Chapter 716 Naval Force

Fifteen minutes later, more than a dozen torches were lit along both sides of the spacious deck of Shen Jiafu's ship, illuminating the rows of corpses on the deck very clearly.

Behind Li Dalang stood Wang Dadan and Gao Haiping, who were still holding long knives, while the remaining dozen or so people stood in orderly positions on either side of Wang Dadan and Gao Haiping.

To Li Dalang's left were three men in black wearing black face masks. Of these three, only the one who had previously called Li Dalang "Brother Li" was carrying a short knife; the weapons used by the other two were quite conspicuous.

One person held a pair of heavy-looking iron hammers in both hands, while the other person held a crescent-shaped sickle connected by chains in both hands.

The man standing to Li Dalang's right looked much more ordinary; he was a general from the Du family army, wearing armor and carrying a long sword at his waist.

The three sides were locked in a standoff, facing the still-living Shen family members on the deck with their hands and feet bound, rows of corpses, and wooden crates still being transported from the ship's hold. Apart from the sound of the wind, the crying of the women and children of the Shen family, and some noises from the transport, no one spoke.

After a brief standoff, General Du finally spoke first: "Many thanks to Captain Li and the Bad Guys for their help. You deserve all the credit for successfully intercepting the Shen family this time."

Rest assured, I will definitely write down your contributions in detail in the report.

"Now," General Du said, glancing around the deck before continuing, "let's get ashore first, then we'll talk about other things."

After saying this, General Du bowed to Li Dalang and the Bad Guys, then turned to his deputy and ordered, "Keep an eye on everything, turn around and return to the camp."

Thus, when it was broad daylight, Li Dalang, standing at the bow of the ship, could already see many warships approaching the Fujian ship ahead.

"Boss, the Fujian ship is moving fast, and the fifteenth and sixteenth are falling behind and can't keep up."

"It's alright. Judging from the looks of it, this Fujian ship won't enter the port. Those warships are probably here to escort people."

Following Li Dalang's gaze, Gao Haiping also looked ahead. On the dozen or so warships coming against the light, there were many soldiers, each holding a weapon, looking like they were not to be trifled with.

Gao Haiping seemed to have suddenly seen something. His eyes widened, and he took two steps forward to see it more clearly.

"Boss, those three ships ahead look like they're equipped with gun carriages, and they look very similar to the gun carriages in our army."

Before Li Dalang and Gao Haiping could say anything, Li Dalang saw the soldiers on the approaching warship raising their flags and making gestures. He turned around and looked at the third deck of the Fujian ship, and sure enough, there was a Du family army member waving a small flag.

Gao Haiping leaned closer to Li Dalang, wanting to say something more, but Li Dalang gestured with his eyes for him to stop, because Li Dalang saw the three bad guys coming from the other side of the deck.

Li Dalang only instructed, "Once we're ashore, have Lao Qi stay behind to meet up with Shiwu and Shiliu. Don't forget our goods."

After saying this, Gao Haiping left, and the three members of the Bad Guys approached.

"Brother Li, let's go, the Du family army is inviting us to board the ship."

"Have I not yet asked your name?"

The undercover agent from the Bad Guys was easy to talk to and didn't ignore Li Dalang's words. He pointed to himself with his finger and said, "Twenty-nine." Twenty-nine glanced at the man with double hammers behind him and pointed to himself, "Twenty-one." Then Twenty-nine continued to the man with double sickles on his back, "Twenty."

Li Dalang was very familiar with the name of the Bad Guys, after all, when he was in the Li family, Qiu Xiang, who was the first to come to Li San Niang's side, was originally called Shi Ba.

The young man who came later and drove Li San Niang's carriage to and from work every day was named Nineteen.

Later, the nineteenth son, with aspirations, followed Medical Supervisor Sun to the border to become a doctor, and then the taciturn tenth son came to protect Li San Niang.

When Li Dalang heard Twenty-Nine introduce himself, Twenty-One, and Twenty, he understood the situation.

Seeing that Li Dalang didn't seem puzzled, and that Li Dalang didn't ask why their names were numbers, Twenty-Nine thought Li Dalang was a bit interesting.

Li Dalang first introduced himself, then pointed to Wang Dadan beside him: "This is my deputy, Wang Dadan."

Thus, the group of five went to the bow of the ship, where there was a rope ladder and a sampan below to meet them. The fighting ship was not far from the sampan.

"Captain Li doesn't seem to find the name 'Bad People' at all strange. Why is that?"

Could it be that Captain Li had contacted our people before?

"Tell me, who is the person Captain Li knows? Is he taller than twenty?"

Li Dalang never expected that Twenty-Nine would be such a talkative person, even though he was so ruthless when he saw him kill someone last night.

Li Dalang certainly wouldn't tell Twenty-Nine about Qiu Xiang, Nineteen, and Ten, so he smiled at Twenty-Nine, who was looking at him with curiosity, and said, "Twenty-Nine, let's hurry up and get off the boat to take care of some business."

After saying that, Li Dalang nodded to Wang Dadan beside him, and without using the rope ladder, he leaped off the boat and landed steadily on the waiting sampan below.

"Hey, Brother Li, just tell me, why are you leaving so soon? I..."

After boarding the warship, we drifted on the water for more than an hour before disembarking at a small dock built on a mudflat.

The Du family army was quite considerate of them, leaving a carriage and about ten horses for Li Dalang and his group of more than ten people, as well as the three spies from the Bad People.

Following the lead of the Du family army, it took them about half an hour to finally arrive at the Du family army's encampment.

The group was assigned to a thatched hut, where a doctor was waiting outside.

"The general said that you should rest first, treat any injuries, have a good meal, and then the boss will go to discuss matters in the afternoon."

Turning around, the man invited the doctor, who was waiting outside with a medical kit, into the room. The doctor was probably a regular visitor, as he wasn't afraid of the stern-faced Twenty-One and Twenty-Two, who carried double hammers and a crescent scythe on their backs.

After the fierce battle, although Li Dalang and his men were dressed in black, the smell of blood on their clothes was still quite pungent when you got close.

The doctor was so close, yet he didn't react at all.

Either the doctor has a poor sense of smell, or he's just used to seeing this and doesn't think much of it.

Seeing that the doctor had put down his medical kit and was just standing there, Twenty-Nine immediately lifted his robe in front of the doctor and said, "Thank you for your hard work, doctor."

When the doctor saw the wound under Twenty-Nine's lifted clothes, he didn't say anything, but simply opened his medical kit, took out his tools, and began to treat Twenty-Nine on the spot.

Seeing this, Li Dalang said to Gao Haiping, "Ask the brothers if they are injured. If they are, they can stay inside and wait for the doctor to treat them. If they are fine, they can go and rest."

I guessed they'd bring some food over soon.