Daming pirates

The fleet continued to sail along the coastline. Yu Xiaotian continued to correct the first map on the ship to make it more accurate and perfect. He had never learned to draw professional maps, but he remembered that when he was studying geography,

I once learned some about modern methods of drawing maps.

Therefore, compared with Liu Tang, his level of map drawing is naturally higher, making the maps he drew more accurate and detailed, but this is only in comparison, without the help of special drawing tools and measurement tools

, the map he drew can only be regarded as a rough sketch at best in later generations.

But this is all he can do now. He gives every map he draws to his subordinates to keep it properly in a cowhide tube and take moisture-proof measures. After he returns, he copies it on the cowhide.

It can be stored for a long time without worrying about it rotting or being damaged by water due to frequent use.

The central and eastern parts of Taiwan are mountainous. Sailing along the coastline, you can see the undulating peaks and lush jungles on the island from a distance. The entire island seems to be completely covered by green jungle.

Occasionally, I can see some wild animals appearing on the edge of the coastline. I curiously stretched my head to look at the fleet that appeared on the beach.

Yu Xiaotian held his hand on the side of the ship and observed the situation on the island. This place that the Chinese regarded as a treasure island really had a bad fate. In its three hundred years of history, there was a long period of time when there was no

Returning to the motherland and being isolated at sea has become an indelible pain in the hearts of countless people in later generations.

In history, the Dutch, Spanish, and Japanese all invaded this place, and it was also the place where Zheng Chenggong became famous. He used it as a base to fight against the Manchu and Qing Tatars. However, after it was included in the mainland territory, it was forced by the Japanese in the late Qing Dynasty.

It occupied the past and just recovered it, but due to well-known reasons, it was isolated from the mainland again.

So much so that he, a later generation, is very unfamiliar with this place and has never set foot on this island. But now God has given him a chance to come here. If he can do well enough,

If so, this place will probably become his foundation.

Although this road seemed to him to be full of dangers, it was still full of temptations, which made him unable to give up and had to try his best to move towards this road.

Now he is going here to lay the first nail for his foothold. To the natives here, he will also be an invader. He even knows very well that if he wants to control this place, he will have to be like anyone else.

Like a human being, he wields the butcher knife in his hand, but whether he did it right or wrong cannot be judged by him. Only future generations can give him an evaluation.

At this time, he vaguely felt that as he came to this era, he had gradually grown from an inconspicuous little butterfly to the point where he could start to influence the course of the era. When he waved his wings, the wind that flapped,

It is very likely to bring a slight change to the future direction of this era, or even a huge change.

However, the future is still shrouded in a thick fog. He can only get a vague glimpse of it, but he cannot see the future clearly.

But this did not affect Yu Xiaotian's decision. He suddenly thought of a famous saying. He forgot who said it, don't give up just because you are afraid of failure!

Many things in this world are unimaginable and nothing is impossible. As long as you work hard, even if you don't succeed, at least you won't have any regrets.

So when Yu Xiaotian thought of this, he stopped hesitating. After taking a deep breath, he returned to the table again and picked up the pen.

After two days of continuous sailing, they maintained a relatively low ship speed, allowing the people on the ship to become familiar with the route, and at the same time, Yu Xiaotian was able to correct the map again.

On the morning of the third day after leaving Caojiacun, a bay finally appeared in front of the Sea Wolf fleet. There was an island just outside the bay blocking the mouth of the bay, forming a deep recess into the island.

Wanzi, although Yu Xiaotian came here for the first time, he knew where it was based on the markings on the map drawn by Liu Tang.

"Send the order, all ships are on alert and prepare for battle!" Yu Xiaotian put away the map on the table, handed it to Zhao Si, put it in a waxed cowhide tube and sealed it, and then shouted the order.

There was a short and low sound of the horn on the Sea Wolf, and then a warning flag was played on the mast. The sailors on each ship rushed to their respective battle positions, began to remove the oilcloth covering the cannon, and moved the cannons.

The crossbows, arrows, three-eye blunderbuss, single-barreled fire blunderbuss, and incendiary bottles stored in the cabin were taken out, sent to the deck, and distributed to the soldiers on the ship.

The soldiers who came with the ship also took out their blunderbuss, matchlocks, spears, shields and daggers under the command of their squad leaders, commanders, and corps commanders.

People lined up on the deck, and all alert levels were raised to prepare for emergencies.

Not long after their fleet appeared outside Jilong Bay, a single-masted fishing boat sailed out of the bay and met them. It was obvious that the other party was frightened after discovering them. After hesitating for a while,

, then he bravely faced them.

When the small boat approached, a man put his hands to his mouth and shouted loudly to the Sea Wolf fleet: "What are you doing? This is our territory, you should leave quickly!"

Although this guy yelled loudly, anyone could hear the hint of strong-willedness in his yelling, and it felt like he didn't have much confidence.

Yu Xiaotian asked the Sea Wolf to approach them and asked Liu Wang to talk to him.

Liu Wang walked to the side of the ship and raised a large copper speaker. This thing has now become the standard universal short-range communication equipment of their Sea Wolf, and each ship has two or three of them.

"We are Fuzhou Seawolves. We are passing through here and have to stop in the bay to replenish water! Don't hinder us, so as not to cause misunderstandings!" Liu Wang was confident and unceremonious when he opened his mouth.

Moreover, his voice sounded very loud under the gathering of copper speakers. The sound spread far away, and the other party could naturally hear it clearly.

After receiving such a reply, Zhou Feng's men on the boat felt as if they had been slapped, their faces turned red with anger, and they were so angry that they turned blue.

What Sea Wolf did was actually a bit unruly. It was obviously bullying, not giving the other party any face at all, and forcefully indicating that they wanted to enter this bay.

The people on the small boat that came out to block the Sea Wolf fleet looked at each other for a moment, and then softened their tone a lot, clasping their fists and shouting: "I'm glad to meet you! But this is our place. If you want to enter the bay,

How about please wait a moment until we report back to our boss?"

Liu Wang looked back at Yu Xiaotian. Yu Xiaotian thought about it and nodded. Liu Wang turned around and shouted to them: "Okay, it's okay for us to wait here for a while, but you have to hurry up and don't make us wait."

I’m getting impatient!”

After receiving the answer, the people in the small boat quickly agreed, turned around and sailed back to Jilong Bay.

Yu Xiaotian ordered the ships to disperse around the mouth of the bay to increase vigilance, and he ordered the ship to sail to the small island outside the mouth of the bay.

The name of this island is not unfamiliar to Yu Xiaotian. He had read some information about Keelung Port in the Internet out of curiosity, and also checked some information about Taiwan, so he was still familiar with this small island isolated outside Jilong Bay.

I understand it somewhat.

This island is the more famous Heping Island in later generations, commonly known as Sheliao Island. This island happens to guard the mouth of Jilong Bay and becomes a natural barrier for Jilong Bay, which can effectively block the impact of the northeast monsoon on the bay in winter.

, making Jilong Bay a natural deep-water harbor.

The natural geographical advantage has made it the most important northern gateway of Taiwan Island in later generations. It was once the largest seaport in Taiwan, and it also made it a well-known cargo handling port in the world. It is also the most important fishing port in Taiwan.

In short, the natural geographical advantages have made this place a favorite place for passing merchant ships and pirates to rest, replenish water, and repair ships from the past to the future.

Moreover, this place was also one of the lairs of Japanese pirates when they were rampant in the past. The Japanese pirates hid here and used this place as a base to set off for large-scale plunder along the coast of China. After being attacked by the Ming Dynasty official army, they fled here to take shelter.

, making this place their paradise.

But as the Japanese pirates gradually declined, the place gradually became deserted. Although there are still many pirates along the coast of China, which are habitually called Japanese pirates by people on land, most of these pirates are also Japanese pirates.

Thieves are also traders, and the harm is far less severe than that of Japanese pirates in the past.

Nowadays, Jilong Bay, which was originally quite lively, has become less noticed. Only passing merchant ships or pirates will park here to take shelter or rest. After the early investigation by Black Head, it can be known that this place is temporarily occupied.

It is controlled by a pirate surnamed Zhou, but this pirate surnamed Zhou is very weak. He only has one larger ship in total, and the rest are only small boats. He is no match for Yu Xiaotian.

This is also the crime of possessing a treasure without guilt! When a person does not have enough strength, once he possesses a treasure that is not in line with his ability, this is a crime. The person named Zhou has a good vision for this place.

What's wrong is that he is not strong enough to protect this place, and now he is being targeted by this guy Yu Xiaotian.

Yu Xiaotian looked at the Heping Island outside Jilong Bay. He felt deeply inconvenient now that he did not have a telescope. He could not see clearly from a distance and could only see some conditions on the shore of Heping Island.

(The fever subsided last night, and it was a little low-grade in the morning, but the temperature dropped a little, which is a good sign. I hope it will continue to get better today! I am really worried!)