sea ​​monk

Chapter 485 A Sweeping Wave

For residents living along the coast of the Gulf of Aden, being a pirate is nothing new.Although many people know the risks of being a pirate, more people know the benefits of being a pirate, and they hear more about who makes the money.

Local young people who live below the poverty line all the year round, although they know that being a pirate is very risky, from time to time they can hear that someone who became a pirate was beaten to death or died at sea when they went to sea.This shows that being a pirate is indeed dangerous.

But what I hear the most is often the pirate gang who joined and successfully hijacked a freighter from a certain country.Not to mention that the things on the ship can be exchanged for a large amount of wealth, the hostages taken by them alone can also be exchanged for a large amount of ransom.

Money touches people's hearts, and even the profession of piracy became popular along the coast of the Gulf of Aden.With a few people, a few guns, and a modified speedboat, you can go to sea with a group of people.The starting point of being a pirate seems a bit scary.

Compared with the little pirates fighting the autumn wind, the real reason for countries to send escort fleets is the armed pirates that appeared in the sea area.These pirates hide among the poor pirates and hijack cargo ships of some countries to earn wealth and political demands.

These pirates are more professional, have more combat experience, and have better weapons and equipment.Coupled with the fact that they are good at hiding themselves, it is difficult for countries to achieve the expected results in their attacks on them, which invisibly also fuels the arrogance of pirates.

In order to consume the ammunition of the salvage fleet, but also to test the strength of the salvage fleet.The person in charge of the Star Research Association, who was in charge of the ambush, selected many experienced pirates from the local pirates at a price of US$[-] per person.

It turned out that many pirates were very interested in such tasks.Leaving aside the fact that someone paid for it, the information leaked by the person in charge of the Star Research Association alone is enough to drive these pirates crazy.

If you analyze this news with your heart, you will know that it is false news.The problem is, for these people who died as pirates to make money, they don't have much culture at all, they only know that this fleet is very rich.

The inside story of the news is that this is a fleet from the Celestial Dynasty, specializing in the salvage of submarine sunken ships.They salvaged an ancient shipwreck in the Arabian Sea.On that ancient sunken ship, there are a lot of gold coins and gold and silver utensils.

There are a large number of ancient shipwrecks buried under the seabed of the Arabian Sea. This news is no secret to many pirates living along the coast.However, it seems that the sunken ship that can be salvaged has not been heard of much.

Now someone suddenly rumored that this salvage fleet from the Celestial Dynasty had salvaged a sunken ship in the Arabian Sea, and it was a sunken ship carrying gold coins and precious metals, which naturally aroused the greed of many pirates.

As long as this salvage fleet is taken down, the gold coins and precious metals salvaged on board will not be worried at all that they will not be sold.If cash and transfers are easy to expose the target, then the ancient gold coins and metals on the sunken ship are no problem at all.

For the commission and to snatch the salvaged items on the fleet, these pirates are so crazy, adopting wolf tactics to besiege Xu Haibao's salvage fleet.I have to say that the Star Research Association has hit the mark this time.

Xu Haibao, who didn't know these things, was not too relieved of these pirates who flocked to him.With the firepower and strength of the salvage fleet, these pirates are no match for the security team at all.

What the salvage team really needs to beware of is the armed group of the Star Research Institute hidden behind the scenes.It was precisely because of various considerations that Xu Haibao asked Tang Xingyou to notify the nearby escort fleet and let them come to the battlefield for rendezvous.

In both public and private matters, Xu Haibao's fleet is also of Chinese nationality, and it is also the responsibility of the escort fleet to protect the safety of Chinese vessels.What's more, it is rare that there are so many pirates nearby, so naturally they will take this opportunity to encircle and suppress them severely.

It is clear that it will take a long time for the escort fleet to reach the battlefield.During this time, the Star Research Association will also continue to increase its strikes, trying to solve Xu Haibao's salvage fleet on the sea before the fleet arrives.

Xu Haibao, who stayed quietly on the bottom of the sea and acted as a spectator, did not disturb Tang Xingyou and Zhao Ji's on-the-spot command.For Xu Haibao, a mere gang of pirates is not enough for him to show up, let alone make him take action.

In the face of a large number of pirate armed speedboats, Zhao Ji, who was in charge of the combat command, said coldly: "Prepare the shock bombs! Give a warning! Machine gunners, get ready for battle! Snipers, hit key targets first!"

"Roger that!"

Shock bombs are not very lethal, and can serve more as a warning and deterrent.For Zhao Ji, even if he knew that these pirates were coming for the fleet.But before the war, he still hopes to take the moral initiative.

Every time the fleet is in distress, the monitoring equipment on the ship will be turned on.This also means that even if someone makes a fuss about this kind of thing afterwards, the fleet has reasons to refute.In the face of pirates attacking, you can't sit still!

The ship that confronted the pirates head-on was a salvage ship equipped with combat defense panels.The salvage ship at this moment looks like a fortress in the sea.If you want to get close, pirates also have to pay a heavy price.

After receiving the instructions from Zhao Ji, the two team members put the blast bombs into the barrel of the gun, and fired them out quickly at the incoming pirate speedboat.The shock bomb, like a signal flare, quickly lifted into the air and exploded above the pirate's head.

The pirate speedboat that was charging frantically was also startled when it saw the two blast bombs that exploded above its head.Soon a pirate leader said: "Continue to charge, this is a signal flare, it has no power!"

Seeing the blast bomb explode, except for the louder sound, it seems that it really has no lethality.The pirates, whose minds were filled with gold coins, accelerated towards the fleet again, trying to take down the fleet that was said to have treasure in one fell swoop.

"Machine guns, ready! Snipers, ready!"

"Ready!"

"Listen to my password! In the first wave of attack, I must destroy all these arrogant pirates!"

"Roger that!"

For these greedy pirates, Zhao Ji, who was born in the navy, naturally did not have much affection for them.Pirates, as a profession, are probably not favored by anyone engaged in maritime occupations, and there is no need to feel pity.

Visually, the distance between the leading pirate speedboat and the fleet was getting closer. Before Zhao Ji could give an order, the pirates on the speedboat shot first.Although a lot of bullets were blown away, there were still a lot of bullets hitting the hull.

Most of the combatants who erected the defensive steel plates in advance hid behind the steel plates, so naturally they didn't have to worry about being hit by stray bullets.As for the sound of bullets hitting the hull, for these combatants, it was not enough to scare them.

"Fire!"

Seeing that the leading speedboat had entered the range of the machine gun, Zhao Ji immediately gave the order to fire.The combat team members at the machine gun positions on the side of the two salvage ships immediately pulled the triggers in their hands.

The roar of the 'da da da' machine gun sounded, and a string of hot bullets flew towards the incoming pirate speedboat like a life-threatening chain of fire.The sudden rain of machine gun bullets surprised these arrogant pirates.

Many pirates couldn't hide their horror and said: "How is this possible? Why are these Chinese ships equipped with such weapons as machine guns? Damn, aren't they merchant ships? Why are they like armed ships? What should I do?"

For the pirates who participated in the robbery this time, the reason why they are full of confidence is that they feel that the salvage fleet is a commercial fleet.Even if this kind of fleet has armed escorts, its firepower cannot be too fierce.

On the other hand, the number of pirates who joined this robbery can completely crush the armed guards on the fleet in terms of numbers.And these pirates never dreamed that the salvage fleet under Xu Haibao's command, even the team members in charge of food, had good marksmanship.

To put it simply, as long as the battle requires, all crew members can become combat members.As for the weapons and equipment on board, it is no worse than some maritime assault troops.A mere pirate wants to rob the fleet, isn't he courting death?

Looking at the pirate speedboats that were blown up or sunk, the machine gunners on the salvage boats continued to aim and shoot calmly and calmly.During this period, the snipers on the salvage ship also began to spot and kill the threatening pirates.

Combatants using large-caliber sniper rifles fired sniper bullets and blasted some bazooka shooters following the assault speedboat.Facing their companions who were constantly being headshot and beaten in half, many pirates felt terrified.

During this period, Tang Xingyou, who was in charge of driving the ship, also said at the right time: "All ships pay attention, prepare to turn around, and disperse these pirates. Separate in a character formation, and beware of possible long-range attack firepower!"

"Roger that!"

Having received Xu Haibao's reminder in advance, Tang Xingyou knew that these pirates were nothing to worry about.Among other things, the three ships in the salvage fleet alone are completely capable of crushing the armed speedboats of these pirates.Even if they collide, they can fly these pirates.

What really deserves attention is the armed cargo ship following these pirates.Based on Xu Haibao's report, those large cargo ships that have been modified are equipped with large-caliber naval guns.This is the real threat!
Following Tang Xingyou's order, the triangular defensive formation formed by the three ships was immediately dismantled.Faced with the salvage ship rushing towards it at a sudden speed, many pirates who arrived also realized that they had been fooled.

This is not a commercial cargo ship salvaging sunken treasures at all, but an armed ship armed to the teeth.With the speedboats they were driving and the assault rifles they were holding, it was impossible to hijack each other.

Faced with the death of countless accomplices at the bottom of the sea, and many speedboats being blown up and sunk, the surviving pirate speedboats wished they could put on their wings and escape from the battlefield.In an instant, the menacing pirates began to turn quickly in front of the salvage ship.

"Crowd! All combat units, implement point-killing! Those who escape the attack range do not need to forcibly attack!"

As Zhao Ji changed the combat order, the combat team members hidden behind the defensive deck began to kill those pirates who were trying to escape one by one.As for the pirates who stopped the ship and raised their hands to surrender, Zhao Ji simply ignored them.

The reason is very simple, this is just a contact battle, the real battle is yet to come!
(End of this chapter)