"Where is it, what do you think?"

Looking at the pirate ship that was getting closer and closer by minute, Xu Hongyi asked He Lan.

According to common sense, it is not the turn of an outsider like He Lan to decide what happened on the ship, and Xu Hongyi can completely decide how to deal with the situation in front of him. On the Hanyuan No. 4 ship, there was a set of response plans after encountering pirates, and the ship's first mate led several people to quickly cut the ladder from the living area deck to the cargo deck, and closed the iron door between the two. The second officer quickly sent a telegram to the IMB Anti-Piracy Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as well as to the shipping company that had been attacked by pirates.

All the crew members were gathered on the cockpit and living quarters platforms, and everyone had tools such as iron bars in their hands in their hands just in case.

In this case, Xu Hongyi asked He Lan to hear what the director and cargo owner thought about this matter, and he remembered that He Lan had just said that the ship could not be delayed and must arrive in Port Sudan on time.

"Captain Xu, what do you guys think?" He Lan knew that he was a layman and did not dare to express his opinion casually.

Xu Hongyi said: "According to the convention at sea, we must first try to avoid allowing pirates to board the ship, but this is basically impossible. Their speedboats were much faster than ours, and ours was an oversized equipment carrier with a very low side, which was also good for pirates to board the ship. Generally speaking, after the pirates have boarded the ship, in order to avoid casualties, the captain should give up the resistance, follow the pirate's arrangement, and wait for the owner to negotiate with the pirate. ”

He Lan turned his head to look at the surrounding crew and said in surprise: "Captain Xu, why do I think that you don't look like you are planning to give up resistance?" ”

Xu Hongyi nodded and said, "Yes, the crew of our ship has discussed this issue in the past, and everyone agrees. Abandoning ship without resistance is not our style. We should fight the pirates with all our might. Wait for the warships and helicopters of the Anti-Piracy Alliance to come to the rescue. But. The risk of doing so is also very high, and if we can't hold on to our living quarters and are attacked by pirates, they may retaliate. Everyone's lives are at stake. So, I'm going to ask where it is first. What do you think. ”

He Lan said categorically: "Captain Xu, I firmly support your plan. This is not the time to consider personal safety, and the ship must not fall into the hands of pirates. This is a matter of whether China's power plant equipment can enter the African market. ”

"Great!" Xu Hongyi said. "Where is the chief, with your words, we are more determined. Well, you go to the pod to take shelter, and in a moment the pirates may shoot, and you will be in danger if you stay on deck. ”

"What about everyone?" He Lan asked rhetorically.

Xu Hongyi said: "There must be people on the deck of the platform. Find a way to stop the pirates, or they'll get onto the living quarters. ”

"Then I'll be with you too!" He Lan said.

Xu Hongyi looked at He Lan's eyes. Nodding his head, he said, "Okay, you stay with me, the cockpit will be safer." ”

As they spoke, the pirate's three speedboats had rushed parallel to the Hanyuan 4, and Leaf was waving the RPG while shouting loudly in foot-glancing English: "Stop, stop!" ”

Xu Hongyi looked calm, held the steering wheel tightly in his hand, and ordered to move forward at full speed, while responding to the pirates through the ship's loudspeaker: "Get out, get out!" ”

A string of gunshots rang out, and it was a pirate holding an AK47 in his hand and firing a gun into the sky.

He Lan did not stay in the cockpit as Xu Hongyi ordered, but ran out to stand with the crew on the platform in the living area, relying on the protection of the platform railing, looking down. Hearing the gunshot, she subconsciously shrank her head and reached out to cover her ears. "Don't be afraid, they're scaring people." A crew member squatting next to He Lan said that He Lan knew his name was Qiu Shuangxi. Qiu Shuangxi said as he buckled a hard hat on He Lan's head, and He Lan gave him a grateful look.

"Where is the chief, you see these guys look quite fierce, and they still have guns in their hands, but their combat quality is simply scum. You can see the way they hold their guns, they don't have the most basic military training at all. I figured that if a cow stood 10 paces ahead of them, they would not be able to hit. Qiu Shuang likes to comment on the pirates on the water for a long time, as if he were talking about the plot of a movie.

"Lao Qiu, have you ever been a soldier?" He Lan asked curiously.

"Of course." Qiu Shuangxi said proudly, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the surrounding crew, and said: "On our ship, seventy percent of the crew are veterans, and our captain used to be a company commander in the army." ”

"No wonder ......" He Lan said softly, she suddenly understood why the ship commanded by Xu Hongyi would make a different choice from other ships in the face of pirates, because in the dictionary of a group of PLA veterans, the word surrender could not be found at all.

"Da-da--" The pirates were enraged when they saw that the previous firing demonstration had not worked, and they all raised their guns together and fired at the platform of the living quarters of the Hanyuan No. 4 ship. The bullets clanged against the railing of the platform. There were also bullets that hit the outer wall of the cockpit and ricocheted off and landed at the feet of the crew.

"NND, call me!" The ship's first mate was also annoyed and gave orders to the entire crew. According to Qiu Shuangxi's introduction to He Lan, the first mate was an authentic field scout and his kung fu was very good. Hearing the word scout, He Lan couldn't help but think of the young veteran who protected himself under his body more than 20 years ago, and he was also a scout in the field army......

Hearing the order, the crew moved together, picking up the beer bottles they had prepared and throwing them at the pirates' heads. The pirate's speedboat is much lower than the ship's living quarters, and the beer bottles have an acceleration from top to bottom, which is quite lethal. To be more effective, the crew also filled the empty bottles with water to increase their weight. Of course, everyone will be reluctant to throw away unopened beer for a while.

"Slam!"

"Slam!"

A row of beer bottles smashed over, and it actually had a real effect, and two pirates were hit, squeaking in pain. Lief was stunned for a moment, with his many years of experience as a pirate, he had never encountered a situation where merchant ships dared to resist, and the most important thing was that the other party obviously did not have firearms in his hands, but dared to confront pirates armed with AK47 and RPG, what kind of characters is this!

"Rush forward! Go to the ship! "Leaf gave the order.

Xu Hongyi steered the steamer, swaying from side to side, trying to keep the pirate's speedboat from approaching. The pirates drove the speedboats, chasing back and forth, trying to get on the freighter. The crew of the freighter on the platform held fire water cannons and sprayed downwards to block the pirate ship that had just approached, and the pirates raised their guns to shoot back, but as Qiu Shuangxi said, they couldn't even hit a cow in front of them, and more than a dozen AK47 bullets flew around, but there was no effect.

After half an hour of entanglement, a pirate speedboat finally seized an opportunity and approached the freighter. The freighter was huge and clumsy, and it was difficult to avoid the pursuit of the speedboats, but if the pirates hadn't been too bad at piloting, they would have been able to get close to it.

"Look, the pirates are on board!" He Lan shouted out in a lost voice.

Speaking of which, the pirates' skills in boarding ships are still good. After attaching the speedboat to the freighter, they lifted a ladder with a hook and placed it on the side of the freighter, and several pirates followed the ladder to the deck of the cargo hold. Now they are already on the same boat as the Chinese crew, and the turbulence of the ship does not affect the accuracy of their shooting. …,

"Hold them back, don't let them get near the living quarters!" The first mate shouted to everyone calmly.

The ship's anti-piracy plan showed its effect at this time, and the cargo deck of the Hanyuan 4 ship was very low, making it difficult to prevent pirates from boarding the ship. However, there is a difference of seven or eight meters between the platform in the living area and the cargo hold, and the pirates have to rush up, which is a bit equivalent to the appearance of the ancient siege of the city with a cloud ladder.

Ignoring the pirates on the sea, the crew picked up beer bottles and threw them at the cargo deck. Several pirates on deck dodged left and right, embarrassed. Suddenly, one of the pirates howled like a pig, and immediately sat down on the ground, picked up his feet, and began to cry.

"Haha, that guy's foot has been punctured by glass shards." Qiu Shuangxi glanced at it and laughed.

It turned out that Somali pirates never gave up the good character of the African people who like to be barefoot, even when they boarded the ship and robbed, they were barefoot. The crew threw down so many beer bottles that glass shards fell all over the floor. The pirate had barely jumped two steps before he stepped on the glass shard, and such a thug had never suffered such a thing, and he sat on the ground and began to cry.

"Men on board, give up resistance, or we will kill all of you!" Seeing that the minions were not in a good position, Leaf became angry and shouted loudly. He also learned English for a few days in order to hijack the ship, and although the grammar is not flattering, a few words put together can still express his meaning.

"We will never give up!" He Lan gradually grew emboldened in such a battle, she stood up, raised a beer bottle, and threw it at Liv with all her might.

"Slam!"

I don't know if He Lan was born to be a god pitcher, or if Liv's luck was too bad, this beer bottle was impartial, and it hit Lifu's head, and he was hit with a scoop on the spot, and blood gushed out. Leaf, who was holding a bazooka in his hand, was so angry that he forgot the rule that he could not destroy the ship, and pulled the trigger on the platform of the freighter's living quarters.

"Boom!"

A flame rose up on the platform, He Lan seemed to be pushed by something, his body fell out seven or eight steps away, only to feel that it was dark in front of him, and then he fainted.