After Boat 011 was docked, the coxswain, vice-coxswain, and sergeants had been having meetings for the past few days, leaving early and returning late. The soldiers were all in their classes, studying, discussing, reading newspapers, and so on. In fact, they had nothing to do. One night, Sergeant Guan gathered the gunners and said,""We have a new mission tomorrow. It's for real. We'll go to the sea to test the cannon and shoot with live ammunition. We'll test the ship's endurance under continuous shooting. This was probably the last test.”
The soldiers started to get nervous. However, what was an artillery soldier for? They were just there to shoot cannons. After studying for nearly two years on a hand-carved textbook, they were finally going to make a name for themselves. Everyone was excited. Because they were all transferred from the frigates and minesweeper, some had fired 76 rounds, some had fired 37 rounds, and 57 rounds were still unfamiliar to them. What would a long cannon barrel look like when loaded with cannonballs?
Ah Hui's experience of shooting at sea on Ship 50 was still fresh in her mind. "It can't be more powerful than the 76 cannon!”However, he still had to deal with the cannonballs carefully. He had to be careful and not panic. Ah Hui thought about it and fell asleep.
The next morning, as soon as the gate of Dalian shipyard opened, Sergeant Guan led his team into the factory. Boat 011 docked at the dock on the east bank of the shipyard. After the soldiers boarded the ship, they took their positions. The machine started, and the exhaust holes on the side of the ship spewed out gray smoke that floated on the deck, the dock, and the sea. Everyone's eyes and noses felt a spicy stimulation. The reports from each post were heard through the microphone in front of the captain. Captain Li Zuo 'an habitually turned around and looked at the rear deck. Then, he decisively ordered the " reverse ", and Boat 011 left the dock. The four main engines made loud noises, and the bow of the boat tilted up. The sea water was cut open, leaving a deep waterway behind the boat. The waves rolled back.
After a while, the ship arrived at the sea where no mountains or buildings could be seen. It was calm. Ah Hui looked into the distance and knew that the firecrackers were about to start. After a while, the speed of the boat slowed down. The sergeant major stood on the command deck, wearing headphones. The commander's microphone was in his hand. The gunner Zhang Guisan also had headphones under his helmet. The ammunition carrier Lin Shengxiang had already opened the ammunition box. The aiming hand was also staring. In short, they were all waiting for an order. Sergeant Guan looked at the front cannon first, then at the back cannon. When he thought that everything was fine, he shouted,""reload." Zhang Guisan immediately shouted," reload!" With a " kacha " sound, Ah Hui pushed a row of cannonballs into the barrel, and at the same time, she placed the second chain of cannonballs on the launcher. The live ammunition from warship No. 50 was still in front of them. The first sound of a cannon was really shocking. When the first ring was over, the second ring, the third ring, it didn't matter how many rings it was. The nervousness was in the first ring.
" What will the first echo be like? Ah Hui knew that nothing would happen after the 76 shots were fired, but she was still nervous. She waited nervously for the first shot. How loud would it be? Ah Hui was waiting with all her attention. The problem was that not only did they have to take the first shot, but they also had to continue firing after the first shot. How could they continue loading the shells and whether there would be any problems? This was the test of the reload's combat responsibility.
Zhang Guisan said,"Release!" The first sound finally sounded. Just like the 76 cannons on Ship 50, two streams of air rushed in from the two ear holes, forcefully rushing open the mouth. The upper and lower teeth touched and closed again. Suddenly, the nervous nerves passed, and the fear disappeared. " That's all," Ah Hui said in her heart. The second and third shots were the same, but it was as if nothing had happened. He was fully focused on receiving the shells and placing them on the loading rack, his eyes fixed on the movement of the breech. As for how the cannonball flew out, where it landed, and the shape of the trajectory, he did not know at all. He did not see it.
After this shooting test, some data was obtained. The 011 had fully met the engineering design requirements. From then on, the officers and soldiers left the small building on the dock and moved to the cabin on the boat. Living on the boat, fighting on the boat. The construction of the 011 ship was completed and it left the factory.
In the conference room of the Shuijing District Command in the city of Dalian, the Chief of Staff of the base command, Senior Colonel Huang Xianwen, held a handover meeting for Boat 011 and announced that Boat 011 would be handed over to the Ocean Island Patrol Area for service.
Senior Colonel Gao Shirong, the commander of Lushun Water Well District, who attended the meeting, personally handed over the personnel files of Boat 011 to Yu Honglian, the commander of Ocean Island Patrol District. It was decided that in the afternoon, Boat 011 would set sail for Ocean Island. At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Senior Captain Bi Heng, Chief of Staff of the Ocean Island Patrol District, came to the boat at the Black Mouth Pier of the Port of Dalian. He was here specifically to pick up Boat 011 and take it to Ocean Island. He was of medium build, sturdy and burly, with a pair of sharp eyes on his red face. As soon as they met, they knew that he was a man who had been tested by the sea and the flames of war. A few days ago, his story had been told on the boat. On Ocean Island, he was a legendary figure.
He was from Hei Long Jiang and had joined the army in 1946. He had participated in the battle to conquer Jinzhou in the Liao-Shen campaign. He had been to North Korea to resist the United States and aid the North Korea. Later, he was transferred to the navy and participated in many battles on the west coast of North Korea to counter the harassment of the US and Lee navies. Once, at the mouth of the Yalu River, his patrol boat encountered a US Li gunboat. The enemy thought that our army was a wooden gunboat and provoked us first. As the captain, his eyes were red with anger. He rolled up his sleeves and said,"Damn it, my guns are not to be trifled with!”He commanded the entire ship to fire at once. As a result, one of the enemy ships was sunk, and two of them escaped with injuries.
At this time today, he was standing on the deck of Boat 011. As the chief of staff of Ocean Island's patrol area, he was filled with excitement and emotion when he saw the soldiers of Boat 011 who were about to be brought back by him and become his subordinates. His eyes shone brightly. He glanced at the young faces and said affectionately," Comrades, from now on, you and Boat 011 are officially incorporated into the Navy's Ocean Island patrol area. On behalf of the head of the patrol area, Chen Yanlin, Commander Yu Honglian, and the officers and soldiers of the entire region, I am here to welcome you to Ocean Island." There was applause on the deck.
"Everyone knows that Ocean Island is an island in the depths of the Yellow Sea. It is the furthest from the mainland. To the east of Ocean Island, 12 nautical miles away is the high seas. It was not far from Japan. Therefore, the defense mission there was very heavy. She was the frontline outpost of the motherland. "Go to Ocean Island. Ocean Island needs you, and Ocean Island welcomes you." The Chief of Staff paused for a moment and continued,"I'm going to the Ocean Island.
" Also, because Haiyang Island is located in the depths of the Yellow Sea and is the furthest from the mainland, the winds are strong and the waves are high. The environment there is harsh, and the living conditions are poor. Our comrades will face harsh living conditions and a harsh natural environment. However, Leader Mao taught us that the more difficult the place, the more we have to go. Therefore, it is an honor for our comrades to go to Ocean Island.”Another round of applause sounded from the deck.
After Staff Officer Bi's speech, the bell on the boat rang. The machine rumbled. As soon as the steel cable tied to the dock was untied, the gunboat began to shake. On the front and back decks, the gunners lined up and respectfully bid farewell to the port of Dalian. We are going to the island, far away from the mainland!
The needle on the watch spun round and round. The gunboat was getting further and further away from the mainland and closer and closer to the island. After passing Three Mountain Island, they seemed to be heading northeast. After more than an hour, some mountain shadows appeared on the northeast sea. People said that it was Changshan Island. After a while, the shadow of a mountain appeared in the distance, saying that it was Zhangzi Island. Going around from the north of Zhangzi Island, they could see Ocean Island not far to the east. Looking at Ocean Island from the sea, it looked like an oval mountain floating on the blue sea. Ah Hui watched from afar and thought,'Where can the boat dock on such a huge mountain? Is there no dock? Can the boat dock on the coast?' Just as he was thinking, the gunboat arrived at the northwest of the island. It turned out that there was a large mouth to the sea here. If one went in, there would be a wide water surface. It turned out that Ocean Island was a mountain in the shape of a square-foot. The mountain was surrounded by water, and the water was surrounded by the mountain. The water surface surrounded by the mountain was the harbor. There were three docks in the harbor. The east was the Gaoli Village Pier, and the west was the Red Stone Pier and the Mobile Pier. Boat 011 docked at the mobile dock after entering the port.
Political Commissar Chen and Commander Yu, the heads of the patrol area, were already standing at the dock with the staff officers of the political department and the headquarters. After the boat was docked, the machine stopped. Chief of Staff Bi Heng brought Captain Li Zuo 'an, Instructor Liu Huikai, Vice Captain Guo Jihou, Sergeant Guan Hemin, and Wang Xueen to meet Political Commissar Chen and Commander Yu. The officers on the boat saluted the chief one by one. As Commissar Chen returned the salute, he said,"Welcome, welcome!”
At night, the officers and soldiers of Boat 011 and Boat 840 lined up at the mobile dock. Chief of Staff Bi said,""From today onwards, the fourth squadron of Ocean Island patrol area is formed. This is a historic moment in the construction of our Ocean Island Navy. Now, I announce that with the approval of the higher-ups, Comrade Zhang Ren will be the captain of the 4th squadron and Comrade Zhou Zhifu will be the political commissioner." Two senior captains came out and saluted everyone. There was a round of applause at the dock. Ocean Island Navy originally had three squadrons, but now there were four squadrons. It turned out that the captains and political commissar of the three squadrons were all first lieutenants. Only the others were captains. The two leaders of the 4th squadron were senior captains, so they were very eye-catching.
After that, the moon was still shining on the harbor. The undulating waves on the sea hit the iron plates on the side of the ship and the mobile dock. The sailors were shaken to sleep by the waves.
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