Chapter 53 Authorized Impact
“Turn on the radio for me.” Qin Tao continued.
At sea, it is very inconvenient to communicate with the outside world. In the earliest days, drift bottles were used. Once something happened, the crew information, ship name, sea area and other information were written on the paper, then stuffed into the bottle and tightened the stopper. , threw it into the sea, expecting someone to receive it and come over to help. From a probabilistic perspective, this approach has little hope.
It was not until later that with the advent of radio that external communication finally became more convenient. All large cargo ships were equipped with radio stations.
It’s just that the radio station installed on the Mingyuan cargo ship still uses an ancient electronic tube structure. After all, this cargo ship has been floating at sea for more than 20 years. It was this kind of radio station that was equipped at that time.
Vacuum tubes are prone to burning out, so the radio cannot be kept on standby and will only make contact once it is near a port.
Now, after hearing Qin Tao's instructions, the first mate quickly turned on the radio. Several tubes inside glowed red and began to warm up.
At this time, the two sides were still approaching rapidly, and everyone's hearts were tense. If the other party boarded the ship and seized the goods, what would they do next?
While they were worried, the radio station was warmed up. Qin Tao turned the knob, switched to the public channel, and shouted loudly inside.
"The freighter Mingyuan is calling the great Red Flagship, the freighter Mingyuan is calling the great Red Flagship! We are performing the task of transporting supplies to the Red Flagship, and now we are intercepted by an unknown speedboat. The other party claims to be a border patrol boat. You want to forcefully board our freighter Mingyuan!"
This kind of radio station can only use voice calls and does not have the ability to send telegrams. At this time, Qin Tao can only make a last ditch effort.
Make a voice call to the Pacific Fleet on a common channel so that not only those fleets can hear it, but also the patrol boats on the opposite side.
The other party dares to be so tough in front of itself, just because it wants to seize it before the Pacific Fleet. Now, the Pacific Fleet has been notified of this cargo ship, so what should they do with their little patrol boat?
This small Zuk-class patrol boat has a full crew of 11 people. Only seven or eight people came out this time. After all, they came out to make a fortune.
That’s right, it’s about getting rich.
The Soviet Union in this era is like a dead tree, which has long been rotten inside. The border guards patrolling the sea are also conducting a large amount of smuggling. As long as they are transferred to the country, they can make a lot of money.
What is the surveillance KGB doing? Of course, I am using my own special channels to gain benefits for myself! Everyone is singing songs of victory to bury the huge red empire.
This time, I suddenly heard that the navy was engaging in the same activity, still using cargo ships. The captain of this patrol boat, Warisi, was tempted. If he seized this batch of goods and then resold them, how much profit could he make?
In the face of interests, Varisi decided to take a risk and took a few of his confidants to drive out in this patrol boat. They were very lucky and actually met him!
They immediately decided to board the ship for a tough inspection and then seize the cargo. As for the naval intervention afterwards? There’s no need to think so much now, let’s get rich first!
Just when they were approaching the Mingyuan freighter, they heard a call from the radio. Suddenly, Varisi's expression changed.
They want to do this matter more secretly, but now, the other party actually calls openly on the radio, so everyone knows! Even if it is seized, it has to be handed over, and it is difficult for it to fall into his own pocket!
Then, another voice sounded on the radio: "We are the destroyer Stalwart responsible for welcoming the cargo ship Mingyuan. We are coming quickly. The supplies on your ship are related to the military secrets of the Red Flagship, and no one can know it. If an unknown patrol boat wants to board the ship, we authorize you to use all tactics, including ramming! Long live the Red Flagship, Ula!"
Varisi was dumbfounded.
Their small patrol boat has a displacement of only a few dozen tons. If they want to block the opponent's progress, they have to stand in front of the opponent, but what about now? The navy actually authorized the other party to ram it!
If that large cargo ship hits them, it can sink them directly! They might all die here. They came here to make a fortune, not to seek death.
Although their patrol boats have twin-mounted 12.7mm machine guns, they are only used as a deterrent. This kind of machine gun may not be able to shoot through the steel plate of the freighter, and it may not be able to cause any damage to the opponent.
What should they do now?
Use a machine gun to intimidate the opponent?
The other party has received authorization from the navy! And he ran out secretly. Even if something happened, his superiors would not help him.
Walixi was in a dilemma when he heard the original call coming from the radio: "The Mingyuan has received it. It would rather have an accidental collision than let the other party board the ship!"
After finishing speaking, another burst of Chinese was heard. Although he couldn't understand it, he could roughly guess that it was an order, something like preparing for a collision.
Sure enough, the cargo ship adjusted the course of its bow and rushed directly towards them!
In front of the tall freighter, their patrol boat was so small, as if there was a gap between an ant and an elephant.
“Turn around and return!” Wallisi gritted his teeth, took one last look at the Mingyuan cargo ship, and then issued the order unwillingly.
The small patrol boat drew an arc on the sea, and less than two nautical miles in front of the Mingyuan cargo ship, it turned around and headed towards the coastline. The hull number of U128 is clearly visible.
On the freighter, everyone cheered in victory.
On the bridge, several people looked at Qin Tao with special eyes. Hao Kejian, who came with Qin Tao, even expressed emotion: "Qin Gong, you are really amazing!"
Where was the response from the Red Flagship, and where was the destroyer Steadfast, everything just happened was performed by Qin Tao alone! He called first, then changed his voice, imitating Lao Maozi's answer.
Furthermore, what Qin Tao was even smarter about was that when he imitated the answer, he deliberately lowered the transmitting power of the radio station so that only ships within ten nautical miles could receive it.
This was all to deceive the patrol boat on the opposite side, and the other side was obviously frightened and actually turned around and ran away!
"What's so great about me? I was just forced to reach my full potential." Qin Tao wiped the sweat from his forehead. If he couldn't scare the opponent, was he really going to bump into him just now?
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