The night sky was quiet. Before anyone realized it, the eastern horizon had already begun to pale like the belly of a fish.
As the morning stars dimmed, another fast ship arrived at Star Moon Island.
"Report! The enemy forces are twenty li away. Estimated arrival in Half an Hour!"
Inside the official office, the naval soldier in charge of the scouts ran over to report.
In the Main Hall, Yang Zhengshan sat high upon the Main Seat. Zhang Juhai and Zhu Yanshan sat on the left, while the three brothers Yang Mingcheng, Yang Mingzhi, and Yang Minghao sat on the right.
Li Chang and Wang Lei stood outside the door, leaning calmly against the pillars of the Covered Corridor.
As for the other personal attendants, they were not here at the moment, but scattered throughout the city.
For this battle, Yang Zhengshan intended to lure the enemy onto the island to fight, but he did not want Star Moon Island to suffer too many losses, so he had dispersed everyone.
Yang Chengche and Yang Qinwu had brought the runners from the official office and scattered them along the island's various coasts, organizing the island's young and able men to prevent the enemy from landing elsewhere.
Ding Qiu led the Yang Family guards and the personal attendants in guiding the young and able men inside the city to spread out across the city's various streets.
Although the soldiers of the Star Moon Navy were not on the island, and although the guards of the Yang Family Trading Firm had already gone out to sea for trade, the strength on Star Moon Island was still terrifying in the extreme.
Pick any young man on the island in his twenties or thirties, and he would be a martial artist. If he was