On April 28, the Great Tang Empire Navy assembled in the southern waters of New Island. The Shen Army's forward observers on the beach noticed the massive fleet of Tang Army warships.
A Shen Army soldier sprinted along the trench, startling his comrades crouched in the bunker. Then, everyone saw nearly the entire horizon filled with Tang Navy warships.
"It's not good! Not good! The Tang Army fleet! The Tang Army fleet!" he shouted loudly while running.
Those sleepy-eyed Shen Army soldiers, peeking out from their trenches, were immediately startled awake by the spine-chilling sight before them.
Countless warships were turning their turrets on the distant horizon. The dark muzzle of their massive cannons pointed menacingly toward New Island.
As dawn barely broke, deafening artillery fire commenced. Shells rained down onto the already battered Shen Army's positions, reducing their hastily repaired trenches to rubble.
