Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 885: Chapter 644: Why Did You Surrender So Quickly?

"You first go and contact the Zhang Dynasty, see when we can jointly attack the Taro Dynasty. As for here, leave it to Jiang He, let him take his time with the relocation!"

Yang Zhenshan once again acted as the hands-off shopkeeper, made some simple arrangements, and returned to Star Moon Island.

After he returned to Star Moon Island, Xue Ping, Yang Mingzhi, Yang Minghao, Luo Jingsong, and Wu Zhan led the army south.

On Star Moon Island, they also began preparations for relocation, with Jiang He first arranging matters on Star Moon Island before taking a group of officials and government officials to take over the Divine Wood Seven Islands.

They needed to establish government offices on the Divine Wood Seven Islands, first setting up the framework of the government, and then turning the remaining Divine Wood Sect followers into the citizens of the government.

The remaining Divine Wood Sect followers were essentially the lowest-class citizens, and their survival indicated that they had no real faith in the Divine Wood Sect.

In fact, it was more appropriate to call them slaves of the Divine Wood Sect; they couldn’t even be considered poor farmers, merely a group of serfs at most.

Now they had become ordinary citizens of the government, which was undoubtedly a happy occurrence for them.

Upon arrival, the officials of the government did the first thing: distributing land to them so they could continue farming.

The process was complicated with many minor and major issues, yet under the powerful military force and favorable conditions, these people quickly accepted the government’s rule willingly.

As the government gradually appeased these common folk, the relocation from Star Moon Island to Divine Wood Island was also put on the agenda.

Jiang He first allocated the buildings on Divine Wood Island; he initially wanted to let Yang Zhenshan live in the temple, which was not only grand and magnificent but had many courtyards behind it where the High Priest and priests of the Divine Wood Sect used to live.

Yang Zhenshan had seen the temple and did not wish to be revered, so he directly had Jiang He divide the temple. The front halls could serve as government offices, the rear courtyards were suitable, with himself living in the largest courtyard, the three brothers Yang Mingcheng living in the three smaller ones, and for Yang Mingzhao, he allocated the courtyard beside.

As for the other courtyards, each family was assigned a few sets, with the principle being centered around the former temple: the older generation living near the temple, while the younger generation towards the outskirts. If the courtyards were insufficient, they would build some small ones.

Yang Zhenshan had long since ceased requiring the whole family to live together, and the other families on Star Moon Island were also separated without everyone being enclosed in a large courtyard.

Besides the former site of the Divine Wood Sect, Yang Zhenshan also made some plans for the island.

In the two corners between the lake and the coast, the east side was to be developed into a commercial area, the west into a port and warehouse.

Passing through the former site of the Divine Wood Sect on the east was the large banyan tree, which could definitely not be relocated, but they were to build two roads east of the lake dam and the large banyan tree for chariots and horses to pass through.

Though there were waterways on the island, roads were nonetheless essential.

Bypassing the large banyan tree to the south, they set up market towns along the lakeshore and riverside, then centered villages around the market towns.

The plan was set first, and development would follow slowly.

Under Jiang He’s arrangements, the relocation from Star Moon Island to Divine Wood Island was progressing gradually, and on the other side, the Yang family and Zhang Dynasty quickly reached an agreement to jointly attack the Taro Dynasty.

With Zhang Juhai’s support and the Taro Dynasty suffering losses at Star Moon Island, the rulers and officials of the Zhang royal court made the decision with almost no hesitation, completing the assembly of the navy with the greatest speed.

The zeal of the Zhang royal court’s rulers and officials was partly due to Zhang Juhai’s status within the Zhang Dynasty: as the ancestral figure of the royal family and the most powerful person in the Zhang Dynasty, Zhang Juhai’s word was almost law within the dynasty. Even the current king of Zhang had to reverently address him as Great Uncle.

The second reason was that the Zhang Dynasty had been severely oppressed by the Taro Dynasty over the past years, almost unable to raise their heads. Now, with a rare opportunity to annihilate the Taro Dynasty, unless all the rulers and officials of the Zhang royal court were fools, they would certainly seize this chance.

Moreover, they could acquire a large piece of territory after this battle. With such an opportunity for territorial expansion, they would never miss it.

Thus, on February 20th, the Zhang Dynasty mobilized thirty thousand navy troops for the campaign, along with twenty thousand young and strong laborers accompanying the army.

Then it ended.

As the Tenglong Guard Navy and the Zhang Dynasty’s navy magnificently charged towards the Taro Dynasty, the remnants of the Taro Dynasty’s navy turned around and fled.

When the soldiers of both navies landed, the ministers of the Taro Dynasty opened the gates and surrendered one after another.

The Tenglong Guard Navy landed on the east island of the Taro Dynasty on February 28th, and by March 5th had already reached the capital of the Taro Dynasty.

As the army just arrived under the city, the next day the capital of Taro opened its gates in surrender.

The entire court was almost entirely traitorous, escorting their monarch and hundreds of members of the royal family to surrender.

Yang Mingzhi stood in front of the army formation, looking at the figures kneeling all over the ground before him, with a somewhat awkward expression.

Darn, they originally thought they would have to fight several hard battles, but never expected the journey to be like a sightseeing tour.

The Taro Dynasty’s navy did not dare to engage in a battle, which was understandable, considering the awe-inspiring presence of the Tenglong Guard Navy. Yet after they landed, having specifically rested for two days, the Taro Dynasty had enough time to gather forces to block them, yet in the end, there was no resistance.

The total ineptitude of the Taro Dynasty made Yang Mingzhi feel a lack of achievement.