Chapter 853: The Han Army Flag Ferry to the East
On May 26, the eighth year of Tianwu, hundreds of large sailboats sailed slowly on the East Ocean (Pacific Ocean).
The Qing naval fleet has left Ulsan Port in March, entered the Little East Ocean and entered the Dadong Ocean. It has been floating on the sea for more than two months.
What Hong Chengchou did not expect was that from the day after the voyage of the East Fleet, some soldiers began to have fever and fever, and their bodies were swollen. Some soldiers also vomited and seasick.
The imperial physicians and doctors on the boat had no choice but to watch one soldier after another being thrown into the sea and become the wronged souls on the sea.
As day by day passed, an imperial physician finally found out where the disease was.
Maybe the one who gets sick may be because you eat too much salted fish!
Because he discovered that the princes and banner masters such as Regent Hong Chengchou, King Pingxi Wu Sangui, and some big names such as Jiala Zhangjing were fine.
These big guys usually eat salted fish in their diet. In addition to the larger portion, they also have side dishes such as vegetables, fruits and melons every day.
Through diet comparison, the imperial physician selected several soldiers who were sick and gave them some vegetables, fruits and melons, and conducted experimental observations for several days, and finally confirmed his conclusion!
However, even if you figure out what's going on, the imperial physician cannot cure more people.
Therefore, the only vegetables and fruits on the boat have been consumed, and the remaining one can't hold on for a few days even if they eat one a day.
On the vast sea, the fleet was floating endlessly, where to find fruits and vegetables? The stocks were all tightly used by the big guys!
Hong Chengchou was also very worried. The fleet hadn't seen land for more than a month. There was not even a pirate in this place where birds didn't shit!
If you can’t find the land, all these tens of thousands of Han military flag soldiers will go to the west!
In such a harsh environment, the Qing Fleet had only one principle, and the fittest survived.
Within more than a month, 50,000 Han army flagsmen and 10,000 people died of illness.
Fortunately, not long after, the fleet discovered several islands, with some wild fruits scattered on them, saving the lives of the Dongdu army.
However, one wave has not yet subsided and the other has started again. The weather at the sea changes a lot, and several severe storms come from time to time.
Today, the originally clear sky suddenly changed, and huge waves pounced on it, causing the fleet to shake violently on the sea surface.
As time went by, the sky became darker and darker, and soon it became impossible to see the five fingers. The waves were getting bigger and bigger, like a typhoon...
The warship, which usually feels extremely huge on weekdays, looks so thin at this moment, with each hull squeaking, and the thick masts keep shaking left and right in the hurricane.
A silver light flashed across the sky, and a "click" that followed was blown up. Everyone was startled. The light seemed to be slashing between them, on the dark sea water.
Hong Chengchou's face was at this time comparable to the weather. His face was so gloomy that it could drip water from the Buddha.
"Damn God, I'm not lucky at this time, you have to add fuel to my fire!"
No matter how much you scold, it cannot solve the problem after all.
The raindrops began to drip more and more, and dense lightning fell with the raindrops, slashing on the sea, on the horizon, on one warship after another.
The mast of the warship was like a candle lit from the beginning, burning faster and faster until the entire warship was trapped in the sea of fire. People jumped off the ship without hesitation and rushed to struggle towards another ship.
The darkness seemed to have the ability to devour, and the person who was still struggling in the water the previous second disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Some guys with bad luck capsized in such a storm and fell directly into the sea to feed the turtle.
A huge wave hit hard, and the battleship of the Regent, which Hong Chengchou was riding, almost capsized, scaring everyone's faces pale.
Huge waves kept rolling over, and warships instantly disintegrated into broken wooden boards, hundreds of warships were unable to see each other on the sea.
The soldiers of the Han Army Banner can only encourage themselves, persist and work hard, which is a torment for everyone.
"Come on your spirits and let go of the sails!"
Hong Chengchou kept giving orders, obviously dissatisfied and wanted to fight against God.
When the eunuch Sanbao went to the West, the place where he reached was more than ten thousand miles. His generation of regents had gone through vicissitudes and had never seen any scene? Why not be as good as a eunuch?
The storm on the sea was still fierce. The officers and soldiers who fell into the water screamed and hugged the floating objects beside them, constantly muttering words, as if the previous spell could solve the difficulties in front of them.
However, the reality is cruel. One soldier after another, one warship after another disappeared while shaking.
Until the next day, the dark clouds were blown away by the wind and the sun showed a kind smile, as if apologizing for the bad weather last night.
The sun was so warm on the deck, but it did not improve Hong Chengchou's mood at all.
Zuo Guang came to report earlier. According to statistics, in the storm last night, nearly one-third of the warships sank to the bottom of the sea or disappeared.
Only about half of the original 50,000 troops were left.
In the early morning of the 28th, in the East Ocean, the waves were rolling, and most of the exhausted soldiers from the East had fallen asleep.
The lookouts sailing on the front of the battleship Pingxi King heard a scream of excitement and a little frightened.
"Land!Land!"
Some crew members thought it was the lookout again, but Wu Sangui, the King of Pingxi, who had gotten up to pee, looked in the direction of his finger and saw the flat beach under the moonlight.
Wu Sangui ordered people to ignite artillery and sing cannons at the sky. Everyone on the boat hugged each other and danced a cheerful hometown dance on the deck like a madman.
Amid the sound of the horn, all the crew members on the fleet were awakened, and even Hong Chengchou was alarmed. He walked out of the cabin in his nightgown and came to the deck.
Looking at the vaguely narrow coastline in the distance, Hong Chengchou was extremely surprised: "It's really land!"
The scenery in front of you makes people brighten up the eyes, the sky, clouds, mountains and water are simply beautiful, and the haze hidden in your heart is swept away by the beautiful scenery in front of you, Hong Chengchou stood on the deck and showed a rare smile.
In an era when the Eastern world has undergone tremendous changes, this historical moment means the rewriting of world history!
After dawn, Hong Chengchou ordered the soldiers to take off their loose coats, put on the uniforms of the Han military flag, and landed on the shore with muskets and tiger squat cannons!
Hong Chengchou changed into the robe of the Regent of the Qing Dynasty. He pressed the sword around his waist with his left hand, waved his right hand and shouted: "Go to the shore!"
Garen ships dropped their anchors at the nearshore point. Han military flag held the Huanglong flag of the Qing Dynasty and moved closer to the shore in small boats. Hong Chengchou was the first to get off the boat and stepped onto this mysterious land!
This is their future habitat and place to live, and it looks pretty good for the time being...
Hong Chengchou was extremely excited about his fluctuating heart. He believed that his dream was finally coming true!
Chapter completed!