Chapter XVII. South American Base Areas
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The wind and waves on the sea are very strong, the waves are rolling up dark clouds, between the dark clouds and the sea, there is a fleet fighting to the death with the wind and waves, the waves are constantly beating on the sides of the big ship, but the heavy planks make the big ship still steady and free to shuttle in the wind and waves.
But at this time, the situation of the fleet does not look optimistic, the masts of many ships have been broken, and the fallen sails have been swept into the sea, it can be seen that this fleet has just experienced a baptism of storm, with the continuous acceleration of the fleet, they began to slowly sail out of the storm area, but the dark clouds behind them are getting thicker and thicker, and lightning can be faintly seen, and the atmosphere on the sea ship has become a little depressing for a while.
"Zuo Wuwei! What about nautical charts! Bring the charts! β
In the captain's room of a huge battleship at the front of the fleet, a general wearing the Han costume of the Tang Navy shouted loudly to the guards on the left and right with a solemn face.
"Captain, the charts you want!" Before the guards could call someone, a middle-aged man dressed in a military guard costume hurriedly ran in through the hatch and handed the drawing in his hand to the general who was sitting in the captain's seat.
The general laid out the charts on the map board, carefully looked at the charts, and finally pointed to the drawings on the table and asked loudly: "Who can tell the general, where are we now?!" We had sailed all the way according to the instructions on the charts, and we should have reached South America by now, but. It's a terrible day. Now I can't even see the shadow of an island! Which of you can sue sΓΉ Ben General. What the hell is going on?! β
The hull of the ship shook so violently that the sea water slapped against the glass of the ship, making a crackling sound, making it difficult for everyone to hear what the captain was saying.
"Ben will ask again, is anyone ......"
"Report !! Discover the coastline ahead! Before the general could finish speaking, a herald covered in rain pushed open the door to the captain's quarters and shouted with joy.
The general was stunned, and originally wanted to scold. As a result, when he heard the news of the herald's report, he suddenly couldn't sit still, sat up suddenly, and asked loudly: "What you said is true?!" β
"General Hui, every sentence is true!"
"Good! Bring Ben's telescope! ββ¦β¦
Niu Jinda leaned on a koalpaskin chair, and there was a small stove beside his left hand, and a porcelain pot was boiling, and after a while, the porcelain pot made a boiling sound, and a maid slowly poured out the boiling water. Rushed into a glass, and the tea leaves in the glass flipped up and down. The whole room is filled with the fresh scent of tea.
Niu Jinda lowered his head and took a sip gently, his brows furrowed slightly, the tea grown in South America is really different from the tea grown in Datang, and the taste is much worse than that of Datang's local tea.
The weather outside the window began to slowly become clearer, Niu Jinda stretched his waist, the weather in South America is like the face of his mother-in-law, this morning a look, noon and a change of appearance, early in the morning was still rainy, now it has become a bright sun, this change is faster than turning a book.
The fleet from Australia calculated that the day was almost up today, and Niu Jinda did not intend to stay in the house any longer, stood up, and just wanted to go out for a walk, but the voice of the herald came from outside the barracks: "Commander! The coast sentry discovered that a fleet was approaching the coastal camp of our army, and according to preliminary speculation, it should be the second ocean-going fleet of our Tang Kingdom. β
When Niu Jinda heard the news, he thought it was expected and smiled heartily: "Hurry up and prepare armor for Ben Jiang, Ben will personally greet him." ββ¦β¦
Lu Yunfeng stood at the bow of the captain's room, the sun was very bright at this time, it was hard for him to imagine that just half an hour ago, the fleet he led had just escaped from the storm, which was as unreal as a dream.
The distant coast is white, the turquoise sea is horizontally spread on the beach, and from time to time there are seagulls flying in the clear blue sky, this qiΔ, in Lu Yunfeng's eyes, it seems to be an overseas fairyland, Lu Yunfeng's eyes are a little moist, after a month and a half of sea sailing, to see the land again, this qiΔ is really not easy.
As far as the eye can see, behind the sandy beach is a lush jungle, and in the distance there is a mountain range, which seems to be the South American continent.
The crew on the ship was already cheering and celebrating excitedly at the moment, and the feeling of relief after a long sea voyage of a month and a half, crossing the ocean, and being able to reach the destination of Shun Lì, made every crew member feel excited from the bottom of their hearts.
"Look! There's my Datang's letter ship there! On deck, a sharp-eyed crew member pointed to the sea in the distance and shouted excitedly.
Everyone's eyes were attracted by it, and they all looked in the direction pointed by the crew, only to see two letter ships on the sea near the land, speeding towards the fleet, and on the letter ships, two golden dragon flags fluttering......
Following the letter ship, the fleet finally approached the coast, and Lu Yunfeng also saw the various scenery on the coast clearly, this is a hillside-like harbor, which seems to be nothing from the outside, with dense trees and abundant water and grass. However, when the letter boat sails into a wide river and skirts the hillside, the scenery in front of you is suddenly surprising.
This is a huge maritime military base, the terrain here is surrounded by mountains on three sides, there is only one outlet to the sea, on the circular hillside, built with Tang-style buildings, in the harbor, there are countless large ships and warships, the masts of these sea ships cover the sky and the sun, it looks very great shock.
"General Lu, welcome to the South American base of the First Fleet of the Tang Dynasty, General Niu has prepared a reception banquet for the general, and he has been waiting for General Lu for a long time." A messenger who disembarked from the letter ship smiled at Lu Yunfeng.
"Oops, Senior Niu is so polite." Lu Yunfeng was a little flattered, everyone knew Niu Jinda's status in the Datang navigation industry, and it was a great honor to be able to be picked up by his old man.
"No, no, no, General Niu said that every seafarer who can cross the ocean is a well-deserved Tang warrior and deserves his respect." The messenger waved his hand, "Go around the sentry post in front, General Niu is waiting for us there............
Niu Jinda stood in front of the dock, looking at the fleet slowly sailing into the port, the corners of his mouth also showed a slight smile, judging from the sea ships of the second fleet, it is obvious that they have also suffered a lot, many of the masts of the warships are broken, and the sails are mostly tattered, but what reassures him is that the hulls of these sea ships do not seem to have been damaged in the slightest, and they should not have encountered a reef group, so this time the fleet that sailed from afar, the crew loss should not be large.
The huge battleship slowly docked in front of the dock, and Niu Jinda led more than 1,000 guards to hold a simple reception ceremony for the sergeants of the Second Fleet who had sailed from afar in the square of the pier, which also brought tears of excitement to the eyes of many arriving crew members.
When Lu Yunfeng walked down from the suspension ladder on the side of the ship, Niu Jinda strode up to him, held his hand and said, "General Lu, it's been hard all the way. β
Lu Yunfeng also had tears in his eyes, "Thanks to General Niu's care, the Second Fleet of the Tang Ocean arrived in South America, with a total of 2,142 people, but there were 2,117 people. β
"Hmm." Niu Jinda nodded, "This casualties are already very small, and you have done a good job." β
"Oh, yes." Niu Jinda seemed to remember something, "I haven't tasted food on land for a month and a half, call the officers and soldiers, and go to the banquet with the general!" ββ¦β¦
"Oh? In this way, His Majesty has already canonized many heroes? Niu Jinda stuffed a peanut into his mouth and said with interest.
"General Huiniu's words, it is true, His Majesty drew the "Twenty-five Heroes Map" in Lingyan Pavilion, thinking that it would be recorded by future generations." Lu Yunfeng said, and took out a gilded letter from the sleeve robe on his body, and handed it to Niu Jinda, "This is His Majesty's handwritten letter, and now I will hand it over to General Niu." β
"Oh, good." Niu Jinda also took the envelope curiously, tore off the fire paint, and looked at it carefully after opening it, and soon, his face showed a look of relief.
"By the way, the twenty-five heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, is there any Guiguzi Xu Yang?" Niu Jinda suddenly raised his head and asked Lu Yunfeng such a question.
"Guiguzi Xuyang and Xu Junhou are ranked sixth." β¦β¦ (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)