"Your Highness, there is a small island in front of you. Should you go around it or not?"
"Go to the island and rest."
After finishing speaking, Di Xin also retracted his gaze towards the distant sea and landed in the direction of the island pointed by Ouyang Xuan.
More than a month has passed since the army set out to sea.
Although steam technology is used as power, the continent where Da Li is located is too far away from the Western Ocean, spanning half a planet, so the fleet is obviously still drifting at sea.
Worth mentioning.
Perhaps the biggest difference between the Ancient Moon World and Blue Star is the size of the land.
After years of exploration by the imperial court, they have now discovered a total of three continents, in addition to some scattered islands.
Emperor Xin carefully studied the records in this regard before going on the expedition.
After calculations, he was basically certain that in addition to the three continents recorded by the imperial court, there were only unexplored Antarctic and North Pole on this planet, and it was uncertain whether there were any continents.
However, the temperatures in Antarctica and the North Pole are not suitable for human habitation at all. Therefore, even if there is a continent, there will most likely not be a gathering point of humans on it.
Although humans have strong adaptability, they are not able to ignore all conditions.
Of the three continents that have been explored, one is the Eastern Continent where Da Li is located, and the other is the Western Land unified by the Dashi Empire.
The last continent is the destination of the army's expedition.
Nanyang.
Although the areas of the Eastern Continent and the Western Ocean are different, they are generally not much different, while the area of the Southern Ocean is only about one-third of the smaller Western Ocean.
And although its location is not on the straight-line distance between the Eastern Continent and the Western Ocean, it is on the shipping route.
Because the distance between the Eastern Continent and the Western Ocean is too far, and the small islands passing by can only be used for temporary rest and replenishment, they cannot replenish all the supplies. Therefore, most caravans traveling between the two places are willing to take a detour and use Nanyang as a
The biggest rest point.
And Di Xin is naturally no exception.
A fleet of tens of thousands of people consumes a huge amount of supplies every day, and can replenish some at any time when on land, but when at sea, it consumes supplies stored in advance on the ship.
As a warship, weapons and equipment also need to occupy a certain amount of space.
Therefore, although the fleet has more consumable supplies than an ordinary caravan, it is not enough to cover all the consumption from the Eastern Continent to the Western Ocean.
And transport via the rear is obviously impossible.
Supplements along the way have become a top priority.
Given the size of the fleet, the small island that is now resting can only be used to relieve the discomfort of some soldiers who have been on ships for a long time. If they are lucky enough to encounter fresh water, they can replenish some fresh water.
Or pick some wild fruits, hunt some prey or something.
For the entire fleet, it is nothing more than a drop in the bucket.
Nanyang, located on the route, is the real supply point for the army.
And for the expeditionary force, it's not just that.
Nanyang was still the bridgehead chosen by Emperor Xin.
If it can occupy Nanyang, then Dali can use Nanyang as a springboard to continuously transport supplies and troops.
The same is true for the Great Food Empire in the Western Land.
As long as we can set up bases in Nanyang, we can reduce the distance traveled by about half whether we attack the West or invade Dali.
This is a battleground for real military strategists.
However, the local natives of Nanyang do not need to pay attention to this process.
Because there are almost no indigenous people in Nanyang today.
In a secret record of the imperial court, there was a dark period.
It belongs to the dark period of Nanyang.
Because of the size of the continent and various reasons, when countries appeared one after another in the Eastern Continent and the Western Ocean, and developed navigation technology, the human race in the Southern Ocean was still in a state of tribal gathering.
The first to discover the Nanyang Continent was the fleet from the Eastern Continent.
Although Dali had not yet established a country at that time, the dynasty at that time had begun to regard itself as the Celestial Kingdom.
The arrogant Celestial Kingdom naturally had no interest in these tribes in the barbaric period, so the fleet just rested in the Nanyang for a while and then continued on its journey until it discovered the land of the West before starting to return.
Next, the Western fleet headed eastward.
Unlike the Eastern Continent, where kingly principles prevail, the Western Lands are more like barbarians cloaked in civilization.
After discovering a new continent, their first reaction was to grab it.
What you grab is yours.
Robbery and killing are always inseparable.
A group of tribesmen armed with stone spears and wooden arrows would obviously not be able to compete with Westerners with navigation skills.
If the fleet from the Eastern Continent had not happened to sail here for the second time and frightened the Westerners with more sophisticated weapons, the natives of Nanyang would have been slaughtered.
This was also the beginning of the Western Land paying tribute to the Celestial Kingdom of the Eastern Continent.
And in the land of Nanyang, after this inhumane burning, killing and looting, their vitality was also severely damaged, and not even a tenth of the original clan members were left.
But there is no permanent hatred in the world.
After the mixing of people from the Eastern Continent and the Western Ocean, there are basically no natives of pure blood in Nanyang today. After being diluted from generation to generation, the hatred has long since disappeared over time.
Today's Nanyang is basically populated by descendants of the caravans that traveled between the Western Ocean and the Eastern Continent.
Although they established a new country here due to their long-term settlement, due to its unique location and various reasons, this country did not have much military force.
This is more like a chamber of commerce that provides supplies to traveling caravans.
It’s not like no one is jealous of such a piece of fat meat that is almost defenseless.
But the reason why Nanyang Land cannot form a strong force is also a factor that protects their security.
But all this is about to change soon.
After the Eastern Continent and the Western Land were unified, the rulers of the two continents were destined to quarrel with each other.
Then the neutral ground, which was acquiesced by both parties, naturally lost its previous independence.
And the most important thing is that in such a place, there is no one who has descended from the realm lord.
For the Realm Lord who has descended on the Ancient Moon Realm, this competition is not a journey of survival, but an auction. Therefore, it is impossible for the Realm Lord to descend to a place where he is destined to fail without any intention.
In the Eastern Continent and the Western Land, even if it happens to a beggar, it is possible to gain momentum.
But in Nanyang, even if the one who seizes the body is the one with the most power, as long as the strength of the army under his command reaches a certain threshold, what will happen is that the two continents will spare no effort to suppress him.
And by the time the Eastern Continent and the Western Ocean had no intention of worrying about Nanyang in the past few years, it was too late.
Therefore, whether it is Di Xin or the current ruler of the Dashi Empire, the only competitors in the land of Nanyang are each other.
even.
There should be only two competitors left in the entire Ancient Moon Realm.