In the middle of the vast sea, an unknown desert island that has been lonely for who knows how many years has welcomed a large number of guests tonight.
"Your Majesty, there is a small island in front of you, should we go to it~?"
Directly south of the island, an unusually large fleet arrived, less than a thousand ships. Their sails were fluttering, and they roared in the sea breeze as they hunted. On the deck of the largest ship at the front of the fleet, a soldier bowed to a middle-aged man.
"Well, let's move over first and let the sick soldiers rest on the island for a night. At the same time, send someone up there to see if there is fresh water and fresh fruits~!"
The middle-aged man was Li Xiaogong, and this fleet was the Tang Dynasty fleet that had been sailing south for more than four months.
In fact, this fleet had already started returning more than ten days ago. The closer it got to the Tang Dynasty, the faster the fleet moved. Everyone could not suppress their homesickness and drifted at sea for a long time. Many people inside were sick, mostly suffering from symptoms of dizziness and vomiting. Although it was not fatal, if it went on for a long time, big problems would occur.
Therefore, in recent days, the fleet has begun to sail under the moonlight at night, entering the inland sea area, and often encounters some small islands. Li Xiaogong will also order the army to collect fresh water and fruits on the islands. After more than four months of sailing, With his experience, he understands the importance of these things, which can save lives at sea~!
As for whether there will be fresh water on the island, of course it is possible. On some larger islands, precipitation (whether in the form of rain or snow) will form pools on it, but not every large island will have fresh water. There are them all on the island. This is a probabilistic event.
"Yes~! Your Majesty~!"
The soldiers bowed to accept the order, then climbed up the mast and began to signal to the fleet behind them. The huge fleet began to slowly approach the island.
However, no one expected that there were about thirty small boats following not far behind the fleet.
"Boss, there are so many of them, what should we do with them~?"
(Of course what he said was not Chinese, it was translated)
On the leading boat, a slovenly man asked the scar-faced man in front of him.
The scarred face spat, and said with a fierce expression: "Bah~! So what if there are so many people~? When they fall asleep on the shore, let's go back and steal a few of their merchant ships, and we'll make a lot of money~! Te Niang I’ve been following you for so many days, I can’t let my brothers work in vain~!”
The sloppy man looked at the dark fleet in front of him, swallowed his saliva in fear, and said weakly: "Boss, this seems to be the caravan of the Tang Dynasty. If we take action, what if we anger the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? Is he an opponent?"
"Baga~!"
Scarface Hula slapped the sloppy man on the forehead, and then heard him say angrily: "Coward~! Even if the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has thousands of troops, if we hide in the sea, what can he do to us? ? Let brothers cheer up and listen to my instructions later. After we place this order, we can go back to eat well and find beautiful girls~!"
"Hi~!"
Seeing Scarface getting angry, the sloppy man quickly went down to inform the rest of the crew.
Scarface stood on the bow, looking at the big ship in front of him, and said to himself greedily: "With these big ships, who else on this sea can be my opponent Nakamura Kawao! Hahahaha~!"
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"Your Majesty, there is a lot of fresh water and coconuts on the island, and there is also a cave. Would you like to go in and rest for the night~!"
After the fleet docked, Li Xiaogong first sent a team of people to the island to check. After a while, soldiers came to report.
"Send the sick soldiers and civilians to the shore to rest first, and then let the envoys from various countries follow my king into the cave~!"
Li Xiaogong thought for a while and said.
When he returned from the south this time, he not only brought back a ship full of goods, but also brought back envoys from the Southeast Asian countries. Compared to when he went back, the size of their fleet is now a bit larger.
"Yes~! Your Majesty~!"
The soldier hurriedly went to pass the order, and then heard Li Xiaogong say again: "Wait a minute~! Pass the order, at least four people must be left to guard each ship, and at least ten people must be guarded on the big ship!"
In this vast dark night, Li Xiaogong couldn't help but be careless. He didn't want to have any accidents when he was approaching the gate of the Tang Dynasty.
"Yes~! Your Majesty~!"
When the soldiers saw that Li Xiaogong had nothing to arrange, they went down to make arrangements.
Li Xiaogong jumped off the ship and landed in a small wooden boat.
"Oh~! I can finally step on the ground~!"
After a while, several more people with darker skin and different clothes came up. They were obviously envoys from other countries. One of them, a man with a big beard and a big black mole on his cheek, stood on the island. He sighed happily, after all, ocean sailing is a big challenge for many people. Only those who have drifted on the sea can feel how happy it is to stand on the earth.
"Dear Your Excellency, how long will it take to reach Tang Kingdom~?"
The bearded man sighed for a while, then caught up with Li Xiaogong and asked.
Naturally, someone translated for Li Xiaogong. After hearing this, Li Xiaogong said: "Envoy, please don't be anxious. In less than half a month, the fleet will arrive at the capital city of Chang'an!"
The bearded man suddenly said happily: "Haha~! That's great~! I can finally see the Kingdom of Heaven~!"
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"Did you see~? The army has come ashore, but their big ships can't get close to the shore. Here's our chance~!"
Behind the fleet, Scarface said to his men excitedly.
"Hehe~! Boss Yingming~!"
The sloppy man felt bitter in his heart, but he complimented him.
"Come on~! Leave a few people to watch the boat, and the rest of you will dive into their big boat with me, and let me use my hands and feet~!"
Coincidentally, a dark cloud covered the moon in the sky at this moment. Scarface saw this and immediately gave orders.
"...Yes, boss~!"
After a while, under the leadership of Scarface, more than a hundred men in black took off their clothes, quietly entered the water, and swam towards the last few large ships of the Tang Dynasty fleet.
"I think we will be able to reach Chang'an in a few days. I wonder what happened to Hao'er, Yaya and the others?"
On a large merchant ship, there were four yawning soldiers and seven or eight civilians, including Meng Wenhao's father. Meng's father looked at the bonfire on the island, but his heart drifted back to Chang'an, thousands of miles away. .
Under the moonlight, several black shadows silently followed the ship's ladder and quietly climbed onto the ship's deck.
"Pfft~!"
Four black figures raised their swords and dropped them at the same time, and the four soldiers on the boat immediately fell to the ground. The leader made a gesture, and they approached the other deck of the cabin.
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First update!
(End of chapter)
