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Chapter 1435 Fleeing in all directions (first update, please subscribe)
The Cape of Good Hope is where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet.

Here, as in the past, the waves are raging. In the howling wind, the huge waves on the black ocean collide and beat each other. The waves can be as high as more than ten meters. The sound of the waves is intertwined, which is extremely shocking.

Cloaked tightly in a cloak and wearing a lifejacket, Crohn stood at the top of the mast, as usual, standing in the parapet, observing the sea in the distance.

About half a mile from the starboard bow is the "Spirit of the Sea", and further ahead is the "Alice", a fleet of more than 20 merchant ships loaded with various ships from India. kinds of supplies.There are not only food, but also cotton and various other minerals. The British industry cannot do without the materials from the colonies. Without the materials from the colonies, not only the British factories cannot be fully operated, but even the British people will starve.

According to the conventional route, from India to the United Kingdom, the shortest road is naturally to take the Red Sea, cross the Suez Canal, enter the Mediterranean Sea, and cross the Strait of Gibraltar to the Atlantic Ocean.

But now, the war broke out, and the French army and the British army were fighting in the area of ​​the Suez Canal. Naturally, it is impossible to take the Suez route, so the traditional Cape of Good Hope route has become the only choice. After leaving India, the traditional route will pass through the Cape of Good Hope through the Mozambique Channel. Enter the Atlantic Ocean and sail north to England.

However, with the outbreak of war now, the merchant fleet does not need to consider the interception of the Imperial East African Fleet. After entering the Atlantic Ocean, it will also face the interception of the West African Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet.Although these merchant ships all flew the flags of neutral countries such as Norway, Sweden, and Spain, no one can guarantee whether they will be intercepted.

In order to ensure the safety of transportation, they can only sail from the east of Madagascar, or even sail from the waters of the Prince Edward Islands far away from the Cape of Good Hope, and the wind and waves in this area are stronger.

The Cape of Good Hope itself is known as the "Gate of Hell" because of the many storms and strong waves, and the wind and waves in the southern waters are even more violent. In the past, this sea area has never been a sea area for merchant ships. It was also the first time for Lawn to pass through this sea area. In the past, only whaling ships would come to this area. After entering this sea area, the ship entered the wind and waves area. The pouring rain and the huge waves never ended from morning to night when.

A few days later, the wind and waves gradually became smaller, and finally sailed out of the wind and wave area. Before calming down for two days, it entered the sea fog area again. The sea fog on the ocean made it difficult to see the stern from the bow.All the other ships seemed to disappear in the mist, and there was only one ship left on the vast ocean.

"Into the Atlantic Ocean."

Although Kraun was just an ordinary sailor, looking at the heavy fog at sea, he knew that he had entered the Atlantic Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean was foggy.

Sea fog, a century ago, was the greatest enemy of sea navigation, but now sea fog, in the view of Crone and all sailors, sea fog is their best friend.After all, the sea fog will not only block their line of sight, but also the Ming Navy's line of sight. If they find the fleet and intercept it, it will be bad.

"God forbid, we'll be covered in sea fog forever."

Apparently, God did not hear Kraun's prayer. Two days later, the sea fog also faded. When the fleet crossed the Tropic of Capricornus, the sea fog disappeared. This huge fleet of 28 merchant ships was finally exposed to the world. in front of the eyes.

Two days later, on September 5th.

While the merchant ship was continuing to sail on the vast Atlantic Ocean, while Crohn was enjoying the bright sunshine with a pipe in his mouth as usual, a sharp-eyed man pointed to the west and called out:

"Look! There's smoke in the West!"

Several streaks of black smoke are faintly visible at the junction of the sea and the sky in the west - this is seen on the deck, if it is on the watchtower on the mast, it should be seen more clearly.

"Is the British West African Squadron coming?"

A sailor said on the side that Britain has a large colony in West Africa and also has a squadron.

"Is it possible, after all, that these ships contained almost exclusively British cargo?"

"Haha, the Royal Navy still has something!"

"The Royal Navy, after all, is the Royal Navy!"

Just as the sailors on the deck were talking about their respective guesses, they saw the cruisers "Mumbai" and "Ceylon" have sailed out of the main force to meet them.

"The British escort fleet is sure to come..."

At this time, the speed of the merchant fleet remained at seven knots, and the fleet continued to sail north. After about 10 minutes, the smoke column became clearer, not one, but four, and four smoke columns rose from the sea level. At this time, the lookout at the top of the mast tower was almost able to identify the opponent.

After a while, the chief officer's voice came from the bridge:

"It's Daming people! It's Daming's fleet!... Those British guys let us run for our lives!"

The first officer's shout made the deck fall into a dead silence, and all the sailors turned pale.Soon the deck was full of crew members running there, and they all put on yellow life jackets.

What this British fleet encountered were four cruisers from the West African Squadron of the Imperial Navy. This fleet has been searching for the merchant ships of the Allies in this sea area to attack the maritime shipping power of the United Kingdom and the Allies.

When the sailors were terrified of encountering the Ming fleet, the cruisers "Mumbai" and "Ceylon" of the Indian Ocean Fleet commanded by British Navy Captain Sybil had already bravely faced the Ming fleet.

Although they sent signals to the merchant ships behind to evacuate, they didn't think about escaping.

"When you see the enemy, fight immediately!"

This is the tradition of the British Royal Navy, and for Colonel Sybil, he also hopes to use his own battles to hold back the Ming people as much as possible, and create opportunities for the merchant fleet to escape this sea area.

When the British fleet was heading towards the imperial fleet, the merchant fleet, which was sailing neatly on the sea, immediately became a group of headless flies. They each ran away from the battlefield at full speed. It's time for each to flee for their lives.

Although the merchant ships can't outrun the warships used for battle, the captains of the merchant ships are very clear that as long as the fleet disperses, most of them have a chance to survive. After all, the Ming Empire seems to have only Several warships, it is impossible for them to chase all the warships.

"God forbid, we just have to run past those Brits..."

Looking at the fleeing merchant ships, Crohn secretly prayed in his heart.

Just run past the Brits and they'll be safe!

God bless, they're still fast!

(End of this chapter)