March 15, 1842, fine.

Friedrich put aside the logbook he had just written, and could not help but sigh at the unpredictability of nature, and his officers and men were also surprised by the sudden sea conditions in front of them.

It was only a day's voyage from Calcutta, and just as he was about to order the fleet to move at full speed to its destination, a sudden vision reappeared, a strong wind blew, and the sea surface violently set up waves, even sending the 4,700-ton Vincia super-1st battleship to a height of five meters.

"Urgent avoidance!" Friedrich shouted.

To make matters worse, as soon as he finished speaking, the flag of the flag bearer on the mast instantly came out of his hand and disappeared without a trace, and the entire fleet could only rely on the usual training and exercises to understand and carry out the orders of its own commander-in-chief - to follow the flagship.

The ship trembled violently and almost threw the people above into the air, and Franz returned to the cabin in horror under the protection of a group of guards.

"What the hell is going on!"

He couldn't help but speak, even in Namibia, which is known as the "Gate of Hell", he has never encountered such changeable sea conditions.

Through the porthole, he could see that the sky in the distance was constantly thundering, and the originally clear sky was turning into gloom at a speed visible to the naked eye, and all the storms were converging in the same direction.

The clouds seemed to be torn apart, and huge waves drove the water to spread rapidly in all directions.

This huge flagship was as weak and helpless as a lonely leaf on the sea at this time. The hull of the ship shook violently, and everything in the cabin flew around with the shaking.

Whether it's the furniture, or the beds, even big living people like Franz and Da Yanshanyin are not immune. It can be said that in the face of disaster, everything in the world is equal.

Suddenly, there was a dense crash of popping beans outside, and hailstones the size of fists fell from the sky, leaving potholes of various sizes on the deck made of oak and teak outside, as one of the evidence of close contact with the natural disaster.

A few unlucky sailors who could not escape were unfortunately killed on the spot. Attempts were made to rescue their companions, but the ship's violent heaves swept the wounded and rescuers into the waves.

The merciless sea frantically devoured everything on the surface of the sea, and even the air froze. All felt dizzy, and the low air pressure reinforced their vertigo.

Fortunately, the Venesia is equipped with the latest tempered glass, the principle of which comes from the current Rubeus Tears.

This is the famous bulletproof glass, its strength, toughness, and impact resistance are more than five times that of ordinary glass, even if it can't withstand the pressure, it will only be broken into small particles like honeycomb-like obtuse angles, which is not easy to cause secondary damage to people.

The sea became darker and darker, and the whole fleet seemed to be in the darkness of the night, and all the warships were lit up by order of the officers.

"Could it be that we were hit by a tornado?" Franz first instinctively thought of this demon of nature.

"It's a tsunami!" Daishio Shanyin said in despair that there is no nation in the world that is more in awe of the tsunami than the Japanese.

The black sky also reflected the sea water in a deep black, and the sky and the earth presented a dark apocalyptic scene, and the only light source was the lightning that constantly pierced the night sky, revealing the hideous appearance of the world.

Dark waves constantly lapped against the ship's side, and the raging waves passed from below, wave after wave. The whole sea turned into a roaring beast, opening a huge abyssal jaw to engulf everything in the world.

Friedrich was still brave and fearless in command, but seven of his heralds had gone to God.

And compared to a few relatively intact battleships, it was the frigates and transports that went with them that really hung by a thread.

The officers and men of the Venicia watched several times as they were swallowed up by the black sea, and several times they surfaced, and the faint light on the flagship became their only beacon.

I don't know how long it has been, and the catastrophe seems to show no signs of stopping. The sky was covered with dark clouds, lightning bolts pierced the darkness, and from time to time rained bean-sized rain and fist-sized hailstones, and on the surface of the sea, huge waves like gables rose higher and higher.

There are even more undercurrents underwater, and it is extremely difficult to control the direction of the ship's sailing. Fortunately, Friedrich was a very good captain, and he was able to make the most correct judgment every time, so that the fleet could save the day.

While Franz and the others were struggling at sea, the coast of the Indian Ocean was suffering an impact more than ten times stronger than here, and waves more than 30 meters high hit the British Royal Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet anchored in the harbor.

Their flagship was swept directly into the interior for more than 500 meters, and then ended their lives in a way that broke up into thousands of pieces. Seven of its 25 battleships were sent away by the tsunami, and the rest were incapacitated by heavy losses.

The tsunami penetrated nearly 15 kilometers inland, causing huge damage to several important port cities in the Indian Ocean; Houses were destroyed, and large numbers of people who had not had time to evacuate were either drowned or shot alive on the shore.

However, this is only the first wave, and then there are second and third waves, and they are getting stronger

Although the epicentre was close to the Arabian Sea, the entire Indian Ocean was affected. The Austrian fleet, which was in the depths of the sea, suffered the least damage, with only two ships sunk and three hundred and twenty missing or dead.

I don't know how long it took, but a hole was finally torn in the gloomy sky, the long-lost sunlight shone in again, the sea gradually calmed down, and the ships and sailors who had been swallowed by the sea disappeared without a trace.

It was as if nothing had ever happened, except for the potholed decks that silently spoke of the horrors of the previous natural disasters.

The officers and men walked out of the cabin one after another, everyone was glad that they were still alive, some cried loudly, some knelt down in prayer, but more chose to return to their posts to continue their work, began to overhaul the ship, and counted the losses.

At this moment, Friedrich was helped out of the captain's quarters, and the bandage around his forehead was still stained with blood.

"Damn beasts! Apparently they deliberately lured us here, they must have wanted us to capsize in the gutter and then swallow us one by one! ”

With a gloomy face, he naturally took the whales as scapegoats, so he said angrily.

At this time, the big salt shanyin interjected inappropriately, "It was those whales who saved us, if we were on the shore or according to the original plan, then the wave height we encountered would not be 4-5 meters." ”

"What does a mere servant know?"

Friedrich, who was still angry, was provoked, and sneered very disdainfully, he always positioned this oriental girl as Franz's pet and nothing more, like a horse or a kitten raised by a nobleman's family.

"Tsunamis often occur in my hometown, and 10-meter waves are common, so it's not surprising that if the sea god gets angry, it hits the shrine on the mountainside. And what we just encountered was just a big storm. ”

The Great Salt Shanyin continued to retort, but was stopped by Franz's eyes and gestures.

"Enough! We don't have time to waste on accountability. First, you should count the losses as soon as possible, and second, find a suitable landing point as soon as possible. It's not too late to say anything when you get to the shore! The priority is to rest on the shore, not to discuss who is right and who is wrong"

In fact, the closer you are to the open sea at the time of a tsunami, the safer it is, and conversely, the closer you are to the shore, the greater the impact you will suffer.

Because when a tsunami occurs, the speed of the waves is related to the depth of the sea; The deeper the waves, the slower the impact speed, while on the shore they tend to exceed speeds of 150 kilometers per hour.

Coastal waves are also several times higher in deep water, and can even have a superimposed effect, creating a wall of water that can cause devastating damage to everything that stands in its way.

When Franz and his party arrived on the coast of Calcutta, everyone was stunned by what was presented before them.

Thank you for the reward of the book friend who you don't know.

Ask for tickets.

(End of chapter)