Chapter 2278 Endless Darkness

The huge fleet was moving forward hard, the sails were blowing loudly, and no one thought about lowering them.

"Uncle Ben is going full speed ahead!"

Fang Xing was looking ahead, and Fu Xian advised: "Uncle Xinghe, we can't figure out where they are. If we go at full speed, those grain ships won't be able to keep up."

"What are you afraid of?"

Fang Xing did not use the map and said: "According to the prisoners, their main force should be within two days' voyage. Now with a favorable wind, they can reach contact in one and a half days. Lin Zheng is alone in front. Once the opponent is alerted, will they? Escape?"

Hong Bao was looking at the chart. When he heard this, he raised his head and said, "Uncle Xinghe, they will not escape. If they escape, they will no longer have the courage to face the Ming Navy!"

Fang Xing rubbed the telescope in his hand and said, "The battlefield is not a casino. This is strategy, not tactics. Do you understand? So we cannot allow mistakes."

Seeing the two people at a loss, Fang Xing said: "There are many overlaps in the strategies of Ming Dynasty and Taixi, and they are natural rivals. They went to sea to explore the way and look for land. Now that they have found it, what should Ming Dynasty do?"

This question is not something Fu Xian and Hong Bao can answer.

And now they also knew the reason why the emperor sent Fang Xing to lead the army instead of the two old sailors.

"Even if the attack fails, it will only be a tactical failure, but once their main force is captured, it will be a great strategic success!"

Hong Bao frowned and said, "But that's a risk. What if they make a detour from the outer sea and raid our grain ship?"

Fang Xing said coldly: "Out on the sea, what if I used those grain ships as bait to destroy them in one fell swoop?"

Even though he was accustomed to life and death after many years of sailing, the coldness in Fang Xing's words still made Hong Bao shudder.

The fleet is gradually accelerating, and the supply ships behind are gradually being left behind. More than ten old warships will be their protective force.

Hong Bao stood at the bow of the boat, his eyes scanning Fang Xing in front of him from time to time, feeling depressed.

When it comes to navigation, Fang Xing is not even qualified to carry his shoes.

But starting from the beginning, I woke up to be stubborn and unwilling to listen to their advice.

To Hong Bao, this was almost contempt. You must know that even Zheng He would pay attention to his opinions, and even the emperor would consult him on overseas matters.

"They don't dare."

Fu Xian came over and whispered: "Xing Hebo said that after the advance fleet disappeared, the Taixi people would not dare to take risks without knowing the situation ahead, because this is their first voyage."

At this time, Chen Mo, who felt something was wrong in the atmosphere, also slipped over. As a representative of the Ministry of Rites, he was only afraid of Fang Xing, but not afraid of these two people.

"Eunuch Hong, this is my first time!"

He raised his eyebrows, but he only raised the right eyebrow alone. Combined with that expression, people couldn't help but want to reach out and beat this guy up.

It’s so obscene!

Chen Mo said obscenely: "Eunuch Hong, a woman's first time... will be scary!"

Our family is a eunuch!

We don’t have that guy in our family, how dare you talk about a woman’s first time!

No matter how good-tempered Hong Bao was, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Chen Mo continued: "Those Thais are like women meeting for the first time, and the man is not her lover yet, so they will definitely be afraid! They are so scared that they tremble all over, and they don't dare to move at all. They are probably as good as dead people." ...It would be boring.”

Hong Bao originally wanted to deal with this guy who dared to ridicule his own trouble, but he laughed after hearing this, and then asked: "You dare to guarantee it?"

Chen Mo nodded and said: "How dare you! I have experienced those foreign vassals before. They are all afraid of the Ming Dynasty, just like the woman who was the first time. Unless they know our weaknesses, how can they dare to take risks..."

Hong Bao was stunned and a little embarrassed.

He knew that he had overlooked the overall situation, so he made a wrong judgment.

But this overall situation was stated by Chen Mo in a vulgar way.

Shame on you!

Chen Mo, who was at sea and overseas, was not used to wearing clothes. He opened his clothes and said proudly: "We are like strong men going to steal people now. The Thai and Western girls are in panic.

When we show up, we will use force! "

Even Fu Xian thought this metaphor was too vulgar. Hong Bao resisted the urge to kick him down and went to the front to talk to Fang Xing with a straight face.

"Hey! Eunuch Hong! Eunuch Hong!"

Chen Mo said disappointedly: "Master Fu..."

Men in the army will naturally talk about the wonderful things about women in their free time, but most of them are rude, but it is rare that Chen Mo is so vulgar.

Fu Xian only felt that Chen Mo's words were like a wool brush, which made the person's heart feel itchy, but it only made him feel itchy and uncomfortable.

So he left too. Chen Mo felt hot all over, wishing that a beautiful woman would appear... No, as long as it was a woman, he would be willing to stay and fly with her.

So he pulled on his clothes, exposed his white chest, and then moved closer.

"...Uncle Xinghe, our family has forgotten the overall situation. If we can destroy the Taixi fleet, the Ming Dynasty's maritime territory will be safe."

Fang Xing turned around slowly, and when he saw Chen Mo's face turned red, he frowned slightly and said, "Whether they are destroyed or not is not the first priority. We can't destroy them all, so what we want is thunder and lightning, and what we want is to defeat them from the sea in one battle." Provoke Ming’s thoughts.”

Hong Bao understood, "Yes, the Ming Dynasty still has to look at Harlie's side. Allocating all the strength on the sea will cost a lot of money, and it will take a long time. It will not be achieved in a short time, so it is best to control it first."

Fu Xian also said: "By blocking them, the Ming Dynasty can build warehouse cities along the way. When supplies can be provided along the way, the Ming Dynasty at that time..."

His eyes were filled with enthusiasm, and he said, "Who would the Ming Dynasty be afraid of at that time!"

Fang Xing smiled and nodded, but in his heart he was wondering whether the Westerners dared to cross the sea to explore that land.

They definitely wouldn't dare to do so within 20 years!

Fang Xing made a very firm judgment, because the Westerners later accumulated experience in long-distance voyages through continuous external exploration and coastal exploration.

No one is a fool!

Exploration is one thing, and going to die is another.

Lin Zheng, Chen Mo and others were forced to go to that land to find seeds. This was Fang Xing's foresight, but how could the Westerners know what was on the other side of the sea?

At this moment, all they saw was a vast ocean, as if it could only lead to a desperate hell.

"Lord Xinghe, what should we do if Lin Zheng encounters an enemy?"

Fu Xian proposed a possibility: "They only have three new warships. If the enemy swarms in, they can only flee."

Fang Xing's face remained motionless, and he said: "He should know how to deal with it. The Ming Dynasty... can be sacrificed!"

...

"Ming army's firearms!"

There was a panic on the deck, and the soldiers who had already assembled looked blankly at the black spots flying over.

What is that?

An iron bullet flew over in this confusion and hit the chest of a longbowman.

The human body flew up, and the iron bullet continued to sweep down.

The red and white semi-solid was flying, and the broken bones were like hidden weapons, piercing into the bodies of those soldiers.

"Ah!"

A soldier was pierced through the throat by the flying bone fragments. He opened his mouth and screamed, and then blood surged up, and the scream turned into blood spraying all over the sky.

A soldier holding a hammer subconsciously blocked the hammer in front of his chest, and actually successfully blocked the iron bullet.

There was no sound of metal knocking. The hammer was hit on his chest, and then his sternum was instantly dented, and the iron bullet came right at him.

"Puff!"

Darkness fell, and the warrior's body flew up.

He saw the ship under his feet trembling.

He saw that the deck had become a killing field.

He saw...darkness...

Endless darkness...