On May 15, the 100 fleets of Philippine non-governmental organizations, which had been fishing for a day, finally moved. It was supposed to be a good May 14th, but on this day, the Philippines was still taking a group photo, and then it was blessed by the monks and monks on the beach, so it was delayed until the 15th. I have to say that although they are all small boats, the scene of hundreds of ships dispatching together is still a little shocking. However, at the critical moment, the 052D destroyer also rushed to the vicinity of Scarborough Shoal, and the coast guard also went out to the west coast of Zambales to squat, and the Philippine fleet has now been divided into two parts.
According to foreign media reports, on the morning of May 15, the Philippine fleet assembled on the shore of Zambales and set off, and some ships joined during the voyage. First of all, let's introduce the Philippine lineup, most of which are "crab ships", and then there are two large ships, namely the Kapitan Felix Oca, which belongs to the Philippine Joint Maritime Officials and Seafarers' Union, and the maritime training ship M/V Kapitan Felix Oca, which are worth mentioning, which were built by the Yokohama factory in Japan and the Miho factory in Shizuoka. In addition, there is a Philippine patrol boat "Bagakai" escorting on the side, and this ship is the one that was "free of charge" by the domestic coast guard water cannon not long ago.
Then on our side, the Haijing 4203 ship has been carrying out forward interception at the nine-dash line, and this forward deployment is also to get more information about the Philippine fleet and provide a plan for the rear interception fleet. In addition, in addition to the more than 40 ships mentioned earlier, including 2 054A and 1 056A, according to foreign media information, there is also a 052D destroyer rushing to reinforce and appearing in the sea area 50 kilometers south of Huangyan Island. This should also be a reassurance to the interception fleet, after all, at this critical moment, there is a 052D in the back, and it is estimated that the Philippine side will not dare to have other thoughts.
Behind it is the action of the Philippine convoy of 100 ships, which is actually very strange, they sailed about 20 nautical miles and began to deploy buoys in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines. Of course, this is no problem, this is the waters of the Philippines and you can do whatever you want, and then, they moved on to replenish some fishing boats, and then sailed back. You read that right, this 100-ship fleet that was in the sky to supply Scarborough Shoal was completely a farce when it returned here. However, the other two large ships mentioned in the fleet may continue to move towards Scarborough Shoal, but this one is easy to intercept.
However, many military fans are still very regretful, because of the early retreat of the Philippine side, the so-called water cannon battle is basically invisible, and what hundreds of ships will hit the islands and reefs will not appear at all. I don't know if the appearance of 052D made the Philippine side temporarily change its plan. Anyway, this time the Philippine side is thundering and raining, but it is also related to the fact that we have deployed perfect interception measures in advance. For example, retired US Air Force Colonel Colin Powell called it the "largest blockade" seen at Scarborough Shoal so far, with a large number of ships on standby in the eastern, northwestern and southwestern parts of Scarborough Shoal.
It is estimated that ASEAN countries will not be able to say anything about us to change the status quo, because the previous negotiations also know that it is the Philippine side that does not talk about credibility first, so although our coast guard has worked hard, we have to "thank" the Philippines for the good opportunity it sent. Now the Philippine side does not expect that we will sit down and talk calmly, and the moment the medium guide arrives in the Philippines, there is nothing to talk about, and South Korea is a lesson from the past.
Generally speaking, with the strength of the Philippine side itself, it is already difficult for these islands and reefs to take any advantage, and if it continues to drag on, it will either be a small-scale reclamation on Xianbin Reef outside, completely sandwiching Ren'ai Jiao in the middle, and waiting for the broken ship to rot naturally. Either we should continue to follow our temporary arrangement, so that the Philippines will be more passable. Now it depends on the choice of the Philippine side, in terms of maintaining sea power, we do not rub sand in our eyes, such a big cost and time have been paid, and the Philippines will not be involved in every inch of land and sea.