Red Alert Somalia

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While Li Lan held the flag-giving ceremony for the navy fleet, the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the large-scale integrated port east of the base was also underway.

Compared with the navy flag-giving ceremony where only one's own people participated, the ribbon-cutting and opening ceremony of the port was very lively.

On the container freighter berth in the port, a huge red banner straddles the top of the container handling device. On it, "Contracted by Future Technology Group" is written in Somali, Chinese, and Arabic.

Below, all the reporters based in Bagua City and Bossasso have gathered here at this moment.

When Li Lan stepped onto the podium, Jia Si Ding, the president of the Future Technology Group, also stood at the main seat of the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

"With the efforts of thousands of employees of the group, Somalia's first truly comprehensive port has finally ushered in the moment of opening. This port is filled with the blood of the entire Somali people, and we live up to our mission. Starting today This port will become the largest comprehensive port in Africa. This moment will be remembered forever in African history.

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As soon as Jia Si Ding's speech was over, a reporter got up and asked, "Mr Jia Si Ding, what is the relationship between your Future Technology Group and the Liberty Alliance? Is it a subordinate relationship?"

"Our Future Technology Group and Liberty Alliance are in a close cooperative relationship. They trust us and we trust them. The relationship is that simple."

"Future Science and Technology Group is well-known in the world for its arms, and now it has the ability to build such a large port. What other business areas do you have, and whether it still focuses on arms."

"This question can be asked. Our Future Technology Group, just like our name, will be our business scope in all industries in the field of technology. The satellite launch of the Freedom Alliance is also the result of our efforts."

"Some people say that Future Technology Group is the private company of Li Lan, the real power holder of the Freedom Alliance. Can you give a clear answer to this question?"

"As I just said, our future technology and freedom alliance is itself an interdependent relationship. Although it is not a whole, it is not much different from a whole."

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This very brief ribbon-cutting ceremony came to an end in Jia Si Ding’s speech and reporter’s questions.Just when everyone was about to leave, many people suddenly exclaimed.

On the distant sea, rows of ships are sailing towards the sea.The curious reporters stopped one after another.I picked up the camera I just put away and started shooting.When the lens was zoomed in, the photographer couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Oh, God, many fishing boats! There are at least a thousand."

In the camera, rows of fishing boats are heading toward the ocean in an orderly manner, and each fishing boat is brand new.And all the fishing boats were hung with the Somali flag.Standing in rows, neatly sailing toward the sea.

Such a scene is very normal in other maritime countries, but in Somalia, this scene is definitely the first time it has appeared.It is no wonder that these foreign reporters will shout in shock.

Some sharp-eyed reporters have already found Jia Si Ding, who is about to leave.Asked: "Mr. Jia Si Ding, do you know about these fishing boats?"

Jia Si Ding, who was about to get on the bus, did not irritate these rude reporters. Instead, he waited for more reporters to surround him. Then he said: "Of course I know this very well. Two years ago, the Somali Freedom League Order thousands of fishing boats from the shipbuilding industry under Future Technology in one go. So far, we have delivered more than a thousand. These fishing boats you see are officially our company’s products. Our Future Technology has the ability to build thousands of tons The ocean-going fishing boats in China are naturally able to build these hundreds of tons of fishing boats. Of course. We also welcome interested fishing companies or fishing countries to come to us to order fishing boats. The price and performance will definitely not disappoint."

"In other words, these fishing boats were built by your future technology, but why did you choose to go out together at such an opportunity? Why haven't you seen it before?"

Jia Si Ding said: "The next three months will be the fishing season in Somalia. It is normal for them to go out to sea to fish at their doorstep and within their sovereignty. In the past, because of the waters around Somalia. The complicated form and the fact that the fishermen have to learn the operation of fishing boats have always been just preparing. Moreover, everyone knows better than me that the rights and interests of Somali fishermen were not protected before, but now they can rest assured Once you’ve gone fishing, you don’t have to worry about any illegal infringement or being wronged as a pirate again."

"Excuse me, you just said that the rights and interests of Somali fishermen can be protected. Is it related to the announcement of the Navy by the Somali Freedom League in the morning?" After hearing Jas Ting's answer, some reporters began to think about it.

I thought it was just a tentative question, and everyone was not sure to get a definitive answer, but Jia Si Ding's answer was a little bit beyond their expectations.

"Someone said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony that our future technology will appear in front of the world as an arms group. Your question can be answered here. Since it is an arms group, our main business is to develop and produce weapons and equipment. . It’s not just army equipment, please believe, and remember my next sentence-we also have the ability to produce and build world-class warships." After saying this, Jia Si Ding turned and got in the car, those faces were full When the shocked reporter was about to step forward, he was stopped by the bodyguard.In the end, they can only watch the car leaving the port.

And soon, these reporters left one by one, they had to go back in a hurry, and pass the first-hand information they just got back to the headquarters.After this simple question and answer, these reporters are very clear about the true value.

However, they did not notice that two groups of reporters did not leave, but came to the port and embarked on a small yacht about to set sail.

Among the two groups of reporters, one of them is Zheng Xing, a Somali correspondent from China ** Television, a young man about the same age as Li Lan.After uploading, his assistant, the photographer, asked in confusion: "Old Zheng, where are we going! Don't hurry up and send the news back to China. Don't be preempted by those foreign grandsons then. Slightly."

"Don't worry, I have the inside story. I heard nothing wrong. You didn't see that the Liberty League reporters are also on board, telling you that the real big news will come later." Zheng Xing said excitedly.

"Then this yacht?" the photographer wondered.

"This is the news gathering ship of the Freedom League. It will take us to see the real big news." Zheng Xing's face was full of excitement.

As a young expatriate reporter, he came to Somalia, which attracted such attention. It was a huge test for him.In the past year, his performance has been very good.Every day, he can produce a lot of valuable news. The African column of China ** TV station is instilled by him.Vaguely becoming a Somalia column.

And his achievements have also received many domestic awards.Of course, he doesn't care about this kind of award.What he enjoys most is the process of searching for news, experiencing the hard work, and discovering those interesting things.

Yesterday, he received the news.Let him go to sea with the press staff of the Freedom League, and there will be big news for him.And this person who sent the message gave him no reason to refuse, even if he returned without success, he would not regret it, because this was a reminder from Li Lan.In his eyes, with the words Li Lan, it is already huge news.

After many separate interviews with Li Lan.Chatting with occasionally, he is now almost Li Lan's most loyal fan.And there are many such fans in China.In his words, "If I were a woman, I would definitely give you a son."

Of course, this is just a joke, Zheng Xing is usually a serious person.But in the news interviewer, he is a very dynamic young man.A while ago, he even made a request to Li Lan, once a war really broke out.He hopes to become a reporter with the army.Go deep into the battlefield and get first-hand battlefield news.Li Lan has also approved this request, but the official document has not been issued yet.

Just now, after he saw groups of fishing boats going out to sea, coupled with Jia Si Ding's words, Zheng Xing began to understand what the real news was.Therefore, he was so excited.Because, he is likely to be the first close contact with the Somali Navy that first appeared in public view. For a journalist who likes to search for valuable news, how can he resist the excitement in his heart.

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At the same time, the flag-giving ceremony of the Red Police Corps naval base has ended, and Li Lan boarded the Aegis ship with hull number 031.Under the operation of the port work boat, this large warship with a displacement of 12,000 tons slowly left the docking point.

In other directions, two multi-function destroyers and six sea scorpions also left the anchor point under the busy work boats in the port.

When the ships were towed to the outer harbor one by one, the tug turned and left, and the engine on the warship was also successfully started.The ship’s integrated control system began to operate. Under the integrated all-electric propulsion technology, the Aegis ship has started to move on its own, and the speed is gradually increasing.

The following two multi-function destroyers and six sea scorpions also activated their own power systems one after another after they left the port.Like the Aegis, all ships are powered by electric propulsion.

All-electric propulsion is not new. There were such warships as early as World War I, but they were not very practical.Since the 1980s, the term all-electric propulsion has once again been paid attention to by the navies of various countries. With the development of informatized navies, all-electric propulsion is an inevitable trend.

However, it is not all electric propulsion, and these warships of the red police unit will not require such a small number of people.For a 10,000-ton-class large drive, only 148 people are needed on it, which in itself is a big breakthrough.Compared with the U.S. Army’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, whether it is a first-generation or a second-generation destroyer, it needs more than three hundred people. The number of personnel is doubled, but the combat effectiveness is not weak at all. This shows the huge impact of automation on naval ships.Of course, in this regard, Zumwalt of the United States is also doing very well, because it only needs one hundred and forty people.

Before the launch of the Aegis ship, Li Lan came to the combat service center on the second floor of the deck. At this time, the Aegis combat system was activated and the connection was completed with the base. The other eight warships that went to sea together also all Data docking was achieved with the 031 ship.The satellite receiving device also successfully collected the general situation of the Gulf of Aden and the surrounding area.

A 10,000-ton ship and eight other ships were sailing out of Hulu Bend.When they formally entered the Gulf of Aden, they began to form a driving and protection formation, heading east at full speed at 30 knots.

In the combat service center, Li Lan, Natasha, Tanya, Sulaiman, Farah, and Mohammedi stood on the aisle of the combat service center, looking at the circular workbench in front of them.Dozens of computers and monitors.The branch is on the circular workbench. A dozen naval soldiers are constantly busy.

It integrates all the weapons and radar control of the entire ship. All the information exchange, data docking, intelligence collection, electronic warfare, database and radar, sonar, and weapon control commands on the warship are issued from here.The command post at the top of the bridge is where the captain or deputy captain works, and the combat center is the post of the combatant commander.The rank is equal to that of the deputy captain and one level lower than the captain.

At this moment, the young captain's combatant commander was not without any restraint because of the existence of Li Lan and others.In this, he is the only one, even if the captain comes over, it cannot affect him.Because he is the brain of this warship carrying out military strikes.and so.From his first day as a combatant commander, he understood his responsibilities.

"Turn on the 2d air search radar, the plane search radar, the 360-degree visual control device, the Aegis combat system standby, the sonar collection is turned on, the sea area database is analyzed, and all possible targets are searched."

Under his command.The sailors in the war service center were very skilled in the operation, without the slightest sense of strangeness.

Seeing this, Li Lan nodded in satisfaction.Not all of the soldiers in the war service center are American soldiers. They have come from air defense units and Chinese soldiers. Many of them are women.The only similarity is.These people are all African faces.And they are all focused on naval capabilities. When these people board the ship, it is as if they are going home, without any feeling of strangeness.For their responsibilities.It is also very clear.The operation of various equipment gives a feeling of having years of experience.

After reading these skilled operations, Li Lan left the combat service center, passed through a passage almost two people wide, and climbed two levels of spiral staircases on the Internet to arrive at the command post of the bridge.

There were only about twenty people in it, a staff team of two or three, a dozen ship operators and communications commanders, as well as captains and deputy captains.

"Commander on the bridge!" When Li Lan walked into the bridge headquarters, the correspondent announced.This is a habit in warships.Not only people in the command center can hear it, but everyone on the ship can hear it.Usually, if the captain comes to the bridge, the correspondent will also broadcast it so that all officers and soldiers on the ship know where their commander is.Who is directing them.

"Don't care about me, just do what you should do. Everything is in accordance with our laws and military regulations, but there is only one thing, and you can never embarrass me." Entering the bridge, after the captain and the captain saluted, Li Lan said : "This trip is about our navy's first image, don't let the world underestimate us!"

"The humble duty understands that we can die in battle, but we will never shame the commander." The captain and the captain stood up and said.

"Go busy with you, leave us alone."

Li Lan waved his hand, walked to the control platform of the bridge, and looked at other warships in the formation in the distance through the ship window.On the 10,000-ton ship, Li Lan didn't feel much turbulence, but he didn't have that kind of down-to-earth feeling, and he could still feel the slight shaking of the hull.And when he saw the sea scorpion slicing through the waves in the ocean, he could somewhat appreciate the feeling of the sailors above.After all, the tonnage is six times different. Under the same external environment, naturally there is no 10,000-ton ship that is comfortable.Coupled with high-speed navigation, the stability of the hull is naturally worse.

However, such shaking has long been commonplace for professional sailors.

This destroyer formation, with the Aegis ship as the flagship, is not far away from the territorial waters of Somalia for 12 nautical miles.It didn't go close to the international waterway, and there were no warships from other countries around, and it didn't come in contact with any ships after one hour of sailing.At a speed of 30 knots, more than fifty kilometers have been traveled.

At present, the fleet has arrived in the sea directly opposite the base.

"I found that our signal for help is our fishing boat, bearing xxxx."

The one-hour sailing is also testing various performance data of the warship.However, the work also came quickly.The signal soldier who received the signal for help quickly reported to the captain.

"Order the destroyer No. 101 to send a helicopter to the area where the incident occurred immediately and tell them not to shame our navy." As the flagship.The captain of the Aegis ship also assumed the role of the formation commander, and after receiving the report from the correspondent, he quickly gave instructions.

On the 101 multi-function destroyer two nautical miles in front of the 031 ship, after receiving the order, the carrier-based helicopter, which had already pulled out of the hangar for take-off work, had begun to set off.

This is the carrier version of a Nighthawk helicopter, with powerful search and anti-submarine capabilities.It also has the function of radar warning.It is a shipborne helicopter with a very powerful comprehensive capability.

The speed of the ship is relatively slow. When encountering this kind of distress signal, the helicopter can only get on first.To this end, the navy has made sufficient preparations, with a small group of special forces on board the helicopter.All personnel are from SEAL units.

Twenty nautical miles away from the fleet, at this time an ocean-going fishing boat flying the Japanese flag was surrounded by three fishing boats flying the Somali flag.At this time, the Japanese fishing boat, Fukimaru, with a full load of more than 5,000 tons and a displacement of more than 5,000 tons, was heading westward at a very slow speed, while the Somali fishing boats were on the left, right and in front of it.Three fishing boats with a displacement of about 500 tons are trying to force the other party to abandon the fishing nets that are sliding into the sea under the operation of the engine.

On the bridge built by the fishing boat at the bow, the owner of this fishing boat, Sugimoto Kyotaro was already very angry.This fishing boat was rented from the shipping fishing boat, not his personal property.Over the past few years, he has traveled thousands of miles every year to come to Somalia to fish in this season.

Coming here for the first time gave him his first pot of gold.At that time, his fishing boat was still a 1,000-ton fishing boat he purchased in installments. In the first year, the 1,000-ton fishing boat gave him a harvest of more than ten million yen.And in the past few years, this kind of harvest has continued to grow.And his goal here, besides catching tuna, the biggest goal is sharks.The preciousness of shark fins in the market made him rent this 5,000-ton fishing boat at all costs this year.Employed more than fifty sailors, just to make a good profit.

And to prevent piracy.He also secretly obtained some defensive weapons so that he could defend himself if necessary.Moreover, in the Gulf of Aden, there is also an escort formation of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. If there is an unsolvable problem, you can also ask the Self-Defense Force for help.

As a man who has lived on fishing for generations, Sugimoto Kyotaro has a good grasp of the best fishing season.The time of departure and arrival from Japan are also considered carefully.However, unlike in previous years, he only heard the broadcast when he was about to reach the place after he had travelled thousands of miles. The Liberty Alliance in this area warned ships of other countries to strictly prohibit fishing in the sovereign and economic zone of Somalia.

Liberty League, the term Joe Taro is very familiar, and has heard of it several years ago.A Chinese took control of this area. For this reason, the Japanese government often followed the United States to protest against China.He is not a politician, nor a soldier, but as a Japanese fisherman, he dislikes China as a country. If it weren’t for the disputes in the East China Sea that forced him to embark on the ocean fishing road, he would not have to go so far every year. , Suffered by wind and waves.

Therefore, even with this Somali Free League, he does not have the slightest favor in his heart.After hearing the other party's warning, some crew members began to ask to go to the high seas, but he did not want to give up. Whether it was the cost of renting a fishing boat or the cost of the journey, he could not give up.After all, his investment this year is too great, if he can't get enough gains, then he can directly declare bankruptcy.And if you go to the high seas to fish, where is it safe to come here, after all, once you go to the high seas, you have to look for fish, and you may end up with nothing.

After weighing in his mind, he still chose to conduct fishing operations here.However, what he didn't expect was that he was surrounded by so-called Somali fishermen who didn't know where they came from.This made him very angry.

"Immediately send a distress signal to the Maritime Self-Defense Force escort formation, we have encountered pirates!"