Chapter 2645: Blade of the Gulf of Aden

Jiang Jian looked at Nightingale in a weird way, "What kind of cooperation does the special unit of the Self-Defense Force where the target is located with the US military?"
"According to our clues, their previous cooperation was aimed at the islands in Somalia, mainly on and rescue missions. This time, I guess it is also a similar mission." Nightingale whispered, "but the specifics need to be further verified."
"Ordinary and maritime rescue missions, need to use the special forces of the outlying island guard mobile group?" Jiang An shook his head, "I don't think it will be that simple."
Nightingale looked at Jiang An, a little dissatisfied, "Are you questioning the accuracy of our intelligence? If that's the case, I can tell you clearly that this is indeed not a conclusive piece of information. But any intelligence will not be 100%. One hundred is accurate. To determine an effective piece of information, it must be confirmed through other different channels."
"Then, how do you plan to confirm?" Jiang An asked.
"First, we start with the U.S. military. If the U.S. military has any action, it can be seen from their logistics supply situation. The logistics supply of the U.S. military base is an outsourcing business and is handed over to private military companies. Private military companies , There are also its own lower-level suppliers. Military contracting companies take goods from the suppliers below, and those replenishment goods can analyze the next step of the US military. There is a difference between the supply demand in peacetime and wartime. Judged many things." Nightingale replied.
"It must be no ordinary small company to be able to accept a contract for such a large order of a US military base. All private military companies are very professional, and they won't be tricked out by you." Crazy Horse shook his head and said, "I can't get it back. Will disturb them."
"You didn't listen to me carefully. I mean, from the next-tier suppliers of military contractors, they are far less vigilant. But they are more able to directly reflect the future dynamics of the US military. If there is a large number of supplies trading Occurs, usually when the fleet has major operations, a small number of which are basically ground tasks. And their delivery locations and transportation methods indicate the future dynamics of the US military.
For example, a certain supplier received an order and asked them to deliver a large amount of fresh water and food and vegetables to the US military port in a week. This indicates that a certain navy ship may have an outbound mission. According to the quantity of cargo, we can judge what class of ship and roughly what type of action. If it is a ground operation, it is better to judge that the U.S. military may require the cargo to be sent to the place of operation designated by them, or the U.S. military base closest to the operation. This can also give birth to a series of other judgments.
Of course, this is just an example. The actual operation is much more complicated. We will verify the information obtained through multiple channels. This information can only become usable intelligence if it is confirmed to be correct. "Nightingale replied.
"It makes sense." Lin Rui nodded, "but we need to be faster."
"Although intelligence work must be timely and effective, it can't blindly beg for quickness." Nightingale shook her head, "We have our rules when we do things."
Lin Rui shrugged, "Okay. I must know all the information you have so far. It doesn't matter whether you have passed the verification or not."
"In ten minutes, I will send it to your tactical computer via the satellite network." Nightingale replied. "In addition, there is news from Rhea. He will arrive in five days."
"I already know this, and according to his request, we must only act after he returns and integrate all the information." Lin Rui nodded, "That's why I urge you to speed up the progress."
"Two days. Before Leia arrives, we will try our best to complete all the investigation work." After Nightingale finished speaking, he nodded to Lin Rui and left.
Crazy Horse whispered, "Boss, do you believe them?"
"I believe in their abilities, but I won't completely believe what they say." Lin Rui whispered. "After all, they have only just begun to cooperate. They have some precautions and reservations about us. This is obvious to Nightingale. But it should be a normal defense mentality as a professional agent, and there is no big problem. In fact, they asked. There is indeed a set of intelligence."
In the next few days, Lin Rui and others remained simple, dormant in the Djibouti bazaar and trade zone where dragons and snakes were mixed. And Nightingale and other members of the intelligence team will report to him on the latest intelligence progress every day. Nightingale did not brag either. It was really only two days before they had already inquired that the US Army and the Japanese Self-Defense Force had recently had a joint mission with the goal of a Somali island leader.
"A pirate leader?" Lin Rui frowned, "Do we need to use the Special Forces of the Self-Defense Force's Outlying Islands Guard Mobile Group?"
"You may not understand, who this pirate is." Nightingale looked at Lin Rui and said.
"Somali pirates are only, no matter how smart they are," Crazy Horse mocked.
"This pirate is Tamssin, who is known as the Blade of the Gulf of Aden. He was once elected as Time Magazine's 2010 Man of the Year as a pirate. The special court established by the UN Security Council in and outside Somalia has repeatedly convicted him of multiple crimes. A felony. Unlike other little pirates, his range of activities is as far as 450 nautical miles from the coastline.
As a result, many superstitious locals believe that he is the blade of the Gulf of Aden, possessing the ability to be cursed by the devil, and able to appear in waves and storms. But in fact, it is more likely that he has a base on the sea, so he appears to be out of the ordinary. It is said that he has forty small armed boats, all of which have been modified high-horsepower clippers. "Nightingale replied.
"Forty armed ships? It is estimated to be armed with nearly a thousand people. It seems that the strength of this Tamsing is not uncommon. But no matter how you say it, it is just a pirate. Why do the Americans want to deal with him?" Lin Nodding sharply.
"Every year nearly 50,000 ships from various countries pass through the waters near Somalia. Except for the warships of various countries that cannot be handled by pirates, most of them are large and small freighters. Tamsin's raid was once very prosperous, but in recent years, NATO member states have stepped up their crackdown on pirate activities around the Gulf of Aden. This Tamsing is no longer as good as before. As a last resort, he can only ask for a ransom by hijacking the ship. Just last month, he hijacked a scientific research ship. "Nightingale replied.
"Scientific research ship?" Lin Rui frowned. "He would pick someone to start. This type of ship is not big and has no armed capabilities, but the equipment on board is extremely expensive. Not to mention the scientists on board. It's not certain that an inconspicuous person is a national treasure of a certain country, a real humanoid property."