Since the psychological shadow of spicy food on Azure Sand Island, Al, who was once again scared off by Ye Qi's 'spicy chicken', never dared to approach Su Ziyuan, Fan Su and Marceau again, and his ability to talk to his sister has also been reduced a lot.

As a result, calm returned to the Vista.

After four days at sea, he finally crossed the Arabian Sea and entered the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia. This is the bay that is famous for Somali pirates.

The reason why piracy in the Gulf of Aden is so rampant is that after the outbreak of the Somali civil war in 91, it became a gathering place for bandits and idle troops, making the pirate group in the Gulf of Aden stronger.

The pirates in the Gulf of Aden are divided into four groups according to their respective forces: the Puntland Guards, the National Coastal Volunteer Guardians, and the Merka and Somali sailors.

In the past few years, they have been very strong, and they have caused headaches for politicians in various countries. Even in Time magazine '09, these bandits were named Man of the Year.

Pirates entrenched in the Gulf of Aden can be said to hold the southeastern exit of the Mediterranean Sea and an important shipping route in the Middle East, because nearly 18,000 ships need to pass through the Suez Canal every year, and the Gulf of Aden is the only way to pass through the ocean, so ships passing through this important shipping route will become the target of pirates.

The combined direct and indirect losses of the world here can reach tens of billions of dollars each year, which is why it is a nightmare for major shipping companies

The Vision entered the Gulf of Aden under the protection of more than a dozen well-armed frigates, destroyers and cruisers, a line-up that not only pirates, but also the navies of some small countries had to weigh.

After entering the Gulf of Aden, as expected, the 'Vision' was not attacked or encircled at all, after all, no matter how good the money is, it must be spent.

But even if they weren't attacked by pirates, the people on board could still spot a few small boats around the fleet. Although they don't have oddly shaped flags on their ships or skull emblems painted on their hulls, anyone with a discerning eye can see the difference.

So the crowd came to the conclusion that they were being targeted by pirates. It's just that there is a group of warships here to protect it, so these bandits don't dare to do it.

"Look, those black slaves are Somali pirates, right? Will they attack us? Al pointed to the small sampans in the distance, shouting excitedly and nervously.

The aristocrats of Europe were inherently racist against blacks, which is why Al called those blacks 'black slaves'.

"Shut up, and I'll throw you to those negroes, and I think they'll be glad to take you, the eldest son of the de Gaulle." Su Ziyuan glared at Al fiercely and threatened. The latter was so frightened by her that he didn't even dare to say more. I was afraid that if I was saying something wrong, I would be sent to the hands of the black slaves by this goddess.

After Su Ziyuan finished drinking, he also ignored the annoying Gallic rooster, left the deck and went to the command room to order all the fleets to prepare for battle.

Along the way, there were more and more pirate ships in the seas, as if they were not observing the 'Vista', but preventing other ships from entering.

And the farther into the bay, the pirate ships began to attack the fleet protecting the Vision. Some of the pirates on the ships even waved flags warning them to bypass the area or face a formal attack.

In the command room, Su Ziyuan, Ye Qi, the captain of the 'Vista' and the commander of the escort fleet gathered here, and they analyzed their purpose in response to the strange behavior of the pirates.

"Let's all talk about our opinions, what do they mean by this fly tactic? Do you want to attack our 'Vision'? Su Ziyuan set his eyes on Hong Tao, the commander of the escort fleet, who was the only one here who was familiar with naval warfare.

"They do a lot of things. For one, if they were going to attack the Vision, they weren't going to use this kind of harassment tactic, but to purposefully divert our warship away and then besiege the cruise ship, and they were just harassing and waving that flag, so I'm sure they weren't targeting the Vision. ”

Hong Tao pinched his chin with one hand and said: "This second, is the layout of their ships, have you noticed that the more we sail into the bay, the more pirate ships haunt the around, plus they don't let us get close, I think they must have made a big move in the Gulf of Aden." ”

Those present were all smart people, and after he reminded them of this, they quickly understood the specific actions of the pirates. The supreme person in charge of the 'Vision' giant ship, Su Ziyuan confirmed to him: "What you said are they robbing other ships in the Gulf of Aden? ”

"Well, yes." Hong Tao guessed: "Touching such a large number of troops, I think they should be robbing a shipping caravan, and it is also a cargo of considerable value." ”

Ye Qi listened to the conversation between the two of them, nodded silently and said, "Indeed! The pirate ships we encountered before were supposed to be their sentry ships in this area, in order to prevent them from being discovered by the navies of various countries, thus disrupting their operations. ”

Hong Tao said in a deep voice: "Well, what Mr. Ye said is very right. Over the past few years, the United Nations has stepped up its security around the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the southern Arabian Sea and other areas, and countries have also sent fleets to patrol these waters to protect the safety of passing ships. ”

"Then you can't be wrong, they must be robbing the boarding ship of a certain country. Otherwise, with the surname of pirates who can't beat and run, it is absolutely impossible to dare to warn us on the premise of knowing that we have a large number of warships here. Su Ziyuan finally made a decision.

"So what are we going to do? Do you want to go to the rescue? Ye Qi turned his head and asked, and the other two also looked at Su Ziyuan, after all, she was the person in charge here.

"Of course we have to go to the rescue, maybe it's our Huaxia ship that will be trapped. Even if it is not ours, we should go to the rescue in humanitarianism. Besides, we have eighteen warships on our side, are we afraid that a small group of pirates will not be able to do it? When Su Ziyuan said this, there was a heroic spirit among women.

"Hong Tao, give the order to send ten of our warships to attack the group of pirates, and the other eight to escort the 'Vista' to continue to move forward."

At the command of the order, the group of battleships immediately changed formation, and ten of the battleships broke away and headed in a cone formation towards the depths of the Gulf of Aden at full speed, followed by the other eight escorting the 'Vista'.

The passengers who were enjoying the scenery on the deck were a little confused when they saw this situation, so they wondered why part of the fleet guarding the cruise ship suddenly accelerated away.

And the sentinel ships that were haunting the fleet found out about the strange situation, and suddenly rushed in the direction of the 'Vista', apparently trying to make a trick to take the cruise ship.

However, when they approached the sea area of less than a kilometer of the fleet, the eight warships escorting the cruise ship opened fire. How can these small sampan ships, with only guns and bazookas, be worthy of large warships? In less than five minutes, the first wave of pirate ships was sunk, and the pirates on board did not know whether they were alive or dead.

The pirate ships that did not come up behind saw that the firepower of the battleship was so fierce, and they were unwilling to fight hard, leaving those sunken ships and fleeing.

On the highest deck of the 'Vista', Hong Tao looked at the pirate ships that had fled in all directions and said: "It seems that the four forces in the Gulf of Aden are here, I don't know what kind of merchant ships can make them pour out." ”

"Let's go over and see." The corners of Su Ziyuan's mouth hooked up a sneer, and then said to Hong Tao: "You order to go down, send a frigate to clean up the battlefield, and I will arrest all the ones who are alive, and when I arrive in France, I will directly send them to the international court." ”

The Vision was escorted by a fleet of ships, one of which was attached to the back to hold prisoners of war. Along the way, the sea was full of sunken ships, and it seemed that the first ten warships had already engaged the pirates.

After sailing a few more nautical miles, they finally saw the shadow of the battleship group. At this moment, the warships on the side of the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers had already engaged in a fierce battle with the pirates, and everyone on the 'Vista' could hear the sound of firefighting in the distance.

Hong Tao habitually picked up the telescope and looked at the sea in the distance, only to see that in addition to his own ten warships, there were four warships of the same level with skull flags and some small sampans, and then surrounded by sampans in the middle were more than a dozen freighters printed with the flags of various countries, two of which were printed with the Chinese flag.

Hong Tao truthfully reported what he saw to Su Ziyuan, and added: "The other party has four warships of the same level, it seems that the pressure on our side will be a little great." ”

"Well, we'll send three more ships on our side to make a roundabout attack." Su Ziyuan said decisively.

Soon, the eight warships on this side also broke away, bypassing the main battlefield and penetrating the weak point behind the pirate group. How can those little sampans fight a regular fleet? Within a few minutes, there was chaos behind the pirate group.

Looking at the four warships on the pirate's side, one of them actually broke away from the main battlefield and went to the rear to support. After leaving with one pirate warship, the pressure on the other three suddenly increased dramatically, and the small sampans next to them were sunk one after another. And they themselves have been struck crookedly, and there is a possibility of sinking at any time.

After all, pirates are pirates, how can they compare to the powerful firepower of the regular army? The two sides fought fiercely on the sea for half an hour, and finally the three pirate warships on the main battlefield were completely crushed, and the small sampan ship was also sunk.

The battleships on the side of Wanhua Valley suffered almost zero casualties, and easily routed the enemy fleet. As for the pirate warship that broke away from the main battlefield, it had long since taken advantage of the opportunity to run away without a trace.

The rest of those who couldn't run naturally became captives

(To be continued)