Three days later.
Lin Che, leading three thousand palace soldiers, was finally leaving the Jiangnan area.
In front of us is a large green river, with many boats sailing away on the river.
Dao Nu suggested, "With the three thousand of us, we can rent a large ship here and sail all the way down the river. A ten-day journey can be completed in two days, saving a lot of energy."
Fearing that Lin Che would disagree, she said, "Don't worry, we have enough military funds. The Mo family's Tiangong ships can even accommodate war horses."
Lin Che looked out at the Yangtze River, unable to think of a reason to refuse.
Because he saw from the map that it was most appropriate to take a boat here. If he really had to take a detour, it would be too far.
Moreover, you need to pass a cliff.
It's OK for people to walk, but it's hard to walk while holding the horses. If a few horses fall, the loss will outweigh the gain.
"Okay, Master Dao Nu said to take a boat, so let's take a boat."
Lin Che gave the order and his men immediately went to do the work.
After a while, Gong Qiu, who had gone out to do some work, came back quickly and reported:
"Your Excellency, we've encountered a minor problem. The boatman told us we need to pay four times the fare. There are pirates along the Yangtze River. This money is for them as a toll."
"Oh? Is there such a thing?"
Lin Che's eyes lit up. He wished something would happen on the way.
This will allow Dao Nu to take action and find out her strength.
He waved his sleeves and shouted angrily, "Let's go and find out. There are actually such bandits in Dagan. If we hadn't encountered them before, it would be fine, but now that we have, how can we just ignore them?"
Lin Che quickly walked towards the dock, where several boatmen were already waiting.
When they saw the palace soldiers escorting Lin Che towards them, they looked strange and seemed a little disappointed.
"Boatmen, you said there are pirates up ahead? How many of them are there? Didn't the local officials here send troops to suppress them?"
The boatmen looked at each other, and one of the older boatmen bowed and said respectfully:
"Sir, there are indeed water bandits ahead. This local official did try to suppress them at the beginning. However, he has fought against them over ten times, but all to no avail. He even lost many experts."
"Those water bandits are no ordinary people. They are numerous, exceeding ten thousand people. Once, the government arrested one of their people, and they dared to storm the government office at night to rescue the person."
"Sir, if you really want to take a boat, you can hide in the cabin. Our fleet is large enough to take you away. But the fee will be a bit higher. Don't worry, we pay enough tolls every month, so you won't be frightened."
Lin Che feigned anger as he glanced at Dao Nu and said in a deep voice:
"The people are suffering so much. Lord Dao Nu is so high and mighty that he has probably never seen or spoken of it."
Dao Nu frowned slightly. "If there were tens of thousands of bandits here and they attacked the government office, it would definitely cause a stir in the government and the country. How come I've never heard of it?"
The boatmen had also seen the world, and when they saw the military flags fluttering, they knew that Lin Che and his group were not simple people.
He immediately said, "It's normal that it didn't get reported to the higher authorities. We heard that the officials in our government office are really scared and they want to report this matter. Wouldn't that cost them their lives?"
"If it weren't for this official, my nephew and I wouldn't have died at the hands of those pirates."
"I see that you gentlemen are also men of justice. We also hope that you can take action to catch those pirates. But, but forget it. Just last month, Master Jingxuan also gathered three to four thousand troops, but in the end, in the end... they still haven't returned."
"Those pirates are so scary. They can swim in the water like water ghosts. They don't even need to breathe..."
The boatman was not retreating in order to advance. He really couldn't bear to see Lin Che go to his death at such a young age.
That Lord Jingxuan was already over fifty years old and had been through hundreds of battles, but in the end he still went and never came back?
"Hahaha, I've seen a lot of weird things. But I've never seen a water ghost like this before."
Lin Che looked behind him, at his three thousand palace soldiers, and shouted:
"Listen up everyone—we're going to suppress the bandits today. If we can't defeat a bunch of pirates, we won't have the face to go to Yanyun Kingdom. Get on board!"
"yes!"
Three thousand soldiers obeyed the order and rushed to the dock and began to line up to board the ship.
Dao Nu was a little anxious and whispered, "Marquis Guanjun, don't forget that your mission is to visit Yanyun Kingdom. It's not to suppress bandits. How much time have you wasted on this journey?"
"Lord Dao Nu. Her Majesty loves the people like her own children. How could she bear to watch the people here being harmed by the water bandits? Humph, if you Shadow Guards don't dare to intervene, then let me, Lin Che, take care of it. If you Shadow Guards don't dare to kill, then let me, Lin Che, do it!"
Lin Che ignored Dao Nu and turned away.
Dao Nu was anxious: "It's not that I don't dare, we just..."
"If you dare, follow me!"
Lin Che said no more, glanced at the big ship in front, and jumped on it.
Several boatmen knew that they could not persuade them. If they dared not let these soldiers get on board, they would probably be beaten on the spot.
They simply put on a smile to welcome the guests and the war horses aboard.
It has to be said that it was indeed extraordinary for the Mohists to build such a large ship.
With just three ships, they loaded their three thousand men and three thousand war horses.
Soon, the three large ships set off.
Lin Che was on the deck. Although he couldn't see the structure inside the hull clearly, he could still hear the sound of the gears turning when the ship set sail.
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