Although the relevant departments at higher levels did authorize Zheng Mingchuan to use these weapons of mass destruction in an emergency.

But Zheng Mingchuan also knows that such a situation will basically not occur. In the more than ten years of escort operations in China, missiles and similar weapons have never been used against pirates, on the one hand, because missiles priced at hundreds of thousands of dollars are not worth using on pirates, and on the other hand, there is no need to use these weapons at all, after all, this warship can already greatly deter these pirates.

Of course, the authorization of the superior to the escort formation can allow everyone, especially the people of the joint combat team, to carry out the tasks behind them with peace of mind, so that there is no need to worry about the safety of the formation.

"Let's go!"

"Yes!"

In the end, under Zheng Mingchuan's order, thirteen heavily armed combat team members quickly left the conference room with their weapons and equipment, and then rushed to the deck of the warship.

On the flight deck at the end of the warship, a carrier-based helicopter had already been pushed out of the hangar, and by the time the joint team arrived, the helicopter had already completed all the preparations before departure.

Soon, under the leadership of Jiang Chen, the seven members of the tactical team in the joint operations team quickly got into the carrier-based helicopter, and as for the six members of the Sea Eagle Squad, there was already a helicopter on standby in the sky, and when the helicopter in the tactical team took off, it would immediately land on the flight deck of the warship, and then carry the members of the Sea Eagle Squad.

It should be noted that these two helicopters are actually helicopters on another missile frigate, and they are also the warships that will need to pick up the combat team later.

As for the missile frigate where the formation headquarters is located, because when the joint combat team goes to the sea area where the incident occurred to rescue the oil tanker, it needs to continue to stay here to protect the safety of the formation, and the carrier-based helicopter is an indispensable tool.

Knowing that the task was urgent, the joint operations team did not hesitate without any delay, and in just a few minutes, more than a dozen people boarded the helicopter and rushed towards the sea area where the incident occurred.

Another warship, which had also received an order, also accelerated its speed at the first time and rushed towards the sea area where the incident occurred....

In a sea area dozens of nautical miles away, dozens of speedboats, large and small, formed a large circle. On the periphery of the circle, you can see many pirate mother ships, and some of them can also be seen that pirates are lowering their speedboats. Then, in a burst of screams, more pirates joined the encirclement in the speedboats.

In the huge encirclement, a Huaxia oil tanker loaded with tens of thousands of tons of oil was trapped in it, and if you look closely, you can see many people wearing body armor and helmets holding on to the pirates next to the tanker.

"Brothers, hold on, someone will come to our rescue soon!"

At the bow of the tanker, a stout man in his thirties was holding a Bayi rifle in his hand, and when he saw two pirate ships approaching, he did not hesitate to pull the trigger directly.

"Da Da Da Da..."

A barrage of bullets shot out of the rifles, most of them hitting the surface of the sea, splashing with bursts of water, and many of them hitting the two pirate ships, splashing with bursts of sparks.

The bullet successfully forced back the two pirate ships, although the two pirate ships chose to retreat, but they were still staring at the oil tanker in front of them, staring at the big fat in front of them, and around the oil tanker, there were dozens of pirate ships and hundreds of pirates.

At the man's feet, several empty rifle magazines and more than a hundred bullet casings had been lost. This is the man who fired all the bullets in more than an hour. What's more, at this time, the ammunition on the man's body was close to running out.

This sturdy man was sent by the security company, and Zhu Haofeng, the security team leader responsible for protecting the oil tanker, joined the security company after retiring from the Marine Corps and started this job. ‘

Because Zhu Haofeng, who was a member of the Marine Corps before, had participated in the mission of the Navy's escort formation, he was also very familiar with this work. Although the work is very hard as before, and he can't go home for several months, the high remuneration and his love for this job still make Zhu Haofeng persist in this job for several years.

After joining the security company, Zhu Haofeng has also participated in countless escort operations, with the weapons in his hands, although pirates are inevitably attacked, but Zhu Haofeng with his own team members, every time he can successfully drive away pirates and protect the safety of merchant ships.

But this time, Zhu Haofeng encountered a huge crisis. Before leaving, when he knew that he was protecting an oil tanker this time, Zhu Haofeng knew that this time he would inevitably deal with pirates, although Zhu Haofeng was also prepared, but the severity of the matter was far beyond his expectations.

After the oil tanker entered the waters of the Somalia-Gulf of Aden, it was quickly targeted by pirates, although Zhu Haofeng successfully expelled several groups of pirates, but attracted more pirates, in just over an hour, the number of pirates around the oil tanker, from a dozen at the beginning, soared to more than hundreds now.

Zhu Haofeng, who quickly realized that something was wrong, did not hesitate at all, and after contacting the captain of the tanker, he asked the captain to quickly ask for help from China, and sent a public emergency rescue signal at the first time, hoping to get help.

In this sea area, if some merchant ships receive emergency distress signals from other merchant ships, especially when they are compatriots from the same country, these merchant ships will generally choose to come to the rescue, after all, merchant ships that go to sea alone will generally arrange security personnel from security companies.

Of course, if there are convoys from all over the world nearby, things will be easier to solve. However, the chances of encountering a naval escort formation are much smaller than the former.

Moreover, in the face of the attack of hundreds of pirates, even if there is a merchant ship willing to come to the rescue, the rescue merchant ship is very likely to fall into the quagmire, and if it is not done well, it may end up being sent to death.

As early as half an hour ago, under Zhu Haofeng's organization, most of the crew members of the entire oil tanker had been organized, and all the weapons they could use to resist the attack of the pirates together.

But in the face of more and more pirates, as well as less and less ammunition in his hands, Zhu Haofeng's heart has already sunk to the bottom.

"Captain Zhu, Captain Zhu!"

At this time, with a burst of excited voices, the captain of the tanker ran out of the wheelhouse, and then shouted Zhu Haofeng, a hundred years to run this way.

After seeing the excited look on the captain's face, Zhu Haofeng's body was for a while, although he didn't know what good news the captain would bring to him, but at least he could get the entire oil tanker and dozens of people on the oil tanker out of safety.

"Captain Zhu, we are saved, we are saved!"

When he ran in front of Zhu Haofeng, the captain, who had insisted on this route for more than ten years, was also too excited and left tears on his face.

"Who's going to save us?"

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Zhu Haofeng hurriedly asked.

"It's our navy, the warships of the escort formation are nearby, and it won't be long before they come and rescue us!"

The captain spoke, panting, and as he said this, his face full of excitement.

For the captain of the ship and most of the people on the tanker, in this short period of more than an hour, it seems like a century has passed, and they have already despaired in their hearts when they have fallen into hell.

"Brothers, did you hear it, our naval escort formation is nearby, and it will be able to rush over to rescue us immediately, everyone hold on!"

After hearing this, Zhu Haofeng, who was stunned for a moment, also showed an excited look on his face, and immediately told everyone on the tanker the news.

Zhu Haofeng's news hit everyone's hearts like a shot in the arm, especially for the other four members of Zhu Haofeng's group.

You must know that the five-person security team led by Zhu Haofeng is all veterans who have retired from the Marine Corps, although they are of different ages, they have all participated in escort operations.

Therefore, when they knew that their country's escort formation was nearby, these team members were excited and had a trace of anticipation at the same time.

"Boss, the pirates seem to be about to launch a general attack!"

Just as everyone on the tanker was excitedly digesting the news, accompanied by the shouting of a team member, Zhu Haofeng, who was looking towards the sea, saw that more than a dozen pirate ships began to act together, approaching the merchant ship.

After holding each other for more than an hour, the pirate, who also knew that the more time passed, the more unfavorable it would be, finally ran out of patience and began the final action.

"Prepare for battle!"

Seeing this, Zhu Haofeng did not hesitate at all, and while he opened his mouth to order, he unloaded the magazine that had been emptied just now, took out the penultimate magazine from the satchel, and then put it into the magazine slot.

As the captain of the oil tanker, although he was a little obese, at this time, the captain still took out a machete and stood behind Zhu Haofeng.

"Captain Zhu, according to the order of the escort formation, if you really can't hold on, everyone quickly retreats to the safety cabin, and then waits for them to save us!" said the captain who thought of this.

Although the tanker loaded with tens of thousands of tons of oil is very precious, it is the lives of the crew and security personnel of the shipload that are even more precious.

"I see!"

Zhu Haofeng, who heard this, replied, but looking at his resolute look, I don't know if he listened or not.

"Dadada....."

"Dadada....."

Soon, fierce gunfire rang out from the tanker, and bullets shot out of the muzzle of the gun, hitting the sea, hitting the pirate ship, and bullets began to hit the pirate's body.

However, this time the pirates were obviously ruthless, and the pirates, who did not care about the casualties, began to drive the speedboat, and soon drove under the oil tanker.

On the other side, the pirates surrounding the merchant ship also raised their weapons at this time and fired wildly at the tanker, and after holding out for more than an hour, these reckless pirates also began to move seriously and began to use weapons against the crew of the tanker.

"Sonorous sonor..."

In the face of hundreds of weapons, the firepower of only five security personnel on the tanker was quickly suppressed, and countless bullets hit the metal hull of the tanker, splashing golden sparks.

Under the cover of their companions, the pirates who had approached the tanker quickly began to move, and as the hemp ropes with hooks were thrown onto the deck, after these hooks and claws successfully hooked the tanker, the barefoot pirates, very skillfully along the smooth hull, began to climb onto the tanker.

In this regard, the crew of the tanker had already been prepared, holding the machete in their hands, dodging the incoming bullets, while raising the machete, and cutting off the hemp ropes thrown by the pirates.

In the midst of a burst of screams, the pirate who had just climbed halfway up felt his body light, and then the whole person fell directly into the sea.

However, in the face of hundreds of meters of oil tankers, more than two dozen crew members and security personnel still seem to be stretched thin to protect the entire oil tanker. Although a lot of hemp rope was cut by the crew, and the pirates who climbed halfway down also fell directly into the sea, but by this time the team members had used up all the bullets, and more and more pirates began to seize the opportunity and began to climb onto the tanker.

"Poof!"

Next to Zhu Haofeng, the captain who had just cut a few hemp ropes, before he could react, a pirate shot a bullet directly hit his shoulder, but the bullet directly penetrated the shoulder, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.

"Captain!"

Zhu Haofeng, who turned his head, looked at the captain who had been shot sitting on the ground, his face was pale and he looked like a cold sweat, and his expression suddenly became a little nervous.

"Team leader, the pirates have climbed up, and they can't stop it!"

At this time, with the reminder of a team member, Zhu Haofeng, who raised his head, saw that many pirates had successfully climbed onto the oil tanker on the entire oil tanker.

"Withdraw, all into the safety cabin, quick!"

Seeing this, Zhu Haofeng did not hesitate at all, while discarding the Bayi rifle that had already finished firing, while helping the injured captain, and began to run towards the safety compartment of the tanker.

"Catch up with them, don't let them run away!"

The pirates who climbed aboard the tanker looked at the crew and security personnel who had begun to retreat, and one of the leading pirates shouted at the crew.

Although the oil tanker is very valuable, in the hearts of these pirates, these crew members are even more valuable, and only by controlling these crew members can they negotiate with others and then get a huge ransom.

Soon, fierce gunfire rang out on the deck, and as more and more pirates climbed onto the deck, many of them began to use their weapons to shoot at the fleeing crew.

Of course, these pirates do not shoot directly at the body of the crew, but on the deck beneath their feet, forcing the crew to stop running away and then obediently be controlled by them.