fictionpage Chapter 712: Silencing? (asking for monthly votes)
Chapter 712: Silencing? (asking for monthly votes)
Chapter 712: Silencing? (asking for monthly votes)
As soon as these words came out.
Including Old Buller himself, the three of them were stunned.
The long-haired sonar operator even thought he had seen it wrong and rubbed his eyes.
But Gu Ji did not stop, instead he handed the iron rod to him, "You continue, quickly!"
"This... Mr. Gould, you must have been hit and become stupid, right? It was the other side who hit us first!"
The long-haired sonar operator looked at the steel rod in his hand, completely stunned.
That large military submarine was clearly trying to kill them, yet now it was asking them for help.
It's crazy!
Don't you think dying isn't fast enough?
“It hit us because we intruded into its mission area and refused to communicate, so it could only take impact warning measures;
Otherwise, if the enemy really wanted to kill us, we wouldn't even see its shadow, and a torpedo would have already hit us!"
After saying this, Gu Ji snatched the flashlight from the Asian engineer and came to the door of the control room.
Fortunately, OceanGate did not lie.
The quality of this "Flying Leap" is indeed military grade.
Even after such a severe impact, the frame around the watertight door did not deform much and could still open and close normally.
He pushed open the control room door.
The entire cabin was in a mess, with all kinds of items scattered all over the floor.
Some were thrown against the steel wall and became completely unconscious; some were hit by flying debris, their heads covered in blood, screaming and howling; others held on to the safety bars tightly, their knuckles turned white, their eyes were wide open, full of fear and despair.
Gu Ji frowned slightly.
I just smelled a strange smell in the air, a mixture of engine oil, blood, and feces and urine.
This means that the stern of the boat should have also been severely damaged.
That's where the submarine's mechanical power unit and toilet are located.
"Ugh! What happened?"
"Are we already dead..."
"Ah, my head is full of blood, someone can save me!!"
"Gould, why are you here? Where are the captain and the others? How are they?"
In the crowd, security guard Evan struggled to get up from the ground.
The first thing he did was to tightly grasp the Glock 19 pistol, but when he saw Gu Ji coming towards him, he hurriedly asked about the situation in the control room.
But before Gu Ji could open his mouth.
Rustam, the bald-haired son of a wealthy oil merchant, suddenly pointed at the observation window on the roof and shouted, "Quick! Look! It's coming, it's coming again!"
"what!"
Accompanied by the tourists' screams of fear.
Gu Ji also saw a military submarine looming in the dim sea above their heads.
Just as the long-haired sonarman described it.
It is astonishingly large, at least 70 meters in size, like a moving mountain, flashing a cold light against the backdrop of the seabed.
Gu Ji could even clearly feel the tremendous sense of oppression it brought, as if he was pushed by an invisible wave, making it almost impossible to stand still.
"A size of over 70 meters, this is at least the level of 041!"
He murmured twice.
Although Gu Ji has always focused on land combat.
But his knowledge of maritime tactics is also not bad, and he knows a lot about military submarines.
Like around 70 meters.
There are domestic 041 Yuan-class conventional submarines, as well as Japanese Soryu-class, German 214-class, French Scorpene-class, and Russian Rocky-class, etc.
But the appearance of the submarine in front of us.
But Gu Ji had never seen it.
More importantly, the diving depth of submarines of various countries is generally around five to six hundred meters, and a few can reach deep seas of over a thousand meters.
And the depth of the moment.
We have reached the terrifying 3800 meters!
But he couldn't afford to think too much right now.
He found the position closest to the overhead observation window, turned on the flashlight, and began to simulate the Morse code signal of "SOS", flashing it continuously.
Although he didn't know which country the military submarine in front of him belonged to.
But Gu Ji still insisted on the theory he had just stated in the control room:
The other party hit the Flying Leap just as a warning.
After all, for a military submarine carrying out a secret mission, any unidentified object that invades the security range can be regarded as an "enemy."
Unfortunately, the Flying Leap has now lost its active sonar and communication capabilities.
Unable to establish communication with the other party.
So in the eyes of this military submarine, Gu Ji and his team were in a "silent state".
What is the first thing that comes to mind when a silent miniature deep-sea submarine appears in a military mission area?
Spy intelligence!
This is almost the most hated behavior in the world.
Therefore, it makes sense that the other party came towards me with anger.
This was actually what Gu Ji thought of based on the background introduction of the special sonar mark.
In 1992, a US and Russian nuclear submarine collided and sank.
The cause was that the US "Baton Rouge" nuclear submarine hovered near the Russian military base, trying to gather Russian military intelligence, but encountered Russia's most advanced "Kostroma" nuclear submarine.
Relying on the most advanced sonar system at the time.
"Kostroma" soon discovered that "Baton Rouge" was following her, so the commander decisively ordered his subordinates to ram it, which almost caused 130 American soldiers to die in the sea.
This can be seen from this incident.
Even a superpower would not dare to launch a torpedo rashly.
Because once the fire is opened, it means direct war, and "physical" collision can only be regarded as an act of driving away.
Therefore, the worries of the long-haired sonar operator are simply impossible.
"Are you asking for help from the other party?"
"Yes, our submarine has been hit, and the high-strength steel inner hull has been deformed. It won't last much longer. Our only hope for rescue is to rely on them!"
Just as Gu Ji continued to send the "SOS" signal.
Safety officer Evan asked the same question as Old Buller.
He frowned, seemingly dissatisfied with the answer. "As far as I know, the Norwegian Navy does not have military-grade submarines that can dive to this depth. Mr. Gould, you should understand this!"
Gu Ji narrowed his eyes.
Naturally, I understood the other party's subtext.
As we all know, the Norwegian Navy's active submarines are mainly U-210 Ula-class conventional submarines, which are 59 meters in size and have a maximum diving depth of only about 250 meters. It is impossible for them to appear here.
So, the military submarine in front of us could only be a certain country that secretly dived into the seabed of Norway to carry out a special secret mission.
A mission of this level is certainly comparable to the domestic "top secret" level.
But now they are bumped into by this group of outsiders.
Therefore, in order to ensure that the secret is not leaked.
There is only one way:
Kill them all!!
"I understand, but even if they really want to silence us, they won't be so hasty. If I were their commander, I would at least capture a few people and ask them about the situation.
Then, as long as both sides can establish communication, with the identities of the people on our ship, the probability of survival is still quite high!"
That being said.
But Gu Ji was not 100% sure.
After all, in history, there are many civilian airliners and cruise ships that have been destroyed due to "military mistakes".
The five-hour survival limit is getting closer and closer.
Gu Ji's inner tension became more and more intense.
Just because his impact factor is now starting to rise again and has reached "0.34".
If the rescue attempt fails, the submarine will implode.
When he starts the second round, the value will be increased again.
Then, there will be a risk of exposing your identity!!
"Gululu..."
"Look! Something is opening at the bottom of it!"
Someone suddenly shouted.
The tourists then saw a door suddenly open at the bottom of the huge military submarine hovering overhead.
next second.
A black shadow about seven or eight meters in size broke away from the bottom of the submarine and slowly approached them!
"It's coming down! It's coming down!"
"Damn it! Is this a bomb?"
"It's so big, it can't be a torpedo, it looks more like..."
"It's a shuttle boat!!"
Just as Thompson was hesitating, Gu Ji responded to him straightforwardly.
Security officer Evan's pupils shrank.
He looked at Gu Ji with some horror.
because.
Gu Ji made the right bet!
The other party is now sending a shuttle boat down, they must be trying to capture a few living people and interrogate them to find out the situation.
A military submarine like this one that can lurk in the deep sea.
They often have a connection function.
The so-called "submarine docking" is actually a type of submarine rescue, which is somewhat similar to aerial refueling of an aircraft.
However, the process becomes more complicated under the strong pressure in the deep sea.
It is necessary to first send a micro-submersible close to the docking target, then lock the docking point and fix the hatch, and the firmness and sealing of the connection between the two must be ensured.
The next step is to boost yourself.
Ensure that the internal pressure of the submersible is consistent with the internal pressure of the submarine in accident.
Otherwise, if the hatch is opened rashly without the pressure being interconnected, it is likely to cause an implosion or collapse due to the excessive pressure difference.
When the internal pressure is consistent.
The trapped crew members can then climb into the submersible through the hatch and return to the sea or the military mother ship in front of them.
really.
Gu Ji just shouted out this word.
The red docking submarine had already arrived above them, and then a circular mechanical pipe extended from the bottom, like an octopus's suction cup, firmly attached to the escape port of the Leap submarine.
New submarines like the Feiyue are equipped with different docking ports from the beginning of their design.
"A shuttle boat? Coming to pick us up? So, we are saved!!"
"Great! I need to get out of this damn place!"
"I see that the area of this boat is not very large. How many people can it carry at one time?"
"It shouldn't be a problem to cram ten or eight people in there. In any case, two turns will be enough. Everyone will be saved!"
I don’t know if the tourists have not yet recovered from the impact.
Or maybe he was so frightened that he didn't care about the purpose of the other party's rescue at all.
As long as I hear it, I can leave.
They were so excited that they didn't even feel the pain from the wounds on their bodies.
But this excitement did not last long.
It was interrupted by a sudden sound of metal twisting.
"Squeak!"
"Wait! What's that noise?"
“It should be the sound of the machine being connected, right?”
"No, the sound seems to be coming from below... Is this submarine going to explode?"
As soon as these words came out.
Everyone's faces turned pale in an instant.
They all rushed to the docking station, pushing and scrambling for the spot, all wanting to be the first to leave. There was no trace of the joy and humility they had just shown.
"Everyone! Stay calm!"
When this happened, Evan, the security officer, immediately raised his gun and tried to cool down the atmosphere.
But Gu Ji heard the "hissing" sound of pressurization at the connecting port.
Anticipating that the port was about to open, he quickly pressed down Evan's arm, "Quick! Put the gun away, this thing is too threatening!"
The voice just fell.
With a loud bang, the steel plate of the circular joint was finally opened.
Rustam hurriedly pulled his model girlfriend to the entrance of the passage.
But just as he grinned and was about to go forward.
The muzzle of a pitch-black gun was pointed at his head.
"Neguli, come and scatter!"
Is this... Russian?
Hearing the scolding from the owner of the gun, Gu Ji's pupils shrank suddenly.
Although he is not proficient in Russian among the languages he currently knows, the unique trilled tongue pronunciation of Russian is still easy to hear.
Subconsciously, he looked up again at the mothership hovering above.
You know, Russian submarines are very famous in the world.
What are the "Typhoon" class, "Borey" class, "Delta" class, "Yasen" class, etc...
But in his impression, there is no submarine that can completely meet the appearance characteristics of the one in front of him.
"Don't! Don't shoot! I don't mean any harm!"
Rustam was so scared that he raised his hands on the spot and kept repeating in Arabic.
"Who knows what he's talking about?"
"He's telling us to stay still."
Just when everyone said they couldn't understand each other's language.
Among the tourists, a blond man with blue eyes suddenly started translating in English.
Gu Ji glanced at him.
Only then did he remember that when he was listening to Thompson and the others chatting, this guy had mentioned that he was a wealthy businessman engaged in the timber business in Russia.
"Mr. Abramovich, please translate for us. We are all civilians who just want to survive!"
Rustam had long lost his previous vigor.
Now we can only put our hope on that blond Russian.
"He's asking us who's the captain?"
"Find me?"
At some point, the boat captain, Old Buller, and three long-haired sonar operators also came out of the control room.
"Captain, he told you to put your hands up and climb in!"
Hearing this, security guard Evan immediately narrowed his eyes, as if he wanted to remind Old Buller not to go in rashly.
Because once you get into the shuttle boat.
It means you are completely under the control of the other party.
But Gu Ji keenly sensed something was wrong.
According to tactical thinking, the first reaction of the Russian soldiers after opening the passage is to confirm and eliminate risks, such as weapons, dangerous goods, etc.
But the other side only let the captain go up first.
What if they arranged for someone to sneak in with a bomb vest at this time, wouldn't they be able to directly take control of the Russian shuttle boat?
Unless there are more dangerous factors, they take priority over weapons!
That can only be...
"I come!!"
(End of this chapter)