286 Dark clouds
The waves approaching three meters high, as well as the dark clouds as thick as cotton overhead, made the captain of the dreadnought battleship, Colonel Kanamori, inexplicably worried.
His battleship is arguably the largest bastion at sea to date, with 10 305 mm guns that can compete with any enemy. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't reach the puppet empire directly by sea, he even felt that with these warships, Iran Hill would be able to win.
It is a pity that the navy has never had the opportunity to expand its forces, and can only exist as a foil. It was only recently that Iran Hill's naval fleet really encountered a challenge.
"Wow!" The huge wave crashed directly on the bow of the battleship, stirring up countless broken waves. The whole battleship rose and fell with the waves, standing on the Cambridge, and Captain Jinsen looked into the distance where a beam of lightning was slashed from time to time.
"Visibility is decreasing! Captain! A lookout non-commissioned officer reminded Kim Sen loudly: "The place where we are is is already very dangerous!" ”
"The destroyer USS Bameisen asked to retreat, their tonnage is too small, and the waves are very serious!" A liaison officer walked up behind Captain Jinsen and reported loudly.
The fleet consisted of 4 destroyers and 4 cruisers, as well as a dreadnought. The scale can be said to be very large.
But in the storm in front of them, this fleet seemed so small. There was no rain in the sky, and it can be said that the storm in front of me had an evil aura from the inside out, which made people feel very uneasy.
"Let all the destroyers retreat 30 km! Set up a second cordon on the periphery of the storm! Keep your communication channels open! If you encounter a disturbance, report it immediately! Jin Sen frowned slightly, and ordered his men.
"The image transmission is still normal, the main thing is that the waves are too big! There is also some variation in the nearby waters, which are noticeably darker in color than in other seas. A technician said with a worried look on his face.
"In a sense, there are so many signs of anomalies in this area, and it is indeed certain that something is going to change here." The other technician looked at the instrument in front of him and shook his head depressedly.
He brought the equipment to monitor the vibration, but found that on the sea, because of the high waves, it was impossible to monitor the vibration normally - the battleship he was on was shaking all the time, and the vibration was very strong.
The three cruisers shifted their positions. distanced themselves from each other. In such weather conditions, they cannot guarantee that their course will be under control. Therefore, distancing is undoubtedly the best way to ensure safety.
On the surface of the sea, the waves seem to be a little bigger than just now. Huge waves crashed against the tall, sturdy side of the dreadnought, with a loud crack.
Inside the battleship, the sailors nervously listened to the twisted metal creak of the battleship's hull, and continued their work restlessly.
Some were filling coals into boilers, and some soldiers were resting in shaking cabins. Their hammocks swayed in the waves, accompanied by flickering electric lights, and murky air.
"The cruiser Barbarian sent a message with the lights that there were some problems with their power system, and they could only maintain their current speed, and it would take 1 hour before they could be repaired." Inside the tense bridge, another officer delivered not too good news.
The naval warship itself is a precision machine, and it is a matter of course that it breaks down. Coupled with the current sea conditions, it would be strange if there were no problems.
"It's okay, we'll keep it going!" Glancing at the speedometer, Jinsen intended to accommodate the cruiser Barbarian and keep a fleet intact.
He had already lost the sight of the destroyer reconnaissance on the periphery because of the sea conditions, and if one more cruiser was left behind, his fleet would be dead in name only.
"What the hell is this weather? Yes? Yesterday the antenna of a cruiser was struck by lightning, and today there was a problem with the boiler of a cruiser...... Hell yes. An officer looked out the window at the foggy weather and whispered.
Visibility is indeed decreasing, the light is getting dimmer, and there is a faint layer of fog. The thunder and lightning in the distance were no longer visible, and only the light through the dense fog could be seen.
"Turn on the searchlights! Activate the Search Radar! "Kinson had to give the order after ten minutes. Visibility was too low, and he had to ensure that the fleet was watching, after all, he was here to observe.
If he knew that there was an enemy nearby, his orders would have been the opposite. He's going to turn off all the lights and get ready for battle.
But yesterday there was nothing in this sea area, and the order that Jin Sen received was also to monitor this sea area, not to search for and destroy the enemy.
"Generate electricity for Ellen Hill! Describe what we saw, what about the photos? Did you transfer it back? "Kinson had just sent a telegram back an hour ago, and now he had to send it again.
"The transmission show was a success...... I don't know if there will be a problem. A technician replied as he fiddled with the machine in front of him.
Since satellites can transmit pictures, it is not difficult for battleships to transmit pictures back. Anyway, there is long-distance image transmission technology, and everything is very convenient.
Minutes and seconds passed, and half an hour later, Jinsen looked at the waves that were shattering in the bow and asked the adjutant beside him, "How long has it been since we received a telegram from Iran Hill?" ”
"I haven't received a telegram for about 40 minutes! Radio contact was seriously disrupted, and the radio contact between the destroyers on the periphery and ours was intermittent. The adjutant replied worriedly.
"Let the Barbarian turn around and return immediately! Transfer the image back to Iran Hill on the edge of the storm! I feel that our image transmission, as well as the telegram, is interfered with! Captain Jinsen commanded with a frown.
Now he felt that his fleet had lost contact with the outside world, so he had to change his tactics immediately.
"Let the fleet turn! It's a little weird to be in the position we're in right now! No need to take risks! Get out of here! He gave a series of orders, and then began to signal the cruisers that were following him.
Jin Sen watched the battleship carefully turn slowly in the waves, and said to the technicians who were not far from him: "I think this situation is ...... The Magic Eye on the Endless Sea should be here. ”
"That's how we judged, there are some strong magnetic fields here, and the meteorological conditions are also very bad......" The technician was also apprehensive about the bad weather conditions in front of him, and replied: "Returning may be a correct choice." ”
On a modified B-52 reconnaissance plane with huge auxiliary fuel tanks hoisted under the wings, the pilot watched in amazement at the cloud column formed by the dark clouds that reached the sky, causing the plane to change the direction of flight.
He looked at the equally surprised co-pilot beside him, and reported to the man on the radio: "I don't see the fleet!" The vicinity was enveloped by a huge updraft, ten times larger than a mushroom cloud created by the explosion of a nuclear weapon...... Maybe a hundredfold ......"
"That's right! We can't see the kernel! I don't know what it's like inside! But I can see lightning in the clouds, which is pretty bad......" The plane flew nimbly in the sky against the edge of the clouds, and the pilot carefully answered the commander's questions on the radio.
"We're shooting...... Yes, very bad picture! Once again, the pilot adjusted his course, and then he saw a track on the sea: "I see the fleet!" A ship...... Didn't see anything else though! ”
"Spotter 3 calls Monitor 1! Ranger 3 calls Monitor 1! Hear it, please answer! Hear it, please answer! The pilot changed the communication channel and repeated into the intercom.
"I'm the destroyer Naranbak! I can hear you calling! The interference is very serious! We can't transmit the image signal to Iran Hill! Now we're adjusting our position! Can you see the dark clouds behind us? ”
"Naranbak, we can hear you! We can see the dark clouds...... Unless they are blind, who can't see such a big goal? The pilot teased as he grabbed the intercom.
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On the outskirts of Ferry City, there are large pits of salt. A saltworks worker was surprised to spot an uninvited guest on the beach. He shouted loudly, calling everyone nearby.
They saw an ugly strange fish about one meter wide and more than ten meters long, lying on the beach and lifeless. This strange fish has a hideous face, a mouth full of fangs, a pair of huge eyes that will not close, and a fishy smell from the whole snow-white body.
"Isn't this a deep-sea fish?" A well-informed old fisherman looked at the strange fish in front of him and said strangely: "This is the rift fish, the legendary monster that lives in the rift of hell." It dies as soon as it reaches the shallow sea, so no one can see a live fissure fish. ”
Around him, some young people had never seen such a vicious strange fish, and they all gathered around the corpse of the strange fish and sighed. It's not easy to see such a huge fish, especially an ugly fish that looks so ugly.
There are many species of whales and sharks in the world's oceans, and they are generally similar to the earth's environment. However, because of technology, people are far from being able to recognize the sea, so they are full of awe of the sea.
"Something must be happening...... Something must be going on...... Very bad thing. The old man looked away from the carcass of the strange fish and looked up at the distant horizon.
He saw the black clouds over there, so he frowned: "I've lived here for so many years, and I haven't seen such a big storm......"