For the inhabitants of the Gulf of Aden, piracy is nothing new. Although many people know the risks of being a pirate, more people know the benefits of being a pirate and hear more about who made the money.

Although the local young people who live below the poverty line all year round know that being a pirate is very risky, they often hear that people who have become pirates have been killed or killed at sea while going to sea. This shows that being a pirate is really dangerous.

The most heard is often the pirate gang who joins and successfully hijacks a country's freighter. Not to mention that the things on the ship can be exchanged for a large amount of wealth, and the hostages they take can also be exchanged for a lot of ransom.

The wealth was so appealing that piracy became popular along the coast of the Gulf of Aden. A few people, a few guns, plus a modified speedboat, can go to sea with a group of people. When the starting point of piracy, it seems that the low is somewhat scary.

Compared with the small pirates fighting the autumn wind, the real reason why countries send escort fleets is the appearance of armed pirates in this area. These pirates hijacked the freighters of some countries in order to earn wealth and political demands.

These pirates are more professional, more experienced in combat, and better armed. In addition, it is good at hiding itself, and it is difficult for various countries to achieve the desired effect when attacking it, which also invisibly fuels the arrogance of pirates.

In order to consume the ammunition of the salvage fleet, but also to test the strength of the salvage fleet. The person in charge of the Star Research Association, who was in charge of the ambush, selected many experienced pirates from the local pirates at a price of 10,000 US dollars per person.

As it turned out, it was clear that many pirates were very interested in such a mission. Not to mention that someone paid for it, the news that the person in charge of the Star Research Association deliberately leaked was enough to make these pirates crazy.

This news, if you analyze it carefully, you will know that it is a fake news. The problem is that for these people who have died as pirates to make money, they don't have much culture at all, they just know that the fleet is very rich.

The inside story of the news is that this is a fleet from the Celestial Empire that specializes in the salvage of shipwrecks on the seabed. In the Arabian Seas, they salvaged an ancient shipwreck. On that ancient shipwreck there were a lot of gold coins and gold and silver utensils.

The news of the ancient shipwrecks buried beneath the bottom of the Arabian Sea is no secret to many pirates living along the coast. But the wrecks that can really be salvaged seem to have not heard much of it.

Now there are sudden rumors that this salvage fleet from the Celestial Empire has salvaged a shipwreck in the Arabian Sea, or a shipwreck carrying gold coins and precious metals, which naturally aroused the greed of many pirates.

As long as this salvage fleet is won, the gold coins and precious metals salvaged on the ship will not be sold at all. If cash and transfers are easy to reveal the target, then the ancient gold coins and metals on this sunken ship are no problem at all.

For the sake of commission and for the sake of snatching what was salvaged from the fleet, these pirates would be so crazy and adopt wolf tactics to prepare to besiege Xu Haibao's salvage fleet. I have to say that the Star Research Association also made a mistake this time.

Xu Haibao, who didn't know about these situations, was not too relieved about these swarming pirates. With the firepower and strength of the salvage fleet, these pirates are no match for the security team.

What the salvage team really needs to watch out for is the armed group of the Star Research Society hidden behind the scenes. It was precisely because of various considerations that Xu Haibao asked Tang Xingyou to inform the nearest escort fleet and let them come to the battlefield for convergence.

In public and private, Xu Haibao's fleet is also from the Celestial Empire, and it is also the responsibility of the escort fleet to protect the safety of ships from the Celestial Empire. What's more, it is rare for the pirates in the vicinity to be so concentrated, so it is natural to take this opportunity to encircle and suppress it.

It is clear that it will take a long time for the escort fleet to arrive on the battlefield. During this time, the Star Research Council will also continue to increase the intensity of the attack, striving to solve Xu Haibao's salvage fleet on the sea before the fleet arrives.

Xu Haibao, who was quietly waiting at the bottom of the sea as a spectator, did not disturb Tang Xingyou and Zhao Ji's on-the-spot command. For Xu Haibao, a mere bunch of pirates was not enough to make him show up, let alone make him take action.

In the face of the surging attack of a large number of pirate armed speedboats, Zhao Ji, who was in charge of the combat command, said with a cold expression: "Prepare for the shock bomb! Carry out a warning! Machine gunner, prepare for engagement! Sniper, give priority to hitting key targets!"

"Roger!"

The stun bomb is not very lethal, and can play more of a warning and deterrent role. For Zhao Ji, even if he knew that these pirates were coming for the fleet. But before the war, he still wanted to take the moral initiative.

Each time the fleet is in distress, the ship's monitoring equipment is turned on. This also means that even if someone makes a fuss about it afterwards, the fleet will have reasons to refute it. In the face of pirates, you can't sit still!

The ships that confront the pirates head-on are salvage ships equipped with battle defense plates. At this moment, the salvage ship looks like a fortress in the sea. Pirates also have to pay a heavy price if they want to get close.

After receiving Zhao Ji's instructions, the two team members loaded the stun bomb into the barrel of the gun and quickly shot it out against the incoming pirate speedboat. The stun bomb, which resembled a flare, quickly lifted into the air and exploded above the pirate's head.

The pirate speedboat, which was originally charging frantically, was also startled when it saw the two stun bombs that exploded overhead. Soon a pirate leader said: "Keep rushing, this is a signal flare, it has no power!"

Seeing the stun bomb explode, it didn't seem to be lethal except for the louder sound. The pirates, who had already been flooded with gold, accelerated towards the fleet again, trying to take down the supposedly treasured fleet in one fell swoop.

"Machine gun, prepare! Sniper, prepare!"

"Ready!"

"Listen to my command! The first wave of attacks, you must destroy all these arrogant pirates for me!"

"Roger!"

For these greedy pirates, Zhao Ji, who was born in the navy, naturally didn't have much affection. The profession of piracy is not very good for anyone who is engaged in the profession of the sea, and there is no need to have mercy.

Visually inspecting the distance between the pirate speedboat and the fleet was narrowing, and without waiting for Zhao Ji to give the order, the pirates on the speedboat shot first. Although many bullets were missed, many bullets still hit the hull.

Most of the combat team members who erected defensive steel plates in advance hid behind the steel plates, so they naturally did not have to worry about being hit by stray bullets. As for the sound of bullets hitting the hull, it was not enough to frighten the fighters.

"Fire!"

Seeing that the speedboat at the head had already entered the range of the machine gun, Zhao Ji immediately gave the order to fire. The fighters who were in the machine gun positions on the side of the two salvage ships immediately pulled the trigger in their hands.

The roar of machine guns rang out, and strings of fiery bullets flew towards the approaching pirate speedboat like a chain of fire. The sudden rain of machine-gun bullets startled these arrogant pirates.

Many pirates could not hide their horror and said: "How is this possible? How can these ships of the Celestial Dynasty be equipped with weapons like machine guns? Damn, aren't they merchant ships? How can they be like armed ships? What should I do?"

As far as the pirates involved in the robbery are concerned, the reason why they are full of confidence is naturally that they feel that the salvage fleet is a commercial fleet. Such a fleet, even with an armed escort, could not have been too ferocious.

On the other hand, the number of pirates who joined the raid was enough to crush the armed guards on the fleet. And these pirates never dreamed that the salvage fleet under Xu Haibao, even the members in charge of food, had good marksmanship.

To put it simply, all crew members can become combat members as long as the battle requires it. As for the armament on board, it was in no way inferior to some maritime assault combat units. Just pirates want to rob the fleet, aren't they looking for death?

Looking at the pirate speedboats that were blown up or sunk, the machine gunners on the salvage ships also calmly and calmly continued to aim and shoot. During this time, the snipers on the salvage ship also began to kill the threatening pirates.

The sniper shots fired by the fighters who used large-caliber sniper rifles blew up some of the bazooka shooters who followed the assault boat. Faced with their companions who were constantly being shot in the head, many pirates felt terrified.

During this period, Tang Xingyou, who was in charge of driving the ship, also said in a timely manner: "All ships pay attention, prepare to turn and disperse these pirates." Separate in a zigzag formation, beware of possible ranged attack firepower!"

"Roger!"

Receiving Xu Haibao's reminder in advance, Tang Xingyou knew very well that these pirates were not to worry. Not to mention, the three ships of the salvage fleet alone are completely capable of crushing the armed speedboats of these pirates. Even if you do, you can crash into these pirates.

What really deserves to be concerned is the armed cargo ships that follow these pirates. Xu Haibao's report at the root, those large cargo ships that have been refitted, loaded with large-caliber naval guns. That's the real threat!

With Tang Xingyou's order, the triangular defensive formation formed by the three ships was immediately disassembled. In the face of the salvage ship that suddenly accelerated and rushed over, many of the pirates who arrived also realized that they had been deceived.

This is not at all a commercial cargo ship salvaging the treasure of a sunken ship, but an armed ship armed to the teeth. With the speedboat they were driving and the assault rifles they were carrying, it was impossible to hijack each other.

In the face of countless accomplices buried at the bottom of the sea, and many speedboats were blown up and sunk, the surviving pirate speedboats were eager to put on their wings and flee the battlefield. In an instant, the menacing pirates began to make a quick turn in front of the salvage ship.

"A rabble! All combat units, carry out point killing! Those who escape from the strike range do not need to strike forcefully!"

As Zhao Ji changed his combat orders, the combat team members who hid behind the defense deck began to kill the pirates who tried to flee one by one. As for the pirates who stopped the ship and raised their hands to surrender, Zhao Ji didn't pay attention to it at all.

The reason is simple, this is just a contact war, and the real big war is yet to come!