Chapter 21 Chapter 155 Tarzan of the Apes

Xia Xun finally made a decision to move on. This decision was opposed by almost 99% of the staff, but fortunately, these Ming soldiers were used to obeying, and Xia Xun possessed extremely high power and prestige. This is not the time to talk about democracy. Returning is a risk. If Zheng He’s fleet fails to arrive in time, they will die at sea halfway. This ship will become a ghost ship. The same is true if you stay here. The situation is getting more and more serious, and the only way to survive is to go forward and walk out of the sea and desert. Xia Xun made this decision not because of a blind risk, nor because of Su Ying's encouragement, but because he knew very well in his heart that since he had been walking along the land, he would not be afraid of getting lost in the vast sea, but The deserts on this land will never be endless.

His confidence comes from his understanding of geography, while Su Ying's confidence comes from his unconditional trust in him. As for whether other people agree or not, now Xia Xun has no time to persuade and communicate one by one. The key At this moment, he has used his power, and everyone must obey his will. After replenishing food and drinking water as much as possible, and making another repair to the ship, the fleet set out on the road. The sea area here is always full of risks, even the shallow sea area close to the land. For some reason, there is no wind and waves in the offshore area, and the sea water is always turbulent like boiled water.

According to Fei Yinglun, considering the ship technology of Western countries, such seas are quite dangerous for them. Their ships are adapted to the climate of the Mediterranean Sea, and only a small number of ships have the ability to operate in such dangerous open seas. Crews with this kind of steering skills are also limited. And Daming's ships are obviously superior to them in terms of technology, so they can still cope with such sea conditions.Where there are large rocks, Xia Xun will still stop and ask the stonemason to carve clear signposts on the cliffs. After going back and forth, and after several days of arduous sailing, mountains began to appear on the land, and lush plants began to appear, which revived the desperate sailors.

They moored on the shore and went ashore to pick wild fruits and vegetables. These vegetables and wild fruits brought the crew's scurvy under control in time. Unfortunately, no river was found. In terms of drinking water, they still had to go through seawater. Separation and rain to quench thirst. Finally one day, from a distance, they saw a narrow mountain pass in front of them, a fierce river rushing into the sea, and the splashing waves painted the whole river white, like a piece of cloth thrown into the sea for washing. The crew members who had been suffering from lack of water immediately cheered. The fleet stopped at the mouth of the big river, and the crew members rushed ashore with cheers.There are many animals drinking water by the water. Groups of antelopes and tall African elephants were startled by the monkeys who suddenly jumped on the shore, and they all ran away to avoid it.

The crew paid no attention to them at all, they only had water in their eyes now.They took off their clothes, jumped into the river, scooped up the sweet river water, drank it to their heart's content, and poured the water on their heads and faces, and finally the whole body was submerged in the water, as happy as a festival. Xia Xun restrained the desire to jump into the cool river, and first took Su Ying and Tang Sai'er to the depths. The women are so clean, and they always bathe in sea water. There is a layer of salt flowers on their bodies, which makes them unbearable.There was nothing they could do on the boat. Now that there was a big river in front of them, they couldn't restrain themselves. If there weren't so many men in the water by the sea, they would have stripped off their clothes and bathed to their heart's content.

Xia Xun took them upstream. The terrain around the river was mountainous, with twists and turns. The riverside was full of dense shrubs and weeds, and there had never been any human habitation.You only need to walk a short distance to be isolated from the soldiers. Xia Xun drew his sword and poked around in the grass for a while, but found no poisonous snakes or beasts hiding there. The river was clear and the shore was not deep, so the crocodiles couldn't hide, so he said to them, "Okay, I didn't find any snakes, insects and ants." Beast, you go into the water to take a bath, be careful, I will watch out for you.

Su Ying and Tang Sai'er couldn't hold back for a long time. As soon as Xia Xun walked away, the two cheered and jumped into the water After the beauty got out of the bath in a sensual way, Xia Xun changed into Xia Xun to take a bath. Xia Xun took a quick bath in the river water, and it seemed that three catties of old mud had been rubbed off his body, and only then did he feel relaxed.The cool river water washes over his body, which has the effect of massaging, making him reluctant to get up for a while, so he lies in the water, enjoying the washing of the river water. On the shore, Su Ying and Tang Sai'er were sitting under a big rock with their backs to him. Shouting, the two stood up quickly in shock, reached out and drew the saber from their waists.

At this time, I looked at the strange cry, and saw a baboon jumping up and down, howling all the way over, leaping up a huge boulder, next to a tree with a crooked neck, beating its chest with both hands, and continuing to scream. Oh oh oh strange scream. Su Ying and Tang Sai'er looked at him in astonishment. It was Fei Yinglun. Because he hadn't bathed for a long time, his hair and beard were all stuck together, so that his face and facial features were somewhat obscured. He seemed to be To go into the water to take a bath, the jacket has been taken off, and only a pair of tattered trousers are on.

Su Ying was surprised and said: No way, he didn't go crazy after working so hard all the way, but now he is crazy! Xia Xun shaved off his beard with a sharp knife in the water, tidied his hair, and was leisurely and carefree. Hearing the strange cry, he hurried ashore, grabbed a robe and tied it around his waist, and ran over, just in time to see Tarzan the ape Xia Xun called out inexplicably: "Fei Yinglun, are you crazy?" Ahhh!Dear Mr. Xia Xun! Fei Yinglun jumped off the rock and hugged Xia Xun. Xia Xun said in amazement: What are you doing? Before he finished speaking, he was kissed on the cheek. Xia Xun was horrified, and pushed Fei Yinglun away. When Su Ying and Tang Saier saw that Fei Yinglun was crazy enough to kiss Xia Xun, they felt like being stung by a poisonous scorpion. After taking a sip, the willow eyebrows were raised at the same time, showing a murderous look.

In the end, because Xia Xun pushed Fei Yinglun, the robe casually wrapped around his waist stretched open, and fell to the ground with a swipe, and the two women couldn't help screaming, Su Ying is better, after all, she is her own man, Tang Saier But he hid his face in shame, and then snapped his fingers apart, revealing a pair of sparkling eyes between his fingers. Xia Xun frantically grabbed his clothes, tied them around his waist, and asked angrily, "Fei Yinglun, what are you crazy about?" Fei Yinglun grabbed his hand and danced a butt-twisting dance. After dancing a few times, he shook off Xia Xun's hand, twisted his hips and danced alone, humming and singing.

Xia Xun looked at him dumbfounded, and immediately shouted: "Come on!"Come on man!This guy is crazy, tie him up for me! Fei Yinglun didn't hear what Xia Xun was saying at all. He danced wildly for a while, and then threw himself in front of Xia Xun, holding Xia Xun's hands tightly. All the muscles on his face were trembling, causing his face to contort. It became an indescribable shape, matched with the hair all over the head and face, as if it really looked like a gorilla. you did it!Mr. Xia, you did it!You are too great!my Lord!We discovered a never-before-seen route!Mr. Xia, you are the greatest navigator!You really did it! Fei Yinglun spoke incoherently. Under the excitement, he used his mother tongue, and Xia Xun didn't understand a word.At this time, the interpreter Jiang Xu ran over with his stomach in his arms. Because the drinking rainwater on the boat was unclean, he had a stomachache, and his already weak body became weaker. Now it seems that he feels a little weak. Xia Xun pointed to Fei Yinglun and asked him: What did this guy say?Is he crazy? Jiang Xu exchanged answers with Fei Yinglun, and suddenly he let out a strange cry, laughed three times with his chest pounding, and then burst into tears.Xia Xun said in amazement: Can madness be contagious? Jiang Xu cried and laughed at him and said: My lord, we have found a way out!Fei Yinglun said he knew this place, we found a way out! Xia Xun was overjoyed, grabbed Fei Yinglun, and kept asking: Really?really?really? Fei Yinglun dragged Xia Xun to the mouth of the river, and found a stone carving under a cliff by the river, with Western characters on it.Fei Yinglun pointed to the stele and explained to Xia Xun gesticulating. It turned out that this large river that empties into the sea is the Sai River, the second largest river in Africa, also known as the Congo River.At this time, a large number of Westerners have not yet explored this area, but some Westerners have come, and this is the end point of their southward exploration. Going further south, the sea conditions are more complicated, and there are also violent winds and waves in the offshore sea, which is a very serious test for their ships.At the same time, after traveling all the way, they were desperate, and they didn't know that if they continued to sail, they could bypass the southern coast of Africa and enter the Indian Ocean, so in the previous voyages, they had only been as far as here. When the first explorers, or thought they were the first explorers, arrived here, they erected a crude stele here, recording the story of their voyage here. After these explorers returned, things about this place and the name they gave to the estuary spread in the west. Although not many people know about it now, as a well-informed pirate, Fei Yinglun heard that After this incident, after he found this stone carving, he immediately realized that he had found his way home! Keep going and he'll be able to go home! It turns out that there really is a waterway in this world that can sail directly from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean without going through land or passing through many countries! The joy of returning home and the discovery of the new channel, the double surprise made him ecstatic, and he was really going crazy! After Xia Xun asked what had happened, he couldn't help being surprised and delighted. Soon, he gathered the whole team.Most of the soldiers had just come out of the river, all drenched in water, with only a simple piece of clothing wrapped around their bodies to cover their shame. Xia Xun stood on a big rock and announced the good news to the entire crew with the loudest voice. Immediately, an orangutan turned into a group of apes, and countless people screamed wildly, and the valleys on both sides magnified their howls infinitely, frightening a few African lions who had just walked to the river to drink water and ran away with their tails between their legs. !