As the sun sets, so does the afterglow that renders the sky blood-red. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoA bright moon rises from the end of the mountain, shrouding the entire Xihui Town in a soft glow, and Xihui Town, which has already spent a day in the sultry heat, finally ushered in the most refreshing and cool time of the day.

"General, this wall was built at the beginning of the garrison in Xihui Town, using the earthen wall as the foundation, and using bamboo and trees to build a barrier similar to the camp wall outside, wrapping the earthen wall in it, so as to reduce the erosion of rain as much as possible," Di Meng made a gesture of please as he climbed the stairs.

Xihui Town, named Town, was actually a small village at the beginning, this kind of inconspicuous border village, not even a basic fence, just hastily fenced around, which can be regarded as demarcating the boundaries of village houses, fields, mountains and forests. When the Ming army settled, they first replaced all the fence walls with earthen walls, and wrapped wood around the perimeter to reinforce, because there were basically heavy rains in the tropical rainforest, and the wood had long been soaked with water, so there was no need to take other fire prevention measures, and it was difficult for these wood to be ignited.

Lou Yong stretched out his hand and knocked on these bamboos and wood, I have to say that the first batch of soldiers of the Ming army who came to station are still quite capable, in the difficult situation when the trade route was not passed, it is not easy to build such a camp according to local conditions, and even this camp has a specially set up corner tower and a platform protruding outward, which can play the role of a horse's face, and it can definitely be said that the sparrow is small and has all kinds of organs.

"General, please look this way." Di Meng turned around and pointed to the camp, "Later, the trade route was opened, and the caravans carried a cart of stones each time as the cost of customs clearance in and out of this pass, gathered sand into a tower, and finally built a city wall in this town that was between two mountains, but after all, the stones were heavy, and it was not easy to transport back and forth, so they could only build a city wall facing west, and this city wall was always low, that is, it was comparable to the wall of the camp outside. ”

Gently patting the wall, Lou Yong said in a deep voice: "My Da Ming Erlang is far away from Nanyang, thousands of miles away from home, and there is still such a blue wisp of the road, with the will to enlighten the mountains and forests, which is rare and valuable. Moreover, the roads in this area are muddy and rugged, and they have also understood that they can build such a pass stuck between the two mountains with a pair of hands and a small number of materials, and it is actually a pass stuck in the throat of the road. If ······"

Di Meng, Sun Jun and the others glanced at each other, and their faces showed solemn expressions.

"If they win this battle, they should be the first to take the credit." Lou Yong said in a deep voice and waved his hand.

The meaning behind this doesn't need to be said, Di Meng and the others are also clear. If this battle is not won, the rule of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang is likely to fall apart, and there is no so-called meritorious service, because everyone may not have the life to return alive at that time.

Knowing that Lou Yong didn't want to say more, Di Meng hurriedly turned around, and Lou Yong had already picked up his clairvoyance and looked out of the city. At this time, there is no need for Di Meng's more introduction, Lou Yong can also see Di Meng's arrangement.

Defend the city first and defend the field, only in the case of insufficient troops or the need to preserve strength, will give up the defense of the mountains and rivers on the periphery of the city, and directly defend the city, such as the battle of Chengdu of the Sichuan and Shu armies, in the face of the mighty Mongolian army, in the case of Jianmen Pass and Fushui Pass did not hold out for too long, the Sichuan and Shu army could not directly fight with the Mongolian army in the field, so the whole army retreated directly into the city, with the most decisive heart and the most tragic street battle, dragging the Mongolian army to death, It is so worried about its own people that it does not dare to use the return cannon on a large scale.

But that time was special after all, because the Sichuan and Shu army were mainly Sichuan and Shu soldiers, and they knew the importance of the gains and losses of Chengdu Mansion, and they knew that this was their hometown, so they fought bravely. What's more, Chengdu Mansion is a first-class state capital, the city is high and deep, and there are many arrangements in the city, so Zhang Jue and Gao Da had the courage to let the enemy enter the city at that time, and this was just to delay the time as much as possible, and the reason why the Mongolian army finally retreated was because of the Ming army's all-out counteroffensive on the rest of the battlefield.

As a general who participated in the Battle of Chengdu, Di Meng knew very well the reasons for the victory in the Battle of Chengdu, so he did not have the luxury of expecting to be able to block the army of the Ilkhanate with such a small city, especially the craftsmen who made the return cannon in the Mongolian headquarters were still from the Ilkhanate, who knows if there is a more powerful return cannon in the hands of the Ilkhanate.

At the beginning, the city wall of Chengdu Mansion could not withstand the bombardment of the return artillery, not to mention the two thin walls in front of him. Therefore, Di Meng simply pushed out the battle line, not only set up camps on the front of the hills on both sides, but also set up two small camps on the left and right sides of Xihui Town one mile away, and set up a large number of traps in the middle of these two small camps that formed an angle to each other and on the road leading to Xihui Town behind.

The weather in the South Seas is humid, and it is difficult to keep the things that are manufactured for a long time, so the firearms such as earth-shaking thunder are produced, and instead of being piled up in the warehouse and damp, it is better to "give" all the brains to the Ilkhanate. Therefore, when Di Meng led the army to come, he emptied all the earth-shaking thunder in Angkor City.

"Tell those small tribes that there is a truth called 'no merit is not punished', and I hope they will also know it. After the arrival of the Ilkhanate army, they can prove their strength, then the Ming will not hesitate to help them. Lou Yong looked at the arrangement of Di Meng and the others with clairvoyance, and said in a deep voice, "General Ma is not here, and now that he is sitting on this western front, he still has this little power, and presumably Jiang Xianggong and Xiong Xianggong of Yundian Province also have this opinion." ”

Di Meng struck a spirit, and hurriedly surrendered his hand: "I will go immediately at dawn tomorrow." ”

"Also, at all costs and by all means, find out where the army of the Ilkhanate is," Lou Yong narrowed his eyes, "We are waiting for the rabbit, not waiting for death, and these few days, don't be idle, continue to strengthen this camp and city wall for Lao Tzu, and then the Mongolian Tatar return cannon will smash the stone bullets down, if it collapses, then don't blame Lao Tzu for being merciless!" ”

"No!" Including Sun Jun and Su Gree, the surrounding generals responded at the same time, and the sound shook the entire wall, reaching into the sky.

Lou Yong held on to the wall and looked into the distance.

The green mountains are faint, the bright moon is hanging high, and the entire Xihui Town is silent in the moonlight, as if the war is still far away from this quiet mountain forest and camp.

But Lou Yong, or everyone present, knew that it was getting closer and closer.

"If you want to continue east from here, you have to step on the corpse," Lou Yong muttered in a voice that only he could hear, "That's all there can be done, old general, don't let so many good men bleed here in vain!" ”

On October 23 of the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, Xihui Town, Yunnan Province.

The army is gathered, and the mountain rain is coming.

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The wind stirred the white sails, like a high wall of waves sweeping from the sky, crashing straight at the warships, large and small. The bow of the ship ploughed the waves, and the snow-white waves continued to lap the hull of the ship, and were directly broken by the huge ship.

The distinctive bow of the clipper ship continued to cut the waves, and the waves that separated to both sides immediately hit the body of the treasure ship behind, but compared to the towering posture of the treasure ship, these waves could only calm down weakly, and when the waves rolled between the warships and rushed to the side of the merchant ship behind, they were already weak and weak, which only caused the merchant ship to shake a little.

And more waves, swept by the strong winds, came from afar in a row, tirelessly washing over and over every warship and merchant ship. The waves crashed heavily against the hull and the ship's building, and every soldier on the deck was basically soaked, but everyone was busy in the neat trumpet, and did not flinch because of the wind and waves.

The sails are like a forest, and the warships and merchant ships with the red dragon flag fluttering on the top of the mast pass through the crests and valleys of the waves, and go west against the howling west wind and huge waves.

"General!" Qin Feng, who was carrying a hat, stretched out his hand to hold on to the railing and staggered up the ship, if it weren't for the guards beside Ma Yan who reached out and dragged him, I'm afraid Qin Feng wouldn't have been able to climb this long staircase with his own strength.

Walking up the stairs, Qin Feng looked back with some trepidation, the waves were slapping heavily on the hull, and the entire treasure ship was shaking, but after all, it was the largest sea ship in the Ming Dynasty, and it was also the pride of the Ming Navy. At this moment, Qin Feng wanted to say in his heart that it was impossible without envy, if his merchant fleet could also have such a big ship, then he would not worry about such a storm at all, and he would not have to worry about the loss of merchant ships and goods.

However, Qin Feng also knew that he also had to think about it in this way, because such a treasure ship was not just used to deal with this kind of wind and waves, only when the treasure ship showed its guns on both sides and released its anger, the enemy would know how terrible this giant ship was.

And if such treasure ships are used to transport goods, it will be too tyrannical, and the purpose of their design and construction is to conquer new seas for the Ming Dynasty, and to conquer the countries and enemies across the ocean. Qin Feng subconsciously glanced up at the red dragon flag fluttering at the top of the mast, and a smile appeared on his face.

This flag and this giant ship gave him enough security.

"Brother Qin, Brother Qin came to the boat building to find the old man in such a big storm, the old man is sorry!" Ma Yan's voice sounded from not far away, with the usual loud and hearty old general, and the wind that could tear people apart at any moment could not even be interrupted by his voice.

Qin Feng hurriedly stretched out his hand and pressed the hat to follow the sound, Ma Yan didn't have a hat or helmet, just standing on the boat tower with clairvoyance, his feet were tightly nailed to the boat board like tree roots, so that this veteran could stand smoothly without reaching out to hold the railing, and even the guards around him were all standing straight, as if the shaking warship did not have much impact on them.

And Qin Feng even wanted to reach out and hug the pillar next to him. Thinking that he was only in his forties, and he was not as good as Ma Yan, a seventy-year-old general, Qin Feng was somewhat ashamed, but at this time, he couldn't take care of this, Qin Feng took two steps forward, clasped his hands into fists and solemnly arched his hands: "Old General Ma, don't say that, the old general is old and strong, and the little brother really admires!" ”

Ma Yan put down his clairvoyance and said with a smile: "Brother Qin Xian doesn't need to be so polite, such a big storm, he is in a hurry to come to find so-and-so, but what is the big thing that needs to be reported?" ”

Qin Feng nodded, stretched out his hand to the north, and said in a deep voice: "General, please look, that side is the southern end of Tianzhu, after bypassing from here, if you continue to drive west, it will be the Ilkhanate, after here, it is very likely to encounter the sailors of the Ilkhanate." Because we are coming and going from the sea for trade and transportation, and we have only a few routes, so if the people of the Ilkhanate want to come, they have to go from this side nine times out of ten. ”

"This is the 'Cape Comorien' marked on the map?" The clairvoyance in Ma Yan's hand was aimed at the cape that faintly appeared between the sea and the sky, and sighed softly, "A corner of the independent sea and the sky is really a rare place in heaven and earth, I didn't expect the world to be so big, in addition to the Central Plains, Guangnan and Nanyang, there is such a majestic and magnificent scene." ”

At the front of the fleet, Cape Comorim (author's note: the southernmost point of present-day India, which has been a sacred site of Hinduism for more than 2,000 years) has made its own majestic presence to everyone who looks at it. The cliff is straight, let the waves beat and wash again and again for thousands of years, and the silver-white sand under the cliff has been extending into the distance, the trees behind the beach are constantly shaking in the wind, but they are still strong and even tenacious to stand on the front line of this beach facing the sea.

On the cliff, you can clearly see a temple that is not very large, just standing at the highest point of the cliff, facing the wind and waves just a few miles away, the top of the temple is oval, but the building below is towering, and the oval roof rises up to the sky.

Countless waves roared towards the cliffs and into the sky under the wind, and the dark clouds, which had become thicker and thicker, suddenly parted to the sides as if they had been split by the wrath of the gods, revealing a light visible to the naked eye.

Lightning fell from the sky like a shining sword, and the light traveled through the wind and the angry sea.

"Boom!" A thunderbolt exploded in the sky, and Qin Feng was in a trance.

Obviously, such a spectacular scene in front of him was also the first time he had seen it for a businessman who had been sailing on the sea for many years.

The rain poured down the next moment, and as the rain fell, the east wind that stirred the sails gradually subsided, and turned into a southeasterly wind with a hint of warmth, which blew from the distance between the sea and the sky, and it was this wind that brought the torrential rain on the ocean.

"General, it's a southeast wind, and our fleet is just southeast of Cape Comorin, if we continue to walk like this, I'm afraid that before the fleet can cross Cape Comorin, it will be blown by the sea breeze and hit the cliff face!" A general strode against the wind, the rain running down his cheeks, and his shouts were hoarse in the wind.

"What does Zhang Dutong mean?" Ma Yan didn't rush to order, although he was the commander of this operation, but after all, he was born in a land division, and he still had to ask Zhang Gui what he meant on this sea.

Several generals subconsciously looked at the treasure ship on the other side - that was where Zhang Gui's flagship was, and this arrangement was not because Zhang Gui and Ma Yan had any disagreement, but in order to prevent any accidents on the sea, all the high-level generals were wiped out - a signal flag was slowly raised.

Keep moving!

The generals from the land division all took a light breath, and the admirals ran down the ship without hesitation to command the manpower.

"General!" One of the heads shouted in surprise, it was too dangerous to break through like this, and at this time, only Ma Yan could come forward to stop Zhang Gui.

Ma Yan didn't answer him in a hurry, but looked sideways at Qin Feng on the side.

Qin Feng's lips twitched slightly, he knew that Ma Feng was asking for his opinion, in fact, these people present, except for the admirals who were busy commanding the manpower, were all out-and-out land generals, so in terms of navigation, they really didn't understand as well as him Qin Feng.

At the moment, he didn't care about stretching out his hand to support the crooked hat, Qin Feng said loudly: "Enlighten the generals, the grass people feel that this arrangement is not unreasonable. It is true that the wind is southeasterly, but after all, it has just changed from an easterly wind to a southeasterly wind, and the wind is still small, as long as the sails are removed and the oars and wheels are used, it can be completely overcome, and the action is fast enough to cross this Cape Komorim before the wind picks up, so that we can take advantage of this rare southeast wind to sail directly to the coast of the Ilkhanate. ”