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Chapter 153 Dafei

Although the three captains and crew members were reluctant to leave their ship.

But the 'Savior' is the highest-level order, and everything must make way for the completion of the mission. The crew had to shed tears and get off the ship, put personal belongings and weapons onto the carriage, and transported them to Suez, two hundred and fifty miles away.

"There is no need to bring the cannons with you." Liu Zhengqi saw them starting to transport the cannons on the shore, and stopped them with a laugh and cry: "I'm afraid it's not easy to rest on my boat."

"How much can you pretend?" The team members have a firm attitude. They have developed the habit of only believing in themselves for many years.

"Okay, okay." Liu Zhengqi said helplessly: "Anyway, all the civilians have come, so they can't be idle. At worst, just bring them back."

It took three days to complete the loading of the car. The fleet became a convoy, and thousands of Egyptians pulled a cart to send them to Suez, the northernmost end of the Red Sea.

In the 7th century AD, Suez was the end of the canal shipping route connecting the Nile River and the Red Sea. It is now also an important military and commercial port in the Ottomans and Egypt.

Nearly half a century ago, Vasco da Gama led a Portuguese fleet to raid Suez Port, trying to capture the place and occupy the Red Sea. However, due to the heroic resistance of the defenders, they failed.

But this also attracted the attention of the Ottomans. In addition to strengthening the coastal defense of Suez, they also rebuilt the road from Cairo to Suez, so the carriage walked quite smoothly on the straight and wide road.

Makalong has a straw hat on his head and a piece of hay in his mouth. He seems to be lying leisurely in a carriage. However, under the straw hat, his eyes are vigilantly watching the camel caravan passing by from time to time, as well as the desert and palm trees in the distance.

The person suddenly appeared beside him and asked softly: "How is the mood?"

"Don't worry, I've cried even though I've been crying. Can I still be killed by death?" Macaron said lightly.

"I mean Xiao Xiao Luo." Who said.

"Oh, he." Macaron said in a silhouetted carriage in the back and said, "I'm very happy. Maybe I've seen hope. After all, it's the Portuguese world after leaving the Red Sea."

"Let him be happy first, after all, he won't be happy for a few days." The man smiled and said, "This unlucky child is not suspicious, right?"

"No, I think we are very wise. After talking about Goa, I will be named a baron and everyone will be named a knight." Macaron smiled and said, "It's so stingy. Look at the Ottoman, I directly named representative Liu as an earl."

"You can't imagine the suffering of Representative Liu." The man sighed: "But your title is going to be ruined, so we won't go to Goa."

"Oh?" Macaron sat up.

"Shh." The man raised his index finger and said to his lips: "Don't blame me for not reminding you this time."

Arriving at Suez Port two days later, everyone followed Liu Zhengqi into the military port wharf, but they saw a Chinese ship. Looking around, there was an Arab sailboat with a spinnaker.

"Representative Liu, where is your ship?" Xia Xin and others felt something was wrong and asked with the last chance.

"Here, isn't this?" Liu Zhengqi pointed to the two three-masted large Arab sailboats in front of him and smiled: "Look, these two big flying are beautiful, right? They were produced by our Luzon shipyard."

"Dafei?" everyone said in a daze.

"Oh, this is the name given by the young master, which is easy to remember and catchy. There is also the small Arab sailboat Xiaofei, the medium-sized one is called Zhongfei." Liu Zhengqi exclaimed with a full face: "Even the Ottomans praised it, saying that it was much higher than the quality they made."

"What, did you come from this kind of boat? It's not a lucky boat or a Western boat?" Xia Xin and others were stunned.

"Yes." Liu Zhengqi said with a look of course: "If you follow the local customs, it is easier to sing any song on any mountain."

"But how do you let us drive this?" Xia Xin and others said crazy.

"It doesn't matter if you can't drive, I'm equipped with crew members. This kind of ship is very fast and has a strong headwind, which is most suitable for ocean sailing." Liu Zhengqi said: "If you hold on, you might be able to catch up with the Spring Festival when you go back. Do you believe it?"

"No, how many cannons can you install?" Xia Xin said depressedly.

"Two doors? One on the bow and one on the stern. The Arab ship cannot load heavy artillery, otherwise it will sink very quickly." Liu Zhengqi blinked and said, "I said in Cairo, don't dismantle the artillery, you can't load it. You don't listen. Now you have to trouble others to pull it back?"

"Liu Zhengqi, I'm a profiteer!" The crew member with a bad temper was already scolding. Such two unethical things are worth a few cannons, so I can't get more? I dare to exchange them for three boats? Not to mention the cost of the three boats, there are only thirty-six cannons!

"Be careful when speaking!" Macaron shouted: "Here, Representative Liu represents the entire group!"

"..." Everyone stopped talking, but they were still angry and felt like they were being cheated.

"Brothers, just think that you are sending cannons to Old Liu Wanli. Everyone is a family, and my cannon is equivalent to you cannons, right?" Liu Zhengqi waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Besides, do you know how many ships the group has built in the past five years? Let's put it this way, people used to wait for ships, but now they are waiting for people. Chongming Island Crew Academy and Danluo Island Coast Police School cannot keep up with the expansion of enrollment every year. In fact, ordinary crew members and sailors are fine, mainly because there are too few experienced captains and police officers."

When it comes to fooling each other, these task force members are afraid that they are not the opponent of Liu Dabao Merchant. As expected, he successfully diverted his attention.

"For example, the brothers who returned to China in the fourth year of Wanli are now police officers. You have had several years of overseas experience than them. After you go back, you have to be promoted to captains, captains, navigators, etc.? Isn't the new warship more pleasant to drive?"

Although the advance team members did not speak, they could clearly hear a sound of swallowing. No one had any objections now.

Farewell to Representative Liu, who was intertwined with love and hatred, the team members continued their voyage on two large boats.

Not to mention, this big flight is indeed very fast, and it is the time when the west wind blows strongly. It can sail three or four hundred miles every day. It only took twelve days to leave the Red Sea and arrive in the Gulf of Aden.

After a short rest in the famous harbor city of Aden, the fleet continued to sail eastward.

Little Ronaldo was very excited because as long as he left the Gulf of Aden, he would be in Portugal. At the current speed, he would be able to reach Goa in half a month!

"As soon as I arrive at Goa, when I see the Indian Deputy King Bruno, I will immediately fulfill my promise and hold a canonization for you!" He made an excited wish and said, "You will be noble knights by then!"

"Oh, thank Your Majesty for your kindness." The guard... Oh no, the team members who protected him pretended to be excited. But they were very dissatisfied. If they were greedy for wealth and honor overseas, they would accept the kindness of representative Liu and serve as military officers in the representative office. Isn't it beautiful to have a great life in Cairo?

But everyone has been out for more than five years, and they are seriously homesick. And they have achieved such a legendary achievement. Who doesn’t want to return to China to be glorious? So none of them agreed to stay. They all said they would return to China to submit tasks and obey the arrangements of their superiors.

How could Xiao Xiao Luo get the soul hooked?

Little Luo was immersed in the excitement of finally leaving the enemy area and entering his territory, and didn't care whether they were playing him.

However, there is a saying in China that says, "No good is true for people to be happy"...

Four days later, the boat left the Gulf of Aden. After another two days, when passing through the Pilgrim Island, the alarm bell suddenly sounded.

It was midnight at that time, and Xiao Xiao Luo was dreaming of returning from the king in a hammock. After being woken up by the alarm bell, he quickly put on his clothes and came out to check.

Almost got full of collision with Alibaba.

"What's going on?" Xiao Xiao Luo asked.

"It seems like I've encountered a pirate." Alibaba said nervously: "It's broken now, there are only two cannons on our ship..."

"Ask first." The two came to the helm together to ask, and Xia Xin's reply was exactly the same as what Alibaba knew.

"Look." He pointed to the northwest sea and said, "What a large fleet of pirate ships!"

Little Luo looked in the direction he pointed at with a telescope. With the moonlight, he could clearly see that a fleet of sails painted black was quickly approaching his two big flew towards him.

He counted and found that the appearance of almost fifteen or sixteen was indeed not something that two big flying could withstand.

“What should I do now?”

"What else can I do? Escape!" Xia Xin smiled bitterly: "Turn the southeast, and then talk about it first!"

"Yeah." Xiao Xiao Luo put down the telescope. He felt that this sounded familiar, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had heard it. He shook his head and went back to sleep.

The two large flew sailed southwest at full speed overnight.

At dawn, Xiao Xiao Luo went out of the cabin and saw that the pirate fleet was still chasing him.

At this time, they can see more clearly their overall appearance. They are also spinning sailboats, but they are basically brigged, and the shapes and styles of sails are slightly different.

The biggest feature of those pirate ships is that there are many fancy decorations hanging on the hull and masts.

"Is this an Arab ship?" he asked Xia Xindao, who was closely following the enemy situation.

"No, this is an Indian sailing ship. Both Indians and Arabs are moving on the Arabian sea, and the ship types have basically converged." Xia Xin, as an excellent coast guard captain, naturally knows the knowledge of ships.

"Pirates have been rampant in the Arabian Sea since ancient times. In recent years, we have monopolized maritime trade. The original Arab and Indian maritime merchants have no way to survive, so they have started pirates one after another, so it is not surprising to meet them." The man suddenly appeared and said:

"What's more, although our big flight is not as flexible as their small boats, the sail surface is much larger than them, and there is an advantage in straight-line navigation speed. So your Majesty doesn't have to worry, we should be able to get rid of them."

"Even if we can't get rid of them, we will swear to defend the king to the death!" Macaron interrupted loudly, "Unless we all die in battle, your Majesty is safe!"

"Okay, thank you." Little Ronaldo has been in trouble for more than four months, and he has basically worn off the king's temper and will say thank you.
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