Chapter 61: Praise the Lord
Chapter 61: Praise the 'Lord'
Hurry up and run, boys, there's land ahead. There's fresh water and fresh food, work hard!
The captain of the Galen, the fierce-looking Leslie, was shouting to the busy sailors around him.
As if because of the reason for seeing the appearance of land, the sailors who originally had no spirit seemed to be full of energy at this time, as if they couldn't run out of strength.
A number of people came out of the cabin one after another, both men and women, all dressed in European clothes.
The men and women huddled on the deck, shouting excitedly as they looked at the distant land.
Looking at these excited and happy men and women, Captain Leslie also had a smile on his face.
It has been 46 days on the sea, and people have been tortured to death.
It's not the 21st century, with the kind of luxury cruises and all sorts of entertainment and enjoyment that doesn't feel boring and lonely.
On the voyage of 1620, you will have to fight loneliness and disease, and you will have to be prepared for the unpredictable weather and the dangers of the sea.
In the course of Leslie's voyage, twenty or thirty of the passengers on board died of scurvy.
It can be seen that the ocean voyage of 1620 was not a good thing. Chapter 61: Praise the 'Lord'
At a speed of about 8 knots, the Galen ship sailed forward with all its might.
Captain Leslie picked up a telescope and observed the situation ahead. He found that in front of him the land appeared, as if it were a strait with land on both sides.
As time passed, the Galen ship slowly approached there.
"Through this strait, there is an even bigger land after these two extensions!"
Leslie gave the order.
Having received the order, the sailors began to pull the rope to turn the sails, slowly turning the hull in the direction.
Captain Leslie didn't know at this time that the strait he was passing through was the estuary at the southeastern tip of Manhattan Island.
If he hadn't thought about getting to the largest land in the Channel, maybe they wouldn't have met with what happened next.
It's a pity that there are so many 'early knowledge of the Dao' in this world.
Galen's hull turned, sailing at full speed in the direction Leslie had ordered.
And their target is Manhattan Island, which has become Zhao Hongyu's private land.
"Guys, if there is no deviation, I think this is the New World. Please all remember the treaty we have signed on board and abide by it. Here I can assure you that as long as you abide by the Mayflower Treaty, then we will be able to live a good life in the New World. "Chapter 61 Praise the 'Lord'
Unlike Captain Leslie and the busy sailors, the man who had been keeping a diary at the bow of the ship earlier was talking to the men and women who appeared in the cabin.
With his words, the eyes of those men and women flashed with a yearning for a happy life in the future.
"Okay, let's all clean up, and by the way, we will take an inventory of the livestock and various supplies we have now. In the future, we will build a new home here. ”
With the man's assignment, the men and women dispersed in a hurry.
"Captain Leslie, have you written down this route?" When the men and women had counted their supplies, the man turned and walked to the bow of the boat, stood beside Captain Leslie, and asked.
Captain Leslie heard this and put down the monocular in his hand. He looked back at the man standing behind him and said, "Father Matthew, don't worry, I've already recorded this route." But we need to fix it before we can get back. The next time we visit, it may not be until next year, after all, we still have to go to the Caribbean to buy some goods. "..., Chapter 61 Praise the Lord"
"Of course, hopefully you'll be alive when I come next year. And I have enough money to live and exchange things, I'm not a good person, I hope you can understand that. "Chapter 61 Praise the 'Lord'
It turned out that this middle-aged man, dressed in a greasy and dirty white shirt and coffee-colored pants, who looked like an ordinary person, was actually a priest.
I just don't know why he didn't wear the black robe of the priest?
"God will bless us to overcome all difficulties, there is not such a high tax burden here. With the efforts of the Lambs of God, I think they can create happy and abundant births. And I will preach the glory of the Lord to the natives and build a magnificent church here. Father Matthew replied calmly to Captain Leslie's words.
Captain Leslie just smiled at Father Matthew's reaction.
"I hope so, I'm telling you that the natives here are not easy to deal with. The Spaniards of the Caribbean have not yet completely conquered the natives there. ”
"The servants of the Lord will also use the sword, and we are not lambs to the slaughter." , Father Matthew replied with a slight bow.
The two talked softly as the Galen slowly approached Manhattan Island.
But because Zhao Hongyu, the little butterfly, keeps flapping its wings, no one knows what will become of the history of the deviation. Chapter 61: Praise the 'Lord'
And the 'Mayflower', which left its name in history, and the immigrants on board, did not know that the history that originally belonged to them had been completely changed.
Historically, it was not Manhattan that they landed, and they also accepted the help of the Indians to gain a foothold in the Americas.
But this time, they are going to land on Manhattan Island, and will the owners of Manhattan Island still give them the help of these European immigrants like the Indians in history?
This question can only be known by knowing the Dao.
History beyond recognition......
On a natural rocky cliff on the southern coastline of Manhattan Island, Song Hu arranged for three genetic people to be stationed here.
"Look, there's a ship there!"
At this time, the Mayflower was still three or four nautical miles away from Manhattan Island, which can be said to be very close.
Since there was no port on Manhattan Island at this time, and the Mayflower didn't know where the deep water area in the area of the road was, they could only slow down and slowly try to find out.
This gives the genetic people who are stationed again precious time.
A genetic man quickly ran down the rocky cliff, thinking that he would report this discovery to Song Hu Zhidao as soon as possible. Chapter 61: Praise the 'Lord'
The remaining two genetic sentries stayed behind and continued to stare at the sudden sea ship.
"This kind of ship is the most advanced in this era, but we still don't look down on this kind of ship. Later, when the leader develops the steel battleship, all this wooden garbage will not be enough to see. ”
Lying on the cliff and staring at the two sentinels of the Mayflower in the distance below, they chatted.
"The English Galen ship, with a displacement of 300-700 tons, a double deck, and an aft building, is both a merchant ship and a warship. Today's Britain is full of such ship types, and it is said that it is a popular sea ship in Britain at this time. ”
Another sentry responded.
"Hey, you guy's knowledge of history is better than mine, and you even know this way."
His companion next to him looked at him enviously and said.
Ignoring the small talk of the two genetic sentinels, the Mayflower had stopped and lowered its anchor to secure its hull.
At this time, the Mayflower was already anchored one nautical mile from the coastline.
"Put down the boat, the men take their weapons, and we're going to land at once!"
Captain Leslie, waving at the sailors and men with various weapons, turned over and boarded a small boat. ..., Chapter 61 Praise the 'Lord'
Chapter 61: Praise the 'Lord'
In this era, every ship on an ocean voyage would have two or three small boats for long-distance landing.
After all, sometimes they can't find deep water, and they're worried about the reef or something. Therefore, it is necessary to use small boats to board the discovered land and start fighting or resting.
The small hull of this small boat is small, similar to the kind of pleasure boats rented in parks in modern society.
Captain Leslie took the lead and rowed the sailors to the shoreline in small boats.
As they were not very far from the shoreline, Captain Rusley and the others were on land in about twenty minutes.
Once on land, the sailors quickly approached Captain Leslie, and they drew their weapons one after another. The three musketeers and Leslie were surrounded in the middle, and they formed a small phalanx.
There were twenty-one people who landed with Captain Leslie, which was still too few.
So, the three boats had to turn back again and continue to transport the people on board, all men, of course.
And the women on the boat, only when they are sure that there is no danger on the shore, will they all be followed.
The process took about three hours, and all the men on board were transported to the southern coast of Manhattan Island. Chapter 61: Praise the 'Lord'
"These guys, they're pretty careful. They didn't venture into the hinterland to investigate, or they wouldn't have scared them to death if they saw our camp. ”
The two sentinels lying on the cliff looked at Leslie on the beach below with a grin, laughing at each other.
At this time, Leslie and the others didn't know that their whereabouts had already been observed.
"Ready! Advance! ”
Two hundred and thirty-three men formed a small armed procession, armed with swords or axes or nail heads, and some with bows and arrows.
There were also fifteen musketeers in the entire ranks.
A Galen ship has a crew of 60 and can carry 350 passengers.
It can be said that these two hundred and thirty-three small armies are already the limit of the people they can take out to fight.
Manhattan Island's endless prairies and plains come into view as soon as Leslie and the others cross the beach.
Everyone looked around in amazement, shocked by the fertility of this land.
Some even fell to their knees and began to kiss the ground.
Father Matthew, with a nailhead cone in his hand, has already begun to worship the 'Lord' that we worship. Chapter 61: Praise the 'Lord'
"Praise be to you, God, for giving this fertile land to your believers!"
God is pitiful, these guys still don't know what to do, this land already has an owner. Whether it can be given to them or not is not the 'Lord' that Father Matthew said.