“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 early morning sun shines on the sparkling sea, like cheese spread on an expensive porcelain plate, full of tempting flavor. Three Castilian sailing ships filled their sails and sailed at a speed of about seven or eight knots.
, sailing quickly due west. Captain Kohiramatsu's Ninia 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! ...Nothing at all, nothing at all! It makes everyone happy again!"
Merda!”
The clouds extended to the west, blending with the distant sea, as if they were land that could be seen but not touched. Columbus, the commander of the expeditionary force, stood on the poop, cursing, while his eyes stared at the vast sea and sky, trying to see the land.
traces.
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 disappeared 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 would not come here.
Become an adventurous sailor..."
Columbus cursed in a low voice for a while, and looked down upon his 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
With thousands of arquebusiers!
In the past Holy War of Granada, the main force of the 40,000 to 50,000 infantrymen of the Kingdom's Holy War Army was composed of sharp and tough buckler swordsmen, coupled with the auxiliary output of crossbows and matchlocks. This is how it was formed.
The main force of the infantry plus the thousands of Iberian light cavalry recruited were very flexible in their actions. They could not only defeat the Moorish tribal army head-on, but also hold them tightly.
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 war-tested and low-maintenance knights were
The cheap infantry regiment has been basically retained by the royal family, and I don’t know who else will be recruited to rob it...
"Hmm... shoot the flock of birds... the flock of birds... fly to the southwest... hmm?!"
Columbus' thoughts were surging, and he chattered for a while, then suddenly stopped. He opened his eyes wide, 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 was vast and the moonlight was 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 it.
He 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 very strong on the third day. The fleet sailed 31 leagues, but Columbus only recorded 25 leagues. There were indeed more and more birds in the sky, and some fresh water plants floated on the sea.
On 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 quickly to the southwest, the deck was shaking and he could not stand still.
The sailors on the ship were once again panicked and surrounded Columbus and made a noise.
"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! In front of us is a giant man-eating sea beast... Return, we have to return!..."
"Yes! Co?o! If you don't return, we will hack you to death!..."
Seeing the familiar sailors gathering again, Columbus was sweating on his forehead, and he had to try his best to comfort everyone. He secretly gritted his teeth and wished to hang each of these sailors who were threatening them with knives on the mast one by one!
It's a pity that he didn't dare to really do something, and he didn't even dare to hold the two bosuns accountable. Otherwise, he might be the one who was 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 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 that everyone on the ship could hear it.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "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 we look for it again tomorrow
No sign of land...We will return the day after tomorrow!...I swear!!..."
Hearing Columbus mention the gold verification ceremony, the troubled sailors looked at each other with some awe in their expressions. The second boatswain Qia Chu thought for a while, nodded, and lowered the raised scimitar from Columbus's head.
, 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 times in his mind. 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 take each of you to get gold and make a fortune!..."
"Haha!...I hope!..."
The noisy sailors got 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 solidified sculpture, for a long time...
The fleet sailed with the wind all night and traveled at least 20 leagues. According to Columbus's estimate, the voyage of this early 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 a huge wave that had never been seen suddenly rose! This huge wave rose several meters, even more than ten meters high, sweeping in from the west, sweeping everyone away
They were all beaten to death. Many sailors looked frightened and knelt on the deck, praying to the "behemoth in the sea" that caused the huge waves, begging the beast to forgive everyone for their offense...
This huge wave came and went quickly. When the wave moved away to the east, everyone's fear gradually turned into anger, and once again rushed towards the object of their anger, Columbus, the commander of the expeditionary force who insisted on heading west!…
"Joder! Hack Columbus to death! Hack him to death!..."
The second boatswain, Qiachu, once again pulled out the sharp scimitar. This time, he was not joking, he was prepared to really draw blood from the blade...
However, the reporting flag was once again hoisted on the mast of the Ninja, and the sound of cannons for the discovery of land was fired. There were only more than 20 people on board the three sailing ships of the fleet, the Pinta and the Ninja.
The ship has a little more space, and it carries two small 3-pound bronze cannons, one at the bow and one at the stern...
"Boom! Boom!"
"Co?o! 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 of the Calavia sailing ship, the Ninha is extremely light, 20% faster than the Santa Maria, and rushes to the front at every turn. When the sailors stopped the flagship, the sharp-eyed navigator Pei
Dro discovered that fishing nets were lowered before and after the Niniya, as if they were constantly fishing for something in the sea...
"God bless! God bless!...Haha! Look, what did we catch?!..."
The navigator of the Ninha, Francisco, the second of the three Pinzon brothers, grabbed the cable and jumped nimbly, flipping onto the flagship. He held the cable with his right hand and held up a short wooden stick with his left hand, which looked like an ancient mural.
In the middle, the Visigoth walked out like a brave man...
"Uh?...This is? A stick?"
"Not bad! Look at this stick, look carefully!!..."
"What the hell! A broken stick... Uh! No! It was chipped 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 around here, and there must be inhabited villages!..."
The sailors looked surprised and gathered around Francisco, arguing non-stop. The two royal representatives of the flagship and Columbus, the commander of the expeditionary force, also hurried over. They looked at the wooden stick that had been artificially whittled out.
, his face showed a bit of confusion at first, then disbelief, and finally turned into excitement and ecstasy!…
"Haha! God bless! 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 sail! Quick! Keep sailing southwest!... The new route to Khitan and India is right in front of us!..."
The three sea ships raised their sails again, and the sailors were excited and sang hymns to praise the Lord, just like a group of monkeys seeing bananas. Everyone eagerly crowded on the bow of the ship, climbed up the mast, and watched for a moment.
To the southwest. 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 sea ships raised their sails and continued sailing at night. The sea and sky in the distance were still a vast darkness. In the darkness, it seemed as if
There is fire, but it seems to be just people's imagination...
"Joder! My eyes are dazzled by what I saw!... We can't see the land tonight. Why don't we tie a rope and sleep, and then get up and see again the next morning!... Land, land!... The first person to discover land
, annuity of 10,000 copper coins!…”
The second boatswain Chachu cursed in a low voice and walked towards the entrance of the cabin. He was talking about the Queen's bounty and almost drooled. But at this time, he had forgotten that in the morning he almost lost his life with the angry sailors.
So the commander of the expeditionary force was beheaded...
"Boom! Boom!..."
As soon as Chachu climbed down from the cabin, he suddenly heard two cannon shots that discovered land! He was trembling all over, and with a sudden jump, he jumped from the bottom cabin to the deck. Then, he looked eagerly towards the sound of cannons.
Coming from...
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Co?o! It's 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 discovered the land almost at the same time, one after the other?…
Cha Chu widened his round eyes and looked at the end of the sky. Columbus, the commander of the expeditionary force, also opened his mouth wide and looked toward the southwest...
The Clark sailboat sailed toward the southwest. Within a moment, the dim sky suddenly changed, as if it was coated with a layer of thick ink, and as if it was desperately gestating something. And when the thick ink gradually spread and became deeper, that
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 found land!…We found 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! 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 stern of the ship, Columbus, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, laughed ecstatically. He knelt down on the second deck and banged his fists. He laughed wildly for a while, twisted his whole body, and shed tears like a maniac. He
Crying and laughing, he opened his mouth wide, 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, circled half the earth, finally discovered a new route, and finally arrived in the East!...The East! The East is full of gold!
…”
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