The sun sets. +,
An armed patrol boat appeared in the waters near the coast of the Philippines. The golden waves rolled forward, and a small island appeared between the sea and the sky. It looked like a crescent moon.
"That's the island." Xia Lei pointed forward, "Comrade, just send us to it."
"Okay, no problem. But Mr. Xia, you must be careful. This place is already controlled by the Philippine Navy." A navy soldier driving an armed speedboat said.
Xia Lei patted the navy soldier on the shoulder and said, "Thank you, I will be careful."
A few minutes later, the armed speedboat arrived at the shallow waters of the island. Xia Lei picked up a large equipment bag and got off the armed speedboat, walking in waist-high water towards the beach on the island. Behind him, Tsukino Kyoko and Erdemutu followed closely, each holding a large equipment bag.
After putting down the three people, the armed patrol boat quickly turned around and headed towards Da Gua Island.
"Boss, how long do we plan to stay here?" Erdemutu said while observing the situation on the island.
Xia Lei looked at the multifunctional watch on his wrist, and then said: "Yelena will pick us up at 8 o'clock. There is still an hour before that time, and we will leave in an hour."
"There may be a problem with this island, and it would be best if we could leave as soon as possible," Erdemutu said.
"What did you find?" Xia Lei asked.
"I didn't find anything, I just had a bad feeling," Erdemutu said.
Xia Lei actually observed this island and used the combined ability of his left eye and right eye. The result of the investigation was that nothing was found. This island was an uninhabited island. However, he believed in Erdemutu's intuition, because Erdemutu was a hunter of the Zodiac Team, an expert in making traps, and also an expert in hunting. He has a keen intuition that only a hunter can have. He cannot see danger, but he can smell it.
"Let me go to the island and take a look." Tsukino Kyoko said.
Xia Lei said: "No, this island is almost five square kilometers. It will take at least a day to search this island, and we will only stay on this island for one hour. So there is no need, we just Just take a look around here.”
"Okay, I'll go to the left." Tsukino Kyoko said: "Erdemutu, you go to the right. We will each advance 300 meters, and then come back to meet the boss."
Erdemutu nodded and then searched to the right.
Xia Lei also started searching from the middle, but he had no intention of searching 300 meters away. He searched forward for about 100 meters and then returned to the beach.
"Erdemutu, what's the situation over there?" Xia Lei asked using the communicator.
"Nothing has been found yet." Erdemutu replied.
"Xingzi, what's going on over there?"
"There's nothing special happening here. I didn't find any traces of anyone moving, but..." Kyoko Tsukino's voice sounded.
Xia Lei's heart moved, "But what?"
"I found some traces. They looked like traces of wild beasts. They were big and obvious." Kyoko Tsukino replied.
Xia Lei suddenly frowned, "There is no way this island can accommodate a large beast to survive. Food and water are both problems. Tell me, what kind of beast did you see?"
"Horse." Kyoko Tsukino's voice said, "It seems to be the traces of a horse."
"Horse? How could there be a horse on this small island?" Xia Lei was confused.
"Yes, I'm sure it's the mark of a horse." Tsukino Kyoko's tone was very sure.
"Where does it go?"
"Extend towards the center of this island." Tsukino Kyoko's voice.
A satellite bird's-eye view of the island suddenly appeared in Xia Lei's mind. This was a satellite aerial view he had seen on his multi-function watch. The island resembled the shape of a steamed bun, with the terrain slightly higher in the middle and slightly lower around it. The altitude difference between the highest island center and the lowest island shoreline is less than 200 meters. This small island is covered with extremely dense tropical forests, and even his eyes cannot complete the perspective investigation.
What secrets does this deserted island hold? The satellite image that comes to mind cannot solve the problem at all, because it is just a reduced-scale image. The image taken in by his eyes is just a blurry image, and his brain has no way to enlarge and clarify the originally blurry things.
Xia Lei opened his equipment bag and took out his hacker computer. What a multi-function watch cannot do, a hacker computer can easily do.
A few minutes later, Xia Lei connected to the Beidou positioning system. The authority he has is military-level authority, and he can use all the resources that the Chinese side can use.
A new satellite's bird's-eye view has appeared on a hacker's computer. The originally blurry and small picture became large and clear. As his fingers moved, the situation of the island was displayed in front of him at a glance.
He looked around the perimeter of the island, and then slowly pushed toward the center. Soon, the satellite aerial view was fixed, which was the center of the island. In the dense forest, he saw a corner of a wooden building. It was not a normal house, but a tree house built on a big tree. The treehouse is very simple, but very sturdy and durable. It didn't take long to build, and the wood still looks fresh.
Then he saw more treehouses in the center, and people, Filipino soldiers.
There is actually a small military camp in the center of the island. The number of Filipino soldiers is about fifty, and some of them are training in an open space. There were more than a dozen short and strong draft horses tied to the side of the open space, and wooden racks for carrying goods were mounted on the horses' backs.
On the other side, a dozen Filipino soldiers were assisting some foreigners in assembling a radar. Next to the radar, there was a missile launcher with two Harpoon anti-ship missiles standing on the shelf.
Xia Lei understood immediately. This uninhabited island is close to Da Gua Island. The Philippines installed radar and anti-aircraft missiles on this island, obviously heading towards Da Gua Island!
The Philippines has no military strength at all. The existing weapons and equipment are just obsolete or second-hand goods bought from European and American countries. But with the support of Americans, they became bolder and more arrogant. They built a radar station on this island and placed anti-ship missiles. Their purpose was obviously to target the Chinese warships deployed on Guadalcanal!
Xia Lei grabbed the communicator and said, "Xingzi, Erdemutu, come back and stop searching."
"I haven't reached 500 meters yet." Tsukino Kyoko's voice.
Erdemutu also said: "Boss, why?"
"There is a military base on this island. There are Filipinos and Americans." Xia Lei said.
"I'm back." Erdemutu and Tsukino Kyoko responded almost at the same time.
Xia Lei opened the equipment bag and then assembled the blast assault rifle in the equipment bag. After loading the blast assault rifle, he glanced at the hacker computer. At this time, there was sudden movement at the military base in the center of the island. A team of more than ten people led a pack horse and marched this way.
Xia Lei suddenly frowned. This team was obviously a team transporting supplies. If they go this way, that means a ship will come to pick them up. But the problem now is that it will take at least twenty minutes for Tsukino Kyoko and Erdemutu to return here. If the ship that picks up the team transporting supplies happens to return during this time, the situation will become very bad. .
"Xingzi, Erdemutu, a team transporting supplies has left the military base and is heading to the beach where we landed. You have to hurry up. It's best to come back and meet me within ten minutes." Xia Lei urged. .
"No problem!" Erdemutu's voice was breathy, and he was obviously running.
"Boss, let the armed patrol boat come back. It should not have returned to Dagua Island yet." Kyoko Tsukino's voice was obviously running and talking, with a breathy voice.
"I need to confirm more information. You guys should come back first." Xia Lei said. He slid the satellite map with his finger and moved it to the sea between the Philippines and the island. At this sight, he almost gave up the idea of calling the unarmored patrol boat back without even thinking about it. A frigate was approaching. Drive this way.
Xia Lei zoomed in on the frigate and scanned it with his right eye. He quickly got the relevant information. This warship is the Philippine Navy's largest and most powerful frigate "Rajahumabang". This warship has a rather legendary experience.
Cannon-class frigate built by the United States during World War II. Later, the United States gave it to Japan, where it was called "Hatsuhi". After it was decommissioned in Japan, Japan gave it to the Philippines, allowing the Philippines to confront the Chinese navy.
This information was written in memory from the Philippine naval materials he read on the way here.
There is a military base on the island, and a transport team is coming here. At sea, the Philippines' most powerful frigates are also heading in this direction. At this time, he did not dare to call the armed patrol boat to return. And Yelena, she is probably driving a sampan fishing boat this way at the moment. These factors add up to create a terrible situation.
Coming to this island seemed like a very rash or even stupid decision.
However, Xia Lei smiled. He took out his satellite phone and dialed Elena's phone, "Yelena, where are you now?"
"It's still 30 kilometers away from the island you mentioned, and you can get there in about half an hour." Yelena said.
"Okay then, I'll wait for you on the north side of the island. Pay attention to the Philippine frigate, which is also sailing to this island." Xia Lei said.
"Ah?" Elena's surprised voice.
Xia Lei didn't give any explanation and hung up the phone.
Erdemutu and Tsukino Kyoko appeared from the woods on the left and right sides.
"Boss!" Erdemutu looked worried, "I heard the call between you and Yelena. Since you know that a frigate is sailing here, why do you want Yelena and the others to come over?"
"We have to get out of here!" Tsukino Kyoko said.
Xia Lei smiled and said: "I came here just to fight. How can I play without enemies? In a fight with the United States, it's okay for me to hide. But if I hide in a fight with the Philippines, wouldn't that be too cowardly?"
Erdemutu smiled bitterly and said: "There is a military base on this island, and they also need a frigate."
"We also have reinforcements." Xia Lei tapped his fingers on the keyboard a few times, and a drone operation interface suddenly appeared on the screen of the hacker's computer.
ps: Thanks to my friend pan3800 for the tip, thank you!