Chapter 64: A shelling
Seeing this, Perficott hurriedly leaned forward and looked forward, but he didn’t see anything. He just saw the bow of the Morrigan approaching the last section. Exploding ice.
This means that she has no time to make adjustments, and no one can rush to re-detonate the explosives before the Morrigan hits the ice at this time.
Even her alchemy doll was unable to re-detonate the explosive in time at this time.
Thinking of this, Purficott's face turned pale suddenly, but fortunately she calmed down and shouted to Foster: "Send a signal to the frigate and bombard the last explosive point! Quick! ”
As soon as Purficott finished speaking, Foster turned around and pounced on the flare set behind him on the deck of the Morrigan, and hurriedly lit the flare.
An orange signal flare rose from the deck of the Morrigan, transmitting a signal to the frigate anchored not far away.
On the frigate, the lookout who had been paying attention immediately reported the situation to the captain. The captain did not hesitate and immediately ordered: "Fire the main gun! One blast of explosive shells!"
On the deck of the frigate at this time, the artillerymen who had been waiting for a long time immediately pulled the breech of the gun. With a loud noise, a shell was shot from the barrel, and then flew over the space between the frigate and the Morrigan. That didn't count. A long distance, and then hit the ice accurately.
"Boom! Bang!" A huge fireball rose, accompanied by an explosion. It seemed that the bombardment ignited the explosives.
But this is no longer important, because the last section of ice in front of us has finally been blown open.
Seeing this, the captain of the Morrigan firmly held the rudder even though the gunpowder smoke had not dissipated in front of him, allowing the Morrigan to rush out of the last section of the channel despite the gunpowder smoke. .
As they rushed out, Purficott looked back and saw that where the Morrigan had been frozen, the ice that had just melted had frozen over again, even to them. Part of the channel that broke out was also frozen again.
Obviously, if the Morrigan did not move forward at full speed, or if the plan did not go so smoothly, the Morrigan would be frozen again.
"In case of a near miss, it is indeed right to prepare a backup plan for everything." Purficott patted his chest gently, and the color returned to his face.
I have to say that the fact that the last explosive point did not detonate smoothly just now really frightened her a little.
It’s not that I’m worried about being in danger, but that the people on this boat won’t be rescued smoothly.
You must know that if the Morrigan had not rushed out just now, not to mention hitting the ice and damaging the hull, it would have been even more difficult to escape again after being frozen.
After all, the location of each explosive point has been calculated. It is impossible for Perfectcott to bury the explosive point based on the radius of the explosion power. He must ensure that the distance between the two explosive points is maintained within a certain range. Only then can a channel wide enough be opened for the Morrigan to pass.
And this means that if the Morrigan is frozen, it is likely to be enveloped in the explosion range of the last explosion point, and it is very likely to be blown up by the explosives of the last explosion point.
Fortunately, the pre-prepared insurance measures worked as they should. The artillery on the frigate blasted the ice in time, preventing the situation from becoming the worst.
"But this is still very dangerous, Miss." The old housekeeper was chattering a little at the moment, with a frightened expression on his face: "That is a new naval gun on the frigate! If the impact point of the cannonball is deviated, Miss You are within the coverage area of the shell explosion. "As an old knight who has actually participated in the war, Foster has seen what it is like for those who are hit by the shells.
In response, Purficott just shook his head and said: "Grandpa Afu, don't be so worried. I specially adjusted that artillery last night. Its accuracy It is still guaranteed, and I specially asked the artillerymen to calculate the shooting points and set the explosive points based on the firing tables they provided.
Although there is a certain degree of danger, it is not said that their artillery shells can be used. Hit us.
You must know that there are hundreds of people on board the Morrigan. The captain of the frigate cannot bear this responsibility.
And I’m not saying that since I went on this far journey, Grandpa Afu, you have been nagging about safety issues more times than in the past three years. This is really unnecessary. If it is really that kind of... I will definitely ask the puppet to do dangerous things, and I will only do things that I am sure of. "
"Maybe you are right, miss. "The old housekeeper couldn't help but reflect on whether he had mentioned this topic too many times.
"Okay, let's go to the cabin! It's so cold outside. "Perfect turned and left the side of the ship and walked towards the cabin of the Morrigan.
Just standing on the bow of the ship for a short time, she felt that her body was almost frozen, even though The thick fur she wore could only keep her body warm, but it could not protect her hands, feet and exposed face from getting cold.
Just now he needed to see his plan executed smoothly, but now Purficott couldn't wait to drink some hot drinks to warm himself up.
“By the way, Grandpa Afu, remember to remind me to add antifreeze to my research plan.” While walking, Purficott warned Foster: “This temperature can The hammer of the musket is frozen. I can't even think of it if it gets colder. It must have anti-freeze protection."
"Yes, Miss, I made a note of it." Foster took out a small one. A notebook to record what Perficott said.
The two finally returned to the cabin. After taking the hot drink handed over by the crew of the Morrigan and drinking it, Perfectcott soon felt his body warming up.
"Phew! Sure enough, when it's cold, a cup of hot drink is the best way to warm people up." Purficott praised, and then handed the cup to the crewman on the side, signaling for another cup. .
While the crew was refilling her glass, the captain of the Morrigan also rushed over personally after handing over the rudder to the helmsman to express his gratitude to Purficott.
Perficott not only saved the ship this time, but also saved his career.
After all, as a captain, an accident on the ship will have a great impact on him, especially for a cruise ship captain who is responsible for passenger transportation. The length of safe and accident-free voyage is their most valuable industry experience. Once it is covered, A stain is equivalent to being ruined for life.
So the captain’s gratitude to Purficott also comes from the heart.
While the captain was thanking Purficott, some passengers from the Morrigan also rushed over. One of them, a tall man, came over as a representative and asked Purficott After bowing, he said: "Are you Her Majesty Baroness Brandlis? Thank you for saving this ship. I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the passengers on this ship."
(End of this chapter)