readx; Although they could not sail because of the storm, Zhang Huangyan Zheng Sen and all the naval soldiers on the Princess Anna were not idle. www.biquge.info.dt There's so much work to do!

First of all, it is necessary to repair the hull as soon as possible, especially to reinstall the rear mast. It turned out that the mast had been thrown into the sea, but fortunately there were tall coconut trees on Taiping Island, and it was just right to make a mast after it was cut down. As for minor repairs to other parts, not to mention minor repairs, and all this work is carried out in the wind and rain.

The second is to set up fortifications on Taiping Island. Because there were not many officers and soldiers defending the island, it was impossible to fully fortify it, so they could only set up a fort at the highest point of the island, and then knock down the reef from the reef, polish it into stone bricks, and build a small circle of walls around the fort. Trenches were dug outside the walls, and the trenches were filled with sharpened wooden stakes. Although it is still a little rudimentary, the fortification already has the basic function of defense, and the average pirate who lacks firearms will definitely pay a heavy price if he wants to attack it. Of course, the amount of work was very large, so Zheng Sen led the officers and men of the whole ship to complete the work in a hurry. After the Princess Anna left, the officers and soldiers defending the island slowly strengthened the fortifications.

The third is daily training. Although there is no combat mission in Nanyang this time, Zheng Sen remembers Zhu Youzhen's advice: Always tighten the string of war! Therefore, even though he was already tired from his daily work, Zheng Sen still had to spare an hour to conduct various exercises in the battleships and fortifications. The new fighters had no foundation in the past, and Zheng Sen was even more strict with them, especially in terms of military discipline, so as to get rid of the casual habits of the past as soon as possible, integrate into the collective as soon as possible, and form combat effectiveness.

The fourth task is also very important. After finishing work every night, Zhang Huangyan and Zheng Sen also gathered all the soldiers who had been to the South China Sea, and everyone marked the islands and reefs in the South China Sea on the chart from memory, and then confirmed each other, and finally got a more credible map.

Of course, the basis of this map, that is, the map of Southeast Asia, is a copy of the world map that Zhang Huangyan copied from Zhu Youzhen. That original map is a top secret, even if Zheng Sen has no will, Zhang Huangyan didn't dare to let him say that in addition to Zhu Youzhen, the second person in this time and space who knows what kind of world is it, that is, Zhang Huangyan.

After several nights of hard work, the map of the South China Sea was finally completed. There are dozens of known islands, sandbanks, reefs and shoals in the Xisha and Spratly Islands, and in addition to the specific locations, the names of these islands and reefs are also marked on the map. Of course, because Luo Island and Taiping Island actually arrived, the Princess Anna had a sextant included with the charter, so the accurate latitude and longitude can be derived. As for the other islands, it still needs to be verified on the ground, and it will be a long process.

In addition to these formal tasks, the North Sea Fleet, as a unit personally organized by Zhu Youzhen, also attached great importance to the ideological work of its officers and men, just like Qin Bing. Between work and before going to bed at night, Zhang Huangyan Zheng Sen and officers at all levels would cordially mingle with ordinary soldiers.

The other fighters had long been accustomed to it, and the new fighters who had just joined the army were a little flattered at first, and they couldn't believe that the official master would care about someone as low-level as them. It wasn't until a few days later that they found out that the North Sea Fleet had such a harmonious relationship, that the soldiers cared about the soldiers, and that the soldiers loved the generals, that they opened their hearts.

They were especially willing to complain to Zhang Huangyan, and when they talked about the hardships and humiliations of being egg people, the narrator and the listener wept together. Zhang Huangyan wrote down all these things afterwards and prepared to present them to the emperor after returning to Beijing, because it involved a large number of corruption and illegal acts of local officials.

After seven days, the sea was finally completely calm. After the repairs were completed, the Princess Anna finally set sail again and sailed due west. This time, there were no twists and turns at sea, and it took less than three days to reach the first destination of the trip: Chenla.

With nautical charts to guide the way, the Princess Anna navigated the Golden Ou Kok and turned north, soon arriving at the port town of Kampong Son in the country of Chenla. But everyone to the north could not help but be surprised: they only heard several puffs of black smoke rising from the city of Kampong Sun, which was close to the sea, and there were faint shouts of killing. What's going on here?

The crowd was observing, and suddenly they saw a large number of people helping the old and the young, stumbling from the city to the sea. Behind them, an infantry army of about several hundred people was closely in pursuit, killing people indiscriminately, and dozens of people were already splashed with blood on the spot in an instant. And the seaside is a dead end, and these people are slaughtered in their eyes!

The soldiers' heads were on fire, their eyes were red, and Zheng Sen asked Zhang Huangyan and said: "My lord, this is not my Ming land, and these people are not my Ming people, it stands to reason that they are fighting, and we should not interfere." But these people slaughtered the unarmed people like beasts! ”

Zhang Huangyan was also so angry that his face turned pale, and he held back his anger and said, "Not bad." Moreover, Zhenla has sent envoys to pay tribute many times, and its king has also been canonized by our dynasty, and he is a vassal state of my Ming Dynasty. Now that there is a war, although the situation is unclear, we cannot stand idly by. In this case, let's stop the army from slaughtering the people first, and then reason after asking the reason for the whole story. ”

Zheng Sen waited for Zhang Huangyan to say this, and immediately ordered the battleship to dock, and fifty heavily armed naval soldiers immediately disembarked and put on a battle formation. At the same time, the bow of the ship's main gun opened fire in demonstration, only to hear a loud bang, whether it was the fleeing civilians or the pursuers behind, they all stopped in fright.

At this time, Zhang Huangyan also led several translators off the ship. A translator stepped forward to grab a few panicked people, asked a few words in Khmer, and hurriedly replied: "My lord, these people are all Zhenla people, but the army behind them is Annamite." Annan sent troops to attack Zhenla, Zhenla was defeated, and Kampong Xun has been captured! ”

Zhang Huangyan was taken aback, and said in his heart that before this mission, he had also done enough homework and had a little understanding of the Nanyang countries. Zhenla and Annan do not border, and there is a city in the middle, why did the Annan soldiers fight to Zhenla?

However, at this time, Zhang Huangyan was not allowed to think about it, because after a little hesitation of the Annan army, it relied on its own large number of people and caught up again. Zhang Huangyan discussed with Zheng Sen, then led his subordinates to meet him, and let the fleeing Zhenla people block the Annan people.

The Annan army did not dare to act rashly and stopped dozens of paces away. A man who looked like a commander stepped forward and rattled how ugly the tone of his voice was. Zheng Sen couldn't help frowning and said, "What kind of nonsense is this?" ”

One of Zhang Huangyan's translators heard that this was the Vietnamese language spoken by the Annan people. Zhang Huangyan immediately led the translator to negotiate, and said solemnly: "This official is an envoy to Zhenla and other countries in accordance with the holy decree of the Ming Emperor. Since you are from Annam, why did you attack Chenla and slaughter innocent people? ”