Spark

"It's so fast!"

Standing on the deck of Haiyan, Ruan Huakai couldn't help sighing.

In the past week, he followed the Haiyan to the sea as the commander-in-chief and reached the first island reef in the predetermined target.

Afterwards, the Haiyan put down the positioning piles and began to build the island.

In just five days, the mud spewed out continuously, and then piled up near the island and reef, creating an offshore platform with an area of ​​more than 20,000 square meters at an alarming speed.

And this is not the limit of Haiyan's engineering design.

If it weren't for the fact that the operators were not familiar enough with this ship, if it weren't for those big and small problems, this cutter suction dredger could at least reach the speed of building more than 8,000 square meters of islands in a single day!

What is this concept?

In the past, if it was relying on their fishing boats and ordinary machinery, it would take at least a few months to build an island of 8,000 square meters.

Moreover, because the speed is too slow, the seawater will continue to erode the existing foundation, making the already formed ground extremely unreliable.

Even if the island is real, no one dares to build infrastructure on it.

Because you don't know when the ground you built your house on will collapse.

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However, everything is different now.

Sea expansion has finally ushered in a new era.

According to this progress, Ruan Huakai is confident that in the next few years, all the islands on the sea will be his own!

As for the Sky Whale?

Although it is a bit bigger, it is obvious that without the world's most advanced technology, its efficiency must not reach the level of Haiyan.

Not to mention the daily average of 8,000 square meters, it is estimated that it can reach 2,000 square meters.

What do you use to compete with us?

Ruan Huakai became more and more proud, he could almost see that a bright future was in front of him.

And at this moment, the captain of the Haiyan came to his side and said:

"Mr. Ruan, our operations here have been basically completed. According to the original plan, we are going to Bisheng Reef to continue reclamation operations."

"The estimated departure time is two o'clock this afternoon. Do you think it is carried out according to the plan?"

"It's done so soon?"

Ruan Huakai asked knowingly.

The captain smiled approvingly, and replied:

"Yes, our sailors and workers are working hard, and Haiyan is more capable. This is because of your foresight."

"If there is no Haiyan, we will not be able to achieve this kind of achievement anyway."

Ruan Huakai nodded in satisfaction, and after pondering for a moment, he said:

"We're not going to Life Reef."

"Not going to Life Reef?"

The captain looked at Ruan Huakai in surprise, and continued to ask:

"Then where are we going?"

"Fulu Reef."

Ruan Huakai replied.

"Fulu Reef? It's on the edge of China's real-controlled area. If we go there now, wouldn't it be too risky?"

"You also know that the situation at sea has just cooled down. We don't have an escort. It may be dangerous to go there."

Hearing his words, Ruan Huakai pursed his lips in disdain.

"We don't have an escort, do they have one?"

"Things have developed to this point, no matter who it is, they will no longer provoke conflicts at will."

"So, our current competition is that whoever builds the island faster will have the upper hand."

"Since we already have Haiyan, why do we need to hide in our own territory?"

"We just want to keep moving forward! To build islands! To grab territory!"

Ruan Huakai's voice was a little louder, and there was a bit of hatred on his face.

"Fulu Reef is their actual control area?"

"Oh, not anymore."

"When we turn that reef into an island, it will become our actual control area!"

"Now, go and lift the anchor."

"Follow my instructions and go to Fulu Reef!"

"clear!"

The captain answered decisively.

Then, he returned to the bridge and began to give the order to set sail.

Soon after, the huge sand dredger turned slowly and headed in the direction of Phlox Reef

After sailing overnight, Haiyan and other engineering ships arrived near Fulu Reef smoothly.

Ruan Huakai looked at the empty sea with satisfaction, and immediately gave the order to start work.

Sure enough, as I thought, the opponent's speed was far behind our own.

The greatest possibility is that they are still struggling to carry muddy water in the small place of Treasure Island.

Thinking of this, Ruan Huakai's spirits lifted.

This is the breakthrough point that I have been pursuing!

As long as they can build Fulu Reef ahead of them, they can use it as a springboard to continue to expand forward.

At that time, even if they have completed the construction of Treasure Island, what is the use?

You only have one island, but I have a dozen or even dozens of islands. Under the encirclement and interception, in the end, you can only end up alone and retreat in despair.

"Hurry up, start working!"

Ruan Huakai shouted vigorously.

The crew on the ship had already started to act. Under the command of the captain, the Haiyan quickly found the position, put down the positioning stakes, and the ship was nailed into the sea like a rock, even in the wind and waves more than one meter high. , also motionless.

Afterwards, the cutter and suction knife group plunged into the sea, and all the reefs and sediment were crushed, and then they were sprayed to the rear of Haiyan along the mud pump.

In just a minute, high ground had already piled up on the shallows.

The diesel engine was running crazily, and thick black smoke spewed out from the exhaust pipe.

Everything seemed to be going extremely smoothly, but at this moment, in the engine room, the chief engineer's expression was not very good.

"We have been completely overloaded. If we continue to maintain this load, it won't be long before the turbines will be completely overheated and shut down."

The deputy standing beside him sighed and replied:

"No way, we can't refuse the big brother's request. The biggest problem now is not our engine side."

"I heard that the reamer and rake head have been deformed because the quality of the previous construction was not good enough."

"If you continue to do this, the reamer will probably be useless."

"Also, the hull is also cracked and deformed. Mr. Zhu has been worrying for the past two days."

Hearing his words, the chief engineer pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said:

"If that's the case, then we don't care!"

"Anyway, everyone is overloaded, and something will always go wrong."

"At least judging from the current situation, our engineering team can still hold on."

"As long as others have problems, we will not have problems!"

The deputy had a hesitant expression on his face.

"Is this really possible?"

"Sure! Our entire set of turbines are imported, and the quality is absolutely guaranteed. They are not at the same level as those shoddy parts."

Speaking of this, the deputy can't make any further comments.

He operated the machine silently, and an ominous premonition gradually rose in his heart.

The Haiyan has only been at sea for less than a week.

It does seem to have accomplished a lot, but at what cost?

Maybe, soon, it will die

And the consequences of premature death are absolutely no one can afford.

On the other side, the Treasure Island base.

The Sky Whale has been in the nearby waters for 5 days, and its operations have continued for 4 days. Under its amazing power, the originally endless sea has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The crescent-shaped island has already taken shape, and the accumulated sediment is not yet smooth, but with the continuous widening of the channel, many construction machinery ships finally got rid of the narrow construction area and began to pour into the middle of the crescent one by one. port.

This also further improved the construction efficiency. In just four days, the island construction team had completed the work that had not been completed in the previous months.

Now, the sea area of ​​Treasure Island has reached an astonishing 180,000 square meters, and the usable flat ground area has also reached more than 10,000 square meters.

If necessary, a temporary takeoff runway can even be built on this island for some small aircraft to take off.

Feng Ping looked at the busy fleet with emotion, and said to his son Feng Ru beside him:

"This thing is really good. In such a short time, if such a big island was before, I really dare not even think about it."

"It's too fast. If we really want to continue at this speed, won't it be possible that one day, our entire ocean will be filled with ground?"

Feng Ru laughed and replied:

"Father, you think too much."

"Don't look at the simplicity of filling in the Sky Whale now, but there are conditions."

"Most of the area near Treasure Island is shallow, and it is easy to dig, so we can build quickly."

"But if you go to a deeper place, the efficiency will be much lower."

"We can fill almost 60,000 square meters of sea in a day at most, which is close to the design limit of this ship."

"If you really want to build large-scale islands, you need to get a few more sand dredgers with higher power."

Hearing Feng Ru's words, Feng Ping stared and shouted:

"Is 60,000 square meters not enough? Before the Sky Whale, how many square meters can we fill in a day, don't you know?"

"Besides, even if you don't compare with us, look at Vietnam. They also have boats. How much can they fill in a day?"

"6000 square meters will be the sky!"

"Haven't you heard? They worked hard there for two weeks to fill in more than 10,000 square meters of ground, which is not as good as the two hours spent on the Sky Whale."

"You, you are so ambitious, you don't know how to eat food bite by bite."

"If you think about it again, be careful not to choke you!"

Hearing his father's displeasure, Feng Ru quickly put away his teasing expression and replied:

"Oh, I hope we will go faster and faster. By the way, it is said that we are going to the next island today?"

Feng Ping snorted and replied:

"Let's set off at night, and we will arrive near Fulu Reef tomorrow morning."

"To go that far?"

Feng Ru asked in surprise.

"That's right. The monkeys are moving there, we have to get ahead of them!"

A few hours later, the Sky Whale put away the splints, and the gas turbine jetted out fiery flames. With the support of the whole ship's comprehensive electrical system, the 10,000-ton ship completed a U-turn at sea with amazing flexibility, and then turned around again. Headed towards Fulu Reef at a very fast speed.

According to common sense, it should have been the slowest ship in the fleet, but in fact, it was ahead of all other ships.

Even had to slow down from time to time, waiting for the heavy and inconvenient barge.

It took a full 9 hours before the fleet arrived in the waters near Fulu Reef.

The scene before them surprised everyone who had already been notified of the situation.

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No, certainly not surprised that island building had already begun.

Instead, I was surprised. They made it too slowly, right? ?

It has been two days since I arrived, and I just filled in such a small amount?

From a rough look, it is estimated to be several thousand square meters, which is not as big as a standard football field.

Shouldn't it?

Anyway, their Haiyan is also the crystallization of VOSTA LMG's latest technology. No matter how you pull your hips, can you still stretch your hips to this extent?

Feng Ping stood on the deck, looking suspiciously at the sand dredger in the opposite fleet, trying to find some clues from it.

But unfortunately, he didn't see anything.

And just when he was puzzled, a call from the commander-in-chief of the fleet suddenly came from the intercom in front of his chest.

"Attention all ships, attention all ships."

"Continue to approach the waters of Fulu Reef and anchor at a suitable position on the east side of Fulu Reef."

"received."

Feng Ru on the side also heard the order. He looked at Feng Ping and asked with some doubts:

"What are we doing there?"

Feng Ping shook his head and replied:

"I don't know exactly what to do."

"The situation has just cooled down, and it is impossible to take the initiative to provoke disputes."

"I guess we have to solve it ourselves."

Having said that, Feng Ping suddenly laughed.

"Actually, it's no big deal!"

"Don't say we were on Yongxia Island back then, this year, before the escort ships arrived, didn't we do a good job?"

As he spoke, he turned the rudder, and the No. 1 barge slowly turned at an angle and headed towards the sea area southeast of Fulu Reef.

And the fleet on the opposite side has already discovered the movement here, and all construction actions have come to a standstill.

Feng Ru could vaguely see several sailors on their so-called "Haiyan" dredger looking towards them.

This made him a little nervous.

If you get too close, you won't actually shoot, right?

Just when he was hesitating, all the ships had entered the target berthing position according to the instructions.

The Sky Whale was surrounded by several barges, and directly in front of it was the Haiyan, which was separated by a small piece of land.

The distance between the two "flagships" was no more than a hundred meters.

The Sky Whale turned around slowly, and its pump port aimed at the opposite Haiyan.

Then, the commander-in-chief's voice came again from the intercom.

"All ships, stay alert."

"Sky Whale, align the pump ports and turn on the blades."

The gas turbine ignited with a bang, and the blade set was submerged in the water.

Afterwards, the turbulent sea water, carrying sediment and gravel, spewed out from the pump port of the Sky Whale, and fell straight towards the opposite Haiyan!