50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 760 An Unexpected Discovery at the Naval Base

The location beneath the pier is large enough to cover the entire base.

This place is much larger than the army base. The number of people in the barracks alone is estimated to be over 3000, not counting the sailors who are still on the ships.

There are more than a dozen ships in the port, but the largest of them is only a light frigate of a few hundred tons. The others are mostly large patrol boats, missile boats, torpedo boats, landing ships and fast boats.

That single light frigate was their flagship: the Sukarno.

This light frigate, though called a frigate, is actually more like an armed yacht.

它的前甲板有一门博福斯L/70式40高炮，侧面有两门南斯拉夫产M71/08型20毫米机关炮，中部甲板下方安装有欧洲导弹集团（MBDA）的四联装“西北风“防空导弹发射器。

Above the aft deck is a helicopter landing pad, and below the landing pad is an openable cabin that can accommodate a speedboat.

Sun Zhiwei said it was an armed yacht mainly because it was equipped with advanced security systems and luxurious cabins. He even saw a small wine cellar on the small boat.

It is said that the Sukarno was originally intended to be used as Harto's vehicle. It was still undergoing sea trials last year when Harto suddenly died.

With the situation unclear, the Sukarno anchored at the nearby Grand Natuna Island base for safety reasons, awaiting clarification of the situation.

They never considered siding with one side before the outcome of the battle was decided.

Because they were very self-aware, they knew that although the Sukarno they were piloting was expensive, it was not intended for combat at all.

Although it was equipped with a lot of weapons, its missile load was very small. Most of the compartments were decorated as luxurious living spaces, while other places were used to accommodate crew cabins and carry supplies.

In short, it was not a ship used for combat; its purpose was always to serve as the personal vehicle of leaders during peacetime.

If they want better treatment, it would be best to wait until the two sides have determined a winner before taking their ships to join the victor.

Thus, it is highly likely that their Sukarno will still serve as the official ship of the future Javanese leader.

As a result, a year passed, and the two sides in Jakarta fought fiercely, but the situation showed no signs of improvement. The Sukarno had no choice but to integrate into the base and become the flagship of this small naval base.

That's why Sun Zhiwei was able to see the "Sukarno," a ship that didn't conform to the rules for ship deployment, docked in such a small base.

Although he didn't understand the ins and outs of the "Sukarno" appearing here, he really liked the layout of the cabin, as if it had been prepared just for him.

Just as he was preparing to clean up the naval base, he noticed the small town behind it.

The town is almost connected to the naval base, and his space can only cover a small part of the town, but he can already see sailors in military uniforms playing around in the town.

It seems that this small town is a popular place for the sailors at the base to relax.

Today is the weekend, and many soldiers have been given leave and left the barracks.

Although it was already dark and the sea breeze was strong tonight, there were still many soldiers playing around in the town. There was no point in just cleaning up the base if he didn't clean them up as well.

After thinking it through, Sun Zhiwei didn't go ashore. Instead, he dug a tunnel directly underwater towards the shore. Soon, he arrived at the underground boundary between the base and the town, a point that could completely encompass both the town and the base within its spatial range.

After examining the space, he had figured out the situation of the town. It was not an ordinary immigrant town, but an affiliated town of the base.

There are two main types of people in the town: the families of the soldiers at the base, who come to live with the soldiers and run various shops to serve the base.

Another type is business people who come specifically to do business.

They opened various taverns, casinos, bathhouses, red-light districts, and so on in the town, making money off both the soldiers and their families.

There are many such people in Java. Most of them follow the Javanese army, somewhat like the military merchants of ancient Europe.

When the soldiers were stationed, they would form attached towns outside the military camp; when the soldiers went to war, they would follow to transport supplies and at the same time buy the spoils of war obtained by the soldiers nearby.

This symbiotic model was formed when Java fought against the Dutch. Liem Sioe Liong was a similar figure back then, and his current achievements are the most coveted goal for all such businessmen in Java.

The existence of "military merchants" also saved the Javanese army a lot of investment in logistics and supplies. Therefore, even in the Hatto era, they were still widely present in the Javanese army.

"Military merchants accompanying troops" were not only widespread in Western armies, but also quite common in Chinese history.

Even in modern times, these "military merchants" still exist in the military in a disguised form. They are a collective term for small shops, restaurants, and tailor shops in the military, now called "military service centers".

In Western countries, military service agencies primarily serve the catering and entertainment sectors, and their business model is mostly based on pubs and restaurants (for example, the "comfort stations" of the former Japanese army also belong to this type of military service institution).

Eastern armies, on the other hand, focused more on "serving officers and soldiers" than "disrupting order," so their catering function was downplayed and their entertainment function was eliminated.

The main task of the military service center also changed to providing soldiers with non-issued items and mending their uniforms.

To reduce the risk of military service agencies leaking military information, our military service agencies are now all government-run, and most of their employees are military family members.

Having figured out the composition of the people here, his guilt lessened considerably, and he once again used spatial location to locate everyone in the base and the town.

In the dormitories, on the ships, in the taverns, and on the streets, all places where people were present fell into dead silence in the next instant, with only the neon signs flashing on the empty streets.

Forcing himself to suppress his discomfort, Sun Zhiwei quickly returned from underground to the street and began cleaning up the scene.

He first shut down all the engines of the ships in the port, and then went to check the warehouse, which was built on a nearby hill and extended deep into the mountainside, with an entrance that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

After confirming that the area was relatively safe, he returned to the military camp and the town, and concentrated all the large quantities of usable supplies in the military camp warehouse.

After collecting a large amount of supplies, he also packed up all the ships in the port. Only after all this was done did he hide in the hillside warehouse.

The clouds in the sky grew thicker, and the sea breeze howled and gradually intensified, indicating a high probability of a storm today. Sun Zhiwei stayed quietly in the warehouse, waiting.

(End of this chapter)