The remaining light of the setting sun pours on the sea, and the originally blue sea becomes ruddy. Along with the waves of the sea, it is like a red cloth all over the sky, rendering the sky and sea.
Plop!
A corpse was pushed into the sea, with blood spread out and inconspicuous.
Luo Guanying looked at Shen Wei whose face was covered with blood, and felt a headache. If you want to kill someone, please change your position. Do you have to stand in front?
Shen Wei spat, his eyes were a little red, and he scolded the three pirates who were kneeling down to beg for mercy: "You dare to rob the Ming Dynasty's fleet with your small sailboat? Are you so stupid as a pirate? Say, Are you Chen Zuyi’s subordinates?”
Ji Li Gua La.
Luo Guanying didn't understand, and neither did Shen Wei, so he killed another person.
The accompanying translator was Zhao Lang of Siyi Guan. Zhao Lang understood these people's pleas for mercy, but he did not explain who allowed these bastards to rob the Dafu Ship. He said a few words to them and then threw a knife at himself. This is not true. , he couldn't dodge and stabbed himself in the arm. If it weren't for his accuracy, he would have been heroic.
He almost killed himself, how could he not express his anger?
Shen Wei was killed until only one person was left alive. Zhao Lang finally bandaged the wound and walked over. He croaked at the pirate, then his face became a little gloomy, and he said to Luo Guanying and Shen Wei: "Things are a little troublesome. This There are many pirates and bandits in this sea area.”
Shen Wei took the handkerchief handed over by the sergeant and wiped the blood on his face, full of disdain: "So, Chen Zuyi ran to this sea area? There were no treasure ships in the naval fleet at the time, and You allowed him to be almost completely destroyed. Are you still afraid of him now?"
Luo Guanying became excited and urged Shen Wei: "Quickly, ask where Chen Zuyi is. I will take his head back to Ming Dynasty and present it to my brother-in-law."
"..."
Everyone trembled.
Shen Wei felt that Luo Guanying was becoming more and more shameless. When he was in the Imperial College, he did not dare to mention his brother-in-law. He rarely even took the initiative to talk about his relationship with Zhu Yunwen. But when he was at sea, he started talking about his brother-in-law. Those who didn't know thought he was I have many brothers-in-law.
There is no way, after sailing on the sea for a long time, a person will always change a little bit.
Luo Guanying mentioned her brother-in-law frequently to find support for herself and to keep her faith unwavering. Shen Wei, a scholar, also started carrying human heads in his hands, and could even feel happiness from the smell of blood. This was not a disease or abnormality, but the result of adaptation.
Narrow boat with limited space. The wide sea has unlimited space.
There is such a small limitation hidden in infinity. Over time, there will always be changes in psychology and behavior.
Zhao Lang has also changed. As an elite translator of the Seiyi Pavilion, he read books all day at first, but then he gradually became a little adventurous and even rushed to the front when talking to persuade people to surrender...
"It would be easier if it were Chen Zuyi. It's another person, no, a country."
Zhao Lang became serious.
"country?"
Luo Guanying couldn't tell what the word meant. If the word "country" was mentioned in the Imperial College, it would mean a vast territory and abundant resources, thousands of miles up and down, left and right, but in this land of Nanyang, one island may have three countries. It’s really unclear how strong the “country” is.
"Bang bang, pirate ships were found, three ships, on the starboard side."
The lookout sergeant struck the gong and started the police drill.
Luo Guanying, Shen Wei and others hurried to the side of the ship and looked at the gradually darkening sea. There were three ships approaching continuously, and they spread out, trying to outflank the Dafu ship.
"how to spell?"
Shen Wei asked.
Luo Guanying smiled sinisterly: "Then let's practice firearms."
Shen Wei laughed loudly, turned around and shouted: "Brothers, prepare the divine machine cannon, prepare the fire gunner, and prepare the shield and dagger hand, turn the helm to meet the enemy!"
Luo Guanying didn't need to look to know that the sergeant was preparing in an orderly manner. Although this team only had more than a hundred people, they were already familiar with each other and cooperated with each other tacitly. With the firearms and muskets on board, the Dafu ship was enough to deal with several times the number of enemies.
The three ships rose and fell above the waves, the long knives waving in their hands glowing coldly in the afterglow.
Luo Guanying saw that the opponent's ship was approaching a hundred steps away, so he waved his hand and shouted: "Kill!"
Suddenly, the two divine cannons roared at the same time. The powerful backlash caused the divine cannons to move backwards violently. The barrels were retracted nearly three feet, and were soon pushed out again, aiming at the sea surface to find the target.
"Missed?"
Shen Wei couldn't help but feel a little depressed when he looked at the ships that were still approaching.
Luo Guanying squinted at it, then turned around and shouted: "The opponent's ship is too small, and it will be difficult to hit if there is a slight error. The divine machine gun is ready with two shots, aiming at the position half a foot away from the bow of the opponent's ship!"
"emission!"
The roar came out, the cannon stone flew out, and one hit the bow of the ship directly. The originally complete ship collapsed in the fireworks for a moment. The people on the ship had no idea what happened. Each piece went through the head and was torn into pieces. A piece of blood mist rose into the sky around his body, and was then covered by the water waves hit by another cannon stone.
The two ships on the sea were silent, staring blankly at the sea.
Broken wood, corpses.
Sea of blood, setting sun.
Oh, the last ray of sunshine was gone. The Dafu ship came and smashed a small sailboat, crushing the people on it to the bottom of the sea. Then a sergeant threw a grappling hook and grabbed another small boat. The six pirates on the boat dropped their swords and shouted something.
Luo Guanying couldn't understand, but he also knew that they were surrendering.
Zhao Lang came out to ask a few words and said to Luo Guanying: "We need to retreat in time. The sea area ahead is getting more and more dangerous. Our ship alone is no longer enough to deal with it. Let's join up with the treasure ship."
Luo Guanying stared at the surrenderers and asked sternly: "Who are they?"
"Ceylon Mountain Man."
Zhao Lang said seriously.
Luo Guanying frowned and ordered the carrier pigeons to be released to first contact the treasure ship, and then lead the treasure ship back to the treasure ship.
Although Zheng He's naval fleet lost most of its merchant ships and left several ships in the old port, the fleet that continued its westward voyage was still huge, with more than fifty treasure ships, Dafu ships, grain ships, and horse ships.
These fleets do not always sail together. The main fleet will, under appropriate circumstances, divide the fleet into three or five teams, sail separately, and then choose to meet in a certain sea area, island, or port.
Zhu Neng received the carrier pigeon, arranged for it to be fed, and brought the news to Zheng He.
Zheng He took out the chart and looked at it carefully, and said: "The country of Mount Ceylon is a problem."
Zhang Yu nodded and suggested: "As early as in Jiugang and Manlajia, I heard that the King of Ceylon Mountain Kingdom, Ariel Kunel, was not a wise monarch. Although the Ceylon Mountain Kingdom he controlled was a Buddhist country, the king himself did not believe in Buddhism. I heard that his rule over the people in the country was extremely ignorant and cruel. Not only that, he often sent troops to sea to bully neighboring countries. Shi Jinqing said that one of the many reasons why Western merchant ships cannot move eastward is because of Ariel Kunel."
Zhu Neng pointed to the sea map: "I have also heard that Ariel Kunel implemented tyranny, and many people had no way to make a living and became pirates. Some pirates were even supported by Ariel Kunel himself. , specializing in robbing merchants. I don’t know if the pirates Luo Guanying encountered were ordinary people or..."
"Whether it is the common people or the sergeants of Mount Ceylon, as long as they are robbing, they are pirates, and it is natural to eliminate them. It is not easy for us to sail once. If another Java incident occurs, then we will not be able to explain to the court."
Zheng He said seriously.
When it came to the Java incident, both Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng were a little silent.
In order to train the new captain, a big fortune ship was handed over to Wang Wenjian of the Imperial College. However, this man was too idealistic and did not understand the cruelty of reality. He violated the operating rules and relaxed his vigilance when the pirates surrendered. Unexpectedly, the pirates instantly turned their backs. After killing Wang Wenjian and more than twenty Ming Dynasty sergeants, if other ships had not seen the situation change, the Dafu ship might have been robbed by pirates.
Since then, Zheng He has revised the ship's regulations. Whenever he encounters pirates, he must first kill a group of pirates and then question them. Even if they kill them all and leave no one alive, no one will hold the captain accountable.
When dealing with pirates, the order of the Ming Dynasty Navy is to kill them and stop talking nonsense.
But that was in the southeastern waters, where many countries had basically dealt with each other, and even the Pirate King and the like knew about it. But the current sea area is a sea area that the Ming Navy has not passed through. What kind of enemy is behind it and how much power is hidden. There must be some tongue to tell Zheng He.
Zheng He stood on the fourth floor of the helm building, looking at the starry sky. At this moment, he felt so small.
Sun Xu from Qintian Prison was playing with the ebony boards in front of him. These ebony boards were all square, like pyramids stacked on top of each other. The bottom layer of boards was the largest, with a side length of seven inches and seven minutes. It had twelve fingers, and each upward one The uppermost board is the smallest, with a side length of only six-tenths of an inch, and is called one finger, which is about the size of a thumb.
There are twelve wooden boards in total. There is a small hole in the center of each wooden board, and a string passes through the small hole to connect all the wooden boards together.
Su Xu picked up the board with his left hand, then straightened his left hand. The board stood up, and straightened the rope with his right hand. The rope was about an arm's length from the eye position to the smallest board position. Su Xu closed his left eye and used his right eye to look at the board along the rope, aligning the upper edge of the board with the North Star and the lower edge with the sea horizon.
Although there are twelve wooden boards, there is only one wooden board that can align the stars and the sea level at the same time. Once you determine which wooden board it is and how many fingers it corresponds to, you can calculate the height of the star. Through data calculation, you can determine the location of the ship. Geographical latitude.
This is the ancient star-pulling board, the technique of star-pulling across the ocean.
After Sun Xu calculated, he determined the position of the ship according to the chart, and then told Zheng He the news.
Zheng He understood this and ordered the treasure ship to hang a bright light on the high place. At the same time, he used drums, rocket signals, carrier pigeons, etc. to contact the more dispersed fleets to discuss how to deal with the Ceylon Mountain Kingdom.
The scattered fleet returned before dawn, and the captains and mates boarded the treasure ship.
Zheng He looked at the rapid growth of the people, full of joy, and shouted loudly: "Continuing to the west is the sea area of Ceylon Mountain. There are many pirates in this sea area, and the king of Ceylon Mountain, Ariel Kunel, is another cruel man. Once we dock at the port of Beloli, they will definitely look for an opportunity to attack us. When the time comes, our navy will inevitably fight with them. At the moment, should we bypass the Ceylon Mountains and sail north to Kochi, or should we go to the Ceylon Mountains and leave? Rory, tell me everything."
Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng did not speak. They supported entering the port of Belori. However, if this happens, with Ariel Kunel's temper and temperament, if they don't fight, they will not know how to be honest, and they will not be honest with the country overseas. The occurrence of war is something that the Ming Navy has always avoided.
After all, the Ming Dynasty’s naval fleet is very strong. If the news of defeating the king of Mount Ceylon, Ariel Kunel, spreads, how will the countries in the north such as Kochi and Guri view the Ming Dynasty? If they believe that the Ming Dynasty is a scourge, they will not receive it. If they are allowed to go ashore, the matter will evolve into another conflict.
But if we take a detour and do not pass through the Ceylon Mountain Kingdom, it will not be in line with the Ming Dynasty's original intention of establishing friendship with thousands of countries, and there will always be such a scourge, and the seaway will definitely not be open.
This is a multiple-choice question that is not easy to make a choice.
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