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Chapter 126: You have a conspiracy, I have a conspiracy

At the end of November of the second year of Xinshi, a huge fleet of more than 500 ships of large and small came from east to west. The fleet had been sailing on the sea for a full half month. Every time, corpses were thrown from the ship into the sea, followed by heart-wrenching crying, and the desolate atmosphere infected everyone in the fleet.

"King Yanping, our freshwater is insufficient and the food is not enough. We continue to sail. There are also several people on the Yongfu ship who fell ill. The soldiers and civilians on the same ship thought they had a plague and said they wanted to throw them into the sea, but the families of these people disagreed and had already started a fuss."

King Yanping's frown had already turned into the character "Chuan". Life on the sea was very difficult. The entire fleet could only accommodate 20,000 people at most, but now it has forced 100,000 people to go up. Almost all the ships were crowded with people. In desperation, the sailors had to throw away all the things that could be thrown in the ship, and even the artillery on the warships were thrown into the sea. The fleet's freshwater, food and medicine were very scarce. If it weren't for the sea boats along the road who would occasionally rescue them when they passed by, I'm afraid that more people would die.

This is not a solution. King Yanping knew that the military and civilians on the ship were the foundation of their Zheng family. In any case, he would lead them to land. He ordered bitterly: "Let everyone endure for a few more days. We have reached the Mantaya Sea. As long as we have to survive for a few more days, we can reach Myanmar. This is said that this king will order that except for the sailors, everyone will only distribute a small cup of water and eat three taels of dry food every day. As for those who are sick and throw them into the sea, if it is really a plague, wouldn't they kill a ship of people? You can't be so ruthless."

"King Yanping, this is not a solution. Now the fleet is very scarce. When we land, we may have only half of our breath. Without Xinshi's action, we will become the fish on their chopping board." Chen Yonghua looked at the young king with concern. The longer he stayed with Zheng Jing these days, the more he felt that the new land of Yanping was really just a good example. Although his intelligence is not worse than Nai's father, he was very slim and he was only thinking about Zheng's one acre of three-point land. It would be okay to let him be a local rich man, but if he wanted to dominate Nanyang, one day Xutu Zhongyuan would be difficult for him.

Thinking of this, Chen Yonghua couldn't help but sigh in secret, thinking that Chen Yonghua's father Chen Ding hanged himself because of the collapse of the country. Chen Yonghua was only sixteen years old. He fled to Xiamen alone but was appreciated by Zheng Chenggong. If it were not for Zheng Chenggong, there would be no today as Chen Yonghua. He was a very loyal person. Since he agreed to Zheng Chenggong's instructions before his death, no matter how bleak the future or how difficult the road is, he must also assist Zheng Jing well and build a family business for the Zheng family.

Zheng Jing is now in a state of sacred spirits and said, "What should we do, General Chen Shen thinks we should? Now the fleet is drifting on the sea and cannot dock at will."

Chen Yonghua pondered but couldn't come up with an idea. It was hard for a good cook to cook without rice. Now that he has suffered so much, even if Kong Ming reborn, he can only lie straight back into the coffin board.

At this time, the sailor climbing on the mast looked up and shouted loudly: "There are three Western warships in front of them. No. four, five...five, no, seven. There is also a strange large ship, dozens of feet longer than the Western warships. No, there are dozens of large merchant ships behind them, Wuliang Tianzun. Whose navy is this? There are so many ships?"

The entire fleet suddenly became boiling, and many people looked bad. Some said they were Dutch enemy ships, and some said they might be merchant ships. I heard that the Ming navy also used Western warships to seize the land. People had been staying on the desperate ship for a whole month. No matter what the other party came from, there was always more hope, so they climbed to the support rod on the side of the ship to look out.

"It's the Ming Dynasty navy. We're saved. It's the Ming Dynasty navy..." The fleet became excited again.

Zheng Jingdi's face was bitter. He looked at the eight warships and merchant ships in the distance and slowly sailed. He looked at Chen Yonghua, who was full of sorrow, and said, "That main ship is so big. Alas. If this king's navy is the same..."

The two fleets began to slowly stop on the sea. The Ming army and local fleet had already put down small clutches and rushed towards the Zheng fleet's landlord ship.

"After the commander of the Navy camp, Liu Er. See Your Highness, King Yanping. His Highness has worked hard all the way."

"General Liu, don't be polite." Liu Er boarded the Zheng Navy Landlord ship and greeted King Yanping.

"King Yanping. The emperor sent the last general to lead the fleet to welcome you." Liu Er said, looking at the sailors around him. Seeing that they were all flirting with their faces and weak hands and feet, the main ships were like this. I am afraid that the people from other ships and lands were not much better. Liu Er thought to himself that the Zheng fleet came this time, as the emperor expected, lacked many supplies. This would be much easier.

When Zheng Jing saw that Liu Er was respectful, he felt relieved and said, "You are here just in time. The fleet is lacking a lot of life needs. I wonder if the generals and the local fleet has extra space. If there is one, you can temporarily provide some."

Zheng Jing said this very tactful and even very polite. Thinking of Zheng Jing's dignified King Yanping, he had to be humble in front of a small commander, and he was really very frustrated.

Liu Er spread his hands and answered very simply: "Don't blame King Yanping. The general did not expect that the fleet would lack supplies. He would have brought more when he knew he would leave the port, but now there is no extra water and food on the fleet. I'm really sorry."

Seeing Zheng Jing's disappointed look, Liu Er sneered in his heart and continued: "The general of the Mo Ping seems to be too crowded. It would be better if the general is like this. The general's warship can accommodate many people. If the king of Yanping is more trusting than the general, he can let a group of people move to the general's warship."

Zheng Jing didn't know what Liu Er was thinking. The people on the ship were really a burden to him. Anyway, Liu Er didn't let his Zheng army get on the warship. What's more, if he didn't agree, he would clearly believe Liu Er. At this time, he couldn't annoy them, so he nodded and said, "Then I'll have to work hard for the general."

When I heard that a group of people were going to be transferred to the Ming army's warship, the Zheng fleet immediately cheered and thundered. In the past half month, everyone was crowded on a boat like sardines. When I was sleeping, I could only sit cross-legged on the deck and cabin, and there was no room for lying down. Now, the Ming army's fleet had eight large warships and dozens of large sea ships. If it was not crowded, it could be at least 20,000 people. I don't know how much space it saved for everyone in a moment.
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