In the command cabin of the "Coconut City", Su Qiuyue was staring at the satellite image intently.

The image shows a real-time navigation map of the northwest waters of the Gulf of Aden.

In the middle of the navigation map, the clearly visible highlight is undoubtedly the "Dangshan Lake".

And just under 20 nautical miles away from the "Dangshan Lake", there were about a dozen ships of unknown origin floating in groups of three or three.

Seeing the small highlights representing these ships moving quickly towards the "Dangshan Lake", Su Qiuyue's face was very serious.

Li Dong, who was standing by, should have seen the problem, and couldn't help asking Su Qiuyue.

"Director Su, are these pirate speedboats? They have judged the purpose of the trip to the 'Dangshan Lake' and are ready to take targeted actions?"

After hearing Li Dong's question, Su Qiuyue nodded solemnly.

"It seems that it's almost done."

After getting Su Qiyue's affirmative answer, Li Dong's face changed.

"The pirates are so alert? This is not easy to deal with!"

Listening to Li Dong's heart-wrenching emotion, Su Qiuyue nodded silently.

Indeed, the pirates in the Gulf of Aden and Somali areas used in the usual ships are all fast and light.

In terms of speed, it must exceed the "Dangshan Lake".

If the pirates really try their best to chase them, it will be difficult for the "Dangshan Lake" to get rid of them.

The current location of "Dangshan Lake" is close to the high seas.

The word "high seas" is undoubtedly the umbrella for pirates.

Attacking them in this sea area is easy to be criticized.

However, if you give up like this and return immediately, it will be even more difficult to find out about the whereabouts of "Tianyu No. 8".

After thinking about it carefully for a while, Su Qiuyue made up her mind.

He picked up the satellite phone and contacted the "Dangshan Lake" on the front line.

After a while, Zhao Junkai's stern voice came from the phone.

"This is 04, please tell me!"

Listening to Zhao Junkai's response, Su Qiuyue quickly revealed her identity: "Captain Zhao, I am 01."

In this escort fleet, four main commanders were given the code names "01", "02", "03" and "04".

Su Qiuyue, the commander-in-chief, is undoubtedly 01.

The rest of Li Dong is 02, the captain of the "Jiangcheng" Zhang Xiaoling is 03, and the captain of the comprehensive supply ship Zhao Junkai is code-named 04.

Hearing Su Qiyue's voice, Zhao Junkai knew that the commander-in-chief must have reported to him important situations.

He quickly spoke, "Commander Su, is there any new situation?"

Su Qiuyue said no, telling the story of the possible number of pirate ships around the "Dangshan Lake".

Finally, he reminded: "Looking at the pirates so nervous about your voyage route, we should have guessed it correctly. If nothing unexpected happens, 'Tianyu No. 8' should have escaped from the nearby waters."

Listening to Su Qiyue's judgment, Zhao Junkai quickly asked: "But, Commander Su. We have searched the nearby waters for a day, but we still haven't found anything."

"Captain Shao and others also went to check the nameless island before, but they didn't find anything..."

Zhao Junkai didn't finish his words.

But the implication is clearly stated.

Obviously, he suspected that the news that "Tianyu No. 8" appeared in the sea before, was fake at all.

Su Qiuyue did not agree with Zhao Junkai's view.

Su Qiuyue instructed: "Captain Zhao, no matter whether the previous news is true or false, since the ships of our escort fleet have arrived, we should take them seriously."

"As long as there is a 1% chance, we can't ignore it, do we understand?"

"Yes, Commander Su, I understand."

Zhao Junkai was a little embarrassed when he said something critically.

Su Qiuyue nodded and continued to instruct: "You can keep your troops here and continue to search the sea area carefully."

"In addition, in terms of radio, all of them are converted to high-frequency, so don't let go of any distress signal."

Zhao Junkai responded and said, "Okay, Commander Su, I will arrange for the radio soldiers to do it now. But ~"

Before Zhao Junkai could ask the next question, Su Qiuyue knew what he was going to ask.

He directly reminded: "Don't look down on them too highly. If they dare to get close, just fire a gun and warn them."

"After all, the 'Dangshan Lake' is currently performing missions in the area officially allowed by Somali. If they dare to harass them, they will go without returning."

Listening to Su Qiuyue's confident words, Zhao Junkai suddenly felt energetic.

Although the "Dangshan Lake" he was in charge was a comprehensive supply ship, Zhao Junkai himself was a tough and tough soldier.

When he was in the sea ahead, he was harassed by pirates' boats several times, and he was already tireless.

Now the other party is coming to test and provoke again, and Zhao Junkai is naturally full of anger.

If the pirates hadn't dared to fire the first shot from beginning to end, he would have ordered his soldiers to fight back.

Now Commander Su has given him enough authority, which is exactly what Zhao Junkai wants.

Su Qiuyue could also hear some clues about Zhao Junkai's proudness.

However, he did not remind the other party to be cautious.

He believed that with Zhao Junkai's experience, these things do not need to be too long-winded.

After finishing the call with Zhao Junkai and putting down the satellite phone, Su Qiuyue noticed Li Dong beside him looking reluctant to speak.

Turning his head to look at the deputy, Su Qiyue waved his hand and said, "Captain Li, just tell me if you have any questions. There is no need to hide it between you and me."

Li Dong looked embarrassed and nodded immediately and said, "Director Su, I do have some questions about your instructions just now."

"Our escort fleets come to the Gulf of Aden to carry out escort missions, mainly to protect the safety of domestic merchant ships and ships of international humanitarian organizations such as the Food and Drug Administration. If we launch rash attacks on pirates, will it cause any trouble?"

"After all, there may be many media outlets internationally paying attention to our escort operations."

After pausing, Li Dong continued, "There is another point that our army's escort operations in the future may form a normal mechanism."

"If we set ourselves as an opposite to pirates in this first escort operation, we will not leave any room for anything. Will it add some difficulty to the subsequent escort mission?"

"It may have some adverse effects on the future navigation safety of our domestic merchant ships, right?"

Listening to Li Dong's statement, Su Qiuyue had a new understanding of the ability of this deputy.

The other party can see the subsequent series of problems from this escort operation, and he definitely has a vision.

However, Li Dong still knew too little about these pirates in the Gulf of Aden and Somali.

Looking up at Li Dong, Su Qiyue explained in detail: "Captain Li's worries are not without reason. But your imagination is to judge others by yourself and imagine the pirates' personalities as we do."

"But in fact, the pirates in Somali, the Gulf of Aden are all bullying the weak and afraid of the strong."

"If we are tougher, it may make them even more jealous. But they will definitely not dare to concentrate hatred on our Chinese merchant ships because of this."

Su Qiuyue said firmly: "In fact, in the face of our toughness, when they encounter Chinese merchant ships in the future, they will only be more careful and think twice before acting."

"Because they know that the consequences of hurting our Chinese merchant ship crew will be very serious..."

Listening to Su Qiyue's detailed narrative, a sudden look gradually appeared on Li Dong's face.

After this month of working together, he now has a rough understanding of Su Qiuyue.

Li Dong was sure that the other party could say this with certain evidence.

Thinking that Director Su may have performed a similar rescue mission before, Li Dong lost all his last doubts.

Looking up at Su Qiyue, Li Dong said sincerely: "Director Su is saying. My previous considerations are indeed one-sided."

Su Qiyue didn't expect that the deputy was completely convinced after he had just said halfway.

He smiled and waved his hand gently, "It's not a one-sided thing. You and I are the chief and deputy commanders of this escort operation. It's normal to have different ideas and communicate more."

When Li Dong heard this, he smiled and said, "Shame, ashamed. This escort operation has been going on for a month, and I, as the deputy commander, have really not made much contribution."

Li Dong's words are not humble.

In fact, his "deputy commander" of the escort fleet is more of a nominal name.

After all, he is the captain of the "Coconut City" and needs to command operations on his own warship.

The other two warships also have their own captains, so he cannot command them from afar.

After hearing Li Dong's feelings, Su Qiuyue smiled and said, "Captain Li, don't be too proud. This is only the first month, and we will stay in the Gulf of Aden for at least 2 months later."

"It is possible to accept the escort of merchant ships and fleets, and to conduct captain visits with escort ships from other countries in nearby waters."

"At that time, you captain, will be very busy."

Li Dong also heard Su Qiuyue mention these things before, so he would not be too surprised.
To be continued...