On the way to Penglai, Fu Zhu chatted with the soldiers all the way.

From the soldier's mouth, he understood that the gap between Guo Zu and Guan Cheng was not a little bit.

At the beginning, the two of them fought for supremacy at sea, if Guo Zu hadn't retreated back to the front line of Qingzhou in time, he would have been completely annihilated by Guan Cheng.

When asked about Guan Cheng, Guo Zu could exaggerate his own strength.

The position of commander of the navy has been handed over to Guo Zu, and the more powerful Guan Cheng will definitely not agree.

Originally, it was thought that there would be no more war in the East China Sea, but now it seems that this war is inevitable.

The warship gradually approached Penglai Island, and it seemed that it was about to land on the island.

He asked the soldier who had been talking to him, "How big is Penglai Island?" ”

"Actually, it's not that big." The soldier said: "There are not many natives on the island, and after landing on the island, you should be able to cover the whole island in one day." ”

"So small?" He asked in surprise.

"It's small." The soldier replied, "There are springs and streams here, but the natives don't allow us to get water here." ”

"Why?" The soldier's statement was completely different from what he had heard from Guo Zu, and he asked in surprise.

"If we get water, we don't have to land often to get water off the coast of Donglai." The soldier said: "The natives believe that the water around them is salty, and that only the water of the island is drinkable, and that it is a gift from God to them, and no one outside the island is allowed to offend." ”

"I see." Fu Zhu stroked his beard and said, "But General Guo didn't confide in me a word. ”

"It's not easy to be a thief." The soldier replied: "Although there are not many natives on the island, the terrain here is complicated, and even if General Guo takes all of us ashore, he will not be able to get those natives." After all, they are very familiar with every plant and tree here, and we can only move along the shore when we land. ”

"If you don't say it, I don't even know that General Guo almost ruined me." He said to the soldier, "From this day forward, you will stay with me as a guard. In the future, if I have the opportunity, I will ask Childe for instructions and give you a lieutenant or something. ”

After many years of being a pirate, this soldier never dared to imagine that he would one day become a lieutenant in the official army.

He was given a promise that sooner or later he would be able to fulfill it.

He hurriedly bowed to Fu Zhi and said, "Thank you for your success." ”

Waving his hand, looking at the approaching shore of the island, he sighed softly.

Ignorance of the sea and the power of the sea made him make a wrong choice.

If Guo Zu had told him the truth from the beginning, Fu Zhu would have been able to make corresponding adjustments according to the comparison of forces at sea, and it would not be completely impossible to recruit Guan Cheng.

But Guo Zu didn't tell him a word of truth, and on the Donglai Coast, it was impossible for Fu Zhu to get the information he wanted from the soldiers who had followed Guo Zu.

Every time he asked the soldiers about the situation, those who were questioned would always evade his words and not give him a positive response at all.

It wasn't until he boarded the big ship and headed for Penglai that someone finally dared to tell the truth in front of him.

It seems that Guo Zu had thought of these things before he put into service.

Cao Shuo wanted stability along the East China Sea, but these problems occurred.

What Guo Zu wanted was nothing more than to use the materials provided by Cao Shuo to defeat Guan Cheng.

His purpose is fundamentally contrary to Cao Shuo's plan.

Someone has been sent to Guan Cheng, and without a suitable solution, this war is inevitable.

The ships approached the shore of the island.

Frustrated is still figuring out how to solve this problem.

The violent jolt brought him to his senses, and the soldier next to him said to him, "Fu Gong, we have landed. ”

Returning to his frustration, he looked to the shore.

I saw more than a dozen ragged people walking this way.

The first one was a very old and shriveled old man.

These people who came over all had very bad faces, and it was obvious that the pirates did not leave a good impression on them.

When he arrived at the warship, the old man shouted something.

Frustrated looked at the soldier to the side.

"He's asking us what we're doing here," the soldier said. ”

"Tell him that we have brought a lot of cloth and farm tools, and we plan to teach them mulberry hemp farming, so that they can live like the Central Plains people in the future, and they don't have to worry about not having cloth to make clothes, and they don't have to worry about not having enough to eat." He commanded the soldier.

The soldier said, "Frustrated, they probably don't understand it very well. ”

"What do you say then?" Frustrated asked.

"It's better to tell them that this time I've come to the island to make clothes for them." The soldier said, "I also brought a lot of tools for mowing the grass, and I also brought them some seeds of grass that could be eaten. ”

"Just do as you say." Knowing that the soldier had experience in communicating with the natives, he responded in frustration.

The soldier said something in the native language.

The faces of the natives who walked to the shore were indeed much better than just now.

The thin old man shouted something to the soldier again.

"Frustrated, they told us to move things to the shore first, let them see." The soldier said to Frustration.

"Then bring the things ashore." "Let them see first." ”

"It's better to move two boxes ashore first and let them see it." The soldier then proposed, "As long as they see what the frustrated duke has brought, is there any reason not to be hospitable?" ”

"You seem to know the natives very well." Frustration asked the soldier, "You've been briefing me on Penglai all the way, and I haven't asked you what your name is." ”

"Hui Fugong, I don't have a name." The soldier replied, "My brothers call me a sea dog." ”

"Fur seals." Frustrated and smiled: "This name is not bad, the matter of landing on the shore is left to you to deal with, if you do well this time, I will have a reward." ”

The fur seal happily complied, and shouted to the soldiers, "Carry a box of cloth and a box of tools." ”

Several soldiers disembarked with tools and fabrics, and the fur seals bowed in frustration and followed.

Obviously, when I came to Penglai in the past, the sea seals communicated with the natives more frequently.

and the natives knew him.

Seeing that the fur seals were wearing bright armor, which was very different from the past, more than a dozen natives were very surprised.

After getting off the ship, the fur seals and the natives embraced warmly, and then communicated with each other in the natives' language.

Standing on the warship, looking at the scene under the ship, he couldn't understand what the fur seals and the natives were saying, so he could only wait for the news to come back from the ship.

Moments later, a soldier sped onto the boat.

When we arrived in front of Fu Zhi, the soldier saluted and said, "Fu Gong, the native people invited us ashore, saying that they wanted to entertain the distinguished guests!" ”

"Give the order to go down and let the soldiers move everything to the deck." "If the talks with the natives go smoothly this time, we will bring them ashore." ”

(End of chapter)