The strong wind roared in the sky, lightning and thunder, and heavy rain fell for a whole day.

It was not until late at night that the wind and waves weakened slightly, and the wind direction changed from north to east, and most of the waves were blocked by the islands and reefs outside the harbor. Before the wind and rain came, all sails had fallen, and as the waves lowered, the hull gradually stabilized. After the heavy rain stopped, the sailors lowered the shore and let the water on the deck pour into the sea. The boats on the side were also filled with water. The sailors had to loosen the cables on the outside, and the water in the boats flowed into the sea like small waterfalls.

Before the storm started, the fleet had entered the port to shelter from the wind, and there were still water leakage in the bottom cabins of two boats. The sailors stood in the waist-deep water while scooping water while blocking the loopholes. Some sailors checked the cables one by one and tied the loose ones again. The two boats were missing. It was estimated that because the cables were loose, the boats floated to the distant sea or had already hit the rocks and fell into pieces.

After experiencing the storm, many people know the horror of the ocean and have since become devoted to the gods.

According to the voyage and the observation of the sky and earth, this place should be the boundary of Huizhou. The harbor where the navy was sheltered was surrounded by a barren mountain, and there was no people from afar. Just as the anchor was anchored last night, storms followed one after another. Before the navy could send people ashore to contact us. After the heavy rain stopped, there was no wind on the sea surface. The navy could only continue to be docked in the harbor and wait for the appropriate wind direction to set sail again.

Zhou He sent two officers ashore. One was to investigate the situation nearby, and the other was to find the local government and report the itinerary to the court through post offices. Two officers were named Tian Xi, a Tokyo native who once served with Zhu Bona, the governor of Wuchang Army; the other was named He Lei, a student of the Navy School, a Guangnan native, who was familiar with the Baiyue dialect, and a little understanding of Annan, Dashi, and Dongnayi. In addition, there were five imperial guards following, one of the five was from Jingdong, two from Fujian, and one from Guangnan. The Nanhai Navy reorganized the navy and recruited sailors to form an army. The mixed origins of the sailors can be seen.

After the messenger set off, Zhou He sent some sailors to the nearby villages to buy fresh vegetables and meat.

In the past, when the government troops crossed the border, they bought and robbed supplies half and robbed. It was considered a good military discipline. The bandits were like combs, and the soldiers were like combs. The people hated the government troops better than the bandits. After Zhao Xingde took charge of the South China Sea Navy, his military discipline was strict. Not only did he not allow soldiers to plunder the people, but he also ordered the transactions to be slightly higher than the market price, so as to try to meet the requirements of the people and strive to win the hearts of the people towards the South China Sea Navy. The results of this journey south were quite significant. Whenever the navy went to a place, the people first hid, and later they were very kind to the navy. The navy asked about the situation of the pirates, the location of the reefs, the rivers, and the shelter along the way, and the people introduced them in great detail.

Zhou He asked each team of officers and soldiers who landed on the shore to return before dark. The officers and soldiers who stayed on the boat were busy cleaning up and repairing the warships. The barren mountains on the shore were full of firewood, and some sailors lit fires on the beach to bake clothes and bedding soaked in seawater. Feng Mi and other shogunate officers climbed a hill near the harbor to observe the entire terrain and found that there were dozens of miles of dense forests and no people. Only there was a large island in the southwest. The large water surface on the shore was like a mirror, reflecting dazzling sunlight, as if it was a salt field along the coast. So Zhou He sent a team of officers and soldiers to inquire about the news.

In the afternoon, a salt official brought his entourage to come to reward the army with more than ten gifts.

After contacting the two sides, they found out that this place was called Honghai Bay. On the shore is Huizhou Guishan County. On the southwest, the salt field is Danshui Salt Field, and there is a tin mine in the north. Zhou He immediately took the salt officer to meet the governor and reported the situation to Zhao Xingde to know. Zhao Xingde asked about the situation of the court's great rituals, but the salt officer did not know. The Danshui Salt Field is remote and sparsely populated, and the court's residence report is not delivered here. The salt officer is not concerned about the progress of the great rituals. Other news was from a few months ago. I didn't know about it after asking. Zhao Xingde was fine, but Zhou He and some other staff officers were a little angry.

"The left and the right," Zhou He rebuked, "What do you know?"

"Sir, please calm down," said the salt official Lin Bo, tremblingly. "There is nowhere in the distance, and there is nothing else. There is a Daxing Mountain near the salt field. The trees on the mountain are beautiful, the grass is lush, surrounded by the east and west bays. The beach is as white as a moth's eyebrows, a crescent moon, and a two dragon playing with pearls. The adults are so bored that they live on the boat. Climbing can relieve their feelings. The scenery is dazzling, and the birds are singing and are quite forgetful."

Lin Bo only found this salt official position in his fifties. Although he didn't even have a grade, he was full of plans to make no contributions but to seek nothing. The terrain of this tasshui salt field is remote, with only 30 stove households and more than 100 stoves, and there are not much salt official oil and water. The dignitaries from Huizhou came here for nothing, just to see the scenery of the sky and the sea. Zhao Xingde was famous all over the world. When Lin Bo heard that the tiger was here, he thought that he could only send some seafood and mountain goods, and then there was a beautiful view.

When he said this, Zhou He and others looked at each other in silence, and Feng Mi asked in a deep voice: "That's all? What else?"

Lin Bo burst into tears and thought to himself, "What else does the official want? Do you think filial piety is not enough? I sold it myself, but it's not worth a few taels. He racked his brains, and all the sweat beads of soybeans on his forehead came out. Finally, he remembered it and replied, "Yes, yes. The adults came at the right time. There is a large beach in the southwest of the salt field. This season, every year, there are horseshoe horseshoe turtles coming ashore to lay eggs. There are hundreds of them. The big horseshoe turtles' back shell is as big as the Eight Immortals table, which is a wonder of the South China Sea. If you want to see this wonder, the minor official can lead the way."

"What a strange scene!" Feng Mi disliked such a terrifying old official the most and was about to scold him.

"If you don't want to, let it go first," Zhao Xingde asked with a smile: "The Big Food Pirates are in trouble with Guangnan. Haven't your salt field been robbed?"

This question opened the conversation. Lin Bo nodded vigorously and said, "Sir, the little official saw the Dashi fleet passing by the sea, but he did not dock, and bypassed Daxing Mountain, and went south." He shook his head and smiled bitterly, "People say that pirates have eyeliners. Our Tamsui salt field only has dozens of stove households, each of which is so poor that even the pirates look down on them. He has been holding his life. On the other side of Guangzhou Prefecture, Dongguan, Huangtian, Guide, Jingkang Salt Field, Dashi pirates have gone through the journey, robbing wealth and women, and men have killed many men. I heard that every family is filial and every household is mourning. Many stove households with unrest have become extinct households."

"Has Jingkang Salt Field been washed away by the Great Food Pirates?" Feng Mi frowned, "Where is Guangnan Navy? Is the coastal defense useless?"

From Dongguan to Jingkang, these salt fields are distributed from south to north. The pirates wash away the Jingkang Salt Field and have already entered the inland. The Jingkang Salt Field is not far from Guangzhou City. It can be seen that the Guangnan official army is just huddling to defend. Feng Mi's tone is not good, and Lin Bo feels furious. He dare not answer the conversation. He looked at the officers around him and thought to himself, "All gods are above, hurry up and send these Shangguan Junye away. I am just a minor official in the border area, so why bother to make things difficult for me?"

"The sea border has been peaceful for hundreds of years, and it's no wonder that it has been relaxed for a long time." Zhao Xingde shook his head and asked again: "How far is the salt field from the seaside? Do you see the Dashi fleet passing with your own eyes?" The bigger the boat is, the deeper the draft, and in order to avoid hitting the reef, the sea ship usually sails farther away from the shore. For Dashi pirates, taking advantage of the long coast of Song State to avoid the solid and attack the virtual is its greatest advantage. Therefore, if the pirates do not go ashore to plunder, the fleet will sail even further away from the coast. At least the trend of the ship is absolutely impossible from the Danshui Salt Field. In this salt official's other vague words, but he said that he saw the Dashi seaship passing with his own eyes, Zhao Xingde felt a little strange. When he asked, the other officers also noticed something strange and his eyes were re-scrowding on the salt official Lin Bo.

"It's true," Lin Bo nodded, and the sweat on his forehead became even stronger. "That day happened to be the little official thinking that Shangguan would come to the salt field to inspect again. It's okay. The viewing pavilion on Daxing Mountain was a bit dilapidated. I heard that there was a bit of rain. The little official took a few stoves to repair it. Unexpectedly, he saw a fleet of food ships passing by the sea, bypassing Daxing Mountain, and heading southwest." He was quite conscientious. Although he was so scared that he did not forget to send someone back to the salt field to report the news.

Lin Bo made the decision to ask the stove owner to quickly bring dry food into the mountains to hide, and not to return to the salt field for three days. Lin Bo himself hid on Daxing Mountain for three days, and did not find any traces of the pirates of the Great Food Pirates, so he brought a few stoves back to the salt field. After more than ten days, he heard the news that the pirates were plundered on the coast of Guangzhou. He had no guilt and did not notify the Guangzhou side, but was secretly glad.

"Daxingshan?" Zhao Xingde looked at the generals and smiled, "There is nothing left and right, let's go with me to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the South China Sea."

He immediately ordered Lin Bo to lead the way and lead the generals to Daxing Mountain. The South China Sea Navy had only one main fleet, and the coastline of the Song Dynasty was long and pirates were everywhere. As long as a ship of bandits landed, the people on the shore would suffer a catastrophe. Therefore, Zhao Xingde led the fleet south along the way. In addition to training the warships, he also surveyed the terrain along the way, selected sites to build artillery corner blocks, and built a shore defense system with the prefectures and county military camps and the navy's mother port. This is a safe way to seek self-defeat first and then seek victory for the enemy.
Chapter completed!