Let's talk about the Xiakou division. Gan Ning took Zhou Tai's 20,000 marine division on board the transport ship, and under the protection of the five-masted warship, sailed towards the Yanhuang Islands.

A few days later, the fleet left the Yangtze River estuary and sailed into the sea.

There are more than 2,000 miles from the mouth of the Yangtze River to the four islands of Yan and Huang. It’s not far, but close? It’s not very close either.

The problem is that once a ship enters the deep sea, it will encounter various natural disasters such as typhoons, tornadoes, and heavy rains at any time.

This is definitely a huge test for the fleet.

Normally, Xiakou naval warships usually sail along the coastline from the Yangtze River to the peninsula and rarely go deep into the sea.

This expedition to the Yanhuang Islands can be regarded as truly entering the depths of the sea.

Gan Ning had no idea what kind of danger he would encounter, but Qin Qi told him to be careful.

The sea is very dangerous, and devastating disasters can happen at any time. Various countermeasures must be taken.

"Youping, are you afraid?"

Gan Ning said.

"General Gan, my lord also said that our five-masted warship should be able to withstand the attacks of wind and waves, as long as it does not encounter a strong typhoon."

Zhou Taidao.

"Youping, to be honest, I am a bold person, but my lord once said that dangers always exist on the sea.

The many unknown dangers are what we are most afraid of. It involves the safety of 30,000 navy soldiers, and I am really worried about it."

Gan Ning said.

"General Gan, don't worry too much. Now that you are out, feel free to move forward boldly. Even if we encounter an irresistible disaster, it can only be said that we are not very lucky."

Zhou Taidao.

"Reporting to General Gan, it looks like there will be heavy rain ahead. If our route remains unchanged, we will enter the heavy rain area."

The messenger came in.

Gan Ning immediately walked out of the cabin, came to the deck, raised his head and looked into the distance.

Damn it!

It was dark and there was lightning in that area.

"Inform all warships and transport ships to change their routes immediately and try to avoid the thunderstorm area and not enter it."

Gan Ning said.

After receiving the order, the semaphore soldiers immediately issued the semaphore and issued the order.

Each fleet received the order and quickly adjusted its course.

But what?

It seemed that it was already too late, the storm came too quickly, and as soon as the fleet turned around, the heavy rain started to fall.

The wind was high and the waves were strong, and the ship was bumping like a leaf in the sea, causing the soldiers on board to vomit and defecate.

If it weren't for the sailors and marines who had already adapted to deep-sea navigation, the soldiers on the ship would immediately lose their combat effectiveness.

Despite this, there were still many Marines who vomited during the turbulence, but the situation was not too bad.

At the bottom of the cabin, three hundred sailors worked together desperately to get the warship out of the storm quickly.

The visibility is extremely low, only tens of meters. If you are not careful, warships will collide with each other.

Fortunately, the man driving the boat was a very experienced sailor, and the compass produced by Majun prevented the boat from losing its direction.

Boom!

Two warships collided.

Fortunately, the sailor's timely response prevented the ship from sinking. If the direction had been slowed down, both ships would have sunk.

Too dangerous!

The visibility was too low, so it was normal for this kind of thing to happen. Gan Ning did not curse, and asked the sailors to drive the boat properly without being distracted.

Boom!

A transport ship ran into a five-masted warship.

There is a large amount of supplies on the transport ship.

This is not important, the key is that there are three hundred sailors in the cabin!

The transport ship sank, and the three hundred sailors had no chance of survival. The transport ship was swallowed by the sea in an instant.

More than 300 sailors died.

When Gan Ning received the news, his heart became heavy.

"Inform all ships not to rush, but to be cautious at this time. Sailors must be highly focused and not to desert."

Gan Ning said.

The flag-ordering soldiers immediately issued orders with torches in their hands, telling each ship to slow down and not to act too hastily.

Damn it!

If something happens to the troop transport ship, the losses will be very heavy.

As soon as it was time to incense, the storm passed.

Sunny weather appeared in the sky again, cloudless, and strong sunlight shone on the sea, as if nothing had happened.

"Each ship will count the losses and report them immediately."

Gan Ning said.

"As you command!"

Guard Road.

After a while.

"Report to General Gan that our army has lost a transport ship and more than 300 sailors on board died collectively.

No one escaped. Five five-masted warships were damaged, but the impact was not significant and they could hold on for a while.

In addition, twelve soldiers fell into the sea during the storm, and their lives and deaths are unknown."

Send orders to soldiers.

Gan Ning was so angry!

A storm caused the Navy to lose more than 300 sailors, which has never been lost since the establishment of the Navy.

"Tell the craftsmen on each ship to quickly repair the damaged areas to ensure that the warships can travel safely and no more problems will occur."

Gan Ning said.

"As you command!"

Send orders to soldiers.

"General Gan, my lord is right! The sea is really dangerous. Even a small storm can be so severe. If we encounter the typhoons and tornadoes that my lord mentioned, the situation may be even worse."

Zhou Taidao.

Um!

Gan Ning nodded.

Think about the races in later generations who want to conquer the Yanhuang Islands. In ancient times, there were many armies who wanted to do this, but no one could succeed.

During the Yuan Dynasty, a large army was sent out to sea in ships to conquer the Yan and Huang Islands, but encountered a typhoon on the way.

The entire expeditionary army was destroyed.

From then on, the Yuan Dynasty never dared to send troops to conquer the Yanhuang Islands.

"Youping, this accident is my general's fault. Before setting off for the expedition, my lord suggested that I go to Juje Island first.

Let the soldiers rest for a few days before setting off from Juje Island. That way the journey by sea will be greatly shortened. I don’t think it is necessary.

We just let the fleet sail from the mouth of the Yangtze River to the four islands of Yanhuang. It seems that we must listen to my lord’s words. Everything my lord said makes sense.”

Gan Ning blamed himself.

"General Gan, you don't have to blame yourself. Everything is for the purpose of conquering the Yanhuang Islands. If we hadn't experienced it in advance, another fleet would have encountered this kind of thing in the future."

Zhou Taidao.

Gan Ning nodded.

"Order, let people register the soldiers who died. After returning home, we must provide pensions to their families and not let the soldiers' families feel cold."

Gan Ning said.

"As you command!"

Send orders to soldiers.
To be continued...