Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 295: Left eye twitching for wealth, right eye twitching for disaster

"Damn it, where did these foreign devils go?"

On the coastline of Annan, a small electric patrol airship was sailing slowly along the coastline.

In the cockpit below, a Ming Dynasty officer wearing a new military uniform was holding a telescope and patrolling the sea.

Since that sneak attack, the Gallic Rooster support forces have completely disappeared from the Ming Dynasty's reconnaissance range.

The sea was so huge that the enemy seemed to deliberately avoid the coastline. The Jinyiwei members of the Ming army stationed in various places did not receive any news at all.

Now that we are entering the twelfth lunar month and the founding ceremony will be held soon, the expected enemy has not yet appeared, which has become a thorn in the heart of the Southern Legion.

In order to find the Gallic Rooster troops that came to support, Li Jing sent out all the reconnaissance forces he could, and asked the Jinyiwei to cooperate and make sure to find this troop as soon as possible.

He didn't want the enemy to take advantage of him while the founding ceremony was taking place over there.

It would be fine if the enemy only attacked Annan and other areas, but if the enemy commander got carried away and launched an attack directly from the sea to Tianjin and other areas, then he, the god of war, would completely lose face.

By that time, he would not have the face to stay in the military group, so he would report to Zhu Zhanjun in advance and go to the space to farm with Old Zhu.

"Boss, why don't we go to the sea and have a look? If they were walking along the coastline, they would have been discovered by the observation posts along the coast."

The driver looked at the captain who had a worried face, hesitated for a moment, and then put forward his own idea.

The captain looked at him and did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked, "How many miles deep can we go with the power?"

The driver looked at the meter and replied, "We have a set of reserve batteries. With the remaining ones, we can advance hundreds of nautical miles into the sea."

The captain nodded and looked at the weather observer.

"what's the weather like?"

The observer flipped through the report in his hand and immediately replied: "It is expected that the weather will be normal within 24 hours, with no storms or rainfall."

After hearing the answer, the captain became conflicted and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.

The other crew members did not urge them and just looked at their commander quietly.

"Fuck, done."

The captain pounded his fist hard and ordered the crew, "Brothers, fortune and honor are sought in danger. The higher-ups have said that whoever finds this support force first will be awarded first-class merit."

"I heard that the new aircraft is already being tested and the pilot will be selected from among us. This is a rare opportunity. I believe that my brothers will think the same as I do. They don't want to lie on this slow airship in their lifetime."

"Whether wealth and honor can come to us depends on this wave of ours."

"Fight."

The crew members in the airship shouted loudly, expressing their determination to the captain.

There are a few soldiers who are willing to be subordinate to others. As high-end flight personnel, they know more about new equipment than ordinary soldiers.

The news that airplanes are super-fast and can specifically counter airships has spread within the group, and many people are eager to be selected and join in.

But the problem is that there are so many airship personnel, and only more than 100 people will be recruited in the first batch. If you want to enter the new flight department, no one will look at you unless you have some achievements.

Following the captain's order, the airship left the coastline and began to sail into the deep sea.

In order to find the target as quickly as possible, everyone except the driver and the telegraph operator stood at the window, holding binoculars or observing with the naked eye.

After sailing for more than 80 nautical miles, the target was still not found.

Seeing that it was getting dark, the captain put away the telescope, rubbed his tired eyes, and gave an order helplessly: "It seems that God is not on our side. This credit is not ours. Brothers, let's return to the ship!"

A sigh was heard in the cabin, and the airship pilot silently adjusted the direction. The airship made a big turn and prepared to return.

"Wait, what is that!"

The attacker, who was about to take a break, turned around and suddenly saw something out of the corner of his eye.

He exclaimed, turned around suddenly, snatched the telescope from the scoper next to him, and tried hard to look in that direction.

"It's a fleet, a very large fleet."

As he exclaimed, the captain rushed over, raised a more accurate telescope, and looked in the direction of the other party's finger.

In the distance at dusk on the sea, dense black shadows are moving slowly forward, and thick black smoke is floating above their heads.

"Quick, come closer, come closer!"

Following the captain's orders, the driver excitedly adjusted the direction and slowly approached the target.

Soon the captain saw the appearance of the fleet through the telescope.

Ten steel battleships were moving forward in the team, emitting thick black smoke. On both sides were a large number of transport ships, on which some human figures could be vaguely seen.

Although there was no flag on the ship, the captain was sure that this was the support force of the Gallic Rooster based on his inner intuition and experience.

This is the waters of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty has issued an ultimatum to the international community long ago. Without a diplomatic order or an invitation letter from the Ming Dynasty, no foreign warships may enter without permission.

"Quick, send a message and report the enemy's position to your superiors."

"Brothers, let's get it."

The captain had an excited look on his face. He ran towards the telegraph operator and told the driver to make sure to follow the other party closely.

In order to prevent being discovered by the enemy, the pilot was asked to fly the airship into the high-altitude clouds. This was a dangerous act, but compared with the credit that was about to be obtained, this little danger was nothing.

Soon the telegram was transmitted to the headquarters via radio waves.

"Li Shuai, good news, we found these guys."

A military staff officer excitedly ran to the command room and handed the telegram sent from the airship to Li Jing who was looking at the map.

When Li Jing heard this, a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face. He picked up the telegram and started reading it immediately. The more he read, the bigger the smile on his face became, and finally he even laughed out loud.

"Good boy, you are very brave, but being brave is good."

Li Jing slammed the telegram on the table and shouted to the military staff, "Forward the coordinates to Zheng Zilong and tell him that I have caught the big fish for him. Whether he can eat it or not depends on his own ability."

"Order all airships to load their weapons and stand by immediately. Send out reconnaissance airships to keep a close eye on him. Don't let him get away again."

When Zheng Zilong received the news, he couldn't suppress his joy on his face.

Not only the army is looking for these guys, but the navy is also looking for them.

Although the enemy's fleet is large, it is just a drop in the ocean compared to the vast ocean. It is not easy to find it with the naked eye.

Seeing that the founding of the country was just around the corner, there was still a potential threat left in the south. Not only Li Jing was unable to sit still, but he was also unable to sit still.

Now that he had finally found these bastards, he could eat his meal in peace.

"Order the fleet to prepare for battle and set off in one hour."

Soon after an hour, the Ming Navy fleet, consisting of 14 steel warships, arrived, along with steam supply ships, and headed towards the enemy target in a mighty manner.

Along the way they kept receiving new telegrams correcting the direction of their route.

All members on the battleship are on standby at their respective posts, ready to fight the enemy at any time.

"Sir, my right eyelid keeps twitching. Is something bad going to happen?"

On the Gallic Rooster flagship command ship, the coachman commander who was accompanying the battle rubbed his eyelids and expressed his concerns to the Gallic Rooster commander who was drinking red wine next to him.

"puff!"

The Gallic Rooster Commander laughed, put down his glass and pointed at the Coachman Commander.

"Have you read too many Yanhuang folklore novels recently? Your right eye twitches for disasters and your left eye twitches for wealth. That's just a normal nerve reaction."

"We must believe in science. We should just treat those stories that fooled the ignorant peasants as jokes and not take them seriously."

"Okay." Seeing the other party's indifferent look, the coachman commander looked at the darkness outside the cabin and the sound of waves, and sighed helplessly.

To prevent accidents from happening again, the Gallic Rooster commander ordered the fleet to sail directly away from the coastline and in the deep sea.

Except for a few specific supply points, no other ships are allowed to dock.

After sailing for nearly half a year, they finally reached the coastline of Ming Dynasty.

The Gallic rooster commander did not go to Annan.

In his words, under the fierce attack of the Ming army, Annan could not hold on at all and failure was certain.

If they go there now, they will have to face the Ming army that is fully prepared for war, which would be like sending food to them.

Even if the surprise attack was successful, they would be surrounded by the Ming army in the later stages and slowly be outlasted.

He made a bold decision to bypass the Ming army's coastline and launch another raid along the route that the British and French forces had once attacked.

As long as they capture the enemy's capital, they will take the lead in the war.

Even if they failed, it would still pose a threat to the Ming army, not to mention that this happened at a time when the other side was just founding a country. This was a complete slap in the face of the other side.

No matter how you look at it, even if all of their support troops were sacrificed, the significance would be different.

Although representatives from all parties were somewhat concerned about this, they finally agreed to the Gallic Rooster's suggestion after considering the overall situation.

Seeing that the coachman commander was still a little uneasy, the Gallic rooster commander smiled, stood up, poured a glass of red wine and handed it to him.

"My friend, it's almost dawn. Go and have some rest. Next, as long as we pass through the Ming navy's defense area, we can give the newly established Ming a big surprise."

"I think their king will be ecstatic when he receives our surprise, and will shout oh my god!"

"puff!"

The Gallic Rooster Commander's humor made everyone in the command cabin laugh.

The coachman commander couldn't help laughing. He took a sip of the red wine, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I hope so."

As he said this, he glanced towards the east and saw a ray of sunlight emerging. He smiled and said, "I can't sleep either, so it's good to watch the sunrise."

As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass, walked to the side of the ship, and looked at the light rising from the east, his spirit slowly relaxing.

A red light appeared in the east, and the sun jumped out little by little.

As the last bit jumped out of the sea, the coachman commander drank the red wine in his hand. Just as he was about to turn around and rest for a while, his body suddenly stopped in place. The glass in his hand had been emptied, and he unconsciously let go of it. The transparent and exquisite glass wine glass slowly slipped and fell heavily on the deck.

(End of this chapter)