The time soon came to the early summer of the second year, according to the calculation of Datang tradition, it should be the middle of April, Xia Xue ordered the expedition to fill up the coal, prepare the supplies, and everyone was ready to return home, but the local base that they had worked hard to build could not be lost, and decided to send a second group of expeditions immediately after going back.

Cui Zhi, Lin Bo and other Tang people who had families in American Indians were about 130 people, and they expressed their willingness to stay and guard the base, and Xia Xue was very happy to hear it.

Anyway, they will definitely send people to come again, so Xia Xue agreed to the request of Cui Zhi, Lin Bo and others, and some Tang soldiers and craftsmen who were willing to stay temporarily formed a left-behind staff with Cui Zhi and Lin Bo, totaling more than 170 people.

Xia Xue took the remaining more than 300 Tang soldiers and sailors who were like arrows and prepared to set off for home.

At this time, there was an undersea earthquake that caused a tsunami, and it was impossible to return for a while.

Cui Zhi advised Xia Xue to stay in the Americas for a while longer.

After careful consideration, Xia Xue still decided to leave, she belongs to the Tang Dynasty in Middle Earth, not to the Americas, she must go back as soon as possible, her husband and children, as well as the employees of the angel company, her friends, etc., are all worried about her safety, it has been more than a year since she came out, Erlang must be dying in a hurry, not to mention that Li Shimin's age is almost 51 years old, it is the most dangerous time, Xia Xue must return to Datang as soon as possible to take care of her dear husband no matter what.

Sometimes she dreams at night, dreaming of the sad scene when her husband Li Shimin and the children hear the news of her death, or dreaming that her husband Li Shimin is seriously ill, she will wake up. How much my dear husband needs to be by his side to take care of him now; Her children are still young, and the days with them have always been very small, she can't stay so far away in the Americas for a long time, she has to do everything she can to get back.

Xia Xue is not only the leader of this boatload of Tang people, but also their spiritual leader, so the changes in her mood and will will directly affect the emotional changes of all people, so Xia Xue must make herself appear strong and confident.

After several days of discussion, Xia Xue decided to wait for the tsunami to pass and return immediately.

Half a month later, the tsunami has completely passed, and the sea is calm.

Xia Xue decided to return to Datang, and with a long whistle, the "Explorer" ignited and left the shore, but fortunately, it was still summer, and the Pacific Ocean Warm Current was still flowing towards the north, which was also the force they had to rely on to go home.

At the time of parting, Cui Zhi, Lin Bo and other people left behind, as well as the chief of the Black Eagle tribe, Blaken Valley, many Black Eagle tribesmen, and Indian friends from many other tribes ran to the beach to see them off.

Bidding farewell to Cui Zhi and others who came to see them off, and bidding farewell to the Indian friends who came to see them off, Xia Xue ordered the boat to sail and finally began the long-awaited return journey! With a long whistle, the "Explorer" slowly left the shore and headed north, Cui Zhi looked at the distant ship shadow and muttered: "Come back early!" ”

Looking at the distant coastline, Xia Xue turned around and returned to the cabin, she ordered the captain to raise the sails, adjust the angle of the sails as much as possible, and go north to the Aleutian Islands at full speed, as long as the "Explorer" is always on the undercurrent of the Pacific Ocean not far from the coastline, then they will soon be able to reach the Aleutian Islands.

The coal bunker in the cabin is full of coal, coupled with a lot of materials and local ore products, so that the waterline of the expedition is very low, which also makes the speed of the ship not too high, but very stable, Xia Xue ordered not to save coal, speed up the voyage, not only her, many people on the ship miss their hometown very much.

The Pacific Ocean in the summer was not a calm place, and it was a time when all kinds of storms were raging, but fortunately, the "Explorer" always sailed along the coastline and did not deviate from the course, and all kinds of storms were also dangerous, and after five days of sailing, they arrived in the Aleutian Islands, where they had to replenish fresh water.

There was nothing to say along the way, the warships that replenished the fresh water from the Aleutian Islands, along the coastline, turned to sail westward, the scenery and seascape of the North Pacific Ocean in summer are very strange, and many creatures in the water are also unseen by everyone, the kind of flying fish that can fly to the surface of the sea, and a narwhal with a single horn on the top of the head, all known as sea monsters.

The pale blue sea was sparkling with thin waves, "Look! What a big sea monster! Someone on board suddenly screamed.

Xia Xue hurriedly came to the deck, raised her eyes and looked into the distance, and vaguely saw a black line more than ten meters long swimming quickly on the water hundreds of meters away, swimming and swimming, and a bean sprout-shaped tail fin turned out of the water and disappeared into the sea in an instant. Immediately afterward, two or three black line-shaped objects appeared behind them, moving extremely fast and quickly overtaking the warship, occasionally spewing out a column of water two or three meters high, and then disappearing from sight as if by magic.

"It's a whale, not a sea monster!" Xia Xue smiled and shook her head.

"Whale, it turned out to be a whale, it's so big!"

Among the sailors was the person who rescued Cui Zhi and Ouyang Qian with Xia Xue, they knew whales, but they were frightened that time, and they thought that whales were terrible.

While the sailors were lamenting that the whale had disappeared so quickly and that people could not get up close, there was another exclamation of "wow", and the whole ship rushed to the deck as if injected with stimulants. Directly ahead, a large flock of seagulls gathered in the blue sky 100 meters away. There are about ten whales floating in a row on the water, each with a black back nearly ten meters long like a raised knoll.

Xia Xue told them that what appeared in front of them was killer whales, also known as killer whales, which liked family life and usually appeared in groups in waves. Previously seen were humpback whales, which often move in pairs. As he spoke, the boat had reached a distance of fifty or sixty meters from the whales. Suddenly, I heard the loud sound of "bang", the waves splashed everywhere, and the whales jumped out of the water like spring shoots breaking through the ground, and then plunged to the bottom of the sea, like raising a flag, only revealing the black tail fin, beckoning to Xia Xue and them, and at the same time making a dull whistling sound, as if greeting the approaching "Expedition", and then spraying up a foggy spring pillar like a gift. The whales moved slowly, the seagulls dispersed and gathered, repeating the "show" just now every ten minutes or so. After a few times, the whales swam away into the distance in groups.

"It's spectacular!" The sailors were stunned.

The ship continued to sail westward, and after crossing the Bering Strait, the Pacific Ocean began to flow southward, but at this time there was a violent southerly wind on the North Sea, and it was no longer suitable to use the sails.

After more than ten days of arduous sailing, this day finally arrived at the North Fusang Sea, which is also called the North Sea! The next charts have basically been able to confirm that Xia Xue and they are finally back!

The sky is clear, the sky is blue overhead, the sea is green under your feet, the sky is connected to the sea, and the sea is followed by the sky.

When the Explorer finally saw the horizon of Hokkaido from afar, the entire crew cheered!

This overseas voyage really tested the performance of this large hybrid warship, the sailors and craftsmen on board, as well as the Tang soldiers and sailors who accompanied the ship, also got a great exercise, the discovery of the new continent and the opening of new routes, not only made the power of the Tang Dynasty expand overseas, but also established a base in the new continent.

And for the cabin of the "Explorer" itself, it is also fully loaded! A large amount of jewelry, gold and rare ores are the biggest harvest, and at the same time, the seeds of those crops unique to the Americas: pumpkins, peppers, tobacco, tomatoes, sunflowers, cocoa, corn, potatoes, etc., brought back by Xia Xue, will make the grain varieties of the entire Asian continent more abundant, and will also make the grain production of the whole Asian continent further increase.

The crew did not land in Hokkaido to rest, and the "Expedition" sailed all the way to Haijing, the world's largest international city.

"Datang, my motherland, my home, we are finally back!" Xia Xue, Ouyang Qian, and all the crew members of the expedition were all moved to tears.

In Yangshan Port, the largest port in Haijing, the crew of the expedition was thrilled to find that their emperor Li Shimin, as well as many court ministers and the masses, were warmly welcoming their triumphant return in the port, and many attentive people also found that Li Shimin was also full of tears.

Stepping on the solid cement floor of Yangshan Port, Xia Xue felt an incomparable sense of steadiness. Li Shimin didn't care about the emperor's shelf, so he ran over quickly, hugged Xia Xue, buried his head in her fragrant hair, and wet Xia Xue's hair with tears, "Xue'er, why did it take so long to come back, I have sent several fleets to look for you, but unfortunately I haven't found it." Do you know? I'm going crazy, I really miss you! Why don't you send a telegram. ”

"Erlang, I miss you too, there was a storm at sea, the telegraph was broken, and then I encountered many difficulties, which led to a late return, which made you and your children worried, I'm really sorry......" Xia Xue also hugged Li Shimin tightly, choked up and said, feeling like a dream.

"Xue'er, please promise me in the future that you won't explore any new continents again, okay? I was really scared this time! I'm really scared of losing you, and I wouldn't be able to live without you. Cher, promise me, okay? Li Shimin hugged Xia Xue even tighter, for fear that she would suddenly disappear.

"Erlang, I promise you, I will never take such a risk again in the future, for you and the child! I promise you! ......" Xia Xue said firmly in Li Shimin's ear.

After hearing Xia Xue's assurance, Li Shimin's hanging heart finally let go, he knew that Xia Xue was a person who made a promise, now he could finally feel at ease, he could finally sleep peacefully, and finally see his beloved wife every day, Li Shimin couldn't help but laugh......

After figuring out the route, Xia Xue's second expedition to the Americas had as many as 10 warships, more than 10,000 people, including navies, sailors, technicians, engineers, etc., all kinds of mining, farming and other machinery and equipment, and equipped with guns and other advanced firearms and weapons. After this expedition went, it adopted a friendly and cooperative approach to modernize and develop the barren and backward Americas. They respected the traditional life and customs of the Indians, never bullied and forced them, and also won the popularity of the majority of the Indians.

However, there are still a few Indians such as the Bison tribe who are hostile to the Tang people, and often sneak attack and kill the Tang developers. Molecule, Tang. The army, of course, is a-for-tat. With advanced weapons and equipment, Don. The army basically swept across the whole of North and South America. Because the hostile Indian tribes still used very backward and primitive stone tools, not even horses. How can this be compared with the expedition team sent by Xia Xue, who swept through the entire North and South America without carrying Tang knives, rifles, machine guns, hand shells, incendiary bombs, and even cannons. Soon, North and South America were included in the territory of Datang, and the rich oil, minerals and fertile land of the American continent became the most potential new continent of Datang.

In the Americas, the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Maracaibo have abundant oil and gas reserves, which are difficult and inexpensive to extract. The western foothills of the Andes Mountains in South America, the rocky and the Great Valleys of North America have the world's largest copper ore reserves, iron ore, nickel, manganese, bauxite, lead, tin, niobium ore, chrome ore, gold ore, asbestos ore reserves are very rich, the forest coverage rate is very high, the timber reserves are very large, the water resources are abundant, there is a huge amount of fresh water, the climate is warm, the resources are abundant, the land is not only vast, but also fertile and flat, very easy to cultivate, these American virgin lands are like a paradise paradise full of potential and waiting to be developed. Waiting for Datang's expedition.

Xia Xue successively sent angel companies to mining, oil production, agriculture and other branches to the vast American continent for large-scale development. Later, through a series of encouragement and preferential policies, it attracted Datang and foreign good-natured people who were willing to join Datang nationality to immigrate to the Americas and develop the Americas. A few years later, the Americas became a continent of immigrants of all colors, but whether they were yellow-skinned, black-skinned, or white-skinned, they were all Datang nationals, and they all learned the language and culture of Datang.

So far, Datang has become the world's number one superpower with the largest territory, the strongest military strength, the largest population and the most developed economy in the world.