Chapter 65: The Sword Refers to Chicken Coop Bay

The fleet continued to sail along the coastline, Yu Xiaotian was still on the ship constantly correcting the first map to make it more accurate and more perfect, he did not learn to draw maps professionally, but he remembered that when he studied geography, he had learned some modern methods of drawing maps.

Therefore, compared with Liu Tang, his level of drawing maps is naturally higher, which makes the maps he draws more accurate and detailed, but this is only in comparison, without the help of special drawing tools and surveying tools, the map he drew can only be regarded as a rough sketch in later generations.

But this is the only thing he can do now, he will draw each map, give it to his subordinates to be properly preserved with a cowhide tube, do a good job of moisture-proof measures, after going back, copy it on the cowhide, so that it can be stored for a long time, without worrying about rotting or water damage with regular use.

The central and eastern parts of Taiwan are mountainous, and sailing along the coastline, you can see the island's undulating peaks and lush jungles in the distance, and the entire island seems to be completely covered with green jungle.

I happened to see some wild animals on the edge of the coastline, and I curiously stretched out my head to look at the fleet that appeared on the beach.

Yu Xiaotian held the side of the ship and observed the situation on the island, this place that the Chinese regard as a treasure island, it can really be described as ill-fated, in its three hundred years of history, but for a long time, it has not returned to the motherland, isolated on the sea, and has become an indelible pain in the hearts of countless people in later generations.

In history, the Dutch, Spaniards, and Japanese have occupied this place, and it is also the place where Zheng Chenggong became famous, and used it as a base to fight against the Manchu Tartars, but when it was incorporated into the mainland territory, it was forcibly occupied by the Japanese at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and it was just recovered, but for well-known reasons, it was isolated from the mainland again.

Even he, a person in later generations, is very unfamiliar with this place, and has never set foot on this island, but now God has given him a chance to come here, and if he can do well enough, this place will probably become his foundation.

Although this road seemed to him to be full of dangers, it was still full of temptations, so that he could not give up and had to try his best to go down this road.

Now he is about to come here, to lay the first nail of his foothold, for the natives here, he will also be an invader, and even he knows very well that if he wants to control this place, he will have to wave the butcher knife in his hand like anyone else, but whether he is right or wrong in doing so, but he cannot be evaluated, only the people of later generations can give him an evaluation.

At this time, he vaguely felt that as he came to this era, he had gradually grown from an inconspicuous little butterfly to the extent that it could begin to affect the course of the times.

However, the future was still shrouded in a thick fog, from which he could only glimpse vaguely, but could not see the future.

But this did not affect Yu Xiaotian's decision, he suddenly thought of a famous saying, he forgot who said it, don't give up because you are afraid of failure!

There are many things in this world that are only unthinkable, there is nothing that cannot be done, as long as you pay, even if you don't succeed, at least you won't leave any regrets.

So when Yu Xiaotian thought of this, he didn't hesitate to do anything, and after taking a deep breath, he returned to the table again and picked up the pen.

After two consecutive days of sailing, they maintained a relatively low speed, allowing the people on board to familiarize themselves with the route, and at the same time allowing Yu Xiaotian to revise the map again.

On the morning of the third day after leaving Caojia Village, a bay finally appeared in front of the eyes of the sea wolf fleet, outside the bay, there happened to be an island blocking the mouth of the bay, so that this place formed a bay deep into the island, although Yu Xiaotian came here for the first time, but according to the map drawn by Liu Tang, he also knew what kind of place this was.

"Give the order to go down, all ships are on alert, and prepare for engagement!" Yu Xiaotian put away the map on the table, handed it to Zhao Si and sealed it in a cowhide tube that had been waxed, and then ordered loudly.

There was a short, muffled sound of the Seawolf's ship, and then a warning flag was raised on the mast, and the sailors of each ship rushed to their respective positions, and began to remove the tarpaulin covering the guns, and took out the crossbows and arrows, three-eyed guns, single-barreled firearms, and Molotov cocktails stored in the cabins, and brought them to the deck, where they were distributed to the soldiers on board.

The soldiers of the warring corps who came with the ship, under the command of their squad leaders, chiefs, and captains, took out their bird guns, arquebuses, spears, shields, and short knives, and lined up on the deck, and began to raise the level of vigilance and prepare for emergencies.

Not long after their fleet appeared outside Chicken Coop Bay, a dhow sailed out of the mouth of the bay and met them, and it was obvious that the other party was startled when they found them, and after hesitating for a while, they rushed towards them.

As the boat approached, a man put his hands to his lips and shouted at the sea wolf's fleet, "What are you doing?" This is our territory, get out of here! ”

Although this guy screamed loudly, anyone could hear the meaning of his shouting, and always felt that he didn't have much confidence.

Yu Xiaotian asked the Seawolf to approach them and asked Liu Wang to talk to them.

Liu Wang walked to the side of the ship, raised his hand and raised a copper horn, which has now become the standard general short-range communication equipment for their sea wolves, and each ship has two or three.

"We are Fuzhou sea wolves, passing through here, we want to stop in the bay to replenish water! Don't get in our way, lest there be misunderstandings! As soon as Liu Wang opened his mouth, he was full of confidence and unceremonious.

And his voice was very loud under the gathering of the copper speaker, and the voice came far away, and the other party could naturally hear it very clearly.

Zhou Feng's subordinates on the small boat, after receiving such an answer, their faces seemed to be pinched, they were red, and they were angry and blue.

The sea wolf did this, in fact, it was a bit of a bad rule, it was obvious that it was bullying, not giving the other party any face at all, and strongly indicating that they wanted to enter this bay.

The people on the small boat who came out to stop the sea wolf fleet looked at each other for a moment, then their tones softened a lot, and they clenched their fists and shouted, "Fortunately, I will be lucky!" But this is our place, and if you want to go into the bay, please wait a moment until we get back to our home. ”

Liu Wang looked back at Yu Xiaotian, Yu Xiaotian thought about it for a while and nodded, Liu Wang turned around and shouted to them: "Okay, it's okay for us to wait here for a while, but you also have to hurry, don't let us wait impatiently!" ”

After receiving the reply, the people on the small boat quickly agreed, turned around and hurried back to the chicken coop bay.

Yu Xiaotian ordered the ships to disperse around the mouth of the bay to raise their vigilance, and he ordered the ships to sail to the small island outside the mouth of the bay.

The name of this island is not unfamiliar to Yu Xiaotian, he used to be curious on the Internet, he has seen some information about Keelung Port, and also consulted some information about Taiwan, so he still knows a little about this small island isolated outside Jilong Bay.

This island is the more famous Heping Island in later generations, commonly known as Sheliao Island, this island is just at the mouth of Jilong Bay, becoming a natural barrier of Jilong Bay, which can effectively block the influence of the northeast monsoon in winter on the bay, making Jilong Bay a natural deep-water harbor.

The natural geographical advantages have made it the most important northern gateway to Taiwan Island in the future, and it was once the largest seaport in Taiwan, and it has also become a well-known cargo handling port in the world, and it is also the most important fishing port in Taiwan.

In short, the natural geographical advantages make it a place where merchant ships and pirates like to dock in the past and in the future, resting, replenishing water, and repairing ships.

And here in the past, when the Japanese were rampant, it was also one of the nests of the Japanese invaders, the Japanese hid here, and used this place as a base, set off to the coast of China to loot, after being attacked by the Ming Dynasty officials, they fled back here to hide, and took this place as their paradise.

Although there are still many pirates along the coast of China, they are habitually called by people on land, but most of these pirates are also thieves and merchants, and the harm is far less than that of the previous ones.

Now the original more lively Jilong Bay, it has become less noticeable, only the past merchant ships or pirates will come here to anchor for shelter or rest, after the early black head with a ship to explore, it can be known that this place is temporarily controlled by a pirate surnamed Zhou, but the pirate surnamed Zhou is very weak, there is only a larger ship in total, and the rest are all small boats, which are not Yu Xiaotian's opponents at all.

This is also the innocent sin of the horseman! In the case that a person does not have enough strength, once he possesses a treasure that does not match his ability, this is a sin, the surname Zhou has a good eye for this, but the wrong thing is that his strength is not strong enough, and he can't protect this place at all, but now he is being targeted by Yu Xiaotian.

Yu Xiaotian looked at the Heping Island outside Jilong Bay, he was deeply inconvenienced by the lack of binoculars, and he could not see clearly from a slightly farther away, and could only see some conditions on the shore of Heping Island.

(I had a fever last night, and I had a little low-grade fever in the morning, but the temperature dropped a bit, so it's a good phenomenon, and I hope it will continue to get better today!) I'm so saddened! )