The old man didn't have the slightest worry. He smoothed his gray beard with a calm expression and sighed: "My dear, do you think Han Du can't think of the things you can think of?"
"It would be better if Han Du didn't find any trace of us. If he did, he wouldn't have guessed that we might go to Luzon?"
Seeing that his son did not have enough foresight, the old man had to break it up, crush it and explain to him: "With Han Du's intelligence, he will definitely guess that we will go to Luzon, because no matter how you look at it, Luzon is ours." The best escape route. But I decided not to go to Luzon, but took the risk to come to Dongfan. Do you know why?"
Ben Zhai shook his head blankly.
The old man continued to explain: "This Dongfan seems to be dangerous now, but in fact it is safe. Dongfan has been safe and sound for a long time, and even Japanese pirates have not invaded here. Although there are naval patrols here, it has been peaceful for a long time, and the patrols have The navy has started to slack off a long time ago. In the past, we could still patrol every five days, but now we can patrol once on the 15th and 20th, which is pretty good."
"We will only dock here for a few days, and then we will leave. It is not that easy to run into. Even if we do, patrolling a small boat like that will not be our opponent. By the time the navy reacts, we will have left long ago We are here. Everyone thought we would not come to Dongfan, but little did they know that Dongfan is the safest time now. This is called darkness under the lamp, do you understand?"
Ben Zhai nodded as if understanding, and suddenly asked: "Then, dad, where are we going next? Is it going to Java?"
"Not going to Java." The old man said directly, but seeing that the young man still wanted to ask, he stretched out his hand to stop his questioning.
"Let's go further than Java."
Farther than Java, where is that? The young man didn't understand what his father was talking about. In fact, he has never even been to Java, he just heard his father mention this place.
Sure enough, in the next few days, the patrol ship of the Ming Navy did not appear at all. Until this huge fleet rested and left, the Ming navy never showed up.
The waves gently caressed the coast, and within a short time, the traces left by these people on the beach were completely eroded by the waves.
Time passed day by day, and the three warships were chasing madly on the boundless sea, but Han Du's face became gloomier day by day.
"What happened to you these days?" Tang He had to ask when he saw Han Du's mood getting worse and worse.
"Alas~" Han Du sighed and said, "I have a feeling that we are pursuing the wrong direction."
"As a general, the most fearful thing is to be unstable. We haven't arrived in Luzon yet. Don't you think it's too early to say this?" Tang He frowned, feeling worried about Han Du's hesitation. . If Han Du has this kind of character, it will be a disaster for the army he leads.
Han Du glanced at Tang He and explained: "On this vast sea, it seems difficult to track, but in fact there are traces to follow."
"Oh? Do you have any idea?" Tang He couldn't help but asked loudly. There are two difficulties in fighting at sea. One is that the sea is endless, making it extremely difficult to use strategies to ambush. Therefore, battles at sea are usually head-to-head, and the stronger one wins. However, this problem was solved by Han Du. The warships equipped with cannons were simply unruly when fighting the Japanese pirates. They simply did not allow the Japanese pirates to get close and destroyed them all.
Another is that tracking at sea is difficult. As long as the opponent escapes from one's sight, it becomes extremely difficult and almost impossible to track them down.
But now listening to Han Du's tone, it seems that there is a way to track the ship. If this is true, it will be of great benefit to the Ming Navy.
Han Du nodded and said: "The ship passed through the water, and it seems that there is no trace, but it is not."
When Tang He heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. Could it be that the ship could leave any traces after passing through the water?
How can this be?
Han Du smiled and explained: "The ship will naturally leave no trace, but what about the people on the ship? The people on the ship are constantly moving every day. The sails are torn and need to be mended, and the ropes are broken and need to be repaired. In addition, there are hundreds of people on a ship who need to eat, drink, relieve themselves and sleep, and the amount of garbage produced every day is not a small amount. Does the Lord know how the garbage on our warships is disposed of every day?"
"What else can we do? Just throw it into the sea." Tang He has been leading the navy for so many years, and he knows everything about the warship.
Just after Tang He finished speaking, his expression suddenly froze, but a smile appeared on Han Du's face.
"You, you mean, you can track the ship by tracking this garbage?"
Han Du nodded happily and said: "If there are no ships passing by on this sea, then there must be nothing. The waves on the sea seem to be rough and non-stop, but in fact the water on the surface The mobility of water is very poor, and in many places it is not even as fluid as river water. Therefore, as long as there are ships throwing garbage into the sea, as long as there are things that can float in the garbage, we can follow these things to track them arrive."
"Okay, this method is good." Tang He sighed excitedly, stroking his hands, "The sea is endless as far as the eye can see. As long as you follow these things, the chance of tracking the other party will be greatly increased."
At this point, Tang He couldn't help but wonder, "Since you know such a good way, why are you still frowning?"
"Just because I know, I feel like we are pursuing the wrong direction." Han Du smiled bitterly and explained: "These days, I have people pay special attention to the situation in the sea during the battle, but so far, nothing None were found.”
Tang He lowered his head and pondered for a while, then persuaded: "We may not be chasing in the wrong direction. The method you mentioned is not without loopholes. If they don't leave anything behind, it is normal that we have not discovered it."
"I hope so." Han Du reluctantly agreed, but he didn't think so at all. Unless those people also know this method of tracking enemies, who would inexplicably guard against some trash, and would their whereabouts be exposed?
Moreover, now that we have caught up here, even if we want to turn back and pursue again, it is completely too late.
Han Du could only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor, bite the bullet and go all the way to the end.
There was no miracle in the rest of the journey. Han Du chased until he could see the land in the distance, but he didn't see any sign of the ship.
