Ding Xinghao listened to Song Tao's words, his face turned slightly red, and then he said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm serious, you are the commander of the fleet, what should we do next, you have to have an idea." ”

Song Tao thought for a while and said, "Then you ask her, how far is their place from here?" Can we get supplies from them? ”

Ding Xinghao nodded, turned around and communicated with the Arab girl again.

"They have a foothold in the southern waters of India, which is only a few days away. We just get a commission for sending them there, and we have no problem with supplies. ”

Song Tao nodded and explained to Ding Xinghao: "Then we will supply them and not go to Colombo." You and these Arabs go to the captured sailboats and let them lead the way. ”

The fleet set sail again and headed for the depths of the vast sea. The next few days were very calm, and the fleet arrived in a reef-filled area. Here, it's the Better-Better-Small-Say-More-New-Most-Fast-WWW.UUXS.CC-It is actually the Addu Atoll of the Maldives archipelago in the modern society.

The sea conditions were extremely complicated, and the six sailing ships of the fleet, although led by a group of Arabs, were still full of dangers along the way.

They came to a small island and anchored outside a hidden bay. It was a pirate stronghold, and because of the difficult sea conditions, it was ideal for small and agile Arabian dhows, so many pirates from the coast of East Africa and the waters off India liked to settle here.

Most of the moorings in the bay are Arabian dhows, with only a few European schooners. Thanks to the guidance of these Arabs, they easily entered the bay, paid some silver coins, and were allowed to land on the island.

Song Tao ordered all personnel to stay on the ship and stand by. Always ready for battle. He, along with Ding Xinghao and ten members of the special combat team, went ashore with the Arabs.

As soon as the Arab girl landed on the island, hundreds of fierce-looking Arabs greeted her and saluted her respectfully, with a look of excitement on her face.

When these Arabs learned that it was Song Tao, they saved the girl. stepped forward one after another to express their gratitude, and they were grateful to Dade one by one, which made Song Tao and them flattered.

Song Tao quietly asked Ding Xinghao, "What is the origin of this girl?" It seems to be quite an unusual posture. ”

"I just heard them call her Princess, and her name is Aliya, which means noble in Arabic, hehe...... This girl may be the princess of some emirate. Who knows. In the 12th century, some Omanis settled in East Africa for a long time, and at the end of the 15th century, the Portuguese came to East Africa by boat, not only replacing Oman's hegemony here. and even conquered Oman properness in the Arabian Peninsula.

More than 200 years later, in 1652, the Omanis formed a powerful sailing fleet to drive the Portuguese out of East Africa, leaving East Africa once again under Arab rule, after which the Omanis established a large and loose Arab empire that spanned both continents of Asia and Africa. But now they are just a bunch of miserable people adrift on the sea. ”

A group of people made a fuss at the pier for a long time before they reached the depths of the island together. The island is dotted with leather tents, and is full of Arab pirates setting up stalls on the island, as well as many Europeans in the mix. It was very lively.

Song Tao and the others, led by a group of Arabs, came to a huge tent and were warmly entertained. And taste the unique Omani delicacy of roasted camels. I don't know where they got the camels, but they taste good anyway, the only thing that makes everyone uncomfortable is that they can't drink alcohol here.

While everyone was eating, Alia changed into a traditional Arabic dress and walked into the tent. Dressed in a snow-white robe, his face was still covered with a silk scarf. His hands and heads are covered with jewels of all colors.

As soon as she appeared, Ding Xinghao and Song Tao's eyes straightened. Although her face was covered with a silk scarf, she could feel a hint of shyness in her eyes.

The Arabs in the tent did not dare to transgress in the slightest. They all saluted her respectfully. Only Song Tao and Ding Xinghao looked like.

When the camels had eaten up, the Arabs in the tents left one after another. Only the Arab girl and a few old men remained. An old man smiled and said a few words to Ding Xinghao, clapped his hands after speaking, and several Arab women with masked faces walked into the tent with boxes one by one, and put a few boxes in front of Song Tao and them.

The Arab women opened the lid and left the tent. Song Tao and Ding Xinghao were stupid when they saw it, the box was full of glittering gold coins, and another box was full of jewelry, and even the entire tent became bright.

Song Tao and Ding Xinghao glanced at each other and winked at each other. Ding Xinghao turned his head and said kind words to a few old men, making a look of shame.

Alia on the other side laughed out loud, and then said a few words, Ding Xinghao had no choice but to nod. Several old men were excited when they saw that Ding Xinghao was not shirking.

Song Tao touched Ding Xinghao and whispered, "Does this girl have a crush on you?" ”

Ding Xinghao smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that simple, this little wealth is just a drop in the bucket in her eyes, you see how much I have something worthy of her attention, I still have self-knowledge." Hehe...... She is interested in our strength. ”

Song Tao nodded, feeling that what Ding Xinghao said was still reasonable, the other party was driven out of his home by the Portuguese, how can there be so many thoughts now.

He thought for a moment and said: "These Arab pirates have no conflict of interest with us, so why don't you sacrifice your hue and establish an alliance with them, which will still have a positive significance for our activities in the waters near India in the future." ”

Ding Xinghao glanced at Song Tao with disdain, ignored his ridicule, and said in a deep voice: "What about the few ships we have captured, just sell them to them, there are a lot of artillery and arquebuses on the ship, which can be regarded as supporting them in disguise." ”

When he saw Song Tao nodding, he turned his head and told a few old men what they meant. The old men were very surprised, and they thanked Ding Xinghao loudly and excitedly. Aliya looked at Ding Xinghao's eyes, and she was even more gentle.

Song Tao asked Ding Xinghao to exchange three European sailing ships and the supplies on board for a large number of Indian goods with the Arabs, and also received sufficient supplies. Clean fresh water, fragrant Arabic flatbread. There were also flour, cheese, bacon and other foods, and even fresh vegetables and fruits, and I don't know where these Arabs got their supplies.

The fleet stayed on the island for two days and was ready to set sail and leave. Before leaving, Alia and a group of Arabs saw off the fleet on the dock, and Song Tao and Ding Xinghao exchanged pleasantries with them. It's about to get on board and set sail.

Suddenly, Alia on the dock shouted, and Ding Xinghao, who was about to get on the boat, stopped. He said to Song Tao: "You get on the boat first and wait for me, and I will come back immediately." ”

Song Tao smiled and said, "It's okay, we're not in a hurry, if you feel that you don't have enough time." We can go again tomorrow. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard Song Tao's words. Ding Xinghao's face turned red, he slammed his middle finger, turned back to the dock, and stood in front of Alia.

"Will you ever come back?"

Ding Xinghao nodded. smiled and said, "Yes, I will come to see you when I have time in the future." ”

Alia smiled, she turned around and took a flag from an old man next to her and handed it to Ding Xinghao. He smiled and said: "If you encounter trouble near India in the future, hang this flag, and all the Arabs will help you when they see this flag." You'll also find me through guò them. ”

Ding Xinghao was stunned for a moment, and then took the flag with a smile. Alia on the opposite side also laughed when she saw Ding Xinghao taking over the flag. She slowly lifted her hand to remove the veil from her face. A beautiful face is revealed.

Seeing Arria's beautiful face, Ding Xinghao was stunned for a moment, and a flush appeared on Ariya's face, and then quickly put on the veil and quickly turned around and left.

Ding Xinghao looked at Alia in the distance and stood on the dock for a while. Turned around and walked on the sailboat. Song Tao glanced at Ding Xinghao with a smile, and then shouted loudly: "The fleet sets sail......"

The officers and men on the ship heard Song Tao's words. All responded loudly. Van Bit also began to give various orders, and the non-commissioned officers at various posts repeated the orders over and over again. Several sailboats began to hoist their sails, and then slowly left the dock.

At this time, Song Tao walked over. He patted Ding Xinghao on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Dude, at this point, you don't have as much as your cousin Ding Weiguo." If he stays on the island for two days, when he comes back in two years, the girl will be able to pick him up at the dock with the child. ”

Ding Xinghao knocked Song Tao's hand off in one fell swoop, and scolded with a smile: "I'm a serious person, how can I compare with that big hooligan." I don't know what I'm like. Why do you want people to look at me, isn't this nonsense, I don't believe it. ”

Song Tao nodded and said with a smile: "I didn't say that people like you, we are both this age, who cares about that." I want you to sell your hue for the sake of the company, hook up that girl, and the company will have a foothold in the waters near India in the future.

No matter what she likes about you, no matter what you think, let's go to sleep first, isn't it your person after sleeping? By the way, what did she just give you? ”

Ding Xinghao handed a star and moon flag to Song Tao, and then told Song Tao what Alia told him. Song Tao unfolded the flag and looked at it, and said with a smile: "You still said that people didn't take a fancy to you, and they gave you this." ”

"Do you know what this flag means?"

Song Tao shook his head and said, "Uh...... I don't really know, but I think it's important. ”

Ding Xinghao glanced at Song Tao disdainfully, turned around and stopped paying attention to him. Ding Xinghao looked at the island that was gradually moving away, his eyes were complicated and he smiled bitterly, and that beautiful face appeared in his mind again. (To be continued)

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