The majestic ship immediately chased after the mocking wind ship at a speed of fifteen knots, Lin Yuan had experienced several chases for the purpose of luring the enemy into depth, so he controlled the speed very well, so that the majestic ship felt: it is just a little bit away from catching up, and it must not give up, hold on a little longer, and it will be able to catch up immediately! But at that point, I just can't catch up!

Half an hour had passed, and the fog on the sea had become much heavier, and Nelson's staff officer said, "Shouldn't we chase it anymore?" The convoy is out of sight! ”

Nelson thought to himself: "What the staff officer said is right, it shouldn't be chased anymore, as for Lin Yuan, it's not too late to clean up in the future." Nelson nodded in agreement and ordered the Majesty to return.

Lin Yuan saw that the majestic ship had the intention of turning around, calculated in his heart, and thought: "If we turn around and chase the transport fleet now, then the time to force the transport fleet to surrender is only an hour and a half, can such a short time force them to return to Shanghai and accept our control?" ”

Lin Yuan couldn't be sure, so he decided: "Tease the majestic ship again, let him chase him again." So Lin Yuan ordered, aimed at the majestic ship, and attacked with a water gun again. After the order was given, the water column fell on the majestic ship, because the distance was relatively far, the water column did not have the impact force that could knock people down, and it was more like cleaning the hull of the majestic ship.

And the majestic ship was unmoved, and continued to turn, Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Since they don't want to chase again, then let's go and chase the transport fleet as soon as possible." So Lin Yuan ordered to turn around and chase after the position of the transport fleet.

Nelson on the majestic ship was stunned by this turn, and he was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth when he saw the trajectory of the mocking ship's turn, because the radius of the mocker's turn was too small, and his warship was still slowly drawing circles when turning, but the mocking ship had already turned around in the water.

Nelson still knows a little about the technology of warships, and he knows that the size of the turning radius of the warship is closely related to the structure of the warship's hull and the structure of the rudder. He silently looked at the turning mocking ship, and thought helplessly: "The Chinese are really mysterious!" ”

However, he didn't understand why the mocking ship was going to turn, and thought to himself: "Its berthing place is in Shanghai, and it should go northeast, but why should it go southwest?" Could it be that they are looking for our convoy? But how could they possibly find our convoy in the fog? They are not like us, we know the route of the fleet in advance, and if they want to find the transport fleet, they should follow us! ”

Where did Nelson know that the mocking wind ship was equipped with such a thing as radar, he watched the mocking wind ship turn around and then sped up, that speed, he had never seen it, Nelson thought in his heart: "What exactly is used as an engine on the Chinese warship?" How could their warships run so fast? ”

The Mocking Wind Ship moved forward at high speed, and soon threw the Majestic Ship into the fog, and after a while, the Mocking Wind Ship was able to see the transport fleet by optical means, Lin Yuan immediately asked the Mocking Wind Ship to slow down and approach the fleet, at this time, Lin Yuan saw the sign of the Taikoo Ocean Company on the hull at a glance, and suddenly thought in his heart: "These ships are the ships of the Taikoo Foreign Company!" Swire & Co. is a businessman, and the merchants are afraid of the loss of property, so I will use them as a threat to blow them up, and they will not dare to disobey me. ”

So Lin Yuan turned on the speaker and said loudly: "The transport fleet, immediately turn the bow of the ship and return to Shanghai Port!" The first ship must turn around within five minutes, otherwise our ship will sink yours!" ”

After Lin Yuan finished shouting, the transport fleet did not react at all, not only did there be no light signal, but also there was no flag, Wu Xinghai asked: "Could it be that they didn't hear us?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "No, our speakers are specially designed, and they can definitely be heard at this distance!" ”

Wu Xinghai said: "But they didn't react? Why don't we sink one? ”

Lin Yuan shook his head lightly and said, "I said that sinking is just a deterrent, and sinking civilian ships is also a thing that can provoke a war!" ”

Wu Xinghai looked at the lead ship of the transport ship and said: "Captain, I don't think it is better for us to get close to the lead ship, and then set up a springboard and send the marines to forcibly board the ship, their fleets are not very smooth communication with each other, maybe we can control the fleet by controlling the first ship." ”

Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment and said: "Okay, yes, but the speed of the enemy's ship is still a little fast, our gangplank may be a little unstable on it, and it is difficult for us to maintain the same speed as them, the most important thing is: we don't know the situation inside the ship, and boarding the ship seems to be a bit risky!" ”

At this moment, the radar room suddenly reported: "Report to Lin Shuai, the enemy fleet suddenly turned around and headed towards the shore!" ”

Lin Yuan's heart suddenly cooled when he heard this, and Wu Xinghai asked, "What is the enemy's fleet doing on the shore?" Could it be that they want to go ashore? The seaside in this area is full of rocks, and there is no suitable place for ships to dock! ”

Lin Yuan shook his head again and again, and said nervously: "The enemy's fleet is not going to go ashore, they are going to the shallow water area on the shore, the draft of their ships is generally less than four meters, and the draft of our warships is about eight meters, they can enter the shallow water area on the shore, but we can't get in!" ”

Wu Xinghai was also anxious when he heard this, and asked, "Then what should we do?" ”

Lin Yuan bit his lip and sighed: "There is no way, our deterrence does not work, and our warships have no way to enter the shallow water!" ”

Wu Xinghai said: "Lin Shuai, then we have only one way, take the springboard and board the boat!" ”

Lin Yuan frowned tightly and didn't speak, Wu Xinghai said anxiously: "If we let the transport fleet escape into the shallow water, we won't be able to catch up, in that case, our previous efforts will be in vain, and we will let the British transport our silver away!" ”

Lin Yuan still didn't speak, and Wu Xinghai said, "Captain, let the marines take some risks!" ”

Lin Yuan took a deep breath and said, "I order ......"

Wu Xinghai's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Let the Marines board the ship?" ”

Lin Yuan shook his head lightly and said firmly: "Return!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Wu Xinghai stomped his feet heavily and said, "Captain, how can you return to the ship?" The ship is full of silver that our compatriots have bought with their blood and sweat! Are we just watching the British ship them to Hong Kong? ”

Lin Yuan said: "Although the silver is precious, it is also valuable, and if you don't have it, you can get it again, but our marines, if you lose one, you will lose one, although we can replenish it, but a family will be ruined, and their value is far more than those silver, so - return!" ”

Wu Xinghai sighed and ordered helplessly: "The right rudder is full, the two cars are moving forward and three, and return!" With his words, an atmosphere of disappointment instantly enveloped the whole ship, and at this moment, suddenly a message came from the radar room: "Report to the captain, there is a situation!" ”