When the torch was lit, everyone tried their best to shout, but on this sea, on a stormy night, the faint fire could only shine more than ten feet away. No matter how far it was, you could only vaguely see the shadows, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a ship or a wave. Chen Zhang had to divide the crew with strength into several shifts and take turns to stand by on the deck, and the rest could only be left to the bottom of the bilge, leaving it to fate.

Perhaps the gods and Buddhas in the sky heard the prayers from both sides of Chen Zhang and Zhao Quan. In the second half of the night, the wind was weaker and the rain stopped. There was a little moonlight coming down in the gaps between the dark clouds. The ships were not as bumpy as before. The crew members who were half dead by the waves also climbed onto the deck and breathed some fresh air. The bottom cabin was full of nausea vomit. The terrible smell alone could make good people sick.

Chen Zhang leaned on the side of the ship, watching his subordinates lying half-dead on the deck, and a few of them were still trying to wash the stains on their companions with the sea water they had hit. Even though he was determined and determined, he couldn't help but wonder if the Haikou he had praised in front of Lu Shuxian was too arbitrary. Just by the current half-dead soldiers, can the mission of raiding the Mingzhou military port?

Just when Chen Zhang was shaken, a sudden scream broke out from the port side of the ship: "What is the dark piece in front?"

Chen Zhang was shocked when he heard this and quickly ran there. He saw a sailor stunned and pointed to the left front. Chen Zhang looked along the direction of the sailor's finger. Then the faint moonlight could vaguely see a black thing, higher than the sea surface. If he was not careful, he would leak over. Chen Zhang was about to observe carefully, but footsteps came from the side. When he turned around, he saw the captain rushed over. The captain looked carefully for a moment, and showed a hint of joy on his face. He turned around and bowed to Chen Zhang, "Thank General Hongfu, there should be land there."

The captain's voice was not loud, but when he heard the soldiers who had been bumping around the boat for almost a day, it was like the sound of Lun in heaven. The boat was quiet at first, and then a burst of cheers broke out. People far away asked their close friends what had happened. When they heard that they had seen the news on the land, they jumped happily. Without waiting for Chen Zhang's order, everyone on the boat ran to the position of the oars and rowed their oars vigorously according to the horn, and their morale was a little higher than when they set off.

The distance at sea was close, but it was not close. Everyone rowed for half an hour, but the distance did not seem to be shortened. After all, the sea had been bumpy for a long time, and after a fierce force passed, the movement slowed down. After the captain noticed it, he ordered his subordinates to rest for a while. Seeing that the wind was not strong, he rose half of the sail and driven by the wind. In fact, he didn't want to dock too quickly. After all, the sky was not clear and he couldn't see the sea conditions clearly. If there were reefs on the shore, once they hit, they would probably not survive.

The captain had just passed the wind and rain for half a night, and was already a frightened bird. He was extremely cautious. He said that he had risen half a sail, but at most it was only one-third. He slowly searched for the lost ships with his peers and rowed slowly towards the land. When it was dawn, he also collected about four or five ships, and there were nearly two hundred people. Fortunately, the ship where Lu Shiwu, who was sent by Lu Shuxian, was not lost. However, Chen Zhang had seen that before the real situation had been seen, one-third of his team had disappeared, and he couldn't help but feel ache in his heart.

At this time, the fleet was only more than a hundred feet away from the shore. With the morning light, you can see the waves rolling, faintly filled with sharp reefs. Even if these ships are flat-bottomed sand boats, they cannot dock. While carefully identifying the terrain on the shore, the captain carefully identified the shore to determine where he is now, and slowly rowed along the coast, wanting to find a suitable place to land so that the sluggish soldiers can rest ashore.

The fleet traveled four or five miles, but never found a place to dock. The captain could not recognize the location, which was strange. Not to mention the houses along the way, even a fisherman and pedestrian, could it be a deserted island? Chen Zhang couldn't help but feel worried. If the sea was smooth, it could travel hundreds of miles overnight. If it was against the wind and water, it would not be possible to walk ten miles. The wind and rain were very heavy last night. Isn't it blown to the legendary island barbarians now?

Seeing this scene, the soldiers on the boat became turbulent and asked to find a place to dock first. Chen Zhang could not hold back and was about to instruct the captain to use a boat to send the soldiers ashore first, the captain suddenly shouted and pointed to a hill in the distance and cheered: "I know where we are now, I know where we are now." The captain knew that if the ship was lost, the soldiers on the boat might vent their anger with him. He was really shocked and scared. Now that he suddenly knew where he was, his mood suddenly changed drastically, and he couldn't help but cry with joy.

Chen Zhang hurried forward to inquire. The captain finally calmed down and explained that the mountain in the distance was Wengshan, which was an important marker on Zhoushan Island. When ships traveling to and from Liangzhe passed by, they often went to the island to replenish Tamsui. There was no population on the island. Although there were hundreds of garrison soldiers, most of them had fled, and the discipline was loose and there was no training, which posed no threat to them. You can rest and make plans.

"Travel for more than ten miles and bypass the cape in front, you can see a large bay, which allows the ship to be parked, and there is fresh water nearby, so it's okay to let the brothers rest for several days. Anyway, there is no people on the island, so don't worry about someone leaking the news." The captain avoided the disaster at this time and was very cheerful. He pointed at Chen Zhang and explained his decision.

Chen Zhang nodded. He looked back at his subordinates and saw that they were pale and weak, with almost half of their lives left. With this appearance, they were going to die in a sudden attack. It would be better to go and rest and make plans. Even if this failed, he left a good impression on Lu Shuxian, which was not considered a waste of risk. So he nodded and signaled the captain to issue orders to the other ships to work together.

After receiving the order, the ships followed the flagship one after another. After about half an hour, Chen Zhang's ship bypassed the cape, and a huge bay was displayed in front of everyone. From a distance, there were small boats placed on the beach. Six or seven trest bridges deep into the sea, and there were also large ships with masts like dense forests, with no less than a hundred. I am afraid that the ships on the docks in Hangzhou are not so dense.

"What's going on? Didn't you say that the place is sparsely populated and there are only a few passing ships that replenish tamasume on weekdays?" Chen Zhang couldn't help but be shocked and angry, and grabbed the captain's clothes and shouted angrily. He had almost struggled on the line of life and death this night, and his patience had been almost exhausted. At this critical moment, the captain was taken to the enemy's nest. He almost tore the person in front of him into pieces.

But the captain was already stunned by the scene in front of him. He didn't know why so many small and small ships suddenly appeared in the lonely bay that could not even be seen by fishing boats. He just opened his mouth stupidly, but couldn't say a word. When Chen Zhang saw him like this, he was angry and ruthless. He knocked the captain on the deck, pulled out his waist knife and wanted to kill him on the spot.

Seeing that the captain was about to die under Chen Zhang's knife, a long conch sound suddenly came. Chen Zhang looked up at the sound, and saw several fast ships not far away turning their bows towards this side. It was obvious that the defenders on the shore discovered him and sent the fast ships to investigate.

Seeing that the situation had changed, Chen Zhang groaned, suppressed his anger, threw the weapons aside, and couldn't help but think. The maws and oars in front of him were like forests, but he was afraid that the Mingzhou navy he was looking for were located, but he didn't know why Zhao Yingong concentrated his fleet on this deserted island where birds were not laid eggs. His soldiers were tired and the ship was severely damaged in the wind and waves. He could not escape the opponent's clutch. If he resisted, it would be obvious that he was outnumbered. "I can't beat him or run away. Did he take such a big risk, but he seemed to be waiting for death?" Thinking of this, Chen Zhang frowned and fell into deep thought.

Runzhou Caohe River, a five or six-meter-wide river channel is almost filled with grain ships. Because the river channel is mostly silted and there is no wind, it is necessary to rely on the fibre to cross this section of the river. On the river bank, a group of boaters made a heavy sound of horns, and the rough ropes deeply tied into their shoulders, but the ships were still moving very slowly.

"Brother Foer, go into the cabin and take a break. I am staring here, nothing can happen." Lu Xiong walked out of the cabin, his face slightly red, and there were wet marks on his clothes. It was obvious that he had just drunk wine.

Wang Fo'er looked back and Lu Xiong felt a little guilty and muttered, "The weather is cold, so I just took a few sips to protect the cold, which is not a problem."

"Forget it, I still want to see the surrounding scenery. After all, we have been here for a long time. Many men are still here. Now there are chaos here. I don't know how they are doing?" Wang Fo'er sighed and stopped talking about Lu Xiong's drinking. It turned out that the Caohe River was originally a branch of the Jiangnan Canal. The capital of Jianye in the Six Dynasties was built on Jianye. They all used the land of the Three Wus as the basis for establishing the country. The money, grain and taxes were all based on it. The grain and wealth were transported along the river. When they arrived at Jingkou (ancient name of Runzhou) to Jianye, they were originally walking on the Yangtze River, but at that time the river was close to the estuary, and the wind and waves were very strong, and the grain transport ships were easily overturned. In order to reduce the losses, they dug a single one.

The canal directly from Yunyang Xicheng to Jianyedu, also known as the Dantu Waterway, which was part of the canal that year. Later, the Jiangnan Canal was excavated in the Sui Dynasty, and many of these waterways were silted and blocked. After the Tianan Rebellion, in order to hold Yang Xingmi's hands and feet, Lu Fang transported some military rations to An Renyi after the autumn harvest. Since the Huainan Army had regained its advantage on the river after the Battle of Jiyangji, Lu Fan transported grain from this waterway to Runzhou, and this section of the waterway passed through Danyang. This was originally the former land of Lu Fang. After he sent troops to Jiangnan, Wang Foer still guarded this place for a long time. Now seeing so many boatmen, I am afraid that there are still old subordinates left in Danyang, and I can't help but feel a little sorry.
Chapter completed!