Chen Mu originally thought that a heaven-sent hero like him would always encounter more tribulations than others in life, but he didn't expect that after two months of sailing, he would actually arrive in Majiagang safely.

Even when he crossed the Black Water Piercing Islands to avoid the ice floe, he didn't even touch his Great Wall ship at sea.

The most surprising thing about the whole voyage was that there was no accident at all.

This made Chen Mu, who admired the beautiful scenery of Majiagang, feel extremely frustrated...... He had been preparing for this adventure for more than a year!

If you count from the time you send Magui, it will be a full four years!

Standing on the stern of the Great Wall of the Sea, which was slightly higher than the deck of one person, Chen Mu looked at Majiagang Bay in the cold wind.

The sky is like a fog of snowflakes, the howling cold wind makes people can't open their eyes, even so, the silver-covered Majiagang is still beautiful, especially the white-walled green tiles on the barracks on the shore, and the red lanterns swaying in the snow, the contrasting colors give him extraordinary enjoyment.

But his relaxed state of mind, which was slightly dissatisfied with the absence of accidents, was soon relieved by the report of the commander of the Left Fleet, Ishiki, after landing in Asia.

His brother is gone.

While dodging the ice floes, the forward fleet led by Shao Tingda sailed with full sails, and the fleets were already tens of miles away at sea, and the fleets behind the archipelago deliberately slowed down along the coast to give the former fleet enough time to enter the port.

After all, everyone knows that Majiagang is not a big port, but a small port built by the remnants of Magui, and a large number of baggage will definitely cause the channel to be blocked, and the warships are much larger than the merchant ships.

Shi Qi specially left enough time for the former fleet led by Shao Tingda, but he didn't expect that he was the first to rush to Majiagang, and until the fourth of the five fleets, Chen Muzhong's fleet, arrived, Shao Tingda had not yet come.

He stood on the trestle to answer Chen Mu and whispered, "Something should happen, right?" ”

Chen Mu said that Chen Mu felt a sigh in his heart.

After a pause, he shook his head decisively and said: "I can't have an accident, I saw it on the way when the accident came, eighty percent of it was a far deviation to the south, and the Asian coast was very long, and it couldn't float out." ”

"The reckless worm with his craftsmen and dogs and horses, and his soldiers and generals who have a year's worth of food and grass, at worst drift to the territory of the Spaniards, and who can beat him if he does not go mad and attack Mexico City?"

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Chen Mu said, settled his mind, scanned the generals who greeted him, and found Ma Gui, Ma Jin, and a few familiar faces that he could recognize as the Kuwu Island sent in the early years.

When he was transferred from Ma Fang's command to his side, the Ma brothers were still two handsome young horsemen, but now they are only three years old, and their faces have changed greatly from weather, and they look more than ten years old.

Chen Mu immediately stepped forward quickly and bowed without saying a word, and said: "The generals have worked hard and made great achievements, and let the Ming Dynasty establish a foothold in Asia for three years, please accept Chen Mu's worship!" ”

Ma Gui and Ma Jin have grievances against him, really resentment.

This resentment does not mean that Chen Mu did something bad, or that they blame Chen Mu for their own suffering, no, this resentment comes from why they were selected as the generals of the Eastern Crusade.

People have their own lives, if there is a choice, they also imagine Fu Yuan, like Shi Qi, and even like Shao Tingda who is lost, at this time, after the Ma brothers have completed the road that any Spanish expedition team has not completed for thirty years in this unknown land in this unknown land, they are like heroes and victors to drive a fleet across the sea, and when they come, they have a place to live, intelligence, a map, everything.

But they don't know where to start their grievances, and they really can't talk about it.

No one said anything polite, Ma Gui and Ma Jin just gritted their teeth and looked at Chen Mu saluting, and they also returned the salute to Chen Mu without saying a word.

The return salute is a rule and a respect for the chief, and they should share this gift without shirking.

At the end of the salute, Ma Gui bowed down again and said: "Report to Chen Shuai, Ma Gui, the chief military officer of Kuwu Island, led his troops into America in the second year of Wanli, and has so far surveyed and mapped 14,700 miles along the coast, and 97 islands of all sizes; There are 233 tribes and nearly 100,000 people; There are more than 200 forest farms, fishing grounds, and wasteland suitable for reclamation. ”

"Mark the remaining battleable flag army, one hundred, one hundred and ninety-six people."

In fact, they didn't say polite words, but they made Chen Mu feel more comfortable - there were too many accidents, at least in the Kuwu Island Expeditionary Force, too many situations that everyone didn't want to see.

When Magui led his army eastward, he didn't expect the ship to freeze at sea, he was lucky enough to choose a route that would allow them to reach land early, and if he chose to turn back with his crowd, more people would have froze to death, and they would never know how far they would be from Armerica.

Chen Mu didn't want to do this either, when the Kuwu Island Expeditionary Force should have been resupplied the most, Ma Gui lost news for half a year, Ni Shangzhong searched along the coast but only found the wreckage of their abandoned warship, and the whole world thought they were dead.

Chen Mu, who was in charge of Nanyang, had no way to withdraw, that period of time was precisely the most significant time for the reduction of the Magui Ministry, and then he got sufficient supplies, even if it was only delivered once a year every six months, the Magui Ministry's situation did not occur again.

"Please ask Ma Shuai to gather all the flag troops in Majiagang." Chen Mu took a deep breath, helped Ma Gui up, and said, "In the school field, the Oriental Military Government will reward meritorious deeds." ”

In the time of waiting for the flag army to assemble from the port and the hundreds of households on the left and right, Chen Mu did not go into the house to escape the wind and cold, the snow in the school field was very thick, but Chen Mu did not feel cold, and the double-layer cowhide iron boots lined with rabbit fur stepped in the snow, and walked deep and shallow on the land of the expeditionary force.

The flag army of the port carried boxes of baggage under the command of the generals of the various departments, and in the corral next to the school yard, several huge bison snuggled up to the haystack under the brick wall to keep warm, and the only corral that guarded the bison did not have a wooden fence.

Chen Mu was surprised, those huge beasts with long fur looked at the people on the school field with cautious eyes, neither afraid nor angry - this was probably very similar to the survival strategy of Ma Gui and the others in the previous few years, manpower could not reverse the environment of heaven and earth, and could only do everything possible to coexist.

He guessed that the cattle had entered the corral of their own free will, otherwise the wooden pen, even if it was full of brick walls, even if it was a cement brick wall, it would not be able to stop the collision of these huge monsters.

The flag army gathered in the school field from all directions, and finally expressed to Chen Mu in Magui that they had all gathered, Chen Mu first bowed his hand to everyone, and then said: "According to the promise made when you came, if you want to be an official, the flag army will be promoted to 100 households, 100 households, and the small flag will be promoted to 1000 households, and 1000 households will be served." 100 households are promoted to command envoys, command fellow knowledge, and command affairs. ”

If you want to talk about meritorious service, this little 200 people Chen Mu thinks that everyone can be promoted to command, because the environment here determines that at least from now on the next thirty years, no matter who you are in this land, no matter what status and what kind of wealth, what you can have is very limited.

But the official position is limited, and he has no choice.

"If you want to receive the reward of silver and go home, there are two ways, one is to double the reward of silver, one hundred taels promised by Ma Shuai when he comes, two hundred taels of reward from the Oriental Military Government, five hundred taels of reward for meritorious service, and one thousand taels of silver from the Oriental Military Government; Second, the number of silver rewards, Chen recommended to the guards in your hometown, the flag army, return to your hometown with the general flag and the silver reward; small flags, with hundreds of households holding the reward silver to return to their hometowns; 100 households, with the command envoy to return home with a reward of silver. ”

"There is another way, you can survive in this land, you have enough knowledge and courage, you are the most loyal warrior of the Son of Heaven, each person has two places to be promoted to the next level, select clan brothers, sons and nephews to take the post, and enter the Oriental Military Mansion according to the same official title, Chen Mou wants to set up a new military department in the military government, and your main naval division and land division will survive and train in Asia."

"Chen will give you a month to think about it, think about it and register with Zhao Changji, the chief of staff, and take the returning baggage boat home, and you can catch the Dragon Boat Festival in the sixth year of Wanli."

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