In the afternoon, the sea storm suddenly changed, and the originally clear sky suddenly became cloudy, but the wind was not too strong.

But that's just compared to the wind at sea, and anyone who has been out at sea knows that five or six winds are nothing at sea, but they can be uncomfortable on land.

The fleet, which was supposed to be relatively stable, suddenly tossed violently.

At this time, few people were worried that the boat would capsize or something, and they vomited all over their heads.

Li Yuanjing didn't get much better, at most, he found a comfortable position for himself in advance, and barely let himself have a few more bags on him.

This kind of wind is not a big problem for a thousand-stone ship, but a 500-stone troop carrier can be uncomfortable, because the weapon is not fixed and falls off, and several soldiers are accidentally injured.

At this time, the fleet was also confused, and the hundred people they stayed on the shore to follow the support had not yet sent a signal, which meant that, at least for now, they could not find a port to dock.

Fortunately, the storm did not last long, and it gradually stabilized after about an hour, and after two hours, it was completely calm and returned to the way it was in the morning.

However, due to the troublesome nature of the waves, the fleet did not advance much distance throughout the afternoon, and in order to ensure that the direction of the fleet was not blown off, and at the same time to ensure that it did not hit the reef, the personnel on board were exhausted at this time.

But this is not the end, they don't dare to dock here at night to sleep, and the ship at this time has no anchor chain or anything, there are probably two possibilities when they sleep, one is to go ashore and run aground, and the other is that they don't know where they went.

Therefore, despite the exhaustion of all the staff, Li Yuanjing still ordered to continue to move forward, sailing at night is no better than during the day, and the dangers encountered are not something that ordinary people can imagine, especially in the current situation.

With a hundred people on land to guide, the fleet can only ensure that it does not deviate from the continental shelf and keep a distance as much as possible, but the sea in front of it is pitch black, and no one knows whether it will hit the reef.

Of course, there is no way, transfer the people on the 500-stone boat to other ships, and then line up in a long snake formation, that small boat only arranges the necessary crew to paddle, and there are several small boats in tow, once they hit the reef and sink, they can also immediately get on the small boat and escape, and the boat behind will follow the light to guide all the way.

At this time, Li Yuanjing regretted it a little, why couldn't he recruit the crew together in the first place?

Now it's good, they have to rediscover all the hydrological conditions themselves.

If those people were there, at least they would have been able to guarantee that there would be no problems in the coastal areas, and that the seagoing vessels were not suitable for navigation in the inland rivers, and these seagoing vessels used to travel north and south along the continental shelf.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that the cavalry on the shore finally came with the news, they had found a port where they could dock, and so, under the guidance of the port, the fleet slowly entered this long-lost port.

At this time, they had been adrift at sea for nearly a day, and they had encountered not particularly bad weather conditions, but at this time, the state of the fleet was completely unsuitable for continuing the voyage.

For this reason, after docking, Li Yuanjing had to order a two-day rest in place, and replenish supplies by the way.

Of course, Li Yuanjing naturally doesn't have to worry about these things personally, someone on board is responsible for this matter.

Although looking at the piles on the ship, which was enough for them to use a month's worth of supplies, Li Yuanjing still felt that it was better to replenish the supplies as long as they docked, so that they were more down-to-earth, and if they deviated from the route, they could also ensure that they could live for a few more days, maybe the vitality was in these days?

After going ashore, he asked the port officials, and Li Yuanjing knew where they had run that day, Yancheng County, Jiangdu County.

"People are about to die, and we are still in Yangzhou after half a year?" When Cheng Chuliang heard where they were now, he instantly collapsed.

The day before yesterday, they arrived in Yangzhou, and then went to join the fleet, and the successive hurried made him feel that he was about to fall apart, and today he has been floating on the sea for so long, and he has encountered such a big wind and waves.

"We're coming in a big circle, not standing still!" Li Yuanjing didn't bother to explain.

"Your Highness, this speed is indeed a little slower, but considering that there was wind and waves on the sea in the afternoon, it is normal, under normal circumstances, from the mouth of the sea to here, it is enough for a daytime at most." The official of the city department replied respectfully.

"Where's the next port? How long does it take? Li Yuanjing is more concerned about the next stop, the previous mistakes do not mean that they will continue forever, Li Yuanjing intends to correct some mistakes at this stop.

For example, the people who are most familiar with the route are definitely the people who run the boat regularly, and they are all aware of the situation here.

Where you can dock, where there are reefs that you can't walk, which islands have fresh water, you can't hide them if you can replenish the real thing.

"If the boat wants to find a place, it is not difficult, but His Highness has carried so many thousand stone ships this time, it is not easy to dock, the next stop can only dock in Haizhou, normally it takes two days, if the weather is bad, it may take longer." The official of the city department subconsciously said that he may not know the specific route, but he is still very clear about the front and rear stations.

Yancheng as a large salt producer, is the economic pillar here, the reason why there is such a big port, is completely to facilitate the salt here to transport out, to the south to the north of the sea ships there are a lot, but the thousand stone ships are not common, ordinary people simply can't afford to raise.

Of course, of course, the officials of the Municipal Shipping Department will not tell Li Yuanjing openly that I have seen all these ships in your fleet......

Although he didn't know why Li Yuanjing abandoned those old crew members who were familiar with the route, he should have his own reasons......

Li Yuanjing didn't think clearly, anyway, Cheng Chuliang collapsed again, even if he didn't leave Yangzhou for a day, they could only get to Henan Road after running for two days? Although he hadn't been to Haizhou and didn't know where it was, how could this voyage sound so unreliable?

"There should be someone in Yancheng who is familiar with sea routes, right?" Li Yuanjing didn't care about the unreliable content that Cheng Chuliang thought, at this time, finding a few people who were familiar with the route was the most important thing, and anything else could be put aside for the time being.

When the official of the city department heard this, his face instantly bloomed, and he nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, and there are a lot, I have a brother who has been on the Qianshi ship for a few years before, he has been to Annan in the south, and he has been to Liaodong in the north, but not many times, and he has been at home recently." ”

"This king wants to pay thirty times, please ask his brother to lead the way to Wendeng County, Dengzhou......"

"Yes...... OK...... You don't have to give money, you can lead the way for Your Highness, that's the smoke from the ancestral tomb of Xiaguan......"