Journey of the Infinite Wizard

In ancient times, there was the Suez Canal. However, as the years changed, the waterway of the Suez Canal was gradually filled with sand. Since then, the Suez Canal has officially disappeared from people's sight. It was not until modern times that this far-reaching canal was opened in the hands of the French. So far, European countries no longer need to go around the Cape of Good Hope to reach the East from the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal. During this period, I don't know how much manpower and material resources were saved, but also because of the opening of the Suez Canal, the speed of Western colonies colonizing Asia was accelerated.

However, in this barbaric medieval era, the Suez Canal was naturally invisible.

On this day, the Egyptians under the rule of the Fatimid dynasty, the big cannibals, were busy with their livelihoods as usual. The prosperous Port Said of later generations has no shadow at all, and the world-famous port in Egypt today is Alexandria. Maritime merchants from all over the world went to Egypt to do business, and Alexandria was a must for them.

But today, a large-scale fleet is heading straight for Egypt from the Mediterranean Sea, and the flags on the ships are patterns that even the ignorant people can recognize. That was the flag representing the Tang people, and at the very center of the mast hung the flag representing the royal family. At the bow and stern, the national flag and naval ensign are hoisted. At the very center of this huge fleet, there is an extremely huge ship. The situation of this huge ship is fundamentally different from that of the past, with masts erected on it and pure white sails hanging on it. It is sailing forward slowly at a slow speed.

As it gradually approached the land of the Fatimid Dynasty, the huge naval fleet began to accelerate, and there were densely packed and heavily armed soldiers standing on the deck. They watched the land ahead silently, and finally stopped near the sea as the fleet accelerated. A soldier in full armor jumped off the boat one after another, splashing big waves, stepping on the sand with both feet, striding forward, struggling to move forward against the seawater that was almost waist-high. It didn't take long for a dense and huge army to gather on the shore.

"What are you doing?" Lu Duan stood at the bow of the ark, watching the densely packed elite army of no less than 10,000 people land, feeling a little strange in his heart.

The escorting general Tang Ren smiled and said, "Don't worry about Mr. Lu, we have another important reason besides escorting you this time."

"oh?"

The general smiled and said, "It is to completely seize the gateway to the Red Sea and hold it in the hands of our country." Lu Duan naturally didn't understand, and he asked suspiciously, "Why is this?" He looked at the land ahead "Here is uninhabited, it is a barren land, and its value is not as good as your country's land. I don't know why your country wants to risk the war to compete for the territory of other countries?"

The general said: "Mr. Lu does not know the specific reason. His Majesty is determined to seize this place. The purpose is to build a canal. Open up the Red Sea channel. At that time, our merchant ships can directly enter the Red Sea from the Mediterranean Sea, and then enter the ocean. through that strait of your country to reach your territory for direct trade with your country."

After Lu Duan heard this,

I was shocked in my heart, and then realized that once the canal was opened, the Tang people would have huge trade profits. Moreover, this canal will also be a vital traffic artery. However, in this way, countries outside the region will also be able to directly reach China. This worry was immediately abandoned by Lu Duan. He believed that although there are many countries outside the territory, none of them can travel thousands of miles to the outside world. Moreover, he is not worried about the military affairs of the Song Dynasty. Although there is a shortage of horses, it is facing the north. Once in the south, it will be the world on foot, and once the nomads in the north get off their horses. The Central Plains Dynasty beat them every minute.

However, Lu Duan also realized that once the canal is opened, although it can grasp the enviable trade profits. However, this place will also be a powder keg at the same time, and various disputes will inevitably be unavoidable around this canal in the future.

"Once the canal is opened, it will have a far-reaching impact, but at the same time, the canal will also become the target of conquest by various countries. Don't you worry that once the canal is opened, it will be scrambled by various countries?"

"Hahaha." The general laughed out loud after hearing this.

Lu Duan frowned, "Why are you laughing, General?"

"Mr. Lu, have you been in our country for so long, have you never heard of our country's guardian animal?"

"This is nonsense, how can it be taken seriously?" Lu Duan naturally disdains to talk about these things. In his mind, the so-called guardian beasts are nothing more than some rare and strange beasts. What can it do?

The general naturally didn't argue with him, just smiled and didn't answer, and then Lu Duan felt the huge boat under his feet move slightly. I felt very strange in my heart, because he had never felt any bumps in his journey. The sea is not like stagnant water, it is calm, and the sea is flowing all the time. The ups and downs of the waves, one high and one low, the boat is also constantly rising and falling with the sea water. People who are not familiar with water, who have been here for a long time, naturally cannot bear the bumps along the way.

However, Lu Duan didn't feel any jolts on the huge boat, and he felt like he was on flat ground. This was the most comfortable moment since he crossed thousands of miles of sea to go to the Tang Dynasty.

However, now, this huge boat, which is as stable as land, unexpectedly trembled a little. This made Lu Duan extremely curious, and at the same time panicked, "Could it be that the boat has entered water!"

Just as he was thinking this way, he was completely absorbed by another incident on the sea. All he could see was the undulating sea surface, suddenly large waves and water bubbles surged up, just as he was staring intently, he didn't know the reason. The continuously spewing water and bubbles were scattered in all directions accompanied by the sudden explosion of the sea surface. Unprepared, Lu Duan was taken aback immediately. At this moment, a melodious dragon chant sounded. Lu Duan looked over and opened his mouth wide in shock.

what did he see An extremely huge dragon head rises from the bottom of the sea, with blood-red eyes, sharp dragon horns extending to the back of the head and beard around the mouth, shaking off endless waves. Then, the dragon suddenly jumped out from the bottom of the sea. Its huge and slender body, like a snake, kept jumping out of the bottom of the water, followed by a pair of huge things like wings.

And as the huge dragon rushed out of the sea, with the melodious sound of the dragon chant, accompanied by the wheezing sound of the fleshy wings spreading, the wings covering the sky and the dragon body winding and dancing in the sky made Lu Duan completely lost his soul. He looked dazzled at the giant dragon flying in the sky, at this moment, he saw that huge dragon head seemed to appear as a phantom, and two dragon heads appeared again on the left and right sides of its dragon head!

"Ying...Ying Long!"

This three-headed dragon constantly flying in the sky, making the sound of dragon chant, and the pair of feathered wings that cover the sky and the sun are almost similar to the winged dragons recorded in the Shan Hai Jing. dragon. The only difference from Yinglong is that it has three heads, other than that, the dragon head, dragon body and dragon claws are almost exactly the same.

"I never thought that a certain overseas party not only saw such a rare country in the world, but also had the chance to see the figure of Yinglong. Lu Duan died without regret!" He was dazzled and looked at the three-headed dragon in the sky in shock 'Ying Long' At this moment, his mood is hard to describe in any words. This time his mission was not only successful, but also perfect. First, he recorded the Yao Tang Yaolue, which contains various deeds of the Tang people, for the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty. Coming here, he brought 60,000 tall and majestic war horses to the Song Dynasty, no matter which one it was, it would be enough to make him a high official and a nobleman, honor his ancestors, and leave his name in history.

But now, after meeting the 'Ying Long' who helped Xuanyuan Huangdi defeat Chi You back then, Lu Duan felt that being able to do what he did was already worthwhile. .

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