In the vast and turbulent North Pacific, a clipper ship seems so small, but under the wind and waves of the clipper, it seems to be stable and abnormal.

One cannot cross the sea, and it is very difficult to cross even a little bit, and after professional training, it is not possible to go far, for example, those famous ones to cross the sea, at most thirty or forty kilometers.

This kind of crossing is not a solo crossing, but can only be crossed under the protection of many people and on the premise of ensuring safety.

Not to mention 30 kilometers, even if it is 300 kilometers, 3,000 kilometers, for the ocean, what is it, even if it is the Mediterranean route, there are one or two thousand kilometers, not to mention the Atlantic Ocean and the Balance Ocean, that is, tens of thousands of kilometers at every turn.

Human beings themselves, who do not have the technology to swim in the water, can cross the ocean, and this is the role of tools.

The reason why human beings can come out of all things in the world is not because of their strong bodies, in this world, there are not many flesh that are more powerful than humans, not to mention lions, tigers and leopards, even elephants and gorillas, they are stronger than humans.

Not to mention, in other aspects, human beings rarely occupy the forefront in the comparison of all things, but human beings have still become the masters of the whole world, and are driving the world and constantly changing.

The reason is very simple, that is, the use of tools, the earliest wood, stone tools, so that human beings have the capital to fight against animals, from picking to hunting, to feeding and planting, human beings with the help of tools, gradually change themselves and change the world, and on such a road, go farther and farther.

The clipper boat is like this, it seems to have infinite power, it can keep moving in the waves, but as long as it is not a storm, it can't help the clippers, but the clippers with all the sails open, under the impetus of the wind, row the sea water, and keep moving forward.

The speed gradually increased from 15 knots per hour, and quickly reached 18 knots under the premise of full wind, and then slowed down slightly, and they have found an island that is so large that there is nothing to add, even if they look at it on this side, more than 1,000 kilometers of coastline, if it is just a triangle, there are hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, not to mention, it may be larger.

It is necessary to report back quickly, and then, the entire exploration fleet will investigate together and find out what this island is.

By the time the last ship returned, in fact, the first ship had already entered the camp, and he arrived at the base camp even earlier than they had returned, in less than 2 days.

This ship is the ship that arrived around the big island and returned the next day with certain data and information.

The location of the island is about 320 kilometers from the base camp, and if you go all out and drive as fast as possible, 24 hours a day, it will be enough time for one day.

However, as the first ship, it had to ensure safety, and he had the heaviest task, so he chose to divide it into two days, the first day, the journey lasted 9 hours, a total of 180 kilometers, and entered a ring of coral reefs.

Although this area cannot be used as a forward base and supply point, it can still be used as a temporary anchorage, because the coral reef has other things to protect, and it has a certain protective effect on the wind and waves at sea, which is much more beneficial than anchoring in the ocean.

For example, this nearby base is one of more than 20 small bases that diverge outward from the frontline base, equipped with 24 fleets and 144 ships, most of which are about 6.

There are really 3 ships, all of which are leading fleets, and their experience is more abundant, and the tasks they shoulder are more dangerous.

According to the calculation of the range of a base, covering the surrounding 200 kilometers, that is, more than 100,000 square kilometers, this area is very large, especially for a single ocean, almost 6-8 leading fleets, on the periphery, carrying out a forward search, as for the rest, with more ships, they are inside, on all the charts, carpet search.

This search, on the one hand, to find whether there are islands that have slipped through the net, in ocean exploration, the discovery of any island is one of the most important nodes on the navigation route, to be able to find a larger island, that is luck, most of them, are some small ones, these small ones are easy to miss.

This part is mainly in the inner circle, within 150 kilometers, and this coral reef in the inner circle has also become an inevitable place for surrounding ships to anchor, and many ships exploring nearby will take a short rest here.

Sure enough, in this annular coral reef, there are at least more than 20 clippers anchored, many of which are outstanding, and they are very surprised to see the appearance of this clippers.

The captain didn't say much, not because he was afraid of any moths, but because there was no need for this, he only said that there was a certain malfunction, and he came back alone to repair it, so he prevaricated.

Other ships, did not think much about it, at sea, encountered such a problem, simply too much, if it has affected the navigation of the ship, or will be repaired on the spot, maybe it will be flooded, towing such an idea, someone has put forward, but for the clipper ship, extremely high, and very professional ship, it is not suitable for towing.

Of course, some of the problems have arisen some, but will not affect the overall navigation, to will choose to return, rather than continue to explore, when the maintenance is over, will return to the front line of exploration, in the exploration of such a dangerous thing, any little problem, there will be a danger of capsizing, be careful.

For this fleet, when I came, I encountered a wind and waves, even before the storm, I encountered some sporadic things, fortunately, when I went back, there were not many wind and waves, and even the road was relatively smooth, and the wind was very smooth.

Maybe the storm when they came was just a test of luck, but now that the test has passed, they have reaped fruitful fruits, and obtained the location of such an island, and the next thing is to report back this information.

By the time the clippers entered the reef, it was already night, so they stopped for a while, and set off early the next morning, but stayed overnight.

The location of the reef, the location of the base, is already very close, there is only eighty or ninety kilometers left, if the clipper is fast, it may be able to cross this distance in one morning and return to the base.

All the way back to the heart like an arrow, plus it is the route that has been explored, basically, where there is an ocean current, where there is danger, already have a clear chest, of course, go very fast, almost when the day is polished, it has already come out, and smooth sailing, and finally arrived, it was not yet noon, it took less than 4 hours in total, arrived at the base.

This is not a very large island, only a dozen square kilometers, in the Pacific Ocean, among the islands dotted with stars, it can only be regarded as a drop in the ocean, and even in the future, on the entire world map, I am afraid that there will not even be a location, even if it is on the regional map of the Aleutian Islands, this island is not very clear.

But he, is the entire Dinghai, the forefront of exploring North America, this island, was discovered 3 months ago, and then, after 2 months of construction, it has now become a fully functional forward base, more than 20 fleets have moved in, and he has popularity, a large number of charts around it have been perfected, and one goal after another has been recorded, if it is not for the lack of new discoveries, this island is really perfect.

But today, it is destined to bring good news, when a huge island with at least tens of thousands of square kilometers is discovered, the entire base is boiling, and the efforts that have been made all the time here, may be successful, but it is only one step away, and now, this step has finally come to an end.

Being able to be the person in charge of the base, of course, is one level higher than the captain, and he is also qualified to know that the exploration of the entire North Pacific Ocean is nearing the end, and the time is not known, the space is already very close, and it is possible to break through at any time. It's just that whether it's their side that breaks through, or the forward base that breaks through a little further north, is unknown.

It has been going on for a month, and there have been no valuable discoveries, although there are still some discoveries in the inner fleet, for example, some coral reefs, or reefs or something, but these are only helpful for the route, and there is no help for the next exploration.

At the end of the day, he couldn't drop the chain, and he even wanted to use radical means, for example, to disperse more than 144 ships, enter an area of 200 kilometers or more, forcibly search, find a springboard, and go further.

But he didn't dare, the sea is vast, any brute force is unwise, if you find it, it's okay, once you don't find it, and it causes a lot of damage, this is a disaster for the person in charge.

Although it is said that it is very important to explore the route to the Americas, but safety is also important, once the safety is disobeyed, the risk of forcibly opening, the loss caused by the person in charge, there is a precedent in the past, once there is a problem, immediately and severely punished.

In this tormented state of mind, he walked step by step, until now, he got the news, it seems that luck is on his side.

Tens of thousands of square kilometers of large islands, this is still tentative, this is the entire road to explore the Pacific Ocean, encountered very few, especially in this premise of being so close to the American continent, the discovery of such an island, and the advance of almost 300 kilometers, what does it mean, maybe, it is possible to find the American continent at any time, and even if you are lucky, this is.

The person in charge was also an anxious person, and immediately summoned the entire base personnel to gather together, ready to hold a meeting, and the fleets under his direct jurisdiction could also be used.

In the base, there are 144 clippers and 24 fleets, they are the basic exploration force, but it does not mean that in the base, in the hands of the person in charge, there is no fleet directly under the jurisdiction.

The most important fleet at his disposal was a fleet of 36 Spanish galleons, which, under normal circumstances, were not responsible for the task of searching, and had only one condition for using it, that is, when discovering new islands that could be used as bases.

The 36 Spanish sailing ships, all of which have been modified by the Dinghai Navy and changed it to the extreme, are all of the level of first-class battleships with sails, of which 8 are battleships, all of which are first-class battleships carrying more than 156 guns, and the most important thing is that above the battleships, there is at least 1 regiment of the army.

1 regiment, only 1,000 people, but a regiment of the Dinghai Navy, that is armed to the extreme, if in the preset battlefield, there is no problem in dealing with more than 30 times the elite nomadic cavalry, they are also the core force of the landing.

In addition to the 8 warships, the other 24 ships are basically armed merchant ships, they are symbolically equipped with 8 to 12 guns, have a certain ability to protect themselves, and at the same time, their focus is also different.

Some of them are specialized in carrying all kinds of building materials, some are carrying portable houses and mobile docks, as well as cranes, construction machinery, construction machinery, etc., and have a whole team, at the very least, to explore in advance, and lay the foundation for the base This is no problem.

After the person in charge identified the seal letter and repeatedly determined that the discovery belonged to the pilot fleet, he immediately hurried to a meeting of all the responsible persons.

Generally speaking, the discovery of some smaller islands is often carried out with a fleet of 8 ships, including 2 warships, and 6 other ships, to do a preliminary survey and lay the foundation for this base.

Then, there will be follow-up support and fleet arrivals for further development.

For the development of the island, it is a very complicated matter, the initial foundation is just on the island, build some houses, build some wharves and other things, these things, just the most basic, this foundation, the follow-up fleet is still behind, from the rear of the Dinghai Navy, this is only the early force.

It was just a few small bases and islands, for example, the one under my feet at the moment, which was followed this step at the time, but now, this is a very large one, much larger than the vast majority of islands found, 8 Spanish galleons, although they can carry enough things, can only develop the most basic base, but cannot promote the development of such a huge base.

At this juncture, of course, the person in charge was very decisive, and after confirming this discovery, he immediately sent all the ships to set off, a total of 40 ships, and the remaining nearly half of the clippers, they will go to this island together, carry out the construction of the initial base, and explore the surroundings.

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