sbdcsierra Chapter 1634 The Red Flag Fluttering in the Wind
Chapter 1634 The Red Flag Fluttering in the Wind
Chapter 1634 The Red Flag Fluttering in the Wind
"Holy crap, they're building a lighthouse! They're building a lighthouse on our reef island!" Ye Yaodong exclaimed excitedly, spitting out his words.
He felt a surge of heat rush to his head, and his vision went black! He knew all too well what this meant!
Lighthouses are navigation devices to the average person, but in a geographical context they are flags.
The captain's eyes widened in disbelief. "A lighthouse? Holy crap, I was wondering why it looked like a lighthouse."
"The other ship is coming! Retreat immediately!"
"receive."
The captain immediately maneuvered the fishing boat, making a smooth sharp turn, while the approaching vessel was using a loudspeaker to chatter at them in a foreign language.
The workers on deck also gathered together and started hurling insults at them. The two groups were separated by the sea and couldn't understand each other's languages, so they exchanged insults in a completely different way.
"Dongzi, look at that structure, it's already taking shape, it must have been built up some time ago!"
"Yes, I don't know how long they've been entrenched on this island. With just two ships and such a vast sea area, they're really hard to spot. That dark red cargo ship is probably unloading prefabricated components for the lighthouse tower."
"Precast components? What are precast components?"
"It's possible that they pre-built semi-finished lighthouse components on their own territory, then transported them over by cargo ship, which saved them a lot of trouble; they could just assemble and connect them directly!"
"Damn, that's really cunning! They built a half-finished product, then sent it over to install. If we hadn't discovered it, the lighthouse might have been completed in a few days."
"Who says it's not?"
As Ye Yaodong answered, he kept his binoculars on the ships that were chasing them.
"We're almost there. Notify the other two fishing boats to approach the island separately."
And he needs to step up his game even further.
"Hehe, right away! Let's see which ship he'll chase."
"Tell them to be careful, run away if they get too close, and once we're far enough away, tell them not to come any closer."
"it is good."
The captain took the walkie-talkie and chattered away as he contacted the two fishing boats.
The opposing ships were furious, cursing them as despicable and shameless. They drove away two ships, but another one came.
Just as the other boat rushed past to get closer to the reef, two more fishing boats approached like ghosts, like flies, impossible to shoo away.
Normally, there are only one or two boats operating in the surrounding area, and we can just avoid them or not interfere with each other. Why are there so many fishing boats suddenly appearing today? Their cargo is only half unloaded and they can't leave, so we can only drive them away now.
Once their No. 1 ship was far away from the island and the other side stopped chasing them, the captain immediately notified the other two ships to retreat as well.
Ye Yaodong said, "Shout to them, tell them not to come any closer to the reef. We've figured out what they're doing, so come back first."
"receive."
He then spoke through the public channel, “Comrades, this is Ye Yaodong from the Minyuanyang. I have just risked my life to sail close to the island and find out what they are doing. These devils are actually building a lighthouse on the island!”
"What?! They're building a lighthouse?!"
"Damn it! This is our territory!"
"Damn it...these bastards..."
The channel was filled with insults and abuse; everyone was extremely agitated...
Building a lighthouse isn't about stealing fish and shrimp; it's about marking territory!
Lighthouses are permanent structures, but they also serve as symbols and markers of territory.
This will be marked on the map and nautical chart to indicate which country it belongs to.
It's like someone secretly planting a flag in your own yard and then claiming that the yard is theirs.
Once the lighthouse is built, it will be equivalent to marking it as belonging to another country, deterring Chinese fishermen from approaching and providing a legitimate reason to expel them.
Furthermore, it can monitor the surrounding sea area, serving as a surveillance station and a small outpost. If we wait until it is fully built before taking action, we will be at a significant disadvantage.
So the captains of the nearby fishing boats were all outraged. How could they allow this to happen? They could no longer operate in the vicinity.
"Stop them, we must stop them..."
"Everyone, hurry over there..."
"We have to stop them no matter what, we can't let them build the lighthouse..."
"A fishing company's boat? Wasn't there a fishing company's boat just now? Immediately contact your command post or shore station and report it..."
"Received, received, it has already been reported."
Everyone was much more excited than when they first learned there was a ghost ship there; everyone understood the significance of the lighthouse.
They were discussing and cursing as they went, while the opposing ships in the distance, seeing that their three ships had already gone far away, slowed down and continued to stay near the reef, keeping a close watch like overseers.
After Ye Yaodong reunited with his fishing boats, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been pounding violently, calmed down.
As soon as the ship docked, the captain handed over the walkie-talkie.
"Everyone asked me a bunch of questions, all asking what to do now that I've borrowed the money. I don't know either. You're the boss, you make the decision, you tell me."
Ye Yaodong stood up, took the walkie-talkie, handed the control panel to him, and also took the binoculars.
"Hello, this is Ye Yaodong."
"What should Dongzi do next? Wait for other fishing boats to arrive?"
"When the other fishing boats arrive, we'll take them down together."
"Yes, let's get them! They dared to illegally build structures in our waters, those bastards..."
"Once the other ships arrive, we'll outnumber them. They only have two ships, so what if their ships are big..."
Seeing everyone excitedly talking nonstop, Ye Yaodong let them vent for a while, while he stared at the radar screen, watching a bunch of small red dots flashing and converging on him from all directions.
The nearest fishing boats are only a nautical mile or two away, and can be reached in just a few minutes.
After a while, he said, "If the other fishing boats are fast, they should arrive in a few minutes. Once we have a few more boats gathered, we can sail over together to put pressure on them."
"They just drove us away, now it's our turn to drive them away. If they don't leave, we'll force them onto the island and see who has more people."
"As long as we don't kill their people, we're in the right."
Everyone chimed in, "Yes, that's right, drive them out of this sea area..."
"Although I really want to kill them, I really can't kill them..."
"We could beat them half to death. Who told them to come to our waters and steal a lighthouse..."
Just as they were exchanging ideas, a fishing boat arrived first, and announcements were being made on the public channel.
"I've arrived at the coordinates of fishing ground 123. I see a row of fishing boats anchored in the waters ahead. Are they Comrade Ye's?"
Ye Yaodong quickly replied, "Yes, it's me. We have nine boats here now."
"almost there."
"I'm two nautical miles away, almost there. There are five or six of them beside and behind me..."
The cluster of small red dots on the screen were close together, and soon they arrived one after another, asking Ye Yaodong about his situation.
Meanwhile, the opposing vessels near the distant reef had already spotted their group of boats gathering together and were discussing their strategy when they discovered that even more fishing boats were converging on them.
When there are few fishing boats, they can drive them away one by one. But when there are many fishing boats and they gather together, it is not something that one boat can drive away. Even military intimidation is not enough, not to mention that they dare not start a war.
Before long, more than a dozen ships arrived, and the decks of each ship were full of people.
At that moment, they also spotted the ship near the reef through their binoculars, which was moving back and forth on the sea with some restlessness.
Ye Yaodong's heart started pounding again; he was about to embark on a major undertaking.
He urged via VHF: "Fishing boats that haven't arrived yet, hurry up, the other side seems to be getting restless."
"Almost there, almost there..."
"Should we surround them first?"
"Comrade Ye, you discovered this area, so you know it better than we did when we first arrived. Do you have any plans? How should we arrange things and drive them out?"
"Yes, you guys discuss the plan first, we'll be right there."
Ye Yaodong said carefully, "We are currently in the deep sea, not in the near sea. It's not easy to contact law enforcement vessels. Our existing main official vessels are mainly for near-shore operations."
"In the deep sea, we are still relatively weak. We have to rely on naval training ships. We can't reach them by high-frequency radio at all. We can only hope that they hear our discussions on public channels."
Everyone agreed; everyone knows that.
"So we still have to rely on ourselves. Fortunately, we have so many fishing boats that can help each other and protect our sea areas."
"We were lucky to discover it in time. If it had been a few days later, the consequences would have been unimaginable. They might have already built the lighthouse, and we would have been driven out of this area and unable to fish. That would have been a huge loss."
"Our losses are minor, but the loss of our territory in these waters is significant. We cannot allow them to achieve their goal."
My cousin chimed in enthusiastically, "That's right, it's no different from planting a flag in our yard. Would we give away our own yard to someone else? Absolutely not."
“If anyone digs even one centimeter more into my land, I’ll fight them.”
"that is……"
Ye Yaodong added, "That's why I called everyone here. We'll protect our own waters."
"So I think we can send some fishing boats to surround them, and send some fishing boats directly to the island to take down those people who built the lighthouse on the reef."
"We'll take a two-pronged approach. Even if the other ship escapes, we'll still have people we've caught. When the authorities arrive, we'll hand them over to them for processing."
"First of all, we absolutely cannot kill anyone, otherwise it will be difficult to explain."
A captain chimed in, “That’s true. We definitely can’t kill anyone. If someone dies, things will get really serious.”
"Then everyone should take it easy later."
"Then let's go with Captain Ye's plan. I think it's a good idea to take a two-pronged approach. Anyway, we have enough fishing boats. Looking at the screen with its dense red dots, everyone is still on their way."
"Some people may not arrive so early, and we can't wait until everyone is here."
"Should we divide the fishing boats first, deciding which ones will go to intercept the enemy and which ones will go to the island? Once we have enough fishing boats, we can set off directly?"
"no problem……"
The fishing boats that had already arrived discussed the matter first, and then divided into groups.
The two groups of fishing boats divided themselves on the sea and took their positions. When fishing boats from all directions gathered, they would simply look at which group had fewer fishing boats and then choose to join that group.
They discussed it on the main channel, and those fishing grounds that hadn't yet arrived understood the strategic plan. When they converged from all directions, they made their own choices first.
It makes no difference to anyone, whether it's restraining the other ship or directly landing on the island.
As they discussed the matter, more and more people gathered at the fishing grounds.
Through the binoculars, Ye Yaodong could also see that the other party seemed to be getting restless.
Even from a distance, he could see the other person jumping up and down with a megaphone, shouting. Although he couldn't hear them at all, he could imagine it.
"All of our ships have the five-star red flag, right? Those that aren't raising their flags, raise them!"
"Yes, everyone raise the red flag!"
By the time Ye Yaodong and his crew gathered there, there were about forty or fifty fishing boats, including some familiar fishing boats from a fishing company.
"That's about enough. Let's go. It's okay if there are still fishing boats that haven't arrived yet. Consider them as support. Let's go ahead first."
There were still many small red dots on the screen. He hadn't expected that he usually wouldn't see many ships when surveying the nearby waters, but if something really happened, he could just call out and a hundred ships would respond.
His task was to contain the enemy's fishing boats, since his three boats had just been engaged in guerrilla warfare with the enemy, and he had gained some experience in that area.
The other fishing boat landed on the island, led by Captain Chen of the fishing company's boat.
After everyone agreed, both fishing boats set off together and headed towards the reef island.
Ye Yaodong shouted through the ship's loudspeaker, "Brothers, charge! Get them out of here!"
The shipwrights on deck joined in the excited shouts, "Charge! Get out of there..."
The bright red five-star flag fluttered wildly in the sea breeze!
The two fishing boats were imposing and powerful, and all the workers stood on the deck with great momentum. Some were so excited that they even took off their clothes, ready to get to work.
When the other fishing boat saw so many fishing boats heading straight for the reef, it immediately set sail and shouted at them through a loudspeaker.
Ye Yaodong issued the order: "Nail down on this ship, spread out, surround it, and squeeze it with your ships! Block its course! If it curses us, we curse them back. Tangle them up at a distance! Don't let them get close to the reef."
Just as he managed to entangle the ship, the fleet that was landing behind him immediately rushed straight towards the reef.
"Block it! Block the left side!" Ye Yaodong shouted into the radio, his heart pounding and his face flushed.
He did something he never dared to dream of doing in his entire life.
"There's an opening on the right! Quickly fill it!"
"Damn it, it's trying to rush through! Brothers, get closer! Push it! Block its path!"
Several fishing boats risked being capsized, stubbornly blocking the other side's intended route.
The opposing ship emitted a piercing whistle and a series of gibberish warnings, while the barrels of its high-pressure water cannons swung menacingly.
Everyone remained unmoved, simply because the other side dared not fire water cannons; if it resulted in casualties, the other side would not be able to afford it.
Their twenty-odd ships had already caused the other side a lot of trouble, and could only sound their horns in vain, watching helplessly as another huge fleet sped toward the reef!
At that moment, the official training ship's voice suddenly came through the public channel.
Ye Yaodong was overjoyed and quickly reported what had happened. The captains of the other fishing boats also chimed in.
The channel instantly erupted in chaos, and the boat captains became even more excited.
With official intervention, they became even less afraid.
"Dongzi, Dongzi, our ship has landed on the island!"
"Great! Now all we need to do is keep them blocked and prevent them from escaping, and then we can get the officials to take over!"
Officials were also shouting in the channel, telling them to take it easy and to head this way immediately.
Ye Yaodong instructed the captain, "Notify the workers on deck that the officials will be here soon."
"Ok."
He continued to maneuver his fishing boat and joined forces with other boats to surround the other side, preventing them from breaking through. No matter how much the other side insulted him or tried to get closer, he refused to give an inch.
At their closest point, the other fishing boat was almost brushing against the edge of theirs, but even so, their fishing boat did not give way at all.
They didn't hurt anyone or use weapons; they just used boats to surround the enemy and verbally attacked them.
The other party was driven to distraction and had no way to deal with it.
About an hour later, a large ship with the national flag flying high sped toward them.
Ye Yaodong then shouted excitedly, "Brothers, the officials are here! Hahaha, we've won!"
"Hahaha, they're going to get what's coming to them now!"
Whether it was the people in the cockpit, the workers on deck, or the people on other ships, everyone was extremely excited.
Ye Yaodong relaxed a little.
"Holy crap!" He slammed his fist on the table in excitement! "I didn't bring my camera!!!"
"The one who rides on the horse..."
The captain was startled, thinking he'd done something drastic, but it turned out he'd simply forgotten his camera...
However, after he realized what had happened, he felt regretful.
"Yes, it's such a pity we didn't bring a camera to capture this once-in-a-lifetime moment!"
"Damn it, I left the camera on the Dongyu ship."
"Dongyu said it was coming back this morning, but I don't know where it is now, or if it's almost there."
"Try asking around, try calling them on the walkie-talkie, see if you can get in touch!"
After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he shouted into the channel, "Brothers, whoever has a camera on the boat, hurry up and take a picture! This glorious moment will be remembered for a lifetime!"
"Yes, yes, yes, who brought a camera? Quickly take a picture, print out a few more, and share them."
"I have to film this to record it; I've never felt so honored in my life!"
"I had to take a picture! Remember to take a picture of my fishing boat!"
"I brought it, I brought it! It's my Zhejiang Ping An ship. I have a camera on board. I'll take pictures of everyone, get dozens of prints, and you can come find me to collect them later."
"Very good……"
Everyone was so excited they were already popping champagne halfway through the event. The official ship was on its way, the outcome was already decided, and everyone was already thinking about how to celebrate and commemorate the occasion.
The result was predictable: the other side didn't dare to fire water cannons, given the large number of fishing boats they had. They had also anticipated that the other side would also be hesitant to do anything but surround them.
They remained deadlocked for several hours until the official fishing boat arrived, at which point the workers on deck cheered.
Wow! Our people have arrived!
"The officials have arrived!"
"Victory!"
"Kick them out!"
"Drive them out..."
Ye Yaodong was exceptionally excited at this moment. He grabbed a megaphone, stood on the wheelhouse, and shouted to the deck, "Brothers, shout with me, 'Get out of here!'"
Everyone shouted with overwhelming momentum, "Get out!"
Hearing their shouts, the other fishing boats nearby also yelled, "Get out of here!"
The thunderous roar was nothing compared to this; everyone's shouts drowned out the other side's whistle, and the people on the other deck looked even more furious, their faces turning ashen.
We're happy as long as they're unhappy.
Ye Yaodong laughed heartily, "Brother, get the red flag ready. We'll go up to the island later and plant it on the reef!"
"Great! Since they dare to build a lighthouse on our territory, we'll cover it with our own flag!"
"That's right!"
Someone from the approaching official fishing boat spoke with the other party.
Ye Yaodong's group of fishing boats that had been surrounding and blocking the area also parted to create a channel, leaving the negotiations to them.
As for how the talks went, that's beyond their control.
He excitedly shouted on the public channel: "Comrades, we have won! Now we'll leave the rest to the officials. Let's take the national flag from the ship and plant it on this reef island!"
"it is good!"
As soon as he made this suggestion, all the ships echoed his idea and headed towards the reef island!
Foreign nationals on the reef islands have been gradually brought under control or have stopped struggling.
Later, more official fishing boats arrived, and everyone handed over the people under their control to the authorities.
At this moment, fishing boats began to disembark while looking at the national flag. Someone asked a question out of curiosity, and then, as if injected with adrenaline, they also went back to their boats to carry the national flag!
"Haha, bury it deeper, that way it won't fall over easily!"
"It's best to leave it there forever."
"Isn't there a lighthouse that's only half-built? If you ask me, there's no need to withdraw it; just put our red flag on the lighthouse!"
"Yes, let them do the work for us!"
"Whoever climbs up, will have their portrait planted at the very top!"
"Plant flags in all directions! Prove this is our place!"
"Yes, we need to set up camps on all sides so that people can tell from afar that this is our territory!"
"Remember to take a picture later!" Ye Yaodong shouted. "Let's all take a group photo together later!"
"Yes, yes, did the captain of the fishing boat take a camera off the boat?"
"I'll have someone go to the ship to get it right away. Let's plant the flag first!"
"Haha, we stopped them today, that's a big deal. Won't we get a reward when we get back?"
"Absolutely! This glory of ours will be recorded in history!"
"Luckily I brought my camera, so I can take pictures to record this. I can brag about it for the rest of my life!"
"Who isn't! I could brag about it for generations! My descendants could all help me brag!"
P.S.: 9000 words. I was warned, it was under review, I can't write anymore, some sensitive words simply can't appear, I can only use words like "the other party's ship" or "official" to replace them, I have to suppress the more intense parts, I can't describe it too much, I have to take it down quickly, maybe I'll have to ask it to be deleted tomorrow.