Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 1935 Sea Chart 110.0
Shen Haolin, Shen Cha and Xue Ruitian gathered in front of the map and looked at all the icons and logos on it seriously and seriously. As they looked, the three people's faces became more and more livid and their expressions became more and more solemn.

The three people looked at each other and saw the same worry in each other's eyes. This was more than just a map, this was a sea chart. It not only involved the sea areas under the jurisdiction of Daxia, but also marked them. There are some unknown small countries on the sea, as well as islands whose locations are not very clear at present.

However, what really caught their attention was an island on the upper left side of this chart. Unlike other islands, this island did not have a star painted on it, and there were no written notes like other islands. The information, in the eyes of these three people, was very suspicious and worthy of arousing suspicion.

"This is..." Jin Jing touched her chin, stood not far away and looked at the map, and whispered to Jin Miaomiao who also took a step back, "Sea map?"

"Yes!" Jin Miaomiao nodded, "Although it is not as detailed as the Ministry of War's chart, it contains many islands that we don't even know about. Brother, look at the cloud-like island in the upper right corner. We thought it was an uninhabited desert island, but we didn’t expect that it turned out to be a small country. Although this small country is not big, it can be regarded as a dereliction of duty by Liu Shuai and his patrol."

"It may not be Liu Shuai's dereliction of duty." Jin Jing shook her head gently, "Although I have never been to the sea, judging from the location of this island, ordinary cruises should not be able to detect it. If you don't go deep, it will be very difficult. It may not be visible.”

"Is this possible?" Jin Miaomiao looked at Mrs. Ning, who was standing aside and was also studying the chart. "Madam, you are familiar with this. Do you think what my brother just said is right?"

"It's basically correct." Seeing the three people in front of her turning to look at her, Mrs. Ning smiled and said, "Do you need me to explain?"

"Need it!" Shen Haolin saluted Mrs. Ning, "We have no experience in this area. This chart is placed here. You can read it roughly, but it's hard to say whether you can understand it or not."

"Please ask the old lady to teach us." Shen Cha also followed Shen Haolin and saluted to the old lady Ning, "Tell us what this picture shows."

"Yes, mother!" Ning Cheng squatted aside, looking for a long time but couldn't see clearly. He stood up and supported Zhen Buhui beside him, eased his feet that were numb from squatting, and looked towards Mrs. Ning. He smiled flatteringly and said, "I don't understand either."

"Okay!" Mrs. Ning smiled, "I now understand that I am the only one here who has really seen the charts and been to the sea."

"The old lady has been to the sea?"

"Of course. Although I have an engagement with Ning Changguo, I'm not the kind of person who just stays at home and waits to get married, right? I definitely want to go out and see the world. When I'm about thirteen or fourteen years old, She has already crossed the sea with her family's caravan." Mrs. Ning saw the wide-eyed and surprised expressions of several people, smiled, and said, "Why are you so surprised? Do you think a girl shouldn't do this?"

"No!" Shen Cha shook his head gently and said, "I admire the old lady's courage very much. The sea is completely different from the land. For us who have never seen the sea, the sea represents the fear of the unknown. If If it were me, I wouldn't have the courage to go for a walk on the sea. It has nothing to do with whether I'm a boy or a girl."

"Xiaocha is right." Xue Ruitian also said, "Don't say I'm thirteen or fourteen years old. Even if I go to sea now, I still have to hesitate." "How can you not have the courage? Even if you lead troops in war, you will have a narrow escape. Isn't it?" Mrs. Ning waved her hand, "Don't belittle yourself so much. Your contribution to Daxia is far greater than mine, right?"

"Old Madam, this is not just courage, nor is it demeaning ourselves, it is that we dare not do such a thing, or in other words, from birth to now, we have a certain degree of awe for this unfamiliar business." Shen Haolin nodded towards Mrs. Ning, "This is different from us leading troops to fight. We know ourselves and the enemy about what our opponents are going to do. Before starting the war, we collect all the information about our opponents as much as possible. This can help us understand them. Make plans for them. But..."

"The sea is completely different. Everything that happens on the sea is unknown. Sometimes the situation changes rapidly. It is impossible to understand everything. So..." Shen Cha shook his head gently, "We don't dare to do this. She is still relatively conservative. Therefore, the old lady can go to sea with her family at such a young age, which is beyond our reach."

"Probably because the experiences from childhood to adulthood are different, so the understanding of these is also different!" Xue Ruitian sighed, stretched out his hand to help Mrs. Ning walk to the sea chart, and said, "Please ask the old lady for advice."

Mrs. Ning looked at the group of people who were watching eagerly, chuckled, and nodded towards them.

"Okay, let me tell you." Mrs. Ning pointed to the chart and drew a circle around the Daxia sea area. "Can you understand what the entire chart depicts?"

"The southern border is Liu Shuai's jurisdiction." Xue Ruitian looked at Mrs. Ning and saw her nodding, "If you leave this area, it won't be considered our Daxia area, right?"

"Yes!" Mrs. Ning nodded, and drew a long line from left to right in the sea area belonging to Daxia, "The inside is our place, and the outside is... well, how should I say, everyone can go there There is no need to apply or register with anyone.”

"understood."

"Then you look at the small islands marked on them. Basically, they all have owners." Mrs. Ning pointed to the island closest to the Daxia Sea. "I have been to this place. In fact, it looks very close, but in fact From the time you leave the Daxia sea area, the normal sailing time to reach this island is about ten days."

"Ten days?" Shen Cha tilted his head, thought carefully, and said, "It doesn't seem to be very far, right?"

"General, you are wrong. The speed of sailing is much faster than that of riding a horse." Mrs. Ning smiled at a few people and decided to let these people who had never been to sea gain a little knowledge. "It takes a day to sail." , the distance that can be walked is probably from Xijing City to Border Pass. If there is a favorable wind, it is very possible to make a round trip."

(End of this chapter)