The Yanjiao team that arrived at the coast waited for a few more days, waiting for people from the Hui tribe, the Mang tribe, and the Weiba tribe.
These three tribes are all old acquaintances, and the number is not large, and there are only five hundred people in total. However, on the whole, the team that wants to cross the sea this time is bigger.
There are 2,000 people in the Yanhe River Basin, and nearly 2,000 people from the Changzhou tribe, plus the 500 people from the Hui tribe, the Mang tribe, and the Weiba tribe who came later, there are 4,500 people.
This number does not sound like a lot, but for the people on this continent, it is already huge. After all, the total number of most tribes is far less than that.
And the fleet is going to sea this time, there are more than 100 ships, big and small. This includes the boat that Yanjiao brought, as well as the dozen or so new boats that he bought from the Changzhou people after arriving here.
If the boats in Yanjiao were all loaded with people, there would not be much space to store goods, and food and water had to be prepared. Therefore, long boats were still needed to cross the sea. However, Shao Xuan did not expect that the woodcutting would make such a big move this time, and almost all the ships of the Changzhou tribe that could sail for long distances were transferred out by 80%.
Shao Xuan wouldn't believe it if the Changzhou tribe had no other ideas with such a big hand. So, after Shao Xuan's questioning, Mu Luck expressed his thoughts.
He wanted to follow this opportunity to do something. First, go out and pretend to be famous. If you want to become famous, you should first rely on the battle, so that more people know that their Changzhou people are capable of sailing, have a large fleet and are experienced. Second, Lumberjack wanted to follow this opportunity to find bigger business opportunities. Their previous trade was only with some small cities and small caravans over there, but this time, he wanted to contact more large caravans. I heard that many famous large-scale caravans can often be seen in the royal city, such as the black bear caravan that Shao Xuan knew.
Hui tribe is completely curious to join in the fun. The Mang tribe wanted to observe the cultural development of the slave owners over there at a close distance, and exchanged views by the way. The people of the Weiba tribe just went to see if the silk quality of Wangcheng was better than that of their tribe, and by the way, they learned the strengths of the other party and improved their own tribe's silk weaving skills.
The various tribes that went together this time may not have the same purpose, but they all intend to ride the ride of Yanjiao. Even if it is Woodcutting, when facing Wangcheng, he has no confidence in his heart, and if he is with Yanjiao, he will feel inexplicably confident, especially Shao Xuan, which makes Woodcutting more confident.
Everyone who was waiting has already waited, and the team finally set off.
The route this time was different from the route that Shao Xuan took to pick up the Taihe tribe last time. It was a route discovered by the Changzhou tribe later. After all, the destination is different. The last time I went to pick up the Taihe tribe, the destination was the mountains and forests, and the Changzhou tribe usually went there for trading, even if it couldn't be too close to the city, it couldn't be too far.
After turning on the sailing mode, the Changzhou Tribe has actually opened up several routes. The one they are taking now is the most important one among the several routes they have established, and it is also the one they have sailed the most times.
Life at sea is undoubtedly boring. For many tribal people who have no concept of sailing for the first time, this is a difficult experience, not to mention those who are seasick. Some of them are still strong. The good fighting warrior, unfortunately, seasick and dizzy.
Fortunately, the people who came over this time were carefully selected by various tribes. Even if they couldn't adapt to it at first, they would gradually endure it as time went on. Those with good water skills would bravely go for a swim in the sea. The sea is different from the river, the matters needing attention in the sea, the warriors of the Changzhou tribe have already told them that as long as they do not die, there will generally be no major problems.
Shao Xuan took Caesar with him this time. When he set out from the tribe, because the boat was limited and there were many people, Caesar ran on the land with the boat. Later, Caesar was able to get on the boat after the boat of the Changzhou tribe shared the manpower.
During the voyage at sea, Shao Xuan learned some things about the sea from the wood cutting, but the Changzhou tribe has never entered the core area of the mainland, and most of the things he learned are from other people's mouths. Say, it's hard to tell if it's true or not.
With the improvement of the ship and the adaptation to life at sea, the time spent by the Changzhou Tribe sailing the ship was much shorter than Shao Xuan expected.
Many in the fleet felt alive again when they saw land.
"That's an important stronghold of our long boat here." Mu Luck put away the monocular, pointed to the front and said to Shao Xuan.
The monocular in Mushou's hand was given to him by Shao Xuan before, and the wood was imitated, but the final product was far less good than the one given by Shao Xuan, so Mushang always carried this monocular. This thing provided a lot of convenience for their sea navigation.
Shao Xuan looked towards the land that appeared in the distance. On the side of the fleet, Timber has already let people emit smoke as a signal, and the other side quickly responded, lighting up the smoke, indicating that everything is fine there, and the fleet doesn't need to worry about other things, just landed directly in the past.
For this stronghold, the Changzhou people had put a lot of effort into it.
Because the two continents are getting closer, more and more people know that in addition to their own continent, there is another continent. As a result, more and more people try to go out to sea and land across the sea.
At the beginning, everyone only knew that the two continents were almost bordering. It was undoubtedly the safest to walk from there. There was no need to worry about the weather changes at sea and the huge sea beasts that came out to tease ships from time to time. But because of the war between Yanling and the royal city, people were far away from that place, and even a long coastline nearby was stationed by troops, and other organizations that wanted to cross the river had to find another place.
Over time, more and more routes have been discovered, and the Changzhou Tribe is one of them. When they first came, they also had conflicts with the local organizations here, but they were resolved forcefully. Now, there are also some here. The sailing gang knew the existence of the long boat, but after repeated attempts, they temporarily put out the thought of extinguishing the long boat.
However, some caution is still required, which is why Timber sent out a signal to test after seeing the stronghold.
As the land got closer, the people on the boat also saw the situation on the shore.
The location chosen by the Changzhou tribe here has a lot in common with the new base camp over there. When Changzhou chose the site here, it deliberately found a place with the same terrain and environment to set foot in, and gradually developed into what it is today. look.
After arriving, the team will repair here for two days before heading towards the nearest city.
Those who are not adapted to sea boats rest on land, and those who are adapted to life on board rest directly in the ship.
Shao Xuan has already learned about the terrain nearby from the woodcutters. After landing, he took people to the forest to forage. This is not a dense jungle where vicious beasts live. Vicious beasts are rare, and there are only some beasts that are not many in number. . But at this time, you don't have to worry so much.
"Shao Xuan, you said that Wangcheng has received a reply from you? Did they already know that you were coming?" Mu Fa asked.
Thinking of the efficiency of Changle's people sending letters, Shao Xuan affirmed: "No surprise, Wangcheng should already know it. As for whether those small and medium-sized cities know, it is uncertain."