On the clear blue sea, the waves are undulating with the wind, constantly beating the hull of the big ship, making the sound of the water waves, looking far away, the sea and the sky are the same color, I can't tell where it is the sea or the sky, the sun hanging high in the sky strives to spread the warm sunshine on this sea, so that the sea water is sparkling, compared to the endless sea in front of you, the Yangtze River is a small ditch, what Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, that is a small mud pond, it is really incomparable.

There will be a few seabirds in the sky, soaring in the sky, petrels, puffins, egrets, seagulls, etc. from time to time make a chirp, and then quickly rush to the water, pick up a small fish or shrimp, in the blink of an eye and happily dance their wings back to the sky again, on the sea surface, there will occasionally be a group of flying fish struggle to jump out of the water, glide in the air for a distance, and then fall back into the sea.

The wind on the sea is not strong, although the waves are undulating, but it can hardly be said to be turbulent, the movement and stillness are suitable, all this converges into a very beautiful picture, this is a huge sharp-tailed warship, 37 zhang long, 15 zhang wide, from the bilge to the deck, divided into four layers, under the impetus of the sail of ten zhang high, slowly marching in this sea.

On the bow of the ship, Cao Bianjiao overlooked the sea and sky, but also amazed, this is the first time in his life to go to sea, never seen no scenery, in front of this sea, only to know how small they are, this is the largest warship in the Ming Dynasty today, is the Nanjing shipyard modeled after the Zheng He treasure ship made of the year, on this one warship, it cost 400,000 taels of silver, but its solidity can be described as amazing, even if you shoot with a musket twenty steps away, it will only leave a mark, it is difficult to enter the hull.

Cao Bianjiao named this battleship "Zhongxing" battleship, the only one, behind the Zhongxing, followed by dozens of large Fu ships, as well as some sea sand ships, most of the main force of the East China Sea Division has arrived.

"This flag is very special, the flag is composed of a red sun and a yellow moon overlapping pattern and a blue background, who invented it?" Cao Bianjiao asked, looking at a flag hanging at the stern of the ship.

Chen Zilong, who was on the side, heard this, and hurriedly explained: "This is created by the maritime merchants in Zhejiang, and it is said that the Western merchant ships have the same flag on the bow of the ship, so as to help distinguish between the enemy and the enemy at sea, so the subordinate has introduced this method to the army, and can distinguish whether the fleet encountered is his own people." ”

"Your method is very good, in the past, my Ming army, in addition to a 'Ming' word flag, is the flag of the main generals of the army, there is no unified rule, I will push this flag to all the military horses, you can embroider the number of the army on it, set as the military flag, the 'Ming' word dragon flag can be used as the national flag, so that the double flag can be unified, and the enemy army is difficult to imitate." Cao Bianjiao also made up his mind at the moment, and in the future, he must determine the military flag, the national flag, and the national emblem and other things, and unify the regulations, which is a spiritual symbol, the army is the state, not a certain person's, or he Cao Bianjiao, is just the leader of the army, and the army is not his private property, but the property of the state.

"Report ...... The scout ship in front sent a signal, and it was less than twenty miles away from Jinjiang Harbor! ”

Just when Cao Bianjiao and Chen Zilong were talking, news also came from the lookout tower on the top of the ship, and it was more than a day faster than taking the land route from Hangzhou to Fujian.

"Order the forward fleet, play my flag, and sail to Jinjiang Anping Port at full speed." Cao Bianjiao also issued a military order.

In Anping Port, there are no less than 100 large and small ships moored, all of which are Zheng's merchant ships and warships, they are practicing at the moment, Zheng Zhilong is a pirate, although he has been a profit-seeking official and businessman, but he knows very well that his scenery is because he has a strong army to escort him, so he is very strict with the fleet under his command, and he has to practice every day.

"Report ...... My lord, there is a fleet of ships sailing over the sea, there are nearly 100 ships, very huge, and it has already come here, but it is only more than ten miles. ”

Zheng Cai, who is in charge of the drill, is also puzzled at the moment, he is Zheng Zhilong's nephew, he followed Zheng Zhilong to the sea when he was a teenager, and it has been twenty years now, and he is also a fairly old Qiu Ba, very slippery, and at the moment he also ordered all the soldiers to upload and prepare for battle, and at the same time sent someone to investigate the truth, when he didn't know who the other party was, he didn't dare to act rashly.

Seeing from afar that the fleet above the sea was getting closer and closer, the person sent out to inquire about the news at this time also came back and reported to Zheng Caiyu: "My lord, it is the general's fleet, and the flag is the flag of the Ming Dynasty and Ning Guogongcao, what should I do?" ”

"The general's fleet, why did he suddenly come to Fujian, quickly, immediately go to report to the chief soldier, just say that the general is coming and has arrived at the port, let him come and greet him quickly!"

Zheng Cai also didn't dare to be careless, if it was really Cao Bianjiao who came here, then they would have to entertain well, and they couldn't lose their courtesy, today is Zheng Zhilong's birthday, and the general came, and he couldn't be slow, although the Zheng family was going to be good in Fujian. If it rains, even the governor of Fujian doesn't dare to do anything to them, but no matter what, they are all soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Bianjiao is their top boss, and the Zheng family only wants to be rich and noble, not to rebel, which Zheng Cai is very clear.

"Pass the order, all the ships on both sides of the line, prepare to meet the general, remove the guns on the ship, and the general soldiers immediately go ashore to form a team!" Zheng Cai immediately issued a military order, preparing to welcome Cao Bianjiao's arrival with their most solemn etiquette.

In Zhengjiazhuang, at the moment, there are lights and lights, people are boiling, people with heads and faces in the vicinity are coming to say goodbye, and even maritime businessmen from Zhejiang and Guangdong come to celebrate his birthday, just to deal with Zheng Zhilong, get closer, and get more attention when he is at sea.

The sound of firecrackers is one after another, in front of Zhengjiazhuang, there are already a lot ......of ordinary people gathered here, because the Zheng family is going to send rice today, one person and one bucket, those who come have a share, the people of ten miles and eight towns are rushing to come after hearing the news, congratulations and take some benefits home.

"The eldest brother wears this embroidered gold python robe, it really looks good, and it is really refreshing for people to be happy on happy occasions!" The crowd applauded.

Zheng Zhilong shook the red embroidered gold python robe on his body, and he also felt very proud, when he looked in the mirror, he also felt that people looked much younger, and Zheng Zhilong was also very happy about such a big event once a year, so he was very generous!

"If you can wear a bullfighting suit when you can wear it, then it is a good thing, it is a product to wear, since the military reform, I am the chief military officer of Fujian to be reduced to a second grade, I hope that I can have the opportunity to wear a bullfighting suit in this life, then there will be no regrets in this life!" Zheng Zhilong also grinned.