Chapter 509: Xinjiapo
The ocean-going fleet stayed for only three full days, and then left Xinwu City, and continued along the coastline to the south, and along the way the lookout shouted from time to time:
"Manned! About a few families! ”
"Manned! It's about a small village, without walls! ”
"Manned! It's about a cottage with wooden walls! ”
In this way, it can be seen that since the encounter with the country of Karma and the establishment of trade relations, there have been a lot more people along the way, but these people are better than the loose primitive tribes in Funan before, and they can't even be compared with the Ming Kingdom of Funan's upgraded version.
These are good things for Chu Jun, but not necessarily for Bessifa, who is drinking tea with Cao Xuan at this moment.
Without chatting here, Cao Feng walked in: "Qiyu Ah Weng is populated and has a ......."
I didn't talk about the topic over there, and Cao Feng came again: "Qi Yu Ah Weng ......"
The whole topic couldn't be talked about at all, Becifer was so anxious that he didn't dare to attack, so he could only endure it patiently, but Cao Xing drank tea leisurely:
"Well, where did we just talk? I remembered that it was fortunate to talk about the establishment of trade relations with us in the Karma Kingdom, and a large number of treasures and specialties of the Karma Kingdom were exchanged with us for daily necessities, which reminded me of the northern nomads of the Han Dynasty.
They guard a large area of grassland, they only know how to graze and do not produce, eat salt, dress and now they like to drink tea, these are inseparable from our Han trade with them, and they don't even know how to make iron pots for eating.
However, they live in the bitter cold grassland, and the environment limits them, but the country is different, where forests, oceans, sunlight, rain, etc., are all available, and it is really the best place for farming.
As an agricultural civilization, the environment is better than any place in the Han Dynasty, but it is a pity that the empty treasure land does not know how to use it, which is really a great waste......"
Cao Xuan vigorously talked about how good the environment of the country was, but he didn't talk about sailboats, and Besiffa brought it to this topic, but before he could explain it, Cao Feng came in again to report where and where people were found, which naturally drove the topic and made Cao Xuan turn the topic to the country again.
Bessifa sat on pins and needles, and the more she stayed, the more uncomfortable she became, and finally simply interrupted Cao's chatter:
"My esteemed General Wei, I have seen the many benefits of the Karma Kingdom that you have mentioned, but in the West, there are many more good things waiting for you to enjoy, such as Bedouin horses, Persian scimitars, white slave girls, black eunuchs, etc., are not all you need?
With a large sailing boat, the risk of sailing is reduced, and these can be continuously ......"
"Report!"
Cao Feng's voice remembered again, and Bessefer gritted his teeth, eager to swallow the other party alive.
"Report! Ah Weng, I found the strait and the island ahead, and I am expected to have reached my destination! ”
"Really? Let's go and see! ”
Cao Xing stood up excitedly, and was about to go out on the spot, and after walking two steps, he remembered that there was still someone there.
"Besif, we'll talk about sailing next time, let's go see the strait and the islands first, this place is good! If the location is right, this is our new home! ”
said that Cao Xing yelled as if he didn't understand cultivation:
"I'm here at Xinjiapo!"
Cao Xuan left, leaving Besifa alone in a daze, without the existence of others, his face directly turned iron blue, like the cold iron of the deep sea for thousands of years, full of coldness and murderous aura.
On the bow of the boat, Cao Xing looked at it, and an island appeared in front of him, the island was very large, at least the naked eye could not see the edge, and the coastline began to turn back to east and west when it arrived.
Cao Xing couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart any longer, this was not disguised excitement, he pushed aside the people behind him with one hand, walked towards the highest main mast in the middle of the flagship, and then climbed all the way up along the simple ladder reserved by the mast.
The flagship is the largest five-masted ship in the whole world, with a main mast of more than ten zhang high.
Ascending high and looking into the distance, through the monoculars, a corner of the island in the west is shown in Cao Xing's eyes, and then look at the north and south, the northern coastline is clear, and there are looming hills in the south, and there are certain rules arranged, it is a southern coastline that only shows the stars.
Beyond the island, looking westward, a wide and deep strait runs south-east to north-west.
The sea breeze from the eastern ocean stirred up large waves and poured straight into the strait, and the sound of "woo~" was like a tsunami, coming from afar and continuously.
In Cao Xing, this is this heaven and earth and the ocean that warmly welcome themselves, welcome themselves to stay here, settle here, and rule here.
"Then I'm coming! Then this land and the sea, I am a big man! My Chu army accepted it! ”
Cao Xuan stood on the watchtower and shouted loudly, and he could faintly hear it from the edge of the fleet several miles away.
"Long live the Great Han! Chu Jun wins! ”
The shouts were neat and hysterical, shaking the whole world, this was the response of the Chu army's ocean-going fleet, from the declaration of victory.
The first victory has been won before the battle!
This is the morale of the ocean-going fleet, and it is also the ironclad proof of the facts since the voyage, whether it is the seafarers, the natives, the barbarians, or the civilized countries, they are no match for the ocean-going fleet.
Above the ocean, no one could hinder the pace of the Chu fleet.
At this time, the monoculars suddenly found a smoke rising from the island, and Cao Xing seemed to see a provocation, and Juque unsheathed: "Landing!" Teach the world who owns this land! ”
"Woo~"
The trumpet sounded, followed by the war drums of the attack.
"Knock knock~"
This time, it was again a thousand boats, and after the thousand boats were lowered, the flagship flag was raised again, the tricolor flag was waved, and the ocean-going fleet began to divide into three, except for one to meet the thousand boats that had already landed, and the remaining two began to surround and surround the island.
One halted when it sailed to the southernmost part of the island and dropped hundreds of landing boats, one was divided into two by Cao Xing in the north, one stayed in the north and began to release the landing boats, and the other circled to the west.
The ocean-going fleet surrounded the island on all sides, and at the same time began to rush to land on the beach, tens of thousands of flag soldiers landed on the island, and the island-searching operation began again, and the entire island was suddenly filled with a hundred birds and a forest.
On the flagship, Cao Xuan estimated that the time would pass for about an hour, and the obstacles in the early stage had almost been cleared, and Juque would come out again:
"Lu Bu! Publicity! Yang Feng! Bowlon! Xing Daorong ......"
Except for the three guards, the names of all the infantry generals were counted, and all the generals showed a light of excitement, which had never been seen since they went to sea.
"Attack!"