On the third day after arriving in Yancheng, Sunan and Qu Mao did not go to Yancheng again, but just wandered around the streets of Yancheng Port for a while.

Su Nan went to say hello to Jack Twain again, including the gold coins for buying five prisoners. Qu Mao and Su Nan spent more than 30 gold coins on this Jack Twain, not counting the rewards for his subordinate coastal defense soldiers.

And money for dinner, but this also bought Jack Twain's friendship beyond ordinary.

After all, 30 gold is a considerable amount of wealth for a battalion commander in charge of 500 third-level coastal defense soldiers, at least equivalent to five years of his military salary.

Jack Twain was extremely enthusiastic about Qu Mao and Sunan. Hearing that Qu Mao and Sunan would return home tomorrow morning, Jack Twain showed deep reluctance and repeatedly expressed his desire to invite Sunan and Qu Mao back.

Unfortunately Qu Mao did not agree.

Starting from noon, families of skilled workers came to Pier 3 of Yancheng Port one after another and boarded different sea ships under the personal arrangement of Sunan.

Compared with yesterday evening, skilled worker families were even more outrageous today. Not only did they bring their families and carry large and small bags, some families even brought their cats, dogs, chickens and ducks.

Watching the goods being loaded onto the ship day by day, with the side of the ship getting lower and lower than the sea level, Qu Mao felt a little frightened and chatted with Sunan several times.

However, Sunan wouldn't let Qu Mao adjust it into his backpack. Although Qu Mao didn't know why, at this time Qu Mao could only follow Sunan's suggestion. As a veteran of Yancheng, Sunan would definitely not

Make any mistakes at such a critical moment.

After all, Su Nan also knew very well that this batch of supplies could not be safely returned to Yi Island, and his young lady would definitely be eaten alive by the hungry citizens.

Early in the morning on the fourth day in Yancheng, livestock merchants delivered the horses and livestock cubs purchased by Qu Mao at 4 a.m. and scattered them on five seagoing ships, so that the height of the ship's side from the sea level was already less than one meter.

Already.

Su Nan quickly went to Jack Twain to purchase a shuttle boat and hung it on the side of a seagoing ship. He woke up Jack Twain early in the morning and found out that the price of purchasing the shuttle boat must be several times the normal price.

Jack Twain was too embarrassed to collect tariffs from Sunan.

At five o'clock in the morning, it was still dark, but there was a faint light on the sea level in the east. Qu Mao and Sunan stayed on the first ship, officially unmoored and weighed the anchor, and embarked on the return journey.

Although it was not yet dark, Qu Mao was not worried about the ship's draft and insisted on staying on the deck to enjoy the cool sea breeze.

The ship was not yet fully sailed, only half of the jib was hung up. After sailing for a full hour, the sky officially brightened, and the sun had not yet completely emerged from the sea level. In one hour, it was about 5 days after leaving Yancheng Port.

A distance of about kilometers.

Su Nan then said: "Sir, first adjust the cargo of this sea-going ship so that the ship's side is at least two meters away from the sea. Then we will take a shuttle boat to and from the other four sea-going ships, and transfer the cargo of all sea-going ships to

The goods have been adjusted."

It took Qu Mao and Sunan more than three hours to transfer all the original heavy cargo into the backpack. In these three hours, the fleet traveled less than 30 kilometers.

There was a thump in Qu Mao's heart and he asked: "Sunan, the wind is against the wind on the ship's return journey. The sailing speed is so slow. What should I do if I can't get back to Yi Island before dark?"

At the current speed, wouldn't it take at least 15 hours to get back to Yidao Civil Terminal? It's already past nine in the morning, and if it takes another 15 hours, it will already be 12 o'clock in the evening.

It gets completely dark around six o'clock in the evening. Do we have to sail for more than six hours in the dark night?

What if we veer off course? What if we are attacked by sea monsters? What if we hit a rock?..."

Sunan said: "Sir, don't worry.

These sailors have trained many times, and their subordinates are also proficient in navigation.

When we came last time, these sailors also knew the route this time, and they would naturally adjust the direction when sailing.

It would be the greatest help for adults to use their backpacks to help us lower the draft of the seagoing ship.

Even if it’s a night flight, it won’t be a big problem. It’s only a 300-kilometer sea route, not a voyage of tens of thousands of miles, so please don’t worry!”

Qu Mao was still not at ease. After thinking about it, he used the shuttle boat to shuttle between the five ships. He adjusted his backpack again and filled his backpack completely. He saw that the height of the ship's side from the sea seemed to be

After improving a little more, Qu Mao returned to the front ship with satisfaction.

By five o'clock in the afternoon, the sky had begun to darken, but the Yidao civilian dock was still far away. Sunan began to personally operate the rudder of the front seagoing ship, and at the same time, he moved the ships to each other with wrist-thickness, which was as long as 100 meters.

Connect the ropes above 1 meter.

While commanding the fleet to sail, Sunan explained: "Sir, I asked Battalion Commander Jack to purchase a shuttle boat. He didn't raise any suspicion because anyone who often runs at sea knows that once a night voyage occurs, the fleet must be connected together.

After the ships are connected together, as long as the pilot ship does not deviate, the other ships will not deviate either. Under normal circumstances, there will be a tall lighthouse in the port, which can be seen in the dark night from dozens of kilometers away.

It is very clear, but our civilian dock on Yi Island has not yet built a lighthouse. We can only rely on my subordinates' familiarity with this sea area and their control of the ships.

But please rest assured, sir, I will not let you down."

The sky soon darkened completely. After 6:30 in the evening, Guo Le and Qu Mao looked out through the window. The vast sea was completely dark, and they could only hear the sound of the waves.

There was no moon that night, and a few stars hung alone in the sky. From a distance of more than one meter, Qu Mao couldn't even see where the side of the ship was.

Seeing that Qu Mao was a little nervous, Su Nan said, "Sir, these stars in the sky can help us identify the direction of our voyage. We are currently sailing in the right direction."

Qu Mao was still worried and asked: "Sunan, can't the fleet stop at night when sailing on the sea? Wouldn't it be safer to wait until dawn before leaving?"

Su Nan smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, generally, sea ships go along the coastline, so there is no big problem in this operation, but now this is the depth of the sea, and our anchor must not hit the bottom when it is thrown.

The anchor's rope is only 100 meters long, and it is impossible to rely on the anchor to anchor the ship in its current position.

When other fleets are sailing on long voyages and encounter a situation like ours, they will gather all the ships together and fix them with ropes, then lower the main and jail sails all the way, and drift with the waves all night. After dawn the next day, they will re-identify the direction and position, and solve the problem.

Let all sea ships sail again.

But we have to return to Yi Island tonight, so we have to fly at night."

Qu Mao could only watch in fear as the ship continued to sail. Finally, in the middle of the night, when Qu Mao was dozing off, Su Nan suddenly shouted: "Sir, look quickly, there is fire!"
Chapter completed!