The sun sets in the west and the red clouds reflect the sky.
The sea level and the horizon seem to be connected in the distance, fiery red and gorgeous.
The sea breeze blows gently, creating ripples on the pale red sea surface, reflecting the red light of the setting sun in the distance.
Several seagulls flapped their wings in the wind and soared in the evening sky. Their movements were agile and fast, accompanying the giant creature sailing slowly on the sea.
The entire ocean-going cargo ship Cangyun sailed slowly on the boundless sea at a speed of 20 knots per hour.
"To be honest, I hate riding on boats."
At the top of the bow deck, after dinner, Lychee was holding a bag of sandwich biscuits, looking at the sea that had not changed at all around him, and sighed.
After finishing speaking, he took out a sandwich biscuit and stuffed it into his mouth as a supplement after the meal.
Taking a boat when you arrive and a boat when you return, the life of wandering the sea and traveling around the world may seem comfortable and comfortable, but in fact it is extremely boring.
"Almost, we are almost reaching the Sulawesi Sea. We will return home in four days."
Zhou Hai stood next to him, wearing ordinary casual clothes and jeans, standing tall, holding a chocolate that had just torn off the wrapping paper. After hearing Lychee's sigh and complaint, he smiled, took a bite, and stared at To the left is a small green island more than thirty nautical miles away, as well as continuous hard rocks in the outer area.
This uninhabited island covered with greenery and sandy beaches belongs to the Bayo Islands and is administered by Indonesia. It is the last uninhabited island at the eastern exit of the international waterway in the Sulawesi Sea.
Now, after 19 days of safe sailing, the Cangyun returned via the Pacific route, covering a distance of more than 10,000 kilometers.
Initially departing from the Port of Madryn, we bypassed the icy-cold Drake Strait filled with fine fragments of ice, crossed the thousands-kilometer-wide South Atlantic Ocean, passed through the high seas between New Zealand and Tonga, entered Oceania and Southeast Asia, and then returned to Oceania and Southeast Asia. It sailed through the international channel at the top of the Solomon Islands and arrived in the Western Pacific area. After continuing to sail for more than 2,600 kilometers, it arrived here.
Here, there is only one hundred kilometers away from the Sulawesi Sea.
Coming here and about to enter the Sulawesi Sea in the western Pacific Ocean means that there is only a mere 1,300 kilometers away from the southern sea.
There are only the last 3,200 kilometers left to Guangcheng Port in the South.
The trip back to Argentina has come to an end.
"Um."
Facing the sea breeze, Lychee held the box of sandwich biscuits in his hand and kept chewing in his mouth. After swallowing, he collected his thoughts and said slowly, "This is a good place. The eastern exit of the Sulawesi Sea has a choke point. If you can get there, Establishing an air force base belonging to us on Beo Island, equipped with J-16s and J-20s, can almost radiate Southeast Asia."
Litchi, who had learned about the route map, naturally understood that the Cangyun was about to cross Beo Island and sail into the Sulawesi Sea.
Different people look at things from different angles and directions.
In the eyes of soldiers, there is only war and preparation for war.
Beo Island, which belongs to Indonesia, is in a position that is inconspicuous in peacetime but crucial in wartime.
The entire island is located at the center of the eastern outlet of the Sulawesi Sea, guarding the entire important international shipping channel. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the east, Oceania to the south, the Indian Ocean to the west, and the southern waters to the north.
From a military strategic perspective, if a complete large-scale air force base is established here, based on the combat performance of the J-16 and J-20 heavy-duty aircraft, it can radiate throughout the central area of Southeast Asia and threaten the most important Guam base in the Western Pacific region of the US military. And then curb the opponent's radiation range.
"Unfortunately, this place doesn't belong to us." Zhou Hai shrugged and took a bite of chocolate.
That's true, but it's of no use.
The dangerous Beo Island does not belong to China, and there are no basic conditions and prerequisites for establishing an air force base.
In fact, establishing an air force base anywhere in eastern Southeast Asia can radiate a large area of Southeast Asia and have the strategic effect of containing the US military's Guam base.
But again, this place does not belong to China.
Of course, if the motherland gives relevant tasks, Zhou Hai will not mind snatching these fertile and priceless lands.
"It's a pity indeed. Forget it, let's not talk about this."
Li Zhi nodded with a smile on his face, "I have four days to go back to China. After I go back this time, I can finally have a good rest and spend some time with my wife and children. I plan to travel to Mount Emei to see the golden monkeys and experience the feeling of Sheshen Cliff in Jinding. , and then go to Xicheng to see Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum. My children have never been there and have been clamoring to go.”
“I suddenly feel like I don’t want to chat with you at the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Sheshenya. I feel like you are all topic terminators.”
Zhou Hai was speechless, looking at the sunset gradually setting on the sea in the distance. At this moment, he suddenly noticed something. He was a little confused and turned his attention to Lychee beside him. "Uh, Lychee, I want to ask you something."
"What's going on?" Lizhi, who noticed Zhou Hai's gaze and was looking forward to traveling back home, was slightly confused and a little curious.
“There are pirates in the Sulawesi Sea”
Zhou Hai gnawed on the chocolate, withdrew his gaze, turned to the four speedboats approaching at high speed hidden in the dazzling red clouds, and expressed the problems in his heart.
If Zhou Hai saw it correctly, there were about thirty men wearing black turbans sitting on four high-speed speedboats, each holding the iconic AK47 assault rifle and RG7 individual rocket launcher.
This seems to be a modern pirate
Pirates in Southeast Asia
Isn’t this thing only found in world-famous Somalia?
Lychee was stunned, confused for a moment, and quickly said, "Pirate Zero, don't be joking, this is a big deal."
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Pirates preparing to attack the Cangyun ocean freighter
This kind of thing is no joke.
You must know that the seemingly ordinary cargo ship Cangyun is carrying the most valuable assets of the Air Force, four fighter pilots who are sent to Afghanistan as instructors, as well as a ground support squadron that masters the maintenance technology of J-10C, Qingjiao and Qingniao.
"In the direction of the setting sun, about twenty nautical miles away, four speedboats are filled with armed men suspected of being pirates. Their number is temporarily unknown. They are heading towards us at high speed. You can visually confirm it with a telescope."
Zhou Hai, who didn't get an answer from Li Zhi, was confused. He pursed his lips and finished the chocolate snack in his hand. With extremely sharp eyes, he carefully observed the four speedboats sailing at high speed on the sea and spoke slowly.
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Looking at this posture, there are a large number of people, complete with AK47 and RG7. Taking advantage of the right time in the evening, they adopt the tactics of using the afterglow to hide their whereabouts and accelerate closer to the slow-moving Cangyun freighter. It seems that they are really pirates.
The problem is, there are pirates in the Sulawesi Sea
Zhou Hai was a little confused. Could it be that Somali pirates traveled thousands of miles to open up a new market?
