Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 320 Storm!

If there are no accidents, there will be accidents.Sure enough, an accident that Zhu Su didn't expect happened unexpectedly.

From the afternoon of that day, black clouds suddenly gathered in the sky, as if about to collapse.There were also big waves on the sea, and the whole world seemed to be destroyed.

From Zhang He's expression as if he was facing a big enemy, Zhu Su learned a piece of news that made him extremely alarmed: a storm was coming.

Storm at sea!Even if the armored fleet of later generations predicted a storm on the vast sea, they must try their best to avoid it.Not to mention the "sampans" made of wood in the Ming Dynasty today.

Without hesitation, Zhu Su entrusted the full power of command to Zhang He, who had the most experience, and entrusted the life and death of the entire fleet to Zhang He.Zhang He, who had obtained the command, made a decisive decision and led the fleet to turn around and return. Before the storm came, he planned to return to the small island where he was stationed before, and waited for the storm to subside before planning to return to Daming.

After all, if you encounter a storm directly on the vast sea, it is almost equivalent to sailing straight to the gate of hell...

However, God is always unsatisfactory.Before they landed on the island.

The storm came.

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"Your Highness, the fresh water on the boat is about to run out. No matter how much I save, I'm afraid there won't be enough fresh water in two days."

"And the remaining ten or so ships were more or less damaged by the storm. According to General Zhang's visual estimation, the most serious one can only last for another three days."

"There is not much food in the ship. These days, most of the soldiers rely on sea fish to satisfy their hunger. Morale is getting worse..."

In the dilapidated cabin, the dog reported to Zhu Su with an anxious face.

"Well, I see. You go down first, and help General Zhang well." After hearing this, Zhu Su's heart sank, and he waved his hand to signal the dog to go down.On the other hand, he propped his forehead anxiously, thinking about the next countermeasures.

"Above the sea... It's really dangerous!" Zhu Di looked at the dark clouds outside from the gap in the damaged cabin, and there was a touch of disbelief in his tone.Who would have thought that a few days ago there was such a terrible storm, but today, it is actually calm?
This sea is like an extremely unpredictable and extremely dangerous god.In the last moment, I may be communicating with you in a friendly manner.And the next moment, without warning, his expression changed, and he summoned the power of heaven and earth to take your life.

Zhu Xi had sprayed his head when the storm came, and now he was wrapped in a white scarf and put on the tattered prince's python robe, which looked quite nondescript.He also has a sense of survival after disaster.He sighed sincerely: "Before, I thought that we, as princes of Ming Dynasty, must be able to do what others cannot."

"You won't know until you encounter a storm. It doesn't matter who the prince is, in front of such Tianwei, he is nothing."

"A ship of this size, in this sea, is like a grain of rice falling into Xuanwu Lake... A slight wave lifts the boat and it capsizes..."

"Fortunately, there is General Zhang Hezhang." Zhu Su also said with great gratitude. "If it weren't for him, I'm afraid the three of us brothers would have already been fed fish."

Fortunately, I handed over the command to Zhang He without hesitation.When encountering a storm, Zhang He accurately predicted the location of the storm, and led the fleet to avoid many huge waves and eddies.

Although because of this, the fleet completely lost its way.When the storm came, the sky and the earth were as black as ink, and it was impossible to tell the direction. The sun did not rise and the moon did not set, and I did not know how long I had been drifting on the sea.

But at least, people like myself are still alive, aren't they?
"I can sort of understand now why you value General Zhang so much, Fifth." Zhu Di rubbed his sore neck. "The sea is extremely dangerous."

"If there is no general like General Zhang, the army will encounter a storm on the sea..."

"I'm afraid that if we don't even see the enemy's shadow, the whole army will be wiped out."

"Yeah." Zhu Su also nodded. "If Da Ming wants to develop in the future, it cannot do without maritime trade and conquest."

"Maritime trade and expeditions are inseparable from excellent captains and generals."

Thinking of this, Zhu Su couldn't help smiling wryly.Now I am still thinking about what happened to Da Ming, obviously even my own situation is in danger.

If it is actually swept to the Pacific Ocean by a storm now... The vast ocean cannot reach the sky or the ground, and the supplies are insufficient... Not to mention keeping the seed of Zhang He, the admiral of the navy, for Daming. Brother Zhu Yan will be buried here.

Now I can only pray to the heavens, that when the storm raged, my people were not swept too far from the land.

"Your Highness, the last general Zhang He is asking to see you." Zhang He's voice came from outside.

"Come in!" Zhu Su hurriedly invited Zhang He in, only to see that Zhang He's eye sockets were sunken, obviously he hadn't slept well for several days.

"General Zhang, have you determined your position?" Zhu Su asked. "Just now, the king's servant told me a piece of news."

"The supplies I've been waiting for can't last for a few days. If we wait until the day when ammunition and food run out..." Zhu Su couldn't bear to say anything more.

What happens when you run out of ammunition and food?It was nothing more than a mutiny by the soldiers, who were hacked to death by the soldiers.Or struggling to support, and finally starving to death at sea...

All in all, within a few days, the fleet must find land, otherwise, everyone will have no way to survive.

As for how to find the land, this important task was entrusted to Zhang He's shoulders.

"...Although the storm has subsided, the sky still cannot see the stars." Zhang He shook his head bitterly. "Please forgive me for my incompetence, I will not be able to discern where we are."

"It's not your fault..." Zhu Su also sighed.If he could know the specific date and ensure that the ship remained motionless on the sea, he would have a way to roughly calculate the longitude and latitude of where he was by using algorithms such as calculating the longest and shortest shadows in a day.But when fighting against the storm a few days ago, no matter day or night, he couldn't see his fingers... He didn't know what date it was.

"Then General Zhang is here, is there anything you want to tell me?" Zhu Su asked after reacting.

"The last general is here, and there is indeed one thing I want to ask His Highness for instructions." Zhang He clasped his fists and said. "In fact, when the last general commanded the fleet first, although most of them just fled passively, he still roughly judged the route of the storm. It should be all the way to the north."

"Oh?" Zhu Su was delighted.All the way north?
As long as it doesn't float east, it means that people like myself haven't left Daming too far!

"Should..." Zhang He cupped his fists with shame on his face. "The end will only follow the general trajectory. It cannot be ruled out that we are still being blown to the depths of the East China Sea."

"Now the end general can't tell the way forward, and he doesn't know how far Daming is from us."

"Therefore, the last general dares to ask His Highness to order the fleet to go straight to the west? If you are lucky, you may be able to land at my Daming Port..."

"Of course, the west may also be the Wa country, or Liaodong, or the land of the Meng Yuan Jurchen. Even... it is still the vast sea." Zhang He said with difficulty.

(End of this chapter)