C260 (1/2)
The newly formed North Sea Fleet Lord, General Yang Xing, and Chen Hui came from Li Ming's Liaodong's fleet. They had once led Li Ming's fleet to trade along the North Sea's coast, and were relatively familiar with the area there.
After choosing a clear and good day, Yang Lin left Zhao Hong and his cavalry brigade to guard the Triple Korea. He, Zhang Banxian, Qin Ming and Qin Liang brought Sun Zhong, and marquis to protect the three cavalry brigade s, impurity Mo, korean and Chen Han. Yang Xing and Chen Hui's sailor Land Warfare Brigade had a total of more than a hundred thousand soldiers.
What Yang Lin did not expect was that after the fleet had circled the Triple Korea Peninsula, the moment they entered the North Sea, they encountered a huge storm that only happened once every hundred years. The dark and gloomy sky mixed with the sea, and even the Triple Korea people who spent most of their time here could not figure out the direction to go.
This era had neither weather nor positioning facilities, so they could only allow the fleet to wander on the sea. It was only then that Yang Lin remembered that the several times the Central Plains Imperial Court had tried to invade Japan, only to end up failing. It was because of the huge storm that caused the expedition team to suffer such a heavy loss that they had no choice but to stop.
”Do I have to repeat the same mistake?”
Looking at the rough sea, Yang Lin could not help but feel dejected. The other armies should have begun to move, while he himself was still floating on the sea! They didn't have an expedition Pirate, why did they encounter such a huge storm? Could it be that there really was a ghost in North Sea?
Gradually, Yang Lin felt the cold more and more, the cold wind became more and more hurried. Yang Lin's heart instantly turned cold, could it be that he had already passed Cook Islands? If they were trapped in the ocean to the north of Cook Islands, not only would they be unable to realize their strategy, but hundreds of thousands of people might even freeze to death in the ocean.
After drifting on the sea for ten days, the wind and the waves gradually lessened. Even the sun had come out. Only then did they finally see the land. The Triple Korea sailors cheered as they shouted and jumped on the deck. Yang Lin thought that once they reached the corydalis radix s, they would immediately follow Zhang Banxian, Qin Ming and Qin Liang to the deck.
”Reporting to the Lord General, we finally saw the land, the shore on the other side is the Saur's territory.” Yang Xing who was on the deck saw Yang Lin coming out and immediately went forward to welcome him. He often visited this area to boat, so he was more familiar with the place. Seeing Yang Lin looking at the other side, he reported loudly to Yang Lin.
”Saur?” In order to go on an expedition in the Gaoguanli, Yang Lin had also understood that there were Nordovo s on the north side of the Gaoguanli, Southern Morvo s, helper s, Nan Mo Luo people, He He Man, etc. Yang Lin was confused. He glanced at Yang Xing and asked solemnly: ”How far is Saur's territory from the Southern Morvo we are about to reach?”
”Reporting to the Lord General, due to the great storm, we cannot see the land nor the direction of it. However, the fleet has been heading towards the north. And on the other side of us is the Cook Islands. This place is over a thousand miles away from the Southern Morvo, and should be near the Black Water Palace. ” Yang Xing looked at Yang Lin and said somewhat embarrassedly.
”What?” More than a thousand kilometers? ” Yang Lin was shocked, and couldn't help but secretly complain. The storm was huge, and the sailors couldn't be blamed, so he could only look up at the sky and sigh: ”Heavens, aren't you just teasing me? I want to go to the corydalis radix, but you let me run away for more than a thousand miles? ”
”There's no need to be anxious Lord General. The war is not something that can be ended in a short period of time. We have plenty of time.” Zhang Banxian saw Yang Lin's dejected look, and immediately advised on the side: ”Anyways, we have to conquer this place in the future, why not go ashore and have a look, and also find out the situation, which will benefit us in our future actions.”
”You're right.” Yang Lin nodded and agreed with Zhang Banxian's suggestion. Since she was already here, she couldn't come here for nothing. It wouldn't take too long for him to take a look. He turned around and said to Yang Xing: ”Why haven't I heard you mention the Saur before?”
”Reporting to the Lord General, we rarely sail here, and we don't know much about the Saur either.” Yang Xing was afraid that Yang Lin would blame him, and he said carefully: ”Those Saur s are tall, fierce, good at riding, and lived in random places. They live off of hunting and fishing. Furthermore, they do not have much to sell, so we do not usually come here to provoke them. ”
”Oh …” Hearing Yang Xing's words, Yang Lin became more and more interested. He had long since heard of the valiance of the northern tribes, but he had never seen it before. No matter what, he had to see it today. Moreover, taking over the Cook Islands and Blackwater River were also part of his own strategic plan.
”This seems to be a port. What's her name?” As the coast got closer, they discovered that there were more than a hundred fishing boats parked on the shore. Perhaps it was because of the strong winds and waves, but the fishermen had not gone to sea and there was no activity on the fishing boats. However, this place was indeed an ideal safe haven. Obviously, this was also a deep water port.