Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 558 Finally Arrive
"Zhao Wenneng has such a mind, if he becomes the emperor in the future, it will be a blessing to the people of the world, a blessing to all living beings.

Since ancient times, the most feared thing is that the king is warlike and fatuous.A warlike king is a disaster for the country. Zhao Wen should not be warlike with such a mind.If they were warlike, it would be impossible for Xuan Town to develop into this state. "

In Lu Xiangsheng's view, if Zhao Wen was really warlike, then Xuanzhen should be full of wailing, and the people would be impoverished. After all, all warlike kings in history would make the country extremely poor.

Unfortunately, all of this is just Lu Xiangsheng's wishful thinking.

Lu Xiangsheng never thought of how many wars Zhao Wen had launched after he ruled the world, let alone that Zhao Wen would push the whole world across the world with the power of one country.

"Stay here these few days, don't run around, I will go to the General Military Mansion to meet him in a few days!" Lu Xiangsheng looked at Lu Xiangguan and Lu Xiangjin.

"Big brother, don't worry, we will definitely not cause trouble for big brother at this time!" Lu Xiangguan said solemnly.

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On the vast sea, a fleet of more than 200 ships is moving forward non-stop.

At the forefront are four huge ships, which are treasure ships.

Behind the treasure ship are nearly fifty sailing warships, and behind the sailing warships are some supply ships.

Behind them are the merchant ships, and the number of merchant ships is about one hundred.

Zheng Yiguan stood on the deck of the treasure ship Yang Wei, holding up the binoculars and looking at the sea ahead, his face could not help but become solemn.

Now the weather is getting colder and colder. Although the weather is cold, the sea is not frozen, but it still has a big impact on navigation.

"We have been away from the Wa country for more than ten days, why haven't we seen land yet? The sea chart given to us by the commander-in-chief must not be fake, right?" Zheng Zhihu stood behind Zheng Yiguan, looking at the vast sea, Said with a worried face.

Although it takes a lot of time to go to Java from Taiyuan Island, but to go to Java is basically driving along the coastline, you can see the land in the distance, and you have the correct sea chart, so when Zheng Zhihu went to Java Not worried.

But Zheng Zhihu had never been to the America he was going to now, and he didn't know whether the chart Zhao Wen had drawn was correct or not. In addition, he had never seen land, so Zheng Zhihu became a little anxious.

Zheng Yiguan did not bring Zheng Zhibao with him when he went to America this time, and Zheng Zhibao was left on Taiyuan Island by him to deal with matters on Taiyuan Island.

Zheng Yiguan put down the binoculars in his hand, turned sideways, and looked at Zheng Zhihu, "Master Chief Soldier will not deceive us, and there is no need to deceive us. When he gave me the chart, he said that this time we are going to lie Wearing the ocean, let us be mentally prepared.

I haven’t seen the land until now, probably because I haven’t arrived yet, maybe after a while, I will be able to see the land. It’s useless for you to worry now.

Last night, according to the results of astrology, we did not go in the wrong direction, so you don't have to worry about these problems. "

Among the materials that Zhao Wen gave to Zheng Yiguan before slipped away was the map of America drawn by Zhao Wen based on the memory of later generations and the route map to America.

Because it took a long time, the nautical chart drawn is slightly out of standard, but it is generally correct.

"Brother, I understand what you said, but some businessmen in our fleet can't stand this, and these people who can't stand it are clamoring to go back." Zheng Zhihu said.

A sharp light flashed in Zheng Yiguan's eyes, "Hehe, tell those merchants that if anyone can't bear it and wants to go back, let them go back. But, after you go back, get out of the Maritime Association. From then on, Maritime Merchants The association doesn't welcome them to join and tell them to get out of here.

You've come here, and you still want to go back?When am I?When I was made of mud?It just depends on how easy I am to talk, if it is placed with the Chief Soldier, if they dare to talk like this, Zhao Daniu, Song Hu and the others will crush these people to death without the Chief Soldier doing anything. "

Originally, these businessmen were generously told by Zheng Yiguan that they would go to America to make a lot of money, but after traveling through the Japanese country, the drifting for more than ten days gradually wore out their patience.

"Brother, I understand!" Zheng Zhihu cupped his fists at Zheng Yiguan, and then walked towards the cabin.

A quarter of an hour later, more than 20 small boats were put down on the treasure ship Yangwei and headed for the fleet behind.

The sun gradually sank to the sea level, and the sea returned to night.

Although the wind and waves on the sea in winter are not as strong as in summer, ships sailing on the sea are still bumpy.

Zheng Yiguan was wearing a leather jacket, standing on the deck of the treasure ship Yangwei, looking at the night sky under the dark night.

It was a clear night tonight, Zheng Yiguan looked at the Big Dipper in the sky, held a compass in his hand, and kept thinking about it.

He looked at the stars in the sky for a while, and at the sea level for a while.

After a long time, Zheng Yiguan muttered: "If the chart given by the commander-in-chief is correct, we will be able to reach America in another six or seven days."

Zheng Yiguan was born as a pirate and is proficient in astrology.

Astrology is a method of determining the position and direction of a ship during navigation by using the positions of the stars in the sky and their angular height to the sea level, so it is also called astronomical navigation.

As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, people at that time already knew that they could identify the direction by looking at the Big Dipper by boat on the sea.

Nowadays, astrology has been developed for more than 1000 years and nearly 2000 years, and it has been very perfect. Now that there are no navigation satellites, astrology is a very useful thing.

The red lanterns hanging on the treasure ship kept bumping with the bumps of the ship.

Zheng Zhihu walked out of the cabin, looked at Zheng Yiguan who was standing on the deck, and walked over.

"Brother, it's getting dark now, why don't you sleep? It's winter, and we're on the sea again, and it's biting cold. If you don't go to bed early, you may get sick!" Zheng Zhihu stood behind Zheng Yiguan with a look on his face. said with concern.

Zheng Yiguan replied: "I am aware of my body. This time, the Chief Soldier entrusted us with such an important matter, we have to handle this matter well for the Chief Soldier. If this matter cannot be completed, When the time comes for a new dynasty, where will we have a foothold?
Our Zheng family is from pirates and has a bad reputation. If we can take advantage of Mr. Zongbing's favor this time, we will definitely be able to clean up the brand of pirates on us.Therefore, no matter what difficulties we encounter, we must complete the tasks entrusted to us by the Chief Soldier. "

"Brother is right, if we can't complete the tasks assigned to us by the Chief Soldier, our Zheng family will not have such a good opportunity in the future.

Now Mao Wenlong stays in Nuer Gandusi, the environment there is harsh, it can't be compared with the Central Plains at all, even if it is compared with us, it is far worse.

No matter what the commander-in-chief said, just relying on the harsh environment, he should be rewarded well, not to mention that his son is now the governor of Java.

None of our Zheng family can take credit for it now. If we can't grasp this matter, we will really be gone in the future! "Although Zheng Zhihu is usually careless, he is not stupid, and he can see the most basic things clearly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. If you are sleepy, go back to sleep first, and I will take a look!"

"I don't have anything to do now, I'll just stay here with Big Brother!"

Zheng Zhihu stood behind Zheng Yiguan, quietly looking at the sea ahead.

Water vapor rises from the sea level, the entire sea surface is foggy, and visibility plummets.

The speed of the fleet also slowed down, sailing on the sea cautiously.

The sound of the waves kept ringing in his ears, Zheng Yiguan tightened his leather jacket, and then led Zheng Zhihu into the cabin.

The days of sailing on the sea are hard, boring, and boring.

There is not a single woman in the fleet, and these sailors are going crazy doing the same job every day.

Fortunately, Zheng Yiguan knew that the errand this time was not easy, so the sailors he brought had been running on the sea for more than ten years.

If it was those sailors with little experience and short time, I'm afraid they would have gone crazy by now.

The fleet sailed continuously on the sea, and after seven days, Zheng Yiguan finally saw the long-lost land.

Zheng Yiguan stood on the deck and looked forward with his binoculars. With the continuous sailing of the ship, Zheng Yiguan finally saw the land.

"Master Chief Soldier's chart is correct, we are finally here!" Zheng Yiguan's face was full of excitement, he put down his binoculars, and shouted at Zheng Zhihu behind him: "Notify the orderly, send a semaphore to other ships, tell them , here we are!"

When Zheng Zhihu heard this, without further ado, he rushed to the watchtower of the treasure ship Yangwei, and repeated Zheng Yiguan's words at the top of his voice.

When the news spread throughout the fleet, the sailors of the entire fleet cheered.

As the fleet approached, Zheng Yiguan shouted at Zheng Zhihu again: "Command the whole army, after arriving at the coastline, we must be cautious. We have never been here before, so we don't know where we can stop the boat, and we don't know where there are no hidden reefs. If something happens due to negligence, the captain of the accident will deal with it according to the military law!"

"Brother, don't worry, our sailors are all old sailors who have been at sea for more than ten years, and we still know these things!" Zheng Zhihu patted his chest and said solemnly.

"It's always right to be cautious, you should notify me immediately!" Zheng Yiguan said.

Zheng Zhihu hurriedly ran to the back, and asked the messenger to convey Zheng Yiguan's order through the semaphore.

Zheng Yiguan held up the binoculars, and then looked forward.

As the land continued to approach, Zheng Yiguan finally saw something that he hadn't seen just now.

On a small hill, there was a castle similar to the former city of Zeelandia.

Next to this bastion, there is another small bastion.

Zheng Yiguan was very familiar with the former city of Zeelandia, so he saw the shadow of Zeelandia city from the castle in front of him at a glance.

It's just that compared with Zeelandia City, these bastions are very small.The small one is like a slightly larger mansion.

"There are people here!" Zheng Yiguan secretly said, and then looked at the castle intently.

As the distance continued to shrink, Zheng Yiguan even saw some soldiers holding firecrackers outside the castle.

These soldiers wore red military uniforms and black hats on their heads. The shape of the hat was very strange, like a mountain character.

"Come on, order the whole army and prepare weapons!" When Zheng Yiguan was on the sea before, he heard Hong Yi on the sea talk about America.

"It's probably Saxon people. Those Hongyi people said that there are mainly Saxons in America today!"

Saxon is the famous shit stirrer in later generations.

Although Zheng Yiguan had never dealt with Saxons before, he had heard from Hong Yi that these Saxons were not easy to deal with, so he wanted to strike first.

This is not the coastal waters of Daming, so Zheng Yiguan doesn't have to worry about hitting the people by mistake.

After Zheng Yiguan's order was conveyed, the speed of the warship installed at the forefront of the fleet slowed down, and the gunners on it began to take their positions, loading shells, and getting ready for shelling.

The treasure ship at the front also began to slow down, and was also preparing to turn the ship sideways.

As the distance continued to shrink, the Saxon defenders on the coast also spotted them.

The Saxons built two small bastions on the coastline here, with only a few dozen defenders.

Because this is the west coast, not the main landing site of the Saxons, the Saxons didn't care as much about it as the east coast.

Because of geography, the east coast is closer to Europa, so the east coast in this era is much more prosperous than the west coast.

A 30-year-old soldier wearing a lobster military uniform was sitting on a stone in front of the bastion smoking a pipe, shivering constantly because of the cold.

At this moment, he suddenly found several huge ships suddenly appeared on the sea, "What is that? My God, what is that?"

The lobster soldier stood up, pointed at the treasure ship that appeared on the sea, and shouted in horror.

The matchlock gun in his hand also fell to the ground because of nervousness.

His exclamation instantly attracted several lobster soldiers nearby.

They looked in the direction of the lobster soldier's finger and saw the treasure ship appearing on the sea.

All of a sudden, exclamations sounded one after another.

"What should we do? What should we do now? This is not the east coast, we don't have coastal defense guns at all, and we don't even know the origin of these ships.

What if these ships come to attack us? "A lobster soldier shouted anxiously on the spot, really unable to think of any way to deal with these ships.

The Saxons of this era are the most aggressive countries, subconsciously, they think that these ships that suddenly appeared must have come to attack them.

"Let's go, go back to the bastion first, then go back to the bastion and inform the officer, and see what the officer has to say." A lobster soldier ran towards the gate of the bastion with a matchlock gun on his shoulder.

Not long after, all the lobster soldiers outside ran back to the bastion.

(End of this chapter)