Tang Ming said that he was borrowing, but Zheng He understood better than anyone else that if this treasure ship was really lent out, he would not return it to a large extent. The treasure ship is his lifeblood and the weapon he is about to sail away, not only he values the treasure ship, but even Zhu Di attaches great importance to it.

Every treasure ship built must be registered, so even if Zheng He wanted to borrow the treasure ship from Tang Ming, he had to ask the emperor for permission in the end. Tang Ming opened his mouth and asked for a few ships at once, which was absolutely impossible.

If there are one or two ships, Zheng He can also consider it, there will always be some natural and man-made disasters when he is sailing abroad, and it is understandable to take the opportunity to get one or two ships to borrow from Tang Ming. Even if Zhu Di learns about it, he won't really blame him.

Zheng He didn't say anything, he slapped Tang Ming's head directly, and laughed angrily: "What is your kid when I am a treasure ship, how can it be reasonable to ask for several ships in one mouth!" You will be given two at most, and if it is not enough, you can find a way by yourself. ”

Two ships, not bad! This is one more than Tang Ming's initial conjecture, and there is nothing to say, so thank you quickly. In his mind, if he could get a treasure ship from Zheng He, he would have to burn high incense, and he had nothing to complain about when he accidentally got two.

In order to express his gratitude, Tang Ming deliberately stayed behind to accompany Zheng He to load cattle and horses. The cattle and horses on the island were all raised by Tang Ming two days ago, and the number of thousands of horses and thousands of cattle is not very large.

It can be loaded with treasure ships or more than 20 ships, and Tang Ming himself only left a hundred horses and a hundred cows, which he deliberately left as seeds.

During this period, Zheng He asked Tang Ming about how to seek Jeju Island, and this guy actually covered up the past mysteriously, saying that he hadn't thought of a good idea yet. Seeing that Tang Ming had the bottom in his heart, Zheng He did not force him to say it, but warned him to be careful and not to cause a big mess.

Tang Ming swore that he would pay attention to it, and then sent Zheng He away. The empty ship came but returned with a full load, and Zheng He gained a lot from going to sea in a hurry this time. The siege of pirates created an opportunity for him to train new recruits and gain a lot of experience.

Two treasure ships and more than 20 warships were left for Tang Ming, and only more than 300 sailors were left, these were specially trained by Zheng He for Tang Ming, and all the personnel were not in the establishment of Daming.

The cattle and horses were to be transported directly to Beiping, so Zheng He did not go with Tang Ming, he organized the fleet and set sail first.

Tang Ming sent Zheng He away and started his big move, and at night, the entire island experienced another obvious tremor, and this time it lasted for dozens of seconds. It was urgent to evacuate this morning, and Tang Ming led everyone to fight all night to ensure that they had to set sail and leave Weihai Island by noon at the latest tomorrow.

Tang Ming, who was busy, didn't know that Xiaobai had quietly left him and ran to the depths of the Great Plains alone.

With five treasure ships and thirty warships, plus nearly a hundred sea-going ships captured from the Wakos, a fleet of this size was ultimately unable to carry the necessary things on the island. Tang Ming gritted his teeth and reluctantly gave up some of the more minor ones, so he reluctantly put them down.

Hundreds of Japanese were scattered by Tang Ming and distributed throughout the fleet, serving as laborers. Some of the Japanese who were seriously injured or could no longer create benefits for the fleet were all ordered by Tang Ming to be left on the island to fend for themselves.

At first, Tang Ming still couldn't be so ruthless, and it was only under Fei Xin's persuasion that he reluctantly did it. There's no way, the entire fleet can't afford these guys who only waste food, Tang Ming has to leave them behind even if he can't be ruthless.

At dawn, the sky was as dark as night, and it was about to rain heavily. All the ships have been loaded, and all the personnel on the island have also boarded the ship safely, just waiting for Tang Ming's order to sail.

After several days of anxious waiting, Tang Ming should have been happy, but this time he was full of anxiety, standing on the bow of the treasure ship, holding a telescope and constantly searching for something?

Fei Xin looked at the sky as if the end was coming, and the anxiety in his heart was no less than Tang Ming's. The fleet was already ready to set off at any time, but at this juncture, Tang Ming found that Xiaobai was missing.

Tang Ming, who refused to get on the boat on the shore, was forcibly carried onto the boat by Li Ba and Fei Xin. Tang Ming had to go to find Xiaobai when he died, Fei Xin, Li Ba and others naturally refused to let him, and in the end, Li Ba volunteered to stay on the island alone to look for Xiaobai, and Tang Ming reluctantly got on the boat.

Li Ba's figure has disappeared from everyone's field of vision, and an hour has passed, Xiaobai's figure has not been seen, and Li Ba has not come back now. Tang Ming said nothing and refused to give the order to set sail, the volcano on the high mountain in the distance was spewing out billowing black smoke, and it seemed that it could erupt at any time.

Fei Xin wanted to persuade Tang Ming to give the order to set sail again, but he knew that what he said was in vain. Now he can only pin his hopes on Li Ba, hoping that when the volcano completely erupts, he can rush back in time with Xiaobai.

The volcano erupted more and more volcanic ash, and Tang Ming, who was standing on the bow of the boat, could faintly feel that the sea water was rolling, and the sight in the telescope had been blocked by the volcanic ash, and the distance was reduced by half.

Tang Ming still continued to observe, in fact, he had begun to regret it not long after Li Ba left. regretted that he shouldn't have let Li Ba stay on the island to find Xiaobai, and now Xiaobai didn't find it and trapped Li Ba together.

Now he is in a dilemma, if he does not leave, if the volcano really erupts, the entire fleet will be buried in the vast sea. Taking into account the overall situation, he ordered the fleet to set sail, and he couldn't bear the guilt in his heart.

Just when Tang Ming's heart was constantly tormenting, he suddenly saw a figure shaking in his blurred vision. Like a man who fell into the water grasping a life-saving straw, Tang Ming rekindled his hope and began to search hard.

It was indeed a figure running fast, and the direction was exactly towards the small dock. When he saw the face of the figure clearly, Tang Ming breathed a sigh of relief, this person was Li Ba who had gone and returned.

But Tang Ming didn't be happy for long, although Li Ba was back, he was the only one alone, and Xiaobai was still nowhere to be seen.

Li Ba stopped at the side of the small pier, there was a small boat specially reserved for him, this guy didn't hurry to get on the boat, but stood there with his hands raised and kept waving at Tang Ming, his mouth was open and closed, and he didn't know what he was shouting?

Tang Ming couldn't hear what Li Ba was shouting, but he carefully studied the shape of his mouth from the telescope, and after a while, he seemed to understand, with a long-lost smile on his face, and immediately ordered Fei Xin to drive a warship to answer. (To be continued.) )