Chapter XIV: Asymmetrical Naval Warfare 1

Knowing the whereabouts of the spice ship, although Changsun Tang is a little big-headed, after all, with clues and directions, this is not bad news. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At sea, Zhang Xingping is not afraid of anything. Piloting the Yandi, he is also the number one person in this sea area.

It's just that this place is a bit of a headache for Zhang Xingping.

The Yandi traveled between the island and the mainland via the South China Sea to Guangzhou, along the coastline to Quanzhou in a northeast direction, and the route from the island to the Spice Islands.

It's just that these pirates are relying on the route of eastern Luzon. For an unfamiliar sea, any captain will find it troublesome, no matter how experienced he is.

"Master Hou, I have never traveled this way, and I am really not sure if I can find pirates." It won't be easy for this island to hide a very small fleet.

"It's okay, I'm going to find them even if I'm digging three feet into the ground." Find the one who gritted his teeth and said.

Although he knew the consequences of offending the boss, Zhang Xingping still said what he was going to say: "Master Hou, we actually have a better way to find them directly." ”

"How?" Wang Tiedan, who had never interjected, was also interested at the moment and said.

"Well, this spice is different from other things, especially the nutmeg that we sell, and it can be said that there is no semicolon for this one, and even if there are very few of them. In this way, we might as well wait and see who is still selling in large quantities in this market except us, and it may be easier to follow the vine when the time comes. Zhang Xingping expressed his opinion.

"It seems like a good idea." Ge Long said.

"Master Hou, have you seen it?" Zhang Xingping looked at the impassive eldest grandson and asked cautiously.

"This can be done, and a small boat will be sent back to inform them of this." After speaking, the eldest grandson stopped talking again.

"Something seems wrong with this, what if they follow our example and sell this spice to the Persians?" Wang Tie Dan wondered.

"This is impossible, if they want to sell these things, they must pass through our territory, according to the confession of the 'tongue', they do not have such a ship, with our ship this is considered death." Zhang Xingping said.

"So have you ever thought that these people would sell this shipment a year later?" As soon as Changsun Tang said this, everyone realized that this possibility was actually very large.

"This ......," Zhang Xingping pondered.

"Besides, since this is out, we can't go back empty-handed, besides, we already have some news, and we are not headless flies, let's go out and try our luck." Changsun Yu said. When others encounter such a situation, they can go back, but the eldest grandson can't, he needs to show an attitude.

"Alright then!" Zhang Xingping had no choice but to prepare to do what the eldest grandson asked.

"Actually, it's not as complicated as you think, since they robbed our spice ship, it means that their speed will not be fast, and they will definitely find a place to repair, this is also the time for us to establish our authority." The eldest grandson was comforted.

"Then I'll go down and make arrangements." Zhang Xingping said. As the captain of the Yandi, Zhang Xingping actually served as the commander of this fleet to a large extent. Many of the reasons for this pursuit were political, so the only member of the fleet who participated in the discussion was Zhang Xingping. As for the specific affairs of the fleet, Changsun Tang would not participate, and what he participated in was a morale-boosting meeting.

"Okay, that's it, let's search along the eastern coast of Luzon first, and if we don't find it, we'll talk about it then." This is an order, and once it is decided, there is no room for maneuver.

By the time the fleet set sail again, the course had changed from northwest to northeast.

This generation of islands and reefs is a great time to test the captain's experience.

Once, when it was dark, I almost hit the rocks.

It was a cloudy day, and it was getting a little darker. This generation of dense islands and reefs is really distressing. Zhang Xingping, who was standing on the deck chatting with Changsun Tang, shouted, then left Changsun Tang and ran towards the rudder. The eldest grandson thought that something might be wrong, so he ran over.

Between Zhang Xingping ran to the front of the rudder, pulled the helmsman away, and struck the rudder in another direction urgently. The sails puffed up by the wind rushed forward with the Yellow Emperor, and Zhang Xingping was a little struggling.

Seeing this, Changsun Tang also stepped forward and helped Zhang Xingping slam the rudder, while roaring: "What are you doing there?" Before he came to help, the lookout hurried to check the nearby terrain and sea conditions. Fast! ”

Changsun Tang was a great help this time, and the direction quickly turned to the other side, and the signalman used the signals sent by the mirror and the oil lamp to tell the other ships behind him about the situation in time.

"What's going on?" When all this was over, the eldest grandson asked Zhang Xingping that he needed an explanation.

"Wait a minute, wait for this lookout to come." Zhang Xingping no longer had the strength to speak, and just now, his head was already sweating profusely.

When the lookout changed shifts, the lookout came over and said, "Master Qiyu and Captain Zhang, we just ran into a reef, if we hadn't turned the rudder in time, we would have crashed into it." ”

"How can there be a reef in this empty sea?" As soon as the eldest grandson said this, he sensed that something was wrong. Who can really say what is going on beneath the sea?

"The sea seems to be calm, but under the surface of the sea is full of reefs, and I found out that the speed of the ship was a little too fast, and although the sail was full, it was impossible to reach such a high speed, and there was only one possibility, and that was the current. However, it is impossible for the current activity to be so violent at this time, and it can only be caused by the reef. At this time, Zhang Xing calmed down and talked eloquently.

"You are invaluable to be able to discover so many things in such a short period of time, and to make accurate judgments, and to save everyone's lives." Changsun Yu said. This is just a remark, this kind of thing that benefits and does not cost is the favorite of Changsun Tang. If everyone can fool like this, then the eldest grandson will be even happier.

"That's what subordinates should do." Zhang Xingping was not complacent.

"What should be yours is yours, and when you return to Jinshan this time, you will be rewarded for meritorious deeds." The eldest grandson was in a very happy mood at this time, and this reward was nothing more than a promotion and a fortune. Qian Changsun has a lot of things, this can be had, this officer, this fleet is now with the captain as the temporary commander, it is not possible to go on like this, it is inevitable to promote some captains from these captains.

In the past, it was Changsun Tang who ignored this matter, but when this incident is over, the reform of the establishment of this fleet must be carried out.

These are all things for the future, there is no need to change now, and it is impossible to change.

"It's all part of the business." Zhang Xingping continued to resign, according to the style of the eldest grandson, he judged that the reward for eating would not be too small, and there would definitely be one, so he continued to prevaricate.

"Needless to say, I said, this time I didn't come to lead the troops to fight, I'm a layman, I'm here to cheer up. I can carry the black cauldron, but you have to show me the real effect. Changsun Yu said.

Hearing this, the most excited person was Zhang Xingping, this time the eldest grandson was on the boat, and what he was most afraid of was that he commanded indiscriminately and messed up his position. As soon as these words came out, it also showed that the eldest grandson had a clear understanding, which was the result of friendship.

Otherwise, there should have been a need to retreat, but this boss said that he couldn't retreat, and it would be a tragedy.

The fleet continued to travel between the archipelago, with the sea, blue skies, white clouds, and the curvy coastline for several days, as well as the green of the coast.

This will make anyone collapse, even the eldest grandson who raised this question is now a little regretful, is it really going to be in vain this time?

The sailors were also a little lax. Even the lookout on this mast could not lift his spirits.

Suddenly, the sea breeze was strong. The lookout shouted hoarsely, but the voice disappeared into the whistling wind, and only vaguely seemed to be someone shouting.

The lookout man got off the mast and ran towards Zhang Xingping.

"Captain, this is a typhoon." The lookout shouted the words almost out of his throat.

Zhang Xingping and Changsun Tang's faces changed at the same time.

The word "typhoon" was given by Changsun Tang, when the fleet encountered such a wind, and when his subordinates reported it, Changsun Tang blurted out the word. As the saying goes: if there is something good at the top, it will be very bad at the bottom. What's more, it's just a noun.

Zhang Xingping didn't care about having a chat with his eldest grandson, so he got up and rushed out.

Changsun Tang felt that it was a huge mistake to come out this time, and the sailboats in this typhoon were really a little unprepared. It seems that I really didn't look at the yellow calendar when I went out this time, although this thing is now being compiled by Li Chunfeng, and the eldest grandson can't see it at this time.

But now that it's coming, it's useless to regret it, and all you can do is to fight actively.

Out of the cabin, the sailors were in a mess, doing what they were doing to avoid further fear.

"Lower all the sails, quick! Fast! A few of you will go up and help, and be sure to lower the sails. Zhang Xingping shouted hoarsely. Changsun Tang looked at this posture, and also learned how to use his hands, and went to lower the sail like an ordinary sailor.

However, an accident occurred, the sail that was originally very easy to lower was not easy to lower after being filled with the wind, the thick hemp rope kept slipping in his hand, and the skin on the hand of the eldest grandson was quickly ground through a layer, and the red blood stained the hemp rope red, but no one noticed this. Even the eldest grandson himself didn't notice.

The potential that can erupt when a person is cornered is enormous.

The huge sail was lowered after all, and being able to lower the sail meant that everyone could basically get out of danger, which meant that the distance from the typhoon was still far away, and it could get rid of the impact of the typhoon, and the other was that the ship with the sail lowered could quickly turn.

Soon, the fleet that had made a U-turn raised a pair of sails and fled towards the shoreline.

Fortunately, it is not far from the coastline, and it didn't take long for everyone to come to the shore.

According to the regulations, even at such times, a certain number of people must be left on duty on board. However, Changsun Tang ordered everyone to get off the ship after fixing the ship and go ashore to avoid this typhoon, and then said that in Changsun Tang's mind, human life is more precious than anything else, not to mention the kind of technical talents that are urgently needed in Oshima and Jinshan.

After coming ashore, the group left a few people who remained near the shoreline, and the rest moved to the leeward side of the hill on the island.

It is said that it is a small fleet, but in view of the scarce population of Jinshan, the more than 1,100 people carried by these seven ships are already a lot. Half of them are on the Yellow Emperor.

More than a thousand people are not much, but when these people are actually gathered, they find that there are indeed a lot of them. Instructed everyone to bring the necessary food from the Tamsui River, and the eldest grandson led everyone up the mountain.

Zhang Xingping was reluctant to leave.

Zhang Xingping's thoughts are still understood, such people are willing to sacrifice everything for their ideals, and these people are worthy of our respect. Therefore, the eldest grandson had Zhang Xingping tied up and carried him up to the back of the mountain.

Honored people can live in our minds or offer them in shrines. But you can't work with such people, these people's dedication will bring out their own disdedication, in order to make their faces look better, the eldest grandson Tang did not hesitate to bring this Zhang Xingping with him.

The wind mixed with the raindrops came, and the big drops of rain hit the face and hurt, and there was no place to shelter from the rain, so I could only lean against the back of the rocks, and it was not possible to hang the trees on the edge of the trees. For safety reasons, a little rain is really nothing.

Soon, the wind became stronger, and after the whining sound, the canopy lowered his head, which had been upward, and from time to time a crackling sound was heard, and the friction between the canopy became more and more intense, and everything in heaven and earth was ruled by the wind and rain.

Humans can only curl up and shiver in this situation.

At the same time, the wind carried a large amount of rainwater, and soon the sky and the earth were white, and it was just as applicable in this case that you could not see your fingers.

The power of human beings seems very small at this moment, and this kind of power of heaven and earth is easy for people to believe. We are always accustomed to "trusting God when He has given up on us." This is what Changsun Tang thinks at this moment.

Because many iron-clad men around involuntarily knelt down, praying for the wind and rain to pass...... (To be continued.) )