Chapter 858 The troops are divided into two groups
"Team leader, what do you want from me?"
Zhang Jian entered the command center, saluted and asked hurriedly.
The leader of the command team said: "Come."
After finishing speaking, he took the lead and walked to the electronic chart, pointed to the different positions of the two merchant ships and said: "The Tiange and the Xinghe asked for help at the same time, and they were both being pursued by pirates. The problem is that we can only go to one target point now, so
We can only divide our forces into two groups."
Zhang Jian said: "I understand, my side can be divided into two teams, one will go to the Tiange with the ship, and the other will go to the Xinghe by helicopter."
"It's not that simple."
The leader of the command team looked troubled.
"The Tiange was the first to send a message saying that pirates were chasing them. When they contacted us again half an hour later, the call was suddenly interrupted. I thought the situation there was not good. The soldiers in the signal squad found that there were pirates near the Tiange.
Electronic interference indicates that the pirate ship is very close to their big ship and may have boarded the ship. My idea is that the ship will go to the Tiange and the helicopter will go to the Xinghe. However, judging from the current situation, the Tiange may have already encountered
Hijacking, upon arrival we must consider having your special forces team board the ship for rescue..."
At this point, his brows furrowed even more tightly.
"Two pirate ships. We don't know how many pirates boarded the ship yet, but there are at least ten. We only have 12 members of your crew on the ship. If we board the ship to rescue the hostages, how many people will you need?"
When he asked this question, Zhang Jian was really confused.
In fact, the leader of the command team is also an old navy man, so of course he understands what kind of troop deployment is needed for special operations team members to board the ship for rescue.
The Tiange is an 80,000-ton bulk carrier, which is not considered large among ocean-going ships. But for a special operations team to carry out search and rescue operations, it would take two teams anyway.
A 12-man special operations team is already struggling to deal with the VBSS of one ship, let alone splitting into two teams.
If we divide into two 6-person teams and get 6 people on board to carry out search and rescue missions in an 80,000-ton bulk carrier, it is really beyond our capabilities.
There is no problem for special forces members to protect themselves, but once the rescue fails due to insufficient manpower, they will face a loss of human life.
No one can bear the consequences.
Zhang Jian was also a little confused.
After weighing things up, he couldn't make up his mind.
Suddenly, he heard the people in the communications class communicating with the Xinghe. From the conversation, he could tell that the other party's ship seemed to have not been overtaken by the pirate boat and was still at a certain distance.
"What's the situation on the Galaxy now?"
He came directly behind the duty sergeant in charge of communications and asked him about the current situation of the Galaxy.
"They're okay."
The sergeant turned back, looked at Zhang Jian and said: "Their ship has a high speed and can pull up to 23 knots. They are currently trying to escape. The pirate ship is still more than 500 meters away from them, otherwise their communications will definitely be interfered with.
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Zhang Jian thought for a while, then turned back to the command team leader and said, "Team leader, I have an idea."
The command team leader hurriedly asked: "What can I do? Tell me quickly. Time is precious."
Zhang Jian said: "Only send one sniper team to the Xinghe, and the rest will follow me to the Tiange. After all, the situation on the Tiange is more complicated now. As long as the pirates on the Xinghe have not boarded the ship, I trust my snipers."
The team is definitely capable of preventing them from boarding the ship!"
The command team leader thought of Li Zheng.
Everyone on this ship knows Li Zheng.
During the last simulated anti-piracy exercise, everyone especially remembered Li Zheng's marksmanship.
Later, everyone knew about his staggering resume, and naturally they understood why he and Hou Jun and Lu Te were able to receive such special treatment and went to sea with the Jiaolong Commando to escort.
"Okay! I think it works!"
The commanding team leader is also a straightforward person.
Time is precious to everyone.
He immediately waved his hand and made a decision: "I will do as you say!"
Zhang Jian said: "Hurry up and give the order to the crew. I will tell the sniper team what to do to ensure that the people on the pirate ship cannot threaten the Galaxy."
"No problem." said the command leader.
Zhang Jian stopped talking, saluted, and turned to leave.
After leaving the command center, Zhang Jian contacted Li Zheng on the tactical channel.
"Li Zheng, this is Zhang Jian, I heard the answer."
"Captain, what's going on?"
"There is an important task for you and the old squad leader."
On the helicopter, Li Zheng glanced at Hou Jun subconsciously after hearing this.
Hou Jun also heard it, spread his hands and smiled: "The superiors think highly of us."
Zhang Jian explained the simple situation and then explained: "Your mission is to use all means in the air to prevent pirates from boarding the ship. Of course, you must ask for instructions on the level of force to be used."
Li Zhengban joked: "Team Zhang, we have all been sent out to perform tasks independently, why don't we give us some autonomy?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Zhang Jian said, "If you don't go, I will replace you."
"I'll go." Li Zheng said: "In the entire team, you don't have the confidence to let others go. Leave it to us two!"
The helicopter pilot also received the takeoff order at this time.
After accepting the coordinates of the Xinghe and making calibration on the navigation system, the main pilot turned around and said to Li Zheng: "Time is urgent, I will fly faster, you guys fasten your seat belts."
After saying that, push the accelerator lightly.
The helicopter propeller began to roar and accelerate.
The flight controller on the deck waved the light stick in his hand, indicating that the attitude was good and that he could continue to ascend.
Soon, the helicopter had risen more than ten meters in the air, and the ship continued to sail toward the target, getting further and further away from the crew.
After rising to an altitude of 40 meters, the Haizhi 9c's nose turned in a direction and aimed at the sea area where the Xinghe was located. It tapped the nose lightly, suddenly accelerated, and flew towards the target.
Li Zheng was sitting by the cabin door, looking at the dark and deep sea.
There are no stars in the night sky and it is cloudy tonight.
But there's nothing wrong with it, it's actually beneficial.
Darkness is the best cover for aircraft when dealing with pirates without night vision equipment.
For a special forces soldier like Li Zheng, who is armed to the teeth, the difference between night and day is not that big.
5 minutes……
10 minutes……
Time passed by minute by minute.
On the channel, reports on the Xinghe's situation will come out every once in a while.
From the news, everything is going well.
The Xinghe was not overtaken by the pirates' small boat, but it was already very close. The crew said that they could already see the outline of the small boat with the naked eye from the stern deck.
This means that it is close to the range of 200 meters, and the situation is somewhat critical.
"Close to target in 3 minutes!"
The co-pilot's voice came from the headphones.
"be prepared!"
Li Zheng turned on the night vision function of the sniper rifle. Hou Jun took out the reconnaissance instrument and debugged it to ensure that there were no problems with various functions.
Soon, Li Zheng saw a small bright spot appearing in the distant field of vision.
"over there!"
Li Zheng pointed his hand and shouted towards the cockpit.
The helicopter adjusted its direction slightly and flew over the Galaxy.
Hou Jun opened the dust cover of the reconnaissance instrument and pointed it at the sea surface to start searching.
"Two pirate boats were found located on the right rear side of the Xinghe. The distance is about 231 meters... and it is still shortening..."