Chapter 171: Coming to the Gulf of Aden

It took 15 hours for the formation to finally pass through Port Suez and reach the Red Sea.
Yang Meng was driving the boat, looking left and right: "This Red Sea looks really red."
Xiao Peng said: "This is not the sea red, but the red seaweed inside. Every year this season, the Red Sea will become like this. In addition, in Turkic culture, the north is black and the south is red, so this is called the Red Sea. I Go and lie down for a while, you guys are watching here."
The Red Sea is the sea with the highest salinity on earth. Don't say that the Dead Sea has higher salinity. The Dead Sea has sea in its name, but it is actually just a lake.
The Red Sea Channel can be said to be the most difficult navigation channel in the world. The seabed terrain in the north is extremely rugged, the terrain is complex and changeable, and the coastline is even more tortuous. In the south, the large area of ​​coral reefs grows and the navigation channels are very narrow.
Therefore, since ancient times, a large number of ships have sunk here, which is one of the areas with the highest density of shipwrecks in the world.
For example, the famous munition ship Blue Thistle Flower, that is, sleeps here.
The Blue Thistle was an ordnance ship in England during World War II. It was bombed by two German aircraft in 1941 and sank to the sea. Various classic British military vehicles and weapons and equipment are stored in the cabin.
However, Xiao Peng did not pay attention to the shipwrecks on the bottom of the sea. The Red Sea is a sacred place for diving. The shipwrecks in the shallow waters are completely salvaged, and the shipwrecks in the deep sea waste time. So Xiao Peng did not waste time on the shipwreck, but Was attracted by the creatures on the bottom of the sea.
You know, the Red Sea is one of the world's three largest diving destinations, not only because of the clear blue water, but also because of the diverse underwater creatures.
Most of the fish here have a colorful appearance or a strange appearance. For example, clown fish, such as devil scorpion fish. This is very rare for Xiao Peng, who is accustomed to seeing temperate cold water creatures.
I don't know how long it took, and there was a knock on the door: "Come in!" Xiao Peng opened his eyes and greeted people to come in.
"Brother Peng, what are you thinking about?" Xiao Peng followed the prestige and saw that Gina came to her cabin with three children.
Xiao Peng sat up from the bed: "It's okay, I'm just a break. Do you have anything to do?"
Gina smiled and said to Sauvia and others: "Quickly, show Brother Peng to see your learning results."
"Study achievement?" Xiao Peng asked puzzledly, taking a sip of the drink on the side.
I saw Sauvia and Oleg Igor standing in a row, and suddenly bowed to Xiao Peng together: "Good boss!"
The Coke in Xiao Peng's mouth was sprayed out. Gina laughed aside.
"What are you doing? What's all this mess?" Xiao Peng glared at Gina.
Gina was aggrieved: "Didn't you ask me to teach them Huaxia? I let them watch Huaxia movies and TV movies to improve their Chinese language skills, and it turned out to be like this."
Xiao Peng was speechless: "What did you show them?"
"Young and Dangerous." Gina replied.
Xiao Peng squinted his eyes together: "Gina, come here."
Seeing Xiao Peng's expression, Gina desperately shook her head, and slowly backed away, trying to sneak out.
Every time Xiao Peng showed this expression, there must be nothing good.
Seeing how Gina wanted to run, Xiao Peng gave her a chance. He jumped up from the bed, grabbed Gina, directly pushed her down, and slapped Gina a few times on her ass. Seeing Suoweiya and the others snickering on the sidelines, Xiao Peng smiled coldly, no one could run away, everyone slapped Xiao Peng three times on his butt. It was all right now. The four people in Xiao Peng's cabin were crying and crying together, how spectacular.
Xiao Peng was stunned and looked at Gina: "Sovia and the others just cry, why are you crying?"
Gina sniffed and said, "Gina, Gina is happy..."
Xiao Peng almost fell. Are you happy after beating you? But thinking about it, I can understand that Gina has been alone for several years and no one cares about her.
Xiao Peng snorted coldly, "Don't think that I can feel relieved by crying. Tell you, it's impossible! From now on, you will only be allowed to watch Pleasant Goat!"
Gina was stunned: "What is Pleasant Goat? Is it a new breed of meat-eating goat? Is it delicious?"
Xiao Peng felt that he was having a headache: "Don't let me see anything! From now on, I will only use dialogue to improve Chinese language!"
"But..." Gina wanted to say something, "It's nothing!" Xiao Peng interrupted her directly: "Do as I said, I don't want to bring back a bunch of gangsters! Gina, if you don't teach me well! They, see how I clean you up."
Gina cocked her ass: "Brother Peng, if you want to spank me, just say it, can't I let you beat me?"
Xiao Peng was completely speechless.
Gina was not stupid either, watching Xiao Peng's face flushed and white, and ran out with the children.
Gina's hearty laughter came from the corridor. Only then did Xiao Peng understand, Mad, this was being molested by Gina.
The child has broken down. . . . . .
Ugh? its not right. She doesn't seem to be a good boy. No matter what, if she is naughty, she will be beaten. In other words, she seems to be a little fatter, there is meat on her ass, and she feels pretty good. What are you thinking about?
Xiao Peng made Gina toss and think about it. After thinking about it, Xiao Peng simply slept with his head covered, and didn't think about anything when he fell asleep.
In the next few days, Xiao Peng simply ate, slept, and ate, and had time to check the children’s Huaxia language level, and relaxed a bit. This is also the cause of revenge, Yang Meng, don’t you like to be captain? I'll leave it to you, I'll take a good rest for a few days.
Xiao Peng was in bed together this day, but he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell.
Xiao Peng washed his face and walked to the cockpit, only then did he reflect what was wrong. The ship didn't move forward, it broke down?
"Mengzi, why did you break down?" Xiao Peng asked.
Yang Meng watched Xiao Peng walk in: "Wake up? We are at the edge of the Gulf of Aden, what should we do next?"
"Are you in the Gulf of Aden? So fast?" Xiao Peng felt it hadn't been long.
Yang Meng stared at him, hurry up? We hurriedly hurried, it took more than three days, do you think it is fast? The key is that the Red Sea route is too dangerous, Yang Meng and others are not familiar with it, so they can only walk slowly and finally reach the edge of the Gulf of Aden.
The Gulf of Aden, guarding the southeast exit of the Mediterranean and the entire Middle East, is the throat to and from the Suez Canal. Of course, this is also the most notorious strait in the world because of the famous Somali pirates.
Here, on average, one ship is robbed every four days. It is the main area of ​​global piracy activities and is also known as Pirate Lane.
At the same time, the Gulf of Aden is also the sea area with the best protection of marine resources in the world, with unique biodiversity in the world and rich biological resources. This is due to less human pollution near the Gulf of Aden and low catches.
Of course, this is not surprising. The Gulf of Aden is north of Yemen and south is Somalia. Do these two extremely poor countries have industrial systems that can pollute the ocean? Or another question, do these two countries have industries?
As for the fishing industry, it is generally limited to offshore fishing. Fishing skills still remain at the level hundreds of years ago. How many fish can be caught? Ocean fishing? Sorry, that thing is too advanced, not at all.
Then why is there no other country's ocean fishing boats to fish? Please, you haven't left the net on your side. A group of pirate ships next to you have surrounded you.
The pirates here, whether you are a fishing boat or an oil tanker, as long as you can bring it back in exchange for the ransom.
Don’t think that the Somali pirates are just picking up the persimmons. The ordinary people of the Somali pirates will never understand: they have robbed Uzbekistan to transport 33 T72 main battle tanks and a large number of armored personnel carriers and grenade launchers and other small weapons. , Even tried to hijack Russian warships, Dutch warships, French warships, Chinese warships, and even challenged the most advanced Bald Eagle cruiser of the Stars and Stripes.
They don't matter what type of country the ships are coming from, as long as they hit the muzzle of the gun, they are robbed.
"How to pass?" Yang Meng asked.
Xiao Peng looked at the chart: "Away from the coastline of Somalia 200 nautical miles, proceed along the coastline of Yemen."
"It's not safe in Yemen either." Yang Meng said his worries.
Yemen, located in the southwestern section of the Arabian Peninsula, is one of the most economically underdeveloped regions in the world. It is not self-sufficient in food and has serious desertification. The most important cash crops in Aden are cotton and coffee. The name Mocha Coffee comes from the Mocha Port in Yemen.
The country itself is impoverished. In 2015, war broke out and the capital was occupied by Houthi militants.
Why is such a war in such a poor country happening? Speaking of this, it is time to bring up the issue of the factions of Islamic countries.
The main factions of Islam are Sunni and Shia. Although they are all brothers of Islam, they just don't wait to see each other.
This is related to the teachings of the two schools. Simply put, after the death of the founder of Islam, Muhammad, there were four leaders connected, but only the fourth one belonged to the Muhammad family. So are the first three considered bosses?
I think they are all the bosses, they are Sunni, and those who think only Muhammad’s are the bosses are Shiites.
In the entire Middle East, Sunnis account for the vast majority. But it's another matter to be included in countless countries. For example, countries such as Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Bahrain are all Shiites in the majority.
There are also some exceptions, such as Syria, where Sunnis are mainly Sunnis, but the president in charge is Shia, and it is also a small branch of Shia.
During the war in Syria, the refugees fled. As a result, several neighbors were unwilling to see him. There are also factors in this aspect: Shia countries think you are all Sunni refugees; Sunni countries think your leader is Shia send. Well, it's so embarrassing.
In Yemen, the Houthis are Shiites; the original regime is Sunni.
This armed conflict is also regarded as a game between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The former is the representative of Shiites, and the latter is the power of Sunni. Yemen? The back garden of Saudi Arabia.
No one wants his enemy to live in his back garden, isn't it?
Of course, the impact of the war in Yemen is more than that. It also has an impact on China.
The most direct manifestation is that China's Aden Gulf fleet has returned to China. After all, China’s fleet is almost all supplied in Yemen. Without supplies, how to perform the mission?
It is precisely because the fleet is gone, so now to pass the Gulf of Aden, Yang Meng is so cautious, waiting for Xiao Peng's opinion.