The main islands of the Penghu Archipelago have a combined area of more than 100 square kilometers.
In later generations, there seemed to be a population of more than 100,000 here.
"Take good care of the people and prisoners on the island. It's too late today. We have to ask them in detail about specific matters tomorrow."
"Let's torture the captive leaders first and figure out the general situation of Liuqiu."
Su Chen came to the southernmost tent, and Xue Rengui was already waiting outside the tent.
"Commander, all the captured enemy leaders are here,"
"The commander and deputy commanders of the fleet are all here, six captains and five deputy captains."
Su Chen: "No omissions?"
Xue Rengui: "There should be no more. There was a ship where the people did not cooperate. Commander Cheng killed them all in front of all the prisoners."
"Then the other prisoners became more obedient and confessed their officers."
Su Chen nodded, entered the tent and took a look at the more than ten prisoners inside.
"I'm too lazy to ask who you are. If you want to survive, just answer a few of my questions truthfully."
After Su Chen finished speaking, a big man glared at Su Chen angrily,
"You can kill us all if you can, and you want to..."
Before the big man finished speaking, his head fell to the ground!
Yuchi Baolin held the steel knife in his hand and glared at Cheng Chubi: "Cheng Laosan, your mother-in-law is too quick to strike!"
Cheng Chubi: "Captain, aren't there more than ten of them? There is a chance for you to take action!"
When the big man spoke, Su Chen turned aside to prevent blood from splattering on himself.
"That guy just asked me to kill you all, but I'll give you another chance."
"If you are willing to answer the question well, kneel down!"
"I'll count to three,"
"three two……"
Before Su Chen could count to one, more than a dozen prisoners all knelt down!
Yuchi Baolin and Cheng Chubi shook the steel knives they had raised in their hands and put them down again.
The group of prisoners in the tent never expected that Su Chen would be such an interrogator.
When they met, they first beheaded their leaders, and blood spurted all over them.
One by one, they looked at Yuchi Baolin and Cheng Chubi who were standing in front of them with swords raised. They had no doubt that as long as Su Chen counted to one, these two demons would attack.
After frightening a bunch of prisoners, the next thing will be easier to handle.
Regarding Su Chen's subsequent questions, the prisoners answered them simply.
Not only did Su Chen find out the general situation of Liuqiu, but he also found out the identity of that group of noble elites.
After interrogating the prisoners, it was already late at night,
Su Chen returned to his military tent and saw Fang Xuanling and Li Chengqian still waiting for him.
"Your Highness, Prime Minister, haven't you rested yet?"
Fang Xuanling waved her hand: "Commander, you have worked hard, but what is the result?"
Su Chen nodded: "The remnants of the clan don't have a strong defensive force in Liuqiu. They put their coastal defense force in Penghu, which is the fleet we encountered today."
Fang Xuanling breathed a sigh of relief: If there was still a strong maritime force in Liuqiu, the naval fleet would give up this trip to Liuqiu.
After all, the current state of the naval fleet is not suitable for a war, and the Liuqiu trip is not the navy's mission.
Su Chen and Li Chengqian only agreed to go to Liuqiu to give him Fang Xuanling face.
If the losses were too great, it would be difficult for Su Chen and Fang Xuanling to explain themselves when they returned.
When Fang Xuanling learned that Liuqiu did not have a strong military force and that the naval fleet would return to Liuqiu tomorrow, he would not disturb Su Chen's rest and prepared to leave.
"By the way, the remnants of the fleeing aristocratic families have also been identified. They should be the Lu family and the Gu family of Wu County. I didn't ask in detail about their specific identities and purposes."
"If His Highness and the Prime Minister are interested, you can inquire carefully tomorrow."
Fang Xuanling waved her hand: "It's none of my business. The Marshal and His Highness can handle it themselves."
Li Chengqian also shook his head: "I'm not in the mood to pay attention to them now."
Su Chen: "Then I'll suppress it first and then go back and throw it to Baiqisi."
Fang Xuanling and Li Chengqian said nothing, and each said goodbye and went back to their military tents to rest.
I just learned from a group of prisoners that the Lu and Gu clansmen of Wu County were also unlucky. They should have arrived in Liuqiu a few days ago and then continued overseas.
Unexpectedly, we encountered a storm on the way and were delayed for several days. We just arrived in Penghu today and planned to rest for half a day before setting off to Liuqiu tomorrow.
As a result, Su Chen came with his fleet. Not only did he not escape, but the fleet stationed in Penghu was also wiped out.
Su Chen ordered to take a good look at the remnants of the clan,
This should be the first time that the Tang Dynasty captured the remnants of powerful families who were being transferred overseas.
Fang Xuanling and Li Chengqian were too lazy to talk to them, but Li Er was definitely very interested!
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the next day,
Su Chen postponed his original plan to continue to Liuqiu, and the army temporarily rested for a day in Penghu.
Anyway, the distance to Liuqiu is only a hundred miles, so there is nothing urgent.
The fleet suffered a lot of damage in yesterday's battle. It's not too late to check and repair the ships before setting off.
In the southwest of Penghu Island, there are a large number of buildings along the port, most of which are newly built. They should have been built by the remnants of the powerful families after they came to Penghu.
When we landed on the island yesterday, more than a thousand people were found near the coast of the port.
Let Liu Rengui and others carefully interrogate the people on the island and separate the original island residents from the powerful minions.
The latter was also arrested, and later they were taken back together and thrown to Baiqisi.
Su Chen accompanied Fang Xuanling and Li Chengqian for a walk on the island, looking at the scenery on the island.
I thought I could relax for a day, but unexpectedly, a soldier came to report that pirates had been discovered!
He is a real pirate, not the kind that is supported by the remnants of a wealthy family.
After Liu Jingren, who was in charge of patrol and vigilance, discovered the pirate ship, three main gunboats and eight frigates quickly rushed forward.
Seeing that the situation was wrong, the five pirate ships wanted to turn around and escape, but were easily caught up by the navy fleet.
After two pirate ships were sunk, the remaining three were forced to surrender.
"Commander, the pirate ship is full of civilians!"
Liu Jingren came back with a dark face to report to Su Chen.
"People?
Is it from the Tang Dynasty?"
Liu Jingren nodded: "Commander, we didn't know that these pirates were human traffickers and sank two ships..."
The pirate ship that trafficked people would definitely keep the plundered people in the cabin. Once the ship sank, those people would basically have no way to survive.
Su Chen said angrily: "Where are the pirates?"
"The remaining three ships have been towed to port."
Su Chen strode towards the port angrily, while Fang Xuanling and Li Chengqian also had angry faces.
When I came to the shore, I saw the sergeants helping the imprisoned people get off the boat.
A large group of pirates were tied up on the shore, and two teams of marines were responsible for guarding them.
Xue Rengui was escorting several pirate leaders and was about to go see Su Chen.
