Chapter 518: The Gap
It wasn't just Jack and Margaret who discovered the speedboat, most of the people facing the sea saw it, but no one knew where it came from or when.
In fact, the Qianlong Fourth Team only let the ships found by the embassy send them to the open sea, and then they took a speedboat all the way to the sea.
Thorne is an island country, and the appearance of speedboats on the sea is not uncommon, and naturally no one notices them, and they sail until they are near the docks, and they come out of the back of the sea ship hired by the embassy to meet the Chinese merchants, so as to attract the attention of others.
Next to the pier, three "warships" of the Thorne Navy were parked.
The reason why the warships are put in quotation marks is because if these three ships are placed in other countries, they can only be regarded as police patrol boats at best.
Don't laugh, those three police patrol boats are Thorne's naval forces.
In this country where the total number of troops and police is just over 1,000, can you expect them to have a developed navy, really speaking, I am afraid that it is only a little stronger than the Mongolian king Qiwu Sea, after all, people have a real sea.
Of course, it is impossible to rely on these three patrol boats to resist foreign aggression, and it is even more wishful thinking to go to sea to fight, but fortunately, Thorne's navy is not doing these jobs.
In addition to having a place in various relevant international conventions, the main task of the Thorne Navy is to undertake sea security and rescue - after all, there are many foreign tourists, and accidents are not allowed when going to the sea, which is the time for the Navy to show its might.
It was these three so-called warships that stopped the Greek ships hired by the Chinese embassy outside the docks, which was the first great victory for the Thorne Navy since its establishment.
"Commander, there's a speedboat coming over there from Huaxia Shipping."
The soldiers in charge of monitoring the ships spotted the speedboat and immediately reported it to the commander of the Thorne navy, Keebel.
Kible laughed when he heard this: "Haha, the Huaxia people finally couldn't help it and sent diplomats to negotiate with us." ”
"Commander, it doesn't seem to be a diplomat, it seems to be a soldier. Believe it or not. The soldier handed over the binoculars.
"Soldiers?"
Keble took the binoculars suspiciously, and sure enough, he saw several heavily armed soldiers sitting on the speedboat, wearing marine camouflage combat uniforms, with thick oil paint on their faces, and various guns in their hands, looking at this side with fierce eyes.
"Fack! This is aggression! This is the invasion of Chiguoguo! They actually want to provoke a war! ”
Kible was shocked, and the first thought that popped into his head turned out to be to run away.
Please forgive him for his timidity, after all, this is a navy that has not intended to fight abroad since the day it was founded.
But soon, he calmed down.
There are only eight people on the other side, do you still need to escape?
There are more than thirty of us, and more than two hundred on the shore, and we can easily defeat them!
Keeble suddenly became agitated.
This will be the first battle since the establishment of the Thorne Navy, as long as those eight people are defeated, he will become the commander of Thorne's first naval victory, and the opponent is still one of the five permanent Huaxia, he will forever go down in the history of the Thorne Navy!
Leaving a name in history is not just the dream of Chinese people, everyone hopes to leave their name in history and be praised by all generations, not just an unknown passerby.
Kible was no exception, and at this moment he was tempted.
"Attack with all your might, intercept the invaders!"
With the order of His Excellency the Commander of the Navy of Kible, Thorne's navy was quickly dispatched, and three Thorne "warships" met the speedboat, ready to advance on it
line interception.
"Listen to the ship ahead, you have entered the territorial waters of Thorne, and I order you, in the name of the commander of the Thorne Navy, to stop at once and lay down your weapons! Otherwise, it will be seen as a declaration of war against Thorne, and our army will fight back with all its might! ”
The loudspeakers of the patrol boat floated out of Kible's slightly jerky, tongue-in-cheek English all the way to the docks
"What's going on, how did the Thorne Navy make such a big move?"
"Lay down your arms? Does this mean that someone has finally come to save us?! ”
"Are they really our people?"
"Surely it didn't look like it came from the ship?"
"I don't know, if only I had a telescope and I could see what's going on up there."
"But with only one speedboat, how many people can it carry, can they beat Thorne's military police?"
"yes, can they get us out......"
The hearts of the Chinese businessmen were all raised, excited, worried, and nervous...... All kinds of emotions came up at this moment, staring intently at the speedboat getting closer and closer on the sea.
"Jack, do you hear what he's shouting? As if to say lay down your arms? Margaret asked, uncertain.
"That's right, just lay down your arms! Could it be that the ship was really Huaxia's army? My God, it's hard to imagine that I'm right! Jack exclaimed.
Although he had just told Margaret that Huaxia was going to forcibly land on the shore, it was just a joke, and he never thought that Huaxia would send troops over.
Although the Huaxia Navy has developed rapidly in recent years, it already has two aircraft carrier fleets and overseas supply bases, but it has no place in the South Pacific, because this is the sphere of influence of the United States and Australia, and they will not let Huaxia intervene.
No matter how many aircraft carriers there are, they can't quickly deliver their troops to the South Pacific, and Huaxia has always maintained a peaceful personality, and it is impossible to send troops because of Thorne's platoon-China movement, at most they can only be found in other places, and they are not known by their countrymen, which can be described as very low-key.
In fact, Jack's first reaction at that time was that there were Chinese diplomats on the speedboat, who came to negotiate with Thorne, but when he heard Kieble's shout, he realized that the people above were carrying weapons.
It's going to be a fight!
I knew that nothing good would happen to me with Margaret!
Jack complained secretly, but he wasn't too worried, whether or not Huaxia's army came to the rescue, whether there would be war or not, as long as he and Margaret were not unlucky enough to be shot by a stray bullet, they would be safe. Because no one side will embarrass British citizens who have nothing to do with the matter, and they are also from the famous BBC.
He was thinking a lot of things, but Margaret was anxious and urged: "Jack, then what are you waiting for, quickly pull the camera over and record all this!" ”
"Oh, all right, my Majesty, I'll pull the camera over," Jack said, adjusting the camera's focus, "too far away to see who was on the speedboat." ”
The speedboat is still far from the shore, and the telephoto of the camera is limited, and only a few blurry figures can be seen.
"I'll take a look!"
Margaret pushed Jack away and leaned over the camera monitor to take a closer look.
Now that the speedboat was getting closer, the figures on it had become much clearer, and at least they could be seen wearing combat uniforms and holding weapons in their hands.
"God, what a soldier! I can witness another war! Margaret exclaimed excitedly.
Jack pursed his lips disapprovingly and said, "Marge."
Miss Lit, please keep your ladylike manners, a true lady would not want to see war. ”
Margaret's two knife-like gazes immediately shot over: "Jack, what did you just say, I didn't hear clearly?" ”
"Oh, I mean, as a true journalist, I'm so lucky to be able to document how the war unfolds."
Jack froze instantly, showing a strong desire to survive.
"Hmph, that's pretty much it!"
Margaret snorted arrogantly and cast her eyes on the monitor again, just in time to see Thorne's naval warning shot.
"Oh God, it's war!"
The sound of gunfire turned everyone's attention to the sea.
Needless to say, the reporters from all over the world, like Margaret, had already focused their cameras on the moment Keble led Thorne's navy to meet them.
Thorne's military police had been informed by Keebel, and they sent some men to the docks, armed with guns, while the rest told the people of Thorne, who were besieging the area, to evacuate immediately. Judging from this point alone, these military and police officers are still relatively responsible.
But the people of Thorne refused to retreat.
The government's instigation for more than two months has made them very hostile to Chinese businessmen, and incidentally to the country.
Hearing that there were Chinese soldiers on the speedboat, the people of Thorne suddenly boiled, and they all raised their arms and shouted.
"Down with the invaders!"
"Defeat Huaxia!"
"Bloody battle to the end......"
Hearing this shout, the Chinese businessmen became more nervous and unconsciously moved closer.
"Listening to their shouts, it seems that it is really our army."
"It seems so, but why do I feel more nervous? You say, will the Thornes rush in and tear us apart? ”
"Don't be afraid of them, they are a rabble who bully the weak and fear the hard, as long as our army wins, they will all run away."
"Yes, yes, our army will definitely win ......"
Suddenly, a discordant voice came out: "Can you win?" Are you dreaming? ”
It was none other than the middle-aged man from Treasure Island who had just spoken.
"You island, try to fart again, believe it or not I'll kill you!"
The fire on his beard was hooked again, and if it weren't for the Thorne military police next to him, he would have wanted to beat up the middle-aged man now.
The middle-aged man posed "I'm afraid of you?" He sneered: "Hehe, you really have seen too much of the wolf warriors, do you really think that just with the people on that small broken ship, you can defeat so many Thorne military police?" ”
Not only the beard, but also the people around him.
yes, isn't that what they were worried about?
Although they had confidence in the Huaxia army, how difficult would it be to win if there was such a big difference in numbers?
"Haha, Huaxia actually lost to such a small country as Thorne, see if you still have the face to say that you are a strong country in the future. In addition, the middle-aged man laughed loudly.
The beard was so angry that his hair stood up, and he scolded angrily: "Ma Dan's, there is a kind of wait for our army to win, don't go with us!" ”
"Win? That's impossible, you just wait for the defeat and see what these Thorne military police do......"
The middle-aged man's words were interrupted by the sudden sound of gunshots.