Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1457

Chapter 1457: Chapter 1452: Fighting Spirit

However, for the naval soldiers, the more warships are deployed, the greater their chances of victory. The Emperor is generous... for them as commanders, to keep declining would be to defy the imperial decrees.

"Why did His Majesty choose Changdao?" Jiang Huaisheng pointed at Changdao’s location with his right hand and respectfully asked Bai Qingyan.

Bai Qingyan turned to look at Wei Zhong, who understood and took small steps out of the room, instructing the guards to bring the people in.

The guards brought in five or six fishermen, whose skin was tanned dark and whose bodies were robust. Although these fishermen were quite nervous upon seeing the generals, the presence of Bai Qingyan as the Emperor had already stunned them once before. So, while still tense upon seeing so many generals, they were not as panicked as when they first heard Bai Qingyan was the Emperor, instead showing some reserve.

All of them knew that the Emperor brought them here in hopes that they could assist in the naval battle to eliminate the Dongyi. Among them were fishermen who had been bravely protected and brought back by the King of Hancheng, so if they could contribute to eliminating Dongyi, they were thrilled and passionate, filled with a burning fighting spirit.

"These few were specially invited back from among the fishermen by me. They mentioned that... to the east of the tip of Changdao, there are vast hidden reefs in the sea that unfamiliar folks might not notice. Their small boats can pass smoothly, but if larger warships try, they might get stuck here! Thus... I believe, if the naval forces can understand the sea conditions here, this spot is most suitable for Zhou!" Bai Qingyan looked at the naval generals, "These fishermen brothers usually fish together here. They say... because it’s far from the coastline, fishermen from both countries fear trouble from encountering foreign naval forces, so they rarely venture here. They’ve fished here frequently and have never seen fishermen from Dongyi Kingdom, and they are willing to contribute to the battle and accompany our Zhou naval forces out to sea!"

"Yes! We are willing! The lives of us commoners... were saved by the King of Hancheng and the naval soldiers. Now, the Emperor wishes to destroy Dongyi, we commoners are very willing to contribute!"

"We commoners are willing too!"

"We commoners are definitely willing!"

"I’ve been fishing around Changdao for almost ten years now; others consider this place dangerous and refuse to come... But for us poor folks, we must try it; thus, we became quite familiar with the area after a while!"

The fishermen, one after another, expressed their strong desire to join forces with the Zhou naval units in battle.

Bai Qingjue stood silently behind Bai Qingyan. He was well aware of why Eldest Young Lady had precisely timed the advance toward Dongyi and even the capture of Guadu City. According to Chen Qingsheng’s assurance, by the calculated dates, he, Xiao Ruojiang, and Xiao Ruohai should already be near Guadu City.

Coordinator tactics, eliminating Dongyi at the swiftest speed.

This time, Eldest Young Lady had no intention of winning over the Dongyi people but chose to directly destroy their naval forces and then take the Imperial City.

Perhaps... Eldest Young Lady did not wish to annex Dongyi Kingdom into Zhou’s territory but intended to support a puppet emperor for Dongyi Kingdom.

Earlier, Bai Qingjue met Bai Qingyan outside the naval camp after she had returned from the fishing village. He hadn’t reported detailed matters about Jinguan City to Bai Qingyan yet, as it still lingered on his mind.

"Since His Majesty already knows, then... we all comply with orders! This battle will defeat the Dongyi naval forces!" Liu Shucheng bowed toward Bai Qingyan. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Regarding the detailed strategy around this area, it would probably be necessary for General Liu Shucheng to take these fishermen in advance to understand the terrain!" Bai Qingyan said to Liu Shucheng, "Once General Liu leaves, which general can lead the troops?"

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