Chapter 232: What is the Win Rate?
The White Tulip swayed at the entrance of the Mona Strait, where the wind was calm, but the waves were very fast, and Lao Wang had clearly felt the change in the sea conditions through the deck under his feet.
As the powerful rope pulls the White Tulip towards Mona Island, the waves at the bottom of the ship are getting higher and higher, which means that the ship has begun to enter the Sea of Death!
Wang Mancang still tried his best to pull the rudder, because of nervousness and exertion, beads of sweat continued to slide down his face, as a selector with high attributes, it is impossible to say that he does not avoid the cold and heat, but this kind of crazy sweating situation, he has rarely encountered it.
He was engrossed, his ears seemed to be blindfolded, and the noise around him seemed to disappear at this time, all that Lao Wang could hear was the sound of his own heart beating, and there was only one voice left in his mind to echo, hold on!
Whether it's yourself, the boat, or the ropes and claws, you must hold on!
The White Tulip was under the force of the force, without any regard for the feelings of the old king, and the tooth-aching creaking sound kept coming, because she was pulled by the bullet line, she gained great acceleration, and in the unsettling turn, the ship's course was constantly corrected to the position of due north and west.
Just when the position of the bow of the ship changed due northwest, a smile appeared on Lao Wang's face, and the last key node of this voyage had arrived!
"Harpoon! "Harpoon! "Unhooked!" the old king shouted loudly, as if he wanted to convey his strength along with the shout.
Harpoon position, Tan Liang, who accepted this force, had already tied himself tightly to the fort, and when he was just stopping and accelerating sharply, he didn't know what it looked like to be bruised because of the inertia on his body, but he still held on, Dajiao'er's attention has been amazingly concentrated, all of this is for the order given by Lao Wang at this time!
Boss Tan reached out and grabbed the buckle connecting the cable and the harpoon, and pulled hard, and in the sound of "click", the cable and the harpoon came loose.
The straight elastic rope of the collapse is like a live snake with a very fast speed, and it disappeared in a flash, only after a few seconds, it was whipped the rock wall of Mona Island, and the strong force directly smashed the reef, and the debris that was pulled away fell into the sea, which shows how great the force is!
The hook was loosened, and the White Tulip suddenly lost its restraints, and the whole ship struggled violently like a wild beast unshackled, and the ensuing huge shock immediately made the ship unstable, like a drunken seaman, and began to shake sharply on the surface of the sea.
However, the trip also brought good news, the course of the ship has also changed because of the lack of traction, and now the White Tulip has become due northwest, which is the direction of the east coast of Hispaniola!
The boat shook a few more times, and the amplitude slowly decreased, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before the distance was at most stable.
Seeing all this, Lao Wang finally smiled with satisfaction and said in his heart:
It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, what I want is not the change of the ship's course at all, in the era of sails, as long as the distance is long enough, the ship's course can be easily controlled through the rudder, as long as it is not interfered by huge external forces, and then it is not difficult to repair the ship back to the north course, what I want is just speed!
The slingshot principle, an astrophysical term, essentially uses the planet's gravitational field to accelerate a space exploration ship and throw it to the next target.
Because of gravity, the massive object and the probe are connected to an invisible leather rope, and at the moment of release, it is as if using a slingshot to accelerate the marble, which is how the name comes from.
Although I can't remember the specific principles and formulas, but the general meaning is this, hum, in order to make my combat quality more comprehensive, bamboo specially formulated some simple practical science tutorials for me, and now I use it, the root of this sailing plan is to materialize this invisible leather rope!
This is Wang Mancang's sailing plan, first of all, the ship will accelerate in the direction of the non-final course for a long enough time, and at the same time, when entering the nearest point of Mona Island, hit the nail claw and a strong elastic rope, fix the ship and the relatively large island, so that the ship's acceleration can be used, so that the elastic rope can be pulled as much as possible, and thus give the elastic force of the elastic cable as high as possible.
After that, the stretch of the rope comes to an end and begins to return to its original shape, and inevitably this force pulls the ship in the same direction as the island, that is, to the west.
Through the pull and the traction of the boat's rudder, the White Tulip can steer at a much shorter distance than a normal steering range, and at the same time complete the course adjustment, obtain the acceleration caused by the elastic cable to recover the tensile force.
But that alone was a little underplanned, because the white tulips would inevitably crash into Mona Island under the pull of the rope, and if that happened, it would be too much.
Therefore, when Lao Wang first adjusted the direction correctly and the ship also gained enough acceleration, he disconnected the ship from the cable, and the White Tulip gained acceleration and freedom in direction, and after this series of operations, the sailing plan perfectly met Lao Wang's requirements - with a small sail high-speed sailing, enter the dangerous Mona Strait, and pass through it with the help of inertia!
"It's not too early to rejoice!" said Lao Wang to himself in his heart.
The so-called half-ninety of the 100-mile traveler, although the saddest part has ended, but the time to really relax has not yet come, and now he must use the next reasonable control of the rudder position, so that the ship can get the ideal direction, and keep the benefits brought by the desperate high speed just now.
Thinking of this, Lao Wang immediately shouted: "All staff, against the large-scale surge mode, stand up for me, we have to work!"
The sailors weren't the ability monsters of the old king, and even when the Admiral roared, it took them about a minute to get up from the deck, and then stabilize their bodies and barely return to their respective working positions.
Lao Wang continued to roar: "Open the sail for a third of the way, keep the ship's center of gravity stable, our first priority now is to fight against the surge, don't worry about the speed, we are fast enough!"
Although the sailors were very skilled, they were pleasantly surprised when they stabilized their bodies and looked at the situation of the ships!
Their own Admiral actually led the ship to the right course through such a miraculous slalom, which was not slow, which made them happy at the same time, but also secretly smacked their tongues in their hearts, the Admiral was indeed Skulla's walker on the human sea, after all, this strength of the rope and fixture, in their cognition, it was impossible to deploy in such a short time!
The doubts of the crew were gone, and their spirits were also boosted, in this state, the work in their hands was naturally not slack at all, and they all completed the adjustment of the ship in a short period of time in accordance with Lao Wang's order, and the White Tulip corrected its course to the north, and everything was back on track again.
"Bamboo, the helm is for you!" Lao Wang helped Zhu Zhong up, made sure that the little guy was okay, and handed the rudder back to his hand again.
The little guy was also very excited when he saw the success of the plan, took the helm and said, "Uncle, it's done!"
"Hehe, we still can't be careless, we're just sticking to Mona Island and entering the strait now, and we still have a lot of things to do. Lao Wang smiled and said: "You have a good brain, calculate it again, we are going to pass through the Mona Strait now, without sailing, whether this speed is enough, it can be regarded as a review of my plan!"
Takenaka squinted, only thought for a moment, and then said to Lao Wang: "Uncle, it's very successful, our initial velocity, plus the kinetic energy provided by the wind, after calculating them with the weight of the ship, there is no big problem in passing through the Mona Strait, and we should be able to start thinking about what happens after passing through the strait." ”
"Well, I'm still the same sentence, before the matter is finally formed, we can't sit back and relax, you control the helm, I have already made it clear to you when the previous route was planned and introduced, no problem, right?"
"Don't worry, I keep it firmly in mind, the current course does not require much power at the helm, I can do it well. Takenaka said cheerfully.
"That's okay, uncle still expects you to retire?" Because of the success of the sailing plan, Lao Wang's whole mentality also improved, and he joked with Takenaka.
"Look, you guys, we still have something to worry about!" Mary's voice sounded in the team channel, and the anxiety in it was no worse than when the distance to the island was measured just now, it was all at this time, what else could make a beautiful reporter lose his temper so much?
Mary was quick to give the answer.
She said on the team channel, "Look at the Skua in the back, Shenes is not doing well!"
After the calf, I was too attentive just now, how did I forget this stubble, the Skua has not come, this matter is not necessarily!
Lao Wang hurriedly turned around to look, because the two boats were basically front and rear, and at this distance, the telescope could be seen very clearly with or without a telescope.
Oops, Wang Mancang basically made a judgment in his heart after just one glance, Hines is finished!
The Skua was unsuccessful in carrying out its sailing plans, and although she was not a small ship before, Hines was a privateer, and by nature, due to his limited funds, it was impossible for him to require the sturdiness of a ship to be as wealthy as the old king.
As a result, although the Skua uses exactly the same operating methods as the White Tulip, it still inevitably has problems.
During the operation, the Harpoon Gun, which was used as a fixed ship and island, was pulled off the deck of the ship in its entirety, and at this time the Skua had not yet completed its turn, and the center of gravity was unstable.
As a result, under the influence of the ship's sudden broken hook, the Skua underwent a large-scale left and right shock, and the main mast was directly broken, which was a fatal problem in the Mona Strait where the wind was weak but the swells were extremely high.
"I can't control it!" Lao Wang immediately made a decision, at this time he turned back to rescue, it is difficult to say whether Hines and others can get on the ship, even the White Tulip has a great possibility of being put in, the contract between the two parties stipulates that under the force majeure factor, the cooperation can be automatically terminated, the random space is so cruel and ruthless, and he can't be kind to everyone.
"Ignore it!" Lao Wang said in a deep voice in the team channel: "We have to go ours, this plan was also agreed by Hines himself, we are not philanthropists, everyone has scruples, we don't have to mess around, go!"
"Okay!" Several people responded from the team channel at the same time, not their own people, sometimes they decided to do it, it was much easier, the white tulip did not have a trace of nostalgia, and sailed directly towards the depths of the Mona Strait...
"Captain!" the big man Ivan slammed open the door to the captain's room, and the force was so great that it knocked over the coffee cup on the Falconi chart table.
"Ivan, what happened, is our ship sinking?" said Falconi softly.
"Not really, Captain!, but the ship we were following entered the strait at high speed by a strange way!" said Ivan, calmed down by Falconi's emotions.
"Oh?" said Falconi with interest, "I believe they entered the strait, but at high speed, how did that happen?"
Ivan replied honestly: "I saw very clearly on the deck just now, this ship did not know what kind of extremely tough rope was made, buckled on the island at the mouth of the gorge for half a circle, and then unhooked and sailed into the strait, in short, I have never seen such a good material in this world." ”
"So. Falconi wanted to get the coffee first, but then remembered the sound of the porcelain cup falling down just now, retracted his hand and said: "This inconspicuous-looking guy may be a very difficult opponent, I told you, don't underestimate the selector, remember it now?"
Ivan muttered in understanding, and then said: "But they are also ruthless enough, the boat that followed them failed to keep up because the connection between the rope and the ship broke at a critical moment, and the main mast was broken, so they ignored it and drove away directly!"
"Hmm. Falconi mused: "It should be a temporary contract of the Selector Squad Alliance, this kind of extremely weak binding combination, in some cases, originally existed as a condition of abandonment, if it were us, it would be the same, there is nothing strange." ”
"Captain, you are so optimistic about that team, as if you already knew their strength, why is that?" Ivan wondered.
Falconi smiled, looked at Ivan with green eyes, and said firmly: "It's not wrong for you to say that, Ivan, let me ask you." He fumbled to straighten the coffee cup, and then said with a solemn face, "If we were going to fight them, what do you think is the chance of winning?"