Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 862: Chapter 634: This Battle Must Display the Yang Family’s Might

”Perhaps he was scared!” Hou Fangjin chuckled awkwardly, ”He must have known that Senior Xiang and the Whale Navy are here, so he dared not come!”

Upon hearing this, Wen Qing’s anger dissipated considerably.

Who doesn’t like hearing good words?

Hou Fangjin’s explanation was reasonable too.

Yang Zhenshan was too afraid of Xiang Anxu’s strength to come to Divine Wood Island, which made sense.

”If that’s the case, should we head to Star Moon Island?”

Hou Fangjin nodded, ”Since Yang Zhenshan doesn’t dare to come, let’s take the initiative and pay him a visit to fully conquer Star Moon Island and make it submit!”

”When shall we depart?” Wen Qing couldn’t wait any longer and asked directly.

He didn’t mind hanging around here himself, but with Xiang Anxu still on the ship, he couldn’t afford to delay if Xiang grew impatient.

Besides, with twenty thousand navy troops mobilized, the daily cost in money and provisions was a considerable amount, so he wanted to quickly subdue Star Moon Island.

Hou Fangjin didn’t delay further and promptly said, ”We’ll set out tomorrow! I’ll go invite the High Priest now!”

After the two reached an agreement, they immediately took action.

Both the Divine Wood Sect and the Whale Navy had long been ready for deployment at any moment.

The Divine Wood Sect’s High Priest, Chang Lin, and Xiang Anxu were also prepared to face Yang Zhenshan’s assault.

Thus, after both parties agreed, they set out in grand procession toward Star Moon Island early the next morning.

The Navy of Divine Wood Island was not large, numbering just over eight thousand troops in total, and their warships were rather shoddy, roughly the size of Da Rong’s medium-sized Hai Cang ships.

In contrast, the Whale Navy’s ships were quite fine, though not as grand as Da Rong’s Da Fu ships, they were comparable—five-masted warships standing tall as if entering a building, with crossbows mounted, and the soldiers appeared quite spirited.

The combined forces, with nearly a thousand warships, set out in grand procession toward Star Moon Island.

In the waters outside East Ring Island.

Leading Star Moon Navy to block the shipping lanes, Luo Jingsong quickly received the news.

”Damn it, they’ve brought so many navy troops!” Luo Jingsong couldn’t help but curse.

With no choice, the enemy army was several times larger; even if he considered his troops more elite, he couldn’t be arrogant enough to oppose an enemy several times his size.

What’s more, the opposition had many Innate Martial Artists, which he definitely couldn’t contend with.

”Wang Jing, send a clipper back to report to the Island Master that the enemy army is expected to arrive near Star Moon Island’s waters by tomorrow morning!”

”Order the entire army to retreat north and hide in the Ten Thousand Reefs Sea Area.”

Without saying any more, Luo Jingsong led the Star Moon Navy and fled.

Of course, this wasn’t desertion at the moment of battle; this was the plan Star Moon Island had established. If the enemy’s large army attacked, Star Moon Navy must avoid the sharp edge and wait for an opportunity to strike.

The Ten Thousand Reefs Sea Area was northeast of Star Moon Island, roughly extending from the North Ring Island to the surrounding East Ring Island, with a range of about seventy to eighty li.

That sea area was filled with various hidden reefs and many uninhabited islands.

Ships unfamiliar with the conditions dare not enter that sea area, but Star Moon Navy knew it like the back of their hand, allowing them to hide there at ease.

Star Moon year 17, the 28th of the first month, afternoon.

A clipper unfurled its sails, carving a white wake swiftly toward the dock of Star Moon Island.

”Report, Divine Wood Island’s large army is attacking, the enemy has nearly a thousand large and small warships, expected to arrive by tomorrow morning!” a Star Moon Navy captain ran to the government office to report.

Inside the office, Yang Mingzhi, Yang Minghao, and Jiang He were present.

Upon hearing the report, the three showed little emotion; this was an anticipated situation, and they had long been prepared.

”When will the Tenglong Guard’s navy arrive?” Jiang He asked.

Yang Mingzhi calculated, ”We received word three days ago, they departed on the 12th of the first month, so they ought to arrive in these couple of days!”

In the first month, Da Rong’s Liao Sea and East Sea experience northwesterly winds, with some routes aided by ocean currents, enabling half a month’s journey from Tenglong Guard’s port to Star Moon Island.

Jiang He stroked his grizzled mustache and said, ”Looks like we’ll have to engage them first!”

Jiang He was now fifty-six years old; when Yang Zhenshan first arrived in this world, Jiang He was an eighteen-year-old youth, but now he’s over half a century, with graying hair and mustache.

Fortunately, Jiang He had cultivated, though his progress was slow, far below Yang Mingcheng and the three brothers’, yet he’d cultivated for nearly forty years, now possessing a Half-step Innate cultivation, just a step away from becoming an Innate Martial Artist.

Not only him, even Yang Yunyan had a Half-step Innate cultivation.

”Then let’s fight them! We’ve been waiting for them long enough!” Yang Minghao grinned fiercely.

The Yang family’s Third Master was a renowned figure, a veteran general, not afraid of a rabble of troops.

Yang Mingzhi was much calmer at this moment, saying, ”Stick to the plan; brother-in-law, lead the government office in preparing the islanders to defend against the enemy, clear the port, and move all ships to wait by North Ring Island!”

”Third brother, go find Chengche and the others, prepare to face them together!”

”I’ll find Father and Eldest Brother; this battle must display the might of the Yang family, so that all forces in the Ten Thousand Miles Sea Domain recognize the Yang family as a regional overlord!”

Darn, after holding back for so many years, it’s finally time for an open and grand battle.