Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 64 A shelling

Upon seeing this, Purficott hurriedly leaned forward and looked forward, but he didn't see anything. He just saw the bow of the Morrigan approaching the last section of ice that had not yet exploded.

This meant that she had no time to make adjustments, and no one could rush to re-detonate the explosives before the Morrigan hit 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!"

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 not-so-long distance between the frigate and the Morrigan. Then it 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.

When the captain of the Morrigan saw this, even though the gunpowder smoke had not dissipated in front of him, he still firmly held the rudder, allowing the Morrigan to rush out of the last section of the channel against the gunpowder smoke.

When they rushed out, Purficott looked back and saw that where the Morrigan was originally frozen, the ice that had just melted had frozen again, and even part of the channel they rushed out of was frozen. Was frozen again.

Obviously, if the Morrigan had not moved forward at full speed, or if the plan had not gone so smoothly, the Morrigan would have been 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 I'm worried 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 Purficott 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 before he can explode. Open a channel wide enough 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 it's still very dangerous, miss." The old housekeeper was chattering a little at the moment, with a frightened expression on his face: "That's a new naval gun on the frigate! If there is a deviation in the impact point of the cannon, miss, you will be there when the cannon explodes. It's within coverage." As an old knight who had actually participated in the war, Foster had seen what it looked like to those who were hit by cannonballs.

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 is still guaranteed, and I specially asked the artillery to calculate it." Shoot Zhu Yuan and set the explosive points according to the shooting table provided by them.

Although there is a certain degree of danger, it is not said that their shells can 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 dangerous thing, I will definitely do it. Let the doll do it, I will only do what 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 really cold outside." Purficott 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 if she was wearing thick fur, it could only ensure that her body was warm, but it could not guarantee that her hands and feet were exposed. face is not frozen.

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 freeze the hammer of a musket. Come on, I can’t even think of it getting any colder, antifreeze protection is a must.”

"Yes, Miss, I took note of it." Foster took out a small notebook and wrote down what Perfectcott 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.

Purficott didn't just save the ship this time, he 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 transport. The length of safe and accident-free voyage is their most valuable industry experience. Once it is stained, it will be stained for the rest of his life. destroyed.

Therefore, the captain's gratitude to Purficott also comes from the bottom of his heart.

While the captain was thanking Purfict, some passengers from the Morrigan also rushed over. One of them, a tall man, came over as a representative and bowed to Purfict. 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)