Chapter 62: Scurvy

On March 10, the 23rd year of Zheng, Nguyen Van summoned 4 fleets to return to Vijaya Harbor, and there were about 70 people left on the original 100 or so people on board. ”

They shook their heads, and one of them said, "No, it's the punishment of Lord Poseidon." ”

"Poseidon's punishment? What is that? He asked.

"Your Majesty has the protection of the gods, so naturally you don't have to worry about anything, we don't know where to offend Lord Seagod, fortunately we escaped death."

"What the hell is going on?" The Pengyu is still in the clouds, how does this have anything to do with the sea god?

"Your Majesty, look." Most of them have bleeding gums, and some even have bruised and oozing skin.

When I saw it, I was shocked, isn't this scurvy? Due to the lack of vitamin C due to long-term sea voyages, vitamin C is quickly replenished by eating fruits.

They also said: "Normally we have this symptom and will stop and go to the land to rest and recuperate, and usually we can recover quickly, but this time it is not, we are still like this when we return to the land, it is estimated that the sea god is too angry to do this." ”

"How can there be any gods in this world? The meaning of God's existence is just a sustenance, you take two catties of oranges back to eat, and come back when your body is well. ”

The men hesitated, "Huh? Eating oranges? Your Majesty, you're not kidding me. ”

"Is there any problem?" ”

Ruan Wenzhao said: "Your Majesty, it's not that there is anything wrong with oranges. Their question is, can oranges cure us? ”

"Don't worry, you can eat oranges." I guess you didn't find any vegetables on that continent, right? ”

They nodded and said, "Yes, we circled the continent to the west, and it was okay at first, but the further down it became, the drier it became, Your Majesty, you may not believe it, we even saw the desert." ”

Ji Pengyu said: "What's wrong with this, the world is so big, there are no surprises." "I also studied geography in my previous life, because the Great Dividing Range blocks water vapor on the right bank of the continent, coupled with the cold current in Western Australia, which cools and dehumidifies, resulting in drought in the whole Western Australia, the desert accounts for about 45% of the area, and the rest of the grassland climate is not better to take, there is also a dry and wet season, only the climate east of the Great Dividing Range is humid and suitable for living, these people run to dry places, and they can't find fresh vegetables to eat, so they will naturally lack vitamin C.

The system allows them to relax their minds and go back to cultivation with peace of mind. Those people naturally thought that the Pengyu was the incarnation of the gods, and if they stayed by his side, the sea god would also sell him a face, so as to let them go, and they were naturally reluctant to leave.

"Don't worry, I've already communicated with the water god Valouna, as long as you eat the oranges of his method, you'll be fine."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." A few people saluted and left.

Zhan Bao has been sold for 5 issues, and the foreign version of Zhan Bao has also been sold for 2 issues, and at present, there are Zhan Bao in all corners of the Khmer, and the rest is waiting for Zhan Ren to deliver it to his door.

Chang Yuchun and Li Wenzhong came, Chen Youliang seemed powerless, since the fall of Jiangzhou, Chen Youliang has been staying in Wuchang, if Wuchang falls again, it is equivalent to being captured by others twice. Although the front line was fighting, he still focused on defending the capital, so he made a big move to withdraw his troops and went straight back to Wuchang to support, Xu Da withdrew his troops from Wuchang as soon as he saw that his goal was achieved, and then intercepted and killed Chen Youliang's messenger along the way, so as to cleverly deceive him back to China.

When Li Wenzhong and Chang Yuchun sorted out their military appearance and prepared to counterattack, Chen Youliang saw that the three generals were coming, so he begged for peace and stopped fighting.

Zhu Yuanzhang is naturally happy, the top priority is to break through Suzhou City, and it is not too late to clean up Chen Youliang in the future. I looked at it and called it a good guy, is this still the history of the Ming Dynasty that I am familiar with? Why did you beat Zhang Shicheng first and then Chen Youliang, didn't you beat Chen Youliang and then beat Zhang Shicheng?

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang must not be relieved of Chen Youliang, so he let the three generals be stationed directly in Jiangxi to deter Chen Youliang.

On the other side, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to write letters to Zhang Shicheng to persuade him to surrender, but Zhang Shicheng did not reply to a single letter, as if he had sunk into the sea.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't restrain himself, he originally wanted to peacefully gain control of Suzhou City, but now Zhang Shicheng doesn't know how to lift, so don't blame him Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates for being ruthless, he brought in the artillery presented by Pengqiao, as well as the bronze firecracker originally invented in China, ready to break Suzhou City.

However, the city wall of Suzhou City is tall and strong, and the iron cannonball of the bronze fire gun can not hit a hole on the city wall, but the cannon of the Pengyu is shining on the battlefield, and the difference between breaking the city wall by impact, he is explosive, Xiwu is now studying this kind of cannonball, this kind of cannonball is about the same as firecrackers, and it will burst like a firecracker after being launched, producing power.

Although there are only a few artillery shells more than 100 shells, this 100 shells did blow up the city wall of Suzhou City into a big hole, Zhang Shicheng also used bronze firearms to fight back, in fact, the Yuan Dynasty has already invented the explosion type of artillery, it seems that the Yuan Dynasty people have a soft spot for firearms, the catapult was changed into a catapult, which greatly improved the siege efficiency, but later it retreated into a trebuchet, I don't know if it was later lost technology or what's going on.

The end of the Yuan Dynasty is also the golden period of the development of firearms in Chinese history, the rebels discovered the power of firearms, each of them frantically studied it, hoping to agree with China with the help of it, Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang have already dismantled the sea artillery sold by the Cham people, and basically have mastered the skills of manufacturing sea artillery, so the market share of the sea artillery in Xiwu has shrunk a lot, of course, it may be the reason for being unskilled, the cost of domestic artillery in Xiwu and Chen Han is very high, and the Cham can still occupy a large part of the market share by virtue of its price advantage.

The Cham artillery is currently in use, and the craftsmen naturally can't study it, and when the siege is over, give them one hundred and eighty guns, and dismantle it! It can be dismantled!

The Yuan army saw that the south was falling step by step and there was no way, and the Wu army blocked them on the Yellow River moat, making it impossible for them to pass, and Chen Youliang naturally would not let the Yuan army pass. So the Yuan army turned to attack the next target, the emperor Ming Yuzhen, who established the Great Xia Kingdom, Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang were at least only kings, and this Ming Yuzhen was bold and dared to call the emperor, which was naturally intolerable, and sent messengers to Tibet to let the King of Liang put Zaravarmi and Li Siqi in Shu, so a new round of disputes in the land of China began.