All eyes were fixed on the twenty or thirty thick ropes hanging from the top of the cliff, which was Zheng Zhilong's hope, and he personally stood on the deck of the "Nanhai", and when he saw that the ropes were all hanging down, he immediately asked the flag bearer to give the order to climb. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The three Canton ships lined up, the anchors had been dropped, the hull was firmly fixed, and they quietly leaned against the closest place to the coastline, and the soldiers on the deck of the second floor, many but not chaotic, they were ready for everything, and when they saw the flag coming from the flagship, they immediately tied the thin rope under their armpits with the help of their companions, grasped the thick rope with both hands, and began to try to climb upward.

The first batch of climbers were basically soldiers with outstanding arm strength and physical strength, although their climbing speed was not as fast as Zhu Youzhen's guards, but in Zheng Zhilong's eyes, there was no shame for him, after all, they had never been trained in this area.

In about a pillar of incense, all the soldiers who had climbed had reached the top, and the ropes were pulled back to the deck by the stones, and the second group of soldiers were ready to climb.

The commander of the Marine Corps, Jin Hao, came to say goodbye to Zheng Zhilong, who was the on-site commander of this sneak attack, "Commander, the soldiers have landed, and the subordinates cannot be left behind most of the soldiers. ”

"Jin Hao, you are alone, there is no backup, no supplies," Zheng Zhilong is not worried about how strong the army of the Aceh people is, he is most worried about the terrain of Aceh, "The place where you landed should be called Shigli, it is only one or two hundred miles away from Aceh City, you can see if you can raid Aceh City first......

"Commander, my subordinates remember!" Jin Hao saluted while waiting for Zheng Zhilong's final explanation.

"In front of you, there is only one way forward, whether you capture Aceh City or not, you must turn around and go south, and join the marines in the south, that is the only way for you to go home," Zheng Zhilong always felt that there was endless words, "You must pay attention to concealment, if the army of Aceh does not give in, the best time to enter the battle is when the armies of both sides are fighting fiercely, and this is the easiest time to defeat the enemy army!" ”

"My subordinates understand!"

"This is in the territory of Aceh, you have to set off lightly, each soldier's equipment is a flintlock, a hundred bullets, a war knife, and three days of dry food and water, if the food and water are gone, you can only supply them on the spot in Aceh!" Zheng Zhilong thought for a while and felt that there was nothing missing, so he handed a wooden box to Jin Hao, "Here is the compass and map, it will show you the way." ”

Jin Hao took the wooden box and recalled Zheng Zhilong's words again, "My subordinates have all remembered it!" ”

"Okay, let's go!"

Jin Hao was like an ape, climbed several ships, and came to the Guangchuan under the thick rope, which has already been successfully climbed by three groups of soldiers, and more thick and thin ropes hung down from the cliff, and the soldiers climbed more efficiently, "Everyone hurry up, once the night falls and you can't see the road clearly, the speed of climbing will slow down, and strive to be able to climb the cliff before dark!" ”

"Yes, Tuanza!"

The soldiers agreed, and some of the soldiers who felt that their arm strength was good, did not wait for the rope to hang down from the top of the cliff, and climbed directly up the thick rope, Jin Hao was about to stop it, but watching the soldiers climb more than ten steps in one breath, he let them go.

Zhu Youzhen looked from a distance from the flagship, and on the cliff at this time, there were several soldiers climbing up on every thick rope, like a rock sugar gourd, "This Jin Hao, is it too anxious?" I'm afraid it's not safe for the soldiers to climb like this, right? ”

"Master, Jin Hao probably hopes that before dark, more soldiers will reach the top!" Wang Mujiu took Zheng Zhilong's place and stood beside Zhu Youzhen, Fu Xiaojian left, and he also served as Zhu Youzhen's personal guard.

What Zhu Youzhen was worried about did not happen, although some of the soldiers who climbed fell from the middle of the road, but it was only in single digits, and the loss was not too big.

When it was almost dark, Zhu Youzhen estimated that more than half of the soldiers had already climbed to the top of the cliff, as long as they established a defensive formation on the top of the cliff, the soldiers behind would be safe, even if they met the soldiers of Aceh, with the superior equipment of the Ming army, they should not suffer.

Zheng Zhilong returned to the flagship in a dinghy, and saw that Zhu Youzhen was still on the deck, knowing that he had too many expectations for this sneak attack, "Master, it's getting dark, does the ship want to go back?" ”

Zhu Youzhen looked up at the western sky, the sun had been buried in the clouds, or blocked by the ridge, there was only a sunset on the horizon, looking through the treetops on the top of the cliff, it was fiery red.

Hundreds of soldiers had already gathered on the top of the cliff, and even if they met the soldiers of Aceh, the guns on the ships could not provide support, and the defensive area of the marines was known only to them, "Most of the ships should go back, leave a few ships, and be ready to contact them at any time." ”

In addition to the three transport ships, Zheng Zhilong also left behind three Fu ships and more than a dozen Cangshan ships, these ships are small in size, fast sailing, and scattered on the sea, ready to contact the landing marines anytime and anywhere.

Because the Marine Corps soldiers had occupied the vicinity of the cliff top, Fu Xiaojian returned to Zhu Youzhen's side with the guards, they were just protecting Zhu Youzhen's safety, and it was the Marine Corps' business to fight.

When he returned to Malacca City, it was already the afternoon of the third day, Zhu Youzhen did not alarm the civil officials in the city, but temporarily lived in the military camp outside the city, and the long sea voyage made him feel indescribably tired.

By this time, the southern tour had been completed for the most part.

It may be that he has been tossed by the wind and waves for a long time, Zhu Youzhen couldn't sleep for a while, he simply sat up, leaned on the head of the bed, closed his eyes and pondered.

The war between the marines and the Acehnese, he is no longer too concerned, if the sneak attack is successful, this kind of decapitation operation may end the war immediately, even if the sneak attack is unsuccessful, it doesn't matter, conquer Aceh, it is only a matter of time, small Aceh, the population is only tens of thousands, even if they are slaughtered, the Ming Dynasty will have a complete Sumudu Thorn Island.

Malacca is the southernmost point of this southern tour, leaving Malacca, it is the return route to the north, whether to go to Myanmar by sea or land? Zhu Youzhen filtered the rough map of the Malay Peninsula in his mind, is the sea here a trade route? Was there a Westerner trading base along the coast?

If you take the land route, can you stop by to visit Dai Yan Province? Are the people of Daiyan Province really like Zheng Zhilong said, sincerely obeying the Ming Dynasty?

After the layout of Lanzhu Province, Zhu Youzhen is now most concerned about Myanmar Province, which is the closest channel for the Ming mainland to enter the Indian Ocean.

Zhang Zhuo, deputy commander of the South China Sea Fleet, has been ordered to lead a small fleet to Burma, and he not only wants to familiarize himself with the waters around Daguang, but also to build the Daguang military port, I don't know what is going on now.

When thinking about the problem, the brain may be more tired, I don't know when, Zhu Youzhen fell asleep in a daze, and it was not until Fu Xiaojian pushed the door in that he woke him up.

"Xiaojian, what time is it now?"

"It's unitary time, and it's already dark!" Fu Xiaojian said in a low voice: "Master, Commander Zheng has already been invited a few times, and asked Master when he will come over for dinner." ”

"It's already dark?" Zhu Youzhen rubbed his eyes, and the room had already been replaced by candlelight, "Master, get up, Xiaojian go and get some water." ”

"Yes." Fu Xiaojian turned around and withdrew.

Zhu Youzhen got up and moved his body slightly, Fu Xiaojian had already come in with a basin, he washed his face, and went to eat with Fu Xiaojian.

Dinner was prepared in the barracks' dining hall, a small room with a small space, with a square table in the center and a few benches around it, leaving less than five feet of space.

Zheng Zhilong and Wang Mujiu had been waiting in the small room for a long time, and when they saw Zhu Youzhen, they immediately got up and said, "Master, are you going to eat now?" ”

"Hmm." Zhu Youzhen unceremoniously sat down in the main seat.

Zheng Zhilong waved his hand, and then a soldier brought dishes, including soups, there must be more than 20 dishes.

Zhu Youzhen took a closer look, in addition to the common chicken, duck and fish meat, there are still some meat dishes that are not very familiar, which may be seafood, vegetables account for more than half, and they are also full of color, flavor and flavor.

The portions of each dish are not too much, and the dishes are white porcelain, which is smaller than the household one, and looks very delicate.

Zhu Youzhen frowned slightly, if he could choose, he would rather dine with the soldiers than be isolated in such a private room, "Zhilong, why is it so extravagant?" ”

"The identity of the master is different, and he has always been ...... It's never been ......" Zheng Zhilong's words changed, "I don't know these dishes, but they suit the taste of the master, Nanyang is a wild place, and it can't be compared to the ...... of Jingshi"

"Zhilong has a heart!" Only then did Zhu Youzhen remember his identity, in the palace, which meal was not a hundred and ten dishes? The palace is really extravagant and wasteful, compared with the palace, the military camp here can only be regarded as shabby, "Zhilong, this time the lord is on a tour of the south, I want to see the people from all over the Nanyang, not to inspect the beautiful food products of the Nanyang, if it is for the dishes, why do you have to travel far into the ocean?" ”

"Master, don't take it as an example," Zheng Zhilong smiled at Zhu Youzhen, "During this time, it was too hard for the master to travel on the sea with the soldiers, so his subordinates specially instructed the cook to make a few more fresh vegetables, so that the master could adjust the taste." ”

"That's the case, then the master will taste the delicacy of the South Seas, but let's say okay, let's not take it as an example, what the soldiers can eat, the master can eat the same," Zhu Youzhen stretched out his bamboo chopsticks, sandwiched a piece of white, uneven fish fillet, and gently put it into his mouth, crispy and tender, it seemed to be a sea cucumber, "Well, it tastes good, the heat is right, there are chefs of this level in the barracks?" ”

"Don't hide it, the chef was invited from a restaurant in the city," Zheng Zhilong smiled wryly, "Master, do you want some drinks?" It's a pity that there are no distilled spirits here! ”

"You...... You ......" Zhu Youzhen pointed at Zheng Zhilong, shook his head and smiled, "The wine is free," he tasted a few more vegetables, the taste was light, just in line with the taste, "These dishes are good, Zhilong, Mu Jiu, you can eat them too, don't just look at them, there are so many dishes, you can't eat them alone!" ”

"Yes, sir."

In front of Zhu Youzhen, Zheng Zhilong was a little gentle, and Wang Mujiu swallowed heavily, as if he had just been released from prison, he didn't taste it at all, and swept away the chickens and ducks on the plate after a while.

"Hehe, master, these days at sea, it's full of pickles, and my subordinates are tired of eating it for a long time!"

"Mu Jiu, you have only been at sea for more than a month, but the officers and men of the South China Sea Fleet are at sea all year round," Zhu You suddenly remembered something, "Zhilong, it is difficult to eat fresh vegetables at sea, and there is a way to do this: prepare more mung beans and soybeans on the ship, soak them in water, and you can produce bean sprouts all year round, but in ten days, you can grow to five or six inches." ”