Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 630: Island-wide Mobilization

Yang Zhengshan stood up and walked to the door, looked at the officials and runners in the government office, and shook his head slightly.

The war was about to begin, but there was no tense atmosphere on the entire Xingyue Island. Everyone was leisurely and relaxed, as if the upcoming battle was just a trivial matter not worth mentioning.

Perhaps it was because Xingyue Island was too powerful, or perhaps it was because of his protection of Xingyue Island. In any case, there was always a sense of arrogance on Xingyue Island.

It's the kind of confidence that I'm awesome, I'm invincible, and I can kill anyone who dares to mess with me.

This arrogant sentiment gives Xingyue Island a strong cohesive force, but it also brings an impetuous atmosphere to the island.

Yang Zhengshan had wanted to put an end to this trend for a long time, but he never had the chance. Now was a good opportunity to make everyone nervous and let them all know that there were many forces in this sea that could bring disaster to Xingyue Island.

Yang Mingzhi was stunned for a moment, then he understood Yang Zhengshan's idea and said, "Yes, I will go and recruit warriors to prepare for the battle!"

"Well, go ahead and exaggerate the strength of the Tarot Dynasty so that they know how to be afraid!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Fear is not entirely a bad thing. In this chaotic world, having a sense of awe can help you live longer.

With Yang Zhengshan's order, the government office immediately took action.

Hundreds of officers and soldiers dispersed out of the city and headed for the villages and towns on the island ahead, and then summoned the young and strong men in the villages and towns.

The young and strong men on Xingyue Island are not ordinary young and strong men. Only warriors are qualified to be called young and strong men.

There is no accurate number on how many warriors there are on Xingyue Island. Even the government office does not have a specific number, because the government office only registers warriors above the sixth level of acquired realm, because only warriors above the sixth level of acquired realm can receive cultivation salary.

This year is the seventeenth year of Xingyue, which means that the Yang family has moved to Xingyue Island for more than sixteen years.

Those boys who were fifteen or sixteen years old at the beginning are now around thirty years old.

These people have all been to school and received basic training. Perhaps most of them have not made great achievements in cultivation, but the vast majority of them are warriors.

There are so many. On Xingyue Island, most of the young and strong people between the ages of sixteen to thirty-five are warriors.

Some of them may just be ordinary people who have just moved to Xingyue Island in recent years.

The two thousand boys and girls who migrated from Tenglongwei at that time are now all acquired warriors. Those with high cultivation have reached the fifth level of acquired martial arts.

If you come across a post-natal warrior driving cattle to plow the fields on Xingyue Island, don't be surprised, as this is normal.

If you come across an ordinary peasant woman jumping ten feet high, don't be surprised, because there are many such peasant women on Xingyue Island.

If you come across two teenagers wielding long swords and hacking at each other at the entrance of a village, don't be surprised, as they are most likely just sparring with each other.

Beihenan Village is an ordinary village on Xingyue Island.

Why is it called Beihenan Village?
Because there are three small rivers on Xingyue Island, namely the North River, the Middle River and the South River. After the three rivers converge, it is also called the Big River.

Then the villages on both sides of the river are Beihenan Village, Beihebei Village, Zhonghenan Village, Zhonghedong Village, Nanhebei Village, Dahenan Village and so on.

There are also four other towns: Beihe Town, Nanhe Town, Zhonghe Town, and Dahe Town. The names are chosen randomly, but they make sense, right?

As soon as the name is heard, you can know the general location of this village on the island.

Four or five miles downstream from Beihenan Village, across the river is Beihebei Village. Four or five miles upstream is Beihe Town. There is another village further upstream called Beihetan Village.

These names were given by Jiang He. If you don't like them, you can go to Jiang He.

Early in the morning, the villagers of Beihenan Village were busy in the fields. Although the Lantern Festival had just passed, the villagers had already begun to prepare for spring ploughing.

The early rice on Xingyue Island is usually planted at the end of January and transplanted in mid-February. Before planting and transplanting, the villagers have to complete tasks such as plowing the land, applying fertilizers, and storing water. So after the Lantern Festival, the villagers have to prepare for planting early rice.

Gao Qinghai is 31 years old and he is an ordinary villager in Beihenan Village.

He was originally a citizen of Funing Prefecture, Dayong Fuhai Province. Sixteen years ago, in the first year of Xingyue, they were fortunate enough to be taken to Xingyue Island and became citizens of Xingyue Island.

At that time, there were eight people in their family. The old father was in his forties. Because he had the title of scholar and had worked as a teacher in a private school, after moving to Xingyue Island, the old father became a teacher in the school of Beihenan Village.

At that time, Gao Qinghai was only fourteen years old, still a young boy, but he was luckier, at least luckier than his two older brothers.

After arriving at Xingyue Island, he not only went to school, but also began to practice.

Although his aptitude was very poor and he had not become a post-natal warrior after more than ten years of practice, he became stronger and stronger after practice, and tilling the land became much easier for him. The most important thing was that he was strong and had great firepower, so he could make his wife suffer from pain every day.

After ten years of marriage, he already has three daughters and two sons, and his wife is pregnant with another one.

When it comes to the ability to create humans, he is definitely number one in the Gao family.

Because of this, his parents love him and his wife very much, and whenever there is something good at home, they will give them a share first.

Now, his eldest son is thirteen years old. The martial arts instructor in the school said that his eldest son has good aptitude and there is a high probability that he will become a warrior when he is fifteen years old. This makes him even more excited and works harder.

A successful son is the best motivation for a father.

He hoped that his son could become a warrior at the age of fifteen, because then his son could go to middle school. After entering middle school, as long as he could graduate, he would definitely be able to get a decent job, such as working as a runner in a government office, being a soldier in the navy, or being a guard in a business.

Especially joining the navy, which was once his dream.

Unfortunately, he no longer has the chance to realize his dream, but his eldest son has the chance to realize his dream.

Thinking about his eldest son joining the navy in the future, Gao Qinghai felt excited and worked harder.

Just as Gao Qinghai was working hard to plow the land, the copper bell in the village suddenly rang rapidly.

"Dad, Dad, the village bell is ringing!"

The second son who was helping nearby heard the bell and shouted to Gao Qinghai.

Gao Qinghai put down his plow and looked towards the village. Many villagers had already put down their farm tools and were running towards the village. He did not dare to delay and shouted to his second son, "Drive the cows back. Dad will go back and take a look first!"

"Well! Dad, you should go quickly!" The second son was very curious about what happened in the village and urged his father to go back quickly.

Gao Qinghai didn't waste any time. He rolled up his trouser legs as he ran. In less than half a minute, he ran back to the village.

At this time, more than two hundred strong men, all of them in their twenties or thirties, had gathered in the square in front of the village school. The school's martial arts instructor stood in front of the crowd waiting, and there were many women and children around who were watching curiously.

The bells in the village have many functions. The school rings the bells when students start and end school, and the village chief also rings the bells when he calls the villagers together. However, the rhythms and sounds of the ringing are different.

The bell for summoning young men is loud and urgent, and is struck continuously for a long time, so it is easy to hear the difference.

However, the bell for recruiting young and strong men has not rung for several years. The last time it was rung was eight years ago, when the Xingyue Island navy was fighting against the Desheng Dynasty. The government organized young and strong men to help transport supplies.

"What happened?" Gao Qinghai came to the square and asked his neighbor.

"Maybe there's going to be a war. Didn't they say a few days ago that the navy had blocked the northern route?" the neighbor said. "Really? Does that mean we're going to go out to sea again?" Gao Qinghai's eyes lit up.

It is his dream to join the navy, but this dream is definitely impossible for him to realize. However, if he can go to sea to fight with the navy, it will be an experience of realizing his dream.

Moreover, he could get a lot of rewards by going to sea with the army and doing logistical labor. One trip to sea could match the harvest from his fields in half a year.

"Maybe!" the neighbor said uncertainly.

At this moment, the martial arts instructor standing in front suddenly cleared his throat and shouted, "Stand at attention!"

Upon hearing this, more than two hundred young and strong men stood up straight as if by reflex.

"Look to the right!"

"Look forward!"

"Count!"

"One"

"two"

"three"

Soon all the young and strong men finished reporting. The young and strong men in Beihenan Village responded that there were 312 people, but the actual number was 256. Those who were not there should have gone out to work.

Many jobs at the port require young and strong laborers, and the young and strong people in the village often go there to work.

The martial arts instructor didn't care and started to lecture him directly: "According to the instructions of the government office, foreign enemies may invade our Xingyue Island after today. The government office orders all young and strong people in each village and town to prepare for battle!"

"From now on, all villages and towns will be under military control, and all matters will be handled according to the instructions of the government. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

A group of young and strong men responded in a loud voice.

"Very good! Now go and get your weapons." The martial arts instructor said calmly.

No weapons are banned on Xingyue Island, and every household has one or two weapons, but those weapons are their own. If the government needs them to fight, then their weapons need to be provided by the government.

The government set up armories in every village and town, and the warehouses were stocked with sufficient weapons.

Of course, these weapons are not high-quality ones, but just common spears and swords.

Although Xingyue Island is rich, it is not extravagant enough to equip everyone with a magical weapon.

Gao Qinghai soon received his own weapons: a rattan shield, a waist knife, and four javelins.

He is the shield bearer of their team.

Since Yang Zhengshan wrote a record of military training, he naturally would not forget Marshal Qi's Mandarin Duck Formation.

However, when he led troops in Chongshan Town before, he mainly used cavalry combat, and the power of the Mandarin Duck Formation could not be brought into play.

Later, when he was in Tenglong Guard, the soldiers he trained were mainly cavalry, so he did not use the Mandarin Duck Formation.

After coming from Xingyue Island, Yang Zhengshan promoted the Mandarin Duck Formation and modified it by the way, dividing it into the Three Talents Formation and the Five Elements Formation.

That is, there are rattan shield bearers in the front and spearmen in the back, in three-man formation and five-man formation.

The reason for the modification is that the space for boarding battles at sea is generally narrow, which is not suitable for a small team of eleven people to fight together. It is more appropriate to divide them into three or five people.

Whether it is the Mandarin Duck Formation, the Three Talents Formation or the Five Elements Formation, the key lies in the mutual coordination between the soldiers.

However, the Three Talents Formation and the Five Elements Formation are skills that naval officers and fleet guards need to master. Young and strong men like Gao Qinghai have only undergone training in the Mandarin Duck Formation.

After receiving the weapons, Gao Qinghai immediately met with his team members. The team conducted restorative training for half an hour and then went home.

The Gao family has not yet split up. His father and mother are still alive, so there is no reason to split up now. However, the three brothers all have their own courtyards. There is no other way. The courtyards built in the village only have three main rooms and two side rooms, which cannot accommodate such a large family.

So even though they didn't split up, they actually lived in separate houses, which was actually almost the same as splitting up the family.

After saying hello to his parents, Gao Qinghai immediately ran back to his own courtyard.

"Boss, are we going to have a war?" Gao Qinghai's wife asked hurriedly when she saw him come back.

"Well, the instructor at the school said that there might be a foreign invasion, so let's be prepared to meet the enemy!" Gao Qinghai said as he ran to the bedroom and took out two long swords from under the bed.

"Keep it for now. If an enemy comes, you can use it to defend yourself."

Madam Gao drew out her long sword and chopped twice casually, "Fortunately I practiced every day and didn't give up martial arts!"

Madam Gao had also been to school, practiced martial arts, and was a genuine warrior.

There are a large number of women on Xingyue Island who are warriors. However, compared to men, women’s skills are much weaker. The main reason is that they need to have children after getting married, and having children will delay their lives for a year. It is not easy to pick up martial arts again after putting them down.

Therefore, it is much more difficult for women to practice than men.

Madam Gao has been married for ten years and has given birth to five children. It is not easy for her to still persist in practicing every day.

"Hehe, my lady is so awesome!" Gao Qinghai said in praise.

Madam Gao rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's getting late. I'm going to go cook first!"

She knows her own abilities best. Although she has not given up her training, her fighting ability is not much different from that of ordinary women.

After all, she had never really seen blood.

Of course, she was not too worried. She was well aware of the strength of Xingyue Island. Moreover, Xingyue Island was protected by the island owner. Those enemies were definitely no match for the island owner.

That’s right, they have confidence in Yang Zhengshan and believe that as long as Yang Zhengshan is there, Xingyue Island will not be in danger.

This is also the reason why Yang Zhengshan wants to mobilize all the young and strong people on the island.

The people on the island had no sense of crisis, probably because the Yang family protected them so well that they thought the world was peaceful.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan really hoped that the navy of Shenmu Island and Tarot Dynasty could attack Xingyue Island to remind the people and let them know that this is a cruel sea.

Only after experiencing blood will they cherish the peace they have more; only after experiencing life and death will they work harder to practice.

(End of this chapter)