Chapter 492: The Storm is Coming
readx; The fortune boat carrying Zhu Youzhen, Qi Meifeng, and Li Zhenyan entered the Yellow Sea from the Bohai Sea, and after driving eastward for a while, it turned south, getting farther and farther away from Dengzhou, and the three of them completely gave up hope that someone would come to the rescue. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The only thing worth thanking is that Xu Laosi and the others concentrated on sailing during this time and did not come to harass them. And Qi Meifeng took advantage of this opportunity to detoxify, sweating profusely, and had already expelled a small half of the toxin. Although she is far from regaining her usual strength, with her skills, it is still more than enough to deal with ordinary soldiers.
Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked Qi Meifeng to replace Li Zhenyan to guard the cabin door, and replaced Li Zhenyan with detoxification. As long as the two of them can recover half of their strength, they will have the strength to fight against Xu Laosi's men.
Because according to Zhu Youzhen's observation in the past half day, there were only about fifty or sixty sailors and soldiers on board. Their weapons are mainly cold weapons such as short knives and long swords, and no one is seen carrying a bird's gun. As long as they find a suitable time, the two girls will launch a surprise attack together, and maybe they will be able to clean up all these shrimp soldiers and crabs.
At this time, Zhu Youzhen's nervous mood also relaxed a little. Xu Laosi and the others outside didn't know anything about the situation in the cabin, because the ship had sailed into the vast Yellow Sea, and his vigilance had been greatly reduced, and since the afternoon, he had been drinking and having fun with a few of his men at the bow of the ship, and handed over the task of steering to other sailors.
Near sunset, Li Zhenyan also temporarily retracted. The poison in her was deeper than Qi Meifeng's, and she only recovered three successes. In order to improve her combat effectiveness as soon as possible, she exchanged it with Qi Meifeng. This time, Qi Meifeng planned to work until midnight, so that she could recover her eight successes.
Zhu Youzhen had no one to replace, so he had to look at the endless sea in a daze. At this time, the ship had bypassed Weihaiwei, the easternmost point of the Jiaodong Peninsula, and the color of the sea gradually changed from azure to yellow.
Zhu Youzhen wondered: "Why is the sea water here yellow? Could this be the origin of the name 'Yellow Sea'? ”
Li Zhenyan had nothing to do for the time being, so she replied with a smile: "Yes, the Yellow Sea is named because of its color. The Yellow River carries a large amount of sediment into the Yellow Sea, staining half of the sea water. ”
Zhu You couldn't help but sigh after hearing this, secretly thinking that the soil erosion of the Yellow River was too serious, and it actually affected the color of the sea. One day, if he has the opportunity to harness the Yellow River, he will definitely solve its sediment problem once and for all and restore the sea to its original appearance.
Since passing Weihaiwei, because the southeast wind has been blowing on the sea, the ship is equivalent to going against the wind. However, the sailors were also very experienced, and on the one hand, they skillfully adjusted the sails, and on the other hand, they kept the ship in a zigzag course, so that the sails were always exposed to some wind, so that the lucky ship could still move on, but at a much reduced speed.
Zhu Youzhen had taken a steamship in his previous life, but it was the first time to take a sailboat. Looking at the busy figures of the sailors, he couldn't help asking, "Zhenyan, you often go to sea." You see, the ship sails entirely on the wind, what if there is no wind? ”
Li Zhenyan hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, there are very few days when there is no wind on the sea. If it's really windless, it doesn't matter, just wait a few days for the wind to pick up before setting sail. Compared with no wind, what is really terrible is the storm, once encountered, it is impossible to resist at all, and often the ship is destroyed and people die. ”
As he was talking, he only heard the sailor at the helm shouting: "Boss Xu, the wind has stopped!" ”
Xu Laosi was drunk and said: "What is the name of the ghost, stop it." Let's go around in a big circle in the Bohai Sea, and the big dragon head must have gone far, and they can't catch up anyway, so let's go directly to the port bar to meet. It was getting late, so leave a few brothers on duty for the night, and then send someone to keep an eye on the three people, and the rest went back to the cabin to sleep! ”
"No, Boss Xu," said the sailor with some hesitation, "what do you see to the east?" ”
Xu Laosi glanced at it drunken and muttered, "I think you're fainting, there's something in the east." Take out the chart yourself and see that this area is all the sea, and there are no islands! ”
The sailor insisted, "But I see a dark shadow in the east!" ”
"Huh? I think there is. Xu Laosi looked at it carefully and said, "Could it be that the sea icon is wrong, and there is a small island here?" Hey, we're done, don't make a fuss. Leave the island alone, let's go ours. ”
Zhu You also looked eastward after hearing this, and saw that there was indeed a vague shadow near the sea horizon, saying that it was an island, and the outline was a little blurred; It's fog, but it hasn't moved. He also felt strange, so he asked Li Zhenyan: "Zhenyan, do you think it's an island?" Could it be that this is already close to the North Korean coast? ”
Li Zhenyan wondered: "Small island? I've been through this area many times, and there will never be an island here... Yes!! ”
She followed the direction pointed by Zhu Youzhen and looked at it, but immediately exclaimed: "It's a storm cloud!" ”
"What storm clouds?" Zhu Youzhen said inexplicably, "Isn't it calm now?" ”
Li Zhenyan's face turned pale with fright, and she muttered: "Your Highness doesn't know that that black shadow is a storm cloud forming!" Now it seems to be calm, but within half an hour, the clouds are full, and the wind and thunder will move, turning the river and the sea! ”
Of course, Zhu Youzhen does not understand marine meteorology, but he also knows that every summer and autumn is the season when typhoons are raging in the waters of the northwest Pacific Ocean. In the previous life, once a typhoon hit, even a giant cargo ship of more than 100,000 tons had to enter the port for temporary shelter, let alone ordinary small fishing boats.
And although the lucky boat they are taking now also has 600 materials, it is a big ship in this era, but in the face of a violent typhoon, it is obviously extremely small, and if it is not good, the ship will be destroyed and people will die!
But looking at Xu Laosi again, he still looked confused, obviously lacking enough understanding of the dangers of this sea area. Zhu Youzhen thought to himself that although he was an enemy, but now after all, they were in the same boat, if the boat sank in the storm, he would have to accompany them to finish playing, it would be too worthless. So he hurriedly shouted: "Xu Laosi, that's not, it's a storm cloud!" Turn the bow of the ship around and avoid that direction! ”
Xu Laosi burped nonchalantly and said, "You know a fart!" Lao Tzu has been floating on the sea for 20 years, and when he went to sea for the first time, you kid probably hadn't been born yet! Don't scare Lao Tzu with big words, tell you that if you want to be clever and escape, you will die of this heart as soon as possible! ”
Zhu Youzhen's kindness was treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, and he couldn't help but feel angry. Just as he was about to scold, the sailor at the helm suddenly shouted: "Boss Xu! Look over there, there's a boat coming up! ”