2188 Ambush
"Boom, boom boom..."
Johnson stood in the cockpit holding a telescope and looking at the cumulonimbus clouds in the distance.
In the rain and fog under the cumulonimbus clouds, there seemed to be faint bursts of gunfire.
But he always felt that he heard it wrong, because it might also be the sound of thunder.
After all, this is normal for the violent storms there.
But why do I still feel uneasy now that I have determined that it was the sound of thunder?
Where did this uneasy feeling come from? He couldn't tell himself.
They had been following the cumulonimbus clouds for a day and a night, and even at this time, they had arrived at the sea below Niuxilan.
But still no trace of the opponent's fleet was found.
He also contacted the satellites behind him and conducted repeated reconnaissance in the waters in this area.
Satellite technology scanned every corner, but the fleet was not found.
In this way, the only conclusion is that the other party is really hiding under that cumulonimbus cloud.
To him, this was simply unbelievable.
You must know that he is an old sailor with thirty years of experience, but the general fleet will choose to leave quickly when encountering a storm.
Or they can pass through the weakest point on the edge of the storm, but it is really rare to see a fleet hiding in a storm like this.
Isn’t this too courageous?
Especially the other party's ships, which are tens of thousands of tons of cargo ships. As far as he knows, these ships have not been reinforced.
How could such a ship withstand the ravages of wind and waves for such a long time?
He simply thought this was incredible.
But no matter what, as long as the fleet is not found, then the other party may be hiding under the cumulonimbus clouds.
But the question now is whether they should pursue it or not.
The big brother behind had given them orders several times to chase them in.
But Johnson didn't want to take this risk. After all, whether the other party had killed one of his people, he had no grudges with the other party.
It was only because of the capital team behind them that they had to take on this task.
But he was still unwilling to risk his life for them.
However, the storm seems to be weakening today, which also gives them a chance.
Later in the afternoon, the clouds and rain are expected to subside, and then it will be time to meet the other party for real.
He ordered the sailors on the ship to get ready.
Sure enough, at two o'clock in the afternoon, the cumulonimbus clouds in the distance suddenly stopped, and the rain that had been falling all day and night finally stopped.
Johnson immediately ordered the ship to sail in. At this time, they did not care about the problem that the cumulonimbus clouds had not yet dispersed and would continue to rain in the next two or three days.
He knew that if he continued to delay, his position might not be guaranteed.
He had delayed it for a few days, which had already made some big bosses unhappy.
However, even if these cumulonimbus clouds have stopped raining, the visual environment under this cumulonimbus cloud is still not very good.
Strong winds blew up the water vapor on the sea surface, forming patches of fog.
And because it is close to Antarctica, the temperature of the sea water here is very low, and the water vapor even turns into ice crystals in the air.
This situation is very similar to the situation on extremely cold land, where there are no longer water droplets in the air.
Instead, there is a thin layer of ice cream floating on it, which hits the face and makes people feel burning pain.
Soon the sloth pirate group's ship was covered with a thick layer of ice.
Even the radar on their ship immediately went off.
Presumably that radar didn't expect that one day he would work in such an environment.
The valley boat moved very slowly, and Johnson became more and more cautious.
Especially when the radar failed, he already regretted it at this time.
But it's too late to regret it. Even if you want to get out of the cumulonimbus clouds at this time, it's not that easy.
Because everything within sight is completely white.
Many of the equipment on the ship malfunctioned due to sudden and rapid cooling.
Although everyone wore thick clothes, they were still shivering from the cold.
At this time, the ship's course can only depend on the experience of the captain and the lookouts on the watchtower outside.
After a while, the whistle of establishment came from the watchtower.
Then the lookout's shouts of hands coming together sounded on the intercom.
"Captain, there is an iceberg at nine o'clock, there is an iceberg..."
"At six o'clock, there are icebergs approaching quickly in the direction..."
Hearing the lookout's hurried shouting, Johnson immediately panicked.
Because he was standing in the cockpit, he picked up the telescope and looked in the direction called by the lookout hand, but everything was completely white and he couldn't see anything.
The most disgusting thing is that the radar and sonar on the ship suddenly failed.
This makes them completely deaf and blind now, and they can only rely on their lookout hands to point the way.
But the problem is, even if the lookouts point out the danger, they can't see it.
However, Johnson was an experienced driver with thirty years of driving experience after all, and he quickly issued instructions to the helmsman.
To turn the ship around, he planned to change the direction of the ship's bow.
Pass between two icebergs.
Fortunately, although the radar and sonar failed, the ship's power system was still good.
After a while, the bow of the ship adjusted its direction. According to Johnson's estimation, the ship could just pass between the two icebergs.
At this time, he no longer hoped to find the mining fleet.
His only hope was to get out safely from under this cumulonimbus cloud alive.
Suddenly there was another rush of sound from the watchtower.
"Captain, we found them, we found them..."
"Oh, where are they? Gunnery Commander, get all the gunners ready."
"Wait a moment, listen to my order, first warn them to stop the ship, if they don't obey, sink them."
The sudden discovery made Johnson immediately excited.
The pirate's blood began to awaken in his veins, and he could finally meet the opponent head-on.
He would like to see what the mining ship that can kill Big Brother's frogman team looks like?
"Captain, there is an ambush..."
The watchman on the watchtower only had time to shout, and then fell silent, as if his neck had been strangled.
Johnson rushed to the window, picked up his binoculars and looked into the distance.
At this time, the two icebergs that the lookout called out finally showed their outline in front of their ship.
But the lookout shouted that there was an ambush. Where was the ambush?
When the ship finally reached the middle of the two icebergs, Johnson was finally dumbfounded.
Because two giant ships were gradually emerging from behind the two icebergs.
It turns out that they have been hiding behind these two icebergs, and they are really cunning...
Chapter completed!