As the sky gradually brightened, the sergeants on duty on the deck cheered when they saw many ships sailing in the distance.

Fortunately, although they deviated from the course, fortunately the speed was not fast at night, and it was not too far away, and the shadow of the ship in front could still be seen clearly.

The rear ship then redirected and followed the front ship.

After dawn, Yang Congyi ordered the warship to speed up the cruise.

An hour later, more than a dozen sea ships were surpassed, and the flags along the road greeted each other, all of which were thrilling and dangerous, and there was no major problem.

The ships along the route also sailed in the order of the number of sea vessels, and there was almost no queue cutting. In this way, no ship at night made the right to speed up the pursuit of the ship in front of it, and several months of military discipline training were effective. There was a Xuanwei army on every ship, and there was an order as early as before departure, and it was forbidden to raise the sail at will to speed up at night sailing, to maintain a stable low speed, and it was strictly forbidden to disrupt the sailing order.

What kind of fish followed the warship at sea last night, the sergeant on duty did not see clearly, and before dawn, those fish quietly disappeared, I don't know whether they did not chase anymore, or sank to the bottom of the sea.

"Changing of the guard, rest." Yang Congyi also didn't sleep all night, always paying attention to the direction of the wind, and would adjust the direction slightly every half an hour to prevent the fleet from drifting to the open sea and away from the mainland.

I stayed up all night, and I was really tired.

Yang Congyi didn't take this small episode to heart, and when he saw that all the ships were fine, he explained and went to rest.

Half a month later, the flotilla reached Guangzhou, replenished supplies, and rested for five days.

There are too many ships in the Huiyi fleet, and they only stay for a short time, and it is very inconvenient to enter the port, so almost all of them anchor near the island in the outer sea mouth, and the crew collectively rests and replenishes daily necessities by the way.

Yang Congyi, Zhao An, Jiang Kai, Shen Jin, and others first boarded the main ship of Shenzhou, and after converging, they summarized and discussed the problems encountered in the past half a month, and discussed various solutions, focusing on the problem of night navigation.

It is impossible to stop sailing at night, the sea is very deep, and it is impossible for the sea ship to stop, once all the sails are lowered and let the sea breeze blow and float around, it is obviously also very dangerous, it is better to sail at low speed.

But the risk of night navigation is that the navigation lights cannot guarantee that there will be no problems, and now it is still on the coast of the mainland, the route is straight, there are no strong winds and waves, no islands and reefs, as long as the general direction is good, there will be no danger. But once you enter thousands of miles of Changsha and thousands of miles of stone ponds, the danger will increase greatly, and any kind of danger of wind, waves, and reefs will lead to shipwrecks.

The wind and waves are uncontrollable, it is winter, there is no strong typhoon, as long as you reduce your speed to find a safe haven, it is possible to escape the danger, but the reef cannot be found at night, and if there is no navigation, night navigation is simply nine deaths.

Navigation lights must be re-reinforced, both windproof, but also waterproof, wicks, lamp oil, lanterns to be prepared, this is the top priority of material replenishment, now half a month to the sea has consumed a lot, the road behind is still long, can not not be prepared, after leaving Guangzhou, there will never be such a large port and city along the way, material replenishment will be very difficult.

After discussing for more than an hour, everyone finally determined the type and quantity of material replenishment.

Jiang Kai took Dai Cong's warrant and entered Guangzhou accompanied by Ge Sanzai.

As soon as they entered Guangzhou City, the two led the team straight to the Guangzhou Mansion. Showing the warrant and identifying themselves, the two were immediately introduced into the government.

After reading the warrant, Guangzhou Ma Zhizhou was very polite to the two of them, and before they started to talk about business, they served tea and fruits.

Zuo Shilang is a Beijing official, holding the real power of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Rites, although the grade is not as high as his Zhizhou, but there are many opportunities for officials in the capital, if he is looked at by the officials, or if he is right, maybe today is still Langzhong, tomorrow is the Shilang, the day after tomorrow is to participate in the governor's affairs, and it is not uncommon for him to be promoted a few levels within a few months or even a few days, but it is not the same as an official in the local government, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, if no one in the court is promoted, an official position will be transferred to work for a lifetime.

He has been a Zhizhou for almost ten years, and he is about to reach the end, if he doesn't have a chance, he can't go up. Master Dai is Zuo Shilangzhong, and now he is returning to Yi Zheng, if nothing else, after going back, there should be no problem in being promoted to Shilang. If he can make a good fate, when Master Dai returns to Beijing to report on his work, he can mention a good word about him, maybe he can go further, and if he can't grasp the opportunity to send it to the door, he can't blame anyone.

After being transferred back and forth in Guangnan and being a Zhizhou for almost ten years, Ma Zhizhou certainly can't wait to seize this opportunity.

When Jiang Kai told him that he had been ordered to go into the city to purchase the materials needed for the fleet, he immediately summoned his subordinates and asked them to mobilize or collect all the materials needed to return to the fleet within one day, and he personally transported them out of Guangzhou.

In this way, they don't have to take care of the procurement of materials, the governor will purchase everything for them, and Jiang Kai and others are directly arranged to live in the post house, serving them with good food and drink.

A day later, the officials of the state government came to inform Jiang Kai and others that all the supplies had been prepared and could leave the port at any time.

Jiang Kai and the others immediately went to the port under the leadership of their subordinates, and saw that Ma Zhizhou was already waiting on the dock, and five ships full of supplies were docked on the shore.

After meeting and thanking him, Jiang Kai boarded the ship and inspected all the materials, and the materials for the transfer of ships were much more than the materials required for purchase.

When he raised questions, Ma Zhizhou replied that Guangzhou was the last supply port to go south, and if he didn't need to replenish some supplies, he would not be able to find a place to supply after going to sea.

Jiang Kai didn't bring that much money, and he didn't beat around the bush when he had this kind of concern, but Fang Zhizhou laughed when he heard it.

Such a large Hui Yi fleet to go to sea, is a grand event of the imperial court, the local government naturally has to do its best, and the Great Song Dynasty only two city divisions, Guangzhou occupies one, the Hui Yi fleet passing by here to supply materials, naturally to give the necessary convenience, as for the cost, why do you need cash, in the tax directly allocated is it, not Dai Dai a word, a signature, a seal.

Ma Zhizhou's words, Jiang Kai can't refute it, but since it is all a matter of the imperial court, whether it is to pay cash or deduct from the taxes that need to be paid, it should be no different. Ma Zhizhou is a high-ranking official, and Master Dai is also a high-ranking official, this kind of problem may be a matter of a few words, why do he need to say anything more.

There was nothing to say at the moment, Jiang Kai and the others immediately boarded the ship and led the way, and Ma Zhizhou followed with five large ships full of supplies.

A day later, Canton's fleet of supplies went out to sea in the open sea, which was dotted with islands.

Jiang Kai and the others' ships were in front, and they had already announced in flags.

As soon as the ship arrived, it was guided to dock on the island where the supply ship was located, and the reservists and sailors quickly began to carry the supplies onto the ship.

Ma Zhizhou was taken to the main ship of Shenzhou, where the adults were.

Seeing such a tall sea ship, Ma Zhizhou could only be amazed.

When I climbed to the deck two or three feet high, I was amazed again and again, and I was indescribably excited, not only the deck was large, but also very stable when I stood on the boat, and there was no feeling of shaking at all, just like on land.

Dai Cong looked at the look of amazement on Ma Zhizhou's face, remembering the scene when he first boarded the ship, he was as excited as Ma Zhizhou, and after more than 20 days at sea, no matter how surprised things were, they were commonplace.

When the two meet, they can't help but look up to each other for a long time and have a pleasantry.

After welcoming into the spacious living room of the cabin, Ma Zhizhou first praised the imperial court for organizing such a large-scale return to Yi, and then praised Lord Dai again, saying that Lord Dai sat firmly in Lin'an and did a good job as a Beijing official, but regardless of personal hardship and gains and losses, he went to Nanyang to create the history of the Great Song Dynasty's envoys, and shared worries for the imperial court.

Ma Zhizhou's words, Dai Cong listened to it very usefully.

Although Dai Cong's grade is lower than that of Ma Zhizhou, he is a Beijing official, and when he arrives in the place, he represents the imperial court, not to mention that he is now the official envoy of Hui Yi with the emperor's order, and he was ordered to send an envoy to Nanyang, and his status is even more respectful. Ma Zhizhou praised his words, and he didn't have to shirk at this time.

Later, Ma Zhizhou told Dai Cong lightly about the process and results of his full support for the return to the Yi fleet, the deployment and collection of the materials needed by the fleet, and said that in order to meet the needs of the fleet to the south, he almost collected the surplus of the government treasury and the accumulation of merchants and wealthy households in the city, and gathered together a whole five ships, as for the money spent on collecting materials, the state government can find its own way, so that Dai does not have to be distracted.

Dai Cong is a smart person, as soon as he heard it, he knew what Ma Zhizhou meant, and immediately said that Ma Zhizhou actively cooperated, and vigorously supported the return to Yi, if the return to Yi can be successful, Ma Zhizhou also has a contribution, the cost of purchasing materials, but also the cost of the imperial court's return to Yi, when there is a Hui Yi fleet to pay, but now the fleet has gone to sea, there is not much cash, the cost of these five ships of materials is attached to the account of the Hui Yi Governor, he will give Lin'an a document to explain the situation, these expenses will be paid from the taxes to be paid in Guangzhou this year.

Ma Zhizhou ran so far to come over, waiting for these few words.

The two chatted for a long time, and learned that Dai and Huang had never been to Guangzhou, and it was not easy to come far away, so Ma Zhizhou immediately and very warmly invited them to Guangzhou as guests, and Guangzhou had many specialties and delicacies that Lin'an did not have, and they must taste it.

It was difficult to be warm, Dai Cong was moved, and was about to agree to enter the city, but he heard Lord Huang say that it is now the first month, and the winter wind will end soon, and there is not much time to go south, and one more day of delay will be one more day of risk, and it is very inappropriate to delay the fleet to go south, it is better to enter Guangzhou as a guest when the fleet returns, that is, to stay in Guangzhou for ten days and half a month, no problem, there is no need to rush at this time.

In the end, Lord Huang thanked Fang Zhizhou a lot, and said that after returning to the palace, he would definitely show Fang Zhizhou to the official family for Fang Zhizhou's efforts for the country and his hard work.

Fang Zhizhou was praised and promised by the chief envoy and deputy envoy, and his heart was happy. The purpose of the trip had been achieved, and he was very satisfied, and seeing that it was not early and it was inconvenient to stay on board, he got up and took his leave.

After another instruction from both sides, Fang Zhizhou was sent off the main ship of Shenzhou and returned to Guangzhou on his own.

After resting and replenishing, the fleet left Guangzhou and headed south to Changsha, where Qiongzhou is located.