Chapter 329

February 4, Beginning of Spring.

At the Capital Airport, Qin Miao brought his wife and disembarked from the plane.

"Last year's New Year was spent in the Middle East, this year's New Year was spent in an island nation, and next year we'll go to Europe," Qin Miao said with a smile to his wife.

Taking his wife out for a trip during every winter and summer vacation is also a good choice...

Wait, the person coming to meet me up ahead seems familiar?

"Comrade Qin Miao, you've finally returned!"

"Old Ren?"

"Yeah, get in the car and talk!"

Seeing Old Ren's urgent expression, Qin Miao suddenly thought of something: This is the Dongfeng-3 that has been produced!

Indeed, after getting in the car, Old Ren began to introduce.

"Currently, we have already produced all thirty-five M-18 missiles for someone's order, but how to transport them over is a big problem; we've discussed it for days without a solution. Now you've arrived just in time to help us think of an idea..."

"What's difficult about that? Over there they purchased a batch of Truck Cannons from us; we can load the Truck Cannons together and ship them over. Our M-18 missiles definitely can't stay whole; we need to disassemble them and pack them into containers..."

Both countries lack strategic transport aircraft, so air transport is impossible; we can only go by sea. Maritime transport carries many risks along the way, and we fear sabotage mid-journey, so this must be done covertly.

But if we are overly secretive, we'll actually expose a flaw; it's better to transport openly together with military supplies!

"Alright, since you say that, we'll transport it this way, but… we still need to carefully consider safety along the route!"

"Hmm, in our waters the Navy will hold an exercise, guaranteeing safety along the way; after passing the Strait of Malacca, Old Ba will take over escort duty, and upon reaching that someone's territory, they will handle security. Our friends are all over the world, so we needn't worry about safety en route."

"Hmm, let's do as you said!"

Everyone's hearts were heavy; after all, we've never done business of this scale before—this is the first time! The product has been produced; next is transport, which cannot afford any mishap!

They pondered for days but couldn't devise a suitable plan; yet now, in Qin Miao's eyes, this transport poses no problem at all!

"San Shui, can you..."

"No problem, I'll go along with the transport ship!"

Having been reborn until now, I've run all over the world but never taken a ship, leisurely sailing; this time I'll treat it as a trip!

Qin Miao glanced at the person beside him: "Miaomiao, the new semester is starting; you should go back on your own this time—I'm afraid I can't bring you along."

If we were on a luxury cruise, circling the world would feel nice, but now, taking a cargo ship isn't suitable for a girl; cargo ships are all men, and long-term life at sea might make one's personality solitary, possibly developing peculiar hobbies...

One's own wife must not be put at risk.

"Okay, but I'll have to act as your interpreter. When the cargo ship is about to arrive, I'll fly over." Chu Miaomiao nodded, agreeing obediently.

She knew the lengthy voyage at sea wasn't something she could join, and it would waste time; better to return to school to study hard, then after the cargo ship reaches its destination in a month, she'll go over to serve as interpreter for San Shui.

Three days later, a ten-thousand-ton freighter, greeting the eastern sunrise, slowly departed from Jincheng Port.

This is a general cargo ship with a double bottom and two or three decks above the hull; it's normally used to transport bundled, boxed, and bagged goods. Of course, in later times such ships have little use, but even now general cargo ships handle various materials—automobiles, containers...

At this moment, on the upper deck of the cargo ship, this is the layout: ahead are rows of automobiles, behind are some containers.

On the bridge, Captain Liu Zhigang gazed at the dark night and said, "Comrade Qin Miao, you'll have to work hard on this voyage."

"It's fine, not hard; it's the crew who truly suffer."

The crew, each fit and agile, clearly not ordinary; eight or nine out of ten are from the Marine Corps. For transporting this cargo, all units have given green lights all the way!

"You go rest first?"

"Not tired, let's chat—how proficient are you with the newly installed satellite navigation system?"

"Hmm, this is really good; with it we won't lose direction at sea. Unfortunately it's only regional navigation now; later, when expanded globally, we'll never get lost wherever we go."

"Surely, we will definitely establish a global satellite navigation system someday." Qin Miao nodded: "That day will surely come."

"It's a pity our Navy still lacks global deployment capability; after we go to sea, I truly wish we could have the Navy alongside us..."

"There will be in the future." Qin Miao said: "Later, our Navy will produce destroyers, frigates, cruisers, and aircraft carriers; our future will be even stronger than America's!"

In later times, the Americans have begun to decline; electromagnetic catapult carriers struggle to work properly, and the costs of cruisers and destroyers keep rising, while we, relying on our low-cost advantage, can mass-produce destroyers; as a result, the US Navy increasingly feels powerless.

And now, the US Navy is certainly still the rightful king, but this is merely their final flicker.

The future belongs to our Eastern Navy!

Across the ocean, the CIA.

"Before, Easterners also transported Truck Cannons, but they weren't placed together with containers; this time… it's a bit strange." Intelligence officer Pete looked at the satellite photos, somewhat suspicious.

"Containers are the most efficient transport method; now Easterners choosing this method isn't a big deal, right?"

"No, no, I just feel it's strange. Look, these Truck Cannons aren't arranged lengthwise but sideways; the only advantage is that when needed, they can fire at any moment. Should we notify the Navy to keep watch along the way?"

Ordinary vehicles are loaded along the ship's centerline for easy loading/unloading; this time the sole difference is placing the Truck Cannons sideways, so if anyone tries to intercept, we can blast them with the Truck Cannons!

And this difference was still noticed by the CIA intelligence officer!

"Doing this certainly saves space; the gun barrels point outward and even protrude beyond the hull, clearly to reduce deck footprint. Moreover, loading/unloading at port uses cranes, not driving them on directly—I see no problem!"

Just then, the chief officer entered, glanced at the satellite image: "When we reach the Indian Ocean, we'll happen to have our Enterprise carrier strike group; a quick look will tell us everything!"