On the day after Liu Muqing and Ge Nice left, that is, on January 14, 3011 in the Tang calendar, a small fleet composed of an armored cruiser, two light cruisers and two destroyers of the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire slowly sailed into the port of Xingang City, escorted by two Xingang fleets, two light cruisers and four destroyers.

Count Tang Guoyi, one of the senior staff members of the Admiralty of the Liuyun Empire, walked from the Liuyun Empire's Minjiang armored cruiser to the dock, and looked at the two super dreadnought battleships, two former dreadnought battleships and two large armored cruisers docked not far away, and suddenly showed a greedy gaze.

If these warships become the Royal Navy, then the ranking of the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire in the world may be increased by more than a dozen in an instant, but Tang Guoyi knows in his heart that it is almost impossible to make these warships belong to the Royal Navy.

Immediately, Tang Guoyi took a deep breath, calmed down his mood, and then walked to the crowd at the dock to greet him, and standing at the front of the crowd was Su Yi.

"Presumably you are Su Yi, the fourth son of Baron Su Mingyuan! I'm Earl Tang Guoyi, the senior staff of the Imperial Admiralty, and I'm sure you've heard my name! Tang Guoyi said coldly to Su Yi.

Hearing Tang Guoyi's tone, Su Yi's brows furrowed slightly, "Oh, it turned out to be Earl Tang, I don't know what Earl Tang is doing when he comes to Xingang City at this time?" ”

Early this morning, several small warships patrolling the sea of the Xingang fleet found a small fleet of the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire, and Su Yi immediately knew that trouble was coming, but Su Yi didn't care too much about this, with the current naval strength of the Liuyun Empire, it should not pose any threat to himself.

Su Yi learned through the memory in his mind that Tang Guoyi was a relatively famous naval general of the Liuyun Empire, thirteen years ago, the Liuyun Empire had a war with the Lanshui Kingdom in the north, in this war, Tang Guoyi led twenty-two warships led by three ironclad battleships, defeated the strong with the weak, and defeated the thirty-nine warships led by five ironclad battleships in the Lanshui Empire, so that the Liuyun Empire took the lead in this war and finally won the victory.

Tang Guoyi's personality is a bit domineering and domineering, and he has offended many people, otherwise with Tang Guoyi's military exploits, his official position can be higher.

Lanshui country in the north of the Liuyun Empire, the land area is about four million square kilometers, with eight provinces, the population of about 100 million, Lanshui country was a subject of the Tang Empire more than a thousand years ago, its domestic population of 100 million, about 90% are Tang people, the remaining 10% are Qiang people, but in Lanshui country, the Qiang people are the ruling class, the Qiang people were the first nomadic people, and later attached to the Tang Empire and established the Lanshui country.

"This time, I have been ordered by His Majesty to discuss some matters with you, and you will take me to your mansion in Newport City now!" Tang Guoyi said to Su Yi in a commanding tone.

At this time, Wang Chengliang, who was following Su Yi, suddenly snorted coldly and said, "This Earl Tang, please speak politely to our marshal, this is not the Admiralty of the Royal Navy!" ”

Tang Guoyi's eyes were pricked up, and he shouted loudly to Wang Chengliang: "What are you, you dare to talk to Earl Ben like this!" Su Yi, how did you discipline the people under you, you don't even understand humility! ”

"Enough, surnamed Tang, my Su Yi's subordinates haven't been able to educate you yet, if it weren't for the fact that you are a messenger sent by His Majesty, I wouldn't have let you leave Xingang City alive based on your words just now!" Su Yi was immediately angered by Tang Guoyi's attitude.

Tang Guoyi didn't expect Su Yi to dare to talk to him like this, he was angry, and at this time, thanks to Tang Guoyi's adjutant, he persuaded Tang Guoyi in a low voice, "Lord Earl, we are here this time to shoulder the heavy responsibility assigned by His Majesty, it is best not to have a stiff relationship with Su Yi." ”

Tang Guoyi gritted his teeth and said, "Then Su Dashuai, please take me to your mansion in Xingang City, so that Earl Ben can convey to you the things that His Majesty has explained." ”

Dashuai is just an honorific title in the Liuyun Empire, and generally only high-ranking military officials at the level of corps commander will be respected as Dashuai.

Su Yi pursed his lips, "There is a place to talk here in the port, Count Tang, please!" ”

In a conference room on a two-story building at the port wharf, Su Yi heard that the emperor of the Liuyun Empire actually wanted to hand over the fleet and the shipyard that he had made up blindly to the Royal Navy, and couldn't help but sneer and said to Tang Guoyi: "Earl Tang, if you are only here for this matter, then I am very sorry, you can only go for nothing, the fleet and the shipyard, I, Su Yi, will not be handed over to the Royal Navy, let alone a hereditary earl, even if Your Majesty gives me a hereditary duke, there is no room for negotiation in this matter." ”

Tang Guoyi said with a gloomy face: "Su Yi, the strength of your fleet has far surpassed the strength of our Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire, this earl advises you to know the current affairs, you should understand the truth of guilt, do you want to become an enemy of Your Majesty!" ”

"Count Tang, don't scare me, the Flowing Cloud Empire's constitution stipulates that private wealth is sacrosanct, can Your Majesty still rob my fleet and shipyard?"

"Su Yi, that's all it takes, you'd better think about it again, Earl Ben can stay in Newport City for three days, if after three days, you are still unwilling to hand over the fleet and shipyard, then you just wait to bear the wrath of Your Majesty!"

"Count Tang, it doesn't take three days, I can tell you right now, I will never hand over the fleet and shipyards, and if Your Majesty has any means, I want to see how Your Majesty can forcibly seize my fleet and shipyards!" In addition, Newport City does not welcome villains like Earl Tang, you had better leave Newport City today, otherwise I can't guarantee your life!" ”

"You...... You...... Good! Very good! Su Yi, I will relay your words to Your Majesty as they are, I hope that when we meet again, you can still be so tough, or I hope to see you again! ”

Tang Guoyi arrived in Xingang City in the morning, and left with a stomach full of anger at noon, and he didn't even eat a meal in Xingang City.

After returning to the bridge of the armored cruiser Minjiang, Tang Guoyi's adjutant hesitated and asked, "Lord Earl, why don't you persuade Su Yi with kind words?" If this fleet under Su Yi can join the Royal Navy, the strength of our Royal Navy will immediately multiply several times! ”

Tang Guoyi sighed and said, "If you were Su Yi, would you hand over the fleet and shipyard in your hands to the Royal Navy?" ”

"This ...... This ......"

Tang Guoyi smiled bitterly and said: "Only a fool would hand over such a fleet and a world-class shipyard, even if I whisper good words and persuasion, what effect can I have!" ”

"Then why did the Earl come to Newport City?"

"Do you think Count Ben is willing to come to Newport? It's not the old guy surnamed Liu who forced me to come, this kind of thankless thing can always fall on my head, that old guy should know very well that I will definitely come back in vain this time! ”

After the five warships of the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire left the port of Xingang City, Wang Chengliang, the commander of the Xingang fleet, couldn't help but say to Su Yi: "Dashuai, this surnamed Tang is a little too rampant, as if he doesn't care about whether our Xingang fleet will join the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire." ”

Su Yi sneered and said: "Anyway, no matter what attitude the surname Tang is, it is impossible for me to hand over the Xingang fleet to the royal family of the Liuyun Empire, if the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire dares to come and ask for trouble, I don't mind turning the current Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire into history." ”