe over!” Qin Tao said excitedly.
At this time, the hatch of the submarine had been opened, and the people inside exposed half of their bodies and looked over.
Xu Zhengyang picked up the flashlight and shined it. The light flickered on and off, two short and two long, which were the pre-arranged codes.
“Put the lifeboat down and I’ll go over and negotiate with them.” Xu Zhengyang said, he had already put on makeup again.
The lifeboat is not small and can hold more than 20 people. Not only Xu Zhengyang, but also the more than 20 submariners who were originally staying on the floating dock were very excited at this time.
The small boat rowed over, and Xu Zhengyang stepped onto the deck of the B-871 submarine. Opposite him, Lao Maozi's sailors could not wait.
“Here are the remaining five million. You can leave on our small boat. To the east is Morocco. You can pass there and head to the Western World. We have also prepared a new identity certificate for you.”
The box was opened and it was full of green coins. Xu Zhengyang also held a stack of brand new identity certificates in his hand.
Looking at these things, Okhlopkov swallowed.
The bet was right!
These people don’t have guns, so they won’t kill them after they get off the boat. The U.S. dollars and passports are all real! A better life is beckoning to them!
They were extremely excited when they thought about the life they would live in the future and the huge wealth of one million US dollars.
The people brought by Xu Zhengyang have already begun to pull the refueling pipe quickly and start the refueling operation.
The Kilo-class submarine has a maximum range of six to seven thousand kilometers. It departs from the military port and crosses the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. When it comes here, more than half of the fuel in the fuel tank has been consumed. If you fill up here, you can drive all the way to the Indian Ocean. There will be other ships there to pick you up. After replenishing fuel, you can keep driving back.
This submarine can no longer be picked up by a semi-submersible ship and can only be driven back.
At this time, Okhlopkov and others got the money and were already planning to leave. At this moment, Xu Zhengyang spoke again.
"Although one million US dollars is a lot, it will eventually be spent. If you want to continue to make money, you can stay and help us operate the submarine. However, if you stay, you will have to keep secrets for the rest of your life. Can’t leave our country.”
Go to the Western world and live and drink, or go to a certain country and continue living?
Most of the old men chose to leave, but there were two old men who stayed, one of whom was a sonar officer and the other an engineer.
With these two people staying, the long sea voyage will be safer.
On the calm sea, two boats were floating, about fifty meters apart, and the refueling pipes were constantly refueling. Two hours later, everything had settled.
The huge submarine drilled into the seabed again, and the Shenzhou floating dock continued its return journey. On the bridge, Yang Xin, who witnessed all this, concealed his inner shock and looked at Qin Tao with admiring eyes.
Obviously, the origin of the submarine that was driven back and the two submarines that were transported back were different!
Mr. Qin is really amazing, there is nothing he can't do!
Yang Xin didn't ask too many questions. Don't ask random questions if you shouldn't. He even had to warn the crew that no matter what they saw tonight, they had to keep it secret. If they told it, they would be careful to spend the rest of their lives in the cabin.
Mr. Qin came to their boat just for this matter. Now that this matter has been completed, shouldn't it be time for Mr. Qin to leave?
Who would have thought that Qin Tao would actually stay on the ship and follow the cargo ship around the outside of the African continent.
For safety reasons, the floating dock did not go through the Suez Canal. After all, the waterway there was too busy.
Qin Tao stands on the top of the bridge and can sing a familiar melody.
“The bell sounded the signal to return home, which seemed to bring a bit of sadness in his life.”
"Mr. Qin, you sing so beautifully." Yang Xin said with emotion from the side: "You are really an all-rounder. Even if you are not a boss but a singer, you can become popular all over the country. There is no such thing as Liudehua, Zhang Xueyou, etc." Can’t compare to you.”
"Lao Yang, what you said is wrong." Xu Zhengyang teased from the side: "You compare President Qin, the pillar of our country, with those actors? Is this comparable?"
Yang Xin's expression changed: "Mr. Qin, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, that's not what I meant."
"Zhengyang, stop being naughty, you're going too far." Qin Tao said to Yang Xin, "Look, how scared Lao Yang was."
Yang Xin then realized that it was Xu Zhengyang who was scaring him, and couldn't help but shake his head.
There was laughter and laughter on the bridge. The Shenzhou floating dock continued south and finally arrived at the Rainbow Country at the southern tip of Africa.
“Let’s go ashore from here, and then take the passenger plane back.” Qin Tao said.
Yang Xin then realized that along the way, the African countries along the coast were too backward. There was only the Rainbow Country, which was the only developed country in Africa at that time, so it was most appropriate to take a passenger plane from here.
“Well, I’ll make arrangements.” Xu Zhengyang said.
(End of this chapter)