Chapter 395: Blow up warships and sell them for scrap
the next day.
Both submarines were loaded, as were various submarine production equipment from the red Solmovo Shipyard, and everyone began to prepare for departure.
The submarine is installed on the floating dock. This is just the beginning. Next, various preparations must be made.
For example, if you want to add water, electricity, upper and lower passages to a submarine, ventilation facilities to prevent the submarine battery from producing hydrogen, and sprinkler equipment to prevent it from being exposed to the sun, it is not just a matter of covering it with a camouflage net.
You can look at the photos of submarines being transported. They are not covered with camouflage nets. Just like an open kitchen without natural gas, the submarine cannot be completely closed. Who knows whether the submarine's battery will produce some hydrogen.
At the same time, in order to safely take off and land, all kinds of oil on the submarine had to be removed. This work took another whole day.
Qin Tao looked at the little improvements, and then thought of something: "Is the charging power enough? We can't let the experts on the submarine eat cold."
There are not only sailors escorting the submarine, but also several experts. During the transportation process, there is no fuel inside and the engine cannot be started. It has to rely on external power supply. If the power is insufficient, you may have to eat cold food.
Qin Tao didn't want the soldiers to suffer.
"It's enough. We have a special generator on the floating dock to provide power."
Qin Tao nodded.
Everything was ready, and the huge floating dock slowly left the dock.
A big stone dropped in Qin Tao's heart.
"Mr. Qin, where are you going next?" Xu Zhengyang asked Qin Tao.
"Of course I'm going home."
When I go back now, I can still catch up with my wife during her confinement period. For a woman, this is the most important time. Qin Tao doesn't want to have regrets at this time. His wife has just given birth and he has to come out. Now,
The matter has been completed. For him, of course he has to go back. His wife and children are on the hot bed.
"Okay, let's book a flight back immediately." Xu Zhengyang said.
Just as I finished speaking, I heard a few old men next to me sighing with emotion.
"Kovakic is so courageous!"
"Yes, I heard that the Black Sea Fleet is looking for him all over the world, but I just don't know where he has gone."
"Well, there is nothing we can do about it. Since the collapse of the Red Empire, they have not paid wages. The Grisha frigate, anchors and other parts that can be disassembled have long been dismantled and sold. Now
, they can only blow up the warships and sell them for scrap."
Blow up the warship and sell it for scrap! Hearing this operation, Xu Zhengyang felt that his whole body was shocked.
Qin Tao's eyes also lit up. He came to this world and has been busy all the time. He actually forgot this strange thing!
This has to start with the issue of the ownership of the Black Sea Fleet.
After the collapse of the Red Empire, the ownership of the Black Sea Fleet became a big issue. According to the division of land, the Black Sea Fleet, whose main base is located on the Crimean Peninsula, should belong to Ermao.
However, the Crimean Peninsula does not belong to the Ermao in history.
From the 15th to the 18th century, it belonged to the Crimean Khanate. In 1783, it was merged into Tsarist Russia. From 1918 to the beginning of 1954, it was a state of Mao. Of course, in October 1921, Crimea was briefly established.
An autonomous republic until February 1954, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Red Empire ordered the Crimean Oblast to be transferred to Ermao.
The original Red Empire really considered the overall situation, and the result was that it laid the fuse for subsequent conflicts.
The Red Empire collapsed, and Ermao immediately declared that the Crimean Peninsula was his own, the Black Sea Fleet was his own, and the Kuznetsov was also his own.
Da Mao definitely refused, and immediately sailed away the Kuznetsov.
Although the Kuznetsov is gone, the Black Sea Fleet is still the main fleet during the Red Empire, with a large number of warships.
Naturally, neither Da Mao nor E Mao wanted to give up on this piece of fat. E Mao publicly announced that E Mao would fully take over the Black Sea Fleet.
Da Mao was not a vegetarian, and immediately declared that the "Black Sea Fleet" would always be Da Mao's property, and Er Mao had no right to divide the fleet.
Later, in order to solve the problem of division of military power after the collapse of the Red Empire, various countries held a meeting in Minsk.
However, the ownership of the Black Sea Fleet is still a big issue. Both Da Mao and Er Mao are fighting for it. The conflict is irreconcilable. So, after several battles, a military conflict is about to break out. They finally sit down and reach an agreement on the Black Sea Fleet.
Transition Agreement on Ownership.
In 1992, this agreement was signed, which stipulated that the Black Sea Fleet would exist as a joint fleet of the two countries in the next three years. The appointment of the fleet commander would be jointly agreed upon by the top leaders of the two countries. The Sevastopol military port and various locations of the Black Sea Fleet
The base will be used and maintained jointly by both countries.
In this way, the conflict between the Black Sea Fleet was temporarily put on hold. Of course, it was only temporary.
If the two countries jointly manage it, then the two countries have to jointly contribute money. However, the sad thing about the Black Sea Fleet is that there is no money at all.
Regardless of whether it is the Big Mao or the Ermao, the domestic economy is in a mess, and the military under its control does not have enough military expenditures, let alone a controversial fleet such as the Black Sea Fleet.
Therefore, neither country provided funds.
Under such circumstances, the Black Sea Fleet's life was miserable.
If you go to your superiors to ask for money, go to the leader of Big Mao, but he will wave his hand and go to Ermao!
Go to Ermao's leader. Ermao waved his hand and went to Da Mao!
It has been three years since 1991 and they have not paid a penny in wages!
what to do?
Some people left, some struggled to support themselves, and some were thinking of other ideas.
For example, selling scrap metal!
Although many people are selling it, they are just dismantling and selling scrap metal. The Grisha frigate did a big thing this time: the entire warship was blown up and completely turned into parts.
Sold scrap metal!
What happens after selling scrap metal? Of course, you get the money and then run away!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There is no point in staying in the Black Sea Fleet anyway. The big guys don’t even have an object of allegiance. I don’t know if it is a big hair or an Ermao, so they might as well run away.
This Kovacic is awesome!
Xu Zhengyang looked at Qin Tao with emotion and found that Qin Tao's eyes were shining with light.
He was very familiar with Qin Tao and knew that Mr. Qin had new ideas.
Qin Tao looked at Xu Zhengyang: "Before we go home, we will take a detour to the Crimea Peninsula and revisit our old place."
Xu Zhengyang nodded.
Qin Tao was indeed revisiting his old place. When he came to the Crimean Peninsula for the first time, he came with Zhao Ling, and the two had an unforgettable time at that time.
Now, Zhao Ling has given birth to a son for him and stayed in the country. As for the old couple he met back then, they have already gone their separate ways.
Things are different and people are different.
Of course, these memories of mine are all trivial matters, Er Mao is the real thing.
After the transition period passed, the two sides struggled for several more years, and finally divided up the Black Sea Fleet. Mao got most of the property. However, because there was no base, it had to rent a base on the Crimean Peninsula.
As for Ermao, although they have been allocated a number of warships, with their national strength, there is simply no way to maintain a large army. They can only decommission or seal these equipment.
So, all the good stuff is wasted!
Qin Tao moved into the villa that he used to live in, facing the sea and blooming flowers in spring. However, during the day, he did not go to the beach to swim. Instead, he slept in the villa and only became active at night.
, and went straight to a nearby bar.
Regardless of whether they are big or small, they all like to drink. They can go a day without eating, but they cannot go a day without drinking!
Qin Tao was sitting on the bar, drinking with Xu Zhengyang. He looked relaxed, but in fact, he was constantly listening to the goings on around him.
"Hey, Fyodor, you seem to have a good harvest, you can actually afford to drink three bottles at a time." Two people sat next to them, and they were very emotional when they saw that their companion actually ordered three bottles.
"Yeah, I'm lucky. I didn't expect that the thing I opened today actually contained gold. Although it's very small, it's enough to last a few days. I'll give you this bottle!" Fyodor said,
He gave one of the bottles to his companion.
"Oh, I really envy you. Nothing can be dismantled on our submarine. Even if some things can be dismantled, they cannot be moved. Damn it." The companion clenched his fist in annoyance.
Surface ships can be dismantled as long as they can be moved, but submarines are different. The internal space of submarines is limited, and various hatches are only meant to accommodate one person through. When this kind of submarine is welded, all kinds of equipment have already been welded.
Once inside, it’s too difficult to take it apart and take it away!
"Okhlopkov, I'm just curious. Haven't you seen that others can blow up warships? Don't you blow up submarines and dismantle them to sell scrap metal?" Fyodor asked.
"How is that possible! That Kovacic went too far. They just had fun and ran away. Now, the guards in the base are strict. It's not that easy to blow up the warship."
Forefathers planted trees for future generations to enjoy the shade. Forefathers made mistakes and future generations suffered!
Bombing a warship was too much, so the entire fleet was shaken. In addition to chasing everyone on the Grisha frigate, they also added more guards.
"Huh, the guards are strict? They just give those guards an opportunity to sell scrap metal!" Okhlopkov was a little annoyed.
"I heard that the higher-ups allocated some money."
"What's the use? That little money is not enough to be shared by the people above. Can it be in our hands?"
The two of them were filled with emotion again.
"Come, drink!"
Fyodor drank two bottles, and Okhlopkov drank one. After finishing the drinks, the two of them walked out staggeringly.
Qin Tao winked at Xu Zhengyang.
Xu Zhengyang understood and chased after him.
The second night.
Okhlopkov stood at the door of the bar and kept looking.
If he wants to drink, he has to drink from others because he has no money. However, the kind of luck he had yesterday may not come every day. Now, he has been waiting until a voice came from behind him.
"Hey, brother, do you want a drink?"
When he saw the wine in the other person's hand, Okhlopkov immediately nodded: "Yes, I want to drink, you want to give it to me?"
"Sure, how about we make friends?"
Okhlopkov nodded: "Okay, okay."
He kept his eyes fixed on the wine bottle. After the other party handed it to him, he immediately raised his head and drank all the wine into his stomach. He could have a good sleep again tonight!
Okhlopkov chirped a few times.
"Thanks."
"Do you want to be able to drink as much as you want every day from now on?" the other party suddenly asked.
Okhlopkov opened his eyes wide: "Can you drink it every day?"
"That's right."
"How to do it?"
"Don't you envy Kovacic?"
"Yes, we envy Kovacic, but we can't blow up the submarine."
By this time, he had sobered up.
"It is true that you can't blow it up, but you can drive it out. You just need to contact the people around you. Twenty are enough. As long as you drive this submarine out of the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, there will be people in the Atlantic Ocean.
The ship will pick you up." The other party said: "Each of you can get one million US dollars. With this money, you can go to the West and live the life you want."
One million dollars! This is a number that Okhlopkov could not even imagine.
Okhlopkov opened his eyes wide and looked at the man in front of him: "Are you an international arms dealer?"
"You don't have to worry about this. As long as you agree, you can immediately get half of the reward as an advance payment. When you sail the submarine to the Atlantic Ocean, you can get the other half."
"Then, will you throw us into the sea?" Okhlopkov asked.
The international arms trade has always been bloody. Those arms dealers will do anything for money, so he must ask clearly.
Even if our own side launches the submarine, can the other side keep its promise?
"Yes, it is indeed possible." The other party said: "Anyway, it makes no sense for me to swear here to guarantee your safety. Therefore, it depends on your own choice. You can continue to be ignorant like this and work for one person every day.
If you rack your brains over a bottle of wine, you can also take a risk. At least I have paid you an advance, which is real money. The remaining half depends on your courage."
Should you live your life in a drunken state every day, or should you work hard? Bet on your luck?
"Aren't you afraid that if we get the money and don't do anything for you, we will run away instead?"
"It is possible. When the time comes, we will have to expend all our efforts to chase you. However, it is still enough to use the remaining five hundred thousand to hire killers."
"Then the last problem is left. There is not a drop of oil in our base, and the oil in the submarine has been drained. So, let alone the Mediterranean, we can't even get out of the Black Sea."
"In a few days, a comprehensive supply ship will dock at your place, and then all the people on the ship will go out to have fun. That night, the sentries guarding the nearby will also be drunk. You can take advantage of the darkness to refuel the submarine.
"
All the preparations have been made for them, so what choice will they make next?
do my best!
The look in their eyes said it all.
In the villa, Qin Tao listened to Xu Zhengyang's report and was very satisfied: "Zhengyang, you did a great job. It seems that I can take a rest after arriving. I can just leave this kind of thing to you."
This was what Qin Tao originally wanted to do, but in the end, Qin Tao did not move and handed over the job to Xu Zhengyang. Xu Zhengyang only met him after putting on makeup.
Fortunately, Xu Zhengyang completed the job beautifully.
Xu Zhengyang smiled. If it were in the past, he would never have done such a thing, because it was completely different from the training he had received. However, for such a long time, he had been influenced by Qin Tao and unconsciously,
I have become accustomed to using Qin Tao's principles of doing things.
He believes that even if Qin Tao passes by, he will not do better. However, is his transformation good or bad? He was originally a traditional and upright person, but he was abruptly changed by Qin Tao.
The belt is crooked.
"It's a pity that we can't use surface ships, we can only use submarines. It would be great if we could use the warships of the Black Sea Fleet."
Submarines are concealed. Whether they go out on patrol or stay in the base, their faces are half-covered.
Although some submarines will park directly on the pier outside, there are also many submarines that will directly enter the cave. For example, domestic nuclear submarines all have the same number. The outside world simply does not know how many there are.
Know.
The same is true for today's Kilo-class submarines.
If we continue to order from Lao Maozi, it is estimated that one ship will cost 200 million. Now, Qin Tao hires 20 people and spends 20 million U.S. dollars. Plus other management, the total is 21 to 2 million, so he will
A Kilo-class submarine was brought back, and it’s Lao Maozi’s version for his own use. It’s definitely a good deal.
It is really a waste to keep the Black Sea Fleet with Lao Maozi. Instead of constantly decommissioning, eliminating, and mothballing it in the future, it is better to give it to our own side.
However, doing this kind of thing once is enough. While the issue of the ownership of the Black Sea Fleet has not been resolved, even if they find that a Kilo-class submarine is missing, they will not investigate it. After arriving, the separation will be completed.
It's time to feel distressed.
The only pity is that the Black Sea Fleet does not have nuclear submarines.
Unlike other fleets, the Black Sea Fleet operates in an inland sea. Even if there is a passage to the sea, it rarely goes out. When operating in the Black Sea, conventional submarines are more flexible than nuclear submarines.
Can we follow the same pattern and get a nuclear submarine from other fleets?
This idea flashed through Qin Tao's mind, and then was rejected.
It is not so easy to get back the submarines of the Black Sea Fleet because the Black Sea Fleet is now in chaos. If other fleets lose an active submarine, the responsibility will be huge and ordinary people cannot bear it.
Even Nikolai, who has a very good relationship with him, would not dare to sell a nuclear submarine to him.
Moreover, what should I do about maintenance after getting it back?
The reason why we are bringing the Kilo class back now is because we already have two Kilo class submarines, so we don’t have to worry about various accessories and the like, but there is no such opportunity for other submarines.
Qin Tao was thinking about these things rapidly in his mind, and finally shook his head helplessly.
After Okhlopkov returned, he mysteriously called his most trusted companions together.
He was a little nervous.
"Now, I want to announce something to you that will get you shot. If you don't have the courage, you can leave now. But if you back down after hearing my plan, you won't be able to get out of this door at all.
I will stab you to death!"
As he said that, Okhlopkov stuck a multifunctional saber on the table. As a submariner, although he couldn't get a gun, he could get a saber for daily use, and no one would care about it.
Seeing Okhlopkov's appearance, several people immediately softened. Although they haven't been paid for several years, they haven't starved to death. They are still here drinking and messing around. If they dare to do this, they will be shot.
Is it not worth it?
"Of course, the risks are high, and the rewards are also high. As long as you nod and agree, you can get a deposit of US$500,000, and when the matter is completed, you can get another US$500,000."
"Fifty thousand US dollars? Doesn't that mean each of us can get two to thirty thousand US dollars?" Someone suddenly became excited.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Twenty to thirty thousand dollars! What a huge sum of money that is!
"no."
The guys looked at Okhlopkov in surprise, what is that? Do you want to eat the big head?
"Looking at your little potential, each of you will get five hundred thousand first, and then five hundred thousand later!"
Per person?
They gasped again.
A total of one million. What a huge sum of money. Can each of them get such a sum of money?
"Do it, no matter what you do, kill people and set fire to it. Even if you sell your soul to the devil, it's worth half a million!" Someone nodded immediately.
Sure enough, having money is good.
Okhlopkov looked at the people present: "Since everyone has agreed, we can't go back on it. Anyone who dares to tell the truth will be shot in the head!"
No one backed down.
It has been three years, three years of hard life, and now, I finally have a chance to make a fortune, what else can I say, do it!
"Okhlopkov, just tell me what to do!"
"Okay, let me tell you."
Everyone's expressions became serious again.
One million US dollars is full of temptation, but this operation is also too risky.
"The next morning, our submarine disappeared, and it will definitely be discovered." One person said: "I suggest that we set a fire in the base. In this way, everyone will only focus on putting out the fire, and will not be able to do it for the time being.
Once the submarine is found missing, as long as one day passes, we can sail silently, leave the Black Sea, and sail into the strait."
"Yes, but how do we get across the strait?"
"There are a lot of underwater listening equipment there, and we can only pass by one merchant ship! Once we enter the Mediterranean Sea, we will be safe."
"Yeah, that's the only way to do it. As for the Strait of Gibraltar, we can use the ocean currents there to float directly there. That's what the Germans did during World War II."
"Okay, then let's be prepared. From now on, at least two of us will act together, and no one will be left alone!"
Okhlopkov could finally relax. These people did not back down. They all wanted to get rich. Although this mission was full of difficulties and dangers, they were willing to risk their lives to try it!