Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Because..." Qi Bin gave a wry smile, tears streaming down his face suddenly: "Because, the Spice Islands are full of spices, and Captain Saron didn't bring much food in the fleet to bring more spices back... And the supply fleet was at the rear of the team at that time, they were the first to escape... and the first to hit the storm..."

"That is to say... that is to say..." Sun Fujia's voice trembled violently: "That is to say... there is no supply ship in the ship captured by the enemy, and the supplies they can get are only as much as what is on the ship. a little?"

"I'm sorry for them?" Qi Bin picked up a hand bone that didn't know whose it belonged to, and burst into tears: "If I could have persuaded Captain Saron, maybe I could bring more food in the fleet, and perhaps could save their lives..."

Liu Rengui patted Qi Bin's shoulder heavily, and comforted him: "It's not your fault, and you don't have to blame yourself. It's useless to blame yourself. The most important thing for us now is to avenge these tragic deaths. Otherwise, you Don't think about anything."

"Don't worry, Governor, I understand the priority of the matter." Qi Bin wiped his eyes, his voice was cold: "I will definitely assist the general to find the enemy and avenge the dead compatriots, but I still have a small request, that is I hope that after defeating the enemy, the governor can leave some for me, so that I can personally avenge my companions."

"This is as it should be, and the governor promised you that." This is human nature, and Liu Rengui naturally has no reason not to agree.

"Thank you, Commander."

"Okay, go down and rest. Finding the enemy can't be completed in a short while. Let's rest on the island for a few days and adjust our state before we start."

"Yes."

Two days later, the repair of the fleet was completed, and Liu Rengui led the fleet to search for the enemy's traces in the surrounding waters. However, what they didn't know was that the enemy they had been looking for had been stunned by Cheng Chuliang.

What the hell is going on?

We have to start from the beginning, but it turned out that on that day, Cheng Chuliang led the Quanzhou Fleet to escort the merchant ship to the Spice Islands. Not long after leaving the Grand Fleet, Cheng Chuliang hosted a banquet for the chief captains of the merchant ship, and proposed to invite the captain of the fleet. Sailor's request to impart experience.Sure enough, as Li Daoyun expected, in the face of Cheng Chuliang's request, the ten captains readily agreed. On the second day, they dispatched ten people from each ship to the fleet to teach the sailors how to sail. ——Of course, Cheng Chuliang did not treat them badly, and promised that as long as he taught one, he would reward ten taels of silver. When the news was announced, the old sailors taught them even more attentively.

Between the master and the apprentice, the master taught with all his heart, and the apprentice studied hard. The recruits of the Quanzhou Fleet have made great progress. In just half a month, they have almost learned all the knowledge they have learned. Some sailors who learn quickly They can even operate independently without accidents, and they can graduate perfectly in half a month at most.

Chapter 996 The target lilac island...forward~

Chapter 354 Target Lilac Island... Go forward~

In a wave of learning, the fleet quickly passed through the island of Sio, which is an island located between Sulawesi and Mindanao in the Luzon Islands. According to geographical division, it should belong to the Sanyihe Islands , is already very close to the target Maluku Islands.Of course, with Li Zhen's urination, he would not name the island with a Westerner's name, so the Sanyihe Islands became the Jiezhong Islands, which means the boundary islands between Sulawesi and Mindanao, and Sio The island was also renamed Laughter Island by him, for no other reason than simply because Xio together means "laugh"...

On this day, the fleet escorted the fleet to a sea area, and before the navigator came to report the situation, Cheng Chuliang said happily: "Great, we will encounter an island soon. Come on, send my order quickly, all ships will slow down, and we will take a good rest on the island in front for a few days, Tina, after so many days at sea, I feel that my legs are not my own, and finally I can Have a good rest."

"How do you know there is an island in front of you?" Li Mingxin was very curious. The navigator hadn't come to report yet. How did Cheng Chuliang know: "Could it be that you have also learned the skills of a navigator in these few days?"

"That's not true, but I will look at this." Cheng Chuliang pointed to the sails above his head—to be exact, the seabirds sitting on the mast, and said with a smile: "I haven't done nothing these days, at least I have concluded a rule, that is, as long as there are more seabirds on our masts, it means that the islands will not be too far away from us.”

"Really, I didn't even notice if you didn't tell me." Li Mingxin looked at Cheng Chuliang with admiration. The ability is also extraordinary, but what about Cheng Chuliang?Apart from having a good father, what impression do you give to others?Rudeness, recklessness, loud voices, shamelessness, stupidity, etc., just don't have anything to do with shrewdness.

But after a long time of contact, Li Mingxin discovered that this Cheng Chuliang was not unintelligent, he was just not good at expressing his intelligence, coupled with the roughness he learned from his father, this also led to his The first impression you give to others is that you are rude, and such people are generally stupid.But in fact, it's the opposite. Not only is Cheng Chuliang not stupid, but he's also very smart and learns things very quickly.

Among other things, let’s talk about the commanding ability of the battleship. In the Quanzhou Fleet, there are four people who were not trained with the fleet, but joined Jinla halfway. These four people are Li Ji, Cheng Chuliang, Li Mingxin and Li Daoyun, that is, the Big Four of the Quanzhou Fleet—this is also a strange thing. The Quanzhou Fleet has been training hard for more than a year, and none of the Big Four is from a professional background.

However, this also proves the quality of the Quanzhou Fleet. After all, I have worked hard for more than a year, and I have not won a high position. On the contrary, the four wild people came from a good background, but they actually stole the position of the Big Four of the Quanzhou Fleet. If it was the Yuezhou Fleet or the Dengzhou Fleet, they would have been blown up long ago, but the full-time fleet has only criticized it for a while in private, but in Mingmian Mountain, it still respects the orders of the Big Four as its first duty.

Closer to home, because the four giants are all from wild backgrounds, except for Li Ji who is a remote leader, there is only one way for the remaining three to not be shunned by the people of the fleet, and that is to use greater enthusiasm and perseverance. Learn more about sailing knowledge, and strive to overtake on curves—at least not worse than those captains.

However, when the three of them were studying together, Li Mingxin was surprised to find that Cheng Chuliang was the one who progressed the fastest among the three.He and Li Daoyun only know a little about navigation now, but Cheng Chuliang can actually integrate what he has learned into actual combat, especially when he combines his combat experience with naval battle experience in a unique way, forming a unique Although a unique tactical style is still in its infancy, Li Mingxin has reason to believe that if Cheng Chuliang really deduces his tactics in the future, then in the future, his name will not only be in the history of the navy, but also in the official history of the Tang Dynasty. His life will be well recorded.

Thinking that Cheng Chuliang, who looks rude and barbaric, has a great possibility that one day he will be famous in history, Li Mingxin's eyes turn green with jealousy, but no matter how jealous he is, he can't help it. After all, this is Cheng Chuliang's own ability. What's the point of being jealous?

"Captain, we are going to Lilac Island soon, do we want to get in touch with the island in advance now? Is there a misunderstanding?" Just as the two were talking, the navigator suddenly came over to report.

"Hey, what did I say? I just said there are islands?" Cheng Chuliang patted his forehead and laughed loudly: "It's just that I didn't expect it to be the Spice Islands, and it's so good to arrive there so soon. Yes, I heard from the prince that Clove Island, the northern main island of the Spice Islands, is a huge island. It’s just that they can be picked up everywhere, and I have to have a good meal when I get to the place, so that the birds fade out of my mouth when I’m on the sea.”

"Anyway, let's talk to each other first." Li Mingxin was very happy when he heard that he had arrived at his destination: "But don't say it, my saliva will flow out when you say it, listen It is said that the construction of the Spice Islands has already taken shape, and some infrastructure has been completed. I must have a good meal when I go, and I think about it. I only eat vegetarian on the island. Who dares to add some to me? Rou Xingzi, I'm in a hurry with whoever."

"I'm not in a hurry to eat." The navigator also smiled: "I've made up my mind. I won't do anything when I get to the shore. I'll boil a pot of hot water first and take a good bubble bath. My God, I'm floating on the sea. After such a long time, I feel that the whole person is rotten..."

"Hahaha……"

"Captain, Commander, it's not good..." Just as the three of them were joking, the watchman suddenly ran down from the watchtower, shouting as he ran.

When yy was interrupted, Cheng Chuliang was a little upset, and said in a bad mood: "What's the matter? Why is it not good? Your family supervises me very well."

"No, there is smoke rising from the island ahead..."

"What did you say? Are you sure?" Cheng Chuliang grabbed the lookout's hand and stared angrily: "Are you sure it's gunpowder smoke, not cooking smoke?"

"No, it's really gunpowder smoke, can I still tell the difference?" The lookout explained eagerly.

Throwing away the watchman, Cheng Chuliang roared angrily: "Send the order, the merchant ships will stop advancing immediately, all the warships will speed up, get ready for battle, set up a line array, the target Lilac Island...advance~"

"Yes……"

Chapter 997 Enemy Attack~ (Two in One)

Chapter 355 Enemy Attack~ (Two in One)

The Quanzhou Fleet is indeed the fleet with the highest overall quality in Datang. After making up the last shortcoming, it immediately exploded with a super fast response speed. Departed from the middle and followed the flagship to the Spice Islands.

The lookout was right. At this time, Dingxiang Island was indeed full of gunpowder and smoke. In addition, the enemy came up suddenly, and Dingxiang Island was completely defenseless. Therefore, even though the number of troops on the island was greater than that of the enemy, However, as the scale of the base became larger and larger, the troops were scattered and guarded in various places, and they did not gather at all. Only the more than 1000 garrison teams on the pier were fighting hard against the enemy relying on their familiarity with the terrain. The defense on the pier is also already in jeopardy - and how the hell is that going on?Things have to start from a day ago.

One day ago, that is, yesterday, Zhang Jianzhi, the first governor of the Spice Islands, was standing on the pier and looking into the distance - this is his habit. There are actually not many things on the Spice Islands, because many of them are simple infrastructures Well, as the governor, he naturally doesn't have to do it himself, he just needs to give orders, and some people help him to complete it, so he is idle and boring, and looking at the sea has become his habit and hobby.

"Huh?" On this day, as usual, he stood on the lighthouse at the pier and looked far away, but suddenly saw a few black spots appearing at the end of the sea, and the black spots gradually became larger, and soon several ships appeared In the field of view of the telescope.

"A boat is coming~" Zhang Jianzhi was very excited, and ran down the lighthouse quickly, shouting loudly.

The pier is actually very deserted. After all, the Spice Islands have only just started construction. Except for patrol boats, few ships will appear here. However, following Zhang Jianzhi's shout, the pier quickly became lively. Many people quit their work and ran to the pier to cheer - no wonder they, the Spice Islands are relatively remote in this era, and it is too far away from Datang, so you can It is said that it is far away from thousands of mountains and rivers. Without precise charts and accurate coordinates, it is impossible for ordinary people to find this place.

This is also one of the reasons why everyone on the pier was not prepared at all. After all, in their view, there would be no one other than the imperial court who could come here accurately, so why should they be on guard?

"Great, it's finally here. Counting the time, they are quite a few days late."

"That's right, the prince said before that he comes here once a month on average, so it's almost two months?"

"Don't say these words, just come here, I thought they were in shipwreck."

"..."

Everyone is very excited. The arrival of the fleet means that a large amount of supplies will be sent. Although there is no shortage of food and the like on the Spice Islands, if you just want to live here, it must be enough , but if they want to build this place well, or even build it into a city that is not inferior to the city of Datang, they lack too many things, from the most basic hammer and ax for digging mountains to building a modern city. The necessary cement and steel bars are all in short supply.At this time, the construction of the Spice Islands has just started, and basic industries such as hardware are naturally out of the question, so they can only be transported from Datang.

In addition, every time the fleet arrives, many people will be sent over. Not only will they add a lot of new faces, but they will also bring the latest news. This is also the most popular on the Spice Islands. After all, it is too far away from the mainland. It is far away, and the means of communication are not well developed (after all, there are no newspaper delivery birds in the real world), it is difficult to get the latest information here, and passing through the fleet should be the only way for them to obtain news.

"Wait..." While the crowd was cheering, many sharp-eyed people noticed the abnormality of the fleet: "Why are there so few ships this time?"

"Whoa..."

These words were like a basin of cold water, pouring chills on the heads of all the people who were carnival. Everyone's faces changed, and the atmosphere on the pier became sad, but they still did not connect the fleet with the enemy. , They only thought that this fleet had encountered a shipwreck, so it became what it is now.

"Don't stand still, get ready to save people." Zhang Jianzhi roared, and the crowd dispersed immediately. Some people went to find a doctor, some went to prepare food, and some carried stretchers and were ready to save people at any time...

For a while, the pier was bustling with people, but their enthusiasm was destined to be quenched by cold water, because this time it was not Datang's fleet at all, and the sea robbers who wanted their lives passed by without a blade of grass.

In the fleet in the distance, on one of the largest battleships, a middle-aged man with a thin figure and an unhealthy rosy face was holding a piece of meat in his hand and biting fiercely. Almost all the people with weapons were chewing pieces of meat in their hands—the reason for saying this is that on board, besides these people with weapons, there were quite a few people who were tied to the mast or hoisted, Most of these people were stripped naked, and their expressions were sluggish, as if they had been greatly tortured.

In fact, the situation is not too different. They have not suffered any torture, but they have not eaten for several days. There is only a little water every day to barely guarantee that they will not die due to lack of water. As for food, basically It is only eaten once a week.