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The wind is strong, the rain is heavy, and the waves are bigger.
On a battleship with a displacement of more than a thousand tons, it was still extremely bumpy.
Heavy rain fell, making visibility extremely low.
The people on the battleship can only see a distance of tens of meters.
Even having a telescope doesn't help.
Du He entered the cabin, feeling uneasy.
The most dangerous place to go on an expedition is this area. Only by crossing this area can the army survive the difficulties smoothly.
Boom boom boom!
"Come in!"
Lawson Road.
"General, the storm is too strong, much bigger than before. It is estimated that some ships will get lost or even collide."
A messenger ran in to report.
Damn it!
Too bad luck!
"understood."
Lawson Road.
Storms, lightning and thunder.
The waves turned tens of feet high, as if trying to capsize the ship.
It's like the sky is about to collapse.
Very scary, very scary.
As the messenger said, there was indeed a collision in the expedition fleet.
Bang!
Two troop carriers collided.
Fortunately, the speed of the two merchant ships was extremely slow, and the sailors responded in a timely manner, without causing too much damage to the merchant ships.
But what?
The soldiers on board were terrified.
A note of incense time has passed.
The storm also slowly stopped, the wind and waves decreased a lot, and the visibility returned to its original state.
Du He, Lu Xun, Dian Wei and others walked out of the cabin.
Soldiers on the battleship are clearing the rainwater.
"Messenger, let the merchant ships and warships report the situation immediately, how much do we lose?"
Lawson Road.
For naval warfare, Du He is a layman.
After boarding the battleship, Du He basically kept silent and let Lu Xun make arrangements without meddling or directing blindly.
"As ordered!"
The messenger said.
After a while, the orderly came running over again.
"Report to the general, seven merchant ships have lost contact."
"Immediately dispatch warships to search the surrounding waters and let them rendezvous with the fleet as soon as possible."
Lawson Road.
"As ordered!"
The orderly ran out to give the order.
"Master, don't worry! Our merchant ships all have a displacement of more than 1200 tons, and they can withstand even the biggest waves.
Besides, our speed is slow, even if there is a collision, nothing will happen.Sailors on merchant ships are experienced in this regard and have been trained many times. "
Lu Xun comforted.
Ha ha!
"I hope so!"
Du He shook his head.
Even in the storm, Du He didn't break.
It's just bad luck.
After the rainstorm, the sky was clear and cloudless, making the sky look higher and more spectacular.
The North Sea Fleet sent a large number of warships to search for the missing merchant ship.
The fleet also speeded up and quickly crossed this sea area.
Two hours later, the search ship sent information.
"General, the missing merchant ship has been found, and it will be later to join us. In addition,
Two merchant ships were leaking and the sailors were trying to save them.Fortunately, our warship search arrived in time,
All the soldiers on the merchant ship have been transferred to the battleship. "
The messenger said.
"Can those two merchant ships be repaired?"
Lu Xun asked.
"General, the repair needs to go to the shipyard. The sailors are rushing to repair it, hoping to make the ship sail barely."
The messenger said.
"Let the sailors evacuate the damaged merchant ship, and those two ships give up!"
Lawson Road.
"As ordered!"
"By the way, it is best to sink the two seriously damaged merchant ships, so as not to let the steam engine fall into the hands of other countries."
Doo chimed in.
"As ordered!"
The orderly left to deliver the order.
"Master, the statistics are out. The storm caused us a little loss, and more than 5000 soldiers were injured.
More than 30 people were seriously injured, and the rest were minor injuries, which did not affect combat.In addition, two merchant ships were lost. "
Lawson Road.
"As long as the people are fine, it's fine if the ship is lost!"
Doo Ho said.
The expeditionary army crossed the most dangerous sea area, and the speed slowly slowed down.
On the one hand, it is waiting for the rendezvous of the search warships, on the other hand, it will soon enter the night, and the fleet can only spend the night on the sea.
Du He, Dian Wei, and Lu Xun drank in the cabin.
Lao Dian didn't drink red wine, and drank a bottle of high-grade wine alone. Du He and Lu Xun were very restrained and only drank red wine.
Boom boom boom!
"Come in!"
Lawson Road.
"General, all our search warships have returned, please tell me?"
The messenger said.
"Sail slowly, and start the beach landing operation after dawn, so that all troops can have a good rest."
Lawson Road.
"As ordered!"
Chapter 391
Its daybreak.
Du He stood on the deck and watched the shore with a telescope.
Damn!
This is Shizhou Island!
exhort!
An exhortation sounded in Du He's mind.
Damn!
It has been a long time since the warning sounded.
The host, the system issued a mission to eliminate the barbarians on Shizhou Island, rewarding a lottery draw, and canceling a skill if it fails.
May I ask the host, do you accept it?
nonsense!
Do you have a choice?
accept!
Hundreds of small wooden boats appeared in the telescope, and they rushed towards the imperial battleship one after another.
Damn it!
Death Charge!
The natives on Shizhou Island rowed small wooden boats.
Lu Xun gave several orders in succession before walking to Du He's side.
"Master, the natives on the island can only make this kind of small wooden boat. When we came here a year ago,
There are more small wooden boats than there are now.These small wooden boats should have been produced in Shizhou Island recently. "
Lawson Road.
Du He nodded.
Seeing the small wooden boat on Shizhou Island, Du He was completely relieved.
Not a level at all, how to resist.
Egg hits stone.
Even if it hits a battleship or a merchant ship, it will not cause any damage to the fleet.
You must know that at this time, all the warships of the Imperial Army's North Sea Fleet are armored warships, and the surface of the hull is all inlaid with thick steel.
In this era, it is absolutely invincible.
After several years of research, the Imperial Shipyard has developed a pure steel warship.
But what?
Due to the problem of steam engine power, pure steel warships can only produce warships with a displacement of 600 tons.
Rumble!