Kai Fu Han

Chapter 176 The Hurricane Is Coming
Cui Wu was in charge, taking the Qizhou back to Dengzhou, and summoned the warships that could be dispatched by the second fleet to join the third fleet at Yuma Island.

Other ships of the third fleet docked at Yuma Island to rest and await reinforcements.

The next day, August [-], Liu Xinqi got up early in the morning and came to the deck to help the sailors sort out and repair the damage caused by yesterday's battle.

After daybreak, the fleet was about to set sail when they saw Cui Wu walking over with a solemn expression:

"A guide just now said that there is going to be a hurricane?"

Liu Xinqi knew that the hurricane Cui Wu mentioned was a typhoon.

Looking up at the sky, the weather was very good. Liu Xinqi had no knowledge of observing the sky and could not see any omens.

Liu Xinqi called the guide over and asked him carefully about the basis for his judgment.

"It can be seen that there are many celestial phenomena that indicate hurricanes. The more celestial phenomena that appear at the same time, the more certain it is. When I got up this morning, I found that four celestial phenomena corresponding to hurricanes had appeared." The guide said, and then explained to Liu Xinqi in detail.

First of all, there is a calm wave. The wind this morning was not strong, but the waves on the sea were not small. The size of the waves was not commensurate with the sea breeze, which meant that there was a hurricane in the distance.

Next came the appearance of high clouds, which looked like white feathers and horsetails.

Liu Xinqi looked toward the southeast, and sure enough there were very tall feathery clouds.

There were thunderstorms again. I asked the sailors on duty at night and found that there were indeed two thunderstorms last night.

Finally, there is the sound of the sea, and people will feel chest tightness.

The guide also said that as the typhoon gets closer to Japan, the roar of the sea will become more and more obvious.

Liu Xinqi listened carefully, and there was indeed a faint sound of the sea. He didn't understand it before and thought it was the normal sound of the sea breeze.Now listen carefully, and you will find that it is different from the sound of the sea breeze. This sound is like the sound of big waves hitting the cliff, or the sound of a horn.

"Will the Qizhou return to Dengzhou?" Cui Wu asked after the guide finished explaining.

Liu Xinqi first rewarded the guide for his timely reminder and asked him to step back. Then he replied: "Not for the time being. Come with us to dock at Tuima Island to escape the hurricane. You can tell Li Cang now to command the fleet. We need to do it as soon as possible." Ashore.”

Although the guide said that based on previous experience, it would still take a day or so before the hurricane arrives when these celestial phenomena occur, but Liu Xinqi plans to settle down as soon as possible. After all, the situation on Tuima Island is still "dark in the eye".

The fleet was driving slowly and gradually approaching Yuma Island. When it was about ten miles away from the south coast of Yuma Island, ten small morning boats came from the east of Yuma Island and sailed directly to block the front of the fleet. One of them broke away from the group and sailed alone. Arrived near the Qizhou.

"We don't welcome outsiders on Tuima Island. Please go elsewhere." A Japanese man stood on the bow of the boat and shouted to this side.

"He said that most of the sea trade between North Korea and the mainland is handled by the Zong family on Juma Island, and it is impossible to deny outsiders access to the island." A guide nearby reminded Liu Xinqi.

Liu Xinqi listened to the guide's prompts and replied forcefully to the Japanese:

"Not to mention that the pirates who attacked us before came from your Tuima Island. Look at the sky, a hurricane is coming soon. We need to go ashore to take shelter from the wind. Are you sure you want to stop us?"

The Japanese man turned around to ask for instructions from the people behind him, and then replied: "You can be allowed to dock to take shelter from the wind, but you must dock at the place designated by us. This is our bottom line." "There must be a house to protect you from the wind and rain, otherwise it will not work anyway." It's all about death, we don't mind dragging you along." Liu Xinqi replied.

Being blocked by Liu Xinqi's bachelor words, the Japanese people on the opposite side could only agree, and then led the fleet to a small port in the south of Yuma Island. Liu Xinqi sent people to check and found that there were indeed enough houses for the ship. The officers and soldiers of the team hid and agreed to rest here.

The location of this small port is very good, but there are very few piers built. The Fuzhou ship reluctantly docked. However, due to the insufficient number of piers, five sand ships and captured early ships were able to wash up on the beach and be stranded.

A hurricane is coming soon and all human activities must stop. Liu Xinqi is not worried that this is a trap.

After disembarking, Liu Xinqi came to the small village next to the port and checked the living environment. It was very, very simple and could only provide the most basic shelter from wind and rain.

"There are only two counties in the country of Zhuima, Shangxian County and Xiaxian County, which are located on two large islands in the north and south respectively. The north island is Shangxian County and the south island is Xiaxian County. Fuzhong is located in the middle of the east coast of Xiaxian County. This is the direction from which those early morning boats came." The guide introduced Liu Xinqi.

"Are there any specialties on this Tuima Island?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"Lead ore, inkstone and ginseng."

"Is the population large?" Liu Xinqi asked again.

"Originally, the island's output could not support many people, but the location of Tuima Island is superior and it is a link between Japan and other countries, so overseas trade is very prosperous. And because it is the main target and the most important defense base for foreign invasion, Therefore, it will also receive economic support from the Japanese state. These two factors result in the island being very wealthy, with a population of more than 3 people," the guide said.

"Understood." After listening to the guide's introduction, Liu Xinqi put away the idea of ​​occupying this place that had just arisen. The two enemies of China can only continue to focus on trade.

At this time, Cui Wu also went ashore in a small boat and reported to Liu Xin.

"I just asked the clan member to take a look at the goods we brought. He agreed to exchange the glass products for food, medicine and other supplies. Although the price is a little expensive, it is still reasonable and we did not take advantage of the situation."

"That's good, so as not to cause another conflict."

Liu Xinqi had not considered that there would be such a large-scale battle, nor that he would be trapped on this small island by a hurricane, which would lead to some shortages of food, fresh water, medicine and other supplies, so he arranged for Cui Wu to go and lead the way with Yu Ma Chinese people negotiate.

"Just rest here and take shelter from the wind."

Before, I listened to the guide to popularize the knowledge about hurricanes.

If a hurricane is on the mainland, it may recede in one to three days, but it will last much longer at sea, up to seven to ten days.

Liu Xinqi understood based on the knowledge of later generations that this is because hurricanes have sufficient water vapor to replenish themselves at sea, so they will continue and take a long time to transit.If it lands, it will quickly weaken and die due to the combined effects of ground friction and insufficient energy supply.

Tuima Island is located at sea, so the transit time will not be short.

On August [-], everyone was busy fixing the ship, repairing the house, preparing dry food, evacuating the wounded, etc., transporting supplies from the Yuma Kingdom, and moving all the fragile goods on the ship ashore.

(End of this chapter)