The two dinghys quickly approached the Bonau cargo ship and, within seconds, set up the ladder and began to board the ship one by one.

This is the most dangerous time, because the Dongfeng Corps at this time is completely powerless to fight back against a possible air strike, and they can't even see the location of the helicopters in the air!

However, any modern military helicopter, with basic observation equipment, can easily spot large ships at sea and then rubber boats firing on the sidelines.

Chen Shen's heart was almost tense to the limit, and at the same time as everyone boarded the boat, he also gave a new order to the traffic boat that was approaching in the distance.

"Hirakawa, turn on all the lights on the transport ship, send out a radio distress signal, and disrupt the helicopter's judgment!"

"Turn on the searchlight and look for the helicopter location!"

"Contact the rear and confirm the ownership of the helicopter!"

"Understood!"

Ping Chuan replied quickly, and Chen Shen's brain was also racing.

The number of helicopters that can appear on this sea is extremely limited, as they are close to 200 kilometers from the port of Manado, which is a bit too far for most civilian helicopters.

In the unlikely event that something happens during the voyage, the helicopter may not be able to fly back to the shoreline and land!

At the same time, it is impossible for the Indonesian side to send a helicopter to rescue at this time, because they know better than anyone what will happen to the ship.

That is, there is a high probability that the helicopter came from the military of other countries around the Celebes Sea.

Philippines?

No, there is no military base in the United States for the time being, because the original base in the Philippines has been withdrawn due to the expiration of the lease and the rent disagreement, and it will not be returned until 2016.

Malaysia?

There's a good chance they're not going to bother with that.

Only the aircraft carrier formation, both in distance and logically - before Xiaoyu said that the US aircraft carrier formation was in the Banda Sea, and in two days, they could almost sail to the northern part of the Maluku Sea

Therefore, Chen Shen's nervousness is not without reason.

And it turns out that his vigilance did save everyone in the Dongfeng Corps.

Just as the team had all boarded the ship and was hiding close to the bunker, the first blow from the air finally arrived.

"Bang bang-"

Tracer bullets dragged a long arc through the air, sending a series of sprays out of the sea on either side of the Bonao cargo ship.

Chen Shen subconsciously looked into the air, and it was only at this time that the black figures of the two helicopters finally appeared in his sight.

——

But, it's a little weird.

Not any of the aircraft carrier-based or anti-submarine helicopters he was familiar with.

You must know that the carrier-based helicopters of the United States are still mainly SH-60 and MH-60R, mixed with a small amount of CH-53K, or under special circumstances, attack helicopters like Apache will be put on board, but there is no doubt that the helicopter I saw does not belong to any of them.

"It's weird."

Chen Shen hid behind the bunker and subconsciously spoke:

"Where did the helicopter come from, it didn't hit us directly, and shot to warn?!"

Hearing his words, Shi Dakai, who was not far away, replied:

"I could see the helicopters in action, they seemed to be circling and watching, as if they were looking for a place to land!"

"What are you kidding?!"

Chen Shen was completely stunned.

What the is this for??

Don't you see the ship sinking?

We came on the boat to hide from you, and now you want to follow?

It's completely illogical, okay?

If it was really a helicopter sent by the United States, they should not have come up with such a "conservative" style of play after witnessing their "key personnel" being killed.

It's not like you don't have heavy machine guns on your helicopter!

Thinking of this, Chen Shen immediately spoke:

"Get into the cabin and try to make contact with the helicopter!"

"Ask a crew member! Find out what's going on! ”

"Understood!"

Everyone immediately moved, and at this time, the angle of inclination of the Bang Ao was still very small, and everyone moved relatively quickly.

Chen Shen entered the bow wheelhouse, and all the crew members gathered inside raised their hands with a shout.

"Don't move! Don't move! ”

"Put your hands where I can see!"

"Who's the captain?!"

"We are Indonesian SMP! Commissioned by the police to carry out a mission to clear the JD elements! ”

"We will bear all the losses on board!"

"Where's the captain?! Report the situation! ”

I have to say that in Indonesia, the name SMP is indeed quite useful.

After Chen Shen "identified himself", a person in uniform immediately stood up, and Chen Shen didn't talk nonsense, but asked directly:

"How long will it take for the ship to sink?"

"I don't know. Now the sea conditions are relatively stable, and it may last for 3 hours. ”

"But the lower cabin will definitely be flooded, we"

"That's enough."

3 hours is enough for the sea and air sides to complete a decisive showdown.

But now, he must first figure out where the two helicopters in the air came from.

"Hirakawa, have you confirmed your identity?!"

"Not at the moment, but the Indonesian side has ruled it out!"

Pingchuan's reply came over the radio, and Chen Shen frowned again.

He already had a guess in his mind, but it seemed a little too incredible from any point of view.

Could it be the Brit at Silja base??

If you think about it, it's possible.

After all, the Gurkha troops were a rather special unit, they belonged to the British regular army, but they did not belong to the real service sequence, but were recruited in the name of mercenary.

These people generally sign a 15-year employment contract with the UK, which is somewhat similar in form to the Extralegal Legion, but is relatively more independent.

Since 1915, this mercenary group has performed well in many wars in which the British have participated, including the Falklands, the Gulf, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, etc.

They're also a black glove, and it's perfect for this type of fight.

——

But the problem is that the Gurkha Gun Regiment basically operates near the Sirija base in Brunei, and it has to fly almost 700 kilometers from there, which is a bit too far for a long run, right? ?

Thinking of this, Chen Shen immediately opened his mouth and continued:

"Keep watching, confirm the helicopter model!"

"I've seen it, Super Bobcat!"

Ping Chuan replied without hesitation, at this moment, no matter how incredible Chen Shen's guess was, it could only be the only answer.

It was really the Gurkha Rifle Regiment that participated in the war, and it was the mercenaries of the 2nd Regiment of the Rifle Brigade stationed in Brunei.

Good guys, the troops fighting jungle warfare are starting to engage in VBSS, the world is really crazy.

But in this way, Chen Shen no longer has any worries.

If it were the regular army of any country, Chen Shen would probably not be able to let go of his hands and feet.

But it's a mercenary group?

I'm sorry, I'll talk about it!

So, he immediately made a new deployment for everyone on the ship.

"Everybody, spread out!"

"Take the deck bunker, but don't expose the position!"

"Pingchuan do a good job of observation and report the location of the rope drop in time! Disguise yourself as a civilian ship and don't reveal your identity! ”

"Li Gang, deploy smoke bombs on the deck to obscure the other party's observation vision!"

"Watch the deck inclination, don't throw it overboard!"

"Understood!"

Everyone immediately answered, and then all 12 members of the Dongfeng Corps, including Buck, dispersed, and took advantage of the gap between the Gurkha gun regiment flying around the patrol deck, and decisively and quickly completed the deployment.

In fact, the transshipment method of bulk carriers is still different from that of common large container ships, especially on routes near Indonesia, due to the limitation of economic level, the cargo loading method of these cargo ships is also quite "non-standardized".

For a simple example, if a normal container ship is a box-type heavy truck with four front and eight at the back, then a general cargo ship is a mud truck with a rear bucket.

There are containers on the deck, but more of them are a mess of cargo loaded in the open air.

This was the case with the Bang Ao cargo ship, where the deck was littered with piles of pipes, steel frames, and even second-hand cars that were being helped out at will, providing natural shelter to drill into and make it difficult to spot if you didn't look directly from above.

As smoke grenades were thrown, the 11 men were concealed in three combat teams, while Buck, the wounded, remained near the captain's quarters and continued to monitor the crew.

At this time, the two Super Bobcats in the air had completed the observation of the battlefield environment, began to descend in altitude, and circled to the rear of the cargo ship Bang Ao.

This is a prelude to an imminent offensive.

According to the basic requirements of VBSS tactics, when approaching from the air, the helicopter will most of the time choose to fly over the sea and then suddenly pull up, and immediately perform the absolutes after reaching the predetermined position.

In this case, the helicopter can minimize the exposure time, and also reduce the risk of hitting by using the cover of the nose machine gun.

Ping Chuan quickly reported what he had seen, while Chen Shen poked his head out slightly from behind a pile of bundled pipes and looked at a Bobcat helicopter located due north.

The helicopter was constantly diving, and it was already less than fifty meters above the water.

And as it continues to close the distance to the cargo ship, its sea-skimming altitude is decreasing.

After lowering to a certain threshold, the helicopter completely disappeared from Chen Shen's field of vision.

"Attention everyone! Countdown to 20 seconds! ”

"Prepare to take on the enemy! Do a good job of concealment! ”

Chen Shen gave the order and counted down silently in his heart.

Time seemed to freeze, and the two helicopters were like two ghosts, completely disappearing from everyone's field of vision.

——

But in the next second, a strong light suddenly rose from the side of the ship like a sunrise!

And along with the lights, there is the violent fire of the heavy machine guns firing wildly, and the continuous loud gunfire!

Bullets poured out, sparks flew on the deck, and at the same time, a whole 8 ropes were thrown from the helicopter, and the mercenaries of the Gurkha gun regiment jumped out of the engine room with vigor and fell towards the deck one after another!

"Grenade! Grenade! ”

As soon as Chen Shen's words fell, the Demoman, who had already been prepared, had already made a move.

4 grenades flew to the two landing points, and the accurately calculated fall trajectory did not give the Gurkha gun regiment reaction time at all, and the two thrown by the Li Gang were even air explosions!

"Boom!"

The air wave generated by the explosion directly blew up the two mercenaries who were still hanging in mid-air, and then fell the deck.

The words of English sounded from a distance, and Chen Shen could vaguely tell that they were calling for cover support.

"Cover me!"

"Grenade! Grenade! ”

"Helicopter cover!"

With a continuous shout, the hatch machine gun on the Super Lynx turned around and began to suppress the surrounding fire.

And this also deprived the Demomen of the Dongfeng Corps of the opportunity to continue throwing grenades, and under the pressure of large-caliber machine guns, everyone could only retract into bunkers and wait quietly for the opportunity.

The situation is very critical, and with the opponent having air superiority and its own side having no means of countermeasures, the situation of the Dongfeng Corps will be very difficult.

But Chen Shen knows that this "difficulty" is only temporary.

Because no matter how you think about it, the Super Lynx used by this Gurkha mercenary team is impossible to refuel in the air, and they must quickly evacuate after completing the personnel delivery and find a suitable place to land!

That's why they rushed to carry out the rapport without thoroughly understanding the situation.

Because they really don't have time.

"Five minutes! In five minutes at most, the helicopter will be evacuated! ”

"Everyone, take cover, hold them down!"

"Understood!"

On the radio, Chen Shen received a reply again.

At the rappelling point, although 4 grenades killed as many as three people, 17 Gurkha mercenaries had already landed on the deck, quickly completed their deployment and began to move forward.

"Buck! Fall back! ”

Chen Shen shouted loudly, and Buck, who received the news, immediately threw smoke bombs and marched in the direction of the bow of the ship where Chen Shen was.

Fortunately, due to the clutter of the cargo on the ship, the view of the Gurkha mercenaries who had just landed happened to be blocked, and Buck successfully evacuated to the second hiding point, avoiding the fire of the Gurkha mercenaries who were searching.

One smoke bomb after another was thrown, each advance accompanied by the explosion of one or two stun bombs.

The speed of the mercenaries was very fast, and it took them less than half a minute to travel from the stern of the ship to the captain's quarters, a distance of nearly 50 meters.

Through the gap in the cargo, Chen Shen clearly saw that they had entered the captain's room and began to ask the crew about the situation.

Obviously, their communication was not smooth.

However, their purpose is to rescue the hostages, and now, the hostages are in front of them.

Chen Shen even considered identifying himself to them - after all, there was no contradiction between the two sides, and there was no direct conflict.

Wouldn't it be good to take this mission as a misunderstanding? If they need it, Chen Shen can even give them the credit for killing the JD elements!

But unfortunately, the other party has apparently also obtained detailed information.

After a brief silence, the voice of a middle-aged man suddenly appeared on the radio at the bow of the ship.

"Lay down your arms!"

"You're surrounded!"

"Immediately stop all JDIST activities and surrender immediately!"

Chen Shen was dumbfounded.

Are you kidding?!

Why the hell am I a JD molecule?!

(End of chapter)