"Whoever surrenders will avoid death!" the sailors shouted. Soon, many people staggered out from the cargo pile below the deck. They knelt on the deck dejectedly, waiting for landing. Ruan Xiaowu took care of them and tied them up, sent them off the boat one by one, and escorted them back to Lingao to await trial.
Then many tied people were found from below the deck, all of them were sailors, merchants and the like on the ship. Ruan Xiaowu didn't bother to screen them one by one, so his caregiver also sent them back to Lingao. These unlucky guys were terrified, not knowing which hero they had fallen into.
Ruan Xiaowu led people to search one more floor below. The cargo hold below the deck was full of goods. It seemed that the pirates had not had time to steal too many things. In addition, their main target was soft and soft, and they were interested in porcelain and the like. I'm not interested in the heavy stuff. Although it's been messed up inside, most of the stuff is still there.
"So many good things." A few sailors were whispering - from the first day of joining the army, "all seizures must be returned to the public, no trophies are allowed to be hidden, and no plundering of people's money is allowed" is the discipline that has been instilled in the traveling group, and they also Knowing the consequences of breaking the ban is terrifying. But even so, when a large amount of wealth is in front of you, people always have to be alert. But the young sergeant in front of him looked invulnerable and selfless. The soldiers did not dare to think any more - this was the role of the officers in setting an example.
"Seal all access hatches." Ruan Xiaowu ordered, and arranged for people to pack up the corpses and scattered goods. Wait for support personnel to take over.
Chen Haiyang was very happy to receive the report. The recent maritime bandit suppression campaign was nothing more than a philanthropic undertaking, with nothing more than a few beaten-up boats and a group of prisoners in ragged clothes. Now I heard that such a large ocean drop was picked up - a four- to five-hundred-ton Daguang ship, which was also loaded with a full cargo. Even the 67-type boarding boat that was usually reluctant to use was sent out to transport it. He bought a naval company and three cannons to guard against anyone coming to snatch this trophy.
When Wen Desi heard that he had acquired a large ship, he didn't care about a lot of administrative matters to deal with. He organized a work team on the pretext of going to help the ship get stuck, and went out with the ship. Of course, people from the Planning Committee are also indispensable on board the boat - those who register to receive the spoils - the people from the Planning Committee are now called the "ubiquitous vultures." This "vulture" is a young man named Sun Xiao. He was wearing black homespun overalls, with red cuffs on his arms, with the word "ji" written in seal script on them. He was carrying a homespun satchel used exclusively by Planning Commission personnel. This satchel was much larger than the satchel used by the 6th Navy and could hold more account books and loose-leaf papers. There are four big red characters embroidered on it: "For the exclusive use of the Planning Commission."
"Five-masted ship!" When the Daguang ship appeared in Wen Desi's sight, he couldn't help but pat the handrail. This was the first time he saw such a large Chinese sea ship with his own eyes. Where can there be such a ship on the Lingao ocean! This harvest is huge.
Zhan Wuya was surprised when he saw such a big wooden boat: "It's at least three hundred tons!"
"To put it mildly, this ship has a displacement of 500 to 600 tons." Wen Desi was very knowledgeable about this.
“Can traditional Chinese wooden boats be built so big?”
"The 10,000-ton wooden ships that some people boast about cannot be built. Among the common sea-going ships in China, the Spanish recorded that there were eight-hundred-ton sailing ships that came to Manila for trade. This kind of five- to six-hundred-ton ship is not a rarity. .”
Boarding boat 6 met boat 1o1 next to the sandbar. Le Lin had been waiting for a long time and the president had come in person and hurriedly reported the situation.
"I'm not busy. Let's talk about what's wrong with the patrol boat first." This was the first time that the patrol boat he built had participated in actual combat. Wen Desi wanted to know the direct feelings of the frontline personnel.
"very good."
"Very good?" Wen Desi thought that this feedback was too simple, but at least it showed that there was no problem overall.
"Any questions?"
"This-" Le Lin couldn't think of any specific questions for a while, and the battle summary meeting hadn't been held yet.
"The machine gun is so hot that the wooden stock almost started to burn after firing less than ten rounds of bullets."
"It stands to reason that it won't be possible." Wen Desi thought to himself that the minion rifles in the army did not even start to burn even after being loaded for more than ten or twenty years. How about overheating a barrel when loaded ten times?
"It's absolutely true, and the vibration is too great. It's not accurate, the trajectory is chaotic, and the power is not bad."
"It's possible." Zhan Wuya looked at the "typewriter". The two shooters were dismantling the cooled barrels one by one and wiping them one by one. A big problem with paper-wrapped ammunition is that there is a lot of residue left in the barrel.
"The clustered gun barrels have no heat dissipation device and are directly fixed together, making it more difficult to dissipate heat."
"Let's go back and submit a report to the weapons team of the Works Energy Commission to see if we can add a heat sink or something." Wen Desi was not very interested in this kind of multi-barreled gun. In his opinion, it would be better to use the spring parts in stock to make a mark. The Qin machine gun came out with a little effort. It was the problem of mass production of metal integral ammunition that was difficult to solve, which is why this retro-style thing was created.
"How about the rigging?"
"The steering is flexible. You have designed this ship very well." Lelin has now learned to compliment the leader.
The 1o1 boat performed generally well in the battle. The hull and deck facilities did not suffer any major damage, and the casualties were minimal. Of course, the battle itself was not very intense. After all, the pirates had no determination to fight them to the death. However, this is also in line with its original design intention.
As for the trophy, Le Lin said that the entire ship had been searched and everyone, living and dead, had been cleared out.
"...All the prisoners have been transported away, and the bodies have been thrown into the sea. There is still a lot of cargo on this ship, and there is no ship to unload it for a while. Otherwise, we can just wait for the big ship to float and sail away directly."
"The cargo needs to be unloaded. Otherwise the ship will not float." Wen Desi looked at his watch and then at the sea. It was already high tide and the sandbar was completely submerged under the water, but the ship was still stranded and motionless. Obviously it is impossible to count on the power of the tide without unloading.
"Let's go around the ship and have a look."
Several people paddled the sampan and walked around the big ship. The bow of the ship ran aground on the sandbar. The bow of the ship sank deeply. It seemed that the man at the helm had knocked the bow of the ship directly into it in panic.
"It seems that it is too deep to float up without external force." Wen Desi made an assessment.
Mond said: "It's not that simple. The bow of the ship must be damaged after being hit by such an external force. You can see that it shows signs of sinking. The bulkhead must be repaired by draining water first."
He glanced at the sea, then looked at the slightly tilted hull, and then said: "Currently, we have two ways to tow the danger: one is to use boat towing to pull it out while waiting for the next latest release. shoal; the other was to float it with a float bucket."
"There are quite a few iron cylinders, but they are all occupied by various units now. We still have to ask everyone to vacate them." Zhan Wuya hesitated for a moment. In fact, the departments under the Work Energy Commission are mainly occupied.
"It's still the first option. If you leave it here, you'll have long nights and dreams." Wen Desi felt a little uneasy when he saw this property.
"How is the damage to the ship?" Sun Xiao said. People sent by the Planning Commission always care about costs and output. This may be related to the fact that most of them are accountants.
"I think it won't be too badly damaged. Although the sail cables are all damaged, the masts are still there. Let's repair the sails - it doesn't have to be all repaired, as long as it can run. Although it is slower, it can still run, but it is too slow. Let the 67 boat tow it."
"This is a lot of work." Zhan Wuya looked at the huge hull.
"It's okay, call me Tong Chen Haiyang."
Chen Haiyang heard that there was a lot of loot on the big ship, and he immediately agreed to send more ships and sailors to transport the goods. Some necessary equipment and technical personnel were also shipped along with the ship.
Finally, he had to wait until nightfall, and Wen Desi decided to make preparations now. The sailors who boarded the boat climbed onto the deck first. A set of lifting rod frames was quickly assembled on the deck, and then the artillery, ammunition and related supplies were lifted onto the deck. Wen Desi and others also boarded the ship.
Ruan Xiaowu organized people to clean the deck, and the sailors set up artillery on the stern of the ship. A tent was also built on the deck for Wen Desi and the others as a temporary command post.
After the reinforcements arrived, more than a hundred sailors worked for five hours to unload the contents of the cargo hold and lift them from the deck to the sailboat below to reduce the weight of the hull. The ship not only contains a large number of common export trade goods, such as porcelain, silk, medicinal materials, but also many low-priced cold goods such as rough pottery, ironware, and tinware. The transport fleet made several trips to unload two-thirds of the cargo. Wen Deji planned to put some of the remaining cargo to use during the floating operation.
When Monde inspected the hull, he found two seams with cracks on the left waist panel. Fortunately, the ship tilted slightly to the right, and the opening was above the waterline. There were already spare ship materials on the ship, and Monde asked the shipyard workers to process and seal the gap on site.
When inspecting the hull and bilge, Mond found that it had not suffered much damage from the grounding. There was water in the bottom of the boat, but the water was not deep. It's just that the bow of the boat is embedded very deeply in the sand, and it can only be removed at the highest position.
After inspecting the interior, Mond swam to the bottom of the boat to feel the exact location of the breach and whether the keel had been damaged.
"There is a gap below, it's not big." Mond poked his head out of the water in the bottom tank and gasped, "We have to pump out the water and then fill it up. We will pump out the water as soon as the tide starts to ebb."
So the water pump was lifted from the sailboat. This water pump was powered by manpower. The sailors took turns pumping water and quickly drained away the accumulated water. Several shipyard workers immediately put themselves into the work of repairing the damage - they had to complete the repair work before the tide rose.
Eventually all the gaps in the ship were filled, and then work began on clearing the rigging lines. The five masts were intact, but the sails and cables above were damaged in the fierce battle as the pirates ganged aboard. I managed to clear out a usable side and repaired it with other remaining sail surfaces and sail materials.
All that was left to do was to find a way to get the ship out. It's a pity that the tide in the strait is not very high...
Wen Desi also asked the marines to move the remaining cargo: ironware, rough pottery, etc., as well as the spare food on the ship, to the back of the ship, so as to hold down the stern and help the bow of the ship tilt out of the sand pit.
Finally, a wire rope was tied to the boat, and the other end was fixed on the Type 67 boarding boat, waiting for high tide. With the help of the buoyancy of the sea water, the boarding boat is used to pull the boat out of the shoal.
After finishing these things, it was already midnight and everyone was exhausted. The wind was weakening. Several former soldiers observed the color and arrangement of the clouds and found that the wind was increasing.
"This is a good thing. When we hang up the sails, we can still use part of the wind power." Mond said, "Let's rest first. We will still have strong work to do later."
It was no longer possible to sleep directly on the deck. The wind started to pick up, and it even started to rain. Everyone had to spend the night in the messy poop - because it was the residence of the top people on the ship, it was turned into a mess by the pirates. Everyone was lying on the floor of the cabin with their clothes on. The night watch is arranged by Le Lin's fleet.
In the middle of the night, Wen Desi, who was dozing off, suddenly felt the hull of the ship shaking.
"** is coming! Get up, everyone!"
Everyone watched the long small waves on the sea rolling up one after another, the sandbank gradually disappeared, and the time for floating operations was coming soon. A sense of impatience filled everyone's heart. Everyone was excessively nervous. No one spoke. Waiting for orders.
Wen Desi had already got off the boarding boat and was observing the tide attentively. He glanced at the two long and tight wire ropes with worry.
"Raise the sails!" Wen Desi called Mond on the deck of the ship through the walkie-talkie, "Pay attention to the windward side!"
The hastily repaired sail was raised on the topmast - "The lifting and lowering of a hard sail is fast." Wen Desi had not changed his mind. At four o'clock, the tide rose to its maximum height. At this time, the tide had already risen. that moment. We must act quickly, not later!
"All!" Wen Desi shouted.
The main engine of the 67 boat immediately increased the power output to the maximum, and rows of various colored indicator lights on the console flashed crazily.
The sails on the big ship were trembling under the force of the strong wind, making tearing sounds. Meng felt that cracks had appeared in the place where he had just repaired, hoping that they could be supported until the ship floated.
The power of the wind, the action of the tide, and the traction of the boarding boat. The hull of the big ship seemed to move and made a creaking sound.
"The ship is moving," Mond shouted, wearing a raincoat and hiding his walkie-talkie to his chest.
"Okay. Please be careful, everyone." Wen Desi's voice and the loud roar of motives came from the intercom. Mond couldn't help but look at the light of the boarding boat on the sea in the distance - it was rising and falling in the waves.
The water rose even more fiercely, swelling the belly of the ship and pushing it outwards. People felt the hull of the ship shaking several times, as if it was about to float.
The wind blew faster and Mond heard the creak of the mast and the scream of the ropes. The rain made him unable to open his eyes.
"The boat is floating, give it more strength!" he shouted into the intercom.
"Already loaded——"
Suddenly a gust of wind hit, the hull of the ship shook violently, and the sail suddenly let out a sharp scream.
"Broken!" Mond thought the sail was torn. Sure enough, a huge black shadow hit him overwhelmingly, knocking him unconscious immediately.
But at this moment, the boat floated with the help of this force, shaking violently on the sea. The straight wire rope made a terrible whistling sound. The legs of Wen Deji, who was boarding the boat, felt weak for a moment. .
The ship finally stabilized in the wind and rain, and then left the sandbar under the tow of the boarding boat. At daylight, the fleet returned to Bopu. When this unprecedented Chinese five-masted sailing ship was towed into the harbor, there was a commotion among the people on the shore, and many people came to watch.
Mond was sent to the health clinic in Bopu. Because they suspected a fracture, they quickly sent a car to take him to the Bairen General Hospital. After consultation, Hippo announced that Mond's life was safe: two ribs were broken + a slight concussion - the helmet saved his life, otherwise his skull would not have been saved. After the examination, Zhang Ziyi injected him with a sedative and put him to sleep.
"Now I have lost an important captain and instructor." Chen Haiyang shouted that the losses were heavy and Mond would not be able to work for at least a few months.
"It's okay, you got a big ship." Wen Desi said, "With some repairs, it can be transformed into a sailing capital ship."
The inventory of all the cargo on the ship lasted 48 hours before it was completely completed. Seeing the thick ledger brought by Sun Xiao, Ma Qianzhu felt like a windfall. Not only was the quantity of cargo large, but it was also of various types, especially the In terms of daily necessities, it is very beneficial to solve the current shortage of daily necessities in Lingao.
However, these goods are very strange. They are not packed and piled according to type. Instead, many different goods are mixed and stacked together, with different bamboo sticks hanging on them and names written on them. It appears to be the goods of different merchants.
"In addition to the owner himself, there are probably several merchants renting cabins on this ship." Ma Qianzhu saw the name tags piled on the table.
"If they were still alive, it would be unjustifiable for us to confiscate these goods." Sun Xiao said.
Ma Qianzhu disagreed: "They are all probably dead. Those who have no owners can take possession of them."
However, it turns out that Ma Qianzhu's wishful thinking was too early. While he was using this calculator and a mountain of application forms from various departments to calculate the allocation plan, Ran Yao slipped in.
"Duke, things are a bit troublesome."
"What's up?"
"During the interrogation of the prisoners, it was discovered that many merchants on the ship were still alive."
"That's it!" Ma Qianzhu paused his pen involuntarily, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He slowly put the pen on a jade pen holder and said, "It's hard to say. It's most likely pirates pretending to be merchants. …”
"No, I found a passenger list on the ship. It contained the name of the guest and the number and type of goods. After cross-examination, it was correct."
According to the review results of the Political Security Bureau, the ship was funded and built by a gentleman named Hai from Qiongshan County. In addition to his own goods, the ship also carried 38 merchants, each with their own goods. (!~!
