wild trail

Chapter 436 Returning ([-])
The middle-aged man looked at a group of tough sailors, and although he knew in his heart that Daxia's army was not the kind that did evil, he was still a little nervous.

"Back... Back to the general, I have a brother who participated in the expedition a few years ago and has not returned yet. I am a little worried. This year, as long as there is a ship from the west, I will come and ask. Please don't blame."

Hearing this, the captain looked at the middle-aged man, and said in a deep voice, "What's your brother's name?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man cheered up immediately, and said hastily, "My brother's surname is Yang, and his name is Yang Shugen. The general has heard of it before."

"Poplar tree root?" The captain muttered in a low voice, and then called a sailor and said to him, "Go and check, is there a sailor named Poplar tree root?"

After all, there are hundreds of sailors on board, and it is obviously impossible to remember everyone's name.

The sailor got the order and retreated quickly.

During the search, the fishermen who were watching not far away saw that the officers and soldiers had no malicious intentions, so they boldly leaned over here.

The fleet did not intend to drive them away. During the conversation with these fishermen, the sailors had a general understanding of the changes in the Xia Kingdom over the years.

After all, these fishermen are just ordinary people, and the information they know is very limited.

But even this sporadic news made the crew mesmerized by hearing it, and they refused to miss a single detail.

Whenever they heard that there were many new things that they had never heard of in Xia Guo, it would always arouse the amazement of the people. The wandering in the past few years made them miss a lot of things.

Not long after, the sailor hurried over and reported: "Captain, there is indeed a brother named Yang Shugen among the sailors, but he is no longer on our ship."

The captain nodded, and said to the middle-aged man: "Yang Shugen is indeed my subordinate, but he is not on this boat. You can rest assured that he is alive and well. After landing, there will be time for you to meet each other."

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief. It was a blessing from the gods that his only blood brother could come back alive safely.

After finishing speaking, the captain looked at the fishing boats around, cupped his hands and said, "My fellow citizens, we must dock as soon as possible, and I am sorry that I cannot stay for long."

"General, you guys, take these fish with you, and you go to explore that unknown place for my great summer. We should admire your courage. Although these things are not worth much, this is my heart. Please Take it, general." Seeing that the fleet was about to leave, the middle-aged man quickly lifted a basket of fish from the fishing boat and lifted it above his head.

Seeing their compatriots like this, the captain and sailors felt an indescribable sense of pride in their hearts.

"There is no need for these fish. We know that life at sea is hard. Please go back."

After persuading the fishermen to no avail, they watched the fleet sail towards the port with emotion on their faces.

"Father, those sailors look so majestic, is Uncle really one of them?"

An eleven or twelve-year-old boy beside the middle-aged man said excitedly as he watched the ship go away.

The middle-aged man smiled naively, and said: "Of course your uncle is amazing, if it wasn't for Dad who didn't want to part with you at the beginning, he would have gone to sea with your uncle."

"Father, I want to be a sailor when I grow up."

The middle-aged man just smiled when he heard the words, and patted the boy's head.

At the port of Xingang City, the guards were bored and leaned under the big tree to avoid the scorching sun. Although this job was a bit boring, but the military salary that should be paid would not be less than myself. It's a good choice to spend your whole life here.

Just as several soldiers were arguing with each other, one Shi casually glanced at the sea, his eyes widened suddenly, and he quickly got up from the ground.

"Get up, get up, and look over there."

The other soldiers were getting excited when they were suddenly interrupted. They were inevitably a little angry and were about to curse. When they saw the huge ships on the sea in the distance, they were shocked.

"Where did these ships come from? I haven't heard that there are other navies coming this season."

"It can't be those dinosaurs!"

Hearing the words "dinosaur man", several people couldn't help but shuddered. Xingang City had never experienced any wars. These soldiers who were used to living a peaceful life felt a little fear in their hearts when facing the unknown enemy.

At this time, a soldier said: "I don't think it looks like a dinosaur. You see, the shape of the ship is similar to ours."

"Don't worry about it so much, I think we should report to the defense as soon as possible. If it is really the enemy, let us delay, and we will lose our heads."

It was about their own lives, so they didn't dare to delay any longer, leaving two people here to monitor the ships that were slowly approaching this way, while the rest of them ran towards Xingang City quickly.

On the ship, the captain stood at the bow of the ship and looked towards the port through the binoculars, his brows were slightly frowned.

The speed of change in Xingang City was indeed beyond his expectations, but he felt a little dissatisfied when he saw that the defenses near the port were so empty.

"I don't know who is stationing this Xingang City now. If such a defense encounters an enemy, I think it will be difficult to defend."

The first mate nodded and said, "Don't talk about those ferocious dinosaurs, even our ships, if they have enough shells, and they are not prepared to attack suddenly, they can take the port in half a day."

The captain snorted coldly and said, "I don't know if Your Majesty knows the situation here, but when I return to the capital, I must read a copy of the officials here."

The first officer said quickly after hearing the words: "General, don't be impulsive about this matter. You haven't been in the court for a long time, and you don't know what's going on in the court today. If you act rashly, I'm afraid you will offend others. Even if His Majesty is on our side , but it’s not good for us if we offend our colleagues.”

"Is there such a loophole in the frontier of my Great Xia just watching like this?" The captain was a little annoyed.

"General, we don't know exactly what's going on in Xingang. We'd better go ashore and see what's going on."

The captain snorted coldly, and said no more, he had already regarded the guard of Xingang City as a poor man in his heart.

When they were less than a few miles away from the port, they saw two warships coming out of the port.

When the sailors on the mast saw the opponent's semaphore, they shouted loudly: "General, they told us to stop."

The captain nodded, waved and ordered the fleet to drop anchor, and waited for the other party to come.

Seeing the fleet on the opposite side stop, the sailors in Xingang City breathed a sigh of relief. Although they don't know where these ships came from, at least a battle can be avoided as long as they are sure that they are their own.

(End of this chapter)