Chapter 1391: Chapter 1391 Thunderbolt Fleet
The head of the Vanguard Army’s navy is Sima Yuan’s eldest son, Sima Yang.
The relationships within the Great Xia Army are complex and chaotic, and such a situation seems quite common for the Sima Family.
He wielded a Golden Coiling Dragon Spear, pointed at Wang Xun on the shore, and laughed loudly, “Wang Xun, I didn’t expect us to et again after three years. You were once the head of the Imperial Guards in Chang’an City, how impressive you were then. And now, at this little Prefecture Princess Mansion as the leader of the Mansion Soldiers, what a ridiculous outfit you have. If I were you, I’d rather find a piece of tofu and crash into it.”
“Courting death!”
Wang Xun gripped his Longsword, his eyes flashed coldly as he rushed forward to confront Sima Yang.
The camp officer hurriedly held him back, carefully advising, “General Wang, the marshal sent us here rely to set up formations, not to stir up fights and troubles!”
Military orders are like mountains; these two days of training, no one dares to take military orders as a joke.
Those who disobeyed orders have either been killed or have received a hundred lashes and are still lying in bed!
Wang Xun held his breath, his eyes glaring like an ox, staring silently at Sima Yang.
Though he didn’t understand what Long Fei wanted, he trusted Long Fei.
Sima Yang still thought Wang Xun was afraid of him and laughed openly, “Is that the courage of the Mansion Soldiers of the Commandery Princess’s family? No wonder you were dismissed and driven out of the Capital City; if I were you, I wouldn’t dare to stay in the Capital City either.”
The camp officer darkened his face and shouted for Wang Xun, “General Sima, don’t be too complacent. This port has been requisitioned by our Prefecture Princess Mansion. If you know what’s best, it’s still ti to retreat.”
Sima Yang disdainfully shouted, “The Prefecture Princess Mansion is worth squat, I will forcefully occupy it here, let’s see who can do anything to .”
He deliberately provoked, having people carry tables and chairs, lay out wine and at, and bring girls from the nearby Pleasure Quarter to accompany him.
Wang Xun clutched his Longsword, imdiately sending soone to report to the Prefecture Princess Mansion.
The Prefecture Princess Mansion sent a ssage with just four words, “Endure two more days.”
The people on the shore soon learned of this matter, spreading it all over the Southern Capital City within a day.
Everyone rumored that the Prefecture Princess Mansion admitted defeat.
The Liuu Family Port, which was under the Prefecture Princess Mansion’s domain, was now seized by the Governor’s Mansion.
The new recruits of the Prefecture Princess Mansion stood on the shore, not daring to speak a word.
It was said the Prefecture Princess Mansion had no Naval Soldiers.
Originally intending to use Liuu Family’s ships to raid Snake Island, yet now even the dock was occupied.
Now not to ntion raiding bandits, they couldn’t even set sail.
Initially, everyone had no confidence in the Prefecture Princess Mansion, and now even more so, feeling the commandery princess was spouting empty words, deliberately deceiving everyone.
The ssage traveled back to the Governor’s Mansion, where Yi Zhongcheng, Sima Yuan, and a group of staff officers and retainers were drinking and enjoying a performance in the main hall.
The dancing girls perford elegantly, filling the hall with joy.
Sima Yuan raised his cup with laughter, “Governor, your plan is truly subli! You should have seen the situation that day, that little Wang Xun was so furious, his face green with anger, yet completely helpless. They are but youngsters, whether in scheming or depth, are far from the governor’s wisdom!”
Everyone laughed loudly, boasting profusely.
Governor Yi Zhongcheng listened with delight, his face pretending nonchalance, “Thanks to all brothers’ praises, this is just the beginning, the real show is still to co! After two days, when the princess fails to raid the bandits, we will imdiately use this to counterattack, and completely ruin the princess’s reputation among the people. She may have climbed up with popular support, but I will let her fall with it.”
Sima Yuan raised his cup with laughter, “Then we shall await good news!”
Other retainers also eagerly raised their cups, after drinking, impatiently pulled the dancing girls into their arms.
The river wind howled, Wang Xun and his n guarded the shore, each stewing in anger, faces red and tightly gripping the steel spears in their hands.
At the port, a group of Vanguard Army Naval Soldiers went up and down the ships.
Idle at the port, eating and drinking, they also found girls from the Red Mansion to seek pleasure.
Claiming it was a military exercise to raid bandits, yet none showed any sign of exercise.
Enduring Sima Yang’s provocation, Wang Xun kept everyone maintaining discipline on the shore, steadfast for two days.
At dawn, the whistle sounded far from the dock.
The sound was long and reverberating, like a sea monster’s call.
The people on the shore were awakened by this sound at dawn, looking towards the river channel.
The high pavilion by the river quickly filled with onlookers.
Everyone’s mouth made the sa motion, wide open, almost able to swallow a duck egg.
In the river channel, there were hundreds of warships running.
Different from ordinary warships, these had no sails, swiftly navigating the river channel, and were made of steel.
Among the hundreds of warships, more than a dozen weighed about a hundred thousand tons.
These were colossal things, standing on the dock felt like ants.
The fleet ca and directly surrounded Sima Yang’s fleet.
When separated by thousands of ters, soone on the fleet shouted, “Navy soldiers opposite, you have violated our Prefecture Princess Mansion’s exercise regulations. This is a port requisitioned by us, yet you have occupied it without permission. You have ten breaths to quickly evacuate the port, or we will act according to warti managent regulations.”
The Vanguard Army officers and soldiers on the opposite side were stunned, completely shocked by the colossal objects before them.
Compared to their ships, though they also had hundred-thousand-ton ships, but those sails and wooden planks were no more than civilian fishing boats.
Soone hurriedly shouted to wake up Sima Yang, who was dozing with a woman, “General, things are bad! The Prefecture Princess Mansion’s fleet has co, surrounding us all!”
“What?”
Sima Yang put on his pants, not even donning an outer robe, and rushed out of the cabin together.
He looked into the distance and his legs suddenly weakened, tremblingly shouted, “Where did this fleet co from? What kind of ships are these, why do they all look so strange?”
The generals behind him anxiously shouted, “General, retreat quickly! They only gave us one breath to evacuate, if we don’t leave now it’ll be too late.”
Sima Yang feigned composure, angrily cursed, “Afraid of what? I don’t believe they dare to act recklessly. Ten breaths to make leave, isn’t this bullying?”
As he spoke, a voice ca from the opposing fleet, “You ignored our warning and continued lingering, disrupting the Prefecture Princess Mansion’s plan to raid bandits. As per warti managent regulations, you will be treated as our enemy.”
The opposing fleet gave them no chances.
All cannons locked onto Sima Yang’s fleet of a thousand ships.
With a deafening roar, the fleet’s cannons fired simultaneously, shattering the glass of the pavilion along both shores.
Boom,
Boom,
Boom!
The gigantic sound was like thunder in the sky, boom after boom, causing the surrounding people to cover their ears.
The shells fired were as dense as natural teorites falling.
Each warhead, ablaze, crashed towards the Vanguard Army’s ships in the port.
The greater explosions, with flas reaching the sky, erupted on the port.
The massive shockwave wreathed in high heat, turning the river instantly into a sea of fire.
At this mont all was silent, every sound drowned in the explosion. In just a few breaths, no complete vessel remained at the dock, all turned into flaming wooden debris floating by the riverbank.
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