A few hours later

The formation of five Seagull-class frigates sailed into the open sea, where the wind and waves increased significantly, and the color of the sea changed to dark blue, indicating that the water level in the sea area was very deep.

The wind and waves in the open sea reached 5~6 meters, and the thousand-ton Seagull-class cruiser was like a small toy, going up and down between the peak and the trough of the waves, and the roller coaster was like a violent bump.

And coupled with the violent lateral shaking, Rao is Li Fushou, who has experienced halfway around the world, also had a strong feeling of seasickness, and had to pour a few sips of strong tea to suppress the feeling of vomiting.

The Seagull-class frigates are small in size, fast in speed, powerful in firepower, and relatively cheap in cost. It cannot be denied that the Seagull class is an excellent medium destroyer design, especially with considerable speed and firepower, and excellent performance.

The disadvantage is that the tonnage is too small, the hull is slender, it belongs to the offshore high-speed cruiser, or medium destroyer, the poor ability to resist lateral swing is one of its major weaknesses, the comfort is poor, and it is a strict test for all crew members in the case of bad sea conditions.

The best way to solve the lateral sway in ocean voyages is to widen the hull, which will lead to a significant increase in the tonnage of the ship, a significant increase in wave resistance, and a sharp decrease in sailing speed under the same power drive.

Ship designers need to make trade-offs in various abilities and make dojos in small snail shells.

High-speed performance will inevitably lead to a large ratio of length and width, a slender ship, seaworthiness, seaworthiness, and ride comfort, and in serious cases, even affect the combat capability of the warship.

In the middle of the sea

The bigger the boat, the more it can withstand the wind and waves, and the more comfortable it is to sail.

The most obvious example

It is the high-speed cruise ship on the storm-ravaged transatlantic route, from more than 1 to 2,000 tons in the middle of this century, rapidly growing to 3 to 4,000 tons, and then increasing to 7 to 8,000 tons.

Luxury cruise ships of more than 10,000 tons, even in waves as high as 6 meters, can be calm and very stable, which is the most basic condition of luxury cruise ships, that is, fast sailing speed and higher comfort requirements.

The ironclad battleships and heavy cruisers under the command of the Royal Navy of the British Empire were the main force in the decisive battle across the oceans and seas, and there was a tendency to build more and more.

A larger hull can provide a wider space, and more guns can be arranged to provide powerful and ferocious firepower, providing a stable platform for artillery firing, which is directly related to the combat effectiveness of ironclad battleships.

In comprehensive performance considerations

Known as the "sea hammer", the firepower of the steam ironclad battleship is put in the first place, the first-level main gun must have the ability to make a final decision, the second-level main gun must have the ability to seriously damage the opponent's battleship, the protection is placed in the second, and the speed can only be relegated to the last position.

Li Fushou endured the nausea in his heart, held the handrail under the porthole with both hands, and watched the wind and waves raging outside through the round porthole, giving birth to a serious sense of powerlessness.

He recalled that in Devon Harbour off the coast of Plymouth, England, he saw with his own eyes the majestic and mighty 10,000-ton steam-ironclad battleships of the British Imperial Royal Navy, with huge first-class main gun muzzles that could drill into a small child and anchor neatly at the bay anchorage, the shocking scene that could not be seen at a glance.

Look at the bumpy little sampan under your feet, the huge gap contained in it, it makes people despair.

Li Fushou was a little distracted thinking about it, and he didn't expect the hull to roll over violently, causing his body to hit the bulkhead solidly, making a muffled "bang" sound.

"Ouch, wow, it's painful to kill the master......"

Li Fushou only felt a black in front of his eyes, and then a sharp pain came from his head, and when he touched his hand, a cloud of red blood was already stained on his palm.

Before he could express his thoughts, the hull of the ship jerked back and forward again, throwing him onto the bed.

Fortunately, the soft bed blocked it, Li Fushou quickly grabbed the iron railing next to the bed, and then quickly tied himself tightly to the bed with a three-finger-wide belt, so as not to be lifted down by the turbulent waves.

At this time, the hatch of the captain's cabin was suddenly opened.

A gust of wind poured in, carrying the salty sea water and rushing in,

Fu Peng, who had a blue nose and swollen face, stood at the door of the cabin drenched and shouted loudly; "Master, are you alright?"

Li Fushou was drenched by this head-on wave that covered his face, because he was bound to the bed and couldn't move, a large mouthful of seawater poured directly into his mouth, and what he wanted to say was directly suffocated.

"Master, master, what's wrong with you......"

At this time, Lei Xiao pushed from behind, and stretched out his head to look into the cabin while shouting, and both of them heard Li Fushou's screams, so they immediately rushed in.

"Don't talk about it, you both come in." As soon as Li Fushou said a word, another wave suddenly poured in from the hatch, and he hurriedly closed his mouth tightly and accepted the baptism of the waves.

Wait until the waves are all over your body before you have a chance to shout; "Quick...... Come on in and bring me that damn hatch. ”

After the hatch was closed tightly

Shut out the wind, waves, and the hustle and bustle of the sea, and only the small cabin is visible to the naked eye in the pitch and sway, which makes people feel dizzy.

This is not the worst, Fu Peng and Lei Xiao, two big men with big shapes, squeezed into this small cabin, and connected the tall Li Fushou and the three people, it was really breathing and within reach.

But Li Fushou tied himself tightly to the bed, soaked by the waves of the sea, and the bed was also soaked, and the sea water in the cabin was as deep as a calf, and the sea water kept lifting up and down with the ups and downs of the cabin.

slapped on Li Fushou's face over and over again, don't mention this sourness.

Embarrassing not?

Of course, it was extremely embarrassing, Li Fushou was lying on the bed drenched, and the two big men stood straight and straight, looking at him condescendingly, this posture was too embarrassing.

There was a brief silence in the cabin

"Sir, that ...... Why don't you sleep for a while? Bo Peng suddenly held back a sentence, almost making Li Fushou's nose crooked.

You big stupid bird, in this case, can I sleep, master?

Li Fushou rolled his eyes wordlessly, he was really in no mood to deal with him.

Bo Peng himself realized that what he said was wrong, smiled a little innocently, and stretched out his big thick and rough hand to build a wall next to Li Fushou's head to prevent the rising sea water in the cabin from hitting the old man's face.

Seeing this scene, Li Fushou was also completely speechless.

The reason why Fu Peng has always been left by his side and there is no expatriate is because this honest man is a straightforward temper who will not turn around, although he is strong in kung fu, he can only manage a few people under him, and he can't play if he exceeds this number.

Therefore, after Lei Xiao came, most of the management of the guards around him fell on Lei Xiao, and Fu Peng was just a captain.

Fu Peng didn't care about this, he just happily followed Li Fushou's side and guarded loyally, feeling much more relaxed and comfortable than before, who wants to bother those Lao Shizi.

The ship swayed violently and lifted again, Fu Peng put his hands on Li Fushou's head, and his whole body was suddenly lifted up by the shaking hull, and he was about to hit Li Fushou's body hard, which scared Li Fushou enough.

Fu Peng is a master of Shaolin in the south, and he has reached the peak of kung fu in the outer door, and the skin and flesh on his body are as strong as steel cast iron, and ordinary people practice against him, and his arms and legs hit his body like an iron rod.

If you hit it down this time, you will really break your bones and tendons!

At this moment of extreme danger

I only heard Fu Peng exhale and let out a low roar of "hi", and his hands and feet spread out in the air to support the bulkhead, and the steel bulkhead made a loud "clang", as if it had been smashed by a heavy hammer.

And so

The situation in the cabin was that Fu Peng was facing down, his limbs firmly supporting the wall of the ship, and Li Fushou was facing up, tightly restrained on the wet bed.

"Master, I turn my face away, and you will be treated as if I do not exist."

"Shut up for me."

The two of them were extremely embarrassed face to face, the distance was no more than a punch, their breath smelled each other, and the heat of their words hit their faces.

"Lao Lei dragged it, let Lao Peng, the big guy, come down, let's lift the bed up later, use it as a sofa to sit on, the three of them can just sit down, stretch out their legs and kick the bulkhead."

I changed my posture between words, and now I was finally not embarrassed.

Lei Xiao and Fu Peng, two big men on each side, squeezed Li Fushou tightly in the middle, and the three of them stretched out their 6 legs and kicked on the bulkhead, swaying up and down with the ups and downs of the waves, feeling finally normal.

At this time, Li Fushou's head began to ache faintly, and a trace of warm blood flowed down, dyeing Li Fushou's straight and damp military uniform red drop by drop.

"Oh, sir, you're injured, I'll help you bandage it, right?" Fu Peng turned around as he spoke.

"Okay, okay, your fingers are as thick as carrots, what can you do with clumsiness?" Li Fushou was hit by Fu Peng's shoulder, feeling as if he had been hit by a big stone mound, and immediately waved his hand angrily, and pulled out a strip of cloth to wrap his head tightly.

For the time being, I can't stand on my feet on this bumpy boat, and it's just a delusion to want to be carefully cared for.

The 10 attachés on the ship this time are all men, where is there a woman so meticulous.

Li Fushou covered his head and asked; "I've really seen a big-headed ghost, why did the boat suddenly shake so hard?"

"It's really sudden, the captain's room has just sounded the alarm, and this gust of wind and waves has suddenly come." Lei Xiao also felt palpitations at the sudden storm at sea, shook his head with a wry smile and said; "Lao Peng and I stayed in the aisle above the engine room, and the sailors below heard the sound of the alarm bell, and two sailors climbed up from the engine room below, just halfway through, and then a wave poured in, and there were tens of thousands of catties of seawater at once, and Lao Peng and the two sailors were slapped down the ladder......"

Speaking of this, Lei Xiao also felt a chill down his spine.

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