Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 633 This battle must demonstrate the might of our Yang family

"Well, maybe he's scared!" Hou Fangjin laughed awkwardly, "He must have known that Senior Xiang and the Giant Whale Navy are here, so he doesn't dare to come!"

When Wen Qing heard this, the anger in his heart immediately dissipated a lot.

Who doesn't like to hear good words?

Hou Fangjin’s explanation is also very reasonable.

It makes sense that Yang Zhengshan didn't dare to come to Shenmu Island because he was afraid of Xiang Anxu's strength.

"In that case, should we go to Xingyue Island?"

Hou Fangjin nodded, "Since Yang Zhengshan doesn't dare to come, then we will take the initiative to go to his door. This will be a good opportunity to take over Xingyue Island in one fell swoop and make Xingyue Island completely surrender!"

"When do we set off?" Wen Qing couldn't wait any longer and asked directly.

It would be fine for him to just wait here alone, but Xiang Anxu was still on the boat. If Xiang Anxu got impatient and waited, he would have a hard time explaining himself.

Besides, the money and food consumed every day by the 20,000-strong navy on the expedition is a considerable amount, so he wants to conquer Xingyue Island as soon as possible.

Hou Fangjin did not delay any longer and said quickly, "We will set out tomorrow! I will go and invite the high priest right away!"

After the two of them agreed, they took action immediately.

Both the Shenmu Sect and the Giant Whale Navy were ready to go into battle at any time.

The Shenmu Sect's high priest Chang Lin and Xiang Anxu were also ready to fight Yang Zhengshan.

Therefore, after the two parties reached an agreement, they headed towards Xingyue Island in a mighty force early the next morning.

Shenmu Island does not have many naval forces, with only about 8,000 at most, and their warships are very poor. The main warships are probably about the same size as Dayong's medium-sized Haicang ships.

In comparison, the warships of the Giant Whale Navy were still very sophisticated. Although they were not as good as the Da Fu ships of Dayong, they were not much different. They were all five-masted warships, with high towers, crossbows on board, and the soldiers looked very energetic.

The two sides joined forces, and nearly a thousand warships marched towards the direction of Xingyue Island in a mighty manner.

In the sea area outside Donghuan Island.

Luo Jinsong, who was leading the Xingyue Navy to blockade the shipping route, immediately received the news.

"Damn it, so many navy soldiers have come!" Luo Jinsong couldn't help but curse.

There was no way. The enemy's force was more than ten times theirs. Even though he thought his soldiers were more elite, he was not arrogant enough to stop an enemy force that was more than ten times their own.

What's more, there are many innate warriors on the other side, which is definitely not something he can deal with.

"Wang Jing, arrange for a speedboat to go back and report to the island owner. The enemy is expected to arrive in the waters near Xingyue Island early tomorrow morning!"

"Order the entire army to retreat northward and hide in the Wanjiao Sea."

Luo Jinsong ran away with the Xingyue Navy without saying a word.

Of course, he was not deserting the battlefield, but this was the plan formulated by Xingyue Island. If the enemy army attacked, the Xingyue Navy would avoid its sharp edge and wait for the opportunity to attack.

The Wanjiao Sea Area is the sea area northeast of Xingyue Island, which is roughly from the North Ring Island to the East Ring Island, with a range of about seventy to eighty miles.

That sea area is full of various reefs and many uninhabited islands.

Ships that are not familiar with the situation dare not enter that sea area at all. The Xingyue Navy has already known that sea area thoroughly, so they can hide there calmly.

The twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month of the seventeenth year of Xingyue, afternoon.

A speedboat with full sails and a trail of white waves quickly arrived at the Xingyue Island Pier.

"Report, the army from Shenmu Island is attacking. The enemy has nearly a thousand large and small warships, and is expected to arrive early tomorrow morning!" A captain of the Xingyue Navy ran to the government office and reported.

In the government office, Yang Mingzhi, Yang Minghao, Jiang He and others were all there.

After hearing the report, the three of them were not overly emotional. This was expected and they had already made a plan.

"When will the Tenglong Guard's navy arrive?" Jiang He asked.

Yang Mingzhi estimated, "The news came three days ago that they set out on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, so it should be within the next two days!"

In the first month of the year, northwest winds blow over the Liaohai Sea and the East China Sea in Dayong. Some routes can also take advantage of ocean currents, and half a month is enough to sail from Tenglongwei Port to Xingyue Island.

Jiang Hemo rubbed his gray beard and said, "It seems that we have to fight with them first!"

Jiang He is now 56 years old. When Yang Zhengshan first came into this world, Jiang He was still an 18-year-old boy, but now he is over 50 years old, with white hair and beard.

Fortunately, Jiang He also practiced. Although his practice speed has always been very slow, far less than that of Yang Mingcheng and his two brothers, he has also been practicing for nearly forty years. Now he has the cultivation level of half a step to the innate realm, and he is only one step away from becoming an innate warrior.

Not only him, even Yang Yunyan has reached the level of half-step innate cultivation.

"Then let's fight! We've been waiting for them for a long time!" Yang Minghao showed a ferocious smile.

The third master of the Yang family is also a well-known figure and a seasoned general. How could he be afraid of a group of rabble?

Yang Mingzhi was much calmer at this time and said, "Then let's act according to the plan, brother-in-law. You lead the government to stop the people on the island from preparing to defend against the enemy, clear the port, and let all the ships stay on the North Ring Island!"

"Third brother, go find Cheng Che and the others and prepare for the battle with them!"

"I'm going to find Dad and Big Brother. We must show the might of our Yang family in this battle. We must let all the forces in this vast sea know that our Yang family is the overlord!"

Damn, after holding it in for so many years, I can finally have a fair fight.

I can’t bear it so much!
Yang Mingzhi's face was full of excitement and ferocity. In fact, he had always been reluctant to follow Yang Zhengshan to the Xingyue Island.

What's so good about this Xingyue Island? It's just such a tiny place.

Moreover, he also wants wealth, glory and power, and it is obvious that this Xingyue Island is not a place for him to show off his power.

Even if he wanted to show off his power, he wouldn't find anyone on this Star-Moon Island.

So he has been holding it in all these years, and when he occasionally sneaks out to vent, it can only be minor.

Now that he finally had the chance to display his prowess, he was naturally extremely excited.

Among the three brothers, the eldest, Yang Mingcheng, is a simpleton. As long as he can follow Yang Zhengshan, he doesn't want to care about anything. The third brother, Yang Minghao, is more calm, but he doesn't have so many twists and turns. He does whatever Yang Zhengshan says.

Only Yang Mingzhi is the most cunning and always wants to be the boss.

Of course, even if he had eight guts he wouldn't dare to disobey Yang Zhengshan's orders. He just didn't want to follow Yang Zhengshan and wanted to do it on his own.

Just like when he was in Fuzhou before, he was the boss and could do whatever he wanted.

However, after arriving at Xingyue Island, he had no room for trouble.

He could understand Yang Zhengshan's idea of ​​asking him to leave Darong, but he just wanted to make some trouble and didn't like this peaceful and stable life.

On the East Mountain, Yang Zhengshan, Zhang Juhai and Zhu Yanshan were drinking tea and discussing philosophy in the courtyard on the top of the mountain.

After the three of them got drunk, their relationship instantly warmed up a lot. They were truly half-brothers, and the only thing missing was to kill a chicken to become sworn brothers.

Of course, while drinking is a drink, Yang Zhengshan did not forget about business, and he still had to exchange martial arts when it was time.

The two were discussing martial arts, so Zhu Yanshan naturally couldn't get a word in, but it was also an opportunity for him to listen to their discussion.

So Zhu Yanshan has been following Yang Zhengshan and Zhang Juhai these days, just like a little follower, running around and taking away Li Chang and Wang Lei's work. Although Zhu Yanshan looks silly on the surface, he is much smarter than Yang Mingcheng.

Knowing that the opportunity is rare, naturally one does not want to miss it.

"Dad, Senior Zhang! Brother Zhu!" Yang Mingzhi came to the courtyard, saw the three people, and greeted them.

Yang Zhengshan looked up at him and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Well, the coalition forces of Shenmu Island and Tarot Dynasty have already set out and are expected to arrive early tomorrow morning!" Yang Mingzhi said.

Zhang Juhai raised his eyebrows, "Finally here!"

Yang Zhengshan stood up and stroked his long beard. "Looks like we'll have to fight a big battle this time!"

"Haha, Jade Sea Sword God, I have known you for a long time!"

The Blue Sea Sword God is Xiang Anxu. Zhang Juhai has been talking about Xiang Anxu a lot in the past few days.

"That old guy Xiang Anxu is still very powerful. Even I have to be careful when dealing with him!" Zhang Juhai reminded.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "No problem, I just happened to have some gains in the past two days, I can verify it on him, I just hope he is not too weak!"

"Let's go, let's wait for him to come!"

After that, everyone went down the mountain together.

At this time, the people on the island also took action. The young and strong men were fully armed and ready for the upcoming battle.

Gao Qinghai also followed the Beihenan Village team to the coastal outpost in the north of Xingyue Island.

The government set up many sentry posts on the coast, almost one every five miles or so, and several lookout posts were set up on the East Mountain.

On weekdays, the government would send yamen runners to stand guard, and some would patrol along the coast on horseback.

The main function of these outposts is to prevent outsiders from sneaking onto the island.

There are countless pirates in the sea. Although there are four roundabout islands around Xingyue Island as a cordon, it is inevitable that outsiders will bypass the cordon and approach Xingyue Island in the vast ocean.

In order to prevent outsiders from coming to the island and causing chaos, the government office always maintains surveillance on the waters around Xingyue Island.

Not only were sentries deployed on the coast, but ships were also arranged to patrol the surrounding waters.

Now that the enemy is attacking in large numbers, in order to prevent the enemy from landing from the north bank in small boats, the government has arranged young and strong men from nearby villages to stand guard around the sentry post.

As the sun sets, the sky gradually darkens, and soon a crescent moon hangs in the starry night sky. A quiet and cold atmosphere envelopes the entire Star-Moon Island.

The pier in the south of Xingyue Island was in ruins. Apart from the platform built with stone slabs, not a single ship could be seen on the calm sea.

The streets and markets on the dock side also fell into silence. Except for the faint flickering candlelight, there was almost no light and no noise, as if the entire Star-Moon Island had fallen into a deep sleep.

This kind of atmosphere appeared on Xingyue Island for the first time.

Since the prosperity of Xingyue Island, it has rarely been so silent and quiet.

Even in the dead of night, the Star-Moon Island is brightly lit, unlike tonight when it is as silent as it is.

In the backyard of the medicine shop, Wang Mingzhe found his spear and quietly stroked the cold gun body.

Sun was sitting nearby, holding a long sword, looking a little nervous.

There were two sons and a daughter-in-law in the main room.

Wang Mingzhe has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Wang Chengxue, is 20 years old this year. He has been married for two years. His wife is Lin Zhan’s youngest daughter, Lin Nianci. Now Lin Nianci is pregnant and is expected to have a baby in the Wang family in another six months.

The eldest daughter, Wang Wanxi, is eighteen years old this year and just married Ding Qiu’s grandson Ding Shengyun last year.

The youngest son, Wang Chengyun, is fifteen years old and has not yet married.

At this time, all the family members were here except Wang Wanxi who was married.

"Master, do you want to let the children hide?" Sun said with some concern.

Wang Mingzhe looked at his wife in confusion, "Why are you hiding?"

"What if the enemy comes to kill us?" Sun asked worriedly.

Wang Mingzhe smiled, "With Master here, there's nothing to be afraid of! Besides, don't I have you?"

Sun, the daughter of Sun Wanzhen, learned medicine and alchemy from Sun Wanzhen since she was young, and also practiced it, but she had not become a warrior when she married Wang Mingzhe.

After getting married, she has been practicing cultivation and now has reached the seventh level of acquired cultivation.

But she has never fought, and with her gentle personality, she is a typical housewife.

He has great skills but no fighting ability at all.

I'm talking about people like her.

For her, the purpose of cultivation is to strengthen her body and to deepen her understanding of medicine and alchemy. As for fighting, that is not something she should worry about.

"But~~"

It was obvious that Sun had no confidence in her husband at all.

She herself had never fought, nor had she seen her husband fight.

Wang Mingzhe laughed and turned to look at his two sons, "Are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!" Wang Chengxue said.

"I'm not afraid either!" Wang Chengyun said excitedly, "Dad, do you want to join the battle?"

"Dad, you are the disciple of our master, so you must be very powerful!"

"Of course!" Wang Mingzhe couldn't lose face in front of his son.

In fact, Wang Mingzhe was also very panicked at this time. As the most powerful doctor and alchemist on Xingyue Island besides Yang Zhengshan, there is no need to say much about Wang Mingzhe's abilities.

But he seems to have never fought or been on the battlefield.

After thirty years of training, he had never really fought except for sparring.

He was still young when Yang Zhengshan went to the battlefield. When he grew up, the Yang family moved to Kyoto. Later, when Yang Zhengshan conquered the Xingyue Sect and attacked Yemi City, although he followed him, he did not participate in the battle. Instead, he served as a medical staff member and was responsible for treating the wounded.

Of course, he had seen blood, he had done many things like cutting open stomachs, amputating limbs and treating injuries. He had seen many deaths, but he had never killed anyone.

Thinking about the war and killing tomorrow, his weak little heart began to beat wildly.

"Just watch out, this time I'm going to let you see how powerful Dad is!"

Although Wang Mingzhe was a little panicked inside, he remained calm on the surface and acted like he was very powerful.

I can't lose face as a father in front of my son, nor can I lose face as my master.

As the master's disciple, I must fight a fierce battle tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)