Chapter 53: Worry

An open box of canned beef, some vegetable salad, a 300-gram piece of white bread, and a small cup of black tea are all for Cheng Hao's lunch.

Since a ship's voyage may last several weeks, it is common to carry about 14 tons of various types of provisions, fuel, weapons and ammunition in preparation for a combat patrol. Every idle nook and cranny on the battleship was used as much as possible to store fresh food.

Eggs, potatoes, fruits, vegetables, bread and meat, to name a few, are all essential items that must be carried.

Because insufficient vitamin C intake can lead to scurvy, people who have been on long-term voyages cannot eat vegetables and fruits, so they are prone to vitamin C deficiency and scurvy.

Fresh vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamin C, and the clinical manifestations of scurvy are increased capillary fragility, swollen gums, bleeding, atrophy, often nosebleeds, menorrhagia and blood in the stool, which can also lead to abnormal bone calcification and slow wound healing.

These will be fatal in long voyages, but these things will be consumed first. Whether it is training or wartime, the officers and men on the warship can be guaranteed three meals a day.

So in addition to the main food, coffee, tea, milk, juice and cocoa drinks are also available. Once the fresh food is depleted, it can only be met by canned food, in addition to some necessary vitamins.

Just as Cheng Hao was enjoying this hard-won short leisurely time, Sebastian, as the first mate, came over worriedly.

After obtaining Cheng Hao's consent, Sebastian put the lunch box in his hand opposite Cheng Hao, pulled out the seat, and sat opposite Cheng Hao.

Sebastian coughed lightly and hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, I have a question about the question you just said at the meeting......

Cheng Hao put down the knife and fork in his hand, wiped the corner of his mouth, looked at Sebastian and nodded, and asked suspiciously, "What is it?" ”

Sebastian subconsciously looked around, saw the gobbling crew on the side, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked Cheng Hao in a low voice, "Your Excellency Captain, about what you said, the possibility of us encountering the British fleet on the way back ......"

Cheng Hao sighed, subconsciously tapped the seat with his index finger, shook his head, and replied, "This is just an assumption, you must know that our current identity is the Bismarck, as the Bismarck who sank two large British warships in the Danish naval battle......"

"In this case, the entire British fleet in the Atlantic will spare no effort to find us, and then do everything possible to keep us here!"

"Besides, on the Black Pearl, Barbossa sent another telegram in advance......" Sebastian sighed, "...... that way"

Cheng Hao nodded, took a sip of black tea, the cool black tea made Cheng Hao's somewhat restless heart gradually calm down, nodded in agreement, signaled Sebastian not to be too flustered, and said calmly, "Although I suspect that there are countless warships looking for our traces in the ocean at the moment, as long as we continue to maintain radio silence, it will not be easy to find us in the vast sea, and even if they arrive at the sinking site of the Black Pearl, there are also those crew members who will buy us a certain amount of time...... As long as we join up with the Bismarck, even if they are not deceived by our actions, what can we do? ”

In battles between battleships, the comparison is which side is more proficient in maneuvering and can hit the opponent more accurately and deal damage with the prepared shells faster.

With Bismarck's existence on his own side, which can control warships like an arm, coupled with the fatal blows of other warships and U-boats, Cheng Hao is confident that he can complete a beautiful battle of annihilation!

"Of course, as long as the other party does not exist like Bismarck......"

After the baptism of the Danish naval battle, Cheng Hao had a new understanding of the sentence that mature martial spirits can influence the direction of the war in a local encounter......

In the Battle of Denmark, with the cooperation of the battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prince Eugen, they annihilated two large battleships, the battlecruiser Hood and the battleship Prince of Wales, which were the glory of the British Royal Fleet.

Of course, this is directly related to the fatal flaw of the other party, Hood, Cheng Hao believes that if Hood in the Danish naval battle can fully embody the so-called ship, the situation of the whole naval battle may have a completely different direction.

In front of a ship spirit with super firepower coverage, accurate hits, incredible combat skills, and a body that is no different from a human......

Cheng Hao will be helpless, in the situation that all countries use martial arts as a killer weapon, Cheng Hao cannot know whether there are mature ship spirits in the huge British fleet who participated in this naval battle to encircle and suppress Bismarck.

"I'm afraid that on the way to the Bismarck, I will encounter an air attack by a British aircraft carrier......" Thinking of the swordfish, which is known as the Broken Leg Maniac, Cheng Hao couldn't help but have a headache, and said helplessly to Sebastian.

This is also what Cheng Hao has been worried about, the current Tirbitz is like returning to the port alone in the previous life, but the left propeller was blown off by the swordfish, causing the debris to jam the steering gear and a large amount of water into the steering room. The Bismarck, which sailed at only 10 knots and was finally attacked and sunk by the British Royal Fleet, had the same background.

Sebastian nodded helplessly, and asked rhetorically, "Your Excellency, how can we join the fleet now that Miss Al is unconscious?" ”

Cheng Hao was speechless for a while, and shrugged his shoulders helplessly, "Now I can only pray that Al can wake up soon......"

"Where is the Tirpitz at the moment?" Cheng Hao looked at the time, roughly calculated, and planned to confirm it with Sebastian, and asked suspiciously.

After hearing Cheng Hao's question, Sebastian looked at his watch, roughly calculated in his heart, and replied, "Your Excellency, there is still an hour or so, and we can return to the place where we are separated from Bismarck." ”

"Really...... That's good. Cheng Hao nodded, looked up at Sebastian with a tangled expression and smiled, "There is no point in worrying about these now, I also said it, this is just an assumption, instead of worrying about these, it is better to eat your own food first......" Looking at Sebastian with a mouthful of untouched food on his plate, Cheng Hao said softly.

Sebastian nodded, picked up the knife and fork in his hand and quickly ate it......