MTL - Black Iron’s Glory-Chapter 469 on the sea

Chapter 479 at sea

The light in the cabin was dark and dark, and only a few white light was revealed from the gaps of the ship's plates above, allowing people to barely recognize the surrounding scene. Nearly 300 people were sitting in the cabin, making the cabin that felt big and spacious to be particularly crowded. Fortunately, there were several vents on the cabin wall before departure, otherwise the turbid air would be more uncomfortable. And depressed...

Lieutenant Colonel Drevik stood next to the ventilating window at the front of the cabin, and the fresh air coming out of the window was accompanied by cold water vapor and a sea scent. Looking at it, it is still the monotonous reddish-brown sea and the dark red sky, which combine to form an infinite black line at a distance.

Today's wind and waves are a bit big, and the ship is a little bit swaying. However, this is no big deal for Lieutenant Colonel Drevik. He has experienced even greater storms. When the five-year war ended in the eastern part of the Faurea continent, he was unable to continue his service in the kingdom army because he was born in a foreign direct-collected person. He was forced to retired and returned to the Affiliate Direct.

For the next three years, he went to work in the mining business line run by his father, Mr. Wei Bolun, to study and manage several mineral development bases, and prepare for the future taking over the family industry as a small mining industry owner. At that time, he often escorted the transport ship carrying the ingots to the port of Chibichus, which was directly under the jurisdiction of Tilsim, and encountered more storms.

Then the Hicks Kingdom and the Kingdom of Ovilas broke out in this colonial war. At that time, Derekvik also wanted to sign up to join the local garrison, become a fighter against the invasion of the Hicks, but was stopped by his father, Mr. Vibron.

Mr. Wiberen said that the local garrison is a mess. Who knows, fighting against the enemy is not done with courage. Joining such a team is only a death. Thanks to the family's persuasion, Derekvik finally dismissed the idea of ​​re-enlisting and tidying up as a family to follow the mining and business associations.

Then their team encountered the leading troops of the Rangers' group that rushed to the front line halfway. At that time, Claude was only the captain of the Lieutenant Colonel who independently strengthened the camp. What makes Derrickick strange is that his father, Mr. Vibron, and the young battalion commander, after the resolution, turned to Aphrodite and could not escape. Afterwards, Derekick admire the vision of his father, Mr. Vibron, and the Rangers soon won the first and second colonial wars.

So Devivik wants to be more determined to join the army again, and this time his father, Mr. Vibron, did not oppose it. Instead, he went to Claude, who was just promoted to the rank of Major General of the Kingdom, and let Derekvik join the newly formed. Thunder Division. As a lieutenant officer who re-entered the army five or six years after his retirement, Dickvik did not adapt to his new military career. But he persisted and officially became a grassroots officer of the Thunder Legion.

From the third colonial war to the big melee in the Hicks camp in the northern mountains, Levivik was lucky enough to have no battlefield. At the same time, because of the brave command of the war, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He is currently the battalion commander of the main battlefield of the first division of the Thunder.

This time the execution of the attack on the Rhodes Bay, as a senior officer of the first division, Derek is aware of the content of the entire surprise plan. He had to be afraid of Claude's daring planning because they needed to spend seven days and seven nights in the cabin. If the Hicks cruise ship finds a trace of flaws, it is equivalent to burying the entire first division at sea. In such a cold weather, they can't run even if they want to run, and there is no place for you to escape. The only end is to be buried in the sea...

Derekvik wants to pull out the tobacco into the pipe and take a few mouthfuls to relieve his worries. This is what he learned with several veterans. It can effectively relax the tension after the war, relax the nerves, and be more refreshing. However, when the hand just reached into the tobacco pouch, he thought of the notice that the fireworks were strictly forbidden in the cabin. He could only squeeze a few pieces of tobacco into the mouth and chew it, so that the spicy and bitter taste filled his entire mouth...

I don't know how long it took, just when it was drowsy, the sound of the bamboo pole was heard on the deck. The guards around him pushed Derrickvik and made him wake up. Then pointed to the upper of the cabin. Derekick rubbed his face with his hands and made his mind clearer: "Are you at night? You can go up and let the wind go."

During the seven days and seven nights, the soldiers can only stay in the cabin during the day. Only in the evening, the fleet can be ventilated on the upper deck when it is parked overnight. In less than two days, the word blew was popular on various transport ships. Soldiers compared themselves to prisoners in prison. The only difference was that the prisoners were in the cell and they were in the cabin.

Lieutenant Colonel Drevik patted the palm of his hand and said to the soldiers in the full cabin: "The old rules are all activities, so that you don't have to sit for a long time, numb the deck, can't control the body, and plant it in the sea. Such weather No one will save you, because they will soon be frozen and frozen. We will not lose the life of other warriors in order to save your life. Move them, hurry, consciously, handle your feet. Activity is open..."

There were nearly three hundred people in the cabin, and of course there was no place for people to do exercises in the cabin. However, Lieutenant Colonel Drevik said that the activities of the hands and feet do not need much construction site, the soldiers are still sitting in the same place, hands clasped their heads, and then their feet in the air to learn the action of the rabbit's lame, that is, pretending to ride a virtual The same action as a bicycle...

This is also a no-brainer. On the first night, when the offshore transport ship was moored, three soldiers were numb and barely peeed on the upper deck. As a result, they did not stand firm and carried it into the sea. Even if he was rescued immediately, he only got two frozen and half dead, and there was another unlucky one. From that day on, when the ship was parked at night, the soldiers had to move their hands on the upper deck to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

A total of 165 offshore ocean-going vessels are considered to be the largest shallow-sea transport fleet under overseas jurisdiction. The place to be parked at night is a reef area with a water depth of five or six meters. The offshore vessels are not draught at the deepest of three meters. Some seven or eight meters long bamboo rafts can be inserted directly on the reef to fix the boat, and then the rest of the vessels are surrounded by wooden boards and iron buckles, and then placed down. The anchor is fixed.

The offshore transport vessels of the first division’s various units are distributed according to the establishment. The offshore transport vessels of the 301st to the 1304th regiment are distributed in a circle, and the division’s direct troops are located in one piece. In the middle, they are connected to each other by ship plates, just like a chain ship.

The main reason for this is that the offshore transport vessels are flat, the draft is not deep, and the cargo is mostly on the deck, which is a bit top-heavy. There are sails at the end of the day, even if the wind and waves are big, it is just a boat shake. But when you park overnight at night, it is easy to overturn if you encounter a big storm, so connecting the ship to the ship is not afraid of wind and waves, and it is also very stable. The only thing to watch out for is fire protection, as well as pirate attacks.

Out of the cabin, the icy sea breeze came over, and people could not help but consciously fight a cold war. The sailors on the deck are nervously clasping the iron buckle on the side of the ship with the transport ship next to it, and then laying the ship's board so that the two ships on both sides are connected to one another, and at the same time, the people are more The space for the event.

In the cabin of the next ship, the bearded Maryland Major, and seeing Lieutenant Colonel Drevik, swayed the big pipe in his hand, and the two tacitly walked to the rear deck of the offshore transport ship. This is the default smoking area. Many sailors and crew members who are addicted to smoking will go to this area and take a few cigarettes to pass the game.

In this area, not only Lieutenant Colonel Dirkvik and Major Maryland, but also the rear deck area of ​​more offshore transport vessels illuminate a little bit of smoke, and then in the darkness of the night, like the glow of fireflies In general, there is a bright flash of light...

The dinner is very simple, the black bread is served with a gravy, a cup of hot ale, a bowl of mashed potatoes with beef, and a carrot. Compared to the morning and noon, dinner can still eat at least some hot, breakfast and lunch, all officers and soldiers can only dry food in the cabin, not allowed to go out. Sometimes the sailors on the deck will send two buckets of hot water to let everyone drink two warm and warm bodies. The cabin is very cold. Even if a lot of hay is laid, it will still feel trembling cold on the wall.

The fleet took another two days and arrived at the Moroccan Cape, only a day and a half away from the colony of the Rhodes Bay. If you don't park overnight at night, it may only take a day. However, the fleet of 165 offshore transport vessels is very dangerous at night. If the accident is too late, it will bring chaos to the fleet.

There was a crisp knock on the cabin, which meant that everyone encountered the enemy's cruise fleet, and everyone should remain vigilant, not sounding, level one. The venting windows are all closed and the wooden window doors are pulled.

"Everyone, the towel is biting in the mouth, even if you sneeze and cough, I will endure it." Lieutenant Colonel Drevik quickly issued the order: "Close the cabin window, lock all the wooden window doors, vents The window door is closed too..."

Soon, the cabin was dark, and even the air began to feel a bit dull. Only the four long slits on the front and rear sides of the ship were still sizzling with cold air.

About half an hour later, Lieutenant Colonel Drevik felt that the speed of the ship he was riding was slowing down and seemed to be a sail. He knew that the offshore transport ship he was riding was on the outskirts of the fleet. Fortunately, there was a small hole in the closed wooden window door. Through this small hole, through the vague window glass, it was faint. I saw a light cruise ship with two combined fleets and a two-class cruise sail ship on the sea more than 100 meters away.

You don't have to think about it, all the guns on the three cruise ships of the combined fleet should now be aligned with the transport fleet on their own side. If exposed, the first division of the Thunder Army will bury the whole army in the storms of this sea...

On the sea not visible to Lieutenant Colonel Dirkvik, seven lifeboats laid down from the battleship were carrying the Hicks Marines to the transport fleet. After ten minutes, the lifeboat was already close to the transport fleet, and a large officer of the Hicks kingdom, who had grown up in the hustle and bustle, climbed up from the rope ladder dropped by the transport ship.

"Haha, how are you, my brother." The head of the transport fleet, the old director, greeted him and embraced him enthusiastically.

The Major Corps officer of the Hicks United Fleet was also pleasantly surprised: "Haha, Old Sick, this is your fleet."

Old Sike shook his head: "Not my fleet, the fleet of our Buffalo firm. If it is my fleet, I should have a warm fire next to the fireplace at home, and then roast it. Tasting the delicious fruit wine. Who is willing to go out to sea in the cold weather, is it too long?"

The major officer haha ​​laughed: "So how are you here?"

Old West is bitterly faced: "The goddess of wealth is not willing to shelter her most devout believers. I lost three months' salary in the pub one night. How can I still go home? You should listen to me and talk about me. The ferocious mother-in-law, if she let her know that I lost my salary for three months, she will take my old bones apart. Fortunately, the business has taken over the work, I volunteered to do this, so as not to go home and beaten. ......"

The Hicks Marines who got on the boat listened to the music. The old man is too afraid of his wife. The major officer was even laughing and smacking his legs. It’s hard to stop laughing: “Well, old sik, don’t tell a joke anymore, where is your fleet, what are the ships on board?”

"Where can I go, you are there." Old Sike whispered, and said: "The little Booker, take the books in my captain's room."

Little Booker is Claude. He is now pretending to be a finance staff of a Bison firm, hurriedly sending a big account book to Old Sike. Seeing the major officer was very surprised, said to the old Sick: "They come to pick up the goods? What are you waiting for? Go to the inventory soon, I can go home soon after I finish it."

Old Sike grabbed the book: "You want to be beautiful, you can go to the place to finish the goods and you have to calculate the account, you can go home. Rest assured, the child in your wife's belly is not ten days and a half late. Will it fall immediately, the last time the pharmacist did not say that it took three months to produce?"

Turned to the old Sik to hand over the books to the junior officer: "This is the financial accountant of our firm. His wife is too big to produce. This kid is not willing to go out, this time we are tied to the boat. Mainly this You have too many goods, the amount of business is very big, don't bring this kid to our hearts, you know that my arithmetic is not so good, it is easy to be confused with three or more digits, and our boss decided to let this kid run one. Hey, make the account clear..."

The major officer saw Crowder and saw that his arms were cold and suffocating, and he also wore black-framed glasses. It was indeed the impression of the financial accountants in the impression that he did not care. When I opened the account book, I was shocked: "Old Sike, your boss can not bear the small, this time you have got so many good things, the blueberry fruit wine produced in seven or six years."

Old Sikh said with a smile: "It’s still thanks to your army who hit the city of Lanhu, and the inside of the territorial war zone has been ruined by you. The war zone command has already taken care of managing these businesses, and our boss is chaotic. At the time, I got a few warehouse supplies and prepared to trade them all. Just the officers in your logistics department also have this meaning, so I just organized such a big fleet and transported all the goods in the past, I am afraid that in the future. The theater command issued a ban on the sea, and there was no such opportunity at that time..."

"Your boss is savvy. It's no wonder that the Buffalo firm has done so much. It has a reputation in the colonies on the West Coast." The chief officer nodded and flipped the book: "Old Sik, what does this red, blue and black mark mean? ?"

"This is for the purpose of distinguishing. The red marks are all from the Hicks Kingdom Logistics Department and we placed the order. The blue mark is the goods ordered by the officials in the Rocks Bay City to our firm. The black mark is us. Prepare to put the materials sold in the business." Old Sik replied greatly.

"It turns out that you are running down and the profits are very high." The junior officer said with envy that he nodded to a soldier nearby: "No problem, send a flag to the captain and inform us that the transport fleet is giving us The general logistics base has a large operation to deliver materials."

The soldier took out a small red square flag and took out a small green square flag, flying toward the cruise battleship not far away. After a while, it was reported: "The major, the captain asked us to inspect every transport ship to see if the goods carried on the bill and the bill are registered."

The major officer angered a few words at the distant battleship, meaning how unlucky he was, and put on such a captain who was so sick and worried about finding trouble with them. At the official level, he had to live.

Old Sik said: "It's okay, we have a fleet of transport fleets. How many ships are carried on the ship? It is very clear on the books. You don't need a ship's past inspection. Just standing on my boat, I asked them to drive the boat to the side, and you went up to see if the goods were worthy of the book..."

Lieutenant Colonel Drevik heard the sailors’ numbers on the deck and felt the boat moving slowly, then gently slammed it with other boats.

A voice passed down: "Mr. Major, we are carrying ale on this ship. In the cabin below, I also let people remove the ale on the deck first, then open the hatch. You see it. Not the same as recorded on the books..."

The deck was uploaded to move the sound of the wine cellar, and the hatch was smashed. However, the Hicks soldiers who were inspected were not interested in checking. They only looked back at the hatch and reported back: "The major, the cabin is full of ale."

The hatch cover was re-covered and Lieutenant Colonel Drevik breathed a sigh of relief. If the Hicks soldiers go down to check, they will find that the tops of the tops of the wine cellars are empty, and then move these empty wine cellars, then they will find that the back of the cabin is nearly three Hundreds of soldiers who are nervous about the Thunder Legion...

The more you get to the back, the more sloppy this Hicks and the Hicks Marines are checking. After all, one hundred and sixty-five offshore transport vessels, each of which has to jump up to check is also a life-threatening activity. At this time, if you accidentally fall into the sea, you will be finished. So at the end of the day, they just looked at each other across the boat and checked it.

It took two and a half hours to complete the inspection. Finally, the major took a box of kale, and the soldiers wrapped the bag with the gift of the old sik to leave the lifeboat. Less than four hours later, three cruise ships returned. But this time it was not an inspection, but to find old Sike to buy some high-grade ingredients, the captain only signed a name and stamped the seal, the money to the old Si Ke to find the logistics headquarters in the logistics base to settle the logistics officers... ...