World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 807 - 389: Plot to Murder Yan Mo!

Chapter 807: 389: Plot to Murder Yan Mo!

Lord Suo Lun did not wait for Hai Gang’s reply, instead, he directly ordered, "Fire the cannons!"

"Boom... Boom... Boom..."

Instantly, the hundred-plus cannons on the Suo Lun Fleet’s ships unleashed another ferocious barrage.

Like a torrential downpour, cannonballs once again pummeled Haigang’s Fleet.

"Ah... Ah..." Once more, earth-shattering screams rang out as blood sprayed, taking with them countless lives.

Haigang was truly on the verge of collapse, encountering such a negotiation tactic for the first time; there was no room for refusal, communication was through the cannons alone.

You really lived up to the saying, "The truth lies within the range of the cannons."

"I agree, I agree..." Hai Gang hurriedly shouted, "Lord Suo Lun, I agree to everything! I am willing to offer my children as hostages to you, and I am willing to present my wife."

...

That’s how Haigang, to avoid the annihilation of his main fleet, acquiesced to Suo Lun’s extremely harsh conditions.

He personally delivered his son Hai Wuyan and his daughter Hai Na’er to Suo Lun’s flagship as hostages.

Just a few hours earlier, he had been haughty and resolute, swearing to answer Zhi Li’s call, to act righteously and eliminate Suo Lun.

Suo Lun had pleaded earnestly, speaking until he was blue in the face, but to no avail.

And now, he came to Suo Lun, crestfallen and cringing, offering his own children.

Not only that, but his wife was to follow suit.

How had it come to this? Yet most people in this world are such that they remember the beatings but not the food.

When you plead with them earnestly and pour out your heart, they think you weak and bully you. But if you beat them up severely, they suddenly become submissive.

Seeing the bent figure of Hai Gang, Suo Lun asked, "What are your thoughts on how to eliminate Yan Mo?"

Hai Gang bowed and said, "I await Lord Suo Lun’s orders."

Suo Lun said, "This is your affair, how can I overstep and presume to act on your behalf?"

Hai Gang said, "Due to my foolishness, I enraged Lord Suo Lun, so my main fleet is left with just over thirty thousand men, although it is twice the size of Yan Mo’s. But his fleet is faster, and it is impossible to catch and annihilate him."

Having said this, Hai Gang’s heart filled with regret once more.

Just a few hours ago, he had a fleet of fifty thousand at his disposal, perfectly positioned to block Yan Mo’s escape route. With a force three times the size of Yan Mo’s and the latter’s defeated and demoralized state, total annihilation was completely feasible.

Once he had wiped out Suo Lun, the grudge between them would be settled, and they could fully cooperate despite their differences. From that point on, Hai Gang would have been the strongest pirate force on the sea.

Indeed, the term "pirate" is used here.

After eliminating Yan Mo, Suo Lun’s navy would undoubtedly have become the preeminent power in the Eastern Sea of the Continent. But like the Flame Empire and the East Li Kingdom, he was only interested in maritime control and maintaining his own sea trade, not in plundering or collecting protection fees at sea. As a result, this lucrative opportunity would have fallen into Hai Gang’s hands.

Such a great situation it was, yet Hai Gang had squandered it.

He truly had been blinded by lard, not only missing the precious opportunity to wipe out Yan Mo but also being sweet-talked by Yan Mo to attack Suo Lun, resulting in a broken backbone, with over ten thousand of his main naval force gone, and having to trade his wife and children for a sliver of survival.

What profound regret.

At this moment, Haigang even experienced a strange sensation.

Before, because Suo Lun had killed his daughter, kicked his wife, and in front of everyone, revealed his ugly heart, he harbored a bone-deep hatred for Suo Lun.

Now, after Haigang’s Fleet had suffered a fatal blow from Suo Lun, his hatred for Suo Lun had actually diminished a great deal.

Instead, he redirected all his hatred toward Yan Mo, wishing to flay him, draw out his tendons, and tear him into a thousand pieces.

"If we pursue them all the way to Thunder Archipelago, my thirty thousand navy would probably be no match for them," said Hai Gang. "Although Thunder Archipelago doesn’t have any strongholds, Yan Mo has built quite a few castles that are extremely formidable."

Suo Lun narrowed his eyes but did not respond.

He knew what Hai Gang wanted, what he was hoping for: the Suo Lun Fleet to go to the Thunder Archipelago and rain down cannons on Yan Mo’s castles.

Of course, if they were modern cannons from Earth, it would be possible. Those cannons were not only accurate but also had an incredibly long range, at least several miles.

But using Suo Lun’s current cannons to attack castles was a joke.

His cannons were good for fighting men and ships, but for assaulting castles, that wasn’t an option unless shrapnel shells were fully developed and gunpowder evolved into high explosives. Otherwise, solid cannonballs attacking castle walls were less effective than giant trebuchets.

Moreover, once Suo Lun’s three large warships entered the seas of the Thunder Archipelago, it would be akin to seeking death.

That place, surrounded by a multitude of islands with complex sea conditions, gave Yan Mo the advantage of terrain. Suo Lun’s large ships, entering such a narrow and cramped area, would struggle to even turn around, facing the danger of running aground.

So as long as Yan Mo holed up in the Thunder Archipelago, Suo Lun would indeed have great difficulty in dealing with him.

The only effective tactic was a long-term blockade, given that the Thunder Archipelago did not produce grain and they relied on purchasing and plundering for everything.

A sufficiently long blockade could starve the Rock Pirates to death. To avoid starvation, the Rock Pirate Fleet would have to leave the protection of the islands to plunder.

"Therefore," Hai Gang proposed, "the most suitable tactic currently is for my fleet and Lord Suo Lun’s fleet to form the Allied Army and besiege the Thunder Archipelago."

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