Lei Hongtao's words, of course, caused everyone to laugh collectively.

Yang Jia said with a smile, "I also know this Li Bingxian." However, I think he's pretty handsome, and he's in good shape. ”

Lei Hongtao couldn't help glaring at him and said, "What do you know, he is 34 years old this year, even if he is very handsome, he is an old man, how can he be worthy of Song Hye Kyo?"

Chen Feng saw that Lei Hongtao cared so much about Song Hye Kyo, so he had to divert the topic and said, "Okay, I think everyone should not talk about Song Hye Kyo." Tell us about the news in our country, shall we?"

Jiang Liangyu followed: "The domestic news, of course, is this year's SARS, but this SARS has made people across the country panic, and it is enough to choke it." The economic losses are even more sea. ”

"Yes, this SARS caused our school to almost be closed, one is not allowed to enter, and the other is not allowed to leave. Fortunately, in the end, it was okay, and the clouds were cleared. A second-generation official lamented that he went to Nanjing University in Jiangsu, and just some time ago, a case of infectious disease was discovered in Nanjing. Fortunately, it was detected in a timely manner and there was no further infection, but even so, Nanjing University has made very strict prevention and control measures.

It was not until the epidemic was completely eliminated that the ban was lifted.

Jiang Liangyu said: "SARS has long passed, and if you want to talk about the more famous domestic news recently, of course, it is Leslie Cheung who committed suicide by jumping off a building." ”

As soon as he said this, everyone remembered that it was. Leslie Cheung is a well-known Hong Kong artist, and his suicide has a great influence.

Of course, Chen Feng knew about this news when he was in his previous life, but his own impression of Leslie Cheung was just average, not his "rice", so of course he automatically ignored this history, until he heard Hongye say that he committed suicide by jumping off a building, and he remembered this history.

However, although Chen Feng is not Leslie Cheung's "rice", he still has a lot of "rice", so much so that in Chen Feng's memory, many years later, there are often reports about him in major media. There is no doubt that he is a highly influential entertainer in the global Chinese community and Asia, and one of the most successful representatives of the multi-faceted development of film and television songs in the entertainment industry. As a singer, he is the emperor of Hong Kong music. One of the representatives of Cantopop music. In 1977, Leslie Cheung won the runner-up of the "Asian Amateur Singer Competition" with "Ame Day canPie" and entered the music scene, and in 1983, he released the album "The Wind Continues to Blow", and the Cantonese title song of the same name with the record became one of Leslie Cheung's most popular songs in history. In 1984, Leslie Cheung's song "Monica" was sung to the streets, and "Monica" became a landmark work in the history of Hong Kong pop music. In 1987, Leslie Cheung's album "SummerRomance '87" sold seven platinum albums, becoming the Hong Kong record sales champion that year, and since then, his records have repeatedly won platinum sales, and the album "Love" has sold 2 million copies worldwide annually, which is known as the "rescue work" by the industry. He has won the highest honors in the Hong Kong music scene, including the "Golden Needle Award", and is the first Chinese singer to win two awards in a row: "Most Popular Male Singer" and "Gold Award for Male Singer in the Music World" for two consecutive years. As of 2001, he has held 121 solo concerts at the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong, and is the first Chinese singer to hold two consecutive concerts at the 80,000-person stadium in Shanghai.

As a musician, he has composed more than 40 lyrics and songs, and is a "Music Ambassador" appointed by the Hong Kong Lyricists and Composers Association. His songs have won many awards such as the "Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards", "Top Ten Golden Melody Awards", and "China Original Music List Golden Melody Awards"; he has been nominated for Best Original Song at the Film Festival five times, and won the "Best Original Film Song Award" at the Golden Horse Awards, and his 1988 composition "Silence is Golden" is a classic song that has been sung for generations. His executive producer's recordings have won many awards in the Hong Kong music recording category, his concerts as artistic director have been praised as "Topin Passion and Fashion" by Time Magazine, and his MTV, musical films and short films have been widely acclaimed.

As an actor, he is an outstanding superstar in the film industry. In the past 24 years, he has starred in a total of 56 films, and the total box office in Hong Kong has reached 776 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking among the top in the film industry in terms of box office appeal. With his superb acting skills, he has been nominated for 17 actors, including the Cannes International Film Festival, the Asia-Pacific Film Festival, the Hong Kong Film Awards, and the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards. He was selected as the Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards, the Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, and the Best Actor at the Japan Film Critics Association Awards. His films have won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in France, the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the FIPRESCI Award for the International Federation of Film Critics, and the Best Film Award at several film festivals across the Taiwan Strait in China.

Leslie Cheung's influence is not only widespread, but he is also well-known in Asia, and is a top Asian superstar with international influence. He has been super popular in South Korea since the 80s and is one of the most popular foreign male stars in South Korea. He was the first Hong Kong singer to become famous in the Korean music scene: in the late 80s, his album sold an unprecedented 300,000 copies in Korea, which was an astonishing record at the time. In 1989, he held a concert in Seoul, South Korea, and was the first Chinese singer to hold a solo concert in South Korea. In terms of films, Leslie Cheung first entered the Korean market with the film "A Chinese Ghost Story", and later an international blockbuster "Farewell My Concubine" made him the first most popular foreign movie star in South Korea in 1994. In 2003, the Korean movie channel OCN cooperated with 21 film professional research companies to hold the "Top 100 Movie Stars" election, and Leslie Cheung ranked first among overseas movie stars.

He was the first Chinese actor to win the "Best Actor from the Japan Film Critics Association", and was invited to serve as a jury member at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 1993. He has held 10 concerts in Japan (2000), setting a record for the number of concerts held by a Chinese singer in Japan, and in 1996, he won two awards for "Most Popular Artist" and "Best Artist" by ASIAPOP magazine in Japan. In 2001, he won the "Best Actor Award" voted by CineCity, the Asian film fan club with the largest membership in Japan, which has been held for 11 years, and Leslie Cheung has won the championship for 10 years. In 2006, Japan's state-run television station NHK conducted a questionnaire survey on the website, and Leslie Cheung was selected as one of the "Top Ten International Actors".

He is also well-known in Europe and the United States: in 1997, he held the "Crossing 97 Concert" in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and was the first Chinese singer to hold a concert in the Netherlands, and in 1998, he was invited to serve as a judge at the Berlin International Film Festival, the first Chinese actor to serve as a judge of the festival. Leslie Cheung was named one of the "25 Greatest Asian Actors of All Time" by CNN, and he was also named the "Most Handsome Hong Kong Actor" by CNN in the same year.

"It's really a pity that Leslie Cheung committed suicide, and I heard that it was for men, and I feel that it is not worth it for him when I think about it, alas. Yang Jia sighed.

"I like Leslie Cheung the most to play that Ouyang Feng, deep enough. Enough connotation. The second generation of a rich man said.

"I like his song "A Chinese Ghost Story" theme song "The Road is Boundless", it is really good, and I never get tired of listening to it. Another rich second generation also spoke.

"I'm a huge fan of my brother, and when I confirmed the news of his suicide, I was in tears. Another young rich second generation who looked a little sissy said with a sad face, "My brother will always be the greatest singer in my mind." If you don't know the real reason for his suicide, don't talk nonsense. It was because his condition was out of control that he couldn't think of committing suicide. In a note he wrote before the fall, he said, 'Depression, thank you, friends, and Professor McLeffie. This year has been very hard, I can't bear it anymore, thank you Mr. Tang, thank you family, thank you Fat Sister. I have never done anything bad in my life, why is this so?" he thanked his friends, Mr. Tang Hede and his doctors in his suicide note. The agent, Ms. Chan Shuk Fan, later confirmed that he was suffering from depression and that the pain at the beginning of the attack was as if he was going to tear his flesh apart, and despite his efforts to prevent it, he committed suicide due to his uncontrolled illness. What news about a man's suicide is fake. The night he left, Hong Kong stayed up all night. Both the media and the public invariably regard his departure as the end of an era, and countless people remember the youth and the brightest days of Hong Kong that they have walked with him. Within a few days, the world's major news media such as Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, etc., all reported, and even China Central Television's "News 30 Minutes" reported the news of the death of a Hong Kong artist for the first time in history. The brother's funeral was held at a Hong Kong funeral home. At that time, it was during the outbreak of SARS, Hong Kong was rumored to be the 'epidemic capital', and residents did not dare to go out, but on the day of the funeral, tens of thousands of people from all over the world gathered around the Hong Kong funeral home in the rain, and the crowd occupied several streets, becoming one of the most sensational funerals in Hong Kong history. ”

Yang Jia saw that he was more serious, and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, little demon." I'm just hearsay. ”

This "little demon" is the only son of the boss of Weibang Garment Group, who has been pampered since childhood, although he looks a little sissy, but he is very popular in the circle of the rich second generation in Xiuzhou.

Chen Feng also praised at this time: "Leslie Cheung is indeed very remarkable, he is a rare artistic genius, not only did not waste this talent, but used several times the effort to do more and better." He is known for his professionalism and dedication to his industry, constantly trying new areas and breaking new ground, and has been successful time and time again. Over the years, he has never been satisfied with what he has achieved, and has the courage to lead the industry with extraordinary artistic standards and continuous innovation, whether it is a prosperous youth or a calm and elegant middle age, he has always been the one who stands at the forefront of trends. ”

As soon as he heard Chen Feng say the same, the little demon became excited, and nodded again and again: "Yes, he is not a bubble star who was born out of thin air and became famous overnight, he is stepping on the bumpy road full of thorns, and growing step by step into a superstar in the Chinese entertainment industry." From his debut in 1977 to his death in 2003, he released dozens of albums, held hundreds of concerts, performed many classic films, and was a well-deserved superstar and artist. Hong Kong people are very fond of him, and the record company released his commemorative albums: "The Reddest" and "The Hottest", which immediately appeared on the Hong Kong record sales charts and won the top spot for many weeks, and sold out many times. The selected album "The Reddest" also won the IFPI Highest Selling Guangdong Record Award. The results of RTHK's "Reasons to Love Hong Kong" were announced, and the first place: Leslie Cheung. Since becoming famous, his name has always been in the "red" and "beauty" related competitions: his name has been included in the "Top Ten Celebrities of the 80s" and "Top 10 Celebrities of the 90s" held by Radio Television Hong Kong. South Korea and Japan selected the top ten foreign movie stars, and he won the first place many times. His handsomeness is recognized by the world: in 1989, he topped the list of "Top Ten Beauties" held by Hong Kong Commercial Television. In the 90s, he was one of the "Four Brilliant Colors" selected by Hong Kong. In 2000, he was once again named one of Hong Kong's "Four Best-in-Commandment", and CNN launched a list of the 19 most beautiful male artists in Hong Kong, China, and he also topped the list. CNN thinks: Leslie Cheung is sexy and elegant, and there will never be such an actor on the Hong Kong screen again. In addition to Leslie Cheung, there are other superstars in Hong Kong. But there is no second person who is such a brilliant superstar in singing and acting, except Leslie Cheung. ”

Everyone saw that the little demon admired and understood Leslie Cheung so much, and they echoed it and said a few words. But it can be seen that except for the little demon himself, although the rest of the people present admire Leslie Cheung very much, they don't have much feeling about his death.

After everyone chatted about Leslie Cheung for a while, Lei Hongtao cleaned up his mood and continued: "When it comes to recent major events in China, maybe you don't know yet. I sue you for a breaking news. ”

When several people at the same table heard this, they all became interested, including the little demon who looked at him curiously, and couldn't help asking: "Is it more sensational than the news of my brother's death?"

"Yes, what's the explosive news, why don't we know?" Yang Jia also agreed.

"You really don't know yet. Lei Zhentao took a sip of wine a little proudly, and then said slowly, "You must not know about this matter, because this matter is privately told me by a buddy who is better at my university, his father, a colonel of the North Sea Fleet, he also inadvertently heard from his father that a submarine of our navy sank in Shandong. ”

"Ah, the submarine sank, was it hit by a torpedo?" Jiang Liangyu asked.

"Did something hit something or malfunctioned?, are there any dead people?" Yang Jia also asked curiously.

"Is that true?" said someone else who looked at him with some disbelief.

"Of course this is true, my buddy swore to me, it's true!" Lei Hongtao swore solemnly, "This submarine can carry 56 people when it is set, so at least 56 people died." ”

"No, so many people are dead, there are always a few who can escape. Yang Jia said with some disbelief.

"Death is dead, how can you escape?" Lei Hongtao said, "Anyway, this matter is true, believe it or not." ”

"If so, when and why wasn't it reported on the news?" one continued to be skeptical.

"This matter was only last month, and it was still in lockdown, so naturally there was no news. Lei Hongtao said, "It is said that just ten days ago, local fishermen found this wrecked submarine." ”

When Chen Feng heard the "explosive news" said by Lei Hongtao, he naturally immediately found the news of the silence of the submarine from the number of jù libraries in his mind. This incident was also very famous in his previous life. The official briefing is that on April 2, 2003, 13 students of the Qingdao Naval Submarine Academy went to sea for training with the 361 submarine of the 12th detachment of the North Sea Fleet.

On 26 April 2003, the naval base received a report from Weihai fishermen that the semi-submerged submarine No. 361 was found floating in the waters east of the Neichangshan Islands at the junction of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. Rescuers entered the submarine and found all 70 crew members lying dead in their working positions, without any signs of pain or struggle. Upon preliminary examination, the submarine was not damaged, and the deceased confirmed that it was all acute asphyxiation. The log on board the boat lasted only until April 16, and it is believed that they died on that day. After the boat was towed back to the Lushun base, the personnel concerned analyzed the various instruments on board the boat and basically confirmed what happened: on April 16, the boat recharged the submarine on the way back to the Weihai base in Qingdao. According to the procedure, the charging is to start the diesel generator, which needs to burn a large amount of oxygen when starting, so the submarine needs to float close to the surface of the sea, and extend the periscope and air intake valve above the command station to the surface of the sea to suck in air. However, the investigation found that when the diesel generator was started, the intake valve did not open due to mechanical failure, and the diesel engine absorbed a large amount of oxygen in the boat after starting. The number jù showed that the oxygen content of the gas in the boat dropped to zero in less than two minutes.

Because the 361 submarine was conducting "silent" training, all telecommunications with the outside world were cut off, so no one in the outside world could detect the accident in time. However, according to the procedure, the hatch covers were closed at that time, because the internal oxygen was absorbed, the air pressure was unbalanced, and under negative pressure in cabins 1 to 7, it was impossible to open the hatch covers from the inside, so even if the officers and men tried to escape, it was impossible.

The Chinese military's investigation of the accident showed that the 361 submarine was in a semi-submersible "snorkel state" before the accident, and because the sea surface was stormy at that time, seawater poured in from the snorkel, causing the snorkel to close automatically, but the generator in the submarine continued to operate, and the oxygen in the cabin was exhausted within two minutes, and the submarine was in a vacuum, and 70 officers and men quickly suffocated to death.

The Chinese Navy's wrecked Project 361 submarine is a "Ming" class (035) submarine, which is the first generation of conventionally powered torpedo attack submarines developed by China itself. For the first time, the boat adopted the sharp tail line type, rationally arranged the pipes and valves of the superstructure, reduced the deck space, improved the flow hole, and designed high-efficiency propellers. The use of heading autopilot and depth autopilot ensures normal maneuverability of the submarine in all speed ranges. Approved by the Central Military Commission in 1967, China's first-generation conventionally powered torpedo attack submarine was developed on its own. The central task of the development is to do its utmost to increase the speed of the underwater. In order to achieve this goal, a large number of studies and experiments have been carried out in three main aspects: reducing resistance, improving propulsion efficiency and increasing propulsion power. The first Type 035 submarine was built in October 1969 and delivered to the Navy in April 1974. Between 1979 and 1989 and 1992 and 1994, the construction of the modern modified submarine was suspended, and the design of the modern modified submarine required that on the premise of maintaining the overall performance of the original Type 035 submarine, various improvements should be made in the weapons system, underwater acoustic equipment, communication equipment, navigation equipment, underwater acoustic countermeasures, noise control, and improvement of living and working conditions, so that the combat capability, survivability, maneuverability, concealment, reliability, and safety of the submarine will be improved to a certain extent. Construction of the improved boats began in August 1988, was delivered at the end of 1990, and finalized in 1993.

The overall comprehensive combat performance of the first generation of conventional submarines (035) is not high, but it is an important beginning for China to develop submarines on its own. In the mid-80s, according to the change in the guiding ideology of army building and the adjustment of the equipment system, the Type 33 modernization modification was adjusted to the modernization modification of the Type 035 in a timely manner. The 035 submarine, which has been modernized and refitted with a focus on improving combat capabilities, has become the main submarine of the Chinese Navy.

The standard combat establishment of the Project 361 "Ming-class" submarine was 57 people, including 12 officers, including the captain, political commissar, boatswain, and torpedo chief. But the wrecked submarine 361 carried seventy people. There were also 13 cadets of the Qingdao Naval Submarine Academy on board, so the number of officers and men who died this time reached 70.

According to the original history, on 2 May, the Chinese authorities announced this shocking news to the outside world, which attracted the attention of the whole world: According to information provided by the navy, a conventionally powered submarine of the Chinese Navy was recently wrecked due to mechanical failure while conducting training in China's territorial waters east of Neichangshan, and all 70 officers and men on board were unfortunately killed. The leaders of the Central Military Commission, the General Headquarters, and the units concerned attached great importance to the handling of the accident, expressed deep condolences for the martyrs, and expressed cordial sympathy to their families. Now the submarine has been towed back to port, and the aftermath is being properly handled.

When the Chinese Government disclosed the news of the Chinese submarine accident through its official news agencies -- Xinhua News Agency and China News Service -- the Western media expressed surprise one after another. Analysts believe that after the submarine crash, the relevant Chinese departments immediately took the initiative to release information, showing the attitude of transparency in handling affairs at the highest level in China.

After the Xinhua News Agency announced the news that the submarine had an accident and all 70 officers and men had been killed that night, it immediately attracted the attention of the Western media. Foreign news agencies immediately reported the news and said that it was very rare for Chinese media to report such a serious national defense accident. After Xinhua News Agency issued the news at 8:20 p.m. on the 2nd, Reuters, AFP and others immediately issued reports from Beijing. The Globe and Mail online newspaper in Toronto, Canada, immediately reposted the Associated Press report. When CNN reported on the news, it even asked military analysts to comment on it.

The New York Times reported on May 3 that China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported tonight that a conventionally powered submarine was wrecked during a training mission in the Yellow Sea, killing all 70 Chinese seafarers on board. But it doesn't say when or why the gang happened.

Hong Kong's "Sing Tao Daily" quoted a veteran named Han Jin as revealing that a considerable number of veterans of the 361 submarine had retired not long ago. The veteran believed that if they had not retired, the tragedy would not have happened. The report pointed out that since all the officers and men on board the submarine died, the accident investigators also recently contacted veterans who had served on the 361 submarine to learn about the specific operation of the submarine. The veteran said that these veterans have all completed a special submarine training called "full training", and can be said to be the most elite and skilled submarine operators in the submarine force. He also revealed that the 361 submarine had also had many failures in the past, but they were all successfully eliminated. He revealed that the fleet personnel in charge of the investigation recently called him, hoping that he would help analyze the cause of the submarine crash, and he hoped that the veterans who had retired with him would return to the base as much as possible and personally go to the 361 submarine to check all the equipment and instruments, because now only they are most familiar with the submarine, and they should be able to find an answer to the cause of the accident.

The move shows that the openness and transparency mediated by China's new leadership in the wake of the SARS epidemic spans all areas of social life, including those related to the military. To be able to talk openly about such an accident is a remarkable thing in itself. It aims to show the Chinese people that the openness and transparency mediated by the new leadership after April 20 is serious. The new leadership has figured out some radically different ways of behaving in order to win the hearts and minds of the people, and they are demanding that leading cadres and civil servants at all levels not only tell the truth, but also dare to be responsible.

After announcing the death of 70 officers and men in the crash of the No. 361 submarine, Chinese officials did not give further details of the accident, which has caused much speculation about the cause of the accident. British submarine experts believe that such a submarine accident with huge casualties seems very mysterious, and the crew on board may have been suddenly poisoned to death. According to official Chinese reports, the wrecked submarine "has been towed back to port." The US military also said that the US side did not detect the accident and only learned about it after China took the initiative to announce the incident. Therefore, when many experts tried to solve the mystery of this accident, they believed that there was no violent impact or explosion at the time of the submarine crash, and they preferred that the crew was poisoned to death.

Because the wrecked submarine was overstaffed at the time of the accident, and the submarine did not complete the watertight prevention inspection, there is a school of thought that the No. 361 submarine was carrying out the test task of some new equipment at the time of the crash, and the supernumerary posts were the relevant research and development personnel, as for the reason why the whole submarine did not complete the watertight inspection, it may be because the relevant test equipment and pipelines need to be connected, therefore, the watertight door must be opened, and this is also the reason why the No. 361 submarine completely lost positive buoyancy in a short period of time after entering the water. Although there are many opinions about the subjects tested, it is believed that it is very likely that it will be a new generation of absolute propulsion systems or new underwater weapons, such as rocket-propelled torpedoes or submarine-launched cruise missiles. However, there is another school of thought that the No. 361 submarine was only carrying out a training mission at that time, and that the redundant officers and men on board were so-called "supernumerary" personnel. "Supernumerary" is an expedient measure taken by the Chinese Navy in recent years to speed up training, and each combat ship has led a considerable number of officers and soldiers to train in the form of "one belt and one belt" in an attempt to make the personnel who have just completed training from school form combat effectiveness at an early date with the help of practical operations, and the practice of watertight prevention and inspection may have been the subject practiced by the No. 361 submarine at the time of the wreck, and perhaps the No. 361 submarine was wrecked because of the wrong operation. However, under the unclear truth, the real cause of the crash may take time to surface.

McInty, an expert at the Royal Joint Military Research Institute specializing in the Chinese Navy, said in an interview with the Associated Press that judging from the information currently available, the accident did not necessarily occur underwater, otherwise it would not have been possible to find the submarine so quickly and salvage it and "tow it back to port." But the accident with such a huge casualty on the water is very mysterious. He speculated that the cause of the accident may have been the death of the ship's officers and men by mixing the liquid leaking from the battery with seawater, or the poisoning of the ship's crew due to a torpedo propellant leak.

The German news agency also quoted a Taiwanese expert on naval armaments as saying that the cause of the accident may have been caused by the leakage of poisonous gas from a lead-acid battery. The expert also suspected that some of the crew members did not die immediately after the accident and were able to surface the submarine. In addition, some analysts believe that the cause of the accident may be the sudden rupture of the hyperbaric oxygen tank in the boat, so that the oxygen level in the boat was quickly broken. Oxygen poisoning will occur if the oxygen content of the whole ship exceeds 40 percent in a short period of time, causing the entire crew to faint, and the oxygen content of 60 percent will exceed 10 minutes, and people will die.

Ma Dingsheng, a Hong Kong military commentator, estimated that the Chinese Navy's No. 361 submarine that had an accident may have been caused by a loss of power and a poor rescue system, resulting in the death of all the officers and men on board. Ma Dingsheng said that the submarine involved in the accident is a conventional submarine, about 20 to 30 years old, and it was built in the 70th generation after the submarines of the former Soviet Union. He estimated that when the accident occurred, the submarine lost its main power, and the backup power could not be activated, causing the submarine to sink rapidly, or the toxic gas was released from the ship, making it impossible for the crew to save themselves. He also said that the sea surface at the scene was only 200 meters deep, and the cause of heavy casualties was the imperfection of the submarine's rescue system.

Huang Dong, president of the International Military Institute of Macau, pointed out that the wrecked Ming-class submarine should have carried out a new type of fuel cell at that time. He said: "The impact of this accident on the Chinese Navy must have been setbacks, the losses are huge, the lessons are profound, and this is the first known fuel cell submarine accident, which will cause psychological shadows to the military. However, Huang Dong stressed that in the long run, the accident will be more good than bad, because if the accident occurs at the time of mass production of fuel cell submarines, the whole navy will be affected, and it may have to be collectively suspended, or even the rules and regulations may be changed. Therefore, the cost of seventy lives in the groping stage is worth it in a certain way. In addition, this accident has once again sounded the alarm bell to the world: the submarine must be operated very carefully and carefully, and a small accident can kill all the people on board.

Shambaugh, a military expert at George Washington University in the United States, said that the fact that the submarine was quickly brought back showed that it did not submerge at the time and did not sink after the wreck. The submarine's designation indicates to experts that it is one of 18 to 20 "Ming" class submarines still in service. They are a variant of the submarine designed and built by China according to the former Soviet Union, which should be eliminated according to the current military standards of the West. The Chinese are still using at least 30 or even older Soviet-made R-class submarines, but they have deployed some of the newer Song-class submarines not so long ago. China has also purchased advanced Kilo-class submarines from Russia to strengthen its forces. Evan, a Chinese military expert at the Washington-based RAND Corporation, said this shows that China is more open to the latest disaster. The accident will lead to the following: 1. Some responsible personnel of the navy will be punished; 2. Ming-class submarines will be phased out.

In Chen Feng's memory, after the incident, the central government severely punished the officials who were derelict in their duties. Among them, Ding Yiping, deputy commander of the Jinan Military Region and commander of the Navy's North Sea Fleet, and Chen Xianfeng, political committee member of the Navy's North Sea Fleet, were given administrative demotion and other disciplinary punishments of administrative dismissal and demotion. And the then commander and commissar of the Navy, who was later dismissed.

Russian Navy Intelligence Review spokesman Pinkov made a statement on the accident of the Chinese Type 035 "Ming"-class submarine. He believes that official information released by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation indicates that the number of crew members of the "Ming" class submarine is 55, and the number of dead crew members is as high as 70. Two possibilities led to a submarine accident. 1. The failure of a certain weapon and the explosion of the guide are attended by scientific and technological personnel. 2. The conduct of military exercises is the same as the disaster that occurred in "Kursk", in which there are foreign commanders, observers, or substitute training of weapons operators. An explosion occurred during the torpedo firing test during the exercise. The rapid fracture of the enclosure was completely too late to organize a rescue. Pinkov ruled out the possibility of a fatal "mechanical accident" with the submarine. Based on the shallow sea where the incident occurred at a depth of 50-90 meters, any mechanical accident involving the guidance and control system can be rescued during an accident by virtue of China's current submarine rescue capabilities. Divers can also escape at least partially through guò torpedo tubes or escape compartments. Pinkov said that China's rare and quick announcement of the reasons after the incident shows that China has learned a lesson from the process of concealing the truth of SARS. The SARS incident was China's Chernobyl incident, which directly led to the "openness" promoted by Gorbachev. Comprehensive information disclosure** means that a political change is inevitable.

At the same time, after the Kursk incident, countries are very sensitive to the submarine disaster, and because they are worried about the emergence of nuclear radiation, Japan, South Korea, and the United States are bound to immediately disclose the news of the incident.

According to the Washington Watch, 27 submarine accidents were recorded in 1945~1989 in various countries around the world, including 5 in the Soviet Union, 4 in the United States, 3 in the United Kingdom, and 4 in France. This included the loss of two nuclear-powered attack submarines in the Atlantic, which exploded and sank in April 1963 when the USS Submarine SSN-593 exploded, killing all 129 people on board. In 1968, the USSScorpion (nuclear attack submarine SSN-589) sank at 3,048 meters of water, and 99 people on board were killed.

Submarines are considered the greatest threat to aircraft carriers as a maritime weapon and the central force of the modern navy. Observers believe that the death of China's Project 361 submarine will not affect China's plan to develop submarines. On the contrary, the accident may further prompt the Chinese Navy to reflect on the remaining gaps between the Chinese Navy and the developed countries in terms of equipment technology, training, command, logistics, and so on.

The Chinese navy is divided into three fleets, the North Sea, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea, and the Naval Aviation Department, with an active strength of 300,000 people, more than 60 submarines, more than 300 capital ships, 550 combat boats, and 200 auxiliary vessels, which can be called one of the largest fleets in Asia.

The Chinese Navy's submarine force was established on June 19, 1954, with only four old submarines aided by the former Soviet Union. Nearly half a century later, it has now become a navy of considerable size and the fifth in the world to possess nuclear attack submarines, and its self-developed nuclear submarines can even sneak to the west coast of the United States for strategic attacks.

At present, China has more than 100 submarines, the largest submarine force in Asia, and has established submarine bases in the Yellow, East and South China Seas that are fully functional and equipped to support various needs. Except for the five Han-class nuclear-powered submarines, the four Xia-class ballistic missile nuclear-powered submarines, and the three Song-class conventional-powered submarines, which are relatively advanced, the rest are outdated and backward R-class submarines.

In order to adapt to modern warfare, China began to order advanced Kilo-class conventional submarines from Russia in 1993, and received two Kilo-class Type 877EKM submarines in '95 and two further improved Kilo-class Type 636 submarines in '98. The latter was the first submarine in the world to be armed with anti-aircraft missiles, armed with six submarine-launched anti-aircraft missiles of the SA-N-8 type.

The Xia-class ballistic missile nuclear-powered submarine is the "killer weapon" of the Chinese Navy and the most advanced submarine developed by China itself. It is alleged that the Xia-class submarine can dive to the coast of the United States. On September 27, 1988, the Xia-class nuclear submarine successfully launched a carrier rocket underwater.

In recent years, the Dongfeng 31 "submarine version" Ju*2, which has a range of 8,000 kilometers, is a submarine-launched cruise missile that China is now making every effort to develop and improve.

The Chinese Navy has entered a new era of comprehensive modernization, and the crash of the No. 361 submarine will in fact increase the attention of all circles in China to naval construction, thus prompting the Chinese to greet the arrival of the maritime century in a better posture.

After the crash of the 361 submarine, the chairman of the Central Military Commission, the chairman of the deputy military commission, and the principal heads of the Central Military Commission personally met with the families of the deceased officials and boarded the 361 submarine. The fact that the principal responsible person of the State Military Commission boarded a submarine and was a wrecked submarine and a warship that sacrificed 70 martyrs is unique in the history of our army and even in the history of our country. The leadership of the Chinese Navy is pragmatic and courageous, and the fact that the wreck of the 361 submarine was announced to the people of the whole country in the shortest possible time is also unique in the history of our army. It truly embodies the People's Navy. Facts have proved that the accident is not terrible, and the people of the whole country are very considerate when it is made public, and the people of the whole country are very sad after the accident is announced, which shows that it is completely superfluous to worry that the announcement of the accident in the military will bring passive worries to the normal work of the army. You can see how much the people of the whole country care about our naval officers and men. The crash of the 361 submarine shows that the people of the whole country are very concerned about national defense construction, and national defense construction needs the support of the people more; the crash of the 361 submarine has not brought passivity to the work of the navy, but has won the sympathy and support of the people of the whole country; I hope that our army can draw useful lessons from it, promote the open and transparent construction of the army, and accept the supervision of the people; please remember that the name of our army is the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and it is the people's army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China。

Regardless of the real cause of the crash of the 361 submarine, it is clear that China's underwater forces are not as old and inactive as some observers believe, but on the contrary, China is gradually adjusting its military capabilities and training intensity in order to build a blue-water strategy beyond the first island chain. In the foreseeable future, China's navy will be a force to be reckoned with in East Asia.

"If this is true, it will be a big blow to the morale of our Chinese navy. The first official and the second generation said with some concern, "By the way, do you know whether this submarine is a conventional submarine or a nuclear submarine?"

Lei Hongtao shook his head and said, "I don't know. ”

"If it's a conventional submarine, it's fine, but if it's a nuclear submarine, the consequences will be even more severe, and it will be a disaster for our country's navy. China's nuclear submarines have always been an important part of China's naval strength and the most powerful weapon against US aircraft carrier battle groups. ”

His words made everyone stunned. As a young person, he has received the party's education since he was a child, and he still has at least a patriotic heart, so everyone suddenly became concerned about the sinking of the submarine.

"Lei Shao, what you said is true, isn't it? Liu Zhen, the son of the commander of the Xiuzhou Military Division, asked Lei Hongtao with a stern face. The others also put away the joke mentality of listening to the news before and looked at him seriously.

Seeing this, Lei Hongtao had no choice but to reassure again: "What I said is true, and I also believe that my buddy will not lie to me." So, nine times out of ten, it's true. Moreover, China cannot hide this matter if it wants to, and sooner or later it will have to be made public. I think maybe in a few days, this news will come out. ”

Chen Feng also said at this time: "I think this matter is very likely to be true, because a few days ago, I happened to see this rumor on the Internet, which is about a submarine wreck, according to the number of people on board this submarine, it should be a conventional submarine, not a nuclear submarine." ”

When everyone heard Chen Feng say this, they believed it, and Liu Zhen asked Chen Feng directly: "Do you remember where you saw this rumor on the Internet, and I will go up and take a look when I go back." ”

Of course, Chen Feng didn't see this news on the Internet, but he knew from his memory in his previous life that before the regular media made the matter public, this news first appeared on the Internet.

Chen Feng was about to say a perfunctory sentence, when he heard Liu Yongsheng, who was at the next table, suddenly stood up from his seat with his mobile phone and said loudly in surprise: "What!? The prime minister is here, ah, he has already gotten off the plane and is coming here?"

When everyone heard what he said, they were collectively silenced, and they were all very surprised to look at Liu Yongsheng, who was holding his mobile phone with a nervous expression.

"Okay, okay, you immediately notify the people of the traffic police brigade to divert the traffic, and notify the public security bureau and the armed police force to immediately dispatch capable personnel to protect the safety of the prime minister and his party, okay, you can do it immediately." ”

After Liu Yongsheng finished talking on the phone, he saw that everyone was looking at him with an inquiring face, of course he understood what he meant, so he pretended to be happy and said: "Good news for everyone, our respected Premier Wang Zhaoxiang has just flown from Beijing to our Xiuzhou, and he has safely disembarked and come to us by car." ”

Although everyone already knew about this from his phone call just now, they were still unspeakably surprised to hear his personal confirmation.

After a short silence, everyone couldn't help but start talking.