readx After more than ten days of busy work, six Galenic warships, two Galenic merchant ships, and six clipper ships of less than 100 tons were rushed out, loaded with the required fresh water, food, briquettes, medicines, and hundreds of Reserve sailors, all troops will board the ship and prepare for departure.
At the beginning of the 15th day of April in the sixth year of Tianqi, Zhao Lie led everyone to board the ship.
Alexandra, Zhao Meng, Wan Ji, Zhao Feng, Zhao E and others went to the dock to see them off.
After Zhao Meng, Zhao Feng, Zhao E and Zhao Lie said goodbye, Alexandra stepped forward.
"Zhao Lie, this is for you, take it with you as if I am by your side to accompany you."
Alexandra handed Zhao Lie a silver necklace, which Alexandra usually wears close to her body, representing Her thoughts.
"Thank you, Alexandra.
I will definitely wear it personally."
Zhao Lie took it and put it on his neck.
Alexandra smiled and helped him straighten it.
Zhao Lie put his hand around her and hugged Alexandra tightly to his chest.
Alexandra naturally lay on Zhao Lie's chest and hugged Zhao Lie's waist tightly with her hands.
Immediately, the Zhao family and others all looked around.
It was offensive and offensive.
However, there were still many pairs of eyes secretly looking at the two people on the dock and on the boat.
The scenery was unique.
"Ahem, second brother, ahem, in public, um..."
Zhao Meng, as the boss of the Zhao family, couldn't help but say something, secretly thinking in his heart, although the Zhao family is a martial artist, it is not a rotten family, but...
Second brother, you are too abrupt, there are so many people around, that’s about it.
This is where Muñoz and other Portuguese captains are indifferent.
This is a common thing in Portugal.
The voyage and return of sailors is a tragedy and comedy.
When sailing, family members and lovers are worried, hugging and kissing each other for encouragement, and when they return safely, family members, The ecstatic celebration of lovers has been going on for more than a century.
Not to mention hugging, kissing wildly on the spot is normal.
The two people in front of them just hugged each other, which is already very formal.
Zhao Lie and Alexandra smiled, looked at each other, and let go of each other.
Zhao Lie and the captains boarded the ship one by one, and the ship set sail and sailed out of Shidao Bay.
Alexandra held Zhao E's hand and watched the Wei Qing disappear at the mouth of the bay.
Tears fell from their eyes.
Zhao E just knew that her second brother There is danger in the voyage, but I don’t know what kind of danger it is.
Alexandra set out from Portugal, passed through the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, Goa, and Malacca, and traveled all the way.
When you come to Daming, you are well aware of the turmoil of the sea.
One moment, the sea is calm, and the next moment it will suddenly be windy and rainy.
In a moment, a storm will come, so you can only pray for good luck and not to encounter a hurricane.
You are extremely helpless.
This time, Zhao Lie and his party not only sailed along the mainland, but also walked in the depths of the ocean for a large part.
The risks were naturally very different from the previous trip to Macau.
The two ships Huo Qubing and Chentang were in front, Xingkaihu and Hongzehu were in the middle, Weiqing and Liguang were behind, Pengyue was on the left, and Zhou Yafu was on the right.
Six clippers were towed behind, and ten were towed behind.
The fleet of four ships sailed slowly south.
Zhao Lie watched with joy as the sailors on the Wei Qing skillfully adjusted the horizontal sail, the large gaff sail, the small gaff sail, and the main top sail to cope with the wind direction.
At this time, the southwest monsoon was prevailing, and the ship was moving sideways against the wind.
This was the most dangerous situation.
When testing a sailor, he must constantly adjust the sail and make full use of the wind direction to meander forward.
"Mr.
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Muñoz, these two months of training have been very effective.
The sailors have become very proficient."
Zhao Lie said with satisfaction.
Judging from the performance of the sailors, the efforts of the past few months have really been in vain.
These foreign masters are indeed With all my heart.
"Yes, sir, after two months of training, I estimate that such Ming sailors can have 90% of the skills of Portuguese sailors.
After this voyage, they can travel far."
Muñoz also obeyed the Ming people, I am very impressed by the patience and intelligence.
It is really a unique nation.
No wonder Western countries have to go to Daming to buy raw silk, silk, porcelain and other valuables.
Even the indigenous people are special among the indigenous people.
Well, Mr.
Muñoz still has a great sense of superiority, after all, he is a member of the Portuguese Empire.
Zhao Lie didn't know what Muñoz was thinking.
Otherwise, Zhao Lie would definitely kick him off the deck and let him taste the turbid yellow water of the Yellow Sea.
The ship's speed against the wind was only three to less than four knots, and it was traveling extremely slowly on the vast sea.
As usual during this trip, Zhao Lie began to encounter various sentry ships off the coast of Zhejiang.
However, this time, the fleet, all composed of Portuguese Galenic ships, was not disturbed.
After all, most of the fleet was composed of Galenic warships.
The pirates cannot be chewed, and these forces are also very knowledgeable.
Of course, the Franji people have natural enemies.
When the fleet approached the southern waters of Zhejiang, Zhao Lie ordered the fleet to be on alert.
This area had already reached the sphere of influence of the Dutch, and they had to be careful.
At the end of the day, Huo Qubing's horn sounded three times in front of him, sounding the alarm.
Zhao Lie finished his morning exercise and had just had breakfast.
Hearing the sound of the horn, he hurriedly came to the deck with Muñoz.
During a cup of tea, a mast and a sail were revealed in front of him.
Zhao Lie raised his telescope, and a figure appeared in the mirror.
The upper body of the ship loomed with the flag of the Netherlands.
Zhao Lie and Muñoz looked at each other and nodded.
There was no peace with the Dutch, only guns.
After a moment, the cannon sounded to remind the entire fleet to prepare for war.
Captain van Brouckqvist was in a good mood a quarter of an hour ago.
This time he went to Nagasaki for trade, and the Dutch merchant ships had the same trading opportunities as the Portuguese and Spanish.
This was unimaginable before, especially for gold and silver.
The trade in China was previously exclusive to the Portuguese, Spanish, and Ming Dynasty merchants.
Other businessmen did not have the opportunity, but this time the Dutch businessmen got this opportunity for the first time.
It seems that the Japanese general hated the Portuguese and Spanish missionary behavior in Japan and had begun to break with them.
This is a good opportunity for the Dutch to dominate the Japanese market.
This time, West took the initiative to exchange spices, Ming Dynasty raw silk, silk, Gothic full-body plate armor, and half-body plate armor for the Dutch East India Company in exchange for 10,000 taels of gold and 30,000 taels of silver.
He felt very happy.
I'm afraid the so-called Japanese generals don't know that the gold and silver exchange rate in Japan is 67 to 1, but the exchange rate in Europe is One to fifteen, this trip is a huge profit.
West has never experienced this kind of profit.
No wonder the Portuguese and Spanish have such financial resources to build castles and forts in Macau and the Philippines.
Batavia is comparable to them.
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Belgium is just a village, but West believes that the day will not be far when the Netherlands will catch up from behind.
Spain no longer has the power to build a large fleet, and Portugal, Spain's little follower, is even less powerful.
He was in a good mood when he thought that he was about to go to Formosa to replenish supplies, so he could rest comfortably.
However, the next moment, his good mood disappeared.
The observation deck informed that a fleet appeared on the sea behind, and it was Galen's fleet.
West hurriedly came to the stern of the aft deck and looked through the binoculars.
He saw the shadows of six ships revealed one by one.
Among them were four warships and two merchant ships.
This was something he could not compete with.
When he saw the lookout I saw the flag on the stage and was shocked, "God is abominable."
"The Portuguese."
In the past thirty years, because the Netherlands has continued to rob the Portuguese, harass the Portuguese's overseas territories, and even robbed Portugal's largest merchant ship, the Santa Catanina, the two countries have become mortal enemies.
The ship really wanted to kill his two armed merchant ships.
You must know that there are only twelve guns on a ship, including one eighteen-pounder, two twelve-pounder, four nine-pounder, and five six-pounder.
Together with the two ships of the Assen, There are only more than twenty cannons at the same time.
Only one of the opponent's warships can fire more, but the opponent has four.
How can we fight a battleship?
The difference in strength is too huge.
Just when West was running out of ideas, a shout came from the observation deck, "Captain West, there are two more battleships behind us."
The sound was faint and faint. , but for West, it was a reminder, as if he had fallen into an ice cave. sThanks to the eldest young master of the Li family, Head Up Wu Tianya, Mu Jiuyue, Man Ye, Hai Zai Sunshine, Wen Dao Ke Xia, Er Liangzi, Chang Zhao, Yu Jia, Guo Xixi, Xu Bei, etc. for their rewards.
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