"Across the street is Temasek [present-day Singapore]." Zheng He pointed to the narrow waterway in front of him and said, "Through this strait, you will enter the Indian Ocean, which is the only way for the Ming sailors to go to Guli, Persia, Tianfang and other countries, and it plays a vital role in China's maritime trade, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a golden waterway." ”

For this choke point between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, the tower also praised its unique geographical location, "Since this strait is so important, then we should build a military port here, and then send warships to garrison it for a long time, only by firmly controlling it in our own hands can we ensure that China's interests will not be harmed." ”

Zheng He nodded in agreement, "Your idea is very correct, but this is a major national matter that can only be decided by the emperor and Lord Shoufu, and it is beyond our martial arts to intervene." I will report your suggestion to the Imperial Court, and I trust that they will make a wise choice. ”

"I hope so." Tie Ta said with a smile, but in his heart he didn't think so, how could they know the importance of this strait without on-the-spot investigation? It is not once or twice that the Daming sailors have passed here, with the financial and material resources of the imperial court, if you really want to build a port, let alone one, even ten will be repaired.

"Meat eaters are despised, and they can't plan far." The tower sighed, and couldn't help but feel a little melancholy in his heart. He walked to the bow of the boat and looked into the distance, only to see the blue sea as far as the eye could see, and a red sun was rising at the junction of the sea and the sky.

At this time, the sea breeze is strong, the waves are surging, and the treasure ship is fearless and treading the waves. At this time, a small boat emerges from the waves, like a leaf on the rough sea, sometimes thrown into the air, sometimes falling to the bottom. The two men on the boat were shocked and pale, and their hands clung to the side of the ship so that they were not thrown into the sea.

Tie Ta also admired their fearless courage, but was still a little worried: "With such a big wind and waves, it is not easy for the two of them to overcome it!" ”

Suddenly, a crescent-shaped tail pierced the water and rushed towards the boat at high speed, and the gray back was two or three feet long, and the sailors could see clearly from the high position of the treasure ship.

"It's a shark!" Ding Erniu exclaimed. He has lived by the sea since he was a child, his ancestors have been fishermen for three generations, and he can be said to know the sea very well, sharks are the most ferocious animals in the ocean, known as "marine killers", there is nothing they dare not mouth, and humans are also their targets. Ding Erniu's grandfather is an experienced old fisherman who has been fighting the wind and waves for decades, and he was cautious all his life before he finally survived until he retired, but he died in the mouth of a shark in the last time he went to sea. Thinking of this, his heart was like a knife, and he opened his voice and shouted, "Be careful, there are sharks behind you." ”

The two people on the boat also sensed the danger and waved their arms to row the boat desperately, but how could the manpower compare to the sharks! The ship was about to be wrecked and people were killed.

"Shoot the arrows!" Zheng He decisively ordered.

Fifty sailors stood in a row, raised their crossbows and shot at the shark, this kind of bow has a long range, high hit rate, and can shoot five sharp arrows with each shot, which is twice the lethality of ordinary bows and arrows, and it is perfect for dealing with sharks.

The slap of the shark's tail stirred up a huge wave, and the sharp arrow fell weakly into the water. Far from frightening the cold-blooded killer, the sailors stood, but rather aroused its frenzy, and the momentum of the chase became faster and more fierce than before.

Tie Ta immediately decided, "I'll deal with the sharks, and you will save people." Before he could say that, he threw himself into the sea.

Ding Erniu quickly put down a small boat and called a few sailors to follow.

The shark is very experienced in dealing with this kind of small boat, and when it is still two or three feet away from the target, it dives to the bottom, and then rushes upwards to the bottom, and with a "boom" the boat is knocked more than a foot high, and when it falls, it is already in pieces.

"Oops!" The two men on board fell into the water with a cry of surprise, but they quickly composed, and with their skillful water skills, they swam towards the broken boat. They knew very well that they would not drown only by lying on the plank, and as for the attack of sharks, it would be left to fate.

The shark quickly caught up with the two men, and the man who swam in front of him pulled his companion hard and threw him a place far away, leaving himself completely exposed to the shark.

"Although you are very righteous, I will still eat you, because I am born with a heart of stone." The shark sneered, bit him in two pieces in one bite, swallowed it with its big mouth, and then chased after the other person.

"Alas! Unexpectedly, it was still a step slower. Tie Ta was a little ashamed, and scolded: "Your grandmother dares to kill people again and again in front of Lao Tzu, it's too shameful to give me face." My principle of life is that whoever dares to hit me in the face, then I will double the fight back. "This is absolutely not bragging, I think that the Dun's fish back then, both in size and attack power, was several times larger than the shark in front of him, wasn't it still cleaned up by himself?

The shark didn't expect the danger to be coming, and grinned there: "Today's luck is really good, I got up early in the morning and wanted to catch a small fish for a tooth sacrifice, but I didn't expect to catch a big meal, God really favors the hard-working people!" He opened his mouth and bit down on the prey in front of him.

"I tried so hard to get here, and I was about to finish it, but I didn't think I could make it alive. Father, I have failed to live up to your expectations. God, why are you teasing me like that? The man looked up to the sky and sighed, closed his eyes and waited for death.

At this critical moment, the tower swooped forward, grabbed the shark's tail with both hands, and dragged the behemoth to a halt.

The shark's giant teeth snapped together, and the gums shook with a faint ache due to the exertion. "I'm the top master of sharks, and I have the reputation of 'ghost', and today I actually lost the food in my mouth, and if I spread it, I have to laugh off other people's big teeth." It was very dissatisfied with its performance, and it twisted its body to chase it again, but found that it was stiff and unable to move, and when it looked back, it saw a thick buffalo grabbing its tail, with a wicked smile on its face.

"It turned out that he was playing tricks, and I thought that my hunting level had decreased, which made me worry for a while." The ghost was relieved, and then became angry, "Buffalo, do you know the consequences of making me angry? ”

"I don't want to know the consequences of your anger, I just know that you're going to be unlucky today." Tie Ta sneered, and with a force of both hands, the shark's huge body was picked up by him, and then he fell hard.

The ghost only felt dizzy for a while, and then his face came into close contact with the sea, like a boulder smashed from a high altitude to the bottom of the water, splashing a wave several feet high, and its white belly was facing up to the sky, and it didn't move at all.

The tower had no time to care whether it was alive or dead, and swam towards the man who had fallen into the water, carrying him on his shoulder. The time was just right, the man's face was already purple, his whole body was cold, and if he was a little later, he would have drowned. At this time, Ding Erniu came in a dinghy and returned to the treasure ship with him safely.

The tower's hanging heart was finally relieved, and now he could concentrate on teaching the shark a lesson, but when he looked back, he saw it lying motionless on the surface of the water.

"Is this guy playing dead? I remember I didn't seem to use much force! Well, it must be playing dead, and if it thinks it will get away with it, it would be very wrong. The tower sneered, and had no intention of letting it go.

To tell the truth, the tower really blamed the shark this time, this is one of its fatal weaknesses, this guy will be temporarily incapacitated as long as someone makes his belly upside down, and the killer whale often uses this trick against it, and it has been tried and tested repeatedly.

The ghost lay on the surface of the sea weakly, puzzled: "How did this buffalo know about my weakness?" Did the killer whale tell him? This guy can't be provoked, I have to run away quickly, remember to inform the other brothers when I go back, I will definitely hide when I encounter killer whales in the future, and I still have to hide when I encounter buffaloes. But it never imagined that it would never have the chance to go home again.

After thinking about it for a while, the ghost came to its senses, and before it could make its next move, the tower repeated its old trick and threw it out to sea again.

This time the ghost couldn't bear it, and quickly begged for mercy: "Brother Buffalo, stop playing, I was all thrown out of my concussion by you." ”

"Play? Do you think I'm playing? The tower snorted coldly.

"What am I doing wrong? Why are you hitting me so hard? The ghost was crying with a sad face, as if the old lady had just died.

"Why did you hit you? You guy, with a bit of brute strength, think you can do whatever you want, and you want to take a bite of anything. "The vast sea is boundless, and there is a lot of food in it, even if you eat too much, I won't be nosy, but you want to attack humans, so I have to stop it, because what you are doing is really against heaven." ”

"I don't dare anymore, spare me!" The ghost thinks to himself, I eat humans, it's your business! Aren't you a dog meddling with a mouse? But at this moment, he didn't dare to vent his dissatisfaction with ten guts, and the only effective way was to bow his head and admit his mistakes.

"Everyone should pay for the mistakes they make, and you are no exception." The tower unceremoniously stepped forward.

A large three or four foot long hole was opened in the shark's stomach, and the intestines were immediately rotten, and the blood stained the sea red.

The sailors are all rejoicing, they have heard of the powerful combat power of the tower king, but they rarely have the opportunity to see it, today is finally an eye-opener, it is really an honor to be with such a master.

Back to the treasure ship, the tower looked at the sea again, only to see more than a dozen sharks rushing to this side, and swallowed the dead sharks as soon as they swarmed up, in the eyes of this group of cold-blooded killers, there was no compatriot affection to talk about.