Iron Dynasty

Your Highness, what to do with these prisoners?

After some questioning, General Gao Li told everything he knew. At this time, Yue Yun asked the soldiers to put away the bayonet.

How did they treat our fishermen? Xiao Ming looked stern.

Everyone they took back became slaves. Yue Yun said bitterly. He already knew that many of the Japanese pirates along the coast were disguised as Koryo soldiers, and he hated Koryo even more at this time.

This king said, Anyone who was captured by them became slaves. Yue Yun said with hatred. He already knew that many of the Japanese pirates along the coast were disguised as Koryo soldiers. At this time, he hated Koryo even more. They were slaves. Xiao Ming said.

Yes. Yue Yun sneered twice, raised his hand, and the soldiers drove these Koryo prisoners to the salt field with flintlock guns with bayonets.

After relieving his hatred a little, Yue Yun said again: Your Highness, since the barbarians entered the customs, this Goryeo has often bullied our people in the country of Dayu, and has dominated the surrounding fishing grounds very domineeringly. Now that the fleet has initially been built, it is also time to give these two-faced Goryeo. A little lesson.

This is exactly what this king is thinking. From now on, you will send warships to cruise the sea. As long as you encounter ships from Korea and Japan, you can attack them. Xiao Ming's expression was cold.

The coastal Japanese pirates have a long history, and this has always been a headache for the Great Yu Kingdom. Whether it is a real Japanese pirate, a Japanese pirate disguised by Goryeo, or a Japanese pirate disguised by a businessman in the Great Yu Kingdom, all coastal cities and shipping routes will pose a serious threat.

Now that he has signed a trade agreement with the Dutch, his merchant ships will soon transport goods to the south of the Great Yu Kingdom along the sea and land. At this time, he must consider the safety of the merchant ships.

It was for this reason that he made this decision.

Yue Yun nodded excitedly when he heard the words. He had long imagined that there would be such a day, and now the era of the Great Yu Kingdom ruling the ocean has finally come.

Speaking of this, the two talked about some issues with the battleship cruising.

In fact, the problem is very simple. Like modern times, the cruising of warships has only one purpose, which is to fight pirates and protect trade routes.

Because the ocean is very wide, it is impractical for all the warships to act together, so he split the warships into two or three warships into a formation.

Each formation is responsible for cruising in a specific sea area, so that his current fleet can completely cover the routes of East Asia, thus keeping the routes firmly in his hands.

Of course, this battleship cruising is just the beginning. Next, he will monopolize maritime trade and become a sea coachman in East Asia like the Dutch. Only his merchant ships can transfer goods from different countries and make profits at sea.

However, this goal is still somewhat difficult to implement. Without a fierce war, he may not be able to make Korea and Japan recognize his maritime hegemony.

Although he wanted to start the war now, the reality he faced was that the number of warships was still too small.

The Galen ship is not omnipotent, and its flexibility at sea is not too high. It is still very dangerous to face hundreds of warships, so he is waiting for the launch of twenty-four third-class sailing warships this year.

In this way, he has thirty-nine battleships, so that a fleet of this size can handle naval battles with ease, and there is no need to worry about the Dutchmen stabbing knives in the back.

People who are not of our race will have different hearts. Xiao Ming will not believe in the Dutch just because he signed an agreement. The only eternal interests between countries are interests.

The battleship cruising route was agreed upon, and Yue Yun was planning to implement it in the near future. For the time being, the fleet's function was only to protect the trade route.

After leaving the military port, Xiao Ming returned to Xingyuan. Along the way, he began to think about the next East Asian strategic issues.

If he was still living in modern times, Xiao Ming would naturally not think so much, but now as the prince of the Great Yu Kingdom, he must find a bright future for his fief.

After encountering the Koryo battleship at sea this time, Xiao Ming's determination to attack Koryo and destroy its navy became even more determined.

He is not just to teach Goryeo, but because attacking Goryeo is an important part of his control of the barbarians, and because he cannot destroy Goryeo's navy, he cannot directly attack the barbarian hinterland by garrisoning troops on Juehua Island.

This Juehua Island, also known as Chrysanthemum Island, is the largest island in the contemporary Liaodong Bay. During the Ming Dynasty, the navy of Juehua Island was led by the guerrilla Golden Crown.

The first function is to guard the food and equipment on the island; the second is to cooperate with Lu Shi's plan to restore the lost land in Liaodong; the third is to defend the city of Ningyuan, according to the literature: Those who build eight li build the key point of Ningyuan, and more importantly, guard the forty thousand of eight li. Ning Yuan's rush is at an angle with Juehua Island. And when the robbers peek into the city, the soldiers on the island will go out of the way, burn their pontoon bridge, and circle behind them to attack them horizontally.

Later, in order to compete for this island and the Ming Dynasty, the Jin Army launched the battle of Huajue Island, which shows the importance of the geographical location of this Juehua Island.

Now Xiao Ming also values ​​this place. If you want to attack the barbarian hinterland and cooperate with the fortress advance strategy, this place will be very suitable.

Today, the northern barbarians have always been the biggest threat to Qingzhou on land. Although he has been developing the navy during this time, his arrangements for the barbarians have never stopped.

In the last battle of Jizhou, Bei Shan's life and death were unknown, but after that, the barbarians seemed to have died down and fell silent.

This apparent calm made Xiao Ming more and more uneasy. Before a storm came, it was always unusually calm, and he didn't want to imagine the worst.

It is precisely because of this worry that the worst-case scenario is envisaged. At this time, the maritime trade route is particularly important. If his fiefs lose external support, maritime trade will be his last straw.

Back in Xingyuan, Fei Yue'er was feeding the fish by the pond, and her relaxed look proved that she had calmed down.

His Royal Highness. Seeing Xiao Ming coming back, Fei Yue'er got up with a smile.

Xiao Ming walked over and asked, Isn't today's event scare you?

His Royal Highness has underestimated the concubine. The concubine was not frightened, but felt seasick. Fei Yue'er said rather embarrassedly.

Seasick? Xiao Ming was dumbfounded, Why didn't you tell this king before going to sea?

My concubine is afraid of disturbing His Highness's interest, and since I have lived in Chang'an for a long time, I have never seen what happened in the sea. I really want to follow His Highness to see it. Fei Yue'er said.

Xiao Ming patted Fei Yue'er's head, No wonder you rarely talk along the way and your face is pale, that's fine, this king thought it was the naval battle that scared you.

Fei Yue'er became more and more embarrassed. She said, His Royal Highness can face barbarians in Qingzhou without any fear. As the wife of His Highness, how can I let the soldiers see a joke.

Xiao Ming nodded, Fei Yue'er looked more and more like a princess.

The two were joking and laughing when the servant outside the door came over and said, Your Highness, Governor Yang is asking for a meeting outside. He said that the fishing boat that was fishing has returned.