"O God of the Sun! The white-skinned demons left the inlet! They got on the big boat and went to the east sea!..."
"The Lord God bless you! Send a messenger quickly to report back to the chief priest of Tuomat in Tiewan Town!..."
"Yes, there is also Battalion Commander Puap! He waited impatiently for three years and even gave birth to four children... He just hopes to make great achievements and report back to His Majesty!..."
The sun was setting in the west, and the "small inlet" of the Youshui Department was sparkling, and the tranquility gradually returned. The two canoes left the Taino village and rowed towards the south of the big lake without stopping. There was a narrow channel there.
The creek connects to the vast "Big Water Bay" further south. On the southeastern shore of "Big Water Bay" is the core town of the Kingdom in Cuba, where the longship warriors are stationed and patrolling, and the only Iron Bay that produces iron.
town!
"Damn it! What damn natives! They shout and kill each other as soon as they meet. They are just a group of barbarians... Damn it! We didn't even get any supplies!..."
On the Pinta, Captain Ohiramatsu frowned as he listened to the sailors' replies. His face showed anger and incomprehensible confusion.
"Holy Mother! The natives on this big island obviously look the same as those on the islands, but why are their attitudes completely different? What is the reason why they are so hostile to us?... Sisko, what do you think?"
"Brother, the natives on Sipangu Island are indeed very different from the natives in the Bahamas! The number of natives here is very large, and they can easily form a large tribe of thousands of people, and can gather hundreds of strong men. And the natives
Among the large tribes, there will be brave leather-armored warriors and bronze-armored men to organize fighting teams... In addition, the natives here also have iron weapons! Although they are very ignorant and barbaric, they are not as peaceful as the natives of the Bahamas.
Kind, but still civilized..."
Francisco Pinzon stroked his beard, his eyes flashed, and explained his observations and opinions. In the eyes of Castilians of this era, "barbaric" is not actually a derogatory term. "Barbarians" with power
, is worthy of being treated with respect. On the contrary, "goodness" without power is almost an "original sin" and can be judged arbitrarily in the name of the Lord, just like the kingdom did to the conquered Moors
Same…
"Hmm. He has iron weapons, the tribe has military leaders, he can mobilize fighting teams, and he is very hostile to us... Captain Dracosa, what do you think?"
Hearing Dahiramatsu's question, De La Cosa pondered for a while. He was always cautious, and his answer at this moment not only used honorifics, but also used the name of Columbus.
"God bless you! Dear Lord Hiramatsu, according to Commander Columbus's guess...this is Sipangu RB. And according to "Marco Polo's Travels", the Japanese have been at war with the Mongol Khan of Khitan. And the Mongol Khan of Khitan
In the navy, there are not only three-masted ships and five-masted ships like ours, but also Persians, Arabs and Slavs..."
"As soon as the natives here get close and see us, they will immediately yell and escape in small boats. And the villages on the shore will all mobilize and prepare for war...Perhaps, they regard us as
Some enemies misunderstand that we are the navy of the Khitan Mongol Khan?"
"Huh? That Columbus guy's nonsense? The battle between Sipangu and Khitan? What kind of nonsense..."
Hearing this, Ohiramatsu's expression changed slightly. On the surface, he dismissed these speculations of Columbus, but he was a little doubtful in his heart. After all, no one believed this unreliable guy before, but he actually discovered the archipelago land.
...Dahiramatsu thought wildly for a while, then looked at Dracosa and asked seriously.
"Captain Dracosa, what are these... Well, the Sipangu people misunderstood the Lord's kindness and started fighting with us as soon as we met... So what do you think we should do next? Is there any way to find Sipangu?
King, come to clarify the misunderstanding between the two parties and conduct a good supply transaction?..."
"Well, the Lord has witnessed it! Dear Sir Pinsong, except for some small gifts, there probably are no goods that can be traded on our ship... and the army under King Sipangu may not give us a chance to explain..."
Dracosa pursed his lips and hesitated for a moment. But thinking about the risks that followed, he still suggested cautiously.
"Your Excellency Pingsong, the coast here is very dangerous, very dangerous! Perhaps, we can return to the northern archipelago to obtain supplies and property from those peaceful and friendly native tribes... And according to Commander Columbus, the rich Khitan continent should be
Further west…”
"Ha! Return now? Looking for Khitan?...Another Columbus bullshit!..."
Hearing De La Cosa's suggestion, Ohiramatsu curled his lips and looked noncommittal. He finally gained the leadership of the fleet. Without any spoils or the discovery of new routes, he would be in despair with the fleet.
Return... Then how can he appease the sailors who support him and are eager to gain wealth? And when the fleet returns to the Kingdom of Castile, how can he report back to the queen and suppress Columbus?
"Praise the Lord! He guided us here and gave us difficult trials, and he will surely give us wealth in return! What's more, we need to get supplies of water as soon as possible... Captain Dracosa, you can return to Saint
Maria. Please follow our ship, always pay attention to the flag signal, and continue to obey the command!…”
The night was dark, and dark clouds were drifting in from the east. That night, in order to ensure safety, the Castilian exploration fleet left the coast twenty miles away and anchored in the deep sea. And in the early morning of the next day, everyone raised the sails again,
Use the west wind to look for the southern coast.
The clouds in the sky have not dispersed, and it seems to be raining again. The solitary thrush on the coast of Cuba emitted a clear and pleasant cry, much like the partridge in its hometown of Andalusia.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "God bless! The drizzle is coming and the partridges are chirping. This is a good omen! We will definitely gain something today!..."
The large flat pine boosted the crew's morale and looked at the southern sea and sky. On the southern horizon, the desolate and green jungle coast spread out again. Along the coast, the fleet soon discovered a wide seaport.
.This seaport is four or five miles wide, and along the slightly winding seaport to the west, there is a lagoon with no end in sight, a rich and vast bay!
"Captain! Fish! Lots of fish!..."
"There are natives! Their fishing boats! It's in the big bay to the west!..."
Dapingsong squinted his eyes, stopped the fleet at the mouth of the sea, and looked carefully into the lagoon to the west. The lagoon in this bay was very large, with dense reeds covering the edges of the lake, and seabirds circling fishing in the sky.
Such a bay lagoon can easily allow fish in the sea to swim in during high tide and stay during low tide. It is a good place for catching fish! According to the fleet’s previous experience, once there is a rich lagoon, there will inevitably be a large
Aboriginal tribe!
"God bless you! Is it easy to deal with the native tribes here? And if you encounter a large native village, I don't know how much gold and cotton there will be... Well, even if the natives are unwilling to trade, the fleet is fishing in the lagoon
Netting a few fat fish can also replenish the fleet's supplies!"
Dapingsong thought for a while and then looked at the native boats in the lagoon. When encountering the fleet, several native boats were frightened and ran away, but there were still two boats that stopped in the lagoon. The fishing boat
The natives on board had no clothes and kept looking at the big ship from a distance of several hundred meters.
"Hey! These two native boats didn't actually escape?..."
Seeing this scene, Dapingsong was a little surprised and a little happy. Could it be that the native tribes here had no hostility towards them? After thinking for a moment, Dapingsong quickly made a decision, as decisive and brave as ever.
"Lord guide! Go west and enter the seaport!"
"Say hello to the two native boats and ask them to come over! Give them some glass beads and ask them about the situation on the shore...don't scare them away!"
The two caravel sailboats lowered their half-sails and sailed into the wide estuary. The sailors on the ship raised their arms and waved their bright hats, calling loudly to the native boats. But the two native boats seemed to be disturbed.
Frightened, he flew away like a bird. After escaping for a while, the boat actually stopped again. The natives on the boat continued to watch, staring at the incoming ship, like sparrows attracted by the millet.
I don't know what the idea is.
"Huh? Neither staying away nor getting close...these natives are still wary! Forget it, ignore them..."
"Boss! The Santa Maria is still behind. Do you want to wait for them for a while and then go look for the native tribes in this area?..."
Dapingsong looked at the native boat and shook his head needlessly. The new boatswain Qiachu's suggestion made his expression move. He looked at the horizon to the north, and the slow-moving Santa Maria was still missing.
At least twenty miles behind.
This clumsy Clark's sailing ship was inherently slow, and its draft was much deeper than that of the light Caravel. When sailing in offshore waters with unknown hydrology, the Santa Maria had to be very careful to avoid possible rocks.
"Ha! That Columbus guy's boat is as slow as a Catalan turtle, how can it compare to our Andalusian birds?... Bah! If the royal representative hadn't been watching, I would have been too lazy to wait for him!
...Ha! I really want to see him caught by the natives and pull out that annoying tongue!..."
Thinking of Columbus losing the power of the fleet, Ohiramatsu curled his lips in disdain. But as the "commander" of the fleet, he still couldn't just abandon Columbus and Captain De La Cosa. Thinking of this, he looked around the fish school.
He dragged the bay and ordered with a smile.
"Lord bless! Lower the sails! Stop on the inside of the harbor!…"
"Throw down the fishing nets! Let's catch more fish in this area, a good place for natives to fish, and replenish the food on the boat!..."
Following Dapingsong's order, the two Caravel caravels lowered their sails and stopped at the mouth of the sea to fish. The fish here were indeed abundant, but after a quarter of an hour or two, the sailors of the Ninia started cheering
, caught a lot of big fish.
"Praise the Virgin! Big fish! So many big white fish!…"
"Haha! You can have a good meal tonight!..."
"Huh? Big ship, it seems like a big ship is coming?..."
"Idiot! That's the Virgin Mary, slowly, it just emerged from the sea in the north. We had already caught two nets of fish before they came!..."
"No! I mean the east, a big ship appeared in the east!..."
"What? East? Outside Haikou?...Uh? It's true!..."
"Ah! Look, what a strange ship! With its long shape and fast oars, why does it feel like a Barbary pirate ship?..."
Hearing the shouts of the sailors, Dahiramatsu walked quickly to the stern of the ship and looked towards the east horizon. To the east is the mouth of the lagoon several miles wide, connecting a large gray beach and the coast. On the outside of the coast, three ships in the style of
The strange big ship was quickly rowing towards the seaport with dozens of ant-sized boats.
"Holy Mother! What is this? A long-headed galley...a Viking longship in the North Sea? How could it appear in Sipangu?..."
Dahiramatsu frowned in astonishment, looking at the fleet of galleys coming from the eastern horizon, as if he had seen some weird spectacle. But soon, alarm bells rang in his heart, and his expression became panicked.
"No, no! The group of canoes behind...this is the fleet of natives! This is probably the enemy!..."
"Ah! The natives actually have big ships! They are also big galleys that are good at sailing on the coast!..."
"Damn it! Our ship is in the lagoon! If it is blocked by the native fleet..."
Thinking of the terrible consequences, Dapingsong's forehead suddenly broke out in sweat, and his voice started to scream and tremble.
"Quick! Quick! Raise the sail! It's full!..."
"Turn around and head east, head east quickly, and rush out of the sea!"
"Blessed Mother! These native fleets that suddenly appeared must not be enemies!..."
Dapingsong was trembling all over, watching the fleet of natives anxiously. The three galleys were very fast, no matter the direction of the wind, they were obviously coming at full speed. And those galleys seemed to be full of fully armed natives.
The reflections from the weapons are densely packed, like an ominous death light...
"Ah haha! God bless me! After waiting for three years, this heaven-shaking great achievement has finally come to me, Puap!..."
On the first flagship longship, Huitu Puap stood on the bow, raising his head and laughing. He was wearing fine leather armor, with two copper axes on his waist, a bow on his back, and a bow in his hand.
An iron spear. And the thirty kingdom warriors on the boat were all equipped with the same armor and spears, with cruel murderous intent on their faces. Even the forty Taino rowers were wearing simple leather armor.
He has a short, thick iron ax on his waist!
"Ahaha! Praise the Lord God! Praise His Majesty!...Ah! What a white-skinned bearded man, he looks so scary!...Ahaha! What a big fish! So many big white fish!..."
"God bless you! Turkeys, follow me and block the mouth of the sea!...Speed up! Paddle with all your strength! Charge!...
"Ahaha! They can't escape! They are so close!... Roar! Seize the ship and capture the prisoners! Cut off the head of the evil leader and sacrifice it to God!..."
"Roar! Seize ships and capture prisoners! Sacrifice to God!!..."
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