This is part of the daily training of the escort formation, although it is basically a similar training content, although it is basically carried out almost once a day.

But whenever the sirens sound, all the personnel of the fleet will respond to the exercise in a real combat manner, and ensure that there will be no mistakes in the course of the exercise.

And the tactical team has gradually grown in such training and days.

Just when the tactical team had begun to look forward to what the real pirate would look like, the incident occurred when the escort fleet was about to leave the waters of the South China Sea and officially enter the Indian Ocean after nearly half a month of sailing.

In the command room of the escort formation, Zheng Mingchuan sat in his position, his eyes were staring closely ahead, and he also held up his binoculars from time to time to observe.

In addition to Somalia and surrounding areas, there are also traces of pirates in the South China Sea region of China.

Most of these pirates have fled into the South China Sea from the above-mentioned areas, and in the last century, they have been affecting the security of the South China Sea region, and there have even been incidents of pirates holding fishermen hostage.

After more than 10 years of development, the problem of piracy in the South China Sea has basically been resolved. But there is no guarantee that there will be no pirates in the South China Sea.

Whenever the Chinese navy enters some areas in the South China Sea where piracy has been frequent, it will be prepared for combat in case of emergency.

Just as Zheng Mingchuan was thinking about this problem, with a report, a signal soldier not far away suddenly stood up.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing this, Zheng Mingchuan turned his head and asked, suddenly having a bad premonition in his heart.

"The South China Sea Fleet Command reported that a Chinese distant-water fishing vessel sent an emergency distress signal ten minutes ago, but now it has lost contact!"

The signal soldier who stood up replied.

Hearing this, Zheng Mingchuan's face changed, and Zheng Mingchuan, who was striding forward, took the telegram in the other party's hand in his hand.

"Level 1 combat readiness!"

After reading the contents of the telegram, Zheng Mingchuan, who looked serious, immediately opened his mouth and ordered.

"Understood!"

Everyone in the command department replied in unison after hearing the order.

"Woo~~"

As one of the officers and sailors pressed the red button, a shrill siren sounded on all three ships at the same time.

Soon, with a burst of dense footsteps, a famous commander soldier immediately arrived at his post and quickly entered a state of combat readiness.

"Lao Zheng, what's wrong?"

Lin Guoze, the political commissar of the formation who had just finished his duty, walked into the command room and put on his hat at the same time, with a trace of tiredness on his face.

According to the plan, this point in time is not the time for the start of the exercise. But when the sirens sound, it means that this is not a drill, but a real real battle.

"Something happened, the South China Sea Fleet sent it, and an ocean-going fishing boat sent an emergency distress signal ten minutes ago, and the signal was received by the coast guard force as soon as possible. But when the coast guard tried to contact the fishing boat, contact was lost. The coast guard quickly contacted the South China Sea Fleet, and when it discovered that the area where the fishing boat had an accident was near our formation, it immediately contacted us!" Zheng Mingchuan, who looked a little solemn, handed the telegram in his hand to Lin Guoze as he spoke.

"Immediately order the special forces to send team members, carrying live ammunition and taking helicopters, to reconnoiter the area where the incident occurred!" When Lin Guoze checked the telegram, Zheng Mingchuan had already given an order.

"You suspect it's a pirate?"

After reading the contents of the telegram, Lin Guoze, who raised his head, said very solemnly.

"There is a great possibility that the sea area where the incident occurred is not far from us, and we will know what happened at that time!" Zheng Mingchuan replied.

In the room of the destroyer below, the tactical team and the sea eagle team, which thought it was still an exercise, were in the process of going to the weapons room to collect weapons after putting on their equipment, when they saw the veterans in charge of the weapons room handing over the magazines loaded with live ammunition, more than a dozen people were subconsciously stunned in place.

"Hurry up, move fast, get on deck right now!"

However, Jiang Chen, who reacted quickly, immediately reminded after getting his own ammunition.

Seeing this, the other team members reacted quickly, and immediately rushed to the deck after getting their own magazines.

At the same time, the order of the formation command was also issued to Jiang Chen's tactical terminal.

After understanding the situation, after discussing with Lu Haiyang, Jiang Chen and Lu Haiyang immediately took the Nalan Army and two members of the Sea Eagle Team to board the helicopter and fly towards the predetermined sea area.

As for the rest of the team, after learning about the incident as well, the rest stayed on deck, ready to fight. Another spare helicopter equipped in the frigate was also towed out of the hangar, and if something happened to Jiang Chen's side, this helicopter would immediately bring people to support.

"Have you sent a satellite map of the area where the incident occurred?"

In the formation headquarters, Zheng Mingchuan, who was standing in front of the big screen, was anxiously waiting for the satellite map.

As soon as Zheng Mingchuan finished saying this, as the big screen lit up, Zheng Mingchuan and the others saw a large ocean scene overlooking from the air.

As the content slowly zoomed in, Zheng Mingchuan and others saw a fishing boat about a few hundred tons floating on the ocean, but judging from the video, there was not even a person on the fishing boat.

"Lao Zheng, the investigation is clear, this distant-water fishing boat is an ocean-going company in Guangzhou Province, and there are a total of 14 fishermen on it. Before the incident, fishing work was being carried out in the sea area!" After the relevant documents of the superior were sent to the headquarters, political commissar Lin Guoze said, "The superior ordered us to immediately find the thirteen fishermen who asked for help, and the relevant ships of the South China Sea formation are also approaching us!"

"Preliminary investigation, there are no thirteen fishermen on the fishing boat, it is very likely that they have been held hostage by pirates!" Zheng Mingchuan, who looked at the fishing boat that looked empty, turned his head and said.

"Immediately turn on the ship's radar and search for suspicious ships in the nearby area. The satellites expanded the search area, marked all the nearby areas, all the islands, and carefully observed the situation of the islands where the Tibetans could be found. Let the special forces who are investigating the situation pay attention to safety!" Zheng Mingchuan continued to order.

"Do you suspect that the pirates hid on a nearby island after taking the fishermen hostage?"

Lin Guoze, who had already guessed the purpose of Zheng Mingchuan's orders, opened his mouth and asked.

"As far as I know, there are a lot of islands in this area, and these islands are completely Tibetan. If these thirteen fishermen were really held hostage by pirates, it is likely that they would have taken refuge on a nearby island and negotiated with us for ransom. This is what pirates have always done!" said Zheng Mingchuan, who nodded.

"What are you going to do?"

Lin Guoze, who also agreed with this point of view in his heart, asked.

"Wait until the special forces investigating the situation report the intelligence!" Zheng Mingchuan replied, his eyes drifted outside as he spoke, and his expression was unprecedentedly solemn.

On the helicopter, Jiang Chen, who was sitting in the cockpit, immediately said to Lu Haiyang and the others after listening to the news from the headquarters: "The news sent by the editor, after satellite reconnaissance, it is very likely that the fishermen on the fishing boat have been taken away by pirates. The commander ordered us to board the fishing boat immediately and investigate the situation to determine if it was the pirates who had taken the fishermen hostage!"

"Understood!"

Seeing this, Lu Haiyang and several people spoke, and the faces of the few people wearing black combat uniforms and holding weapons in their hands were also unprecedentedly heavy.

Ten minutes later, the helicopter flew over the sea area where the incident occurred according to the coordinates, and just below the helicopter, the fishing boat that had the accident was floating in the waves, and looking down from above, there was still no one in sight.

As the helicopter slowly lowered, a circle of ripples appeared on the surface of the sea, and the powerful whirlwind brought by the helicopter propeller blew the sea below, and you could even see the whirlwind mixed with the mist rising with the naked eye.

As the helicopter hatch opened, a rope was thrown out of the helicopter and then dropped on the narrow deck of the fishing boat, and Lu Haiyang, wearing non-slip gloves on his hands, was the first to descend from the helicopter and then stood firmly on the deck of the fishing boat.

After unbuttoning his body, Lu Haiyang, who had taken a few steps forward, knelt on one knee, raised his rifle and immediately aimed his gun at the cockpit of the fishing boat in front of him, which was the most likely place to hide people.

However, with the wandering of Lu Haiyang's eyes, Lu Haiyang, who glanced downward, immediately saw that there were several rifle shells scattered on the ground not far away, and Lu Haiyang, who saw this, stepped forward and held a few bullet shells in his hand.

When Lu Haiyang was doing these things, Jiang Chen and the others on the helicopter immediately raped down onto the fishing boat, and after the last member of the team successfully landed, the helicopter who made a gesture to the helicopter immediately left the sky above the fishing boat, and then circled in the nearby waters.

"How's it going?"

I looked at the fishing nets that were still in the sea and had not had time to be dragged up, as well as the fish scattered on the deck that had not yet had time to be cleaned up. Jiang Chen, who had already guessed that these fishermen had been unexpected, asked Lu Haiyang, who was the first to come down.

Hearing this, Lu Haiyang handed Jiang Chen the few shells he had just picked up, and then looked at the fishing boat with a solemn expression.

"7.62mm bullet casing?"

The moment he got the bullet casing, Jiang Chen already knew the caliber of these bullets, and he also guessed the firearm that used these bullets.

"Report it to the editor, it should be that the pirates are here and have taken the fishermen hostage, and further investigation is needed for the specific situation!" Lu Haiyang, who nodded, said.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen nodded, and then quickly reported the preliminary situation on the fishing boat to the formation headquarters dozens of kilometers away.