Chapter 441: To Save or Not to Save

"Treasure Island? This name is good, and the money will roll in. Reading" Zhou Yi smacked his lips and laughed.

He knew very well that the real purpose of the King of Yan to build this fleet was for trade.

In the future, he would cooperate with the merchants to bring a steady stream of wealth to the four northern counties, and he would be qualified as a naval admiral.

Zhao Xu smiled, "As for your name..."

He looked at the sharks churning in the sea, "Let's call it Black Shark Pirates."

"Domineering." Zhou Yi and Gong Ying looked at each other and laughed.

Gong Ying seemed to have doubts and said, "Your Highness, but even so, I'm afraid it can't completely cover up our relationship with Your Highness."

Zhao Xu nodded, "That's true, but this is enough. This king doesn't admit it, and you don't admit it either. Even if they are suspicious, they can only stare blankly."

In modern times, the privateering ships of the Age of Discovery were first created by Britain.

In order to deal with Spain and the Netherlands, the enemies in maritime trade.

Although Queen Elizabeth personally created these privateers, the government does not recognize their relationship at all.

Other countries can only swallow their anger and build their own privateer fleets to fight.

Now he and Zhou Yi's Black Shark Pirates are the same.

He built warships and trained naval generals and soldiers, but he just didn't admit that this was his own power.

Even if someone impeached him in the court, he would not admit it.

If they have the ability, they can destroy the Black Shark Pirates themselves.

"That's right." Gong Ying nodded, so they can do things more freely.

Anyway, the King of Yan is their confidence.

After agreeing on this matter, Zhao Xu ordered Zhou Yi to send him back to the coast.

At this moment, the Beidi soldiers who survived the sea by chance reached the shore under the impact of the waves.

They threw away their armor and were very embarrassed, and everyone was like a drowned chicken.

And when they climbed onto the beach, they found that the Dasong soldiers were waiting for them.

Seeing them being beaten up without explanation, the ferocious Dasong soldiers then tied them up with ropes and took them away in a string.

Zhao Xu rode in a small boat and watched Dasong catch Beidi soldiers on the beach like catching pigs.

When they arrived at the beach, Bai Shang led his troops over immediately.

"Your Highness, it was wonderful." Bai Shang's face flushed.

He and his soldiers just watched the whole naval battle.

More than 300 Beidi warships seemed fierce.

But under the attack of the twelve royal warships, they were as fragile as babies, and one by one, the Beidi warships sank to the bottom of the sea.

The generals around Bai Shang also had a light in their eyes.

This battle was so refreshing.

The attack of the royal warships on Beidi was completely one-sided.

As the Beidi warships sank, their pride continued to rise.

Zhao Xu laughed.

There is no doubt that this naval battle will make the royal soldiers more confident when facing Beidi.

He said, "In this case, I hope that one day you can also beat the Beidi cavalry like these warships and make them unable to fight back."

"Yes, Your Highness." Bai Shang and the generals shouted loudly.

Zhao Xu nodded and looked at the Beidi soldiers who were constantly washed up on the beach by the waves, "Continue to catch pigs."

After that, he left the beach under the protection of Xu Lie.

At the same time, he ordered Zhou Yi to hand over Ulanba to Bai Shang, and then let Bai Shang take him to Yancheng.

Spent a night in Leting.

The next morning, Bai Shang reported the number of prisoners captured.

"Your Highness, this time we captured a total of 36,000 prisoners."

"It's a pity, otherwise the mines would have more labor." Zhao Xu said.

He deliberately chose the battlefield near the beach in order to capture as many prisoners as possible.

When attacking the Beidi warships, Zhou Yi and his men did not aim to kill or injure the Beidi soldiers.

Often when the ship sank, they would attack the next one.

It's just that the Beidi soldiers are really bad at swimming.

Most of them were drowned.

"Detain these captives temporarily in Leting, and officials from the government office will come to take them away." Zhao Xu said.

After returning to Yancheng, he will let Liu Fu make unified arrangements and send people wherever they are needed.

After explaining this matter, Zhao Xu said to Bai Shang: "In addition, store troops and horses at the junction of Pingjun and Fanyang County in the south. When I get the evidence, I will deal with the Yuan family."

He has never forgotten what happened in Liaojun and Pingjun last time.

Yuan Li instigated the nobles of the two counties to flee and took away a lot of wealth.

Now Yuan Li is doing this kind of treason again when Beidi is going south.

This time, even if he can't kill Yuan Li, he will cut ten pounds of meat from Yuan Li.

"Yes, Your Highness." Bai Shang responded yes, and then he said: "Your Highness, the Beidi troops who went south from the sea were destroyed, but how to deal with the Beidi army outside Yanguan?"

This naval battle made him itchy, and he wanted to fight Beidi on land.

Zhao Xu shook his head. "Bei Di failed at sea. The two Bei Di kings outside Yan Pass are no longer a threat to Yan Pass. There is no need to sacrifice soldiers in vain. Besides, the battle situation of Bei Di is unclear, so it is not easy to act rashly."

Outside Yan Pass, the road is flat. Bei Di has artillery and cavalry.

He is confident that the royal army can win, but he will also pay a certain proportion of casualties.

Moreover, Bei Di cavalry can run away if they can't win.

For infantry, even if they win on the battlefield, they can't pursue and complete the task of annihilation.

If they go too deep, the supply line will become fragile and easy to fall.

Moreover, he only solved the crisis in Yanzhou.

But the war in the northwest was also very important.

If a big mess occurs, Dasong's situation will deteriorate dramatically.

Before, he already knew that Zhao Heng continued to make advances under the instigation of the second prince.

This is an extremely dangerous signal.

Once Beidi and Xiliang really set a trap near Yongzhou, the Emperor Dasong may not be able to escape.

At that time, no matter whether the emperor is captured or killed, there will be a bloody storm in Dasong.

His victory in Yanzhou means nothing.

Thinking of this, he decided to return to Yancheng to wait for news so that he could respond at any time.

At noon two days later, he arrived in Yancheng.

Before they reached the city gate, they saw Liu Fu leading a Forbidden Army soldier in a hurry.

After bowing, Liu Fu said anxiously: "Your Highness came back just in time. I was about to send someone to deliver a message to His Highness. There was a big chaos in the northwest. The Northern Expeditionary Army fell into a trap. Now the Emperor is trapped in Xiancheng. This When Tan Ma came to Yanzhou, General Yang was fighting fiercely with Beidi in Yongcheng."

"Something happened." Zhao Xu frowned.

"His Royal Highness King Yan, Your Majesty please lead your troops to Qinzhou to rescue him as soon as possible." A soldier of the Forbidden Army knelt down on one knee, "If it is too late, it will be too late."

When Zhao Xu heard this, his brows furrowed even deeper.

After winning the naval battle, although he was happy, he still felt a little unhappy.

The source of unhappiness is the war in the northwest.

Now, this trouble finally comes to him.