Athena nodded: "Yes, there are only eighteen people."
I said: "We have an old saying in the country that there are not many soldiers, and eighteen people are enough." I glanced over these volunteers and saw that there were tall and short, strong and weak, but everyone had a solemn expression. It was solemn. Said, "Everyone, get ready and leave tomorrow."
Early the next morning, with lightning, boarded the helicopter.
The number of helicopters was twelve. I divided them into two batches and transported personnel, crossbow arrows, and various materials to Guangchang County. Minghan landed here, and I decided to start from here.
It took two days to transport personnel and materials in batches. The rest of the day was one night. On the third morning, everyone gathered on the roof of the building to discuss how to go to sea.
Around Guangchang County, there are a large number of ships pushed here by the sea, including cargo ships, passenger ships, and even a large mountain-like cruise ship.
But these ships, without exception, have bottomed out and are unable to move at all.
Ming Han said: "I think... we only have to build our own ships."
Everyone laughed: "Build a big wooden ship? But who can build a ship?"
A team member named Zhou Tao said: "No one knows how to build wooden boats. I think it's okay to build a few rafts."
Ming Han said: "The sea is windy and the waves are big, the raft is too much to eat."
I thought about it and said, "Just build a raft, but the raft must be made bigger to resist wind and waves."
Zhou Tao said, "Boss, how big are you talking about?"
I said: "Thirty meters wide and 60 meters long?" I thought, so the area of the raft would be 1,800 square meters, which is not only spacious, but also safe enough.
Who knows Ming Han shook his head and said, "It's still too small. Let's build a raft that is 60 meters wide and 100 meters long."
Everyone burst into laughter, and Yang Hucheng said: "Sixty meters wide and one hundred meters long, the area is 6,000 square meters, hehe, it is about the size of a standard football field!"
Zhou Tao smiled and said: "If you used to, you can apply for the Guinness World Records."
Ming Han said solemnly: "Don't laugh, the bigger the safer. When you encounter squally winds and waves at sea, you will only think that the raft is too small."
I have a final word
: "Okay, just do what Ying Han said."
A team member said: "But where can I get so many wooden nailed rafts."
I said: "Guangchang County is so big, there are hundreds of buildings that have not been flooded, and there are still lack of planks?"
Zhou Tao said: "Boss, there is no shortage of planks. The door panels are removed everywhere, but the rafts with the door panels are still not safe. Maybe a huge wave will be scattered."
I said, "Do you have any ideas?"
Zhou Tao said: "It is much safer to use steel pipe welding to make the frame of the raft."
I nodded and said that Zhou Tao seemed to be just a hairy guy, but he was thoughtful.
Zhou Tao went on to say: "I used to be engaged in electric welding. I can be responsible for the welding work."
Zuo Wenwen said, "Where can I find an electric welding machine?"
Zhou Tao said: "I was on the helicopter yesterday and saw an aluminum alloy factory outside the city. There must be an electric welding machine in the factory."
From this day on, the eighteen of us were divided into two groups. One group followed Zhou Tao to weld the steel frame of the raft, and the other group gathered door panels and furniture around, removed the boards, and joined them on the raft.
The raft is huge, and the steel skeleton cannot be welded at once, so the eighteen of us would not be able to lift it into the water. Zhou Tao broke into pieces, welded countless small skeletons, tied the wooden boards and dragged them into the water, and then welded them together one by one.
Welding a raft with a width of 60 meters and a length of 100 meters is a huge project. Eighteen of us worked hard for a month and a half before we finally completed it.
It took another two weeks for everyone to nail five big wooden houses on the raft, one for stacking supplies, one as a kitchen, and three for occupants.
In the room where people live, the team members even put on waterproof carpets and prepared comfortable mattresses. In Zuo Wenwen's words, "This is not like an adventure, but like a sea trip."
In the middle of the raft, three huge main sails and two jibs were erected in a row. Otherwise, such a huge raft would not be able to be moved by manpower.
Zhou Tao was thoughtful, and installed anchors and winches in the middle and rear of the raft.
On the day when the raft was completed, I also drove up the helicopter. The raft was close to an area the size of a football field.
Ten helicopters can also be stopped.
On this day, the sky was beautiful, the wind was blowing towards the sea, I yelled "set sail", everyone pulled the rope and raised the mainsail.
The main sail on three sides was full of wind, and drove this largest raft in history to ride the wind and waves to the boundless sea.
After sailing in this way for a week, the building above the water was no longer visible, and it was estimated that the raft had sailed out of Lingzhou.
The changing sea situation is not always smooth, but in practice, we have learned to use two jibs to control the direction, and continue to move forward in a zigzag route.
Early that morning, I woke up and walked out of the wooden house with sleepy eyes. There were only two team members on the raft, one was Chen Zhize and the other was Zhong Xiaocheng.
Zhong Xiaocheng has a thin body and a weak personality. I really didn't expect that this time he would take the initiative to go to sea.
Zhong Xiaocheng nodded at me: "Boss, are you awake?"
I nodded: "You stayed all night, go back to sleep."
Zhong Xiaocheng stretched his waist and said, "We are not sleepy yet."
Chen Zhize said: "Boss, in fact, you don't sail at night, why do you want to watch the night?"
I said, "What if a boat floats over and hits us?"
With that said, I walked to the side of the raft, washed my face with the sea water, and suddenly came to my senses. Just listen to someone in the kitchen let go of their throats and sing, and the voice is hoarse and ugly.
I don't have to look back, and I know that the singer is "Drunk God" Zhao Zhuo.
Zhao Zhuo is twenty-four-five, tall and full of beard. His biggest hobbies are drinking and singing, and every time he sings, he must be drunk.
With the singing, people from the three wooden houses came out one after another, and someone shouted: "Goddrunk, you are drunk again, and howling ghosts and wolves in the morning has awakened Lao Tzu's dream!"
Zhao Zhuo walked out of the kitchen and cursed with red eyes, "Su Yu, do you dare to scold Laozi?"
Su Yu didn't suffocate, and waved his fist: "I'll kill you drunk!"
I hurriedly stopped the two of them and said to Zhao Zhuo: "You want to sing, go to the back and sing, don't disturb other people."
Zhao Zhuo had an upright temper, but he was still in awe of me. He glanced at Su Yu and walked towards the back of the raft.
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