The whole operation turned into a bloody farce in the end.
Li Zheng and the others stayed in the air until the No. 2 ship arrived, and Lao He drove the helicopter back to the ship.
After getting off the plane, everyone was talking about the recklessness and lack of rigor of Bai Xiang's action just now.
Everyone is guessing how it will end this time?
First, the pirates lost two men, and it was obvious that neither of them would survive, as they had no body armor.
Once the rescue fails but the pirate is successfully killed, you can imagine with your toes how the pirate leader will fly into a rage.
The person who killed me? !
According to ordinary people's thinking, of course it is a tooth for a tooth and blood for blood.
However, pirates are pirates after all.
Jie Dao, that's just a business.
Finally, the pirate leader contacted John Bull's warship through the radio channel. Dissatisfied with the attack just now, they decided...
Add money!
In order to show his sincerity, the leader asked his minions to get a few grenades and tie them to the captain, and pulled them to the deck to demonstrate to everyone.
In this way, the warships of John Bull and others, who originally did not agree to a hard attack, were completely subdued.
The staff of the command team of the No. 2 ship did some research and believed that the suddenness of the action had been lost at this time, and it was not suitable for a new rescue plan for the time being.
Although the White Elephant side was not convinced, they made a fool of themselves in front of everyone and could not say anything else. In the end, all the warships could only watch the natural gas carrier swagger away and sail to the waters of Somalia.
This was the only failed convoy operation that Li Zheng participated in that could not be prevented.
Although the failure has nothing to do with you, it is still a regret.
However, the command team leader comforted everyone and said that there was no need to feel guilty. After all, pirates were seeking money, and the cargo and ship owners as well as the host country would definitely rescue these crew members through various channels, including paying ransom.
Therefore, the safety of crew members is generally not a big problem.
In the escort experience, the leader of the command team said that it is extremely rare for naval ships from various countries to use force to rescue a hijacked ship, and most of them choose to compromise for the safety of the hostages.
There is no shame in compromising sometimes.
Escort is a major foreign-related military task with strong political, policy, foreign-related and sensitive nature.
Commanders in the formation must not only "be able to command and fight", but also "understand foreign affairs". This is a basic requirement.
Sometimes you can't just do something alone and bravely, as the result may be counterproductive.
Since the failed operation of White Elephant that day, the formation conducted another successful escort.
The days seem to have returned to their usual calm, and everything on the warship is simple and repetitive.
On this day, the formation received a new escort mission, which was several domestic and Hong Kong ships. After the formation escorted them to a safe sea area, Li Zheng, who was at the lookout post, suddenly heard a crackling sound in the distance. He was immediately startled. At first he thought it was gunshots. When he took a look with a telescope, he saw that the freighter closest to him actually had a bunch of firecrackers hung on poles. They were lit and crackling on the sea. happy.
Then, in the field of vision, I saw a huge banner suddenly unfolded on the freighter, with a line of words painted on it in white paint. It looked like it was made temporarily——
"Happy Spring Festival to the escorting naval officers and soldiers!"
Li Zheng was stunned and immediately put down the telescope. Only then did he remember that today is the twenty-ninth year of the new year...
For more than two decades, Li Zheng spent the Spring Festival either at home or in the army barracks.
This is the first time to spend the Spring Festival on a warship and on the vast sea.
He felt something warm rushing to the corner of his eyes for no reason.
He suddenly missed his grandma.
I also miss Shao Xiaoqian.
After attending the military academy, Shao Xiaoqian was assigned to work in the theater intelligence department and is now a lieutenant intelligence analyst.
Thinking about the love between myself and Shao Xiaoqian over the years, it feels so strange.
We get together less and stay apart more often, and we don’t see each other more than a few times a year.
When we met, either this unit had a mission, or another person said that there was urgent official business in the war zone and he was recalled urgently.
Military love is actually not romantic at all.
But military love is the most romantic.
Not romantic because of separation.
The most romantic thing is because of separation.
Just after the Spring Festival, the formation finally ushered in something very special.
Because it has been sailing at sea for more than two months, according to the decision of superiors, the formation sailed to Country J to conduct comprehensive supplies at our military base there.
Country J is a very unique place.
This small country is located on the west coast of the Gulf of Aden in northern Africa. It strangles the Mediterranean Sea into the Indian Ocean through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. It borders Somalia to the southeast, Eritrea to the north, and Ethiopia to the west, southwest and south. The total land area is about 23,200 square kilometers. It is about twice the size of Tianjin, with a total population of about 900,000. It is dotted with volcanoes, prone to earthquakes, has a harsh climate and lacks natural resources.
Although the environment is not good and the national power is weak, the strategic significance of J country's geographical location is very important, which has attracted many countries to rush to establish military bases here.
Of course, to become a true blue water navy and to perform effective escort missions in the Indian Ocean, China cannot miss this important supply location.
After some hard work, after reaching a friendly cooperation agreement with the government of Country J, it was agreed that Rabbit would set up its own military base here.
If you lay out a world map, you can see from the map that country J faces the Mandeb Strait, the southern gate of the Mediterranean Sea. It is located at the transportation hub of the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa, strangulating the throat of the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. This entrance is from Yemen in the north. It is composed of Country J to the south. From here to the north are numerous oil-producing countries in the Middle East, and to the south is the vast hinterland of Africa. Country J is like a sentinel standing on the oil channel. It can advance, attack, retreat or defend.
In addition, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait overlooked by country J is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Strait of Bab el-Mandeb is as important as the Suez Canal in economic and strategic terms, so many countries choose to sail in J The country builds military bases. Before the arrival of China, countries such as Eagle Sauce, Gallic Chicken, and Foot Pot Chicken had already built bases here and had been operating them for a long time.
Because of this, the atmosphere here is very subtle.
In the eyes of countries such as Yingjiang, the former Rabbit Navy was not worthy of their attention at all.
Especially the foot pot chicken who has been hugging the thighs of the Yingjiang people. At least he got into the shield ship early. He really didn't pay attention to the rabbit's navy more than ten years ago. He felt that he was the strongest in Asia and no one could compete with him.
Unexpectedly, in the past ten years, Rabbit's navy has been drinking dumplings like it has taken aphrodisiacs. Various Chinese Aegis ships have been launched as if they were free, and two aircraft carriers have been put into service.
Before they could react, they sadly discovered that not only the navy could not suppress the rabbit in the offshore direction, but it could only fall behind in the Indian Ocean direction.
Especially in the past few years, everyone has rushed to the Indian Ocean to escort. Of course, they will not let go of this opportunity to let go of the dog leash, and also sent warships to escort.
But when I got here, I met the Rabbit family's navy several times. The warships that I used to think were awesome were just like little witches in front of the mighty and domineering shield ships and supply ships of the Rabbit Navy. I saw the big witch, and the more I looked at it, the more uncomfortable I felt. .
But now, they are even more miserable.
Foot Pot Chicken also has a base in J country. After all, he was following Brother Yingjiang, and with the support of Yingjiang, he got a piece of land here and built a base.
It's just that the site is not that big. The entire base is only 12 hectares, which is twice smaller than Rabbit's base.
This made Foot Pot Chicken even more heartbroken, feeling sour all day long. When Rabbit first came here to start building the base, there were some so-called "media" setting up high-magnification cameras on the building not far from the entrance all year round, taking pictures of the Rabbit Naval Support Base every day.
After the base was built, the news was immediately published on the Tiaobenji media, saying that Rabbit had built the base as strong as their Great Wall. It also included several pictures, which made the entrance to the Rabbit base look very oppressive.
Well...
It’s also easy to understand.
After all, the poor young men in the village suddenly became rich. The rich men in the village were not only sad but also began to have random thoughts. Especially the guys like Tiaobenji who had a history of debts were in panic all day long. They always felt that they As if I will be liquidated by Rabbit with all the profits in the future, I always feel frightened and even suspicious.
It was early morning on the day we entered the port.
Choosing this time is actually to be as low-key as possible.
After all, there is more than one pair of eyes watching the rabbit's every move.
Before dawn at four o'clock, Li Zheng heard the announcement from the ship's broadcast, saying that it had entered the waters of Country J and that it would enter the port in about 40 minutes.
Perhaps because he had been sailing at sea for two months, Li Zheng had a strong desire to land ashore.
What's more, this is the legendary J country's comprehensive support base, and it is Rabbit's first overseas support base.
However, he did not expect that when the formation of warships slowly sailed into the sea area where the military port was located, on the dark sea, there was already a small boat not far away watching all this silently. When he saw the formation entering the harbor, a figure The sturdy guy with a sinister face turned around and walked into the cabin, picked up the intercom on the radio, and sent out a message——
"Rabbit's naval formation has entered the port, and the underwater team is paying attention to collecting intelligence information." (End of this chapter)
