A total of thirty-two ships docked at the port one after another.
Upon closer inspection, you will find that the condition of these boats is not intact.
Some hulls were damaged, some sails were broken, and some even showed signs of flames. Among the people above, they also saw injuries wrapped in gauze.
Zuo Mengeng, Fu Yusun, Sun Yuanhua, Wang Xiuqin, and Ami'er all came.
E Honglue stood proudly on the bow of the largest blessing ship, like a general returning from victory.
When he saw Zuo Mengeng in the welcoming crowd, he immediately smiled and ran down like a monkey.
"My lord, it is a great honor for me to be welcomed by you."
Ami Er corrected: "Please call me Lord Commander."
E Hong looked over blankly. After Wang Xiuqin made an introduction, he became even more happy.
"So, I got promoted?"
Everyone smiled, but they didn't expect that he was still an official fan.
Looking at the dusty fleet, Zuo Mengeng's heart surged.
"Tell me about your journey."
Even if he doesn't give orders, E Honglue will make a big deal about it.
Because this time, they went on a voyage that would be remembered in history.
When the navy was being built, E Honglue firmly believed that a navy that has not entered the ocean and has not experienced wind and waves is worse than a baby in its mother's swaddling clothes.
So he strongly advocated taking the boat out and testing it in the sea.
Everyone is looking at what the navy should do.
Many people even feel that warships are expensive to build and if they go to sea rashly, they will suffer huge losses.
The trouble finally came to Zuo Mengeng.
He deeply agreed with E Honglue's point of view and endorsed the matter with a stroke of his pen.
So before the year before, E Honglue personally took command and formed a fleet composed of thirty-two large and small warships, which sailed out of Jiaozhou Bay and began to move south.
After listening to E Honglue's introduction, everyone realized how courageous this fleet had been in the past month or so.
"After we left the port, we headed south along the coastline. In addition to detecting terrain, recording weather and sea conditions, and fishing for seafood along the way, we also tested new artillery. In the end, we were lucky enough to arrive at Songjiang Prefecture."
Zuo Mengeng was shocked.
"What? You arrived at Songjiang Mansion? Did you cause any trouble?"
He already remembered Zheng Zhilong's uncertain face.
E Hong scratched his head and thought carefully before saying: "It seems there was no trouble. It was just that we had a collision with the local navy when we entered the mouth of the river. But we won a great victory, and those from the inspection department The small wooden boat is no match for us. If people from the Xu family hadn't come later, we could have occupied their outpost."
Since Jiajing, the coastal defense of the Ming Dynasty has been relatively strict.
Such a large fleet approached and was immediately spotted by Chongming Guards as soon as they boarded.
The two sides fought in the waters north of Sansha, Chongming Island.
The small broken ships of the Chongming Guard were no match for the main warships of the Denglai Navy, and many of them were quickly sunk.
It is worth mentioning that the place where the two sides fought was actually Qidong in later generations.
It's just that now it's all water, not land yet.
Chongming Island is not a large island as everyone will know in later generations, but is composed of many impact sand islands.
Moreover, due to the influence of the Yangtze River water, these sand islands are unstable and collapse from time to time.
Because of this, Chongming County had to be relocated many times.
E Honglue ordered the Ming officers and soldiers who fell into the water to be fished out, and then reported their identities.
When the other party learned that they were from Shandong, they were very happy.
After careful questioning of E Honglue, we found out that the Chongming Guards had already been bribed by merchants from Songjiang Prefecture.
They had long been told that a ship from Shandong would be coming, and they were hoped to help guide and cover it.
Unexpectedly, floods washed away the Dragon King Temple, killing one family and another.
Fortunately there were no casualties.
Because of the cover of Chongming Guard, the appearance of the New Army Navy on the outskirts of Songjiang Mansion was not leaked.
Chongmingwei secretly sent someone to inform the Xu family, and the two parties got in touch.
"Zhongheng, the sea route you mentioned is indeed feasible."
The person who got off the second boat was Xu Erjue.
There was not only Xu Erjue, but also a group of young couples, accompanied by a beautiful little girl, and the woman held a child in her arms.
"General, I'm coming down to join you."
Seeing the person coming, Zuo Mengeng grabbed the other person's hand and laughed heartily.
"If I had known that Xia Yizhong was coming, I should have gone out of my way to welcome you."
Xia Yunyi's face glowed red, and she was very pleased with Zuo Mengeng's regard.
"After my wife gave birth, she was weak and sick, so it was delayed."
He had agreed with Chen Zilong at the beginning that they would come to Shandong together. Because his wife was about to give birth, she had to stay in Jiangnan.
After such a long time, he was afraid that Zuo Mengeng would think too much.
Zuo Mengeng didn't think much about it at all.
He completely appreciated Xia Yunyi in every aspect.
This is a man of integrity who is completely worthy of the heavy responsibility entrusted to him.
"It's never too late to have a good meal. Now is the time to employ people. Your arrival comes at the right time."
Just one sentence dispelled Xia Yunyi's worries.
Zuo Mengeng asked Xu Erjue and Fu Yusun to accompany Xia Yunyi and his wife to settle down temporarily.
What he is more concerned about is the harvest of the navy from this voyage.
"Let's go to the military headquarters and let me see your results."
E Honglue and others couldn't wait any longer.
This time they set sail, and they made great achievements.
The crowd gathered around and prepared to leave the port. Before they could get far, the sound of mountain chants suddenly came from the fleet behind them.
"Open the gate!"
Zuo Mengeng looked back and saw that the gates on the ships in the middle of the fleet were being removed piece by piece.
Even from a distance, one can see mountains of silvery sea goods, attracting countless people to rush towards them.
The people were all beaming with joy and enjoying the joy of the harvest.
They began to feel the preciousness of the ocean.
After the Denglai Navy was moved to Jiaozhou Bay, after screening by the navy, a considerable number of its ships could not be used for military purposes.
Fu Yusun keenly seized this opportunity and took over the eliminated ships.
He used these boats to set up a fishing company with local fishermen.
This time the navy set sail, and the fishing companies also went to sea with them.
All the way south, fishing all the way.
In this era, China's coastal areas were rich in fishery resources due to the Ming Dynasty's sea ban policy. As a result, they were all used by fishing companies.
Seventeen fishing boats brought back more than 1,100 tons of fish.
This amount is enough to make Anshan Lake Fishery Company shed tears of envy.
It is conceivable that the price of fish near Jiaozhou Bay will definitely plummet in the next long period of time.
Now that the fishing company's harvest has been so rich, how many results did the navy bring back?
In anticipation, Zuo Mengeng's pace became faster.
