Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 522 The War Begins, Zhang Dingbian's Terrifying Military Talent (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Five days, only five days. Time is extremely tight. Chen Jie frowned. He had to resolve everything within five days and could not afford to procrastinate any longer.

Chen Jie thought to himself, then took a deep look at Prince Wuping. He really was a bit difficult to deal with.

However, in that one glance, King Wuping suddenly realized what was happening and looked back in the direction Chen Jie was looking. Chen Jie immediately lowered his head and looked away from King Wuping.

This guy's senses are incredibly sharp!
King Wuping frowned slightly, a hint of coldness appearing in his eyes. This was the second time he had felt this thorn in his back. Who was it?

King Wuping's gaze swept over the pirates, trying to find the scorpion-like figure who was watching him, but Anren was too cunning. He only glanced at him and then disappeared completely!
Thinking of this, King Wuping became extremely agitated. At the same time, he heard the booming sound of cannons outside, which made him even more agitated.

At this moment, King Wuping waved his hand and said, "Go back now. Wait five more days, and everything will be clear."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie quietly took a step back and then fell silent. After all, he had already alerted the enemy somewhat, and if he were to stand out too much now, he might attract the attention of Prince Wuping. Therefore, Chen Jie discreetly retreated to the background.

Garuno wasn't stupid. Since King Wuping had already said so, if he continued to hold on, he would easily attract the attention of these people. So, Garuno retreated without saying a word and followed the pirates in retreat.

As the pirates left, Prince Wuping frowned. His first mate, seeing this, immediately asked, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"

Prince Wuping asked, "Have you noticed which of these pirates is rather unusual?"

"special?"

The first mate looked at Prince Wuping with a bewildered expression. Who was special?

"You mean that red-haired devil who's the leader? He's definitely suspicious. I'll investigate him later."

Prince Wuping shook his head slightly and said, "It's not him. I've been watching that naive guy for a long time. If you want to say he might be a spy for the Nanyang Allied Forces, I think it's possible, but to give me that venomous feeling, him? He doesn't deserve it!"

Wu Pingwang looked disdainful. That red-haired devil didn't seem like someone who could accomplish anything great. Such a guy would be good enough to be a spy, but he was definitely not the kind of guy who gave him a venomous feeling.

That red-haired devil gives off the feeling that anyone can see right through him; he's the most useless guy.

Having figured this out, King Wuping said, "These next two days, send someone to keep an eye on these pirates. I have a feeling there's something fishy about them."

Upon hearing this, the first mate immediately said, "Your Highness, we know these pirates inside and out. Before they joined us, I investigated their backgrounds thoroughly. Apart from that red-haired devil who is somewhat suspicious, the rest of them are fine."

King Wuping said, "Don't make any moves against that red-haired devil, and don't alert him. Keep him alive; he might be very useful at a crucial moment. By the way, what's the situation with that one-eyed dragon who's so close to the red-haired devil? Is he clean?"

The first mate said, "Oh, One-Eyed Dragon has a clean background. He couldn't possibly be a member of the Nanyang Allied Army. He seems to have been a nobleman of the Baiyue Kingdom before. When King Dali of Baiyue ascended the throne, he supported the old king and was expelled by King Dali. He became a pirate and has been deliberately causing trouble for the Baiyue Kingdom ever since."

"He frequently attacks Baiyue merchant caravans at sea and has also been pursued by Baiyue troops. This time, when he heard that we were going to massacre the Southeast Asian countries, he was the most enthusiastic one. Whether it was procuring supplies or anything else, he was always at the forefront. He should be fine."

Upon hearing this, King Wuping said, "You can know a person's face but not their heart. Some things cannot be judged too hastily. In short, pay close attention to these pirates these next few days and prevent them from causing trouble."

"Yes, Your Highness, I understand."

After saying this, King Wuping said, "Come, accompany me to see the front-line artillery positions!"

King Wuping spoke, and the first mate immediately followed him to the forward patrol gun emplacements. These emplacements were built very high and were equipped with sophisticated cannons.

It's important to understand that the artillery used in this era, due to technological limitations, couldn't fire in a parabolic trajectory like later howitzers. Most cannons of this era fired in a straight line, so it was necessary to build tall gun emplacements. When firing, it was possible to use either high-angle shots or other methods.

The only thing that's not really suitable is attacking from a low position to a high position, or doing something like parabolic artillery fire, because artillery of this era simply can't do that.

Meanwhile, the numerous warships on the sea unleashed their cannons and bombarded the water fortress, clearly a provocation.

At this moment, King Wuping's expression shifted between light and dark as he looked at the enemy fleet in attack formation and said, "I really want to send troops to attack them directly and let them know how powerful I am."

Upon hearing this, the first mate immediately echoed, "Yes, Your Highness is quite right. However, Your Highness is a man who prioritizes the overall situation and would not do anything unwise."

Prince Wuping looked at his first mate and said, "I know I'm just talking. Do you think I can actually lead the warships to fight?"

Thinking this, Zhang Dingbian took out a telescopic binocular on the opposite ship and was looking at the patrol gun emplacement. He then spotted Wu Pingwang holding a large sword.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Dingbian immediately shouted, "He's out! He's out! Prince Wuping is out! Du Xiong! Du Xiong!"

Upon hearing Zhang Dingbian's words, Du Xiong saw a small boat not far away and immediately replied, "Yes, Brother Zhang."

Du Xiong then said to the sailors in front, "Hurry up and row!"

Soon the small boat came over, and on board were several loud-voiced men, as well as gongs and drums.

The person in the middle is Du Xiong. Du Xiong has finally adapted to life at sea. He was seasick for half a month, vomiting and vomiting, but he managed to get used to it and began to adapt to life at sea.

At this moment, Du Xiong looked at Zhang Dingbian, who said, "Go, brother, give him a shock from the East!"

Upon hearing this, Du Xiong said, "Haha, good."

After saying that, Du Xiong led his men directly to the vicinity of the enemy's gun emplacement. Once they were out of range of the cannonballs, Du Xiong waved his hand, and immediately all the loud-voiced men under his command took out a large tin horn rolled up into a trumpet shape.

At the same time, Du Xiong said with a smile, "Prince Wuping, I've heard that you're quite a prominent figure in the Southeast Asia. Why don't you dare to come out and fight me today?"

"Are you afraid of your grandpa? You've become a coward."

"You have the guts to start a war, then come out here! My army is pressing in, and you're playing the coward, keeping your gates tightly shut. What kind of skill is that? I'm right here, come on over if you dare!"

Du Xiong led his men in a challenge.

Du Xiong already had a loud voice with a strong voice, and with the addition of a megaphone and his own internal energy, his voice was extremely loud, allowing the King of Wuping on the other side to hear it clearly.

Prince Wuping looked at his first mate with a dark face. The first mate quickly advised, "Your Highness, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive. The other party is just trying to provoke you and make you do something irrational. We can't fall for it, Your Highness, hold back, hold back."

At this moment, King Wuping clenched his fist and said, "Hmph, I never take these insults to heart."

The first mate immediately replied, "Your Highness is right, Your Highness is right."

But then Du Xiong's voice came again: "What's wrong, Your Highness? Are you still afraid to come out? If you don't come out, I won't be so polite."

Without further ado, Du Xiong said, "Come on, let's beat the drums!"

Du Xiong followed the burly men on the boat and began singing a cursing children's song to the beat of gongs and drums.

There was a person named Na Xuan.

Carry a house on your back and never go out.

Short arms, short legs, and a short tail.

We call him Big Turtle

……

As he spoke, Du Xiong began to curse and started making up a children's song. The soldiers opposite him lowered their heads and chuckled silently. King Wuping's face turned purple with rage. He roared, "Bastards! When have I ever been so insulted? Guards..."

"Your Highness, Your Highness, please don't act rashly!"

King Wuping said, "I can't be impulsive, but I can't let him curse me like that! Men, they're all dead! Bring the cannons and blast him! Sink him!"

Upon hearing this, the first mate immediately realized what was happening and shouted, "Yes, yes, aim the artillery and bombard them!"

Upon hearing this, the nearest cannon immediately loaded gunpowder and fired at Du Xiong's ship.

call out!
The cannonball came crashing down, but the cannon's power was limited, and it landed about twenty meters in front of Du Xiong's bow with a loud bang, splashing water all over Du Xiong and his men.

"Lieutenant, this is too far, we can't bombard it."

The first mate frowned, and then heard Du Xiong on the other end of the line.

"puff!"

After wiping his face, Du Xiong laughed and said, "Haha, Your Highness is really too kind. Knowing it's hot, you even helped me take a bath, right? Alright, now that I've finished my bath, I feel refreshed. So I'll serve Your Highness a little longer."

As he spoke, Du Xiong said, "Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a man named Na Xuan, who was enfeoffed as the King of Siam, a powerful and famous ruler. However, he had a problem: he didn't know who his father was."

"Then some people might ask, how could such a high-ranking Prince Wuping not know who his father is? Let me tell you, there's a story behind this. His mother was no ordinary woman; back then, she was entangled with ten men at the same time..."

Good heavens, Du Xiong started telling a story right away, and it was the kind of steamy story that you'd have to censor if you listened to it.

And these kinds of stories are quite popular; who doesn't like to hear stories that aren't allowed to be broadcast?
This was just one burst of output, but it immediately captivated the soldiers on King Wuping's side, with some even whispering among themselves.

"Really? Really?!"

Goodness, it's hard to tell the real from the fake all of a sudden!

Du Xiong had no other hobbies but listening to storytelling. You've really mastered the essence of it all; it's truly erotic.

Libona, who had been preparing to sleep, was no longer sleepy. He came out of the cabin and looked at them with curiosity, saying, "This guy is really talented. How come I didn't know that before?"

Li Bona listened with great enthusiasm, especially when he heard that Wu Ping Wang's mother was holding a grand gathering with three hundred heroes in attendance. He was so excited that he kept slapping his face, his expression saying, "Well said, I love it, tell me more."

Indeed, Li Bona really loved listening to it. His eyes widened in amazement. Not only were the people on Wuping King's side captivated, but even Li Bona's own people were completely engrossed. In an instant, the scene turned into Du Xiong's personal storytelling show.

At this moment, every soldier was eagerly anticipating what was to come, especially since eating melons in front of King Wuping felt particularly refreshing.

As the soldiers thought this, they looked at King Wuping, whose face had turned purple with rage. He was in a state of frenzy, his bloodshot eyes glaring as he roared, "Bastard! How dare he insult my mother! Kill him! Kill him!"

King Wuping was so angry that he trembled all over.

In life, there are a few red lines you can't cross, and your mother is definitely one of them. No matter whether someone is filial or not, if you call them a slut, you can call their mother a whore.

Let's see if he'll go all out against you.

Now, King Wuping felt this way, as if his own elderly mother had been trampled on and humiliated. At this moment, his eyes turned red, and he wanted to kill someone!
Those bloodshot eyes meant he was on the verge of exploding!
At this moment, he gripped his Guan Dao tightly, wanting to kill that bastard who was spouting nonsense and spewing filth with one blow. But the first mate grabbed his leg tightly and kept saying, "A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan. They are deliberately trying to provoke the prince. How could I not know that they are deliberately trying to provoke me?"

Therefore, although he wanted to tear that foul-mouthed bastard to pieces, he had to control his impulsive heart and warn himself not to act rashly and not to fall for that bastard's trick.

Thinking this, Prince Wuping turned and left, saying to his first mate, "Give them a hundred cannonballs."

"Yes!"

As long as King Wuping doesn't fight, it's a victory for the first mate. If he can just get through these few days, once the Grand Preceptor arrives, the balance of power will shift, and it will be his turn to fight them. Thinking of this, the first mate looked at the arrogant Du Xiong opposite him, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and said, "Good, very good. Be arrogant, you won't have many good days left. Once the Grand Preceptor arrives, I will definitely wipe you out!"

Thinking this, the first mate turned to the soldiers who were still listening to the gossip and shouted, "You're all getting addicted to this, aren't you? You really enjoy seeing your superior make a fool of himself, don't you?"

"Ah, no, no, my lord."

At this moment, the artillery commander immediately apologized with a sheepish smile. Then the adjutant shouted angrily, "No, you're not firing? Didn't you hear what the prince said? Boom! Boom! One hundred shells, not one less! Fire them all out, fire them out!"

"Yes!"

The artillerymen, having absorbed the leader's anger, immediately fired all the shells.

At this moment, Prince Wuping walked back to his barracks in the backyard. After entering the barracks and lying on the bed, he could always hear the mocking voices of people outside. For some reason, Prince Wuping always felt that they were laughing at him.

Snapped!
King Wuping smashed a golden bowl of water on the table, his face filled with rage and his eyes blazing with fury. He desperately wanted to fight his way out, but he couldn't have a proper battle, which was incredibly frustrating for him.

Seeing his state, the first mate knew he had to find a way to distract the prince, so he arranged for singing girls and fine wine.

King Wuping was not usually interested in women or wine, but now, in his distress, he found them quite interesting, so he began to enjoy the singing and dancing and drink wine.

Not to mention that when his mind wasn't on the outside world, his heart did calm down, at least it allowed him to be distracted.

And so King Wuping watched the singing and dancing and drank fine wine in his tent, enjoying himself immensely.

While things were going well here, things weren't so good outside. Here, there was music, singing, and dancing, but outside, Du Xiong had lost his voice. And the story of Wu Ping Wang's mother having an affair, which was so captivating at the beginning, had become boring after being told it once.

Moreover, since King Wuping wasn't present, it would be quite pointless to gossip about others behind their backs.

Du Xiong was at his wit's end. He waved for the small boat to row back. Once on the boat, Du Xiong said to Zhang Dingbian, "Brother Zhang, it's no use. That old bastard Du Xiong just won't come out no matter what I say. Cursing him won't help."

Zhang Dingbian also frowned and said, "This Prince Wuping is much more troublesome than I imagined; he's not someone to be trifled with!"

Du Xiong asked, "Then what should we do?"

Zhang Dingbian said, "Go and rest first. After you've rested, we'll give him another two rounds of scolding and see just how much tolerance this Prince Wuping can muster."

Du Xiong said, "Alright, I'll have a drink of water. My throat is parched. That old turtle, Prince Wuping, is really good at holding back."

And so the daytime session failed completely. Then the evening session began, which was led by the Zhenla pirates. They had only one request: not to let the people of Siam get a good rest.

They would fire a few shots every now and then, pretending to attack the main camp, to give the enemy a false sense of urgency.

And so the first day came to an end, with four days remaining until the arrival of the Siamese royal advisor.

At this moment, Li Bona of the Nanyang Alliance looked at Zhang Dingbian and said, "God of War, this won't do. It's been a whole day and night, and the other side still won't come out. It looks like they're going to die and become cowards!"

"This can't go on like this. War God, do you think of any other solutions?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dingbian said, "No rush, it's only been a day and a night, let's wait a little longer."

Libona said, "God of War, my great God of War, are we still waiting? It will take four more days for our message to reach us. In four days, the Siamese National Preceptor Basong will arrive. When there is another second-stage Molten God on the battlefield, how will we fight?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dingbian said, "Four days? That should be enough, Grand Preceptor. Do you trust me?"

Libona was taken aback and said, "I, of course I believe you!"

Zhang Dingbian said, "It's good that you trust me!"

After saying this, Zhang Dingbian said to Li Bona, "If you trust me, continue the harassment operation according to today's rules!"

Upon hearing this, Libona gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll listen to the God of War."

After saying that, he went out to arrange for people to continue harassing King Wuping.

Meanwhile, King Wuping was enjoying a life of singing and dancing, with alcohol and beautiful women numbing this powerful warrior, King Wuping, the protector of the nation.

Just then, a report came from outside that the Nanyang Allied Army had come to challenge them again, and Prince Wuping immediately ordered his first mate to go and defend.

The other side just yelled and cursed, then left without attacking the water fortress. The exhausted soldiers cursed, "These bastards, all they do is bark! If they're so capable, why don't they attack us? This is happening every day, they won't even let the brothers get a good night's sleep!"

As he spoke, the soldiers around him echoed his sentiments. These Nanyang Allied Army bastards attacked them time and time again, exhausting them, yet they just kept cursing. They were truly despicable.

Another day passed, and soon it was the third day. There were still three days before the Siamese royal advisor arrived.

Today is the same as always, with people cursing and yelling morning and night.

The Siamese troops stationed in the entire water village no longer took it seriously. They all mechanically went to their posts, then closed their eyes, so sleepy they could barely keep them open.

At this time, only the first mate was still patrolling in front of the gun emplacement. When the Siamese soldiers saw that the first mate had no choice, they picked up their weapons and pretended to attack. In their minds, the other side would not attack at all, and they were just superfluous here.

The third day passed, and the fourth day arrived. There were still two days until the arrival of the Siamese royal advisor.

On this day, the Nanyang Allied Forces appeared in front of Conch Island as usual, sauntering over.

Previously, seeing this scene would put the entire Conch Island on high alert. However, after the Nanyang Allied Forces' bluff a few days ago, they were certain that the Nanyang Allied Forces dared not actually take action. The reason they came one after another was to tire them out.

Therefore, the Siamese soldiers on the fort ignored the warships at sea.

However, at this moment, on the warship, Zhang Dingbian looked at Li Bona and said, "Grand Preceptor, that's about enough."

Libona asked, "What do you mean, 'almost'?"

Zhang Dingbian said, "Of course it's time for a decisive battle! Today is the day for our final showdown!"

"today?"

Li Bona looked at Zhang Dingbian in surprise. Zhang Dingbian said, "That's right. The strategy of exhausting the enemy is all about feints and real attacks. We can only achieve the desired effect by attacking when the enemy thinks that we will never attack."

"Today I've brought all our soldiers with me."

After hearing Zhang Dingbian's words, Li Bona said, "Then, shall we fight?"

Zhang Dingbian said, "Let's fight."

"war!"

Libona immediately agreed, while at that moment, the soldiers at the Conch Island patrol gun emplacement leaned crookedly against the gun emplacement, looking at the fleet not far away and said, "They're here again. Aren't they tired of coming every day?"

"Oh, ignore them, they won't dare to fight."

"That's right, that's right, they're just bullying us every single day."

"A soldier said, yawning."

But then a soldier suddenly spoke up: "Hey, something's not right. Their ships seem to be closing in, they seem to be within our firing range. Hey, no, this is bad, enemy attack!"

As soon as the soldier spoke, a whoosh and a boom were heard, and a cannonball slammed directly into the gun emplacement.

At the same time, a barrage of shells rained down on the coastal patrol guns, and the entire coastline erupted in shouts: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

(End of this chapter)