Aztec Eternals

"Course due west, speed eight knots, between 25 and 26 degrees north latitude!..."

"Boom! Boom!..."

"God help me! The Ninian has hoisted a flag! The Ninian has fired its guns! They have discovered land!…"

The morning sun shines on the sparkling sea, like cheese spread on an expensive porcelain plate, full of tempting flavor. The three Castilian sailing ships raised their sails and sailed quickly due west at a speed of about seven or eight knots. Captain Kohiramatsu's Ninja was the fastest and was the first to send out the news of the discovery of land, which cheered up the sailors on the three sailboats! But then…

"Vaffanculo! This idiot Xiaopingsong is as stupid as his brother! Not only are they stupid, but they are also blind, and they mistake the clouds on the horizon for land! ...No shit, no shit! Let everyone have another wasted joy! Merda!”

The clouds extend to the west and merge with the sea in the distance, as if they are land that can be seen but cannot be touched. Columbus, the commander of the expeditionary force, stood on the poop of the ship, cursing and staring at the vast sea and sky, trying to see any trace of land.

However, it was not until dusk and sunset that he sighed helplessly and admitted that this was another day in vain. The birds in the sky moved away, as if they were also laughing at him.

"Merda! Such a fat bird should be shot by Alana and eaten!...Forget it, if these idiots had such shooting skills, they would have joined the royal family's jihadist army long ago and wouldn't come here. Become an adventurous sailor..."

Columbus cursed in a low voice for a while, looking down on his group of sailors at all. Looking across Europe, Castile's Jihadi Army was almost one of the first armies to widely use matchlocks and artillery, and even had thousands of matchlocks!

In the past Holy War of Granada, the main force of the Kingdom's Crusade Army's 40,000 to 50,000 infantrymen was composed of sharp and tough buckler swordsmen, plus a mixed team of crossbows and matchlocks for auxiliary output. This main force of infantry, coupled with the thousands of Iberian light cavalry recruited, is very flexible in action. It can not only defeat the Moorish tribal army head-on, but also hold on to it.

After the fall of Granada and the end of the Holy War, the expensive Crusader Knights were disbanded by the Castilian royal family, and bankrupt Holy War knights and retinues were scattered everywhere. On the contrary, these infantry regiments, which have been tested in wars and have low maintenance costs, have been basically retained by the royal family, and they don’t know who they will recruit to rob...

"Hmm... shoot the flock of birds... the flock of birds... fly to the southwest... huh?!"

Columbus' thoughts were surging, and he talked like a chatterbox for a while, then suddenly stopped. He widened his eyes, raised his head, and looked at the white seabirds flying to the southwest, as if he saw new hope.

"O Lord! The birds are flying to the southwest... I remember that the Portuguese followed the birds flying to the southwest and discovered Cape Verde in the sea... Could it be that the big island of Sipangu is not to the west of us, but to the west of us? Our southwest?!…”

"Yes! It must be like this!...My calculation will never be wrong! The ancient Japan of Xipan must be in this area. The reason why it was not found is precisely because it was in the wrong direction..."

"Send the order! Send the order! The fleet turns to the southwest! Sail in the direction of the birds!..."

The night is vast and the moonlight is clear. The ship continued day and night and traveled another 12 leagues. On the second day, the guard captain Alana and a few sailors covered a flying bird with a fishing net and roasted it happily. Columbus ate a roasted bird leg, spat out a few bones and bird feathers, and shouted fiercely.

"Merda! Keep sailing to the southwest! I am the wise commander of the expeditionary force, and you are absolutely right to listen to me! There are more and more birds... I will catch a big one to eat tomorrow!..."

The wind was so strong on the third day that the fleet sailed 31 leagues, but Columbus only recorded 25 leagues. There are indeed more and more birds in the sky, and some fresh water plants are floating on the sea.

By the fourth day, the wind gradually became very strong, the sails were bulging high, the mast was creaking, and the ship's speed reached 10 knots... It was like flying on the water!

On this day, the fleet sailed a full 59 leagues. The wise commander of the expeditionary force assessed the situation and only dared to report 44 leagues. Because, seeing the ship sailing rapidly to the southwest, and the deck shaking unsteadily, the sailors on the ship once again panicked, and surrounded Columbus and started making noises.

"Columbus! The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the waves are getting bigger and bigger! Such strong wind and waves must be a warning from the Lord!... If our ship goes any further, it will capsize in the sea!..."

"Not bad! Not bad! We can't go any further! There is a giant man-eating sea beast in front of us... Return, we have to return!..."

"Yes! Coo! If you don't return, we will chop you to death!..."

Seeing the sailors gathering again on the familiar road, Columbus was sweating on his forehead, so he had to try his best to comfort everyone. He secretly gritted his teeth and wished he could hang these sailors on the mast one by one who threatened them with knives! It's a pity that he didn't dare to really do anything, or even hold the two bosuns accountable. Otherwise, he might be the one who is hanged from the mast...

"Ah! Everyone, listen to me! Listen to me!... Look! There are so many water birds, such fresh water plants... The land must be right in front, not far ahead!..."

"Shit! Columbus, half a month ago, you said that the land is not far away! But tell me, where is the land? Last time we saw so many aquatic plants, didn't we find the land as well?..."

"Yes! The navigation records you showed us show that they have sailed four to five thousand kilometers, which has long exceeded the number you said! ... But where is the land now? I can't even see the edge of an island! ..."

"Joder! If you don't return, I will chop you to death!..."

“O Lord! Today is the fourth day!… One more day of sailing! Let us sail one more day!…”

Columbus was so anxious that he shouted at the top of his lungs. Fortunately, his voice was always loud enough for everyone on the ship to hear.

"The Lord has testified, and we all swore a poisonous oath during the gold verification ceremony!... It is said to be five days, it is five days! If there is no trace of land tomorrow... we will return the day after tomorrow!... I swear!!..."

Hearing Columbus mention the gold verification ceremony, the troubled sailors looked at each other with a little awe in their expressions. The second boatswain Qiachu thought for a while, then nodded, put the raised scimitar down from Columbus's head, and inserted it back into his waist. Boatswain Bartolome pursed his lips, stared into Columbus's light blue eyes, and threatened in a low voice.

"Columbus, the Lord has witnessed! Since we swore an oath at the gold verification ceremony, we will wait one more day! If there is no hope tomorrow, everyone must return!... Otherwise... we can only leave you alone, Are you looking for a new route in the sea..."

"…!"

Hearing the bosun's merciless threat, Columbus gritted his teeth and cursed countless damn words in his heart. But when he opened his mouth to answer, he was very sincere and flexible.

"Bato! Believe me! The land is just ahead... Give me one more day, and give yourself one more day... I will lead each of you to get gold and make a fortune!..."

"Haha!... I hope!..."

The clamoring sailors received a clear promise and dispersed again. Columbus pursed his lips and stood on the poop. He looked at the west that was gradually shrouded in night, like a solid sculpture, and stared for a long time...

The fleet sailed with the wind all night and traveled at least 20 leagues. According to Columbus's estimation, the voyage of just over a month had already covered more than 5,000 kilometers!

On the morning of the fifth day, there was no trace of the storm on the sea, but unprecedented huge waves suddenly rose! This huge wave rose several meters, even more than ten meters high, swept over from the west, and beat everyone into drowned rats. Many sailors looked frightened and knelt on the deck, praying to the "behemoth of the sea" that was causing the huge waves, begging the beast to forgive everyone's offense...

This huge wave came and went quickly. When the waves moved away to the east, everyone's fear gradually turned into anger, and they once again rushed towards the object of their anger, Columbus, the commander of the expeditionary force who insisted on heading west! …

"Joder! Kill Columbus! Kill him!..."

The second boatswain, Cha Chu, once again drew his sharp scimitar. This time, he was not joking, he was prepared to really draw blood...

However, on the mast of the Ninnia, the reporting flag was once again hoisted, and the cannon sound of the discovery of land was fired. There are only more than 20 people on board the three sailing ships of the fleet, Pinta and Ninja. These two ships had a little more space, and they both carried two small 3-pound bronze cannons, one at the bow and one at the stern...

"Boom! Boom!"

"Coo! How come the Ninja in front discovered land again!..."

"Joder! Damn it! I really want to chop them to death!..."

Hearing the sound of the reporting cannon, although the sailors on the flagship Santa Maria cursed, they still put away their scimitars, adjusted their direction, and moved closer to the parked Ninja further southwest.

As a modified ship type of the Calavia sailing ship, the Ninja was extremely light, 20% faster than the Santa Maria, and rushed to the front at every turn. When the sailors stopped the flagship, the sharp-eyed navigator Pedro discovered that the Ninha had lowered fishing nets before and after it, as if it was constantly fishing for something in the sea...

"God bless! God bless!...Haha! Look, what did we catch?!..."

The Ninja's navigator, Francisco, the second of the three Pinzon brothers, grabbed the cable and jumped nimbly, flipping onto the flagship. He was holding the cable with his right hand and holding a short wooden stick high in his left hand, just like the Visigoth stick warrior walking out of ancient murals...

"Huh?...Is this? A stick?"

"Not bad! Look at this stick, look carefully!!..."

"What the hell! A broken stick... Ugh! No! This was cut out by someone!..."

"Exactly! Exactly! This is a wooden stick that was processed by someone and was brought here by the big waves in the morning...Blessed Mother! There must be land and inhabited villages around here!..."

The sailors looked surprised and gathered around Francisco, arguing. The two royal representatives of the flagship, as well as Columbus, the commander of the expeditionary force, also hurried over. When they looked at the wooden stick that had been artificially cut out, their faces were a little confused at first, then in disbelief, and finally turned into excitement and ecstasy! …

"Haha! God bless you! I said it! My great naval commander Columbus said it long ago!... We have arrived in Sipangu Japan, and the land is ahead!..."

"Quick! Keep raising the sails! Quick! Keep sailing southwest!... The new route to Khitan and India is right in front of us!..."

The three ships raised their sails again, and the sailors were excited and sang praises to the Lord, like a group of monkeys seeing bananas. Everyone eagerly crowded on the bow of the ship, climbed onto the mast, and gazed at the southwest for a moment. Everyone is eager to be the first to discover land and receive the huge annuity promised by the Queen!

However, as the sun gradually set and darkness enveloped the sea, the expected land never appeared. The three ships continued sailing through the night with full sails hoisted. The sea and sky in the distance are still a vast darkness. There seemed to be firelight in the darkness, and it seemed to be just people's imagination...

"Joder! I'm so dazzled by what I saw!... We can't see the land tonight. Why don't we tie a rope and sleep, and get up early the next morning to see!... Land, land!... The first person to discover land , an annuity of 10,000 copper coins!…”

The second boatswain Chachu cursed under his breath and walked towards the entrance of the cabin. He was talking about the Queen's bounty, almost drooling. At this time, he had forgotten that in the morning, he and the angry sailors almost killed the commander of the expeditionary force...

"Boom! Boom!..."

As soon as Chachu climbed down from the cabin, he suddenly heard two cannon shots that discovered land! He trembled all over, and with a sudden jump, he jumped from the bottom cabin to the deck. Then, he looked eagerly towards the direction where the gunfire came from...

"Coo! The damn Ninya again?...Oh no! No! It's the Pinta!..."

"Ah! The Pinta discovered land?!."

"Boom! Boom!..."

There was another ear-splitting cannon blast, but this time it was a message sent by the Ninja. The two ships, one after the other, discovered land almost at the same time? …

Cha Chu widened his round eyes and looked at the end of the sky. The commander of the expeditionary force, Columbus, opened his mouth wide and looked toward the southwest...

Clark's sailboat sailed toward the southwest, but within a moment, the dim sky suddenly changed, as if it was smeared with a layer of thick ink, and as if it was desperately gestating something. And when the thick ink gradually spread and became deeper, the gestating lines were completely revealed in everyone's eyes... Finally, a dark, well-defined island appeared a few miles to the southwest! …

"Land! It's land!... It's really land!..."

"Ah! We have discovered land! ... We have discovered an island! ..."

"Merda! Hahaha! I am right, my wise Columbus is indeed right! Those idiots at the Nautical Academy are full of sheep dung and cannot understand my plan at all! The Portuguese nobles have eyes You can’t see how tall I am from my butt!…Ahaha! Those are complete idiots! Ahaha! From now on, no one dares to look down on me!…”

On the poop of the ship, Columbus, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, laughed ecstatically and knelt down on the second deck, banging his fist with a hammer. He laughed wildly for a while, squirmed all over again, and shed tears like a maniac. He cried and laughed, grinning widely, revealing his yellowed and worn teeth, and let out a man-eating howl like a hyena!

"Oooh! Hoho!...O Lord! This is Sipangu! This is Japan!...I, Columbus, have circled half the earth, finally discovered a new route, and finally arrived in the East!...The East! The East is full of gold! …”