Xia Xun finally made the decision to continue what he was talking about. This decision was opposed by almost 99% of the personnel. Fortunately, these soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were used to obeying, and Xia Xun had extremely high power and
prestige.
This is not the time to talk about people's sovereignty. Returning is a risk. If Zheng He's fleet cannot arrive in time to rescue them, they will die at sea halfway. This ship will become a ghost ship. It will be the same if it stays here. It's bad.
The blood disease will become more and more serious. The only way to have a chance of survival is to move forward and get out of the sea and desert areas.
Xia Xun made this decision not out of blind adventure, nor just because of Su Ying's encouragement, but because he knew very well that since he had been walking along the land, he was not afraid of getting lost in the vast sea.
The deserts on this land are by no means endless.
His confidence comes from his understanding of geography, and Su Ying's confidence comes from her unconditional trust in him. As for whether others agree or not, Xia Xun doesn't have time to convince and communicate one by one now.
At the critical moment, he used his power, and everyone must obey his will.
The fleet replenished food and water as much as possible and repaired the ships before setting off.
The sea area here is always full of risks even in the shallow sea area close to the land. For some unknown reason, there are no winds and waves in the offshore area, and the sea water is always rolling and turbulent like boiling water.
According to Fei Yinglun, based on the ship technology of Western countries, such sea areas are quite dangerous for them. Their ships are adapted to the Mediterranean climate, and only a small number of ships have the ability to operate in the dangerous outer sea environment.
The number of sailors with this kind of control skills is also limited.
The Ming Dynasty's ships were obviously technically superior to them, and they could still cope with such sea conditions. Xia Xun would still stop where there were large rocks and let the masons carve obvious road signs on the cliffs.
Traveling again and again, after several days of arduous sailing, a mountain began to appear on the land, and lush plants began to appear, which restored life to the desperate sailors.
They anchored on the shore and went ashore to pick wild fruits and vegetables. These vegetables and wild fruits helped the crew's scurvy to be controlled in time. Unfortunately, no river was found. For drinking water, they still had to go through seawater.
Separation and rain to quench your thirst.
Finally one day, from a distance, they saw a narrow mountain pass in front of them. The fierce river rushed into the sea, and the splashing waves painted the entire river white, like a piece of cloth being thrown into the sea for washing.
The crew members, who had been suffering from lack of water, suddenly cheered. The fleet stopped at the mouth of the river, and the crew members cheered and rushed ashore. There were many animals drinking water by the water. Herds of antelopes and tall African elephants were suddenly caught.
The "monkeys" who rushed ashore were startled and ran away one after another.
The crew had no time to pay attention to them. All they could see now was water. They took off their clothes, jumped into the river, scooped up the sweet river water, drank it to their heart's content, and splashed the water on their heads and faces, and finally their whole bodies were soaked.
In the water, it was as happy as if it were a festival.
Xia Xun restrained the desire to jump into the cool river water, and took Su Ying and Tang Saier deeper into the river first. The women were very clean and always bathed in sea water, leaving a layer of salt on their bodies that they couldn't stand. There was nothing they could do on the boat.
, now that a big river is in front of them, they can't restrain themselves. If there weren't so many men in the Heidi water, they would have taken off their clothes and bathed to their heart's content.
Xia Xun took them upstream. The terrain around the river was mountainous, with twists and turns. The riverside was full of dense shrubs and weeds, and there were never any human habitations. As long as they walked a short distance away, they were isolated from the soldiers.
Already.
Xia Xun drew his sword and poked around in the grass for a while, but found no poisonous snakes or small animals. The river was clear and the shore was not deep, so crocodiles could not hide. Then he said to them: "Okay, no snakes or insects were found.
Ant beast, you go into the water and take a bath, be careful, I will keep you safe from the side."
Su Ying and Tang Sai'er couldn't hold it any longer. As soon as Fuxun walked away, the two of them cheered and threw themselves into the water...
After the beauty came out of the bath with fresh water, she changed to Xia Xun and took a bath.
Xia Xun took a quick bath in the river. It seemed that three kilograms of old mud had been rubbed off his body, and he felt relaxed. The cool river water washed over his body and had a massage effect, which made him reluctant to part with it for a moment.
When he got up, he lay in the water and enjoyed the wash of the river.
On the shore, Su Ying and Tang Sai'er were sitting under a big rock with their backs to him, arranging their wet hair and whispering. Suddenly, a strange scream came from the distance, followed immediately by another strange scream,
Shocked, the two of them stood up quickly, reached out and pulled out the sword from their waists.
At this time, when I looked at the place where the strange noise was coming, I saw a "baboon" jumping up and down, howling "oh, oh, oh, oh" and running over.
He beat his chest and continued to scream "oh oh oh".
Su Ying and Tang Sai'er looked at him in astonishment. That was Fei Yinglun. Because he hadn't taken a shower for a long time, his hair and beard were all stuck together, which made it difficult to see his face and facial features. He seemed to be in the middle of nowhere.
When he wanted to take a bath, he took off his shirt and only wore a pair of ragged trousers.
Su Ying said in surprise: "No way... He was not crazy even after working so hard all the way, but now he is crazy!"
Xia Xun shaved off his beard with a sharp knife and arranged his hair in the water. He was leisurely and leisurely when he heard a strange cry and hurriedly went ashore. He grabbed a robe and tied it around his waist. He ran over and happened to see "
In the wonderful scene of "Tarzan of the Apes", Xia Xun inexplicably shouted, "Fei Yinglun, are you crazy?"
"Ahhh! Dear Mr. Xia Xun!"
Fei Yinglun jumped down from the stone and hugged Xia Xun. Xia Xun said in shock: "What do you do..."
Before he finished speaking, Ba Chi kissed Xia Xun on the cheek. Xia Xun was shocked and pushed Fei Yinglun away. When Su Ying and Tang Saier saw that Fei Yinglun was crazy enough to kiss Xia Xun, they felt like they were stung by a poisonous scorpion.
After taking a sip, they raised their eyebrows in unison, showing their murderous intent.
As a result, because Xia Xun pushed Fei Yinglun, the robe casually wrapped around his waist stretched open and fell to the ground. The two women couldn't help but scream. Su Ying was better, after all, he was her man, but Tang Saier
She was so embarrassed that she covered her face and then pointed her fingers together, revealing a pair of sparkling eyes between her fingers.
Xia Xun hurriedly grabbed his clothes, tied them around his waist, and asked angrily: "Fei Yinglun, what are you so crazy about?"
Fei Yinglun grabbed his hand and started a hip dance. After a few dances, he shook off Xia Xun's hand, swung his waist and swung his hips and started dancing by himself, humming and singing.
Xia Xun looked at him dumbfounded and immediately shouted: "Come here! Come quickly! This guy is crazy, tie him up!"
Fei Yinglun didn't hear what Xia Xun was saying at all. He danced wildly for a moment and then rushed in front of Xia Xun and grabbed Xia Xun's hands tightly. All the muscles on his face were trembling, so that his face was twisted into a
The indescribable shape, combined with the hair on its head and face, really looks like a gorilla.
"You did it! Mr. Xia, you did it! You are so great! My God! We discovered a route that was never known! Mr. Xia, you are the greatest seafarer! You really did it.
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Fei Yinglun was talking incoherently. In his excitement, he couldn't understand a word of his native language Xia Xun. At this time, the interpreter Jiang Xu ran over with his stomach in his arms. Because the rainwater he drank on the boat was unclean, he had a stomachache.
My weak body has made me even weaker, and now it seems that I feel quite weak.
Xia Xun pointed at Fei Yinglun and asked him: "What did this guy say? Is he crazy?"
Jiang Xu exchanged words with Fei Yinglun, and suddenly he screamed strangely, beat his chest and laughed three times, and then burst into tears. Xia Xun asked in shock: "Can madness be contagious?"
Jiang Xu cried and laughed and said to him: "Sir, we have found a way out! Fei Yingjing said he knows this place, and we have found a way out!"
Xia Xun was overjoyed. He grabbed Fei Yinglun and kept asking: "Seriously? Seriously? Seriously?"
Fei Yinglun took Xia Xun and ran to the mouth of the river. They found a stone carving under a cliff by the river, with Western characters on it. Fei Yinglun pointed to the stone tablet and explained it to Xia Xun.
It turns out that this large river at the mouth of the sea is the Zaire River, the second largest river in Africa, also commonly known as the Congo River. At this time, there were not a large number of Westerners exploring this area, but some Westerners have been, and this is where
The end of their quest to the south.
Going further south, the sea conditions were more complicated, and there were violent winds and waves in the offshore seas, which was a serious test for their ships. At the same time, after traveling all the way, they were desperate and did not know that they could circumvent Africa by continuing to sail.
The south coast and into the Indian Ocean, so in the previous voyages, they had only gone as far as here.
When the first group of explorers, or those who thought they were the first group, arrived here, they erected a simple stone monument here to record the story of their voyage here.
After these explorers returned, the things about this place and the name they gave to this river mouth spread in the West. Although not many people know about it now, as a well-informed pirate, Fei Yinglun heard about it
After this incident, he discovered this stone carving and immediately realized that he had found his way home!
Keep walking and he can go home!
It turns out that there really is a waterway in the world that can sail directly from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean without going through land routes or passing through many countries!
The joy of returning home and the discovery of a new waterway, these double surprises made him ecstatic, and he was really going crazy!
After Xia Xun asked what happened, he couldn't help being surprised and happy. Soon, he gathered all the troops. Most of the soldiers came out of the river, dripping with water, and only wore simple clothes to protect them.
In shame, Xia Xun stood on a big rock and announced the good news to the entire crew in the loudest voice.
Immediately, one ape turned into a group of apes. Countless people looked up to the sky and howled wildly. The valleys on both sides amplified their howls infinitely, frightening a few African lions who had just walked to the river to drink water.