Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 21 The Olive Branch of the Floating Cloud Empire
On the morning of February 3011rd, [-] in the Tang Dynasty, the former dreadnought battleship Lu Jiang of the Imperial Navy of the Liuyun Empire, together with a fleet of two armored cruisers, two light cruisers and four destroyers, came to Xingang City. nearby seas.

Inside the bridge of the Lu Jiang, Liu Huaizhong, the Minister of the Navy of the Liuyun Empire, asked Tang Guoyi, the High Admiral of the Admiralty, "Brother Tang, what do you think of Su Yi?"

Tang Guoyi rolled his eyes and said: "Marquis Liu, I went to Xingang City last time, but I was driven away by Su Yi without even eating a meal. I may not know as well as you Marquis Liu. What! If you want me to say, Marquis Liu should bring your precious granddaughter this time, I heard that Su Yi admires that little girl Mu Qing very much, hehe."

Tang Guoyi has always looked down on Liu Huaizhong. Tang Guoyi thinks that Liu Huaizhong has neither too much ability nor has made much military exploits for the Liuyun Empire, so making Liu Huaizhong the Navy Minister of the Liuyun Empire is simply a dead body.

Moreover, during the years when Liu Huaizhong was Minister of the Navy, the military expenditure of the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire has been decreasing, which made Tang Guoyi even more dissatisfied with Liu Huaizhong, and often ridiculed Liu Huaizhong face to face, but Liu Huaizhong never turned against Tang Guoyi because of this.

Liu Huaizhong smiled wryly and said, "Brother Tang, I'm not in the mood to joke with you at this moment."

Tang Guoyi curled his lips and said, "Marquis Liu, I'm not joking with you. If Su Yi can really become your grandson-in-law, then it is not impossible for your Honorary Marquis to become a Hereditary Marquis!"

Liu Huaizhong waved his hand and said, "I can't control that crazy girl Mu Qing. I hope that Su Yi can agree to our request this time. The navies of our four eastern countries are really too weak. If we have Su Yi's two super fearless ships The addition of battleships will at least give the navies of the Sharad Empire, Jisk Empire, and Orenza Empire a little bit of scruples."

Tang Guoyi said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect that the Sharad Empire and the Jisk Empire would have secretly signed an offensive and defensive alliance with the Orensa Empire. Our Liuyun Empire has been pulled into a big pit. The conditions offered by Su Yi can be said to be very generous, and Su Yi should not refuse, and even if Su Yi is unwilling to join this war, the navies of the Sharad Empire, Jisk Empire, and Orenza Empire may not let Su Yi go. The fleet under Yi's command!"

When Tang Guoyi said this, he suddenly paused, and then continued: "Actually, the fleet under Su Yi's command will almost certainly be involved in this war. Is it necessary for His Majesty to offer such generous terms?"

Liu Huaizhong sighed and said: "Your Majesty is afraid that Su Yi will flee directly with the fleet. The relationship between Su Yi and his father is not good, which makes Su Yi less worried. If Su Yi wants to leave us We can't stop the Yun Empire at all."

At this time, the captain of the Lu Jiang reported to Minister of the Navy Liu Huaizhong and Admiral Tang Guoyihui: "Marquis Liu and Earl Tang, a light cruiser and two destroyers have been spotted ahead of us, attacking our Liuyun Empire. The national flag should be a warship under Su Yi's command."

Liu Huaizhong nodded slightly and said: "To show our identities, we have already contacted Su Yi before and let these three warships guide us into the port of Xingang City."

The fleet of the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire, guided by a light cruiser and two destroyers from the Xingang Fleet, sailed into the port of Xingang City at 09:30 in the morning. The dock at the port has been waiting for a long time.

Minister of the Navy Liu Huaizhong stepped down from the Lujiang, looked at the two super dreadnought battleships, two former dreadnought battleships and two large armored cruisers docked in the port, and couldn't help but said to Tang Guoyi with emotion: "I didn't expect that in my lifetime, I could See our Liuyun Empire's own super dreadnought battleship!"

Tang Guoyi twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "It's a pity that these two super dreadnought battleships are not under your control!"

The two Ise-class battleships, two Iron Duke-class battleships, four Edward VII-class battleships, and four Minotaur-class armored cruisers that had just entered service in the Xingang Fleet did not stop at the port of Xingang City at this time. According to Yi's order, the twelve warships were temporarily hidden near an island about [-] nautical miles south of the port of Xingang City.

It was Wang Chengliang, commander of the Xingang Fleet, who suggested temporarily hiding these twelve warships. This would be tantamount to hiding a trump card for the Xingang Fleet.

Secretary of the Navy Liu Huaizhong walked to the pier, saw Su Yi who was at the front of the crowd, and said with a smile on his face: "You must be Su Yi! That girl Mu Qing mentioned you in front of the old man, you are indeed a good-looking talent!"

Tang Guoyi, who was following Liu Huaizhong, curled his lips in disdain, and lifted that little girl Mu Qing out the moment they met, the old guy has a thick skin.

Su Yi was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help asking Liu Huaizhong, "May I ask who you are?"

"Hehe, the old man is Liu Huaizhong, the Minister of the Navy of the Imperial Navy, and Liu Muqing is the granddaughter of the old man."

Liu Muqing never told Su Yi that her grandfather was the Minister of the Navy of the Liuyun Empire.

Su Yi hurriedly said: "It turned out that Marquis Liu came to Xingang City in person. Su Yi was far away from welcoming him, so I ask Marquis Liu to forgive me."

"Su Yi, don't be too polite. This time, the old man is here to discuss something with you. You can find a quieter place, and the old man will talk to you in detail."

"Marquis Liu, please follow Su Yi!"

In a conference room on the two floors of the harbor wharf, Secretary of the Navy Liu Huaizhong said to Su Yi: "I think you already know about our Liuyun Empire, as well as the Three Kingdoms of Cangyu, Tianxing, and Ziyue, as well as the Sharad Empire, Jisk The Empire and the Orenza Empire have declared war on each other."

Su Yi nodded solemnly and said, "Marquis Liu, I already know."

Liu Huaizhong sighed and said: "The current situation is very unfavorable to our four eastern countries. In addition to the army of the Orenza Empire having invaded the Ziyue Empire, just two days ago, the army of the Sharad Empire invaded the Cangyu Empire." The western region of the empire, and the army of the Jisk Empire also invaded the southern region of the Skystar Empire, only our Liuyun Empire, due to its geographical location, has not been invaded by the enemy army."

Su Yi frowned. Not a few days after the two sides declared war, the army of the Sharad Empire and the Jisk Empire made a big move, which shows that the Sharad Empire and the Jisk Empire have already prepared for this for a long time, and they are definitely not rushing to fight .

Liu Huaizhong went on to say: "What's worse, the navies of our four eastern countries are too weak compared to the navies of the three enemy countries, especially after the navy of the Ziyue Empire was severely damaged, the navies of Cangyu, Tianxing, and Ziyue are now , can only hide in their respective military ports, it can be said that Cangyu, Tianxing, and Ziyue have completely lost their domination of the sea, and our Liuyun Empire, without this fleet under your command, would not be able to maintain its domination of the sea at all."

"Then what is the meaning of Marquis Liu's visit this time?"

"Su Yi, this time the old man came with His Majesty's sincerity. His Majesty hopes that the fleet under your command can be organized into the Fourth Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire. In fact, the Fourth Fleet is only named under the name of the Royal Navy. You are still fully responsible for the entire Fourth Fleet, and of course the Royal Navy does not care about the Fourth Fleet’s expenses and various expenses.”

After a pause, Liu Huaizhong continued: "If you agree, His Majesty is willing to canonize you as a hereditary baron and reward you with Xingang City as your hereditary fief. What do you think, Su Yi?"

Su Yi rubbed his chin. This time, the emperor of the Liuyun Empire threw out an olive branch to himself, which was full of sincerity.

In this war between the four eastern countries and the three first-class powers, it is almost impossible for the Xingang fleet under his command to stay out of the matter, and Su Yi is not willing to be alone. After all, he is also a member of the Tang clan. They can be regarded as Su Yi's compatriots.

So Su Yi said loudly: "Marquis Liu, our Su family has enjoyed the favor of the royal family for generations. Of course, I, Su Yi, am willing to be loyal to His Majesty, but I hope to change the fourth fleet into an independent fleet. In addition, the independent fleet must have the right to operate independently. !"

Liu Huaizhong and Tang Guoyi glanced at each other at this moment, both secretly heaved a sigh of relief, it seemed that their trip was not in vain.

Liu Huaizhong pondered for a while and said: "It is not a problem to change to an independent fleet, and there is no problem with the right to operate independently, but in terms of grand strategy, the independent fleet must accept the command of the Ministry of the Navy."

"Of course, the independent fleet belongs to the navy of the Liuyun Empire after all. As long as the independent fleet is not allowed to complete the task of sending people to death, the independent fleet will definitely obey the command of the Ministry of the Navy."

(End of this chapter)