The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 258 - 254 Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves

Chapter 258: Chapter 254 Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves

Ruo Hai knelt on one knee, cupped his fists, and said, "Please, General, allow me to put to sea and test whether this Yellow Talisman is effective!"

Tonight the wind is fierce, and anyone who has lived by the sea knows that you must not set sail when a hurricane is approaching, or else there’s a nine-in-ten chance you’ll never return.

Yan Heng looked at the letter Ruo Hai had given him along with a stack of Yellow Talismans, then glanced at the hourglass.

There were still two hours left before the hurricane mentioned in the letter was due to pass.

If they set sail now, it would take but an hour to reach Nanyu Island. By the time the hurricane passed, their forces would already be ashore.

During this time the storm would grow fiercer and fiercer. The enemy surely be convinced that they wouldn’t dare to launch a nighttime naval attack in such conditions. With the wind and waves so brutal, the enemy would certainly let down their guard, perhaps to the extent of not even patrolling.

Without hesitation, Yan Heng ordered, "Let’s go, I’ll join you in testing the effects of this Yellow Talisman."

Upon hearing this, Ruo Hai hurriedly said, "General Yan mustn’t! You are the commanding officer, the army cannot function without you. Let me go and test it."

"Enough talk, I won’t be at ease unless I see it with my own eyes! Let’s go! There’s not much time left."

Seeing that persuasion was futile, Ruo Hai had no choice but to quickly exit the tent along with Yan Heng.

Yan Heng summoned a hundred of his personal guard to follow him, braving the piercing sea wind, making their way to Sheltered Alley.

The wind was strong, all the ships had sailed into Sheltered Alley to avoid being destroyed by the fierce waves.

Reaching the seaside, the wind grew even stronger, with rain beginning to fall; the waves surged over a meter high, nearly blowing people over.

A hundred men in the darkness, fearless of the hurricane and the waves, marched forward without trepidation.

No one questioned Yan Heng’s decision, such was the Feiyan Army; when the General gave an order, even if it were to march into a mountain of swords or sea of flames, they would forge ahead without a moment’s hesitation.

They hadn’t a single doubt.

Hundreds of ships were docked in Sheltered Alley; they had to make their way to the very last ship to be able to set it out to sea.

The wind and waves were strong, rocking the ships violently and making it hard to keep balance.

With great difficulty, they reached the outermost ship, or rather, they crawled to it.

Ruo Hai took out a Yellow Talisman and stuck it to the mast!

The wind was so strong and the ship rocked so much that he nearly lost his footing.

But the moment the Yellow Talisman was affixed, the wind vanished, the ship stopped rocking, and they felt as stable as if on solid ground, as steady as they could possibly be.

If not for the roaring sea breeze, and the surrounding ships that were tilting as if to capsize, they would have believed the wind had ceased and the sea was calm.

If not for the waves slapping against the ship’s side, and the spray reaching half the sky high, soaking everyone, they would have doubted they were standing on a boat.

Yan Heng said excitedly, "Quick, take the ship out and see!"

At his command, the helmsman immediately sprang into action.

Soon, the great ship put to sea!

The storm was tremendous; the surrounding waves crashed over them like collapsing mountains, threatening to engulf everything.

But their ship remained steadfast, standing firm even as entire waves swept over them.

After the wave passed, aside from the sea dispersing and soaking everyone from head to toe, the ship was unscathed, as steady as ever!

The ship continued to forge ahead steadily, cutting through the wind and breaking the waves.

"Heaven! Brother Ruo, what kind of Yellow Talisman did you stick on? It’s nothing short of miraculous!" exclaimed a member of the Feiyan Army, unable to contain himself.

Ruo Hai had not anticipated such remarkable results himself, and he laughed, saying, "This is a Wind-Calming Talisman. I heard that if you stick it to the ship when setting out to sea, even the fiercest storm cannot harm you."

Upon hearing this, the others chimed in, "Heard? Brother Ruo, who did you hear it from? Was it from the person who gave you the Yellow Talisman? This talisman must be from a master, right? Surely this master is a sage; with this, one could nearly ascend to immortality! Such formidable waves and winds are something not even a Deity could withstand!"

"Ruo Hai, where did you get these talismans from? I must go and ask for a few myself someday,"

"Indeed, where did you obtain these from? I too will go and request a few."

...

Ruo Hai waved his hand dismissively, "It’s not from any master; my little niece gave them to me. I have no idea where she got them from."

Yan Heng confirmed that the Wind-Calming Talisman was in place, and the ship was as stable as Mount Tai.

He ordered, "Signal! Return to shore. We’re launching a night raid on Nanyu Island tonight, wiping out the remnants of the previous dynasty and avenging our tens of thousands of brothers!"

Before embarking, Yan Heng had Yan Shan stay behind to watch for the signal. If he fired the signal, Yan Shan was to immediately mobilize ten thousand soldiers from the Feiyan Army to set sail and assemble for a night raid on Nanyu Island.

Yan Heng stood outside awaiting the signal, worried that he might not hear it amidst the ferocious storm.

Seeing a faint light fleeting across the sky, he immediately blew the horn, "Assemble!"

"Assemble!"

...

The wind howled fiercely, and torrential rain poured down. Except for the patrolling soldiers, all military officers and ranks had gone to bed early. Startled by the sound of the assembly horn, they all bolted upright, then wondered if they had heard wrong.

Only the Feiyan Army quickly got up, donned their armor kept beside their beds, and ran out.

In half a quarter of an hour, ten thousand Feiyan Army troops completed their assembly!

Other soldiers, hearing footsteps outside and the continuous sounding of the horn, went out to see the Feiyan Army rapidly gathering. They then hurriedly ran back to their tents, put on their armor, and rushed out.

"What’s going on? Is the enemy attacking?"

"It must be! Otherwise, in the middle of the night, with such strong winds and high waves, and no possibility to set sail, why else would there suddenly be an assembly?"

"But with the sea as stormy as it is, how could the enemy dare to attack? Aren’t they afraid of capsizing?"

"Who knows! Hurry up and fight the enemy!"

...

After all the Feiyan Army had assembled, Yan Shan shouted, "All Feiyan Army, heed the orders! The Great General has commanded a night raid on Nanyu Island! Immediately proceed to Sheltered Harbor, board the ships, and set sail!"

Some of the commanders couldn’t help but say, "General Yan Shan, with such violent winds and fierce waves, is the General ordering a night raid on Nanyu Island? Does he want all the soldiers to go to their deaths?"

"General Yan Shan, the General has always led troops in the north and might not know that on our southern front, especially with a hurricane at sea, it is absolutely impossible to set sail! Setting sail at this time, we’d be destroyed without the enemy lifting a finger!"

"Where is the Great General? I’ll go and speak with him! Setting sail at this time is practically treating all the soldiers’ lives as a joke!"

Zhang Feng also stepped forward, "General Yan Shan, it’s better to preserve one’s forces than to burn them recklessly. We all know our army suffered heavy casualties. The Great General seeks revenge for our brothers; we understand that the sea is rough, and the enemy surely believes we wouldn’t dare to sail in such a condition—a perfect time for a night raid. But it’s really not suitable to sail now. The waves are certain to be colossal! A single wave can overturn a ship!"

"To be overturned would be a stroke of luck; a wave breaking over could smash the ship to pieces!"

...

Unmoved, Yan Shan addressed the twenty thousand troops of the Feiyan Army, "Feiyan Army, march! Any other commanders who are willing can also bring their soldiers along!"

Yan Shan then took the lead and ran toward Sheltered Alley, with the Feiyan Army following him without hesitation, not a single person wavering.

The other commanders looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

One general couldn’t refrain from asking the highest-ranking among them, "Great General He, shall we follow?"

The invincible reputation of the Feiyan Army was deeply ingrained in everyone’s hearts, and they had just faced a defeat. If this night raid on Nanyu Island succeeded, it might redeem their losses.

Great General He scoffed, "Follow them to death? You’re free to go if you want, but I’m certainly not going!"

He was waiting for the Feiyan Army to be annihilated, which would make his own defeat seem less significant.

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