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The mixed fleet moved in a very chaotic manner, so the Great Dragon Navy quickly gained the upper hand.

Immediately following was another barrage of artillery fire.

"Boom~~~~".

Everyone was dumbfounded. Didn't they say they were running away? What does this mean?

The fishing fleet was stunned and stood there for a long time, not reacting until after the second round of shelling. Only then did they realize that the enemy wasn't trying to escape, but simply wanted to create distance.

"Charge! Get closer to them!"

The fishing fleet wanted to engage in close-quarters gunfire again, but the Dragon Navy, having already suffered a loss once, was unlikely to fall for it again.

They fired two salvos, then began to retreat, repeating this process until the ragtag fleet was reduced to a few riddled Raven-class ships still putting up a stubborn resistance.

"Capture those ships alive."

"Yes"

The remaining ships posed no further threat to the navy, so Lady Lin ordered them to be captured.

A massive naval battle ended in a single day.

Everyone thought that Su Yuan's navy would definitely win by sheer numbers, or at the very least, inflict heavy losses on the Great Dragon Navy, but the result was quite unexpected.

Su Yuan's fleet did inflict some damage on the navy, but compared to the complete annihilation of his own fleet, the navy's losses were negligible.

While the battle raged at sea, Kenjiro launched a surprise attack on Su Yuan from land.

However, compared to the naval battle, Kenjiro's land plan was not so smooth, because Su Yuan also planned to carry out the battle on both the sea and land at the same time, so both sides were well prepared on land.

"Boom~~~"

The artillery fire was evenly matched, but Su Yuan's side was the defender, so it had a slight advantage in terrain compared to Kenjiro's side.

"Damn it, they were prepared all along."

Kenshiro's several charges were all repelled, and for a time neither side could gain the upper hand.

After the naval battle, news of the victory quickly spread throughout Japan. Su Yuan's morale was greatly damaged, and Kenjiro took advantage of the situation to capture several cities. By the time Su Yuan realized what was happening, the two sides were almost evenly matched in terms of territory.

. . . . . . .

Lady Lin returned victorious, having also captured five Raven-class ships.

"Is this their new warship?"

On the South China Sea naval dock, Zhou Wu looked at the five severely damaged Raven-class ships, which formed a stark contrast with the Bull Demon King next to him.

The Raven-class is generally smaller than the Bull Demon King, but in other aspects it doesn't seem to be much worse than the Bull Demon King.

"Let's go up and take a look."

After bringing all the prisoners down, Zhou Wu led all the naval officers up to the prison to study them.

The quality of a ship is best reflected in its interior; the cabin structure and its rational layout are the most obvious indicators.

The naval officers were practically experts themselves, so they could see that although the Raven-class was inferior to the Bull Demon King-class, the difference was actually not that big. The biggest difference was probably in the artillery.

The Raven-class cannons were fewer in number than the Bull Demon King-class cannons, and their quality was not as good as those of the South China Sea-class cannons.

When they came down from the Raven-class ship, Zhou Wu and the other officers all had dark faces. Zhou Wu even went so far as to find a room on the dock and hold an emergency naval meeting.

"Everyone, now that you've all seen it, what are your thoughts?"

Zhou Wu's expression was not happy. It wasn't because the Raven-class was already very close to the Bull Demon King, but because Zhou Wu and his companions still didn't know where the muskets, cannons, and warships came from.

"My lord, the Crow level is already almost on par with the Bull Demon King. I suggest that we should immediately accelerate the popularization of the Azure Dragon level."

"Sir, we should also find out the origin of these things as soon as possible."

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, but Zhou Wu had already thought of these things; he just wanted to hear if anyone had any new ideas.

"My lord, Japan is currently under the actual control of both Kenshiro and Su Yuan. Should we maintain our current strategy towards Kenshiro?"

Madam Lin raised a question that no one else had thought of: now that the struggle for power in Japan has ended and only two dominant forces remain, should they still provide strong support to Kenshiro?

"Su Yuan? That name sounds familiar."

Zhou Wu seemed to hear a very familiar name.

"My lord, Su Yuan is the Gao Li man who escaped."

"What! It's him? This kid is something else, he actually went to Japan and built up such a large business."

Even as an enemy, Zhou Wu admired Su Yuan.

"grown ups..."

Seeing that Zhou Wu hadn't grasped the main point, Lin Niangzi was actually quite angry. The other naval officers were at a loss when they saw their leader like this.

"Haha, sorry, sorry, I got a little excited when I heard the name of an old acquaintance."

Zhou Wu, of course, dared not offend Madam Lin and could only obediently admit his mistake.

Then he put on a serious face.

"Well, as for how to deal with Kenshiro later, let's take it one step at a time and prioritize the national interest."

"clear."

"What about these Raven-class ships?"

"Let's repair it and sell it. It's useless to us, but it's a good thing for outsiders."

"Yes."

With the booming maritime trade, the demand for ocean-going vessels is rising day by day. Shipyards in the South China Sea and Niujia Town are so busy that even the chisels of the Shimen (masters) are smoking, unable to keep up with the speed of customer purchases. Moreover, these few Raven-class ships are comparable to the Bull Demon King (a legendary warship), and once they are released, they will definitely be snapped up immediately.

. . . .

Fusang country.

After Zhou Wu's navy withdrew, Kenjiro very considerately sent someone to deliver a thank-you gift. Although Zhou Wu repeatedly declined, the other party still forced him to accept it.

Kenjiro not only came to deliver gifts, but also asked Zhou Wu to order a large quantity of weapons. This time, it included not only muskets and cannons, but also warships—a total of ten Bull Demon King warships.

In the last naval battle in Fusang, the Bull Demon King's achievements left a deep impression on all the people of Fusang. Moreover, apart from Kenshiro, the other remaining lords of Fusang also sent people to the South China Sea to contact Zhou Wu, wanting to discuss the purchase of military equipment and warships. Zhou Wu naturally agreed to all of them, after all, he made his living from military equipment.

The power structure in Japan had gradually shifted into a competition between two major forces, Kenshiro and Su Yuan. However, with the addition of firearms and warships, a new storm is expected to break out.

While everyone's attention was drawn to the battle in Japan, in a corner of Southeast Asia, a fleet of ships had already set sail. If Zhou Wu or the South China Sea Navy were here, they would immediately recognize that these warships were all Raven-class, and there were so many that they could not be counted at a time.