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At 3:48 pm, the transport fleet arrived at the exercise area.

Looking around, the sea is full of boats!

It's just that there are not many warships, mainly fishing boats transporting soldiers and cargo ships transporting supplies, and the tonnage of the cargo ships is not very large. There was no gunfire to be heard and no smoke to be seen. Only a few fighter jets and helicopters could be seen occasionally flying overhead.

Xiaoyu was stunned.

Ma Jintao was also dumbfounded.

Chen Jian held on to the guardrail and asked in confusion: "Martha, didn't you say you want to land on the beach? Where is the beach?"

The superior ordered the Binjiang detachment to float on standby.

Ma Jintao only knew that there was an island nearby, but it was too far away to see where it was. He scratched his neck and said, "It should be in the east, or maybe in the west."

Saying it means not saying it!

Chen Jian muttered secretly, then turned around and asked: "Xiaoyu, did Director Qian tell us when the superiors asked us to send the brothers on the fishing boat to land?"

"No."

"It stands to reason that before landing, we should first send aircraft from the Air Force and Naval Aviation to bomb, then organize warship bombardment, bomb the beach, and then seize the beach to land."

"Maybe let's wait for the Air Force to bomb first."

"There is no air force. I have seen three planes since I started drifting."

"Yeah, I didn't see many warships." Gao Jichun also felt strange.

…

At the same time, Han Yu was also looking at the fishing boats.

Hundreds can be seen without a telescope, and there are even more troubles on the radar display. There are an estimated one thousand fishing boats on the sea within a radius of five nautical miles!

Every fishing boat is covered with red flags. Through the telescope, it can be clearly seen that the fishing boats come from several provinces and cities. The nearest dozens of fishing boats are from the PT District Militia Transport Brigade.

Just as he was secretly lamenting that there were more fishing boats and fishermen in the Zhejiang Sea than in Jiangnan Province, and that one district could form a militia transport brigade, Li Mingsheng came over and said: "Secretary Han, Commander Ding is making preparations for landing, but... in their current state , it is estimated that the performance of the beach landing will be difficult to satisfy the superiors."

The officers and soldiers of the field regiment were on the boat for two days and two nights. They suffered from severe seasickness. Many soldiers had not eaten for two days and were dizzy and unsteady. How could they participate in the exercise?

Han Yu sighed secretly and subconsciously looked at the transport fleet behind him: "How many people can join the battle?"

"I asked each squadron to do statistics in private, and the total number of combat-effective ones does not exceed 300."

"Is this considered non-combat attrition?"

"I've never been in the military, so how can I understand this?"

Qin Weiquan, director of the political office of the rescue ship brigade, was really worried for Captain Ding and whispered: "The freeboard of the fishing boat is high, and the soldiers are so seasick that it is easy to fall into the sea when they climb down the rope net. How about we wait?" Let’s lower the lifeboat later and let our people be responsible for the safety of the soldiers being transported at sea.”

You wouldn't know if you didn't come, but you'll realize that the exercise hasn't started until you come.

The next thing to do is to listen to the dispatch of the exercise headquarters, wait for the landing ships and fishing boats in front to transfer the officers, soldiers and equipment participating in the exercise to the beach, then organize the fleet to sail to the transfer point at sea, send the officers and soldiers of the field regiment ashore, and then continue According to the command's request, we sailed out of the transshipment sea area from the south and anchored about four nautical miles southeast.

In short, the exercise headquarters is now equivalent to a "port adjustment", with all ships and transport ships lining up outside the "port".

Han Yu didn't want anything to happen to the officers and soldiers he was responsible for transporting to the war, so he agreed, "Okay, let's do it."

While we were waiting, two landing ships came over. Looking at the ship numbers, we knew they were from the South China Sea Fleet.

They are regular troops and have priority to pass and "enter the port".

When everyone was estimating the tonnage of the two landing ships and secretly estimating how many officers, soldiers and equipment there were on the landing ships, the two landing ships suddenly slowed down and then anchored at sea.

This place is far from the beach, the weather is not very good, and the island cannot be seen with the naked eye. What are they doing here?

Han Yu was confused.

Qin Weiquan and Li Mingsheng were also puzzled.

At this time, the door to the bow of the landing ship opened.

I saw an amphibious tank driving into the sea, with a red flag on the tank, and officers and soldiers could clearly be seen standing on the tank.

Li Mingsheng saw an amphibious tank for the first time and exclaimed: "They launched it from here. It is so far from the beach and the tank is so heavy. What if it sinks?"

Han Yu calmed down and explained: "This is the Type 63 amphibious tank. It was designed in the 1950s and equipped in the 1960s. The technology is very mature. It is said that it has crossed the Qiongzhou Strait. Launching from here is child's play for them, but In actual combat, this kind of tank can play little role."

Lieutenant Colonel Chen was suffering from seasickness and stood by the side without speaking.

He didn't expect that Han Yu would comment so much on the main battle equipment for beach landing, and couldn't help but ask: "Han Yu, what do you think the Type 63 amphibious tank is not good at?"

"The speed on the water is too slow, and it will be a living target floating on the sea when forced to cross."

They are observers, and God knows how they will report to their superiors.

Han Yu didn't want to make his superiors unhappy because of this, so he thought about it and added: "As far as I know, the technology of amphibious tanks and amphibious combat vehicles has not developed much in recent years. Not only in China, but also abroad. Same thing."

Lieutenant Colonel Chen nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Just as he was talking, several more amphibious tanks were launched into the water.

Queue up at sea and head towards the beach in the sea breeze.

For the same driver, driving a boat is completely different from driving an amphibious tank. It is like an iron lump. If something breaks down, it will spin at sea or even sink to the bottom of the sea.

It can be said that the drivers and crews of amphibious tanks must have strong psychological qualities just like submarine officers and soldiers.

Han Yu looked at the sea in the distance and admired it very much.

At this time, Li Mingsheng, who was holding a telescope for observation, suddenly exclaimed: "Secretary Han, people have also entered the water. There are many people. They plan to swim ashore!"

"Let me see."

"Look, over there."

Han Yu took the telescope, adjusted the focus, and was surprised when he saw it.

As Li Mingsheng said, at least two hundred officers and soldiers went into the sea with equipment and were swimming towards the beach amidst the waves.

Staff Zhang was not surprised. He glanced at Lieutenant Colonel Chen who was looking over there, and said with a bit of pride and excitement: "They are marine officers and soldiers of the South China Sea Fleet. A five-kilometer armed swim is not a big deal for them." What to get on."

It's almost five kilometers from here to the beach.

There weren't that many landing craft, so people just swam over, maybe because they wanted to take this opportunity to train. Lieutenant Colonel Chen calmed down and subconsciously turned around to look at the fishing boat behind him.

Han Yu knew exactly what he was looking at and could even guess what he was thinking.

They also came to participate in the exercise. The officers and soldiers of the field regiment on the fishing boat were seasick and weak, but the officers and soldiers of the Marine Corps were full of life. As an army officer, he definitely felt uncomfortable.

Captain Ding, who had just returned to Jiangyu 628 by transport boat half an hour ago, also saw it and immediately ordered the entire regiment to see how they landed on the beach.

The officers and soldiers crowded on the side of the ship and looked dumbfounded.

Ma Jintao and others on the training boat also noticed it, but were not very surprised. After all, they had received high-intensity water rescue training in the past few years, but it was only conducted on the river.

Xiaoyu even murmured: "We can do the same, old horse. Believe it or not, if I go into the water, I will definitely swim faster than them."

Ma Jintao pondered: "It depends on how far you travel. If it's more than three kilometers, I definitely can't do it."

It is important for people to be self-aware. Chen Jian smiled bitterly and said: "I can swim for two kilometers at most if they carry a heavy load like they do."

"Lao Ma, Lao Chen, I'm not bragging to you, I can swim five kilometers like them!"

"You grew up on a boat, can we compare with you?"

"Guo Weitao can do it too."

"He practices acrobatics, so it's hard to compare."

…

After watching the excitement at sea for more than two hours, the order from the superior finally arrived.

Han Yu ordered all the ships in the Binjiang detachment to set sail according to the plan made two hours ago and take turns sailing to the "transshipment sea area."

Jiangyu 628, the "flagship" of the Binjiang Militia Transport Brigade, took the lead and was the first to arrive at the "transfer point" and stopped and anchored under the command of a small boat from the Navy.

"Give way, don't squeeze on the starboard side!"

"Captain Ding, don't worry, let's put down the rope net first."

The boss of the ship drove the officers and soldiers aside like a duck, and then shouted at the top of his lungs: "Old Wu, have the rope nets been fastened?"

"It's fastened!"

"Check it and tighten it for me."

"I checked it several times."

"Okay, turn the boom around!"

The boss of the ship frequently issued orders, and the four crew members cooperated tacitly and lowered the rope net in less than three minutes.

Captain Ding walked over, grabbed the rope net and pulled it hard, then turned around and said: "Everyone is here, check the equipment and prepare to transfer to the landing craft!"

"yes!"

At this time, Ma Jintao, Xiaoyu, Chen Jian and others arrived in six power boats.

To ensure safety, Ma Jintao's power boat first docked next to the fishing boat, while the other five were circling on the sea not far away.

Han Yu rushed over in the lifeboat on the training ship. Seeing that Xiaoyu and the others were idle, he immediately raised the portable speaker: "Xiaoyu, Chen Jian, what did I tell you! This is a landing exercise, and efficiency is what matters. The more people and ships stay here, the more dangerous they will be! If you can’t rely on 628, go to 381. There are several fishing boats over there. Move faster!”

"Yes!" Xiaoyu reacted and hurriedly adjusted his course to pick up the officers and soldiers on Jiangyu 381.

Chen Jian, Gao Jichun and others also realized that they could not waste time and hurriedly went to other fishing boats that had just stopped and anchored.

The sea was very rough, the ship was bumping, and the rope net was shaking.

Captain Ding took the lead, gritting his teeth and climbing down the rope net.

Ma Jintao held the steering wheel tightly and worked hard to control the posture of the power boat. He wanted to ensure that the officers and soldiers getting off the fishing boat could not step into the sea with one foot, and also to ensure that the officers and soldiers would not be pinched when the power boat bumped against the fishing boat.

Han Yu looked at the clumsy appearance of the officers and soldiers climbing the rope net, raised a loudspeaker and shouted: "Comrades, don't be afraid, hold on tighter, keep your feet steady, and don't look down!"

"Yes, yes, that's it, move faster, don't be afraid, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

"Captain Ding, stand firm and prepare to pick up the people above, yes, yes, that's it!"