novelxo Chapter 3673
In order to maintain his image in the minds of his subordinates and protect his position in the Gulf of Aden, Badr convened his subordinates immediately and held a mobilization meeting. This group of weak soldiers under Badr was originally a little apprehensive after hearing that their boss had declared war with Ten Thousand Armies.
They also knew their own weight and capabilities, and they knew that people like them did not have even the slightest chance of winning if they were to truly fight against Ten Thousand Armies.
The other party was a long-standing top-level mercenary, whereas they were nothing more than just some pathetic pirates who had not even practiced their marksmanship very well. They could only hold and aim an AK47 blindly at a target. They really did not know how badly they would die if they were to indeed become Ten Thousand Armies' enemy.
However, Badr also had his own skills and abilities since he could hold onto the position as the leader of the pirate organization. He spoke to these pirates who were illiterate, and he spoke incessantly and impassively from evening till dark.
In order to stir up their deepest anger and rage, Badr even took the initiative to use his own projector equipment that he personally used for watching
movies to play the video uploaded by Ten Thousand Armies to all of his subordinates in a loop. He finally succeeded in igniting the anger of all of his men.
Thus, he immediately incited, "If we do not drive Ten Thousand Armies out of the Gulf of Aden, in the future, our brothers and even ourselves might meet with the same fate, then. At that time, there would be no room for us to survive in the Gulf of Aden! Are you guys really willing to give up such a good deal as pirates and paddle a canoe out to the sea to fish instead?"
His subordinates immediately shouted out loud that they were unwilling to do so.
This was because they had already long been accustomed to a career as a pirate, which was a quickpaying and risk-free job. Therefore, they were naturally unwilling to find another way to make a living.
After all, in a place like Somalia, making money was so much more difficult compared to going out to sea to commit robbery.
As soon as they were to revert back to life as farmers or fishermen, they would rather hold a gun and fight to the death with the other party.
When Badr saw that he had successfully mobilized his subordinates' fighting spirit, he issued an order immediately as he said loudly, "We will prepare our boats and weapons properly tonight, and we will attack with our entire army in the morning tomorrow!
We will search the Gulf of Aden for Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group's cargo ships, and no matter what it is, we must seize one!"
His second-in-command could not help but say, "Boss, the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies are extremely strong in individual combat. I'm afraid that it would be difficult for us if we want to seize the cargo ship that they are escorting!"
Badr said coldly, "I know that the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies are very strong when it comes to individual combat, but the number of people that they can allocate to escort each cargo ship will certainly not be too many. So, after our men find an Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group's cargo ship, do not act rashly, but instead, report the coordinates and location of the cargo ship immediately. The other speedboats should go and provide reinforcement and then join forces in order to hijack and seize that cargo ship!"
As Badr spoke, he then continued, "If we do not suppress Ten Thousand Armies and Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group this time, Ten Thousand Armies' reputation in the Gulf of Aden will only continue to increase, and it will only become more and more difficult for us. Therefore, we must hijack Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group's Cargo ship successfully no matter what it is so that we can ruin Ten Thousand Armies' reputation and also make Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group pay a huge price at the same time!"
The second-in-command hurriedly asked him, "Boss, what are you planning to do with Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group's cargo ship?"
Badr had a gloomy expression on his face as he said," After we seize the cargo ship, we will kill all of the crew members on board along with all of Ten Thousand Armies' soldiers before throwing them into the sea! At that time, we will also take a video of the entire process and upload it onto the internet. I want the whole world to know what will happen if they piss us off!"
After that, Badr then said, "As for the cargo ship that we seized, we will offer the price of one hundred million US dollars to Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group in order to redeem the cargo ship. If they refuse to pay, we will unload the valuable cargo on board and sink the ship!"
Immediately after that, Badr continued speaking, "If Ito -Schulz Ocean Shipping Group were to hand the one hundred million US dollars over to us honestly, I will give each and every one of you thirty thousand US dollars each! If the cargo ship grabs the first credit, each person will then receive one hundred thousand US dollars!"
Thirty thousand US dollars was definitely an astronomical sum for the Somali pirates.
They spilled blood every day, but in truth, they did not earn that much money. Most of the money would usually be taken away by the leader and high-level officials of the pirate organization. What was given to them was also several times higher than the local
average.
Even though it was many times higher, in actual fact, each person was only receiving a few thousand US dollars annually.
So, when Badr promised everyone thirty thousand US dollars each, they were all very excited.
Therefore, the pirates began to make the preparations overnight as they prepared for the whole group to be dispatched to encircle and seize Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group's cargo ship the next morning.
That night, there was a lot of noise and voices in Badr's base.
A large number of pirates were on their speedboats to carry out a full-scale overhaul on the coastline.
When the time struck four o'clock in the morning, the vast majority of pirates had already gone to sleep, leaving only a small number of guards left to stand guard and watch the base on several high towers around the base.