Wang Mumu went home, and returned the way he came. Through Bianshui, the Yellow River, the canal, the Huai River, out of Lianyungang into the East China Sea.

Wang Mumu thought, our old king still has a chess at the northern end of the East China Sea, that is, Jeju Island, I haven't been to it for four or five years, here used to go east at 4 o'clock, less than 700 kilometers, and it is also a way, so bend over and see the sea overlord.

Since the captain of the 110th Ship, Haibawang, was given the right to act independently on Jeju Island five years ago, he has been loyal to his duties, diligent in government affairs, and has taken the lead in getting up early to steal the dark. has quietly "squeezed" a piece of the world out of Jeju Island.

In Jeju Island, there is a Tamna kingdom that has been inherited from ancient times, but 148 years ago, in 938 AD, the prince of Tamna entered Goryeo and whispered to Goryeo, effectively becoming a vassal state. As for the name of Tamna Kingdom, it was abolished by Goryeo 19 years later (1105) and Tamna County was established.

After the establishment of the state by the monarch Fu Chengkun in 857, the state of Tamna was paid by the emperor in 938. According to the previous example, the king was called the star lord, and the star lord was crowned as the general of Yunmo and other military officials. The current monarch of Tamna, that is, the lord of Tamna Star is called Fu Erdai, he exploits the domestic people at a first-class level, and he can only tremble with his feet in the face of Goryeo and Wa Kingdom.

After being transferred, the Sea Overlord took his 110 and some small wooden boats left behind by the defectors to fish, cut wood, and dig in the waters of the Sea of Japan. Jeju Island is now more prosperous in the north than in the south, and more prosperous in the west than in the east. The Sea Overlord didn't want to be troubled, so he started from the southeast, which people didn't care about, and gradually occupied more than a quarter of Jeju Island. The days were too leisurely, and I drove 110 around Jeju Island, and I easily occupied the Catalpa Islands north of Jeju Island.

The outsider is idle, but the owner of the island is not idle. His men reported that a number of people had come from the islands of Gapo and Maro, and that they had large ships, a very large and very large ship; They can easily kill and capture sharks and whales that we worship as ghosts; Their lives are very comfortable and enjoyable; They have many things that we have never seen; They first stayed at Gapo Island and Maro Island, then went to Jeju Island, and more recently occupied Chuja Island, and so on.

Fu Erdai, who was worried about everything, also looked at the other party working on Jeju Island from a distance, and quietly sent a boat to follow them to watch how they fought whales and sharks. After reading it, what else can you think? These people who came from nowhere are obviously more powerful than the Koreans and the Japanese people. Through low-to-top contact, I found that the other party was more friendly. As a result, after several contacts, Fu Erdai and Haibawang reached an agreement called "Song Tan Jeju Memorandum". The main meaning is that the sea overlord and others enjoy the treatment of Tamna nationals in Tamna, and the country of Tamna regards the sea overlord and others as its own nationals. Therefore, the Sea Overlord and the others can walk and move freely in the Tamna Kingdom. The Tamna Kingdom collects a total tax of 50,000 guan from Haibawang and others every year, and the Tamna Kingdom allows Haibawang and others to live, work, fish, and plant, and the fruits of their labor go to the laborers. In terms of military and security, the Tamna Kingdom and the Sea Overlord should help each other on the basis of not violating their own interests. Corresponding economic development zones have been established in the three places of Maro Island, Gabo Island, and the Catalpa Islands, which have been actually occupied by Haibawang and others, and administrative ...... are carried out in the development zones in imitation of one country, two systems. ”

This development of the Sea Overlord was praised by Wang Mumu and the eldest princess at that time. In the northeast of the Great Song Dynasty, the sound is loud, not very good, and the Liao State is still quite strong; However, the disguised possession of this land in this form can give it a foothold in dealing with Goryeo, Liao, and Wa, which is very necessary and timely.

During these four or five years, the Sea Overlord continued to deliver whales, sharks and other seafood to the Ryukyus, as well as some coal and iron ore. On the Ryukyu side, the main thing sent to the north was grain and cotton, and of course, there were also weapons and equipment that were configured according to the establishment. Judging from the summary of the Quartermaster Department in the past few years, the Sea Overlord is a bit of a consumption of crossbow arrows, and in other aspects, except for the amount of routine exercises, it is not much to ask for supplements.

Because in the middle of Ryukyu and Jeju Island, there is a big problem and a big hidden danger -- the Wa Kingdom, although it is not yet a threat to itself, but the lessons of history must not be forgotten. Therefore, Wang Mumu felt that the nail of Jeju Island not only could not be loosened, but also had to be tightened tightly, and Wang Mumu hoped that his sea overlord could at least be made into a spring gas.

Wang Mumu entered Beijing this time, because he wanted to work quietly, so after entering the inland river, there were only two pirate ships, a total of 140 people. Now, back to the sea. This is their own world, and there is no need to pretend to be a grandson, so they summoned a big monster, everyone got on the flying machine, and the two pirate ships each left two people at the helm, dragged by the big monster, and sailed to Jeju Island.

Now Wang Mumu's monster has been upgraded several times, and the basic data is still the same, but the stability, safety, and energy saving have been greatly improved. This monster, with a semi-monocoque design, has a wingspan of 156 meters and a fuselage of 156 meters. It can be "early" static floating, and "Hui" dynamic lifting. It has a payload of 700 tons and a maximum speed of 800 km/h.

Now Wang Mumu has to take care of the two pirate ships that are being towed, so he can't move forward at full speed, but the speed of 100 km/h has already made Rose and other pirates so happy that they can't open their eyes.

Wang Mumu's plan was to go to Jeju Island first, and when it was over, he would travel 140 kilometers eastward at 4 o'clock to reach the Goto Islands; 7 km southwest of the Men's and Women's Islands; 5 points further east, 100 kilometers to Osumi Island; Then, we visited Shimoguro Island, Iwo Jima, Kuchi-Arabu Island, Yakushima Island, Kuchinoshima Island, Nakanoshima Island, Kankan-no-Ko Island, Badishi Island, Treasure Island, Amami Oshima, Kikai Island, Tokunoshima, Okinagabu Island, Okinogaya Island, Okinawa Island, Miyako Island, Ishiheng Island, Iriomote Island, Yonaguni Island, and then returned to Ōryukyu. The whole route is like a "J" and is about 1,400 kilometers long. Wang Mumu plans to go to Jeju Island and give the two pirate ships to the Sea Overlord, for them, this is a new type of ship, after all, the world is very different, and the manufacturing in the Mediterranean is very different from here. They can make their own copies if they want. In addition, for himself, unloading the drag of the two pirate ships, the subsequent voyage can be much faster.

Now, the big monster dragged the two pirates eastward, the 700-kilometer journey has traveled more than 600 kilometers, and there are less than 100 kilometers to Jeju Island, look at the blue sky and sea, seabirds and waves, especially those pirates of the original Mediterranean, such a fast speed, unhesitating course, labor-saving and comfortable progress, strange and interesting dragging, it is really never dreamed of foreseeing. Everyone was relaxed and comfortable, and when the mountains and seas were passing by, the observer at the nose of the big monster reported that a ship had been found 8 kilometers ahead, because Wang Mumu's system had already used Yuesheng telegram for communication, and they had already contacted the sea overlord on Jeju Island, so you didn't have to come all the way to pick us up, just wait for us at the port of Maro Island. The captain, captain, first mate, navigator, etc. all know about this situation. Therefore, there is a problem when there is a convoy of ships on the sea nearly 100 kilometers away from Jeju Island, and it is blocked horizontally on the shipping lane.

As the monster continued to move forward, the distance between it and the previously observed fleet became shorter, and everyone gradually saw that there were 20 warships in their channel. It is said that it is a warship, not a merchant ship, because the attributes of these ships can be clearly seen from the type of ship and the equipment on the ship, what kind of slapping rods, iron walls, and ploughshares, but there are no flags and logos, and I don't know what kind of ship it is.

The ship that Wang Mumu and others saw was called the "iron-walled ploughshare beak plane sea falcon warship" in this era, and it was an improved type. The ship has five floors and is more than 100 feet high. The ship had a carrying capacity of 1,000 (about 60 tons), was 10 zhang long, 1 zhang 8 feet wide, 8 feet 5 inches deep, and had a base plate four feet wide, divided into 11 watertight compartments, with three masts, and 5 oars on each side, which could carry 158 soldiers and 42 sailors. The sides of the ship's side were equipped with iron plates for added protection; A sharp iron tip was installed on the bow of the ship to impact the enemy ship, so it was called the "iron wall ploughshare". It is a new type of warship with solid structure, strong combat effectiveness, and can impact enemy ships. It also integrates the length of several boat types such as the bottom of the lake boat, the cover of the warship, and the head and tail of the sea boat, which can not only cross shallow water, but also meet the enemy and break the waves. It can carry 200 soldiers, is convenient to move, and can be navigated in rivers, lakes and seas. This kind of ship has appeared in the Sui Dynasty, and then improved one after another, to the Song Dynasty, loaded with an iron-walled ploughshare, enlarged the ship type, and then became this model. At present, these 20 warships are still divided into two categories, one is the ten warships that do not shoot the rod, such as the flagship, which focus on speed and flexibility; The second is that there are shooting rods, and these boats are equipped with six shooting rods on the left and right, front and rear, fifty feet high, and are the main force in close combat.

Wang Mumu thought that the current place, in the current era, is quite far from Chinese mainland and the coastlines of the surrounding countries of Liao, Wu, Goryeo, and Tamna. Here, it is about 400 kilometers away from Qingdao; It is about 500 kilometers away from Liaoguo; It is about 400 kilometers away from the Wa Kingdom; more than 100 kilometers away from Goryeo; It is about 120 kilometers away from Tamna; It is nearly 3000 kilometers away from Cochin. Although the Song, Liao, Wa, Goryeo, Tamna, and Cochin merchants also passed through in this sea area, it is not very common to see warships in this sea area, unless there is an international war, and I have not heard of any dispute between the above countries in this sea area recently. If these warship-like fleets are the escort of large merchant ships, then why do they only see bodyguards and not masters? If this is the pirates and pirates here, then they seem to be too bullish, and their equipment and scale, except for Song Liao, are not considered the main force of the navy of any country.

Wang Mumu looked at the opponent's formation, obviously blocking his own channel and not allowing himself to move forward. Wang Mumu thought about it, and asked the telegraph operator to contact the Sea Overlord, tell him about the situation, and listen to his opinion, who will be the roadblock in front of us?

The sea overlord called back and said that there are many small thieves in this sea area, but they are all converted from civilian ships and specialize in bullying unarmed people. They robbed caravans less, and they robbed fishing boats more. As soon as our big steamer and the Harvard-branded ship went out to sea, these little thieves had already fled, so we never encountered any pirates or pirates. However, judging from what you described, the 20 ships were probably Goryeo. If you see the crew wearing uniforms and the Goryeo logo on the ship, it means that the Goryeo Navy has gone to sea to carry out official duties; If you see that the crew is not wearing uniforms and there is no Goryeo logo on the ship, it means that the Goryeo Navy is either "patrolling in micro-uniforms", or is on a secret mission, or is about to do something that the boss does not want to do but wants to do, such as robbery, smuggling, trafficking in contraband, human trafficking, .......

Oh! I see! Wang Mumu thought, it seems that we have met an Asian version of the "privateer". In Europe, it is openly known that there are two kinds of pirates: professional pirates and privateers. The rabble of the Fox Dog Party is the professional pirates; Licensed organized pirates are privateers. Privateer pirates can carry out purposeful plundering with the permission of the state. And in Asia, in the surrounding countries in this sea area, led by the Song Dynasty, Confucianism and Buddhism have more or less infiltrated and popularized to Liao, Wa, Goryeo and Tamna, in these two studies, robbery and theft are reprimanded and abandoned, so the model of "privateer pirates" cannot be put on the table here, then, if you want to do it, you have one team and two brands.

Wang Mumu thought about it, and took care of the helmsmen of the two pirate ships dragged behind, and waited for the big monster to slow down and slowly slid to a distance of about 1,500 meters from the opponent's fleet, which was a safe distance, at this distance, the other party had a strong crossbow and a bed crossbow, which did not pose a threat to us. Wang Mumu asked the four helmsmen of the two pirate ships in the back to come over to the big monster, and then, the big monster and the last two pirate ships were unhooked, and the big monster quietly floated.

Now, let's talk about the 20 boats that stand in the way. The 20 ships blocking the road are indeed the main force of the Goryeo naval army, and they are the main force of most of them. Although they do not understand that in this world, on the other side of the world, there is a kind of robber called "privateer pirates". However, they have no teacher, all roads lead to Rome, people pull the big flag to make tiger skin, they pull the tiger skin to cover the big flag, one hand of the big flag, the other hand of the tiger skin, play quite comfortable. However, today's "privateering" is unfair to say that the Goryeo people insist on going their own way, because today's "privateering", the original provocateur is the Liao people, and it is Xiao Hulu, the presiding officer of the Guanhonglu Temple in southern Liao, who was originally from Huludao, and is very good at distinguishing appearances and colors, is very good at pretending to be ghosts, and is also very good at drawing scoops according to the gourd, so it has this name. He was just raised after the death of Yelu Ink, he was originally a Liaohua Han Chinese, a cronie of Yelu Ink, and a powerful deputy of Yelu Ink, that day he did not go to the Shu Princess's Mansion to watch pole dance, and escaped, but one of his brothers was buried in the basement of the Shu Princess's Mansion. After he understood the truth afterwards, he swore that he would not take revenge and swear not to be a man.

Xiao Hulu found the northern official and said about revenge. But the attitude of those northern officials was a little hesitant, first, who is Wang Mumu's opponent? If we win a battle with them, the Song State will definitely deny the relationship between them, and we will not be able to pay additional tribute to the Song State because of this; If we are defeated, this Song State will come to talk to us about the decline of the Sui Gong because of this. Second, I heard that Wang Mumu and the Eastern Roman Empire are on good terms, and the Eastern Roman Empire is separated from the Western Regions of our Great Liao by one or two countries, and it is very powerful, so this matter involves international relations between Europe and Asia, and it cannot be reckless. The third is that our Liao Navy has more than 70,000 sailors and more than 500 boats folded in the hands of this Wang Mumu.

There is a northern official who gave Xiao Hulu an idea, and now our Goryeo in the east is a vassal to my Great Liao, to put it bluntly, this Goryeo is a subject country of my Great Liao. Xiao Hulu, you might as well go and tell the king of Goryeo, how much gold, silver and money Wang Mumu and his party have, there are rare treasures in the world, there are exotic enchantresses who can sing and dance, and there are extremely beautiful people*. I heard that they are going to Tamna, and there are only two boats, and there are only 140 people in total. Black eats black? Windfall? Grab a few beauties?

The Northern Guan and Xiao Hulu predicted that Wang Mumu would go to Tamna Country in fact, they were rolling the dice, because Wang Mumu had the possibility to go to Tamna, but he did not necessarily go. However, even if it is known that Wang Mumu will not go to Tamna, it is unrealistic to ask the Goryeo navy to travel a long distance to snipe, so saying that Wang Mumu will go to Tamna is a kind of dice that can be accepted by the other party, but it is actually completely possible to be approved. Now Xiao Hulu, who is on these 20 boats, can't help but be proud when he sees that he has won the bid.

The naval commander of Goryeo was still more cautious, and he said to Xiao Hulu, your intelligence says that the other party only has two multi-oared boats with a cabin of 70 people, why is there such a big strange guy in front of these two ships? What is this? This is different from the airships we have already seen, which seems to be able to fly not only in the water, but also in the sky? You see, that weird big guy, it used to be a big flat guy, and now, look! Gradually, gradually, its back became hunched, fattened, and grown. Look, the big guy swayed out of the water, the big guy swayed into the air again, the big guy rose higher and higher; Ascended higher than the room; higher than the tree; It's higher than the mountain; higher than the mountain; It's even higher; Oops! The hat is going to fall off! ……