That night, Feng Nan was left on duty by Captain Bell as an officer. This was a courtesy and a kind of trust, and he once again saw the wisdom and courage of the Jewish nation.
Israel is a country where all citizens are soldiers. Almost all of the forty-three sailors on this ship have military experience, and most of them have served in the navy. The cargo carried by this cargo ship also includes a batch of military supplies, so there is no shortage of them.
Self-defense weapons. Likewise, according to Israel’s historical
It is a tradition to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Even cargo ships are designed with weapon installation points at critical locations and ship rails, so that weapons including 30mm automatic cannons can be installed in emergencies. Unfortunately, this time the cargo manifest was
There is no such powerful automatic weapon as a 30mm cannon.
Another great thing about this cargo ship is that it has a backup radar system, which is authorized by the captain to be used in dangerous sea areas that may be attacked. This gives the seemingly ordinary cargo ship a military early warning capability, providing a way to avoid danger.
A lot of valuable time was gained.
Several temporary officers brought their pistols and communication equipment to work together and went to their respective posts. Captain Bell sat in the cockpit, First Officer Alves was responsible for the equipment of the entire ship's troops and firepower, and the other second officer was responsible for the armaments, radar room and communications.
Room. The task assigned to Feng Nan is to check the weapons equipment at each weapon installation point, which is somewhat similar to the gunnery commander.
In this way, several hours were spent in tense vigilance, without any sign of being attacked.
Four hours later, the sailors began to take turns, and it was three o'clock in the morning. The cargo ship was passing the last reef group, and it would take at most an hour and a half to completely sail out of the dangerous sea.
After the sailor's shift was completed, Captain Bell personally spoke to Feng Nan and said that he could go to rest. It seemed that tonight was a false alarm. However, Feng Nan was still worried and went to inspect various firepower points again before returning to the cabin.
Even though he entered the cabin very lightly, he was still spotted by someone, who asked: "Xiaonan, are you okay?"
It's Ling Jia. Among everyone, only Ling Jia still occasionally calls him that. The others have become accustomed to calling him by official title.
Feng Nan walked to Ling Jia's bed and lowered her voice and said, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Ling Jia said: "I'm scared and can't sleep. Where have you been?"
Feng Nan comforted and said: "I'll go on duty, don't worry, after that..."
Before he finished speaking, a shrill alarm suddenly sounded. Ling Jia was so frightened that she hugged Feng Nan's neck and cried, "What's going on!"
Feng Nan ignored him and immediately shouted: "Emergency gathering! Get up! Emergency gathering!"
In fact, he didn't need to shout, the siren had woken everyone up, but people like Zheng Dachuan and Xiao Li who had been trained for a long time reacted much faster, while Liu Shijia and Quan Guangwen were slower, but this was not the case in the past few months.
Trained in vain.
Feng Nan had Ling Jia hanging from her neck and could not move easily, so she immediately said to Liu Shijia: "Drag her away!"
Quan Guangwen was sleeping next to the bulkhead. When he heard the siren, he instinctively turned on the light, but the light only flashed and then went out.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"Lights out, we are under attack." Feng Nan took off Ling Jia from his body and handed it to Liu Shijia, and quickly ordered: "Everyone, don't panic, gather together, hold hands and don't get separated. Zheng Dachuan is the vanguard.
, Xiao Li is in charge of shelter at the end of the team, Liu Shijia, you take Ling Jia, the others
Stay in the middle of the team and never leave the team! If a sailor comes to tell you to retreat later, follow his command." His arrangement is very reasonable. Zheng Dachuan has been in the navy and is familiar with the passage structure on the ship. Xiao Li
He is an agent, bold and careful, and is best suited for containment work.
Feng Nan was about to leave the cabin after arranging his subordinates. At this time, the red and yellow emergency fire lights came on, barely allowing people to see the road clearly in the dark cabin and passage, so Feng Nan was seen by Ling Jia as soon as he opened the door.
She screamed and said: "Xiao Nan, don't leave, don't leave me, I only have you now."
Without looking back, Feng Nan only said one sentence: "Take care of her." and disappeared out of the cabin door.
Ling Jia tried to catch up, but Liu Shijia hugged her and said, "Don't be afraid, we are still here."
Shortly after Feng Nan left, a sailor came and said to Xiao Li: "Mr. Li, I took you to the lifeboat on the captain's order."
Xiao Li was stunned: "What? Are you going to abandon ship now?"
The sailor said: "Don't be nervous, sir. It's just an insurance measure. I will pick you back up when the danger is over. I will always be by your side. Please come with me."
So Xiao Li waved his hand and said: "Everyone, follow me! So Zheng Dachuan and the sailors opened the way in front, and the rest followed. After all, they were trained, and they ran all the way from the other hatch to the port deck, where there were two sailors.
Just as the tarpaulin on a lifeboat was being lifted, the sailor and Zheng Dachuan got on the lifeboat first, and then helped others get on the boat. The whole process went smoothly.
After everyone got on the lifeboat, the two sailors who stayed on the freighter began to launch the boat. At this moment, Zheng Dachuan, who had already boarded the boat, suddenly jumped back to the freighter and turned to Xiao Li and said: "Captain Li
, I leave these people to you, I have to help the major, he is alone."
Xiao Li didn't say anything, but just nodded to him. Zheng Dachuan saluted everyone again and turned around.
Quan Guangwen praised: "I have never heard of comradeship before, but I always didn't understand it. Now I finally understand it a little bit. I'm ashamed. I have been training with you for so long, and I never thought I could stay with you."
Major, we will live and die together."
Xiao Li deliberately smiled and said casually: "Don't leave, just do whatever I'm told. If you all stay and live and die together, I won't be able to explain it in front of the major. Besides, I'm just a guy."
A battle alert may not necessarily mean anything will happen, this is almost our own territory."
Ling Jia wiped her eyes and said worriedly: "Then where are we going? There will be no problem with Xiao Nan."
What Xiao Li is most worried about now is Ling Jia, because this girl has received the least training. As long as she doesn't have any problems, the others can generally hold on, so he said: "Don't worry, I don't think you understand yours very well."
Xiaonan, he is called the devil in the jungle by the locals here, and the local language is Salim. If you face him, he will not be the unlucky one. You should worry about his opponent."
"It turns out that he is doing such a dangerous job outside." Although she heard Feng Nan mention it occasionally after boarding the ship, Ling Jia didn't pay attention at first. She always felt that the rain of bullets was still far away. Until now, she didn't
I really didn't know what kind of job Feng Nan was engaged in, and then I thought about whether it was the worries I had at work in China, or the jealous parents like Wu Juan and others, at this critical moment of life and death, it really didn't matter.
Nothing counts.
"It's not easy for Xiao Nan," Ling Jia said with emotion, and suddenly found that she was no longer afraid.
Two speedboat formations, one with four boats and the other with three boats, surrounded the freighter in a pincer formation. In addition, a third formation, with two boats in total, followed at the end at a slower speed.
, it is estimated that it may be a reserve team or a support boat team.
After receiving the report from the radar room, Captain Bell immediately issued a verification order and ordered all sailors, including those who had rested, to enter combat positions. More than ten seconds later, the radar information was confirmed again, and Captain Bell immediately ordered the crew to pull the trigger.
War sirens were sounded and light blackouts were implemented at the same time. On the dark sea, the freighter with all kinds of lights on was a moving target slowly moving forward.
Captain Bell ordered to move forward at full speed again. Although the heavy freighter could not outrun the speedboat even if it moved at full speed, it could buy some time.
While Captain Bell was issuing battle orders one after another, Feng Nan came to report. Captain Bell was surprised and said: "Why are you here? I have sent someone to take you to the lifeboat? The most valuable asset of the Fortner royal family in your department."
Feng Nan replied: "I can't let my friend fight alone."
Captain Bell was no longer polite and ordered: "No. 2 gun position is short of a commander. Go there."
"Yes!" Feng Nan saluted and turned around. He almost bumped into the first mate Alves. The two of them had no time to greet each other and just nodded to each other as a greeting.
When Feng Nan inspected the firepower points of the ship just now, he had already clearly memorized each gun position, so he quickly arrived at the gun position and shouted in English: "By order of the captain, Mr. Bell,
Take over gun position number two."
A sailor playing the role of a petty officer immediately shouted loudly: "Power is transferred, Major Feng Nan takes over the gun position."
Feng Nan saw that there were five sailors at the No. 2 gun position. A 12.7mm large-caliber machine gun, two 7.62mm general-purpose machine guns, and a high-power searchlight had been set up. Heavy bulletproof shields were set up around the gun base.
Shield. This kind of shield is a shield with top-level protection. Because of its heavy weight and good protection, it is usually used as a temporary protection facility for helicopters and speedboats. The single body can withstand ten seconds of continuous firing of 7.62mm full-power ammunition.
.
Feng Nan knew that this was another life-and-death contest. Although the freighter was equipped with weapons, this level of firepower was okay against pirates equipped with only light weapons, but it was a bit unsatisfactory when used against military attack speedboats. But it was better than nothing, at least for now.
This cargo ship is no longer just a piece of fish to be slaughtered.
The radar room continuously reported the position and distance of the enemy speedboats to the fire points guarding various parts of the freighter, and also delivered a very bad news. Despite the implementation of blackout and the evasive navigation of the freighter, the enemy speedboats still
Like a group of flies that smelled the fishy smell, they swooped towards the freighter accurately and quickly, as if they had a pair of night vision eyes. You must know that the visibility tonight is not good, and the enemy speedboat has not opened.
searchlight.
Feng Nan analyzed the enemy's situation in his mind, and then he used the radio to apply for a call. After getting approval, he asked: "The enemy also has a slower formation. That is not a reserve force. It may be a dedicated electronic reconnaissance ship or radar boat.
!" Captain Bell heard Feng Nan's call on the channel and immediately asked: "Is there any solution?"
Feng Nan said: "Immediately adopt radio silence tactics, such as high-power electronic jamming equipment on the ship, please use it immediately. Unless the enemy becomes blind, we will have no chance to escape."
Captain Bell pondered for a few seconds and said: "In that case, we will also be blind. It is not a good idea to destroy my eyes in the sea controlled by the enemy. Boys, prepare to fight."
Feng Nan's proposal was rejected again, but he did not argue, but resolutely carried out Captain Bell's battle instructions.