50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 833 Captive
In fact, if it really came down to acquiring some warships, it wouldn't be too difficult for Sun Zhiwei, given his space capabilities.

However, the equipment he obtained using his spatial abilities was mostly illicit.

For example, the USS Enterprise H submarine, apart from its own crew, even its usual berth was hidden by Sun Zhiwei in an indoor dock in the jungle base to prevent it from being photographed by satellite.

The ships he needs now are all for actual use, so they can only be obtained through legitimate combat captures or purchases, so that they can be used openly and legitimately.

This limits the speed at which the naval forces of Subi and Natuna can arm themselves, resulting in his fleet still consisting of only four medium and large ships, and today he lost a conventional submarine.

Purchasing secondhand warships is not so simple either. With the US-Soviet standoff, secondhand warship transactions only occurred between countries within the two blocs.

However, the newly established Natuna does not belong to either of the two camps. If it wants to purchase warships in the name of Natuna, it will definitely have to choose a side.

Which side should we stand on?

The Russian bear is about to be finished; he's not stupid enough to approach now.

However, America cannot approach it, because Grand Natuna Island is the future gateway to the south and will become an important sea outlet.

If he sided with America, wouldn't that be aiding the enemy?

Therefore, after making money in Hong Kong, he thought of returning to China as soon as possible to book a ship in order to strengthen Natuna Island's capabilities.

Currently, Natuna can only buy ships built by its own people; it can't buy ships from either the Eastern or Western camps. Or rather, unless it becomes one of their own, no one will sell to it.

That's why he thought of taking advantage of this opportunity to seize another frigate.

Although the Petya-class corvette is a product of the Soviet Union in the 1960s, it only displaces 1200 tons when fully loaded and does not even have air defense equipment.

However, it excels in both anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare. If it hadn't become Sun Zhiwei's target today, it would have remained in service until 2030.

He was afraid that the other captains wouldn't understand his ideas, so he made a special explanation.

"As everyone knows, although we are all from China, we can only operate in this area under the name of the Greater Natuna Fleet."

"The reason is clear to everyone, and other countries may not be unaware of it either."

"Therefore, it is very difficult for Natuna to buy warships directly. Even if they have the money, others will not easily sell warships to us, even decommissioned second-hand warships."

"The ships we're using now were all seized by us. Now that we have the chance to easily seize another light frigate, I think it's worth taking the risk."

Sun Zhiwei tried his best to explain the reasons for this operation, hoping to gain the support of the captains, since this operation would require the deployment of many sailors, who were all their subordinates.

As a result, Sun Zhiwei, who had expected to face opposition, found that everyone agreed with the action.

He didn't really understand these soldiers who came from China. Their home fleet wasn't wealthy to begin with, and their best capital ships were the four "King Kongs" they had bought from the Soviet Union back then.

Even the Four Great Kings are just torpedo ships with a displacement of over 2000 tons; they are not even capable of anti-submarine warfare.

They were about to capture a 1000-ton frigate, so how could they possibly disagree with such a good opportunity?

A 1000-ton warship is undoubtedly a mainstay in the three major fleets, and everyone would be scrambling to get one without spending a penny. Sure enough, when the captains were recruiting volunteers on their respective ships, even the officers at the rank of first mate and second mate wanted to sign up.

After careful selection, 150 slots were chosen, which was enough, as the enemy had less than 100 men.

The 001 and 002 frigates each sent 50 people, the 003 submarine sent 30 people, and although the 004 ship was gone, the sailors were still there. This time they were particularly enthusiastic, with all 21 crew members, including Ji Yongjia, signing up.

What followed was a tense change of clothes and personnel transfer. There was no need to worry about clothes and weapons, as all 10 speedboats had armories and spare uniforms.

They also need to siphon some diesel fuel from the frigate and transport it to the torpedo boat.

An hour later, 150 soldiers, dressed as monkey sailors, each armed, were crammed onto a torpedo boat weighing several hundred tons.

Sun Zhiwei also boarded the speedboat. He was the last line of defense for this operation. If the disguise failed, only his spatial abilities could save them before 001 and 002 arrived.

Once everything was ready, the torpedo boat slowly headed north, while our three ships retreated back to the south of Lauter Island to avoid enemy radar detection.

Shortly after, the intercom system on the torpedo boat rang, and Sun Zhiwei answered the other party's questions in fluent Vietnamese.

Finally, a warship appeared to the north of the torpedo boat, heading south at full speed. When they spotted the torpedo boat, the warship slowed down and approached slowly to prepare for the rescue.

Sun Zhiwei has already begun monitoring the entire area, ready to respond to any unexpected events.

After the first group of 20 people went up to the deck, they began to quietly approach the bridge. As more and more people boarded the ship, the soldiers moved closer to more of the ship's vital parts.

When the appointed time arrived, all the soldiers who had boarded the ship immediately began their attempt to seize it.

It must be said that the enemy was careless this time; they didn't even suspect whether the people who boarded the ship were really their own sailors.

The brief raid passed quickly, encountering resistance only when attacking the lower decks, but this was quickly quelled due to the numerical advantage.

In less than half an hour, all 150 soldiers boarded the frigate and took control of all the personnel on board.

Although Sun Zhiwei was surprised that no major accidents had occurred, he was still happy to have successfully captured the frigate.

Under Ji Yongjia's command, the soldiers took control of the entire ship and temporarily herded the prisoners into a cabin.

Sun Zhiwei temporarily appointed Ji Yongjia as the acting captain of the frigate, but Ji Yongjia was very reluctant, which is understandable, as there is a hierarchy of contempt within the navy.

Among them, fast boats are inferior to missile boats, missile boats are inferior to frigates, frigates are inferior to destroyers, destroyers are inferior to cruisers, and cruisers are inferior to battleships.

Submarines are a unique case; some people adore them, while others dislike them intensely. Yet, their status is comparable to that of cruisers.

Even more powerful than submarines is the H-submarine; no other ship is as important as the H-submarine.

Ji Yongjia, who was a submarine captain, is now a frigate captain, and he is naturally unhappy about it.

However, Sun Zhiwei did not intend to keep him as the captain of surface ships forever. He was already considering where to get another submarine for Ji Yongjia.

(End of this chapter)