Chapter 243 An episode on the return journey

As for the two lightly wounded men who were sent back to report, I don't know if they fled home directly, or if no one was interested in rescuing their captured leaders, it seemed that the matter had been left undisturbed.

Since last night, no matter whether it was the two-generation more advanced Reaper drone that came to take over the job, or the night vision device worth tens of thousands of dollars, the PMCs were alerted all night, but no one was found. Signs of spying in the rainforest.

No one even tried to contact them to discuss the exchange of hostages.

It seems that the anti-ZF forces on the island, whether they are the "Abu Zaev" organization or other extremist terrorist organizations, were frightened by the road ambush battle.

There is no complete direct route from the abandoned mine to the seaside, so the convoy drove very slowly, but everyone was in a state of excitement, and the hope of escape was close at hand.

Compared with PMCs, who could only obtain real-time battlefield information captured by Predator drones through high-priced satellite data traffic priced at thousands of dollars per minute, SEALs are always in the U.S. military's information chain of command.

The most advanced Reaper drones were in place before the SEALs arrived, replacing the obsolete ones used by the PMCs. In the command center where I don’t know where it is, there are always people staring at the screen 24 hours a day, monitoring real-time image.

The UAV is equipped with an advanced multispectral imaging system and synthetic aperture radar, which can effectively monitor tropical rainforests in clear weather conditions.

Unless they encounter a Juggernaut who can dig tunnels and pretend to be big trees, the seals will receive early warning.

Therefore, for those passengers who have to squeeze into the back of a pickup truck, the bumpy roads and the vines and branches that slap their faces and bodies from time to time are the biggest threats.

The two all-terrain vehicles driven by the seals responsible for opening the road have gotten stuck in mud puddles several times. Fortunately, the vehicles are light enough and can be easily pulled out of the way.

After a journey of less than 10 kilometers and nearly 40 minutes, the team finally arrived at the beach safely.

Considering that the beach is unobstructed, the convoy stopped at the tree line between the rainforest and the beach to wait for the navy to receive it.

"We have guests."

The seals reported a piece of news that didn't sound good, but Jack didn't see any depressed expression on Jason Hayes' face. Instead, there was an indescribable weirdness.

"Ah?" Jack was stunned. The whole journey was uneventful, and his senses didn't detect any abnormalities. Could it be that the drone discovered something.

"Follow me." Jason Hayes shook his head and motioned for him to follow him.

Because there is neither a port nor a pier here, the destroyer "Milius" naturally cannot run to the beach and can only be anchored far away from the reef.

The two came to the beach, and Jack took the telescope handed to him by the other party and looked at the shadow of the small boat on the sea in the distance.

Then someone couldn't help but exclaimed.

"My God, I've heard that Somali pirates have attacked warships, but I didn't expect that there are such 'warriors' among Southeast Asian pirates."

The USS Milius guided missile destroyer, numbered -DDG69, is the 19th ship of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. It has a displacement of more than 9,200 tons and was built in 1995.

For a person, 25 years old is the prime of life, the age of N times a night. Of course, I am not talking about getting up at night.

But for destroyers, the usual technical lifespan is about 30 years, and 25 years old is considered a very old age.

But even if the "Milius" is regarded as a 70-year-old old man, then it is still a fully armed old man. How can it be two armed fishing boats with a tonnage of less than 500 tons and a few armed fishing boats? A small boat with a machine gun can be a threat.

What Jack saw was this funny scene. Two dilapidated fishing boats belonging to an unknown force were charging toward a large destroyer with a displacement of nearly 10,000 tons, emitting black smoke.

There were more than a dozen small boats surrounding the broken fishing boat, following it forward together. At first glance, it looked a bit spectacular.

"What are they going to do? Are they going to try to capture an Aegis ship?"

Hearing Jack's question, Jason Hayes didn't know how to answer it for a moment.

Seeing the pirates getting closer and closer, the "Milius", which had been silent, finally made some reaction.

In Jack's telescope, the 5-inch main gun installed at the bow of the ship, which did not look at all mighty and domineering, quickly turned the turret and pointed at the approaching fishing boat.

The caliber of the 5-inch naval gun is equivalent to 127 millimeters, which is exactly ten times the caliber of the Barrett that Jack used before. It was the younger brother of naval guns during World War II and is not as thick as an ordinary girl's thigh.

However, the rate of fire and power of modern naval guns are obviously not comparable to those during World War II, just like now.

"Bang!"

Huge gunfire came from a distance, and a cloud of black smoke instantly exploded from the fishing boat closest to the destroyer, followed by two more shots.

After three rapid fires, the entire upper structure of the fishing boat bloomed like a morning glory.

Because the two sides were at least three or four nautical miles away from the coast, Jack couldn't see clearly through the telescope whether the human bodies that fell into the water were thrown into the sea by the explosion or jumped on their own. It seems that there were no living people on the boat.

As the main gun opened fire, the 25mm cannon on the side of the island also sprayed out flames, which should have been directed at the small boats.

Less than a minute after the first fishing boat exploded, another fishing boat was also hit by three rapid-fire rounds from the destroyer's main gun.

This ship was even more unlucky. I don’t know if the hull below the waterline was hit by a cannonball, but it survived for less than five minutes before it took on water and capsized.

A naval battle ended in an anticlimactic manner.

When a mini Gatling rubber boat was placed on the bow of the ship and the passengers of Pioneer Flight 119 were put on the USS Milius, there were only some messy floating objects and oil stains on the choppy sea. There wasn't even a body in sight.

The one-armed leader of the "Abu Zaev" organization, Radulan Shahilun, died on the beach. The captain of the PMC team, Shebek, ended his pain with a pistol bullet.

The "Milius" took more than ten hours to transport the passengers to the beautiful country's military base on Palawan Island. Everyone went to the hospital, including the four girls they rescued.

The tropical jungle is not easy to treat. Many people have developed tropical diseases with different symptoms, and some people have even been infected by ticks.

After enduring three days of irregular blood draws, filming, and various examinations, Jack and Jiejie were able to say goodbye to everyone and board the military plane back to Los Angeles.