Chapter 286 Fleet

A week later, the 105th Regiment finally set off.

Thanks to Wells's operations and the green light given by the Secretary of the Navy all the way, the Shire's fleet of reinforcements was nothing short of luxurious.

The fleet has five transport ships, two of which carry troops and three of which carry supplies. Two of them also carry landing craft and amphibious landing craft respectively.

There are also three destroyers and two Q ships escorting.

The so-called Q ship is an armed ship pretending to be a merchant ship. This is a product invented by the British to deal with submarines.

They asked the armed ships to pretend to be merchant ships and find themselves alone at sea.

When German submarines encounter these "merchant ships", they usually do not directly use torpedoes to sink them. Instead, they choose a more affordable method: surface and attack at close range. At this time, the Q ship suddenly launches a counterattack against the submarine.

But this kind of ship has little effect in actual combat. After the Germans suffered losses once or twice, they will no longer do such stupid things, especially the mass-produced Q ships that look similar.

Ciel was aboard the transport ship "Anli", and Tijani was also on this ship.

This was Tijani's suggestion. Before setting sail, he asked Charles in a pleading tone: "Colonel, generally speaking, you should take the flagship 'Adventure'. It is a destroyer, faster and safer." .but……"

Before he finished speaking, Ciel understood what he meant: "You want me to train soldiers with you?"

"Yes." Tijani nodded: "They are the army. Many of them have never been on a ship or even seen the sea before, but now they have to carry out a landing operation. It will take five days to get to the destination. I hope Use this time to get the soldiers accustomed to the way the landing craft operates."

"No problem." Charles agreed: "I will be on that ship."

Tijani chose the "Only" because it was a transport ship carrying landing craft.

Tijani made preparations before setting off the boat. Two landing craft were placed on the deck, which were real objects. The soldiers entered the landing craft in batches for exercises.

But the problem is...

The fleet encountered wind and waves soon after setting out to sea, and Charles immediately felt uncomfortable.

Charles has an independent room. Although it is only a few square meters in size, it has a bed and a desk. There is also a desk lamp fixed on the desk. This is a pretty good environment for a crowded transport ship.

But Ciel felt that he needed a bucket more.

He had never known riding in a boat was like this.

There were dark clouds and strong winds, and the whole world seemed to be spinning, sometimes this way and sometimes that way, and the ship's hull was tilted at an angle that seemed likely to capsize at any time.

Charles told himself over and over in his heart:

It's okay, Ciel won't get seasick, Ciel can't get seasick!

But he couldn't hold it back in the end and vomited on the floor with a "wow" sound.

Seemingly hearing the noise, the orderly Adrian knocked on the door and came in. He saw the vomit on the floor and smelled the sour smell in the air, and he immediately understood what was happening.

"Wait a moment, Colonel." He comforted: "It's okay!"

After a while, Adrian brought out a rag and a wooden bucket. The wooden bucket contained a very small amount of water, as if to prevent it from spilling.

Charles couldn't believe it. He asked Adrian with difficulty: "Can you clean under this condition?"

"Of course, Colonel." Adrian replied calmly, talking about what he was busy doing: "Perhaps you don't know, I am a fisherman's child, and I have been accustomed to life on boats since I was a child. To me, any boat is Same."

Ciel suddenly felt that Adrian's image had become taller.

He was miserable and miserable, but Adrian could still clean the floor.

Moreover, his movements were very skillful, and he cleaned up the vomit in a short time. Shortly after he left, he returned with the cleaned wooden bucket. He placed the wooden bucket on Charles's bedside and whispered: "Don't worry, Colonel, I will keep it a secret for you."

Ciel smiled bitterly: "They will find out sooner or later. I feel it will take at least a few days."

"The secret is not to fight it." Adrian acted like a wise man: "Let yourself relax, feel its rhythm, and then tell yourself: I know you are going this way, I know you are going that way... You will get used to it soon.”

Ciel tried the method Adrian said, and sure enough he felt better.

Seasickness is actually a psychological fear.

In addition, I am accustomed to the "down to earth" feeling after staying on land for a long time, and I cannot adapt to the large shaking of the ship.

Tijani lives opposite the Shire.

Charles believed he knew about it, but never came out to take a look. This is another benefit of Tijani, he is very aware of favor accidents.

He had no sleep all night, and it wasn't until the next morning, when the storm calmed down, that Charles felt better.

After experiencing a storm, Ciel found that the slight shaking at this time was nothing, but Ciel still had no appetite and did not want to eat.

He was so sleepy at this time that he fell asleep in a daze.

…

What Charles didn't know was that while he was still rushing to the Dardanelles, a French fleet had already arrived at the Dardanelles.

This fleet was sent by Joffre, carrying two landing craft converted from coal ships, commanded by Major General Honoré, and an infantry regiment of about 4,000 people.

As soon as Major General Honoré arrived at the Dardanelles Strait, he couldn't wait to apply for combat to Major General Guy Platt: "I hope to enter the battle as soon as possible, General, we can help the British seize V Beach."

Major General Geprat was a little confused: "You should probably wait for Charles, he will arrive in a few days, then we can study the landing plan..."

"No, General." Major General Honoré insisted on landing immediately: "We should catch the enemy off guard. Now everyone knows that Charles is on the way, and the Ottomans and Germans know it too."

This is true. When Charles set out, there were even reporters taking pictures at the port, and many people came to see him off after hearing the news.

But this is James's idea. He must launch an attack and win before Charles arrives.

Because James is worried that once Charles arrives at the Dardanelles and has the right to advise the French fleet, he will soon discover the two landing ships "Clyde River" and "Cedil".

If these two landing ships are used by Charles, his invention will pave the way for Charles' success, which is not what he wants to see.

Major General Geprat cannot decide on his own, he can only ask Major General Robeck for his opinion.

But there is no need to ask at all. Major General Robeck is British. The French are willing to go to the battlefield to fight, so how could Major General Robeck disagree?

With a wave of his hand, he immediately agreed to Major General Honoré's request, even praised Major General Honoré, and called on others to learn from this behavior as a representative of "enterprising spirit".