Chapter 2276: Finding the Main Force

The coalition forces stayed outside Tianfang for three days. The pursuers and explorers encountered some resistance, but they were quickly defeated.

The locals wisely stopped resisting immediately and instead fought with the coalition forces without confronting them.

The climate here is very confusing, and the most important thing is that supplies cannot be obtained here. Once it is prolonged, the fleet is in danger of running out of food.

So Smith summoned people again to discuss matters.

"You're not in a good mood."

The commanders of Frank and Lisbon nodded expressionlessly and acknowledged this statement.

"This place is too barren. According to people who came back before, there is desert everywhere and nothing. They have not gained anything, but have lost a lot of food and drinking water. Yes, there are very few water sources here, so we need to be cautious. "

Frank's commander said: "There are many good places ahead. Those bison let us know how many rewards God has left for us, so... Smith, how long do we have to stay here?"

The commander of Lisbon expressed his opinion as an 'expert': "There is no news that our expedition fleet has returned. This is not good news. They are either greedy or they have encountered Akito's ship. Smith, we should go back. "

"Why?"

Smith shook his head: "We have been sailing for so long and have never seen Akito's ship. You two, do you know what this means?"

His eyes were shining, like fire was burning.

That's wildfire!

"This means that the world is very big, and Akito can only control a little, so what should we do with the excess? Don't we want it just because of Akito's threat? Should we give up and continue to explore?"

Smith is like a devil tempting people's hearts: "Think about those lush grasslands and those natives. We only need to occupy the land and let the natives help us graze. Not to mention minerals, we will have countless beef and mutton." Hepizi..."

He watched with satisfaction as the eyes of his two accomplices became more fiery, and said: "We will have endless wealth, endless meat to eat, endless clothes and boots to wear... Those women will regard us as heroes, you You can sleep with whoever you want..."

What do men want in life?

Smith remembered that a wise man once said: There are two things a man needs in life, women and power and wealth.

And power and wealth are just a tool to get more women.

In the final analysis, a man's first desire is to acquire women, many women, the more the better.

When power and wealth are put on the table with women, how many men can remain unmoved?

The current situation is no longer something that Gorse can suppress independently, because Frank and Lisbon are already eager to go it alone.

Working alone is not allowed. This is an instruction from the country, which was conveyed to Smith along with the last batch of supplies.

He knew that this was the domestic response to Ming's power.

Yes, domestically, it is believed that if Plantagenet and Ming compete in a duel, the chance of winning is pitiful, lower than the chance of being hit by a meteor.

so……

"I warned the explorers at that time that if the road was desolate, they should come back early, but they didn't come back. What does this mean?"

"Prosperity all the way!"

…

On the fifth day, the searching army came back, and no one was left.

They brought back grains of sand and news of desolation in the distance.

"We have to decide."

Smith pointed forward and said, "I want to explore again."

Frank's commander asked: "What if we encounter the Ming army?"

Smith smiled and said confidently: "They don't know how many of us are coming?"

"Let's go! Let's go!"

…

"Do you want to die?"

Liu Pu slid down from the mast nimbly, and Fang Xing was already waiting for him below.

"Brother Dehua, I like living like this, I feel energetic."

The so-called vigor generally means substantial.

Fang Xing said with a dark face: "If you fall to death here,

How should I explain this to your father? "

Liu Pu rubbed his hands on his buttocks with his backhand and asked, "Brother Dehua, why don't you let me get on the warship? I'll follow them to take a look."

"Don't even think about it!"

Fang Xing put his hands behind his hands and walked forward. In front of him were Chen Mo and Wang He.

"...My lord, I, Chen Mo, am not bragging. If I really come to Taixi, I guarantee that I will go to the capital to meet with His Majesty as the king has promised..."

Fang Xing stood behind the two of them with a dark expression on his face, feeling that this guy was really talking nonsense.

Taixi is not the East shrouded in the shadow of the Ming Dynasty, nor is it an ignorant primitive jungle. Those people believe that strength is respected and killing is king.

"You can really do it? We think that the leader of a country cannot be a fool, right?"

Wang He was obviously not easy to fool. He had been fooled many times by the soldiers in the Jubaoshan Guard, so he had already developed immunity.

Chen Mo patted his chest and said: "Eunuch Wang, it's not me, Chen Mo... If we really come to Taixi, I, Chen Mo, guarantee that you will have peach blossoms every night, those beauties..."

Wang He looked at him coldly and said, "Does Mr. Chen think our family is easy to tease?"

The most painful thing for the eunuch was losing that thing. Chen Mo's words simply added fuel to the fire.

He immediately came to his senses and hurriedly apologized: "My lord, your official made a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue..."

The two of them were making a fuss, and when they saw Fang Xing and Liu Pu behind them, they couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Fang Xing said expressionlessly: "I have nothing to do, so I went to help them clean the bacon."

The bacon of the fleet must be cleaned frequently, otherwise it will be full of maggots.

This job needs to be done by those with big nerves, otherwise after doing it once, it is estimated that they will never want to eat meat again.

Chen Mo and Wang He went there once, and then they stayed in their cabins after returning. It is said that they didn't eat meat for two days, and the cabin was like a pickled vegetable shop because of vomiting.

Lin Zheng set out again. He was going to look for the traces of the enemy, and Liu Pu followed him.

…

The fleet had left the coastline and headed straight for Ceylon.

After interrogating the prisoners, everyone agreed that the main force of the Taixi Navy should be wandering around in the Tianfang area at this moment.

In order to buy time, the fleet gave up the plan to check the newly opened port in Myanmar and went directly to intercept the enemy fleet.

"Xinghe Bo, will they run away?"

Fu Xian looked at the confession for the thirteenth time and then expressed his concerns.

"If the exploratory fleet does not return, will they suspect that they have encountered us and return to Taixi?"

"It's hard to say, but if they go back, they will admit defeat and will not have to come out again. At least they will not dare to come out until they find a way to restrain our warships."

"But it's not that easy to restrain!"

Fang Xing said: "The progress of firearms is not that easy. The best ratio of gunpowder, the material and processing methods of firearms are not things that can be improved overnight, so... Benbo thinks that if they are ambitious, they will definitely not go back."

He felt that the Taixi people would not escape, but this judgment could not convince Hong Bao and Fu Xian, and he could not explain that he knew the greedy nature of the Taixi people.

"Destroy their navy in one battle... No, that Smith is a powerful guy. He took back half of the fleet. Whether it is showing weakness or flexible command in battle, this person is not bad."

Hong Bao was also a little wary of Smith, who was very powerful in the mouths of the captives.

"We think this guy is too cautious, and he should have some knowledge of our warships. Maybe the three countries are thinking about how to destroy our artillery."

"It's useless to have more ships. Unless their ships can catch up with us, otherwise they will just be a burden. We can drag them and sink them one by one."