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Chapter 1645 Da Fei

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    Although the three captains and crew were reluctant to part with their ship.

    But ¡®Savior¡¯ is the highest-level order, and everything must make way for the completion of the mission.  The crew had no choice but to disembark in tears, load their personal belongings and weapons and equipment onto carriages, and transport them to Suez, 250 miles away.

    "There's no need to bring the cannon with you." Seeing them starting to transport the cannon to the shore, Liu Zhengqi stopped them and said, dumbfounded: "I'm afraid it's not safe on my boat."

    "You can pretend as much as you can." The attitude of the team members is very determined. After many years of activities in foreign lands, they have developed the habit of only trusting themselves.

    "Okay, okay." Liu Zhengqi said helplessly: "The civilian husbands are here anyway, so we can't let them idle. At worst, we can just pull them back."

    It took three days to complete the loading.  The fleet turned into a convoy, and thousands of Egyptian civilians pulled carts to send them to Suez, the northernmost point of the Red Sea.

    In the seventh century AD, Suez was the terminal of the canal shipping connecting the Nile River and the Red Sea. It is now also an important military and commercial port for the Ottomans and Egypt.

    Nearly half a century ago, Vasco da Gama led the Portuguese fleet to raid the Port of Suez in an attempt to capture it and monopolize the Red Sea.  However, due to the heroic resistance of the defenders, they failed.

    But this also attracted the attention of the Ottomans. In addition to strengthening the coastal defense of Suez, they also rebuilt the road from Cairo to Suez, so the carriages traveled quite smoothly on the straight and wide road.

    Macaron wears a straw hat on his head and holds a piece of hay in his mouth. He seems to be lying leisurely on a carriage. However, his eyes under the straw hat are warily watching the camels passing by from time to time, as well as the desert and palm trees in the distance.  .

    That person suddenly appeared next to him and asked softly: "How are you feeling?"

    "Don't worry, I've cried before. Can I still seek death and survive?" Macaron said calmly.

    "I mean Xiao Luo." That person said.

    "Oh, him." Macaron nuzzled at a covered carriage behind him and said, "I'm very happy, maybe I saw hope. After all, beyond the Red Sea, the Portuguese rule."

    "Let him be happy first, after all, he won't be happy for a few more days." That person smiled and said: "Is this unlucky kid not suspicious?"

    "No, I think we are very wise. When we get to Goa, we want to make me a baron and everyone else knights." Macaron smiled and said: "It's really stupid. Look at Osman, he directly made Liu a representative.  For an earl.¡±

    "You can't imagine the suffering of Representative Liu." That person sighed softly: "But I'm afraid your title will be ruined, so we won't go to Goa."

    "Oh?" Macaron sat up immediately.

    "Shh." The one raised his index finger to his lips and said, "Don't blame me for not reminding you this time."

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    Arriving at the Port of Suez two days later, everyone followed Liu Zhengqi into the naval port pier, but they saw even a Chinese-style ship.  Looking around, there is an Arabian sailboat with a jib on the water.

    "Representative Liu, where is your boat?" Xia Xin and others felt bad and asked with the last chance.

    "Here, isn't this it?" Liu Zhengqi pointed at the two large three-masted Arabian sailboats in front of him and said with a smile: "Look, these two big sailing boats are beautiful, aren't they? They are produced by our Luzon Shipyard."

    "Da Fei?" Everyone said in confusion.

    "Oh, this is the name given by the young master. It is easy to remember and catchy. There is also the small Arab sailing ship Xiao Fei, and the medium-sized one is called Zhong Fei." Liu Zhengqi said with admiration on his face: "Even the Ottomans are full of praise and say  The quality is much higher than what they make.¡±

    "What, you came here on this kind of ship? It's not a lucky ship or a Western ship?" Xia Xin and others were dumbfounded.

    "Yes." Liu Zhengqi said matter-of-factly: "Just do as the Romans do. Go to any mountain and sing any song. It will be easier to mingle with each other."

    "But how do you want us to drive this and this?" Xia Xin and others said frantically.

    "It doesn't matter if you don't know how to sail. I have a crew on this boat. This kind of boat is very fast and the headwind is very strong, so it is most suitable for ocean sailing." Liu Zhengqi said: "If you hurry up, you might be able to catch up when you go back.  Yuanjie, do you believe it?"

    "No, how many cannons can you hold?" Xia Xin said depressedly.

    "Two guns, right? One at the bow and one at the stern. Arab ships can't install heavy guns, otherwise they would sink very quickly." Liu Zhengqi blinked and said, "I told you in Cairo, don't dismantle the guns, they won't fit.  .You just don¡¯t listen, now you have to trouble others to pull me back, right?¡±

    "Liu Zhengqi, you are a profiteer!" The grumpy crew member had already started scolding him.  These two immoral things are only worth a few guns, no more?  Just dare to change himUsed decorations.

    "Is this also an Arab ship?" he asked Xia Xindao, who was paying close attention to the enemy's situation.

    "No, this is an Indian sailing ship. Both Indians and Arabs are active in the Arabian Sea, and the ship types have basically converged." As an excellent coast guard captain, Xia Xin naturally knows everything about ships.

    "Pirates have been rampant in the Arabian Sea since ancient times. In recent years, Portugal has monopolized maritime trade. The original Arab and Indian maritime merchants have lost their livelihood and have turned to pirates. So it is not surprising to encounter them." That person suddenly appeared and said  :

    "Besides, although our big boats are not as flexible as their small boats, their sail area is much larger than theirs, and they have an advantage in straight-line sailing speed. So your Majesty, don't worry, we should be able to get rid of them."

    "Even if we can't get rid of them, we will defend the king to the death!" Macaron interjected loudly: "Unless we all die in battle, your Majesty will be safe!"

    "Okay, thank you." Xiao Luo has been in trouble for more than four months, and has basically worn away the king's temper, and he can say thank you.

    So the two big ships continued to gallop toward the southeast with full sails. Who knew that their escape would be ten thousand miles (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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