Chapter 1803 Arctic Clover
When the plane landed, Xiao Peng and Chen Zetao carefully observed the "Arctic Trefoil" base: it is really much larger than imagined.
The main building is a triangular four-story building, and there is a circular building between each two corners connected to the main building through a corridor.
All the buildings are red, white, and blue, the colors of the Russian flag. They are also elevated: the soil here is permafrost-free, and building here requires first driving steel piles deep into the ground, then building on top of these piles.
This is no small project: the building area here exceeds 14,000 square meters and is a comprehensive building integrating living and office facilities. It has dormitories, a cafeteria, a gym, and a medical clinic.
As for the airport, garage, radar station, missile launch system and other buildings, they are on the other side.
After Xiao Peng and his team landed, a GAZ-3937 took them to the main building of the base. As soon as Xiao Peng entered the door, he felt one word: hot!
The soldiers in the entire base are wearing summer clothes! The temperature here must be at least around 27 degrees!
Just as he was about to take off his 'Mountain Eagle Suit', a group of soldiers approached. One of them, an elderly man in a black uniform, said to Xiao Peng, "Mr. Xiao, it's been a while since we last met! I think you look more suitable for Russia now."
When you see his golden epaulettes, you know he is of very high status.
Xiao Peng smiled bitterly when he saw the person coming and said, "General Yevmenov, if possible, I really don't want to see you again."
Yevmenov was stunned: "Why? Aren't we friends?"
Xiao Peng took off his hat and said, "If I drink with you once, my head will hurt for three days!"
Yevmenov laughed and gave Xiao Peng a hug. "Be prepared for the pain to last longer this time."
Xiao Peng pointed at Chen Zetao and said, "You can drink with Captain Chen!"
Yevmenov shook his head and said, "He drinks and plays dirty. There's no point in drinking with him!"
Xiao Peng said helplessly, "My dear general, could you please release your bear hug first? Let me take off my coat. It's too hot!"
Only then did Yevmenov loosen his arms.
If others saw Xiao Peng being so affectionate with this old soldier, they would probably be shocked!
Who is this guy? Nikolay Yevmenov! He's the commander of Russia's Northern Fleet!
When Xiao Peng and his crew were infected with the novel anthrax virus, they went to Murmansk. They were treated at the Northern Fleet, where Yevmenov had ordered a temporary rescue center to be set up. Experts from the Russian Ministry of Biology were dispatched to provide treatment. He was Xiao Peng's lifesaver.
But he is no longer the commander of the Northern Fleet, but the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy.
Some people say that his appointment is related to the retirement of former Navy Commander Vladimir Korolev. In fact, insiders know that his sudden promotion has a lot to do with the capture of "sculpin".
Xiao Peng also saw Alexander Moiseev here, Yevmenov's former deputy and current commander of the Northern Fleet.
Russia's two "clover" Arctic bases are both naval bases under the jurisdiction of the Northern Fleet, so it is not surprising to see them here.
After a female officer nearby took Xiao Peng and Chen Zetao's coats, Yevmenov said, "Xiao, I should treat you to a good meal right now, but we have no time to waste right now. Shall we go to the conference room now? We've got everything ready."
Xiao Peng nodded but still asked curiously, "General Yevmenov, what exactly do you want to talk to me about? And to be honest, seeing you and Moiseyev here makes me feel terrified. I feel like there's going to be some serious trouble."
Moiseyev was stunned when he heard this. He turned to look at Chen Zetao and asked, "Didn't Captain Chen tell you?"
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "Him? Moiseyev, you don't know Captain Chen at all. His style of doing things is 'If a ruler is not discreet, he will lose his ministers; if a minister is not discreet, he will lose himself; if things are not discreet, they will become harmful.' Expecting to get advance information from him is unrealistic. To be honest, at the beginning, I only knew that he would be waiting for me at Sabetta Harbor. Only after I got there did I know I was going to Alexandria Land. You said I was several nautical miles away from Alexandria Land and didn't come up. If I told my crew that there was such a military base on Alexandria Land, they would probably think I was lying."
Yevmenov said, "Last time, you landed Anna on the other side of the island. After all, this is a military base, so it was best not to let outsiders know. But the facts have proven that you are a good friend of our Russians. The information you asked Anna to give us about the 'sculpin' is truly crucial! You have confirmed your friendship with us, so of course we can't hide too much from you, right?"
A few people were walking and chatting, while Xiao Peng was walking and taking off his clothes: "I still don't know what you want to talk to me about. God, it's too hot in here, isn't it?"
"Is it hot?" Yevmenov said, "We have two nuclear reactors providing heat here. Since the weather is so good now, we're only running one, so it's not that hot. We'll wait until the weather gets worse before we run both. You just came in, so you're not used to the temperature yet. It'll be fine after you stay a while."
Xiao Peng blinked after hearing this: "Nuclear reactors? Two?"
Yevmenov nodded and said, "Isn't this perfectly normal? We took both comfort and environmental considerations into account when designing this place. We have state-of-the-art water purification, ventilation, and waste disposal systems, forming a closed life support system technology that can allow 150 officers and soldiers to operate here continuously for 18 months without any external support. We can even move this base to Mars!"
Xiao Peng really wanted to point at Yevmenov's nose and shout "bullshit!" Damn, these are the three major hobbies of Russian men: drinking, picking up girls, and bragging.
Besides, putting two nuclear reactors in a base like this for heating is not a normal thing to do anywhere, right? Only the Russians dare to do this - this statement is really not a compliment!
They took the elevator to the fourth floor and passed an office filled with various instruments. Moiseyev said, "This is our long-range radar monitoring system. Through precise reconnaissance and notification capabilities, it can detect possible threats from aircraft and missiles, thereby improving the efficiency of aerial reconnaissance. Our Northern Fleet's 45th Air Defense Army is no mere decoration! We've arrived!"
They came to the door of a large conference room. When the door opened, there were already many people waiting inside, including people from Daxia and Russians. On the big screen was a photo of an underwater submarine.
Xiao Peng was completely stunned after seeing the photo: "La... La... Lafayette Special?"
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