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Chapter 5: Tie the iron anchor and fall into the ice cave (1)

Suo Kui, who "knowledges in his heart", only handed out a note the next morning and proposed to organize an award ceremony.And he only showed up at the beginning of the event, and said a total of ten sentences including clearing his throat.For the remaining processes, the medals belonged to Captain Sima, the safflower was worn by the first officer Hariata, and the host was made by the second officer Lao Zhou. As for the tea, it was prepared by Suo Zhongwu for boiling water during the "Heaven Soldier Festival." It's also a limited edition that can't be found elsewhere.

It is conceivable that the ceremony could only end hastily, and it almost had the opposite effect.After that, Suokui never left the command post. Fortunately, no evil spirits appeared on the vast sea. If the "Blood Burning Sea Battle" on May 9 were to be played again, people would not be able to hold up even if they had the energy of T800.

In this way, the West Expedition Fleet returned to the embrace of the ocean currents and continued sailing according to the original plan.However, it is a certainty that the support army sent by the Zhenyang Army Navy is late.

If there were no "blood-burning naval battles", the fleet would probably arrive at Lower Innsmouth in the afternoon of May 10.However, the interception of the Black Plague caused the fleet to sink a rocket siege ship, a battleship, and a cruiser. The remaining ships were also damaged to varying degrees, and the speed of the formation was greatly reduced.Sailors must sail the ship while repairing the ship with stored wood and mechanical parts, stop and go, stop and go, until May 11, the surrounding is still the blue sea.

None of the seagulls came, indicating that the land is still hundreds of nautical miles away.As if bad luck wasn’t enough, during the day of May 11, the fleet encountered two consecutive storms. Although they were not large in scale, due to reduced air humidity and multiple damage to the hull, all 11 warships Affected, a few rare wonders appeared:

During the first storm, the iron rings and hoops on the height of the mast of the "War Drum Dongfeng" and the artillery on the upper deck all showed sharp discharges, sparks bursting up on the metal surface; the cruiser "Kui Mulang" The lower artillery deck flooded with water, and then inexplicably drowned all the cattle and sheep on the ship; the navigational compass of the "Mingwei Xianxin" completely failed during the second round of the storm, and the pointer was swaying around exaggeratedly like a cartoon.

These accidents added a lot of information to the sailors and, by the way, disrupted the formation again.As the flagship, "Mingwei Xianxin" must not be able to take the entire fleet in circles. She was forced to slow down, throwing a knotted speed measuring rope from the stern of the ship, and unloading the compass needle in a big way. Recalibrate above the bottom surface.

The specific operation is the captain.Although his surname was Sima, Sinan was unambiguous at the time, and he corrected himself in public on the upper deck so that everyone could feel at ease.To put it aside, such a scene with a large number of audiences, it must be Soque's participation, but this time "Lord of Fubo" seems to have autism, and no one will show up.

"You did a good job. You did a good job." When Hariata and Suo Zhongwu walked into the open-air podium for the third time, Suo Kui shrank into a ball on the dedicated seat, with the remaining stubble on his bald head. , Even the wind can't move:

"What should I do. I can rest assured, I can rest assured."

He even forgot to use "solitary".Hearing these words, the first officer's face was worried, Suo Zhongwu was expressionless, and he didn't bother to say a word.Can't help the mud on the wall, other people's help is useless, can only hope that he will rise by himself.Anyway, there are only 3 days left, the last 72 hours.

At dawn on May 12, the Innsmouth Lighthouse finally appeared in the eyes of everyone.The moment the beam of light swept over, the entire fleet immediately boiled, and the sailors and the army soldiers on the ship cheered and sang military songs in unison.The local Weiguo guards were also very enthusiastic, and immediately sent a paddle-wheel battleship over. The red-haired, green-eyed, and freckled commander said after boarding the ship:

"Oh my god, I'm waiting for you! So what, let's have a meeting to make a plan? The refugees arrived at the port a few days earlier, and now there are 30 adults left before boarding, just waiting for the West Expedition Fleet to take over!"

Suo Zhongwu was stunned.Later, he knew that this man was Admiral Howard Pinkman of the Welsh Squadron of the Zhenyang Army Navy, referred to as Admiral Ping in the military.The "Mingwei Xianxin" had just finished the fierce naval battle and experienced two consecutive storms. The crew members were all unkempt and pale, but the brothers compared with Pinkman, they were all lucky stars alive, better than Maitreya Buddha. Still rich.

The commander of the Weiguo Town defending army can simply give a living commentary on the word "miserable".He was thin with only the skeleton, the navy uniform became a tent, and the two panda eyes were as the name suggests, and the real Panda had to bow down.The prestigious sailors who came with him were in half a catastrophe. After boarding the boat, everyone had a great appetite. Suo Zhongwu had long been tired of fried salted fish pieces + big chaotic stew, but they were eating wind and wind, almost even the bottom of the plate. Nibbled together.

Suo Zhongwu couldn't even think about what the tragedy of the refugees from the prestigious country would look like if the army was like this.He half-forced Soque into the command room, and stayed cheeky in the meeting place. He participated in the military meeting throughout the whole process, not only to gain intelligence, but also to have a chance to help./The fleet has been late for more than a day...If something goes wrong again and prevents all the refugees from boarding the ship, then we are really committing a crime!/

The senior officers of the Zhenyang Army gathered on the bridge also expressed similar feelings in various ways.Although Suo Kui did not say a word, he also nodded slightly.The first decision was made quickly, and it was spread throughout the Western Expedition Fleet through semaphores. Those captains who came to observe in traffic boats had to turn back halfway because of this order. They would definitely not be happy, but the problem is that now Where is the time to consider personal likes and dislikes.

After the order was issued, the flagship of the Welsh Squadron and the third-class hybrid battleship "Glamorgan" immediately raised its anchor chain and drove side by side with the flagship of the Marine Division "Mingwei Xianxin", and slowly entered the port under the leadership of the pilot boat. .The cruiser "Tian Rang He" of the West Expedition Fleet dropped anchor one nautical mile north-north-east of the lighthouse, and was responsible for accepting the army officers and soldiers carried by the remaining ships, and waiting to be filled with people before entering the port to unload the cargo.

Ships such as "Zhangu Dongfeng" will not enter the port. After they finish their chores, they will raise their sails and set sail, turning the rudder to the three directions of west, northwest and southwest.

According to the resolution of the meeting, the battleships, cruisers and airship mothership "Guangde Hongyi" of the Western Expedition Fleet will perform cruise missions at the "corridor" 5 nautical miles from the coast; the frigate will become a messenger and will be responsible for the defense forces. Information is transmitted between the army and the cordon, and shore defense fortresses are also supported when necessary.After the "Blood Burning Sea Battle", although there have been no sea monsters around Lower Innsmouth, it does no harm to sail carefully for thousands of years.