I don't know how thick the snow in the wild is, and when I walk it, I will leave two deep snow nests, string up countless snow bumps on the empty beach, and I have to mobilize the parts of my whole body when I take a step to pull it out, and I will do my best to give Xu Hao the feeling of digging three feet into the ground.

When Xu Hao came, he invented the sled, and at this moment, Uncle Ge experimented with a skeptical attitude, and his feet were not very stable, but he could obviously save a lot of strength.

The night was cool, and the cold air was thirty or forty degrees below zero, killing straight into the cracks of the bones. Xu Hao cursed his decision for the one hundred and sixty-eighth time, without modern measures to keep out the cold, just the cotton clothes and pants that were not warm were comparable to the weight of the armor of the whole body.

Fortunately, he changed into gloves sewn by the locals in time with fur seal skin, a fur seal skin hat, and a fur seal skin coat, which was stuffed with ura grass, and the constant movement made Xu Hao barely able to support it.

Suddenly, Uncle Ge lay on the ground and didn't move, lying on the snow like a cold dry corpse, his mouth full of thick stubble spewed out a cloud of white mist, and he pulled up the wine gourd tied to his waist and gestured twice.

Xu Hao immediately lay down, staring at the calm open sea, white, except for ice and snow or ice and snow, he waited like this for I don't know how long, just when he felt that his limbs were frozen, he could hear a dog barking from a distant place, and at this moment Uncle Ge's weather-covered old face laughed happily.

In this place known as Fur Dog Bay, an unknown area 1,000 miles from the Bering Strait, hundreds of Han Chinese people have miraculously settled down, and they have multiplied because of fur seals.

Uncle Ge was as strong as a seal, and he was full of iron flesh in the wild field, and his excited little eyes were filled with blood, and suddenly he turned his head and saw the black military tent at the top of the snow hill in the distance, and then he suddenly understood the reason why the fur seal was not coming ashore for a long time.

Xu Hao couldn't keep up with Uncle Ge's moving figure, but he still tried his best to climb forward, because this was the most rare experience. Who would have thought that in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, he would catch the fur seals that were about to become extinct in the later generations with Han hunters in the territory of Russia in later generations?

There was a huge white thing wriggling on the cracked ice about a hundred meters away, Xu Hao rubbed his eyes and looked at the animal, while Uncle Ge had already moved his frozen hands and feet, and ran over with his waist bent.

When he fully recognized that it was a sea dog, he quickly fell down again and crept forward silently. Xu Hao also rose up and chased after him, vaguely a brown and yellow sea dog. Stopped crawling, sniffled a few times, and seemed to smell people.

Gradually getting closer and closer, Xu Hao was suddenly stunned, the blue eyes of the sea seals with spotted patterns were too cute, without the ferocity of predators, and the docility was incredible.

Because of the two pale white fur seals under their bellies, the sea seals could only crawl back slowly, as if they were screaming for their children to run away.

Xu Hao wanted to use elves to describe the two little fur seals. It's a mess of cuteness, and people really don't want to hurt them. No matter how cruel the ice and snow world is, he is so compassionate and compassionate, it is so cute. It's really drunk.

The dejected Uncle Ge stood arrogantly on the road to the sea, blocking the way. According to the clan rules, if the female fur dog attacks him, it is his prey. And until the last resort, the baby fur seal must not be killed.

After a long stalemate, the mother fur dog slowly raised her head. As if begging for something, he crawled on the ground with a frightened cry, paralyzed as mud, and only a kind of warmth and pity remained.

"." Uncle Ge walked over stupidly, unless it was necessary, he could not hunt the female sea dog with his young son, no matter what it was for, ancient people knew how to cherish the natural balance of the living environment more than modern people.

Xu Hao looked at the old man quietly, his heart was very bright, he did not propose to use a musket to hunt fur seals, bullets should be used against enemies, not creatures in nature, and if a musket is used, it is possible to obtain prey exponentially in a short period of time, but at the same time, it will also make the fur seals gradually disappear.

Suddenly, Xu Hao felt that he had stepped on something whirring under his feet, and instantly shivered in his heart, an adult male fur seal is not a harmless angel for humans and animals, and a bite can kill people, because there are no drugs such as antibiotics.

"There's something." Xu Hao jumped forward suddenly, and fell heavily on the snow that was more than ice, and fell dizzy.

The fur dog who was heavily stepped on was instantly enraged, but fortunately, Uncle Ge, who reacted quickly, rushed over, and the wooden stick in his hand smashed it with a strong wind.

Xu Hao hadn't come back to his soul yet, he grinned and wanted to get up, his feet slipped, and he fell down solidly again, but unfortunately, this time he fell on the ice row, the iron fork in his hand slipped out, and the cold and biting sea water overflowed.

It turned out to be a piece of ice floe, slippery and slippery, and there was no place to catch it, Uncle Ge watched Xu Hao fall into the sea, with a desperate look in his eyes.

At the moment of this crisis, there was a splash of ice powder, and an iron hook was firmly rooted in the ice crevice, Xu Hao's foresight came into play, and he made a hook for climbing the mountain, and luckily saved his life.

The sea water had already overflowed the lower half of his body, and Xu Hao's legs were kicking in the water, and every second he could feel the temperature and strength draining rapidly.

Luckily, at the critical moment, he felt as if he was stepping on the ice in the sea, and with this reaction force, he burst out with unparalleled potential when he was desperate, and straightened his heavy body up from the seawater, his left hand was still holding the iron hook, and his right hand dragged down another hook, snap! Slammed it down.

"Amazing!" Uncle Ge expressed his sincere admiration, hurriedly untied the rope from his waist and threw it over, and threw it accurately to Xu Hao's side.

It's a pity that Xu Hao doesn't have a hook or lock on his body, so he doesn't care about the danger of torn flesh and skin, so he opens his mouth and bites the rope.

The old man's strength was incredible, and he dragged Xu Haosheng up without much effort.

Uncle Ge was in high spirits and laughed and said: "If you don't die in a big disaster, there will be a blessing in the future, you see how I teach this beast a lesson." ”

Exhausted, Xu Hao couldn't feel the pain in his lips, and said with a wry smile: "My musket fell into the sea." ”

"I said that I don't need that thing, it's too evil, and it hurts the heavens and the peace." Uncle Ge has always disapproved of hunting with muskets, but the young people are very eager to try.

Xu Hao admired the most primitive fierce fighting between humans and animals, and did not use auxiliary tools such as bows and arrows or trap lassoes, and tenaciously survived in the polar environment of the Han people, abandoning some wisdom. It shows the most fierce blood, whether it is a fur seal or a black bear or a tiger, they are all hard to shake with flesh and blood.

This is the secret of their freedom to survive, wilder and more fearless than the savages, and has won the respect of all tribes.

The sea dog burst out at an astonishing speed and pounced on the ice in a straight line towards Uncle Ge, Xu Hao really didn't have a bit of a frightened mentality, because the sea seal was too deterrent, and Uncle Ge didn't hurry to pick up the wooden stick and push the sea dog up. Turning around in a hurry, the stick snapped and broke, and the sea dog landed heavily at his feet, raising a cloud of snow powder.

"Come on!"

Uncle Ge did not underestimate the threat of fur seals as much as Xu Hao, adult fur seals can kill people, two sharp front paws swept over, Uncle Ge did not panic, he had seen too many deaths, and he had already learned not to be in danger. When he sat on the ice, he raised his legs and kicked it, and the fur seal on top slid out in a circle more than two meters away.

The fur seal slammed into the icicle and howled. Just when Xu Hao thought that he had a chance to win, the fur dog rushed over again and slammed his head on Uncle Ge's face.

Uncle Ge was suddenly dizzy, and warm blood flowed from his nose. Xu Hao was shocked and hurriedly threw his iron hook over.

"Kill it."

It seemed that he smelled blood, and Uncle Ge's eyes were fierce. With all the strength of his body, he grabbed the iron hook and stabbed it into the belly of the sea dog. Soon, the fur seal was lying in a pool of blood with convulsions.

Xu Hao smiled bitterly again: "I think it's better to use a musket." ”

"Haha, haha!" Uncle Ge looked up to the sky and laughed proudly, and walked over to help the young man up, "You have to go back quickly, your life is too precious." ”

"Hmm." Xu Hao, who was cold, slowly untied the thick rope wrapped around his waist, and Uncle Ge took it and knelt on one knee, not knowing what he was muttering, and after reading it, he tied the rope to the sea seal.

In this way, the two of them put the rope on their shoulders, and dragged the loot back little by little, and before leaving, Xu Hao looked at the disappeared female sea dog and her two children, probably her spouse who died.

Uncle Ge said as he walked: "You are a man, it's done!" From today on, our old and young masters are all Rongbian soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and the only condition is to help the descendants marry a daughter-in-law. ”

Xu Hao smiled: "I can't guarantee the Han daughter-in-law, this place is too cold." But with muskets and enough training, presumably savages from all over the world will gladly marry women, right? ”

"Huh!" Uncle Ge also laughed, "I know what you mean, if you don't marry, go and rob it!" ”

When he got to the shore, Uncle Ge shook the snowflakes on his body, put his palm to his mouth, and roared: "Boys, divide the dog meat!" ”

The harrier eagle in the sky swooped down like lightning and landed firmly on the old man's shoulder, at this moment, Xu Hao was extremely envious.

It is not easy to hunt fur seals, Xu Hao extinguished the idea of getting some grease and bringing it back, in fact, he didn't plan to do so originally, but he just made an excuse for himself to leave the hungry people.

After that, with the help of the villagers, Xu Hao went north along the coastline and reached the Bering Strait by land for half a year.

The ships that slowly followed him were laden with all kinds of vegetables, and a number of port supply points were established along the way, so as not to encounter scurvy, the expedition's greatest enemy.

Xu Hao knew very well how dangerous this trip was, how lucky it was to get to this point safely, there were too many crises hidden in an unfamiliar area, which was probably one of the reasons why Zheng He's fleet was missing.

But he knew that it would be difficult to convince others if he didn't go there himself, and it was also a whimsical journey, and he definitely wouldn't have taken the risk without the help of Uncle Ge's Han tribe.

Arriving at the Strait, the route to North America is basically half successful, and the next step is to continue to send expedition fleets and conduct in-depth surveys of various information such as hydrology and weather throughout the year.

No matter what, no matter what the cost, you must get the seeds of food crops.

In the month that followed, gunfire rang out along the coastline known as the Great Ice Sea, and the marine animals that could be spotted were devastated, and more than a dozen polar bears alone were killed.

With apologies to Zheng He, Xu Hao named the Bering Strait the Zheng He Strait, and called the strange continent opposite Yongle Continent.

Walking out of the tent wrapped in animal skins, the sky was filled with goose feather-like snow, and the sound of snow flakes rubbing against each other made the sound of kneading paper. The unpredictable winds stopped, and the usual snowy night became the most lively and hot day.

The lights on the ice, the sound of gunfire, the low cry of old sorrow on the sea, the several small whales being driven by the boats, and the hearts of the people are full of primitive life.

A hundred people pulled the trigger in unison, and the black gun sand was overwhelming, and several cannons also erupted flames, nailing the harpoon with the rope to the whale's swarthy body.

In order to hoard all kinds of materials needed for the ocean as much as possible, in this uninhabited polar region, we can't let go of any animals and plants that can be used, not to get money or anything, but purely to live better.

Uncle Ge's eldest son, Ge Heishan, came over, wearing an official uniform in his cysted leather jacket, he was canonized as the hereditary commander of Binghaiwei, and the area controlled was far beyond the imagination of the civil and military officials of the imperial court, that is, the soldiers and civilians under his command were pitiful.

"Your Excellency." Ge Heishan saluted in style, and then said: "It seems that it should cross the strait in winter, and there is a storm surge in spring and summer, which is not at all predictable. ”

"No hurry!" Xu Hao let him into the tent and fished out a local specialty king crab from the cauldron, the largest one was more than a meter long and weighed four or five kilograms, and one person couldn't eat it.

However, king crabs can only be caught in the shallows of the islands during the breeding season from April to June, and the best fishing season is in September and October, which is in the very deep waters, Xu Hao has seen the documentary, in the Bering Strait.

While knocking open the crab shell with a hammer, Xu Hao said: "Let the big guy continue to practice first, we have the most time to spare." ”

"Your Excellency. Are the people living on the other side really the same as us? Ge Hei repeated the question a thousand and one times.

Xu Hao said with a smile: "That's right, countless years ago, the people from our side walked over, but God knows which nationality it is, the language must be different, in the Central Plains Shili is different, you just treat them as aliens, there is no longer any origin." ”

"That's right." Xu Hao searched for the memories in his mind, "I remember that Yin Shang's 100,000-strong army crusaded against Dongyi, and King Wu of Zhou led his troops to attack the King of Zhou, and the King of Zhou set himself on fire and died. The 100,000-strong homeless army is said to have all disappeared, and their whereabouts are unknown, and it is impossible to say whether they drifted to the other side by boat. (To be continued......)