Fearing being killed for his overwhelming merits, the empress decided to marry him.

"This is Lebanese waters. Ships ahead, stop immediately...and submit to inspection!"

When the Lebanese naval patrol, consisting of two three-masted ships and four two-masted ships, entered the waters off Cape Wang of Lebanon, the sailors on board immediately used loudspeakers to warn the two battleships, Po Jun and Kai Yang, to enter the waters off Cape Wang of Lebanon.

In comparison, the Lebanese fleet appeared extremely small in the face of these two steel behemoths.

The Lebanese sailors on board were also seeing such a behemoth for the first time in their lives, and their voices trembled as they issued warnings.

But they had no choice but to grit their teeth and push forward, hoping to force the two behemoths to stop.

At this moment, in the room of the Po Jun ship exclusively for the Empress and Shen Lang, Jiang Mengxuan stood in front of the glass window, her delicate body being gently held in Shen Lian's arms.

Seeing the Lebanese ship slowly approaching, Jiang Mengxuan couldn't help but say to Shen Lian behind her, "Don't you think we're going too far? After all, this is their waters. Shouldn't we at least say hello?"

Shen Lang kissed Jiang Mengxuan's delicate neck, rested his head on her shoulder, and looked at the lonely "fallen leaf" opposite him with eyes full of sympathy.

"Xuan'er, you're right. We should greet people, so they don't think that we from Chu are impolite."

"So how do you plan to greet people?"

"You just stay here and keep watch."

"OK, all right."

Jiang Mengxuan thoroughly enjoyed this tenderness, feeling the masculine aura emanating from her husband, and couldn't help but close her beautiful eyes and softly respond.

"Alright, Xuan'er, you stay here and keep watch. I'll go and greet them myself."

Shen Lang gently pressed his cheek against Jiang Mengxuan's pretty face, then turned and left the cabin.

When he arrived at the commander's office, Zhou Ziyu immediately saluted Shen Lang: "Commander, the Li soldiers cannot understand our flag signals and warnings."

Not only did they fail to clear the way, but they also provoked us. Commander, please advise on our next steps.

Shen Lang patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Ziyu, that's not right of you. After all, this is their territory."

"If word gets out that we're just showing up at someone's house without prior notice, people will think our Chu navy is impolite."

Zhou Ziyu was taken aback after hearing this: "Does the Commander mean that we should greet them?"

Shen Lang shook his head: "You are still too young. Never mind, let me, the Duke of Zhenguo, teach you."

After saying that, he immediately gave instructions to the messenger behind him: "Notify the main gun position to adjust the muzzle immediately and load armor-piercing shells!"

"Yes!"

The messenger immediately wanted to do as Shen Lang instructed.

Before long, the main gun turret on the deck began to slowly rotate.

The 155mm gun barrel quickly aimed at the Lebanese fleet a few nautical miles away.

Inside the turret, four naval soldiers, in pairs, each holding a hook chain, crossed and secured the two ends of the armor-piercing projectile, and together they placed it in front of the gun compartment.

After the hook chain was loosened, another naval officer used a tamping stick to forcefully stuff the shell into the breech.

Then one soldier inserted an oval-shaped propellant pack into the breech, and another soldier quickly closed the ammunition compartment.

The main gunner observed the exact location of the Lebanese fleet through the gun scope.

"Attention all gunners! Lower the muzzle elevation by 3 o'clock and move the gun barrel two inches to the left!"

"Okay, stop, that's it!"

Under the command of the main gunner, all preparations were completed.

At this moment, everyone inside the turret held their breath, waiting for new orders to be given.

Inside the command center, Shen Lang, having learned that the turrets were ready, stroked his chin and gazed at the Lebanese fleet opposite him for a while.

"Order the main guns to fire!"

A sharp brass whistle sounded, and all officers and soldiers on board went into combat readiness.

After hearing the three whistles, the main gunner took a deep breath.

"fire!"

With a shout, all the soldiers inside the turret, except for the two operators, covered their ears.

click-

As the operator pulled the string with all his might, the crisp sound of the needle bobbing echoed inside the turret.

boom--

With a loud bang, the armor-piercing shell whistled out of the muzzle.

A puff of white smoke flashed from the muzzle as the scorching armor-piercing shell hurtled toward the Lebanese warship 800 meters away.

On the other side, just as the Li Kingdom's sailors were about to issue a second warning to the Chu Kingdom's warships, they heard a thunderous explosion, which made them tremble.

Just as he regained his composure, his pupils contracted involuntarily, as if he had seen a dark object flash past the hull of the ship.

boom--

The next moment, the naval commander felt a violent tremor beneath his feet, and he staggered backward uncontrollably.

"what!"

As he lost his balance, he let out a shrill scream and then plunged into the sea, creating an inconspicuous wave.

The shot pierced the warship's hull, creating a hole about half a person's height on each side.

Before the Lebanese sailors, who were waiting in the cabin for the battle, could react, they were swept away by the surging waves.

Seawater rapidly flooded the ship's hold, causing the warship to begin listing to one side.

Sailors who were unsteady on the deck did everything they could to grab onto any sturdy object around them to prevent themselves from losing control and falling into the sea.

For a moment, cries, shouts, and curses mingled into a cacophony of monkey calls echoing incessantly across the sea.

But no matter how hard they struggled, the sinking of the three-masted warship was inevitable.

"Is this how you greet someone? Is this the etiquette of my Great Chu?"

Seeing the battleship destroy an enemy ship with a single shot, Jiang Mengxuan was speechless but also filled with excitement.

"When we return, I will massively expand the navy. Our Great Chu needs at least thirty battleships to ensure our position. We must build them, we must build them, even if it means selling everything we own!"

The power displayed by the battleships made Jiang Mengxuan completely agree with Shen Lang's naval construction plan, and she also made up her mind to vigorously develop the navy.

In the command center, after seeing through the binoculars a warship capsized on the opposite side, with Lebanese sailors thrashing about in the sea, Shen Lang's lips curled into a cruel smile.

"Order the main gun turret to sink that other three-masted ship as well!"

"Yes!"

The messenger immediately turned around and went to give the order.

boom--

Another cannon shot rang out, and a whistling armor-piercing shell hurtled toward another three-masted warship.

The Lebanese soldiers on that ship were still reeling from the earlier scene and didn't know what had happened until they watched their friendly ship sink.

But soon, they took to the air together.

The second armor-piercing shell also pierced through the hull, instantly splitting it in two.

More than 170 officers and soldiers on board fell into the sea.

"You played pretty well."

Shen Lang was quite satisfied with the results of these two shots.

Finally, he focused his attention on the four two-masted sailing ships that were trying to escape.

"Notify the Kaiyang to sink three of them and send one back to report."

"Notify the officers and soldiers at the main gun position to lift the alert and clean the gun barrel."

"Yes!"

The messenger on the Po Jun immediately stood on the communications platform and used flag signals to issue orders to the Kai Yang not far away.

Before long, the Kaiyang received orders, decisively adjusted its cannons, and aimed them all at the four lone boats at sea...