On both sides of the treasure ship, the long oars were swaying uniformly. The huge treasure ship rolled over the washed river water and moved forward slowly.
Zhao Shiyu operated the rudder to make the ship move forward in a zigzag pattern to reduce the resistance to advancement.
"Have you not discovered the mainland yet?"
Zhao Shiyu was a little anxious.
Luo Guanying kept looking forward with a telescope, but found no trace of the mainland. He went to the side of the ship and shouted to the two sergeants hanging outside the ship's side: "How?"
A sergeant raised his head and shouted: "The water here is already fresh water. If the water comes from directly ahead, there must be a continent there!"
Luo Guanying was a little surprised. He had been running for several hours, at least thirty miles away. When he looked around, he couldn't see a single island or even a shadow of the mainland.
It would take such a terrifying river and such a huge amount of water to directly flush the sea into fresh water!
The ship continued to move forward, and the sergeants rotated every hour, and continued to move forward until night came. Luo Guanying did not see the shadow of the mainland. Seeing that the sun was about to sink into the "bottom of the sea", the sergeants were tired, so Luo Guanying had to order: "Gather and rest."
The four ships slowly approached and then dropped anchor.
Su An got on the treasure ship and shouted to Luo Guanying: "The anchor can be anchored here, and there is fresh water."
Luo Guanying ordered Zhao Shiyu to organize the sergeants to fetch water, and asked the cook to use his special skills to prepare a sumptuous dinner to reward the sergeants.
There is no shortage of food for the army, especially dried meat, bacon, and dried fish. There is also plenty of vegetables. There are also bean sprouts. The voyages of the Ming Navy were not like those in the West a hundred years later. Although they did not know what sepsis was and did not have the habit of bringing a lot of oranges with them on voyages, there was no sepsis in the voyages of the Ming Navy. The root cause was bean sprouts.
As long as you bring enough beans, you can sprout bean sprouts, grind soy milk, braise tofu, and have a variety of meals. The most important thing is to ensure the health of the soldiers.
There is no problem with the water quality, but for safety reasons, Luo Guanying strictly prohibits the sergeants from going into the sea. They are only allowed to bring up water for bathing. There is enough water in the pipe to drink, but they cannot drink to death.
The dinner was so sumptuous that Luo Guanying even allowed the sergeants to drink three glasses of wine each. The sergeant was busy, but Luo Guanying stood on the deck, looking into the sky.
Zhao Shiyu came over with the wine bag and handed it to Luo Guanying: "I asked Liang Dafang. Whether you look at the stars, Simon or the compass, it is always the west, and our direction will never be wrong."
"Has the fresh water been replenished?"
Luo Guanying asked.
Zhao Shiyu smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, everyone still has a sense of worry. The fresh water reserves are enough to support our voyage for a month. But I think the mainland must be ahead, and this fresh water may not be used."
Luo Guanying breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, leaned on the side of the ship, and enjoyed the gentle sea breeze: "Brother Zhao, do you think Zhang Yu and the others have arrived in South America?"
Zhao Shiyu's eyes were a little worried: "If they didn't yaw, they would definitely be in front of us, but I'm worried that they have already yawed."
Luo Guanying's face became solemn. Zhao Shiyu's worry was not unreasonable. If Zhang Yu and the others had arrived in South America, they would choose to stay on the coast no matter what, creating a signal to inform others that this was the mainland.
But, there is no signal.
"The yaw is not terrible. As long as they don't enter the Sargasso Sea, they will always come here."
Luo Guanying took a sip of wine.
That night, except for the garrison sergeant who was still doing his duty on patrol, the other sergeants were sleeping comfortably, and there were not a few who slept until dawn.
When the sun jumped out of the capital sea and its light shone on the sun and moon flag, Luo Guanying had ordered to pull anchor and set sail.
The rejuvenated sergeant, who had eaten and drank enough, made the treasure ship move a little faster. In the cabin, the sound of shouts continued, and on the deck, the lookouts kept staring ahead.
Luo Guanying, Zhao Shiyu and others also felt relieved. Liang Dafang spread the chart on the table, bet with an inkstone, pointed at the chart and said: "The emperor mentioned that there is a huge river in South America called the Amazon River. From then on. Judging from the fact that sea water has become fresh water, salmon can be caught, and anchors can be dropped, our most likely location is not far from the mouth of the Amazon River."
"Not far away? How far is it? Isn't it far..."
Luo Guanying was somewhat anxious.
Although Zhu Yunwen mentioned the Amazon River, he did not say that the Amazon River has a huge amount of water discharge during the flood season, enough to dilute the sea more than 300 miles outside the continental shelf.
Other rivers that flow into the sea are freshwater mouths, and this place has become a sea of freshwater...
Watch sergeant Liu Lin stood on a high watchtower, holding a telescope and observing the distance. The sun had risen above his head, the temperature had increased, and sweat was dripping down.
Tears seeped into my eyes, which stung and stung, especially the injury at the corner of my eye, which had not yet healed. I accidentally got a bruise while climbing the tower yesterday.
Liu Lin wiped his sweat, raised his head and continued to look into the distance with the telescope, putting down the telescope from time to time to take a rest.
It’s been two years since I left the capital in September of the fifth year of Jianwen, and I don’t know if my mother-in-law can take care of the twenty acres of land. My mother-in-law’s legs and feet are not very good, and her legs still hurt when it rains. According to the doctor, it was caused by dew and cold water, which caused the disease, and he could only nurse it back to health slowly.
Fortunately, the imperial court treated them well, and they also cared about the big-headed soldiers. I heard from military doctors that the Imperial College provides free medical treatment to military families every year, and even prescribes medicine at a low cost. I don’t know if the Imperial College does this, and has my mother-in-law heard this? information.
The eldest son was tall and thick, and he was forced to be literate, which drove the husband crazy. It seemed that he would have to be like himself in the future, a big-headed soldier who licks blood from the edge of a knife.
I also have a daughter who will be fifteen this year and sixteen next year. It’s time to talk about her husband’s family. I don’t know which family is so lucky.
Hey, my daughter, after all, she is a loser!
After raising her for more than ten years, she has gained little benefit. She still has to prepare a dowry for her. I don’t know how much of the salary I earned in the past few years has gone into other people’s hands.
But, I do love my daughter very much, she is my heart and soul. Even if it is a loser, it is still her treasure. If anyone bullies her, she will block their door with a big knife.
I am a martial artist and a navy man. Don't give me so many arguments.
Oh, that's it, honest people are easily bullied, so let's be a stronger villain and still be able to protect our daughter to some extent.
Thinking of his family, Liu Lin picked up the telescope and looked into the distance. He was stunned for a moment. He quickly put down the telescope and stared at it. He picked up the telescope again and looked at it. Then he put the telescope down and hit his thigh with two snaps.
hiss!
Not an illusion!
Liu Lin picked up the telescope again and looked into the distance. At the end of the slowly endless sea, an extremely wide river appeared. No, it didn't look like a river, but more like a dozen Yangtze River estuaries!
Soil appeared there, plains appeared, and trees appeared!
land!
It's land!
Liu Lin put down the telescope, held the edge of the observation tower with both hands, lowered his head and shouted to the people on the deck: "We have seen the mainland!"
Luo Guanying, Zhao Shiyu, Liang Dafang and others quickly ran to the bow of the ship, picked up their binoculars to look, and finally saw the land of their dreams!
"Brothers, work harder! I've seen the mainland, I've seen the mainland!"
Luo Guanying turned around and went to the entrance of the cabin, lying on it and shouting into the cabin. When the sergeants at the bottom heard this, they became even more excited, and the treasure ship sped up.
Liu An, Su An, Wang Zhen and other ships also discovered the mainland, and they all sounded gongs and flags.
Luo Guanying was very excited.
As the treasure ship moves forward, the spectacular scenery in the distance begins to come into view.
Who has seen the boundless estuary?
Luo Guanying's heart was trembling. This fucking river mouth was called Hekou, and he couldn't even see the sides! If Luo Guanying knew that the width of this river mouth is nearly 500 miles, I don't know what he would think...
In order to find a place to disembark, the fleet walked straight north for more than two hours before finally finding a suitable place, a low plain area.
The Dafu ship continued to explore the depth in front to prevent the treasure ship from coming in and directly running aground.
Surprisingly, the depth of the coast is at least ten feet, which can fully support the docking of treasure ships, but the cautious Luo Guanying still chose a location thirty feet away and twenty feet deep.
This choice is due to the fear that low tide will cause the ship to become stranded and unable to sail.
Liang Dafang looked at the huge Amazon River and the continuous water discharge, and thought that Luo Guanying was too careful.
Luo Guanying was not careful about this. After the ship anchored, Luo Guanying ordered five hundred sergeants, wearing armor, carrying weapons and longbows, to go ashore first to investigate the situation.
Five hundred sergeants took a small boat and hung it on a tree with ropes to build a small "ferry". When they stepped on the ground, the sergeants almost burst into tears, but they had to do it because of the military order.
Ten miles of exploration!
Luo Guanying restrained the sergeants, and no one was allowed to disembark without a military order. It was not until 500 sergeants returned from searching the shore and informed them that there were no traces of human presence, and there were no wild beasts nearby that they could camp. Luo Guanying breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the landing.
Going ashore, Zhao Shiyu stepped hard on the ground under his feet.
Ma Huan sat down directly, grabbed the soil, smelled the breath, and wanted to cry.
Liu An looked up at the sky, feeling that the sky was so blue for the first time.
Luo Guanying looked at the sergeants who kept coming ashore and couldn't help but laugh. After going through dangers and crossing thousands of miles of islandless seas, the Ming Dynasty's fleet finally arrived at this mysterious land!
"Zhao Shiyu, go and plant the flag of Ming Dynasty here!"
Luo Guanying shouted at the top of her lungs!
Zhao Shiyu agreed loudly: "Okay, brothers, take out our flag and plant it on this piece of land! From now on, this is our Ming Dynasty's territory!"
Luo Guanying almost coughed and looked at Zhao Shiyu with wide eyes. He didn't say such words. You can't add words privately.
However, isn’t there no one here?
People from the Ming Dynasty came and occupied it. Isn’t it the territory of the Ming Dynasty?
