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At this time, you can only download this chapter again. If it doesn’t work, you can only delete the book and remove it, and then add it again and put it on the shelves.

There are few people reading niche books and are rampant. There is no way to do so. If you don’t do this, you can’t make it. I’m sorry.

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"So that's how I go." Shi Qinjie said thoughtfully, "It seems that the local people don't have the courage to make a breakup with the Dutch. But is this route safe? I mean climate, wind and waves and other conditions. After all, the westerly belt in the South Indian Ocean is much stronger than that in the Bruce Whale Port. It's not like there are South American continents that are blocked there, and the wind and waves will be smaller. It's all bare seas. The wind and waves will definitely be very big. Can your boats bear it?"

"We have heard of the roaring westerly Belt Daming from many European sailors. They were afraid of talking and thought it was an absolute death route. Of course, we also think so." Speaking of this, Li Yi paused and then continued: "We will try to get close to the westerly Belt to use a little wind and ocean currents, but not too deep. Don't forget that we can be steam-powered, so we only need to use a little power of the westerly Belt. Well, we basically don't cross south latitude 40 degrees. Generally speaking, we will sail between 35 and 40 degrees. The westerly wind here is not strong enough, and the ocean currents are not fast enough, but it is enough for us with steam-powered."

"I hope this is the case." Shi Qinjie was still a little worried, "This route is unfamiliar to us, but in fact it is unfamiliar to most sailors in the world. We don't know the sea conditions and climate there, and I'm worried about huge waves, cyclones, and icebergs. In short, be careful, everyone remembers your contributions to the country. Brothers, I won't say anything sensational, just one sentence, I'm waiting for you to reunite."

"Haha." Li Yi punched Shi Qinjie on the shoulder, then gave another bear hug, and said with a smile: "I will come back, I will open this route, and I will let everyone remember my name. Haha, will I become a famous navigator in the future? It's exciting to think about it."

The "Polang" and the "Zhenbo" rested in Xinhua Castle for two days. After supplying various supplies, Li Yi and others bid farewell to Xinhua Castle, then set sail south and arrived at Tacheng Harbor at noon on March 19. Today, Tacheng looks messy. Except for a few seven or eight brick houses, most people (slaves) live in thatched huts built in a piece. Only a wooden trestle was built in the port, and two steam boats docked on both sides of the trestle, one on the left and one on the right.

Rodrigo, the secretary of Shiqinjie, went ashore to negotiate. Soon, the captain of the forward team, Anda Fifteen, walked over and said hello to Li Yi. Li Yi and Anda Fifteen were considered old acquaintances. After saying their request, Anda Fifteen immediately went back without saying a word and organized people to ship the coal piled on the grass. The coal here was screened and a lot of thick coal gangue was removed, which could barely be considered refined coal.

The coal-fired shipment work continued until the afternoon of the next day. At this point, the two ships shipped three hundred tons of coal, a large number of steam engine parts, spare boat plates and canvas, weapons and ammunition, vegetables and food, as well as various alcohol, some livestock, a little silver dollar and many miscellaneous things. In addition to these, there were naturally five hundred Eight Banners warriors, who were the royal thugs of the expedition fleet.

After filling with a lot of fresh fresh water, the expedition fleet did not stay any longer on the evening of March 20. With the silent eyes of nearly a thousand pioneers from Tacheng Harbor, the two ships set sail directly and headed south towards the unknown seas.

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"Johnson, where are we now? Why is this damn wind so small? This is not enough!" Li Yi walked to his eldest mate, Sergeant Johnson, and asked. It was already March 26 today, and the two ships were sailing along the southeastern route these days. They sailed until today that they had caught a little weak southwest wind.

Johnson is the first graduate of the Navigation School. Although he is not old and is only 23 years old this year, he is considered an old qualification in the Navy. He has been following Li Yi for so many years and has been his deputy since the "Red Trout" frigate. The two cooperated quite tacitly.

"Sir, I just used a sextant to calculate that we should be around 32 degrees south latitude and 30 degrees south east. The speed should be around 6 knots-7 knots. Of course, if you need more accurate data, I will arrange for someone to measure later."

"No need to measure!" Li Yi waved his hand and said seriously: "Continue to go south! Sailing south, we need greater ocean currents and wind power! Otherwise, at the same speed as snails, we will need more than half a month to reach the west coast of the Australian continent."

"Sir, I have to say..." Johnson hesitated for a moment and dissuaded: "If we go south, the currents and wind speed will indeed increase, but the wind and waves will also increase. Although according to the information, floating icebergs or cyclones are unlikely to appear at this latitude, the waves will be much larger. Especially our flying scissor hull, the amplitude of the ship shaking left and right may continue to increase. The most important point is that we may miss the Australian continent - if that continent really exists. Because if we sail to about 35 degrees south latitude, according to the numbers marked on the chart, it is already south of the Australian continent. You know, we cannot calculate the longitude at this moment."

"No more nonsense, Johnson, execute my orders." Li Yi said without any doubt. "Continue to go south, sail to 35 degrees of water, then turn east and measure the speed. If our ship's speed still does not reach more than 12 knots, then continue to go south until the ship's speed reaches 12 knots, or the hull's left and right inclination exceeds 20 degrees. Do you understand?"

"I understand, sir, I will do it." Sergeant Johnson saluted and went down to arrange it. Soon, a follow-up flag was hung on the mast of the "Zhunbo", and the two expedition ships continued to sail south one by one and one by one.

On March 28, the sea storm gradually became stronger. Sergeant Johnson stood on the deck and looked at the sea with some concern. It had obviously crossed 35 degrees south latitude, about 38 degrees. Theoretically, it had not even entered the "Roaring Westerly Belt", and at best it was considered an outer area. However, this outer area had its power very unusual.

Today, the southwest wind was blowing, about 5-6 levels. The sea breeze swept the sea water, forming huge surges. From time to time, a surge hit the sea, making a huge roar, and at the same time, a large white water foam area was formed on the sea. The two ships with a full load displacement of only 850 tons were rising and falling on the sea like two helpless fallen leaves. The waves from time to time even wet Sergeant Johnson's naval uniform.

The drainage holes on the ship had been opened and the sea water that hit the deck began to be discharged outwards. The sea breeze on the sea continued to roar, and the flags on the mast were blown roaring. The lookout hand in the lookout cabin had already reached the deck, because if he stayed on it, he would probably be thrown into the sea, and the gods would not be able to save him.

Li Yi also sat on the captain's chair and looked at the sea in the distance. The cabin glass windows were covered with fine splashes, which were the impact of a large wave that came over. Today's wind and waves are really not small. Look at the sky is not very clear. Maybe it will rain later. Well, maybe it can provide us with some fresh water.

Another huge wave came, and with a "clang" sound, an oil painting hanging on the wall of the captain's office fell to the ground, and the glass frame outside was smashed. The orderly man moved over from outside the door with difficulty, and Li Yi waved his hand to let him retreat.

The shaking range of the hull has reached 17 or 18 degrees, and the swelling is often more than 4 meters high, which looks very scary. The wind and waves in the south should be even more intense. I don’t know if my thin hull can survive such harsh sea conditions. In fact, Li Yi was a little glad that he was sailing along the ocean currents and wind directions. I really don’t know how the Antarctic scientific research ships, whaling ships and other things that crossed the westerly wind belt in the future, must be very thrilling.

After thinking about it, Li Yi quickly stood up, then put on his raincoat and walked onto the deck, found Sergeant Johnson who was busy commanding sailors to drive sails, and asked, "How fast is the speed?"

"Sir, the speed has reached more than 11 knots, almost approaching 12 knots." Johnson's clothes were completely wet with sea water. He wiped the water droplets on his forehead and continued: "I suggest not to go south anymore, that's very dangerous. If we cross 40 degrees south latitude, we might encounter some floating icebergs, and maybe some cyclones, and we will be miserable."

"I agree with you, Sergeant Johnson." Li Yi nodded and said with a serious expression: "The weather is not good now, and there is no sunshine at all. Therefore, you must be careful, keep this latitude and don't go wrong. Sail again... Well, it will be almost done for another week. At that time, we will turn to sail north, and the Australian continent should be within our voyage in one day." At that time, we will turn to sail north, and the Australian continent should be within our voyage in one day."
Chapter completed!