My Daming New Empire

However, this journey of swagger has not yet begun, and it was the first to encounter a blow.

The entire Strait of Gibraltar is accustomed to blowing easterly winds in the morning and westerly winds in the afternoon.

But as soon as the Ming Fleet entered the Strait of Gibraltar, the wind began to blow wildly, and the southwest sky became gloomy.

Before Zhu Zhanji and Qin Tianjian's astronomer could confirm whether it was a typhoon, the big cannibal who acted as a guide screamed in horror. "The storm...the storm is coming."

Zhu Zhanji was also a little flustered. He was not afraid of fighting anyone, but he was afraid of this big storm that was hard to resist!

Fortunately, the main fleet is not far from Tangier in the southeast, only twenty or thirty kilometers away.The former army may have arrived there now, mainly the rear army, and the distance is still a little far away.

Zhu Zhanji gave an order, and the fleet immediately sailed to the southeast with full sail and took advantage of the wind.

Zheng He, who had arrived in Tangier a long time ago, took the assignment responsibility very well. The entire Tangier was surrounded by limestone coasts. Only in the east of Tangier city was a sandy beach about five or six miles long washed out.

All the flat-bottomed boats were arranged to run aground on the beach, and then everyone worked together to fasten the boats.

Fuchuan and Guangzhouchuan were arranged to enter the Tangier River, and thousands of people were arranged to act as trackers to pull the boats into this river.

Although the water depth of this river is only about three meters, it is very small, but the bottom is full of silt, not only will not damage the hull, but also has a stabilizing effect.

As for the big ships like the treasure ship and Zhu Zhanji's flagship, they can only dock at the port and resign themselves to fate.

However, a large treasure ship that cannot be parked is very heavy in itself, and its ability to withstand wind and waves is also stronger. It is not in the middle of the sea now, so I am not afraid of major problems.

After the fleet settled down, Zhu Zhanji's heart settled down. At this time, he realized that he seemed to be making a fuss.

Because this area of ​​the Mediterranean Sea is not a hurricane active area at all!

Typhoons in the Pacific Ocean are called cyclones in the Indian Ocean and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.

Affected by tropical air pressure, typhoons north of the equator tend to rotate counterclockwise, while those south of the equator rotate clockwise.

This refers not only to the rotational wind direction of the typhoon, but also to the direction of air and ocean currents in the entire region.

The climate of the Mediterranean is characterized by hot and dry summers and mild and rainy winters, which is influenced by the warm Atlantic Current.

The reason why Europe, especially Western Europe, is known as the most suitable place for human habitation is mainly because the warm Atlantic current makes this land neither hot in summer nor cold in winter. Even in the coldest season, the temperature rarely drops below zero.

And the northeast, which is at the same latitude as Western Europe, can be minus [-] degrees.

The warm Atlantic current has benefited Europe, but it has made the Americas a victim.More than 90.00% of the hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean blow to the Americas, where they form hurricanes, tornadoes, heavy snow, and cold snaps.

Zhu Zhanji thought carefully about the climate characteristics of various parts of the world that he learned later, and confirmed that there are very few large-scale storms here in the Strait of Gibraltar.

The locals are so panicked, which is mainly because the ships here cannot withstand the slightly stronger wind!

But he didn't take it to heart, but a group of subordinates didn't dare to be careless.

As soon as Zhu Zhanji landed, he was welcomed by Zheng He to the strongest stone house in the city. This was originally a defensive position built by the Moors in the eleventh century. It has not been damaged for 400 years.

Although Zhu Zhanji didn't want to make a fuss, he didn't want to cause trouble for his subordinates because of his behavior, so he followed their wishes and came here.

In addition to him, his concubine and a bunch of clans were also arranged to come in.Then it didn't take long before the storm came.

At night, Zheng He was drenched and came back exhausted.

He still wanted to report the situation to Zhu Zhanji, but Zhu Zhanji sent him to change clothes first.

Although the storm was coming, it was nothing compared to what they had experienced in South Africa, so everyone felt relieved.

The disembarkation was in a hurry and the space was limited, so the royal chefs slaughtered two sheep in the stone house in the yard and roasted them.

After they finished eating, all the soldiers came to report the situation to Zhu Zhanji.

This time it was a false alarm, and the fleet did not suffer much loss, except for the few ships that were stranded, and the bottom of the ship needed to be repaired.

But after the report was over, no one left, and everyone was waiting for Zheng He to appear.

He has been here for nearly half a month, and he has figured out the situation of Ceuta. If he wants to attack Ceuta, he cannot do without his intelligence support.

Although the generals wanted to do meritorious service in front of Zhu Zhanji, they knew that the Portuguese also had some muskets in their hands, so they didn't dare to be careless.

If you lose Jingzhou carelessly, not only will you not be able to achieve meritorious service, but you will also be severely punished!

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No one thought that this rain would last for seven or eight days, and that Daming's first battle in the West would be delayed like this.

It also turned Daming's sworn threat into a joke.

Of course, Portugal will definitely not think it is a joke.Although the storm continued, they still sent two ships to report to Ceuta despite the wind and rain.

In Lisbon, the sudden appearance of Ming cast a shadow over the heads of all the nobles.

Facing the five-day deadline of Ming Dynasty, King Joao I and the nobles quickly made a decision to increase their troops.But at the same time, they also decided to send envoys to discuss a civilized war with Daming.

In other words, fighting is still necessary, but the losing side is allowed to surrender. In return, Portugal will not blow up the military fortress they spent two years building.

The storm made it very difficult to assemble the army. Most of the Portuguese ships could not sail in the wind and rain.

As the future heir of Portugal, Duarte had no choice but to act as an envoy, risking his way to Ceuta while looking for Ming's fleet.

In Tangier, which they coveted, he witnessed a fleet that could not be seen. Although these ships lost their mighty figure in the storm, most of the ships were bigger than his ship.

It is conceivable that when these ships arrive at sea, the threats they erupt are absolutely astonishing.

Moreover, the soldiers who greeted him were far from comparable to those of Marin's slave soldiers.Despite the storm, these soldiers still stood upright in the wind and rain, with strict discipline.

Through the coir raincoat, he also saw that almost all the soldiers had a musket in their hands, which was far more precise than their Portuguese muskets.

Just the vigor of these guards, he already felt a deep fear.

There are less than [-] muskets in the whole of Portugal, but now, the tens of thousands of Ming soldiers seem to have one, and it seems that there are not so many muskets in the whole of Europe!

He felt sad for the stupidity of the nobles, because of the wrong decision, countless Portuguese soldiers would die abroad.

He seems to have forgotten that he was also one of the main combat faction back then.

The Portuguese can lose, they can be defeated, they can surrender, but they cannot surrender without fighting.

An official who looked like a scholar received him, and agreed to his request, and at the same time set the time for the battle on September [-]st.

Duarte was originally worried that the Ming Fleet would set up a blockade at sea to prevent Portugal from increasing its troops.I also thought that the other party would deliberately embarrass him, but I didn't expect that the other party didn't mention it, and had no intention of intercepting it at sea. It seemed that they didn't care how many people Portugal sent.

What he regrets most is that he was not able to meet the leader of the other party in person, His Royal Highness the emperor grandson who signed the letter of credence to them.