Chapter 491: Here's Your Chance!
On the vast sea, more than a dozen sea ships sailed in the wind and waves. The forward sea ship was particularly tall, and it was a battleship that could be seen from the dense gun windows on the side side.
The people on the ship were constantly running, and there were sailors climbing up and down the sails. The battleship was slightly clumsy and sailed quickly under the maneuvering of the sailors.
Zhang Huan glanced at the navigation clock, took out a sextant and measured it repeatedly. Finally sighing helplessly, they got lost.
The storm caused severe damage to his orca battleship, and many of its sails were damaged. There was even a problem with the rudder, and most seriously, the sailing clock was broken.
Without an accurate time, he could only approximate his location. It has deviated far from their destination, it has already crossed Taiyuan Island far away, and it is likely that it has entered the sea area controlled by the Xiyi people, and it is not easy to find a route back even if they turn around now.
In the case of damaged rudders, it is absolutely very dangerous to encounter the Xiyi warship. What's more, he also led more than a dozen oil bottles behind him, and there was absolutely no chance that the Fuchuan behind him would be spared in the event of a battle.
They have been adrift at sea for more than twenty days, and the fresh water on board has run out. In a few days, if no supply can be found, the entire fleet will be killed at sea.
The ship's broken sails have been repaired, but the rudder has to be damaged to find a place to anchor.
The anxious Zhang Huan was using a clairvoyant mirror to investigate around, when suddenly the lookout blew a copper whistle. Zhang Huan looked over, and the lookout shouted loudly: "Captain! Found land on the port side! ”
This voice seemed to give the battleship a booster, and everyone came to the spirits. The sailors quickly adjusted the sails, and even Zhang Huan's face was smiling.
The sea voyage for several days has left everyone physically and mentally exhausted. Both sailors and the army need to repair it, especially the fortune ship behind it, if it is not repaired, it may sink at sea.
When the fleet arrived, they found that it was an uninhabited island, the size of the island was not small, and there was fresh water on it, but for some reason it was uninhabited.
Zhang Huan immediately ordered the fleet to dock on the island for repairs, and what made him depressed was that the killer whale battleship was too large to dock at all.
It can only anchor and anchor at the seashore, and everything else can be repaired, but the rudder is a big problem. Zhang Huan had people inspect it and conclude that unless the ship was put into the dock for complete repairs, the rudder could only maintain the status quo.
After three days of repairing on the island, the orca battleship, replenished with fresh water, sailed away from the island and continued to explore the surroundings.
In the past three days, Zhang Huan probably knew his position, and had crossed Manila of the Ganlasi people and reached the sea south of Manila.
He sailed in the hope of encountering a ship of the Dry Wax Man, and if he could not fix the rudder, he would at least grab the navigation bell.
It's too dangerous to drift at sea without this thing, and it's the result of being trapped at sea.
The dozen or so lucky boats were left near the island, and they couldn't help Zhang Huan at all, so it was better to let them repair for a while.
When they were sure to return to the sea, they would come back and pick them up, and the orca battleship sailed towards the vast sea with everyone's expectant eyes.
They kept heading south and did not encounter a single sea boat until dark. The depressed Zhang Huan left the first mate Ma Le to hold the night and returned to the captain's room to observe the charts.
In the silence of the night, the orca battleship lowered all its sails and drifted with the waves. Ma Le was bored and roaming around the deck, and what made him depressed was that there was a fog on the sea at night.
In such weather, even if you have a sharp eye, you can't see anything clearly. In a daze, Ma Le was blown by the wind on the sea, and he realized that he had fallen asleep.
When he opened his eyes, he found that the fog had become thicker, and even the bright sunlight was locked in it.
Ma Le snorted boredly, and inadvertently seemed to see something in the fog. He rubbed his eyes, and when he looked again, there was another fog, and there was nothing.
The sleepy-eyed Ma Le was not sure that he was seeing a battleship, and just as he was hesitating to wake everyone up to fight, Ma Jingbo stepped onto the deck.
When he saw Ma Le, who was staring in one direction, he asked, "What are you doing?" There are no beautiful women there, can you still see the flowers? ”
"There was a dark shadow there just now, and it disappeared in a flash. I'm looking for it! Hurry up and pee your way! Don't mess around here! Ma Le said angrily.
Hearing that there was a black shadow, Ma Jingbo's eyes suddenly lit up. The voyage of the past few days has made him almost bored to death, and I heard that there are discoveries and other things.
Reaching out and snatching the copper whistle around Ma Le's neck, the sharp sound pierced the morning. The ship suddenly became busy, and many sailors jumped out of the cabin and went straight to their posts.
Ma Le snatched the copper whistle too late, he pointed his finger at Ma Jingbo and said angrily: "I haven't seen it clearly, what are you blowing blindly?" What if there are no enemy ships? ”
As soon as his voice fell, Zhang Huan's voice came: "If there is no enemy ship, it will be a military exercise, in case there is really an enemy ship, we will suffer a big loss if we are not prepared!" ”
"Yes!" Ma Le immediately saluted, and then glared at Ma Jingbo fiercely and ran to his place.
Zhang Huan pointed to the location of the enemy ship with his hand and said, "Adjust the sails, let's go over and have a look!" ”
The orca battleship swerved awkwardly and headed for the spot where the enemy was visible. The further you go in that direction, the thinner the fog becomes.
When the Orca battleship was on the edge of the fog, everyone was stunned. In front of him, more than a dozen galleons of all sizes appeared, the largest of which was twice the size of the orca battleship.
The smallest one also looked like four hundred tons, and the appearance of the killer whale battleship made the other party nervous. I heard the rumbling of war drums on the other party's ship, and immediately divided three warships to surround me.
Zhang Huan didn't know if it was his luck against the sky or bad luck. I really encountered an enemy ship when I wanted to find it, but there were too many Temu.
A half-crippled battleship himself, where is the enemy's opponent. Zhang Huan decisively ordered the battleship to turn around and kill back in the direction of the fog.
The battleships chasing in the rear were in hot pursuit, and rushed into the fog. Everyone here has the same eyesight, and unless the two ships are close to a hundred paces, no one will want to spot the opponent.
Entering the mist, Zhang Huan immediately ordered everyone to refrain from making any sound, and those who violated the order were beheaded. Everyone also discovered the fleet just now, knew the crisis in front of them, and covered their mouths one by one and didn't dare to make a sound.
The enemy ships in the fog seemed to be sailing side by side, and they lit lanterns. They also beat the drums from time to time to contact each other, for fear of accidentally hurting their own people.
Listening to the regular drum sound of the other party, Zhang Huan's eyes became fascinated. "Here's your chance!"