"Command me to speed up all ships and make sure to get to the bay ahead before the storm comes!" Zhao Jia, as the supreme commander of the fleet, gave an order with a serious face, speaking of which, it was the first time for him to command such a huge fleet, and he was still a little lacking in confidence at the beginning, but after the previous training, he now seems to be at ease and takes care of the entire fleet in an orderly manner.

But now Zhao Jia was frowning urgently, and after he gave the order, he immediately asked Dong Zhong, who was studying the nautical charts in the captain's office: "Sir, at the current speed, do you think we can rush to the sheltered bay in front of us before the storm comes?" ”

Hearing Zhao Jia's inquiry, I saw Dong Zhong raise his head from the chart, pondered for a moment before he spoke: "Little prince, don't worry, in my estimation, it will take at least half an hour for the storm in the west to catch up with us, and the bay in front of us is not far away, as long as we hurry with all our might, there is still hope to enter the bay before the storm catches up with us!" ”

Hearing Dong Zhong's words, Zhao Jia finally put his mind at ease, after a period of practice, Dong Zhong has regained the ability to speak, and Dong Zhong's rich sailing experience has also provided Zhao Jia with great help, for example, this time seeing that there is a big storm in the west that is about to arrive, if the fleet directly anchors on the sea, I am afraid that it will suffer a lot of losses, but Dong Zhong knows that there is a bay not far ahead that can shelter from the wind, which is simply saving the life of the entire fleet, and it is not the first time that something like this has happened, Therefore, Zhao Jia now attaches great importance to Dong Zhong.

With the issuance of Zhao Jia's order, the entire fleet, whether it was a battleship or a supply ship, was all full of sails and desperately rushed forward, among which twenty battleships were the fastest, and after advancing for nearly half an hour, they saw a bay not far ahead. On both sides of the bay is the extension of the land to the sea, and it looks like two arms holding the bay in his arms, which also makes Zhao Jia's mood relaxed, and he commands the warships to enter the bay in turn.

At this time, the wind and waves outside were already very strong, but the supply ship in the rear was inevitably affected by the fact that there were too many supplies loaded. Therefore, he was left behind, and now he is affected by the wind and waves, and he can only reduce his speed for a while, so as not to capsize in the wind and waves.

Seeing the supply ships in the wind and waves behind, Zhao Jia was also very anxious, but at this time, it was useless for him to be anxious, because in this kind of weather, it was impossible to rescue. Everything can only be done by the personnel of the individual ships themselves. Fortunately, all the ships that came out with him this time were very good, and the ships and crews on board were also the elite of the navy, so although the wind and waves were strong, the personnel on board seemed very calm, and tried to reach the bay through the heavy wind and waves.

Zhao Jia's battleship had been waiting at the entrance of the bay, and he was relieved when he saw more and more supply ships entering the bay, until the last supply ship entered the bay. His warship had just entered the bay and had just entered it. It immediately felt like the wind and waves in the bay were much lighter than outside, but the boats still felt very turbulent until they dropped anchor.

"Whew, it's finally safe, our luck is pretty good this time, at least it's much stronger than last time." After entering the bay. Zhao Jia breathed a sigh of relief, it happened to be autumn now, and it was also the season of Atlantic storms, and last time they encountered a big storm, and they didn't find a place to shelter from the wind. As a result, a supply ship was capsized, and all supplies must have been lost, and although some people on board were rescued, more than a dozen people were still missing, and it was estimated that they would not survive in that weather.

"Your Highness, now that it is about to enter winter, the windy season will pass, as long as there are no more storms in the future, I can guarantee that there will be no more problems on the next route!" At this time, I saw Dong Zhong say with a solemn face, he has already walked this route twice, and he has almost figured out the entire route, but unpredictable risks such as storms and tsunamis are really difficult to prevent in advance, and there is nothing he can do about it.

"Well, this time, thanks to Mr. being familiar with this route, we have repeatedly saved the day, and when we return to the Great Song Dynasty in the future, Mr. will definitely go down in history!" Zhao Jia solemnly saluted Dong Zhong at this time, if Dong Zhong hadn't accompanied him this time, I'm afraid their losses would have multiplied, and it was still unknown whether they could even reach Europe.

"The little prince is polite, he is just an ordinary businessman, but he has gone farther and gained some experience and insight, and it is also Dong's honor to be able to help the imperial court!" Dong Zhong was very modest at this time, he had eaten all of his food in the past few years, and for him, what he hoped most was to be able to reunite with his family, but he was also a poet and calligrapher, and the idea of loyalty and patriotism was almost burned into his bones, so when he heard that Zhao Jia and these people were going to represent the Great Song Dynasty on an expedition to Europe, and even Agnes went with him, this made him finally give up the opportunity to return to China and reunite with his family, so it was not very important for him to leave a name in history.

Just as Zhao Jia and Dong Zhong were talking, the storm outside was also bigger, and it seemed that the storm was getting closer and closer to them, even the ship that was anchored in the bay began to toss up and down with the wind and waves, and the wind outside the cabin made a sharp whistling sound, which sounded like the devil was howling, making people sound a chilling feeling.

"Mr. Dong, it seems that we will definitely not be able to walk today, let's rest in the bay for a day, and it will not be too late to go tomorrow when the wind stops!" Zhao Jia spoke again at this time, when they entered the bay just now, it was already afternoon, and the storm outside would not stop at all for a while, plus most of the ships were fighting in the wind and waves just now, and the crew on the ship must have been very tired, so he decided to stay and rest.

"It's good that the fleet doesn't have much fresh water, and it just so happens that there is a river flowing into the sea on the east side of this bay, so we can replenish fresh water, but in this case, I'm afraid we won't be able to set sail until tomorrow afternoon." Dong Zhong spoke again at this time, he also slowly became familiar with the affairs of the fleet, and now he has become Zhao Jia's most important assistant.

"It's good that we've been sailing at sea for more than ten days, and it's really time to stop and rest!" Zhao Jia also nodded when he heard this.

Then Zhao Jia and Dong Zhong discussed some issues of the following voyage, and then returned to their respective cabins, when Zhao Jia came back, he happened to see Agnes holding his son Zhao Hua sitting on the bed, Zhao Hua is still a child after all, and he is still a little afraid of such a big wind and waves outside, so whenever this happens, he will get into Agnes's arms and refuse to come out.

"What's wrong with Hua'er, are you still afraid of the wind and waves?" Zhao Jia smiled and walked over and sat down next to Agnes and asked.

"Shh~, Hua'er just fell asleep, don't wake him up!" Agnes whispered to Zhao Jia at this time, and then saw her stand up and put Zhao Hua on the small bed next to her, cover it with a blanket and fix Zhao Hua on the bed with two wide strips of cloth, so that she would not fall off the bed because of the bumps of the wind and waves.

"Husband, how long will it take for us to reach Europe?" Agnes asked with some concern at this time, she was nothing, but she was worried that her son Zhao Hua was too young to adapt to life at sea, and if there was any accident, she would probably regret it for the rest of her life.

Zhao Jia naturally understood what Agnes was worried about, and immediately pulled her to sit down beside him with a smile, and then comforted softly: "Don't worry, Hua'er has been strong since she was a child, and she has hardly had any illness, plus we have the best doctors and complete herbs in our fleet, and several doctors are still my fourth uncle's protégés, and their medical skills are very amazing, and if someone in the fleet is sick, there is almost nothing they can't cure, so Hua'er doesn't have to worry even if she is sick." ”

Hearing Zhao Jia's comfort, Agnes was finally relieved, speaking of which she also admired the medical skills of the Great Song Dynasty, although there were doctors in their Europe, but the medical treatment for the disease was almost very simple, no matter what the disease, it would only bleed, the difference was only that the location of the bloodletting and the amount of blood were different, not at all like the Great Song Dynasty has formed a very complete set of medical theories, and many diseases that are regarded as terminal diseases in Europe can almost be treated in the Great Song Dynasty.

While he was talking, he suddenly heard a maid knocking on the door outside, and then brought their dinner, Zhao Jia was hungry after a busy day, so he pulled Agnes to sit down and eat. In order to save fuel, the ship generally fires every three days, and you can eat hot food at this time, but Zhao Jia and Agnes have noble status, and they have Zhao Hua, a child, so there will be a small stove fire every day to ensure their health.

It's just that there is definitely no way to raise the fire in this kind of weather today, so the kitchen is only cold food, mainly a few bottles of canned food, including meat and vegetarian, and even two bottles of canned fruit, which is a good match, although Zhao Jia and Agnes are both noble-born, but they are not squeamish people, and it is not bad to have canned food to eat at sea, when Zhao Jia served in the navy before, he even encountered a lack of food, which caused everyone on the ship to eat fish or mice, and the water they drank also had a smell, So Zhao Jia has never been picky about food.

After dinner, the wind and waves outside still did not show any tendency to decrease, Zhao Jia was used to this situation, and under such weather conditions, he could not count the other ships at all, everything could only wait for the storm to stop tomorrow, so he also relaxed and rested for one night.

Early the next morning, Zhao Jia woke up from his sleep, feeling that the wind and waves outside had finally stopped, and when he just wanted to get up, he suddenly heard a rapid horn sound outside, which made him change his face, because this was a notification signal when the fleet encountered danger, could it be that there was any danger hidden in this bay? (To be continued.) )