The leaders of Snake Island were also stunned, looking completely unexpected.
They initially thought that Sima Yuan would fight the Prefecture Princess Mansion to mutual destruction.
Who knew, his hundred thousand troops were completely annihilated by the Prefecture Princess Mansion in just one day.
Soone anxiously said, "Big Brother, there’s no ti to lose. Will we fight or flee? You must make a decision quickly!"
Niu Ang cursed, "You coward, with a million troops in our hands, how can we be scared off by her ten thousand soldiers?"
"But the Great Xia Army’s front line of a hundred thousand soldiers was strong and well-equipped, much more than us. They lost, so what can we do?"
This leader retorted, unconvinced.
Furious, Niu Ang raised his fist and shouted, "Damn you, looking for a beating?"
Ji Xiaolian rebuked, "Niu Ang, what are you yelling about in this council hall? Speak if you have sothing to say, no need to resort to fists."
As he spoke, Niu Ang shrinked his neck, obediently backing down imdiately.
Military Advisor Fang Qian said, "Whether it’s a mule or a horse, we must take it out for a walk to know. If we retreat without a fight, we will be looked down upon by the governnt forces."
Zhan Jun of the Five Tiger Generals shouted, "The strategist is right, we are strong and well-prepared, with thousands of warships, we might not lose to them. Success or not, let’s fight first, how can we retreat without battle?"
"Brother Xiaolian, I wish to be the vanguard!"
General Yang Xiong was the first to stand up.
"I am willing to assist Brother Yang Xiong!"
Lv Wei stood up.
"I am also willing to fight!"
Lin Zhong and Liu Baiyuan stood up one after another.
Ji Xiaolian gripped the back of the chair and said, "Good, as long as we brothers work together, we can certainly defeat the governnt forces!"
The pre-battle thoughts were unified, the Five Tiger Generals all agreed to fight, and most other leaders were part of their interest group, so naturally, there was no objection.
The group of leaders exited the council hall and imdiately went to the front line to array and deploy.
The Yunng Marsh is usually three days’ journey upstream by fishing boat from Southern Capital City.
Long Fei led the fleet and arrived at Yunng Marsh by the ti it was dark.
The speed was so fast that it doubled the pressure on Ji Xiaolian and all the leaders.
The warships were resting at a port a thousand miles from Snake Island, waiting to launch an attack on Snake Island the next day.
The port was originally Linjiang City’s location, which had been plundered. The commoners, knowing that the bandit-suppressing army had co, killed chickens, slaughtered sheep, and brought their old and young to offer hospitality.
Many in the Collaborative Defense Army were from Linjiang City.
Long Fei did not refuse their goodwill, accepted these gifts, and assured the people on the shore, "Rest assured, everyone, in this bandit-suppression mission, we will fight earnestly and will not rest until the bandit nest is broken!"
His voice was vigorous and resounding, spreading across the shore.
The people’s hearts were stirred, raising their arms and cheering, "Long live the Princess!"
"Long live the Commander!"
"Long live the Princess!"
"Long live the Commander!"
"..."
All the Collaborative Defense Army had solemn expressions, knowing that if this battle did not quell the bandits, they could not face their relatives and friends back ho.
Battalion Commander Lei Baiyuan raised his arm, shouting, "Kill the enemy!"
In an instant, the shouts were like thunder, "Kill the enemy!"
"Kill the enemy!"
"Kill the enemy!"
"..."
The wind on the lake was strong, waves rolling at night, under the moonlight, surging waves rose sky high.
Lin Shanshan stood at the bow of the ship, posing for a photo taken by Ji Wanyu.
Although this is a lake, it was as vast as the East Sea.
This world has massive mountains and vast waters, with lakes of inconceivable enormity.
For these warships, all the engines were modified, powered by Spirit Stones.
Originally driven by petroleum, the engines now operated on arrays driven by Spirit Stones, which provided energy to drive parts and gear chanisms, which powered the propellers to move forward.
The speed increased at least tenfold compared to before.
Even so, it took a day on the river.
Chu Feng and others reported all the reconnaissance on the enemy situation.
Long Fei and a group of generals unfolded a map, marking the intelligence on it.
Snake Island appeared as a winding long snake, coiled within Yunng Marsh.
In previous governnt force bandit-suppression campaigns, they relied on this geographical advantage to resist, using the circular winding terrain to build a defensive line.
The large ships of the governnt forces moved with difficulty inside, easily separated by the extending islets, which allowed the water bandits of Snake Island to defeat them one by one.
This ti, the water bandits’ deploynt was the sa, constructing solid defenses at easily accessible places, then luring the enemy in, waiting for the governnt ships to disperse, then their navy would act.
Avoiding frontal confrontation, defeating the enemy one by one.
This was the engagent strategy given by Military Advisor Fang Qian, an excellent strategy across this world.
Because the landing battles in this world were usually stalemates.
Once in a stalemate, the water bandits would have opportunities.
Long Fei also laid down a guideline for the generals, called "Thunderbolt Battle."
This battle was the classic blitzkrieg from the outside world, using rapid mobile forces to breach a point swiftly, breaking one point in the enemy’s defense, penetrating deeply so the enemy couldn’t respond to the front and rear simultaneously.
Their military establishnt was already scattered, so such a battle could scatter them like birds and beasts.
Then, the Collaborative Defense Army only needed to reap swiftly.
Once the large strategy was set, it was down to small tactics.
As everyone was searching for the best breakthrough point, Lin Shanshan suddenly used the Transmission Jade to shout to Long Fei, "Brother-in-law, not good, soone is sneaking up to attack our warship."
Long Fei and a group of generals quickly went out, hearing gunfire outside in the night sky.
Mysterious light flashed below the ship, shaking up a mass of blood from beneath the water.
This was the self-defense formation of the ship activating, drawing on Water Elental Force to construct a killing net.
In the water, it was like being crushed by a millstone.
Just now, Lin Shanshan was taking photos with Ji Wanyu when the light suddenly flashed under the ship, startling both of them.
With their high cultivation level, they extended their Divine Sense to scan below the water, instantly making everything clear, knowing it was an enemy attack.
The warship’s alarms went off, and soldiers quickly searched for targets, firing shots into the water below.
Long Fei stared into the distance, asking the captain in the command cabin of the ship, "Target locked?"
"Locked, three ten-thousand-ton enemy ships, stationed at thirteen thousand ters away."
The captain replied.
"Blow them up!"
Long Fei ordered.
The missile bays on the ship opened with a swish, and from inside three warheads shot out with a roar, trailing fire as they flew swiftly to a point thirteen thousand ters away.
In just the briefest of breaths, distant explosions thundered thrice,轰隆, 轰隆 (boom, boom!), three tis.
Flas soared into the sky, over fifty ters high.
It was like fireworks blossoming in the sky, lighting up the area for kiloters around.
The people on the shore were dumbfounded, as if hearing thunder, they all covered their ears.
Lei Baiyuan stood beside Long Fei, chuckling, "The water bandits’ usual trick, using night cover with the water-wise Yakshas to sink ships. They didn’t expect our ships to have defense formations!"
Lin Shanshan tilted her head proudly and said, "You all need to thank and Wanyu. If not for our tily discovery of the enemy, could you have won so quickly?"
Long Fei laughed and patted her head, letting the generals head inside the cabin to continue planning the island capture strategy.
Snake Island, however, was not calm. A water Yaksha returned with a report, making Ji Xiaolian so exasperated that he nearly jumped up, cursing in a deep voice, "What ruthless ans, what kind of magic artifact is this, that could sink one of my warships instantly?"
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