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

"It's your turn!"

After taking down three in one go, Tie Ji immediately turned his attention to Ruan Yi.

Seeing his subordinates lying on the ground groaning in pain, and looking at Ruan Xialai's extremely gloomy face, he knew he had to regain his dignity.

"Your skills are impressive, sir. Let Ruan Yilai have a go at you!"

Ruan Yi roared and charged towards Tie Ji with his Eagle Claw Hand.

Tieji chuckled coldly and immediately went to meet him.

The moment the two sides made contact, it was a brutal fight.

Relying on his invulnerability to break his golden body, Ruan Yi attacked with wide, sweeping moves, completely abandoning defense, which left Tie Ji helpless for a time.

boom--

Just as the two were locked in combat for a moment, Tie Ji bent down and punched Ruan Yi in the abdomen.

But when this powerful punch landed on the opponent, instead of the expected person being sent flying, the opponent felt a tingling, numb, and dislocated sensation in their arm.

"Drink~"

Ruan Yi shouted in a deep voice, forcefully activating his inner energy to open the iron machine, and then extended his eagle claws, intending to directly pierce into his opponent's head.

Unexpectedly, Tie Ji dodged to the side, flipped over, and kicked Ruan Yi directly in the throat.

However, Ruan Yi's body was as hard as iron. Even with the power to kick a bear to death, Ruan Yi only took two steps back, while Ruan Yi himself was knocked back several steps.

"very good!"

Instantly, Tie Ji's killing intent surged, and a black aura emanated from his body.

"This is……"

Seeing this, Nguyen Ha Lai couldn't help but be startled.

Shi Mingzhu smiled and said, "This is the Maha Heavenly Tribulation, which Tie Ji has cultivated for a hundred years. It is also one of the national treasures of my Wu Zhao Kingdom."

He only uses this technique when facing an equally matched opponent.

"The Great Heavenly Tribulation?"

Ruan Xialai muttered a few words, not knowing what was different about this technique.

But since it is the Wu Zhao Zheng Guo Divine Skill, it must be top-notch.

On the other side, Ruan Yi was unaware of his opponent's change in attitude and only wanted to press his advantage and restore the dignity of the palace guards.

Just as the two sides were about to begin a new round of clashes...

boom--

A deafening roar shook the earth and the entire palace.

"what happened?"

boom--

Just as Ruan Xialai asked the question, another loud bang rang out.

This time, the banquet dishes at the palace banquet were all scattered on the ground.

"Report——"

Suddenly, a samurai came to report.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The warships of the Chu Kingdom have arrived at our naval port on the south bank, and they are bombarding the ships docked in the harbor with some kind of firearm!"

"What did you say!"

The sudden turn of events caused Ruan Xialaizhen to have a complete cerebellum short circuit on the spot.

The presence of the Chu fleet here can only be explained by one reason.

The Le Kingdom's navy was defeated.

Boom boom boom——

A series of loud noises erupted, and the originally festive atmosphere was instantly replaced by anxiety and fear.

"Quickly assemble a large army and rush to the naval port to resist the Chu army. Under no circumstances should they be allowed to land!"

Furthermore, a notice is issued to the entire city of Wangjiao, instructing all soldiers and civilians to unite and resist the foreign enemy!

Nguyen Ha Lai is not stupid. The strength of the Le Kingdom lies in its navy. Now that the navy has been defeated, the Le Kingdom's main force, a motley crew in armor, is no match for the Chu army.

The only hope was to prevent the Chu army from landing.

But how did the Le Kingdom's navy get defeated?

This was a problem that Nguyen Ha Lai and the royal ministers couldn't understand.

Even Shi Mingzhu was very puzzled.

He had personally witnessed the scale of the Li Kingdom's navy. It might be slightly inferior to that of the Xihuang Kingdom, but it wouldn't be much weaker.

But now, the Lebanese navy has been defeated just like that?

It seems they suffered a very crushing defeat, otherwise the Chu army fleet wouldn't have been able to directly storm the naval port.

However, there's no use thinking about it now; let's just wait and see.

……

At Cape of Hope naval port, artillery fire raged.

In the distance, two Chu warships fired alternately, recklessly destroying the last remaining Li main force docked in the naval port.

After several rounds of shelling, the Lebanese warships docked in the naval port were in a state of utter chaos.

The sea was littered with shipwrecks, and countless naval officers and soldiers were thrashing and groaning in the water, desperately hoping someone could rescue them from their misery.

Inside the command center, Jiang Mengxuan watched everything through binoculars, her cool expression remaining completely unchanged.

Having personally experienced the naval battles in the South China Sea, she had become numb to such small-scale scenes before her.

At that moment, she had only one thought in her mind.

These two sea monsters, built at a cost of several million taels of silver, are truly worth it.

Shen Lang, standing to the side, calmly issued the military order: "Quickly eliminate all enemies who are blocking your way, and do not show any mercy."

"Yes!"

After a brief pause, the shelling resumed.

Inside the naval port, screams of alarm could be heard everywhere.

These Lebanese sailors probably never imagined that one day their doorstep would be breached in such a way.

Inside the seemingly luxurious admiral's mansion, the naval admiral was frantically collecting valuables and gold and silver.

He knew better than anyone that the naval port was impossible to defend, and the best course of action was to abscond with the funds.

Just then, the gate was kicked open, and several sailors with blackened faces ran in.

"Sir, the enemy ships have started again! What should we do?!"

But upon seeing the gold and silver treasures scattered on the ground, a greedy look appeared in the eyes of these sailors, and some even swallowed hard.

Upon hearing this, the naval admiral turned around and roared, "Who let you in? Get back to the port and defend it! Go and drive the enemy back!"

Upon hearing this, the sailors exchanged glances, all looking at each other in bewilderment.

beat back?

how to spell?

Damn it, they're attacking us from miles away, and we can only take the hits without being able to fight back. How are we supposed to fight back?

Seeing that they didn't react, the naval admiral immediately stood up and shouted, "Didn't you hear what I said? Go back and resist immediately, or you'll be court-martialed!"

At this moment, a sailor couldn't help but ask, "Sir, without you here, we don't know how to defend ourselves. Why don't you tell us how to fight?"

"presumptuous!"

The naval admiral roared, his round belly protruding.

"Do I need to teach you how to fight? You bunch of stupid pigs! Get back there, you hear me!"

"Sir, are you planning to run away?"

"Bullshit, this is a strategic retreat, and then I'll lead you to turn the tide and win."

Although the sailors of the Lebanese navy were illiterate, having not received prenatal education, they were not stupid.

As soon as this nonsense was uttered, everyone's face darkened.

They exchanged glances for a while, understanding each other perfectly.

All the officials have fled, so what's the point of staying?

Why not just rob someone and run away?

Just then, another cannon shot rang out, shaking the house so much that it seemed about to collapse and sending dust flying.

"Do it!"

One sailor rolled up his sleeves and shouted, and the other soldiers immediately began moving the valuables out of the house.

"What are you doing? What do you want to do?!"

The naval admiral's eyes turned red, and he looked at these soldiers who used to be submissive and obedient with disbelief, who actually dared to rob his property.

"Put it down, all of you put it down! Do you hear me? You bunch of pigs!"

He rushed over to snatch the vase from the soldier's hands.

"Get lost."

As a result, the sailor simply shoved him aside, snatched the agate ring from his hand, and immediately rode away.