My son A Fei has the appearance of a sword master

Chapter 144 The land illuminated by the sun and the moon is the territory of the Ming Dynasty
"Get up. Since you have accepted me as your master, I will let you see the strength of the Eastern Sword God."

After completing the ceremony with all the Portuguese swordsmen, Li Tianxin said to everyone.

After listening to Chen Hang's translation, the swordsmen stood up and walked behind Li Tianxin, looking at him with burning eyes.

Li Tianxin faced the sea to the right, and let go of the hand holding the sword. The Qingfeng sword did not fall, but flew up out of thin air.

"The sword god of the East is not at his strongest when the sword is in his hand. He is strongest when the sword is not in his hand."

After the words translated by Chen Hang fell, Li Tianxin pointed his sword, and the Qingfeng sword flew out immediately, flying back and forth in the mid-air dozens of meters away, as fast as a meteor.

Paul and a kind of Portuguese swordsman were amazed at the sight. They couldn't think of how to compete with such a method.

Because others control the sword from a long distance to attack, but you can only fight with a sword and can't even get close to the opponent. How can you fight?
Li Tianxin smiled and said, "Everyone, come together."

Hearing this, Shen Lang, Bai Feifei and others all smiled and threw their swords one after another.

Everyone used the technique of controlling swords with Qi, controlling the flying swords to fly in the air, almost forming a dense sword network, but never colliding with each other. This was their tacit understanding.

After a moment, Li Tianxin pointed his sword at a certain point, and the tip of the Qingfeng Sword was hovering in the air. Seeing this, Shen Lang and others took back their swords.

Because the next move is unique to Li Tianxin, and none of them can do it.

Li Tianxin increased his true energy output, and saw the Qingfeng sword suddenly glowing with light, and it quickly widened and lengthened.

The blazing white light gradually condensed into a huge white lightsaber.

This is the phenomenon in which he uses his own true energy to induce the natural energy of the heaven, earth and universe, that is, radiation energy, to attach to the sword body.

The Portuguese were stunned and kept muttering "God".

"Swish"

When the lightsaber condensed to a hundred meters long and two meters wide, the Qingfeng Sword slashed hard.

The sea surface immediately broke, and a huge amount of seawater was displaced, forming a trench deep and wide enough to swallow even treasure ships and battleships.

This sword was no different than a miracle in the eyes of Paul and others. At this time, their eyes looking at Li Tianxin were full of enthusiasm.

I am even more excited that I can follow such a god.

"Boom"

The lightsaber disappeared, and tens of thousands of tons of seawater surged back, forming huge waves.

However, before the huge wave spread, Li Tianxin flew up and struck it with a palm in the air.

The huge waves were flattened, leaving only slight waves. Not even the ice cap created by Li Tianxin could shake it.

After doing this, which completely shocked the Portuguese and left an invincible impression in their hearts, Li Tianxin turned around and shouted loudly: "Every ship, put down the boat and rescue the Portuguese who fell into the water and survived."

Chen Hang translated this to Paul and others, and they immediately showed gratitude.

Li Tianxin said to them: "You guys can go too."

Paul bowed respectfully and said: "Yes, my master."

After speaking, he called to the others, pushed the sampan into the sea, and rushed towards the sunken ship in a hurry.

……

After some search and rescue, out of more than 1000 Portuguese people, only more than 200 survived.

More than 70 of them were injured, but they were all minor injuries. Given the medical conditions of the Ming Navy, it was not a big deal.

It is impossible for a seriously injured person to survive in the same situation as before.

The time it took for Paul and his party to rush towards the treasure ship and confront Li Tianxin and the others was enough time for the seriously injured to drown.

Moreover, for such a large-scale shipwreck, the vortex formed by the suction force when the hull sinks will be directly sucked down if it is not broken away in time.

Therefore, those who survived were those who jumped off the ship in time and stayed away from the ship as quickly as possible. Most of them were swordsmen, and there were only a few ordinary people with strong bodies.

For Li Tianxin, it was equivalent to picking up more than 200 servants for nothing, and the price he paid was only twenty cannon shells and more than 100 mortar shells.

These more than 200 servants may not be able to defeat two hundred iron cavalry, but their real role is not in combat effectiveness.

The value they can create is more useful than an army of [-] people.

So using these cannonballs to exchange for more than 200 Western followers, Li Tian made a profit with his hard work.

On this trip, all guns and guns were equipped with two basic amounts of ammunition, which was completely enough to fight a large-scale battle.

Different weapons and equipment naturally have different base numbers of ammunition.

The 82mm caliber mortar equipped by the Daming Navy has a base ammunition of 120 rounds.

The treasure ship battleship's 106 mm caliber cannon has a base ammunition of 80 rounds.

The Chengjiu heavy machine gun, also known as the Maxim, has a base ammunition of 1600 rounds.

Type 47 automatic rifle, AK300, has a base ammunition of [-] rounds.

The Type 1911 semi-automatic pistol, the M40, has a base ammunition of [-] rounds.

The Type 98 sniper rifle, that is, 100K, has a base ammunition of [-] rounds.

In summary, Li Tianxin and the others carried a total of 6 mortar shells and 38400 cannon shells.

There are approximately 20 rounds of heavy machine gun ammunition, approximately 100 million rounds of automatic rifle ammunition, approximately 6 rounds of sniper rifle ammunition, and approximately 12000 rounds of pistol ammunition.

This time the Portuguese fleet was killed, and the shells fired were a drop in the bucket.

In this era of cold weapons and early firearms, these ammunition are more than enough to destroy a country.

After all, this is not the World War II era when an average of more than 2000 rounds of bullets were needed to kill a person.

In the current war mode, even troops holding matchlocks line up to discharge their guns, and artillery positions must see the target before they can fire.

In front of the weapons of the Ming army, this is simply a living target, killing an army of 20 is like a joke.

In today's Western countries, there are almost no countries that can field an army of 20.

Even the Eight-Nation Alliance Army in later generations, the eight countries combined, only had 16.5 people, and only 4 or [-] people actually participated in the war.

You know, Li Tianxin only brought two thousand households this time, but he has such combat power. If the war machine of the Ming Dynasty is fully activated, it will not be a problem to sweep the world.

The premise is that there must be so many people, no matter how many weapons and ammunition there are, if there is no one to use it, and if there is no one to guard the territory once it is established, it will be in vain.

That's why Li Tianxin attaches so much importance to the food issue. Only when food is guaranteed can the steady growth of the Ming Dynasty's population be guaranteed.

..."From today on, your task is to learn the language of the Ming Dynasty. I hope that before returning to the Ming Dynasty, you can at least have a basic conversation with the people of the Ming Dynasty."

"As for your crew members, those who are willing to follow me can stay, and those who are not willing can let them go after arriving in the Maldives. Life or death will be their destiny."

The fleet set sail again, and Li Tianxin arranged for Paul and his party to be on his ship so that Chen Hang could teach them the Ming Dynasty Mandarin.

After listening to Chen Hang's translation, Paul and Daniel made a fist with their right hand and knocked on their left chest. They bowed their heads respectfully and said, "Yes, Master."

Li Tianxin said to Chen Hang: "Go and teach them well. These guys are of great significance to the Ming Dynasty in conquering Western countries in the future. As long as you teach them the Ming Dynasty Mandarin well, it will be a great achievement."

Chen Hang clasped his fists in excitement and bowed, "Thank you very much, Mr. Li, for your cultivation. I am determined to live up to your expectations."

Teaching Portuguese Ming Dynasty Mandarin, which is the counterpart of his major.

Chen Hang took the two of them away, and Shen Lang said to Li Tianxin: "Are you planning to use barbarians to control barbarians?"

Li Tianxin smiled and nodded: "That's exactly what I meant. Since ancient times, our Middle-earth dynasty has always found it easy to conquer and difficult to rule against foreign barbarians."

"Often when a war is won, nothing is gained but a reputation. Once problems arise within the country, all previous efforts will be wasted and all efforts will be in vain."

"If you want to truly bring these barbarians under your rule, you must assimilate them and let them completely regard themselves as Mingren."

"But it's obviously not possible in the early stages. We need these local people who are the first to take action to rule the local people for us."

"When the Ming Dynasty has enough population in the future, we will slowly immigrate there and gradually assimilate them in terms of culture, customs and other aspects. After a hundred years, they will completely become Ming people."

Shen Lang said happily: "If it were before, I would most admire your long-term vision, because after all, we can't see it with our own eyes."

"But now that you are leading us to enter Taoism through martial arts and embark on the road to immortality, we have the opportunity to see that day with our own eyes. It's great."

Panda'er said in a daze: "Because of this, I can better appreciate the greatness of Tianxin. The place illuminated by the sun and the moon is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. What a glorious scene this is."

Li Tianxin put his arms around their shoulders and said with a smile: "Don't think so far ahead, let's just take the first step."

"This road is very long. If you didn't accompany me, I might not be able to muster the energy to walk."

Shen Lang smiled and said: "Since we have boarded your boat, of course we will accompany you to the end."

Panda'er laughed and said: "I don't have the habit of giving up halfway. As long as you are with me, I won't be afraid no matter where I go in Bahuang Liuhe."

A group of women looked at the three men on the bow, with happy smiles on their faces.

How lucky are they to be with such a great man?
……

Four hours later, the fleet arrived in the Maldives successfully.

The scenery here made everyone reluctant to leave, and they stayed here for three days to relax.

The Maldives does not have four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The average annual temperature is 28 degrees, and the highest temperature in March and April is only 32 degrees.

Compared with the Ming Dynasty, Guangdong and Guangxi regions and the Bayu region, where the summer temperatures are often 36 or 37 degrees, this is simply paradise.

In later generations, hundreds of years later, the temperature in these places could soar to 40 degrees, turning the entire city into a steamer, but the Maldives remained the same.

This is really a good place to escape the summer heat and spend the winter. The only inconvenient thing is that it is not easy to replenish food supplies here, and even fresh water is extremely scarce.

Because all the islands and reefs in the Maldives are surrounded by the sea, the soil is basically sandy and lacks water storage function, so fresh water resources are extremely scarce.

Insufficient fresh water resources naturally make it impossible to grow crops. Cereals and stem foods are scarce food materials here, and they are basically transported from Ceylon Island and Tianzhu.

The population of the islands is only a few tens of thousands, and they usually live on seafood and tropical fruits. Rice, noodles, stems and tubers are considered luxuries.

There is only one small island in the entire archipelago consisting of a series of coral reefs with fresh water resources, so this island is called a freshwater island.

However, Tamsui Island is located in the center of the archipelago, and the water level in the archipelago is relatively shallow. It is inconvenient for treasure ships to enter. It would be too laborious to transport it by boat or sampan.

It's better to cut down more trees and burn them into charcoal, and use the ship's distillation system to make distilled water.

But it's not necessary and it's not worth wasting time on this matter.

If they really face the problem of insufficient fresh water, Li Tianxin and the others can provide energy themselves.

The Ice Fire Palm can completely replace fuel. Whether it is the treasure ship's steam turbine or the seawater distillation system, they can use the Fire Palm to provide heat.

And the continuous operation of the exercises is a kind of practice in itself.

After Li Tianxin created the Innate Hunyuan Mingyu True Art, Mingyu Gong, which creates a vortex of true energy and restrains the true energy, has been refined by him alone.

As long as the warrior has reached the innate realm, he can use this method to create a true qi vortex in his body.

Therefore, Li Tianxin and his group of 12 people have unlimited energy in twelve humanoid forms. They use the fire palm to drive the treasure ship and practice their skills at the same time without delaying anything.

That is to say, they are just a little bored. If there is enough coal and fresh water, they certainly will not do this.

Therefore, after resting for three days in the Maldives, although I could not replenish anything, I just bought a bunch of tropical fruits such as coconuts, bananas, and jackfruit before setting sail again.

This time their destination is Somalia, which is what the Ming Dynasty calls "Banpaluo".

When you get here, you no longer need to worry about fuel, because Somalia is very rich in mineral resources, including coal, uranium, iron, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, lead, oil, and natural gas.

In Zheng He's diary, it was mentioned that the Somalis used coal to make iron, which means that they could easily obtain coal in the coastal areas.

The Maldives is nearly three thousand kilometers from Somalia and takes about a week to sail.

Fortunately, the treasure ship is big enough, just like a small island, and life on it is not boring. There are many things to do every day, and it is not much different from at home.

Even though it has been more than a month since birth, the women miss their children a little.

But they just miss it and are not worried.

Because when they went out, the children already had good martial arts skills.

Especially the child king, their little aunt, Yang Yan, who has turned 13 and has become a young girl, and her martial arts skills are only inferior to Jing Wuming.

The soul-chasing meteor dart in one hand is comparable to Xiao Li's flying knife.

The only thing that is not as good as Xiao Li's flying knife is that she only uses the meteor dart as a means instead of treating it as her own "Tao".

Therefore, in terms of technique, the soul-chasing meteor dart is not weaker than Xiao Li's flying knife, but in terms of realm, it is not on the same level.

Therefore, there is no need for them to worry about safety issues. Zhu Fugui and Xiao Niba will take care of them in daily life, so there will naturally be no problems.

It was just the first time they had been away from their children for such a long time, but they still felt anxious about it. Each of them turned this longing into motivation for practice, hoping to reach the point where they could fly with a sword as soon as possible.

In this way, no matter where they are, they can just fly back if they miss the baby.

(End of this chapter)