Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 637 The old man just wants to stay in this ocean and doesn’t want to go back at all!
The battle on the south bank of Xingyue Island had come to an end. When Xue Ping arrived with the Tenglongwei navy, the Giant Whale navy was doomed to be wiped out.

Wen Qing didn't escape after all. With Zhang Juhai staring at him, he had no way to retreat.

Chang Lin also died at the hands of the three Yang Mingcheng brothers. Even with the combined efforts of the three brothers, Chang Lin lasted less than an incense stick of time.

The battle on the south bank ended, and the battle on the north bank soon ended as well.

The 8,000 naval forces of the Shenmu Sect wanted to land from the north bank, but they were also blocked by the young and strong men, and the Xingyue Navy followed closely behind.

Although the Xingyue Navy had avoided the attack before, when the Shenmu Navy approached the north shore of Xingyue Island, they rushed over directly.

In this battle, Xingyue Island won a great victory. The 8,000 navy of Shenmu Island was completely wiped out, and the 20,000 giant whale navy of the Tarot Dynasty was almost wiped out, with only four ships escaping.

These four ships were on alert at sea. When they discovered that the Tenglongwei navy was approaching in a mighty force, they ran away immediately.

These were deserters, but it was because they ran so fast that they avoided the fate of being annihilated.

The battle was finally over after noon, and the young and strong men began to clean up the battlefield and count the results of the battle.

Yang Zhengshan returned to the main hall of the government office. Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao directed the young and strong men to clean up the battlefield. The Tenglongwei navy dropped anchor outside the dock. Xue Ping and a dozen of his personal guards rowed a small boat to the dock.

"Second Master, haha, long time no see!"

Yang Mingzhi stepped forward and punched Xue Ping on the shoulder, "You came at the right time, haha~~"

The two men greeted each other warmly and walked towards the government office arm in arm.

The age difference between Yang Mingzhi and Xue Ping is not much. Xue Ping is two years younger than Yang Mingzhi. Moreover, Yang Mingzhi and Xue Ping are in-laws. Yang Chengmao's wife Xue is Xue Ping's eldest niece. They are real in-laws.

"Is everything going on with the Tenglong Guards? The court hasn't caused you any trouble, right?" Yang Mingzhi asked.

Xue Ping said proudly, "That's great. How dare the court cause trouble to us now? We, the Tenglong Guard, can pay the court one million taels of customs tax every year!"

This may sound outrageous, but it is the truth.

The North Sea Navy and the Tenglong Four Guards now have both soldiers and money. They do not need money or food from the court at all. Instead, the court still needs the tax silver from the Tenglong Guards' maritime trade.

"Haha, I think the court is almost over. Don't you have any other ideas?" Yang Mingzhi said with a wink.

Xue Ping was startled and blinked, "What do you think, Master?"

Yang Mingzhi curled his lips, "With the old man here, how dare I have any ideas?"

"The old man just wants to hang out on this ocean and doesn't want to go back at all!"

Xue Ping seemed to be thinking about something. If we were to describe the current situation of Dayong, the word "chaos" would be enough.

The more we suppress the bandits in the three provinces of Longyuan, the more they increase in number. The anti-king forces in Yungui Mountain are growing stronger and stronger. Most of the land of Bashu has been occupied by the rebels. The situation in the provinces of Fuhai, Jiangnan, and Shanhe is also becoming increasingly chaotic.

If you count carefully, except for the nine important border towns and Liaodong, the entire Dayong is a mess.

The nine important border towns were also unstable. The chaotic times had arrived, and the generals in the border towns could not help but have their own ideas. There were countless people who wanted to maintain their own power by relying on their own troops.

Speaking of which, the North Sea Navy is considered to be self-reliant and has reached the point where it will not obey orders or announcements.

A letter from Yang Zhengshan allowed Yu Tonghai and Xue Ping to send 20,000 naval forces to support them, but it was difficult for the court to mobilize the North Sea navy.

Xue Ping had never thought about these things before, but now that Yang Mingzhi reminded him of this, he couldn't help but have some different thoughts in his mind.

The imperial court can no longer be relied upon. Anyone with a little foresight knows that the Darong imperial court is now on the verge of collapse. This is the general trend and it cannot be changed by human power. Even the top innate warriors cannot change this fact.

If Darong collapsed, what would happen to the Xue family? What would happen to the Tenglong Four Guards?

While the two were talking, they arrived at the government office. In the main hall of the office, Yang Zhengshan was talking to Zhang Juhai and Wen Qing.

Wen Qing had already become a prisoner. At this moment, he stood in front of the two big guys with a helpless look on his face, lowering his head and eyes like a bullied young wife.

Xiang Anxu was killed in the battle, the Giant Whale Navy was annihilated, and the Tarot Dynasty was greatly weakened. What's next...

"Brother Yang, why don't we lead our troops to attack the Tarot Dynasty now? Without the Giant Whale Navy, the Tarot Dynasty will be like a naked young wife, and we can do whatever we want to her!"

Zhang Juhai said with excitement.

He was really happy today. Xiang Anxu was dead. Haha, he had been fighting with Xiang Anxu for most of his life. Now that Xiang Anxu was finally dead, how could he not be happy?
As for the talk about losing an opponent and the grief of the fox over the rabbit's death, that's all nonsense. For him, a dead Xiang Anxu is definitely a thousand times better than having a Xiang Anxu riding on his head.

Moreover, the Giant Whale Navy was also completely wiped out, and their Zhang Dynasty finally had the opportunity to swallow up the entire Tarot Dynasty.

It's a pity that Yang Zhengshan has no interest in the Tarot Dynasty, but it's not that he is completely uninterested. For the Yang family, it would be good to occupy more territory.

However, the Tarot Dynasty is too far away from Xingyue Island and more than a thousand miles away from Shenmu Island. If the Yang family occupies part of the territory of the Tarot Dynasty, it will be troublesome to rule it.

The Yang family's roots are in Dayong, and this has never changed. In the future, the Yang family may shift its focus to the Wanli Sea, but the Yang family must never leave Dayong.

As for developing power and expanding territory, Yang Zhengshan pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Zhang, don't be anxious. This matter still needs to be considered in the long run. Let me deal with the things at hand first, and then discuss this matter with Brother Zhang!"

After hearing what he said, Zhang Juhai knew that this matter could not be rushed, so he simply stopped talking.

Just at this moment, Yang Mingzhi and Xue Ping walked into the lobby. He smiled and said, "Brother Yang, please get busy first. We can talk about our business later!"

Afterwards, he said hello to Yang Mingzhi and left with Wen Qing.

Wen Qing is his prisoner now, and he is still thinking about persuading Wen Qing to join the Zhang Dynasty.

"Xue Ping greets uncle!" Xue Ping said respectfully.

The Yang family and the Xue family are in-laws. In terms of seniority, there is nothing wrong with Xue Ping calling Yang Zhengshan uncle.

"Haha, come and sit down!" Yang Zhengshan said, smiling and waving his hand.

We are all old acquaintances, there is no need for so much formality.

Yang Zhengshan briefly learned about the navy brought by Xue Ping and no longer paid attention to it.

Nowadays, the top leaders of Shenmu Sect have basically been left on Xingyue Island, and the navy of Shenmu Sect has also been completely wiped out. Now the Seven Shenmu Islands are lambs to be slaughtered in front of Xingyue Island, and there is no need to worry too much about them.

"You've come at the right time. I have something to discuss with you all!" Yang Zhengshan said with a serious expression.

"Dad, what's the matter?" Yang Mingzhi asked curiously.

Yang Zhengshan did not reply to him, but said: "Go and make arrangements to have the heads of each family come to the government office tonight for a talk."

Yang Mingzhi was even more confused, but he dared not disobey his father's order, so he could only agree to it.

Afterwards, Yang Zhengshan started chatting with Xue Ping again, and Xue Ping told him what Yu Tonghai meant.

After listening to this, Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and nodded slightly, "It's naturally no problem to relocate the military households of Tenglongwei. Once we occupy the Seven Islands of Shenmu, let alone tens of thousands of people, even hundreds of thousands of people will be fine!" "And the living environment of the Seven Islands of Shenmu is better than that of Liaodong. It's a good thing to let the military households relocate here!"

The Shenmu Seven Islands are similar to the Xingyue Islands, both of which are located on the dividing line between the subtropical and tropical regions. They have a distinct marine climate, with high temperatures, frequent clouds and heavy rains, but typhoons are rather annoying.

Rice is harvested twice a year, and the yield is much higher than that in Liaodong.

It is definitely better for ordinary people to live here than in Liaodong.

"You will set out tomorrow and occupy the seven Shenmu Islands first. As for the subsequent immigration, you can take your time."

"Since Liaodong has a large population, let's move more people here, starting with 200,000!"

Yang Zhengshan said.

Yang Zhengshan, an aboriginal of the Seven Islands of Shenmu, did not intend to leave too many people behind because it would be too troublesome to rule them.

The influence of Shenmu Religion on them has long been deeply rooted. Since the Yang family has occupied the Seven Islands of Shenmu, they naturally have to abolish Shenmu Religion, which is equivalent to erasing their beliefs. Needless to say, how difficult the process is.

Yang Zhengshan's solution to the troublesome Shenmu Sect was just one word: "kill".

Kill all those devout believers, whether it be tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, kill those who need to be killed and feed them to the fish.

Talking kindness to Yang Zhengshan?
Do not make jokes!
If Yang Zhengshan was a kind-hearted person, he would not have been called a butcher before.

He could massacre the Hu people, he could kill all the Xingyue Sect, and he could also wipe out the seven Shenmu Islands.

If he were facing the people of Chongshan Town or Liaodong, he might not have the heart to raise his butcher knife, because those were the people he was familiar with.

But how could Yang Zhengshan be so reluctant to treat a group of complete strangers, people who had no relationship with him, and even people who were hostile to him?

After talking with Xue Ping for a while, the results of the battle were counted.

Luo Jinsong and Yang Minghao came to the main hall together.

"Island Master, we killed more than 5,000 enemies on the northern shore battlefield, captured more than 2,000 prisoners, and seized more than 300 small and medium-sized warships. In addition, we also seized countless weapons and more than 300 powerful bows!"

The so-called strong bow is a bow made from the roots of the sacred tree. This kind of strong bow is a good thing with a long range and great power.

In comparison, the warships and weapons of the Shenmu Sect are worthless goods.

"Our casualties include 32 navy officers and men killed, 138 seriously injured, and 320 slightly injured. The young and strong men killed 320, 680 seriously injured, and more than 1,300 slightly injured!"

Luo Jinsong reported them one by one.

Yang Zhengshan frowned, "So many casualties?"

The Star-Moon Navy had a total of two thousand men, and one hundred and seventy of them were killed or seriously injured, which is almost a 10% reduction.

This was the heaviest casualties suffered by the Star-Moon Navy since its establishment.

Thousands of young and strong men were killed or seriously injured. There were less than 4,000 young and strong men on the north bank, and more than half of them were killed or wounded.

Luo Jinsong's face was very ugly. "The Shenmu Sect's strong bow is too powerful. Almost all the casualties and serious injuries are caused by the strong bow!"

This was the result of him and Wu Zhan's personal actions. If they had not rushed into the archers' formation at the first moment, the North Bank might have suffered a disastrous defeat in this battle.

Three hundred strong archers may not sound like a lot, but each of them has the fifth level of acquired cultivation, and every arrow they shoot will kill or seriously injure a soldier.

A single volley could kill about two hundred soldiers and young strong men.

Such a strong archer is the enemy's nightmare on the battlefield, and even more of a hellish nightmare in naval battles.

Yang Zhengshan was silent for a moment, then looked at Yang Minghao, who quickly reported: "We killed more than 11,800 enemies on the south bank, captured more than 3,200, and many of them sank to the bottom of the sea. The exact number cannot be counted."

"We captured sixteen large warships, forty-six medium-sized warships, and three hundred and eighty small warships!"

All the equipment of the Tarot Dynasty's Giant Whale Navy was left on Xingyue Island. These warships were enough for Xingyue Island to form a navy of 20,000 people.

Although the battlefield of the Tarot Dynasty is slightly worse than that of Dayong, it can still be used. If it really doesn't work, it can be converted into a merchant ship, and even if it is sold, it can be sold for millions of taels of silver.

"What about the casualties?" Yang Zhengshan didn't care about these, he only cared about the casualties of his own people.

Yang Minghao quickly replied: "One hundred and twelve people were killed, three hundred and twenty-four were seriously injured, and there were more minor injuries. Almost all of the two thousand young and strong were injured!"

Yang Zhengshan breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared with the north bank, there were much fewer casualties on the south bank.

It seems that the Giant Whale Navy is more elite, but the strong bow archers of the Shenmu Sect are too lethal. No matter how elite the Giant Whale Navy is, their elite soldiers are simply not enough in front of the young and strong people of Xingyue Island.

Of course, this is also because the Giant Whale Navy did not use mounted crossbows. If the Giant Whale Navy had used mounted crossbows to attack outside the dock from the beginning, the casualties in the city would definitely be far greater than those on the north bank.

Yang Zhengshan could still accept such an outcome. He had deliberately started this battle and casualties were inevitable. With such heavy casualties, the people on Xingyue Island should have realized the cruelty of survival on the sea and it was time for them to pick up their cultivation again.

"Try your best to treat the wounded. Go and get some fruit wine and let each wounded drink a bowl!" Yang Zhengshan ordered.

Spiritual spring water has the effect of healing injuries, and fruit wine is milder. Although a bowl of fruit wine cannot make the seriously injured recover, it is enough to keep them alive, and then they can slowly recuperate.

"The pensions and rewards will be distributed as soon as possible, and there will be preferential policies. The pensions and rewards for the young and strong soldiers in this battle will be the same as those for the navy soldiers!"

Needless to say, the pensions and rewards are definitely a considerable amount of money.

The key is the preferential policy. Those who died in battle can have their sons go to middle school, can be given priority to work in businesses, and there are also tax exemptions, preferential resources, etc.

Yang Zhengshan will never treat the soldiers who fight for him badly. It was like this in the past, it is like this now, and it will be like this in the future.

The pensions and military merit rewards of Xingyue Island far exceed those of Dayong, and its preferential policies are something that Dayong does not have.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just the fact that Yin Yizi was admitted to middle school was a privilege that the people of Xingyue Island were vying to get.

There is only one middle school in the entire Xingyue Island, and as long as the young people enter the middle school, it means a bright future. This future is not about identity and status, but about martial arts training.

Xingyue Island values ​​cultivation because Yang Zhengshan has set a salary for cultivation.

The salary for a position is only silver money, but the salary for cultivation is all resources for cultivation.

Not to mention ordinary people, even the children of various families are very envious of the salary for cultivation.

Entering middle school means that you are not far from receiving a salary.

(End of this chapter)