Under the blue sky, there is the same blue sea, and the turquoise waves chase each other, reflecting the sun, shining brightly. A fleet of ships is full of sails, pushed by the strong sea breeze, cleaving the waves and sailing south.

"I used to think that the waves in the East China Sea were already very big, but now it seems that the wind and waves in the South China Sea are really powerful." Although his mouth was screaming and smacking his tongue, the young man who spoke was not panicked at all, although the hull of the ship shook very much because of the small hull, but he stood firmly on his feet, as if he was nailed to the deck.

Someone in the cabin shouted, "Hehe, what is this?" You know, we are not deep into the South China Sea yet, we are still on the edge, and the real big waves are in the depths of the sea! ”

A burly sailor next to him smiled: "I heard that in the vicinity of Majapahit, every few years, there will be a big tsunami, that is the real stormy waves, a wave is as high as a mountain, such a shot down from the sky, tsk, not to mention the boat, even the dock will be razed to the ground." ”

"Phew, you killers, don't be alarmist to me, the one you are talking about is a tsunami, it will only happen when the Sea Dragon King is angry, and it will not happen every day, if it really happens, it will also be caused by you crows, when the time comes, see how I clean you up." A middle-aged man turned from the back of the cabin and cursed viciously at the burly sailor.

"Yes, Master Yang, uh, no, it's Admiral Yang, haha......" The sailors didn't care, and teased the middle-aged man with his title, and the crowd burst into laughter.

"Hey, these damn bastards......" Yang Yong shook his head with a smile, some of these sailors were brought out by his family, but more of them were prisoners of the Battle of Lushun, and a considerable number of them turned out to be pirates, so they were naturally a little dissolute.

Of course, since the selection of people, he has been drifting at sea for more than a month, and they are familiar with each other, but he is not so particular. Sailing is a very passionate thing, but in fact it is quite dull, every day you see the same scenery, the same people, if you follow the rules again, others are not crazy, he himself will be crazy.

He roared out to stop the sailors from joking, mainly because he was afraid of the young man, who he had spent all his contribution to hire the baby, and if he was scared by these fools, the loss would be fatal. You must know that from the beginning of the Ningbo Conference to the battle of rebellion, he has always been at the forefront, and his contribution has reached nearly 800!

If you use it for anything else, you might be able to buy a clipper boat in advance. But he did not hesitate to choose to hire someone, and he also named him, in order to take the lead in this operation to the South Seas. How could such an important matter be ruined by a few gossiping fools?

"Mr. Xiao Zeng, don't take it to heart, the storms in the South China Sea usually only occur in summer, and by that time, we may all return to the sea, and we will definitely not be able to encounter them."

"Can't you touch it?" Hearing this, the young man was not as relieved as Yang Yong imagined, but flattened his mouth with a disappointed face, "Master Hou said before that the South China Sea is deep and the waves are high, before crossing the ocean, this is the best experience for navigators, I still want to see it, alas, if the wind and waves in the South China Sea can't withstand it, how can I cross the ocean to America?" ”

Yang Yong was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he gave himself a round and said, "...... It's really a strong general, there are no weak soldiers, Hou Ye is wise and martial, and Mr. Xiao Zeng is also a master of art and bold, Yang admires. ”

"Uncle Yang, you are the commander of the fleet, and the navigator is also a member of the fleet, you should treat everyone equally, just call me Mowgli, don't bite a little gentleman's, it sounds weird and awkward."

"Okay, then let's call Mr. Mowgli." Yang Yong nodded, but changed his words, but this title is obviously quite far from the young man's expectations. Seeing that the corners of the young man's mouth moved, and it seemed that he was still arguing, Yang Yong hurriedly changed the topic: "Mr. Wuji, Luzon is not far away, what do you think about the next trip?" ”

In the Ningbo Conference, Yang Yong's biggest benefit was that he knew the important surname of talents, not to mention, if there was no navigator from a professional class, drawing sea charts would be a big trouble. Unlike his companions who are engaged in business, or who are mainly military, he chooses the path of exploration, and if he cannot draw a qualified and detailed chart, he will not be able to obtain satisfactory results.

What's more, the young man in front of him is a personal disciple of Hou Ye, and even the name Wuji was given by Hou Ye, with Yang Yong's respect for Xie Hong, how dare he ignore it?

"Although it is old-fashioned, however, the nautical charts of Luzon are already there, and it is not interesting to go through the field and redraw them more comprehensively." Zeng Wuji's attention was really diverted, and the young man's eyes lit up and he said, "My idea is that we will only make a supply stop in Luzon, and then go deeper into the south, it is better to go to Zamboanga, no, it is better to go to Java, if we can reach Baozhou......"

There was silence around, everyone was frightened by the young man's words, Zeng Wuji himself quickly reacted, he scratched his head embarrassedly, and said with a sneer: "I also know that this time it shouldn't be that far, the current flyship is indeed a little worse, but Java can still try." ”

"Okay, then it's sure it's Zamboanga, aiming for Java." Yang Yong was overjoyed, originally he was worried that the young man had not experienced the voyage, and he would be a little timid, but now it seems that the other party's mind is much bigger than his own, no wonder there is a saying that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

Baozhou refers to Australia, the big island that Zheng He has visited and confirmed by Xie Hong's mouth, which is the highest target of countless explorers in the short term. The merit of discovering the state of the bag and drawing a complete chart is likely to be exchanged for the title of governor of the state of the bag, and it is a fool to not want to go.

However, Yang Yong was not carried away by the merits. Although before leaving, he used the residual contribution degree to exchange for a simple map of the South China Sea, knowing the general location of Baozhou. But this is navigation, a negligence will be buried in the sea, it is really not to be neglected, Hou Ye repeatedly affirmed that this sketch can only be used for reference, can not be relied on.

There is no scale on the schematic diagram, and the direction is not very accurate, if you go in the wrong direction, you will get lost in the sea, get lost in the deep sea, how to say the end? Therefore, it is safest to take one step at a time.

Although the island of Java is also very far away, it is connected to Luzon by land, and the flyship cannot go to the deep sea, but it is convenient to walk along the coast.

Once you have the charts along the Java road, plus the information you have collected along the way, you can return to the voyage, exchange this harvest for contributions, and accumulate experience, and when you come back next time, you can challenge a higher difficulty.

This year, only the dockyard in Arthur is in operation, so the new ships are more strained. However, just before the departure of the fleet, news came from Hangzhou that the new Longjiang shipyard had been completed and would soon be put into operation, so that the shipbuilding pressure next year would be greatly eased.

With the contribution, you can change to a new ship, and then come to the challenge, and the moat will change the way, Yang Yong is such an idea, in fact, it is a reason to fight monsters with online games in later generations.

"I've been to Manila before and heard something about Javanese......"

The two of them discussed here, and the sailors also came together to join the discussion, and the distribution of contributions was not limited to the captain of the fleet, and every participant was qualified to look forward to a better future, and this topic was also a topic that never got tired of talking.

Most of the pirates captured in Lushun were from the East China Sea, but the Xu brothers had mixed up in the South China Sea, and many of their subordinates were familiar with Luzon.

"Admiral Yang, there are ships approaching from the west...... They are all large boats, five large ones, ten small ones, and there are many oarsmen on the small boats, and they are very fast, so they should be coming for us...... It's a pirate, and it's Liu Laoxiang's banner! ”

The crowd was talking about it when the lookout on the mast suddenly issued a warning. This lookout is also the remnant of the Xu brothers, who are very familiar with the South China Sea, holding a telescope to see far away, and even look at the other party's flag carefully.

"Pirates?" Yang Yong was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head with a wry smile: "There are pros and cons to grabbing this first, and the opportunity was grabbed, but these miscellaneous pieces have not been cleaned up yet, it's really ......."

"It's strange, last year's Battle of Arthur was so loud, after the war, the East China Sea bandits have been convinced, we went to the South China Sea this time, there are thousands of ships of all sizes, and the South China Sea bandits should have also received the news, right? How can there be anyone who doesn't know whether to live or die? Do you really think that the sea is so big that they can hide casually? ”

"Liu Laoxiang has always been mixed in the islands north of Luzon, two years ago I also heard that he occupied Galayan Island as his lair, more than half of his subordinates, all of them are locals, look at his posture, he has long stopped treating himself as a Ming person, not to mention that he is far away, he may not have received the rumors, even if he knows, he will not care, he has been here for a long time, he does not know how to get used to it."

Several pirate-turned-sailors talked nonsense, made each other's origins clear, and then looked at Yang Yong together, obviously asking him for instructions, whether to fight or escape.

"Wang Wu, can the Xu family's flag language be compatible with Liu Laoxiang's?" Yang Yong raised his head and asked the lookout in a loud voice.

"Simple they should understand." The lookout nodded.

"Okay, let's not rush to speed up first, divide some people to the rear cabin, and get ready...... Wang Wu, you play the flag and tell those pirates that we are the advance team of the Ming Royal Sailors, let them get acquainted, otherwise, there will be a time when they will be unlucky. Yang Yong made a decision.

His ships were loaded with supplies, only the flagship had a thunderbolt cannon and a little ammunition, and it was okay to fight if he wanted to, but it was not necessary, just some wide ships, and with the speed of a flywheel battleship, it was easy to get rid of the opponent.

(To be continued)