World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 458 - 243: Naval battle, the great decisive battle!

Chapter 458: 243: Naval battle, the great decisive battle!

"My husband, for a swordsman, agility and sharpness are far more important than strength,"

Not far from the seaside of Tianshui City, Nai’er was teaching Suo Lun swordsmanship.

At this moment, the majority of the Queen’s Island Fleet had already returned to port.

Even the Rock Islanders and Rock Pirates began to land and set up camp, enjoying fine wine and good food.

The whole of Tianshui City had fallen into the quiet before the major battle.

And Suo Lun seized this rare opportunity to learn swordsmanship with Nai’er.

"Agility refers to the speed of your nerves, your reaction time. As long as it’s fast enough you can dodge an enemy’s attack or strike the enemy,"

"Sharpness means being able to spot an enemy’s weak spot and to take advantage of it."

"The Tribulation Sword has a total of thirteen moves, and now we practice the first one!"

Just at this moment, Ye Jingyu came forward and reported, "Master, Princess Zhi Yan has arrived."

Nai’er, as if she hadn’t heard, continued to correct Suo Lun’s posture.

Ye Jingyu bent her head and smiled, saying, "The young Miss is also here."

"Ah..." Nai’er blushed and said, "Sister is here too, let’s go down quickly."

...

"Daughter Suo Ningbing, greets my aunt," Suo Ningbing knelt on both knees, looking up at Queen Yan Chuo with admiration.

Queen Yan Chuo’s face showed a trace of embarrassment, then her gaze softened as she helped Suo Ningbing up.

Little Princess Yan Xue’er’s beautiful eyes stared at Suo Ningbing, looking curiously and excitedly, filled with eagerness.

"Xiaoxue," Suo Ningbing called softly.

"Sister," Yan Xue responded sweetly, immediately running over and taking Suo Ningbing’s hand.

She had taken a liking to this sister from the first glance, and she was even just like the sister she had imagined.

"Zhi Yan, greets Your Majesty Queen Yan," Princess Zhi Yan stepped forward and bowed halfway.

Queen Yan Chuo did not dare to accept the bow and instead gave a full curtsy to Zhi Yan.

There are many kings in this world, the King of Rock Island, the King of Black Mountain, and so on.

But only four kings are recognized by the Dragon Temple and the Flame Empire, and ultimately ennobled.

They are the King of Dongli, the King of Xiliang, the King of Rage Wave, and the King of North Wind.

Like the Archipelagos of Rock, though they are invincible at sea, they are home to less than one hundred thousand people, a population even smaller than a single noble’s territory in the Rage Wave Kingdom, so this title of ’king’ is certainly not weighty enough.

Suo Lun stepped forward and bowed to Princess Zhi Yan, saying, "Greetings to Your Highness, Princess."

Princess Zhi Yan nodded and said, "The forces from all directions, totaling over one hundred thousand troops, have already assembled at Luan Yang City. Prince Zhi Li himself is stationed there for this war of extermination against Suo. The great battle is about to begin."

Suo Lun led several people into the castle’s small conference room.

Inside, a huge sand table was set up, with half representing land and half the ocean, along with various islands.

The entire sand table spanned dozens of square meters.

Upon seeing the sand table, Princess Zhi Yan’s eyes lit up. It was much more intuitive and three-dimensional than a map and excellent for commanding and strategizing for war.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the warships of Eradication Suo will head south as night falls, inaugurating the great battle."

"The enemy consists of four forces, which are the Luan Yang City Fleet, Linhai City Fleet, Yingzhou Island Fleet, and the land forces of the Turing Clan. The naval forces are between sixty to seventy thousand, the warships number seven hundred, and the remaining vessels amount to three hundred; the land army numbers around sixty thousand, totaling around one hundred thirty thousand troops!"

"We, on the other hand, only have a seven thousand strong fleet made up of Rock Pirates from Queen’s Island to protect two places, one being the Tianshui City Territory and the other the Chaos Stone Island Salt Field. This is clearly unrealistic, so I have decided to evacuate everyone from the Chaos Stone Island Salt Fields and return to Tianshui City."

Upon hearing this, many people present were astounded.

Suo Mu said in shock, "Master, the Chaos Stone Salt Field is currently our only source of revenue, generating astronomical profits daily. Are we just going to hand it over?"

Suo Lun said, "If we lose this battle, we won’t be able to hold onto the Salt Field anyway. If we win this battle, we won’t lose the Salt Field."

Suo Feiyang asked, "Should we sabotage the Salt Field so it doesn’t fall into enemy hands?"

Suo Lun replied, "No need, we must ensure the Chaos Stone Salt Field remains intact. Because it’s a huge piece of fat, it will definitely be feasted upon by more than one party. So, before the war ends, the enemy won’t occupy it. In this great battle, Prince Zhi Li’s biggest goal, maybe even his only goal, is my life and the Queen’s Island Fleet!"

...

At the residence of Lord Luan Yang.

The four powers, including Prince Zili, were making the final battle arrangements in a lavish and vast conference room.

"Our only goal in this war is to completely annihilate Suo Lun’s Queen’s Island Fleet and kill Suo Lun."

"Victory in this battle is beyond doubt, but one thing must not happen: Suo Lun and Suo family members must not be allowed to use the speed advantage of the Queen’s Island Fleet to escape and flee overseas."

"Therefore, the sole objective of this battle is the annihilation of Suo Lun’s fleet. Everything else must serve this goal."

"After annihilating Suo Lun’s Queen’s Island Fleet, the one hundred thousand-strong army will land in the Tianshui City Territory and eradicate the Suo family!" said Zhi Li. "Count Tuli Ming, Earl Gui Xingfu, you are both familiar with Tianshui City’s waters. Where do you think would be a good landing point?"

City Lord Tuli Ming approached the map and pointed to a bay, saying, "Here, this is a bay that stretches for dozens, nearly a hundred miles. There are hardly any ground fortifications for defense, and the terrain is flat, making it the only spot suitable for the landing of large-scale forces."

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