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Chapter 381 The Giant Ship Arrives at Port (May 2200 Monthly Tickets)

"Are you ready?"

"No."

"We have to have it even if we don't!"

Tang Wen grabbed Yang Shengli, but the latter was about to collapse like putty:
"Boss, what do you mean by 'aircraft battleship'? We can't take the blame for that!"

"Don't underestimate yourself, I have great faith in you!"

Ignoring Yang Shengli's wailing, Tang Wen went to the side and confirmed the Hanover itinerary with Yan Jian again:

This time, he decided against suddenly venturing into the nearshore area; he carefully chose the evening of the 16th as the opportune moment.
The super typhoon season for the second half of the year has begun. Meteorological departments predict that dozens of storms of varying sizes will be brewing in the second half of the year, with the first one expected to sweep across the South China Sea in late June and last for about ten days.

Both cargo ships and fishing boats had already received notices and would mostly be delayed or rerouted, which gave the Hanover the opportunity to "transfer" from Southeast Asia.

Of course, this thing actually appeared from Ren'ai Reef in the Spratly Islands. At that time, it took advantage of the visibility under the storm to speed up. It was controlled by Captain Bismarck of the Tier 10 and increased the speed to 35 knots to rush into the near sea through the storm.

This plan has perfect stealth, so much so that even the navy dares not accompany it in this terrible weather, and satellites cannot take pictures of it, nor do airplanes dare to fly over it.

But the Hanover will not, because typhoon damage is not counted.

Yan Jian's biggest worry was the designated course; heading straight for the eye of the storm could risk capsizing even a 100,000-ton behemoth.

"It's okay, I'll just buy you a new one if it breaks."

Yan Jian “…”

Tang Wen blinked:
"Have you decided on a name for Hanover? Which of the Five Sacred Mountains? Which fleet will it be named after?"

"The most likely candidate is the Huashan, but as for the fleet... it's not confirmed."

Yan Jian didn't know the true appearance of the modified Hanover, but he roughly knew that it was being converted into an aircraft carrier battleship, and he had no interest in it whatsoever.

The aircraft carriers delivered to the Daryan caused a great shock within the Navy, which conducted extensive internal studies of their tactics and data.

The final evaluation concluded that it would be better to continue building the existing structure to create a through-deck, or even to use it as an amphibious assault ship.
However, the battleships were different after the modifications: they were large and fully functional, with the goal of "one warship equaling a fleet," forming a defensive line when they attacked alone, but there was no definitive conclusion on that.

A 100,000-ton warship—it requires a lot of food and is expensive to maintain, and a huge number of people are needed. Its combat capability is still unknown. All three fleets must carefully consider whether to take on this massive undertaking.

And there's one more thing:

The above was preparing to purchase the United States of America in 1998, an 80,000-ton supercarrier. Now, taking over the Huashan means that it is highly likely that they will miss out on the supercarrier.

Tang Wen: "Not confirmed yet? Then which fleet will the upcoming naval review be assigned to?"

Yan Jian: "Right now, we can only draw people from here... Also, would it be alright to borrow a few hundred of your people?"

"Several hundred? I'm afraid it's a loan that will never be repaid?"

Tang Wen took a step back warily; once he put on these clothes, it would be difficult to take them off.

"..."

……

On the evening of the 18th.

The dazzling lights on both sides of the Pearl River estuary became blurred and dim under the cover of rain and fog. Looking up, there was only a thick black cloud, and not a sliver of moonlight could penetrate.

Rainfall in the south has increased frequently since the 14th, with torrential downpours often occurring within minutes.

Due to continuous heavy rains causing increased water volume and rising water levels at the estuary, the local meteorological bureau and shipping bureau jointly issued a notice to evacuate residents staying along the coast and to suspend all transportation activities in the nearby waters.

Even at night, diligent helicopters patrol and search for any audacious civilian vessels.

But the rain soon intensified, the helicopter's searchlights flashed, and it continued searching for a place to land.

A resort hotel on Dong'ao Island.

This area has been contracted by the navy and occupies the outermost edge of the nearby estuary—although there's not much to see.

The small room was crowded with people, and even with the air conditioning on full blast, the humid heat of the south couldn't be eliminated.

The rain was getting heavier, making one wonder if the 100,000-ton super battleship had been completely destroyed. "No, it's expected to arrive in an hour."

Tang Wen remained confident, but the others were certain he hadn't made any phone calls or used a pager; who knew what had happened to the ship?

Time passed second by second, and Tang Wen suddenly said:
"coming."

Everyone immediately gathered around the bed and on the balcony. By this time, the rain had subsided considerably, but the visibility on the sea was still terribly low, and they couldn't see anything.

Tang Wen took out a satellite phone in a serious manner, made a call, said something, and then looked at Yan Jian:

"Let's get on board. The water is too shallow around here, and the warships don't know the terrain."

The group quickly arrived at the tourist village port, where there was a small cruise ship. After boarding, they carefully proceeded towards their destination following Tang Wen's directions.

About ten minutes later, a light appeared in the darkness in the distance.

As the distance closed, it became clear that it was the superstructure of a warship...it looked very much like the island superstructure of an aircraft carrier.

As the lights gradually illuminated the area, the outline of the 350-meter-long super-giant ship finally became visible.

The two huge black shadows at the bow are clearly the legendary 610mm super naval guns.

The yacht slowly sailed to the massive stern, where ladders had already been placed.

After a dozen or so people climbed up, they were immediately stunned by the width of the more than 40-meter-long deck, and could only see the much taller flight deck by looking up.

Tang Wen led them into the massive ship, accurately located the elevator, and took them directly to the upper island command level.

"too big!"

One of the staff officers couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, as he could see directly from here the vast flight deck, the extremely long forward hull, and the two gun turrets.

Despite skepticism about hybrid warships, the visual impact of a 350-meter-long warship—nearly 20 meters longer than the Nimitz—is indeed unprecedented.

Being on such a giant ship immediately gives one a sense of security, and even when alone, one has the confidence to fight.

"It wouldn't be a bad idea for the South China Sea Fleet to take this ship!"

"One ship can form a fleet and do all kinds of work."

"Angled deck takeoffs and landings of the A4 will definitely not be a problem."

"..."

Tang Wen nudged the dazed Yan Jian:

"If no one comes to take over soon, it will rain heavily again."

"Ah, oh oh."

The latter then realized what was happening and quickly called the transport ship waiting at the port, which carried 300 carefully selected crew members.

As agreed, Tang Wen would send the warship here and the people on it would evacuate. He guessed that they would most likely leave by submarine.

After the crew from the shore took over, they found that the warship's boilers were still warm. It took them two hours to familiarize themselves with the equipment before they carefully started the low-power propulsion and headed towards the Pearl River.

Because of great concern about damaging the giant ship, the Huashan arrived at the Huangpu Shipyard at around midnight and was towed into the water-filled dock with the help of four tugboats.

The enormous creature took up all the space as soon as it entered. Yang Shengli directed the immediate pumping of water while also glancing at the towering monster in the dock.

Tang Wen was exhausted after working half the night. He yawned and was about to leave, but Yan Jian stopped him.

"Don't forget the launching ceremony of the Taishan ship the day after tomorrow. Be sure to be there on time. We bought tickets for the same flight."

"I know, I know."

Well, two months later, following the 011 aircraft carrier, the 001 battleship is also about to be launched. Although there is still a lot of work to be done, if it doesn't come out soon, it will miss the naval review.

Wait, is the Huashan going to have another launching ceremony?

Three warships, one event each from three shipyards from north to south... that's quite frequent indeed.

(End of this chapter)