Lin Tian was unaware of the thoughts of the people of Lingnan.
If he had known, he probably wouldn't have cared.
The ships of Great Qin were now very different from before.
They were not only sturdier but also faster.
With the steam engine, their speed was something ordinary ships could not match.
Not only that, but the ships were also equipped with cannons.
The situation was completely different.
As long as someone approached, a single cannonball would end everything.
No matter how powerful the enemy was, they couldn't withstand the attack of a cannon.
The people of Lingnan did not know this.
If they had known, they would not have thought of intercepting Great Qin's ships in the canal.
Such actions would be more like seeking their own destruction.
It was precisely because they didn't know that when the army of Great Qin traveled by ship towards Lingnan, they actually sent people to intercept them.
Moreover, they sent a considerable number of people, as many as ten thousand.
Such a number was enough to stir up a major war for Lingnan.
They were also convinced that after sending these people, they would be able to prevent the soldiers of Great Qin from reaching Lingnan.
Upon seeing the ships of Great Qin, they immediately took action.
"I believe everyone has already seen the ships of Great Qin!!"
"We saw them! We saw them!"
"That's good. Our soldiers will be divided into three groups. Those who are good swimmers will go and sink their ships, letting them take on water!!"
"Another group will take our ships and wait for them on the canal to intercept them!!"
"As for the last group, they will hold their bows and arrows and wait on both sides of the canal. As soon as they get close, they will shoot them dead on the spot!!"
"Good!!"
Upon hearing this arrangement, the people of Lingnan did not find anything wrong with it.
On the contrary, they felt that this arrangement was very suitable.
It would guarantee that their action this time would be foolproof.
Therefore, after they finalized their battle plan, they immediately took action.
The first to act were naturally those who were good swimmers.
Those with good swimming skills quickly swam towards the ships of Great Qin, intending to sink them.
Once the ships of Great Qin were sunk in the canal, it would be easy to defeat them.
In the canal, they had no space to maneuver or footing.
Under such circumstances, they could completely slaughter the soldiers of Qin.
Even if they were numerous, they could not bring their full combat strength to bear.
On the contrary, it would limit their own combat effectiveness.
Under such limitations, they would only suffer more casualties.
Thinking of this, the people of Lingnan sped up, wanting to quickly approach the ships of Great Qin.
However, as they were about to approach the ships of Great Qin, they were shocked to find that the ships of Great Qin had already sped past them.
And when they tried to pursue the ships of Great Qin, they found that they could not catch up.
"What's going on? Why are their ships so fast? We can't catch up to their ships at all?"
"This... their ships are indeed a bit strange. Such large ships shouldn't have this kind of speed!"
"What should we do now? We can't catch up to their ships, so how can we sink them?"
Originally, the people of Lingnan thought that they could swim from the shore and sink the ships of Great Qin.
Furthermore, after they made their move, the soldiers of Great Qin would not even notice.
But they never expected that although they swam over, they could not get close to the ships of Great Qin.
The speed of the ships of Great Qin was too fast, so fast that they could not keep up.
This resulted in them watching the ships of Great Qin disappear before their eyes.
This operation yielded no results for them.
For them, this was definitely a huge failure.
But even though it was a failure, they could do nothing about it and could only sigh helplessly at this moment.
"Alas! I hope our ships ahead can stop them!"
"They definitely can! Our ships occupy the river, and the soldiers of Qin definitely can't get past!"
"Yes! Not only have we blocked the river, but we have also set up an ambush on both sides of the bank. Even if we can't capture them all, we can definitely make them suffer heavy losses!"
They still had some confidence in their own forces.
Therefore, they believed that their army would be able to stop the army of Qin.
With this thought, their hearts relaxed a little, and they were no longer anxious about their fruitless effort.
Meanwhile, the people of Lingnan ahead soon realized the arrival of the Great Qin army.
They were very surprised by the time the soldiers of Qin appeared.
"Why did these soldiers of Qin appear so quickly? Did our army fail to stop them?"
"That shouldn't be the case. Our army consists of very capable soldiers. They must have caused some trouble for them!"
"They must have caused some trouble, but the soldiers of Qin didn't care, so they appeared so quickly!"
These people of Lingnan were unwilling to believe that their army had achieved nothing against the soldiers of Qin.
They felt that their people must have achieved something.
It was just that the soldiers of Qin did not want to waste time, so they did not pay attention to the ships that were sunk.
With this thought, their gazes fell back on the ships of the Great Qin army.
"Since they were attacked and still refused to stop, then we can only make them suffer a greater attack!"
"I believe that under immense pressure, even if they don't care, they will stop!"
"Give the order to deploy our army and block their path!"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing this order, the warriors of Lingnan immediately took action.
Their ships quickly deployed in front of the Great Qin army, spreading across the river.
At the same time, their soldiers shouted loudly.
Clearly, they wanted to intimidate the soldiers of Qin with their morale.
The soldiers of Great Qin were also full of curiosity about their appearance.
"Are they from Lingnan? What are these people trying to do?"
"Obviously, they want to stop us, but they don't seem to be clear about our strength!"
"Very well, since they want to stop us, it's time to let them know that our army is not something they can block!"
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