The fleet sailed at sea for three days, and the sea was gentle and considerate, and the wind and waves were understanding. All is safe.

But in the early morning of the fourth day, suddenly an ominous wind blew from the eastern sea, and the sea and sky as far as the eye could see, faintly glowed blue and black.

Zheng He, the supervisor of Hai Yong and Li Luo's student, reported to Li Luo as soon as possible: "Teacher, according to the experience of the students, there may be a big storm, and it should be more than an hour later. ”

Li Luo looked at the sea breeze that changed his face as if he was sympathetic to someone's anger, and asked, "How far is the nearest island?" ”

Zheng He opened the chart and calculated, "Nearly a hundred miles to the west, there are several islands. The fleet was able to sail forty miles in more than an hour. ”

Cui Xiuning frowned and said, "That means that when a big hurricane really comes, we haven't reached the island to the west yet?" ”

She didn't know much about sailing, so she was worried. There were more than 5,000 lives on the fleet, in case something happened......

Zheng He said: "Madame, don't worry. Even if we don't take refuge in the western islands, the hurricane won't necessarily take our fleet. These ships are all seagoing ships suitable for long-distance voyages. Go to the island to the west, just in case. ”

Li Luo nodded and ordered, "Zheng He, the fleet is now under your command. ”

Zheng He received the order and immediately ordered the sail to be turned around. The captains and sailors on the seven ships received orders to operate the sailing ships together, and soon turned westward, sailing in the direction of the mainland.

At this time, the east wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the fleet spreads its sails to eat the tailwind of the front, and the speed is getting faster and faster.

Li Luo and Cui Xiuning stood on the deck of the "Chenggong" at the front, looking at the bigger and bigger waves, both of them were worried.

With the level of shipbuilding in this era, sailing at sea is really daunting. Especially for long-distance voyages, the accident rate of shipwrecks will reach an astonishing 10%.

In other words, if you sail ten times, you will encounter a shipwreck. Whether you can survive or not depends on luck.

Zheng He was also on this ship, and he was also becoming more and more worried. He remembers that when he sailed with his family, he also encountered this kind of wind and waves, and the terrible wind and waves of that day are still in his memory.

Almost that day, the ship sank.

Today's wind is very similar to that time back then. The sky is also this color, the time is also August, the wind is also coming from due east, and it is also the morning wind, which is also smaller, then bigger, then smaller, and then bigger, and the cycle is getting bigger and bigger.

Zheng He knew very well that when the wind and waves were very strong, the ships would easily collide if they were too close to each other. If it is too far away, the message cannot be transmitted, and then whether it is a flag or a shout, it will have no effect.

Therefore, it is important to keep an appropriate distance between the vessels. In addition, preliminary instructions must be issued in advance.

Zheng He immediately issued a preparatory order to the ships. His order was that as soon as the flagship was spotted lowering its sails, the other six ships would also hurry to lower their sails.

Now it's a tailwind, and the stronger the wind, the faster the boat. However, once the wind is strong to a certain point, the sails on the ship make the ship more dangerous, and the sails must be lowered to reduce the wind, so that the force of the wind on the ship becomes smaller.

As the wind and waves get stronger, everyone is still nervous, although the fleet is still stable for now.

Many people are going to sea for the first time by boat, and they have this natural fear of the sea. What is there not to be afraid of at this time?

......The sea breeze in the east seems to be the charge of the waves, and it is like the sigh of the heavens, coming from the sea and the sky. The sky became darker, like a god washing brushes in the heavenly river, so that the heavenly river slowly darkened.

Li Luo saw that in the sea ahead, many sea fish jumped out of the sea, and it was very spectacular to look at.

"That's the dragon soldier." Li Luo said to Cui Xiuning, "There is really a big storm coming. It may be above seven or eight. ”

Cui Xiuning said: "It's because the air pressure becomes low and the fish lack oxygen that they jump out of the sea." ”

Li Luo smiled: "These fish remind me that I should organize a whaling fleet." ”

Cui Xiuning snorted: "Let's wait until the hurricane passes." Also whaling...... Maybe the whales ate us first today. ”

"I was wrong." Li Luo shook his head, "It's really wrong." ”

Cui Xiuning sighed, "Do you think you are wrong and shouldn't take risks yourself?" ”

Li Luo nodded, "You're always so smart." A lot of times when I say half a sentence and you can guess what it means. You guessed it right, I was wrong, I shouldn't have let us take the risk ourselves. Why do you have to do it yourself when you lead migrants out to sea during a hurricane? ”

Cui Xiuning shook his head: "Do you think that the son of a daughter can't sit in the hall, and the gentleman doesn't stand under the dangerous wall." I'm a small big man, and my safety is the well-being of thousands of people, so you can't take risks easily, right? ”

Small big shots? What is the ......

"Not bad." Li Luo admitted, "That's what I think now. Me and you are the hope of many people, and the hope of more and more people. All the people in the Luoning Society system, whether they are from Haidong or Jianghua, why are they living better and better? Because of us. When we die, everything will change the way it was. ”

Cui Xiuning smiled, she smiled beautifully, it was simply amazing, but the meaning of ridicule was obvious, "I believe half of what you say, and I can't do it any more." That's just half, but also because of friendship mixed with water. ”

Li Luo was "angry", "What about the other half?" Is it because I'm afraid of death and spare my life? ”

Cui Xiuning pointed to the sky, "The wind is stronger." Li Daguanren, of course you are not afraid of death. When you get off the boat and capsize, don't cry. ”

Li Luo asked, "You're not afraid of death?" ”

Cui Xiuning said: "The education I received, whether it was a police officer or a secret agent, emphasized that I despised my own life and valued the lives of the people, probably because I was brainwashed, so I was not too afraid of death." She pointed to the immigrants, "But I'm more afraid of them dying." ”

Li Luo smiled bitterly, "People? I only saw people one by one, and I never saw any people. I will regret the sacrifice of the people. But I can't sacrifice for the people. Can you really do it? ”

Cui Xiuning looked at the sea and was silent, as if examining this issue for the first time.

After a long while, her beautiful eyes were a little confused, "I'm not sure I can do it." Perhaps, the teachers and grandfathers who taught me to do this may not be able to do it. ”

Li Luo said: "But you are still stronger than me, and your selfishness index is lower than mine, much lower." ”

Cui Xiuning shook his head, "You may not be wrong. ”

Li Luo suddenly looked into Cui Xiuning's eyes and grabbed her hand.

Cui Xiuning did not break free this time. She knew what Li Luo meant. For she saw that the waves were the size of tombs, that the howling of the sea breeze was getting stronger and stronger, and that the dark sky was already flashing with palpitating thunder and lightning.

"Boom!"

In the rolling clouds, the first lightning bolt finally broke free of the shackles, tore through the clouds and slashed the sea.

Thunder and lightning were like a call for heavy rain, and then a downpour of rain struck.

Everyone took refuge in the cabin.

You can only see the sea, the rain, the wind, and the waves outside through the window.

Zheng He came to Li Luo's lord's room (the ship's owner's cabin) in the rain, and reported: "Teacher, there are still dozens of miles away from the island to the west. When the hurricane is at its strongest, we may not be able to rush to the island to take shelter. This time the storm is not small, and I would like to ask the teacher... Be prepared. ”

On the sea, what else can you prepare for if the ship capsizes in a hurricane? Naturally, I was ready to die.

As for the idea of preparing a dry piece of wood and holding it unsinkable, it is purely a matter of course. In a big wave, an unsinkable log can't save you at all. The big waves will sweep you in and swallow you like a live burial.

"Woo ......"

"Boom ......"

"Wow-"

The storm grew even more violent, like a tyrant who had been woken up in a deep sleep and became angry, roaring and roaring, making everyone tremble.

After a while, through the window in the cabin, I saw the waves on the sea, which were already more than a foot high. Even a big ship like "Zheng He" shook very much.

Cui Xiuning suddenly stumbled and crashed into Li Luo's arms. Before Li Luo could speak, the two of them were shaken by the bumpy boat and fell together.

The noses of the two touched together, and the eyelashes of the two pairs of eyes were felt by each other. But at this time, there was no love in the hearts of the two.

Because the storm is really scary.

The sea became more and more gloomy, and Zheng He's roar came from outside: "The flagship lowers the sails!" ”

"Lowering the sails!" While the deck was still safe, the large crowd of sailors staggered to the mast and lowered the sails in the torrential rain. Seeing the flagship lowering its sails, other ships also lowered their sails to reduce the wind.

As soon as the sails were lowered, the speed of the ship dropped rapidly, but the shaking was much smaller.

But everyone's hearts were lifted.

Because, the wind is stronger. The sea is crossing, and the rain is like crazy. Not far away, a huge wave suddenly gushed out on the sea.

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