On the return journey of the fleet, Zhu Di did not plan to return the same way, but planned to go around Luzon and then pass through Jeju Island and the ancient dynasty, which would be a long voyage. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Although Tang Ming strongly objected, the emperor insisted on this, and he had no choice but to grit his teeth and comply.

The wind and waves in the open sea are not as good as those in the inland sea, even if Fei Xin has rich sailing experience, he seems cautious at this moment, who calls that there is Zhu Di, the emperor, on the ship now, he does not dare to be a little sloppy.

Zhu Gaochi is very bored, he can't see anything on the voyage in the open sea, every day he looks at the outside there is only the sea, the previous excitement has long passed, and the rest is only boredom.

When I was in the inland sea, I could still see some foreign ships from time to time, but I have been sailing here for two days, and I have not even seen a ghost. His daily pastime now is only food, no, he now pulls Tang Ming to make some side dishes, carries a pot of good wine, and sits on the deck at the bow of the ship.

Zhu Gaochi took a sip of wine, took a sip of wine, looked at Tang Ming, who didn't know where his thoughts were drifting, and said with a smile: "I said why have you been listless lately, didn't your father just want you to take a long detour to go back, do you want to behave so bitterly and hatefully?" ”

Tang Ming sometimes really envies Zhu Gaochi's heartlessness, no wonder they all say that he has a wide heart and a fat body, it seems that Zhu Gaochi can have such a good figure, which is inseparable from his character.

"Do you think it's easy to sail on the sea, especially in the open sea? If that's what you think, you're very wrong. The weather on this sea is changeable, like this is still sunny, maybe the next second it may be stormy, unknown dangers are always around our fleet, and every step of caution we will all have to die in the sea and become food for the mouths of the fish. ”

Tang Ming was thinking about something, so naturally he wouldn't tell Zhu Gaochi, although the relationship between the two was like brother and brother, but because of his identity, Tang Ming couldn't talk to Zhu Gaochi.

At this time, Zhu Gaochi remembered the storm he experienced when he came to Nanjing by ship from Beiping, looked up at the sky, and then looked down at the calm sea, he was a little afraid and said: "Do you think that the voyage in the past two days is a little too calm, although the probability of ships and encounters in the open sea here has been greatly reduced, but I haven't even seen a ghost in the past two days, and this is a little too calm, will it be the calm before the storm?" ”

When Tang Ming said this, Zhu Gaochi immediately became nervous, and the ease of leisure just now was long gone, replaced by a panicked face.

Whether Zhu Gaochi was fake nervous or really nervous, Tang Ming didn't know, but his performance made Tang Ming's depressed mood much better. But before he could make fun of Zhu Gaochi, the sentry in charge of the lookout on the treacherous pole suddenly shouted that an unknown fleet was approaching.

This place is already very close to the waters of Luzon, so Tang Ming is not worried, in his opinion, this should be Luzon's fleet. The sentinels on the trick stick can spot the opponent's fleet first because of the telescope, and the opponent must not have discovered it at this time, so there is nothing to worry about if the opponent continues to approach his own fleet.

When they found the Daming flag flying high in the fleet, they naturally didn't dare to come over again.

Not only Tang Ming had such thoughts, but even Fei Xin, who was experienced in navigation, also had such thoughts, so after receiving the alarm from the sentry, Fei Xin only ordered to continue to observe and then there was no follow-up.

The flotilla remained in a loose formation, and no one was worried about the flotilla that was about to meet. Even the sentinels didn't pay much attention to it, just kept an observant attitude, and lost the nervousness they had at the beginning.

Soon, the sentry on the trick pole gradually noticed that something was wrong, the other party was obviously close enough, and if you look closely, you should be able to see the Ming flag flying high in your fleet, but the other party turned a blind eye and just buried her head forward, at this time the distance between the two sides can be seen with the naked eye alone, but they know that there is a fleet in front of them, but they still have the momentum of rushing into their own fleet.

Seeing this, the sentry could no longer be calm, and once again sent a warning to the person under his feet, there was no need for him to warn again, Fei Xin himself had already seen it clearly. He didn't know the rapidly approaching fleet, the flags fluttering on it, but there were dozens of them, and they looked like merchant ships.

But when he looked closely through the binoculars, he soon saw that this was not the case, and that the ships were definitely warships, for Fei Xin could clearly see the dark gun muzzles peeking out of the portholes on both sides of his ship.

Fei Xin was suddenly frightened into a cold sweat, it was too late to change the formation at this time, in order to ensure the emperor's safety, he could only order more than a dozen warships to guard the left side of the treasure ship, so that they could stop the impact of the unknown fleet.

Others didn't know what the force of the fleet that suddenly appeared was, but Tang Ming saw through its identity from its flag, this fleet should have about a hundred ships, although the shape of the ships was uneven, but at this moment, the formation of their forward rush was maintained well.

The most powerful and powerful force in this area is the Dutch merchant fleet. They have always been domineering in this part of the sea, because of the strength of their ships and guns, no one dares to confront them, and ordinary merchants will obediently offer silver taels when they meet them, and prayed in a low voice that the other party will not harm the lives of their crews.

This is a pirate fleet that has dominated this sea area for a long time, they rely on robbing the merchant ships passing through this sea area, they have accumulated a lot of money, and their power is constantly increasing, and the ships and cannons are the current top level.

Two days ago, this group of pirates had received a report from the eyeliner that there was a fleet of ships from Daming, two hundred warships and fifteen treasure ships. Pirate leaders generally don't have thoughts about the official ships of the Ming Dynasty, and when they usually meet at sea, they will avoid each other.

It has always been true that the water of the well does not interfere with the water of the river, but this time the pirate leader had a crooked idea, because the fifteen treasure ships really made him very excited. The treasure ships of the Ming Dynasty are famous far and wide, and all the pirates are proud to own a treasure ship.

The pirate leader knew that if he could successfully take these fifteen treasure ships this time, his strength would increase tenfold, and it was not impossible to sweep the entire Pacific Ocean. After measuring his current strength, the pirate leader felt that there was a lot of hope for success.

Besides, in the face of such a big temptation, even if the pirate leader is only 30% sure of success, he is willing to take a risk. These pirates who have been fighting the sea all year round, they are not lacking in the spirit of adventure, they don't care if they lose their lives, they only care about whether the benefits are big enough. (To be continued.) )