While the Silver Crane Formation was frantically speeding up, the Swift Dragon Commando on the other side received instructions to slow down and try to maintain economic endurance, on the one hand, to wait for the support of the Silver Crane Formation, and on the other hand, to leave them more leeway.

But the crew on the Xindu was uncomfortable.

After taking control of the Xindu, it only took twenty minutes for them to crack the control system of the merchant ship, restart the engines, and restore the power outage on the merchant ship, which made it easier for the pirates to find the crew.

It only took them more than 30 minutes to complete the search of the living deck of the bridge building, and began to divide into two ways, more than a dozen people entered the lower deck, and more than a dozen people went to the container area of the upper deck.

Although the area of these two areas is very large and the construction is extremely complex, if rescue is delayed, it will only be an hour or two before the crew is found.

At this time, the security captain Tan Zhihao was hiding in a cabin near the stern of the ship with more than a dozen crew members, which was so quiet that only the sound of everyone's breathing could be heard, and the tense atmosphere made everyone's spirits highly tense.

Tan Zhihao was also pressing his ear to the cold iron wall at this time, trying to discern the progress of the pirate's search through his voice.

Da Da Da –

A sudden gunshot startled Tan Zhihao and the crew, and Tan Zhihao subconsciously clenched the pistol in his hand.

However, the magnitude of the gunfire suggests that the pirates were still some distance away from them.

The shooting was all about intimidating them, but this intimidation did have some effect.

A more timid crew member felt that the pirates had come, and they were so frightened that they immediately opened the door and ran away, but fortunately, Tan Zhihao was quick to cover his mouth and pull him back.

"Don't move, keep quiet, they haven't come yet!"

"Hmm...... But...... Captain Tan, what should we do if we drag on like this, but we provoke the pirates? ”

"That's right, if we wait like this, it will be a matter of time before we are found, so it is better to go out and negotiate with the pirates, let the shipowner pay the ransom, and they will naturally let us go after receiving the ransom!"

"Shhhh Be quiet! Tan Zhihao glared at the two grumbling sailors, "Our navy is on its way, as long as we can hold on, we will definitely be able to wait for rescue!" ”

"Rescue? The Zhoushan ship is three or four hundred nautical miles away from us, how can they rescue? Helicopters come and go, and there is no return! ”

"That's right! We are already isolated now, wouldn't it be better to contact the shipowner sooner to pay the money? Do they have to wait for them to take everyone to Somalia and put them in cages before waiting for ransom!? ”

"Lao He! Can you close your crow's mouths? Tan Zhihao, who was already a little irritable, directly pulled Lao He over, glared at him and shouted in a low voice, "Didn't you see the ferocity of this group of pirates just now?" I bet that as long as you dare to go out, in order to get the ransom as soon as possible, they will definitely find someone to kill the chicken and make an example of the monkey, and this chicken will definitely not be Boss Cheng or me! ”

“……”

Hearing Tan Zhihao's intimidation, the crew immediately became well-behaved.

However, as the minutes passed, the clattering of metal and the occasional gunshots became louder and closer, and everyone's hearts suddenly rose to their throats again, until a beam of light suddenly shone in through the glass window, and everyone seemed to stop breathing.

The pirate outside the door tentatively opened the door, and when he found that it was locked, he immediately beckoned his accomplice to come over, and soon the sound of metal was heard outside the door.

Finished!

Although Tan Zhihao held the pistol, this thing could not bring him a sense of security, and even holding this thing was more dangerous, so at this juncture, he gently put the gun on the ground, ready to raise his hand and surrender at any time......

Buzz Buzz –

However, just when the pirates were about to break through the door, everyone suddenly heard something different, and the pirates' walkie-talkie suddenly sounded a rapid bird song, after listening to the words of the walkie-talkie, these pirates who were responsible for searching for the crew immediately put down what they were doing and ran back!

The crew, who already felt that they were in a catastrophe, were suddenly stunned.

What's going on?

At the moment when they were about to be found, the pirates withdrew on their own?

After confirming that the pirates were far away, Tan Zhihao couldn't help but open the door and cautiously walked into the cabin opposite by the sea, and as soon as he entered this cabin, the buzzing sound became even louder.

Tan Zhihao opened the glass boat with trembling hands and looked out, and then his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and his face also showed an expression of ecstasy.

"Sure enough, it's a helicopter! Look, everyone, the helicopter of our Chinese Navy is here! ”

——

In a container on the third floor of the upper deck, when Cheng Yanfei heard the sound of the helicopter, his face suddenly showed a surprised expression, and then immediately carefully ejected to observe, but his line of sight in this position was not good, and he did not see the helicopter.

But he was very sure in his heart that this was the helicopter sent by Huaguo!

Contrary to their euphoria, the pirates were immediately in a moment of panic when they heard the sound of the helicopter, after all, they had been so unlucky that they had not been able to find even a hostage......

However, after a brief moment of panic, they quickly regained their composure.

Because they didn't find the escort warship of Huaguo, and the sound of the helicopter was very loud, they heard the sound at the right time, and the helicopter was still a long way away from them.

This gives them ample time to react and prepare.

All the pirates' eyes were on three mercenaries wearing black hoods and sunglasses, who were also much taller than the Somalis.

"Mr. Franley, the Chinese rescue helicopter has arrived, should we give up the operation?"

"Don't worry, it's just a helicopter, their warship is still far away, let the people below return to the deck immediately, we just shoot that thing down!"

"Knock the helicopter down? You are crazy!? ”

"What? Do you have an opinion? I forgot what General Vajebach told you when he set off? Francley stared at the pirate leader and said viciously, "You must all obey my command, and those who disobey will die!" Don't hurry up and get ready! ”

Under the strong pressure of Franley, the pirate leader only lasted less than two seconds before he was defeated, turned around and began to direct the younger brothers to prepare and wait for the arrival of the helicopter.

At the same time, in the sea area more than 100 nautical miles south of the Xindu, the destroyer Remiji of Country M had turned off its power a few hours ago and had been floating quietly on the surface of the sea.

However, their radar has been working all the time, and as early as half an hour ago, they had already discovered the whereabouts of the Swift Dragon Commando.

But it wasn't until this signal moved straight towards the Xindu, and there were only two hundred kilometers left in the distance, that Leondere, the commander of the Remiji, finally believed that this was the rescue helicopter sent by the Zhoushan.

"It's unbelievable...... The commander of the Zhou Shan ship really made such a bold decision, and they were so confident that they could successfully land on the Xindu? ”

Vice Captain Pereira smiled: "Actually, their self-confidence can also be understood, after all, they don't know what kind of pirate group they are on the Xindu......"

"Having said that, such a bold plan is almost the same as the Doolittle air raid of the year, if not more dangerous...... At that time, the B25 bombers only needed to drop the bomb and run, but what they had to do was a surprise boarding. ”

"Hmm...... It can only be said that the courage is commendable. ”

"Report sir!" While the two commanders were chatting, a radar soldier suddenly spoke, "Three unknown signals have been found in the northeast direction of our ship, with a distance of 406.7 kilometers, an altitude of 12,235 meters, and a moving speed...... 680KM/H！ ”

！？？

The two commanders suddenly had question marks on their faces.

More than 10,000 meters high and more than 600 kilometers per hour?

This obviously cannot be a helicopter, let alone a civil airliner, because for the sake of flight safety, passenger planes of various countries usually disclose real-time flight data, and they must also report when they pass over other countries, and these aircraft are marked on their radars.

"Maybe it's a sightseeing plane of a certain company, or a private jet of a camel tycoon, right?"

"Maybe the White Elephant Kingdom is playing with their new toys again."

"Haha, anyway, no matter what, it can't be that China's aircraft carrier has sailed to Baixiangyang."

"What can you do if you drive here, do you expect to use fighter jets to blow up all the pirates on the merchant ships?"

"That's just as well."

“……”

After a brief period of curiosity and discussion, they put the matter behind them.

These three signals were obviously not flying towards them, and even the speed of the civilian airliners was faster than them, and the threat to the destroyer Remiji was almost zero, so it would not affect their good show at all.

But it didn't take long for a strange situation to suddenly raise their vigilance.

"Report sir! Just now, those three unknown signals began to reduce their altitude, and they have now left the stratosphere! ”

"Out of the stratosphere!?"

Captain Leondere immediately looked at the chart and said with some confusion: "There is all the sea around there, and it seems that there is no airfield to land, right?" ”

"It should be the White Elephant Nation that drove their broken aircraft carrier around here."

Leondere nodded: "Immediately report the situation to the USS Truman, and ask them to verify the situation with the White Elephant Country." ”

"Roger!"

While verifying the situation, Leondere also kept a close eye on the movements of the three signals, and it was not until they got lower and lower in altitude and closer to the merchant ship of the Red Eagle that he gradually realized that things did not seem to be simple.

"They're ......," muttered Vice Captain Pereira, looking at the radar screen in amazement, "to land on the merchant ship Red Hawk!? ”

"How is this possible!" Leondere immediately vetoed, "It must be a fixed-wing aircraft that can fly in the stratosphere, how can it land on a merchant ship?" The only V-22 tiltrotor in the world that can do this! I'd rather believe that they had an accident and were preparing for a forced landing at sea! ”

"Report sir, the USS Truman has replied, and the two aircraft carriers of the White Elephant Country are still in port!"

“……”

No matter how unbelievable the people on the destroyer Remigi were, the reality was that three points on the radar were slowly overlapping with the merchant ship Red Hawk.

Of course, they did not know exactly whether it was a forced landing at sea or a normal landing, so Leondere immediately proposed to the fleet command to call up reconnaissance satellites, but it was quickly refused.

Because even if it is Lao M, the number of reconnaissance satellites deployed over the sea area is limited, and at this moment, the Xunlong commando has finally arrived at Xindu, where satellite reconnaissance is even more needed.

——

On the No. 078 carrier-based assault helicopter, more than a dozen Xunlong commandos were already fully armed, and the sniper Wu Haitao had already set up a sniper rifle and looked for the pirates on the Xindu through the scope.

"Found it! There were six pirates in the port side with two bazookas! There were three pirates in the wheelhouse, and no hostages have been found. ”

"Roger!"

The pirate did not have any hostages, which was undoubtedly great news for the start of the operation, and the crew immediately adjusted the flight attitude and angle so that the snipers could better carry out the sniper battle and strive to ensure the safety of the landing to the greatest extent.

Whew-

Wu Haitao took a deep breath, and at the moment of aiming at the pirate carrying the bazooka, he decisively pulled the trigger and took the lead in firing the first shot of the rescue operation!

With a bang, the bullet quickly came out of the chamber!

Unfortunately, because both sides were in an extremely unstable state of motion, the sniper was extremely difficult, and the bullet did not hit the target, but only flew past the ear of an accomplice next to him.

Rao was so, these pirates were still scared enough, and the pirate carrying the rocket pulled the trigger directly, and a rocket suddenly sprayed back with tongues of fire and flew in the direction of the helicopter.

Although the target of the helicopter was larger, the pirates who were so frightened that they fired on the spot had no accuracy at all, and the crew pilots did not even dodge after seeing the trajectory of the rocket.

The rockets flew straight to the surface of the sea several kilometers away from a distance of more than 20 meters before they exploded.

"Waste, let me do it!"

The little pirate leader immediately scolded angrily, snatched the rocket from the little brother's hand, and asked them to reload themselves.

At the same time, several other pirates began to lock on to the helicopters, firing at them with assault rifles, and occasionally a rocket fire, and the exchange of fire was incessant.

It's just that this group of pirates is, after all, a group of miscellaneous fish that have not received professional training, although the firepower seems to be ferocious, but it is only thunder and rain, and the actual hit rate is basically zero.

In addition, in order to have more time to dodge the rockets, the helicopter kept a long distance from the Xindu, so with the flexible dodging actions of the crew, the pirates fired six rockets in a row and failed to hit the helicopter.

It's not even a thrill.

“Stop！ Stop！ The little pirate leader hurriedly waved his hand, "They are luring us to waste ammunition, wait for them to get closer and then fight!" ”

So the pirates quickly stopped venting their firepower.

Seeing that they had suddenly learned smartly, the captain Yu Yong was also a little helpless for a while.

At this distance and conditions, it is too difficult to solve the pirates through sniping, but if you get closer, the threat of a few rockets is too high, so the two sides suddenly enter a situation where no one can help the other.

And this situation, for helicopters with limited endurance, is obviously extremely disadvantageous, and they can't just mess with pirates all the time.

Just when Yu Yong was in a decision-making dilemma, the sniper observer's face suddenly changed, and he shouted: "Stinger! They have Stinger anti-aircraft missiles! ”

All the soldiers were stunned when they heard this, and even the brain of the captain Yu Yong couldn't help but fall into a temporary stagnation.

FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missile!

This portable anti-aircraft missile developed by the old M is not an ordinary anti-aircraft rocket.

It is with guidance capabilities!

Helicopters are a live target for it!

"Quick, force boarding !!"

The moment he reacted, Yu Yong immediately shouted loudly, "Immediately forcibly land on the Xindu!" ”

"Roger!"

After receiving the order, the crew subconsciously began to control the helicopter to fly sideways to the Xindu.

Seeing that the helicopter was suddenly heading straight towards the Xindu, Franley, who was hiding in the bridge tower, finally couldn't help but press the trigger, and a slender Stinger anti-aircraft missile quickly flew away from the barrel, and completed the ignition in the air, accelerating towards the helicopter.

Although the crew had already tried their best to dodge while adjusting the direction of flight, this Stinger, just like its name, quickly adjusted its angle very viciously and hit the tail of the helicopter!

Bang –

With a violent explosion, the tail of the entire helicopter suddenly fell apart!

The helicopter, which had lost its tail, went straight out of control, swirling and falling in the air with thick black smoke.

However, Yu Yong's subconscious emergency order just now has played a huge role at this moment, if Yu Yong chooses to let the crew pull up and flee at the moment he hears the stinger, then their fate will definitely be to fall into the sea.

Because of this distance, it is impossible to escape the pursuit of the stinger!

But the decision to let the plane force down to the Xindu left them with a glimmer of life at this moment.

Although the helicopter that had completed the flight direction adjustment was out of control at the moment, the direction of its fall was in the container area of the Xindu, and the main rotors were still working, which greatly reduced the speed of their fall.

It's just that the rotation speed of the fuselage is still very fast.

"Report to Command! No. 078 was shot in the tail and was about to fall into the Xindu! Enemy has a stinger! Repeat, the enemy has Stinger missiles! ”

Bang –

With another violent crashing sound, the helicopter finally hit the Xindu hard, the propeller frantically collided with the container, and shattered, and the entire fuselage finally hung in the middle of the two rows of containers after taxiing the distance of two containers.

In the command room of the Zhou Shanship, there was also a silence immediately.

After a while, Hu Zhicai finally picked up the walkie-talkie and said with difficulty: "Gray wolf...... Gray wolf? Condor! Red Snake! Can you hear me? Hear it, please answer! ”

However, there was silence in response......

——

"Ahem...... Ahem! ”

After about ten seconds, Yu Yong, who had fallen on the Xindu, finally woke up, and then he immediately glanced at his teammates in the cabin.

Thanks to the pilot's excellent piloting skills, even if the whole plane is basically out of control, the final falling angle of the plane is also very perfectly controlled, almost hitting the container at an inclination angle of more than 20 degrees.

Although it rolled over two more times, the entire cabin structure was still relatively good, and Yu Yong looked at it, except for the sniper Wu Haitao and his observer, who didn't know where to go, everyone else was still firmly fixed in their seats.

Although many people were injured at a glance, at least their bodies were still intact at the moment......

And a few of them, like him, are beginning to show signs of waking up.

"Vulture, Panther!" Yu Yong shouted loudly while unbuckling his seat belt, "Wake up, hurry up and save people!" ”

(End of chapter)