After breakfast and a short rest, Sergeant Major Guan Hemin blew the whistle and gathered. After lining up, he announced,"Today we're going to the factory to see the boats." "Attention! Turn right and march."
Everyone had been looking forward to seeing the boat. It had been half a year since they came to pick up the boat. No one knew what the boat looked like. They only saw the name of the ship, length, width, weight, personnel, mechanical equipment, and so on. It was advanced enough, but what it looked like could only be imagined. No one had seen it. People had long been looking forward to seeing her beautiful face. Ships were the homes of sailors. It was like a blind date. When they met for the first time, people would deliberately change into new or cleaner clothes. Sergeant Guan was a twenty-five-year-old man from Shandong Province. He was tall and straight. He wore a navy officer's uniform with shiny leather shoes. He had black eyebrows, big eyes, and a fair face. He looked especially handsome. His long-term training as a soldier was a silent command to the soldiers. The soldiers followed his footsteps and formed a group. The sound of uniform footsteps could be heard on the road. After crossing the Victory Bridge, they walked onto the harbor road leading to Dalian shipyard. The gate of the shipyard at the east end could be seen from afar. On the left side of the road was the wide sea of the port of Dalian. The waves were rolling. On the other side was the Ganjingzi District of Dali. Tall chimneys were emitting long black and gray smoke. On the east side of the harbor, a long breakwater could be vaguely seen in the distance. There were boats going in and out. On the dock on the shore, there were many fishing boats. There were a few ships with the head of the ship marked "Liao-Changyu". They were fishing boats from Changhai County, Liaoning.
At the entrance of the shipyard, the team stopped. Sergeant Guan went to the guard room and said a few words. The military representative handed him a small card, which was the factory entry permit. He also told her to keep it well and to show this card when she came to the factory in the future. The iron gate of the factory opened, and Sergeant Guan led his team into the factory in an orderly manner. Dalian shipyard was so big. They went around one factory after another and came to a large rectangular pit by the sea. The pit was very deep and was surrounded by stones. Those who knew said that this was a dock. The ships were built and repaired here. Sergeant Guan ordered the troops to stop by the dock. People looked down and saw a gunboat parked in the dock. There was no seawater below, and the gunboat was sitting on a wooden frame. Sergeant Guan said," Everyone, take a look. This is the gunboat-011 that we've been thinking about day and night. It's still under construction.”
The team dispersed. Ah Hui and her comrades left the original location of the team and scattered around the dock. They each chose a favorable position to carefully observe the 011 in the dock. The long hull was beautifully designed. The mast in the control room was also very beautiful. The cannons were also installed. The special 57 cannon barrels and the 25 cannons on the left and right sides were very majestic. Ah, this will be our home, our battlefield, the soldiers thought.
"Let's go. We can't go up now anyway. Let's take a look at the workshop.”Sergeant Major Guan Hemin said.
"This is a workshop in the shipyard. The hull is being assembled and all kinds of equipment are being assembled here.”The representative of the factory, Master Sun, said. Master Sun was in his forties. He had big eyes, a red face, and a smile on his face. He was amiable. He was originally a worker. Due to his diligence and intelligence, he became a shipyard technical expert in his thirties. In 1958, he participated in the construction of China's first 10,000-ton ship, the " Leap Forward ", and became an assistant engineer. He was Engineer Lin's assistant and the technical representative of the factory when he built the 011. He was the one who received all the visitors to Boat 011. The people followed him to the marine machinery factory, which was very, very large. All kinds of marine machinery could be produced here: The main computer and the secondary computer. The manufacturing of a ship was under the command and control of the general design office. All parts, hull, machinery, command system, radar, sonar, navigation equipment, and weapons were organized and implemented according to a unified arrangement. First, after the hull was fully assembled, other equipment would be installed one after another until the ship was finally launched for sea trials. Some equipment could not be manufactured by one factory in one city and required national cooperation. For example, the artillery was made in Chongqing, the radar sonar was made in Wuhan...so on. No matter where the equipment was produced, it would eventually be assembled on the ship and become a warship.
In front of the factory's design room, Master Sun invited a middle-aged naval officer and introduced him to everyone."
"Comrades, this is the chief designer of Boat 011, Engineer Lin from the Navy Equipment Department. Now, please let Engineer Lin speak to everyone! "Welcome," Master Sun said as he turned to Engineer Lin."Please tell us!"
Engineer Lin smiled and nodded.""Alright, alright!" He was a calm and steady person. He sat in the office a lot, looked at blueprints, thought about things, and rarely spoke. Especially when he spoke to the crowd, there were even fewer of them. However, at this moment, he was extremely excited when he saw this group of young marines who were about to enter his carefully designed Boat 011 and control it. It was like a horse breeder carefully training a horse and personally handing it over to a cavalry soldier before he was ready to go to the battlefield. He tried his best to control his emotions and said slowly and clearly,
"Comrades, marines, I am very happy to see you today! Because the construction of 011 is almost complete, you will be the owners of 011. As you all know, China is a large maritime country. We have a long coastline, so we must build a strong navy. However, due to historical reasons, we have been lagging behind for a long time. To resist the United States and aid Korea, we defeated the most powerful American imperialists in the world, but in the navy, we still don't have any ships that we built ourselves. The successful construction of Boat 011 marked the beginning of a new era in the construction of our navy. The first gunboat we built belongs to you. You are glorious and I am proud of you!”
Someone applauded. " The main designer of 011 is Engineer Lin," Master Sun said." Engineer Lin has contributed to the construction of the navy!”Everyone applauded. Master Sun turned to Engineer Lin and said,"Tell me about yourself!"”
" It's nothing," Engineer Lin smiled." I'm just an ordinary engineer." "I'm in the shipbuilding industry, but in the past, our country's economy was backward and we couldn't use it. Now that we've designed it, our country can build it. Our country is strong and powerful. Our technical staff can be of use now.”The soldiers clapped again.
At the beginning of the design, there were Soviet experts who helped us. Later, due to the growing differences in ideology, politics, and foreign policy between China and the Soviet Union, the Soviet experts withdrew. They didn't give us the equipment that they had promised and forced us to pay our debts. What should he do? If the Soviet experts withdraw, will we stop building ships? Under difficult conditions, Engineer Lin took on the heavy responsibility of designing the 011 spaceship alone. In the past two years, he had worked together with the shipyard's engineers and technicians to learn from each other and study together. They had overcome one difficulty after another and solved one technical problem after another. Finally, the construction of Boat 011 was about to be completed.
The soldiers understood Engineer Lin and were full of admiration and envy for him.
Class monitor Zhang Wenru was very excited when she returned from the factory. He had been in the military for almost five years and had been on frigate 49. It was an old ship that should have been retired long ago. He has never been on a warship built by our country. This time, with 011, his military service period was almost up. He might not be able to get on the ship before he was discharged. When he returned home, he had been in the navy for several years, but he didn't even go on the warship he built. It was too embarrassing. Besides, if he could go up with his eyes, wouldn't it be too cowardly if he couldn't? At the thought of this, he suddenly had an idea. He thought to himself," Since there are still two months left until my military service, I might as well apply for extended service and work on the new boat for another year." There might be some good opportunities in this year. Class monitor Zhang Wenru thought about it and was secretly happy.
After dinner, Zhang Wenru sat on the head of the bed to rest. Liu Ruchen came out of the captain's room and said with a smile,""The captain wants you to go."
"What is it? Maybe give me a chance to make a request." With this thought in mind, he happily entered the captain's room.
"Captain, what's the matter?" Squad Leader Zhang Wenru looked at the captain's dark face blankly.
" Well, sit over there. We're always busy. The closer the boat is to the water, the more things we seem to have to do. We go to the factory every day to study this and that. We don't even have time to talk to you. However, if there's nothing else, let me tell you. The water well area has approved your discharge. Hurry up and deal with the things in the class and on the boat. Tomorrow morning, gather at the military affairs office in the water well area. Sigh, your service is finally over. It's your honor." You've done well for the past few years, you've fulfilled your duties perfectly. Look, if you have any other requests, tell us before you leave. We'll try our best to help you solve them."
Squad Leader Zhang Wenru wanted to serve for another year and requested to extend his service. However, after hearing what the captain said, since the higher-ups had already approved his retirement, there was no need to mention it. He said," I'll follow the leader's arrangements." Zhang Wenru came out of the captain's office with mixed feelings. She had completed her military service and was about to go home. She felt happy, but she could not suppress the sadness and fear in her heart after ending five years of life as a marine and bidding farewell to her comrades. He was the first to walk to Ah Hui's bed. His face was gloomy and he did not know what to say."Tell him that I'm leaving. They've been on good terms for a year, and it'll be hard for them to part after I leave.”While she was hesitating, Ah Hui said,"What's wrong, class monitor?"”
"I'm going to recover. I'm leaving tomorrow."
"What?" Ah Hui was stunned. She stood up from the bed and said in surprise.
"It's true. The captain and I talked about it just now. We'll leave tomorrow.”
Ah Hui was sure that the class monitor was going to be discharged. For a moment, he had mixed feelings. He knew that the class monitor's military service was coming up and it was time to leave, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. There were still two months before the end of the service period. Why was it so sudden?
The last time the captain talked to Ah Hui, there was a heavy feeling pressing down on Ah Hui's heart. Ah Hui said that the squad leader was " depressed." Captain Li was quite satisfied, but Ah Hui felt guilty towards the class monitor. Why didn't she tell the captain about the positive side of the class monitor?
Did the class monitor's sudden dismissal have anything to do with his words? If the class monitor was really discharged because of what he said, then he would really be letting the class monitor down. Thinking of this, Ah Hui said,"Come, let's talk outside."”
It was still on that pile of logs that Ah Hui said something very sorry to the class monitor. The class monitor said," That's nothing. The veterans are about to finish their military service, and they're all a little negative. That's my own fault. The captain asked you to say it, but what did you say? You can't even see the obvious fault. Didn't the captain say that you're stupid? So, it's okay for you to say that. Your purpose is to make me more active. I understand. This time, my departure has nothing to do with your words.”
The class monitor's words gave Ah Hui some comfort.
Then, the squad leader said," I've worked on the ship for five years, but I've never been on a ship we built ourselves. Now that the 011 is about to enter the water, I have to leave. I didn't stay on the ship we built ourselves. This is my regret!
You're young and cultured. Work hard. I hope to hear good news from you!”Tears rolled in his eyes.
The next morning, when the class monitor left, Ah Hui took out the canned food she usually saved: Two cans of apples in syrup, two cans of pears, and one can of peaches were packed in a bag. He handed it to the class monitor and said,"Take it and bring it to the old man!" The old class monitor held Ah Hui's hand, tears streaming down his face.
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