Great Power Industry: You're a private company building an aircraft carrier?

Underwater, the massive Project 949 nuclear submarine Irkutsk was still sailing slowly, maintaining a silent speed of about ten knots underwater for more than ten days.

At this speed, the main circulating water pumps of the nuclear reactor will not be turned on. Unless there is an American submarine following behind before departure, or you are unlucky enough to pass by an American submarine halfway, it will never be detected by the outside world.

“The towed sonar has detected nothing.” In the sonar room, the experienced veteran Ivan said, “I can guarantee that no one has noticed our current movements.”

"This is the advantage brought by advanced technology. In the past, we would have had to keep doing crazy Ivan moves," Remis said with emotion.

During the height of the Cold War, dozens of submarines would often be sailing beneath the seemingly calm ocean. Tracking and counter-tracking were essential tasks for every submarine captain.

Early submarines only had bow sonar, which could only see what was in front of them. What if they suspected someone was following them? They would then make a sharp turn of the rudder while traveling at high speed underwater. The submarine would then turn at its fastest speed to search the area behind it.

If there's no collision, that's fine. But if there is, and the guy behind is very close, a collision is likely to happen. However, the Russians don't care; they're addicted to this action. The Americans, on the other hand, are terrified of this crazy action and have given it the nickname "Crazy Ivan."

Hearing Remis say that, Ivan said, "Yes, I am crazy, but I think everyone on the entire ship is crazy, except for those two unlucky guys."

They were about to launch the submarine when, just as everything was ready, the Irkutsk's former first officer, Korchagin, and his subordinate, Belyakov, arrived!

Although the submarine has not been on any sea missions and its original crew members have been owed wages for a long time, they still remember their submarine!

Now, seeing their submarine being taken away by someone else, Korchagin and Belyakov were about to step forward to stop them when Li Jianshe, quick-witted, claimed to have a secret mission and invited them to come aboard.

The mission was genuine, sent from Vladivostok and stamped with Khmelnov's seal. The two men had little suspicion and boarded the submarine.

For the first two days of the voyage, everything was normal. On the third day, the submarine encountered an accident. Korchagin and Belyakov were really something else, volunteering to go out through the torpedo tube to call for help.

While the two were preparing in the torpedo compartment, Remis ordered the submarine to continue diving to 300 meters.

This depth is safe for a submarine, but for the two men who climbed out of the torpedo tube, it was certain death; they would be crushed by the seawater!

Having successfully dealt with these two potential hazards, they continued on their way, unaware that the two unfortunate creatures had been discovered by the search and rescue team. But this was even better, as it further confirmed that the submarine had encountered an accident!

This is the last time. There are no pursuers behind us. Retrieve the towed sonar. Next, we will sail to the target sea area!

Underwater, there is no sunlight, and the only way to mark the route is on a navigation chart. This is also a first for Li Jianshe! He looked at the navigation chart and realized that he had entered the territorial waters of his motherland, but... because he could not see anything, he had no intuitive feeling.

Fortunately, we had already agreed on the contact method in advance.

That evening, in the designated sea area, at the designated time, the nuclear submarine heard sounds coming from the sea.

“The Type 053H1 frigate,” Ivan began. “The database comparison and what I hear are both correct.”

Every gun has its own ballistic characteristics, and every warship has its own unique sound. The sonar of a submarine is designed to listen to different sounds to distinguish between different warships!

In naval war movies, there are sonar operators who can hear a coin fall on an enemy warship and even tell which side is facing up. That's definitely an exaggeration, but it's still quite possible to hear the sound of a warship.

"Float!"

The massive submarine surfaced in the darkness, revealing its outline. Everyone on the Type 053H1 frigate was stunned as they watched the huge hull pour water.

The captain took a deep breath, and before he could even speak, he heard a voice coming from the opposite command tower.

"The Yangtze River's waves push the preceding waves forward!"

"The old guard dies on the beach! Hey buddy, wanna have some vinegar?"

"Of course, can you still be considered a true Westerner if you don't drink vinegar?"

The code might sound puzzling, but if you match it, then you've got it right!

"Please follow behind us!"

Before dawn, the submarine finally entered the Qingdao nuclear submarine base.

Currently, the only publicly announced nuclear submarine base in China is Xiaoping Island, located between Dalian and Lushun. In fact, this nuclear submarine base is for show; the real nuclear submarine base is the 09 nuclear submarine base located on Qin Island.

The name itself tells you how important this base is; the domestically produced nuclear submarines are part of Project 09! This base was prepared specifically for Project 09!

Nuclear submarines have never been docked at the outer dock. After arriving here, the nuclear submarines go directly into the cave via the waterway. This cave is capable of being bombarded by nuclear bombs!

Even Li Jianshe was here for the first time, and he knew that it might be the last time.

Finally, the submarine docked in a huge cavern, half of which was water and half of which was land. The cavern was very high, and there were even tower cranes inside, used to lift the submarine's various weapons and equipment.

There were many people standing on the land, most of them wearing military uniforms, and a few wearing suits, including Qin Chuan.

"Brother Chuan!" Li Jianshe exclaimed excitedly as he disembarked from the submarine, "We have successfully completed our mission!"

The naval leaders followed and warmly shook hands with the Russians: "Gentlemen, welcome to our most secret nuclear submarine base. You will love it here..."

"Didn't they say they were going to dismantle it and build a floating nuclear power plant?"

"Things are tense lately, we'll have to wait until things calm down before we talk about it."

"Oh, I see. Do you have any wine?"

"Of course, the base has prepared a banquet to welcome you. Please follow me!"

Base, canteen.

One by one, the dishes that had been prepared in advance were served on the table. However, the Russians were clearly not interested in these delicacies. Their eyes were fixed on the bottles of fine wine on the table. They wished they could drink them straight from the bottle, but they were too embarrassed to do so.

"Thank you all for your hard work on the journey. I am Qin Chuan, and I appreciate your efforts."

After speaking, Qin Chuan bowed.

Li Jianshe was startled: "Brother Chuan, what are you doing?"

This was all arranged in advance, why are you putting on such a show here? These Russians were planning to come together anyway, so they won't feel cheated. Even if the location is changed, it's fine, as long as there's alcohol.

However, Qin Chuan's actions deeply moved the Russians.

"President Qin, let's make this place our home!"

"President Qin, we did this voluntarily!"

"Everyone, from now on, the base will provide each of you with a bottle of alcohol after get off work every day. However, you can't drink too much. If you get drunk and cause trouble, you will be punished accordingly." Qin Chuan looked at everyone and said, "Is that acceptable?"

"Yes, we can tell the difference between a full meal and a full meal," Remis stated.

"Okay, let's drink! There's no limit today, drink as much as you want!"

"Ula!"

Soon, the Russians were completely drunk. Only after they were all passed out did Qin Chuan turn his attention to Li Jianshe.

“Jianshe, for a long time to come, you will not be able to appear in public. Even if you do appear in public in the future, you will have to do so under a new identity.”