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"Fighting an army of black slaves is meaningless. Go back home! Go back home!"

Yue Fei waved his hand.

"General, did His Majesty hold you accountable?"

All the generals became nervous. They were disobeying orders by staying here this time. Now Yue Fei was in such a hurry to take them back. It must be the emperor's order.

Everyone became nervous. They were promoted by the emperor and had the best food and supplies in the army. Now they disobeyed orders, the emperor would surely be furious and their punishment would not be light.

"What are you thinking? Don't I have enough face? If Your Majesty wants to punish me, it is my fault alone. It has nothing to do with you!"

Yue Fei said this with a sense of responsibility and righteousness.

The soldiers who were narrow-minded were all full of admiration, and they all thought that they had followed the right person and that General Yue was a good man who was responsible.

But the smart ones just smiled on their faces but looked down on him in their hearts. They knew very well the relationship between Yue Fei and the emperor. What kind of punishment was that? If it was light, it would be a few kicks; if it was heavy, it would be a beating with a stick. What kind of punishment was that?
From Yue Fei's words "face", we can tell that the punishment this time must be light, or even no punishment, otherwise how could a general get face in front of the emperor.

"General, does His Majesty really want to punish us?"

There are still some timid ones. They are not afraid of punishment themselves, but they are worried about bringing shame to their families. They have worked hard to bring honor to their family, and if it brings shame to their families, how can they have the face to go back and face it?

"Don't let your imagination run wild. I just thought of something. We have to go back and get training so that we can take the lead and be the vanguard again!"

Yue Fei looked at everyone and said.

Yue Fei was quick-witted. He thought that since the emperor had determined that a great plague would break out in Rome, it would definitely happen.

The plague is different from other things. Even if the plague returns, the army will not dare to pass by easily.

Especially for a major plague like this that lasted for several years, with corpses everywhere, it is very likely that people were infected in the past.

This is how Yue Fei discovered the opportunity to fight. The first batch of troops to land in Rome must have received rigorous training and had professional equipment, otherwise there would be a great possibility of being infected with the plague.

Now, whoever receives training and learns knowledge in this area first will have the upper hand. This opportunity is much better than fighting guerrilla warfare with the black slaves here. In this case, why should he stay here for a long time?

"Under training?"

Everyone is familiar with this matter. Receiving training means there are still battles to fight, and they are the vanguard.

The army quickly switched from combat status to transfer status and packed up everything in just one night.

"Do you really want to leave?"

Han Shizhong looked at the neatly lined-up army in surprise. He thought Yue Fei was joking yesterday.

"Of course, didn't I tell you? I have already handed over military affairs to you some time ago, and I have also given you the military token. There is nothing else to do, so let's say goodbye now!"

Yue Fei clasped his fists towards Han Shizhong and said that although he was stranded in the Red Sea, the military order was for Han Shizhong to take over his position. He could disobey orders and not return, but he could not hold on to the military power, so he completed the handover with Han Shizhong on the day the replacement army arrived.

"Did you think of something?"

Han Shizhong looked at Yue Fei and asked.

"I won't tell you, haha!"

Yue Fei laughed and led his troops to the port.

The naval ships had already been waiting at the port. Last night, Yue Fei personally went to the navy and begged Ruan Xiaoer to borrow a ship.

According to the rules, Yue Fei's army should have returned long ago, but Yue Fei refused to leave and there was nothing anyone could do. Since there were enough supplies, no one tried to drive him away and everyone just did their job.

The navy also has its own tasks, and escort and patrol ships have been sent out. Yue Fei suddenly wanted to go there by boat, but there was no way to mobilize a ship at the moment.

"You are really capable. The boats are cheering!"

Since Yue Fei was leaving, Han Shizhong naturally wanted to see him off. When he arrived at the port, he was a little surprised to find that the ships were already waiting there.

"We've been pestering them all night, so we have to give it to them! So, call back the three patrol ships nearby!"

Ruan Xiaoer spread his hands helplessly and said that his idea was to let Yue Fei wait for a few days until he could arrange the ships. But Yue Fei was impatient and insisted on going back quickly, so there was no way to arrange the ships temporarily.

"Get on board, get on board!"

Yue Fei immediately ordered the army to board the ships.

"Thank you, little brother. I'll treat you to a drink when you get back!"

Yue Fei smiled and bowed to Ruan Xiaoer.

"Come on, I won't drink your wine, so you don't have to bother me next time."

Ruan Xiaoer said jokingly.

Yue Fei's army quickly boarded the ship. White steam came out of the chimney of the ironclad ship as it slowly left the port.

"He's really anxious. What's the matter with him?"

Han Shizhong looked at the steamship going away, and he was completely puzzled as to what Yue Fei was trying to do.

"He's acting so mysterious, there must be something important going on."

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Ruan Xiaoer shook his head and said that he had asked him yesterday, but Yue Fei refused to say anything.

"Never mind him. Is there any movement from the niggers?"

Han Shizhong looked at Ruan Xiaoer and asked.

"Yes, I just got the news that the black slave tribes sent tens of thousands of young men to Fatima!"

Ruan Xiaoer said.

"How many tens of thousands more have been sent? How many people are there in those tribes?"

Han Shizhong felt a bit overwhelmed after hearing this. Originally, his army was short of manpower after Yue Fei left, and now the black slaves had increased their forces, putting him under even greater pressure.

"This land is larger than the Central Plains. There are countless barbarian tribes on it. No one knows how many people there are, but this land is quite fertile. Whether it is farming or hunting, it is easy to feed people. In this case, the population is definitely not small."

Ruan Xiaoer said.

"How far have you explored?"

Han Shizhong asked curiously.

"We followed the coast southwards for nearly ten thousand miles before we discovered the sea route that continues westwards!"

Ruan Xiaoer said.

"Wanli!"

Han Shizhong was a little surprised. He knew that this continent was big, but he didn't expect it to be so big.

"According to a rough estimate, it should be possible to reach Rome from there, but it would take at least tens of thousands of miles, a waste of several months, and a lack of supplies along the way, so this canal is very important!"

Ruan Xiaoer spoke up and now he understood why the emperor cared so much about this canal that he sent troops to dig it thousands of miles away. The significance of this canal to the navy was extraordinary.

"No wonder His Majesty asked us to dig a canal here! Did His Majesty know about this a long time ago?"

Han Shizhong was a little curious. Even the local maritime merchants didn't know these things, as they hadn't yet fully explored this continent.

"Your Majesty can predict the future, this is normal!"

Ruan Xiaoer was not surprised at all. He had seen the emperor's miracles too many times. As long as the emperor said it, it was never wrong.

"But there is really no way around this construction period. The workload is too large!"

Han Shizhong looked at the construction site in the distance with some helplessness. Although there were machines involved, it was a canal of several hundred miles after all, and the width and depth requirements were high. He really had no way to speed up. (End of this chapter)