1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 11 A Long Day ([-])

After the fleet sailed far out of the harbor, it seemed that the hustle and bustle of the city with the sea breeze could still be heard.We chose to start the final crossing operation in the middle of the night on April [-]st. This was determined by the Executive Committee a few months ago. Fortunately, the weather conditions on this day were very ideal, and the sea was calm. Let the Executive Committee It seems that the seasickness of the members who were very worried beforehand will not occur.

Two-thirds of the more than 400 members gathered on the "Shinsekai" with the largest tonnage. The members gathered on the deck in groups of three and four, discussing their future plans excitedly.Many people silently looked back at the sea level in the north, as if they were saying a final farewell to the old time and space they lived in this way.Everyone knows very well that at this moment, even if they regret it, there is no turning back. The only thing they can do now is to stand up and welcome the unknown new world.

In front of them were two catamarans under the name of the North American Gang. After crossing the half-world voyage, the crew members just rested for less than a week, and immediately plunged into the final operation. Those who had previously been most suspicious of the North American Gang also kept their mouths shut.Moreover, the crew did not rest in the past few days. They rented a dry berth at the sailing port to conduct a comprehensive maintenance of the hull. Since these ships are loaded with a large amount of ammunition, all maintenance work is done by the crew themselves. Completed, the workload is not small.Fortunately, all kinds of supplies and spare sails, etc., have been purchased by the Executive Committee for a long time, and they can be directly loaded on the ship, which saves a lot of time.

The tugboat driven by Yue Zhiyun himself followed closely behind, with a series of unpowered barges behind, mainly all kinds of oil, building materials and agricultural materials on the barges.Four [-]-ton iron-hulled fishing boats operated by newly-departed crews sailed about [-] meters away from this long string of barges. In order to maximize the use of shipping tonnage, even the cabins and decks of these four small boats All kinds of materials are piled up on the top, and the waterlines of these ships are pressed down to the same level as barges.

Then came the decommissioned landing craft, which were loaded with various dock construction materials, two Jessibo 3cx multi-purpose excavators and two Lynx 5600 multi-purpose vehicles.This excavator integrates two functions of excavation and loading, and can also realize various functions such as forklifts and bulldozers by replacing construction parts.The smaller and more flexible Bobcat utility vehicle also has the functions of a loader, a small excavator, etc., and also has a dump truck body at the rear, which can be used as a small pickup.

The main force of the fleet is the "New World", which is the main force behind the fleet. Two active searchlights are specially installed on the bow, and the lights are used to sweep the sea ahead from time to time to remind other ships to maintain the correct heading. The arrangement of the Ministry of Shipping is also In order to ensure that all the ships of the entire fleet do not leave the fleet in the dark and head in the wrong direction.

After all, most of the captains in this fleet are novices who have only undergone several months of emergency training, so the speed of the entire fleet can be described as extremely slow. The ships began to slowly adjust their speed under the command of the "New World" and began to move closer to the position of the main ship.During this short voyage, although some stumbling and various small problems were unavoidable, all of them finally arrived at the scheduled sea assembly point safely.

At 35:[-] in the morning, on the sea about seven nautical miles southeast of Luhuitoujiao, the "New World" had turned off its motor, and other ships slowly approached under the guidance of the lights, forming a circle around the "New World". lap.Since it is necessary to reduce the radius of the docking area of ​​the fleet as much as possible to ensure that all ships can be covered when the wormhole is opened, everyone in the shipping department is busy at the moment. Dock work done.

It was so busy until almost four o'clock, and finally the final assembly task at sea was completed.At this time, many of the members who had played too crazy the day before had already lost their energy, lying on the deck in disorder, and many of them even made bursts of snoring.It's not that they don't want to go back to the cabin to rest, but because the whole ship is full of cargo, and only women and children are assigned to the crew living cabins that can live.

The members of the headquarters on the "Shinsekai" each took a telescope to confirm that all the ships had arrived at their predetermined positions, and then the command from the headquarters was heard on the radio on each ship: "5 minutes to prepare! Repeat! 5 minutes to prepare !"

After the members received the order, they began to check each other's life jackets that they had put on when they left the port. Some people were blushing with excitement, and some members who believed in Buddhism held the rosary in their hands and twisted their rosary while closing their eyes. They hugged the sleeping child tightly.The eldest, Yuan Ruoxiu and Zhu Ping, looked at each other and smiled, holding their hands together silently.

Although Tao Donglai had imagined the scene in front of him countless times in his mind, when this moment came, his hand when he picked up the walkie-talkie could not help but tremble.Looking at the nervousness or hope in the eyes of his companions, Tao Donglai took a deep breath to calm down, and announced in a deep voice, "Crossing action - start!"

After that, he put down the walkie-talkie and pressed the wormhole controller.A green light lit up from the cockpit of the "New World" and quickly spread out in a hemispherical shape.The members only felt a flash of green light in front of their eyes, and they suddenly felt a little dizzy.The members of the Executive Committee, who had already exercised for many times, had been holding telescopes outside the cockpit to confirm the coverage of the wormhole. When all the positive news returned from the observers, Tao Donglai let go of the wormhole. hole controller.

"Confirm the current location immediately! Confirm the safety of the personnel immediately!" Tao Donglai ordered non-stop.

"Everything is fine with the tug!"

"Everything is normal on the Yu 01 boat!"

"Everything is normal on the landing craft!"

"No signal! GPS and Beidou have no signal!" Sun Changmi, who had been staring at the navigator, shouted excitedly, completely covering the sound from the walkie-talkie.

"The cell phone signal is gone!" Ning Qi's voice was no less than Sun Changmi's.He specially put five mobile phones of different brands and signal standards in the cockpit when he set off, and now these five mobile phones have no signal.

"Velocity and Lightning immediately start the reconnaissance operation!" After confirming that all ships were normal, Yan Chujie grabbed the walkie-talkie and gave the first order of the Military Police Department after crossing.

"Velocity" and "Blitz" are the two large and small catamarans under the name of the North American Gang.The reason why these two ships were used as reconnaissance outposts is because the two ships are originally fast, and the sails and their own power can easily run at a speed of [-] knots; Those who are proficient can set off immediately after receiving the order, and most of the other ships are novices.It was still dark at this time, and Yan Chujie did not dare to let out these novices who were not even skilled in identifying directions at sea.

The anxious members did not wait for too long. About 10 minutes later, the voice of the captain of the "Speed" Tom Wang came from the intercom: "Our current position is about less than one nautical mile southeast of Luhuitou Cape. We didn't see any ships on the sea, and we didn't see the lights of downtown Sanya. I think we should have succeeded!"

All the boats burst into cheers at almost the same moment, especially the members of the executive committee could not contain their excitement, hugging and greeting each other, so many people have worked hard for a whole year, and so many people have taken risks and left their hometowns Abandoning the original life is in exchange for this opportunity to travel through time and space. Until this moment, it can finally be confirmed that all the previous efforts and efforts have not been in vain!

On April 1627, 4, on February 2th of the seventh year of the Great Ming Dynasty, a total of 450 people from the crossing group successfully achieved collective crossing in the southern waters of Hainan Island!

In view of the fact that there is no satellite navigation system available now, and the existence of a large number of novice crew members, the command decided to rest in place for an hour and wait until the sky brightened before setting off.The only thing on the ship that can't rest is the logistics department. They must immediately start preparing breakfast for the more than 400 people.The collective brick-moving activity after landing requires a lot of physical strength, and everyone must be full before that.After giving the order, the elders of the headquarters who had helped all night also found a place to take a nap as soon as possible.

At about [-]:[-] in the morning, a red sun rose from the sea level in the distance.Unfortunately, most of the members were in a coma or semi-coma at this time, missing the first beautiful scenery after crossing.

At six o'clock in the morning, the headquarters started to get busy again. Passengers on the "New World" began to wash in batches and then received breakfast.Of course, the Executive Committee would not miss this opportunity to gather people's hearts. Ning Qi and Bai Kesi brought two people in rubber boats to deliver hot breakfasts to each ship, as well as the care and encouragement from the Executive Committee.Yan Chujie, on the other hand, took several people from the military and police department to the two sailboats, claiming that he would command the defense of the beachhead on the front line.Although he acted solemnly as if he was going to participate in the Normandy landings, in fact, everyone knew that Yan Chujie just wanted to take advantage of his position and be the first to set foot on the land of this time and space.

After the breakfast was distributed, the fleet set sail again, heading due north, heading straight for Yulin Port.

The bay where Yulin Port is located starts from Jinmujiao in the east and ends at Luhuitoujiao in the west. The bay covers an area of ​​more than 30 square kilometers. Yulin Port is surrounded by mountains and is deeply hidden in the bay. Whether it is a trading port or a military port, this bay has a unique location. good geographical advantages and development prospects.

When the fleet sailed into the bay along the east side, people familiar with the place found that the long breakwater that penetrated into the bay was no longer on the sea surface of Yinggebi under Hutou Ridge, so everyone confirmed once again that they had In a new space and time.However, to enter Yulingang from the bay, you have to pass through a pass, which is the narrow pass formed by the Yulin Peninsula that penetrates into the bay and the opposite shore.After passing through this pass less than 500 meters wide, it is the location of the famous Yulin Military Port in later generations.

Although two sailboats had already explored the channel ahead, the entire fleet had to take a long snake array to pass here.The ready-to-go members gathered on the side of the ship, looking excitedly at this future main base, which seemed to be still in a wild state.

"The Speedy has found human activity! Repeat! The Speedy has found human activity!" The voice on the walkie-talkie immediately made the atmosphere in the headquarters tense.

(End of this chapter)