Chapter 1557: Conquest of the Empire (53)
The black clouds that covered the heavens and the earth soon appeared in the sky above the fleet, and in just a moment, the winds that were enough to blow down the battleship, the waves that could overturn the battleship, the deafening thunder and lightning that could pierce the battleship through a huge hole, the hailstones that attacked like a bed crossbow, and the huge raindrops that hurt people, all kinds of terrifying natural phenomena appeared in front of the eyes of these sailors with the black clouds. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the face of such a terrible situation, everyone can only greet with a miserable and helpless wail, which has befallen this world for the third time in history - the damnation of heaven.
On the surface of the sea, hundreds of warships were distributed in this completely boiling wave.
These ships are fighting the heavens for their fate, but their efforts are of little use compared to the forces of nature.
The rising waves tossed them high with great ease, and then fell so hard, and the storm carried fist-sized hail like rain on plantains, knocking the sails of the ships into holes, making more ships lose power.
After a few howls of bullying in the rainstorm, the ship that had lost power could only disappear with the huge waves coming from a certain hijab.
The ships that could still move could not pay attention to the brothers who were doomed to death, so they could only grit their teeth and pull the sails hard, rowing the boat towards land.
At this time, even idiots understand that only by landing on the shore can their lives be saved, otherwise they will sink to the bottom of the sea and be the company of those unfortunate brothers.
At this moment when the power of nature is raging, all hostilities have been thrown aside, no one is interested in clinging to the enemy ship that has fled on their own, and everyone has only one thought - to land as fast as possible!
The ships of the Third Fleet knew that their harbor was not far away, so they steered the ships with confidence.
And the Combined Fleet, which was at a loss for knowledge of this sea area, was not only worried, but also closely followed the ships of the Third Fleet.
The other party is the head snake here, and it is better to follow them than to wander around the sea.
As for running to each other's lair, will they fall into the tiger's mouth? I don't have time to think about this at all.
As a result, hundreds of ships were seen rolling in the waves, and although some ships sank and disappeared from time to time, the surviving ships still sailed tenaciously in one direction.
The lookout, who trapped himself on the lookout post, wore a steel helmet on his head and wore armor, even if he was under the dense attack of the storm and the hail, he endured the pain and cold, and squinted his eyes and looked around.
Because he knows that his sight will determine the hope of the brothers in the whole ship, so he must hold on to the great difficulties.
Just when the lookout scanned the sea and thought that he could see nothing but a gloomy hail and rain, he suddenly noticed a yellow light the size of a bean in the dark world in the distance.
The lookout rubbed his eyes in disbelief, looked closely, and found that the yellow light was not an illusion, but a real existence, and couldn't help waving the flag desperately, and ripped his throat and shouted down: "I see the lighthouse!" ”
The soldiers on the deck, who had been staring at the lookout with their ears pricked up, immediately shouted in surprise to the cabin: "See the port!" ”
The sailors, who were close to the door of the cabin, hurriedly conveyed these words into the cabin.
The lifeless cabin immediately boiled.
Although it had not been long since the storm, the feeling of not seeing any hope at all, as if it had been through years of hardship, and now that it was about to return to the port, a feeling of seeing light in the darkness immediately came to mind, and everyone immediately cheered in unison.
As we got closer, the sailors on the lookout could already see the lighthouse, the harbor was fastened with cables, and the figures of ships floating with the waves could be faintly seen.
He couldn't help jumping up with joy, at this time he was not afraid of falling into the sea, such a close distance from the shore, no matter how big the wind and waves, he had the confidence to swim back.
The busy crowd at the harbour wharf also saw the ships and immediately divided a group of men to prepare for the entry of the ships.
Entering the harbor, the wind and waves suddenly subsided, and the dizzy sailors struggled to climb out of the cabin, but when they saw the land, they immediately fiddled with the oars of the ship in good spirits, trying to make the remaining ships moor in the shortest possible time.
When the ship's cable was caught by the dock, the sailors were completely relieved that they had finally survived.
With the increase in the number of ships entering the port, there are more and more busy people, and the sailors of the Third Fleet, who originally wanted to take a break, can only reluctantly get up and join the work.
It's all your own people, and it doesn't matter if you work hard.
As the number of ships increased, so did the number of sailors, and by the time the entire dock was busy, sailors from the Third Fleet.
When a ship carrying the First Fleet sailed into the harbor, the sailors of the Third Fleet froze for a moment, then immediately drew their blades and surrounded them fiercely.
It's a great time to beat up the water dogs.
It's just that when the ship was hoisted with the flag of surrender, the sailors of the Third Fleet were depressed.
The navy is different from the army, the war is won, the winner will rescue the loser who has fallen overboard, and the enemy will surrender, absolutely will surrender, there will be no massacre, and those who surrender will not rebel.
This is a rule unique to the navy, and although there is no explicit rule, it is well known.
Therefore, the sailors of the Third Fleet, who originally wanted to relieve their nerves by killing, could only reluctantly put away their blades and instead gathered the prisoners.
The captain and sailor of the First Fleet ship did not care at all that he was tied up by the sailors of the Third Fleet, and it was all a look of escape.
Frightened by the storm, they have long lost the pride of the Imperial Navy, and they deeply understand the feeling of escaping death - victory or defeat is not comparable to their own lives.
On the sea not far from the port, on the shaking flagship of the Combined Fleet, Jiang Yu, Qi Ming, and other four captains looked at the ship with the flag of surrender with gloomy faces, and they knew that they were now in a dilemma, and it was difficult to ride a tiger.
If you don't dock, you will definitely be sunk into the sea by a storm, and if you dock, you will definitely become a prisoner of the Third Fleet.
"Decide, surrender or be sunk by the wind and waves?"
Qi Ming said with a hideous face: "We can land on other shores!" ”
A captain of the fleet said disdainfully: "Don't dream, the land along this coast is people's territory, and the landing of our ship is simply to deliver food, and being captured in that state will not be treated well at all." ”
Another captain said with a sad face: "Even if we are not willing to surrender, what about our men? In such a catastrophe, they will not care about the orders of our fleet commanders, and it can be concluded that this catastrophe is enough to make our four fleets completely history. ”
Hearing this, everyone's hearts sank, and it can be estimated that there are now seven or eight hundred warships that can run here, and if these warships do not surrender, it is absolutely impossible to land.
Because of the disaster, these warships can only come forward one by one, completely in the posture of delivering food, and it is completely foolish to rely on the strength of one ship to contend with a port with heavy troops and fleets, so in the end these warships will become prisoners of the Third Fleet.
If it's just that these warships are captured, it's nothing, anyway, the four fleets still have half of their strength left in the lair, but unfortunately, the commanders of the four fleets are also here, and they are faced with the choice of not surrendering or dying, without themselves, the remaining half of the four fleets can still exist, but will it still be their own fleet?
Thinking of this, the four of them sighed and said at the same time, "Surrender." ”
As soon as these words came out, they knew that the Imperial fleet was finished.
By the time the combined flagship raised the flag of surrender, several warships had already flown the white flag and were the first to surrender.
And those battleships that were unwilling to sink like this, and did not dare to surrender easily, saw that the flagship had also surrendered, and immediately hung up the white flag with peace of mind and rushed to the port.
Jiang Yu's four fleet captains actually surrendered, and this news made everyone overjoyed, because it meant that as long as this natural disaster passed, the entire imperial sea area would be their own backyard!
The entire empire has no navy to compete with!
The news was reported layer by layer, but in the face of the commander of the Third Fleet, Liu Ming, the commander-in-chief of the Third Fleet, Zhao Hu, the four Jiang Yu, who were already down-to-earth, all showed disdain and refused to surrender to Liu Ming.
The reason for this is that now that it is safe, self-esteem has once again taken over.
They believe that although they surrendered, they only surrendered because they were dodging natural disasters, and they did not surrender because they were defeated, so they definitely did not surrender like the enemy navy.
Liu Mingzhi felt that there was nothing strange about Jiang Yu's such old-fashioned and unfamiliar behavior, and even if he was in such a situation, he was only willing to surrender to the head of the other party, rather than surrendering like his opponent, because this opponent did not defeat him and was not worthy of his respect at all.
Knowing the idea of Jiang Yu and the four of them, Liu Ming suppressed the dissatisfaction of his subordinates and immediately reported the news to Zhao Hu, the metropolitan governor.
Although the damnation had already begun to take shape, it was now only raging on the sea, and it was only a little rain on the land, so it was not a problem for the Governor to come and be surrendered.
Although it was not afternoon at this moment, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was already brightly lit, and the staff members with materials in their hands were in and out, while more than a dozen cavalry teams in robes braved the wind and rain to rush into the darkness.
After some time, a troop of cavalry escorted a carriage back.
As soon as the carriage stopped, an old man with a white beard appeared from the carriage, and the attendant holding the lantern at the door immediately stepped forward with an umbrella to shield him.