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"One is too few. We should build more. I've decided to add three new naval bases along the entire coastal region of Dalong."

Zhou Wu waved his hand, displaying a rare display of domineering power.

Including the South China Sea base, a total of four naval bases will be built, thus completing the four major fleets of the southeast, northwest, and southwest.

Without hesitation, Zhou Wu immediately took out paper and pen and began writing a memorial to the emperor. Although this matter required consultation with the court, Zhou Wu was still confident in his abilities.

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Lady Lin led her fleet ahead to begin routine patrols of the East China Sea.

Zhou Wu's memorial was also sent to the capital with great urgency. It was addressed to the Emperor of the Great Dragon, a privilege granted to vassal lords who were sent to the provinces, allowing them to bypass the court and submit memorials directly to the emperor.

The capital city, the imperial palace.

"Due to the urgency of the situation, three additional naval bases are needed to ensure timely naval resupply and increase daily patrols along the naval coastline."

Without a second thought, Li Tiancheng wrote the character "阅" (read) on it and told the eunuch to quickly reply to Zhou Wu.

Indeed, as Zhou Wu said, Emperor Li Tiancheng trusted him greatly. As soon as Zhou Wu's memorial arrived in the capital, it was immediately sent to the palace and handed over to Li Tiancheng.

Having received the emperor's approval, Zhou Wu quickly began construction at the three locations he had already selected.

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East China Sea.

Lady Lin dispatched a total of three fleets: two to the East China Sea and one to the North China Sea, responsible for daily patrols. As for the South China Sea, since there was already a patrol fleet there on Nanhai Island, Lady Lin did not need to make any special arrangements.

"Sir, there are unidentified ships ahead."

The observer on the mast spotted the shadows of other warships in the distance and gratefully reported it to the flag bearer, who then left to relay the news to Lady Lin.

"Enter combat mode and approach."

"Yes."

Because it was unclear whether the other side was friend or foe, Lady Lin could only order everyone in the fleet to immediately enter combat mode, and then the fleet began to approach the other side.

The other side also discovered Lin Niangzi's side. Because Lin Niangzi's side had an absolute advantage, the other side began to withdraw intentionally or unintentionally.

"They're escaping? Go after them."

Now Lin Niangzi can conclude that these three unidentified ships are enemies, not friends.

After chasing for a long time, I was able to make out the outlines of the enemy ships. Aren't these the same ships that fought against me in Fusang last time? They are exactly the same.

Before Lin Niangzi could make any move, the enemy opened fire. However, the enemy's cannons had a very limited range and couldn't even reach the ship before falling into the sea, creating a small splash.

"Charge! Capture him alive!"

Lin Niangzi was confident that her side had a much larger number of enemies. It wouldn't be difficult to deal with them, but she wanted to capture them alive so she could find out who was behind them.

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Lady Lin personally delivered the three captured ships and prisoners to Zhou Wu.

"Has the interrogation been conducted?"

Knowing that Madam Lin had worked hard, Zhou Wu poured her a cup of tea.

"Yes, they are all Japanese, and their leader is called Su Yuan."

Without any hesitation, Madam Lin picked up the teacup and gulped it down.

"Gao Li, that Su Yuan? It really is him. It seems Kenjiro did lie to the Mongols."

"Yes, they frequently appear in the East China Sea, supposedly under orders from above to map the East China Sea and monitor the garrison forces there."

To ensure the accuracy of the information, Madam Lin specifically interrogated the people separately, and the results were almost identical, which proved the authenticity of the information.

"It seems that Su Yuan has indeed set his sights on Da Long. But where does he get his confidence? He has only just won in Fusang, yet he dares to spy on Da Long now."

Zhou Wu couldn't understand why Su Yuan hadn't even unified Fusang yet. Even if Fusang were to fall under Su Yuan's control, Su Yuan still wouldn't be qualified to be a match for the Great Dragon.

"My lord, I have always felt that this matter is not simple. Logically speaking, Su Yuan is not a fool. On the contrary, he has great military talent."

"You're right, I think there's definitely a conspiracy involved."

Although neither Lin Niangzi nor Zhou Wu had ever directly contacted Su Yuan, they had both heard some news about him from Gao Lidao, who was now in Japan. From this information, it was not difficult to deduce that Su Yuan was not a simple person.

"At present, the only option is to strengthen maritime patrols."

"Yes."

"By the way, we should also offer some help to Kenshiro. After all, we can't let him fall like this. We still need to use him to stir up the civil war in Japan."

"It's an adult."

Madam Lin couldn't understand why Lord Zhou was so generous, tolerant, and trustworthy when dealing with his own people, but when dealing with the Japanese, he resorted to all sorts of schemes and tricks, making life unbearable for Japan.

However, Madam Lin knew that Lord Zhou must have his reasons, so she always carried out Lord Zhou's orders without any compromise.

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On the naval side, according to Li Tiancheng's instructions, the expansion of the army by 30,000 men has been achieved.

However, the emperor's order to expand the army actually had a loophole. The emperor only said that the army would be expanded to 30,000 men, but he did not say that there were any restrictions or requirements on the number of naval ships. In other words, Zhou Wu could arrange this at will.

"Thirty thousand people. According to the current ship personnel organization, the Azure Dragon belongs to the highest level first-class battleship, with a team of about eight hundred people. The Bull Demon King has about three hundred people. Roughly calculated, with an average of about five hundred people, it can be equipped with about sixty warships."

Although there is still a long way to go before Zhou Wu can dominate the world's oceans, it is still a significant step forward.

Zhou Wu had even planned out the fleet allocation, dividing the Great Dragon Empire's navy into four fleets: the East, South, West, North, and East, with each fleet consisting of two Azure Dragons and six Bull Demons.

The remaining sixteen warships all belonged to the South China Sea Fleet: six Azure Dragons, ten Bull Demon Kings, or even more, because of the sheer number of ships, nobody cared anyway.

"The overseas base is about to be launched. Let's start with Hussein. Lusong Island is definitely the best location in Southeast Asia."

Moreover, stationing troops on Luzon Island can provide the Houthis with some military assistance when necessary.

Even the mighty Dragon needs allies, and so far Hussein is a good choice.

Zhou Wu picked up a pen and paper and wrote a letter to Hu Sai, casually telling him some news about his sister You Li, so that he could focus on building his empire in Southeast Asia.

As for Kenshiro, Zhou Wu only used him to stir up trouble in Japan. Moreover, Zhou Wu was very firm in his attitude towards the Japanese, and there were certain things that were his bottom line.

"Oh, by the way, send some more supplies to Hussein; conditions there probably aren't very good."

Indeed, Luzon Island was still largely in a primitive state of slash-and-burn agriculture and hunting, which is why the Hussein were able to quickly conquer the land with a small number of people.