Chapter 1131 The First Sea Trial
Chapter 1131 The First Sea Trial
Zhao Yunting gestured for Li Mo'er to say a few words as well.
Li Mo'er stood up, saluted, and said, "Comrades, dear comrades-in-arms, hello everyone."
Applause erupted from the audience, and Li Mo'er continued, "It is an honor to serve alongside everyone. In the future, I will be responsible for the logistical support work on the aircraft carrier. If you encounter any problems in your life, you can come to me."
Applause erupted again from the audience. Zhao Yunting looked over and thought, "Wow, she's more popular than me!"
Li Mo'er continued, "I will do my best to ensure everyone eats and drinks well, and that everyone can fully concentrate on their work. Thank you everyone!"
Just then, Commander Feng and Political Commissar Kong pushed open the door and entered the conference room, where everyone stood up to greet them.
Commander Feng said, "In half an hour, the aircraft carrier Yue Dong will conduct its first sea trial. I hope everyone will perform their duties and achieve a complete success!"
Zhao Yunting said, "Everyone, return to your posts immediately and make final preparations before departure."
"Yes!" All the officers in their posts stood up and returned to their posts.
Then, they quickly left the meeting room and ran back to their respective posts.
Half an hour later, the aircraft carrier sounded its horn and slowly left the dock amidst cheers from countless people on the shore.
With a thought, Li Mo'er conjured up hundreds of boxes of fireworks and Heaven-Opening Thunder in an empty warehouse.
Once on the deck, he said to the soldiers standing on both sides, "You guys come with me to get the fireworks. We'll light them after the aircraft carrier is sailing normally!"
These young men in their early twenties, who didn't love setting off fireworks, quickly followed Li Mo'er to the warehouse and began carrying boxes of fireworks onto the aircraft carrier deck.
After they were moved up, one was placed every five meters. With a thought, Li Mo'er summoned the hundreds of metal windproof lighters she had taken from Wonima and they appeared in a corner of the warehouse.
The last soldier, holding the lighters, said, "Vice-Captain Li, these lighters are really beautiful. They must have been expensive."
Li Mo'er thought to herself, "Of course they're not cheap. The cheapest of these lighters costs tens of dollars each."
She waved her hand generously and said, "Give one to each of the comrades who are preparing to light the fireworks. You can have them after you've used them all."
The soldiers were overjoyed and repeatedly thanked Li Mo'er.
As the aircraft carrier turned around and prepared to sail out of the dock, Li Mo'er gave the order: "Ignition!"
Hundreds of soldiers bent down at the same time and lit the fireworks in front of them.
Suddenly, all the fireworks started making chirping sounds.
Soon, the entire sky above the aircraft carrier burst into a dazzling display of beautiful fireworks. In an era when firecrackers were still the norm, this scene was undoubtedly breathtaking.
The locals watching the aircraft carrier sail away at the dock had never seen this scene before, and they all exclaimed, "Wow, how beautiful!"
The accompanying camera captured this shocking scene accurately!
Commander Feng, Political Commissar Kong, Zhao Yunting, and Li Mo'er stood on the deck, facing the sea breeze. Although the waves were two meters high, the aircraft carrier was as stable as a rock, and they could not feel any shaking.
A group of technicians and senior experts accompanying the group were busy collecting data.
Inside the US military base office in the Ryukyu Islands, four or five Japanese officers were bowing and scraping as they reported the latest movements of the Chinese aircraft carrier to US officers.
This Japanese officer was none other than the newly appointed Sasakimaru Nichinaka, and his assistant, Yusakimaru Nakato.
Then, Sasaki Maru Nijika said, "Your Excellency, according to a telegram from our secret agents in China, China's first aircraft carrier will be commissioned today and will conduct its first sea trial. I would like to ask Your Excellency whether we should send a plane to observe their aircraft carrier up close."
The American general pretended to ponder for a moment before saying, "Oh, my esteemed Lord Sasaki Maru Nijō, we would certainly like to send our warriors to take some photos and see what type of aircraft carrier they have, what models of carrier-based aircraft they carry, whether they have electromagnetic catapults, and whether they are nuclear-powered. However, unfortunately, our aircraft are currently under maintenance and are unable to carry out long-distance flight missions."
He paused for a moment, then said, "Your Excellency Sasakaru Niyonaka, I wonder if you could send a few fighter jets to carry out this dangerous mission!"
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