Chapter 962 Interrogation

Dengzhou Military Port.

Xie Yuan led a group of generals to give Xiao Ming a military salute.

Yesterday they spread the news of the naval battle to Qingzhou, and the next day the emperor arrived in Dengzhou on the earliest steam locomotive.

Xiao Ming returned a military salute to Xie Yuan. As he walked to the pier, he waited for Xie Yuan's report.

"Your Majesty, the fleet that attacked the Great Yu Kingdom was a combined fleet composed of Britain, France, and Spain. The number of warships was seventy-six, all of which were the main battleships of the third-class sail. In the fierce battle yesterday, we attacked together. Seventy-four warships were sunk, seven hybrid warships and four third-class sail warships were lost, 8,000 local soldiers were killed, 3,000 soldiers were captured, and only two warship officers deliberately let them escape Go." Xie Yuan cautiously reported the battle situation.

Hearing this, Xiao Ming stopped. He glanced at Xie Yuan with interest and asked, "Why do you allow the two warships to escape?"

Xie Yuan was stunned for a moment, his forehead was sweating slightly, and he was a little afraid of being blamed by Xiao Ming, but after taking a deep breath, he decided to express his true thoughts: "This time the United Kingdom, France and Spain jointly attacked the Dengzhou military port. , must be despising the navy of the Great Yu Kingdom, confident that the sea power is up to them, the subordinate deliberately let the two warships go back this time, the purpose is to pass the war to Britain and France through the soldiers of these two warships In this situation, the purpose of scaring the enemy is achieved, so that the navy of the Great Yu Kingdom can sail more smoothly in the South China Sea.

Xiao Ming nodded slightly. It was easy for them to sink the remaining two warships, but to him it was clear that the value of these two warships back in Europe was much higher than the value of sinking them.

First, he needs European countries to have a clear understanding of Da Yu, so as to prevent these powers from making trouble for him, or at least less trouble.

Second, since the reunification of the Great Yu Kingdom, the territory under his control has been increasing rapidly. Goryeo, Japan, Yaksa, the Philippines, and there may be more Southeast Asian colonies in the future.

These newly added lands need to be digested slowly by the Great Yu Kingdom. Therefore, after the seizure of Malacca, the Great Yu Congress will demarcate its own sphere of influence with Malacca as the boundary, and slowly consolidate its power in these areas, so that the enemy is afraid and dare not dare Acting rashly is what they want.

After all, it is not enough to simply occupy the colonies. He needs these colonies to provide the output of ore, food and labor for the Great Yu Kingdom, so as to achieve profitability.

Otherwise occupying a loss-making colony has no value.

"You have done a good job. It is necessary to deter these maritime powers, stop wars with wars, and play the majesty of the Great Yu Kingdom. At the same time, we need to take time to manage the areas under our control."

Xiao Ming appreciated it.

Although the European powers are colonized all over the world, but these colonies belong to different countries, and now the control of Asia by the Great Yu Kingdom is relying on its own strength, which is much more difficult.

"Your Highness Xie praised him, but this time he was able to defeat this combined fleet mainly because of him." Xie Yuan said, and introduced Li Wei to Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming looked at the navy general who was a little frail, but his eyes were very bright. He said, "You are very good. You can lead twelve warships to almost destroy the enemy's warships. This time I want to reward you heavily."

Li Wei looked excited, he immediately gave a strong military salute and said loudly: "Thank you, Emperor Longen."

Xiao Ming nodded slightly, showing his deep gratitude. The army is important, but the position of the navy is unshakable in the era of great navigation. Provide safe routes to drop soldiers into remote colonies.

So he said to all the admirals: "This naval battle will destroy the enemy in World War I, and make a name for yourself overseas. You will all get rich rewards on the list of awards that the cabinet will draw up this time."

The generals immediately became happy and cheered: "Long live my emperor, long live my emperor!"

Seeing that the generals and soldiers were so enthusiastic, Xiao Ming felt very at ease. After all, now the Great Yu Kingdom is an monarchy, and the loyalty of soldiers to the emperor is very important.

After condolences to the officers and men who participated in the naval battle, generals such as Xiao Ming and Xie Yuan went directly to the naval officer's office.

At this time Xie Yuan asked: "Your Majesty, we have captured two very important people, one is Wilson, the commander of the combined fleet, and the other is Dick, a member of parliament from the United Kingdom, especially this Dick, the emperor must be interested in what he spit out. ."

One of the purposes of Xiao Ming's visit this time was to interrogate these prisoners, because he wanted to know the changes that were taking place in Britain and France. changes are lacking in understanding.

Now that there are these prisoners, it will be different, and there will always be a few people willing to say.

"Bring them here." Xiao Ming narrowed his eyes. The two prisoners were of great weight. One was a congressman and the other was a high-ranking navy general. Even if they were to redeem them, it would probably cost a lot of money.

After receiving the order, Xie Yuan ordered the soldiers, and after a while, the embarrassed Dick and Wilson were escorted all the way by two soldiers.

"This is His Majesty the Emperor of our Great Yu Kingdom. Aren't you clamoring to see His Majesty? Now if you have something to say, hurry up and let go." Xie Yuan roared unceremoniously.

Dick and Wilson looked at the young man sitting in the central seat of the official office, and both of them were a little surprised. Like their queen, the emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom was also very young.

However, the Queen's strength was built on the strength of Britain, and the young emperor personally brought the Great Yu Kingdom from poverty and weakness to today's prosperity and strength.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I am Dick, a British MP. This is Wilson. As an aristocrat, I protest the rude treatment of us by the Great Yu Kingdom. If any nobles in Europe are captured, they will be treated politely." Dick forced Suppressed the fear in the heart.

Wilson glanced at Xiao Ming and did not speak, but his rebellious eyes told Xiao Ming that this person was still a little timid.

"Your aristocratic etiquette seems to be only valid for you Europeans. You never said any etiquette when you slaughtered the natives of other countries." Xiao Ming said coldly, "I am very busy, I will tell you clearly now, if You can provide valuable information, and I can spare you not to die, if not, you will end up being thrown into the sea to be fed to sharks."

Dick's body suddenly went limp. He was pampered when he was in England, and he had never seen such a tyrannical monarch.

PS: I checked the cases for one day, and I will update it tonight and make up for it tomorrow.