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The commander of Country M's Seventh Fleet looked at the computer in front of him. At first, his chest kept rising and falling with anger. He wished he could smash the computer in front of him with a punch. Then his anger disappeared, but his face became more and more serious. Now
He was already certain that his early warning aircraft and two F-22s were not swallowed up by prehistoric monsters, nor did they go to Mars. Of course, they were not wiped out by the so-called mysterious "Queen" freighter. They were just destroyed by this.
A mysterious submarine was easily eliminated!
The missile interception rate of this kind of submarine can actually reach 100%, which shows that its submarine-to-air detection capability has reached a very powerful level. If equipped with strategic nuclear missiles, this mysterious submarine can completely cause a fatal blow to the aircraft carrier formation battle group.
threats. Its strategic deterrence effect is no less than that of nuclear weapons.
The commander knew that this was not the time to be angry and depressed. He had to report the matter to Pacific Command. Whether they knew the news from the Internet or not.
The Pacific Fleet Command has indeed been aware of the news and reported it to the Pentagon as soon as possible. They need the Pentagon's intelligence department to make an appropriate judgment on the accuracy of the news.
The Pentagon quickly replied that the news was probably true, and there were various signs that this mysterious nuclear submarine was the latest secret weapon developed by China, and ordered the Pacific Fleet to do everything possible to dig this submarine out of the Pacific Ocean.
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The Pacific Fleet Command issued the order to the Seventh Fleet Command. At this moment, His Excellency, the Commander of the Seventh Fleet, no longer bothered to search for the "Queen" that may have entered the "Gate of Hell" waters. They devoted all their energy to the search.
Placed on a mysterious nuclear submarine.
Compared with the mysterious submarine, the "Queen" freighter is simply insignificant. This time the Seventh Fleet is not just searching for the "Queen", but the entire aircraft carrier fleet has taken action. The fleet's early warning aircraft
All were dispatched to conduct a round-the-clock search in areas where the mysterious submarine might appear.
At the same time, several large military bases of country m in the Asia-Pacific region have also entered a state of first-level combat readiness for fear of being attacked by sudden missiles.
For a time, the entire South Pacific was in turmoil, and the situation suddenly became tense. However, this relieved the huge military pressure faced by the Peak Kingdom from the side, and gave the "Queen" a chance to fish in troubled waters and escape smoothly.
Zhao Changqiang didn't know all of this. When the entire Internet was discussing the mysterious submarine and the situation in the Pacific was tense, he was leading the entire ship in a desperate struggle against the boundless wind and waves.
After discovering the nuclear submarine, Zhao Changqiang also keenly realized that this was their best chance to escape. The nuclear submarine would definitely attract the attention of the entire Pacific Fleet, thus making the "Queen" fade out of the Pacific Fleet's attention!
So since that battle ended, Zhao Changqiang ordered the Queen to move towards the "Gate of Hell" waters at full speed, and eventually they plunged into the mysterious and unpredictable waters of the Gate of Hell.
Zhao Changqiang did not dare to go deep into the sea area, but planned to pass through the periphery of the mysterious area, but even so, he saw the power of this sea area!
This is where the warm current and cold current of the Pacific Ocean meet. The undercurrent surges and forms whirlpools on the surface of the ocean. Once a ship enters these whirlpools, it will be difficult to struggle out, and ultimately cannot escape the fate of being buried under the sea. At the same time, due to the undercurrent of the ocean and the
Affected by the gravity of the sun and the moon, the weather here is also unpredictable. Hurricanes and heavy rains are almost commonplace. Coupled with the strong magnetic force existing on the seabed, all of this makes the sea area mysterious and unpredictable.
On the first day when the "Queen" entered the "Gate of Hell", which was also the day when the Seventh Fleet's fighter formation arrived over the waters for the first time, they encountered a violent storm.
The raging sea wind set off huge waves of more than ten meters, which hit the "Queen" like white mountain peaks, making the 10,000-ton cargo ship stagger like a lonely boat on the river, as if it would be hit by the waves at any time.
turn.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, thunder was rumbling, and golden lightning was like a golden dragon with teeth and claws, extending from the clouds into the ocean. Thunderbolts seemed to explode right next to everyone's ears, making the eardrums of the Poison Dragon Guild brothers buzz.
Buzz!
At this moment, the Poison Dragon Society brothers finally realized the terrifying power of nature!
Since approaching this mysterious sea area, the magnetic compass on the cargo ship has completely failed. The "Queen" is an autopilot. Under normal circumstances, as long as the course is adjusted, you don't have to control it all the time. You only need to correct the course when the time comes.
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But at this moment, Zhao Changqiang directly gave up the automatic function of the helm and steered the steering himself. He held the helm tightly with his strong hands and stared at the boundless wind and waves in front of him, trying hard to turn the bow of the boat in the direction of the wind and waves. Here
Under such huge wind and waves, if the side of the ship encounters waves, I am afraid that one wave can overturn the "Queen" and completely sink to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
After the magnetic compass failed, he could only rely on the gyrocompass to indicate the navigation direction. However, Zhao Changqiang did not even glance at the gyrocompass. At this time, he no longer cared about sailing in the established direction, but kept correcting the direction of the ship's bow to keep the bow at all times.
Facing the direction of the waves. As for where the boat will go, Zhao Changqiang can no longer care.
But Zhao Changqiang believes that he will be able to lead everyone out of this sea!
At the last moment of the previous battle, Zhao Changqiang's temporary negativity affected everyone's emotions and almost caused everyone to be wiped out by enemy missiles. This time, Zhao Changqiang must not make that mistake again.
Therefore, although the "Queen" was in a precarious situation at this moment, Zhao Changqiang's expression and movements were extremely steady, and there was no trace of panic.
Zhao Changqiang's calmness affected everyone's emotions. Everyone stayed at their posts and worked together to fight against the harsh natural environment.
Just as Zhao Changqiang was steering the ship wholeheartedly, the internal phone on the integrated console suddenly rang harshly.
The first mate who had been standing next to Zhao Changqiang grabbed the phone and asked: "Hello? Hello? What happened? What? The engine room is flooded?!**!"
The first mate is a middle-aged man in his fifties, retired from the Navy, with more than 20 years of sailing experience. He usually behaves calmly and competently, but when he heard that the engine room was flooded, he couldn't help but cursed loudly.
The first mate didn't have time to say anything, so he immediately put down the phone and said to Zhao Changqiang: "Captain, it's bad! There are cracks in the engine room and water has entered!"
After Zhao Changqiang heard the news, his heart suddenly cramped. The engine room is one of the most important engine rooms on the freighter and is the core of the power of the entire freighter. If it is flooded, the freighter will lose power and can only drift with the tide.
, if it gets serious, it will sink because the cabin is filled with water.
"You come and take the helm, and I'll go take a look!" Zhao Changqiang shouted to the first mate. The wind, waves and thunder outside were so loud that even if they were in a closed cockpit, they had to speak loudly to make each other clear.
heard.
The first mate quickly took the tiller from Zhao Changqiang and continued to adjust the direction of the ship's bow. Zhao Changqiang pushed open the door of the control room and ran out.
The control room was just above the living area. When Zhao Changqiang passed by the living area, he called all the people who were not on duty and asked them to go to the engine room to drain water.
When Zhao Changqiang led people to the engine room, there was already more than 30 centimeters of water in the engine room. A gap more than one meter long and less than one millimeter wide appeared on the engine room wall. Although the gap was not big, it was
Under the pressure of the sea water, the sea water is like a fountain, pouring continuously into the engine room.
The drainage system of the engine room is already working, continuously draining the water in the engine room into the Pacific Ocean, and then blending it into the boundless wind and waves.
The chief engineer saw Zhao Changqiang coming and bringing several mobile drainage machines. He calmed down and shouted to him: "I want a welding machine!"
Zhao Changqiang immediately asked someone to bring a multi-function welding machine and turned it on. The built-in fan of the welding machine began to rotate rapidly, making a buzzing sound.
The chief engineer went into battle himself. He no longer bothered to put on long insulating gloves, goggles and insulating shoes. He just grabbed the welding gun and placed the welding rod directly on the crack.
The red welding flash splashed into the white sea water and was quickly extinguished, with bursts of white smoke rising out of the sizzling sound.
Welding with water has very high requirements on welding technology, especially when the seawater pressure is very high. Fortunately, when the chief engineer served in the Navy, he worked in the technical branch, and his welding professional level is quite high. Under his welding,
The long crack in the bulkhead is gradually narrowing.
Zhao Changqiang and everyone looked at the skilled welding chief engineer and couldn't help but feel relieved. It seemed that the engine room was saved. If the cracks were allowed to open, the consequences would be disastrous.
As the cracks where water leaked out were continuously closed by the engineer chief, the accumulated water in the engine room was also reduced by the work of the drainage system. The brothers used various tools to push the accumulated water to the entrance of the pump to speed up the drainage time.
Ten minutes later, the crack was finally patched. The chief engineer turned off the welding machine, wiped the sweat from his face and said to Zhao Changqiang: "Captain, this is not the way to go. Our cargo ship simply cannot withstand such wind and waves!"
Sooner or later the wall will crack! We must leave this sea area immediately."
Zhao Changqiang's brows knitted into a knot, and he said hastily: "We can no longer go back. In such wind and waves, turning the rudder and course within the cargo area may cause the ship to capsize!"
The chief engineer is also an experienced sailor and knows that Zhao Changqiang is telling the truth, but if this continues, the fate of sinking is still waiting for them!
"Then what should we do?" the chief engineer kept rubbing his big hands and said, facing the situation in front of him, he was really helpless.
Zhao Changqiang was silent for a moment, and then suddenly shouted: "Leave the personnel on duty in the engine room, and the rest will follow me to the deck!"
The chief engineer was stunned when he heard Zhao Changqiang's order, and subconsciously asked: "What are you doing on the deck at this time?"
The wind and waves outside were so strong that it was impossible to stand on the deck. A single wave could wash people into the sea! Didn't Zhao Changqiang ask everyone to go to the deck to die?