Chapter 932: Wish

"What a truly foolish strategy, to just give up this treasure land of Australia like this? But I cannot blame you; right now, you still do not realize the importance of this continent of Australia." Zhao Xu's hand rubbed over the location of Australia on the map.

Chuckling softly, he added, "Since you have chosen a strategic retreat, I shall not be modest about the territories east of Malacca."

Having said that, Zhao Xu felt a sudden itch in his heart, and the idea of heading to the East Land Southern Region sprouted.

Because he had a small wish: to personally seize Australia from under Britain's control and set foot on Australian soil.

He had always believed that in contemporary history, the greatest pity for the Central Plains dynasties was that in thousands of years, they never discovered this Australian continent right at their doorstep.

The southernmost footprints only reached Indonesia, which is currently Yajia, controlled by Stedan.

Now, since this opportunity was placed before him, he could not miss it no matter what.

Taking this independent continent that rides on the backs of sheep and sits on mines would absolutely be like taking a potent tonic for Great Song.

By then, in addition to the pastoral areas in the Northern Di territories, Great Song would have one more pastoral area.

In that case, would Great Song ever lack beef and mutton in the future?

Furthermore, Australia's high-quality coal and superior iron ore are world-renowned.

Just like the coal in Jinzhou that floats near the surface, Australia's iron ore also floats near the surface and is very easy to mine.

This is of great significance to Great Song, whose iron ore quality is not high.

All of the above made Zhao Xu unable to resist the temptation.

However, even though the Western Lands Allied Forces might retreat toward Malacca.

He believed that even if they did not value the continent of Australia, they would still struggle a bit for it.

After all, there are currently five hundred thousand British prisoners and their descendants living in Australia.

As long as they are mobilized, this is not a small force.

"Feng'er, prepare my luggage; I am going to Yizhou." After pondering for a while, Zhao Xu decided to make the trip.

Originally, he had wanted to wait until the general offensive against Tianzhu to personally lead the campaign, and spend this time urging industrial development.

But today, the Armament Bureau sent a telegram, and the renovated Workshop had been put into normal use.

As for other projects, it seemed he could not play much of a role here anyway.

Because it is just like sowing seeds in spring and harvesting in autumn.

After he established a perfect system, this system could operate normally, and he did not need to ask about everything.

He only needed to be a steady driver, occasionally adjusting the direction to ensure this train moving forward did not take any wrong turns.

"Didn't Your Highness say you wouldn't go to war anymore?" Before Feng'er could speak, Yang Susu's voice rang out.

Then, her figure appeared at the doorway.

Following behind her was Luan'er, the girl holding a tray with a bowl of Eight-Treasure Porridge on it.

Ever since he returned from Yizhou last time, Yang Susu had seen that he had lost weight, so she thought of ways to boil soup for him to drink every day.

These days, he had not only regained his weight but had even gained a few pounds.

Zhao Xu wore an apologetic expression, "That was the plan, but there has been a slight deviation in the war in the Southern Region, and I have a wish to go there."

He gestured toward Australia.

Yang Susu never asked about state affairs; this was her self-awareness as an Imperial Concubine.

Therefore, she did not ask what was worth going to such a distant place for.

But since Zhao Xu said it was his wish, she stopped trying to persuade him otherwise.

"Then Your Highness must take care of your health." Yang Susu held Zhao Xu's hand and said softly.

Zhao Xu nodded, giving Yang Susu a reassuring look.

The next day.

Under the protection of Xu Lie, Zhao Xu boarded a Steamship at the Yancheng Pier.

Not long ago, the Canal from Fanyang to Yancheng was officially dug through and put into use.

From here, the Steamship could head straight east, enter the Canal, and then sail south along the Canal to Jinling.

After three days of sailing, the Steamship entered Jiujiang, then sailed out to sea to the south for three days to reach Yizhou.

Previously, Gong Ying had already learned the news of Zhao Xu coming to Yizhou via a Telegraph from Lincheng.

So he ordered people to keep watch every day.

As soon as Zhao Xu arrived, he ordered the generals to go to the port to welcome him.

"Your Highness." Zhao Xu stepped off the Steamship, his feet just touching the ground.

Gong Ying and the other navy generals gave him a military salute.

Zhao Xu returned the salute and smiled, "You have all worked hard. In this naval battle, you fought ten with one and forced the Western Lands Allied Fleet to retreat. You have displayed the might of our Great Song Navy."

Praised by Yan Wang, the generals all smiled.

Gong Ying said loudly, "Defending the borders and expanding the territory for Your Highness is our duty."

Zhao Xu nodded with satisfaction, "However, you must not get cocky because of this. You must never forget the principle of despising the enemy strategically while respecting them tactically."

"Yes, Your Highness." The crowd shouted.

After chatting with the generals at the pier for a while about the process of the naval battle, the crowd escorted Zhao Xu to Wanghai City.

On the way, Gong Ying told Zhao Xu about the actions the navy was currently taking.

"After General Zhou learned that the Western Lands navy had retreated, he ordered the Warships to search the waters between Moro, Australia, Luzon, and Yajia. One of the Warships discovered the Western Lands navy retreating toward Malacca," Gong Ying said.

"I really guessed right." Zhao Xu smiled and shook his head.

"If nothing unexpected happens, they have basically given up the waters east of Malacca and concentrated their fleet in the Malacca Strait to prevent us from entering the Tianzhu waters," Gong Ying said. "This Tianzhu is truly a treasure for Britain."

"A huge market with a population similar to Great Song is, of course, a treasure." Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows.

In this era, Australia was nothing more than a place of exile for prisoners to Britain.

Tianzhu was the true jewel in the Queen's crown.

It is precisely for this reason that the Western Lands navy easily abandoned the areas east of Malacca.

But this was exactly what he wanted.

Thinking of this, he asked, "What is Zhou Yi doing now?"

"General Zhou is preparing to attack Manila. For the past few days, he has been transporting marines to Banbu in Luzon, and once he gathers thirty thousand men, he will launch the attack," Gong Ying said.

Zhao Xu nodded.

Zhou Yi's original plan was to besiege Manila and lure the Western Lands navy into a decisive battle.

But since this plan deviated, the next step is to execute the normal southward plan: take Luzon and Yajia.

Of course, there is also Australia, as well as the Solomon Islands near Australia and the New Zealand Islands to the east of Australia.

"This Prince wishes to experience the local customs of Luzon and the Song People overseas. Tomorrow, you shall escort this Prince as we head south together," Zhao Xu pondered for a moment and said.

"Yes, Your Highness," Gong Ying replied.

After defeating the Western Lands navy, he was quite bored.

He also wanted to go out and wander around.

However, with Zhou Yi's orders in place, he could only honestly stay in Yizhou.

Now that he had the order from Yan Wang, he was naturally excited.

Although his mission was only to escort and he would have to return once they reached Banbu, it was enough to relieve his boredom.

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