Ming Zuo

Chapter 807 Ice and Fire Island

Hearing the report from the sentry tower, General Wu thought that land was ahead.

But after continuing to sail eastward for more than an hour, he realized that was not the case at all.

Although the position of the sentry tower is high, it is not because of the observation of the land, but something else.

In the far east, a huge column of black and red smoke rose into the sky, and finally formed a thick layer of smog in the sky.

"Is this a volcano erupting?"

Although volcanic eruptions are disasters, for those of them who sail on the sea, seeing volcanic eruptions means that there must be land.

The fleet continued to move forward, and after more than an hour, they finally saw the situation ahead.

At the junction of water and sky, a large piece of land appeared.

On the top of the land there is a large conical mountain, the lower part is lush, but the upper part is covered with snow.

At the top of the mountain, thick smoke is erupting upwards.

Carefully observe the land at the foot of the mountain, but it has not been affected much.

This shows that the damage caused by the volcanic eruption is not strong.

"Director, this island does not seem to be small, there should be water and food."

In a short period of time, the surveying and mapping staff has given gratifying data.

This is a long and narrow island running northeast and southwest, with a length of more than a hundred miles.

The volcano they saw was at the southernmost tip of the island, while the rest of the island was calm.

General Wu gave the order after observing with a telescope.

"Tell the fleet to land in the middle of the island."

After nearly a month of sailing on the sea, both feet finally stepped on the land, and everyone was very happy.

As a commander, General Wu dared not relax.

"Send out two teams to explore north and south respectively. No matter what the situation is, they must come back before dark."

Immediately, two team leaders each led thirty people and left the camp with muskets and wilderness survival equipment.

Others camped on the shore, and at the same time patrolled the vicinity of the camp to avoid any potential dangers.

However, this island has obviously not been set foot by human beings, and it looks very peaceful.

The animals on the grassland and in the woods were not afraid at all when they saw people, and some elk even took the initiative to come up to see the freshness of these outsiders.

There is no doubt that these animals have become the reserve food of the expedition.

In the afternoon, the squad that mopped up the vicinity passed through the entire island and reached the east coast.

No danger was encountered along the way.

The expedition team relaxed and began to repair slowly to eliminate the fatigue of the long-distance voyage.

Some botanists were dispatched to collect edible wild vegetables while exploring the biological conditions on the island.

In the evening, both the south and north expeditions also came back with great enthusiasm.

They were also unharmed and brought back a lot of prey.

"Look, Director, we hunted this at the seaside in the north. This thing is fat and fat, but it has a mouse head and no legs. It just lay on the ground so stupidly, and didn't run away when we came .But the fur is good, and it will fetch a good price."

Looking at the prey dragged back by the northbound team, General Wu was amazed.

"The world is so big, there is really everything. I don't know if the meat of this thing can be eaten?"

Unbeknownst to everyone, the prey was actually a seal.

There are many places in cold regions, but this is the first time for those who came from the south to see them.

The northbound team also introduced the situation in the north of the island.

"There are also two volcanoes over there, but there is no movement, but it is much colder than here, and there is snow at the foot of the mountain."

They have all learned the relevant weather knowledge.

It is natural to know that the closer the snow line is to the foot of the mountain, the lower the temperature will be.

It's just that I didn't expect that the temperature difference between the north and the south would be so obvious on a small island with a length of one hundred miles.

The team going south brought back good news.

"There is a lake in the mountain pass not far away. We have observed it. The animals here will run to drink water, which means they can drink."

Hearing that there was a source of water, everyone was overjoyed.

For ocean voyages, fresh water is more important than anything else.

At that moment, General Wu sent more than [-] people to the lake in the south with tools, and returned with water.

Even after verifying that the water here is edible, the expedition team still boiled the water before rest assured.

After a hearty meal, everyone spent a peaceful night in a tent by the sea.

From the second day onwards, the expedition officially inspected the entire island.

Every group of forty people, a total of ten teams went to different directions.

Although the island is very large, with the joint efforts of so many people, it only took one day to figure it out.

The island is uninhabited and free of any threatening animals.What can be seen are small animals such as elk, fox, sea otter, and seal.

There are four volcanoes distributed from south to north on the island, which also divides the entire island into four regions.

Except for the southernmost volcano which is still active, the other three are silent.

Food and fresh water can be replenished here, which can be regarded as a very good relay station from the east of Sakhalin Island.

On the third day, the team's exploration was no longer limited to the islands under their feet, but they took a boat to explore in three directions: north, south, and east.

And the news they sent back was even more gratifying.

The team to the east walked for a day and a night, but saw nothing but the vast sea.

Not only that, but they also encountered turbulent waves and almost capsized the boat.

The future was uncertain, so we had to return.

But the teams going to the south and the north found something respectively.

"There is a small island forty miles to the north, and there is only one volcano on the island. We have detected it, and the sea water nearby is very shallow, which means that there will be land nearby."

"There are two adjacent small islands a hundred miles to the southwest. There are also volcanoes on the islands, but there is no water source."

The situation has been reported to General Wu, and it is up to him to decide how to choose.

General Wu closed his eyes and meditated, with images of the world map constantly flashing through his mind.

After a while, he made a decision.

"Tell everyone to stock up on food and drinking water immediately. Let's set off tomorrow and explore north."

The people below don't quite understand.

"Director, we've been out for long enough, should we return?"

General Wu shook his head.

"We finally came out once, and explored a new area. Anyway, there is no shortage of food and drinking water, so why rush back?"

Seeing his pride, everyone was also infected, and they all put aside their objections and went to prepare separately.

Only when there was no one around, General Wu would show a sob expression.

This time, it was called Exploration, but it was actually to give way to Wei Yuanfeng.

When Wei Yuanfeng came to preside over the affairs of Sakhalin Island, he would inevitably have conflicts and conflicts with the old people here.

These all take time to adjust.

If he was there, those old people would definitely look for him.

Don't worry, there will be a rift with Wei Yuanfeng;
No matter, those old people will be renounced again.

So the best way is for him to wander outside for a while.

When the old people got used to Wei Yuanfeng's style of doing things, the conflict was eliminated.

This is the wisdom of power transfer.

He understands, and so does Wei Yuanfeng.

The tacit understanding between two people is not enough for outsiders.

(End of this chapter)