The imperial navy from Dinghai has been anchored in the sea area surrounded by Lujiazhi, Mazhi and Xiaogandao for several days, on this day the clouds are light and the wind is light, the royal flag covers the sky, the horn blows frequently, and the officials of the four parties gather on the beach to kneel and send the army out to sea.

The fishermen only dared to climb from afar on the islands to watch, marveling at the grandeur of the fleet.

The tallest and longest one seems to be more than 40 zhang long, up to 178 zhang wide, when the sail is opened, there is a clear sound of trumpets on the ship, and it takes hundreds of boatmen to pull up the huge sails, floating on the sea, towering like a mountain.

On the way, Yang Ke, the governor of the navy, and others had finalized the plan with Dingding Bus Jingzhi, and after reporting to Emperor Fenghe, he was approved.

The fleet had already been equipped with a large amount of ammunition in Dinghai, and when it arrived at Shen's house, it transferred people to carry fresh water and food onto the ship, and it was ready within a few days.

Hupu fiddled with the compass, predicting that the weather would be good in the past ten days, and the rain master in the fleet and the old fishermen recruited into the team also agreed with this statement, and everyone saw that the emperor couldn't wait, and everything was ready, so they sacrificed to the sea and set out on the expedition.

There are guides and Sinan in the navy, but Bao Pu still holds his compass with a sad face all day long.

In fact, his level of observation of celestial phenomena is higher than that of Qin Tianjian, and he also has the same views as the fishermen recruited by the seaside, so there is basically nothing to worry about.

The fleet is moving slowly, the scenery in the harbor is pleasant, because there are two mountains facing each other on the sea, there is a waterway to pass through, it is the best natural harbor, fishermen and woodcutters live on the seaside, a quiet and lively scene.

Rong Xijue stood at the head of the treasure ship and looked at the ship away from this quiet harbor, but his heart had flown back to the Nine Palaces.

Yesterday, he received the newspaper from the Inner Court sent by Kuaima, and read Ling Xiang's affectionate letter, he was in a good mood, looking at the seagulls on the water, and he couldn't wait to immediately wipe out the escaped former deposed emperor's remnants, and return to the palace to reunite with her as soon as possible.

The farther away from her, the more I missed, and there was a lot of taste of when this water would rest and when this love would be.

Che Jingzhi, Yang Ke and other senior generals stood behind him.

Bao Pu is still not very acceptable to the fact that he is about to go to sea. In the past few days when he came by boat from Dinghai, he had had had enough of the boredom of the boat, and he cried and mourned when he thought that he would be floating on the sea for about two more months.

The boat is stable, the sea is calm, as measured by Bao Pu, for more than ten days, even if it encounters light rain, there is no danger.

But life on the ship is not as good as on land, and the amount of fresh water is limited every day, and the food is air-dried meat and pickles, which is Rong Xijue's indifferent nature, which is also a little uncomfortable.

Many of the elites from the Western Army vomited for more than ten days, but they got used to it, and gradually they were able to practice and play on the deck.

On this day, Yang Kezheng pulled a few old fishermen to calculate the distance around the East Pole, and fiddled with his compass for a long time, and said amazingly: "There will be a big thunderstorm today, and hail is not necessarily, so we must take precautions as soon as possible." ”

When the fishermen heard him, their faces turned blue.

In these years, not to mention thunderstorms at sea, there are often disasters on the sea and land.

But looking at the sunset, the fishermen muttered for a while, and one of them reluctantly questioned: "The sky is very good, there are no obvious cumulonimbus clouds, the wind is weak, where can the fairy chief see that there is going to be a thunderstorm?"

Bao Pu got along well with the villagers in the mountains, and he didn't have much to do with the fishermen, but he just stuck in his waist and said: "I can't explain it to you, but don't you know that the wind is low before the thunderstorm?"

He went to pester Yank to lower the sails and take precautions.

Although Yang Ke boasted that he had more experience in the water than him, he still admired this kid's ability to observe the sky and break the weather, so he ordered his own person to go with him to arrange it.

The boatmen were reeling in their sails when there was a sudden noise at sea, and someone on the side of the ship high pointed to the side and exclaimed.

The people looked in the direction of the boatmen, and saw that a large ship of guards on the left side of the first ship was concave in the middle, and the hull of the ship shook and tilted greatly, and many of the people on the deck stood unsteadily, and slipped out of the distance for a long time.

Bao Pu understands the celestial phenomena but does not understand the boat, I don't know what is going on, and asks loudly.

Yang Ke's face has changed: "Express to the emperor, the keel of the Dinghai boat is broken and is about to sink." ”

The sentry guards on the deck rushed towards the ship's bay under the dragon in the middle of the ship.

Rong Xijue had also heard the movement on the sea, walked out of the building boat, and looked at the other side by the railing.

There were soldiers on the other side of the Dinghai boat waving flags and asking for instructions from the main ship.

The ship was already slowly sinking towards the middle of the concave in a visible trend.

Rong Xijue nodded to Che Jingzhi.

Che Jingzhi signaled the flag bearer to wave the flag and ordered the soldiers to retreat to the rest of the ships.

Because it was a warship, each large ship was equipped with only two small boats and a few ships that could charge in the narrow waterway, and the calm generals of the Daifuku had already instructed the people around them to cut the ropes tied to them and push the small boats and others into the sea.

The sound of trumpets and shouts shook the sky.

The people on the treasure ship rushed to the bow of the ship to watch when they heard the wind.

In order to make a good impression on Emperor Fenghe, Yang Ke wore black and shiny leather armor all day long, and when he saw that the emperor had been alarmed, he quickly rushed upstairs to the top of the ship.

Rong Xijue frowned and asked, "How could such a huge building ship break from it?"

Yang Ke replied: "As the minister has seen, in this case, it must be that the keel is broken. ”

"Didn't the superintendent of Longjiang Shipyard say in detail, and the selection of materials for the ship is very rigorous, so there will be no problems?"

When the Son of Heaven led the generals to inspect the shipyards, the leaders and craftsmen introduced them very carefully and appropriately.

Yang Ke naturally understands this, with a black line on his face, fortunately, the shipyard does not belong to his jurisdiction, and he is not polite when he adds fuel to the fire: "As the minister knows, the keel of the big ship is generally made of the best iron camphor and nanmu, which is rotten and sun-resistant, and can only be used if it is shelved for three or five years without deformation. ”

Ling Dongcheng rushed over and heard it, and said hurriedly: "The black-hearted traders of the people often use oak wood to fill good wood, but most of them are used to sell merchant ships to foreign countries, and the shipbuilders know the benefits and disadvantages, so they will not be unable to see it. ”

The doorways in shipbuilding are naturally not clear to these laymen.

It's just that there is no evidence on this sea, Rong Xijue saw a huge ship of 5,000 materials gradually sinking into the sea, and there was no way to do it, and he couldn't help but hate it in his heart, so he only asked to go back to the shipyard to thoroughly inspect it, and never let go of the corrupt officials.

Fortunately, the rest of the building ships are still good, and the soldiers who go to sea are all water-free, even if the small boat can't be loaded, the big ship does not sink instantly, except for the general who got on the main ship, the rest of the soldiers are all diverted to other ships, and there are no casualties for a while.

But at dusk, the sea breeze tightened, and the black clouds that blew from nowhere covered the sky, and it was obvious that there was going to be a heavy rainstorm. (To be continued.) )