Chapter 573: You'll Suffer
The power of nature is infinite, take the Fujian Sailors as an example, even if Yang Feng is on one of the largest tonnage warships in this era, but in the face of this sudden storm, all they can do is lower most of the sails and do their best to fight with the wind and waves.
"Vomit...... ...... vomit"
From time to time, there was a disgusting sound of tooth ache coming from the cabin, which was the vomiting of some seasick sailors.
In the wheelhouse of the battleship, Yang Feng grabbed the deputy of the wall with both hands, and his pale face was like a worker in a certain Kang factory who had worked for three days and two nights in modern society.
Speaking of which, Yang Feng was also quite puzzled, he had never felt unwell due to his physique when he had gone to sea with the fleet several times, but this time he didn't know if it was because the wind and waves were too big or for other reasons, he was seasick after the storm began...... Seasickness.
Not far from him stood Liu Xiang, the deputy commander of the Fujian Naval Division, and Liu Xiang was worthy of being a person who begged for a living at sea since he was a child, even if it was such a big wind and waves, the hull of the ship shook so much, but her feet were firmly rooted on the deck as if they had taken root, and her body was still standing straight, and her mouth kept giving instructions.
"Helmsman, five degrees to the left!!"
Nearby, an old helmsman in his forties looked ahead and repeated the command in his mouth: "Understood...... Left rudder five! ”
"Ningyuan, your course has deviated a little, immediately turn the rudder to the right and maintain the formation!"
The pouring rain continued to pour, splashing the cockpit and making the cockpit glass crackle.
After commanding for a while, feeling that the wind and waves were a little less, Liu Xiang handed over the command to the first mate, walked to Yang Feng's side and asked with concern: "Master Hou, you better go back to the cabin and lie down, it's not a way to hold on like this." ”
"I'm not going!" Yang Feng rejected Liu Xiang's kindness, and said with some negative anger: "I really can't understand, I have been out to sea several times in the past two years, and I think I have practiced it on weekdays, why did I get seasick today, it's really embarrassing." ”
Liu Xiang shook his head helplessly and said: "Master Hou, how can this be the same, waves like today are not often encountered, let alone you, even some old sailors may not be able to stand it, and it is normal for you to react a little." ”
Yang Feng suddenly asked, "What about you?" Have you encountered many such storms? ”
Hearing this question at first glance, Liu Xiang couldn't help but pause, and after a while, he said: "Isn't it normal for a lowly job to beg for a living at sea since he was a child, and to encounter wind and waves?" I'm used to it! ”
Although Liu Xiang's tone of voice was light, Yang Feng could still feel how much sadness and helplessness there was in this sentence, a girl had to lead thousands of old men to survive under Zheng Zhilong's encirclement, and the hardships in this were naturally conceivable.
The atmosphere in the cockpit was a little silent for a while, and before Yang Feng could say anything to comfort him, Liu Xiang suddenly smiled and said, "But the humble position is now content, do you know?" In the past, when I went to sea, the most annoying thing was rainy days.
You must know that the previous ships did not have a cockpit, and all the rudders were placed on the foredeck, whether it was windy or rainy, and it was even more uncomfortable in the event of a rainstorm like today.
Like now, our ship not only has a cockpit, but also surrounded by glass, the wind does not blow the rain, and when giving orders, there is no need to hang colorful flags or play flags, and only need to speak into the walkie-talkie to let all the ships hear, compared to before, it is a mouse falling in a honeypot. When he said the last sentence, Liu Xiang looked at the cabin again, and his eyes showed a look of joy that could not be concealed.
Listening to Liu Xiang's interesting words, Yang Feng couldn't help but smile. To tell the truth, before the invention of plexiglass, almost all warships in the world did not have cockpits, because in the fierce naval battles, the commander had to watch and listen to all directions, so that he could give orders at the fastest speed, and the commander could only better observe the surrounding movements in the open air, so the cockpit also began to rise after the emergence of plexiglass.
After the two of them said this, Yang Feng felt a lot better, he stood up straight and was about to say something, when a voice sounded on the walkie-talkie: "Deputy Admiral Liu, the Shicai Qingyuan rescued a father and daughter at sea, according to them, they are fishermen living in Bengang, and they dare to ask how to deal with these two people?" ”
"Rescue a pair of fishermen and daughter who fell into the water?" Yang Feng on the side couldn't help but be taken aback, and said in surprise: "If you dare to go to sea in this weather, they don't want to die!" ”
"They are just trying to make a living, otherwise who would want to go out to sea in this weather, and the fishermen will have a hard time." Liu Xiang said a word and stopped talking.
Although Liu Xiang didn't say much, Yang Feng understood in seconds, if he wasn't really poor, who would risk being buried in the belly of a fish to go out to sea to fish in this weather.
Yang Feng sighed lightly: "That's it...... After the situation is known, let them go ashore when they get to Bengang, and by the way, give them some silver, so that they can live a good life when they go back. ”
Liu Xiang's gaze swept over Yang Feng's face with some surprise, she didn't expect that Yang Feng, who always showed a strong iron blood on weekdays, would have such a delicate side......
"Ah......h
In the cabin of the Qingyuan, Zhu Niang, who had changed into a clean ocean blue camouflage uniform, sneezed loudly and looked around with curious eyes.
This is a small cabin, at best less than three or four square meters, but there are four hammocks, if you look at the past with the eyes of later generations, it is very appropriate to call this house a snail dwelling, but Zhu Niang's eyes showed envy.
"Squeak!"
The door of the cabin opened, and a dark-skinned sailor who was also wearing a marine camouflage uniform walked in with a porcelain bowl, and the careful Zhu Niang also found that the sailor's sleeve was embroidered with a red trilateral triangle symbol, only to see the sailor hand the porcelain bowl to her, "Huh...... This is ginger soup, drink it while it's hot, you've just been drenched in the rain, but be careful of getting caught in the cold. ”
Zhu Niang did not suspect anything else, took the porcelain bowl and quickly drank the bowl of ginger soup cleanly, then returned the porcelain bowl to the other party, and thanked him softly.
The young sailor took the porcelain bowl and grinned, showing a mouthful of white teeth, and said to Zhu Niang: "You can rest first, your father is in the room next to you, and the adults have already said that when the storm stops, you will be sent ashore, and you will soon be able to go home." With that, the sailor turned away.
"Wait!" Seeing that the other party was leaving, Zhu Niang hurriedly asked, "...... you You're just letting us go? ”
"Of course!" The sailor was puzzled and said, "What else can you do if you don't let go, we don't have so much food to feed the idlers." ”
"Uh......" Zhu Niang didn't expect to get such an answer, and she couldn't help but be stunned for a while.
Zhu Niang asked in disbelief: "Are we ...... But the fishermen under the rule of Zheng Da in Bengang, you just let us go back? ”
"Hey...... You're a funny little girl, aren't you happy when we let you go? The young sailor was amused, and felt that this girl who was not outstanding in appearance, but whose eyes were unusually smart, was really interesting, and he would have been grateful for it as an ordinary fisherman, but this one was good, and he even wanted to ask for an understanding.
Zhu Niang's face turned red all of a sudden, and some rough little hands rubbed the corners of their clothes against each other and asked a little embarrassedly, "No...... I just want to ask, are you Daming Water Master? Also, can you tell me your name, I can't even know the name of my savior. ”
The young sailor smiled heartily: "What can't be said about this, we are the Fujian sailors of the Ming Dynasty, my name is Ning Shuisheng." ”
"Da Ming Water Master!" A complicated look flashed in Zhu Niang's eyes after receiving an affirmative answer, and she hesitated for a moment and asked, "Can I ask, where are you going?" ”
"It's not a secret, and it doesn't hurt to tell you." Ning Shuisheng said: "We came here to fight Zheng Zhilong, so when the storm stops, you should go ashore quickly, so as not to affect you." ”
"You're going to attack Bengang?"
"Yes!"
"But there are a lot of artillery pieces set up in Bengang, and you will suffer if you go!" Zhu Niang suddenly shouted.