Back on the ship, the surrounding sea fog gradually dissipated, and the Tulip slowly sank. A bright moon shone in the sky, and Zhang Tuohai was able to find his course again.
Zhang Tuohai corrected his course and continued heading towards Hongshi Island.
At the same time, he asked the crew to take shifts and rest. At this speed, they can reach Red Rock Island tomorrow. They may be intercepted by the Targaryen family fleet, and there may be a hard battle.
It’s okay if you don’t take a rest.
The lights on the ship were extinguished, and there was almost no light except for the kitchen fire.
Blown by the sea breeze, the White Bird rushed towards Hongshi Island.
Under Zhang Tuohai's uninterrupted sailing, Zhang Tuohai finally arrived at Hongshi Island.
Although he had already seen the terrain on the chart, when he actually came to the vicinity of Red Rock Island, he truly understood why this was the choke point between the Ka Zhu Xiya Sea and the Thunder Sea.
There is not a wide waterway between the Xia Ya Sea and the Thunder Sea. Instead, it is almost cut off by a long strip of land. This land becomes narrower towards the middle and ends abruptly at a distance of about ten kilometers between the two pieces of land.
And Red Rock Island is stuck in the middle of the two.
In other words, if you want to enter the Xia Ya Sea from the Thunder Sea, you must pass through the less than five kilometers of waterways on both sides of Hongshi Island.
Looking at the tall forts and large-caliber coastal defense guns on Hongshi Island, Zhang Tuohai was sure that the entire waterway was within the range of the Hongshi Island coastal defense guns.
If you want to pass through Red Rock Island, you must withstand the attack of this kind of coastal defense artillery.
Looking at the unclear number of coastal defense guns, Zhang Tuohai felt that his White Bird might be sunk halfway.
Therefore, if you want to go to Xia Yahai through the waterway, you must destroy a fort.
But the fort is built on a high mountain. If you want to destroy it, you must attack it from the land.
But the high mountain where the fort is located is surrounded by cliffs, and there is only one winding mountain road that can go up the mountain. This mountain road is hidden in the Red Stone City in the center of the island.
"Sure enough, we have to go ashore again."
Zhang Tuohai woke up the crew members, changed the ship's license plate, and everyone put on the uniforms of the captured lobster soldiers. Zhang Tuohai also changed into the clothes of an Imperial Navy captain, put on a huge three-cornered hat, and headed towards Red Stone City.
Sailing to the port.
The ship slowly stopped at the dock of Red Rock City, and a group of Unsullied ones wearing lobster uniforms filed off the ship and stood in a neat formation.
Zhang Tuohai slowly walked off the ship, wearing white gloves in his hands and a matching bayonet and musket hung around his waist.
"May I ask who you are and why you came to Hongshi Island?" A port manager ran over and asked.
Snap!
Zhang Tuohai slapped the other party directly, and then put the musket on the other party's head: "Can't you see who we are? The Imperial Royal Navy! Do we need to report to you what we do? Get out of here!"
After Zhang Tuohai finished speaking, he kicked the guy aside, and then swaggered towards the city lord's mansion.
The Unsullied formed a neat queue and followed Zhang Tuohai.
The person in charge of the port looked at Zhang Tuohai's unscrupulous rampage and walked straight towards the city lord's palace. He estimated that this might be an important figure in the navy and did not dare to ask any more questions.
There is almost no difference between the Imperial Navy and pirates in this era. Moreover, this place is too far away from the core area of the Empire. Death is nothing at all and no one will care.
Therefore, for the sake of their own lives, the person in charge of the port pretended not to see it and left everything to the people above to deal with the headache.
Zhang Tuohai breathed a sigh of relief as he walked on the street with his head held high.
He was worried just now about what he would do if the Targaryen family did not recognize his identity as an Imperial Marine.
Now it seems that the tiger skin of the Imperial Royal Navy is still big enough to cover him.
The group of people quickly walked to the door of the City Lord's Mansion. Someone had already announced that the door of the City Lord's Mansion had been opened, and the owner inside, the City Lord Holden Targaryen who was guarding the place, was already standing in front of the door.
"Welcome to Red Rock City, we have prepared a reception dinner for you."
Zhang Tuohai nodded pretendingly and strode inside, while Holden followed beside him.
A long table had long been set up in the hall, with all kinds of delicacies placed on it. Holden respectfully invited Zhang Tuohai to the main seat.
"I wonder what happened when the great Royal Navy came to Red Rock City?"
Holden asked doubtfully.
"There is a pirate wanted by the empire named Zhang Tuohai, who is causing trouble in the Thunder Sea with a pirate ship. Do you know?"
Zhang Tuohai said.
"I've heard of it." Holden nodded.
Their family's court bachelor Antonio had just told him two days ago that Zhang Tuohai had killed the direct heir of their family and was now the sworn enemy of the entire Targaryen family. He asked him to guard Red Stone Island and not let Zhang Tuohai pass.
Bachelor Antonio was worried that Zhang Tuohai had passed through Red Rock Island ahead of time, so he had already led his fleet through Red Rock Island to search for traces.
"I came here just for him this time. There is news that Zhang Tuohai wants to escape from the Thunder Sea through Red Rock Island. If he is allowed to escape, it will cause irreparable damage to the Xiaya Sea. Therefore, the order I received is that we must
He is stuck on Red Rock Island and must not be allowed to escape from here."
"Don't worry, Your Excellency, Hongshi Island is impregnable. There are two heavy forts and a hundred heavy guns of various types. Without my nod, no ship can pass."
Holden patted his chest and promised.
"No, I don't feel at ease just because of this. In this case, you take me to the fort to have a look and I can verify it with my own eyes. This is an order from the empire."
Zhang Tuohai rolled his eyes and said.
"That's it, okay then, you come with me."
Holden glanced at the Unsullied who were following Zhang Tuohai. They were wearing straight military uniforms and stood even straighter than the lobster soldiers.
I secretly sighed in my heart: "They are indeed the elite of the empire, but they are different."
He never suspected that Zhang Tuohai might be a pirate.
He knew very well what a pirate was like: lazy, greedy and alcoholic, without discipline. It was absolutely impossible to stand so straight and remain indifferent while looking at so much food and wine. What is it if it wasn't the elite army of the empire?
Holden immediately led the way and took Zhang Tuohai on the mountain road to the fort.
A group of people held torches and climbed up the road leading to the fort on the top of the mountain.
The mountain road is winding and winding, with narrow stone steps that can only accommodate two people walking side by side. At the end of the stone steps on the top of the mountain, there is a rock watchtower with narrow shooting holes on it. As long as a team of elite shooters are stationed inside,
, even if the enemy is ten times or a hundred times stronger, it will be difficult to defeat it.
Zhang Tuohai looked at the defense of the mountain road and was secretly stunned. Fortunately, he used a trick to deceive Holden and let him take him up the mountain. If he attacked by force, he really couldn't attack this fort with the few men he had.
This chapter has been completed!