Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1432

Chapter 1432: Chapter 1427: Defense

"Quick! Quick! Quick!" the sailors shouted, "Raise the flag quickly, let the Zhou navy know that this is an emissary ship of Zhou! Hurry!"

Hearing this, Fan Yugan and Lu Fenglang immediately turned back.

"You go back and wait, I’ll go take a look!" Fan Yugan said, giving Lu Fenglang a push, instructing him once more to go back, and then stepped out of the cabin, staggering towards the bow while holding onto the railing.

He saw the immense battleship of the Zhou navy cutting through the morning sunlight, majestic and firm, towering like a mountain.

The sailors on board who were originally fearful saw their own flag, like seeing dawn in the darkness, cried out with excitement, and tears almost welled up.

Fan Yugan’s face was stung by the sea breeze, his eyes wide open as he looked at his battleship, his heart also filled with uncontrollable excitement.

"How did our Zhou battleship know that we were in danger?" Lu Fenglang, ignoring the advice, tightly held onto the handrail standing on the deck, gazing at the Zhou battleship.

"What are you doing here! Go back!" Fan Yugan grabbed Lu Fenglang’s arm and pulled him back.

"Turn the sails! Full speed ahead towards our Zhou army!" the commanding officer shouted from above.

Soon, over a dozen sailors pulled the ropes adjusting the direction of the sails, heading straight towards their military fleet like a child running into its mother’s embrace.

On the immense battleship of the Zhou navy, the armored King of Hancheng received the news, hurriedly came out from the cabin, and ordered the warship to prepare for battle, heading full speed towards the direction of the Dongyi navy.

Cheng Yuanzhi, who had been vomiting and unable to stand, heard that the Dongyi navy was approaching menacingly, forced himself to get up to take a look, but due to the sudden acceleration of the military ship, his frail body couldn’t maintain balance, causing him to fall back onto the bed.

"General! General!" The naval soldiers hurriedly helped Cheng Yuanzhi up.

Cheng Yuanzhi endured his discomfort, clutched at his chest, and after calming himself, spoke, "Go... take a look!"

"General, in your current condition, the military doctor said... you need to lie down and rest properly!" the naval soldier advised.

"Nonsense! I’m in good health!" Cheng Yuanzhi’s face was pale, but his momentum didn’t diminish, "I am a soldier of Zhou, a general of Zhou! When the enemy comes... as long as I have a breath, I can’t hide in bed like a woman!"

Cheng Yuanzhi gritted his teeth and forced himself out of the cabin...

The King of Hancheng held onto the handrail with one hand, gripping the sword at his waist with the other, his gaze fixed towards the incoming Dongyi navy, and immediately commanded, "Full speed ahead, protect our Zhou emissary ship, and have the fishermen turn back immediately! Quick!"

"Yes!" The naval soldiers quickly ran toward the stern, relaying orders with signal flags.

Because when war comes, the civilians flee in panic, but the nation’s soldiers... will charge forward against the tide, protecting them behind their backs. They saw the King of Hancheng they had once mocked standing at the bow, his face resolute, and the gallant General Cheng Yuanzhi standing tall, moving forward fearlessly.

On the brink of life and death, being so suddenly shielded by their own country’s powerful military, with a sigh of relief, Fan Yugan couldn’t help but bow deeply towards their own ships and the soldiers, genuinely grateful.

Lu Fenglang’s heart was overwhelmed with shock, difficult to suppress. Having grown up as a noble in the richly adorned Dadu City, she had seen many cunning and treacherous threats in the bustling world but had never encountered such a life-threatening pursuit by enemy forces until now... at the critical moment, being protected by their own navy, those who haven’t experienced it can’t understand the feelings at that moment.

The form of the military ships moved quickly, heading straight towards a large group of Dongyi ships flying their flag.

Onboard the Dongyi fleet, the naval general trusted by the second prince, Du Yulang, led the Dongyi navy in full force.

Originally, the second prince intended to personally lead the pursuit, but with the passing of the former emperor, the second prince had to return to the Dongyi capital for matters of ascension. Hence, he entrusted the task of pursuing the seventh prince to Du Yulang, instructing him to lead the Dongyi navy with full force, at all costs, to kill the seventh prince and prevent him from being taken to Zhou.

Before boarding the ship, the second prince had pulled Du Yulang aside, sternly instructed him, that if Zhou refuses to hand over the seventh prince, then fight!

Actually, Du Yulang himself held onto a stomachful of anger, always feeling that during the former emperor’s reign, their Dongyi Kingdom was too constrained. Although their Dongyi Kingdom was small, being surrounded by the sea on all sides made their navy strong.

Even if for so many years they hadn’t fought Daliang, compared to Daliang which focuses heavily on defense against Zhou and Yan, their Dongyi Kingdom invested far more into the navy! Not to mention, now Zhou is using Daliang’s navy.