Chapter 848 Storm There is a proverb in China that says that the sky in June will change.This sentence is changed on the sea, it is the same reason, just now it was just dark clouds, in the blink of an eye the sky has darkened, the wind has increased significantly, the sea surface is uneasy surging, uplift wave peaks, and now no matter how stupid people know, the storm is coming.The biggest advantage of the Ming Royal Navy is that resources can be shared, and experienced sailors can judge that a storm is coming, and make accurate judgments.In this case, the ships do not need to communicate with each other in flags, as in the case of European navies, but directly by radio.The radio communicated more accurately and quickly than the flags, and the ships quickly lowered their sails slowly, while fixing some easily movable objects so that they would not be disturbed.The sea in June was like a moody shrew, turning her face when she said it, and while the Ming fleet was busy preparing for the storm, the storm was already quietly coming.The sky was not obscured by dark clouds, but rather like some mischievous god pouring a vat of ink down in the clouds and slamming it with a mop, and in an instant it was as black as the bottom of a pot, and it was heavily clasped on the surface of the sea."
Boom ......"
The lightning roared and shook everyone's eardrums, and the whip of thunder tore through the dark sky, pumping all the way to the top of the person's head, and the dark sea was illuminated by the strong light of the lightning, and then fell into deeper darkness.Even the most experienced Royal Navy soldiers and sailors had changed their faces, as the so-called ignorant are fearless, the army soldiers from the Anbei Governor's Mansion, who had only undergone simple training to resist seasickness, had never seen a storm of this scale, and just stayed in the cabin honestly according to the requirements of the naval soldiers.The violent sound of thunder continued one after another, deafening, and the sky was constantly illuminated by electric light, as if the lightning in the sky had gathered in this direction.The sky trembled with the sound of thunder, as if an enraged god was standing in the clouds, throwing powerful lightning bolts one after another at the fleet.The sea also went berserk, and the wind on the sea changed from a breeze to a violent wind in a very short time, pushing the waves with terrifying force to form stacks of crests, and the group rushed towards the fleet like a charge, and the howling of the wind and the roar of the waves were matched with the rumbling thunder, and the might of heaven and earth was enough to turn the bravest man into a coward!
Mighty fleets were defenseless in the face of the storm and were overwhelmed in the first turn, with some ships even washed up to the deck by the waves, and poured into the waterfall from every place where it could enter!
Every plank on every battleship rattled and cracked, and every soldier turned pale with fright, and some even screamed: "We're finished!"
”The Indian Ocean seems to be determined to give them a dismount, the wind is getting stronger and stronger, even if the fleet lowers the sails at the first time, the warships are still uncontrollably rampage on the sea, and that speed cannot be stopped at all.The torrential rain was pouring down, and the white expanse between the sky and the earth could not distinguish between the southeast and the northwest, and the lightning was swirling in the rain curtain, and the rain silk was also carrying electric sparks, and no warship could escape its blow.The flagship of the expeditionary force was the "Evil Lai", the largest tonnage and the strongest one in the entire fleet, but it was no different from a canoe in the face of a strong wind, and it was pushed by the wind on the sea, and the hull was violently turbulent, and it was unstable to stand.Everyone has to cling to the heavy object, because as soon as they let go, they will immediately turn into a rolling hoist.In the dark, no one knew how long the storm had been blowing or how long it had been raining, and almost everyone vomited anyway.Brave people are always optimistic, and Zhao Yunfeng, the major commander of the Anbei Governor's Mansion, looked at the captain of the navy and smiled: "I finally understand why your navy's military salary is so high now!"
”"Why?""
It's not double as the army, I'm sorry for your efforts......"
Before the words fell, Zhao Yunfeng squirted out a water arrow from his mouth.After spitting out a full pillar of incense, Zhao Yunfeng said solemnly: "I would rather face the enemy's thousands of troops alone than face this kind of storm!"
”"You should be glad this storm passed quickly!"
When the wind weakened, Zhao Yunfeng ventured to the deck to observe the surroundings, and was very sad to find that there was not a single Ming warship around."
What about the other ships?""
I don't know, but don't worry, the flag will signal, let's lean over!"
The rainstorm came down again, and Zhao Yunfeng could only continue to retract into the cabin.Immediately afterwards, there was a rumbling sound outside, the hull of the ship sank down, and the salty and fishy sea water poured down all over his face, Zhao Yunfeng wiped the sea water off his face, looked up at the spectacular waterfall, and there were ten thousand grass and mud horses roaring in his heart.Propelled by the wind and waves, the battleship rushed into the distance like a wild dog on the loose, and the speed was as fast as the flying fish!
Zhao Yunfeng was shocked: "Oh my God, this time it's over!"
Who can make it stop!
”"You'd better be prepared for impact!
Now, even Heaven doesn't have the ability to make it stop!
”Zhao Yunfeng clung to a pillar while praying to the heavens in his heart.However, the heavens said that there was nothing he could do, and the battleship had no intention of slowing down, and rushed all the way, slamming straight into the dark green of a bay!
Kara......
The sound of the ship's hull breaking was deafening, everything in the cabin shook violently, many people were shocked and flew out, hitting their heads and bleeding, and a scream rang out: "The hull has been knocked through!"
We're done!
”Although I couldn't see what I had hit, I was sure that the ship had leaked, and a large amount of sea water swarmed along the gap, and the soldiers in one of the cabins were soaked in the water before they could even run out."
Quickly close the minus three layers of dense water hatch!"
The technology of building ships in this era is still very strong, just like ordinary Exocet warships, which have twenty-four dense water tanks, even if the ship hits the reef, as long as the damage is not more than one-third, that is, eight dense water tanks, then there will be no danger of sinking.If there are more than eight dense water cabins, you can only abandon the ship, in the calm sea, abandon the ship can also escape, at the moment under this kind of storm, the lifeboat is useless.As the so-called good spirits do not have bad spirits, a large amount of seawater pours into the ship's hold, causing the battleship to move sideways."
Quick, everyone go to the foredeck, or we'll be upside down and drowned alive!"
Zhao Yunfeng's face also changed, he didn't want to die yet, the three beautiful wives in the family, and several lovely children were waiting for him to go back, if he hung up, what would they have to be sad about!
He struggled to run up the stairs of the cabin.And at this time, the hull rolled over more and more, everyone involuntarily fell to the side, unable to stand steadily, and the sailors remained silent: "We are finished!"
”The screams and shouts in the cabin grew louder and louder, and the cabin actually stopped rolling over, and the water level in the cabin did not rise any further.The remaining sailors of the Navy laughed: "The ship is stranded and cannot be sunk!"
It's stranded......
Hahaha......
Our luck was really good!
”Zhao Yunfeng looked forced: "Stranded?
What do you mean?
”"It's just washed up by the waves to the shallows and stranded!
Our luck is so good, even death can't help us!
”"Great!""
Don't get too excited, we'd better expect fresh water on this island!""
What's going on?""
Our radio station is broken, and we have no ability to repair it for the time being, which means that we have lost contact with the main fleet!""
Won't they look for us?""
Looking for sure will be looking, but do you know if you are looking for a needle in a haystack?
Don't wait for the main fleet to find us, we must hold on to it ourselves!
”The Ming Royal Navy loses a large number of soldiers every year, and it also loses all kinds of warships, especially the main battleship Sea Shark class, none of which were sunk by the enemy, but one was lost because of the storm.As for the Exocet, the losses were even greater.The expeditions of the Age of Discovery, which also meant pinning their heads to their belts, were huge losses for both Magellan and Columbus.The advantage of the Ming Royal Navy is quite obvious, that is, with canned food and bean sprouts, sepsis can be avoided, and other advantages are not obvious.Zhao Yunfeng and others are very lucky, the island they hit is called Ceylon, and the name of the later generations is Sri Lanka, which is an island owned by the Dutch, French, British, including Spaniards and Portuguese, with its own ports and docks, but there is nothing to do with India.But the Ming Dynasty in this era was so strong that the conflict between the Nanyang Development Company and the Dutch colonial government had not yet risen to become a war between the Ming Empire and the Dutch colonial government.At the beginning of Nanyang Development's capture of Mindanao, Li Xin, on behalf of the Ming government, sent a note to the Dutch colonial government, saying that the attack of the Nanyang Development Company was a commercial act and had nothing to do with other Ming enterprises, and if the Dutch colonial government dared to take action against other Ming Empire enterprises, then the Ming government would also take action to effectively protect the interests of Ming Empire enterprises in Nanyang.The current Ceylon, including the Chinese in Ceylon and Huaqiao, all understand that hugging the thigh of the Ming Empire is so beneficial, in fact, the Ming Empire in this era is like the British Empire more than a hundred years in the future, not only greedy, but also domineering.The enterprises of the Ming Empire and the subjects of the Ming Kingdom were protected by the Royal Navy of the Ming Empire.As the battleship ran aground in the storm and approached the island of Ceylon, more than 600 army soldiers including Zhao Yunfeng successfully landed, established tidal flat positions, and built simple fortifications.They landed at the site of Negombo, which was controlled by the Dutch colonial government in Ceylon, and the Dutch colonial government was not slow to respond, sending a mission with a dozen soldiers and two diplomats the next day."
Your Excellency the Ming Empire officer, please indicate your intentions, you have landed on the land of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands with weapons, this is already an act of war!""
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And yet?"
Zhao Yunfeng was tormented by the storm and was full of anger, and said angrily: "We are here, what do you say?"
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