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Chapter 727 The first stronghold in Oceania (second update)
After continuing to sail south for 3 days, the fleet's course was deflected. They changed from traveling south to southwest, and the direction was slowly deflecting due west.Almost all the crew, sailors, and handymen held their breath.

There are only two possibilities for the current situation. One possibility is that they have finally reached the end of the east coast, and the other possibility is that this is just a peninsula protruding from the mainland.

The ship continued to deflect to the west until the mainland could not be seen ahead. The captain Cheng Hong finally announced loudly: "According to the position of the military leader's logo, we should have arrived at a bay called Melbourne, and the exploration of the seaway on the east coast of Oceania has come to an end. We have arrived at the final destination of this voyage! We can go ashore and establish a stronghold!"

"Long live, long live!" The crew all cheered loudly, shouting long live excitedly.

They avoided countless hidden reefs along the way, and encountered storms in the South Pacific on the way, so they were cautious all the way. Although this caused some delays in the voyage, they finally completed the mission assigned by the military department and became the first team to successfully explore East Oceania. Fleet of the coast!

"It's not easy." Cheng Hong was quite emotional.They didn't have any backup for this expedition. Even if they were all destroyed by a storm in the middle, the news could not be sent back to Huaxia and Nanyang.

The ship that arrived at the destination went northward for two or three miles along the river in Melbourne Bay, and then anchored, and the crew set foot on the land in the southeastern corner of the Oceania continent!

"The grassland here is very suitable for building a pasture, but unfortunately it's a little colder now." Said the sailors looking at the land.

"We're going to build a new city here. It's located at the end of the sky. Let's call it Tianji City." Cheng Hong chose a random name.

The mainland here was explored by the Chinese people and the city was built here by the Chinese people. It is too awkward to call it Melbourne, so it was changed to Tianji City.

"Tianji City! This will be the city we built with our own hands!" All the crew members are now excited, a brand new city will be built by them themselves, and the people who live in this city will always remember them as pioneers!
"A dozen of you pair up in twos, separate to explore the nearby terrain, and the others go to the ship to carry supplies." Cheng Hong directed the sailors to unload supplies from the ship in a hurry.

"Be careful, don't let the artillery and gunpowder get soaked in water!"

In addition to living supplies, these sailors also brought down two smoothbore guns and barrels of gunpowder.

These two smoothbore guns and gunpowder are the sharp weapons they used to conquer this uninhabited land, and of course the muskets carried by the sailors.

In addition, there are livestock brought with the ship, ten sheep, ten domestic pigs, a hundred chickens, a hundred ducks, and a few dogs.

"Kangaroo meat is too fishy. In the future, we will still rely on these sheep, pigs, chickens, and ducks to reproduce and provide us with meat. We will not eat them for the time being, so that there will be no meat in the future." I tried kangaroo meat on a boat. The crew members who came from China said that kangaroo meat was far inferior to the usual livestock meat, and directly equated kangaroos with ordinary mice.

"Let's settle down before the pasture is established. We can also fish to improve our food, and then see if we can catch any delicious animals here." Cheng Hong was also afraid of kangaroo meat, but now they brought There are only so many pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks in the house. If you eat them all for a while, you will not be able to live the rest of your life.

Therefore, the livestock brought here are used for breeding here. After only a dozen or 20 years of breeding, they will soon be able to multiply and thrive in this strange land!
They left a small team of ten men to guard the ships while the rest of the larger force searched for a suitable place to build the city.This place was originally an excellent harbor, with rivers, plains, and hidden gold mines.They chose to establish a stronghold in the plain area near the Yarra River, and chose to set up an observation post on a low mountain not far away, and arranged for two sentries.

Cheng Hong also arranged for manpower to collect stone and wood to build the town.Before Tianji City was developed, it could be called a small town at best.Moreover, this backward road is poor and white, and the population is pitifully small, not even a single aborigine or thatched cottage can be seen.

This time they came with 400 people, including soldiers, sailors, craftsmen, gentlemen, doctors, and of course important herdsmen and farmers, who helped reclaim farmland and pastures.Among them, there are less than 100 soldiers, and there are more personnel from other occupations.

Cheng Hong led people to the low high ground where the observation post was located, and planted the flag symbolizing the Navy Department of the Kyushu Army on the ground, and the Qinglong flag fluttered with the wind!

From now on, the latitude where the direct sun is located is above the territory of the Kyushu Army!The territory of the Kyushu Army has covered a wide range from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn in the Eastern Hemisphere!

Looking up at the Qinglong flag waving in the wind, Cheng Hong was full of heart and soul. Hundreds of people conquered a continent, and this was just the beginning.

"Captain, how long do we need to stay here?" asked the two soldiers on duty at the outpost.

While opening up a new foothold is exciting for them, their roots are in the north.

"One year later, we will send some people back to Nanyang. After contacting the military department, they will send the second batch of immigrants over. This rotation will always ensure that we have someone stationed here." Cheng Hong said, "Don't worry, we will leave after you leave Before coming here, I will definitely stay here."

"Yes!" said the two soldiers.

"We who went out to scout the terrain are back!" cried someone from the low elevation.

Cheng Hong looked into the distance, and sure enough, he saw two men with muskets running back in a hurry in the northeast direction.

"Why are they so panicked? Could it be that they encountered some ferocious beast?" Cheng Hong saw that the two people who turned back were retreating at a fast speed.

"It's unlikely. We didn't see any ferocious beasts on this continent when we docked for supplies along the way. The most poisonous thing is a poisonous snake. But if you encounter a poisonous snake, there is no need to run away. The back is exposed to them." The people who followed Cheng Hong couldn't help wondering.

But as the two musketeers ran back, they soon discovered that what was chasing after them was not a ferocious beast, but an aboriginal with camouflage.A large group of aborigines with stone spears and axes in their hands chased after them noisily, the number of them was several hundred!

"Why did these two guys provoke the aborigines..." Cheng Hong originally thought that he would meet the aborigines living in this area soon, but as soon as his men landed, they brought him trouble.

"Prepare the guns and artillery, and get ready to meet the natives!"

(End of this chapter)