Chapter 114: Fire Support
In fact, the real protagonist, Jiang Tianzheng, drove the pirate ship back to Malay in a lost place, and he did not find the giant ship Pamoni on this trip, so naturally he did not encounter the hijacking of the great pirate Bola.
It was also through the TV news that he learned that the sinking of the Taijihua had made such a big fuss, and he had also set his motherland on fire, Jiang Tian was speechless, but he was proud in his heart.
Didn't you drag Indonesia, didn't you hug the thighs of the United States, and suppressed and even slaughtered our Chinese/people, today's incident can be regarded as a revenge incident.
Just when Jiang Tian was about to sail out of Wenli Port and return to Shenhai City, a news report suddenly came out.
At 3:10 p.m. yesterday, the Singapore-flagged chemical tanker "Pamoni", with 14 crew members on board, the 150-meter-long, 20,000-ton cargo ship was loaded with chemicals and ready to go to India. While sailing in the Mora Sea, the ship was threatened by a group of pirates, and it is unclear where it traveled. The European Union's Maritime and Military Anti-Piracy Command Center said in a statement that the pirates were forced to turn around and head in the direction they had specified. During the voyage, the captain sent a radio distress message to the anti-piracy command center, explaining the condition of the ship and introducing the nationality of the crew. The crew and boat are in good condition. It is reported that the pirates have offered a ransom of tens of millions of dollars to the shipowner's company.
The impression of piracy is often associated with words such as brutality and rudeness, but newly obtained documents by Reuters show that piracy has changed.
Reuters reported that Mr. Chung Boon Wah, the owner of the "Pamoni" and Singaporean tycoon, received a "letter" last night. The letter reads: "Welcome to the Bora Pirate Action Group. Pirate Commander Bora Congratulations on your hijacking. Seeing that the Pirate Syndicate is in control of your valuable vessels, we want to say to you that the Pirate Syndicate in Bora welcomes you once again. You must follow our practices in order to get the ship and crew back safely. ”
In the memo, Bora also mentioned the value of the hijacked ship, the amount of cargo it carried, and the "value" of the hostages, and then set the amount for Zhong Wenhua to consider.
"We'll make some arrangements for this ransom, and we'll release them when we meet with people inside and settle my 'problem'. ”
The Bora Pirate uses his words and sentences to form a suave sentence, portraying himself as a person of integrity who "keeps promises" and "gets the ransom more efficiently".
And when Jiang Tian saw these reports, he almost burst out laughing, this great pirate Bora is really a superlative, he even proclaimed himself "Pirate Commander", and said that he was a person who kept his promises.
It's just that Jiang Tian is curious, haven't all countries monitored where the hijacked giant ship is heading? Impossible, the monitoring system of the United States is so powerful, and the captain of the "Pamoni" took the initiative to send a radio distress message to the anti-piracy command center after it was hijacked, explaining the situation of the ship, then they must know the hiding point of the giant ship.
Yesterday at 3:10 p.m., damn it, wasn't it the time when I did it with the Indonesian submarine, no wonder I couldn't find it no matter how I searched later, and they had already finished doing it and left.
This kind of hijacking usually depends on how the ship-owning company intends to solve it, whether it directly pays a ransom of 10 million US dollars or intends to seek asylum from the state.
Zhong Wenhua is a Singaporean businessman, Singapore naturally does not have a strong navy/military force to support Zhong Wenhua, the only thing he can rely on is the United States, after all, he still has a few influential friends in the United States.
Jiang Tian immediately decided not to leave, and stayed in Wenli Harbor, paying attention to the news reports and paying attention to the progress of the hijacking incident.
The next day, Jiang Tian contacted David and wanted to inquire about the hijacking of the Pamoni, he was an officer of the United States Navy/Army/Base/Ground, and he should have access to a little information.
David was very happy about Jiang Tian's call, but when he heard that Jiang Tian invited him to come to Wenli Port to get together, he said helplessly: "Jiang, my friend, I'm afraid it won't work this time!"
"What's wrong? You're going back to Florida?" Jiang Tian asked.
David was silent for a while and said, "Jiang, you are my friend, it doesn't matter if you tell you, I received an order this morning to rescue the hostages taken on the Pamoni!"
Jiang Tian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and immediately overjoyed, suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and asked, "What if I fail? 14 hostages will be in danger of their lives!"
David said: "No way, the order from above is like this, so, Jiang, bless me, I have a hunch that this will be the most dangerous of all the missions I have ever performed." ”
"How could it be? According to your equipment, you can completely crush those pirates in terms of firepower, but in this way, the safety of the hostages cannot be guaranteed!" Jiang Tian said.
David said: "So this time our mission is to carry out secretly, it is best to land secretly at night, it is destined to not be able to get too much fire support, and we have investigated the pirate's hiding point, there are reefs everywhere in that area, except for those pirates, no one can safely sail a slightly larger ship in, we can only choose a speedboat that can only be equipped with light weapons, not even a larger gunboat!"
David's tone was full of helplessness, and Jiang Tian immediately said when he heard it: "David, maybe, we can cooperate!"
"Cooperation?" David wondered, obviously not understanding what Jiang Tian meant.
"Yes, you've seen my gunboats, and I'm sure I'll sail into the waters of the pirates' dens, and I'll be able to provide accurate long-range strikes to help you suppress the pirates' firepower!" Jiang Tian said.
"Your gunboat, is it okay?" asked David, incredulous.
"How do you know if you don't try!" Jiang Tian said.
David thought about it for a while before he said, "Okay, Jiang, if this thing is successful, I owe you a favor again!" He thought that Jiang Tian had helped purely out of friendship with him.
Jiang Tian smiled: "David, we're friends, aren't we, there's no need to talk about this between friends!"
"Haha, yes, of course we're friends!" David laughed.
"Just, will your boss agree to me participating in your operation?" Jiang Tian asked.
David said: "I am the front-line commander, I have the final say in everything, as long as the task can be completed, they are not qualified to care how I do it!"
At three o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, on an island in Indonesia, Jiang Tian drove his pirate ship to join David.
This is a small island, and uninhabited, David's speedboat docked on the shore, a group of 8 heavily armed soldiers plus 9 of David's books, of which 4 GIs are old acquaintances of Jiang Tian, who last time they acted with David.
After greeting David, Jiang Tian walked towards the four soldiers, they were all very happy to see Jiang Tian, but they had surprises and doubts about Jiang Tian's arrival.
Sergeant Howard laughed and said, "Jiang, I'm curious, are you here to see us off?"
"Maybe it's the last time we've seen us!" said Sergeant Ryan.
Jiang Tian smiled: "I'm here to fight side by side with you, your commander David has officially hired me!"
Sergeant Howard smiled: "Jiang, don't be joking, I still kind of believe that you invited us to go to the bar together!"
Although Jiang Tian has been able to communicate in English for more than a week, and his oral skills have improved completely, he still can't hear Howard's fast speaking accurately, but he still knows the general meaning.
Jiang Tian shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the pirate ship docked on the shore: "That's my gunboat, maybe, I can provide you with long-range fire support!"
Those soldiers looked at Jiang Tian with strange faces, and David's face was also a little sneering, they had never seen the power of Jiang Tian's gunboat, so they naturally didn't believe that a wooden ship was still equipped with the oldest artillery, where could it provide any support.
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