Entering Jianning Prefecture, the phenomenon of people here forming strongholds to protect themselves has never been rare. As for the Jiangxi Ming Army, they have not crossed the Wuyi Mountains and entered this area in the past few months. Everything is a matter of numbers.

It looked like when he left Fujian a few months ago that there would be fewer surprises on his way back, but he was even more pessimistic about the Jiangxi Ming Army.

Unable to control that much, Chen Kai met up with more than a hundred Ming army warriors sent by Zheng Chenggong near the 28th capital, and went straight to Funing Prefecture. There were ships there that could reach the Zhongzuo Station directly, but Chen Kai

Kai's next destination is not there.

“Which island is closer to the sea from Fuzhou Fucheng?”

"If I go back to join the army, it should be Langqi."

"Langqi? Is it the one at the mouth of the Minjiang River?"

"Yes."

"No, it's too close. Apart from this, is there anything further away?"

Everyone present could not understand Chen Kai's thoughts. However, this was not the first time. Cai Qiao, Dao Zong, Kuang Lu and others, as well as the guides and ship owners who had recently come to join us, were all surprised.

No wonder. For the current plan, I have no choice but to act according to Chen Kai's instructions.

"Haitan Island, and even closer is Guantang Mountain..."

The guide said something more, but was immediately glared at by Cai Qiao. It was already October, and in the past six months, Zheng Chenggong had won both battles in Cizao and Qianshan in southern Fujian. He showed off his power and made the Qing army in Zhangzhou unable to stop.

Dare to leave the city even half a step, and most of the countryside has already fallen to the Ming army. At the same time, Zheng Chenggong's navy is also expanding its territory to the north. Up to now, the islands along the coast of Fujian, from the southernmost Dongshan Island to the southern part of Fuzhou Prefecture

The Haitan Islands were all under the control of the Ming army.

Entering Haitan Island is equivalent to returning to the area controlled by the Ming army, but if you go to Guantang Mountain, it is another matter. After a period of trekking, they have arrived at the seaside from Xianxia Pass.

The closer the trip came to an end, the more Cai Qiao became agitated. However, after hearing these two place names, Chen Kai immediately made a choice, and his choice was exactly what he didn't want to see.

The Guantang Mountain we arrived at.

"Let's go to Guantang Mountain and stay for a few months."

The so-called Guantang Mountain is the old name of the Mazu Islands. The most important event in Jiangsu and Zhejiang today is not that he fished out a Wangjiang from Hangzhou, but the total collapse of the Lujian Dynasty in Zhoushan and even eastern Zhejiang. If

If Chen Kai remembered correctly, King Lu was about to go south to defect to Zheng Chenggong. There were opportunities here, and all he needed to do was take a risk.

There are many islands along the coast of Funing Prefecture. Chen Kai and his party boarded the boat and bypassed this series of islands, heading south to the series of islands in Guantang Mountain.

Sailing on the sea was much faster than traveling by land. If nothing else happened, the group of them would be able to reach their destination by nightfall. However, as soon as they bypassed the islands that could provide shelter from the wind, a storm suddenly came.

The storm is not too big, and you can still see the route clearly. However, the impact of wind and waves on the ship's control is not small, and no one knows whether the storm will get bigger and bigger, so they have to find shelter from the wind as quickly as possible.

Only in this way can the harbor better ensure the safety of the people on this ship.

The boat was driving in a storm, swaying left and right, swaying back and forth, even if Chen Kai had been there in recent years from Nan'ao to Chaozhou, from Nan'ao to Guangzhou, from Nan'ao to Tongshan Institute, and from Nan'ao to Zhongzuo Institute.

How many times have I felt faintly sick? The people accompanying me, Cai Qiao and the Ming army warriors, were fine. Even Monk Daozong and Kuang Lu had never been on a boat, but for Wang Jiang's family, it was not so bad.

It was like a catastrophe that had just befallen them.

A family of three squeezed into the cabin, with strong winds beating and waves sweeping across. The boat sailed on the sea, bumping and undulating like dead leaves on a stream. The people in the boat were like the glass beads in the bottle. The biggest advantage over glass beads is that

People can still hold on to some things to fix their bodies as much as possible to prevent them from rolling around in the cabin, just like everyone in the cabins at this moment, including Wang Jiang's family.

Wang Jiang's family was arranged in a cabin. The boat was rocking in the wind and waves, leaning forward and backward. They had no choice but to hold on to the bed and table in the cabin, but the nausea was already welling up.

Come up.

"mother."

When the boat stabilized slightly, Wang Jiang hurriedly handed over the spittoon. His mother had been holding back for a while. The boat was bumping, so he could not hand it over. Now he handed it over, without opening his mouth, and everything that was churning in his stomach poured out.

.There was not no vomit on the deck of the cabin, but every time they felt extremely nauseous, they tried their best to hold it back so as not to cause trouble to the people cleaning up. But even if this was not the case, their bodies became weak as the vomiting continued.

It would get worse and worse, until after a sudden earthquake, the ship stopped moving, and the rolling motion rocked by the wind and waves gradually slowed down.

"What did you hit?"

There was a sudden shock and Chen Kai almost didn't fall to the deck. The ship stopped moving. He quickly realized what was going on and ran out of the cabin. On the deck, the wind and waves continued, but the sailors had already begun to lower the sails.

.There is a piece of land in front of you. Looking far into the distance, it feels like it should be an island from the outline.

"This is where?"

After finding the captain who was busy directing the sailors, Chen Kai asked, but the answer he got was not easy to distinguish. Then Chen Kai had to expand the scope of the inquiry and finally got an ambiguous answer.

"This island looks a bit like Shimojima Island."

The next island is Gaodeng Island, an island in the northern part of the Mazu Islands. The Qing navy was weak and it was roughly determined that it was an island. Chen Kai was relieved. Immediately, despite the wind and rain, he asked about the damage to the ship.

The answer is that it hit a rock. The specific damage is not clear yet. We have to wait until the wind and rain stop before we can conduct further exploration.

The ship owner didn't seem to be very pessimistic, which was the biggest good news. Chen Kai returned to the cabin and tried his best not to cause trouble to these professionals. By sunset, the wind and rain gradually stopped, and the damage report was also sent up.

"There is a hole in the outer plating on the port side of the bow. It's not big, but it will take some time to repair."

"what about others?"

"The water tank is gone, but the cooking utensils and food are still there. Don't worry about joining the army. The little people on this island have seen it clearly. It is indeed Xiamu Island. There is water on the island. Just send someone to get it."

"That's good, that's good."

When Zheng Chenggong sent troops to serve the king, he encountered a big storm. The ship escaped desperately and took refuge on a small island. There were no water tanks, cooking utensils, etc., and there was no water on the island. He suffered from hunger until he met up with the search force.

They are completely out of danger. As they are, they are still not close to Haitan Island, the northernmost part of the Ming army's control area. They may be able to endure without food for a few days, but without water, if they lose their course, they will

Otherwise, you will have to become a group of people on a ghost ship.

The ship needed repairs. All the people on the ship disembarked, moved most of the necessary items, and rested on the island.

Wang Jiang's mother unexpectedly fell ill during the night. There were not many medicinal materials on the ship. Chen Kaisi wanted to try to set sail as soon as possible. First, Wang Jiang's family was sent to Haitan Island, and then he returned to Guantang Mountain. However, no matter what, no matter what, he wanted to set sail as soon as possible.

In any case, it will all happen after the ship is repaired.

The tide ebbs and flows, and the repair work must also be completed with the help of the tide, especially the adjustment of the ship. The moon began to limit the progress of their trip. Fortunately, they not only found fresh water on the island, but also found some people to live here.

The people. But according to them, a large fleet of dozens of ships passed by here a few days ago. They don’t know where they went specifically. They only know that they went south, but this attracted Chen Kai’s attention.

.

"Tatars are impossible. The Fujian navy is not that large. The Jiangsu and Zhejiang navy has just experienced a war like Zhoushan's and needs to rest."

"Could it be King Lu?"

"Probably not. Even if King Lu goes south to defect to Guoxing, the two sides will still have to fight for some time. Apart from other things, what is the etiquette of meeting? Is it a prince or a supervisor? On the side of Guoxing, is it a marquis or a ceremonial officer?

Like the Prince Consort, there is too much talk in this."

Chen Kai could not explain to Daozong and others that King Lu would rest for a period of time on Sanpan Island in Wenzhou, the previous territory of Pingyi Marquis Zhou Hezhi. Until Zhang Mingzhen and the others had to leave the island to collect food and grass on the road, Sanpan Island was attacked by Ma Jinbao, so that

Warehouses and houses were all destroyed, so they had no choice but to go south to Fujian to join Zheng Chenggong.

He had no way of predicting these things, so he could only use this as an excuse. However, etiquette cannot be abolished. This is an undoubted truth. Daozong and the others easily accepted this argument. Unfortunately, the problem still cannot be solved.

The answer, who is the fleet heading south, has always lingered in Chen Kai's mind.

He finally got the answer to this question until the ship was completely repaired. Unfortunately, looking at the dozen or so ships surrounding them, especially the flag on the flag ship with the words Jianguo Gongzheng written on it, Chen Kai was
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