In a natural bay on the northwest side of Egret Harbor, more than a dozen warships are docked, and at first glance they look like ordinary warships. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, if you look closely, you will see that the surface of the hull is covered with hard iron sheets, and there are even steel plates embedded in the keel.

This is technically undesirable for traditional sailboats, which will increase the weight of the boat itself and reduce buoyancy.

But these boats are not only able to move smoothly, but at the stern of the hull, there is a constant splash of water, and from time to time there is a hot steam.

A young man in a black cloak stood high on the island, looking into the distance with a monocular binocular, the sky grey and dark clouds rolling.

"It's not a good day, but for us, it's no better, how are we prepared?"

Lin Ye put away the binoculars and asked Asik beside him, this former boatswain was transferred to the navy after the establishment of the Far East Navy.

"Your Excellency, you're ready, just waiting for them to take the bait, and according to their speed, they'll be there almost after dark. ”

Asik's face was ruddy and agitated, he never imagined that he, a sailor adrift on the sea, would one day be in this position.

"I'm afraid it's a little hard to get them to take the bait, didn't we capture a couple of pirate ships on our way south? ”

Lin Ye turned around and walked to a stone and stopped, a nautical chart was tiled on the stone, and more than a dozen officers gathered in a group, talking about it.

"The Imperial Navy has two hundred warships, can we really defeat them? ”

"With the Duke here, is there a battle that we can't win? Don't worry, what about two hundred warships? ”

"That is, after tonight, the prestige of our Far East Navy will definitely spread, and those soft eggs of the empire are birds?"

The officers were very confident, and there were many marks on the charts, and they pointed at them, apparently having made a detailed plan.

"Let go of me, you let go of me, you lackeys of the empire, bastards, you have forced us to eat, we must kill you all!"

While the officers were putting the final touches on the plan, a young man who looked to be in his twenties was escorted up.

He has short blue hair, and his eyes are also as dark blue as the sea, and he is very excited and struggles desperately.

"Your name is Su Ke, right, you can lead a group of pirates to raid the East China Sea at a young age, you do have some ability, let him loose. ”

After Lin Ye walked over, he waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to untie the rope that bound the young man, and carefully examined the young man from head to toe.

"But my lord, this kid is too fierce, what if he does something bad to you?"

Asik was a little worried, but when he captured this young boy, he wounded several people, and the whole beast was free.

"Rest assured, his men are still in our hands, and if he is disadvantaged, will he not push his men to their deaths? ”

Lin Ye smiled lightly, he was sure that Su Ke would not dare to attack him, and motioned to Asik to loosen his ties.

"You guy, obviously about the same age as me, don't put on a high-minded appearance, if you want to kill, you have to listen to the respect, although we are plundering in the East China Sea, we never hurt ordinary citizens, and we only want to kill a few more of you!"

This pirate named Suke had a deep hatred for the Empire, which surprised Lin Ye a little.

"I've also heard that you've used the looted property to help poor fishermen, if it weren't for this, I would have thrown you all into the East China Sea to feed the sharks, would you still be able to let you and your men survive until now?" Lin Ye asked slowly.

He also encountered the pirate fleet led by Su Ke on the way south, and he cleaned it up, but after hearing about Su Ke's deeds, he showed mercy.

"Who wants you imperial lackeys to be pretending? If you want to kill, you will come, I Su Ke will not blink, but you lackeys who only know how to oppress the people will not die well, sooner or later there will be retribution, I am waiting for you in hell!"

Suk was furious, he slammed into the top of the forest, Asik grabbed him to death, his eyes were resolute and angry, and he could almost breathe fire.

"In the past two years, in order to win the civil war, Rhaegar forcibly requisitioned military funds, and requisitioned a large number of young men from all over the country, in several tragic battles, the losses of all sides exceeded forty legions, the civil war is indeed full of devastation, the people are not happy. ”

Lin Ye sighed, although he went south by sea and did not go by land, he could still understand some information from the reports.

The empire that has experienced civil war has been greatly damaged, thieves are everywhere, and the civil strife is about to be calmed down, but there are more and more signs of instability.

The dormant careerists are on the scene, and it is completely predictable that this is only the beginning, far from the end.

"Do you lackeys still have the face to say this? It's not all caused by you, what else can you do but exploit the people? Blame me for not being able to kill you, only when you are all dead, can the people live a happy life!"

Su Ke roared sharply, even if he was dragged by someone, he was definitely the type to deal with.

"You little bastard, an empire lackey, an empire lackey, haven't you figured out who we are?"

Asik really wanted to slap him, but Lin Ye gave an order not to insult and beat the captives, so he held back his anger.

That is, the Duke has a good temper, and if he follows the Imperial Navy, there is a way to torture this kid.

"Who are you? Needless to say, isn't it the Imperial Navy that went south to attack the Rose Family?

Su Ke gritted his teeth in hatred, and even spat at Lin Ye, his disdain was revealed.

"Imperial Navy, are you blind, kid? Don't you recognize that flag? We are the Far Eastern Navy, we are from the Far East, and we are not the Empire's soft eggs who have come to support the Rose Family, and today, we will fight fiercely with the Imperial Navy here!"

Asik laughed angrily, and was abused for a long time for no reason, and the kid hadn't even figured out who he was scolding.

"Alas, the Far Eastern Navy, not the Empire, fighting with the Imperial Navy, and the Duke refers to ......"

Su Ke was stunned for a long time, a little unsavored what was going on.

Looks like he's scolding the wrong person?