50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 803 His hero, my enemy

Stepping out of the taxi, you'll find yourself in East Coast Park, where a greenway for walking along the coast runs alongside a park. Every so often, there's a bench by the sea, and tall palm trees line the path.

Sun Zhiwei crossed the road and found an empty bench on the shore to sit down, but his eyes were fixed on the port across the sea, more than ten kilometers away.

Across the water is Batam Island's harbor, with a military port on one side and a civilian port on the other. With his extraordinary eyesight, he can clearly see the ships in the military port.

However, he did not find any tall frigates in the naval port. He only saw many small missile boats and torpedo boats moored in the harbor, as well as some military speedboats going in and out of the port.

On both sides of the naval port, he also saw coastal defense guns and radar. Further inside the naval port, there were soldiers in uniform moving in formation, which should be a military camp.

After taking a quick look at the situation, he left the coast and found a hotel nearby to stay in.

From his hotel, he contacted the frigate fleet that was sailing at sea via radio. The fleet had already passed through the Bay of Bengal and entered the Myanmar Sea, and was about to turn into the Strait of Malacca.

The voyage from the northern tip of Malacca to the southern tip is 1100 kilometers. The frigate is sailing at a speed of 15 knots and is expected to arrive at the Straits of Malacca in 40 hours.

He took out his watch and calculated the time; the escort fleet would arrive around 2 or 3 a.m. tomorrow.

However, he remained uneasy as he had not yet spotted any of the enemy's escort ships.

A few days ago in the Gulf of Aden, his portable radio couldn't reach Subi Island due to the distance.

Now that the distance was within reach, he immediately sent a telegram to Subi Island to inquire about the island's current defense situation.

Soon, a reply came from Subi Island.

As he had predicted, things went pretty much as he had expected when he left. A week ago, Dong Haoyang led the soldiers on Subi Island to expand their patrol area and discovered the presence of the Batam Island frigate.

A total of three frigates were deployed from the Java Naval Base on Batam Island.

Two of the frigates formed a flotilla and headed north after leaving the Strait of Malacca. They bypassed the Riau Islands and headed straight for Natuna Island.

The other frigate, after leaving the Strait of Malacca, headed southeast, detouring through the Tammerlane Islands, intending to launch a surprise attack on Subi Island from the south.

Fortunately, with sufficient manpower, Dong Haoyang set up fixed sentry posts on the islands surrounding the Riau Islands and Tammelin Islands, which enabled him to promptly detect the other party's whereabouts.

Because our two escort ships had already set sail on their mission, there were no comparable warships on the island at that time.

Therefore, after discussion, the two submarines took on the main responsibility for this defense.

The H-class submarine "Enterprise" headed north, lurking in the enemy's path.

Four nights ago, the USS Enterprise took advantage of the darkness to launch a torpedo attack and destroy one of the two frigates.

Unfortunately, the other frigate fled in panic, and the Enterprise was unable to catch up.

Meanwhile, another conventional diesel-electric submarine sailed south to block the frigate to the south.

However, the conventional diesel-electric submarine that was just captured had only average performance, and it was not entirely confident of success when directly confronting a frigate with anti-submarine capabilities.

So, Ji Yongjia, the captain of the conventional diesel-electric submarine, had a flash of inspiration and staged a ruse.

They deliberately surfaced ahead of the escort ship to the south, and after confirming that the ship had seen them, they submerged again in front of the escort ship, then suddenly sank to the bottom and remained silent.

The sudden disappearance of our submarine aroused suspicion among the enemy's escort ships. They circled the nearby waters repeatedly to avoid potential attacks, but were unable to locate our submarine, which had already fallen silent.

This caused great panic among the opposing frigates, who assumed that our submarine was so advanced that their sonar could not detect it.

Finally, after hiding at sea for several hours, the frigate returned to port three days ago out of fear.

Sun Zhiwei was greatly impressed after seeing the operation of the two submarines, especially the conventional submarine, saying that this was truly a combination of courage and strategy.

However, the battle ended several days ago, and those two escort ships should have returned long ago.

But when he went to check the naval port today, why didn't he see those two frigates there?
Despite his doubts, he first contacted his own fleet of escort ships, instructing them to remain in place after arriving in the waters near Singapore the following evening.

That night, Sun Zhiwei quietly left the hotel, sailed from the west of Singapore Port, took a speedboat across the strait, and landed in the uninhabited western part of Batam Island.

He then walked through the jungle and arrived by land at the rear of the Batam naval base.

When he saw the two tall frigates moored in Batam naval port in the darkness of night, the unease he felt before coming finally subsided.

It turned out that the two frigates had set sail for a patrol in the vicinity during the day, which was why he hadn't been able to spot them in the naval port.

Now that it was dark, both frigates had returned to port to spend the night, finally relieving his worries.

It's good that you're back. We can catch them all tomorrow.

If one ship is missed, that would be a real headache. A 3000-ton frigate could pose a huge threat to the Subi Island base at any time. He wouldn't feel at ease leaving Subi Island until that threat was eliminated.

It's true that the Javanese military leader on Batam Island is really stubborn. Ever since the statement was issued by Natuna Island, they have launched several attacks on Natuna Island.

This is completely different from the self-preservation of Javanese troops in other regions today; they are truly loyal to the former Javanese government.

But the more someone is like that, the more likely they are to be eliminated by Sun Zhiwei.

Their heroes are my enemies. The more loyal they are to Java, the less they can be allowed to live.

How can he dismantle this island nation without eliminating all those loyal to Java?

Having confirmed that the enemy's frigates had returned to port, Sun Zhiwei carefully investigated the situation at the Batam naval base.

Behind this naval port is a regimental-level camp with a capacity of a thousand men. Tomorrow night, he will not only destroy the fleet in the port, but also attack this ground camp at the same time, trying to weaken the manpower of the Javanese regular army as much as possible.

In addition, there is that civilian port.

The main reason this fleet on Batam Island was able to survive was the profits from trade at the port.

This is the golden waterway of Malacca, from which the Javanese government receives substantial profits every year.

If this civilian port is preserved, a new fleet will inevitably emerge here sooner or later.

Chopping the grass does not remove the roots, but the spring breeze blows and regenerates.

He was never a saint who would leave the enemy with a last breath; if he was going to fight, he would beat them down so they had no chance to recover.

(End of this chapter)