Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 634 They won’t hide!
The night sky was quiet, and before I knew it, the eastern sky had turned pale.

When the morning star dimmed, another speedboat arrived at Star-Moon Island.

"Report, the enemy is 20 miles away and is expected to arrive in half an hour!"

Inside the government office, the naval officers in charge of scouting came running to report.

In the main hall, Yang Zhengshan sat in the main seat, Zhang Juhai and Zhu Yanshan sat on the left, and the three brothers Yang Mingcheng, Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao sat on the right.

Li Chang and Wang Lei stood outside the door, leaning against the pillars of the corridor with indifferent expressions.

As for the other followers, they were not here at the moment, but were scattered throughout the city.

In this battle, Yang Zhengshan planned to lure the enemy to the island to fight, but he didn't want Xingyue Island to suffer too much loss, so he dispersed everyone.

The runners from the government offices brought by Yang Chengche and Yang Qinwu were dispersed to various coasts on the island, and they organized the young and strong men on the island to prevent the enemy from landing on the island from other coasts.

Ding Qiu led the Yang family's guards and followers and the young and strong men in the city to disperse on the streets throughout the city.

Although the soldiers of the Xingyue Navy are not on the island, and although the guards of the Yang Family Trading Company have gone out to sea to trade, the power on Xingyue Island is still extremely terrifying.

Any young man in his twenties or thirties on the island can be considered a warrior. If he is over thirty years old, he is very likely to be a martial artist of the fifth or sixth level. If he is over forty years old, one or two out of ten are martial artists of the eighth or ninth level.

"Let's go, let's go out and wait for the guests who have come from afar!" Yang Zhengshan stood up and said in a calm voice.

Everyone stood up and walked out the door together.

Walking out of the government office, there is a street that leads directly to the dock. The street is paved with bluestone, is two meters wide and about two or three miles long, with shops on both sides.

At this time, the streets and alleys were full of young men holding weapons. They were gathered in groups of three or five, or a dozen people, and were calmly looking at Yang Zhengshan and his group.

The people living in the city are different from the people in the villages and towns. The people in the villages and towns have four sources: the islanders who originally migrated from other islands, the southerners who migrated from Fuhai Province, the former tenants and slaves in Dayong, and the military households who migrated from Tenglongwei.

The people living in the city are all children of various families, including the Yang family, Luo family, Zhen family, Yu family, Xie family, Wu family, Han family, etc. Although these families are vassals of the Yang family, they are now large families with heritage.

As they drink spiritual spring water for a long time, the strength of these family members will naturally not be too bad.

Zhang Juhai looked at the crowds on both sides of the street and was secretly surprised.

As a congenitally strong man, although he could not clearly see through a person's cultivation level, he could roughly guess it from his aura.

Those young men with calm auras were obviously acquired warriors at first glance.

My god, how many acquired warriors are there?
If innate warriors are the backbone of a force, then acquired warriors are the potential of a force.

Only by having enough acquired warriors can a force be guaranteed to last long.

Especially young acquired warriors, they all have the potential to become innate warriors in the future.

Zhang Juhai was shocked at the number of acquired warriors on Xingyue Island, and even more shocked at the ages of these acquired warriors.

Of course, this was the case when he did not notice how many innate warriors there were on Xingyue Island. If he knew how many innate warriors there were on Xingyue Island, he would probably be so shocked that his jaw would drop.

The group came to the north side of the pier. They did not enter the pier, but stayed on the street north of the pier.

Yang Zhengshan stood quietly, holding a heavy black iron spear, and calmly stroked his beautiful beard on his chest.

The breeze blew up his beautiful beard, but the smooth beard did not look messy at all, and even had a smooth and bright look.

Well, his beard is so greasy after being combed.

Yang Mingcheng stood behind him, stroking the black iron spear in his hand lovingly.

When Yang Zhengshan got a new gun, he passed the Xuantie gun to his son.

Yang Mingcheng was so happy when he got the black iron spear that he couldn't sleep for three days.

Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao looked at the black iron spear in his hand with envy.

It’s not that this black iron spear is so good. For them now, this black iron spear is actually just average. The spears they use are all forged by the Zhu family using earth fire steel, which is no worse than the black iron spear.

The key point is that this was Yang Zhengshan’s previous weapon. Whoever Yang Zhengshan gave it to was the one he favored.

Although Yang Mingcheng is a little naive, Yang Zhengshan has always favored him. Even his own son is not as good as this cheap eldest son in Yang Zhengshan's eyes.

There's nothing I can do. It's my own son's fault for running away from home.

Hum~~
Thinking of Yang Mingzhao, Yang Zhengshan became furious.

If a son doesn't come home for the New Year, even his own son will be beaten into a fool.

The morning breeze was blowing gently, bringing with it a hint of coolness. Waves were surging on the calm sea.

In a blink of an eye, the fiery red sun has jumped out of the horizon, and along with the rising sun, a black shadow also appeared.

As the morning light shone brightly, warships formed a line and moved towards the Star-Moon Island in a mighty force.

"Here they come!" Yang Mingzhi has already seen the enemy's warships.

At the same time, on the flagship of the Giant Whale Navy, Chang Lin, Xiang Anxu, Wen Qing, Hou Fangjin and others also saw Xingyue Island.

Chang Lin looked unprepossessing, with his back slightly hunched, and he was leaning on a cane made from the aerial roots of a sacred tree, and a wooden hairpin with green leaves on his head.

There is a pair of sunken triangular eyes on his face with wrinkles, which makes people feel that he is very old. At the same time, his eyes are a bit sinister. If you look into them, if you are not firm enough, you will easily feel scared.

In comparison, Xiang Anxu looked much more upright, with an upright posture, ruddy face, sharp eyes, and a sharp and upright demeanor.

"The Star-Moon Island is ahead!" Hou Fangjin said in a deep voice.

Wen Qing glanced at Xiang Anxu and said softly, "Let's act according to the plan. Remember, our goal is to subdue Xingyue Island, not to destroy it!"

He had no good feelings towards the people of Shenmu Sect. If they had not come from afar and needed the cooperation of the local boss Shenmu Island, he would not have been willing to cooperate with the Shenmu Sect at all.

He was also very clear about the Shenmu Sect's style of doing things. They were just a group of brutal lunatics who were brutal to their own people and even more brutal to outsiders.

Hou Fangjin laughed, with a hint of coldness, "Don't worry, everything is ready!"

As he said this, he waved his hand behind him.

Afterwards, the two navies that had originally gathered together immediately separated. The Giant Whale Navy continued to sail towards the southern pier of Xingyue Island, while the small boats of the Shenmu Sect separated and headed towards the northern part of Xingyue Island.

They want to subdue Xingyue Island, but they do not intend to negotiate with Xingyue Island in a peaceful manner.

To subdue, the first thing is to intimidate. If you want to intimidate, you must first fight to show their strength.

In this battle, they wanted to hurt Xingyue Island and force it to surrender. Only in this way could they truly intimidate Xingyue Island and make it their own.

The Giant Whale Navy gradually approached the dock of Star Moon Island, and soon they discovered that there was no one on the dock.

"There's no one here. They wouldn't be hiding!" Hou Fangjin chuckled.

"Hide? Where can we hide?" Wen Qing said calmly: "They want us to land on the island and fight!"

"That's perfect, haha, we can have a good fight!" Hou Fangjin laughed even more happily.

Fighting at sea is somewhat inconvenient, and fighting on an island would be more conducive to their display of military power.

There are not many places along the coast of Xingyue Island that are suitable for large ships to dock. There are many reefs in the east and north, and shallows in the west. Only in the south can a dock be built to dock large ships. If the Giant Whale Navy wants to land on the island to fight, the most suitable place to land is the dock in the south.

If you want to reach the island from other directions, you will need to change small boats.

Wen Qing was naturally not afraid of landing on the island, he directly ordered: "Pass the order, enter the port, land on the island and fight!"

Dozens of large ships immediately approached the dock of Xingyue Island.

Soon their flagship was heading straight towards the dock, and the situation on the streets behind the dock was also presented to them.

Xiang Anxu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked, "Why is Zhang Juhai here?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Qing immediately stepped forward and saw Zhang Juhai standing next to Yang Zhengshan. Well, he didn't know Yang Zhengshan, but Yang Zhengshan was standing in the front at this time, so he naturally guessed Yang Zhengshan's identity.

"He's here to cause trouble for us!" Wen Qing's face looked a little ugly.

Xiang Anxu's expression remained calm, "Master Chang, you will deal with Zhang Juhai, you just need to hold him back!"

Yang Zhengshan had taught Chang Lin a lesson before, and they all knew that Chang Lin was no match for Yang Zhengshan.

Xiang Anxu believes that he is stronger than Zhang Juhai, but their goal is not to kill Zhang Juhai, but to subdue Xingyue Island, so he must subdue Yang Zhengshan personally.

As for Zhang Juhai, he is just a troublemaker and we just need to delay him.

Once he captures Yang Zhengshan, Zhang Juhai will no longer be able to cause trouble.

Chang Lin nodded silently.

In front of Xiang Anxu, he, the high priest of the Shenmu Sect, is still a head shorter than him. There is nothing he can do about it, since the other person is stronger than him.

Even as they were talking, warships had already docked at the pier, and hundreds of soldiers from the Giant Whale Navy landed on Star-Moon Island.

However, they did not rush to launch an attack, but waited for Xiang Anxu and others to get off the boat.

Yang Zhengshan and his men did not stop them from landing on the island. They just watched quietly as the large ships docked at the pier.

To be honest, the strength of the Giant Whale Navy is still very powerful, and they have many large ships.

There were sixteen ships equivalent to the Dafu ships, and more than forty medium-sized warships. There were even more small warships, a total of three or four hundred.

Large and medium-sized ships need to dock at the pier, but small warships can simply find the shore and land on the island.

In the blink of an eye, densely packed small warships covered the southern shore of Xingyue Island.

The fighting first broke out not at the dock, but at the various outposts on the south bank.

One after another, the small warships of the Giant Whale Navy came ashore and immediately discovered the young and strong men gathered around the sentry post.

Horns blew and whistles ticked.

"kill!"

Dozens or hundreds of soldiers from the Giant Whale Navy rushed towards the young and strong men of Xingyue Island.

A fierce battle broke out immediately.

The sentry post is actually a two-meter-high bamboo building. The first floor can be used to store supplies, the second floor can be used for living, and there is also a shed on the bamboo building that can provide shelter from wind and rain.

The small bamboo house can accommodate three to five people for rest, and there are no defensive facilities around it.

The yamen runners and young and strong men gathered here, actually fighting against each other in the wild.

There are about four to five hundred young and strong men at each sentry post. There are four sentry posts on the south bank, six sentry posts on the north bank, and three each on the east and west banks.

There are no more than 30,000 people on Xingyue Island in total. Excluding the 10,000 or so people in the city, there are only 20,000 people scattered in the villages and towns. Excluding the elderly, the weak, women and children, there are only 5,000 to 6,000 young and strong people in the villages and towns.

Most of the young and strong men were on the north bank to guard against the enemy landing on the island from the north bank. Because there were wharves and Xingyue City on the south bank, only less than two thousand young and strong men were mobilized from the villages and towns.

As for the east and west banks, even small boats are not suitable for landing on the island, so there are more than a hundred young and strong men on each bank responsible for guarding.

Seeing more and more enemy ships approaching and more and more enemies rushing over, the young and strong men around the sentry post immediately became nervous.

"Don't panic, don't get confused, form a formation to resist the enemy!"

Yang Qinwu looked calmly at the enemy rushing towards him and shouted in a cold voice.

There are three hundred yamen runners in the government office. Although they are yamen runners, their strength is not strong at all. Many of them were the guards of the Yang family in the past.

Half of these yamen runners are now stationed at various sentry posts, and it is they who lead the young and strong men to meet the enemy.

Soon, the two sides collided.

The young and strong soldiers with swords and shields standing on the periphery blocked the enemy's attack, and the spearmen behind them immediately stabbed through the gaps in the rattan shields, and some young and strong men behind them threw javelins.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of enemies died in front of the circular formation.

It is true that the Tarot Dynasty's Giant Whale Navy is elite, but how elite can a dynasty's elite be?

How high can the proportion of warriors be?
Most of the soldiers were just ordinary people.

The young and strong men on Xingyue Island are all warriors. Even if they are just farmers who have received basic training, they are real warriors.

At first, the young and strong men were still panicking, and the long spears they stabbed out were a little messy, but they soon found that the enemies in front of them were much weaker than themselves.

He is not as strong as me, and his reaction is not as fast as mine, so I can dodge every attack.

This discovery immediately cheered up the young men, and they all calmed down and became excited.

"Kill!"

Someone has started shouting.

Many young and strong people actually launched a counterattack, changing the defensive formation to an offensive formation.

However, they were relatively lacking in training, and their formation became chaotic once changed. Fortunately, their individual strength was far superior to that of the enemy, and although their formation was a bit messy, they still managed to defeat the enemy.

Of course, casualties are inevitable.

On the battlefield, swords and guns are blind. Even if you can keep your eyes and ears open, you cannot guarantee that you will be safe.

As the formation became disrupted, many young and strong men were injured, but this also aroused the bloodiness of the young and strong men.

Later, there were people among them who were responsible for treating the wounded. Those with minor injuries continued to rush forward, while the seriously injured were directly dragged to the bamboo building behind.

Yang Qinwu looked at the messy formation and was speechless, but he also knew that this situation was unavoidable.

The young and strong men in front of him were completely unable to follow orders, their only advantage was that they were all warriors.

Faced with this situation, too much command will only make them more confused. On the contrary, letting them play on their own will be better, because their individual strength is strong enough and it is easier for them to exert their strength in a chaotic battle.

So Yang Qinwu no longer reorganized the formation, but let them charge freely.

Of course, charging and killing randomly does not mean doing it indiscriminately. The young and strong men charge and kill in small teams, and the one who is truly responsible for command is the team leader of each team.

(End of this chapter)