Chapter 1441: Island on the Sea
This island is not very big, basically the same size as a volcanic island. With a team of pterosaur riders conducting high-altitude reconnaissance, they quickly completed a round of exploration missions.
Looking down from the sky, the terrain of this island can be said to be very simple. There is a circle of beach on the outside and a large jungle inside. There is basically nothing much to say.
In the process, they confirmed that there was not just one source of smoke from cooking fires on the island, but three.
According to conservative estimates, there are at least three camps on the island.
After quickly confirming the situation, the pterosaur riders did not delay any longer and reunited with the fleet at sea as quickly as possible and reported the latest situation.
“Finally found the island!”
The moment he confirmed the news, Bai Tu couldn't help but show a look of joy on his face.
And based on the subsequent report from the pterosaur rider, a conclusion was quickly reached.
However, he did not rush to express it, but turned to look at the adjutant Lin Youshu standing beside him.
"Lieutenant, what do you think about this matter?"
Lin Youshu knew that his colonel was testing him, so he did not dare to let his guard down and analyzed the information he had obtained previously in detail.
"Judging from their attire, they are basically at the primitive tribal stage. There is a camp in the forest, which is probably just a village."
"At this stage, tribes are often short of manpower and have to run around for food every day. Even if patrols are arranged to ensure the safety of the village, they often have to take on other tasks while patrolling, such as collecting resources."
Since the people on Volcano Island lived a similar life in the early days, before they were incorporated into the Great Zhou, Lin Youshu has a lot to say in this regard.
At this moment, Lin Youshu couldn't help but frowned slightly when he said this, as if he had encountered some problem that he couldn't understand.
"As for a situation like this, where there is no need to do anything else but patrol, it is undoubtedly too luxurious at this stage, and the patrol is only in the beach area..."
"According to the report from the pterosaur riders, judging from the direction of the rising smoke, the enemy's camp should be quite far from the beach."
"From the tribe's perspective, how much sense does it make to patrol the beach? Not to mention that the three known smoke from cooking fires are all in the jungle area."
"If other tribes in this jungle want to harm their tribe, they can easily bypass the patrols on the beach in the forest and attack their camp directly."
At this point, Lin Youshu paused.
"Unless... they are guarding overseas?"
Lin Youshu, who made this guess, sounded a little uncertain.
After thinking about it for a while, he even had a headache.
"But that's not right. The only people who can come from overseas are fleets, right? Look at these primitive tribes. If a force capable of forming a fleet had arrived here, they should have been incorporated long ago!"
Obviously, this is also where Lin Youshu feels conflicted.
He really couldn't figure it out, so he simply turned his gaze to Bai Tu who was standing next to him.
Noticing Lin Youshu's gaze, Bai Tu's face showed little expression.
The other party's analysis was basically consistent with his, and this question also made him confused.
"It's no use thinking too much now, we'll find out once we go over and check it out!"
As he spoke, Bai Tu gave an order.
"Pterosaur riders lead the way, notify the entire fleet and prepare for battle! Set off!"
They had been drifting on the sea for nearly three months, and now there was an island less than half a day's journey away from them. There was no way they would avoid it because of that concern.
Even considering the future development of their Great Zhou overseas, in Bai Tu's opinion, this island must be taken.
Otherwise, after leaving the volcanic island and sailing on the sea for such a long time, they still cannot reach the next island. How can they connect the overseas development of their Great Zhou in the future?
They had been bored to death during these days at sea, but now that there was finally something important to do, the soldiers of the Great Zhou Navy instantly became excited.
"Set off!"
"Set off!!!"
Amid the soldiers' excited roars, the Great Zhou fleet advanced toward the island in a mighty and confident manner.
Half a day's journey was not far, and after sailing for a while, as the sun moved in the sky, the island discovered by the pterosaur riders soon came into their sight.
On the ship's observation deck, a sentry holding a telescope shouted loudly.
"Found the target island! Found the target island!!"
Several hours of sailing did not dampen their excitement, and now everyone was waiting to get to the island to show off their skills.
Although the task of incorporating the primitive tribe is not difficult, as long as they are busy, even if they don't get any credit, they will at least have worked hard. At the same time, they can add something to their resume, which is not a bad thing.
After confirming the news, Bai Tu, who was standing at the bow of the main flagship, quickly gave orders. Before they officially approached the island, the warships of their Great Zhou had already deployed their formation in an orderly manner.
If anything happened next, the musketeers on their ship could open fire at any time.
Unexpectedly, the formation had just been deployed and before they could continue advancing, there was a sudden commotion on one of the warships.
"What's going on?"
Bai Tu noticed the situation over there at the first moment, quickly glanced over there, and quickly signaled the messenger to confirm the situation.
Before he could finish his words, Bai Tu suddenly felt that the main flagship under his feet seemed to have suffered some kind of impact, and the entire ship began to shake uncontrollably.
The ship is bumpy on the sea, and those who can become naval soldiers have all received relevant professional training. Faced with this sudden situation, the naval soldiers immediately grabbed the railing on the side to stabilize their bodies.
During this period, Lin Youshu even half-lay down outside the boat railing and looked at the sea below.
At this moment, the sea surface near their main flagship seemed to be surging with a torrent.
As a resident of the island, Lin Youshu saw the whole scene and reacted quickly.
"Something is hitting the bottom of our boat under the sea!"
Without doubting Lin Youshu's judgment, Bai Tu immediately gave the order.
"Order all musketeers to fire at the sea!"
After receiving the order, dense gunfire soon rang out on the deck, splashing water on the sea surface below, but it did not seem to have much effect.
At this stage, the power of the matchlock gun is limited. When the bullet hits the sea, it is affected by the sea water and its power is probably only one tenth of what it is.
At this moment, an accident happened again! During the firing process, one of the musketeers lost his balance and fell into the sea.
“Save me! Save me!! Aaaaaaaah!!!”
Then in the next second, accompanied by a shrill scream, the sea surface below seemed to be completely boiling. Sea fish with a body length of about 50 to 60 centimeters and fat heads kept jumping out of the sea, then opened their mouths full of sharp teeth and madly bit the musketeer who fell into the water!
Updated, thanks to the book friend '永痕之星' for the reward (end of this chapter)
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