162. Whereabouts exposed
The mysterious scene disappeared, but my heart couldn't calm down for a long time - did I really find a way back to modern times? What's going on with my father's voice? Where are the remaining stones?
I was in a state of turmoil for a moment and couldn't tell what it felt like. I really hoped that by pulling out the knife and slashing it with one knife, I could split the fog in front of me and find the real place!
But I can't do it. Many times, many things cannot be changed as much as I want. In other words, objective facts are not transferred by people's subjective will.
Many books write that when the protagonist is facing a desperate situation, he yells like "I will never die!" or "I won't believe it." A few yells, and the universe explodes immediately, and the boss vomits blood and dies! The difficulty is over!
Such a scenario can only exist in yy's novels. I don't have such strength and cannot change reality with my will.&1t;i>&1t;/i>
Forget it! It’s meaningless to think about so much, let’s take good care of the moment!
I came to my senses and it was already midnight. For some reason, I always felt uneasy, as if something dangerous was wandering around me!
Unable to understand, I was about to go to the captain's room to take a look. The sound of opening the door alarmed Yuan next to her. She opened the door and stuck her head out. Seeing me standing in the aisle, she smiled and asked, "What are you going to do if you don't sleep so late? Are you going to steal fish?" As she said that, she nodded towards Zhang Youxi's room, smiling like a little fox.
I glanced at the smiling girl and felt moved - no matter when, no matter where, the only one who has been quietly accompanying me is really the only woman in front of me!
I smiled and said, "I feel uneasy and want to go to the captain's office to take a look."
Lan said oh and shouted, "Wait for me!"&1t;i>&1t;/i>
As she said that, she retracted her head, and there was a rumbling sound in the room. Yuan opened the door and appeared in front of me again. At this time, she had already changed her clothes! I don’t know how she did it, and I didn’t care. He Yuan looked at him and took the lead to walk towards the captain’s room.
After walking up two floors, he came to the captain's room on the deck. Jiugui Masayoshi was inside, looking around through the window.
I walked in, and the Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao turned around and saw me and saluted me slightly. I smiled and said, "Zhengxiao, why are you here? Why are you not going to rest yet?"
Jiugui Masayoshi frowned slightly and said, "Since the afternoon, a boat appeared behind us! It was a warship of the Ming Dynasty!"
I said oh, and asked, "Can you speculate on where their destination is?"
Jiugui Zhengxiao was silent for a while, and said, "Sir, according to my speculation, they are probably coming for us!"&1t;i>&1t;/i>
I asked lightly, "Tell me why!"
Jiugui Masayoshi nodded, pointed to the distant west, and said in a deep voice: "The enemy ship is about fifteen degrees northwest of us, about two hours away!"
I followed the fingers of the Nine Ghosts Masayoshi, and there was indeed a vague light there! But it was very weak, as if it was intentionally covering it!
I pondered and said, "It seems that it is indeed coming to us! Who will it be?"
Yuan covered her mouth and said with a smile: "No one is coming from all over the place to chase men!" This is what Li Huamei went out to sea to pursue me when she left the last time she left.
I looked at the warship, thought for a moment, shook my head and said, "It's not her!"
Jiugui Masayoshi also nodded and said, "If it were the young lady, she should have made great contributions, but she would not cover up her whereabouts in this way!"&1t;i>&1t;/i>
Hearing the title of "Young Madam", Yuan pouted and asked, "Who do you think it will be?"
Before Jiugui Zhengxiao could answer, I interfered, "It's Zhang Siwei's man!"
As soon as these words came out, Nine Ghosts Masayoshi nodded, but Yuan said wonderingly: "How can you see it?"
I pointed to the bow of the enemy ship and said, "Look! The angle of their bow is larger than ours, although not much, because the boat is higher than us, they will chase after about two hours to an angle that is basically parallel to our ship! At that time, as long as you adjust the hull slightly, you can launch a full-fire shelling on our ship!"
Nine Ghost Masato continued: "If the components near our stern are damaged, such as the rudder, then we will fall into a passive attack! When we reach that point, we will never escape the truth of being born!"
I nodded, thought for a while and said, "It must be our whereabouts being exposed! Zhang Siwei wanted to get rid of me, but because my position was still there, he couldn't do it openly on 6, so he chose to go to the sea! And this time, we transferred to a ship that was not the main force in order to hide our tracks, so it would be absolutely unwise to exchange fire with him!"&1t;i>&1t;/i>
Yuan had just taken it seriously at this moment, staring at the black shadow in the distance for a long time, Fang whispered: "Yes, sir. The other party's displacement is more than twice that of my ship! I guess the firepower and troops must be greater than that of my ship! We go up and fight hard is seeking death! But... it seems that it is not realistic to escape like this! Their ship is more advanced than us!"
I nodded and said, "That's right! Come with the chart!"
Jiugui Masato immediately waved his hand, and the two sterns spread out the chart and lit the oil lamp.
My fingers slid forward along the route, and in a slightly northerly area of water about forty nautical miles, my fingers stopped, looked up and asked, "Where is this place?"
The ship was originally a merchant ship, and the captain was called Xiufu. Later, the ship was acquired by us, and the single Xiufu was also hired to the Kanhai. Xiufu is an old captain in his forties but has more than 30 years of navigation experience. He looked at the place where I pointed and smiled: "Ah! Boss, there is a confused reef!"&1t;i>&1t;/i>
I asked with a smile, "Damn it?"
Xiufu said as if he was talking and singing: "I just know how to turn around and don't watch! People who entered the confused reef only know how to cry but don't know how to realize it!"
I asked, "What does it mean? Captain Xiufu, let me talk about this place in detail!"
Xiufu nodded and smiled, "This confused reef is named by the fishermen around him. There are reefs everywhere. Many boats have fallen into it. Because of fear, they just want to escape quickly, but they forget that the tide rises and falls, the location of the reefs, and the heights are different!"
As he said, his face showed a look of fear: "In this reef, there are no more than two hands in the ships that have to be trapped in every year! And most of them are trapped in it. If you are lucky, a ship passes by or can save the survivors. If you are unlucky... then you will pay tribute to the sea god!"
I looked at Xiufu, then looked at the chart, and when I looked up again, I asked, "Xiufu, are you familiar with the road inside? I mean, confused!"&1t;i>&1t;/i>
Hideo's face suddenly disappeared, and she changed into an extremely serious expression and said, "Boss! Do you want to drive the boat in? It's not possible! That's too dangerous! It's too dangerous!"
I stared at Xiufu's eyes and said in a deep voice: "Look behind us, there are enemy chasing ships! If we don't think of a way that is really feasible, we will become their living targets in two or three hours! Because we are merchant ships and do not have any heavy firepower, do you understand?"
Xiufu looked at me in the eyes and thought about what I said. He seemed to understand, but he was still hesitating and confused. I continued: "If we don't solve them here, we are just waiting to die! Now we can only fight! Do you understand? Xiufu!"
Xiufu was moved by me, and patted her thigh heavily and said, "Yes! Yes! The boss is right! Let me think about it!"
After saying that, he turned around and said, "Give me paper and pen!"&1t;i>&1t;/i>
Immediately, the Shinin brought the paper and pen. Xiufu held the brush and licked the pen with his tongue. After thinking for a while, he started drawing on the paper with his spirit!
After a while, he finished drawing! I leaned over and saw a map of the reef distribution! This sea area is really full of reefs, densely packed with bulges like scattered!
I asked, "Can our ship pass through? Is there a road inside?"
Xiufu frowned and said, "The width of the confusing reef is about one nautical mile, less than two nautical miles! I have been in with my senior twice before, and I have taken on the mission to find the remains of the victims! If we have the Anzhai Ship now... there should be! But there is only one! It's here!"
As he said that, he pointed at one end of the pen holder at the pattern with a "corridor"! He seemed to be much more excited!
"It's here! Here! Our boats can pass, but their boats can't do it! I mean, it won't do it after the tide is gone!" Hideo said with a sharp voice.&1t;i>&1t;/i>
I asked him: "How long will it take for the tide to fade now?"
Xiufu looked at the hourglass, then looked at the sky, pinched his fingers and calculated, "There are three and a half hours left! After three and a half hours, before dawn, the sea water gradually fell, and we could still rub over with our draft depth! But after four hours, the sky was bright, and even our boat could not pass the confused reef!"
I thought about it, looked at the sea chart, and then looked at the reef distribution map, and then ordered loudly: "Reduce immediately! Drive halfway! Shorten the distance between our ship and the enemy ship to a half hour's sea route! After three hours, we will just arrive at the periphery of the misty reef! If all the enemies come, it should be about half an hour's sea route!"
Seeing Hideo nodding, I continued, "Be prepared for combat! The stern of the boat is covered with bulletproof boards! The personnel enter the cabin! After arriving at the Mihuo Reef, immediately change to paddle forward! Navigate by Hideo, be sure to leave Mihuo Reef within an hour!"&1t;i>&1t;/i>
After saying that, he thought about it and continued: "Light a fire on the boat and make a fire on the boat. Otherwise, our sudden reduction will definitely arouse the other party's suspicion! The personnel should act like putting out the fire, do you understand?"
Everyone agreed! They were busy!
I stood on the deck, and the early winter sea breeze blew on my body, which was very terrifying. Yuan put on a cloak from behind me, stood shoulder to shoulder with me, watching the sailors busy. In a short while, a fire was lit on the deck behind the ship! To be precise, two large braziers were filled with tinder oil and ignited again, and a person-high flame suddenly rose!
The fireworks immediately floated to the rear in the direction of the wind! The sailors shouted and curled around the brazier, making fire-fighting actions. Although it was ridiculous to see close, it was not real in the distance. With the smog, I guess I had to believe it if I was inseparable!
The ship slowed down, and the distance between the other party's ship and us was constantly decreasing. After several fine adjustments, the distance between us was kept within a controllable range. We focused on putting out the fire, and there was a ship hidden in the dark behind us catching up!&1t;i>&1t;/i>
Time passed minute by minute, and the time had reached the second half of the night, and the east had turned white! The designated time was almost here! At this time, Haleha found me and said with a smile: "Sir! The 'gift' you asked me to modify has been completed! Please come and take a look!"
I followed Haleha to the front deck with interest. I saw four huge "wooden balls" there, each with a diameter of about one meter, and were firmly tied with iron chains.
Halleha laughed and said, "Sir, this is my transformation*! It is all sealed*. There is coal burning here, sealed with wooden boards, leaving only small holes breathable! There is a counterweight below, which can ensure that the air holes are always facing upwards-of course, the premise is that there is no rain."
We laughed together, and Haleha continued: "This * is placed in a narrow waterway. As long as the enemy ship touches, it causes tilt, coal flows out, and ignites! There is a 'boom' over there! Haha! It's lively to think about it!"
I rubbed the handle and asked with a smile, "What if I didn't meet it?"
Haleha said with a wicked smile: "According to the pattern drawn by Xiufu, the waterway is so narrow that it may be very small if you don't touch it! Moreover, even if you don't touch it, the wooden boards under the coal burned through...the effect will be the same!"
Chapter completed!