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Lieutenant Colonel Kadav, the commander of the 2nd Patrol, was furious when he saw that the Jewel was ignoring his warnings and was still using the public channel to call for help. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

You're an American, what about an American ship? Kadav was born as a pirate, although he is educated and thoughtful, but he still has a very heavy pirate surname, and when he saw this situation, he immediately ordered the six-barreled 30 rapid-fire gun on the 023 missile boat to fire a cannonball at the sea 100 meters in front of the 'Jewel' freighter.

The crew of the 'Jewel' freighter turned pale with fright when they saw this, and although Captain Jack was still holding himself up, his legs trembled a little.

No one can ignore the threat of death when they encounter a group of 'madmen', let alone Captain Jack has been retired for more than a decade.

"God, damn it, where are the American warships when we need them most? When we needed their protection, I couldn't see a single American warship around me. One of the crew members roared in fear and anger as they faced the waves that had been stirred up by the cannonballs.

At that time, no matter where they were, they felt very proud, because the navy of the motherland could protect and support them at all times, but now? It's been ten minutes since they sent out their message for help, but where are the American warships?

"Shut your foul mouth!" Captain Jack scolded at the crew with some disgust, and then looked at the first mate, "How far is our warship from here?" Don't the damn bitches who only know how to eat taxpayers and drink taxpayers know that we're about to be captured by a bunch of black monkeys? ”

"Captain, we have contacted the frigate 'David', but they are now 140 kilometers behind us, and they feel that it will take four hours here, but they have sent helicopters, and it will take half an hour to get here, and they told me that we should tell the Somali Navy about this, and told us to wait for their support as long as possible."

The first mate replied with a gloomy expression, he himself knew very well that it would take half an hour for the 'David' to arrive here at the earliest, and at the moment, could they hold out for half an hour? If you encounter Somali pirates, you can rely on the captain's self-defense weapons to wait for the U.S. Navy to support you, but you can face a regular navy or a group of navy that looks a little crazy.

At this moment, he did not know that the encounter with the 'Jewel' was not only known to the USS David missile frigate, but also to the Fifth Fleet Command and even the Iraq Theater Command, and the news had been transmitted to Washington as quickly as possible. After all, at this time, the sudden interception of the American freighter by the Somali Navy is not an accident. Anyone with a slight sense of political smell knows that this must be a counterattack by the Somali political axe, aimed at the downing of flight XX123 by a US warship.

Captain Jack thought of this, so he did not dare to give the order to stop the ship for inspection, because he was afraid that the Somalis would find an excuse to click them. Didn't you watch the US political axe shoot down a civilian airliner? Since the Americans are not soft on killing ordinary people, Somalis may also learn from the Americans.

"Oh no...... Captain, they ...... They forcibly boarded the ship. A crew member suddenly rushed into the cockpit in a panic and shouted with a pale face.

Captain Jack and the first mate immediately looked over, only to see a missile boat on the right side of the freighter and the freighter, a cable has been connected to the freighter at some point, three heavily armed Somali soldiers are climbing towards the freighter through this special cable, and on the missile boat, the muzzles of the guns are all pointed at the freighter, it seems that as long as the crew on the freighter has the slightest movement to stop resistance, they will immediately fire.

At this time, it was too late to say anything, and Captain Jack did not dare to stall for time, because they could not stop the Somali soldiers from boarding the ship, and if they were acting in an act that provoked the other party, they were afraid that it would really cause damage to themselves and their crew.

Seeing the 'Jewel' freighter anchored, Kadav showed a satisfied look on his face, and with a wave of his hand, more than a dozen soldiers who had been waiting on the missile boat for a long time boarded the freighter in a speedboat and began to inspect it. And he himself, it was to pass the news to the command of the Navy.

Kadav understands that intercepting the Jewel is simple, and the problems that are faced after that are the most important.

The Hargeisa Air Base of the Somali Military Region is the largest air base in northern Somalia. At this moment, in the airport, strange-looking planes are being pushed out of the warehouse and driven to the runway.

These planes look similar to the Golden Eagle attack aircraft, but have a larger wingspan and a thicker body, which is the naval model of the Golden Eagle attack aircraft, the Seagull attack aircraft, a propeller aircraft with anti-submarine and anti-ship combat capabilities used for maritime patrols.

Whenever a Seagull attack plane drove onto the runway, a logistics vehicle immediately drove over, and several staff members quickly launched a missile, which was mounted under the belly of the plane, and the long missile occupied almost half the length of the plane's body, and it seemed that this missile was by no means intended for anti-tank use.

This is the air-launched version of the C-801 anti-ship missile purchased from Huaxia, and the Somali Xingchen Group purchased 100 of them at a time to equip the Seagull attack aircraft, and is also negotiating with the Chinese side to introduce a license to produce it in the country.

One, two...... Soon the first batch of 12 Seagull attack planes flew into the sky, formed a formation under the command of the chief plane, and headed for the Gulf of Aden in the north at an altitude of 3,000 meters.

The Seagull attack aircraft has a maximum range of 1850 km, a maximum combat radius of 750 km, a maximum cruising speed of 450 km / h, and a maximum level flight speed of 580 km / h. The aircraft can carry a C-801 anti-ship missile, and can also carry anti-submarine torpedoes to carry out anti-submarine missions. The aircraft has a sea-to-air warning radar, a sonar detector and a magnetic detector, and in addition, the Seagull attack aircraft is also equipped with a first-generation laser anti-missile system for anti-missile missions.

…… In northeastern Somalia, 70 kilometers west of Socotra, a huge warship is moving on the sea, and at the top of the warship, a star-striped flag is hoisted that represents the freedom to fly in any sea in the world.

Standing on the deck, Colonel Tony oh no, now renamed Brigadier Tony with a cold face facing the sea breeze, whenever he has something on his mind, he likes to do so, standing quietly on the front deck alone, looking at the magnificent sea, facing the salty sea breeze, at that moment, he always feels that the irritability and gloom in his heart will be blown away by the sea breeze.

Commodore Tony never imagined that one day, after he was promoted to general, he would return to the missile cruiser Anzio, maybe one day when he became a senior naval officer, he would come to the Anzio to inspect the work, but this time, he was really appointed by the top of the Navy as the captain of the Anzio, a commodore captain. This is rare in the history of the US Navy, especially in recent decades, except for aircraft carriers, commodore will not hold the post of captain, how to say that it is also the commander of a small fleet or go to a certain command to serve as a civilian officer.

Returning to the missile cruiser Anzio, Commodore Tony was given an extremely secret mission, one that made Tony feel a little frightened.

But when his boss, the commander of the Fifth Fleet, patted him on the shoulder and told him with a smile that as long as this task was completed, he would return Tony to the Admiralty, and with this achievement, Tony could become a rear admiral, a full-fledged admiral, as long as he spent a few years safely.

Risk always goes hand in hand with profit, and Brigadier General Tony could not resist the temptation and could not refuse the order.

After the mission was successful, Brigadier General Tony was not as relaxed and happy as he had imagined, and he was in a particularly bad mood when he thought of the people who died during his mission.

A rush of footsteps suddenly came from behind him, and Brigadier Tony frowned and turned back with some displeasure. He had previously instructed him not to disturb him while he was contemplating.

"Report sir, we have received a distress signal from an American freighter." The major officer handed the translated distress signal to Brigadier General Tony and waited for instructions.

Originally, Commodore Tony thought that the American ship had encountered pirates, and although the missile cruiser Anzio was also part of the escort fleet in the Gulf of Aden, it would not carry out specific tasks, and let a cruiser with a displacement of 10,000 tons go to compete with pirates with several small runabouts, wouldn't that be a shame for the US Navy?

But when Brigadier General Tony read this message for help, his face changed.

The Somali Navy went so far as to intercept a United States freighter in the Gulf of Aden shipping lane, requesting that it be boarded for inspection under the pretext of inspecting contraband.

It is important to know that freighters flying their own flags on the high seas are also their own territory, and there is no reason for other countries to board and inspect them at will, unless they are in the waters of the other side.

But now that this kind of thing is happening, Brigadier General Tony feels very incredible. But then, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and it suddenly dawned on him that this was a retaliatory act by the Somalis.

"Which is the closest warship to the Jewel?" Brigadier General Tony asked Officer Major. The missile cruiser Anzio is now hundreds of kilometers away from the 'Jewel', and it is simply too late to provide immediate support. However, Commodore Tony knows very well that in the waters of the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea, there is not only the Anzio US ship, but also the US air base in Saudi Arabia and the US aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.

The U.S. military in the region is so strong that Somalia simply can't defend against it.

"Report to the chief, the USS David missile frigate is only 140 kilometers away from the USS Jewel." The major replied.

"The 'David' frigate? The same one that was damaged by an Iranian missile boat in the Persian Gulf last time? Brigadier General Tony asked, somewhat surprised.

"Yes sir!"

At this moment, however, another officer hurried over and handed Brigadier General Tony an order. After reading this, Commodore Tony immediately ordered the missile cruiser Anzio to speed up.

(To be continued)