bookrebus Chapter 652
Chapter 652
During the infiltration process, they found that the pirates on the island were not only heavily armed, but also controlled many survivors to do hard labor.
The dead and wounded were all buried on one of the deserted islands, and some people were even buried alive.
Through observation, they also found out that there were about a thousand pirates and more than three thousand survivors under control.
These slaves farmed, raised livestock, and went fishing on the island, but all the food had to be handed over, and they only received a small portion of the rations. There was only one fresh water source on the island, and these slaves received even less water. If they were injured or sick, they would be dragged to another island by the pirates and buried alive.
This behavior is truly outrageous.
Even more pitiful are the women, who were not only enslaved and forced to work, but also used as sexual resources to satisfy the pirates' animal desires.
There are very few women who can survive on the pirate island.
If he had not heard the painful screams of several women while carrying wood, Qi Mingyu would almost think that there were no women on this island.
At that time, a group of pirates surrounded a few poor women...
He controlled himself and didn't rush forward.
After listening to this, Zhou Shuwan was silent for a long time.
Although she knew that life for ordinary people in areas far away from government and military control was hell.
But, apart from the cannibal gang, this pirate island was really the second cruelest place she had ever seen.
She suddenly thought of Zhipeng's experience. If her second uncle, second aunt and others followed the convoy into the enemy's lair, would they also be enslaved in the same way?
Zhipeng and the others still made a prompt decision!
How lucky I am to have escaped!
Early the next morning, Captain Chen convened a high-level meeting.
He first shared the intelligence reported by the special forces team. After a long pause, he raised his head and scanned the officers present with a sharp gaze. "The situation is worse than we expected. These pirates are not only brutal and bloodthirsty, but also cunning and vicious. The island's defense system is also quite complete. Any rash action would be extremely risky. But we can't sit idly by. Those imprisoned survivors need our rescue!"
Vice Captain Xiao had also been furious all night. He said in a deep voice, "Captain, I suggest we first launch a long-range artillery attack on the pirates to weaken their strength. Then, we can have the special forces conduct a close-range raid. This will minimize casualties among the hostages."
Another senior officer nodded and said, "Yes, our carrier has powerful firepower and can definitely carry out precise strikes without harming any innocent people."
However, Captain Chen shook his head. "While long-range artillery fire is effective, it will also give the pirates a warning. They are likely to use the hostages as human shields, which will increase the difficulty of the rescue. We must find another way!"
He looked at Qi Mingyu: "Xiao Yu, you are more familiar with the island's terrain. Do you have any good suggestions?"
Qi Mingyu pondered for a moment and calmly analyzed: "The Pirate Island has a complex terrain and a relatively complete defense system. A frontal attack is too risky.
I think we can adopt a tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west. We can first send a small team to make a feint attack on the island to attract the pirates' attention. Then, the main force will launch a surprise attack from other directions, cooperate with internal rescue, and wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop.
However, the hostages need to be evacuated in advance, which is the most difficult task."
Captain Chen nodded. "So the biggest challenge is how to ensure the evacuation of all the over 2,000 captive survivors in a short period of time."
Captain Chen thought for a long time before he slowly spoke: "This problem is indeed difficult. So, let's divide into several teams.
One special forces team is responsible for making a feint attack and creating chaos; one team is responsible for sneaking into the island and guiding the survivors to evacuate; the mothership is responsible for the main firepower attack; and the remaining teams are responsible for covering the rear.