Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 537 Good Wind and Good Rain
Just as the naval forces of the four seas crossed Dongyang Island, the news of the naval forces of the four seas also reached Xingyue Island.

Yang Zhengshan had Secret Guards keeping an eye on Xingyue Gate, and Xingyue Gate also arranged people to keep an eye on Zhaowu Guard and the Four Seas Navy. In fact, Xingyue Gate's surveillance of Zhaowu Guard was much clearer. After all, the personnel around Zhaowu Guard were complicated, so it was too easy to arrange a few surveillance.

When the Four Seas Navy was still preparing to set out, the spies of the Xingyue Sect had already rushed to Xingyue Island on a speedboat. Not long after the Four Seas Navy passed Dongyang Island, the spies of the Xingyue Sect almost arrived at Xingyue Island.

When Xingyuemen received the news from the spies, Yue Hongyi immediately summoned all the senior leaders to discuss the matter in the main hall again.

Except for Si Yulou who is still in the dungeon, all other senior executives have arrived.

Yue Hongyi said solemnly: "You should also know that the navy of Dayong has already set out to sea and is heading straight for us. There will be no escape from the next war!"

"Do you have any idea how to repel the enemy?"

Yan Wushang said, "Master, why are you still talking at this time? Let's just fight! Darong may be strong, but we are not dough that can be easily manipulated!"

Sun Chunhe also said: "That's right, now the only way to repel the enemy is to fight!"

To say that Sun Chunhe has some grudge with Yang Zhengshan is wrong. It should be said that he has some grudge with Luo Jinsong.

Sun Chunhe is Sun Chunsheng's younger brother. In the battle at Ruhe Wharf, Sun Chunsheng tried to kill Yang Zhengshan, but was stabbed in the back by Luo Jinsong who defected to him.

Later, Luo Jinsong joined Yang Zhengshan, and Sun Chunhe tried many times to avenge his elder brother, but later the Xingyue Sect lost the Guyun Sword from Yang Zhengshan, so the Xingyue Sect no longer dared to send people to cause trouble for Yang Zhengshan.

Later, Sun Chunhe replaced Sun Chunsheng as the sword-wielding guardian of Xingyue Sect, and Si Yulou replaced Gu Yunjian as the head of the Xingyue Sect's Punishment Hall.

"What about you? Do you think so too?" Yue Hongyi looked at the others.

Nan Haiyan nodded slightly, "We can't escape this battle, so let's go all out!"

"That's right, I also want to see how strong the strong people in Dayong are!" Qu Fusheng said.

Yue Hong nodded slightly and said, "I will ask the two elders to take action. You should be ready to fight at any time!"

Although he is the leader of Xingyue Sect, the strongest warriors of Xingyue Sect are not him, but two respectable elders who are indifferent to worldly affairs.

The so-called respect for the elders refers to the predecessors of Xingyue Sect, who belong to the foundation of Xingyue Sect.

Speaking of which, the strength of Xingyue Sect is actually very powerful. With a population of only over 100,000, it can support five innate warriors. In comparison, Dayong has tens of millions of people, but only over 40 innate warriors.

However, the number of innate warriors is not calculated in this way. Although there are many ordinary people in Dayong, the proportion of warriors is far lower than that of Xingyue Sect. Although the territory of Xingyue Sect is small, their sphere of influence covers almost one-fifth of the southeastern sea area.

More importantly, the Xingyue Sect has the support of Dayong and is engaged in maritime trade. The resources it obtains are by no means comparable to those of the sects in Dayong.

At this time, Cheng Wuji suddenly said, "Master, how should we control those pirates?"

They also gathered nearly 30,000 pirates at this time. These pirates were considered peripheral forces of the Xingyue Sect, but no one expected these pirates to die for the Xingyue Sect.

These pirates are not even a mob. If the war goes against their will, they may flee.

"There will always be brave men when there is a big reward! You can go to the silver vault and withdraw three million silver coins as the reward for this battle!" Yue Hongyi said lightly.

Right now they are in urgent need of pirates to serve as cannon fodder. As for money, now is not the time to be stingy. If Yue Hongyi doesn't even have this awareness, then he is not worthy of being the leader of the Xingyue Sect.

Yue Hongyi looked at Yan Wushang again and said, "In the battle, try to let the pirates rush to the front!"

He also wanted to preserve the strength for the Xingyue Sect.

After all, the Xingyue Sect has already lost two flag armies. If the casualties in this battle are too heavy, the Four Flag Armies will be in name only.

Yan Wushang revealed a cruel smile, "Master, don't worry, they will never dare to disobey your orders!"

Facing a powerful enemy, although everyone in Xingyue Sect knew that Darong was very powerful, they did not think that they would lose this battle. They even felt that they had a good chance of winning.

Their confidence comes from the two elders and the 30,000 pirates.

Although the pirates were a motley crowd, they had the advantage of numbers. Together with the remaining two flag armies and the disciples of the Star-Moon Sect, their military strength was actually not much worse than that of the four naval armies.

The meeting ended and everyone dispersed.

Yue Hongyi came to the mountains and forests in the east of Xingyue Island alone.

There is a villa on the top of the forest, in which live two old men with immortal looks.

These two old men are the respected elders of Xingyue Sect, Yue Minghua and Qu Le.

Yue Hongyi stood in front of the two men respectfully and briefly explained the situation.

Yue Minghua’s eye sockets were sunken, his face was ashen, and he looked very old. “I never thought that one day, I would have to fight with Darong’s fellow Taoists!”

Qu Le is a Guangmingding monk with a slightly plump figure. He looks younger, unlike Yue Minghua who looks as old as a mummy.

“I hope I don’t run into old friends!”

"Old friend, haha, just an old rival!" Yue Minghua laughed in a hoarse voice.

They are all old antiques who have lived for more than a hundred years. Even though they live in seclusion, they have met many friends and opponents in the past hundred years, and many of them are now old antiques like them.

For example, Qu Le, who is over 110 years old this year, has dealt with An Yuxing before. As for whether the two have a friendship, haha, if they did, An Yuxing would not have come to help Yang Zhengshan.

"Let's go! We haven't done anything for decades, it's time to move around!" Qu Le stood up and said.

The two of them stood up and followed Yue Hong down the mountain tremblingly.

On the other side, after Deng Yuehe returned to her home from the main hall, she came to the ancestral temple.

Luo Jinsong has been staying in this ancestral temple these days and has been living a stable life.

"The war is about to begin, what do you need me to do?" Deng Yuehe asked.

Luo Jinsong shook his head slightly, "I don't know!"

"I don't know?" Deng Yuehe was a little dissatisfied.

Luo Jinsong spread his hands, "I really don't know, the Marquis didn't give me any orders!"

Yang Zhengshan really didn't assign any tasks to him and Deng Yuehe, because Yang Zhengshan didn't know what tasks to assign to them.

There are too many unpredictable things in a naval battle. Yang Zhengshan plans to hold the decisive battle near the Full Moon Island, but it is still uncertain whether the Xingyue Sect will act according to his idea. If the Xingyue Sect plans to have the decisive battle on Xingyue Island, then Yang Zhengshan can only come to Xingyue Island.

The time, location and specific process of the battle cannot be accurately predicted, so how can Yang Zhengshan arrange tasks for Deng Yuehe in advance?

"Then what should I do?" Deng Yuehe said with a frown.

She didn't think Yang Zhengshan was unreliable, but rather felt that Yang Zhengshan didn't value her.

Not even giving her any specific tasks meant that Yang Zhengshan didn't expect her to be of any help at all.

"Maybe you should ask what you can do?" Luo Jinsong said.

Deng Yuehe glared at him and said, "I know what I should do. What are you going to do next?"

"Of course I will follow you!" Luo Jinsong laughed.

Deng Yuehe felt that Luo Jinsong was a bit of a rogue and didn't know what was good for him.

However, she didn't have the heart to argue with Luo Jinsong now, but turned around to prepare for what she wanted to do next.

What can she do?
To be honest, there wasn't much she could do.

Although she is the head of the auditorium of Xingyue Sect, she does not actually have much real power in Xingyue Sect, and the people she can command are only a few hundred or so of her trusted followers.

However, she is not without the opportunity to make contributions to Yang Zhengshan now. Faced with a powerful enemy, the rejection of her within the Xingyue Sect is much less.

Therefore, she now has a lot of room for maneuver within the Xingyue Gate. …

The fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the fifth year of Yanping.

Yang Zhengshan led the four naval forces to arrive a hundred miles west of Manyue Island.

On the flagship, Yang Zhengshan stood on the roof of the ship, looking at the somewhat gloomy sky, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

“Good wind, good rain!”

He murmured quietly.

Next to him, An Yuxing was drinking with Taoist Xuanzhen and Liang Shengze, while not far away, Lu Jin was sitting on the side of the boat, smoking a pipe.

As for Zhou Qing and Haining Marquis Li Chao, they followed Yu Tonghai and Bai Yuanxi to split their forces.

"What do you mean by good weather?" Liang Shengze asked.

Liang Shengze is Liang Chu's grandfather. In terms of seniority, Yang Zhengshan is three generations younger than him.

Liang Jinyan and Yang Yunyan are husband and wife. From this perspective of seniority, Yang Zhengshan is one generation younger than Liang Chu.

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However, seniority cannot be judged in this way. Yang Zhengshan and Liang Chu have always been peers, so he can just call Liang Shengze "senior".

"The juniors are talking about the coming storm!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Will it be beneficial to the battle?" Liang Shengze looked up at the sky and asked in surprise.

"Of course it is beneficial." Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

The time he chose deliberately was naturally the most advantageous choice.

Liang Shengze didn't care about the weather, he just asked out of curiosity.

He cares more about his next opponent than the weather.

"Leave one of those two old guys from Xingyue Sect for me!" Liang Shengze turned to Taoist Xuanzhen and An Yuxing and said.

An Yuxing took a sip of wine and said, "I can't beat that old man Yue Minghua, so Taoist Xuan Zhen has to deal with him!"

Taoist Xuanzhen shook the whisk in his hand and asked, "Is he very powerful?"

"I don't know. I asked Senior Zhang before coming here. Yue Minghua is 132 years old this year!" An Yuxing said.

Taoist Xuanzhen said: "It seems that I have to be careful in dealing with it!"

"As for the music~" An Yuxing looked at Liang Shengze, "If the old marquis is interested, then I'll trouble the old marquis to help!"

Liang Shengze laughed, "I have heard of Qu Le, but I have never met him!"

An Yuxing took another sip of wine, "This old guy is quite powerful. I fought him about forty years ago. At that time, his cultivation was even higher than mine!"

For a congenital warrior, the older he is, the deeper his congenital true qi will be. Of course, this is not absolute. Strength cannot be calculated entirely by age, and congenital true qi is not the only criterion for the strength of a congenital warrior.

All we can say is that the older the innate warrior is, the stronger his strength may be.

But how strong he is exactly can only be known after a fight.

Anyway, forty years ago, An Yuxing was no match for Qu Le. As for now, An Yuxing doesn't want to show off, so let Liang Shengze deal with it.

Just as the three were assigning their opponents, a soldier suddenly came running to report: "My Lord, the enemy has been spotted ahead!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhengshan immediately took out a telescope and looked towards the east. Sure enough, he saw a lot of ships appearing on the sea.

"Order a patrol boat to scout out the enemy!"

There are not many warships on the sea, and it is unknown how many enemy ships there are.

About two quarters of an hour later, another soldier came running to report: "Report, the enemy has more than 800 large and small warships ahead!"

"Report, enemy forces spotted in the south, with more than a thousand enemy ships!"

"Report, enemy forces spotted in the north, there are probably more than 2,000 enemy ships!"

As reports rang out, Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows, "They are planning to make dumplings out of us!"

He wanted to surround the other party before, and now the other party also wants to surround him.

"My Lord!" Xue Changan looked at Yang Zhengshan.

He was a little nervous at this time and talked about how he had been a military officer for almost twenty years, but this was his first time on the battlefield.

Yang Zhengshan said easily: "Don't worry!"

Then, he looked around, but he could not see the enemies on the north and south sides, he could only see the enemies in front of him!
Because there were too many ships on both sides of the flagship, and they were scattered widely.

"Order all ships to head northeast and do not engage the enemy!"

The storm has not yet arrived, so it is not time for a big war.

Now that the enemy has arrived, this is where the battle will take place.

The location has been determined, so the next thing to determine is the time.

As Yang Zhengshan issued the order, the messenger on the watchtower above immediately waved the flag and began to convey the order.

The order from the flagship will be passed outward layer by layer through the messengers on the surrounding warships until the outermost messenger receives the order.

The order was passed down, and the huge fleet began to sail towards the northeast.

The fleet was too large and extremely difficult to command, but fortunately, many training sessions had been conducted before, so such simple commands could still be carried out according to orders.

Yang Zhengshan's side began to change direction, and the enemy ships in the east and north also began to adjust their directions. However, compared with the four naval forces, their direction adjustment was much more messy.

One reason is that they have too many warships, and most of them are small boats, so it is more troublesome to transmit orders. The second reason is that they are composed of multiple pirate groups. Although they have a unified command, they actually have their own leaders. The pirates will obey the dispatch of the Xingyue Sect, but the warships will only obey the orders of their own leaders.

Then a strange scene appeared. Some of the warships in the north had begun to adjust their direction, while others were still sailing south according to previous orders. Before they knew it, they were divided into two fleets.

"Pass the order, shrink the formation!" Yang Zhengshan ordered again.

The formation shrinks to prevent the outer warships from being bitten by the enemy. If they are bitten at this time, the only result will be that they will be swallowed by the enemy.

At this time, the Four Seas Navy was almost moving against the wind. If the Xingyue Sect could command their forces at an instant speed, they could completely block their way forward. Unfortunately, the Xingyue Sect's command system was too poor.

The tail of the Four Seas Navy just passed between the two armies of the Four Seas Navy, and the closest ships of the two sides were only a hundred feet apart.

Then the warships of Xingyuemen followed behind the Sihai Navy.

"Damn it, what are these idiots doing? They can't stop the other party even after doing this?"

On a large ship behind, Yan Wushang watched this scene and couldn't help but curse.

"Those pirates cannot be deployed in a unified manner at all!" Deng Yuehe beside him said softly.

That’s right, Deng Yuehe was assigned to Yan Wushang’s ship, and Yan Wushang was the commander-in-chief of the pirate army in this battle.

Yan Wushang's face was gloomy, "Pass the order, chase them, we must not let them get away!"

He had already prepared for a siege, but he never expected that the other party would escape so easily. This made him want to vomit blood.

(End of this chapter)