The confined Lu Fenglang in the enemy ship’s cabin could imagine, as could the King of Hancheng!
And the general of the Dongyi Kingdom’s navy, Du Yulang, naturally could think the sa.
Since a war with Zhou was inevitable, Du Yulang’s plan was to seize this opportunity to first damage part of Zhou’s navy here, making them much easier to deal with in the future.
Both armies had begun exchanging arrows and crossbow bolts. The Dongyi sailors, having more ships and manpower than Zhou’s navy, had already dived into the sea, stealthily swimming towards Zhou’s navy.
Du Yulang shouted loudly, his voice echoing among the giant waves: "General Huaiyi and General Liuhu, I order you both to each lead a unit of the navy. Go around both sides to chase Zhou’s envoy’s ship. You must...sink the ship to ensure that the Seventh Prince has no escape! Kill any gods you encounter! Exterminate any ghosts in your way! If you fail, bring your heads to !"
"Yes, Commander!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Quickly, the two generals of the Dongyi Kingdom accepted their orders and departed, leading their troops around Zhou’s navy to pursue Zhou’s envoy’s ship.
Du Yulang had already secured himself to the ship’s railing with a rope, using his hands to stabilize himself against the relentless waves. He glanced across at the battleship of Zhou’s navy, where the King of Hancheng stood. He grabbed an archer beside him, pointed towards the King of Hancheng, and ordered: "Shoot for ! Kill their commander and you’ll be the greatest hero!"
But the distance between the two sides was considerable, and with the ships rocking on the sea, aiming was difficult. The archer’s arrow missed, but it served as a warning to Cheng Yuanzhi.
Cheng Yuanzhi pulled down the King of Hancheng swiftly, saying, "King of Hancheng, this is not how battles are fought! You are the commander! You shouldn’t stand in the most dangerous place; go to the back and give orders instead!"
After all, in Cheng Yuanzhi’s eyes, the King of Hancheng was not their Young General Bai. Their Young General Bai had a natural gift for sensing danger on the battlefield, sothing others couldn’t learn...
"General Cheng!" The King of Hancheng gripped Cheng Yuanzhi’s shoulder, glanced at his companion, then squeezed Cheng Yuanzhi’s shoulder firmly and spoke to him, "Today, Dongyi Kingdom seems to intentionally start a fight with our Zhou! They have strength in numbers, and we have fewer ships and fewer people. I can only try my best to delay them!"
The King of Hancheng placed the gold dal into Cheng Yuanzhi’s hand solemnly: "This was given by His Majesty; take it back for , General Cheng! If...if I don’t return today! Please take care of my wife for ! Tell His Majesty...King Hancheng Xiao Ruxing failed to fulfill his duty, farewell to His Majesty, and in the next life... I will serve His Majesty again!"
Today, unless they fought to the death, they couldn’t delay the Dongyi Army. Without saying the envoy’s ship of Zhou, even the fishing boats might not be able to return.
The sea stretches endlessly, with no cover. By that ti...there would be no one to report the war between Zhou and Dongyi. Zhou would undoubtedly be caught off guard, and the coastal people might not survive! The King of Hancheng couldn’t let that happen!
So today, the King of Hancheng...would fight to the death!
Cheng Yuanzhi looked at the round face of the King of Hancheng, covered in sweat yet with a determined expression, about to shout a rebuke, but the King of Hancheng’s companion knocked Cheng Yuanzhi unconscious.
Usually appearing mild and soft, the King of Hancheng now harnessed the courage once shown in surrendering for his father, willing to sacrifice his life for the coastal people! Willing to sacrifice for Zhou! Willing to sacrifice for...the Emperor he acknowledged, Bai Qingyan!
"Have soone quickly escort General Cheng away!" the King of Hancheng ordered his companion.
"Yes!" The King of Hancheng’s companion complied.
"Report, the Dongyi Kingdom navy is splitting into two routes, trying to bypass our forces!"
Seeing Cheng Yuanzhi being carried away, the King of Hancheng gripped the sword at his waist and stood up, turning to see the Dongyi fleet divided into three groups, one engaging their battle, while the other two were circling, either to flank their navy, chase the envoy’s ship of Zhou, or slaughter Zhou’s fishern.
No matter the target, the King of Hancheng couldn’t let it happen!
"Order General Dong to take a group and block the left Dongyi navy! General Huang takes one to block the right Dongyi navy!" After the King of Hancheng gave orders, he looked at the ssenger, "Tell both generals, even if they all perish in battle, not a single Dongyi naval ship should reach the fishern or the envoy of Zhou’s ship!"
"Yes!" The ssenger imdiately sent soone to deliver the orders.
So soldiers, seeing enemy boarders, shouted at the top of their lungs: "Enemy boarding! Enemy boarding!"
Panic cries ca from the main battleship of Zhou’s sean, followed by the fierce clashing of tal and the screams of battle!
The King of Hancheng gripped the handrail tightly, his deep voice cutting through the sounds of battle and waves: "Enemies in the water! All ships be on guard! Archers, fire arrows!"
Already at a nurical disadvantage, for fear of being outflanked and to prevent the Dongyi navy from reaching the fishern and envoy of Zhou, Zhou’s navy was divided into three parts: two wings to block the Dongyi naval path, while the King of Hancheng’s group faced the Dongyi head-on, fighting not to break through, but to form a high wall with their blood and flesh.
To fight many with few and spread the troops is a grave mistake!
However, in this battle, the King of Hancheng aid to buy ti, preferring death over retreat, determined to break the Dongyi Kingdom’s advancent towards Zhou.
The King of Hancheng, with fiery eyes fixed on the imposing Dongyi navy, shouted loudly: "Today! Zhou’s navy! Fight to the death!"
Inspired by the King of Hancheng, Zhou’s forces aboard the main battleship shouted in unison, "Fight to the death!"
To the King of Hancheng, he never received affirmation, trust, and opportunity from his father; all he had ca from Bai Qingyan, so...he was willing to go through fire and water for Bai Qingyan, at any cost! For the coastal fishern and populace, he would die without regret!
Arrows tipped with oil embedded themselves in the enemy’s vast ship, and oil spread even faster on the water-soaked hull. The eerie blue fla sneaked and slowly consud the thick ship’s sides and deck, while soldiers rushed back and forth, trampling over blood without extinguishing the small blue flas. Once the flas dimd, they spread even faster, burning quietly on the wooden boards until they gathered enough strength and suddenly flared up...devouring the water-soaked hull and even the soldiers!
Indeed, in the east, the sun was just rising, painting the sky with golden clouds, and the sea calm, blending sky and ocean seamlessly.
Yet, in the battle that raged between the two forces, amid the vast, serene sea, the small warring area was engulfed in flas, with flaming arrows descending like rain. On both North and South sides, great ships were already ablaze.
The desperate resistance of Zhou’s navy and the furious assault of Dongyi’s navy turned this tiny area of the vast ocean into a fiery battlefield, with debris, broken arrows, and the bodies of sean from both navies floating amidst the flas.
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