"Aircraft carrier?!" Miss Bella suddenly felt a little bigger: "How can we block the path of the aircraft carrier...... Well, this place is not even a civil waterway. ”

The Acheson is anchored northwest of Collane, a very deserted direction with only one shipping lane, from Liverpool to Churchill. The 10,000-ton ocean-going freighters are traveling on this channel, and the Acheson is not on the main channel, it is several nautical miles away from the main channel, and in addition to seagulls and fish and shrimp nearby, there is also a farther away, only at radar sight of the Sea Soul.

"It's the Hurricane, Miss Bella, it's true that our location isn't a military fairway, but if it's a Hurricane, then it's understandable," explained the sailor at the door.

Miss Bella choked and immediately asked, "Can anyone tell me what's going on with the Hurricane?" Why do you say that? ”

In the hall of the command center, the crew members who were listening intently to the conversation at the door smiled, and one of the data processors explained: "Miss Bella, the Hurricane is a private aircraft carrier, and it belongs to the private naval 'Hurricane Company' - the eccentric billionaire Simon. Murray is their chief. ”

Simon. Murray, the name Miss Bella knows, it's a celebrity yes. As a rebellious youth, the teenage rich Simon. Murray joined the French Foreign Legion and returned to take over the family business, a large shipping company. The French Foreign Legion has always been known for its difficult service environment, and it is said that the selection of members is extremely demanding. Murray, the "rich second generation", actually endured hardships, and it is said that his service record in the French Foreign Legion is very good.

Well, this "rich second generation" has been a restless commodity since he was a child, this guy took over the family business for decades, when the world thought that there was one less "rich bad boy" who could toss, he retired, the world thought he couldn't toss, at the age of 63, without outside help, this guy hiked 1100 kilometers to reach Antarctica. He set two Antarctic expedition records and became the oldest person to complete this route in this way.

Standing at the pole of Antarctica, Murray said he hoped his success would prove to the world that 60 is not the end of life...... Then he proved his claim, and he began to play with aircraft carriers. Play Navy. All at once, the world's third-largest "private navy" was formed, and the world's second private aircraft carrier, the Hurricane, was built.

The concept of a "private navy" originated in the 17th century, when Britain and Spain were fighting for supremacy at sea, and both sides felt that the number of warships was insufficient, so they recruited armed cargo ships from the private sector, issued privateer licenses and private naval permits, and allowed the private sector to participate in naval warfare. Among them, the "privateer license" allows armed cargo ships to intercept and plunder enemy targets. The "private naval certificate", on the other hand, has the opposite effect - it requires the protection of domestic cargo ships.

Originally, the responsibility of protecting the shipping of cargo ships was the responsibility of the domestic navy, but the maintenance cost of the warship was very high, and it was necessary to maintain it with large ports and large supply bases. On some remote routes, the use of large-scale naval forces seemed to be a bit more than worth the loss, so the British side took the lead and allowed civilian forces to contract escort missions in certain unimportant areas. And in terms of cost. Take the military to compensate a little, the owner of the cargo ship pays a little, and the insurance company bears a part. Carry out their respective contributions.

This demarcation of an area, which limits the degree of armament (the number of artillery), is often referred to as a "private navy" when a navy is formed by a private company for security contracting. At present, there are five "private navies" active in various seas around the world, and two of them are stationed in Malacca, which is a pirate-prone area, and one of them belongs to India.

Simon. Murray's wealthy habits leak sideways, if he likes not to do it, he will spend a lot of money if he does it. Although the "Hurricane Company" he established was established late, it was not low, and as soon as the company was established, it immediately added a private aircraft carrier, the Hurricane, and he was to be contracted to escort British cargo ships in the waters off Somalia. …,

Somali pirates are not very combative. The speedboat is equipped with a maximum of machine guns, and with a few AK-47s, it dares to charge at various ships. To deal with such maritime armed forces without missiles, submarines and aircraft, with formal warship artillery...... Maybe you won't be able to outrun the other party's speedboat.

The British had hundreds of years of experience in dealing with such maritime guerrillas, and the method used by his grandfather was to dispatch a "private navy." As a result, the task of escorting ships off Somali was transferred to Hurricane and another British "private navy".

The aircraft carrier USS Hurricane is designed for such escort missions. The fully automated mothership can be operated with only 20 people, and the mothership has a full crew of 120 people, including carrier-based aircraft and flight maintenance personnel. The escort of the mothership is carried out by three armoured fast cruisers - the equivalent of fast light destroyers.

Once in Somali waters, the Hurricane will anchor in the sea, unleash its armored fast patrol boats and aircraft, and use satellites to monitor the area in case of pirate robbery...... British ships, admirals of motherships quickly sent out armed forces to deliver devastating strikes - no missiles, too expensive things, cannons and machine guns.

And if pirates rob ships of other countries...... The Hurricane will watch the show with his arms crossed.

That's because the cost of keeping the Hurricane running and profitable comes only from the British government, the British shipping insurance company, and the British shipowners. Ships of other countries are not protected by the Hurricane.

The Hurricane is arrogant, their leader is over 70 years old, and he still maintains the "rich second generation" habit of "rich and bad boys". This private aircraft carrier is a fart in front of regular warships, it is not qualified to sail on military waterways, but it likes to give way to civilian ships along the way.

This is the Hurricane's third voyage and it has just returned to Liverpool for maintenance. This time it went to take over from another "private navy" at full capacity, and then stayed in Somalia for a year until the other private navy had finished recuperating to take its place.

On the previous two voyages, the Hurricane was so arrogant. If you don't give way, he will say that the aircraft carrier is difficult to turn and expel you directly with armored cruisers without discussion. Miss Bella looked very helpless after figuring out the identity of the other party, let's let it, fortunately, he didn't hit people with a BMW.

Miss Bella didn't know that her evasion had luckily allowed her to escape a dodge.

It was not only the Acheson who gave way to the Hurricane, but the bad boy of the wealthy family had a great temper, and the temper of a person playing an aircraft carrier was much greater than that of a BMW, and the Sea Soul had to start giving way -- this was the first time that the "Sea Soul" had moved its body after losing power in disguise.

The mooring area chosen by the Sea Soul has been carefully calculated, and the water depth is suitable. It is convenient for pocket submarines to dive silently into the coast of Collane, not far from Colrain, and can quickly support once something happens. Of course, Wang Cheng is not the only one who has taken a fancy to such a good place, but also Miss Bella. Her Acheson was parked not far from the Caspian Soul, and although they couldn't see each other, they could see each other on the radar.

Miss Bella gathered all her forces and gathered for a meeting to discuss the next course of action, which was a rare good time to catch it all, and Sergei did not hesitate to use mechs for this purpose. Remotely manipulating the mecha into the sea and lurking at the bottom of the sea waiting for the opportunity to attack the Acheson, but the disturbance of the Hurricane made the mecha dare not show its head -- the bad guy is an aircraft carrier, and it can't deal with regular warships, but its communication equipment is synchronously connected to the satellite, and what it sees, the whole world knows.

Sergey did not even dare to move the joystick. He struggled to sink the mecha to the bottom of the sea, disguised as an undersea rock, and kept praying in his heart that the "rich bad boy" would not discover his secret. At this time, Wang Cheng was still in a state of silence in communication. Sergei complained to Lily in the distance: "It's so infuriating, what a good opportunity." When they finish the meeting, they will probably hide their own heads, and then it will be difficult to find? ”…,

Lily comforted softly, "That's better! For us, when they each go to the lurking location, it's the best chance to 'steal'. Lo and behold, they left the Acheson, and then disappeared without a trace, you say, what would their commander think? ”

At this time, everyone was waiting for the result of Wang Cheng. Of course, Wang Cheng doesn't have to worry about success or failure when he makes a move. They had a lot of time to waste, so Sergei leisurely watched the aircraft carrier formation in the distance gradually approach, his fingers imitated the shape of a pistol, and he made a "crackle" at the mouth of the aircraft carrier figure on the screen, and chatted with Lily idly: "Two." You say that guy is tired of playing with aircraft carriers and the navy, what else will he play? That aircraft carrier has a big belly, what is in it? ”

"A year's supply" Lily replied boredly while looking at the screen, waiting for Wang Cheng's reply: "I heard that they will anchor at sea for a year." ”

Sergei looked at the body of the aircraft carrier with a sense of superiority, and continued: "The next era is the era of mechas, the age of space. That old guy is over seventy years old, if he is asked to see our mecha, you say, will he leave the aircraft carrier and play with mecha? "Did that old thing ever play a video game? I deeply doubt it. ”

"It's hard to say, ahem, you might as well show your toys in front of him - that old guy likes to challenge himself, maybe he'll really switch to video games, if he finds this thing more interesting than visiting Antarctica."

"Really, that's what you said, I'm acting on orders......" Sergei pretended to reach out and touch the joystick, but Lily didn't say anything, she lazily complained: "It's been two hours, what are they talking about?" ”

The "they" that Lily says certainly refers to the party that enters. The guys at Villa Green.

Sergei is just talking, so that he will not let his big toys be shared. Seeing that Lily didn't stop him, he automatically retracted his hand, and immediately laughed at himself: "That old guy is from the French Foreign Legion, so he may know the latest military developments well. It is said that the digital division of the US military has appeared for decades, and maybe this old guy has also played with remote-controlled aircraft in the army. ”

In a sense, the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft "Global Hawk" is also a kind of flying video game. The soldier who controls the plane to take off for reconnaissance acts as if he were playing a video game, using a joystick on his computer screen to control the flight of a reconnaissance plane thousands of miles away. The Global Hawk's electronic camera transmits the images seen to the soldier's computer screen, and the whole process is like a video game.

This is the first generation of manipulation, and that was more than 30 years ago. Now it has been controlled by glasses, and the soldier's electronic glasses simultaneously display the panoramic view of the battlefield as seen by the "Global Hawk", and the orders issued by the command center can also be transmitted synchronously. The flight of the "Global Hawk" is controlled entirely by brainwaves, and Sergei's mecha control mode uses this latest technology.

"Uh-huh" Lily agreed casually and boredly, Sergei couldn't help but itch his hands, and just wanted to touch the joystick to show the power of the mecha...... Suddenly, the security warning light on the computer screen turned on, and Sergei sat up all of a sudden, and said hurriedly: "Encountered malicious lock...... In particular, the signal source is from the Hurricane. ”

Now the Navy has moved away from the World War II aiming method and added the global positioning system and the data array to identify friend and foe. During normal sailing, the shipboard radar is only used for navigation and communication. Even if a ship passes by, the radar only displays the most basic information such as approximate ship type and speed. Once locked, the ship's radar and computer begin to build a data model of friend or foe, comprehensively analyzing the opponent's center of gravity, firepower density, speed, and so on.

Most importantly. The ship's radar will be like an X-ray machine, starting to scan the hostile ship in depth, and what is stored in each compartment, where the crew is moving, and where the engines are located in the ship will be clearly displayed on the opponent's screen. The Sea Soul is afraid of this - it has two pocket submarines in its bottom bilge, and ten individual aircraft in its cargo compartment. …,

The lily at the far end also jumped up immediately: "Simon. What does Murray want to do? Too much? ”

Pause. Lily hurriedly reminded: "Don't do anything, don't show any hostile emotions......"

After instructing Sergei, Lily threw herself in front of the computer and began to read Simon. Murray's information - even if you are a private navy, you can't be so arrogant and maliciously lock up ships sailing at sea, this is the hostile action. And what Lily wants to know most now is: whether Miss Bella's Acheson will also be treated equally.

"A foreign mercenary experience......" Lily muttered. Desperately trying to find out the foreign mercenary's service record.

The French Foreign Legion is mysterious, and when they recruit, mercenaries who join the army do not need to use their real names. Even if you don't have any documents, as long as you can pass the assessment of the military group, the Foreign Legion will dare to use you. Once discharged, mercenaries can make up a name at will and obtain French nationality, and the legion does not ask whether the name and surname you provide are true when issuing a certificate of nationality, and never investigates your past birthday.

As a result, the soldiers who retired from the French Foreign Legion did not pass, and they also remained silent about their service records after they were discharged. Now that the French Foreign Legion has been disbanded, they want to get the service of one of their former soldiers. The difficulty is not ordinary......

Lily crackled and typed, Wang Cheng was in the square. The scheduled work has been done at Villa Green, the banker played by Natasha makes a list of loan amounts, and the insurance officer played by Bill insists on his insurance method - all transported to his designated location for storage.

Square. Green insisted for a moment, and he asked with a twisted eyebrow, "Are you sure these things are still in the city?" ”

Bill grinned, "Dear Green, that's the last thing I'm sure of - excuse my offense." What's the difference between storing things in the city and storing them in your home? ”

"What do you want to do?" Square. Green roared angrily.

This roar is the party. Green's psychological tactics about the use of intimidation to bring the other person to their knees. He was used to using this method, but now that he was using it in front of Wang Cheng, his tone was indescribably weak, and even he himself didn't believe in this kind of intimidation!

Bill gradually hardened, and he turned to Wang Cheng for support: "Mr. Okada, our loan terms cannot be changed. ”

Wang Cheng immediately bowed: "Calm down!" Square. Mr. Green, I can only provide a loan of 20 million, and I will borrow the remaining 30 million from the bank. You see, you are in a hurry, in such a short period of time...... You know! ”

Square. Green's phone rang, and he motioned for Charlie to come over and answer the phone, and Charlie asked a few questions, and hurriedly greeted Fang. Green answered. The other party is the party. One of Green's "old friends" in the banking world, his first words were: "Fang. Mr. Green, the injunction has been issued. ”

Square. Green took a deep breath and calmly asked, "What's the content?" ”

"Judicial compensation! Because judicial compensation requires freezing your account. The reason is that there has been a recent change in your account - you claim that your accountant has taken the company's accounts, but the prosecutor considers your character to be untrustworthy, and it is possible that you instructed the accountant to secretly conceal assets and transfer funds in order to evade judicial compensation. Therefore, the bank is required to freeze your fund account immediately...... They were going through the process in another office, and I made this call privately out of friendship. ”

Square. Green said gratefully, "I remember your affection!" ”

Turning around, Fang. Green said firmly, "Well, I agree with all your requests, I need to ...... Witness, see you seal these things. ”

Square. Greene wanted to say that he was "under the witness of a lawyer," but he thought that many of them would not be seen in the light of day, so he had to speak in a different tone. On his side were Charlie and Krako, and two witnesses were enough. Fang Green moved quickly, and the two sides immediately completed the identification and sealing. For the loan procedures, Wang Cheng handed over a check and bowed with a smile: "Fang. Mr. Green, the money is yours now. ”

Square. Green pouted: 200 million worth of things, only 50 million were loaned, to be honest, these things...... Square. Green has never had a mortgage like this.

"It's yours, please keep ......" The situation is urgent. Green didn't have time to care about anything else, he didn't personally send off the convoy escorting the artworks, and didn't even wait for Wang Cheng to take people out of the manor, he immediately dialed another phone, said a code word to the phone, and asked: "I have prepared the check, has your person arrived?" (To be continued.)