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Chapter 111 Battleships on the Seabed (Subscribe)
I should have been happy about the good harvest of sea fishing, but in the end, I lost my mobile phone with great joy.When such a change happened, the business manager who accompanied him on the tour also felt really speechless, but he couldn't stop Xu Haibao who insisted on going into the sea.

Although the sea area where the yacht is located at the moment is not considered a deep sea area, according to the estimation of the captain driving the yacht, the water depth here is nearly [-] meters.A mobile phone dropped from a yacht at such depths is almost impossible to recover.

When the captain expressed his judgment, Xu Haibao smiled and said, "Don't worry, this depth is not a big problem for me. You know, Lao You and I are both from the Navy's professional diving team. Such a depth is really nothing." .”

Rejecting the captain's kind advice, Xu Haibao resolutely decided to go to sea to salvage the phone that fell into the sea.Although they didn't understand why Xu Haibao was so persistent, everyone could only watch Xu Haibao jump into the sea from the deck.

Perhaps no one knows that the scene where the mobile phone fell into the sea was just a scene directed by Xu Haibao.The reason why the mobile phone is deliberately dropped into the sea is more to go into the sea in this place.

As for the reason, it was naturally that there was a sunken ship that Xu Haibao knew about in this sea area.Although there was no gold, silver or jewelry on board, as a former member of the navy, Xu Haibao hoped that the sunken ship would surface sooner.

As early as more than 100 years ago, the Qing Dynasty and the Shaobing Kingdom fought desperately in this sea area.Because that year was the Jiawu year in the Chinese lunar calendar, that stunning naval battle was also known as the Jiawu naval battle.

In that naval battle, the Beiyang Fleet, which originally dominated Asia, was almost wiped out in this naval battle.It was also the defeat of this naval battle that kicked off the fall of the Qing Dynasty and a series of war turmoil that followed.

In this naval battle that shocked the world, the most distant ship of the Beiyang Fleet resolutely rammed into the opposite enemy ship after losing its combat effectiveness.Although it failed in the end, the life-saving righteousness of the (to) Zhiyuan ship has inspired naval officers and soldiers of all generations.

According to the situation known in the previous life, a private company responsible for the development of the seaport in the next year originally discovered the Zhiyuan Ship sunk in this sea area, and it took two years to salvage it.

If this sunken ship can be discovered by Xu Haibao and provided to the Navy's salvage department.Xu Haibao feels that this is also a happy thing for the navy, and it can also enhance the relationship between Xu Haibao and the navy.

As the navy's influence abroad continues to increase in the future, Xu Haibao feels that having the navy take care of him will also be of great help to salvage ships in overseas salvage operations.Naval assistance may be sought if necessary.

Most importantly, the first batch of members of the salvage team that Xu Haibao is about to form may all be retired navy elites without exception.A salvage team formed by such a group of people, it is difficult not to attract the attention of the navy!

Xu Haibao, who dived into the sea, quickly found the sunken mobile phone with the help of a diving flashlight.However, after finding the mobile phone, Xu Haibao did not surface immediately, but continued to search in the waters of the sunken ship ahead.

According to what Xu Haibao knows, the state has organized professional salvage personnel many times in an attempt to find the Beiyang warship that sank on the bottom of the sea.Unfortunately, nothing was found, and some divers were even killed in the search.

On the other hand, Shaobing Kingdom, which won the naval battle back then, salvaged many shipwrecks of the Beiyang Fleet after the war, and after transporting them back to Shaobing Kingdom, they became spoils of war for exhibitions in Shaobing Kingdom, which is really regrettable.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, some people also proposed to salvage these warships, but it was still impossible to confirm the specific sinking location of the Beiyang warship.You can't even find the location, so how can you salvage it?
Compared with other people who want to find the specific location of the sunken ship, they can only find it from literature and materials, delineate a general range, and then send divers to carry out seabed surveying.This kind of search is somewhat hit and miss.

But for Xu Haibao, who was diving into the water at this moment, he participated in the later salvage of the Zhiyuan Ship in his previous life.Regarding the situation of this battleship, I am afraid that he is now more clear than anyone else.The location of the yacht is not far from the location of the battleship.

It didn't take long for Xu Haibao to arrive at the location where the battleship sank.Looking at the Beiyang warship quietly sinking in the sea, Xu Haibao didn't stay too long.Instead, he started searching and was able to confirm that it was a relic of the Far Ship.

As for other things on the sunken ship, Xu Haibao felt that there was no need to pick them up for the time being.Only by finding relics that can be identified or confirmed can the navy pay attention to them and organize a salvage team to salvage them for protection.

The people who had been staying on the yacht looked at Xu Haibao who had jumped into the sea for more than ten minutes and hadn't surfaced. The business manager said worriedly: "Mr. You, Mr. Xu will be fine, right? Why is it taking so long? Didn't you see him come out?"

Facing the worry of the business manager, You Guangwei and Liu Xiaohan looked calm.Hearing the business manager's inquiry, You Guangwei also explained in a timely manner: "Manager Song, don't worry, Mr. Xu can hold his breath underwater for about half an hour, and he will be fine!"

Even after retiring from the army, You Guangwei didn't quite know how far Xu Haibao's diving ability had grown.But in his eyes, Xu Haibao's diving ability is very good.In terms of breath holding time, it is also one of the best in the diving group.

I also know that staying in the sea for too long may worry everyone on the yacht.According to the location known in the previous life, Xu Haibao quickly found a few pieces of porcelain with the words 'Zhiyuan' printed on it from the sand of the sunken battleship.

With these porcelain fragments, the relevant departments can confirm that the warship sunk here is the most distant ship that the country has been trying to salvage, but the exact location cannot be ascertained.As for the salvage, there will naturally be a special person in charge.

What Xu Haibao has to do is to be the first person to discover the 'Far Ship'.And report this news to the navy in advance, and the navy will report it again, and decide that the navy or a local professional salvage team will be responsible for the matter.

Holding the few pieces of broken porcelain he found, Xu Haibao took a few nostalgic glances at the battleship that was almost completely buried in the sea.He knew that on this battleship, there were still a large number of remains of officers and soldiers who died.

Standing in the sea water not far from the battleship, Xu Haibao gave a military salute that belonged to the junior navy, and left silently.He believes that the early discovery of the "Far Ship" will further inspire the determination and courage of all naval personnel to defend the country's coastal defense.

Manager Song and the others, who kept looking at the time on their watches, also breathed a sigh of relief when they resurfaced.From their point of view, if Xu Haibao didn't show up again, they would probably start preparing to go into the sea to save people.

"Brother Haibao, did you find your phone?"

"I found it! Xiaohan, find a piece of cloth and throw it down for me!"

Hearing Liu Xiaohan who was standing on the yacht asking, Xu Haibao raised the mobile phone in his hand, but did not raise the other hand.Although he didn't know why Xu Haibao wanted the cloth, Liu Xiaohan still obediently found a piece of cloth and threw it down.

Seeing Xu Haibao who dived back into the water and surfaced again not long after, he boarded the yacht again smoothly.However, in addition to holding a retrieved mobile phone in his hand, there are also some things wrapped in cloth.

"Mr. Xu, is your phone okay? What is this package?"

"My phone is fine! Don't ask too much about the contents of this package. This is a little gadget I found at the bottom of the sea. I was afraid that it would be damaged, so I wrapped it in a cloth. Please inform the captain, and you can continue to sail. Already!"

After a brief reply, Xu Haibao did not tell the other party what was in the cloth bag.In Xu Haibao's opinion, it is very necessary to keep the news about the sinking of the "Zhiyuan Ship" here for the time being.

Walking into the bedroom of the yacht, Xu Haibao handed the cloth bag to Liu Xiaohan, and said with a serious expression: "Xiaohan, take the things for me first, and I'll take a shower and change clothes. The things inside, except for swimming Brother, no one is allowed to show it!"

"okay, I get it!"

From Xu Haibao's expression, Liu Xiaohan more or less knew that the things in the cloth bag should not be simple, but the weight didn't seem to be heavy.Even though she really wanted to open it and have a look, in the end she decided to wait for Xu Haibao to come out before revealing the answer.

Seeing You Guangwei who also walked into the bedroom, Xu Haibao pretended to be excited and said, "Brother You, do you know what I found down there?"

"Shipwreck?"

"Wrong! It should be a sunken ship! Look, what is written on this porcelain?"

As the cloth bag was opened, You Guangwei picked up a piece of broken porcelain and looked at it, and quickly recognized the characters on it, which were the Chinese characters for 'Zhiyuan' written in traditional Chinese.Thinking of the warship named after it, You Guangwei's expression was instantly stunned.

Shocked and somewhat unbelievable, he asked, "Haibao, did you really find this on that sunken ship?"

"Of course! Coincidentally, the place where my mobile phone fell was on the deck of a battleship. At first I thought it was an ancient sunken ship, but I didn't expect that there were rusty weapons and shells on it. It was not until the end that I accidentally discovered these A broken piece of porcelain!"

"Oh my god! I didn't expect that the Zhiyuan ship would sink in this sea area!"

Listening to the conversation between the two, Liu Xiaohan, who also saw the writing on the broken porcelain, said after a while: "Brother Haibao, you are talking about the Zhiyuan Ship that the Beiyang Fleet sank in the Sino-Japanese War? It sank at the same position just now? "

"Yes! In order to ensure the safety of the warship, I asked you to throw a piece of cloth to wrap the tiles. This is a warship of great significance to our country. Before the relevant departments did not implement protective measures, except for the three of us, No one on board can tell!"

"okay, I get it!"

After a brief discussion, Xu Haibao took a few photos of the assembled tiles with his mobile phone, and then dialed Liu Chenglin's mobile phone.In Xu Haibao's plan, Liu Chenglin would pass the news to the base and higher authorities.

When the warship is successfully salvaged, I believe the superiors will recognize Liu Chenglin's contribution.At least Xu Haibao believes that as long as the leaders of the Maritime Safety Administration where Liu Chenglin works are not stupid, they should know how much the discovery of this warship means to the country and the navy!

(End of this chapter)