Chapter 438: Encounter with pirates
A helicopter landed on the large deck of the Oriental Sea Walled City. Qin Tao, Vitalia, and two bodyguards got off, and the helicopter flew away again.
“Mr. Qin, you don’t need to bother to come here in person, we can complete the transportation work.” Zhang Zhen and his assistant greeted him on the deck and said after seeing Qin Tao.
Qin Tao smiled: "After passing the Suez Canal, everything will be safe. We have already made arrangements to go to Gwadar Port to replenish living supplies before continuing on the road. After I got off the ship there, I went directly back to China. , so, we’re here to feel the feelings.”
Of course Qin Tao must personally participate in such a glorious action. We have been coordinating and escorting all the way here, and I haven’t spent much time living on this ship.
Now, it is an experience to sail with the ship for a period of time and go to Gwadar Port together.
Vitalia smiled, of course she was more qualified to come up. After all, this ship was hers in name, and she also loved sea life. Last time she traveled across the ocean to the East, and she stood on this ship blocking the sea in the East. The City is much more spacious than that yacht.
“Actually, there is no need to replenish supplies. Everyone can just eat canned food. We were already used to eating canned goods at sea.”
In the past, frigates had little space. Every time they went to sea, the decks were packed with potato bags, and eating canned food was commonplace. I had long been used to it.
“There is not much fresh water, so we have to use it sparingly. We mainly replenish fresh water.” Qin Tao said, striding toward the ship island.
Since it is carried by the Shenzhou floating dock, the ship does not need to be operated. The main thing is to watch the fixed steel cables and not cause any problems.
So, there are people patrolling back and forth on the deck at any time, but there are not many people on the island.
“In the past, we only went to the ship island on the shore, but this time on the sea, the view is really different.” Qin Tao said: “It is more spectacular when sailing.”
“Yes, it is more spectacular when sailing. If carrier-based aircraft take off and land on it in the future, it will be even more spectacular.”
There is no one else on the ship island, and there will be no obstacles ahead, so now we can talk about some special topics.
Zhang Zhen was very happy and did not shy away from Vitalia.
Vitalia had a smile on her face: "Sure enough, just as I guessed, you are planning to transform this ship into an aircraft carrier."
Vitalia is also quite smart. She has seen all these actions and guessed Qin Tao's intentions.
Qin Tao spent so much effort just to block the scene? Definitely not, there must be other uses for buying it back!
Zhang Zhen was shocked: "Can Ms. Vitalia understand Chinese?"
It's so careless. If he had known that others could understand him, or if he hadn't been too happy, Zhang Zhen would never have said these words.
Qin Tao smiled: "After we go back, let's remove the rust and take care of it first. I don't know if it can be used as an aircraft carrier. If it can, it will be much better than being a blockage. Of course, this is also Ideally, if it costs more to repair it than to build it new, then we don't have to go through this trouble."
Vitalia nodded: "Qin, if you do this, aren't you going to harm me?"
After struggling for so long and using so many connections, what’s the end? We agreed to use it as a jam, but then it turned into an aircraft carrier?
"How is it possible?" Qin Tao said: "If you really become an aircraft carrier, then you will be a hero of our country. No matter what happens, we can keep our family safe. Vitalia, think about it, you come to the East What's the purpose?"
Vitalia nodded.
"Furthermore, I have already thought of the way for the golden cicada to escape from its shell." Qin Tao said: "For example, after we go back, we will have a jam session. You go to the jam session to try a few tricks, but your luck is too bad. I will compensate you. You spent a lot of money on a good green group, but you exported it."
Huang Dudu, among the three, which one is the most terrifying?
Of course it is the one in the middle. The two before and after affect only one person, but the one in the middle can lose everything, lose his wife and children, and destroy his family.
“What if I’m lucky?” Vitalia asked with a smile.
“If you’re lucky, then you can become the queen of Ma Hong Kong.” Qin Tao said.
What's so lucky about this thing? It's not about cheating.
Qin Tao was teasing and looking towards the sea. Suddenly, his expression changed: "There is a small boat coming from the right. It is very suspicious. Give me the binoculars immediately!"
Zhang Zhen immediately handed the telescope to Qin Tao, and soon, an old fishing boat appeared in the field of view of the telescope.
“It doesn’t seem strange.” Zhang Zhen said, “That’s a fishing boat.”
"Have you ever seen six or seven people on a fishing boat? It takes so many people to fish?" Qin Tao said: "Sound the alarm immediately and use radio to notify the Shenzhou and Nikolai Chikel to prepare at any time Prepare!"
Qin Tao has also thought about using this trick when doing certain things. However, after all, this is a Pandora's box. Once it is opened, it cannot be controlled, and it may backfire on him in the end.
So, Qin Tao didn’t use it in the end. What was the result? Someone actually uses this method without any scruples? Now that it’s used like this, don’t blame yourself!
Qin Tao has made up his mind.
Aboard the Shenzhou.
“After receiving a notice from Mr. Qin, an unknown ship appeared on the starboard side. Mr. Qin instructed us to immediately follow the No. 3 prepared plan!” Yang Xin shouted loudly: “Fold up all the gangways and prepare high-pressure water dragons!”
After this design was originally developed for the Zhenhua No. 1, it was quickly developed to all ships. The speed of the Shenzhou floating dock is very slow, so this kind of preventive measures must also be taken.
The side walls of the floating dock are vertical. In order to facilitate work, a ladder is needed to go down at any time. At first, it was just an ordinary gangway, and later it was changed to a segmented one. The lower half of the gangway can be folded up.
In this way, it is at least five meters high from the sea. Unless the pirates know how to do light kung fu, they will not be able to climb up at all.
The floating dock needs to submerge or float in the sea water, so it also needs a high-power water pump to pump water. After conversion, it can be easily converted into a fire boat. Its fire water cannon can spray out hundreds of meters away. It is definitely the most powerful water gun of this era, more powerful than those on specialized fishery ships.
All work is being carried out in an intense and orderly manner.
On the Nikolai Chikel, I was a little nervous.
"Pirates? How is that possible? Are they making a fuss?" The captain looked curiously at the sea in the distance, looking at the ship that was approaching rapidly, and felt a little disapproving.
Although the country to the south is in turmoil and there are many organizations at war, is it too bold to say that they dare to go to sea to threaten shipping?
If they do this, they will definitely be suppressed collectively by the international community.
“Yes, we are in a civilized era now, and that kind of skull and crossbones flag does not symbolize bravery and pride.” The first mate on the side said, raising the telescope and adjusting the focus. Then, his expression changed.
“AK, RPG! Damn, it’s really a pirate!”
At this time, the fishing boat was less than 500 meters away from them, and the people on the boat no longer disguised themselves, revealing their sharp fangs.
At this time, they also need to cheer themselves up, and using weapons is the best way.
Abbas stood on the bow of the boat, raising the AK in his hand high: "Brothers, if we do this, we will get 20 million US dollars! More money than we can spend in a lifetime!"
“Yes, our parents gave us life. Instead of doing nothing, it’s better to do it vigorously!” Hassan was very excited with a rocket launcher on his shoulder.
After saying that, he turned around and kissed the rocket launcher in his hand, hoping to hit the target with perfect accuracy. However, if he were to attack the big guy in front of him, there should be no chance of missing the target. As long as he could get close to the shooting range, he would definitely be able to hit the target. Blow a big hole.
They didn’t know what was going to greet them.
“They are indeed pirates, and they all have weapons! Damn it, if I had a 37-gun, I would blow them all up!” Zhang Zhen said through gritted teeth.
“In the future, maybe there will be a chance.” Qin Tao remembered that one time, pirates went to rob a warship, and they died in the end. These guys would become more and more courageous.
As for now, although we don’t have weapons on hand, we have something more terrifying than weapons.
"Attention all water cannons, get closer to 300 meters before taking action!" Yang Xin's words were relatively calm. For him, this was nothing to worry about, it was just a small matter.
“We have to help them!” Iris shouted loudly on the Nikolay Chikel: “We have fire water cannons, we use fire water cannons to drive away these **** guys!”
Iris said as he ran.
The main business of their ship is ocean towing, but it also has other uses. It is equipped with a special long-distance fire nozzle, which can extinguish fires in ports or other ships when needed.
Now, this device can also be used to deal with pirates!
“Yes, we want to drive away the pirates!” They did not flinch in the face of danger. They remembered their mission: to tow the behemoth behind. Now that they are in danger, we must face it together!
Out of breath, Iris ran to the bridge of the ship and pushed the fire hose. Before he could aim it, he saw an extremely spectacular sight.
Four water dragons suddenly spurted out from the side of the Shenzhou floating dock. They bloomed in colorful colors under the sun. They drew a beautiful arc and headed towards the pirate ship in the distance. When the water dragons fell, the water jets also followed. Expand rapidly.
With such a long distance, it is impossible to accurately land on the target's head. The nearest water dragon is still more than ten meters away from the fishing boat. However, the water dragons are continuous and can constantly adjust their direction!
At this moment, the people on the pirate ship were also dumbfounded.
When have you seen this kind of scene?
How is this going?
They looked at all this with their eyes wide open and in disbelief.
"Damn it, turn around!" Abbas reacted first and shouted loudly.
The helmsman behind quickly twisted the rudder lever, and the fishing boat drew an arc on the sea.
Plop!
Someone fell into the water!
It was so exciting to show off just now, but now I feel so embarrassed.
Hassan was very majestic just now, standing there showing off his power. As a result, when the fishing boat turned quickly, his body could not control his balance and he fell down!
However, other pirates did not completely avoid the risk. Although they had evacuated urgently, a water dragon still poured onto their fishing boat.
Wow!
The water fell from the sky, like a downpour. They had never seen anything like this in the arid desert. The sound suddenly made everyone feel cold.
Plop, plop!
There were two other people, their bodies swayed under the impact of the water flow, and then they were washed down again.
"Give up, give up the action!" Abbas was lying on the boat and did not dare to stand up, for fear of being washed down by the water dragon. At this moment, he wanted to strangle the arms dealer named Nicholas to death. What a bad idea he came up with, the start was not good, they simply You can't rob such a ship!
This is simply looking for abuse.
However, the ship did not continue to turn because the engine at the back stalled!
Who knows how it stalled? It was already experiencing frequent malfunctions, and this time it was hit by water flow, which made it even worse.
Overhead, the water was still falling, and several other water dragons were also aimed at it.
"Damn it, our ship is sinking!" Abbas called out in despair.
Four high-pressure water dragons poured down, filling their boat with water. Soon it was up to their knees. The fishing boat also kept sinking and sinking. Finally, the side of the boat was flush with the water.
The turbulent seawater poured in, and the fishing boat under his feet sank completely into the water.
"This is too domineering!" Iris sighed with emotion. He originally planned to use his water cannon to help, but when compared with the two, they were not of the same order of magnitude at all. They were just like a child's water cannon and a fire fighter. The gap between traffic and traffic.
Hundreds of meters away, the fishing boat was sunk!
"Yes, it's so domineering and mighty. It would be great if I could work on that ship!" said the companion next to him.
This is just a common emotion, no one takes it seriously.
Here, Yang Xin was also very happy. They had rehearsed it many times. Although they did not hope to actually use it, since it was used, it had to work. Now, looking at this scene, they are very satisfied.
It’s so cool!
"Qin, have you prepared in advance?" On the island of Dongfang Ducheng at sea, Vitalia was also extremely surprised. She knew that Qin Tao had prepared for this project for a long time, but she didn't expect that he even defended it. The pirates' work has been prepared in advance.
Qin Tao smiled: "We are not afraid of thieves, but we are afraid of being missed. Of course we have to make such preparations. Now it seems that the effect is not bad. In the future, the ships shipped by our Mingzhou Group can add more money to equip them with this kind of equipment." Professional anti-piracy water cannons will probably sell like hotcakes, by the way, throw a few life preservers to them.”
How many lifebuoys should you throw in? Is it useful? Vitalia looked at Qin Tao with some curiosity: "They are all pirates. They are here to rob us. They carry weapons and may pose a threat to us at any time."
AK is not very powerful, but RPG is different. If you use one that is specially designed to fight tanks, even though it only makes a hole, it can penetrate hundreds of millimeters.
By doing this, isn't Qin Tao paying attention to the benevolence of women?
Qin Tao smiled: "If they all drown here, who will go back to take revenge?"
Revenge?
Zhang Zhen on the side was also very emotional when he heard this. Mr. Qin’s thinking was just different from others.
"I have never seen pirates appear before. When these people come out, they will rob us. It is obvious that they are ordered by others. There are so many cargo ships and oil tankers. Why do they just like us? Someone must be instigating us behind the scenes! "
"That's right!" Vitalia was very excited: "They were deceived. We are a tough opponent. They suffered a big loss. After they go back, they will definitely find the person who deceived them to settle the score. Qin, this trick of yours is really powerful. Got it!"
"Saving one life is better than creating a seven-level **!" Qin Tao sighed: "I have a compassionate heart, and I am a great good person."
Vitalia just smiled and said nothing.
In the sea water, several people were struggling.
They had thrown away their weapons long ago, leaving themselves struggling in the water. Although they can all swim, it is not easy to swim back.
Especially Hassan, who fell into the water first. He had choked on his water several times. He felt that his strength was about to run out. Could he die like this?
He doesn’t want to.
Another wave came down. He held his breath and gritted his teeth. When the wave passed, he wiped the seawater from his face, feeling extremely desperate in his heart.
Wait, what is that?
In the blur, he saw an orange-yellow thing floating on the sea.
Lifebuoy?
He got excited, swam over with his last strength, and climbed up.
The lifebuoy can not only be put around the neck, but can also be sat on. Compared with the two, sitting is more comfortable.
Hassan was breathing heavily. He looked at the blue sky and white clouds, thankful that he was still alive.
Other lifebuoys were also floating slowly. Abbas was in good physical strength. After swimming up, he put it around his neck and shouted loudly to the people around him: "Quick, find the lifebuoy!"
“Where did you get the lifebuoy?”
“It was put down on the boat over there.”
"How is it possible that we wanted to rob them and they actually gave us a life preserver?"
The pirates who survived felt a little incredible.
"Yes, they gave us a chance. In the future, if it is not necessary, we will never attack Chinese cargo ships!" Abbas said.
“How do you know it’s from China?”
“The square characters on the bow of the ship are only found in the east.” Abbas explained.
“Thank you to the Chinese for not killing us all.” Others also sighed with emotion.
Qin Tao didn't know that he originally planned to let them settle accounts with the conspirators behind it, but he didn't expect that there would be such benefits. These people would deliberately avoid Chinese cargo ships when they started doing things in the future.
As for the other one, they were tit-for-tat and specialized in kidnapping cargo ships belonging to the other country’s nationality.
Finally, the fleet sailed out of the Gulf of Aden and entered the wider sea.
“There is a frigate near us.” Zhang Zhen pointed to the sea in the distance and said.
“If they want to follow the supervision, let them supervise. They have no reason to detain our ship. If they dare to get close, we will knock them over!” Qin Tao said.
After the Xingchen incident, the other party also suffered a loss and lost face internationally. Now that the ship we have towed back is completely legal and does not contain any contraband, the other party has no reason to cause trouble to Qin Tao and the others.
If the other party wants to follow, just follow him, and Qin Tao can't stop the other party from following.
“When we were designing, Gwadar Port was a deep-water port, so it would be no problem for our combination to move there.” Qin Tao talked about the next thing.
“Has it been built there now?”
"Of course not. The construction of the port is a century-old project, so we can't rush it, and it won't be that fast. However, let's stop there temporarily and pick up some supplies. It will be no problem."
“Mr. Qin, I just received a telegram.” Xu Zhengyang walked in.
"what news?"
“Ma Port issued a statement saying that due to the water depth problem at the port, we were refused to dock.”
Hearing this, Vitalia smiled: "We won't really go to Ma Port. Even if the water depth is not enough, we are not afraid."
Qin Tao shook his head: "No, this is still their test. If we want the Oriental Sea City Wall to reach the East safely, it is best to pretend to be very anxious. It seems that we should not go to Gwadar The port is here, please ask a helicopter to come over to help resupply some supplies, we will take a helicopter to land, and then take a passenger plane to Ma Port."
Still a temptation?
Vitalia also understood immediately.
The water depth in Ma Port is not deep enough and people are not allowed to dock. If this Oriental Sea Blockade is really going to be used as a blockage, the Green Innovation Company should be very anxious now and run to solve the matter immediately. If they still don't If you are nervous, that means there is something wrong!
They have to pretend to be more like them.
Vitalia nodded: "Yes, we must go there immediately, but if the water depth of the dock is not enough, I'm afraid we still won't be able to dock."
This question sounds unsolvable.
Qin Tao smiled: "Don't forget, we have a dredger!"
Many coastal countries are doing land reclamation. After all, the land area is limited. If you want to continue to develop, you can only rely on the sea. For small places like Ma Gang and the Pearl of the Orient, In other words, land reclamation is even more significant.
Qin Tao comes to sell this product door to door. Can they refuse to agree?
I will definitely treat Qin Tao as a guest here.
One day later, Ma Gang.
"Currently, the Tianjing dredger produced by our group is operating in the southern seas. You may have heard of it. It has filled an area of about three square kilometers so far, with first-class efficiency." Qin Tao looked at the opposite side. The man was very sincere: "So, we can easily solve the problem of insufficient draft. We can help dig out a deep-water dock. Moreover, the excavated soil can also expand the area of Ma Port."
“Mingzhou Group is willing to use dredgers to help us expand the area?” Sure enough, the people on the other side became excited immediately.
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