Chapter 144 The Battle of National Destiny
In this confrontation, the Pinghai Navy had 800,000 naval forces, while the Sakura Clan's naval forces numbered over 1.5 million, almost twice the number of the Pinghai Navy.

So even if the operation was not going well, the Sakura natives were still prepared to destroy the entire Pinghai Navy with their absolute numerical advantage.

After all, the Ping Navy is still trapped in the sea of ​​​​reefs at the moment, which is their advantage.

Facing the madly approaching Sakura navy, Qi Pinghai methodically commanded the 800,000 navy to launch wave after wave of attacks on the Sakura official ships.

"Boom boom boom..."

Crossbows rained down on the official ships of the Sakura Clan like rain, smashing them one by one. They were unable to withstand the powerful attack of the crossbows.

Fortunately, after several rounds of crossbow bombardment and the loss of nearly two hundred official ships, the Sakura Navy finally approached the Ping Navy's warships and was about to engage in a boarding battle.

"The number of the Ping navy is far less than ours. We will definitely win this time."

"Everyone, let's fight. This time we must establish our Ying Clan's hegemony in the East China Sea."

"Go out and crush the Ning Dynasty pigs."

……

The natives of the Sakura tribe seemed to see the dawn of victory and cheered, but at this moment, they saw many soldiers of the Pinghai Army took out black balls and threw them at them.

"Thunderbolt!"

Lu Changjing specifically asked the Tan Company to mobilize a batch of low-level thunderbolt seeds, totaling more than a thousand, as part of the military expenditure.

It happened to be used in the battle that would determine the hegemony of the western part of the East China Sea. Before the natives of the Sakura tribe could react to what was happening, they were blown to pieces by hundreds of thunder bombs.

“Boom boom boom… boom boom boom…”

Amid the deafening roar, hundreds of Sakura clan official ships were badly damaged or even turned into pieces.

The blazing flames swept up and enveloped more Sakura clan official ships, causing countless Sakura clan natives to jump off the boats in fear, but what was waiting for them was the corpse-dissolving water in the sea.

"Ah... Help me, my body is melting."

"Corpse water. There is also corpse water in here."

"It's over. Our Sakura Navy is finished."

……

In just a short time, nearly half of the Sakura tribe's 1.5 million troops were killed by the Pinghai Navy, and they no longer had any advantage in numbers.

The blazing flames also blocked the Sakura clan official ships behind, preventing them from getting close at all.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the soldiers of the Pinghai Navy took out their bows and arrows and shot the Sakura natives who were struggling in the flames and sea water.

At the same time, the soldiers in charge of the crossbows did not stop and operated them to attack the remaining Sakura clan official ships.

Some masters took the remaining hundreds of thunder seeds and rushed towards the intact Sakura clan official ships.

Faced with the Pinghai Army that took the initiative to attack, the Sakura natives, who had been frightened by the rounds of attacks, had almost no ability to fight back and retreated one after another.

Even though General De Hai, who was at the back, killed dozens of Sakura clan leaders, he still couldn't stop the Sakura clan navy from escaping. In just half an hour, the once powerful Sakura clan army turned into a lost dog.

"Fish and Dragon Dance!"

Under the astonished gaze of the Ying Clan army, the Pinghai navy, which was originally trapped in the chaotic reef sea, actually began to turn rapidly. As it turned, layers of sea water surged up, carrying hundreds of Pinghai navy warships out of the chaotic reef sea. This panicked the Ying Clan natives who still wanted to take advantage of the Pinghai navy being trapped and escape.

"Run, the Pinghaijun has escaped."

"Is this the Fish-Dragon Formation of the Ping Navy? It can actually lift the sea water out of thin air."

"Didn't they say that the Pinghaijun was trapped and couldn't break free? What's going on now?"

……

Those Sakura natives who had thought they still had a chance to escape because they were trapped by the Pinghai Army were completely panicked.

The remaining morale was gone, and all the Sakura clan's official ships began to flee frantically, no longer caring about dealing with the Ping navy.

Looking at the miserable Sakura natives, Qi Pinghai with a calm face commanded the army in an orderly manner, beat the enemy hard, and attacked the enemy for three thousand miles, all the way to Qianyu Island, the residence of General Dehai.

At this moment, the Sakura clan's 1.5 million navy and 1,200 ships have almost disappeared, and the foundation accumulated over thousands of years has almost been lost.

This battle, which determined the fate of the Sakura clan and its people, ended with a great victory for the Ping Navy.

However, Qi Pinghai knew in his heart that although he had won a great victory in the naval battle, it would not be an easy task to completely defeat the more than 100 million members of the Sakura Tribe.

These Sakura natives have occupied one island after another and have been operating them for many years. They have tight defenses and it is quite difficult to break through.

However, as long as they can control the most important maritime power, the Sakura natives will be lambs to be slaughtered. They can launch a large army to besiege them at any time and prevent them from uniting.

The initiative in the western part of the East China Sea is now in the hands of the Pinghai Army. Qi Pinghai has completed a great cause that no one in the Daning Dynasty has accomplished in thousands of years.

Even Lu Changjing had not expected such an unstoppable force.

So when Lu Changjing received the good news from the front line, he was dumbfounded. He did not expect that Qi Pinghai and his Pinghai Navy were so powerful. In just a few months, they completely defeated the Sakura tribe's naval army and gained control of the trade rights in the western East China Sea.

Originally, I thought Qi Pinghai would at most take over most of the trading rights in the western part of the East China Sea, but I didn't expect that it was more than just most of the trading rights. Almost more than 90% of the trading rights were taken by Qi Pinghai.

With such great achievements, he is fully qualified to be crowned king.

So after just a moment's consideration, Lu Changjing issued generous rewards and gifts to Ping Haijun, and at the same time promised Qi Pinghai that the day he completely conquered the Sakura natives would be the day he would be crowned the King of Southeast.

Now there are four kings in the Daning Dynasty: the Northwest King, the Northeast King, the Southwest King, the Heluo King... They are located in the northwest, northeast, southwest, and central respectively, and there is just one Southeast King missing.

If Qi Pinghai can pacify the Sakura natives and take over the western region of the East China Sea, it would be no problem for him to be crowned king for such an achievement.

Shortly after receiving the good news, Lu Changjing received another generous gift from Qi Pinghai.

Soul-sensing divine liquid!

One of the most precious treasures to assist in breaking through the shackles of gods and demons, the old emperor Ning Tianbao has a soul-sensing magical liquid in his hand, which can help the challenger to better sense the existence of the three souls and seven spirits when breaking through the shackles of gods and demons.

This auxiliary divine object was looted from General Dehai's Mansion and was one of General Dehai's most precious collections. It was originally intended to be presented to the Great Emperor of the Sakura Clan, but unexpectedly, Qi Pinghai had conquered Qianyu Island and General Dehai's Mansion first and took away this soul-sensing divine liquid.

Qi Pinghai then sent over this priceless soul-sensing divine liquid, which was exactly what Lu Changjing needed.

Lu Changjing himself had never thought that Qi Pinghai, who also needed the Soul-Sensing Divine Liquid, would send such a precious treasure to Baiyujing.

(End of this chapter)