All the changes in life, all the charms, all the beauty are made up of light and shadow.

- Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (one of the most outstanding writers in the history of world literature)

That night, after having dinner with Honma Yuki on the Imperial, Nams had Brent's longbowmen return him to the flagship of the First Fleet, while Brent, the commander of the First Fleet, was left on the Imperial.

Also left on board the Reich were Commander Catrou of the Second Fleet, Commander Griffin of the Third Fleet, Commander of the Fourth Fleet Aimar, Commander of the Fifth Fleet Babst, and Wendell, the commander of the Doge's Guard.

To some extent, Wendell, who was not part of the Roman naval system, was not a subordinate of Nams, but the landing of the Doge's Guard depended on Naams's First Fleet, so Wendell still maintained due respect for Naams anyway.

In addition, Bai Feng's attention to Nams was also obvious to all the barbarian generals in Rome, and although Wendell did not understand why the governor attached great importance to these sudden generals, he would not question any of the governor's decisions.

Maintaining respect for all the generals who suddenly appeared was one of the most important rules of survival for the barbarian generals of Rome, and Wendell, who had been stationed in Rome for a long time, knew more about this aspect and naturally would not make mistakes in this regard.

"Ahem......" Nams, who was sitting at the head of the conference room of the Empire, coughed lightly twice, and then asked Wendell on his right: "Commander Wendell, the surrender of the captured enemy fleet commander Yuki Honma, how much credibility do you think?"

"Your Excellency, I find his surrender credible. Wendell said, "As Commander Brent said, Honma's position in the Honma family is not strong, especially after losing his fleet, he has no better choice. ”

"Hmm. After nodding his head undeniably, the others in the room asked, "What about you?"

"Commander, judging from the confessions of those captured pirates, the power struggle within the Honma family is indeed fierce, and even if Yuki Honma, who has lost his fleet, successfully returns to the Honma family, it is impossible to have the strength to participate in the battle for the governor of the family. ”

"Brent, do you mean that Honma has no choice but to surrender to our Yanhuang family?"

"Brother Griffin, I mean, rather than fleeing back to the Honma family by deceiving us, it is the most suitable choice for Honma Yuki to join us, of course, this does not mean that he must sincerely join us, after all, people's hearts are unpredictable. ”

"The human heart is more than unfathomable. Griffin spoke again, "I'm not worried that Yuki Honma will escape back to the Honma family, I'm worried that he will take the opportunity of us to send him to the Ito family and join Ito Yuhei on our side." ”

"Probably not. Brent shook his head and said, "Honma Yuki's fleet has seven ships and sixteen Kozao, but it was easily annihilated by one of our detachments; ”

Hearing this, Aimar asked Brent, "Brent, what is the strength of Ito's navy, do you have the strength to fight?"

"According to Honma Yuki, the Ito Navy only has one Ataka warship, seven Seki ships, and thirty Kozao, and its strength is only one-third of that of the Hamo Navy. Brent added: "But Ito Yuhiro is not small, and he is known as the wise general of Sado's first naval army." ”

"In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy is a floating cloud!" Babst, who has always been cold, said disdainfully: "If Ito Youheng's Ito Navy is ignorant of current affairs, I don't mind letting my Fifth Squadron consume some of the arrow stockpile. ”

"Babst, sending the fleet to attack is our last resort, and I hope to deal with the pirate fleet on Sado Island by any other means unless necessary. "We need a cannon fodder fleet to serve us." ”

"Your Excellency, Commander, if the Ito Navy is unwilling to surrender, or if a lot of time is wasted in the process of surrendering, will our established offensive plan be blocked?" Wendell said with a worried face, "You know, we don't have much food and fresh water in stock. ”

"Commander Wendell, you can rest assured that I will take care of everything in twenty days. After speaking, Nams turned to Brent and ordered, "Brent, your First Fleet is responsible for bringing Yuki Honma and his pirates ashore, do you have any questions?"

"No problem!" Brent stood up solemnly to accept the order before asking his own question: "Commander, if we return all the captured pirates to Yuki Honma, will it breed his desire to escape?"

"If he really wants to go ashore and flee, he will do the same if you don't give him back the captive. Nams said confidently: "What's more, just three or four hundred sailors who have lost their ships are not worth our attention, they are just a group of rangers." ”

"Okay, then I'll go back and start arranging for Honma Yuki to take over those captives. Brent, who received an affirmative answer from Nams, said in a calm tone: "At the latest, early the day after tomorrow, I will lead the fleet to send Yuki Honma and his sailors to the Ito family." ”

"During the operation, you must ensure the absolute safety of your fleet, and if the fleet of the Hamo Navy or the Ito Navy suddenly appears, you can decide whether to let Yuki Honma intervene or directly annihilate the opposing fleet. ”

"Hey, Commander, then I'll be ready to do it boldly!" Brent smirked.

"Although the naval forces on Sado Island are not strong, you can't take it too lightly and don't capsize in the gutter. After reminding Brent with a relaxed expression, Nams instructed Catrou and Griffin on the side: "Catrou, Griffin, you two lead the fleet to follow Brent to cover him, and if anything happens, you must rush to reinforce him in time." ”

"No!" Catroux and Griffin replied in unison.

"For the next ten days, Aimar, your mission is to make a left detour to the sea off Wata, and complete the blockade of the sea off Wata, and Babst, your mission is to go around to the right to go around the sea off Kamo, and complete the blockade off the sea off Kamo. ”

"No!" Aimar and Babst also answered in unison.

After tonight's meeting was adjourned, Nams left Wendell, the leader of the Doge's Guard, and asked him, "Commander Wendell, are you saying that it is more reliable to send a hundred elite soldiers from your Doge's Guard to follow Yuki Honma than to let him go altogether?"

Glancing at Nams, who was still strategizing just now, Wendell made no secret of his confidence and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, with a hundred elite soldiers of our Governor's Guard, even if Honma Yuki wants to defect, there is no such opportunity!"

"Okay!" Nams praised with his palm: "Then ask Commander Wendell to transfer a hundred elite soldiers to lend us the fleet temporarily, and when the Ito Navy returns to our fleet, I will return these hundred elite soldiers to you!"