The outcome of a battle was never decided by the number of people. This was especially true for this battle.
When the 10,000-strong Iron Blood Army of the Yin Yuan Association was destroyed and all the gu arrows were mysteriously detonated, Yan Nanfei knew that the situation was hopeless.
He had said before that he would commit suicide if Raging Tide City fell. Furthermore, when Shen Lang had launched an air raid on the Fury Tide City, countless people had advised him to escape to Leizhou Island.
However, Yan Nanfei firmly disagreed and insisted on defending the castle.
Therefore, the moment the gate of the great castle was broken!
Yan Nanfei had escaped through the back door, bringing along thirty Master Level experts and a few hundred direct line of experts.
Suicide? How could this be? If a person died, they would have nothing. Only when they were alive would they have unlimited possibilities!
He clearly knew that if he used these thirty Master Level Strongmen well, they would definitely be an amazing dagger that would never fail him. However, they must not fall into the encirclement of the Shenlang army, or they might be exhausted to death.
As long as he could escape from the Raging Tide City and sneak into Leizhou Island, or even Heavenly Wind Island, there would be no Chou Hao's fleet.
That's right, Chou Hou was simply an undying cockroach. He was still alive when Shen Lang and Zhang Chong fought and occupied Skywind Island. Even now, he was still occupying Skywind Island. He had once been an official of the State of Yue, then an official of the Wu Kingdom. Now, he was a commander of the State of Yue's navy. He controlled ten thousand sailors under his command and cooperated with Yan Nanfei.
However, his ten thousand navy did not have any combat missions. Their only role was to protect Heavenly Wind Island because there were several large shipyards on the island.
As previously mentioned, the first large island of the Leizhou Archipelago was Leizhou Island, and the second large island was Heavenly Wind Island.
Sky Wind Island was once the shipbuilding base of Pirate King Chou Tianwei. After the Kim family ruled Raging Tide City, they also built a shipyard. Moreover, the Heavenly Dao Society allowed Shen Lang to see an unprecedentedly huge ship.
But now, the shipyard had also been burned. It could be said that it had been burned by Shen Lang. It couldn't be helped. It was right next to Raging Tide City and couldn't be controlled when the flames spread, so the shipyard was gone.
However, even if Ragetide City's shipyard still existed, its scale was far inferior to Skywind Island's shipyard. After Shen Lang disappeared in the Devil Triangle, in order to monitor and defend the entire eastern sea region, a large number of fleets and ships were needed. Therefore, the King of Yue stepped forward and the Yin Yuan Association funded the expansion of Heavenly Wind Island's shipyard. It was more than three times the size of a few years ago.
Of course, even after Yan Nanfei escaped to Sky Wind Island, he had no intention of continuing to fight with Shen Lang. Instead, he used Chou Hou's fleet to escape.
As for where to escape to? What should he do in the future? He didn't have a plan for the time being. He would just take it one step at a time.
However, neither Sky-sea Pavilion nor Stupa Mountain would let Shen Lang off. He, Yan Nanfei, still had a chance to rise.
… …
He ran all the way, displaying his lightness skill crazily.
In a short while, he had escaped from the Fury Tide City and entered the forest of Leizhou Island. He was several dozen li away from the Fury Tide City.
After passing through the forest, there were large tracts of farmland.
In the Raging Tidewater City, forests were an incomparably precious resource because large trees were needed to build ships.
The large tracts of farmland stretched as far as the eye could see. Houses were built on small hillsides.
These were all brand new villages and towns that the Kim family had moved from land after exhausting all their resources. These people were all tenant farmers with nothing. They had come to Leizhou Island for a better life.
The State of Yue had a relatively high proportion of owner-farmers, but it did not exceed half. The remaining half were tenant farmers who worked for the landlords. Land annexation existed in every world. Even owner-farmers did not have a good life. On the surface, the taxes paid to the government were not considered high. It was only about 20%. However, there were still other exorbitant taxes. It would be impressive if they could keep half of the annual harvest.
After moving to Leizhou Island, the Kim family only had to hand over farming tools, houses, cattle, and so on. They only had to hand over 20% of the annual harvest. They had no other burdens. Their lives were much better than before.
However, after the Kim family was chased away, they lost everything. All their farmland was snatched away.
Also, the houses they lived in became the property of the Fury Tide City Lord. These immigrants had to buy them. No money? Then they had to go into debt. Every year, they had to work hard to pay off the debt. However, this kind of debt usually increased.
Of course, Yan Nanfei was not the only one who exploited them. After the Kim family escaped, countless nobles came to occupy everything on Leizhou Island. Yan Nanfei wanted to take everything for himself, but he could not do it.
Looking at the large tracts of farmland, Yan Nanfei slowed down. He really could not accept this. Was this boundless farmland going to belong to Shen Lang again?
At this time, the rice was not ripe yet. However, it was already hanging down, and the end could not be seen at a glance.
Yan Nanfei really had an urge to burn the entire farmland and not leave a single grain of rice for Shen Lang.
He looked up and realized that everyone in the village was standing on the hillside. They were staring at him quietly, their eyes filled with hatred.
What are you looking at? Do you think you will be saved after Shen Lang returns?
How long do you think he can occupy Fury Tide City?
Will the State of Yue, the Great Yan Empire, the Sky-sea Pavilion, and Stupa Mountain sit back and do nothing?
Yan Nanfei gripped his sword tightly. He wanted to kill every single person in this village. It was not to vent his anger, but to not leave a single person for Shen Lang.
However, he knew that it was impossible. It was a waste of time. He had to escape immediately.
"Go!"
Yan Nanfei ordered. Then, he led a few hundred people and continued running towards the north.
Escape from Leizhou Island and think of a way to make a comeback. There was still a chance.
However...
In the next second, he saw a person appear at the end of the road. It was the King of Swords, Li Qianqiu.
The second person was Li Qianqiu's wife, Lady Qiu. The third was Big Fool. The fourth was Xue Yin. The fifth was Grandmaster Ban Ruo. The sixth was the Snow Mountain Demon, Lin Shang, who had never won a fight. The seventh was Grandmaster Zhong Chuke.
Yan Nanfei's eyes narrowed. Shen Lang had actually sent people to wait for him here? However, the other party only had seven Grandmasters at most.
He had 30 Grandmasters by his side and a few hundred experts under his command.
Yan Nanfei pulled out his sword. The 30 Grandmasters followed suit. The few hundred experts followed suit.
At this moment, a few more figures appeared behind them. Qiu Yao'er, Princess Dola, Hila, General Lan Feng, and so on.
Were they all here?
This was probably the strongest martial artist formation under Shen Lang's command. However, there were only a dozen or so Grandmasters. How could they be a match for Yan Nanfei?
As long as they were not surrounded by thousands of soldiers, Yan Nanfei had nothing to fear.
Martial arts were absolute. A few hundred against a dozen could definitely win!
"Kill them before you leave," Yan Nanfei ordered.
"Yes!" the 30 Grandmasters shouted.
"Kill!"
Yan Nanfei roared and charged towards Li Qianqiu and the others.
The battle would be over in a minute.
However, in the next second, Yan Nanfei instinctively felt a great sense of unease. He felt as if an earthquake was approaching and his hair stood on end.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom …"
The ground under the feet of the few hundred experts under Yan Nanfei suddenly exploded.
It was earth-shattering and deafening.
Everything within a few hundred meters exploded because there were more than 10,000 kilograms of explosives buried here.
It was a carpet bombing that did not leave a single corner unscathed.
Countless shrapnel shot out like a torrential downpour.
Yan Nanfei and the 30 Grandmasters were amazing. They immediately gathered their strongest inner energy and executed their strongest Qinggong. They dashed out like lightning, trying to escape from the explosion.
However, no matter how fast they were, it was impossible for them to run a few hundred meters in a second. No matter where they ran, they would still be within range of the explosion.
The powerful shockwave of the explosion sent them flying like scarecrows.
The violent rain of shrapnel enveloped their bodies.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh …"
The swords in these 30 Grandmasters' hands danced wildly, blocking the shrapnel that was like a torrential rain.
They even released their inner energy like a wall of air, trying to deflect all the shrapnel.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom …"
However, this kind of explosion seemed to be endless, rising and falling one after another.
The entire ground trembled violently. Even though Li Qianqiu and the rest were a few hundred meters away, they were all sprawled on the ground to avoid being baptized by the powerful shockwave and the rain of shrapnel.
After half a minute, the crazy explosion stopped.
Yan Nanfei was amazing. He was still alive.
The few hundred experts he had brought with him were all dead. They were either completely blown up or cut by countless shrapnel.
However, only a few of the 30 Grandmasters under his command had died, and the remaining 20 or so were still alive.
A Grandmaster was indeed amazing. Even in such a shocking explosion, he was still able to survive.
However, everyone was in a terrible state. No matter how good their swordsmanship was, no matter how hard they swung their swords, the rain of shrapnel was too dense and fast. In particular, the shockwave of the explosion had a huge suppression on their inner energy.
Yan Nanfei's tall body swayed for a while before he spat out a mouthful of black blood.
There was a series of explosions in his ears. It was as if he could not hear anything. He reached out and touched his ears. His hand was covered in blood. His eardrums must have been perforated. His head was dizzy and he was vomiting. This was a concussion.
Giddy, giddy, giddy!
A series of hurried galloping sounds could be heard.
Shen Lang appeared, riding on an astonishingly big horse. Moreover, he couldn't even ride this horse by himself, so he was riding it with another woman. Right now, he was actually lazily nestling in this woman's embrace.
General Kui Ning was the best. If he was nestled in Princess Dora's arms, Shen Lang would have been thrown off.
"Sir Yan Nanfei, why are you in such a hurry to run?" Shen Lang smiled.
Yan Nanfei looked at Shen Lang in the woman's arms and gritted his teeth in hatred. The heavens were blind. How could they let this pretty boy get what he wanted?
"Shen Lang, you little thief. Don't you dare to fight me fair and square? You only know how to scheme every day. What's the big deal? "Yan Nanfei roared furiously.
He really wished that he could eat Shen Lang alive. From the start of the battle until now, he had never fought Shen Lang head on.
He was either using cannons or hot air balloons. Now, he was burying explosives in the ground.
F * ck your mother, f * ck your mother, fight me fair and square.
Shen Lang waved his hand. Thousands of Amazonian female warriors surged forward and surrounded the 20 people under Yan Nanfei.
"Fire!"
At his command, thousands of Amazonian female warriors fired a rain of arrows.
Before this, Yan Nanfei and the 20 masters would have been able to block the arrows.
Now … they could still block the arrows!
They swung their swords to block the arrows. Their inner energy burst out and deflected the arrows.
Grandmaster powerhouses were indeed amazing. They had just experienced such a shocking explosion and were still alive. Now, they could even block the rain of arrows that filled the sky.
Moreover, all of them had a severe concussion. Their vestibular function was extremely chaotic. They could not even stand properly.
Shen Lang stared at them coldly with a sarcastic smile on his face.
You're amazing. You're amazing. Continue blocking the arrows.
But no matter how amazing you are, your inner energy will be depleted eventually.
The thousands of Amazonian female warriors continued to shoot arrows. Li Qianqiu and the other masters stood there motionlessly.
Yan Nanfei was about to explode from anger. Shen Lang was simply too despicable. Li Qianqiu and the rest were clearly on the verge of victory, but Shen Lang still didn't allow them to make a move. He wanted to use a rain of arrows to kill them.
Finally, one of the masters under Yan Nanfei ran out of inner energy. He could no longer block the arrows.
"Pfft …" His body was pierced through and nailed to the ground.
Following that, the second, third, fourth …
Ten minutes later!
Yan Nanfei and more than twenty Grandmasters all fell to the ground. They were like porcupines after being shot.
Masters were amazing, but once their inner energy was depleted, it would be a tragedy.
Shen Lang covered his nose and walked over slowly. The entire ground was covered in arrows. In just a short while, more than 200,000 arrows had been shot.
General Lan Feng twitched. His Highness was too wasteful. Although these arrows could be retrieved, it was a beautiful scene.
However, the scene was magnificent. Dozens of Grandmaster experts were buried in the rain of arrows.
"Ah … Ah …"
Suddenly, a figure leaped up from the ground. He was covered in blood and pounced at Shen Lang.
Yan Nanfei had dozens of arrows stuck in his body, but he was still alive.
"Shen Lang, I'll kill you, I'll kill you!"
His body was a mess of blood and flesh. He really looked like a ferocious ghost that wanted to perish together with Shen Lang.
Amazing, amazing!
Shen Lang took out two hand pistols and aimed with the AI.
Fire!
Bang, bang, bang!
Yan Nanfei fell to the ground. His knee had been pierced through.
"Shen Lang, you bastard, I'll kill you, I'll kill you!" Yan Nanfei howled in pain. His eyes were filled with hatred as he crawled toward Shen Lang with both hands.
Chou Yao'er went forward and patted the back of Yan Nanfei's head lightly. He fainted immediately!
… …
When Yan Nanfei woke up again, the world was upside down. His legs were tied and he was hanging upside down.
Not only him, but there were also more than 20 masters hanging upside down. Their bodies had been stripped clean.
There were a total of 30 masters. Half of them were dead, and the other half were still alive. Masters were masters after all. Their vitality was too strong. Even if they were shot into a hedgehog, they still wouldn't die.
However, the scene in front of him really looked like a slaughterhouse.
A moment later, Shen Lang walked in and squatted down not far from Yan Nanfei.
"Sir Yan, you're not dead yet? Your vitality is too strong. You're too amazing, "Shen Lang said.
Yan Nanfei was already deaf. He could not hear what Shen Lang was saying, but he could guess from the shape of his lips.
"Shen Lang, what are you trying to do?" Yan Nanfei roared. "Just kill me. What else do you want?"
Shen Lang said, "Sir Yan, do you know my nickname? The Eastern Castrator. In other words, every enemy that falls into my hands will be castrated. "
"Men, spread open Sir Yan Nanfei's legs!"
An Amazon female warrior suddenly pulled, and the hanging Yan Nanfei's legs spread open. He instantly felt very insecure.
Shen Lang frowned. Yan Nanfei's hair was too thick. Shen Lang could not stand it. He was a little jealous.
Shen Lang came in front of Yan Nanfei and took out a curved hook knife.
"Sir Yan Nanfei, please bear with it!"
Yan Nanfei's body was trembling. He had been a hero all his life. He did not expect to be humiliated like this.
"Shen Lang, kill me. Kill me …"
"Shen Lang, give me a quick death. Otherwise, I'll curse you in hell after I die."
Shen Lang said seriously, "Sir Yan Nanfei, it would be great if you died in that tsunami. You wouldn't have to suffer like this. Don't you think so?"
Then, he slashed the hook knife in his hand.
Yan Nanfei successfully became a eunuch.
"Ah … Ah … Ah …" He let out a series of shrill cries.
He was the leader of the South Sea Sword Sect and the Wuan Count. Now, he was castrated like a beast. It was a great humiliation.
"Shen Lang, kill me. Kill me …"
Shen Lang said, "Kill you? 'No, no, no, that would be too wasteful. Lord Yan Nanfei, you're a Martial Guru. I'm going to conduct a research that might require a large amount of Martial Guru's blood. May I ask if you're willing to cooperate with my experiment?' Would you like to be my lab rat? "
Then, Shen Lang stood up and said, "Masters? What do you think? "
"If you don't say anything, then you agree!"
"Come, come, come. Sign the voluntary forms."
Then, Shen Lang really got someone to take out dozens of voluntary forms and let the surviving grandmasters put their fingerprints on them.
"All of you, masters, are willing to sacrifice yourselves for science. Amazing, amazing …" Shen Lang clapped.
The surviving grandmasters cursed in their hearts. 'You're the one who grabbed our hands and put your fingerprints on them. How are we willing?'
Next, more than a dozen female Amazonian warriors walked in and picked up knives.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …
"Ah … Ah … Ah …"
Half of the surviving powerhouses under Yan Nanfei had been castrated. According to Shen Lang, pigs would grow faster after being castrated. Therefore, his subjects were divided into two batches. One was castrated, and the other was not. Unfortunately, Sir Yan Nanfei was assigned to the first batch.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …
More than ten Amazon female warriors raised their knives and cut off the tendons of the surviving enemy powerhouses. Then, they bandaged and stitched up the wounds.
"Blood extraction!"
Following Shen Lang's command, a scene that caused them to feel their blood run cold appeared.
Needles were inserted into their blood vessels, and blood was actually extracted. About 500 milliliters were extracted.
"Stop!"
"Next, we have to take good care of all of you. You can't take more than 800 milliliters of blood each time. Also, we have to ensure your nutrition. Blood is taken every ten days."
As soon as he said that, the dozens of people present were scared out of their wits.
Although they did not have to die, it was more painful than dying. They were like pigs being reared in captivity to provide blood for Shen Lang's new research.
"Sir Yan Nanfei, you … you can forget about it!" Shen Lang said, "You must believe me. Losing you as an experimental subject hurts my heart, but who asked you to be my enemy? My goal is to have no enmity in the world. If I let you live, it will really go against my principle. One must not forget one's original intention. "
"Someone, bring Sir Yan Nanfei out and execute him in front of everyone!"
… …
In the ruins outside the huge castle, tens of thousands of people stood there.
These were all immigrants from Leizhou Island. They were all once members of the Kim family. After the battle of Raging Tide City, they had spontaneously poured out from the villages below and carefully arrived in front of the big castle, waiting with their heads held high.
However, they did not see Shen Lang appear. Instead, they saw someone else.
"He's here, he's here..."
"Who, who is this?"
"Yan Nanfei, it's actually Yan Nanfei. Why, why is there nothing below him?"
"Yan Nanfei is so mighty. I really can't recognize him if he's not wearing clothes."
Countless people pointed at Yan Nanfei, and it almost made him die of shame and anger. These people used to be existences like ants. He could crush countless of them with a finger, and a casual word from him could decide their fate.
But now? He was being watched like a clown.
"Goddamn Yan Nanfei, he has brought us so much trouble."
"The heavens have eyes. That dog Yan Nanfei is finally getting his comeuppance."
The Eastern executioner from the Skeleton Party appeared again. He cupped his hands at the tens of thousands of people watching and said, "Young and old, this is my second time showing my skills. It might be a little moist. I hope everyone won't laugh at me."
"Come on, serve him with ginseng soup. We can't let Sir Yan Nanfei die."
"Nutrition must keep up. Otherwise, I'm afraid he won't be able to withstand 1,000 cuts!"
"Sir Yan, I'm here to serve you!" The executioner bowed at Yan Nanfei, then the first cut was aimed at Yan Nanfei's nose.
When you thought you were already in the basement, you didn't expect there to be 18 levels of hell below.
This was how Yan Nanfei felt. He thought being castrated was already the greatest humiliation and pain. Without the endless pain, he wouldn't have been able to die even if he wanted to.
Shen Lang really gave him the death of a thousand cuts, and it was done in front of a hundred thousand people.
… …
Shen Lang still didn't appear in front of the 100,000 people on Leizhou Island, but Jin Zhuo Count appeared on the city wall.
He was extremely emotional and tears filled his eyes. He bowed to the 100,000 people and said, "My fellow citizens, Jin Zhuo is back. Everything will go back to normal. All the houses are yours, all the farming tools are yours, and all the cattle are yours. You only have to hand in 20% of the food every year. "
When he said this, the 100,000 people knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.
"Sir Marquis is benevolent."
"We are willing to be loyal to the Kim clan generation after generation and farm for you generation after generation."
"Long live Sir Marquis!"
"Long live His Majesty Shen Lang! Long live, long live!"
Finally, someone shouted out. Soon, more and more people shouted out loud.
"Long live His Majesty Shen Lang! Long live, long live!"
Inside the huge castle, Shen Lang carried Yao Xiao in his left hand and Shen Mi in his right. He couldn't help but shiver when he heard the cheers outside.
This feeling was too weird, too mushy.
Yao Xiao was in the middle of a great creation. He was drawing a map, and it was a map of half the world, from the East to the West.
Shen Lang and Yao Xiao were really close father and daughter. Yao Xiao was really too smart. No matter what data Shen Lang said, Yao Xiao could draw it, and it was very accurate.
Furthermore, she had a thriving desire to create. She couldn't wait to present everything in the world on her brush.
Yao Xiao drew, and Shen Mi colored. She wasn't as intelligent as her sister, but she was definitely exceptionally smart and meticulous. His two daughters were wholeheartedly drawing maps for Shen Lang. As a father, there was no need to mention how blessed he was.
"What is the yield per mu of farmland on Leizhou Island?" Shen Lang asked.
"300 catties of rice." Zhang Chunhua said, "This is already very high. Because the farmland on this island has just been developed, the fertility of the soil is still very high. After a few more years, I'm afraid the yield will decrease."
"That won't happen." Shen Lang said, "Next, I will think of a way to improve the seeds. Furthermore, Mulan Island not only has a large amount of saltpeter, but also an astronomical amount of phosphate. With that, the fertility of the soil can be maintained, and the crops can be harvested. Of course, the key is to improve the seeds. The crops of the ancient civilization far exceeded the present. "
"Where do we attack next?" Zhang Chunhua asked.
"Wind Island. There is a huge shipyard there. We can use it directly." Shen Lang said, "Although the Skeleton Gang's warships are not bad, they are far from enough. We still need to build a new type of cannon warship, a super battleship that exceeds 5,000 tons, or even 8,000 tons. Remember, when we seize Wind Island, it is best not to let the shipyards suffer any damage. Aren't you familiar with Chou Hou? You lead the team to attack Wind Island. "
"Alright." Zhang Chunhua said, "Attack Wind Island, and then?"
"Jinshan Island. There are iron mines and huge smelting factories there." Shen Lang said, "These smelting factories were personally designed and built by me. Even now, they are outdated. Next, we will need an astronomical amount of steel. We need to build new cannons, new shells, and new warships. "
"Also, there is one thing that you need to record."
Zhang Chunhua immediately took out a notebook and started to record it in a special password.
"Project Watt, officially start!" Shen Lang said, "We have already discovered a large amount of oil. Once Project Watt succeeds, it will bring about earth-shattering changes. This project is completely strategic, and it might even decide whether we can survive or not."
"Yes!"
What was Project Watt? Of course, it was the steam engine. With the steam engine, they could build large airships, new warships, and mass produce new cannons and shells. This was because the steam engine could liberate productivity, allowing machines to replace manual labor.
… …..
Wind Island!
This island originally had no value, but because there were a few large shipyards, it became the most important place.
Chou Hou was really awesome. His Wind Island had gone through so many changes, but he was still standing strong. He led a fleet of ten thousand, looking majestic.
Zhang Chunhua led thirty warships, a total of five thousand Skeleton pirates to the north to attack Wind Island.
Wind Island's waters!
Chou Hou led a fleet of ten thousand in a row, looking very majestic.
Although the scale of his fleet was not as huge as Yan Nanfei's, it still stretched for more than ten miles.
Zhang Chunhua led thirty warships to the north and approached.
They were five thousand meters away from Chou Hou's fleet, three thousand meters, one thousand meters, six hundred meters.
"Ready!"
All the cannons aimed and were ready to fire.
At this moment, Chou Hou waved his hands and shouted, "Is this Miss Zhang Chunhua? You want to kill me? Where is His Majesty Shen Lang? Where is His Majesty Shen Lang? Bring me to pay my respects! "
Chou Hou knocked his head on the deck and shouted, "Pirate Chou Hou is willing to pledge loyalty to His Majesty Shen Lang. Long live, long live, long live!"
Zhang Chunhua opened her pretty little mouth and spat out two words: F * ck!
Chou Hou, is this how you survived all these years? You... you're awesome!
You surrendered before I even started fighting. Can't you at least try to resist?
… …
Chou Hou could surrender, but there were some people who could not, such as Zhuo Zhaoyan.
She had occupied the Marquis Xuanwu residence for more than two years, and was mighty and domineering in Tiannan Province.
And now, she had just received the grievous news of Furious Tide City.
Her doomsday was about to come.
… …
Note: The first night watch is up. I went to eat and wrote the second night watch without stopping. Brothers, give me your monthly votes. Don't let me get killed, it's too tragic!
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