W Xiang Dashi shouted loudly at this time: "Mr. Wei, if we don't throw these into the sea, all of us will die."
"Throw the medicine into the sea, and everyone will die." Wei Dong refused to give in at all.
"Mr. Wei" Xiang Dashi said in a pleading tone.
Wei Dong said: "If you want to throw away these medicines, throw me into the sea first."
Looking out from the window of the medical ship cabin, I could see the black whirlpool not far away, constantly devouring broken boards, corpses, and cargo.
The ship is neither moving forward nor retreating, and is fighting a tug-of-war with the whirlpool.
"I'm really sorry, Mr. Wei." Xiang Dashi said and threw Wei Dong to the ground. The others immediately threw the items in the medical cabin out of the window.
Due to the huge attraction of the vortex, the rudder became heavier and heavier, and Meng Tianxiong could hardly turn it. He knew that if this situation continued, even the rudder made of iron wood would break under the torn force of the two forces, and "Happiness"
The horn was either sucked into the vortex or torn into two pieces by the strong pulling force.
"A ship is rushing towards us." Sun De's exclamation suddenly sounded.
Meng Tianxiong looked back and saw a huge sea ship rushing over very quickly due to the huge attraction of the whirlpool. It was obvious that the ship had completely lost control and was very likely to hit the "Happiness"
.
Since there is no way to escape the fate of being swallowed up in the end, it is better to take a gamble. A bold idea flashed in Meng Tianxiong's mind.
He asked Sun De to convey his order immediately, and all the crewmen who were rocking the oars stopped. He carefully operated the rudder, adjusted the position of the "Happiness" with difficulty, and waited for that moment to arrive.
"Bang——" There was a loud noise, and Meng Tianxiong felt the "Huanxi" shake violently. His body was almost unable to stand as the ship's body rocked. He could only hold on to the rudder tightly to maintain his balance. However,
, what really made him feel thrilling was the "click-click" sound made by the broken planks of the ship after it hit the "Happiness".
"Push forward with all your strength! Use all your strength!" After Meng Tianxiong roared, he could only pray for God's favor in his heart, even though God has been against everyone from the beginning.
This was one of the boldest decisions Meng Tianxiong made in his sailing career. When the ship collided with the "Huanxi", it would produce a strong thrust on the "Huanxi". At the same time of collision,
When the ship happened to be swallowed by the whirlpool, the attraction of the whirlpool to the "Happiness" was greatly reduced.
Therefore, the only chance to escape from the whirlpool was at the moment when the two ships collided. The eight large oars on the left and right sides of the deck of the "Huanxi" swung with difficulty against the current. This was a difficult moment, and the "Huanxi"
Move away from the side of the vortex little by little.
"One, two, get up! One, two, get up! One, two, get up!" The crew members closed their eyes and vigorously rocked the oars. Their neat and powerful shouts drowned out the whistling wind.
Time seemed to freeze, and Meng Tianxiong's eyes never left the vortex for a moment - if they had not escaped before it swallowed up the ship, the next ship to be swallowed would be the "Happiness".
I don’t know how long it took, but the attraction of the whirlpool to the ship disappeared without a trace, and the speed of the "Huanxi" suddenly accelerated. Meng Tianxiong looked at the whirlpool getting farther and farther away, and his body, which had always been tense, finally became stronger.
Unable to hold on anymore, he was so tired that he fell on the deck like the other crew members. The clouds in the sky were no longer so dark. The wind was no longer so fierce, and the raindrops hitting his face were no longer so painful.
The "Happiness" escaped. He turned sideways and looked at both sides of the ship. On the vast sea, the other ships had disappeared, maybe they had all been swallowed by the sea.
It was a long and humid night. Everyone on the "Huanxi" stuck to their posts. Although everyone was very tired, no one closed their eyes to sleep. A terrifying hurricane made everyone capable
Although the wind and rain were much lighter, no one really breathed a sigh of relief.
The scene they had just experienced had made them understand the simplest truth. If they want to survive on the sea, they must always be vigilant.
After a night of sailing, the sky gradually became brighter, the sun slowly jumped out of the sea level, and for a while the clouds in the sky disappeared without a trace.
A gorgeous rainbow appeared in front of the "Happiness", almost within reach. Everyone on the boat stood up and quietly admired the beautiful rainbow in front of them. Several seabirds were flying up and down happily around the rainbow.
The sun rises higher and higher, coating the seabirds' snow-white wings with a golden glow.
Looking at this rainbow, Meng Tianxiong finally breathed a sigh of relief. Generations of fishermen have faced the unpredictable sea. They have accumulated a lot of experience, and various phenomena in nature have finally become their words, telling them the weather.
Changes. For example, there is a saying about rainbows, "The sun in the east is rainbow and the rain is in the west." At this moment, the rainbow appears in the east, which indicates that the weather will become sunny and the "Huanxi" is temporarily safe.
Meng Tianxiong's eyes never left the sea. The fragments of wooden planks floating on the sea and the swollen corpses made him feel uncomfortable. It was his dream to sail to various countries with the imperial fleet like his great-grandfather, but a hurricane and heavy rain hit, and the huge
A fleet of ships was wiped out, and his dream was wiped out as well.
"Can you tell where our ship is?" A voice interrupted Meng Tianxiong's thoughts.
Turning his head, Meng Tianxiong saw Long Zhantian and Lin Jinjia standing beside him. He didn't even realize that the person asking the question was Long Zhantian, the supreme commander of the "Huanxi".
Long Zhantian's expression was a little tired, but the eyes under his sword-shaped eyebrows were still bright and alert, as if his fighting spirit had not been wiped out by this disaster.
Meng Tianxiong stretched out his arm and raised his thumb. He squinted his eyes and observed and calculated silently in his heart. Slowly, an incredible look appeared on his face. He turned his eyes to Lin Jinjia, wanting to hear
What's his opinion?
Long Zhantian seemed to have guessed the shock in Meng Tianxiong's heart. He said in an unquestionable tone: "You have proven with your actions that you are the most powerful person on the "Huanxi". If you have anything to say, you can speak boldly."
"Judging from the position of the sun and the ship, I think the "Huanxi" has approached Java." After some hesitation, Meng Tianxiong still expressed his speculation.
However, he shook his head as he spoke. He was not completely sure of this judgment. If the "Huanxi" had already approached Java, then the "Huanxi" was already far away from its scheduled route. And such a big gap,
It's not just a hurricane.
Long Zhantian glanced at Lin Jinjia, and then said: "You two have the same view. It seems that the "Huanxi" has deviated from its original route for a long time."
Only then did Meng Tianxiong notice that Lin Jinjia was holding not only a starboard and a compass, but also several other instruments that he couldn't name, all of which seemed to be used to determine the ship's orientation.
Lin Jinjia handed the compass to Meng Tianxiong and said, "Look at this."
Meng Tianxiong took the compass and took a look and found that this time the compass was pointing in the correct direction. He thought of the super hurricane that had just passed. Could extremely severe weather cause the compass to malfunction? Or conversely, the compass failure indicates extremely severe weather.
Coming soon?
When Long Zhantian saw that Meng Tianxiong was deep in thought again, he said: "All the supplies on the ship were thrown into the sea yesterday. It seems that we should dock in Java first to replenish supplies."
Meng Tianxiong nodded and said: "The "Huanxi" also needs repairs. A crack was knocked out of the stern. One of the masts was also blown down by the wind."
Lin Jinjia took out a nautical chart from his sleeve and unfolded it in front of the two of them and said: "This picture was drawn from the nautical chart included in the book "Military Bei Zhi" before I set sail. I judge that we are now in this situation.
Location, we can follow this route to Java.”
Meng Tianxiong repeatedly praised: "With the best route provided by this nautical chart, we can save a lot of time. How many such nautical charts do you have?"
Looking at Meng Tianxiong's shining eyes, Lin Jinjia just said lightly: "When Zheng He's fleet sailed to the Western Ocean, I have all the routes that the fleet traveled."
"That's great." Meng Tianxiong couldn't help but raise his voice.
"Don't you fishermen rely on the guidance of Queen Mazu when you go to sea?" Lin Jinjia said with some disdain in his tone.
Long Zhantian heard the sarcasm in his words, so he said: "If it weren't for Master Meng Zhou's outstanding navigation skills and experience yesterday, we would have been buried in the belly of the fish. The knowledge of astronomy and geography you have learned is naturally a very important subject."
Exquisite knowledge. But Master Meng Zhou’s experience accumulated through life and death at sea is also valuable. You two must cooperate well."
Meng Tianxiong smiled and said nothing more. Instead, he lowered his head to study the navigation route again, and then issued an order to the helmsman: "Left full rudder, move toward the Javanese Dragon Tooth Mountain!"
On the sparkling sea, the "Huanxi" was riding the wind and waves. Meng Tianxiong stood on the deck and inspected the crew's work. During the inspection, he discovered an interesting thing. When the "Huanxi" just set off, the soldiers on the ship could
The sailors beat, scolded and insulted them at will, but after that terrible hurricane, the soldiers and crew members had become one with each other and began to call themselves brothers. This was a kind of friendship against death together.
Meng Tianxiong likes this change. He knows what it means to be in the same boat. He often encounters unknown dangers at sea. Only the unity of everyone on the ship can they overcome the danger and have smooth sailing.
Suddenly, a burly man ran towards Dashi and reported: "We found a small boat ahead, and someone on the boat was calling for help from us."
Meng Tianxiong immediately followed Sun De and walked to the side of the ship. There was a small boat in the distance, with a man sitting on it, waving a red cloth to signal them.
"Pull the ship closer, there may be survivors of the fleet." Meng Tianxiong gave the order.
The helmsman immediately changed the direction of the boat, and the "Happiness" sailed towards the boat. When it approached the boat, Meng Tianxiong discovered that sitting on the boat was a woman wearing white clothes. She was sitting barefoot in the middle of the boat.
She clasped her hands on her chest, and of course what was even more strange was that her head was covered with a black cloth, making it difficult for people to see her expression clearly.
When the crew and soldiers saw this scene, they first looked at each other, and then started talking about it.
"Girl, raise your head to show me whether you are handsome or not." Someone couldn't help but started teasing the girl on the boat with words.
The woman simply lifted the black cloth covering her head. On her delicate face, a pair of black and shiny eyes coldly glanced at the crew member who was speaking, causing him to take a step back.
Meng Tianxiong was also shocked. Her face was extremely pale, almost like a dead person, which made people shudder.
Meng Tianxiong said to the short Qiang San who was crowded next to him: "Go and invite Mr. Wei over. There is a patient here."
The woman heard Meng Tianxiong's words, glanced at him, and fainted in the boat. A bloody knife was still in her hand. Only then did Meng Tianxiong notice that the red cloth she was waving in her hand was actually made of fresh blood.
The blood was dyed red, and now the color was gradually dimming, gradually turning into a silent color. He noticed a bleeding wound on her left arm. It was obvious that she cut herself after discovering the "Happiness"
The white cloth on her wrist was stained red with blood, so that the people on the ship discovered her.
At this time, Wei Dong came to Meng Tianxiong angrily. Meng Tianxiong glanced at Qiang San and saw him following Wei Dong with a dejected look on his face, not daring to look at him.
Meng Tianxiong felt bad in his heart. This situation could only mean one thing: he was unwilling to treat that woman.
When he thought of the possible results, Meng Tianxiong quickly smiled and said: "Mr. Wei, your medical skills are so good, all you need is a little help."
"All the medicine was thrown into the sea. Do you think I am a god?" Wei Dong was really angry. Meng Tianxiong was shocked that such a thin man could say such loud words at this moment.
Meng Tianxiong had no choice but to laugh, hoping that his smile could lighten the atmosphere, but Wei Dong turned a blind eye with a cold face.
At this moment, there was a dull sound. Meng Tianxiong turned around and saw a soldier lying on the deck, curled up and trembling all over.
Wei Dong immediately knelt down, put one of his hands on the soldier's hand, and couldn't help but frown.
"Come and touch his forehead." His voice was obviously not very friendly.
A bad premonition flashed through Meng Tianxiong's heart. He immediately squatted down next to Wei Dong and gently placed his rough hands on the soldier's forehead.
Meng Tianxiong's hand couldn't help but tremble, as if his hand had touched a ball of fire, and the bad premonition in his heart was confirmed.
Wei Dong sighed and said: "More than 20 crew members have already suffered from the same high fever symptoms as him. I predict that the number will continue to increase, because the disease will be transmitted to each other, and if not treated in time, they will die."
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