Chapter Seventy-Three: Departure
As Wu Jiheng said before, every time the cold front crosses, there is always a strong wind and heavy rain, and at this time the sea also becomes extremely tyrannical, and the huge waves several feet high are accompanied by the fierce howling of the north wind, swallowing everything on the sea.
On the first day of February, it rained heavily in Langya, and the rain seemed to be poured down directly from the sky and splashed on the roof of the temple. Xiong Jing under the curtain is offering sacrifices to his ancestors, asking them to bless this cross-sea expedition. The noisy sound of the rain made it impossible to hear his chanting, but fortunately, the sacrifices were all customized, and the skilled witches cooperated with the sacrifices, and there was no mistake in the slightest.
And the Suzaku on the sea, several pairs of eyes have to pay attention to the barometer erected in the stern every once in a while. When a cold front passes, the air pressure drops first and then rises, and the air pressure will return to normal after a complete transit. They hoped that the air pressure would return to normal as soon as possible, and once it returned to normal, Yingshi could set off and sail to Bailing Island, which was 1,200 miles away.
"It seems to have risen..."It was raining heavily, and the stern was so dark that it took a candle to see the mercury in the glass tube. At this point, Hg is no longer at 71 mm, but has risen to 73 mm, indicating that the cyclone is far away and the weather is gradually returning to normal.
"Indeed, it has risen." It was the second batch of trainees who constantly checked the barometer, and the witch who had to be reported had to be seen in person to rest assured. Captain Hong Mu also followed, and Wu Ji said: "The cold front has passed, you can return to Langya." ”
"The cold front has passed?" Hong Mu also glanced at the barometer, but his tone was uncertain.
"Yes." As he spoke, the waves struck the port side of the Suzaku again, splashing onto the deck. "You can return to Langya."
The sea area where the Suzaku is located is not far from Langya Harbor, but under the strong wind and waves, it still sails into the bay until the early morning of the next day. By this time, the heavy rain had long stopped, and the people in the harbor were repairing the roof. No one knows when the bad weather will end, and since the rain has stopped, it is always time to make up for the roof.
As soon as the Vermilion Bird entered the port, Xiong Jing knew, and as soon as he saw the Wu Ji Heng he had seen, he said, "Leng Feng has passed?" ”
"Your Majesty, the cold front has passed." The witch said, knowing that time was already tight, and the army was waiting for Leng Feng to cross.
"Is it possible to have another cold front?" With no satellite weather forecast, Xiong Jing was worried that his soldiers would be swept away by the waves.
"The king, the minister doesn't know." Wu Zhiheng is not surprised by Xiong Jing's problem, there are already many cold fronts in winter. According to the textbook, cold fronts occur on the north and west shores of the blue ocean and the east coast of the green ocean, and are most common in winter. "Ranchen thinks that February is approaching spring, and cold fronts are not frequent."
"What about Ruofa? The freeboard of the war boat is not high, and it is not as strong as the sea boat. Xiong Jing hesitated. Although it was not an Inchon landing, it was an adventure to cross the Yellow Sea in the cold weather of February.
"If that's the case, the Great Priest will bless you." Wu Jingheng's devotion to the gods was better than Xiong Jing, who had distracting thoughts, and Xiong Jing couldn't help but be stunned when he heard him say 'the Great Priest's Blessing' very calmly. He once again remembered that the route across the Yellow Sea was opened in the Tang and Song dynasties, and the ancients could use this as a route, so naturally there was a reason for the ancients. Moreover, the battle of the army is not foolproof, the manpower cannot reach the sky, and the three-day row is really going to meet the cold front again, and it can really only be 'blessed by the great secretary'.
"The minister was Buzhi last night, Ji Ye." Jun Sima Zhuang knew Xiong Jing's hesitation, and he expressed his opinion.
"Your Majesty, time is running out, and we can't afford to delay any longer." Deng Sui also said that he has been counting time.
"The Great King...... Several division commanders and cavalry generals also looked at Xiong Jing.
"Command the whole army," Xiong Jing took a breath and said, "Set off when the tide rises." ”
It seems that he has been waiting for this moment for too long, and King Xiong Jing gave an order, and the generals said loudly: "Respectfully accept the order!" Then the generals withdrew. At this time, it is only more than four hours before the high tide, and if it is late, you can only set off at night, which is very inconvenient.
The Yellow Sea is a semi-diurnal tide, which means that the tide rises twice a day, about 12 hours apart. On the west coast of the Yellow Sea, due to the influence of topography and the deflection of the earth, the tidal range at this time is still two meters. There were four divisions in the Yingshi, and there were no more than 30,000 cavalry, and nearly 40,000 people plus the boys and transport force. There are more than 200 boats of 40,000 people, and most of these boats are docked in Langya Bay and Ligan Bay, and they can avoid hitting the reef when the tide is high.
After a month of targeted training, the divisions were still a little flustered after the order to set off, and the commanders, honorable soldiers, partial commanders, and even the commanders had to be told again and again so that the soldiers could avoid too many mistakes. But it was the cavalry that really panicked, and more than 4,000 war horses had to be loaded onto the war boat, which was a difficult task. The cold front has gone, the waves are still turbulent, and some war horses are allowed to be whipped by the boys, and they can't live or die in the war boat.
They had no choice but to lift their horses to the boat, or even use a crane to lift the horses to the boat. Fortunately, not all horses were like this, and after some of the stubborn horses were carried up, more horses were loaded onto the boat and crowded into the improvised stables in the middle of the Great Wing Warboat. When the tide rose in the afternoon, more than 4,000 horses finally boarded the boat.
"Please King Haizhou." Xiong Jing didn't wear a fox fur, and like ordinary soldiers, he wore a jacket, only a blood-red Wei Ben suit on the outside. The sword was no longer delicate, but the standard king's sword, more than five feet long. As he walked out of bed, a group of courtiers invited him to board the Suzaku instead of the Winged Warship.
"No, is it a woman?" Xiong Jing looked at his courtiers and smiled instead of being angry.
"The king is the king of a country, how can he be in danger." Right Shi was helpless, he knew that Xiong Jing wanted to share weal and woe with the soldiers.
"It's not a one-time situation." Xiong Jing still laughed. "Right history has also been in danger, why be afraid?"
"However, this is the ...... of the sea" Xiong Jing had already passed through the gap between the courtiers and walked down the steps, and You Shi and the others could only catch up.
"What about the sea?" The main bed platform is more than a foot high, and you can see the sea in the distance from the stairs. "It's not a miracle. It's ......," Xiong Jing remembered that these courtiers didn't seem to be able to swim, "you wait for the sea boat." ”
"How can a minister do this?" The kings all got on the pawn wing war boat, and the courtiers had to follow the pawn wing war boat.
"Tell the king, my division has boarded the boat." Several division commanders on the dock were already waiting, and when they saw Xiong Jing, they told him.
"Tell the king, my division has also boarded the boat." A few people followed, and Xiong Jing nodded and finally looked at Fei Jing.
"Tell the king, the knights and horses have all boarded the boat." Fei Jing said.
Xiong Jing nodded to the concubine, and then looked at the neatly arranged war boats in the bay, and the soldiers on the war boats stood straight, all looking at him, waiting for the order to leave.
"Taiyi blesses, Da Sima blesses." Xiong Jing couldn't help praying, and after praying, he didn't hesitate anymore, and waved his hand: "Let's go!" ”
'Boom...... Boom...... Boom...... Knock ......', the military flag hunting, the slow and heavy beating of the building drum on the dock, and the witch dance to pray for the army's exorcism. The sharp knife flashed, and the blood splashed around the neck of the cattle to worship the god of the East China Sea.
"There is a government in Liangyi, there is a king in the four seas, and he is ordered to be in the sky, the world is re-glorious, my flag is fierce, and Khotan is cutting drums. White air passes through the sky, expounding the ...... of Shenwu" In the ancient chant of the witch, Xiong Jing boarded the pawn wing war boat surrounded by his courtiers. By this time, the order to set off had spread throughout the army, and one after another, taking advantage of the tide, sailed out of the bay and headed out to sea in accordance with the established order.
The waves are still rough, and the undulating tide is very uncomfortable. The freeboard of the war boat is no more than two meters, and every time a big wave hits, the waves will splash on the deck and into the cabin below deck. For this reason, the soldier specially wore a robe to block the waves, and Rao was directly splashed by the waves like this, and he would be half wet. People are like this, and the horses on the deck of the war boat are restless. They were not accustomed to the rocking of the warboats, and began to neigh, and the boys had to burrow into the stables to appease them.
Xiong Jing stood on the deck of the war boat, and the situation of the whole division was in full view. At this time, the boats sailing out of the harbor were forming under the guidance of the outrage, and the four divisions, as well as the cavalry and baggage troops, were organized into large and small boat formations. Of course, this is not for the sake of pretty, this is to not lose the boat, but also to let the oarsmen know that he is not a man or a warboat, he is rowing with other people and other warboats.