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Chapter 524 Chen Jiu Si VS Prince Wu Ping (Seeking monthly votes)
"Your Highness, please board the ship quickly!"

With defeat already inevitable, the first mate knew he couldn't waste any more time there, so he seized a warship and prepared to escape.

As soon as he took control of the warship, he saw that Wu Pingwang and Li Bona had fought to a standstill. So he shouted loudly to get the prince on board quickly, so that he wouldn't be surrounded by the enemy. If the Nanyang Allied Forces defeated the Siamese army and formed a combined force to surround Wu Pingwang, then Wu Pingwang would truly have nowhere to go.

This is no joke. You must know that as long as the Nanyang army surrounds him, Li Bona can use the strength of the army formation to forcibly raise his own strength to a higher level. The defeat of the Siamese army will not give Wu Ping Wang's army any boost. Therefore, Wu Ping Wang will only face defeat.

Therefore, rather than being defeated, it is better to retreat and preserve our strength so that we can regroup and make a comeback in the future!

It was precisely because of this intention that the first mate thought of seizing the warship as soon as possible, and the warship he seized was the fastest warship in the Siamese Kingdom.

At this moment, the first mate's roar startled King Wuping. King Wuping forced himself to stand up and leaped onto the warship.

This time, he suffered a crushing defeat. The main force of the Siamese navy was almost completely wiped out in this battle, and he was the sinner of the entire Siam.

But being a sinner doesn't mean you have to die. If you can still be useful, there are many things you can do in the future. Thinking this, King Wuping chose to flee. He didn't want to be surrounded by a large army here. You know, even a terrestrial immortal would avoid the sharp edge of a powerful army, so what was he?

Therefore, he jumped onto the warship, which was full of Prince Wuping's confidants and trusted generals!

Seeing that Wu Pingwang was preparing to escape, Li Bona was immediately anxious. He wanted to get up and stop him, but as soon as he moved, he felt that he was seriously injured. Even the slightest movement made his abdomen feel like it was being stabbed with a knife, and he was in great pain.

He couldn't even stand up right away. Judging from this, Wu Ping Wang had the upper hand in the previous attack. If the Nanyang army hadn't already formed an encirclement around him, Wu Ping Wang would definitely have recovered his strength first. In that case, Li Bona would only have two options: one is to be lucky and escape.

If you're unlucky, then the only path you can take is death and the annihilation of your soul!
Having figured this out, a hint of sadness appeared on Li Bona's face. In the end, he was still no match for Prince Wuping!

Sometimes it's like that; it takes a lot of courage to admit that you are not as good as others. And those who can become the national advisor and control a country are all proud and arrogant, and none of them are willing to be second to others.

Therefore, Li Bona was probably dissatisfied with Wu Ping Wang's acceptance of the proposal, but now it seems that Wu Ping Wang's strength is indeed greater than his own.

But so what if I'm strong? I have the God of War, and I won this round.

Thinking of this, Li Bona shouted, "Men, King Wuping is trying to escape! Sink it!"

At his command, all the cannons of the surrounding Nanyang Allied Forces were immediately aimed at the Wuping King's warship, which was preparing to flee.

At this moment, a command was given, and several cannons were the first to react, firing a shot at the fleeing Wu Pingwang warship.

Boom, boom, boom!
The sound of cannon fire came straight over, and at that moment, a man on the bow of the ship leaped high into the air. In the next moment, he drew his sword from the scabbard hanging at his waist and slashed several times, cutting the incoming cannonballs in half as easily as chopping vegetables.

First Mate!

That's right, it was the first mate of King Wuping. Don't underestimate this first mate. He was King Wuping's confidant and was also very strong. He was a strongman in the middle stage of the Furnace Realm. If he were in a local area, he would be a great general who would be in charge of a region!
But he was willing to serve as a deputy to the Prince of Wuping.

At that moment, he suddenly made a move, displaying astonishing swordsmanship, striking with a single slash against a cannonball, directly protecting the warship as it sailed away.

Seeing the warships fleeing, Libona became anxious and found a warship, saying, "Let's chase after them."

This warship happened to be Fang Susu's warship. Upon hearing this, Fang Susu said, "Then let's set off."

At her command, Fang Susu immediately started the warship.

Her warship was quite full of talented people, including Zhang Cuishan from Wudang and Du Xiong. These people, along with more than 300 soldiers, chased after the warship in front.

The one left on this battlefield was Zhang Dingbian, who was now commanding the warships of the Nanyang Allied Forces to launch a devastating attack on the warships of the Siamese Allied Forces.

Zhang Dingbian was not weak in martial arts, but compared to his military talent, his martial arts were insignificant. He was a true military strategist, just like Han Xin of ancient times. He had his own unique insights into large-scale military command and operations. It can be said that he was a military genius who was suitable for such large-scale operations.

Previously, he had not had a suitable opportunity to command large-scale military operations. Now, he was given the opportunity to command such a large naval battle. It can be said that Zhang Dingbian made this naval battle possible, and this naval battle also taught Zhang Dingbian a lot.

Zhang Dingbian's growth in this naval battle was immeasurable.

Chen Jiehui once thought that Zhang Dingbian might not be inferior to Xu Da in military talent, but Xu Da had commanded several large-scale battles, while Zhang Dingbian was a newcomer and probably unlikely to achieve great things.

However, after this battle, it can be said that Zhang Dingbian has made up for his lack of experience. It can be said that he is now very close to Xu Da, the military genius under Zhu Chongba.

After a few more wars, Zhang Dingbian could certainly become a military genius who is in no way inferior to Xu Da, and may even be stronger than Xu Da.

This is exactly what Chen Jie has always hoped to see. After all, every time he sees that bastard Zhu Chongba having a military genius like Xu Da under his command, Chen Jie is very envious. However, Xu Da and Zhu Chongba have an exceptionally good relationship, and it is difficult for Chen Jie to poach Xu Da from Zhu Chongba and bring the talent into his own hands. Therefore, this is very troublesome.

But since Zhang Dingbian came along, Chen Jie's feelings have lessened considerably. Yes, Zhu Chongba is awesome, with a military genius like Xu Da to help you, but I, Chen Jiu Si, am no ordinary person either. I also have my own Zhang Dingbian to help me. So, in the end, it is still uncertain who will emerge victorious!
Zhang Dingbian was directing the final cleanup work on the battlefield, while Fang Susu led Li Bona and a group of sailors directly towards the warship in front. However, that warship was indeed the fastest warship in Siam, and even with its fastest horsepower, Fang Susu's warship could not catch up with the warship in front. This made Li Bona impatient.

However, Fang Susu's warship had already reached its maximum speed.

Libona then said, "Damn it, why can't we catch up? No, we absolutely can't let him get away like this. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we can't kill him today, who knows when we'll be able to kill him again!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Susu said, "Our ship is already moving at top speed; the other ship is simply too fast."

Libona said with a dark face, "If you don't kill the snake, you'll be hurt by it in the future. If we can't kill it today, we'll never have peace!"

Fang Susu frowned upon hearing this: "This Prince Wuping was never this cunning in front of my father before."

Upon hearing this, Libona said, "In front of the Dragon King, who would dare to be disobedient? But now that the Dragon King is gone, all these demons and monsters are causing trouble!"

Fang Susu replied, "Yes, demons and monsters."

As the two were talking, they saw the Siamese warship in front of them moving away at a speed visible to the naked eye, and they could no longer catch up.

However, Libona still refused to give up, saying, "Chase after him, don't give up. Maybe his boat will break down halfway?"

Libona had not given up hope and continued to sail behind, watching as the Siamese warship in front of him disappeared.

As Li Bona watched the Siamese warship recede into the distance, he felt extremely anxious and resentful. He then looked at Fang Susu and asked, "Miss Fang, where is your expert?"
Where is the Dragon King's sworn brother?

"Weren't we supposed to have two urgent tasks, and finally capture Prince Wuping? Where is he?"

Hearing Li Bona's angry question, Fang Susu calmly replied, "He must have his own plans."

"Planning? Hmph, I fought to the death with Prince Wuping, and he acted like a coward, and he has a plan? Where in the world is there such a thing? It's laughable!"

Libona roared angrily.

Fang Susu did not answer. Du Xiong originally wanted to come out and say a few words to Li Bona, but after thinking about it, he took a step back and said nothing. After all, Li Bona was stronger than him, and Du Xiong did not want to get beaten up again because of a quarrel.

And so, the people on the ship could only watch as the Siamese warship slowly disappeared from their sight.

At this moment, on the Siamese warship, the first mate saw Su Su's warship getting further and further away and breathed a sigh of relief. He then hurriedly came to Prince Wuping's side and asked, "Your Highness, how are you? Are you alright?"

Upon hearing this, King Wuping placed his right hand on his abdomen and said, "This Libona really has some skills, cough cough... I really underestimated him."

Upon hearing this, the first mate said, "Your Highness, you should stop talking and go inside the cabin to rest."

Upon hearing this, King Wuping turned to look at the island of Conch behind him, which was engulfed in gunfire. His eyes were filled with resentment. His Siam's accumulation of more than ten years had been destroyed in an instant, and his plan to unify Southeast Asia had basically failed.

Thinking of this, King Wuping burst into tears, crying out, "Waaah, it's my fault, it's all my fault."

"It is my fault for underestimating the enemy, which led to the defeat of the army. It is my fault for being blind and failing to see through the enemy's movements. It is my fault for being incompetent and unable to lead the army to victory."

"How can I face the spirits of the previous kings in heaven? How can I face the 30,000 naval troops who went to war with me? How can I face the expectations of the Grand Preceptor and His Majesty?"

"I am a sinner!"

King Wuping wept like a child. No one expected that such a mighty general would cry like this, just as no one expected that Xu Chu, the bravest general at the Battle of Red Cliffs, would be the one who cried the most bitterly.

Being strong does not mean he has no vulnerable side.

King Wuping was an ambitious man who was willing to sacrifice many people and make them his cannon fodder in order to achieve his ambitions.

He didn't feel anything was wrong with rising to power on a bloody path paved with human lives, but he couldn't bear such a failure.

His cries of anguish caused the soldiers on the ship to sob softly as well. After all, they had lost this battle so unjustly. Who could have imagined that the enemy would be so cunning and use such a despicable tactic of exhausting their troops?

Actually, it's not their fault. This kind of strategy of exhausting the enemy is not a difficult tactic to see through in China. After all, since ancient times, there has been constant conflict on that land.

After the great battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, the war between the Xia and Shang dynasties, the war between the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period, the Seven Warring States, the unification of Qin and Han, the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Tang and Song Dynasties, and even now, wars have continued on the land of China for at least several thousand years, and such wars continue.

The Chinese even wrote down how to fight wars in military books, such as "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, "The Art of War" by Sun Bin, "Wu Zi", "Six Secret Teachings", "Wei Liao Zi", etc., which have recorded various wars in a systematic way.

Even many Chinese children use military strategy when they get into fights from a young age. It can be said that the Chinese people are nurtured in the ocean of military strategy from childhood.

Using military strategy would be a piece of cake for them.

Looking at these Southeast Asian kingdoms, they don't have as many military strategies. Many of them still fight using the most primitive methods. What they are best at is for the two armies to set up their formations and charge, and they believe that whoever is stronger will win. If people like this try to play military strategy with a military strategist like Zhang Dingbian, wouldn't they just be outmaneuvered and killed?
Therefore, King Wuping could not bear it any longer. He felt he had suffered an unprecedented humiliation; it was a complete defeat. He wept, expressing his resentment, and the entire ship's soldiers were also immersed in the atmosphere of defeat.

The first mate then looked at Prince Wuping and said, "Your Highness, please accept my condolences. We are not completely defeated yet. We still have 50,000 troops on our homeland. Although they do not often participate in naval battles, they can be trained and will be able to participate in naval battles soon."

"In addition, we still have millions of citizens in our country. We have only lost more than 30,000 people so far. We are not at the end of our rope yet. We can still rise from the ashes."

"As long as we join forces with the Grand Preceptor, we can recruit soldiers upon returning home. At most, we can restore our fighting strength within a year. Then it won't be too late to plan our move to Southeast Asia."

Upon hearing this, King Wuping composed himself slightly and said, "Can we rise again?"

The first mate nodded firmly and said, "Of course we can! We're not at our wits' end! As long as we reunite with the Grand Preceptor, we still have the strength to fight!"

After hearing the first mate's words, Prince Wuping regained some of his composure.

"Very well, as the Han people say, 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river.' My failure today does not mean I will fail tomorrow. The day I make a comeback will be the day all the Southeast Asian nations are destroyed!"

When King Wuping spoke, he seemed to be working hard to govern the country.

"Haha, good, good, Your Highness has a fine spirit!"

Just as King Wuping was about to regain his confidence, a voice suddenly rang out, and King Wuping's expression changed: "Who!"

At the same time, he looked up and saw a one-eyed pirate sitting on the mast of the warship.

"It's you!"

When Wu Ping saw the pirate, his gaze narrowed slightly. He seemed to have noticed this pirate three times already.

"One-Eyed Dragon, when did you get on the ship?!"

Just as King Wuping was thinking that he seemed to have noticed the pirates three times, he heard the first mate shout angrily.

Chen Jie, also known as One-Eyed Dragon, chuckled upon hearing this and said, "Oh, not long ago. I was on this warship when you just seized it."

"Then what do you want to do?"

The first mate asked again.

Chen Jie laughed and said, "Me? Actually, I should be considered a member of the Nanyang Allied Forces on the other side."

"You, you're a spy!"

The first mate shouted angrily, but Chen Jie laughed and said, "Don't use such harsh language. What do you mean by 'spy'? I have never inquired about even a single piece of information from you."

Upon hearing this, the first mate roared angrily, "You traitor! What are you planning to do if you're not gathering intelligence on us?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie immediately laughed and said, "My actual mission was to kill your prince!"

"you!"

The first mate's eyes widened upon hearing this, and he roared, "How dare you speak so arrogantly! Men, seize him!"

At the first mate's command, sailors immediately went to capture Chen Jie. These sailors were all personal guards of the Prince of Wuping, each with exceptional skills, including some experts at the Wolf Smoke Realm and even the Rainbow Realm.

At this moment, these powerful men climbed up the mast and were just about to make a move on Chen Jie when they saw Chen Jie reach out and lightly tap the sailor. The sailor felt a tingling sensation all over his body, and the next moment his hand trembled, and he lost his grip on the mast and fell straight down.

what……

With a scream, he fell directly from the mast onto the deck, landing in a very painful manner.

Seeing this, a guy at the Long Rainbow Realm who looked somewhat like the captain of the personal guard pushed aside the two people next to him, grabbed the mast, and in the next moment, he reached the top of the mast with one hand and a single sword in the other. Then he swung the sword and slashed at Chen Jie.

Chen Jie dodged lightly and pushed himself onto the horizontal mast. At that moment, the guy also climbed onto the mast and slowly approached Chen Jie.

Chen Jie then slowly retreated towards the top of the mast. The two of them actually moved back and forth on the mast as if they were still alive, one advancing and the other retreating.

Just as they were about to reach the top of the mast, the head of the guards revealed a cruel smile and said, "Heh heh, let's see where you think you can run now!"

Seeing this, Chen Jie smiled and said, "It seems I really have no way to escape. Is there any room for negotiation?"

The head of the guards said, "Go and discuss it with Lord Yin Shen."

After saying that, he rushed towards Chen Jie, and at the same time, he swung his knife down on Chen Jie's head.

Chen Jie, however, was incredibly agile. His body twisted strangely, and he hung upside down from the mast like a bat. After taking two steps, he reappeared behind the guard.

The guard was still staring blankly at the mast in front of him, wondering how a grown man could just disappear like that. But before he could react, Chen Jie had already appeared behind him and delivered a flying kick. "Go!"

Ah ~
At this moment, the head of the guards was kicked away by Chen Jie and fell into the sea with a splash.

Seeing this, the first mate wanted to send someone forward, but was stopped by Prince Wuping, who then looked at Chen Jie and asked, "Who exactly are you?"

"I?"

Chen Jie pointed to himself and said, "Didn't I say? I'm considered a member of the Nanyang Alliance."

Prince Wuping said, "The Nanyang Alliance, huh? They don't have a master like you!"

Chen Jie squinted and said, "You can see my strength?"

King Wuping said, "Although I have been muddle-headed all my life, I can never misjudge a true master. Your strength should be no less than mine, right?"

Upon hearing this, the first mate was startled. If he was not inferior to the prince, then he must be at the Molten God Realm!

The first mate's eyes widened as he thought about it.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie exclaimed, "Impressive, impressive! No wonder you are Prince Wuping."

"But based on the limited skills I've shown, you should at most be able to tell that my strength is around the Furnace Realm. How could you possibly see that my strength is no less than yours?"

Upon hearing this, King Wuping said, "Hehe, didn't you just say that you came to kill me? I am a Fusion God Realm cultivator, so you should at least be a Fusion God Realm cultivator to kill me."

"Impressive, this reasoning is flawless."

Chen explained, and King Wuping said, "Hehe, so who exactly are you?"

Chen Jie then jumped off the mast and landed on the deck with a thud. The surrounding sailors were on high alert and looked at Chen Jie in fear.

Chen Jie chuckled and said, "Since Your Highness is so intelligent, why don't you guess who I am?"

Upon hearing this, Prince Wuping said, "Hehe, very well, then let me guess. If I'm not mistaken, you must be the notorious bandit from the South Seas that I've been hunting!"

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie laughed even more heartily.

"Haha, Prince Wuping is indeed a clever man. So how did Your Highness guess it was me?"

King Wuping said, "Masters of the Fusion God Realm don't often appear in the South Seas. Every one of them who does come out is a well-known figure. It's impossible for a Fusion God Realm expert to just appear out of thin air."

"Among all the known experts at the Fusion God Realm in the entire South Seas, only the notorious bandit I'm after has not yet appeared. So, eliminating all the impossibilities, no matter how unbelievable this last one may seem, it's true. So, hehe... you are that notorious bandit from the South Seas, aren't you?"

"If you're going to take my life, then don't hide like this; it's rather unpleasant!"

Chen Jie nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, "Therefore, I have to admit that anyone who can enter the Fusion God Realm should not be underestimated, especially someone like Your Highness!"

King Wuping said, "Hehehe, don't mock me like that. I can guess it because you want me to guess it. Otherwise, if you really hide your identity, it won't be easy for me to guess it."

Chen Jie said, "Hehe, Your Highness's words make it sound as if I deliberately let you win."

King Wuping said, "Heh, you didn't hold back?"

Chen Jie squinted and asked, "Did I hold back?"

"Hehe, of course you went easy on me, and I know why you did. You just thought you could take advantage of me because I was injured, didn't you? You're not even pretending anymore!"

"Wu Pingwang said with a grim expression."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie ripped off the human skin mask from his face. He then stretched his limbs, and with a series of cracking sounds, he instantly reverted to his original appearance.
(End of this chapter)