He was supposed to spend the rest of his life at home, but because of his disappointing children, he had to put on his armor again for the sake of his descendants. He begged Yang Tao to give him a chance to fight. Yang Tao was a sentimental man. The old man was not only Yang Jian's martial arts master when he was young, but he had also protected Yang Jian from many fatal wounds. He had been at his beck and call for more than 20 years. Yang Tao couldn't refuse, so he agreed.
It was a pity that the old man was too old.
He often acted like an old man and used his old friendship with Yang Jian to pressure people. Yang Tao had a good temper, so he didn't take it to heart.
The old man loved to drink when he was young, but he knew his limits and didn't dare to break military discipline.
Yang Tao knew this. He didn't think it was a big deal that the old man liked to drink, as long as he could control his liquor at critical moments.
But now, things were different. Perhaps it was because he had been living at home for a few years that his temper had become arrogant. He was stupid and willful.
It was such an important setup, but not only did he not raise his guard, he even got drunk in front of the formation. After the enemy took the initiative to retreat, the group of soldiers looked at each other in confusion. They did not know what to do and did not dare to act on their own without the general's order.
The vice commander could only call for the old man. In the end, he got angry and splashed a bucket of water on the old man to wake him up.
It was too late. They chased after the enemy, but the enemy's warships were already far away. They couldn't catch up.
Therefore, other than a few warships that sank at the beginning, they didn't suffer any other losses.
The other two groups of navy were ambushed along the way and were caught unprepared. They encountered battles along the way and the enemy outnumbered them by a factor of two.
The two groups of navy lost more than 10,000 warships and hundreds of warships.
It wasn't a bad result, but everyone could see that according to Yan Lin's calculations, the enemy's losses were even greater.
If they had performed well, they could have wiped out 20,000 of the enemy's navy. But they let 10,000 of them escape. What a joke!
Opportunities on the battlefield were fleeting. If they missed this opportunity, they didn't know when they would get another.
Yan Lin wasn't the kind of person to lose his temper, nor would he blame an innocent general. He calmed down and asked about the situation at the front. After a while, he noticed a fatal problem. Whether it was the ambushed group or the ones that were engaged in head-on battles, the enemy had to rely on brute force to break through. Those who dared to fight in the water so recklessly could only rely on one thing – warships.
The result of the investigation was as Yan Lin had expected. The enemy's warship was indeed unique. When the two ships collided, the enemy's ship didn't shake much, but Yan Lin's ship reacted violently. If there were a few more collisions, the enemy's warship would still be able to hold on, but their own warship would already be damaged and flooded.
Everyone listened to this analysis, and the previous information surfaced in their minds.
[Mountain Ghost grants Shipbuilding Divine Art.]
They looked at each other in dismay, silently communicating with their eyes.
"Aren't they all fake?" Someone finally broke the silence. "How can there be mountain ghosts in this world?"
They were in awe of ghosts and gods, but that didn't mean they believed in their existence.
"There are no mountain ghosts, but the warships they built do have an advantage in water battles."
Because of the sturdiness of the warship, it was able to break through their blockade and ambush by brute force. It could only watch helplessly as half of the fatty meat flew away.
This battle could not be said to be a great victory. In order to kill more than ten thousand enemies, they had also paid the price of warships and casualties.
Even though it wasn't as tragic as Jiang Pengji's, Yang Tao didn't have much money at the moment. He didn't have many supplies, so he would feel the pain if he lost more.
Someone couldn't help but mutter, "Look at their warships … I wonder when Liu Xi started plotting against Zhangzhou …"
Yan Lin sneered.
When?
When she was just a county magistrate!
Who would have thought that Qi Kuang, whom Jiang Pengji borrowed during the alliance meeting at Huangshui, would help her train such a tough navy?
He shouldn't have let her borrow him back then!
Thinking of this, Yan Lin resisted the urge to get even with his friends.
Jiang Pengji wanted to borrow Qi Kuang, but Yang Tao had foolishly agreed.
Who would have thought that they would raise a tiger in their bosom?
After everyone left, Qian Su secretly gave a letter of information to Yang Tao. Yan Lin was beside him.
"What's this?"
Qian Su said, "The news came back two days ago. Liu Xi has put a lot of pressure on the Nie family."
Yang Tao opened it curiously and frowned. After reading it, he passed it to his friend, Yan Lin.
"Bullsh * t!" Yan Lin said, "How dare they send back such absurd news?"
The letter said that hundreds of arrows were stopped in mid-air by the golden light and couldn't hurt Jiang Pengji.
Yang Tao said, "Fortunately, this news didn't spread. Otherwise, it would prove that 'Mountain Ghost helped Liu Xi.'"
Qian Su said, "It was also because of this concern that I secretly hid this letter of intelligence. If Liu Xi is truly blessed by the heavens, this battle will be hard to win. The Nie family has such a strong military force and Nie Liang is so ruthless, but they were defeated by Liu Xi. This is a ready-made example. "
Because there were many illiterates, there were also many ignorant people. They were the easiest people to provoke and deceive.
Yan Lin said, "I don't think we can hide it for long. Fortunately, our army has just won a small battle. It should be able to eliminate the influence of the rumors. "
If he was blessed by the heavens, how could he lose to a mortal?
Qian Su also laughed. "This battle came in time. Otherwise, our army would be very passive."
Yan Lin couldn't laugh. He was in charge of the entire army and knew the current situation of his army.
After all, the battle at Nansheng had consumed too much energy. Before they could recover, they had to fight Jiang Pengji again. They were weak.
This news couldn't be spread to prevent the stability of the army from being affected.
Yang Tao's camp was half happy and half worried. Feng Zhen's camp was full of thunder and lightning. It looked like a fellow cultivator had passed the tribulation and ascended.
The people of the Zhao family were detained. The leader of the Zhao family, who had presented the Universal Geographical Map, was brought to the front of the crowd. The leader looked confused.
"You presented a fake map and killed tens of thousands of my soldiers. You deserve to die, you villain!"
Fu Wang gritted his teeth. He unsheathed his sword and placed it across the leader's neck, drawing a thin red line.
The leader of the Zhao family was scared out of his wits. He hurriedly said, "General, what do you mean? Why are you accusing me?"
Feng Zhen threw the Universal Geographical Map on the leader's face. His expression was extremely cold.
"This is the map you presented!"
When had the leader of the Zhao family ever been humiliated like this?
However, with the enemy's sword on his neck, he could only swallow his anger for the sake of his life. He opened the Universal Geographical Map with trembling hands and looked at it carefully.
"This … this is indeed the Universal Geographical Map I presented."
"The map is fake," Yang Si sneered. Yang Si sneered and said, "Tsk, you colluded with Yang Tao to use fake pictures to harm people. What a loyal dog."
The Zhao family and Yang Tao hated each other so much. How could they let bygones be bygones?
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