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On the eastern sea surface of the Malay Peninsula, the fleet from Songkhla is heading south evenly.
On the large ship in the center of the fleet, Wu Lingxuan and her maid Xiaolan stood on the bow, curiously staring at the flying fish that jumped out of the sea from time to time and pointing.
"Look, miss, there are many fish on the sea!"
The maid Xiaolan pointed to the fish jumping out of the sea in front of her.
"let me see."
Wu Lingxuan turned around, took a few steps forward and came to the side of the maid Xiaolan, stood on tiptoes and looked towards the sea.
"There are really a lot of fish!" Wu Lingxuan opened her mouth in surprise and waved her hands and said, "They can fly!"
"Yes, yes," Xiaolan nodded vigorously and agreed, "I just saw their wings. They have wings so they can fly."
"No, fish live in the sea, how can they have wings?"
Wu Lingxuan said doubtfully after her curiosity wore off.
"They're not flying, they're gliding."
A familiar voice came from behind, and Wu Lingxuan could identify the owner of the voice without looking back.
"Second brother, what is gliding?"
Wu Lingxuan asked in confusion.
"Gliding is when certain objects do not rely on power, but use the interaction between the buoyancy of the air and their own gravity to float in the air."
"What is air and gravity?"
The more Wu Lingxuan listened, the more confused she became, and she complained, "Brother, what you are saying is so profound that I can't even understand it."
Wu Shi'an was just about to explain something to his sister. When he heard her complaint, he smiled and said, "Gravity and buoyancy are terms in Western science. If you haven't studied science with foreigners, of course you won't understand."
"Brother, were these things taught to you by the foreign devils in Lion City?"
Wu Lingxuan asked.
"Not entirely." Wu Shi'an shook his head and explained, "The foreign schools in Shicheng mainly teach foreign literature, gravity, and buoyancy. I learned them from books myself."
"Well, I understand. No wonder my second brother often takes a boat to Annan and Quang Ninh Province. It turns out that he borrows books from Mr. Liang."
Wu Lingxuan suddenly said.
"Master Liang is the edict of Quang Ninh and Lang Son in the northern part of Annam. He has many books shipped from the Han Dynasty.
So when I visited Mr. Liang, I asked for a few books."
Wu Shi'an explained, "Speaking of Mr. Liang Xingliang and my little sister, you also have some connections. Your marriage to His Majesty the King of Han was brokered by Mr. Liang and several other adults."
"Humph, who cares about him being the matchmaker?" Wu Lingxuan pursed her lips and pretended to be dissatisfied, "I don't want to get married so early. It's all because of his meddling!"
"Haha, that's not what my little sister said when she saw the letter sent by His Majesty the King of Han. I remember that my little sister was very satisfied with His Majesty the King of Han at that time." Wu Shi'an smiled softly and teased his sister.
For the first time in two lives, Li Mingyuan was facing the important event of starting a family and getting married. Like traditional Chinese men, Li Mingyuan attached great importance to it. Therefore, when he decided to marry Wu Lingxuan as the Queen of Han Dynasty, Li Mingyuan carefully prepared a small gift for his future wife.
In addition to some accessories suitable for little girls in later generations, the gift also included a set of photos recording Li Mingyuan's inspection of the army and commanding operations and a handwritten letter.
The letters and gifts were delivered to Songkhla more than ten days ago. When she saw the image of a heroic and handsome man in the photo and the comforting words in the letter like a big brother next door, Wu Lingxuan's original resistance to the marriage quickly disappeared.
Marrying Li Mingyuan was not a decision that Wu Lingxuan could control, but when she learned from the envelope and photo that her future husband was an ideal candidate that fit the girl's fantasy, Wu Lingxuan naturally felt happy and satisfied with her future destiny, so she left for Han Dynasty in the distance
During the trip, my mood became cheerful and lively again.
"How can I not." Wu Lingxuan pouted her mouth dissatisfied and said shyly.
"Miss, the second young master is right. You smiled so happily last time when you took the photo sent by His Highness the King of Han Dynasty. I saw it."
The maid Xiaolan interjected at an inappropriate time.
"Smelly girl, if you talk too much, I won't teach you a lesson!"
Wu Lingxuan's face turned red with embarrassment. She stopped taking Wu Shi'an's words and started chasing after Xiaolan.
"Be careful, don't go to the edge of the bow."
Wu Shi'an looked like a sister who would never grow up, and reminded her carefully.
"Don't worry, brother, I will be careful."
On the other side, Wu Lingxuan caught up with the maid Xiaolan, and the two responded while fighting...
The weather at sea changed rapidly. After the fleet traveled more than ten kilometers on the sea, the blue sky was covered by dark clouds, and the calm sea surface also stirred up waves.
"Miss, it's going to rain. Let's go back to the cabin quickly!"
The two had a bit of a fight, and Xiaolan looked at the changing weather around her and reminded her.
"Well, let's go."
Wu Lingxuan responded, holding her long skirt blown by the wind with her hands, and walked carefully towards the cabin.
"Boom!" There was a loud noise on the sea covered with dark clouds. Wu Lingxuan was startled by the sudden loud noise and slipped and fell to the deck.
"Miss, are you okay? Are you injured anywhere?"
Wu Lingxuan suddenly fell down. The maid Xiaolan beside her and the soldiers on duty on the deck rushed over immediately and helped her up.
"I'm fine, I just fell." Wu Lingxuan rubbed her slender right leg, frowning and said, "It started thundering before the sky darkened completely. The weather at sea is really weird."
"Miss Wu, it was the sound of cannons just now, not the sound of thunder. The captain has ordered the fleet to be on alert. It is not safe for you here, so you should go back to the cabin as soon as possible."
A sailor who looked like an officer reminded him.
"The sound of artillery? Is there going to be a war?"
Wu Lingxuan murmured something and quickly reacted.
"Xiaolan, the war is about to begin. Let's go back to the cabin. Don't delay the important events of the army."
"Okay, miss, I will help you back right now."
The maid Xiaolan nodded obediently, took Wu Lingxuan's right hand, and helped her return to the cabin under the guard of five or six soldiers.
"Major Zhong, where did the gunfire come from?"
Coming out of the cabin, Wu Shi'an came to the command room at the front of the deck and asked Zhong Shao, the commander of the escort fleet.
"The weather environment at sea is too bad, and we don't know the opponent's strength for the time being. We need to wait until the patrol ship returns to get detailed information."
Zhong Shao replied.
"Will there be a foreign fleet? Will my sister be in danger?"
Wu Shi'an said worriedly.
"Don't worry, Mr. Wu, Miss Wu is the queen of His Majesty the King of Han. Even if the entire fleet is wiped out, Miss Wu's safety will be guaranteed!"
Faced with the sudden change, although Zhong Shao felt equally uneasy, he still maintained a calm face and said, "The fleet is about two hundred kilometers away from the Natuna Islands. I have ordered two light patrol ships to leave the fleet and rush to Natuna.
The archipelago reports the situation here, and there are four medium-sized armed steamships on the sea leading to the Natuna Islands. If the war situation worsens, I will personally order Miss Wu to be transferred to the armed steamship, and I will never let Miss Wu be harmed.
Danger."
"My little sister's safety rests with Major Zhong."
After hearing the other party's assurance, Wu Shian relaxed a little, and then sincerely saluted Zhong Shao.
"The density of gunfire in the eastern sea area is limited. I estimate that their strength is not as good as the escort fleet. They should not be targeting the escort fleet. Mr. Wu will wait for a while."
Zhong Shao comforted Wu Shi'an, stared at the sea in front of the command room carefully, and stopped talking.
A few minutes later, a lieutenant quickly ran into the command room and reported, "Captain, the shelling ship ahead is our South China Sea garrison. They are clearing out the pirates who attacked the Taiping Island mining area. Report completed!"
"Do they need support from our fleet?"
"The commander of the South China Sea Guard Fleet reported that the remaining pirates have been surrounded and the battle can be resolved within ten minutes. No support from our fleet is needed!"
"Order the fleet to lift the danger alert, and send two armed steamships to the eastern waters to participate in the battle. The pirates must be wiped out!"
After the false alarm, although the Nanhai garrison fleet did not need the support of the escort fleet, Zhong Shao still felt angry in his heart, so he decided to send two ships to participate in the battle to encircle and suppress the pirates.