After leaving Xianyang for more than two months, the soldiers were as eager to return as Ying Feiyu.
Those who miss their wives miss their wives, and those who miss my mother miss my mother. Apart from sleeping, all of them are looking forward to it. If they have something to do, they go to the deck for a circle, hoping to see the land when they come out!
However, no matter how fast the steamer is, it can't move fast while pulling a whole shipload of loot!
"Young Master, Young Master, there seems to be a situation ahead!"
Just halfway through the journey, Han Xin suddenly ran to Ying Feiyu's cabin to report.
"what's the situation?"
Ying Feiyu leaned on the bed to rest, stretched after hearing the sound and asked.
"We found several large ships, right in front of us!"
"A big ship? How big is it?"
"It's definitely not comparable to ours, but it's much bigger than the average boat!"
"Oh? I'm going to take a look, sir?"
In this era, the impression left on people by the sea is very terrifying, especially the deep sea.
Not to mention the bottomless water, the wind and waves alone are daunting!
Even if it is a fishing boat, it will only fish near the coast and will never sail into the deep sea!
Ying Feiyu walked out of the cabin, took the telescope handed over by Zhang Liang, and looked straight ahead!
Sure enough, several sea ships were floating directly in front of them, but they couldn't see the people on board clearly!
"Looking at the style, it shouldn't be a court ship, but more like a private cargo ship!"
After observing for a while, Ying Feiyu spoke.
"Yes, we think so too, but we don't know why they drove here. Could it be that they lost their way?"
Zhang Liang nodded.
"Drive over and take a look!"
Ying Feiyu immediately issued the order.
No matter what he does, just go and take a look and you will know!
The speed of the steamer was very fast. Within half an hour, the distance was narrowed. Using the telescope, it was enough to see clearly the people on the other side's ship.
"Young Master, look at the clothes of these people, why...why do they look like Huns?"
Han Xin twisted the telescope, adjusted the focus back and forth, and finally said suspiciously.
If they were inland, he would have no hesitation in saying that they were Huns.
But this is the sea, or the deep sea.
The Huns had always lived in the grasslands and did not even have coastal tribes. How could they appear on the sea?
"Well, they are indeed Huns!"
Ying Feiyu observed it for a while and nodded firmly.
Several people on the boat were tall and tall, wearing leather jackets and with messy hair. They were very unruly. Who else could they be if they weren't Huns?
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"Boss, we can't do it. The speed of the ships behind us is too fast. Even if we cut off our arms, we can't outrun them!"
In the large ship, several Huns were panting from exhaustion and said to the leader with a horrified look on their faces.
"It's bad, the Qin army must have known something, so they sent troops to destroy us!"
"What should we do? The Qin army's ships are so big that any ship that hits us may be smashed!"
Several other people also looked panicked, raising their heads to look at the Daqin flag hanging on the steamer.
"You guys who are worthless, why are you panicking? We are now envoys of the Huns, and we are going to visit other countries!"
The leader of the Huns reprimanded sharply.
Let them not say everything they should or should not say in fear!
Although they are Huns, they have been on this sea since a few years ago and have never returned to the Huns!
The Xiongnu did nothing but herd herds. Money came in too slowly, and they occasionally had to live a life of starvation!
So they got together, went to sea to make a living, and attacked ships passing by!
Whether it was Chen State, Jizi State or Da Qin, there were many ships that had been robbed by them!
Burning, killing and looting are commonplace!
That's why they were so frightened when they saw a ship flying the flag of Da Qin!
"I really didn't expect that Da Qin could actually build such a big sea ship now...!"
When the leader saw the steamer, there was no trace of fear in his eyes. Instead, he showed a trace of greed, "Oh! Damn it, they have too many ships. If there is only one, I have to snatch it!"
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While the Huns were observing the Qin army, Ying Feiyu was also leading everyone to observe the situation on the opposite side.
As the distance shortens, everything on the ship can be seen clearly with the naked eye!
"Young Master, they must not be good people!"
The navy officers followed and observed for a moment, and a young man suddenly spoke up.
"Oh? How do you know?"
Xiao Zhengtai put down the telescope and asked doubtfully.
Now they can only see that the other party is a Huns. Although it is a bit strange to appear here, they cannot conclude that they are bad people!
"Young Master, I dare not lie. The reason why I am familiar with the nature of water is because I am from Kuaiji County. I have lived by the sea since I was a child, so I am very familiar with the nature of water. Only then can I join the navy! And before that, I was from Kuaiji County. There was a wealthy businessman who encountered gangsters at sea when they were heading to Lingnan. Not only were all their goods robbed, but everyone was also killed...!"
The young soldier pondered for a moment and then continued: "According to what my father said, in order to show his status, wealthy businessmen carved a fish with sharp teeth on the corners of their boats. Young Master, you can take a closer look. The corners of those ships Do they all have a sign like this?"
"At first I thought I was wrong, and it took me a long time to confirm it!"
The naval officer pointed to a corner of the opponent's ship and said.
Hearing this, Fan Kuai quickly put the telescope on his eyes and observed carefully, "Young Master, Young Master, there really are fish with sharp teeth on these boats!"
"Um!"
Ying Feiyu nodded.
Because he has also observed every ship, and there are indeed them!
In this case, these Huns should be pirates who hijacked wealthy merchants in Kuaiji County!
"Since these people are not good birds, then we can just destroy them, so as not to harm our Daqin merchant ships anymore. It's just a matter of course anyway!"
Peng Yue said very proudly.
The young master was able to wipe out the Chen Kingdom and the Jizi Kingdom by accident, so he certainly didn't care about destroying these pirates by accident!
"Let the soldiers prepare!"
Ying Feiyu nodded and gave the order.
"yes!"
When the artillerymen on the deck heard this, they immediately ran back to the cabin and went to their positions.
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"Old...old...boss, it's not good, it's not good, the Qin army's ships suddenly accelerated and rushed towards us!"
There was still some distance between them just now, but the Qin army suddenly accelerated, causing several people on the boat to panic.
Judging from this posture, there is no doubt that he is coming towards them!
"Did Qin Jun really discover our identity?"
This time even Cang Mule, the boss on the ship, looked tense.
"They have many ships and are huge. If they hit us at such a speed, our ship will definitely fall apart!"
"Hurry up and wave the flag, tell them that we are envoys sent by the Huns, and then give them your credentials for inspection!"
Cang Mule assigned tasks to everyone, while he quietly observed the Qin army.
"Haha! It was because of the boss's cleverness that I completely forgot about the credentials!"
The subordinate understood and laughed immediately, and his nervous expression relaxed a lot.
