Chapter 422: Satellite reconnaissance of the enemy
readx; "Damn! This is the second time a freighter has been hijacked, and damn it, the pirates in this area will have to continue to intensify their crackdown. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info" Shen Yi said coldly.
"Diamond Coast" is a mining and transportation company jointly established by Tengyi Group and Seychelles Political Axe in order to develop the resources on Savage Island, which has brought hundreds of millions of yuan of profits to Tengyi Group so far.
"There's something else that seems to be even worse......" Wei Tie said in a huff.
"What's the matter? Say it! Shen Yi asked eagerly.
"Lady Arya was also on that freighter, and was robbed by pirates together!" Wei Tie said.
"Huh?" Shen Yi smiled bitterly, and said secretly in his heart: "Arya, this girl is too worry-free, I told her a long time ago, how good it is to stay in the company honestly, just leave the matter of transporting goods to others, her identity is too special, it is really a trouble to fall into the hands of pirates." ”
"Dong Shen, what should we do now?" Wei Tie hurriedly asked.
"It doesn't matter, we have the Blue Sky No. 1 satellite reconnaissance, and we will definitely be able to find the location of the hijacked freighter." Shen Yi said.
As soon as the words fell, a phone call from Seychelles President Franz came.
Shen Yi knew that he must have told him about Arya, so he quickly picked up the phone.
"Mr. Shen, you know everything about my daughter, right? I'm in a hurry. Frans said eagerly.
"I see, this girl is too worry-free." Shen Yi sighed, to say that Arya is also unlucky, she was kidnapped last time on Savage Island, and she almost lost her surname, and this time she was robbed by pirates, why did she encounter all the bad luck?
"The cargo on the ship is secondary, now I have to find a way to save people, not only my daughter, but also the ten crew members on the ship, all of them are fresh lives!" Françou said.
"Well, I know, Mr. President, please rest assured, I will lock on to the target as soon as possible and rescue the hostages as soon as possible." Shen Yi said.
"At present, the strongest pirates in the western Indian Ocean are the pirate gangs entrenched in the area of Ivory Island, and I suspect that they are responsible for this hijacking." Franz said.
"Okay, I'll check it out right away and let you know as soon as I have any news." Shen Yi put down the phone, immediately came to the command and control center, turned on the monitoring screen in the middle of the room, and cut into the reconnaissance screen of the "Blue Sky No. 1" satellite.
Soon, he locked on Ivory Island, which was two hundred nautical miles away from Tianyi Island.
Ivory Island is about two square kilometers in size, named after the shape of the island that resembles an ivory, and is an unclaimed island claimed by Somalia and the Seychelles, but because it is too far from the coastline for anyone to be able to garrison there for a long time, it has become a frequent gathering place for pirates active in the western Indian Ocean in recent years.
Shen Yi continued to monitor the screen, expanding the scope of the screen, and directly locked onto Ivory Island.
I saw that there were two rows of wooden houses on Ivory Island, surrounded by barbed wire, and the door was guarded by armed men with loaded guns, which seemed to be heavily guarded.
Shen Yi roughly calculated, there were more than fifty armed men patrolling outside, and on the dock of the island, there were two large patrol boats and five armed speedboats, which were estimated to be all the belongings of this group of pirates.
The high-definition reconnaissance resolution of the Lantian No. 1 satellite is 0.2 meters, which exceeds the resolution of any military satellite in the world.
For targets in bunkers such as houses, satellites can form a simple thermal imaging map of the general situation inside through the principle of infrared thermal imaging, which is also a relatively advanced means of reconnaissance.
After a careful search, Shen Yi found that there was a cave behind the pirate camp on Ivory Island, and the entrance to the cave was heavily guarded, and inside was the cell where the hostages were held.
Now it is necessary to have a plan to rescue the hostages, and the pirates are extremely vicious, so this plan must be seamless to ensure the safety of the hostages.
At this moment, Seychelles President France's phone called: "Shen Dong, sure enough, the pirates on Ivory Island hijacked our cargo ship, and just now the pirate leader called me and said that as long as you pay a ransom, you can let the hostages be released safely." ”
"How much do they cost?" Shen Yi hurriedly asked.
"Fifty million dollars!" Franz said.
"Damn, these guys have a big appetite, 50 million US dollars is more than 300 million yuan!" Shen Yi sneered.
"Yes, but the pirate leader said that they captured a total of eleven hostages, of which Arya is the president's daughter, and one person is worth twenty million dollars, and the other ten hostages, each with three million dollars, adds up to fifty million dollars." France said huffingly.
"Hehe, they quite understand!" Shen Yi sneered.
"Shen Dong, what do you think? Is it a surprise rescue, or a ransom exchange? Franz asked.
"What do you think, Mr. President?" Shen Yi asked rhetorically.
"Alas, I think it's better to pay the ransom first to get people out! If you attack it, you will inevitably hurt the hostages, and I am just such a daughter, once she has an accident, I will regret it for the rest of my life. Franz said.
"Well, let's try it first, if the pirates get the ransom and release them immediately, then we can take military action against Ivory Island next." Shen Yi said.
"Yes, it's important to save people first." Franz said.
"The ransom of 50 million US dollars, half of our two families." Shen Yi said.
"No, this money should be paid by our Seychelles government, after all, those hostages who were taken are all citizens of our country!"
"But the hijacked cargo ship is mine, and it stands to reason that I should also pay some of the money, Mr. President, you're welcome, I'm still fine with this money." Shen Yi said.
"Well, the pirate said that the deal would be made in three days, would you be able to get your money together so quickly?" Frans asked.
"No problem, I'll get in touch with the group finance director right away."
Shen Yi put down the phone and immediately called Song Xinyan, asking her to transfer $25 million to the Tengyi Group's account in the Seychelles capital Victoria Bank.
After Song Xinyan received the order, she sent the money the next day. But in the evening, the situation took a new turn.
Frans's phone call came again, and he said in a very anxious tone: "Mr. Shen, the kidnappers have put forward new conditions!" ”
"On what terms?" Shen Yi hurriedly asked.
"They...... They want you to go to Ivory Island with the money to pay the ransom! Frans said in a trembling voice.
"These guys are too much, they obviously told me to die." Shen Yi said coldly.
"Well, in addition to this request, they also offered to release the pirate leader Bartoli unconditionally." Franz said.
"So, that gang of pirates on Ivory Island is the remnant of Bartoli?" Shen Yi asked.
"Yes, the pirate leader's name is Tadick, and he is Battori's brother." Franz said.
"I know that kid, I used to work with him to save people. Mr. President, the other party's appetite is too big, we can't be led by their noses, I have a grudge against that Tadiq, I once killed his brother Augustine, he clearly wanted to lure me into the bait, I myself am not afraid of death, but I am worried that even if I really bring money to Ivory Island, they will not let Arya go, those guys are very cunning, they know that once there are no hostages at hand, they will be hit hardest by you and me! Shen Yi Zhengse said.
"Shen Dong, do you mean to adopt the second set of plans - a strong attack?" Frans asked.
"Yes, we have to draw up a detailed battle plan tonight, I don't have enough manpower at hand, and I have to rely on your country's armed forces to help!" Shen Yi said.
"Shen Dong, I will send my presidential guard to participate in this operation to rescue the hostages." Franz said.
"Okay, you send your captain of the presidential guard to my Tianyi Island in the evening, and I will show him the reconnaissance picture of Ivory Island, so that I can formulate a foolproof rescue plan." Shen Yi said.
Frans answered and put down the phone.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Wei Tie reported to Shen Yi through the walkie-talkie: "Shen Dong, a Seychelles Coast Guard patrol boat is close to Tianyi Island, it should be their presidential guard captain, right?" ”
"Well, ask him to come to the command center right away." Shen Yi said.
Ten minutes later, Wei Tie led in a tall middle-aged man in a military uniform.
"Shen Dong, this is Mr. Peterson, the captain of the Seychelles Presidential Guard!" Wei Tie smiled.
"Hello, Mr. Peterson!" Shen Yi walked over with a smile and shook Peterson's hand.
"Mr. Shen Yi, hello!" Peterson's smile was a little stiff.
It turned out that just before going to Tianyi Island, Peterson had an argument with President France when he received the president's order.
Peterson felt that he was the captain of the Presidential Guard, a dignified army major, and he was going to Tianyi Island to make a plan to rescue the hostages, what ability did Shen Yi have to dare to criticize the Presidential Guard?
However, President Frans repeatedly ordered him to go to Tianyi Island, and Peterson did not dare to disobey, so he had to bite the bullet and take a patrol boat to Tianyi Island.
"Mr. Peterson, please be seated!" Shen Yilang said with a smile.
"Okay, thank you!" Peterson smiled faintly, sat down, and said nothing.
"Mr. Peterson, please see, this is the surveillance footage of Ivory Island." Shen Yi turned on the surveillance screen in the middle of the room and said to Peterson with a smile.
"Oh? Is this a satellite surveillance footage? Peterson's eyes lit up and he asked in surprise.
"Yes, the resolution can reach 0.2 meters, and basically every grass and tree on this ivory island can be seen clearly." Shen Yi said proudly.
"So high resolution?" Peterson had a look of disbelief on his face.
"I don't believe you can watch it!" Shen Yi brought Peterson to the surveillance screen and said with a smile.
Peterson took a closer look and couldn't help but sigh, "It's amazing! ”
(To be continued)