Chapter 484: Han Tang Group's Ocean Fleet (11)
In this way, the ocean-going fleet of Hantang Group anchored at the mouth of the Temasek River, and then Captain Sun Yu gave an order to wait for the notice when to set off again.
The captains of the Ming merchant ships and the maritime merchants said that they would obey the arrangement.
The captain of the Portuguese merchant ship did not expect that he would be delayed for so long on the way, and the most important thing is, will they stop in Malacca City? Why did the Ming people and maritime merchants know about things only after they stopped the ship?
In this beautiful twilight, the Temasek estuary is calm, the waves are less than 30 centimeters high, and the air is filled with the smell of the freshwater river and the sea, fresh and slightly salty, with white and black waterfowl rising and falling in the distance, it looks very leisurely, but soon it will not be, they will move.
What a wonderful time and space!
Captain Sun Yu stood on the deck, gazing at the dense high meadows of the Temasek estuary, and a little further away was the gentle highlands, which were still wooded.
Like everyone else, he changed into a summer navy uniform, with pale blue half-cut sleeves, his golden cockade and shoulder badge that glistened in the afterglow of the setting sun, and fortunately, he wore brown sunglasses, which were not dazzling.
He took the coffee cup and saucer and tasted it slowly, it tasted so good.
The smiling old sea wolf was finally kicked off the boat by him, and asked him to take a team of people to check the hydrology and the terrain, at this time, he felt that he was the king of this boat, or he always had to ask him about things, although he had a good attitude, but it made people uncomfortable......
Captain Sun Yu told the merchant ships to sail into the Temasek River, with Anhai No. 1 and No. 2 guarding the estuary.
What exactly is the name of this river, no one knows. Whatever, after checking the hydrology of the estuary, it was called the Temasek River.
He glanced at the merchant ships that were obediently docked on the riverbank, and smiled contentedly.
At this moment he saw a traffic dinghy rowing towards him, with two Portuguese captains on it, and a general, and two sailors rowing merrily.
Captain Sun Yu thought about it and guessed that they were for the supply location. When I departed from Yongxian Harbour, I didn't tell them about staying in Temasek for a while.
After they got on the boat, it was indeed this thing.
The captain, who claimed to be Nolsun, respectfully took off his captain's hat in front of him, and the other captain quickly took it off, both of whom had a place for their long hair.
Captain Sun Yu frowned slightly.
Captain Norsson said, "Heroic and respectable Captain Sun, why should we stay here? Why don't you go to Malacca City, which has better conditions, to resupply? ”
Captain Sun Yu finished his coffee in one gulp and asked the orderly to take the cup away.
"It's a plan, we're going to build a marina here, it's a temporary plan," he said lightly. ”
"If you are a fair and respectable captain, you should sue us beforehand, after all, we promised to pay you for ......the escort fee," said Captain Nolsson.
Captain Sun Yu raised his voice and said, "I said, this is a temporary plan!" And most of the merchant ships have agreed to our construction, which we call democracy. You can choose to leave. ”
“……”
"Two captains, do you have any comments?"
"Heroic and respected Captain Sun, will you still go to Malacca City to resupply?"
"Of course, after we stay here for a long time, of course we will go there to resupply."
"Well, thank you for telling ......"
The two men bowed, put on their hats and got off the boat.
Captain Sun Yu put his hands on the side of the boat, watched them get into the boat, and suddenly shouted: "Your sailors can work for us, and we will pay you the same!" ”
The two Portuguese captains turned around in the boat and bowed, and they rowed away.
Captain Sun Yu grinned, thinking, it was a little unfair to really forget to sue them at that time. However, if you work for our Haian Brigade, we can pay you the same as the Ming laborers, right? Why don't you say I'm a kind person!
The Ming sailors were really willing to help the Haian Brigade work, firstly, because they were really paid, and secondly, they saw a novel way of working.
The Haian supply ship docked to the shore and lifted various temporary dock components from above, and then some people were busy connecting and fixing them in an orderly manner, and soon a fairly regular temporary dock was formed, as well as a lifting frame made of wooden poles.
Other members of the Maritime Security team were constantly lifting other supplies down from the Haian 1 and 2, and for a while, boats of all sizes were busy going back and forth on the wide and calm surface of the Temasek River.
The sound of labor resounded in this ancient quiet place.
The Portuguese captain Nolsson saw that it took dozens of them less than three hours to set up a kind of Ming Continental-style dock, which accelerated the hem of their cargo, and those who wore uniform clothes were soldiers, sailors, or dock workers? It's amazing.
The Portuguese captain Norsson said to his first mate: "They say it is a temporary plan, do you think their watch xiàn looks like?" Could they have known about our plans? ”
"No way, honorable captain, I don't think they care about our attitude at all......"
The Portuguese captain Nolsson said: "Yes, polite arrogance; Tempered violence. The decision of the Speaker of Parliament, Mr. de Aron, is truly ......"
The first mate nodded, and watched them work earnestly.
The supply captain's maritime security team was divided into two teams, one team was rapidly erecting a temporary dock, and the other team was working in groups of three, borrowing a man-powered lawn mower to quickly drive out of the working face around the dock.
One morning, they completed their tasks.
At this time, the sailors of the Ming merchant ship came ashore to help clear the quarantine belt, and the Haian Brigade was going to burn the weeds that hindered their movement. The Aketo sailors waved various tools, and under the guidance of the Anhai team, they constantly cleared all kinds of weeds.
Regardless of where they ultimately decide to build a depot or a supply depot, this dock area is a must-have first.
This is a metabolic season for Temasek, as some weeds and trees wither and some grow new leaves.
It is the scene of "withered yellow and green in the middle of the mountain", think about it and write a poem, but where do Captain Sun Yu and Captain Wang Cheng have that Wenqing heart, the two of them kept waving their big hands and shouting: "Damn, continue to clear the quarantine area, try to increase the scope, it is good to save a pound of alcohol!" ”
After clearing the quarantine area, at this time, when the wind was blowing inland from the sea, the two waved their hands, and the maritime security team members stepped forward and poured alcohol on more than a dozen ignition points and lit weeds.
The group retreated to the ship first and observed the fire.
What a big fire, it obediently headed inland from the shore, at this time it can be said that nothing that may be harmful to human beings can survive, and after it burns, here, after the real spring comes, it can be more vibrant, of course, the Han Tang Group will not grow crops here.
The fire attracted almost everyone's attention, but it did not attract the sentinels of the Minhai Security Brigade.
The sentries at the mast observation post suddenly noticed that hundreds of small boats seemed to have suddenly emerged from the water, and as if they had suddenly come out of the water and grass on the other side of the river, and they were gliding over the river as fast as they were, and shot at the merchant ships like sharp arrows!
There were also men in the prime of life in each boat, shirtless, with brightly colored feathers on their heads, and bright machetes constantly waving in their hands!
The sentry's brass whistle sounded, and at the same time there was a burst of exclamations: "Pirate! Pirate! Pirate! ”
Many Ming merchants immediately panicked, the most afraid of encountering such pirates in the Strait of Malacca when they were anchored, their climbing ability is extremely strong, and they kill people mercilessly!
Finished! Broken! My life is at rest!
Many of the sailors on the Aketo merchant ships panicked.
But there are also calm, the two merchant ships of the Zheng family immediately set up climbing nets on the side of the ship, which can block the people who climb up, but if there are too many people...... The leader held a steel knife in his hand, but he trembled a little, there were indeed too many pirates, they had only stopped here for a day and a half, and these people had gathered so much.
The Portuguese captain Norsson also changed his face, where could he still care about hiding his strength, he shouted: "Quick, quick, let the original soldiers rearm, and the sailors go to raise the sails!" ”
Another Portuguese merchant ship also moved when he heard the wind, and the captain's face turned white with fright, the pirates of Malacca are powerful, which maritime merchant who passes by here doesn't know?
The merchant ships were not afraid of them when they sailed, and their small ships could be knocked away, but once they were entangled in them at anchorage, and they had not heard of those who were left alive, the Portuguese, the Spaniards, the Dutch, and the English had all cleared them, but they were never clean.
Those pirates are natives of the neighborhood, and they know not only the sea, but also the land and the forest, which is really very difficult to deal with!
As the pirate's boat rowed, a man in the prime of life with a white mark on his face opened his bow and shot an arrow, which was nailed to the ship so quickly that the tail of the arrow buzzed......
Captain Sun Yu and Captain Wang Cheng suddenly laughed at the same time, and shouted: "Hurry up, catch the pirates, try to kill as little as possible, damn it, they are all good laborers!" Try to kill as little as possible! ”
But the members of the Haian team couldn't help but shoot, and there were a few guys with white faces, and they shot more and more!
"Bang" "Bang" "Bang", more than a dozen shots were shot over, and the guys with white faces seemed to have been hit by an iron fist, almost flying into the water, and some of them had bows and arrows in their hands flying into the air, and slowly fell into the water, stirring up small waves, and drifting away with the waves......
A man in the prime of life with a lot of feathers on his head roared and stood up in the boat, and he made a gesture to bid for a gun.
At this moment, in his sight, he saw a man wearing a ridiculous blue cloth hat, and he also showed a half-naked arm, holding a fire gun without an arquebus that seemed to be aimed at him, and he also saw that the black muzzle of the fire gun seemed to spew out a stream of fire, and then he felt himself punched in the chest, and he seemed to fly, and finally knew nothing.
The boats that were attacking in this direction seemed to stop the rowers of their own accord, and the rowers on them would not move, and before they could row a few times, the warriors of these different tribes were killed, and one of them was still the patriarch......
The pirates who attacked in other directions were also blocked by the Marian members, who quickly jumped off the boat to stop them.
The pirates' rows were not as hydrodynamic as the assault boats of the Haian Brigade, and their speed was not as fast as the later assault boats, and they were soon blocked by the approaching front boats, and in the constant gunfire, those who tried to shoot arrows and those who tried to throw spears were killed.
On the deck of Hai'an No. 1, Captain Sun Yu held the AK47 and wanted to shoot several times, but after thinking about it, he put it down, and it seems that the Hai'an Brigade is in control of the situation.
The sailors on the Zheng family's caravan opened the climbing net, jumped off the boat with steel knives, and rowed next to the members of the Haian brigade.
Captain Wang Cheng held a loudspeaker and shouted: "Catch pirates, be strong!" ”
PS: I want to ask for a commuter pass under the ......