Chapter 209: There will be a time to ride the wind and waves
In fact, the sea and waterways are the same as the land routes, and they are never a straight waterway.
Especially in ancient times, the route of the sea route was almost the same as the road that was naturally formed by the more people on land, and was explored by thousands of ships.
As a result, many shipping lanes are fixed, especially in areas with many reefs with turbulent undercurrents, and the routes of ships are harsh, and sometimes even the timing is very important.
Even the slightest difference can be a thousand miles away.
Dengliao Channel, as the name suggests, is a sea route that can be directly reached from the Denglai area to the coast of southern Liaoning.
At present, the Ming Dynasty's navigation charts and techniques on this sea route are all in the hands of Laizhou sailors.
Bohai Bay is quite calm, so although this sea route is not something that can be crossed by a boat or a boatman, it is a smooth road for the experienced sailors and helmsmen of Laizhou.
Therefore, don't look at the sailboat's turns, it seems that there is no fixed direction.
Chongzhen knows that it only takes a few days to see the coast of Ningyuan.
Wu Sangui obviously knew that there was still plenty of time, so he proposed with a smile: "While the brothers of the Laizhou Navy Division are here, why don't we bypass the Liaodong Peninsula and go to the territory of the Mao General Army on Phi Island to take a look?" ”
This stone suddenly stirred up a thousand waves.
Yuan Qi, who was loyal to Yuan Chonghuan, thought that this was provoking Yuan Shuai's authority, and immediately changed color.
Zu Kuan, the honest "Aid and Suppression Commander", also looked at his cousin young master like a fool.
Even the warship seemed to have touched a fierce undercurrent, and suddenly shook three times, so bluffing that Ma Bao and others, who almost did not express their opinions, all spoke out angrily against Wu Sangui - the gods are above, and they should not talk nonsense.
"It's just a joke, and you're so serious." Wu Sangui shrugged his shoulders, but instead complained, looking like he couldn't even make jokes, which was really annoying to others.
Chongzhen fiddled with a fishing rod that was not big or small, and shook his head secretly, not even wanting to pay attention to this unruly guy who came from the depths of his character.
It stands to reason that his earnest teachings to him are okay, but he still can't change this guy's rebellion and willfulness.
Or do rebellious people act like magnets, with an interacting gravitational pull?
This pair of skins that looks pretty good, will he still be embarrassed by the notorious guys on Phi Dao after all, willing to be the lackeys of Houjin, and will harm the Chinese country to the end?
In the end, because of his own selfish interests, he hanged the last emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty, so that the hope of countless loyal souls to protect the Ming Dynasty was completely shattered.
"Lao Tzu will definitely understand you more deeply and transform you! Uncle Wu, prepare to accept the storm of Huang Simin's thoughts! Huang Chongzhen looked at Wu Sangui deeply and secretly swore.
"If we don't go to Phi Island, then let's go to Juehua Island." Wu Sangui was only a little weak about Chongzhen's gaze, but he was so scornful and dismissive of his hobby in his heart.
Chongzhen threw several fishing lines with bait hooks under the boat, then looked up at him and said lightly, "Reason." ”
Wu Sangui opened his arms in the face of the sea breeze, raised his head and took a deep breath before he said, "Ten thousand kinds of frost are free." If it weren't for a serious injury that time, he would have been like Zhou Ji and Yuan Qi, who would have gone with you to the Juehua guard battle that shook the past and the present, and Xiao Ye had never been afraid of Jiannu. ”
Chongzhen turned his head to look at him, nodded in approval: "The only defensive counterattack in the battle of Ningyuan was brought to everyone. Well, as you wish, let's go to Juehua.
It's been a long time since I've seen my old friends over there, and this time I passed by, whether they survived or died heroically, so I drank with them and talked to them. ”
Chongzhen said that he looked at Zhou Ji and Yuan Qi and Zhao Datong, exchanged eight eyes, smiled knowingly, and everything was silent.
Although Huang Zongxi has not studied psychology systematically, he has read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles, so he has a good grasp of human nature, and his way of thinking is far more majestic than that of ordinary Confucian students of the same age.
Soon, from the words and deeds of the eight Guanning teenagers, the relationship between the Guanning Defense Line, Juehua Island, and Phi Dao, the three front-line positions of the anti-gold resistance, was deduced.
In order to commemorate the Ming soldiers and civilians who died heroically in the Juehua Guard, and to always remember this victory that paid a huge price.
Jin Shilin originally wanted to preserve all the ruins of this battle, which lasted only one day but were extremely tragic, so that future generations could admonish them.
However, the limited area of Juehua Island was not enough to support the new construction of a new city by the emerging Juehua Marine.
After the surviving Juehua soldiers and civilians recovered from their injuries, they were extremely sad and indignant with the full support of Yuan Chonghuan and the assistance of the Laizhou Naval Division.
Cleaned up the ruins of the war and built a new city on top of them.
This is a small but strong city with defensive capabilities, in case one day the sea freezes again, and when the vengeful Jiannu comes, it is so difficult to defend.
Under Chongzhen's suggestion, Jin Shilin led people to hold a cremation for all the soldiers and civilians who died heroically, and put away a handful of ashes in a small jar, and wrote their names as a memorial.
The rest are all sprinkled on the island and the surrounding seas, with its loyal soul, to protect this Chinese island known as "Awakening China" for generations.
The small columbarium that was put away was moved into the newly built Valhalla in the center of the city, which is the place where the guard Yao Fumin died heroically, for the military and civilians of the whole island to commemorate forever.
The one who commanded this Laizhou Navy warship was a hundred-man team named Zhang Tao.
He repeatedly invited Shigezhen and gave the medium-sized warship a resounding name.
Chongzhen vaguely remembered that in the Wuqiao Mutiny in the original history, there was a person who helped the rebels open the gate of Dengzhou, which led to the fall of the Denglai Governor's Mansion and indirectly led to Sun Yuanhua's execution by Chongzhen, also named Zhang Tao.
Looking at the hundred-person team in front of him, although he looks as tall and mighty as Ke Zhenda, he is loyal, brave and honest, and the depths of his eyes are also flashing with a ghostly faint light, Chongzhen feels that there is a chance that this guy is this.
But it was difficult to resist his hospitality, so Chongzhen named this medium-sized warship under his command - Breaking the Waves, which means that there will be a time to ride the wind and waves, and hang directly on the clouds and sail into the sea.
Although Zhang Tao doesn't know how to learn, he still knows Li Bai's eternal verses.
Therefore, this is naturally an excellent name, and Zhang Tao is overjoyed and thanked him again and again.
"General Zhang doesn't have to be polite, just help a little more teacher." Shigejin knocked him very subtly.
Zhang Tao hurriedly said: "Where is Brother Huang, guarding the Lord and guarding Denglai is a matter for our Denglai Water Master, if Brother Xian says such things again in the future, he will be angry for his brother." ”
Chongzhen laughed and said, "Then the brother will not say words of thanks again." ”
"Hahaha, okay, okay, don't say it, don't say it, in short, thank you, brother Xian."
"You still say ......"
"Hahaha......"
Chongzhen feigned anger, and then the two looked at each other and laughed, and everything was silent.
Zhou Ji knows the most about Chongzhen's words and deeds, and he watched happily from the sidelines, but he had already left an extra eye, Zu Kuan and others would only follow Silly Le as usual.
Huang Zongxi's mind is delicate and keen, so he looks at this and that, just from the two simple titles of "General Zhang" and "Brother Huang", his heart is like a mirror, and it seems to be reflected.
After entering Liaodong Bay, the Breaking Waves had not been long ahead with the posture of riding the wind and waves, and was discovered by the Juehua sailors who had already regarded this sea area as their own garden.
Maybe it's about to be the New Year, and it's time to render some atmosphere, or maybe it's getting closer and closer to Liaodong, in short, the Breaking Waves suddenly sailed into the snowy season from under the clear and bright sky.
In front of you is a vast expanse of snowflakes, but behind you is a sunny blue wave.
Such a magical scene immediately stunned everyone.
The temperature is already very low, and Zhang Tao, who was fortunate enough to fight with Jiannu in the southern border of Liaonan, knows that if it is on land, it must have been splashed into ice, but this temperature is far from enough to freeze the sea.
Therefore, this year's Juehua Island is not afraid of last year's crisis.
However, when Zhang Tao saw three huge warships coming in the shape of a zigzag breaking through the waves, followed by countless small and medium-sized warships, he knew that the medium-sized warship he commanded was really a bit unworthy of the name.
However, when he saw that the bows of these warships were covered with thick iron sheets, he was relieved. Because if such a warship is named the Breaking Wave, it is really a bit of a waste, and it is almost the same to call it the Icebreaker.
In fact, the first three iron-clad warships were the three that broke the ice first when Chongzhen accompanied Zhao to help Juehua.
One of the largest ships is called the Guanning ship, which echoes the Liaoning ship of the Denglai Naval Division.
The other two ships are the Icebreaker and the Breaker.
When he learned that his good brothers Chongzhen, Zhou Ji, Yuan Qi, and Zhao Datong were coming along the Dengliao Channel on the warship of the Laizhou Naval Division, as the youngest guerrilla general in the history of the Ming Dynasty, Jin Shilin, the guard general of Juehua, was suddenly ecstatic.
Immediately, he called all the warships that could be called, personally led the fleet, and went to the depths of the Bohai Sea to meet Chongzhen with a posture that almost greeted Yuan Chonghuan.
At the same time, Zhang Tao was honored, and his heart was also extremely shocked, secretly sighing that if the Laizhou sailor didn't work harder, he would really be caught up by this rising star.
In particular, if the iron sheet that wraps the tip of the ship and the left and right side chords collides with the enemy ship, I am afraid that the enemy ship will be sunk almost unscathed, right?
"Such an invention, simple but very effective, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a milestone, but is it the idea of this kid? This kid is much younger than Lao Tzu......
However, the official position is much higher than that of Lao Tzu...... People are really angry compared to people, but in this way, it is not unreasonable. ”