1868: Alert
Above the sea, a fleet of sails had eaten enough wind and were moving forward on the sea through the waves. Ning Zefeng stood on the command tower, frowned and looked at the casual lying, sitting, or playing on the deck. The originally neat and clean decks were now in a mess, which was simply unbearable for Ning Zefeng.
Standing beside Ning Zefeng was Duan Tiande, a senior general from the ghost. Looking at Ning Zefeng's twitching face, he smiled bitterly: "Commander Ning, these savages are unruly, just bear it. When you arrive at the destination and throw them to the shore, you will be freed, and I will be freed."
Ning Zefeng nodded slightly: "Don't these guys wear full armor on the boat like this, don't they think it's heavy?"
At this moment, the naughty girls on the boat were all wearing armor. When they walked, the armor leaves were clattering and even colliding with each other to make a clanging sound to make fun.
Duan Tiande showed a sarcastic smile on his lips, "You have not seen that when we accepted them on the Liaodong Peninsula, Wanyan Aguda was probably crazy. When these people came, some were wrapped in animal skins, some were wearing shorts, and some even came naked without any shame. Our logistics officer was stunned and he was busy with his feet facing the sky. In addition to the armor and weapons he promised to give them, he also had to mobilize clothes for them. Where did these savages wear such good clothes? Have you ever seen such excellent armor? How could they not be considered treasures?"
Ning Zefeng shook his head slightly, looked at it for a while, and nodded again: "But my personal combat power is still very impressive. I have been watching it for a long time, wearing a dozen kilograms of Kaijia, and they almost didn't feel any burden."
"Of course, these savages are so enviable, not to mention anything else, their bodies are so tall, and they are amazingly powerful. Fortunately, the total number of their troops is only a few hundred thousand. If there are really a few million people, it must be a major concern for our Daqi." Duan Tiande smiled.
"No organizational discipline, no matter how strong an individual combat power is, it cannot last for a long time." Ning Zefeng sighed.
"It's a disposable consumable, and it's no pity. As long as they can poke a big wound on Mingguo's body, they will complete the task perfectly. If the effect is good this time, such a thing can be done a few more times in the future. It's just a few food, cloth and weapons. Such an excellent thug is rare." Duan Tiandedao.
"I'm afraid it will not be easy in the future." Ning Zefeng said. "After the Ming people suffered a loss, how could they not make up for the problem of losing their sheep?"
"Now the Ming Kingdom also has a thousand miles of sea border, so why can't we land?" Duan Tiande smiled.
Ning Zefeng glanced at him and said lightly: "Because by that time, I'm afraid I no longer exist."
Duan Tiande was slightly surprised, "Why did the commander say this? Your talent is obvious to all. Even under such a difficult situation, you are still making continuous contributions to Daqi!"
Ning Zefeng sighed and fell silent.
There were bursts of cheers on the deck. The two people who were talking looked at the cheering place. It turned out that they were an extremely tall guy. They tied a spear to a cable and stood behind the side of the boat. When the big fish in the sea suddenly jumped out, they threw out the spear. They actually shot a big fish that was only two or three hundred pounds in a pair. At this moment, they were bleeding from the deck. A group of girls cheered and rushed up, took out a knife from their arms, cut pieces of white fish on the big fish that were still jumping, and then they held it in their hands to eat and chew it. Seeing the guys chewing the fish meat and the blood flowing out of the corners of their mouths, both of them shivered.
"This guy named Wushu is really a hero." Ning Zefeng said quietly: "One of the female straight men in a boat, he still knows some etiquette and some rules."
"This person is Aguda's son, so he is naturally more unique."
"I know it's a dead end, but I'm still sending my son here?" Ning Zefeng was a little surprised.
"If you don't send your son, how can Aguda convince the public?" Duan Tiande smiled and said, "What's more, Aguda is not the only one son."
"I really want to see if this continues. How many sons are Aguda good?" Ning Zefeng said viciously, turning around and walking into the cabin. These women who were so terrible that he could only see the truth and listen to the truth.
"Commander, how long will it take to arrive at Yangquan?" Duan Tiande chased in and asked.
"One day, if nothing unexpected happens," Ning Zefeng said: "Why must it be Yangquan? Duan Tiande, I don't think that at this time, we can still hide it from Mingren. I think the Mingren has begun to mobilize troops now."
"Because Yangquan is the core of the entire Jiangnan now and is a distribution center for commodities. Where can we gather most of the steam textile factories of the Ming people and destroy them, the attack on the Ming people will be accurate and effective." Duan Tiandedao: "Commander, if possible, can you stay in Yangquan for a moment? I want to get a few steam engines back. The last time we lost troops and lost generals, we failed to succeed. If we could get a few of them back this time, it would be a kill of two birds with one stone."
"It depends on the situation, if time allows." Ning Zefeng thought for a while and said.
"Thank you, Commander!" Duan Tiande smiled happily.
The willow leaf reef is named because it looks like willow leaves. Although it is about a small size, it does not have the conditions for people to survive. For those who are familiar with the hydrology here, the willow leaf reef represents that it cannot be approached and may sail away from him, because the reefs are densely packed around the willow leaf reef and whirlpools are growing. Here, it is only half a day away from the Yangquan of Wuzhou.
After the revitalization of Jiangnan, the maritime trade became more and more developed, and more and more ships were coming and going. Many ships even took risks to drive at night in a hurry. In this way, something happened here from two to three places. In order to avoid such an accident again, the Ming people spent a lot of money to build a lighthouse with steel and concrete structures on Liuye Reef. Every night, the steam lights on this lighthouse will become the star of the night ships, guiding them away from this place. White lights represent safety, while red lights mean distance.
In fact, on the coastline of the Ming Dynasty, these lighthouses were spread across the coastline and some islands near the coast. The tasks carried by these lighthouses not only guide the navigation of ships, but also serve as a warning function.
A team of five people stayed on the lighthouse on the Liuye Reef Lighthouse. In addition to the lighthouse here, there were also several pigeons for quick communication. Every ten days, a boat would send them supplies and stay on the Liuye Reef. Even if they had drinking water, they would need to be transported in from outside.
Lu Wenhuan is the captain of this five-person team. At this moment, he was staying on the top floor of the lighthouse, staring boredly at the white clouds in the sky, changing shapes in the wind, here, or the most unbearable thing is loneliness. On the reef below, two friends were fishing, and the other two were on night shift last night, and were sleeping at this moment. When they were in full swing, they made a big fuss, making Lu Wenhuan feel that the entire lighthouse was trembling in their heartfelt voice.
Their team will stay here for about half a year, and each team will be on duty here for half a year. They have just been here for two months. Half a year of loneliness has been exchanged for a half-year holiday and a high salary. Lu Wenhuan thinks it is quite worth it. If you want to talk about any danger here, it is the occasional storm and waves. However, the towers with steel and concrete structures are very strong now and are not afraid of ordinary wind and waves.
After stretching his waist, Lu Wenhuan glanced at the distance. It was this glance that made him froze. At the end of his vision, a fleet suddenly appeared.
It is not a merchant ship, it is a fleet. As the guardian of the lighthouse, he could tell the shape and style of the ships at once without his brain. The vague shadows of ships that appear in the distance are definitely warships. More than ten sail warships lined up in neat queues, coming in their direction.
After a moment, Lu Wenhuan felt that a scoop of ice water had poured down from his head, and the dozen sail warships were wearing black skeleton flags.
"Pirate!" he screamed, grabbed the small hammer and rang the bell.
As the bell was ringing, the two companions fishing below threw away the fishing rods and jumped into the lighthouse, and closed the door to death below. After the two companions who were sleeping soundly were awakened, they looked at the approaching fleet and lost all sleepiness in an instant.
"Let the carrier pigeons, let the carrier pigeons, and large-scale pirates are coming!" Lu Wenhuan suddenly woke up.
Several small red tubes were tied to several carrier pigeons. When Lu Wenhuan let go, the pigeon spread its wings and flew into the sky. After hovering over the lighthouse for a few circles, he turned his head and flew towards Wuzhou. The small small red tube tied to his feet made a shrill sound as the carrier pigeon flew.
"The lighthouse of the Ming people!" On the sea in the distance, Ning Zefeng looked at the towering lighthouse on the willow leaf reef and sighed: "This thing that the Ming people spent a lot of money to build is indeed easy to use."
"They are warning!" Duan Tiandedao: "Commander, should you destroy them?"
"What's the purpose? They have released the pigeons. Unless we run faster than the pigeons, the other party will know after all." Ning Zefeng said lightly: "Is it worth it to waste time for them?"
Lu Wenhuan knew that they could do nothing now. The five people sat on the top of the tower and didn't dare to show their heads. If someone on the other side wanted to deal with them, it would probably be their death day next year.
I don’t know how long it has passed, but Lu Wenhuan poked his head out tremblingly. The pirate fleet had already sailed past Liuye Reef, leaving only a vague back for them.
"Captain, are they going to Yangquan? My home is there!" a team member suddenly said.
Chapter completed!