1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 20
"The red-haired ghosts are scared! They want to run!" The short and fierce battle came to an abrupt end, which made the Zheng family's fleet stunned at first, and then burst into loud cheers.

"Catch up!" Chen Hui wiped the sweat off his brow, "Run after hitting, it's not that cheap! Chase up and bite them down!"

"What about Liu Xiang's three ships?"

"Leave it alone! I'll deal with them later!" Chen Hui hesitated for a while, and finally said resolutely.

The five wounded Zheng family ships chased the fleeing Dutch ship without fear.

"Damn it, the red-haired ghost has such a powerful cannon and a big ship, yet he ran away!" Qi Dalu took a bite and cursed resentfully.

"The people of the Zheng family are great!" Qi Tian praised in a low voice.

Gouzi looked at Qi Tian strangely from the side, not understanding why this little fourth uncle praised the enemy so much.

"We are fighting internally with the Zheng family, the Netherlands... the red-haired ghost is a barbarian and an insult from outsiders." Qi Tian said softly.

"But the red-haired ghost helped us...the Zheng family wanted our lives!" Gouzi replied.

Qi Tian was speechless for a moment, and was thinking about how to tell him about the great defense of Huabari. The Dutch wanted to colonize us and gain more economic benefits from us. As for Zheng Zhilong, it was just a family strife.

"The Zheng family's boat is coming around again!" A sailor shouted loudly.

I saw that the remaining five smaller Cangshan boats of the Zheng family did not follow the big Haicang boats to chase the Dutch boats, but continued to besiege Cao Xiong and other boats. At this time, they slowly approached .

"Kill them!" Qi Dalu yelled, brandishing a big knife.

Cao Xiong glared at Qi Dalu, and fled for two days, with supplies short and morale low, how could he fight.

"Continue to turn to the southwest, with full sail and full speed." The most important thing now is to get rid of Zheng's boat, find a small island or land, and repair it.

Life at sea is boring, there seems to be nothing but the endless sea, not even a single fish splashing out of the sea.Therefore, if the threat of the Zheng family's fleet is not considered, they will give people a sense of comfort from their companions as they follow far behind.

After Qi Tian checked the wounded in the cabin and changed the medicine with Peng Laogui, when he returned to the deck, it was already getting dark.At this time, with the help of the weak northeast trade wind, the three ships turned to the southeast, and planned to adjust their course again at night, heading west to Annam or Champa.

"Uncle, should we still go to Batavia?" Qi Tian asked.

"If you don't go there, where else can you go?" Cao Xiong frowned and said.

"We are sailing directly south, the Zheng family's ship must know our purpose... I am afraid they will circle in front, and the Zheng family's fleet chasing the Dutch in the southwest direction may also come around and block us again. "

"Huh?...Then what do you think we should do?" Cao Xiong felt that what Qi Tian said made sense.

"Why don't we go directly to the southeast and go to the Philippines first... Well, that is Luzon, where there are many islands. Let's choose a shelter from the wind and repair it for a while, and then drive southwest along several islands, and we can also reach it. Batavia....Although the journey is a bit far, it is better to be safe, and you can get supplies from the islands along the way." Qi Tian glanced at the map of the Southeast Asian waters in his mind.

"Old Yu, what do you think?" Cao Xiong turned his head and asked Yu Fukun. He was a pirate for many years, and he was the leader of the fleet after traveling to the surrounding waters.

"...What the little boy said is not bad. However, Luzon is occupied by Frangji, if you approach rashly, you may be chased and captured by them....Thinking about those decades ago, our predecessor Lin Feng wanted to take On the big island of Luzon, in the castle occupied by the Frangji people, there was a big battle, but it failed. After that, the Frangji people in Luzon were very wary of our Ming people. If you find that we are coming with a big boat and a sharp knife , will definitely treat me with force." Yu Fukun said.

Oh, I forgot, at this time the Philippines has been occupied by Spain and is the core base of their eastern trade.

"..." Qi Tian smiled a little embarrassedly.

"The fourth one has read some books, so his knowledge is different." Cao Xiong patted Qi Tian on the shoulder, "You have a heart! You have to learn more about sea affairs."

"However..." Yu Fukun continued, "We dare not stop at a port like Manila. We can find a small port or an island. There must be no force there. Maybe we can stop for supplies."

"...Old Yu, how far do you think it is from Luzon?" Cao Xiong asked.

"..." Yu Fukun calculated in his mind, and said, "It's about four or five days' voyage, if the wind direction doesn't change."

"Four or five days' voyage..." Cao Xiong pondered for a moment, "Then go to Luzon!"

After setting the goal, everyone began to discuss how to arrange the next voyage and the allocation of personnel.

"Fourth, go to sleep for a while." The second elder brother Qi Dajiang looked at Qi Tian a little tired, and said gently.

Qi Tian nodded, he knew little about sailing, and couldn't offer some advice, so he listened to the third brother's suggestion and walked towards the stern of the ship.It has been five days since I came to this world, and I can barely accept the fact of time travel, let's be at ease now that I have come.

However, at night, Qi Tian was awakened by the violent shaking of the ship.

"There's a storm..." Gouzi had a frightened look on his face.

Qi Tian reached out and grabbed a handle, and looked out from the hatch.

The torrential rain was pouring outside, and the strong wind swept the seawater and hit the bulkhead from time to time. The whole hull was thrown high by the waves for a while, and then fell headlong into the sea suddenly.At this time, all the sails have been lowered.Several helmsmen tied their bodies and tried hard to adjust the direction, but under the power of nature, everything seemed a bit futile.

Like most sailors, Qi Tian was pale and anxiously waiting for the unknown fate to come, either to be swept into the bottom of the sea by the next wave, or to survive the temporary danger safely.

No one dared to stay on the deck casually. Under such a severe storm, once someone fell into the water, he could almost be declared dead, just like the night when Qi Tian traveled back and forth.

Whenever the big ship Asuka was thrown from the crest to the bottom by the waves, and when huge waves flooded the big ship, Qi Tian would think that the ship had sunk, and the next moment, they would all be swallowed by the turbulent and ruthless sea water. Eventually become part of the sea.

The night was dark like ink, with huge waves turbulent, and occasionally a flash of lightning flashed by. Several seagoing ships, like fallen leaves falling into the water, heaved up and down helplessly and pitifully, as if they were all waiting for the judgment of the heavens.

The storm lasted for nearly a day and a night. When a ray of sunshine in the morning pierced through the clouds in the east, Qi Tian, ​​who was lying on the deck, felt a kind of silent comfort and relaxation.At this time, there were only these three ships left on the vast sea, about two or three miles apart, and the ships that the Zheng family was chasing had long since disappeared.Fortunately, the three ships were not blown away by the storm, and soon after dawn, they gathered together again.However, there were still some human and material losses. Five people fell into the water. The consequences of falling into the water during this kind of storm are naturally clear.Those who were alive all had relieved expressions on their faces.The three ships discussed the next step while inspecting the personnel and damage to the ship.

"Master Cao, I did some calculations just now. In the past two days, we have deviated a lot to the south. It may take a few more days to readjust the course. Our supplies may be a little insufficient..." Yu Fukun said with a frown.

"...Insufficient supplies? Isn't it just starvation! Let the brothers bear it! Damn, there are so many fish in the sea, we are going to starve!" Cao Xiong gritted his teeth.There are no fishing tools on board, so it's unlikely that people will jump into the sea to catch them.Not only was there a shortage of supplies on the ship, but the hull and sails were also damaged a lot during the chase and escape. If there was another storm, the ship might be thrown to the bottom of the sea.

"Lu Song?" Qi Tian read silently.Luzon, Philippines!This era was indeed colonized by Spain.However, at this time, Spain does not seem to have completely controlled the entire Philippine Islands, at least the southern Philippine Islands have not been conquered.I remember that during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a Sulu country in the southern Philippines who wanted to offer land to the Qing Dynasty, but was rejected by the old man Shiquan.Moreover, according to historical records, the Sulu Kingdom has always admired Chinese culture and remained submissive to the Central Plains regime, so can we settle there?

Qi Tian shook his head, at this moment, he is still floating on the sea, let's talk about it after entering Luzon.What if the actual situation is different from what is recorded in the history books?

(End of this chapter)