The storm is full of danger, on the ocean, even if it is a slightly stronger wind, you need to pay attention to it, not to mention similar to the storm, a little wrong response, it is easy to have problems, even under normal circumstances, once the ship capsizes will be very troublesome, not to mention in the storm, once capsized, it is a catastrophe, churning seawater, so that no matter how good the water is, it can not resist the storm, death is the only destination.

The fleet of these three ships is very experienced, and the long-term sea exploration has made them a bond, even if the order is not given, they all know what they should do, let alone determine the location of the storm.

Soon, in the direction of the wind, all the sails were raised, and several maneuvers, together with the captain, controlled the position of the sails, made a beautiful turn above the sea, and then began to avoid the center of the storm.

This storm appeared suddenly, and the captain and all the crew members had solemn expressions, because on the way to sail just now, the entire fleet had not relaxed their lookout, with the help of high masts, coupled with the special telescopes of the Dinghai Navy, even at sea level, they could see dozens of kilometers away, not to mention the dark clouds in the sky, and they should be seen more clearly in the distance.

It's just that this storm appeared suddenly, in the Pacific Ocean, such a sudden appearance of wind, is the most dangerous, the fleet of three clippers, in advance found the storm gathering, has begun to turn, but in the Pacific Ocean, once there is a strong wind, the scope is particularly large, such a turn, may not be able to bypass.

Although the fleet has adjusted the entire speed and sails to the extreme, it can only reach a speed of about 20 knots, which is difficult to completely avoid the storm.

Sure enough, after more than an hour, they began to collide with the storm, attacked by wind and waves, fortunately, they were in a high-latitude area, there were not many real super tropical storms, and there were few strong winds, and they were at the corners of the storm, and the level of the whole wind was not very high, probably 5-6.

Although the clipper ship is fast, as an exploration vessel for ocean voyages, speed is what she pursues, but safety is the top priority, this level, some dangers, but for mature sailors, it is bearable.

After so many years of development, there has been a relatively blowout pattern in terms of talents, more modern education methods, reasonable practice and training, so that the entire Dinghai Navy has become very talented, but in some specific fields, there are not many talents, and in the middle, the huge gap is in navigation.

Sailing, which is always a game for the brave, faces the turbulent and full of unknown seas, and is always the bravest to be able to go out.

The seekers in the place where there is no waterway are the best among them, and after about 2 years, these brave people who fight with the ocean, they have received a huge training, and they are already quite familiar.

Even in the 21st century, when the entire earth is under the surveillance of countless satellites, and the shipping lanes are mature, there will be shipwrecks, let alone this era. Completely unknown, completely unknown under the seabed, what kind of channel there is, hitting the reef is a high probability event, not to mention, encountering a storm, there are other dangers.

In this case, how to ensure the safety of the ship is not too much, Zhao Xin is very clear, nautical discovery, strength is one thing, luck is another, if there is really one less key person, this discovery will be postponed for a long, long time, which Zhao Xin is unwilling to accept.

The three ships, all of whom were very experienced, raised their speed before they encountered the storm, and after they really collided with the storm, they did not remove all of the sails, but removed some of them, and the remaining sails, driven by the strong winds, began to gradually move away from the center of the storm.

From the outside of the storm, trying not to pass directly through the storm, in the face of the great forces of nature, these hundreds of tons of ships, like toys in the hands of giants, are constantly thrown up and down, but under the control of skilled, highly skilled sailors, gradually leave the center of the storm, and the safety is greatly increased.

The storm came and went as fast as it came, perhaps it had left the center of the storm, the wind began to come down, and when the wind and waves became ordinary, the boat finally calmed down, and they were safe.

The storm passed, after 5 hours of hard work, finally the center of the storm came out, the wind around it, not small, but it was not enough to affect the ship, the three ships, began to move closer to the middle, ready to gather together, and then position, to see where they ran in the past four or five hours, this must be found, otherwise, lost in the ocean, then no one can save them.

In the storm for 5 hours, the speed relationship in the storm, at least has deviated more than 70 nautical miles, in the unknown exploration of the sea, deviate from 70 nautical miles, it is a very serious problem, under the vast sea, in the past, there is no means of measurement, this is a lost, careless, is a disaster, the sea is vast, in the absence of charts, in case of falling into the ocean, it is over.

After 5 hours of hard work, everyone is exhausted, but the first time to prepare, it is still necessary to do, here are all skilled, without the captain's orders, just do things by themselves, and strive to make the ship better.

Because there was no need to sail, the sail still did not rise, even the sails that were raised before were lowered, and the speed of the ship began to decrease, but under inertia, it moved forward, and the speed became slower and slower.

The wind and waves just now were not the biggest storm encountered by the clippers, but because of the previous wind and waves, the ship was still damaged, especially on the deck, there was a large amount of seawater, and all kinds of debris turned out of the sea, which had to be cleaned up.

The whole fleet, of course, was working in an orderly manner, and the surveyors were on the deck, setting up a sextant, with the help of the position of the sun, and the sea level, making calculations, and this action was carried out very quickly, and the sailors, beginning to hurry up to clean the sea water on the deck,

It's out of danger, but if the seawater is not washed, there will be hidden dangers, and at the same time, the seawater will be more troublesome for the corrosion of the deck.

During the cleanup, of course, there were some surprises, in the chaos on the deck, there were aquatic plants, and there were also some fish, of course, this is a meal, something given by God.

These can be sent to the back kitchen for additional meals, and seafood is not uncommon at sea, even when sailing at high speed, as long as there is an opportunity, you can harvest a lot of seafood.

These seafarers are very familiar with each other, cooperate with each other, and with the help of some gadgets, the deck is quickly cleaned, and then, they return to their respective positions, group rest, has been fighting for 5 hours in a row, who knows when the next wave of high-intensity work will come, must seize the time to rest.

At this time, because there was interference in the meter, the surveyor began to determine these positions through measurement, using a sextant, to find out their position, and then return, which is also a good choice.

At most, it was a delay of half a day, in the previous history of sailing, they had been like this countless times, the clear direction of the sextant, how many times, let them find their way home in the trance.

This measuring instrument has become their most important guarantee at sea, in case of danger, these things are properly protected in the core position, and even in the inner warehouse, there are two sets of spare, just to avoid damage to the sextant and cause a loss.

The sextant was quickly taken out and was about to be measured, when the person who had just gone up to the lookout post and was on the lookout suddenly let out a loud cry.

The lookout, in navigation, is a very important role, his lookout, directly determines the safety of the fleet, the previous storm, is the lookout first, and hinted at the location of the storm, as well as the direction of coming.

But once in the storm, the lookout is not able to be high, once the wind is too strong, the lookout is dangerous, itself, in the stormy seas, hundreds of tons of clippers, like a toy, are thrown up and down, if on the mast, even if it is tied, it will be removed, the danger is great.

There are not many people on the entire ship, each of them wears many hats, and it is very troublesome to lose one, especially the qualified lookout, which is even more important.

The watchman's shouting made everyone's hearts lift, because they had encountered it before, and it had just taken a few hours to come out of the storm, and the storms came one after another, and the highest record, almost all day, was fighting against the storm.

Not listening carefully enough, the lookout's words were full of surprise, and in the northeast direction, something suspected to be an island or even land was found.

This is a huge surprise, they are looking for the fleet, what they are looking for, is the island and the land, the island, which will form a huge springboard, so that their exploration footsteps, a big step forward, and the land, simply, is to find the final destination.

This made the captain, who was ready to return, immediately change his ism, in the vast sea, the sea itself, is meaningless, but the island is different. The previous nautical charts were based on the islands, constantly drawing circles, and this circle, once the islands were added, moved forward, and when the follow-up fleet completed the construction of the island and became a stable supply base, the pace of exploration went further.

They are the front, a total of nearly 20 groups of fleets, responsible for the forward exploration, as the direction of the entire channel, but behind them, there are at least 100 groups of more than 100 ships, they are in the proven channel, the exploration of diffusion, should not be the position, there are some key node positions, you can spread to the periphery, so that the entire chart is clearer, and find a more suitable route.

In the forward exploration, the discovery of the island is very important, as long as there is fresh water, and the island is large enough, it can become a basis for the forward, every time such an island is found, you can temporarily set up a supply port, so that the forward exploration, greatly further,

They had been stagnant for 1 month before, and they thought that this stagnation must be crossed in a slow search, but they didn't expect that this time they encountered a storm and deviated more than 70 kilometers forward, and there was such an unexpected discovery, which is not only a good thing, but also a great thing.

It is by relying on such islands that the Dinghai Navy has discovered a shipping lane, which has now extended for thousands of kilometers, and has established a relatively complete supply base in it, and then, it can provide sufficient support for navigation, and now, it has discovered such an island, which is very important.

As long as he has fresh water, or rather, if he doesn't, there is such a reasonable fulcrum, they can push the original trajectory of the navy forward by about 150 kilometers, which is a great support for navigation.

Before the invention of radio, flag language and shouting were the most important means of communication at sea, in fact, not only their lookouts saw it, but also the lookouts of the other two ships, and it seemed that this island should be very large.

The sails were raised again, and under the impetus of the wind, which had not yet completely dispersed, the clippers regained momentum, began to speed up continuously, and in a short time resumed their telling, and then quickly turned in the direction of the island.

As the captain of the ship, he is also the captain of the fleet of 3 ships, he knows some information, and has been exploring for 2 years, and the entire exploration activity has come to an end, starting from Hokkaido has exceeded 5,000 kilometers, even from the Kamchatka Peninsula, it has been more than 2,000 kilometers, according to Zhao Xin's instructions, it should be very close, and there may be a breakthrough at any time and reach the Americas.

Now, will it be?

It is very likely, but it will not be used as a criterion for judging, anything needs to be boldly assumed, but after the assumption, it must be carefully verified, in terms of psychological expectations, it is very good, but to really determine, countless evidence is also needed.

In the whole nautical exploration, the island is of course the first sequence, no matter how big the island, as long as it is an island, it is a very important foothold, and it can be seen by the lookout, and the island called so loudly is not simple, this island, at least there is a basis for a foothold.

According to the exploration rules of the exploration fleet, they have not found any new island for more than a month, even if this island is not in the direction of progress, in this position, the springboard that can appear when this island is discovered, so that their detection trajectory can greatly take a step forward.

Without any hesitation, under the captain's order, a fleet of three ships quickly moved in that direction, and made a beautiful splash on the sea