Chapter 11: A Long Day (1)

As the fleet sailed far out of the harbor, it seemed that the noise of the city could still be heard in the sea breeze. The choice was to start the final crossing operation in the middle of the night on April 1, which had been determined by the Executive Committee several months ago, and fortunately, the weather conditions on this day were very ideal, and the sea was calm, so that a large number of seasickness members who were very worried about the Executive Committee did not seem to appear.

Two-thirds of the more than 400 members were assembled on the "New World", the largest tonnage, and the members gathered on the deck in groups of three or five, excitedly discussing their plans for the future. There are many people who silently look back at the sea level in the north, as if in this way they are saying their final goodbyes to the old time and space in which they lived. Everyone knows very well that at this time, even if they regret it, there is no turning back, and the only thing they can do now is to puff up their chests and welcome that unknown new world.

Leading the way were the two catamarans owned by the North American Gang, whose crew, after a voyage halfway around the world and less than a week of rest, were immediately put into the final action, and their toughness silenced even those who had been most suspicious of the North American Gang. And in the past few days, the crew has not rested, rented a dry berth in the sailing port to carry out a comprehensive maintenance of the hull, because these ships are loaded with a large amount of munitions, all the maintenance work is done by the crew themselves, and the workload is not small. Fortunately, all kinds of supplies and spare sails, etc., have already been purchased and prepared by the executive committee, and they can be loaded directly on the ship, which saves a lot of work.

Immediately behind is a tugboat driven by Yue Zhiyun himself, and behind it is a string of unpowered barges, which are mainly oil, building materials and agricultural materials. Four 100-ton iron-hulled fishing boats, controlled by the newly released crews, sailed a hundred meters or so away from the long barge, and in order to make the most of the tonnage of the ship, even the cabins and decks of the four small boats were piled with various supplies, and the waterline of these ships was almost like that of barges.

Then there were the decommissioned landing craft, which carried various dock construction materials, two Jessebo 3CX multi-purpose excavators and two Bobcat 5600 utility vehicles. This excavator combines two functions of excavation and loading, and can also realize various functions such as forklifts and bulldozers by replacing construction parts. The smaller and more agile Bobcat utility vehicle also has the same functions as a loader, mini excavator and so on, and has a dump body at the rear of the body, which can be used as a small pickup.

The last to follow is the main force of the fleet, the "New World", and two movable searchlights are specially installed on the bow of the ship, which from time to time sweep the sea in front of them to remind other ships to keep the correct direction, and this arrangement of the shipping department is also to ensure that all ships in the entire fleet will not leave the fleet and sail in the wrong direction in the darkness of the night. (Baidu search update is the fastest and most stable)

After all, most of the captains in this fleet were still novices who had only undergone a few months of emergency training, so the speed of the entire fleet could be described as extremely slow, and about an hour after sailing from the channel between Dongdao and Sanya Point, the ships began to slowly adjust their speed under the command of the "New World" and began to move closer to the position of the main ship. Although there were inevitably some stumbles and various minor problems during this short voyage, they finally arrived at the scheduled assembly site at sea safely.

At 2:35 a.m., about seven nautical miles southeast of Luhuitoujiao, the "New World" had turned off its motors, and the other ships slowly approached under the guidance of the lights, forming a circle around the "New World." Due to the need to reduce the docking radius of the fleet as much as possible to ensure that all ships can be covered when the wormhole is opened, everyone in the shipping department is busy at the moment, and the veterans take rubber boats to each ship to drive and complete the docking work.

It was so busy until almost four o'clock, and finally completed the final assembly task at sea. At this time, many of the members who had played too crazy the day before were already exhausted, lying on the deck, and many of them were snoring. It's not that they don't want to go back to the cabin to rest, but because the whole ship is full of cargo, and only women and children are assigned to the crew living quarters that can be inhabited.

The members of the command on the "New World" each held a telescope to confirm that all the ships had arrived at the predetermined position, and then the command command was heard on the radio stations on each ship: "Count down to five minutes and prepare! Repeat! Count down to five minutes and prepare!"

After receiving the order, the members began to check each other's life jackets that had been put on early when they left the port, some of them were already flushed with excitement, some of them held the rosary in their hands and twisted it while their eyes were closed, and the parents were holding their sleeping children tightly. The eldest Yuan Ruoxiu and Zhu Ping looked at each other and smiled, and their two hands silently held together.

Although Tao Donglai had imagined the scene in front of him countless times in his heart, when this moment came, his hand that picked up the walkie-talkie still couldn't help but tremble a little. Looking at the nervous or expectant feelings in the eyes of his companions, Tao Donglai took a deep breath to calm down his feelings, and announced in a deep voice: "The crossing operation begins!"

After that, he put down the walkie-talkie and pressed the wormhole controller. A green light lit up from the cockpit of the New World, and quickly spread out in a hemispherical shape. The members only felt a flash of green light in front of them, and their minds were a little dizzy. The members of the Executive Committee, who had already exercised many times, had already held binoculars outside the cockpit to confirm the enveloping range of the wormhole, and when all the positive news returned from the observers, Tao Donglai released the wormhole controller.

"Confirm the current location immediately! Confirm the safety of personnel immediately!" Tao Donglai ordered non-stop.

"Tugboat one qiē normal!"

"Fishing 01 boat is normal!"

"The landing craft is normal!"

"No signal!GPS and Beidou are out of signal!" Sun Changmi, who had been staring at the navigator, yelled excitedly, completely covering the sound coming from the walkie-talkie.

"The mobile phone signal is gone!" Ning Qi's voice was no less than that of Sun Changmi. He specially put five mobile phones of different brands and signal standards in the cockpit when he set off, and now these five mobile phones have no signal.

"The Flying and Lightning will immediately start reconnaissance operations!" After confirming that all the ships were normal, Yan Chujie grabbed the walkie-talkie and gave the first order of the Military Police Department after the crossing.

"Speed" and "Lightning" are the two catamarans under the name of the North American Gang, one large and one small. The reason why these two ships were called up as reconnaissance outposts was, first, because they were already fast, and their sails and power could easily run at speeds of 20 knots; second, they were both familiar with the ships and could set off immediately after receiving orders, while most of the other ships were novices. At this time, the sky was still dark, and Yan Chujie didn't dare to let out these novices who had not even practiced the direction at sea.

The anxious members did not wait too long, and about thirty minutes later, the voice of Wang Tom, the captain of the "Feisu", came over the intercom: "Our current position is about less than a nautical mile southeast of Luhuitoujiao, and we have not found any ships on the sea, nor have we seen the lights of Sanya city." I think we should have succeeded!"

All the ships broke out into cheers almost at the same moment, especially the members of the executive committee couldn't suppress the excitement in their hearts, hugging each other, so many people have worked hard all year long, so many people have taken the risk to leave their hometowns and give up their original lives, just in exchange for this opportunity to travel through time and space, until this moment can finally be confirmed that all these efforts and efforts before have not been in vain!

On April 2, 1627, February 17, the seventh year of the Great Tomorrow's Apocalypse, a total of 450 people in the crossing group successfully crossed the southern waters of Hainan Island!

In view of the fact that there was no satellite navigation system available, and that a large number of novice crew members had been deposited, the command decided to rest in place for an hour and wait until dawn before setting off. The only thing on the ship that could not rest was the logistics department, and they had to start preparing breakfast for the more than 400 people immediately. The collective brick-moving activity after the landing requires a lot of physical consumption, and everyone has to be fed before that. After giving the order, the old men who had helped the command all night also found a place to hurry up and take a nap.

At about 5:40 in the morning, a red sun rose over the sea level in the distance. It's a pity that most of the members are in a coma or semi-coma at this time, and they missed the first beautiful scenery after the crossing.

At six o'clock in the morning, the command began to get busy again. The passengers on the New World began to wash up in batches and then receive breakfast. Of course, the Executive Committee will not miss this opportunity to win people's hearts, and Ning Qi and Bai Kesi brought two people to sit in rubber boats to send hot breakfast to each boat, as well as care and encouragement from the Executive Committee. Yan Chujie, on the other hand, took several people from the Military Police Department to two sailing boats, claiming that he would command the defense of the beachhead on the front line. Although he looked solemn as if he was going to participate in the Normandy landing, in fact, everyone knew very well that Yan Chujie just wanted to take advantage of his position and be the first to set foot on the land of this time and space.

After distributing breakfast, the fleet headed for Yulin Port again, due north.

The bay where Yulin Port is located starts from Jinmujiao in the east, stops at Luhuitoujiao in the west, the bay covers an area of more than 30 square kilometers, and Yulin Port is surrounded by mountains, hidden in the bay, whether as a trade port or a military port, this bay has excellent geographical advantages and development prospects.

As the fleet sailed into the bay along the east side, those who were familiar with the area found that there was no longer the long breakwater that penetrated into the bay on the sea under Hutou Ridge, so everyone once again confirmed that they were in a new time and space. However, from the bay to Yulin Port, you have to pass through Guò, that is, the narrow pass formed by the Yulin Peninsula and the opposite shore deep into the bay. After the pass of Tongguò, which is less than 500 meters wide, is the location of the famous Yulin Military Port.

Although two sailing ships had already explored the channel ahead, the entire fleet had to take a long serpentine formation to get here. The members gathered around the side of the ship, excitedly gazing at the future main base, which seemed to be still in a state of savagery.

"The Speed has found a track activity!Repeat! The Speed has found a track activity!" The voice over the walkie-talkie made the atmosphere in the command immediately tense.