Chapter 821 Invitation from the Rainbow Kingdom

"Mr. Qin, isn't it a bit pointless for us to do this?" Xu Zhengyang asked with some doubts after seeing off the guests from the Northern Pickle Country.

“Why isn’t it interesting? If you had a friend who spent money every time you went out to a restaurant, would you really consider him a friend?”

 “If it’s a good friend, I’m willing.”

“What about your wife? Do you spend the salary you earn on your friends, or on your wife and son?”

Xu Zhengyang thought about it seriously: "Okay, I don't want to."

Zhao Ling was smiling at the side, Qin Tao's theory was too strong. Xu Zhengyang married a wife, and her belly was bulging. Of course Xu Zhengyang also had to consider his family. Brothers are like brothers and sisters, and his wife is like clothes. It’s just that the brothers are the limbs of a centipede, and the wife is winter clothes.

The Stirling engine purchased by the North Pickle Country is not the 162 kilowatt product used in the current 039C, but an early 75 kilowatt model. Even if four units are used, they will only have a horsepower of 300 kilowatts. The submarine can only be allowed to move forward at very low speed underwater.

Qin Tao still has a backup plan. He is guarding against the Northern Kimchi Country. He will never really be friends with such a country.

The other party also kept a backup plan. They only purchased one unit and made it clear that they wanted to go back to survey and imitate it. If they wanted to imitate it, they would imitate it. With their industrial base, it would be good if the imitation product could have a power of 50 kilowatts. Even if Even if they are installed on the submarine, they will not pose any threat to the East.

　That was then, and now is now. Times are changing, and the international environment is also changing. Even if it is like this now, it is already pretty good.

"Mr. Qin, we just received the news." Zhao Ling's mobile phone vibrated in her pocket. She took it out and looked at it, and then said to Qin Tao: "Swift made a public speech, accusing us of selling nuclear power technology to Beijing. Kimchi Nation, destroying the regional peace here.”

 “Swift? This guy is in a hurry!” Qin Tao said.

 After all, Swift is in charge here. Once the Northern Pickle Country obtains nuclear power, it will really be Alexander's for Swift.

 “Then what should we do?” Zhao Ling asked.

"We? Faced with this slander, of course we have to publicly oppose it. Next, we will also issue a statement." Qin Tao said.

 Soon, Mingzhou Group’s statement was officially announced.

We at Mingzhou Group have always loved peace. Our nuclear power bank is also for the peaceful use of nuclear energy. We provide a suitable mobile power source for areas lacking energy. We are entirely for civilian purposes! If some customers buy our nuclear power supplies under the guise of civilian use and then use them elsewhere, we will strongly condemn them and take strong measures to sanction them! We have never destabilized any region. On the contrary, a certain country is brazenly preparing to sell nuclear submarines to non-nuclear countries, seriously undermining regional peace!

 The statement is short and the meaning is clear.

Our nuclear power equipment is for civilian use, but if some customers buy it under the banner of civilian use but use it for military purposes, it has nothing to do with us, just like our gas tanks were bought and renovated by some countries. If it becomes a rocket, what can we do? Can you take these things back? Of course not. We can only strongly condemn it and then take certain measures. As for what these measures are, no one knows.

We are peace-loving. Those who want to sell nuclear submarines to the Kangaroo Kingdom have no shame in criticizing us. What you are selling is 100% nuclear submarines!

A few days later.

"Mr. Qin, there is news from the Glorious Years Shipyard that the Rainbow Nation Navy intends to produce the Valiant-class frigates ordered from Germany in this shipyard. The Rainbow Nation Navy even intends to purchase submarines produced by our Mingzhou Group, so , I would like to ask you to go over and discuss with the Rainbow Nation Navy in person."

Before the 1990s, all the Rainbow Nation's navy's wishes to order advanced naval equipment from foreign countries were in vain. When the old British Type 12 Leander-class frigates they had on hand were eliminated, they were left with only a few hundred tons of warships. The sea area that their navy needs to protect is very large, so after entering the 1990s, when they were qualified to purchase from the outside world, they immediately began to inspect frigates all over the world.

After four years of continuous comparison, Rainbow Nation finally chose the MWKOA200 frigate project of the German GFC Group as the winner. In December 1999, two or three months ago, Rainbow Nation officially signed an agreement with GFC to order four MEKOA-200 frigates. Rainbow Nation Navy Type. However, according to this agreement, the relevant warships were divided among the German shipyards. Now the shipbuilding task actually falls on the Glorious Years Shipyard?

Looking at Zhao Ling's somewhat excited eyes, Qin Tao still remained calm: "I'm afraid there is something wrong here."

Xu Zhengyang also became vigilant: "Do they want to attack you through the Rainbow Kingdom?"

 In recent events, the Mingzhou Group has the upper hand, but everyone knows that the Americans will never be willing to admit defeat, and they will definitely have new tricks!

Looking at it now, Rainbow Kingdom invited Qin Tao to come over. On the surface, everything is calm, but there may be a conspiracy behind it, and Qin Tao may fall into the trap.

 Once you encounter danger outside, the rescue will not be effective!

"Yes, there may be a problem. Brother Tao, you can't go!" Zhao Ling also became nervous: "Brother Tao, even if we don't have this order, our glorious shipyard can still develop very well in Africa. We We are taking a high-end route and have connections with many wealthy people. There is no need for us to get involved in South Africa’s warship manufacturing!”

Qin Tao smiled: "The judgment I just made is just to make us more vigilant, not to make us afraid. The Rainbow Country is not a puppet of the Americans. They are different from the Maple Leaf Country and the Kangaroo Country. They are still independent. Yes, I want to see how much role the Americans can play there!"

"No, Mr. Qin, you must not put yourself in danger!" Xu Zhengyang was very anxious: "Leader Wu will not allow you to go."

At this time, Xu Zhengyang threw Leader Wu out. Only Leader Wu could suppress Qin Tao.

"He? Not only will he agree, he will also send warships to go with him." Qin Tao said.

"What?"

"Our navy's fleet is getting bigger and bigger, but apart from fighting pirates, it has never done anything else. This time, I will take advantage of the opportunity to go to the Rainbow Nation and have a joint military exercise with the Rainbow Nation's navy. Our warship is right next to it, I don’t believe it, who else dares to take a chance on me!”

The Rainbow Kingdom is not a vassal of the United States, so it must be only a small group of people who are behind the conspiracy. If Qin Tao wants to go, he must go openly. In those days, every Roman could stand up and walk in any corner of the world. Qin Tao can do it too, and behind him is an increasingly powerful country!

Hearing what Qin Tao said, Xu Zhengyang was stunned and began to think about Qin Tao's words, but Zhao Ling had already understood: "Yes, we should show the strength of our navy abroad. This time, we will take advantage of the opportunity to bring a The warship passes!"

Those guys who are plotting behind the scenes, do they think they can succeed? They should be dumbfounded when they hear the news that their own warships have passed by! By doing this, they are paving the way for Mingzhou Group. If they operate well, Mingzhou Group's warships may be able to enter the Rainbow Nation's market.

A few years ago, when the Rainbow Nation began bidding for warships, the Mingzhou Group did not pay too much attention. At that time, there was indeed not much advanced equipment that could be obtained. Now, the Mingzhou Group has everything it wants, from speedboats to small boats. It can even produce aircraft carriers. Mingzhou Group is the strongest. If it brings warships there, it may really mess up Germany's shipbuilding contract.

“I will contact the Navy now.” Zhao Ling was very anxious.

“Secretary Zhao, the navy is a trivial matter. The key is how to contact the Rainbow Nation.” Xu Zhengyang finally woke up from his thoughts and began to ask more critical questions.

"Over there in the Rainbow Country? What's the problem? I just need to write a letter to their leader." Qin Tao said.

Those who are engaged in conspiracy seem to have forgotten that the relationship between Qin Tao and the Rainbow Nation is quite good. The song "Glory Days" made the leaders of the Rainbow Nation burst into tears!

Now, this song is played all day long at the Glorious Years Shipyard. Many people in the Rainbow Nation can sing it. Thanks to this song, the relationship between the Rainbow Nation and the East is getting better and better.

The warships from the East are going to visit. Although things are rushed, as long as Qin Tao makes this request, the other party will definitely agree, no problem!

"Okay." Xu Zhengyang nodded: "We will send someone specifically to make this trip."

 The Rainbow Kingdom.

"Robert, don't worry. Mingzhou Group is originally building warships. This time they are invited to put the construction of one of their warships in the Glory Years Shipyard. They will be very happy, and Mr. Qin will also come over. "A naval leader said: "There's only so much I can do, but after he comes, it's your business to deal with it. Don't expect us to get involved."

"Yes, when he comes, everything will be left to us. This is not an Eastern country. They are beyond our reach. We only need to dispatch an action team and cut through the mess quickly to catch him." Robert said: "Anderson, here There are two million U.S. dollars specifically for your hard work."

 For some people, the Rainbow Kingdom is falling from heaven to hell, but for others, the current Rainbow Kingdom is simply like paradise. As long as you have money, you can do whatever you want here!

Robert didn't contact anyone else, he just found Anderson, and Anderson took care of everything for him. He spent millions of dollars to fool a group of people, shouting that he would build his own warship, and then grabbed an order from Germany. , handed over to Glorious Years Shipyard.

Among the senior naval officers of the Rainbow Kingdom, only Anderson knew the inside story. The others sincerely hoped to produce the shipyards in their own territory, so after they got the money, they worked hard to promote this matter. Within a short period of time, the matter passed a final resolution.

This is a piece of fat for the Mingzhou Group. When Mr. Qin hears the news, he will definitely come over, and then they can implement their plan.

The people in front of me are really greedy. I don’t know how much of the millions of activity funds are left, and now I need another two million in benefits. But this is the last payment. As long as Mr. Qin comes here, everything will be easy to handle. Got it!

　　咚咚! At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.

"who?"

“Sir Anderson, your superiors have called you for a meeting.”

 “I know, I will go tomorrow.”

For the people of the Rainbow Nation who have always been undisciplined, the notice of the meeting will be delivered one day or even a few days in advance before it is guaranteed to arrive. Just this may not guarantee attendance, because in many of their minds, tomorrow is likely to always be the second day. sky.

 “Not tomorrow, but now.”

"Now?" Anderson frowned: "Is it an emergency?"

 “Yes, it’s an emergency.”

Ordinary people can be lazy, but as a soldier, you can't let your guard down at a critical moment, so Anderson could only nod: "Okay, I'll go right away."

Robert was a little curious, what's the emergency? Does it have anything to do with what you want to do?

The conference room was very lively. The old man was sitting in the main seat, watching Anderson come in, and immediately greeted him: "Anderson, you are the first person to propose building the A200 frigate at the Glorious Years Shipyard. Now, you will definitely be looking forward to it." What’s the next news?”

expect? Anderson said curiously: "What news?"

 “Mr. Qin is coming to our place!”

"Really? That's great." Anderson said, "Qin is always our best friend!"

Although Anderson has sold Mr. Qin, he still said that Mr. Qin is his best friend, and squeezed out a smile: "When will Mr. Qin come?"

 “Five days later.”

“Oh, that’s really good news. Did you call everyone together to announce the good news?”

"Of course there are more." The old man said: "There is also new news. President Qin has decided to come over on a frigate. This frigate will pay us a friendly visit."

 “Frigate?”

Anderson realized that the situation was not good. If Mr. Qin only brought a few bodyguards, Robert's men might be able to cope with it. But if they brought a frigate, what could Robert do?

 No matter what, I will tell him the news myself, but the benefits will never be refunded.

“It can’t take only five days for the frigate to come from the east, right?” Davidson said.

"Yes, this frigate is a warship escorting the waters of Somalia. After accepting the mission, it came directly. Mr. Qin flew to the vicinity of Somalia first, and then boarded the ship directly. Five days is enough to get here from the waters of Somalia. "

 It is also an **** warship in the Somali waters! There must be a large number of Marines there, and they are all the most elite! Anderson gave Robert a two-minute silence. Give up. This is an impossible task.

“The current **** there should be the 054 frigate. The performance of this frigate is also good, and it has good arms sales results. Everyone, should we consider it?” Davidson said.

"What are you thinking about! We have already placed an order with Germany and paid them the deposit. If we break the contract at this time, we still have to pay liquidated damages."

"Everyone, you are off topic. Now we are discussing whether President Qin is allowed to visit with warships and even hold joint military exercises with them?"

 “Of course not,” Anderson blurted out.

"Why?"

Seeing the questioning looks from everyone, Anderson suddenly became frightened. Why? No reason!

His mind was spinning rapidly, and then he said: "If Mr. Qin comes here with the 054 frigate, then we might be in love. If we break the contract with Germany, then we have to pay liquidated damages. If we don't break the contract, then we are greedy." , doesn’t this create a problem for us?”

 “You’re thinking too much.”

“Anderson, are you kidding me?”

Everyone laughed. Anderson was telling a joke to everyone. They would never see that Anderson's back was already soaked.

Thanks to his adaptability, many of the people present were related to the Glorious Years Shipyard and to Mr. Qin. Although the old man confiscated the money, he often went to the Glorious Years Shipyard for inspections, and there were also gifts specially given to the elderly. On a yacht, it is estimated that none of the people present are willing to trick Mr. Qin, and he is almost going to make people angry.

 Hide it next and never let these people see it.

  The old man called everyone to a meeting to discuss, but there was nothing worth discussing. Of course, he welcomed it with both hands, Mr. Qin, and the 054 frigate! Putting the exercise aside, at least after the frigate docks at the port, they can go up for a visit and see the Eastern shipbuilding technology.

In fact, Qin Tao did not think that the Rainbow Congress would reject it at all, so Qin Tao discussed with the navy and decided to mobilize the warships escorting the Gulf of Aden. After Qin Tao finished writing the letter, he went to Gwadar Port and took a helicopter here. Go to the **** formation.

 In the air, you can see the spectacular outline of the **** formation. Three frigates and a comprehensive supply ship are sailing on the ocean. The fleet of the motherland navy is getting bigger and bigger!

Frigate No. 526.

Captain Zhang Ping greeted Qin Tao on the helicopter deck and watched Qin Tao come down with several men in suits.

Since there is a certain degree of danger this time, Qin Tao did not bring his wife. Xu Zhengyang was definitely going. At the same time, he also dispatched several bodyguards to deal with any unexpected events that may occur at any time. As for the people who were secretly ambushing him, there were even more. .

“Mr. Qin, welcome to Ship 526. We are proud that you can choose our warship this time!” Zhang Ping was very excited: “We will definitely complete the mission successfully!”

"Well, the navy assigned it. I believe in the vision of the navy leadership." Qin Tao looked around: "We don't need destroyers for **** now?"

When the first **** was conducted, the country attached great importance to it and sent main warships. Later, after several rotations, **** became a very routine task, so that ordinary frigates only needed to be sent over.

In any case, the destroyer's high speed of 30 knots is not needed. As long as a dozen knots are enough, after all, many merchant ships cannot run fast. A frigate with 25 knots is more than enough. As for the pirate's speedboat? Anyway, it is difficult to catch up with warships, and you still have to rely on helicopters. In this case, frigates are the best choice.

"Yes, all the ships coming this time are frigates, which saves costs. However, the Navy has been planning to send the main Aegis warships to show our naval development in the past few years. I guess it might be done next time There will be an Aegis ship coming." Zhang Ping explained: "Mr. Qin, this time we went there and brought a company of marines with us, ready for orders at any time."

"A company?" Qin Tao frowned: "A hundred or so people are crammed into a four-thousand-ton warship like ours? How will they eat and sleep?"

"President Qin, the Marine Corps is a tiger on land and a dragon on sea. We naturally have a place to sleep." Behind Zhang Ping, Marine Corps officer Ma Tieshan said: "Ordered by superiors, we must protect your safety. If you encounter It’s dangerous, we just rush in and save people, don’t worry about other things!”

"Mr. Qin, I have vacated the captain's room for you. You will sleep in my room these days. You must have a good rest in order to fight this battle well." Zhang Ping said.

 “You guys, you’re really making a big move, so I’ll sleep with the Marines.”

"With us? Mr. Qin, we set up hammocks and made beds on the warship." Ma Tieshan was stunned.

"You can sleep, but I can't? Don't forget, we designed the warship, so we know best where is the most comfortable place on the warship." Qin Tao said, "Tonight, I will sleep on the bow side of the ship. Inside the wall, that’s the most comfortable place, with the gentle breeze blowing.”

It's not easy to carry more than a hundred people, and some of them must be on the deck. Today's warships pursue stealth performance, and the upper part of the hull begins to be recovered. The recovered part at the bow is where the mast was originally, and now it becomes the side. wall.

It's comfortable to sleep in that place, but it would be bad if there were wind and waves. The waves would surge up to the bow of the ship, and you would be soaked to the core. Mr. Qin actually wanted to sleep there?

"Mr. Qin, that's not possible. If something happens to you, we can't afford it." Zhang Ping was worried.

“That’s right, Mr. Qin, we understand your wishes. You are doing important things and are not here to endure hardships on the warship. You should sleep in the captain’s cabin.”

“Okay, then I sleep in the engine room. I have liked listening to the sound of diesel engines since I was a child.”

The engine room is not small, but it is hot and noisy, and few people sleep there. Qin Tao chose a difficult place because he wanted to share the joys and sorrows with everyone.

 Everyone was very moved.

Frigate No. 526 had already filled up the supplies from the comprehensive supply ship in advance. After blowing the whistle, it said goodbye to other warships in the formation and embarked on the road south.

 At the same time, Robert also heard the surprising news.

"What? That coward actually brought a warship over? How can you agree to such a request?" Robert was anxious.

"He probably wanted to mess up our cooperation with Germany and let us choose their frigates. Thanks to me explaining the pros and cons at the meeting, everyone gave up on this idea. Therefore, even if they came with frigates, they didn't What's the point?" Anderson said: "There's only so much I can do. The rest is up to you. Remember, what you do next has nothing to do with me!"

 (End of this chapter)