"Shall we continue eastward?" Chao Gai said after leaving Cape Horn. Welcome to reading www
"We took a long way to the south before, let's go north first, and then east!" said the naval division commander.
"Okay!" Chao Gai nodded.
They headed north in the vast sea, first along South America and on the eastern coastline of South America.
This time, they sent more soldiers to explore on land.
There were stops and starts along the way, and by October of the eighth year of Datong, they were still on the eastern side of South America.
"It turns out that there are still big countries on this continent." On this day, when everyone was gathering on the ship, the naval division commander said.
It turns out that there was an Inca Empire in South America in this era. Of course, the Inca Empire in this era was far from reaching its peak! Historically, it was probably not until the 14th and 15th centuries that they expanded massively and reached their peak!
But even though they reached their peak, their system was still extremely backward, and they were soon conquered by European colonists!
"What's the population of that big country?" Yelu Dashi asked.
"I'm not sure... but although they are a big country, they are very backward. Their soldiers don't have decent weapons in their hands, and many soldiers fight with wooden sticks! There is still not much difficulty in conquering this place," the division commander said.
"Their culture is also very backward. Except for a very small number of people, the vast majority of people cannot read! Let alone being literate, it is extremely difficult to see a book here! They have almost no
Decent clothes! This is really a backward place ruled by barbarians!" said a scholar from the Academy of Sciences.
They are full of contempt for the barbarians here, because this place is so backward, even ordinary people in the mountains of the Central Plains are much richer than here!
Everyone discussed for a while and didn't care about the so-called "big country". From this day on, they really headed east and finally left the coastline of South America.
The sea is vast and the road is extremely difficult. Sometimes they cannot see an island for more than ten days. Sometimes they see islands, but there is nothing on the islands. It is impossible for them to replenish fresh water because of the environment.
It's so bad that in just one month, dozens of soldiers died here.
The army mourned the dead soldiers, but after arriving here, they could no longer stop and could only continue to move forward.
In early November, they arrived at the African continent, where they stayed for a while.
The soldiers entered the African continent, and those from the Academy of Sciences followed suit.
Soon they discovered that this was an extremely barren land. It was extremely hot and the land was extremely desolate! Except for weeds, it was almost difficult to grow anything else here! According to future calculations, the yield per acre of African land was only the world average.
One-fifteenth of the level, which is also one of the reasons why Africa fell behind in later generations. Every year, 5 million people in Africa starve to death.
They had discovered a new continent rich in products before, but they were really not very interested in this barren continent.
However, the Tu tribe in Africa surprised them. Yelu Dashi was knowledgeable and asked: "Are these people slaves of Kunlun?"
Chao Gai said: "Kunlun slave? What is that?"
Yelu Dashi said: "Zhang Ji of the Tang Dynasty once wrote a poem called "Kunlun'er", which said, 'The Kunlun family lives in Haizhongzhou, and barbarians will come to visit Han Dynasty. The words explain Qin Ji, and the waves first pass through Yulinzhou. The golden ring
I had my ears pierced when I wanted to fall,
Their hair is long and curled, and their hair is not wrapped around their heads. They love their skin as black as lacquer, and they half take off their cotton fur when they walk.' The poem says that the Kunlun slaves' skin is as dark as lacquer, and their buns are long and curly. The skin of the Tu people in front of us is so dark, and their hair is all curly.
, isn’t he a Kunlun slave?”
After Yelu Dashi finished speaking, Yelu Jinning nodded. He was also from a noble background and had read many books. Naturally, he knew the classics about "Kunlun slaves". It seemed that the Tu people on this continent were really the so-called "Kunlun slaves"!
The naval division commander and several officers also nodded slightly at this moment. They had also heard related legends.
"So, we are not far from the Central Plains?" Chao Gai said excitedly.
"I'm afraid it's still far away from the Central Plains!" Yelu Dashi shook his head.
No matter what, the "Kunlun slaves" are characters that have been recorded in the Central Plains classics. Seeing these characters now, they all feel excited after being away from their hometown for a long time. After meeting these legendary characters, they want to return to their hometown.
It's impossible.
"Are we going south or north now?" Chao Gai asked.
"Let's go north, and after inspecting for a while, we'll go south again! The purpose of our trip is to inspect various places, and we can't miss any place," the division commander thought for a while and said.
"Okay!" Chao Gai nodded.
It wasn't until February of the ninth year of Datong that Daliang's fleet finally arrived in Portugal in Europe!
When they got here, they finally met real Europeans!
The naval division commander sent someone to investigate the situation above, and soon he had a preliminary impression of this place. He called everyone over and said: "This is a new continent with a very large population, and there are cities and towns here.
The villages and towns are civilized, and this place is similar to our Central Plains! It seems that all the people here are Semu people, and it turns out that the hometown of Semu people is here."
Chao Gai said: "What should we do now?"
Yelu Dashi said: "We should send an envoy here and deal with the officials here first."
The teacher nodded and said, "That's exactly what I meant!"
So the division commander sent more than ten envoys into the European continent to contact European countries.
However, just one month later, all the envoys from Liangshan were massacred by Europeans! European countries regarded the Han people of Daliang as demons. Under the organization of the Holy See, the fleets of various countries united and began to attack Liangshan's fleet.
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At this moment, the naval division commander, Chao Gai, Yelu Dashi and others realized that this was not a friendly continent! They only had 5,000 people and a limited number of soldiers. Although the quality of their ships was far superior to that of their opponents, and they also had artillery on them.
Such a sharp weapon, but they still had no determination to fight Europe. After breaking up the fleets of European countries, they headed south.
"Remember this place, sooner or later we will come back!" said the Marine Division Commander.
They had captured many Europeans and learned about the situation in Europe through Europeans. Some nobles among the Europeans knew Persian, and some in Daliang's fleet also knew Persian. By this time, they finally knew the relationship between Europe and Persia.
They also knew that they could travel from Europe to Persia by land. At this time, Europeans had not discovered the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa, and there was an ice sheet to the north, making it impossible to pass.
"Let's go south!" the naval division commander said decisively.
Daliang's fleet headed south. They once again passed Africa, where they inspected for a while. This time they discovered the existence of the desert. The desert was endless and incredibly desolate. They had a deeper understanding of this continent.
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In June of the ninth year of Datong, they finally arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa. After arriving here, they continued south. A few days later, they found that they were still in the vast sea. They finally knew that they had left this continent.