After Yang Zhen generally decided on the destination of this trip, the direction of sailing was also determined.

In the next few days, Yuan Jin commanded the 400-material ship he and Yang Zhen were riding on to act as the "flagship" and lead the entire fleet eastward across Liaodong Bay.

During the day, when the sailing direction was clear, they stayed away from the coast to avoid being discovered by Tatar sentries who might be present on the shore.

At night, they were worried about getting lost, especially when there was fog on the sea, so they sailed closer to the coast.

In this way, the fleet sailed through the mouth of Daling River on the first night, the mouth of Sancha River on the second day, and the mouth of Liaohe River on the third night.

Finally, after they sailed on the sea for four full days and nights, that is, in the early morning of April 27, the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the lead ship on which Yang Zhen was riding finally had to sail in the heavy fog.

The anchor stopped.

"What's going on?! Why did it stop suddenly?! Has our ship run aground?! Go and ask Yuan Jin to come over and talk!"

These days, Yang Zhen is on the deck almost every day, and he would deliberately stand at the highest point of the bow or stern of the ship to talk and laugh loudly, appearing confident.

His intention was to allow other officers and soldiers on the same ship to see him at any time, and at the same time, he also tried to make himself visible to the lookouts on other ships following him.

His purpose in doing this was to deliberately show off his confident side and boost the morale of others, especially the morale of ordinary soldiers.

He knew very well that most people, during a long sea voyage, especially after not docking or landing for many days in a row, would quickly fall into depression once the novelty of first encountering the sea was lost.

His own old advance battalion was a little better. After all, they had already experienced a surprise sea attack before, so they were somewhat mentally prepared.

However, this was not the case for Lu Pinqi's men. They had never experienced such a long sea voyage. Yang Zhen sometimes did not dare to think about what their ship looked like now.

Therefore, although Yang Zhen himself feels nervous about the future of this voyage, and even feels a little uneasy, he must show a calm and confident appearance, talking and laughing, to hint to everyone that their coach is confident and everything is under control.

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But in reality, the closer he got to his expected destination, the more nervous and uneasy he felt. He didn't know what kind of situation would be waiting for him once he landed ashore, what if he had previously been worried about the Tatar rear?

Is your judgment wrong?!

Therefore, since he led the fleet around the mouth of the Liaohe River and continued south along the coast, Yang Zhen could no longer sleep soundly. Even in his sleep in the early morning, he maintained a high degree of vigilance.

On the early morning of April 27, the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Yang Zhen suddenly felt the ship stopped moving after a violent shaking in his sleep. He immediately turned over from the hammock in the cabin and used

Holding the hammock with his hand, he shouted in a slightly panicked voice.

"Jin Shijun! Go and pass the order! Ask Yuan Jin to light up the lights and tell the rear boat to stop! Don't hit us! Also, tell Zhang Chen! Form the team immediately! Prepare the team for battle!"

Jin Shijun, who was sleeping on the floor and in plain clothes in the cabin under Yang Zhen's hammock, was awakened by the sudden tremor of the ship. After listening to Yang Zhen's order, he immediately got up, almost on his hands and knees, and headed towards the cabin.

Run towards the ladder on the deck.

Yang Zhen took advantage of this free time, and with the help of Ma Keqing, quickly put on his complicated set of equipment——

A heavy ammunition bag is slung over the left shoulder, and another heavy leather bag with two muskets is slung over the right shoulder. There is an unopened ax stuck in the belt on the waist, and he still has to carry it with him in his hand.

A modified flintlock Rumi gun.

It would have been even more difficult for him had he not been accompanied by Ma Keqing, who helped him share a pack of five-pack "Flying General" iron stick grenades.

This piece of equipment probably weighs no more than thirty or forty kilograms in total. Fortunately, he is now strong and has abandoned the heavy and tattered armor. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to move.

After Yang Zhen put on the suit, Jin Shijun also led Yuan Jin from the deck to Yang Zhen's cabin.

Yuan Jin went down to the cabin and said from a few steps away: "Brother Yang! This morning, the sea was filled with fog. It was difficult to distinguish things. Our ship ran aground on a beach!"

When Yuan Jin's words reached Yang Zhen's ears, he was immediately shocked: "Where are the other ships and people?! Is everyone okay?! Is the problem serious?! Our ship wasn't damaged, was it?!"

After listening to Yuan Jin's words, Yang Zhen asked a series of questions.

Yang Zhen was not afraid of being stranded. Anyway, after sailing for so long, it was almost time to reach the coast near the destination.

What he was more worried about was that other ships and people should not be scattered on the sea in the thick fog and could not get together, which would cause trouble.

However, what scares him most is that the large ships under his command must not hit the rocks because of the thick fog and confusion.

The rocks in the sea are hard and sharp. Once the big ship hits and destroys the bottom of the ship, his men and horses will be in a dilemma.

But fortunately, he didn't carry it that much.

"That's not true! I have sent someone to confirm it! Other large and small ships and people behind are nearby, and they have also anchored one after another!

"Although there is heavy fog outside at this time, the wind and waves are calm! So there is not much danger! I have sent people to go ashore in small boats!

"Let's first see if this is an island or a coast! If it's an island, we might as well anchor and camp here!"

In fact, just last night, when Yuan Jin, who had been relying on observing the sky to command the fleet, discovered that the stars were hidden in the fog on the sea, he stayed on the deck, lit up lanterns, and directed the fleet to slow down.

Follow closely and sail slowly.

When Yang Zhen heard this from Yuan Jin's mouth, his hanging heart finally dropped. Now that he was fully dressed, he didn't say much at the moment and immediately followed Yuan Jin and the others along the ladder in the cabin to the deck.

Climb up.

Yang Zhen got on the deck and came to the bow of the ship. He saw a sudden black coast stretching across the sea in the heavy fog, which was several miles long. It was shadowy and looming, standing not far in front of the fleet.

"Brother! It's not that Yuan is careless, it's because the sea fog was too heavy last night! Fortunately, it will be daybreak now, the tide will recede, and the wind will pick up. Otherwise, we would have hit the front directly.

If there is a cliff, there will be big trouble!"

Yang Zhen saw that Yuan was holding a single-cylinder telescope in his hand, so he stretched out his hand to ask for it from Yuan Jin, then raised the telescope in front of his eyes, opened one eye and closed one, and looked forward.

At first glance, I immediately felt that my fleet and the others were really lucky.

Because through the telescope, Yang Zhen could vaguely but definitely see that the coast stretching across the distance were almost all cliffs.

Looking further down, there is a beach below the cliff. There are no large sharp rocks, but a gently sloping beach. The waves sweep over the beach, setting off patches of white spray.

If it had not been already early in the morning and the tide began to recede, and the fleet did not run aground but rushed straight up, it would have been a big trouble.

"Very good! Thanks to the low tide, and thanks to being stranded on the beach! Otherwise, we wouldn't have time to turn around and run into each other, which would be too dangerous! It seems that our trip is definitely blessed by God! Haha!

Ha ha--"

Yang Zhenliang's loud laughter spread far away in the mist and fell on the ears of others. It also made other ships and people who were following nearby who were still unclear about the situation immediately feel relieved.

Yang Zhen and Yuan Jin were not sure where this place was, so they stayed on the bow of the ship and continued to observe the situation in the nearby waters. Not long after, a leader of the soldiers sent by Yuan Jin to land on the shore climbed up the ladder hanging down from the ship.

Come up.

Seeing that Yang Zhen and Yuan Jin were both there, the man immediately saluted and stepped forward to report: "General, General! I just took a boat ashore to have a look! The coast here is not small, and the terrain is also

It is high, there is a cliff in front of it, there is no way to go, but there are lush trees on it! You can use a rope ladder to climb up!

"It's just that the little ones can't see the depth and dare not go deep! As for whether this is a peninsula, a land, or an island in the sea, we are still not sure! Should we wait until dawn and the fog dissipates before we go to explore in depth?
Chapter completed!