This place is the link between countless countries in the world, and most of the trade routes of these countries pass through here.
And the geographical location here is very special.
Because this sea area has the largest number of archipelagos in the world, the Malay Archipelago among them is world-famous.
This is the largest archipelago in the world, with more than 20,000 islands belonging to various countries in Southeast Asia.
However, even the countries in Southeast Asia do not have enough power to control so many islands.
Because most of these small countries in Southeast Asia are poor and backward, and there are many islands located on the sea, if you want to control these islands, you must have a sufficient number of navies.
Considering the national strength of small countries in Southeast Asia, it would be good to be able to equip some armies. It would be a fool's errand to ask them to spend more money to develop their navy.
Therefore, some of the islands belong to some pirates.
Since ancient times, pirates have been rampant in this sea area.
During Zheng He's voyages to the West, there are historical records that the Ming army he led at that time fought with pirates in this place.
Today, pirates still exist and have even become more powerful over the course of countless years.
The military strength of some of these large pirate groups is so ferocious that it can almost rival that of some small countries, and even those small countries dare not provoke them.
At this moment.
Several large ships were riding the wind and waves in the waters of Southeast Asia. The people on board were all tough and fierce, and they were equipped with guns.
They are a long-established pirate group here, and they are powerful. The entire pirate group has thousands of people and several armed ships.
As long as they do not encounter the warships of major powers, their strength is enough to roam the waters of Southeast Asia.
Their boss's name is Abu.
He is a native of Southeast Asia, with brown-black skin, and his exposed body is covered with scars, including knife scars and bullet marks.
However, these injuries were not able to kill him, but instead added a bit of ferocity to him.
At this time, Abu drank a whole bottle of red wine and cursed: "None of those bastards have arrived yet. Could it be that they are scared?"
"Boss, our ship is the fastest and is the first to arrive."
At this time, a younger brother Hui reported, "I just received news that Morgan, Irving, and Sangqi are behind us and will arrive in about half an hour!"
Anyone who is familiar with the waters of Southeast Asia will be surprised to hear what this little brother said.
Because the names he reported were all famous pirates in the Southeast Asian waters.
They steal offshore oil, engage in human trafficking, smuggling, kidnapping, etc. They do all kinds of evil, causing serious headaches for all countries in Southeast Asia.
Countries in Southeast Asia have sent out navies more than once to encircle and suppress these pirates, but all failed, and even suffered heavy casualties on several occasions.
Next, pirate groups arrived one after another.
Finally, the leaders of these pirate groups were all gathered together on Abu's ship.
A total of more than a dozen people came, and each one of them was a famous wanted criminal in the world. Any one of them would have a bounty of hundreds of millions.
If other countries saw this scene, they would definitely be shocked.
For many years, these pirates have been fighting and killing each other as if they were incompatible, but now, their leaders are actually sitting together.
Why is this?
You know, there are so many pirate groups, with tens of thousands of people, enough to wipe out the navy of any country in Southeast Asia.
Unless the navies of various countries also unite to form a coalition.
"Okay, okay, now that everyone is here, it seems that a decision has been made!"
Abu sat there with a fierce momentum, presiding over this special meeting, "This time so many of us join forces, no matter how powerful Bu Canghai is, he will still suffer hatred!"
"Yes, Bu Canghai must be killed."
"This step of Canghai's deception goes too far."
"Why should a Chinese man sit on the heads of so many of us? He must be killed!"
When Bu Canghai was mentioned, everyone immediately became angry and shared the same hatred.
Their eyes were bloodthirsty and they wanted to eat Bu Canghai alive.
Because Bu Canghai has seriously affected their interests.
These pirate groups have been entrenched in Southeast Asia for many years and have made a fortune by relying on the ships from all over the world.
You must know that the Southeast Asian waters are the busiest ocean traffic lines in the world. About 100,000 ships transport US$40 billion worth of goods and 18 million passengers through here every year.
This region handles nearly one-third of the world's trade.
The amount of money flowing here is astronomical.
It was this piece of fat that gave birth to countless pirate groups.
In the past, this piece of fat was divided among pirate groups like them.
But since Bu Canghai came ten years ago, everything has changed!
Bu Canghai defeated three large pirate groups in a row within seven days, killing heads and bleeding like rivers, thus establishing his reputation.
Then, he made rules and required all pirate groups to hand over 50% of their profits to him.
How tyrannical is this?
Pirate gangs rob ships from various countries, and he robs pirate gangs.
These pirate groups have been putting up with it for several years, but this time they really can't stand it anymore. Under Abu's call, they plan to kill Bu Canghai!
"Abu, Bucanghai is from Hongmen. I heard that there are five masters in Hongmen, and Bucanghai is one of them. If we kill him, will it lead to revenge from Hongmen?"
One of the more cautious leaders was afraid of Dao.
Each of the five giants of Hongmen is a master-level strong man, who is powerful in the world. Pirates like them can bully ordinary people, but in front of the master, they are like chickens and dogs.
"Don't worry, Hongmen will not retaliate against us. I heard that Bu Canghai, among the Hongmen, is a maverick. He always goes his own way and never obeys orders. Several other Hongmen masters have no relationship with him.
Okay, why do you want to avenge him?"
The five Hongmen giants are not all of the same mind.
Some of these giants are foreigners. They join Hongmen just for profit and do not really have any sense of belonging to Hongmen.
"Everyone, let's go. This time, we will use Bu Canghai's blood to let everyone know that we are the overlords of this sea area!"
Abu gave an order, and then many ships rushed towards a coordinate.
It is a strait between two steep islands.
The storm is raging and the waves are rolling.
At this time, there was a bamboo raft riding on the waves, with a heroic middle-aged man sitting on it!
This middle-aged man's broad shoulders seemed to be able to hold up the entire sky.
The bridge of his nose is very high and straight, his lips are thin, and his eyes are like two black holes. His gaze is very concentrated, but he doesn't know where the other person's eyes are looking. At a glance, his soul will be sucked in.