Ouyang Shuo didn't immediately agree to Lu Su's suggestion because he had other plans.
Ouyang Shuo planned to use the first batch of Z1 warships as the framework to form a personal guard fleet, temporarily named the Royal Fleet, similar to the Imperial Guards in the army.
In the future, there would be frequent Kingdom Wars, and Ouyang Shuo would often have to go out to sea. He would need a standing fleet by his side, and he wouldn't be able to transfer battleships from the five fleets every time he went out to sea. It would be truly inconvenient.
Therefore, there was no need for the Royal Fleet to have a full complement of five formations. For now, one formation was enough. However, the Royal Fleet needed to be equipped with the strongest Marine Corps to replace the role of the Imperial Guards. He couldn't say that Ouyang Shuo had to bring the Imperial Guards with him every time he went out to sea, which was extremely inconvenient.
During the voyage last year, the fleet that had been temporarily formed was the predecessor of the Royal Navy. It just so happened that the Southern Border Fleet had already withdrawn from the North Bay, and the Royal Fleet was stationed at the North Sea Port.
After listening to the King's plan, Zheng He took the lead to express his support and said, "The King is the ruler of a country. In the navy, there is indeed a need for such a fleet to protect the King and demonstrate the majesty of the Celestial Empire."
The establishment of the Royal Fleet would definitely improve the status of the navy in the army of the dynasty. As the commander-in-chief of the navy, Zheng He was naturally happy to see it happen, so he took the lead to express his opinion.
"We second the motion!"
The ministers present were naturally tactful and nodded in agreement. After all, the Royal Fleet was only a single formation, so it was not too much of a burden to the dynasty.
Since that was the case, how could the ministers oppose it? Moreover, it was a fact that the King often went out to sea. Equipping such a fleet was also to maintain the face of the dynasty, and it was a big matter.
Ouyang Shuo nodded. He looked at Lu Su again and said, "Of course, Zijing's proposal is also reasonable. In this King's opinion, it would be better to work on both fronts and complete the establishment of the Royal Fleet before October. The vacated tower ships can be transferred to the coastal fleet one after another, so that they can take shape as soon as possible. "
"Yes, sir!"
Before he left, Zheng He asked cautiously, "Does Your Majesty have any candidates for the Royal Navy Admiral in mind?"
Ouyang Shuo waved his hand and said, "The command center will first draw up a detailed reorganization plan, and the command center can take the lead in forming the fleet. As for the navy admiral, we'll discuss it later. "
Among the commanders of the five fleets, there was no one that Ouyang Shuo was very fond of.
"Yes, sir!"
Once all matters had been discussed, the court was dismissed.
…
Not long after Ouyang Shuo returned to the Imperial Study, before he could even warm his seat, the Office of Transmission responsible for delivering official documents hurriedly walked in.
"Why are you in such a panic?" Ouyang Shuo frowned.
The Minister of Communication did not dare to be negligent. He held a secret letter with both hands, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Gu Xiuwen, the City Guard of Friendship City, has just sent over an urgent letter, marked as extremely urgent!"
"What?" Ouyang Shuo stood up.
According to the rules, unless it was a matter of life and death, the local officials could not issue an 'extremely urgent' document.
"Bring it over quickly."
"Yes, sir!"
Ouyang Shuo received the secret letter and opened it on the spot. The more he read, the more unsightly his expression became. Never had he imagined that something would happen to Friendship City at this time.
If one were to trace the source, one would have to start from the ocean voyage last year.
Last June, Ouyang Shuo arrived in Somalia with his fleet and stopped at the port of Berbera. On the same night, he encountered a well-planned assassination.
Fortunately, Ouyang Shuo was lucky and escaped the calamity.
In Somalia, Ouyang Shuo led the fleet and defeated the three largest pirate groups in Somalia. He also exposed the true colors of Farah, the leader of the largest guild in Somalia, the Cheetah Mercenary Team.
With this achievement, Ouyang Shuo was conferred a title by the Somali royal family and was able to establish Friendship City in Somalia. This gave his territory a foothold in the Gulf of Aden, and he enjoyed a lot of glory.
On the contrary, Farah, who had lost the war and was a sinner of Somalia, became the leader of the Sirius Pirate Team and lurked in the waters around the Gulf of Aden.
This lay dormant for nearly a year.
Unexpectedly, under Farah's leadership, the Sirius Pirate Team not only recovered, but they also swallowed the other two pirate groups. Their strength increased greatly, and they became the most powerful existence in the Gulf of Aden.
Farah himself was known as the "Pirate King."
Ouyang Shuo did not expect that his soft-heartedness back then had led to his own demise.
Naturally, Farah hated Ouyang Shuo to the core. That morning, the Sirius Pirate Team suddenly launched an attack on Friendship City while the Mediterranean Fleet's Fifth Fleet was still in the Base City.
Caught off guard, the Brave Harbor outside of Friendship City fell, and hundreds of merchant ships docked there were looted and suffered heavy losses. When Gu Xiuwen sent the letter, more than 60,000 vicious pirates had already attacked the outer city of Friendship City and started a monstrous massacre in the city.
The commercial city was in the middle of a war.
The Friendship City Guard Division was defeated and had already retreated to the inner city. They planned to rely on the defenses in the inner city to deal with the pirates until reinforcements arrived.
Under such circumstances, Gu Xiuwen, the mayor of Friendship City, sent an urgent secret message.
Strangely enough, when the Mediterranean Fleet's Fifth Fleet was stationed in the Gulf of Aden, they did not see the Sirius Pirate Team.
This was what they meant by saying that a cat had its way, and a dog had its way.
As local tyrants, if the pirates really wanted to hide, no one would be able to find them.
However, the Sirius Pirate Team did not leave any traces, and it was too unusual. Ouyang Shuo guessed that there must be something strange about this, but it was not the time to think about it now.
"Guards!"
"Here!" Xu Chu walked in.
Ouyang Shuo's expression was cold, but he was very calm inside. He had seen all kinds of storms in the past few years. He said, "Order the First, Second, and Third Divisions of the Monolith Army to gather at the teleportation formation and follow me to reinforce Friendship City."
The Monolith Army was the First Division of the Imperial Guards stationed in the capital, and it was a pure Mountain Barbarian heavy infantry division.
"Yes, Sir!"
The Mountain Barbarian soldiers were more suitable for fighting in the city.
Currently, the second and third Imperial Guards were stationed in the capital, so they could mobilize the Monolith Army. Moreover, the Monolith Army had been stationed in the capital for a long time, so they could not not fight all day.
In less than half an hour, Ouyang Shuo arrived at the teleportation formation under the escort of his personal guards. Jia Xu, Qingyi, and the others did not come with him. The situation was urgent, so there was no need to bring too many people.
At the same time, the three divisions of the Divine Martial Guards and the Monolith Army had also arrived. They were led by Deputy Commander Shi Hu. Shi Hu's eyes were overflowing with battle intent. He had not been on the battlefield for a long time, so his men were very stifled.
Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo nodded in satisfaction. From the rapid gathering of the Monolith Army, although the army was stationed in the capital, the soldiers did not slack off and were ready to go on the battlefield at any time.
"Let's go!"
Ouyang Shuo did not waste any time and entered the teleportation formation first.
With a flash of white light, Ouyang Shuo appeared in Friendship City. As soon as he walked out of the teleportation formation, Ouyang Shuo heard the sounds of fighting coming from not far away. The sounds of ordinary people running for help could also be heard. The pirates were not like the regular army. Even if they were besieging the city, there was no saying that they did not disturb the people.
The people in the city were going to suffer a great crime.
Ouyang Shuo raised his head and saw that the outer city and the port in the distance were filled with smoke. Needless to say, it was definitely the black-hearted pirates who had started the fire.
Arson, murder, and plunder, they really did all kinds of evil.
Farah was venting his hatred towards Ouyang Shuo on the Friendship City.
This time, Friendship City had really suffered a huge setback.
Near the teleportation formation, Gu Xiuwen was already waiting with a group of officials. When he saw the king, he immediately bowed and said sincerely, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty. The Friendship City has been attacked and the outer city has fallen. Your humble servant cannot escape the blame. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Ouyang Shuo waved his hand and said, "Now is not the time to talk about this. Let's beat back the pirates first."
"Yes!" Seeing this, Gu Xiuwen retreated to the side.
Another half an hour passed, and the 40,000 soldiers of the Monolith Army were all teleported over. In just this short period of time, the guards of the inner city had met with danger again and again. Fortunately, the pirates had not managed to break through.
Logically speaking, the guards of the Friendship City were not pushovers. Seeing that they had been beaten to such a sorry state, it could be seen that Farah was indeed capable of training a group of pirates to be so ferocious.
Ouyang Shuo did not panic and said to Shi Hu, "Immediately take your men and go up and teach these pirates a lesson. Let them know the consequences of invading the Great Xia Dynasty."
Although Friendship City had opened the teleportation formation, it was not open to the public. At this moment, Farah probably did not know that the reinforcements of the Great Xia Dynasty had already arrived.
Otherwise, Farah would not dare to attack Friendship City even if he was given more guts.
"Yes!"
Ouyang Shuo continued to instruct, "Remember, don't just rush up. First, send a group of people to block all the city gates. Close the gates and beat the dogs. I want these pirates to not be able to return. "
In front of the Monolith Army, no matter how well-trained the pirates were, they were still useless. This time, Ouyang Shuo was going to be ruthless. He would rather destroy the outer city in order to catch all of these pirates in one fell swoop.
"Rest assured, Your Majesty. I will accept the punishment for letting one pirate escape."
Shi Hu issued a military order and left with his troops in a grandiose manner.
Ouyang Shuo looked at Xu Chu and said, "Take the Divine Martial Guards and go around to the port outside the city. See if you can capture the pirate leader Farah alive."
According to Gu Xiuwen, Farah was very cunning and had not entered the city yet.
"Understood!" Xu Chu grinned and left with the three thousand Divine Martial Guards.
In front of the Monolith Army, the pirates were still useless. But in front of the Divine Martial Guards, the pirates were not even comparable to chickens and ducks. Therefore, Xu Chu was confident that he could move unimpeded in the enemy's formation.
With a whoosh, only two hundred personal guards were left in the same place.
After giving the military order, Ouyang Shuo looked at Gu Xiuwen with a smile on his face. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go. Bring me to the mayor's mansion."
His Majesty was so calm. Coupled with the sounds of killing not far away, it was truly admirable.
Gu Xiuwen felt ashamed. Compared to his Majesty, he was still not calm enough. After calming himself down, Gu Xiuwen said respectfully, "Your Majesty, please!"
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