February 25, 3rd year of Gaia, North Seaport. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After ten days of preparation, the fleet, which set out to find the treasure of the North Bay, was finally ready to set sail. On this expedition, Zheng He, the commander of the naval division, each of the three fleets sent a formation to participate in the battle to form a combined fleet.

The combined fleet consisted of more than 300 warships, 20 large building ships alone, 150 artillery pieces, 36,000 officers and men of the naval division, and more than 38,000 sailors and other auxiliary personnel.

Cai Mao, the chief soldier of the Yashan Fleet, Pei Donglai, the chief soldier of the North Bay Fleet, and the general of the Jiaozhou Fleet, all three heavyweight naval division generals went on the expedition.

The three generals went on the expedition, and I have to say that they have to thank Zheng He.

Zheng He's recruitment operation to Quanzhou was unusually smooth, and even far exceeded expectations. In just three days, Zheng He brought more than 200 senior navigators and more than 2,000 senior sailors from Quanzhou.

In addition, Zheng He also recruited a group of sailor generals, including five senior generals, eighteen middle-level generals, and forty-five junior generals.

All of a sudden, the quality of the generals of the Nanyang Navy Division was greatly improved.

This is not over, after bringing people back and settling down, Zheng He set off again, ran to Jianye, and carried out a similar recruitment operation, although it was not as fruitful as Quanzhou, but it was also fruitful.

Zheng He's two actions undoubtedly laid a solid foundation for the expansion of the Nanyang Naval Division. Next, as long as all ordinary sailors and sailors are recruited, and after the training is formed, the three fleets can reach full strength.

According to conservative estimates, it will take half a year.

The name of Zheng He spread far and wide, and he established the authority of the governor in the Nanyang Naval Division.

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At the North Bay Pier, the Dragon Head is like a king, standing out among the warships.

Considering the actual needs, Ouyang Shuo has handed over the flagship Dragon Head to Zheng and Yong as the flagship of the Nanyang Naval Division. As for Ouyang Shuo, it is no longer equipped with a special flagship.

After the artillery transformation, the Longshou can be called one of the most powerful warships in ancient China. The whole ship is equipped with 20 artillery guns, plus various types of firearms such as guns and rockets, all of which are also in place.

It can be said that in addition to the future ironclad ship, the Dragon Head is the strongest warship at sea. The cost of renovation alone reached more than 50,000 gold coins. If the Dragon Head is taken out for auction, I am afraid that it will be sold for a sky-high price.

This expedition, because it may involve disputes between countries, Ouyang Shuo will go on the expedition with the fleet so that decisions can be made at any time.

Of course, Ouyang Shuo will not interfere in the specific operational command, and it is completely up to Zheng He.

At nine o'clock in the morning, after paying homage to Mazu, the fleet left the harbor.

Taking advantage of the winter monsoon, the fleet rode the waves towards the unnamed island marked by the treasure map. The entire North Gulf sea area has long been cleaned up by the North Gulf Fleet, and no pirate organization dares to enter the North Gulf, otherwise, it will be ruthlessly attacked by the fleet.

As a result, the northern coast of Annam has been calm recently, and there is no longer a threat of pirate infestation.

The location marked on the treasure map of the Pirate Blood Massacre is located in the sea area between Phong County and Rongpyeong County of Annam, less than 100 nautical miles from the coastline of Annam.

To the north of the two districts is Hanoi, the only royal city in Annam.

When the fleet approached the coast of Annam, the first thing it encountered was the fishing boats that Annam had gone out to sea to fish. For these fishermen, they have not seen pirates for months, and they are naturally defenseless.

Seeing such a huge fleet, they couldn't help but be shocked and dodged to the side.

The fleet ignored the fishing boats and continued to move forward.

Finally, about one hundred and fifty nautical miles from the coastline, the enemy's naval fleet was encountered.

Nearly half of the border in Annam is coastline. As a result, there are an unusually large number of player lords who have built a city near the sea, scattered along the long coastline.

For these lords, the seaside is also part of their territory. Therefore, more or less, there will be a sailor who will be responsible for patrolling the surrounding waters and protecting the safety of fishermen.

Previously, these sailors had also met with the North Bay Fleet. It's just that Pei Donglai strictly followed Ouyang Shuo's instructions and didn't take the initiative to provoke incidents.

The two are also fine.

This time, the situation is obviously very different.

In order to find the treasure, the Combined Fleet must approach the waters of these territories.

For the lord, this was undoubtedly a provocation.

The lord flag of Shanhai City, the Golden Dragon Banner, and the Sea Dragon Banner of the sailors of Shanhai City, are no strangers to the sailors along the coast of Annam.

As soon as the combined fleet approached, the sailors on the opposite side began to wave flags incessantly. The gist of it is that beyond that is their sea, which is not to be entered without permission.

"Prince?"

On the Dragon Head, Zheng He asked Ouyang Shuo for instructions.

"Tell them that we don't mean to offend, just to do a mission. Mission accomplished, leave immediately. "Ouyang Shuo's original intention was just to find the treasure successfully.

As for the national war, it is better not to provoke it, or not to provoke it lightly.

"No!"

When Zheng He received a reply, he immediately ordered the flag bearer and waved the flag.

It's a pity that Ouyang Shuo's kindness is obviously not trustworthy in the eyes of the other party. Even Ouyang Shuo, a person who doesn't understand the flag language, can feel the resoluteness in the other party's flag language.

"What do they say?" Ouyang Shuo's tone was a little low.

"Returning to the prince, the other party still insisted that you should not enter, and the attitude was extremely tough." Zheng He replied.

Ouyang Shuo shook his head and smiled slightly, "If you don't eat toast, you will be punished for drinking." In this case, a direct and forcible assault was carried out, and any ship that resisted the front of the fleet was sunk as punishment. ”

"Junhou, this ......" Zheng He hesitated a little.

Historically, Zheng He's seven voyages to the West, the main purpose of which was neither the so-called ocean trade, nor the colonization that the West was good at, but in the name of the Celestial Empire, let small countries rush to Kyoto to pay homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor.

What he did was to create a prosperous scene for all nations to come.

Every time I go to the West, it is a heavy burden on the national treasury. A large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, and silk silk were sent out, in exchange for the ceremonial worship of some small countries.

Its behavior can be described as losing money and making money.

After the death of Ming Chengzu, Ming Renzong immediately stopped his activities in the West.

It is precisely in this way that in Zheng He's philosophy, everything is based on harmony. He made seven voyages to the West, and the recorded wars, except for fighting pirates, are estimated to be no more than five.

Therefore, Zheng He seemed a little uncomfortable with Ouyang Shuo's straightforwardness.

Ming Chengzu is rich in the world and has such ambitions, Ouyang Shuo is not easy to comment. It's just that he's different, he's a pragmatist through and through.

In order to achieve the goal, the world is washed with blood.

What's more, this is a game, a wilderness destined to be full of war, which is very different from history.

War is the theme of the wilderness.

The national war in the game is just a kind of war setting in Gaia, in order to improve the playability of the game. In reality, the federation and global regimes have long been integrated, and there is no such thing as a regional state.

"General!" Ouyang Shuo looked at Zheng He squarely and said solemnly: "Please also remember one thing, the general is a wilderness, and there is no difference between justice and injustice in war; Some are just the law of the jungle, the survival of the fittest. ”

Zheng He's face froze, and he reluctantly replied: "Obey the instructions of the prince and the marquis!" ”

Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo didn't say anything more.

Changing one's worldview and values is a step-by-step process. This search for treasure is not a test for Ouyang Shuo to Zheng He.

I am afraid that the great voyage of the future will be even more bloody and cruel than today's war.

Zheng He, a change must be made.

Otherwise, how could a good old man and a peacemaker be able to dominate the strongest sailor in the territory and realize Ouyang Shuo's ambition to dominate the sea?!

"Fire!" Zheng He turned around and ordered.

"No!"

As the military order was issued, for a while, the artillery fired in unison.

"Boom!"

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"Boom!"

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The first round of shelling made Ouyang Shuo frown.

This is the first time that the Nanyang Naval Division has used artillery in actual combat, but the effect is shameful.

First of all, there is confusion in command. Hundreds of artillery pieces were not reasonably arranged at all, and they fired indiscriminately. In some places, it was densely packed with shelling; In some places, it is calm.

Secondly, the hit rate of artillery was frighteningly low. The artilleryman obviously did not understand the parameters of the artillery. Some of them opened fire with a bang before they could reach the firing range, and the result was naturally into the sea.

Some artillery pieces were not well aimed, and shells exploded on both sides of the enemy ship.

Therefore, this first round of shelling looked full of momentum and frightened the sailors on the opposite side. In fact, less than a dozen enemy ships were shot.

When Zheng He saw this, his face was also full of shame.

"The general doesn't have to be like this, it's not you." Ouyang Shuo spoke comfortingly.

Indeed, Zheng He joined Shanhai City and has been running around, and he is still in the stage of understanding the water master. There is no time to really train the sailors. The current fleet is nothing more than the training of the three commanders-in-chief.

"Please rest assured, within half a month, this situation will change." Despite this, Zheng He still made a military order in front of the prince.

As the governor of the Nanyang Naval Division, the fleet's unbearable performance also made Zheng He's face gloomy.

"Then Ben Hou will wait and see!" Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly.

While the two were talking and laughing, the second round of shelling began. With the experience of the past, the effect of this round was somewhat unsatisfactory, and a full 20 enemy ships were shot.

After two rounds of shelling, the enemy's naval division was almost paralyzed.

In the face of the sudden artillery, the enemy army obviously had no defense, and was directly blinded, forgetting even the basic counterattack.

At this moment, a system prompt sounded in Ouyang Shuo's ears.

"System prompt: The player has no clothes, and leads his troops to annihilate a naval fleet in the Annan District, triggering the national war. Annan District has officially entered the national war mode, please get ready! ”