My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 463 A Day at Sea

The sea surface was swept by waves, and the water waves pushed away hit the hull like a hill. Five Huya and Qinglong ships were standing with flags. The red-haired Elsa held the mast with one hand and stood at a high place to look at it. She got off the ship. On one side is an even more terrifying and huge giant boat.

She came from the west and had never seen such a ship. In the early stages of construction, she thought that Governor Zheng was just a whim. Now that it was launched and sailed on the sea, she still had a dream-like illusion.

If such a boat sailed into their hometown, I don’t know how many people would be frightened.

Thinking about it, she made a gesture and asked her soldiers to send out flags to notify her brother Barry's tiger-tooth ship to change its formation and protect the giant ship in the middle.

Seabirds rowed across the tall masts on both sides, and on the giant ship in the middle, there was a sound of trumpets one after another. The sailors wielding long oars showed the emperor on the ship's upper deck how they controlled this terrifying warship. .

On the deck, the generals and their families moved cautiously. The sea was no better than a river. Even though the ship was huge, there was still some shaking and slight bumps.

Yan's face was red and she was supported by her daughter. With her daughter's encouragement, she uneasily approached the guardrail of the ship's side. She looked at the endless blue waves rolling up and down in the sun and reflecting the clear sky, which made her feel relaxed and happy.

"Ahhhh~~" Lu Lingqi put her hands in front of her mouth in the shape of a trumpet and shouted loudly beside her mother.

"Girl's home!"

Yan was dumbfounded by her daughter's behavior and raised her hand to give her a light slap.

All around, boatmen were busy unloading large and small wooden boxes, which contained the ingredients needed for this trip, as well as the luggage brought by the military generals.

Soon, the sea breeze reached the appropriate intensity.

The young and strong boatman was sweating and shouting slogans, tensing his thighs and arms to drag the rope to raise the sail. In the eyes of others, the lonely Queen Ma was watching, but in the eyes of the Chinese generals, there was still someone beside her. There is Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

Ma Xiuying asked in a low voice: "Chongba, you said that at the time of Lao Si, our Ming Dynasty had this ship?"

"That's not true." Zhu Chongba stepped on the deck under his feet, which was as thick as flat ground. He sounded a little proud, "The fourth child is still somewhat capable. He has built such a big ship and made seven voyages to Southeast Asia. If it hadn't been for Yunwen's incident, he really wouldn't have seen any stain."

"As long as you worry so much, your children and grandchildren have the blessings of children and grandchildren, and they also have their own abilities. I can only say that Biao'er is not blessed. I can't blame the fourth child for what happens next."

The couple walked side by side under the mast, and while the flags were flying, Guan Yu, Zhou Yu, and Lu Su stood behind the guardrail on the second floor of the ship building. While his beard was dancing diagonally, he looked at the vast sea.

After a moment, he said softly: "This boat is stable. If there had been this boat on the Yangtze River back then, I am afraid it would have been able to cross Soochow directly."

"Haha, with a boat like this, it would be difficult for Yun Chang to turn around on the river."

Lu Su stroked his beard and burst into laughter. Zhou Yu on the side also nodded and said: "At the beginning of the period, I had the same idea as Yun Chang. Later, I followed Duke Zheng to fight at sea for a period of time, and then I realized that there are big ships on the sea. There are small boats in the rivers, but if the position is changed, the big boats may not be able to sail on the rivers. They are too big to be carried by the sterns and burned with kerosene."

"That's indeed the truth."

Guan Yu had been in Jingzhou for many years, and he actually understood these principles, but he said them with emotion. In his eyes, he saw Zhang Fei sneaking out of the cabin with the wine jar in his arms, and turned to the back of the ship building.

Just as he was about to call his third brother to stop, he saw Guo Jia also coming out of the cabin, holding a fishing rod in his hand, and followed him.

"What are the third brothers doing with Guo Fengxiao?"

In the midst of doubtful words, Zhang Fei over there set up two chairs, pulled Guo Jia to sit down, put the wine jar between the two of them, started hanging the bait, and then threw it into the sea.

The two of them lay down on the back of the chair at the same time, each holding a glass of wine and clinking it, then drank it and clicked their tongues.

"This is called going to sea."

In the field of vision, flocks of seabirds were brushing across the sea, and occasionally the white sails of merchant ships passed by in the distance.

The two brothers Xia Houyuan and Xia Houdun came over together, took a look at Zhang Fei and Guo Jia, and then went elsewhere to make some pointers. They probably talked about what happened in Red Cliff that year.

"If there was such a big ship, there would be no defeat at Chibi, right?"

"Well, even if it is burned by fire, I guess it can be burned for a while, giving the clan brother time to escape."

Merchant ships passing by at sea looked at the giant ships in the fleet from a distance. They fell into a daze one by one. After recovering from the shock, they all chased to the stern of the ship.

"Is the ship just now the ship at Feiyun Port Shipyard?"

"I've long heard that His Majesty built big ships, but I didn't expect them to be so big... I always thought Huya and Qinglong were big enough..."

"It would be great if I could draw the big ship just now."

The team in front seemed to be moving slowly, but before they could look at it for a while, the giant boat and the accompanying ship were already out of sight.

On the big ship at this time, Su Chen was sitting on the ship's floor. The advantage of climbing up and looking far was that he had an unobstructed view of the sea, and all the passing ships could be seen.

Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Le Jin, Li Dian, Qin Qiong and other powerful generals in the army had never been on a big ship. They thought they would feel dizzy after getting on the ship.

But except for the slightest bumps and shakes, they were perfectly stable standing here.

"I heard Wei Yan say that he had been on a sea ship before, and Yun was still a little envious. He couldn't get on such a big ship in Wuzhou. When I get back, I will write to him and tell him. I will envy him to death!" "Dong Zhuo and the others don't have a chance. Lu Bu felt happy, "At this time, shouldn't our King Wei recite a poem to express his feelings?"

"Hey, by the way, where are your majesties?" Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin turned their heads and looked around. They remembered that the spirit tablets had been put into the cabin, so why didn't they see them coming out?

Su Chen was stunned for a moment. It was indeed true. Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma were both wandering outside, admiring the sea view. There was no reason for them not to be there.

At this moment, there was a roar of water, and the marine sergeant on the side of the ship shouted: "Someone fell into the water!"

When the sound came, the generals on the ship's building, as well as Zhuge Liang and Jia Xu, also had their eyelids twitching. They quickly followed the sound and rushed to the guardrail. They saw a group of emperors floating on the sea one by one at some unknown time. .

Cao Cao put his hands on the back of his head, dangling on the water like a piece of wood. In the rippling water, Li Xuanba stuck his head out, and was pushed down by Li Shimin. Finally, he couldn't hold it in anymore, so he stuck his head out and shouted: "I can't swim!"

The water sergeants took off their leather armor one after another, jumped in like dumplings one by one, and swam over to fish them up.

The people on the boat threw the ladder over the side of the ship. The struggling Li Xuanba felt secure when he held the ladder.

"Brother Shimin, isn't it a bit bad for you to treat your brother like this?"

Cao Cao sat up cross-legged from the water and looked at Li Shimin, who was halfway out of the sea. The latter looked at Li Xuanba who was pulled up with an expression that hated iron.

"You have to let him know how to swim. What if Changsheng wants to go to war with the Japanese one day and he doesn't even know how to swim and accidentally falls into the sea?"

"As my brother, you are right to have this intention, but you cannot train him to be another Li Shimin!"

"Who doesn't know how to persuade people? Look at your son!"

Li Shimin raised his chin in one direction. Cao Cao quickly turned around and saw Cao Pi and Liu Chan swimming in the water. Cao Cao twitched the corner of his mouth and shouted: "Liu Xuande, don't let Adou, who you can't support, get close to Cao Pi! "

Over there, Liu Bei, who was giving psychological counseling to Zhao Gou, Zhao Kuangyin, and Zhao Kuangyi, glanced at him and continued to talk to the three of them calmly.

"Zihuan, get back to the boat quickly!"

Seeing Liu Bei ignoring him, Cao Cao was so angry that he splashed water. He could tolerate anything, but he couldn't tolerate his son, whom he disliked in the first place, playing with Liu Chan, whom he disliked even more!

Everyone on the ship's deck felt relieved when they saw a group of emperors having fun in the water. Xiang Yu pressed the guardrail and glanced at Yu Ji on the deck, covering her slightly bulging belly and sitting on a chair called a lounge chair. Basking in the sun, a smile appeared on his face.

"On this trip, where should we go before turning back?"

"You just went out and you want to go back?" Li Jing was obviously not satisfied yet.

"It's just too slow." Next to him, Yu Chigong put his hands on his hips and looked up at the sky, "The sun is shining too."

"Slow? There is a way!"

Su Chen smiled, turned around on his chair, and asked Zhuge Liang, who was talking to Jia Xu, Wang Lang, and Di Renjie over there: "Prime Minister, can I borrow a little wind? A small breeze will do!"

"It's easy!"

Zhuge Liang shook his crane fan, stood up, walked past the suspicious eyes, and entered the cabin. After a while, he came back with disheveled hair, bare feet, and a Taoist robe. There were also several soldiers who came up with him. They followed Zhuge Liang's instructions on the cabin. It is required to place the sun, moon, stars, and Bagua formation.

Everyone looked at Zhuge Liang curiously, waving a mahogany sword in the formation.

"real or fake?"

Zhou Yu was also shocked. He turned his head and asked Lu Su, "Did he really borrow the east wind back then?"

The next moment, the sea breeze that was originally blowing slowly suddenly let out a whimpering roar, and the sails swelled. There was no need for soldiers to support the oars or turn the oars, and the entire ship accelerated on the sea.

On the sea, the emperors who suddenly noticed that the treasure ship was accelerating had their faces stunned. Then they got out of the sea one by one in panic, and all floated behind.

“We’re not on the boat yet!!”

Zhang Fei on the stern side of the boat, his arms swollen, and with the sound of the thick fishing rod breaking, a shark was pulled onto the boat with a bang. The fish's tail swayed in the sun, and the water droplets splashed around with a crystal clear luster.

It caused an exclamation on the ship.

……

Just as the treasure ship was busily heading south to the waters of the Central Plains, at Linjun, Qi Jiguang was summoning Lu Meng and other generals to set up a camp on the coast to talk about the recent news.

He spread out the chart and clicked on a few places.

"Recently, fishermen came to report that there were Japanese boats cruising around. What the Taiwei warned before may come true."

(End of this chapter)