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The Xue shi family was a family that had been looking at the world for a long time.
When the eyes of the world were fixed on the land, they turned to the sea.
Of course, to some extent, it was inspired by earl Jin Zhou.
More than a hundred years ago, the entire eastern coastal area of Yue kingdom was ravaged by pirates, and the Xue shi family was devastated.
Jin Zhou was born and killed all the pirates along the thousands of miles of coastline by himself.
It was at that time that the Xue shi family began to consciously manage the ocean.
For decades, after generations of hard work and finally some achievements, Xue shi gradually shifted its focus to the ocean.
But at that time, the Jin family family also had a family owner who valued the sea, earl Jin Yu, who tried his best to borrow a million gold coins from the Yinyuanhui, hired an entire fleet, tens of thousands of troops, and was going to attack pirate king Chou Tianwei and seize Lei zhou islands.
At that time, the Xue shi family was not only an absolute ally of the Jin family, but also an in-laws of generations, and the other side was operating on the ocean, so the two sides naturally hit it off.
And the Xue shi family showed great enthusiasm to help the Jin family family.
Who knew that the Xue shi family had joined forces with the Xue shi family to bring the alliance of the Xue shi family into hell.
Many people don't know why.
Is it because of grace that they become enemies?
Of course not.
Because the interests of the sea are limited, the Xue shi has already taken advantage of the interests of the sea, and certainly do not want the Jin family family to take advantage of it.
And under the leadership of the Yinyuanhui, the Yinyuanhui family and Chou Tianwei also had a lot of interests.
Chou Tianwei had the right to trade in the eastern sea while Xue Che had the right to trade in the southern sea.
Earl Jin Yu was a man of great ambition but a man of little talent. He barged in, but of course, he had no choice but to die.
Lei zhou islands is more than 10,000 square kilometers.
South island, the Xue shi family, was about 17,000 square kilometers.
Through decades of operations, it already has hundreds of thousands of people.
Although the area of arable land on these islands was not very large, the climate was hot and there were three crops a year.
Therefore, not only can food be produced and self-sufficient, but it also produces a large amount of salt.
Jinshan island has iron ore, and South island also has iron ore.
Not only that, the Xue shi family also had two big businesses.
Palm oil, precious wood.
Within a few thousand miles of the southern sea, there were dozens of countries, large and small, with countless virgin forests, rich in palm oil and valuable wood.
The whole of Yue kingdom, and even the entire Eastern dynasty aristocracy, all like yellow rosewood, rosewood.
More than half of these businesses are semi-monopolized by the Xue shi family and the Yinyuanhui.
Compared to the Jin family family that took Raging tide city in a big way, the Jin family family was the one who really made a fortune in silence.
This family is truly rich and invincible.
It was precisely because of the benefits and wealth of splashing heaven that the Xue shi family climbed up to Mount futu and the empire.
So this time when Xue Che returned to Yue kingdom from Yan jing, Ning Yuanxian acted confidently, but Xue Che did not react strongly.
Because his vision had long surpassed that of Yue kingdom and was focused on the entire kingdom of the great yan emperor.
It was also with the wealth of splashing the sky that the Xue shi family had a strong fleet, a strong Nanhai sword sect.
...
"The casters lost." Xue Che narrowed his eyes, "So soon? The Nirvana army really shouldn't be in this world."
He was playing with an emerald in his hand, which had just been mined. According to earth, it was a kind of glass, a top-grade emerald.
He held the jade in his left hand and the glass in his right.
This glass was also produced by Shen Lang and has become a luxury item that has become popular in the eastern world.
After careful comparison, it was found that the glass was still slightly translucent.
"This jade business can't be done." Xue Che said, "The cost of Shen Lang's glass is frighteningly low. Even if our jade is mined, the price can't sell them, and their glass has all kinds of colors."
"However, our jade is natural, and Shen Lang's glass is artificial, and its value is far inferior to ours." The shopkeeper in charge of the jade business said, "So in the end, the glass still can't compete with the jade."
Xue Che said, "That's true, but at least a dozen or twenty years later. Things are more valuable than they are. Shen Lang and Heavenly dao association release less glass than our jade every year, and the price is not high enough. There are even rumors that these glass are made from jade. How do we do this business?"
Glass was extracted from jade. Who said that?
Of course it was Shen Lang. How could the glass sell for such a high price?
The shopkeeper said, "Do we want those jadeite mines?"
"Yes, of course," Xue Che said, "Not only do you want those jadeite mines, but you also need to buy all the jadeite mines. Then it was completely sealed up and not mined. To make the entire eastern world's jadeite production completely reduced, becoming more and more rare. Decades from now, glass will be available on a large scale, and its value will plummet from luxury to ordinary goods. By then, jade will be able to rise again."
The shopkeeper said bitterly, "My lord is wise."
It was a wise decision, but it had nothing to do with him.
Because it would take at least a few decades for the strategy to work, when his son retired.
"Father, the imperial envoy is here." Xue Pan said.
...
"Kowtow to the prince." Xue Che wanted to kneel down.
The emissary of the empire was still Prince incorruptible.
"Zhiyao lost," Prince incorruptible said.
Xue Che said, "I've heard about it."
Imperial Prince Incorruptible said, "If you lose, you lose. Your plan will continue."
Xue Che said, "Yes, I am gathering a large army. Once the gathering is completed, we can completely annihilate the Jin family family's sea fleet, seize Raging tide city, and completely seal off the entire eastern sea area."
Imperial Prince Incorruptible said, "I promised ziyao that as long as he destroyed the Nirvana army, the family would become a nation on its own. Now, on behalf of the empire, I promise you that as long as you destroy the sea fleet of the Jin family family, as long as you seal off the eastern waters of Yue kingdom, the empire will also allow the family of the Xue shi to be independent as a nation. What about the title of the duchy of south continent?"
Xue Che immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "I would never dare to think of this. The Xue shi family has only wanted to be loyal to the empire for generations, not to stand on its own."
Imperial Prince Incorruptible narrowed his eyes when he said that.
From this sentence alone, it can be seen that Xue Che was much more brilliant than zhongyao.
Whether it was Zhong Yao or Su Nan, there was an obsession in their minds that made them independent.
But don't you know that his majesty wants to unify the whole world?
When the time comes, even the kingdom will not be preserved, let alone your dukedom?
You claim to be independent, and the empire allows you to be independent, but you are unhappy.
Only Xue Che made a fortune in silence.
The Xue shi was obviously richer than the su family and the zhi family, but they were still earls. Even jin zhuo was promoted to marquis.
Imperial Prince Incorruptible said, "Then what do you want? The empire can't make you work for nothing."
Xue Che said, "After conquering Lei zhou islands and A wave of anger city, I am willing to run Lei zhou islands for the empire."
Imperial Prince Incorruptible leaned back slightly.
It was a shrewd plan, not to be a dukedom, not to be a monarch of one country, but to be the ruler of Lei zhou islands.
This is not just an island, but also a trade right in the eastern waters of Yue kingdom.
"Xue Che, you've wanted to hit the lei zhou islands for a long time." Prince incorruptible said.
Xue Che kowtowed, "Your highness smiled."
It was more than that. It was just salivating.
The Xue shi family grew up on the road of the ocean. How could the Xue shi family replicate the trajectory of the company?
Twenty years ago, Xue Che finally killed the sea of Jin family family. Now that the Jin family family is about to rise again, how can he not be anxious?
So to speak.
The moment shen lang destroyed Chou Tianwei and captured Raging tide city. The Xue shi family was preparing for this battle, preparing to destroy the Jin family and seize Raging tide city.
"Sure, Lei zhou islands and Raging tide city are for you." Imperial Prince Incorruptible said.
The two of them did not discuss any private deals, but Prince incorruptible was also involved in the Xue shi family business.
For more than a decade in Yan jing, Xue Che had created a web of benefits.
Prince incorruptible said, "Xue Che, let me reiterate that if you lose something important, you lose it. It doesn't matter. But destroying the jin family and completely sealing off the eastern sea area is extremely important, do you understand? You are only one of the ones who received the order. The Wu kingdom in the north, the empire fleet in the north, and the foreign fleet in the north have all received the will of the empire. Completely seal off the entire eastern world waters, more than 15,000 miles north and south, with a total of more than a dozen fleets participating."
Xue Che's body trembled slightly when he said this.
Such a big pen?
Fifteen thousand miles of sea border?
Then he, Xue Che, was only responsible for two or three thousand miles.
What happened?
To seal off the sea for more than 10,000 miles?
Prince incorruptible said, "You're a smart man. You should know the weight of this. I won't tell you why, but I can tell you that the sky will break and the earth will break soon."
Xue Che kowtowed, "I will only obey the will of the empire. I dare not speculate."
Imperial Prince Incorruptible said, "Okay, it's easy to do. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You caught up with it. The credit is bigger than the credit, but it's easy to do."
"I obey your orders!"
...
After Imperial Prince Incorruptible left.
Xue Che came to the huge map.
From this map, one could tell that he was different from the other nobles in Yue kingdom.
The map of the Jin family family only included the eastern waters of Yue kingdom.
Ning Yuanxian's map only included the area around Yue kingdom.
Xue Che's map, however, was the ocean and island of the entire eastern world.
His gaze went from the northernmost sea of eternal cold to the southernmost island of pity, and the distance was more than 16,800 miles in a straight line.
Something must have happened.
Otherwise, the empire would not have used such a big hand.
A total of more than ten fleets from several countries were deployed to seal off more than ten thousand miles of sea.
What is the blockade?
Or, who is being sealed off?
Something big must have happened.
What exactly happened?
Xue Che didn't really want to know. He only knew what great benefits he could get from it.
Prince incorruptible said it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make such a huge contribution.
Jin family family?
Perhaps it was just a small supporting role in this big show.
Jin family and Lei zhou islands are just a small stumbling block to the empire's plan?
...
The Xue shi fleet had already been assembled.
The reason why he never set off was because there was no agreement.
Now that it's settled, we can go.
This led the army to Yan Nanfei, not only one of Great Master, the head of the Nanhai sword sect, but also has a close relationship with Fu tu mountain.
Xue Che said, "Brother, you must remember one thing. We will destroy the Jin family family at the lowest cost and even kill all the people in the city of A wave of anger. We don't need everyone in the city. We just want this island. Also, we must exterminate all the Jin family families, from the old woman to the baby who is waiting to be fed, all of them must not be spared, and all of them must be eradicated."
Yan Nanfei arched his hand and said, "Brother, I remember."
Xue Che said, "Our brother, one man in charge, one man out of charge, you have worked hard."
Yan nanfei said, "Brother, it's hard."
Xue Che said, "Xue Pan, come here."
Xue Pan, the son of the Xue shi family, came over.
Xue Che said, "You are also going to study with your uncle. You have been on the ground for too long and need to go to the sea to practice."
Xue Pan bowed and said, "Yes."
Yan nanfei said, "Then everything in the family should be left to brother."
Xue Che said, "Don't worry. I'm more than two thousand miles away from the mainland. With the Xueshijiandui here, South island is safe and sound."
Yan Nanfei and Xue Pan boarded the flagship of the Xue shi family.
"Let's go!"
At the command.
Flags were flying.
The Xue shi family's fleet left the South island pier in a majestic fashion and headed for Raging tide city in the northeast, more than 3,500 miles away.
"Good brother, remember to cut the roots!"
In the tallest castle in Nanzhoucheng.
Ning Qi and Xue xue watched the Xueshijiandui leave.
This fleet was truly magnificent.
There were more than two hundred ships, a total of 30,000.
Of course, this was also a coalition.
Sixty percent of them belonged to the Xue shi family, and four of Chengdu were ships from nearby sea forces.
It was the same with every war.
The Xue shi family, as the leader of the sea, must bring with them other forces, first to increase their fighting capacity, but to protect the safety of their homeland.
Otherwise, the main fleet would be gone, leaving behind a large group of underlings. What if they were ready to move and had ambitions that they should not have?
Someone might ask.
There were 30,000 pirates in the enemy war, and now Xue Che has 30,000 coalition forces?
Can this sea breed so many sea power?
Of course!
This was the trade benefit of more than four or five thousand miles of sea surface, with dozens of countries big and small.
During the jiaqing period of the qing dynasty, the great pirate zhang baozai occupied a much smaller territory, but in its heyday, there were over a thousand ships of all kinds, more than 70,000 pirate armies.
Ning Qi looked at the fleet with complicated eyes.
"Your highness..." Xue xue stepped forward and hugged Ning Qi from behind. He said softly, "You don't have to be sad. I have a feeling that your time will soon come."
Ning Qi did not speak.
After he came to the Xue shi family territory, the Xue shi still respected him.
In particular, Xue Che came to pay his respects every day and still regarded him as the young master, but ning qi could still feel the feeling of being under someone's roof.
...
Looking at the Xueshijiandui from the castle, there was not only ning qi but also a man, governor Yan E of blackwater.
This was also a top master who had the status of a guru but did not have the name of a guru.
His heart became more complicated.
He was Ning Yuanxian's true lineage, and he was also Xue Che and Yan Nanfei's brother.
Because of interest, because of the deeper entanglement, he went further and further on the road to the Xue shi.
But he really didn't think of opposing the ning yuan constitution.
So when he went to catch ning gang, he immediately gave up all resistance and knelt down when he saw Ning Yuanxian wake up.
However, he could not get off the ship of Xue shi and Ning Qi.
And Ning Yuanxian would never trust him again, so he chose to leave.
Although this place is good, it is not my hometown. I hope to return to Tianyue one day.
...
The Xue shi family's fleet was an absolute overlord in this area of the sea, and it was only within the territorial waters of Tiannan province that other forces' fleets could appear.
So over 2,000 miles of water, Yan Nanfei was swimming in his own bathtub.
Xue Pan looked at the boundless sea and said, "Uncle, when earl Jin Zhou was so powerful, why didn't he occupy all the islands in the eastern and southern waters and then move all the Jin family families overseas?"
Yan nanfei said, "One is because of stupidity, the other is because of early death."
Xue Pan said, "This time, we are going to wipe out the Jin family family, including Jin Mulan?"
Yan naifei said, "Hope includes her, the will of the empire, to wipe out all the special bloodlines."
To be precise, all the special bloodlines of the other six powers were wiped out.
From now on, there can only be empires and six superpowers who can control the power of ancient civilization.
"That's a pity," Xue Pan said.
His words revealed an incomparably dirty look.
Jin Mulan was so beautiful, especially after nirvana, her beauty stood on the tip of Pyramid.
Xue Pan's heart was filled with longing.
Yan naifei said, "The last person who coveted Jin Mulan was Ning Yi."
Xue Pan said, "Uncle is joking."
Yan nanfei said, "I'm not joking. Jin Mulan was beautiful enough to be regarded as a forbidden word by Crown Prince Ning Yi before, but now Ning Yi is finished. Jin Mulan is more beautiful now, so beautiful that people can't open their eyes. So we can't touch him. If we touch him, many big people will hate him, you know?"
Xue Pan said, "My nephew knows."
Yan nai fei said, "So destroy it directly and completely chop it up so as not to cause harm."
On the mast of the Xue shi flagship, there was always a person looking out, standing at the top to observe the enemy situation.
He was a little lazy.
Because within these two thousand miles, there could not be any enemy situation, which was completely considered the inner sea of the Xue shi family.
The Raging tide city of the Jin family family is still two or three thousand miles away.
And the navy of the Jin family family was so weak that it made people cry. It had been several years, and even the pirate Chou Hao had not been killed.
The land army could be trained in a few years, and the sea fleet would take decades to become a strong naval division.
Everyone in the Xueshijiandui knew that the key to this battle was to besiege Raging tide city.
There was no suspense about the battle on the sea.
It was a quick kill.
How many ships does the Jin family family have? How many people?
Less than a fraction of the Xue shi coalition.
And their ships were small, and the Xue shi's ships were big and strong.
Not only that, but Xue shi ships have catapults and huge crossbows.
The Jin family family's warships were so small that they could not hold anything.
So in front of the Xue shi coalition, the fleet of the Xue shi family was really just a toddler, absolutely vulnerable.
Perhaps it was because they had been so strong for so long that the watchman on the mast could not lift his spirits at all.
Because for more than a decade, there was not a single enemy of sufficient weight.
At this very moment.
Suddenly, a black spot appeared on the sea far ahead.
The watchman of the Xue shi family was stunned.
Is this the merchant ship?
He did not care too much. It was normal for merchant ships to appear in this area, and even for patrol vessels from the Xue shi family.
However...
The next moment, dozens of dark spots appeared.
This is not normal, absolutely not normal.
First of all, the trade fleet could not be so dense, and it was not this formation.
But the distance was too far to see clearly.
After another quarter of an hour, he finally saw it clearly.
I... Shit!
This, is this a ghost?
What did I see?
The Jin family family fleet?
The mastiff wiped his eyes with all his might and then patted his head with all his might.
Am I hallucinating?
A little closer.
He finally saw it clearly.
It's really the Jin family family's fleet.
Then, he quickly struck the gong.
"There are enemies, there are enemies..."
"Dangdangdang..."
"There are enemies."
Then, the flagmen on the entire flagship waved with all their might.
Alert the entire fleet.
In fact, many people saw it.
Yan Nanfei and Xue Pan saw it too.
They also couldn't believe their eyes at all.
Is the Jin family family crazy?
Is Shen Lang crazy?
We haven't hit you yet, Raging tide city. You? You actually came to hit our Xue shi?
How many ships does your fleet have?
How many people?
Your nirvana army is invincible on the ground and completely useless on the sea.
Isn't it too easy for you to kill yourself?
Soon Yan Nanfei saw it clearly and was even more incredulous.
The Jin family family fleet had 40 ships, and they were all small, totaling no more than 4,000 people.
These ships looked very flat and extremely long.
But other than that, there was nothing good about it.
But since you, Shen Lang, are willing to die, I am also willing to bury.
Yan Nanfei ordered.
"Prepare to fight, prepare to fight!"
"The fleet is in a siege formation!"
...
Sea battles are extremely troublesome.
Especially at this time of the sea battle, it takes a long time to arrange the formation.
Although the two fleets were already very close.
But it took more than an hour before the battle officially broke out.
"Whoosh, whoosh..."
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The Xue shi family's fleet showed astonishing long-range combat effectiveness.
In total, they had more than 200 ships of all sizes, including more than 30 large ships.
These large ships were equipped with huge crossbows and large catapults, capable of launching attacks more than 300 meters away.
The power was amazing.
But...
The accuracy was also touching.
The giant crossbow was fine and had a certain degree of accuracy.
And the catapult, really can only hit the sea.
To be able to hit a shot, that was definitely luck.
Xue shi family fleet, a wild roar, the momentum is amazing.
But the result was almost zero.
No way, even in the age of artillery and warships, it was not known how long it would take to master the accuracy of the bombardment.
And what about Shen Lang's fleet?
No giant crossbows, no catapults.
There was only one.
Archer.
Is this a joke?
Is this going back to earth for the battle of the sea in bc?
"Whoosh, whoosh..."
In the Shen lang fleet, the nirvana army was bombarded with arrows.
They were all rockets.
There was a beautiful arc in the air.
"Puff, puff, puff..."
Arrows rained heavily on the Xue shi family's fleet.
Yan Nanfei and the others were shocked.
This is insane.
How far can a Jin family family archer shoot?
This is almost the ultimate.
Two stone bows were thrown into the air, capable of shooting nearly three hundred meters away.
But accuracy?
Let's not talk about it.
Try your luck.
Just like that, the two fleets fought for half an hour!
The Shen lang fleet actually had the upper hand.
Because the Nirvana army's arrows were too far away, they were no weaker than the huge crossbows and large catapults of the Nirvana army.
Three thousand archers were more accurate than dozens of giant crossbows and catapults.
But the result?
Let's not talk about it.
At this distance, even the Nirvana army's arrows had no power.
Even rockets could hardly ignite Xue shi ships.
The battle raged for half an hour.
Hundreds of casualties.
And the distance between the two sides was always more than 300 meters.
There was no way.
Shen Lang did not dare to take the risk.
The disparity in the strength of the two fleets was too great.
Shen Lang's ship was light, agile, and fast.
But it was also relatively brittle, and once hit by a few catapults and giant crossbows, the injury was not light.
After a fierce battle for half an hour.
Shen Lang's fleet fled.
The Xue shi family fleet chased furiously.
At this point, Yan Nanfei finally realized the characteristics of the Shen lang fleet.
Fast, very flexible.
The entire fleet was about 20 % faster than the Xueshijiandui.
The two fleets began a frantic chase.
Originally, the Xueshijiandui could never catch up with Shen Lang's fleet.
But Shen Lang was too cheap. Every time he got too far away, his fleet deliberately slowed down so that the Xueshijiandui could catch up.
The whole process was like a beautiful woman teasing hooligans again.
"Come here, come here. As long as you catch up with me, I'll let you xxx."
As a result, the hooligans chased after them crazily, but they could not catch up at all.
When you were about to give up, the beauty stopped again and scratched her head, "Come here. As long as you catch up with me, you can sleep."
...
Two whole days and two nights passed.
The Xueshijiandui had been chasing after them crazily and had not fought a serious battle at all.
Xue Pan said, "Uncle, Shen Lang is deceitful and scheming."
Yan Nanfei sneered.
Of course Shen Lang had a trick.
Is this trying to lead the Xueshijiandui to some terrible hell?
That's ridiculous.
Who is most familiar with this sea area?
It's not you, Shen Lang. It's my Xue shi family.
You, Shen Lang, are cunning, but I grew up on the sea.
This area is the inner sea of my Xue shi family, and it's completely within my grasp.
...
On the flagship of the Jin family family.
Mulan stood at the bow and closed his eyes to sense the ocean.
She heard the roar of the sea, the wind, and the bottom of the sea.
Shen Lang stepped forward and said, "Baby, are you sure?"
Mulan said, "Yes, the ocean is whining, whimpering, accumulating endless power. Waiting for an instant burst."
Shen lang said, "Is this explosion powerful enough?"
Mulan said, "Whether it's our fleet or the Xue shi family's fleet, in front of this sea of heaven and earth, like a child's toy, it can easily be reduced to dust."
After Mulan's transformation, he had the perception of the ancient humans.
A sense of nature.
Perception of the earth, the ocean, and the climate.
She knew when it would be windy, when it would rain, and when it would thunder.
She had a premonition of even more terrible disasters.
This ability was demonstrated a few months ago.
So Yan Nanfei's hunch was right. Shen Lang was about to take the Xue shi family's fleet to hell.
...
Note: today, 26 thousand! Everyone, please give me the monthly pass and the pastry.