Chapter 616 Departure, Stars and Seas

The sky is bright and the air is clear, and the wind is smooth.

After a lapse of one month, all preparations for the ocean voyage were finally in place. On April 5th, warships of various colors were parked on the rippling sea in front of Beihai Port, and the port was full of people seeing off people.

The main force of the ocean-going fleet is composed of a formation led by Pei Donglai and a firework monster.

The only difference is that Cai Mao was retained and was responsible for continuing to train the Yashan Fleet in Yashan City. The three existing formations of the Yashan Fleet were merged into the North Gulf Fleet in one go.

In this way, the Beihai Gulf Fleet became the Nanyang Navy, the first fleet to reach full strength. The strange thing is that although the fleet has reached full strength, the position of admiral is still vacant.

The naval generals recruited by Zheng He basically served as the commander-in-chief or battalion commander. As for the admiral, there is still a lack of heat. Even a meritorious general like Cai Hao has not yet reached the high position of admiral.

This trip is different from the United Fleet. In addition to being equipped with various warships, there are also various special ships. There are grain boats for carrying grain, water boats for fresh water, livestock boats for live livestock, horse boats for horses, and even vegetable boats for growing vegetables.

Not to mention the cargo ships carrying porcelain and tea. It is even said that there are ships specially for the entertainment of sergeants and sailors, equipped with theater troupes, and some simple entertainment items.

All in all, everything necessary for a long-term voyage has been prepared one by one. The ocean-going fleet sails continuously at sea for a month without going ashore to replenish any supplies.

In addition, Ouyang Shuo also stored a batch of emergency supplies in his storage bag.

For this voyage, Zheng He also prepared two special things, which can be regarded as secret weapons.

One is the military doctors stationed in the fleet by the official medical department.

According to Zheng He's request, every hundred people must be equipped with a military doctor. The ocean-going fleet, sailors, sailors, and crews add up to more than 10,000 people.

Therefore, there are more than 500 military doctors alone, which can be described as a luxurious lineup.

The greatest threat to ocean voyages is neither storms nor pirate attacks, but disease. It is inconspicuous, but it is enough to destroy an ocean-going fleet.

One of the diseases, the most terrifying, is sepsis.

In the 14th century, many crew members died of sepsis in the expedition fleet led by Jay Claude and the expedition fleet led by Columbus. The Chinese sailors at the same time were not troubled by this.

The root cause of sepsis is that the crew cannot eat vegetables for a long time and lack vitamin C. The secret for the Chinese crew to get rid of sepsis lies in the second secret weapon - soybeans.

Chinese food culture is extensive and profound. Soybeans alone can be used to make various foods such as tofu, soy milk, bean sprouts, dried tofu, and fermented bean curd. Especially the bean sprouts are amazing. Because to a certain extent, bean sprouts can replace vegetables and contain a certain amount of vitamin C.

In addition to soybeans, there is also green tea that you drink, which also contains a certain amount of vitamin C.

This is the secret of Zheng He's navigation.

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This expedition is of historical significance to Shanhai City.

Officials above the director level of the Southern Border Protectorate were all present. Families of sergeants and sailors were also allowed to see off their loved ones, and the pier was crowded with people.

In this expedition, I don't know how many sons will be buried in the sea.

It is a custom in Shanhai City to offer sacrifices to Mazu every time I go to sea. This sacrificial activity has reached a new peak. The most grand activity of offering sacrifices to Mazu was held at the wharf, praying for Mazu's blessing.

Mazu culture has already taken root in the territory.

The prosperity of Shanhai City's great voyage is due to the protection of Mazu.

After the sacrifice, the auspicious time has come.

Ouyang Shuo faced ministers like Xiao He, bowed slightly, and folded his arms, "As soon as the territory is in charge of government affairs, I will leave it to you gentlemen!" Sailing in the ocean, there is no news, Ouyang Shuo can't care about the territory anymore.

There was a commotion among the crowd.

After a little leaning, Xiao He took the lead and bowed to worship, "The minister is waiting for the prince to return in triumph!"

Hundreds of officials and tens of thousands of common people all knelt down on the ground, and it was very shocking. If such a scene is seen by outsiders, I am afraid that they will be shocked.

Marquis of Lianzhou, already faintly has the air of a king, and the momentum of taking off is becoming clearer.

In the sky above Beihai Bay, amidst the misty clouds and mists, the giant dragon of luck that had been following Ouyang Shuo, affected by this, opened its giant eyes that had been sleeping all this time, and took a faint look.

If Ouyang Shuo felt something, he glanced at the sky. In his eyes, nature is nothing. He nodded helplessly, glanced at Song Jia and Bing'er again, turned around and boarded the Dragon Head.

"Brother, come back soon!" Bing'er shouted.

Ouyang Shuo waved to the little girl and left with a smile.

This farewell will take several months, even half a year. It's just a pain for Song Jia, the two have just got married, and before they have time to be sweet, they have to stay alone again.

After Ouyang Shuo left, the burden of coordinating the alliance's internal affairs fell on Song Jia again. As a result, Song Jia gradually appeared on the wilderness stage and became a new member of Heroines.

Song Jia and the others stood on the pier, watching the fleet slowly go away.

In the end, the fleet turned into a black spot and completely disappeared at the sea level ahead, leaving only the surging sea water. The sea and the sky are the same color, but he is a person who has no thoughts anymore.

The waves are thousands of miles away, and Beihai Port has once again returned to tranquility. It was four or five months later when it became lively again.

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Riding on the winter monsoon, the ocean-going fleet slowly sailed away from Beihai Port and headed for the unknown sea of ​​stars.

According to Zheng He's re-drawn combat organization, each warship has 10 arresters, 10 helmsmen, 20 masters, 10 board tricks, 10 upper fighters, 10 setters, and 50 armor chiefs.

For each Jiachang, there are 10 soldiers in charge.

The configuration of other non-combat ships such as horse ships and grain ships is similar to that of warships.

Therefore, a battleship is about six hundred people. And every five warships is one post; every two posts is one battalion. Therefore, an average naval battalion contains 5,500 sergeants and more than 700 crew members.

A naval formation consists of four naval battalions, and its strength far exceeds that of an army division.

The formation of the entire fleet adopts the [Flying Swallows Spreading Wings] formation.

Specifically, the flagship is located at the core of the fleet, which is safe and convenient to dispatch and command; the battleships are lined up outside to form an iron barrier; the non-battleships are arranged inside to ensure safety.

The entire fleet gallops in the sea like wild geese spreading their wings. When the fleet encounters an attack, the bird-wing swallowtail fleet can quickly deploy to meet the enemy and has tactical mobility.

Fleet formation communication, in addition to conventional lights and flags, in case of heavy fog, or wind and waves, when the sea line of sight is not good, various gongs and drums are prepared as signals to ensure the smooth sailing of the fleet.

That's why it is said that the arrival of Zheng He is a process of qualitative change for the promotion of the Nanyang Navy.

Compared with the boundless sea, the "Petrel" of the ocean-going fleet is extremely small.

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On the calm sea, Xiaoqing surfaced from time to time, feeling extremely happy.

During this long voyage, Ouyang Shuo did not forget to bring this deep sea overlord with him. At this time, Xiaoqing's body size has already surpassed that of her father's generation, and she is even more ferocious and frightening.

Accompanied by this spirit beast, I'm afraid it will bring a lot of fun.

For this long voyage, in addition to the personal guards, Ouyang Shuo also recruited a thousand martial guards to accompany him. Sailing along the way is not a friendly place, maybe there will be a series of wars. Marines are naturally brave when fighting at sea, but when fighting on land, Ouyang Shuo still trusts Shenwuwei.

The first few days of sailing were still in the waters of the North Gulf, so it was naturally smooth sailing.

The only difference is that when passing through the Annan sea area, Ouyang Shuo deliberately ordered a detour. He was worried that if the players in Annan District saw it, they would be skinned alive.

On April 10, the fleet finally left the Beihai Bay waters, officially entered the South China Sea, and came to the Nansha Islands waters. The large and small islands here seem to be dotted with stars, and this is even more so after the game map is enlarged ten times.

It is reported that some adventure players in Yashan City have already started exploring in this sea area. Countless islands are set up by Gaia as all kinds of weird adventure copies, becoming a paradise for adventurers.

Not long after entering the waters of the Nansha Islands, the sea gave the fleet a disarm.

This afternoon, the weather was sunny and sunny just now, but suddenly dark clouds covered it. There were so many black clouds, layer upon layer, that the edge could not be seen at all.

Especially on the sea, looking from a distance, layers of dark clouds seem to be pressing on the sea, which makes people feel very depressed and terrified.

Between heaven and earth, the entire fleet seemed to be backlogged by the sea and dark clouds. The two "lands" were backlogged together. The small fleet might be crushed to pieces at any time.

The danger of the world makes people look pale.

"The storm is coming!" Zheng He muttered to himself.

Sure enough, when the dark clouds covered the top, thunder and lightning suddenly sounded in the clouds. Violent lightning, clinging to the surface of the sea, splashed waves.

The rumbling thunder, one after another, made people tremble in the heart.

Such dense thunder and lightning, as if Lei Gong and Dian Mu are parading here hand in hand, the momentum is huge.

"This thunder and lightning came unexpectedly." Zheng He's face became serious, "The order continues, all fleets must be prepared to withstand the storm, and we must not slack off."

"promise!"

Zheng He knows that Shanhai City's territorial characteristics are convenient for resisting sea storms. Even so, in such a violent weather, it would be difficult to escape unscathed.

Accompanied by lightning and thunder, a strong wind suddenly blew on the sea.

The howling wind rolled up layers of huge waves on the sea surface.

The calm sea suddenly became violent.

The battleship is on the sea, bumping up and down with the huge waves, and is in danger of capsizing at any time. A huge wave hit, pouring countless seawater onto the battleship.

"Quick, scoop out the sea water."

The entire battleship suddenly panicked.