Two days later, Lu Ning and Guo Jia, Dian Wei, Zhou Tai, Wei Yan bid farewell to Jiang Qin, Xin Ping and others, left Yi Island on a warship and sailed directly to Luzon Island. Lu Ning did not choose to walk on the coastline, but went straight from Yi Island to Luzon Island. In this way, Lu Ning and his team's itinerary would be much less and time would be saved a lot. Of course, this was mainly determined by Lu Ning based on the sailing route marked on the detailed map album brought by Lu Ning from later generations. If it is the current sailing route, it is basically walking along the coastline, and no one dares to sail into the middle of the sea. Of course, the performance of the ship is also very critical, and ordinary ships dare not easily drive into the deep sea. In addition, Lu Ning and his team have sextant in their hands, which has also played an irreplaceable role in Lu Ning and his team's identification of directions in the sea.

Driven by the strong trade wind in the northeast, Lu Ning and his group arrived in Luzon Island ten days later. Lu Ning and his team just purchased some fresh fruits and vegetables and set sail, and did not stop too much in Luzon Island. Lu Ning and Guo Jia stood at the bow of the boat, watching the docks on Luzon Island were also very lively, and more people were amazed. This was only the first time they saw such a large boat, which made them feel very fresh. Screams came from time to time on the docks.

Lu Ning said to Guo Jia: "When Xiao is the filial piety, if we conquer this place, will it be very effective for the safety of our Han people? It is better to establish a line of defense here than to fight at your own doorstep. Besides, the resources on Luzon Island are also very rich, especially the storage of tin is very huge. There are various rare plants on the island and spices are abundant. If crops or tropical crops are planted on this island, it is a treasure land. Luzon Island is actually composed of tens of thousands of small islands, with only two large islands and the others are very small, but there are many resources available on these islands."

After hearing Lu Ning's words, Guo Jia replied: "Lord, this Luzon Island is indeed a good place. For us Han, it not only has a strategic position, but also has beautiful scenery. It is a good place for people to live in. Natural conditions and climate are much better than the far north where our army conquered now. But if our army wants to conquer these places, it still has to pay a price, which is not easier than our army conquering the far north."

At this time, Mi Tianlai reported to Lu Ning: "Lord, are we going to set sail now?"

Lu Ning smiled and said, "Mi Tian, ​​you are the captain, of course you have the final say; if you encounter pirates or bandits, just inform Zhou Tai and let him command the battle. In addition, there is no need to call me lord again in the future. Now we are going to do ocean trade, so you all call me young master."

After hearing this, Mi Tian said, "It's the young master."

Lu Ning and his fleet continued to move towards Di Shi, but the speed was not very fast. After leaving Yi Island, Lu Ning and his team entered a new route, and Mi Tian never walked. For safety reasons, the fleet's speed slowed down a lot. Of course, Lu Ning arranged people to make sailing diaries and draw navigation charts on each ship, which would have a great effect on future navigation.

Every two days after Lu Ning and his party left Luzon Island, they encountered some minor trouble. Mi Tianlai reported to Lu Ning that there were suspicious ships in front and behind our fleet, and they were probably pirates. After hearing this, Lu Ning immediately told Mi Tian to continue moving forward and asked Zhou Tai to command the warships to prepare for battle. Mi Tian and Zhou Tai immediately entered their posts. After they left, Lu Ning thought that there were tens of thousands of islands in Luzon Island, and these places should also be places where pirates were there, but for Lu Ning and his team, pirates dared to make decisions? This was puzzled.

Lu Ning walked to the fore deck of the warship and observed it with his glasses. He saw that there were several boats in front of him who were preparing to surround another ship, but the distance was too far away and it was not clear. It was probably the pirates were preparing to rob a merchant ship. Then Lu Ning walked to the back of the warship and observed it. There were indeed several boats following Lu Ning and the others, but this was not a big problem. As long as Lu Ning and the others speeded up, they would be quickly thrown away by Lu Ning's fleet.

Half an hour later, Lu Ning used his glasses to observe the situation ahead again and found that the merchant ship had been surrounded by several ships. Seeing that the situation was about to attack the merchant ship. Lu Ning said to Zhou Tai: "Youping, let Mi Tian speed up the advancement of our warships and prepare for battle to see if the merchant ship can be rescued."

Guo Jia stood beside Lu Ning and observed the situation in front of him with his glasses. He only heard him say, "Lord, this route is really uneasy. It's like Zijing, Xingba and the others said, you will encounter pirates at any time."

After hearing this, Lu Ning smiled and said, "Fengxiao, the route we are taking is already one of the few pirates. If we take the old route and drive along the coastline, there will be more pirates. From this area to the Strait of Malacca, they are places where pirates often move. Due to the rampant pirates, it brings great risks to ocean trade. Although the profit margin of ocean trade is high, there are still not many sea merchants who dare to drive alone. They must move forward in clusters to feel safe."

Zhou Tai came over to ask Lu Ning whether he had attacked those ships. Now they had entered the range of Lu Ning's warships. Lu Ning observed again and found that the merchant ship had been robbed. He didn't know if the merchant was still alive, but Lu Ning still issued an order to attack Zhou Tai.

Zhou Tai immediately commanded the crossbow bed on the Lu Ning army's warship to shoot the ships. Without passing the second round of shooting, the sails on the ships were all shot down. When they entered the attack range of the Lu Ning's catapult car, Zhou Tai issued an attack order without hesitation. In just a moment, the ships were basically hit. Even if Lu Ning and the others did not attack them now, they would not want to drive again.

Mi Tian ran over and said to Lu Ning: "Young Master, there is a man on the merchant ship who is thug, looking like he is asking us for help. Should we save him? His ship is probably also attacked by our army's firepower. If we don't save him, he will definitely not be able to survive, and those pirate ships have basically been sunk."

Lu Ning said without thinking: "Save people quickly, how can you not save them?"

After hearing Lu Ning's words, Mi Tian immediately ordered the stop of the ship and put down the lifesaving boat to save people. Not long after, a foreigner was rescued from Lu Ning and his warship. The foreigner was wearing a long robe and had a typical Italian face. He had dark brown eyes under his brown hair, but those eyes were bright and bright.

After so many years, I suddenly saw a Westerner and saw it on his own warship, which made Lu Ning feel familiar and even a sense of intimacy. Guo Jia, Dian Wei, Wei Yan, Zhou Tai and the navy soldiers on the warship were full of curiosity about the foreigner, and they surrounded him and whispered to his appearance.

Even Guo Jia whispered in Lu Ning's ear: "If I had actually had blond hair and blue eyes, if I hadn't heard from my lord, I would have regarded him as a monster, it would be hard for people to believe." Guo Jia kept shaking his head while saying that.
Chapter completed!