Chapter 9: The Storm
The black clouds in the distance moved rapidly to this side like the top of Mount Tai, and the oncoming wind became stronger and stronger, and Chen Tianzhuan returned to the cockpit.
"Can we fly back? Flying back to Manila? Chen Tian remembered that in the previous world, he once again encountered a storm on a plane, and the plane shook so much that he almost threw up, and now this kind of plane can't fly above the clouds at all, and if he doesn't fly back, he can only pass through the storm area.
"Your Royal Highness, I'm afraid we don't have enough fuel to fly back to Manila!" The pilot shook his head, they had already flown more than half the distance, and now there was no way to turn back.
"Ladies, don't worry! We'll have a bit of a bump in the moment, but we'll get through that rain cloud soon! Despite saying this, Tatsu Tian was still a little worried about whether this kind of plane would be able to withstand violent turbulence, and while the ladies were not paying attention, he quietly asked the pilot if he had encountered such a situation before.
"Your Royal Highness, rainy weather is not uncommon. Our cockpit is safe and rain won't leak in! It's just that I've never flown in such a storm either! The pilots stared straight ahead, and they soon entered a shadow, the rain began to crackle on the hull of the plane, and the violent air currents caused the plane to sway up and down, left and right. The world seems to be back to the beginning of chaos, the heavens and the earth are so close, and the whole universe is constantly stirring.
"I'm dizzy!" Lisa gently pulled Lachentian.
Chentian held her tightly in his arms, and he looked ahead more intently than the pilot. The sea was rough and the whole world seemed to be twisted, and the huge waves were getting higher and higher, as if they wanted to stand on their tiptoes and use their own tips to support the poor little bird.
"There are ships on the sea ahead!"
Following the direction pointed by the pilot, everyone saw some small star-like dots of light appearing on the sea in the distance. As the distance got closer and closer, those points of light gradually became clear, and after a huge wave, what appeared in front of them was actually the huge figures of two warships. The pitch-black steel beast looked particularly hideous under the rain, the huge hull was so smooth in such undulating waves, the cannons on the ship pointed obliquely to the sky like giant fingers, and a rice-shaped military flag symbolizing the hegemony of the sea fluttered high in the raging storm!
"Oh God! That's a British dreadnought! Tatsu remembered the model of the dreadnought he had seen at the Imperial Council, but the actual thing looked much more powerful.
Planes soon flew over the two ships, their thick chimneys spitting black smoke incessantly. Not wanting to miss the opportunity to see the new British warships up close, the planes circled over them for another two weeks before reluctantly leaving.
What they saw was the British Navy's newest St. Vincent-class battleship at that time, the 22,800-ton Dasheng Battleship. The Vincent and Collingwood, with 5 twin 50x 12-inch guns and 20 single 50x 4-inch secondary guns, make their superstructure full of cannons. They are the pride of Britain and the eternal pain of Germany!
The giant ship in front of him was as suffocating as the torrential rain and waves, and Chen Tian recalled that in the previous world, the German Jiaolong was suppressed by the British in two wars, which also became an eternal regret in the hearts of all those who loved Germany.
The sailors on the battleship would not have noticed the plane, but it was this almost toy-like thing in front of the battleship that decided the fate of the Anglo-German naval battle years later.
After a few hours, the plane finally staggered out of the rainstorm area, and the bright world suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes. Chen Tian opened the hatch, a fresh sea breeze blew in his face, the sea here is so calm, there is no trace of the heavy rain left behind.
Click......
At this time, there was a strange sound from the engine on the left.
"Not good! We're running out of fuel! The pilot below shouted.
"What? Didn't you say we could fly to Bangkok? Chen Tian was taken aback, and the unpowered seaplane could only float stupidly in the sea.
"I think we used a lot more fuel than normal because we were flying upwind in the storm, and we were hovering over those two warships for a while!" After careful inspection, the pilot determined that the plane was no longer fuel-free.
Chen Tian looked anxiously into the distance, and the land seemed to be looming, as long as the plane could hold on a little longer......
Click! The other engine also stopped spinning.
The plane began to slow down, and eventually slowly and leisurely floated to the surface, taxied for dozens of meters, and then floated there motionless. Probably because of the rainstorm, there was not even a single boat on the whole sea.
Tatsuten
Chen Tian climbed out of the cabin alone, sat on the top of the plane and silently looked into the distance, the scene in the rain gave him a huge shock, and also made him determined to use his own strength to help the great German Navy challenge this sea car bandit road rage. With the current strength of the German Navy, the use of a large number of aircraft is the quickest way, but the current aircraft are all wooden structures, and it is simply impossible to carry out dive bombing like the Stuka type, and when the current air defense technology is not developed, horizontal bombing and air-launched torpedoes are undoubtedly the best choice. At present, the main direction of development of his aircraft factory weapons is to study high-explosive bombs for ground attack, and it seems that he will step up the development of air-to-ship bombs and torpedoes after returning this time.
"One day, I'm going to let these sea elephants dodge my planes like rats!" Chen Tian clenched his fists and said to himself secretly.
At this time, Li Xianyun and Lisa also climbed out of the cabin, and were taking a big breath of fresh air, Lisa's face looked much better, and the pilot was busy fiddling with the transmitter below.
"What are you thinking?" Although she has been in China for more than a month, the Korean princess's Chinese is still so lame.
"You should know very well what it feels like to be bullied by other countries in your own country!" Chen Tian stretched out his hand and pulled them up, sitting next to him left and right.
"Does anyone dare to bully you Germany?" She was very puzzled, as if only a small country like North Korea would be oppressed.
Chen Tian lowered his head and did not speak, because no one knew now that if Germany lost in that great war a few years later, it would face the fate of almost being dismembered, and most of the German people would also be in misery, one of the main culprits was the huge navy of the empire on which the sun never set.
The three of them sat quietly like that, watching the sunset in the distance slowly set, watching the stars appear in the sky one by one......
"Your Highness, I've got in touch with Bangkok! They have already sent a boat to pick us up! I don't know how long later, the pilot came out of the cabin sweating profusely, dancing and shouting.
The calm sea was set against the stars, a small freighter towed a seaplane slowly moving, and everyone was asleep after a bumpy day. In his dream, he saw a large group of planes painted with crosses on their wings hovering over a huge British battleship, bombs raining down on the battleship, which soon caught fire and sank, with a huge German naval flag fluttering on the sea in the distance......