The fiery sunset is like a plate of red color, smearing an ambiguous red between the sky and the sea.

When sprinkled on the surface of the sea, it forms patches of fish scale-like gold leaf, which exudes a charming light.

Flocks of seabirds pass by from time to time, leaving behind a string of melodious chirps.

Zhu Zhanji stood on the deck with his feet steady, looking at the charming scenery in front of him, and fell into memory.

Although time and space have spanned 600 years, such beauty is eternal, and there is almost no difference between 600 years ago and 600 years later.

Zheng He and the other sailors looked at Zhu Zhanji who was walking on the ground on the boat with some surprise, and then compared them with Yiqingzi, who was lying on the edge of the fence and was tied with a rope, which formed a sharp contrast.

The typhoon season has passed, but the waves in November are still not so gentle, like a clear child, Yang Zhangde and those people, it seems to be common for them to vomit when they get on the boat.

Li Liang, who has always been loyal and has been by Zhu Zhanji's side for a moment, can't even stand up now.

However, Zhu Zhanji did not seem to be affected in any way, and his body quickly found a rhythm on the boat, forming a resonance with the giant boat.

When most people get on board, there is always a period of adaptation. Even if you don't get seasick, but on a rocking sea boat, unlike on flat ground, there is always something unaccustomed and unstable.

But Zhu Zhanji seems to be a sailor who grew up on a sea ship, without any discomfort.

Whether it is Zheng He or other generals, looking at Zhu Zhanji, who is as tall as a pine, has the illusion that he was born in the sea and grew up in the sea.

But it is obviously impossible, His Royal Highness Taisun has only been out of the capital once since he was five years old.

Although I have been on a boat, it is only in the calm canal, which is completely different from the sea.

Seeing that most of the battleships disappeared from view at once, there were only more than twenty battleships left next to the flagship. Zhu Zhanji turned around and asked, "Huang Garrison, the herald ship is small, how can the guards solve the dinner problem?" ”

Huang Shoubei is Huang Fu's eldest son, Huang Yuan, this person has outstanding ability, acts in a proper manner, and is good at coordination, and was promoted to the position of garrison by Liu Jiang, which is equivalent to serving as his assistant in the naval headquarters.

This time he went to sea, because he was familiar with the navies of various ministries, he was responsible for assisting Zhu Zhanji.

There are special galleys and fire-proof devices on large sea ships, but heralds are fast boats, and in order to pursue speed, the hull is cramped, and there is no place to cook.

When the army was assembled, they were able to get food from the big ships, but now that they were scattered, they were left to live on dry food.

Huang Yuan said with a smile: "Each ship has provided enough food and clean water for more than thirty soldiers to eat for a week, and they will not be dispersed for more than two days, Your Highness does not have to worry about them."

Zhu Zhan basically wanted to see the eating conditions of the soldiers on the ship, but after thinking about it, he still didn't go.

The conditions on the ship are difficult, and the people of this era do not pay attention to food, I am afraid that the big pot of rice on the ship will not be delicious. There are more than 1,000 people on a ship, and it is already rare to be able to cook a meal.

He didn't have to worry, because there were dozens of people who came with him to serve him. These eunuchs served him on weekdays, knew his tastes and hobbies, and his quality of life would not deteriorate at any time.

In addition to these close attendants, most of the more than twenty ships gathered around him were also his guard ships. On this expedition, he transferred three Wei towns of Yulinwei, a full 3,000 people.

In addition, the new Jiangkou sailor specially transferred 3,000 people to protect him, so it can be said that he does not have to worry about his safety at all.

The sun gradually sank below sea level, and the sky soon became completely dark.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji decided to go back to his bedroom to eat and rest.

Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Zhanji was like a curious baby when he got on the boat today, he had to go everywhere to see, and he also asked many professional questions, and they could only follow behind, explaining them one by one, and they didn't dare to be sloppy.

Now that Zhu Zhanji has returned to the cabin, they can also relax.

Although the sea conditions are difficult, it is not as difficult as Zhu Zhanji's grandson. The chamberlains also fried nine dishes for him, as well as a small pot of wine.

Zhu Zhanji left Zheng He, captain Shi Guorui, and Huang Yuan to eat together. As for his group of bodyguards, except for Xuan Zhen, who was a little better, everyone else collapsed on the bed and couldn't get up.

Two days later, the fleet arrived at Dinghai County off Ningbo, which would later be known as the Zhoushan Islands, and Zhu Zhanji would use this as his headquarters to set up an encirclement against the Japanese invaders.

In the past two days, the three major fleets have been completely arranged, and the second fleet has laid down a defensive line along the area from Jeju Island to Shandong.

More than 160 warships of the First Fleet laid down a defensive line along Lianyungang all the way to the Zhoushan Islands.

The Third Fleet, on the other hand, laid a defensive line from Zhoushan Island to the Ryukyus.

In addition to these warships, there are also more than fifty herald speedboats, which can quickly form an encirclement if they are found in any location.

This time, killing the enemy is not the goal, the main purpose is for the Izumo Province, the ship of the Kyogoku family.

Only by seizing the Kyogoku holding the post and attacking the Kyogoku family in Izumo Province can the division become famous.

Of course, others will not be less valuable. For example, Hosokawa Manjin, who is under the command of Ashikaga Yoshimori, is equivalent to the prime minister and prime minister of a country.

If you can catch him, his value will be much higher than that of Kyogoku Holding Posts.

But this possibility is almost non-existent, because although the Japanese are in his name this time, it is impossible for him to personally take the risk.

These people in the shogunate were deeply influenced by Chinese culture, and they were not at all weaker than the Chinese in terms of intrigue and trickery.

On the island and stepping on the land, Yang Zhangde and they seemed to have just returned to their souls.

They are still good and have gradually gotten used to it. Li Liang, the poor worm, began to vomit after he got on the boat, and he didn't eat anything for two days, vomited whatever he ate, and lost several pounds.

When he got off the boat, two little eunuchs helped him down, and he couldn't even walk.

Dinghai County Ling Bao Yun and Zhoushan Shan Zhai had already received an order to vacate the seaview courtyard of the Lu family, a wealthy businessman in Dinghai, at the foot of Putuo Mountain, as Zhu Zhanji's accommodation.

This courtyard is not far from the mountain gate of Putuo Mountain, surrounded by mountains and seas, with delicate sandy beaches and beautiful mountain scenery.

Unfortunately, it's winter, so if you come here in summer, you'll have a different flavor.

After three days in Putuo Mountain, Zhu Zhanji was relaxed, but all the generals were paying close attention to the weather and the intelligence outside.

On the evening of the third day, a herald ship from Jeju Island brought information from the Jinyiwei spies and the Second Fleet.

After the Japanese were assembled on Tsushima Island, they assembled more than 40 Sengoku ships and more than 60 Sekibunes, led by the leader of the Japanese Rakkos, Sayemon Dairo.

They first attacked the coasts of Bajin, Chungcheong Province (present-day Socheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea) and Haeju, Hwanghae-do (present-day Haeju, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea).

After plundering a large amount of grain in Korea, they were resolutely resisted by the Korean general Li Congmao, who lost two ships and about 300 Japanese and then retreated to Jeju Island to assemble.

On Jeju Island, they snatched about five hundred dwarf horses and brought back ships loaded with grain and horses. Later, the spare ships that remained on Tsushima Island were transferred to prepare for the Daming coast.

They didn't dare to come over in Ningbo, and their main targets were in the area of Jiaodong and Liaodong.

Jingji held the post in North Korea under the influence of Jinyiwei's spies, and did not rush to the front, retaining his strength to prepare to go to Daming to plunder.

Unbeknownst to him, the information of the spy was spreading rapidly through the personnel left on the island.

Now that they know the whereabouts of the Japanese Invaders, Zhu Zhanji and the others will certainly not wait passively any longer. As soon as the order was assembled, the herald ship quickly reported to the scattered ministries and went to Jeju Island according to the predetermined route.

It took two hours for the five treasure ships and more than 20 escort ships of Zhu Zhanji's fleet to form a sailing phalanx and sail all the way north.

It's winter now, and the sea is mostly blowing from the northwest, so the speed of the fleet is not fast.

According to Zhu Zhanji's estimates, the speed of the treasure ship will not exceed five knots per hour. An hour is up to 10 nautical miles, and the distance of a day's voyage is no more than 240 nautical miles, and it is expected to take two days to reach the waters near Jeju Island.

Along the way, the early warning ships scattered along the coast of Daming gradually approached the flagship one by one.

In the past, maritime positioning needed to be combined with the application of nautical astronomical positioning and navigation compass to improve the accuracy of determining the ship's position and course, which was called "astrology". Using the method of observation and positioning of the "star-pulling board", the position and direction of the ship are judged and the route is determined by measuring the height of the sky.

Then, at the same time, the navigation compass, log, sounder and other nautical instruments are used to ensure the navigation route of the ship according to the records of the nautical chart and needle book.

When sailing, determine the route of navigation, which is called needle path. The error of using the compass is generally not more than three degrees.

However, this error is still very large, and it was not until the sextant began to be widely used that the assembly of the Daming Water Division became simpler.

As long as it is not cloudy, day or night, all ships can accurately calculate their position.

As long as you have the flagship's roadmap, the assembly becomes simpler.

All the assembled ships, according to their different performance, formed a small combat phalanx.

Each of these combat phalanxes basically consisted of two assistant warships, eight frigates, eight attack ships, one supply ship, and two landing ships.

This combat phalanx, in turn, sailed around the flagship, forming a front battalion, a left battalion, a right battalion, and a rear battalion.

This also makes the voyage more majestic and magnificent, and as far as the eye can see, the sea area stretching for dozens of kilometers is full of the shadows of masts and giant sails, and even many ships can only see the top of the mast.

But Zhu Zhanji knew very well that what could be seen with the naked eye was far from everything, because the entire fleet, which stretched for hundreds of kilometers, formed a huge encirclement.

(I have a cold, I'm late for today's update, sorry)