Zhang Jiao looked at the ships ahead, sighed helplessly, and shook his head. Of course he knew in his heart that these ships were used as cannon fodder by Wang Fu. Wang Fu did not want any accidents to happen to the fleet, so he was on the coast of Funan Kingdom.
After waiting for so long in the stronghold, the first thing was to find out whether there was any danger in the surrounding sea areas, and the other was to borrow ships from Funan Kingdom to clear the way for the fleet.
Wang Fu was very careful in his work. There was a vanguard ship just behind the ship. Even if something went wrong, it would never affect the ships behind. Huang Zhong saw Wang Fu's intentions and became a little silent. Wang Fu
Fu's ships were carrying heavily armed soldiers and were slowly moving toward the distance. There were also many merchant ships among them, which were loaded with goods unique to the Han Dynasty.
The fleet sailed toward the south in a swaying way, all the way along the coast of Chenla Kingdom. In order to avoid any problems on the sea, they had been moving along this river line. According to Zhang Jiao
As he said, if you continue sailing for two months, you will be able to see a small peninsula. The peninsula is like a long snake, spreading out from the land. At the end of the snake, there is a lot of gold.
It has to be said that Zhang Jiao is very familiar with the surrounding seas. He has been sailing on this route for nearly ten years and has become the most experienced navigator. He has discovered more than a dozen islands of various sizes, which can be called
The modern man was the first man to sail, but his complexion became more and more miserable every year. Even at the end, he would pull the crew and tell them the story about the fairy island.
He described every plant and tree on Fairy Island to everyone in such detail as if he had seen it with his own eyes, as if he had seen it with his own eyes. Every time he talked about Fairy Island, he would always be so happy, and his hands and feet would dance.
Because he was also extremely kind to the soldiers, the soldiers were willing to listen to his stories. In addition, he had many followers.
However, he has been searching for a full ten years, and his hope is getting slimmer and slimmer. Now, the fairy island he talks about has become a joke in the mouths of most of the soldiers in the navy. Every time he talks about the fairy island, these soldiers always cast their eyes on him.
With a look of disdain, his followers were constantly losing. Of course, due to his official position, the soldiers would not ridicule him in front of him.
However, discussions behind his back are always indispensable. The soldiers talked about him behind his back, as a magician and a liar. Zhang Jiao ignored it and talked about his fairy island as always, but without dancing. Now, after knowing him
After showing his kindness, many soldiers would joke with him and ask: "Jun Zhang, what does your fairy island look like?"
At this time, there will always be laughter.
The laughter was so harsh that Zhang Jue was indifferent. He would look at the other person and tell the story carefully. On his fairy island, there are trees that grow food, and there are horses that can travel thousands of miles a day without eating or drinking. They live on the island.
The immortals were able to ascend to heaven and earth. The soldiers suddenly felt bored and left without listening to what he had to say. Only Zhang Jiao was left alone, telling himself the story of the immortal island.
Zhang Jiao stood on the bow of the ship, licked his fingers, raised them up, and observed carefully, then raised his head, looked at the flag, and looked down at the water from time to time. The soldiers could not understand his actions at all.
Many people laughed in a low voice and said: "Fake things...". At this time, those believers who had been treated by Zhang Jiao would angrily quarrel with them.
Wang Fu knew this situation in his heart. In fact, this situation was caused by himself. He was afraid that Zhang Jiao would gain power in the navy. If he developed his followers to the entire navy, these navy would become his Private deployment, therefore, in order to avoid this situation from happening, Wang Fu arranged for some people to deliberately slander Zhang Jiao.
Wang Fu didn't think it was slander. Anyway, Zhang Jue's fairy island was fake. He just exposed a scam. He looked at Zhang Jue standing on the bow from a distance, and he was thinking in his heart. What are you looking for? This Zhang Jiao is really a bit scary. He has been desperately searching for a nihilistic fairy island for ten years. Many believers have left. Some can't stand this sea area, and some have sunk to the bottom of the sea.
But he never gave up. Many of the soldiers he sent even gave up their slanderous behavior because of his treatment. However, they did not dare to tell Zhang Jiao about Wang Fu's explanation. After all, they knew very well that Wang Fu What kind of person is he?
Just like that, I don’t know how long we sailed.
When the fleet saw the coast looming in front of them, the sailors were extremely excited. They hugged their opponents and cheered wildly. Wang Fu also had a smile on his face. At this time, there was no longer that person in front of them. Several small boats, including two pioneer ships, were sunk. Fortunately, there were ships at the rear to respond, so not many manpower was lost.
The big ship docked on the coast. Zhang Jiao was the first to lead the people to rush to the island. They had previously arrived at Shewei from other sea areas, which is the area where iron ore and gold are produced, but here, at the waist of the snake-shaped Long Island, They had never arrived before. Zhang Jiao hurried to the shore and began to lead his soldiers to search.
Wang Fu also got off the boat with the support of his soldiers. Huang Zhong was on the side, looking around curiously. The soldiers watched Zhang Jiao enter the deep forest and said with a smile: "Zhang Jun went to look for his immortal again. ..Hahaha..."
"Shut up!!!" Huang Zhong suddenly turned his head and roared like a tiger. The soldier was startled and almost fell down. Huang Zhong stared at him and said angrily: "Have you ever been injured? But Zhang Jun saved you, how can you, an ungrateful person like you, still be under my command?!"
"Okay, let's discuss these things when we get back..."
Wang Fu ordered, Huang Zhong had no choice but to hide his anger in his heart and did not continue to speak. The soldier also lowered his head helplessly and glanced at Wang Fu secretly, wanting to show his face in front of Wang Jun, but he didn't I have a dream, but I am hated by Colonel Huang. What should I do...
After the ship had stopped and people were left to take care of it, Wang Fu led his soldiers and followed Zhang Jiao into this strange land that the Han Dynasty had never been to. After they walked for a long time, they saw the people surrounding the outside. The soldiers, Wang Fu and others rushed over immediately. These soldiers were holding long swords and were surrounding a group of thin and dark-faced indigenous people.
These indigenous people were wrapped in furs, with leaves hanging on their bodies, and their long hair hanging down to their waists. After being surrounded by the big Han soldiers, they looked at them in horror, squatting on the ground, their eyes full of pleading and despair. Wang Fu nodded and said: "It would be nice to have someone. Let him lead the way to his village. The rest of you should continue to explore the surroundings..."
The soldiers pushed these natives and used gestures and words to move them forward. There were also a few soldiers chatting, telling how happy they were just now. They even jumped up and called them immortals. When they walked in and took a look, they were surprised.
It was some indigenous people. When he mentioned the wonderful points, they couldn't help laughing.
In front of a big tree in the distance, Zhang Jiao closed his eyes, leaned against the tree trunk, and sat quietly with his hands on his chest.
A gust of sea breeze blew.
Suddenly, a few tears fell from his eyes, and finally gathered on his chin,
"Crack."
It fell on the back of his weak hand.
His sad face suddenly relaxed, and there was a smile at the corner of his mouth.