Chen Jiang rode a sampan that was lowered from the "Shunfeng" and landed on the ancient continent that would later be known as the "New Song Dynasty".

He carried a pennant with a red background and a large "Song" character on it. This flag will be left on this land, symbolizing that this place belongs to the official family and the mother of the Great Song Dynasty.

After a soft sound of the "canopy", the bottom of the sampan hits the soft sand.

A sailor wanted to get off the boat, but was stopped by Chen Jiang.

He's going to be the first to land on this land, which is at least a big island!

Because he vaguely knew that the first person to board up would definitely go down in history.

Although this is a small step for him Chen Jiang, it is likely to be a big leap for mankind!

Because there is probably not a single human on this "big island". At least as far as the eye can see, there is no sign of human activity.

Chen Jiang stepped into the warm water, and the soles of his feet were soft sand. He carried the flagpole and waded through the water, trying to move forward. One by one, the sailors disembarked from the sampan and, like him, waded through the sea and walked towards the wild continent ahead.

Walking on the white sandy beach, you will be greeted by the endless grasslands and hills. There are no tall plants, the hills are low, and there are no other animals moving except for seabirds soaring in the sky.

Everything seemed peaceful, pristine, and deserted.

"Split into two teams!" Chen Jiang said, "A team follows me, let's go up the mountain to have a look." A team is here to stay. ”

"Whoa!"

Climbing the hill in the distance, Chen Jiang saw the ocean again, and on the other side of the hill, about twenty or thirty miles away, was a piece of water.

Is it an island? Or is it a peninsula?

If it's an island, it's not much value. It's just a barren prairie island......

Then Chen Jiang looked north again, and soon saw a large ocean. Then he turned to the south, and this time he saw no more water, but endless hills covered with low vegetation.

It should be a somewhat arid and hot prairie here. Chen Jiang thought to himself: If there is a river, I can replenish some fresh water, and then see if I can hunt...... If you can catch some wild cattle and sheep and salt them, the two exploration boats can stay in the nearby sea for a while and have a good search.

As he returned from the hill, he suddenly found that the group of men he had left on the shore was besieging an animal that could jump upright and had a large tail.

The sailors wounded it with crossbow arrows, and then used several Changmo knives to poke around the wounded animal...... The scene is a bit bloody and very chaotic.

"What is this?" Chen Jiang ran over to take a look, but he didn't know him.

"Chengjie, this thing came by itself!" One of the sailors reported, "It looks like it's quite meaty, so I hunted it down." ”

"It's not poisonous, is it?" Chen Jiang looked at it, "Wash and peel it, take it back and give it to the kitchen, let them cook it for the oarsman to eat...... You can't give all of them, find a few to try. If you can't eat it, catch more! ”

It's a cute kangaroo, and of course the kangaroo meat can't eat the dead.

Carrying the washed and peeled kangaroos, Chen Jiang and the others got on the sampan and returned to the "Shunfeng".

Let's not talk about tasting kangaroo meat. In the next few days, the two exploration ships under the command of Chen Jiang circled the west coast of "Australia." The place where they landed was a peninsula, and to the north and south, you could see the coastline as far as the eye could see.

A few days later, by the time of November 1, the third year of the Great Song Dynasty, Chen Jiang was basically sure that he had discovered a continent!

His ship sailed south along the coastline for two days, a thousand miles, and as far as the eye could see, it was still a coast that stretched southward, boundless.

However, the climate, topography, and landform near the coast have changed significantly. Temperatures are cooler and the climate is getting wetter.

On November 1, the lookout post discovered a forest and a river that flowed into the ocean.

But still no trace of human activity has been found!

There are forests, rivers, and the temperature is suitable, indicating that there is already the possibility of colonization and reclamation!

The absence of any signs of human activity suggests that this could really be an unowned continent.

Oh, it's not ownerless anymore! Zhao Kai and Wu Meiniang, the official family of the Great Song Dynasty, are the masters of this continent.

"This is it!" Chen Jiang ordered, "Park the boat at the mouth of the river, and then divide half of the people to get off the boat to search and hunt, catch more long-tailed jumping beasts (kangaroos), and fill the vacated warehouse." We'll be able to eat bacon on the way back! ”

The journey back is long, as the Tran does not plan to drive directly back to Bali, but will sail north along the mainland's coastline.

He guessed that this continent and South Lantau were most likely the same continent!

If this guess is correct, then the coast from Honolulu to the mainland is less than 1,000 miles...... It's a very easy ocean to cross.

And after crossing the sea, there are woods everywhere and there are many rivers. Although the weather is too hot, there is not much possibility of development. However, it is still possible to build several supply bases!

In this way, it will be easy to transport people to this new continent in the future...... The prisoners of the Great Song Dynasty can be sent here. It won't be long before the first city on the continent can be built.

Now Da Song really has a place where you can open a semicolon!

……

The news of the discovery of the "New Song Continent" was sent to the Admiral Division of the Nanyang Navy on Xingzhou Island at the beginning of March of the fourth year of the Great Song Dynasty.

Xie Hao, who was in charge of this matter, was already waiting to death, thinking that Chen Jiang and they were killed in the Southern Ocean.

According to the plan, they set off from Bali and came and went for 40 days. At the end of the third year of the United States, the news should arrive in Xingzhou.

But now it's March of the fourth year of the United Nations...... If they hadn't found islands in the Southern Ocean to replenish, they would have starved to death and died of thirst!

But just when Xie Hao was preparing to hold a funeral for Chen Jiang and them, the "Shunfeng" and "Ruyi" sailed into the Xingzhou Island Military Port.

Chen Jiang actually didn't send a clipper to report, and he came back with two boats.

What's going on?

Don't want to rest in Bali? That's a nice place......

Just when he was a little surprised, Chen Jiang rushed over alone.

"Admiral! Hair, found out, finally found ......"

"Found what?"

"Continental! A continent ......"

Xie Hao was stunned, "A continent? How big? ”

Chen Jiang shook his head, "I don't know!" The Shunfeng and Ruyi sailed along the west coast of this continent for 20 days! The length of the West Coast alone should be more than 5,000 miles......"

"5,000 miles!?" Xie Hao exclaimed.

5,000 miles! The Great Song Dynasty did not have 5,000 miles from south to north, and at most more than 3,000 miles!

The length of this continent from north to south is actually more than 5,000 miles, isn't it even larger than the Great Song Dynasty?

"Really?" Xie Hao asked.

"Really! It's really ......," Chen Jiang said, "can't be wrong...... If the Admiral doesn't believe it, he can see for himself. It's only 1,000 miles from Honolulu by sea and land!

That South Lantau turned out to be part of this continent! ”

"Less than 1,000 miles?" Xie Hao calculated, "It can pass in 2 days...... By the way, what's the climate like over there? What about soil and water? Is there a national city? ”

"The official family is right, the farther south you go, the cooler it gets!" Chen Jiang said, "There are grasslands, forests, and fertile land suitable for cultivation on that continent...... However, there were no cities or countries, only a few small savages, black and black, who drank blood, and were few in number. ”

Chen Jiang and the others still met a few Australian Aboriginal ...... He also caught one of them and put it in a cage to bring it to Xingzhou, but he died on the way and was buried on Honolulu Island.

"Wait," Xie Hao suddenly thought of something, and the excited expression on his face disappeared in an instant, turning into nervousness, "The discovery of the New World hasn't been leaked out, has it?" ”

"Nope!" Chen Jiang shook his head, "Admiral, I'm not confused!" Now Bali and Honolulu are not our territory...... The news can't be leaked, or the fleet will be attacked. ”

"The man on the boat ......"

"Except for Xiaguan and Xiaguan's brothers, no one has ever gotten off the boat in Honolulu or Bali." Chen Jiang said, "When I arrived in Xingzhou, I went straight to the military port." ”

"Good! Well done! Xie Hao sighed. Hurriedly rattled the bell to call a military opportunity, and then immediately issued an order for martial law in the military port.

There are barracks in the military port for the crew of the "Shunfeng" and "Ruyi" to rest, and there is also enough space for them to move.

So they can't leave the barracks for the time being, they have to wait there.

"This official will immediately arrange for you to go to Jiangning Mansion to face the saint!" Xie Hao said, "Everyone else has to stay in the Xingzhou camp. ”

"Xia Guan understands," Chen Jiang said, "Xia Guan can leave today." ”

"Okay!" Xie Hao paused, "Let's go today!" It's spring, and it's just a tailwind. In addition, the official will write another document asking for help, and you will bring it with you. ”

"Asking for help?"

Xie Hao nodded and said, "There aren't many warships here in Xingzhou. If you really want to fight, the Nanyang Navy may not be able to win! ”

He had already thought of grabbing territory with Da Zhou!

Now the Eastern Song Dynasty has launched active operations in the Western Ocean and the Chao Phraya estuary, and part of the main force of the Nanyang naval army has gone to the Western Ocean, and part of it is supporting the colonization activities in the Chao Phraya estuary area.

The number of warships remaining in Xingzhou was small, while Zhou's Nanyang Fleet deployed a larger number of ships in Palembang and Zia.

Once the war started, the situation was very unfavorable for the Eastern Song Dynasty.

To make matters worse, Java, the first island in the South Seas (which is also the most developed because of its fertile land), is firmly in the hands of Xinzhou.

This gives Xin Zhou the ability to invest more troops and fleets in the South Seas!

Therefore, it is best for the Eastern Song Dynasty to completely control Bali, Sandalwood and other places after the news of the discovery of the new continent in New Zhou, and build fortresses and garrison heavy troops.

And to accomplish these tasks, it is necessary to increase the number of troops in Nanyang on a large scale!