The Mediterranean isn't always a paradise with warm sea breezes, warm sunshine and turquoise coastlines everywhere. At the very least, extreme weather such as storms, fog and thunderstorms are rare in the Mediterranean, although they are not common in the Mediterranean, which is known for its calm seas.

Now, Napoleon's Egyptian expeditionary fleet was hit by one of the extremes, fog, which was the friendliest and least influential, of all the bad weather conditions in the Mediterranean. If you can't see it, at most, it will cause the fleet to lose its direction! Of course, if you combine it with those reefs hidden at the bottom of the sea, it can also turn into a living disaster!

What is fog? Fog is the product of the liquefaction of water vapor when it meets cold, which is known to modern people as simple physics knowledge. This usually occurs in the early morning when the sun has not yet risen, when Napoleon's expeditionary fleet has just arrived on the coastline of North Africa, and after leaving Venice, they make a resupply at Corfu and then travel south through Crete to the coast of North Africa. This is Han Xing's golden words, on the sea, the loss of land means disorientation, close to the North African continent, providing a new option for the French army - landing.

In fact, if it weren't for the slow pace of the land march, Han Shin would have even wanted to suggest that Napoleon simply land here and go all the way to Egypt. If it is discovered by the British Royal Navy, relying on the cover of more than 30 warships of the Mediterranean Fleet, the remaining galleys are better than staying on the vast sea and waiting to be killed, whether they escape or land nearby.

The fog did not have much effect on the French fleet, and with the faintly visible coastline pointing the way, they would not lose their course or even get lost in the vast sea.

Fortunately, the fog was not particularly dense this time, and the visibility was still hundreds of meters, which prevented the French ships from colliding with each other because they could not see their surroundings clearly. However, the speed of the entire fleet had to be reduced.

"Will there be such a fog in the Mediterranean?" When Han Xing woke up early in the morning, he thought that he had "crossed again", and outside the porthole, it was white, and the Dongfang seemed to sail into the sea of heavenly clouds, or to the end of the world.

"Of course there is! Do you remember the Siren Siren from The Odyssey? They live on such a misty island, and their beautiful songs bewitch the sailors of passing merchant ships! Napoleon leaned over the railing, and with his gray-blue eyes he scanned the fog in front of him vigilantly.

"You don't really believe in such distant legends, do you? Besides, this is the coast of North Africa, 108,000 miles away from the Qin Sea! Han Xing looked at Napoleon's vigilant gaze and couldn't help but laugh.

"But, then again, even mummies can be there, so even if the sirens appear, it doesn't seem that weird, right?" Just thinking of this, Han Xing felt his heart tremble.

"What do you want? I'm worried about the Royal Navy! Napoleon turned around and sighed heavily.

"I've been uneasy ever since you told me about the Royal Navy! Are you right to say that we chose to go along the coast of North Africa? Although we won't get lost, wouldn't it be easy for the British to chase us? Napoleon caressing the wood-painted porthole.

"Wouldn't it? Such a foggy day is definitely a great test for the British! Although they are experienced, it doesn't mean that they have clairvoyance! If you want me to see, this fog is completely our barrier! Han Xing was amused by Napoleon's worries, and patted Napoleon's shoulder with a smile and said.

"But I always feel a little uneasy!" Napoleon touched the left (xiōng) mouth and frowned.

"Hanschel, to be honest, I hate sailing! I especially hate the feeling of not being able to see anything! I prefer to stay on land rather than by boat, and it's best to be down-to-earth! This feeling of floating on the surface of the sea (dàng) and being at a loss is really terrible! Napoleon paced back and forth on the deck with his hands behind his back, and cried out irritably.

"I think you're just a little uncomfortable! Taking a boat is not an easy task (qíng), many people get seasick, and not being able to see land can make people feel insecure! Look at your dark circles, you probably didn't sleep last night, right? Napoleon had a pair of eye-catching panda eyes, judging from the fog that had not yet dissipated, it was not yet seven o'clock in the morning, and Napoleon was standing on the deck so early, it can be seen that he basically didn't sleep all night!

"It's not that I haven't slept well! I felt like someone had been thrown into a barrel and kicked off the hill! I feel like the whole world is spinning, and my head still hurts! It's okay if you don't say it, I'm feeling a little dizzy and disgusting now! So saying, Napoleon stroked his head with one hand, walked briskly to the side of the ship, and retched.

Han Xing hurriedly patted his back and comforted, "Okay, okay, okay, let's vomit!" Spit it out! At first, you will not be used to taking a boat, so you can get used to it slowly! As soon as he finished speaking, Napoleon vomited in a daze, and the vomit gushed out with the sour smell and landed on the side of the ship.

"Hanschel, do you think I'm a failed visionary? I thought I could achieve great things like Caesar and Alexander the Great, but I couldn't even overcome such a trivial thing as seasickness, how could I conquer the East! I'm asking for myself! And a lot of French soldiers and you, a friend! Napoleon slipped limply off the side of the ship after vomiting and sat down on the deck. He leaned on the side of the boat with his back, his already pale face began to turn blue, his head was covered with cold sweat, and he said with a weak voice, smiling bitterly and with tears in his eyes.

"Napoleon, how can you think so? Great men are also human beings, and if they are human beings, they will be born, old, sick and die, which is a fate that mortals cannot escape! You're not Odysseus, you're not Hercules, you're not a demigod, you're just an ordinary person, at most, your brain is a little better than the average person! The almighty Julius Caesar was still suffering from epilepsy, and every time he had a seizure, his muscles would throb and throb, but he still achieved great things? Perhaps it was precisely because he suffered from epilepsy that he understood the shortness and preciousness of life, and he was eager to make an earth-shattering career! ”

Just seasickness, you can hit a good young man with a good sense of self-denial and doubt life, no wonder the ancients said "Illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread"! Looking at Napoleon's tragic appearance, Han Xing is more of a sigh, no matter how tenacious his will, no matter how much ambition he has, and how heroic he is, he will collapse under the torture of illness!

"Don't comfort me! I can't even overcome seasickness, how can I win a naval battle? Napoleon smiled wryly and waved his hand.

"Congratulations, it means you're finally on the same level as the enemy commander! The commander of the British Royal Navy, Lord Nelson, was not only seasick and blind in one eye, but also missing an arm and part of his hearing loss. Han Xing suddenly thought of using Nelson's (shēn) example to inspire Napoleon.

"Impossible!" Napoleon looked incredulous. Who would have thought that such a lord, who could only lie in the hospital even in modern times, at most in the company of nurses, and come out in a wheelchair to bask in the sun, could actually serve as a fleet commander at sea at the end of the distant XVIII century.

"Wouldn't it be too shameless if I were to be defeated by such a guy?" Napoleon said with a stunned expression, and as he spoke, he climbed up with difficulty by touching the side of the ship with both hands.

"Napoleon, don't be too strong! Look at your weak and blue face, you should go and lie down (chuáng)! With that, Han Xing planned to step forward to help him.

"No, I'm not going back to that cabin! There was a smell of paint and wood everywhere in that room, or the salty smell of seawater! Even a good person will feel suffocated when thrown into this kind of space, right? I'd better stay here and breathe! Napoleon hurriedly waved his hand and refused.

"Besides, you'll need someone to take care of my room, I'll take care of my dinner yesterday!" I never want to eat salted fish again! I hate salted fish, I don't want to eat any fish in my life! They smell like socks that haven't been washed in 10 days! Evil~~~" Napoleon retched with a painful face, and even a few tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

"All in all, the taste is really indescribable! If I go back inside in my current condition, I'm afraid it will only get worse! ”

"Stop, stop talking! I already know! Han Xingdu felt that he hated the salted fish a little bit yesterday, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva in pain, suppressing the stomach acid that almost gushed out. The sense of the picture, just thinking about it makes me feel dizzy and suffocating! My nose can't stand such torture! This is Han Xing's heart.

"Wait, what's that?" Napoleon suddenly pointed to a vague (yīn) shadow in the distance shrouded in mist. As time passed, the sun gradually rose, and by this time the dense fog had some tendency to dissipate, so that now the visibility on the Vostok reached hundreds of meters.

"I don't know, maybe it's an island?" Han Xing put his hand on the pergola and looked at it for a while, and then said in an uncertain tone.

"I don't see it, it looks like it's moving!" Napoleon said as he held the telescope and looked at the vague figure.

"That's just your delusion, in the absence of a valid reference (qíng) on the sea, as our ship moves forward, you will have the illusion that it is retreating!"

"No, no, no, I'm serious! It's not going backwards, it's moving forward like us! The whole ship is in combat readiness! ”

Just as the Vostok had just entered combat readiness and all the guns were loaded, Sunshine finally helped the two slowly lift the mystery formed by the fog, revealing the outline of the thing.

"I have a bad premonition!" Han Xing watched the outline of the thing gradually become apparent, and swallowed.

"Did you think of the worst-case scenario?"

"It's time to come or it's coming!"

As the water vapor in the air gradually evaporated, the mysterious vague phantom finally revealed its true face, which was a majestic warship with dozens of black holes and cannon muzzles. In the vast sea, it seemed to be a tall hill, and the Vostok was a little shorter in front of it! At the top of its mast, a red cross flag flutters.

"Fortunately, it's not British!" Han Xing exhaled and said.

"And the Crusaders in this year? Could it be that this is a ship of the Knights Hospitaller? Han Xing exhaled a large stone in his heart, and then arched Napoleon's way, which was motionless as a sculpture.

After a few seconds, Napoleon said, in a trembling voice, trembling his fingers: "I wouldn't have been happy so early!" Now there are no crusaders, it's the St. George's Cross! Napoleon even said this with a little crying.

"St. George's Cross flag? What do you mean? Isn't it a crusader flag? ”

"You nobleman really don't know how you grew up! Haven't you studied heraldry and flags? The St. George's Cross was indeed the flag of the Crusaders, but it was also the flag of the Royal Navy! Napoleon stroked his forehead and said helplessly.

"Didn't you say that even if we meet the Royal Navy, we will have the strength to fight?" After a moment of horror, Han Xing poked Napoleon's back with his trembling fingers.

"It's sea! If it's sunk, we'll all have to feed the sharks in the sea! The matter at sea (qíng) is the hardest thing to say, Antony and Cleopatra's navy obviously had the advantage, and in the end they were not defeated by Octavian! Napoleon smiled wryly and put away his monoculars.

"Tell the other ships to get ready for battle!"