Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

The battle on the south bank of Xingyue Island has come to an end. When Xue Ping led the navy of Tenglong Guard to come, the Giant Whale Navy was destined to be wiped out.

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

Chang Lin also died at the gun of the three Yang Mingcheng brothers. The three brothers joined forces, and Chang Lin persisted for less than a stick of incense.

The battle on the South Bank ended, and the battle on the North Bank ended soon.

The eight thousand navy masters of the Shenmu Sect wanted to land from the north shore, but also encountered obstacles from the young and strong people, and the Star Moon Navy followed closely behind.

Although the Xingyue Naval Master avoided his edge before, when the Shenmu Sect's naval master approached the north shore of Xingyue Island, they rushed over directly.

In this battle, Xingyue Island was a complete victory. The 8,000 navy troops in Shenmu Island were destroyed. The 20,000 giant whale navy in the Tarot Dynasty was almost wiped out, and only four ships escaped.

The four ships were already on guard at sea, and when they found that the Tenglong Guard Navy was coming, they ran away immediately.

This is a deserter, but it is because they ran fast that they escaped the ending of annihilation.

After noon, the battle was completely over, and the young and strong began to clean the battlefield and count the results.

Yang Zhengshan returned to the official hall. Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao commanded the young and strong people to clean the battlefield. The Tenglong Guard Navy stopped outside the dock. Xue Ping took a dozen personal guards to the dock in small boats.

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

Yang Mingzhi stepped forward and punched Xue Ping on the shoulder, "It's time for you to come, haha~~"

The two greeted each other enthusiastically and walked towards the government office with their arms around each other.

Yang Mingzhi and Xue Ping are not much different in age. Xue Ping is two years younger than Yang Mingzhi, and Yang Mingzhi and Xue Ping are also relatives. Yang Chengmao's wife Xue is Xue Ping's eldest niece, which is a real relative.

"It's okay for Tenglong Guard to go. The court hasn't caused trouble for you, right?" Yang Mingzhi asked.

Xue Ping said proudly: "It's great. Now the court dares not cause trouble for us. Our Tenglong Guard can provide the court with a million taels of market tax every year!"

This is a bit ruthless, but it is a fact.

The Beihai Navy and the Tenglong Guards now need troops and money. They do not need the court’s money and food at all. Instead, the court also needs the tax and silver for the Tenglong Guards and Sea Trade.

"Haha, I see that the court is almost over. Do you have any other ideas?" Yang Mingzhi said with a wink.

Xue Ping was stunned and blinked, "What do you think of the Second Master?"

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

"The old man just wants to stay in this sea and doesn't want to go back at all!"

Xue Ping thought about it. If you want to talk about the current situation in Darong, it would be a mess.

The more bandits in the three provinces of Longyuan were suppressing more and more, the anti-king forces in Yungui Mountain were getting bigger and bigger, and the land of Bashu was occupied by rebels, as well as Fuhai, Jiangnan, Shanhe provinces, and the situation was becoming increasingly chaotic.

After careful calculation, except for the Jiubian important town and Liaodong, the entire Darong is in a mess.

The important towns in the nine borders are not stable, and the troubled times have come, so the generals in the border towns are inevitably thinking about how many people want to hold troops and respect themselves.

Speaking of which, the Beihai Navy is self-reliant, and has reached the point where he does not listen to the order or the announcement.

A letter from Yang Zhengshan could allow Yu Tonghai and Xue Ping to send 20,000 naval divisions to support, but it was difficult for the court to mobilize the Beihai Navy.

Xue Ping hadn't considered these before, but now when Yang Mingzhi reminded him, he couldn't help but feel something different in his heart.

The court can no longer be counted on. Anyone with a little vision knows that the Darong court has reached the point where the building is about to collapse. This is the general trend and cannot be changed by human power. Even the top innate warriors cannot change this fact. .

If Darong collapses with a bang, where should their Xue family go? Where should the Tenglong Guards go?

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

Wen Qing had become a prisoner. At this time, he stood in front of the two big bosses with a helpless look on his face, lowering his head and lowering his eyes like an angry young wife.

Xiang Anxu was killed in battle, the Giant Whale Navy was wiped out, and the strength of the Tarot Dynasty was greatly damaged, so next...

"Brother Yang, why don't we lead our troops to the Tarot Dynasty now. Without the Giant Whale Navy, the Tarot Dynasty is like a young wife who is not wearing clothes, and we can just knead it!"

Zhang Juhai said with an excited look on his face.

He was so happy today. Xiang Anxu died. Haha, he fought with Xiang Anxu for most of his life. Now Xiang Anxu is finally dead. How can he be unhappy?

As for losing an opponent, the rabbit dies and the fox is sad, it is nonsense. For him, Xiang Anxu is definitely ten thousand times better than Xiang Anxu who rides on his head.

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

Unfortunately, Yang Zhengshan had no interest in the Tarot Dynasty, nor was he completely uninterested. For the Yang family, it was also good to occupy a little more territory.

However, the Tarot Dynasty is too far from Xingyue Island, and is 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 a problem to rule.

The Yang family's foundation is in Darong, and this has never changed. The Yang family's future may shift its focus to the thousands of miles of sea area, but the Yang family must not leave Darong.

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

Zhang Juhai heard him say this and knew that this matter could not be rushed, so he simply stopped talking.

Just at this time, Yang Mingzhi and Xue Ping walked into the lobby. He smiled and said, "Brother Yang, please be busy first, and we will talk about our affairs later!"

Then, he greeted Yang Mingzhi and left with Wen Qing.

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

"Xue Ping greets the 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!" Yang Zhengshan smiled and waved his hand and said.

They are all old acquaintances, so there is no need for so much courtesy.

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

Now the top leaders of Shenmu Sect are basically left on Xingyue Island, and the navy of Shenmu Sect is also annihilated. Now Shenmu Seven Islands are lambs to be slaughtered in front of Xingyue Island, and there is no need to worry too much.

"You came at the right time. I have something to discuss with you!" Yang Zhengshan said with a serious look.

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

Yang Zhengshan did not answer him, but said: "You go and arrange it. Let 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 first.

Then Yang Zhengshan chatted with Xue Ping again, and Xue Ping told him what Yu Tonghai meant.

After listening to the whole story, Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and nodded slightly, "It is naturally no problem to relocate the military households of Tenglong Guard. When we occupy the Seven Islands of Shenmu, let alone tens of thousands of people, even hundreds of thousands of people will do!"

"And the living environment of the Seven Islands of Shenmu is better than that of Liaodong. It is also a good thing to let the military households migrate here!"

The Seven Islands of Shenmu are similar to Xingyue Island. They are both on the dividing line between subtropical and tropical areas. They have obvious marine climate, high temperature, cloudy and rainy, but typhoons are more annoying.

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

Ordinary people must live better here than in Liaodong.

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

"Since Liaodong has a large population, let's immigrate more people here, first 200,000!"

Yang Zhengshan said.

Yang Zhengshan, an aboriginal of the Seven Islands of Shenmu, does not intend to leave too many people because it is too troublesome to rule.

The influence of Shenmu Religion on them has long been deeply rooted. Since the Yang family has occupied the Seven Shenmu Islands, they naturally have to abolish Shenmu Religion, which is equivalent to erasing their beliefs. There is no need to say how difficult the process is.

And Yang Zhengshan's way to solve the trouble of Shenmu Religion is just one word, "kill".

No mistakes, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

Kill all those devout believers, whether tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, kill those who should be killed, feed those who should be fed to the fish.

Talking to Yang Zhengshan about kindness?

Don't be kidding!

If Yang Zhengshan was a kind-hearted person, he would not have been called a butcher before.

He could kill the Hu people, he could kill all the Xingyuemen, and he could also kill the Seven Shenmu Islands into a wasteland.

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

But Yang Zhengshan had no mercy on a group of strangers who had no relationship with him and were even hostile to him.

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

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

"Island Master, more than 5,000 enemies were killed in the battlefield on the north bank, more than 2,000 prisoners were captured, more than 300 small and medium-sized warships were seized, and there were countless weapons and more than 300 strong bows!"

The so-called strong bow is a bow made of the air 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 naval officers and soldiers killed, 138 seriously injured, 320 slightly injured, 320 young and strong killed, 680 seriously injured, and more than 1,300 slightly injured!"

Luo Jinsong reported one by one.

Yang Zhengshan frowned, "So many casualties?"

The Xingyue Navy has a total of 2,000 people, and there are 170 dead and seriously injured, which is almost a 10% reduction.

This is the largest casualty of the Xingyue Navy since its establishment.

And the young and strong dead and seriously injured are as many as 1,000. There are less than 4,000 young and strong on the North Bank, and the casualties are more than half.

Luo Jinsong's face is very ugly, "The strong bows of the Shenmu Sect are too powerful. Almost all the dead and seriously injured are caused by strong bows!"

This is the result of his and Wu Zhan's personal actions. If they hadn't rushed into the strong archers' array at the first time, the North Bank might have suffered a disastrous defeat in this battle.

Three hundred strong archers don't sound like a lot, but each of them has the fifth level of acquired cultivation. Every arrow shot will kill a soldier and seriously injure him.

A volley can kill about 200 soldiers and young and strong.

Such strong archers are the enemy's nightmare on the battlefield, and even more hell-level nightmares in naval battles.

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

"We captured 16 large warships, 46 medium warships, and 380 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 20,000-man navy.

Although the battlefield of the Tarot Dynasty was slightly worse than that of Dayong, it could still be used. If it didn't work, it could be converted into a merchant ship, and even if it was sold, it could be sold for a million taels of silver.

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

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 everyone of the two thousand young and strong was injured!"

Yang Zhengshan breathed a sigh of relief.

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

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 not good enough in front of the young and strong men of Xingyue Island.

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

Yang Zhengshan could still accept such a result. He deliberately fought this battle, and casualties were inevitable. With such a large number of casualties, the people on Xingyue Island should also know the cruelty of survival on the sea, and it is time to pick up cultivation.

"Try to treat the wounded, go and get some fruit wine and send it over, so that each wounded can drink a bowl!" Yang Zhengshan ordered.

Lingquan 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 slowly recuperate.

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

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

The key is the preferential policy. The sons of the dead can go to middle school, and they can be given priority to work in the business. There are also tax reductions, preferential resources, etc.

Yang Zhengshan will never treat the soldiers who fight for him badly. This was the case in the past, and it is still the case now, and it will be the case in the future.

The pensions and rewards for war merits of Xingyue Island far exceed those of Darong, and the preferential policies are something that Darong does not have.

Let alone other things, let's talk about the sons entering middle school. This is a preferential treatment that the people of Xingyue Island are scrambling 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 promising future. This future is not identity and status, but martial arts practice.

Xingyue Island values ​​cultivation, because Yang Zhengshan has formulated a cultivation salary.

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

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

And entering a middle school means that you are not far from the salary for cultivation.