A total of thirty-two ships docked at the port one after another.
Upon closer inspection, you will find that the condition of these ships is not intact.
Some hulls were damaged, some sails were broken, and some even showed signs of flames. Among the people above, they also saw injuries wrapped in gauze.
Zuo Mengeng, Fu Yusun, Sun Yuanhua, Wang Xiuqin, and Ami'er all came.
E Honglue stood proudly on the bow of the largest blessing ship, like a general returning from victory.
When he saw Zuo Mengeng in the welcoming crowd, he immediately smiled and ran down like a monkey.
"My dear lord, it is a great honor for me to be welcomed by you."
Ami Er corrected: "Please call me Lord Commander."
E Hong looked over blankly, but after Wang Xiuqin made an introduction, he became even more happy.
"So, I got promoted?"
Everyone smiled, but they didn't expect that he was still an official fan.
Looking at the dusty fleet, Zuo Mengeng's heart surged.
"Tell me about your journey."
Even if he doesn't give orders, E Honglue will publicize it.
Because this time, they went on a voyage that would be remembered in history.
When the navy was being built, E Honglue firmly believed that a navy that has not entered the ocean and has not experienced wind and waves is worse than a baby in its mother's swaddling clothes.
So he strongly advocated taking the boat out and testing it in the sea.
Everyone is looking at what the navy should do.
Many people even feel that warships are expensive to build and if they go to sea rashly, they will suffer big losses.
The trouble still came to Zuo Mengeng.
He deeply agreed with E Honglue's point of view and endorsed the matter with a stroke of his pen.
So before the year before, E Honglue personally took command and formed a fleet of thirty-two warships, large and small, sailed out of Jiaozhou Bay and began to head south.
After listening to E Honglue's introduction, everyone realized how courageous this fleet had been in the past month or so.
"After we left the port, we headed south along the coastline. In addition to detecting terrain, recording weather and sea conditions, and catching seafood along the way, we also tested new artillery. In the end, we were lucky enough to arrive at Songjiang Prefecture."
Zuo Mengeng was shocked.
"What? You arrived at Songjiang Mansion? Did you cause any trouble?"
He already remembered Zheng Zhilong's uncertain face.
E Hong scratched his head slightly, thought about it seriously, and then said: "It seems that there is no trouble. It was just when we entered the mouth of the river that we had a collision with the local navy. But we won a great victory, and those from the inspection department
The small wooden boat is no match for us. If people from the Xu family hadn't come later, we could have occupied their outpost."
Since Jiajing, the coastal defense of the Ming Dynasty was relatively strict.
Such a large fleet approached and was discovered by Chongming Guards as soon as they boarded.
The two sides fought in the waters north of Sansha, Chongming Island.
The small broken ships of the Chongming Guard were no match for the main warships of the Denglai Navy, and many of them were quickly sunk.
It is worth mentioning that the place where the two sides fought was actually Qidong in later generations.
It's just that now it's all water, not land yet.
Chongming Island is not a whole big island as everyone knows in later generations, but is composed of many impact sand islands.
Moreover, due to the influence of the Yangtze River water, these sand islands are unstable and collapse from time to time.
Because of this, Chongming County had to be relocated many times.
E Honglue ordered the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers who fell into the water to be fished out, and then informed them of their identities.
When the other party learned that they were from Shandong, they were extremely happy.
After careful questioning of E Honglue, we found out that the Chongming Guards had already been bribed by merchants from Songjiang Prefecture.
They had long been told that there would be a ship from Shandong coming, and they were hoped to help guide and cover it.
Gu Zhen
Unexpectedly, floods washed away the Dragon King Temple, killing one family and another.
Fortunately, no casualties were caused.
Because of the cover of Chongming Guards, the appearance of the New Army Navy on the outskirts of Songjiang Prefecture was not leaked.
Chongmingwei secretly sent someone to inform the Xu family, and the two parties established contact.
"Zhongheng, the sea route you mentioned is indeed feasible."
The person who got off the second boat was none other than Xu Erjue.
There was not only Xu Erjue, but also a group of young couples, accompanied by a beautiful little girl, and the woman was holding a child in her arms.
"General, I'm coming down to join you."
Seeing the person coming, Zuo Mengeng grabbed the other person's hand and laughed heartily.
"If I had known that Xia Yizhong was coming, I should have gone out of my way to welcome him."
Xia Yunyi's face glowed red, and she was very pleased with Zuo Mengeng's regard.
"After the birth of my wife, I became weak and sick, so it was delayed."
He had made an agreement with Chen Zilong at the beginning to come to Shandong together. Because his wife was giving birth, he had to stay in Jiangnan.
After such a long time, he was afraid that Zuo Mengeng would think too much.
Zuo Mengeng didn't think much about it at all.
He thoroughly appreciated Xia Yunyi in every aspect.
This is a man of integrity who is fully worthy of the heavy responsibility entrusted to him.
"It's never too late to have a good meal. Now is the time to employ people. Your arrival comes at the right time."
Just one sentence dispelled Xia Yunyi's worries.
Zuo Mengeng asked Xu Erjue and Fu Yusun to accompany Xia Yunyi and his wife to settle down temporarily.
What he is more concerned about is the harvest of the navy from this voyage.
"Let's go to the military headquarters and let me see your results."
E Honglue and others couldn't wait any longer.
This time they set sail, and their contribution was great.
The crowd gathered around and prepared to leave the port. Before they could get far, from the fleet behind them, the sound of a mountain trumpet was suddenly heard.
"Open the gate!"
Zuo Mengeng looked back and saw that on the ships in the middle of the fleet, the gates had been removed piece by piece.
Even from a long distance, one can see mountains of silvery sea goods, attracting countless people to rush towards them.
The people were all beaming with joy and happily enjoying the joy of the harvest.
They began to feel the preciousness of the ocean.
After the Denglai Navy was moved to Jiaozhou Bay, after screening by the navy, a considerable number of its ships could not be used for military purposes.
Fu Yusun keenly seized this opportunity and took over the eliminated ships.
He used these boats to establish a fishing company with local fishermen.
This time the navy set sail, and the fishing company also went to sea with it.
All the way south, fishing all the way.
In this era, China's coastal areas were rich in fishery resources due to the Ming Dynasty's sea ban policy, and as a result, they were all used by fishing companies.
Seventeen fishing boats brought back more than 1,100 tons of fish.
This amount is enough to make Anshan Lake Fishery Company shed tears of envy.
It is conceivable that the price of fish near Jiaozhou Bay will definitely plummet in the next long period of time.
Now that the fishing company's harvest has been so rich, how many results did the navy bring back?
In anticipation, Zuo Mengeng's pace became faster.
