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Chapter 1130 Dangerous Storm Horn
The dark clouds are dense, and in the depths of the ocean, lightning flashes, thunder rumbles, and the slender rocky headland is like a sharp sword inserted into the bottom of the sea, powerfully setting off turbulent waves, beating the rocky headland, and the waves are smashed!The galleon heaves up and down in the wind and waves, making it look so small and fragile.

The fleet led by Li Jinde and the others arrived at the Cape of Storms at the southern tip of the African continent. The sea was blustery and the waves were turbulent, which made the entire fleet, from the captain to the sailors, tremble with fear.

Even the sailors on the sailing battleship Crown Prince, which passed Cape Storm for the fourth time, sailed carefully in the wind and waves.The captain of the battleship had a solemn face, praying in his heart that the storm in the depths of the Arctic Ocean would never spread here.

"God bless, God bless!" The sailors clung to the fixed things around them, looking at the place where the thunder was blaring in the depths of the ocean, and kept muttering to themselves.

Cape of Storms is no good!It is located in the strong westerly wind belt, where the warm Mozambique Agulhas Current in the Indian Ocean and the cold Benguela Current from the Antarctic waters converge nearby. There is no continent as a barrier, and the wind is extremely strong all year round, and the sea conditions are even worse when the weather is bad!
If the sky is clear, the fleet may pass through the Cape of Storm without any risk, but if there is a sea storm here, with the fragility of the sailboat, the entire fleet may be wiped out!

"Ouch!" The noble Earl of Compton vomited while holding the barrel. The huge wind and waves caused the sailboat to sway and tilt drastically. He felt extremely uncomfortable since he had never experienced such a bad situation.

"More than 100 years ago, when Captain Dias of Portugal was exploring a new sea route, he encountered a strong storm in this sea area, almost sinking the entire fleet. Finally, the huge wave pushed the surviving ships to the headland. Their fleet It has survived. We are likely to encounter even worse conditions than that time. Although our current sailboats are larger and stronger than those of more than 100 years ago, if there is a real sea storm at Cape Storm, It's like moths jumping into a flame..." The captain of the Royal Prince's face was livid, apparently extremely uneasy.

Earl Compton staggered over with a wooden barrel in his arms: "When we came, the Cape of Good Hope was sunny and sunny, and the blue sea was magnificent. No matter how we return, we will face a storm."

"It's probably the assessment God gave us. I hope the storm in the deep ocean will not spread to the Cape of Good Hope, and there will be no murderous waves. If there are murderous waves, we will not be able to return to Britain." The captain's tone was almost full of crying.

A captain who was fighting Spanish warships and pirates of the Caribbean in the Atlantic was so frustrated that Earl Compton realized the seriousness of the problem: "What is the murder wave?"

"A terrible sea wave, twenty feet high in weak moments, fifty feet or more in strong ones, with precipices at the top and gentle slopes at the back, which can easily swallow passing ships. Dias traveled to the Cape of Good Hope several times, and finally died in this sea during a voyage. It is said that his fleet encountered the common "killing waves" at the Cape of Good Hope. Not only that, according to some captains' records, there will be rotations nearby The waves make it difficult for ordinary ships to get out of trouble..." The captain told the dangers of Cape Storm, which made Earl Compton's expression change.

"Is there any good way to deal with such a situation?" Earl Compton asked.

"The only thing is to leave this sea area as soon as possible, and the rest is to pray to God." The captain said.

A group of Chinese businessmen, including Li Jinde, were staggered due to the turbulence caused by the strong wind and huge waves, and their faces were all pale.

"When you go up to the mountain, you will eventually meet a tiger. This time, you will really suffer. How can there be such a big storm!" Some businessmen who have not passed the storm point said that it is not good.

Li Jinde is also worried about his current situation. He has been to London once, and then returned to China under the escort of the other party's ship. This is the third time he has passed through Cape of Storms.But the previous two times when he passed the Cape of Storms, it was sunny and the wind and waves could still bear, but this time it seemed that he was in danger of encountering a storm.

If there is really a big storm at the Cape of Storms, let alone fifty or sixty ships, even a fleet of hundreds of sailing ships will be useless in the face of the huge wind and waves like a natural disaster!

"Mother, Selina, and Yinger, I guess I'm sorry for you. If you die here, it may be a trick from the heavens. I also failed the expectations of the military leader. This is an investment of more than 100 million taels of silver." , is it all going to fall short?" Li Jinde is ready to fight against the storm in the face of danger that may come at any time.

The Fourth Fleet led by naval officers such as Sun Xu, Ruan Youjin, and Ruan Youyi also encountered unprecedented tests since the establishment of the Fourth Fleet.They used to train in the offshore area of ​​Lushunwei, and they have never encountered such complicated sea conditions!
"The sea is really frightening. In such a bad situation, our Fourth Fleet may not be destroyed soon..." Sun Xu, the commander of the Fourth Fleet, sighed quietly, and the waves smashed by the bow splashed on him. face.

The storm in the depths of the ocean has not yet come, and the waves created by the strong wind at the Cape of Storms have caused the battleship to sway. White waves splashed on the deck, and many sailors' military caps were taken away by the huge waves.

If the Fourth Fleet is destroyed by the storm before it has established any merits, Sun Xu will become the most useless fleet commander in the history of the Kyushu Army, a captain who died in the sea on his first ocean voyage.

"Everyone fix their positions and don't walk around on the deck! The storm has not yet arrived, and the current high waves will not overturn the ship!" The naval officer is giving orders to let the naval soldiers and sailors perform their duties and respond possible storm.

With the current wind and waves, it is impossible for this fleet of more than 60 galleons to get out of here even if they want to drum up their sails, and they dare not risk hitting the rocks to forcefully dock.

If there is no ship, they will be stranded at the Cape of Storms, where they may spend some time as wildlings waiting for rescue.Moreover, there are supplies, gunpowder, and ironware on board the ship. Without the supplies, it is still a question of whether they can survive in the barren land of Cape of Storms.

The Fourth Fleet responded calmly, but the merchants and sailors on the trading ships of Western companies seemed to be in a hurry. They didn't know if they could escape the disaster.

A storm is brewing in the depths of the Cape of Storms, and the entire fleet is waiting for the judgment of the storm.Had they crashed at the Cape of Storms, the first large fleet organized by the East would not have been able to reach Europe.

(End of this chapter)