Although Zhang Yu and Luo Guanying chose Zhao Shiyu, they never made fun of their own people. In order to ensure Zhao Shiyu's safety, they not only made Zhao Shiyu wear iron armor to protect his vitals, but also equipped him with four grenades.
In this rainy forest, the three teams of Zhang Yu, Luo Guanying, and Yuan Yichen did not carry a large amount of gunpowder that was not easy to preserve. Even the Lianhu Crouching Cannon, which was easy to carry, only brought a total of twenty guns. Two hundred gunpowder shells.
Whenever it rains, the first priority of the sergeants is to ensure that the gunpowder bombs do not get wet. When the military tent is set up, these sergeants are the first to enter.
Rain gear has been around since ancient times, and raincaps and oil-paper umbrellas are typical examples. Although raincoats have not been developed, the waxed cowhide and multi-layer covering can completely ensure that water does not enter the gunpowder bombs.
Gunpowder shells and tiger crouching cannons are extremely precious, and Zhang Yu and others will not use them lightly. Once exhausted early, the Ming Dynasty Navy will completely lose its long-range fire strike capability and can only rely on bows, swords, etc. to fight.
The enemies here are not only the natives, but also wild beasts that cannot be explained clearly and have never been heard of before.
Although the number of squatting cannons and gunpowder bombs is very small, the number of grenades is very large. On average, two sergeants will be equipped with one grenade. As a group of sergeants fell on the way forward, some sergeants who originally did not have grenades began to have grenades in their bags.
Zhao Shiyu looked at the sergeant who hung the grenade for him, and wanted to kick him to death. You bastard, hang the grenade directly under your belly button. Do you know that this thing will shake? If my dick is hurt, I will fight you for it.
What, you haven’t done so many things, so you don’t know what to do next?
What a fool.
Zhao Shiyu adjusted the position of the grenade, pulled out the dagger from his waist with both hands, tried it, and then said to Zhang Yu, Luo Guanying and others: "If I die here, you must take me back to the Ming Dynasty, even if I am burned into ashes. It will also be sown on the land of Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Yu looked at Zhao Shiyu with admiration and promised: "Don't worry, if you have an accident, they will bury you with you. The emperor has said that there are many indigenous people here. If you want to kill a few tribes, it will not affect our search for crops."
Luo Guanying can't stand Zhao Shiyu's cowardice. With your equipment, are you still afraid of being killed? If there is any disturbance, the archers might hunt first.
How tragic and tragic it is now, how beautiful it will be when you come back, right?
Zhao Shiyu glared at Luo Guanying, who said nothing nice, and took two fully armed sergeants and two prisoners to the tribe behind the stone.
The people in the indigenous tribe soon discovered the outsiders, shouting and shouting, and a group of feather heads ran out one after another, holding weapons in their hands, looking at Zhao Shiyu and others warily.
Zhao Shiyu took the two captives, took the paintings, and motioned to the tribe to help them find things together. The captives ran back first and shouted at the tribe members. Zhao Shiyu couldn't understand what they meant, but he felt that these people were less hostile. Many of the prisoners who were initially released began to speak, and the atmosphere became tense again.
The people of the five tribes headed by them were arguing over there. Some said that these people should not be offended and could not afford to offend them. They were too powerful. Some said that if people died, they should be avenged. If wild beasts eat the people of the tribe, we should eat them. Beasts, they are just more powerful beasts. After all, we have the blessing of the sun god and we need to kill them.
Zhao Shiyu saw that this group of people didn't take him seriously at all. There were a few guys with fierce eyes and some sticking out their tongues.
Well, it turns out to be the case, so let me show you what is awesome.
Zhao Shiyu took off a grenade, looked at the wooden house next to him, and after making sure there was no one inside, he took a dozen steps away, pulled out the grenade and threw it in, and then stepped back a little further.
The natives didn't know what Zhao Shiyu was doing, and some wanted to check it out, but were frightened in place by Zhao Shiyu's Javanese.
Just when the people among the indigenous people were unaware of what was going on, a huge sound came out. The deafening movement frightened every indigenous person into panic. The wooden house was blown up instantly, and broken wood pieces flew everywhere with a burst of fire.
The loud noises they had never heard before and the destruction they had never seen caused the indigenous tribesmen to lie on the ground one after another, holding up their hands.
Worship, it seems that this is a god, a miracle, and a punishment from the Sun God.
Zhao Shiyu was very depressed when he saw a group of people worshiping at a hole. He shouted a few times and took out a grenade. This time there was no need to demonstrate. The natives immediately knew who to worship and turned their direction. After that, Zhao Shiyu became the god of the tribe.
When Zhang Yu, Luo Guanying and others came to the tribe with gunpowder bombs, the indigenous tribesmen discovered that there were many gods, many more than the people in their own tribe. No, it seemed that they had more lives.
Luo Guanying also integrated into the indigenous people. These Indians were not completely hostile strangers. When Ming Dynasty sent beautiful gifts and a metal dagger to the tribal leader, Ming Dynasty's sergeants were completely accepted. , became their most distinguished guest.
The tribal leader wore a dagger. After understanding Daming's intention to find crops, he immediately screamed and led the way personally.
Zhang Yu led the people to stay behind, while Luo Guanying and Yuan Yichen led the team and set off with the tribesmen. After walking for a day, they passed through the forest and a wilderness appeared in front of everyone.
There are not many trees in this wilderness, and the ground is full of low green plants.
The leader excitedly walked into the field, waited for Luo Guanying to say a few words, then bent down and grabbed the seedlings with leaves. Luo Guanying and others saw the fruit with soil, the size of a little finger, with two or three sections knotted together, like A string of hemp-white bells hangs on the roots, and the eyes can't help but shine.
"peanut?!"
Luo Guanying quickly stepped forward, took the peanut and looked at it carefully, then picked off a peanut, opened it and looked at the white peanut kernels, and said excitedly: "Yes, this is a peanut."
Yuan Yichen took the picture and carefully compared it with the peanut leaves, and found that it was indeed correct.
Although this is the first month of the Ming Dynasty, in the early spring, everything comes to life. But for South America, it happens to be the season for peanuts to bear fruit, and the peanuts at this time are already mature.
Although not all peanuts are plump, if there are a bunch of peanuts in one peanut, you can always find seven or eight plump ones.
"Give him the benefit!"
Luo Guanying asked the sergeant to take out the accompanying gift, which was a long piece of silk. But the tribal leader shook his head and pointed to the jade pendant around Luo Guanying's waist.
"I'm going. Do you still want my jade pendant?"
Luo Guanying cursed, but considering that he still needed help from others, he had to grit his teeth and take it off. This was a gift from Zhu Yunwen himself. What do you, a native, know? You insist on these decorations.
The tribal leader was holding a jade pendant and was as happy as a child, jumping up and down and shouting. The surrounding natives also raised javelins and booed.
Luo Guanying didn't care what they said, there were patches of peanuts here, and they were still in the mature stage. According to Zhu Yunwen's instructions, only mature peanuts were needed. For those peanut seedlings that had not yet fallen off, Luo Guanying was not polite and asked Sergeant Teng Take your travel bag, shovel out a square square, and pack all the soil and seedlings.
If you want ripe fruit, if you want it immature, take it with you on the road and let it mature. Most of the sergeants were farmers, and it was easy to pick up some crops.
The indigenous leaders couldn't understand why this group of happy gods, who possessed the most powerful power, were so enthusiastic about something they had turned a blind eye to, as if they had found some treasure.
But this jade pendant is extremely exquisite, much prettier than those feathers. How can those strings of stones and bones compare with it?
In the camp, Zhang Yu received a complete peanut from the sergeant. Zhang Yu pulled it out, peeled the peanut, took a bite, and his eyes suddenly moistened: "This is the national destiny, the national destiny. The emperor did not deceive us, he said It’s all here, it’s all here!”
The news of finding peanuts spread instantly, and all the sergeants were overjoyed.
In order to obtain the crops, strange fruits and seeds here, the Ming Navy paid a heavy price. Now, the blood has finally watered the flowers and bloomed with dazzling fruits.
Since there are peanuts here, there must be potatoes, there must be corn, and there must be sweet potatoes.
As long as you find these, everyone can set sail home!
We have a mission on our shoulders and can only move forward with a heavy load.
The monarch's great trust can only be repaid with life.
Off you go in search of potatoes!
southwest direction.
Zheng He, Wang Jinghong, and Wan Qinglin led people ashore and were attacked by the indigenous tribes. Under the loud noises of several fire cannons, the originally strong indigenous people collapsed in an instant.
Wan Qinglin didn't understand very much. Are these natives stupid? They didn't see that the Ming army was fully armed and there were many more people than them. How dare they bully the people of the Ming Dynasty?
Wang Jinghong's explanation to Wan Qinglin was that they didn't know what a fire gun was or what the armor they were wearing was. Even if there were more people, they didn't think they would lose.
When a small group of wolves encounters a large group of sheep, will they run away or attack?
Zheng He believed that the indigenous people were ignorant of the Ming Dynasty to the same extent as the Ming Dynasty was ignorant of the indigenous people. Except for the few words introduced by Zhu Yunwen, no one knew much about the indigenous people's way of life, work methods, management methods, etc.
But if the natives shoot arrows, then Ming Dynasty needs to show his sword.
Zheng He in history was glorified as an ambassador of peace who did not use force.
But the reality of Zheng He is definitely not like this. He used force conditionally. When the other party was friendly, Zheng He was friendly. When the other party was unfriendly, Zheng He was still friendly. But when the other party was unfriendly and hostile, threatening the water When the division sergeants are on a voyage mission, Zheng He will turn into a ferocious lion and tear them apart.
The unfriendly behavior of the natives angered Zheng He, who was in a bad mood, so he issued an order: Find the natives' lair and teach them a lesson.
More than 6,000 soldiers chased the natives all the way to the Andes. After searching in the mountains for five days, they were shocked.
In the distance, there is a city.
Yes, it is indeed a city.
Zheng He, Wang Jinghong, Wan Qinglin and others who were looking at each other were dumbfounded. He was a native, what could a savage do?
At first glance, the city is very large, majestic and spectacular.
Countless huge stones were piled into the city wall, which not only had strong defense, but also had weird statues, which seemed to be a kind of decoration, but more like some kind of belief in the shining sun and moon.
There is a road network extending in all directions in the city, and most of these roads are straight. Pick up a telescope and look carefully. In this city, there are stone pagodas and temples, stone palaces, and a kind of high platform made of stones, like a triangular upward building, which is very similar to the observatory built by the Imperial College. It may also be some kind of sacrificial place.
Although the city is rough, it has surpassed its original state. Many people in the city are still dragging stones, and it seems that the construction of the city is far from complete.
Zheng He took a deep breath, his eyes showing shock: "They already have a city, no, they have a country."
