"Boom!" A column of water rose high on the side of the ship, and the hull shook violently. The sea poured down as if it were raining, and the lookout standing on the mast was thrown directly into the sea.

"This is a warning shot, if we don't stop the boat, they will hit us." As soon as he held on to the side of the boat, he was about to cry.

"Frightened cowards, they weren't warning shots, they missed it." Wu Sangui clung to the side of the boat and cursed.

The ship had sailed into the rocky beach, and it was better to worry about the reef than about the shells.

The currents are turbulent, which is characteristic of the reef. Wu Sangui pinched Yi Yi by the neck and pressed him on the side of the boat: "You are an old sailor, take care of Lao Tzu." There are also many sharks in places with dense reefs, and you should know this truth, we are all doomed if we hit the reef. ”

Wu Sangui, who has learned to ride horses and fight since he was a child, is okay with cavalry, but he is far from playing the navy. Now, the only thing that can be relied on is the old navy.

Zhiyuan relied on the high speed and clung to the fleet. Dingyuan behind him couldn't keep up, and Chen Laohu didn't see it after playing the flag a few times.

The telescope really saw it, and according to the shape of the ship, it should be a ship made in England. Thinking of the yellow-haired people who were killed in yesterday's battle, Chen Laohu was sure that these were the fleeing Englishmen. Maybe there are big people in it, and if this fleet can be captured, it must be a great achievement.

Uncle Chen Fu is already old, and he gradually faded out of the power center of the Ming Dynasty. Chen Laohu is now in urgent need of military exploits, and only if his official position is high enough can he become the actual helmsman of the Chen family.

I don't have power in my hands, and I don't speak hard!

"Chase, give Lao Tzu to catch up with them. If you catch a big fish, you'll be rewarded! Chen Laohu's eyes lit up, and he stared closely at the fleeing England fleet with a telescope.

"Master Chen! The current ahead is wrong, it seems to be ...... It seems that there is a reef. "Suddenly, the captain noticed that something was wrong with the surging currents.

"Reef?" Chen Laohu hurriedly picked up the binoculars, except for typhoons, reefs are the biggest enemy of sailors. Even if it is an ironclad ship, it is a life and death to really hit the reef.

Sure enough, the ocean current in front of them was chaotic, and the surging sea water drifted in the east and west, and even the waves collided with each other. Occasionally, you can see whirlpools hanging like funnels on the sea level.

"I fuck his grandma, there's a fucking reef. Decelerate! Decelerate! Seeing the sea conditions in front of him, Old Chen's face turned white all of a sudden. The Zhiyuan ship under his feet is Li Xiu's eyes. If you really dare to sink this ship, you will sink to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish.

The mountain-like battleship has already driven to full speed, how can the huge potential energy be stopped at once. This is at sea, but there is no brake. The order was issued, but the Zhiyuan ship still relied on inertia to quickly rush to the rocky beach area.

Chen Laohu's heart fell to the bottom all of a sudden, and his entire back was instantly soaked. Finished! These grandsons deliberately brought themselves here.

"Twin machine reversing!" The captain roared.

"That's right! Right! Right! Reversing! Reversing! Chen Laohu's voice was full of trills.

The propeller shaft, which had just stopped, immediately rotated in the opposite direction. The speed of the Zhiyuan ship dropped suddenly, and Chen Laohu's blood pressure that was about to burst his blood vessels also dropped. It's too damn hanging, the draft of the Zhiyuan ship is so deep, once it hits the rocks, the consequences are unimaginable.

"Thanks to you!" Chen Laohu patted the captain on the shoulder, this is a kid from the Zheng family, I heard that he is Zheng Sen's brother. It seems that the ability to float on the water is still the Zheng family.

"Where! Where! It's all Chen Ye, you ......! ”

"Boom!" The distance between the hull of the ship shook a little, and Chen Laohu almost fell off the bridge.

"Hit the rocks! Tube loss! Tube loss! The captain's shout broke down, and once it hit the rock, none of the people in the ship wanted to live.

"Left string! Left chord! ”

Below the waterline of the left string, a large hole more than a meter long was cut by the hard reef. The sea water with pressure suddenly swung in, and the two sailors who were working were suddenly swept away by the current.

"Pipe damage in!" Hearing the report of the left chord, the pipe loss pair immediately rushed to the left chord with the material tool.

As soon as the management team entered, Chen Laohu shouted loudly: "Close the watertight cabin." ”

"Master Chen! The management team is still inside. When the captain heard Chen Laohu's order, he couldn't believe his ears. Once the damage is uncontrollable and the watertight chamber is shut down again, they will drown in it without any hope of escape.

"Close the watertight compartment, the boat is fucking sinking, let's all go down and feed the fish." Chen Laohu's eyes were red and he roared.

"No!" The captain swallowed a mouthful of saliva, Chen Laohu was right, closing the watertight compartment was indeed the best choice.

"Captain, we have a motor to pump water." The first mate on the side reminded.

"That's right! We have motors to pump water. Then don't fucking go! Chen Laohu kicked the first mate hard. Previous warships, including Dingyuan, did not have motors, let alone pumps.

Whether it is Chen Laohu or Captain Zheng, their cognition is still stuck in the era of wooden sailing ships.

Once the wooden sailboat hits the rock, the side panels of the ship will be crushed open piece by piece under the huge water pressure, and finally the whole ship will disintegrate. And Zhiyuan is the first real steel battleship in this era, and the water pressure at this depth is not enough to tear the steel.

"Report to the captain, the hull is starting to tilt."

"Pipe loss! Tube loss! I must fucking plug the mouth for Lao Tzu. Chen Laohu couldn't stop muttering, and he had already greeted the gods and Buddhas in his heart.

"Report to the captain, the hull continues to tilt."

Chen Laohu sat down in a chair, and this time his prayer was very sincere.

"Pumping! Turn on all the pumps and drain the left chord. The captain's voice was out of tune.

Fortunately, the boiler was fine, and the five pumping machines started together. The sea water shot out along the drain, and seeing the thigh-thick column of water, Chen Laohu's heart beat a little slower. "Maybe we can keep the boat......!" Chen Laohu muttered quietly.

"Report to the captain, the hull is no longer tilted."

"Bang!" The captain slammed his fist on the side of the ship. Finally the fuck stopped, if it leaned any further, the ship would capsize sooner or later.

"Continue to drain the water and slowly turn the rudder back to the sea." After the captain gave the order, he sat down in his chair, drenched in sweat.

"Good job, go back and ask you for credit." Chen Laohu patted Captain Zheng on the shoulder, but what he was thinking about was the back of the fuck in this black pot.

"Sir! Their ship seemed to have run aground, but it was fine. The crew pointed to the Zhiyuan ship in the distance and shouted.

"What the fuck is this boat, it hit the reef and it's fucking fine." Inside the telescope, Wu Sangui looked at the battleship Zhiyuan, which had been tilted significantly, but it was miraculously not sunk. Not only did it not sink, but it actually had the power to return home.

Wu Sangui was also impressed by this battleship, and it was okay to be hit by a reef. Not to mention using artillery shells, although he is not familiar with the navy, Wu Sangui also knows it. No matter how good the shells are, it is impossible to hit below the waterline.

It is simply unrealistic to inflict damage only on the superstructure of the battleship, and to want to cause a sinking. Unless you're lucky enough to explode, a shot is hitting the enemy ship's ammunition depot.

"The Ming navy will become invincible, and now what they lack is some experience." He looked at the battleship in the distance and kept muttering. In his opinion, the battleship would surely sink if it hit the reef at this speed.

"Don't be too ambitious, sooner or later we will have such warships. I was able to get their gun-making drawings and the latest gunpowder recipes. I can also get the blueprints of the battleship, the Ming people are greedy for money, and I know better than anyone else. We'll see! Wu Sangui waved his fist at the Zhiyuan ship that was getting farther away, not knowing whether to cheer him up or cheer himself up.

"I hope so!" He muttered, turned and walked into the cabin. The back is bleak and lonely, and the spine that has always stopped is bent like a shrimp.

"Phew!"