50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 785 The Mysterious Interception

As soon as Sun Zhiwei got off the helicopter, another pilot boarded and took his place.

The pilot needs to take off in this Black Hawk and, together with a Black Hawk on another frigate, escort the two frigates.

Because they were about to enter the narrow Malacca waterway.

The Strait of Malacca is only 5.4 kilometers wide at its narrowest point, and thousands of ships pass through this waterway every day.

Without air escort, ships are easily attacked by small speedboats in such waterways.

After greeting the crew on the bridge, Sun Zhiwei glanced back at Batam Island.

This military base on Batam Island is now filled with hostility towards them, which is not a good sign.

Although Batam's air force aircraft have been destroyed and the island's air base has been bombed, there is still a naval base there, which is the most powerful of the remaining naval bases in Java.

He hadn't checked the exact number of warships remaining, but it shouldn't be difficult to find out.

There were no frigates on Batam Island just now, but two torpedo boats appeared instead, which was strange. According to his estimate, there should have been 2-4 more frigates here.

After a moment's thought, he immediately instructed Captain Tao Yongqiang to contact Dong Haoyang on Subi Island. Captain Tao Yongqiang then ordered the communications officer to carry out the command, and the communication was quickly established.

Sun Zhiwei recounted the situation to Dong Haoyang and then expressed his concerns.

"I'm wondering if the absence of the frigates that should be on Batam Island means they're not currently at their base in Batam port."

"Where would they go at this point in time? I think Subi Island and Grand Natuna Island are both possible destinations."

"After all, their air force has already attacked us once, and we retaliated against them once, but as long as we don't completely crush them, they may not give up."

"I have to rush to the Gulf of Aden now, and I don't have time to deal with them. The safety of the house is up to you."

"Organize all available ships and deploy them towards Malacca. Set up permanent observation posts on the islands along the route to Malacca."

“You know our family’s trump card. Go and inform them. I’m asking them to mobilize immediately and be ready to defend our new home at any time.”

"Furthermore, I made a commitment to the defense of Great Natuna Island. Don't forget them. There are many of our own people on Great Natuna Island."

"My request is not high, just that the enemy does not reach our island."

"Even if we can't win, we shouldn't lose. Just holding them off is a victory. Wait for me to come back, and then I'll have a way to wipe them out in one fell swoop."

Dong Haoyang didn't know where Sun Zhiwei got the confidence to make such a decisive decision, but when he thought about how they could actually get an H submarine on Subi Island, he stopped making wild guesses about the limits of Sun Zhiwei's abilities.

Who knows where this big shot's capabilities are limited? With his connections, he might even be able to get a Dongfeng Express delivery truck. It's hard to say.

Therefore, Dong Haoyang, who remained on the island, accepted Sun Zhiwei's order and began to organize the island's defense operations.

That night, the two submarines in the Tamsui base shipyard disappeared into the ocean.

In the Strait of Malacca, two Black Hawk helicopters escorted two frigates as they sped through the middle of the waterway.

Because warships have a relatively deep draft, they are only relatively safe in the deep waters of the central channel. Generally, when encountering a warship in a narrow waterway, merchant ships and cargo ships along the way will automatically give way and clear the central deep waters; this is a customary rule in maritime navigation.

If a stubborn cargo ship or merchant vessel refuses to give way, the warships of different countries will react differently.

For example, the Russian warships would most likely ram them directly to teach them a lesson.

America's warships will likely approach, allowing the Marines to board and "inspect" the ship. They might even accuse the captain of some crime and imprison him in some island jail for a few years.

As for the British and French fleets, they probably won't be polite either.

In short, the fleets of the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council will respond forcefully to any maritime provocations.

They don't care about diplomatic disputes; whoever offends them will fight first and then deal with the consequences. Even if problems arise in the end, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be responsible for resolving them.

Of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, only our family has not yet demonstrated its style of operation to the outside world because it has never had a blue-water fleet sailing around the world.

Sun Zhiwei is now ready to show his true colors to the world.

"Comrade Tao Yongqiang, let me explain the mission for this mission." Sun Zhiwei approached the nautical chart on the bridge and began to introduce the situation.

"The destination of this mission is Mukalla, a port in Hyderama province of southern Yemen, on the Gulf of Aden." He drew a circle in the middle of the northern shore of the Gulf of Aden on the map.

"The journey from Subi Island to Mukala is 7000 kilometers, with no supply points along the way. I've given you full gear; do you have enough supplies?"

"That's enough. Our two frigates have a maximum range of 4500 nautical miles, or 8334 kilometers, which is more than enough to reach our destination in one trip."

"There is currently a war going on over there. Our mission is to protect our passenger ship and safely evacuate the local residents."

"If any ships or aircraft provoke us along the way and threaten our or the safety of the passenger ship, I will allow you to open fire at will, and I will take full responsibility."

The captain hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Understood."

Seeing that he obeyed, Sun Zhiwei nodded in satisfaction: "Notify Ship No. 3 to raise the national flag."

This is an evacuation of our citizens, not some secret operation. We need to raise the national flag and boost morale.

The No. 2 and No. 3 frigates were originally Van Speck-class frigates of the Dutch Navy, with a full load displacement of 2850 tons.

Sun Zhiwei saw Captain Tao Yongqiang's worries. Our country's navy has always been at a disadvantage, which has led to the crew's lack of morale. Even now, when they are piloting the No. 2 and No. 3 ships, they are still not tough enough.

So he explained: "As far as I know, a frigate with a displacement of nearly 3000 tons is relatively high in the world's frigate tonnage rankings."

"We have absolutely no need to fear the warships of ordinary countries."

“In the entire Southeast Asia and the Gulf of Aden region, apart from America’s warships, there are very few warships with a tonnage exceeding ours, so we don’t need to be overly cautious.”

"Comrade Tao Yongqiang, I require you to be reasonable and well-founded when facing foreign warships, and to give a strong response to any provocations."

"You must remember this: we are acting in the name of the nation. Regardless of our combat strength, we must first demonstrate our fearlessness and determination to fight to the death."

(End of this chapter)