readx; At the critical juncture of the storm, Zheng Sen and the sailors on the Princess Anna were not alarmed, showing superb piloting skills. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info With a wave of big waves, Zheng Sen had a right full rudder, and the boat took advantage of the waves, and instantly aimed the bow of the ship at the island three nautical miles away.

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At the same time, the sailors, risking falling into the sea, pulled up the sails on the foremast and midmast with all their might. At this time, the southeast wind was probably more than tenth, and as soon as the sails were raised, the Princess Anna rushed straight towards the island like an arrow from a string.

At this time, there were not many ballast stones on the ship, and it was moving at high speed in the wind and rain, and it was in danger of capsizing at any time. Zheng Sen kept saying "Left! Right! Left", all the sailors kept moving between the sides of the ship according to the instructions, and they were able to maintain the balance of the hull. Two nautical miles, one nautical mile, one and a half miles... The island in front of us is getting bigger and bigger, and although it is dark, it is like a beacon of hope in the eyes of everyone at this moment!

At this time, the Princess Anna had sailed into the reef that carried the island, and if it went any further, it could run aground or run aground. Zheng Sen made a decision immediately, shouted "sail and anchor", and the main and auxiliary iron anchors, which weighed hundreds of catties, were immediately thrown into the seawater and firmly grasped the submarine reef. It's finally safe!

The storm lasted all night and did not dissipate without a trace until early in the morning. When the sun rose above the sea level, and the calm sea was covered with golden sunlight, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and completely collapsed on the deck. The Egg Min's location is accurate, the Princess Anna has excellent performance, Zheng Sen and all the sailors have superb piloting skills, if one of these three can't be done, the whole ship is afraid that the whole ship will have been buried in the sea!

However, the excitement of the rest of his life after the catastrophe quickly dispelled the fatigue, and the pale Zhang Huangyan also walked out of the cabin, personally took a small boat, and was the first to land on the island. After careful identification, this small island is indeed their destination: Huangshan Mazhi.

All fishermen who have come to the South China Sea to fish are no strangers to Huangshan Mazhi, although she is not large, but among the islands and reefs dotted with Nansha Islands, it is already the largest. The island shape is long and narrow from east to west, the terrain is low and flat, 400 zhang long from east to west, and 100 zhang wide from north to south. Unlike sand islands like Luodao, the surface of Huangshan Mazhi is covered with a layer of fine sand formed by the weathering of coral reefs, and it is not submerged by the sea, so plants can grow. At this time, the island is lush and green, with a typical southern scenery; The sand on the beach on the shore is red and white, and it is unusually beautiful, and the officers and soldiers who came here for the first time could not help but be amazed when they saw it.

Even more interestingly, on the eastern side of the island, a large number of turtles and hawksbill turtles are slowly and clumsily climbing up to the beach from the water. The warrior from the north did not know why, but the warrior who had been an egg farmer explained that these turtles had come to the island to lay eggs, but they did not expect to be hit squarely.

Turtle shell and turtle meat are all precious medicinal materials, and the tortoiseshell back armor is a priceless gem, and everyone is very happy, and some people come forward to catch it. Unexpectedly, the turtle has great gravity and strength, and when it encounters danger, it shrinks into its shell, and it wants to go under the knife but has nowhere to start, and it can't be moved.

The warriors who have been egg people are experienced, and they are not in a hurry, and they only use their strength to turn the turtles over one by one. Although the turtle has great strength, its limbs are very short, and no matter how much it pulls after turning over, it will not be able to reach the ground, so it will no longer be able to escape. A large number of sea turtles are scraped on all fours, and the scene is quite funny, which makes everyone laugh, and the hardships of the journey have long been thrown out of the clouds.

Compared with the desolate scene of Luodao, Huangshan Mazhi is much superior because of the natural environment, and there are many traces of fishermen's activities on the island. Broken porcelain shards, sails, planks, ropes and other items can be found everywhere, and most surprisingly, there are several brick and stone huts on the island, which are dilapidated but can be used with minor repairs. And all traces unmistakably show that these things were all left by Chinese fishermen.

The next work is the same as Luodao, which is to erect monuments and garrison troops. But the difference is that before leaving, Zhu Youzhen gave Zhang Huangyan a map of the world that he drew by himself. This top-secret map should be the first real world map in the history of this time and space, in addition to the four continents of Asia, Europe, Africa and the United States, Australia and Antarctica, which have not yet been discovered in the "Old World". Of course, since Zhu Youzhen drew purely by memory, it is inevitable that there will be deviations in latitude and longitude, disproportions, and even mistakes, but there will be no mistakes in the general outline.

It involves the "South Seas", that is, the part of Southeast Asia, and deliberately marks the Xisha Islands and Nansha Islands, and uses a nine-dashed line to draw the entire South China Sea into the Daming Sea Frontier. And in the attached page of the map, it is indicated: the main island of the Nansha Islands, which can be named Taiping Island.

Throughout the ages, it is not uncommon for emperors to name a certain place, so Zhang Huangyan didn't think much about it, and only said that the word "Taiping" has a good meaning. But who doesn't hope that the sailors will have a peaceful journey and successfully complete the mission and return home?

In fact, how did he know that the name "Taiping Island" was only taken when the Nationalist Government sent a warship to receive it after World War II in the previous life, and now it has also been moved by Zhu Youzhen.

Since the emperor named this island, the sovereign stele erected naturally engraved with the five big characters of "Daming Taiping Island". From this day on, this island is no longer called "Huangshan Mazhi", but renamed Taiping Island.

As for the garrison, considering the vast sea area of the Nansha Islands, it will definitely be necessary to send troops from Taiping Island to other islands in the future, and Taiping Island itself also has a certain area; Moreover, fishing boats come here frequently, and the possibility of pirates landing on the island cannot be ruled out, so Zhang Huangyan and Zheng Sen decided to temporarily garrison 20 troops, and the reserve materials are far more than Luodao. In order to strengthen the garrison, the stern main gun and two side guns were specially removed from the Princess Anna, and converted into shore guns and deployed on the island, so that it would be difficult for ordinary pirate ships to approach. The officers and men guarding the island are still rotated every six months.

Supposedly, after all this work is arranged, it is time to get back on the road. However, Princess Anna was damaged in many places during the storm, especially the mast, and the ship's speed loss was not small, and the ship had to be stopped for repairs. In addition, some stones must be knocked down from the reef to replace the lost ballast stones. Therefore, Zhang Huangyan and Zheng Sen decided to stay on Taiping Island for three days and then set off.

But what they didn't expect was that the storm they had just experienced was just a prelude. For seven days in a row, the storm and rain always shrouded the waters near Taiping Island, and it was really impossible to sail!