The appearance of these pirates naturally attracted the attention of Lin Tian's mighty army.
Because of this, they immediately reported the news to Lin Tian.
When Lin Tian received such news, he was very surprised.
He had originally thought that traveling by water would be very safe.
After all, those powerful nations had all been eliminated by him, and Great Qin was likely to unify the entire world.
In such a situation, they should not have any enemies.
But now, someone actually appeared and was heading towards their ships. This behavior was truly incredible.
In fact, it was not only Lin Tian who found it incredible; Wang Wu and others also found it utterly astonishing.
They even couldn't help but ask aloud.
"Do they not know how large our army is, that they dare to head straight for us?"
"They couldn't possibly not know, could they? We have sixty ships here. With such a large scale, anyone would know that the number of people is considerable. These ships are no simple matter!"
"Since that's the case, why do they still dare to charge at us!"
Wang Wu couldn't understand this point.
After all, they had already fought their way to the point where enemies dared not resist at all.
In such a situation, there should be no other enemies bothering them.
But at this moment, enemies who were bothering them had appeared.
Moreover, they were a group of people whose weapons were not even complete.
This made it truly hard to comprehend.
However, while Wang Wu and the others couldn't understand, Lin Tian understood perfectly.
He knew that these people who appeared were pirates from the coast.
He also knew that these pirates were incredibly greedy and extremely bold.
What others dared not do, they were not afraid to do.
What's more, they were carrying so much gold this time.
With so much profit before their eyes, even if they knew this route was very dangerous, they would not avoid it.
After all, that wealth was likely more important than their lives.
Because of this, Lin Tian directly issued his command.
"Since our enemies are already charging at us, let's quickly prepare to meet the enemy!"
"Yes!"
Hearing Lin Tian's words, everyone put away their playful demeanor and prepared for battle.
This was a habit they had cultivated long ago.
Now, under Lin Tian's command, they had an even stronger sense of preparedness for war.
And as soon as they entered a state of readiness, those pirates were in trouble.
They had not clashed with Lin Tian's army before, so they did not know the might of Lin Tian's army.
At the same time, they also did not know that Lin Tian's ships were heavily armed with archers.
Before their ships had even gotten close, these pirates were already being targeted by the archers under Lin Tian's command.
Each of those archers held incredibly sharp arrows, and each of them aimed at their targets.
The scene alone was terrifying to behold.
Not to mention, there were also many crossbows.
The dense volleys of arrows from the crossbows were practically a death knell for these pirates.
As long as they dared to approach, they would immediately die under these arrows.
The pirates initially did not understand this.
But when they saw clearly, they were all greatly startled.
"What, what is that?"
"Hmm? That thing... it looks like a bow and arrow!"
"No way, they actually have bows and arrows, and so many of them? This is too incredible!"
These pirates also had some bows and arrows. Although the power of their arrows was not great, they still had some deterrent effect.
Especially in terms of range, their arrows had many advantages.
Often, before they even got close to those people, their arrows would fly out.
Those who were lucky easily dodged their shots.
Those who were unlucky were not so fortunate.
With the slightest carelessness, they would die under the arrows.
Because of this, these pirates had a certain fear of bows and arrows.
With so many bows and arrows appearing before them, their fear intensified.
However, thinking of the vast amount of gold on their ships, these people suppressed their inner fear and shouted:
"Brothers, although they have many arrows, don't be afraid. As long as we are fast enough, breaking through their blockade is inevitable!"
"Therefore, once we get close to their ships, just charge with all your might. You don't need to worry about anything else!"
Upon hearing these words, the pirates were jolted.
With these words, they instantly knew what they needed to do next.
However, they still underestimated the archers of Great Qin.
The bows and arrows of Great Qin were different from the ones they used.
Great Qin's arrows were more powerful and had a greater range.
Once they unleashed their full firepower, it would be a devastating blow to these pirates.
However, as the pirates approached, Lin Tian did not order his soldiers to attack immediately.
Instead, he said to his soldiers:
"Let's wait to strike. Once they are all within our attack range, we will attack. Otherwise, we will scare them all away!"
"Yes!"
Wang Wu and the others could also tell that although these pirates were very bold,
They actually didn't have much combat power. This could be seen from the weapons in their hands.
Their combat power was only slightly better than that of ordinary civilians.
With such combat power, how could they compare to these elite soldiers?
Therefore, even if they were allowed to get close, they wouldn't cause any significant trouble.
With this thought, Wang Wu and the others confidently allowed these pirates to approach.
And these pirates were unaware of this situation.
As they approached Lin Tian's ships, their hearts were filled with ecstasy.
"Hahaha! We're close! We're close to these ships! All the gold on the ships is ours!"
"I knew it! I knew we could do it! See, didn't we succeed this time?"
"Yes! We succeeded this time! As long as we advance further and kill them, we will have endless wealth! Brothers, speed up and kill them!"
These pirates were still fantasizing about killing Lin Tian's army.
However, they had no idea that they had already stepped into danger.
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