At noon on March 9, a destroyer Jingmuyan patrolling the South China Sea discovered a cargo ship flying the Dominican flag. The Jingmuyan immediately reported to the Nanyang Fleet Base. The fleet base ordered the Jingmuyan to follow its original route.
Continue cruising, do not alert the other party, and report to Nanjing immediately.
The Nanjing Marine General Staff immediately marked the target location on the chart.
When the Dominican freighter was discovered, it was between the Zhongsha Islands and Scarborough Shoal, traveling southwest at a speed of 10 knots. This position was right in the middle of the search range of the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet, and it was a blind spot. Well
The discovery of it by the Mulan was purely accidental.
In this way, Guangwu chose the Indian Ocean route. He first went to Europe to find a bank to deposit the wealth he brought with him, and then went to the Dominican Republic. This arrangement is more in line with Guangwu's character. He is bold, but also cautious.
.The people are in one place and the money is in another place. In this way, he can ensure his safety to the greatest extent in front of the Dominican dictator.
The General Maritime Staff ordered the Nanyang Fleet to be on alert and set up a trap near the entrance to Malacca, waiting for the cargo ship to come in. At the same time, as a precaution, the aircraft carrier squadron of the East China Sea Fleet was ordered not to return for the time being and to conduct a search in the Western Pacific as originally planned.
Until the Nanyang Fleet succeeded in Malacca.
All units have set their sights on the Nanyang Fleet. Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that Xiuxiu's American "relatives" were not available. However, since posing as pirates in Malacca was a secret operation, the main force was still the People's Guard.
The current position of this cargo ship is about 1,200 nautical miles from the entrance to the Strait of Malacca. At the current speed, it will take about 100 hours to sail. During this period, the People's Guard and the Nanyang Fleet can make full preparations.
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Of course, Xiang Xiaoqiang also seized the opportunity to do a few things of his own.
The first is the box of bonds that he intercepted. Nowadays, people shuttle back and forth between Nanjing and Beijing, and the Beijing Military Control Commission often needs to send people back to Nanjing for business. This is a good opportunity to send this box of bonds without attracting attention.
Return to Nanjing.
So, Xiang Xiaoqiang sent Xiu Xiu to fly back to Nanjing with the box and gave it to Shi Shi Ge Ge for safekeeping. Once it was in Shi Shi Ge Ge's vault, it would be considered absolutely safe.
After Xiuxiu flew back to Beijing, Xiang Xiaoqiang instructed her to be responsible for the trial of Ha Yukun and asked her to arrange evidence for Ha Yukun. She must make sure that Ha Yukun took the blame for the various charges.
After Xiang Xiaoqiang returned to the temporary headquarters with the box, he called Hu Jiong and gave instructions. Hu Jiong did not hesitate and strangled Mu Hu to death with a wire. Then, he made a box and transported the body to
The train station was secretly buried under the coal pile.
In this way, Ha Yukun could not explain at all. Nashun was indeed strangled to death by him, with a wire. And Mu Hu was also strangled with a wire. Moreover, it was the coal buried in the train station.
Below the pile. The method of committing the crime is the same, the location of the murder is the same, and the murder weapon is the same. No matter whether Ha Yukun said that he did not kill Mu Hu or that he was beaten to death, no one would believe him.
Not to mention that Beijing is still under the "dictatorship" of the Military Control Commission. Even if this case is taken to Nanjing or to the United Kingdom and the United States on the other side of the ocean, the jury will still have to find him guilty. And Xiang Xiaoqiang originally hinted that the Eight Banners Second Division would enter
Beijing did not tell Nanjing about this at all. Now it refuses to admit it. Therefore, Ha Yukun was convicted of murder and sent troops to sack Beijing. No matter what, he will not survive.
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Four days later, at noon on March 13, a Ming Dynasty destroyer on routine patrol discovered the cargo ship in the waters near the entrance to the Strait of Malacca. The destroyer continued its unhurried patrol as planned in advance, and did not go to any special places.
Look after that ship.
But at the same time, the two submarines that had been ambushing nearby entered a combat readiness state and were ready to follow. The other three submarines that were ambushing in the Strait of Malacca were also ready.
An hour later, the Dominican cargo ship arrived at the southern tip of Singapore and slowed down, preparing to enter the Strait of Malacca. The two submarines dived and approached covertly with only their periscopes exposed. When the cargo ship passed in front of the submarine, the distance was only about 800 meters.
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This time was the closest Ming Dynasty ships and planes had come since the discovery of this cargo ship. Through the periscope, the name of the cargo ship's bow - the San Juan - was clearly visible.
As soon as the San Juan passed the submarine's ambush and the distance was 5 nautical miles, the two submarines immediately came out of the water and followed at a distance using diesel engines at a speed of 10 knots. Their mission was to follow the ship and report it at any time
location.
As the evening entered, the sky became darker and darker, and the visibility of the sponge became worse and worse. The two submarines gradually closed the distance, but they did not get too close. They always maintained a suitable distance: the tall freighter could not see the low one.
submarine, but the low submarine could barely see the tall freighter.
When it was completely dark, the submarine approached within two thousand meters and was tracked entirely by sonar.
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At two o'clock in the evening, the San Juan sailed to a quarter of the Strait of Malacca. This is still a narrow section of the Strait, with many bays and estuaries on both sides, making it the most dangerous place.
The heavy boiler of the freighter gasped, pushing the huge body forward slowly. Suddenly, a cable rose from the sea in front of the bow, and the bow suddenly pushed over. Two small boats at both ends of the rope were dragged on both sides of the freighter, silently.
The ground rests on both sides.
Several cable anchor claws flew up to the side of the ship, and then several strings of black shadows climbed up quickly like apes.
After a while, screams and threatening roars came from the cabin. The Spanish voice of the crew and the Malay voice of the "pirates" were mixed together. The "pirates" not only shouted and threatened the crew,
He also fired his gun into the air with ping-pong-pong bang, which seemed to be a demonstration, but it was more like sending a signal.
Facing the fierce pirates, the Dominican crew members were so frightened that they huddled in the corner, their faces as white as paper, trembling, and kept praying to God not to die in the hands of these barbarians.
Within ten minutes, the entire ship was controlled by "pirates".
The leading "pirate leader" cursed in Malay and occasionally uttered a sentence in Dutch. He led his people to search the entire ship, but Guangwu could not be found.
They only found Guangwu's younger brother, Prince Shun Yuxuan, and a large number of boxes in Yuxuan's cabin.
However, he was strictly ordered to guard it strictly and not to open it without authorization.
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At this moment, bright light shone in from the porthole, and then the sound of a loudspeaker floated on the sea. Then, the sound of a high-speed diesel motor came from the left and right directions.
The "pirate leader" cursed, spit on the ground, and cursed in Malay:
"Fuck! Go see how many of them there are!"
The crew in the corner had just been hopeful, but now they were nervous again.
There were shouts in Malay, Dutch, Chinese, English, and Spanish coming from outside, and they always meant the same thing:
"We are the Ming Empire Navy. You have been surrounded. We order you to stop your ships and surrender immediately!"
The "pirates" all stared at their leader and asked:
"Boss, what should I do?"
The pirate leader stamped his foot and said:
"Forget it, brothers can't die in vain, surrender!"
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So, without firing a shot, a few minutes later, dozens of Ming Marines with loaded weapons boarded the cargo ship and took control of the entire ship.
"Ah!" the Marine platoon leader shone his flashlight on a man's face and shouted in surprise, "Isn't this Guangwu's younger brother? This guy got into poker! Come on, take it!"
Two marines immediately rushed over, handcuffed Yufan, who had turned into a puddle of mud with fear, and dragged him away.
Under normal circumstances, it is simply unimaginable for a country's military to board another country's ship on the high seas to inspect and arrest people. Even if the other country is a small and weak country like the Dominican Republic, it is enough to cause an uproar in the world.
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But the current situation is that the Ming Navy has just rescued the Dominican crew from the murderous pirates. It’s too late to burst into tears of gratitude, so why would they care about the Ming army arresting people and sealing boxes “by the way”...