Wang Fu naturally didn't want more people to know the location of Lu Dao Ao Lai Country, if they could eliminate Ye Chang, it would mean that they might dominate the trade routes of Ao Lai Country, thinking of this, Wang Fu felt his heart warm.

It was a trade route that could reach a million guan a year, and although the sea was stormy and dangerous, the benefits of this million guan were enough to make people take risks.

Since they made this preparation, they kept an eye on Ye Chang's whereabouts, and sure enough, the next day, Ye Chang drove lightly and only took five people to the plum blossom view, stayed in the plum blossom view for a long time, and tasted the plum blossom tea specially prepared by the master Jiang Mei, and then returned to his house. He walked on the front foot, and the news came out from Zhen'er on the back foot, and she overheard that Ye Chang would go to sea at two o'clock tomorrow.

At two o'clock, the sky was still only hazy, and if they hadn't learned the news in advance, they would have been easy to miss.

On the day of departure, Ye Chang boarded the big ship named "Penglai" and went to sea on time at two o'clock.

"Are you keeping up?" After driving out of Lushun, Ye Chang asked.

"Catch up, about three miles from us."

There was a slight mist on the sea, Ye Chang squinted and looked behind the boat, and saw a boat with a somewhat strange style. The boat resembles a waterfowl and is about the size of the two river-sea boats he first built, about 30 meters long and 5 meters wide in later generations.

"What kind of ship is that?" Ye Chang was also a little surprised: "I've never seen a sailor use such a boat before, right?" ”

"This is a sea falcon ship, which is fast, can go to the ocean, and can withstand wind and waves." Su replied with thick legs.

Now Su Thick Leg is the leading figure in the Lushun Sea, different from the original reluctance to join Ye Chang's disciples, after so many things, after seeing Ye Chang's means and ability, Su Thick Leg is already very loyal to Ye Chang. In front of Ye Chang, he was also more respectful than usual.

"It seems that this Cheng Xuanjie has a heart this time." Ye Chang nodded: "Do you think we can deal with this ship?" ”

"The Penglai is equipped with too few weapons, and it is true that there are more people than the sea falcon ships, but there is no shooting stick, so it cannot engage the enemy."

Ye Chang laughed.

"Engagement is not just about the port, surface combat, the first thing is fire."

"What Ye Sima said is reasonable, but the Penglai has never prepared to attack the ship."

"Rockets will do the same." Ye Chang is meaningful.

"What does Sima mean?"

"Let's see when the time comes, the reason why I want to come in person this time is to lure the enemy, and secondly, to test our naval tactics."

"...... of Naval Tactics"

Su Thick Legs was a little puzzled, in his opinion, the naval tactics could not be that the big ships suppressed the small ships, the fast ships attacked the slow ships, the more ships bullied the fewer ships, jumped the gang, and the side, what other tactics could there be.

Only the Datang sailors will have more tactics such as throwing stones, winch crossbows, and slapping rods. Throwing rocks and winches is one of the most important tactics because the wind and waves at sea are too strong and it is difficult to perform them on the deck, so their accuracy is greatly reduced.

He is familiar with the structure of the Penglai, and naturally knows that Ye Chang has done some tricks and feet in the Penglai, and its structure is more complex than that of traditional sea ships, and it can even be said that there are great changes. This time, too, these changes will be tested in actual combat.

"I won't chase it away, I heard that Ye Chang has the treasure of the immortal family in his hand, and he can see the surroundings clearly from ten miles away, they should have already discovered us, right?"

While Ye Chang was talking to Su Thick Legs, on the Haiyu boat that followed, Wang Yan asked Cheng Fangyuan.

Cheng Fangyuan was a little impatient, sailing on the sea, there were already many taboos, like Wang Yan kept asking questions, if it was an ordinary guest, he was afraid that he would be thrown into the sea.

"If you're afraid, it's not far from the sea now, and you can still take a sampan back." Cheng Fangyuan replied stiffly

"This, I'm just worried, the boat that Ye Chang built in the Lushun Shipyard is extremely fast, and we haven't caught up with it several times before......" Wang Yan was a little sneering, but still expressed his worries

"What are you doing as this sea falcon?" Cheng Fangyuan said proudly: "Is Cheng a wasted person again?" In short, you just have to wait on the boat to get to the country of Aolai."

"Ye Chang is treacherous and wise, very human, this time the speed of the Penglai ship was not mentioned, it may be that he deliberately lured me to wait to the depths of the sea, they have done similar things before, and after bringing our ship to the ocean, they suddenly accelerated to get rid of it, and it is unprepared."

"Take Steward Wang into the cabin, no idlers are allowed to wander around on the ship, and don't let him out without my order." Hearing Wang Yuan's words, Cheng Fangyuan drooped his eyelids and said.

"Cheng Xuanjie, what do you mean?" Wang Yan was shocked.

"It's up to me to decide the affairs of the sea, and you're just a merchant steward, so you dare to dictate to me?" Cheng Fangyuan said coldly: "I've said it many times, but you still don't know what to do, so just stay in the cabin for me, stay in the Aolai country, and then let you out."

Before Wang Fu could say more, he was pushed by several soldiers and taken away. He secretly said in his heart, these big soldiers, one by one, are like wolves and tigers, if he says it again, he is afraid that he will have to suffer some hardships first, and swallow his anger for a while, and complete the task of this trip.

After Wang Yan was taken away, a sergeant beside Cheng Fangyuan smiled and said, "This guy doesn't know how to advance or retreat, so he deserves this punishment...... But isn't the captain afraid that he will go back and complain? ”

"Wang Yuanbao has some power in Beijing and some influence in Zizhou, but among our sailors, he is a fart, what can I do?"

"What if he goes to Yang Juma's side to complain?"

"Do you say that Yang Yuma is willing to share the voyage of Heng Ao to the country with Wang Yuanbao, or to monopolize it?" Cheng Fangyuan said with a smile: "This Xuanjie captain, I have long been tired of it, I want to be promoted to an official, no matter how bad it is, I must be a rich man like Wang Yuanbao." As long as this guy buys glass treasures in Aolai Country, he gets carried away and falls into the sea on the way back...... Who can blame me? It's Wang Yuanbao, I'm afraid that he will also ask for it on my head, begging me to provide him with some glass treasures."

The sergeant next to him gave a thumbs up when he heard this, and said admiringly: "It's still the captain who thinks far-reaching, and our brothers will be rich in the future, so we will rely on the captain."

"Brothers, just rest assured, we have done a good job in this vote, I will naturally not treat everyone badly, get promoted and make a fortune, everyone can have whatever they want"

He not only made a verbal promise, but also took out the silk silk that Wang Cheng brought on the ship to be used to trade with the Aolai country, and rewarded the ship's sailors and sergeants.

The Penglai sailed eastward for nine days, and the sea falcons followed for nine days. At this time, sea ships mostly rely on the coastal terrain to identify their directions, and it is rare to sail into the sea for nine days like this, even if it is a Datang sailor. Although the sailors and sergeants on the sea eagle ship received the reward, they only saw the vast sea every day, and at night they could only rely on the lights on the Penglai in front of them to illuminate the direction, and their hearts gradually became anxious. Including Cheng Fangyuan, he was also impatient, and when he arrived, he had to gather the main officers on the ship to discuss whether to continue the pursuit.

"Several times before, at most five days, at least two days, we must have lost the whereabouts of the Anton Chamber of Commerce ship, and this time it is rare to be able to follow them for nine days. But they did not see any landing for nine days, and it is not known whether they sailed towards their destination or lost their course in the sea, and now the sailors and soldiers on board were exhausted, and they flew seven times in a row...... Let's discuss together, whether to continue the chase or turn west. ”

Hearing Cheng Fangyuan say this, some people in the crowd retreated: "Captain Cheng, in my humble opinion, we should return to the ship." After all, if we go forward, no one knows that the road will run to the country, that is, to the country of Aolai, we can't remember how to get there."

"Why can Ye Chang remember the sea route to the country of Aolai?" Someone asked.

"Exactly, we thought he had a nautical chart in his hand before, but now the situation is obvious, there is no nautical chart that can draw this seaway with neither islands nor coasts, either, Ye Chang's goal this time is not the country of Aolai at all, or, the so-called country of Aolai is simply a lie he made up"

"It's impossible to lie, the glassware, we have seen it with our own eyes in Dengzhou, their ship went out to sea for a turn, and then returned to Dengzhou, and there was glassware" Someone objected to this closest to the real speculation: "In my opinion, the greatest possibility, he is still playing us"

Ye Chang naturally has no shortage of courage to play with them, and when it comes to official positions, Ye Chang is much bigger than Cheng Fangyuan, the biggest official here. If it weren't for the fact that the two sides were not subordinate to each other, they would have to make a big salute when they saw Ye Chang, and Ye Chang could even find an excuse to deal with them with military law.

At this time, after a long voyage, everyone was on fire one by one, so after being pointed out that they might be played by Ye Chang, some of them couldn't help but say in a short temper...... In such a vast sea, in my opinion, it is better to take down that guy, force him to hand over the secrets of the Aolai Kingdom, and then throw it into the sea

"There are so many people, if the news leaks, none of us will be able to get a good ......"

"Everyone has benefited, and they are moving together, who dares to leak the news? And if we have to be able to get to the sea route of Aolai Country, why worry that Yang Horse does not support us, with the support of the dignified horse, what can we do if the news leaks? Cheng Fangyuan said excitedly.

The big guys know more about Lu Dao, and even if they have Yang Wei's support, they may not be able to provoke Ye Chang. But in the eyes of a small person like Cheng Fangyuan, the concubine is the emperor's son-in-law, and he is a great person, although Ye Chang is famous and has outstanding contributions, but he is still far from being a dignified concubine. That's why he had the courage to make such a decision.

Everyone felt justified when they heard it, and in a few words, they made a decision: Yu had a big vote

Having made up their minds, they did not want to eat the waves after the Penglai any longer, so they puffed up their sails and ordered all the soldiers to act as oarsmen and began to move at full speed.

Hearing this order, the sergeants and sailors suddenly burst into thunder, they were anxious these days, and there was a fight among themselves, and they all knew that this situation could not be let go. Now that it is clear that it is necessary to have a real fight with the tracking object, everyone feels that there is a channel to vent, not to mention, the Anton Chamber of Commerce has always been famous for its wealth, and if they rob each other's ships, everyone will definitely be able to gain something.

At this time, there are not many rules on the sea, although they are the masters of the sea, they have not done the act of acting as pirates to kill people and seize goods, and no one questioned Cheng Fangyuan's decision, but they all rejoiced.

Wang Yan, who was sitting in the cabin, felt that something was wrong, the speed of the ship seemed to be obviously faster, he thought that he had discovered Aolaiguo, so he wanted to come out. The officers and soldiers who had been watching him to prevent him from wandering around were now also called to prepare for battle, so there was no one to stop him when he left the cabin.

When he reached the deck, he saw that the soldiers were already standing by the gallows and the catapults, ready to be fired, and the sergeants who were fighting with the poles and jumpers were all in place. Although he didn't quite understand what this meant, he also knew that it was not right.

"Cheng Xuanjie, what are you doing here?" He asked aloud, frightened.

Cheng Fangyuan and his colleagues were staring at the Penglai in front of them, and when they saw him coming, they snorted in disgust: "Go back to the cabin, if you show me again that you are messing around outside, you will be thrown into the sea and fed to the fish and crabs."

Wang Yuan was shocked in his heart, from Cheng Fangyuan's words, he did hear the killing intent, he could be sent by Wang Yuanbao to carry out this matter, he was originally good at observing faces, and judging from the preparation of Cheng Fangyuan and others, they obviously lost patience and prepared to harden.

Wang Yan was only surprised by Cheng Fangyuan's boldness at first, and then realized that something was wrong: if the other party did such a thing, would they still keep outsiders who knew about it?

Thinking of this, he was suddenly frightened, did not dare to dangle outside, and hurriedly ran back to the cabin. He also had two companions, and he was watched separately, and now that he knew that the situation was not good, he went to find the two companions, and wanted to discuss and see how he could get out.

Regarding the battle between the Haiyu ship and the Penglai, he didn't have the slightest doubt in his heart, Ye Chang was indeed famous on land, but how could he defeat a ship like the Haiyu specially designed for naval warfare at sea

Cheng Fangyuan ignored Wang Yuan, just staring at the Penglai.

At first, the distance between the two sides was six miles, but as the sea falcons got faster and faster, the distance became closer, five, four, three, and then only about ten hulls.

"Throwing stones," Cheng Fangyuan ordered.

This is their usual trick, throwing stones to intimidate, making the other party stop the boat, and when they get up, then they can kill and take it.

The soldier put the stone in his pocket, and several wrestlers wrung the rope with a puff, and then one of the wrestlers smashed the bracket with a hammer, and with a buzzing sound, the stone the size of the man's head flew into the sky.

It's just that the stone thrower at this time is not very accurate, let alone in the windy and rough sea. The stone flew high and far, but it was about a mile and a half away from the Penglai, and it fell into the sea and stirred up waves several feet high.

"Come again, come again" Cheng Fangyuan was also a little red-faced, it was expected that he would not hit the target, but it was so far away...... It's a bit too much.

But at this moment, the people around him said: "Captain, look at it."