After detaining the North Korean officers and soldiers and counting the losses, Wang Rulong took a small boat to Jin Ke's boat.

Jin Ke was waiting for Wang Rulong on the deck. He was wearing the same blue and black shorts with a gold star embroidered on his left chest.

According to the "Security Personnel Rank Regulations" promulgated by Jiangnan Security Group, the ranks of the group's security personnel are divided into two types: "command rank" and "police officer rank".

Police ranks are divided into three grades and eleven levels: police officer, police sergeant, and police sergeant major, and are awarded to grassroots security guards. Command ranks are also divided into three grades and eleven levels: police inspector, police supervisor, and police superintendent, and are awarded to command management personnel. Police officers must obey the orders of the commander in charge and salute the commander actively. The higher-ranking police officer and commander is the superior, and the subordinate must salute the superior actively.

A gold star represents the junior police inspector rank, which is also the highest rank in Jiangnan Security Group.

Wang Rulong is one rank lower than Jin Ke, and the three silver stars on his chest represent the rank of senior police inspector, while Haierge's three iron stars represent the rank of senior police superintendent.

Wang Rulong put his heels together and beat his chest with his right hand to salute Jin Ke.

After Jin Ke returned the greeting, he saw that Wang Rulong looked unhappy, so he asked, "What's the matter? Is the loss huge?"

"Eight brothers were killed and twenty-six were injured." Wang Rulong looked sad, as if he had suffered a defeat.

Although this number is negligible in any army, for Wang Rulong, it is a rare large number of casualties in his military career.

After all, they are outstanding generals trained by Qi Jiguang, who pursued zero casualties!

Sure enough, Jin Ke sighed solemnly and said, "The casualties are so heavy..."

"It was mainly because when the Japanese pirates came close, they threw torches and oil cans on our ship. The team members were afraid that the ship would catch fire, so they were busy putting out the fire, and as a result, even the Portuguese guns on the ship stopped. Without fire suppression, the Japanese pirates' muskets and bows and arrows caused a lot of casualties."

Wang Rulong sighed and said, "Then there was a cannon that exploded, killing a gunner on the spot and injuring three others. Others were hit on the feet by shells and drowned..."

"Alas, the responsibility this time lies with us." Jin Ke touched his forehead in self-blame and said, "Although we said that starting from the third sea transport, the possibility of encountering the enemy will increase, but in fact we are still paralyzed."

"Yes, I always thought that no one would dare to covet such a large fleet as ours." Wang Rulong nodded in agreement: "So we still focus on training new recruits. There are some big problems with personnel arrangements."

After a pause, he said with some frustration: "Besides, we didn't bring out the full power of the artillery, and let the red-haired devils beat us."

Wang Rulong was referring to the Battle of Futian Bay four years ago, when the Portuguese sent two armed merchant ships from their Malacca base to Japan for punishment in retaliation for the expulsion of the Jesuits from the Hirado clan. One of the ships was a large and old caravel, and the other was a smaller and new galleon.

As for the Hirado Domain, the then head of the family, Matsuura Takanobu, was young, strong, confident and steady. When he learned that the Portuguese were coming, he first contacted the Sakai merchants in the Seto Inland Sea and obtained reinforcements consisting of ten Chinese-style sailing ships on the condition of dividing the spoils.

He also mobilized his own territory, gathering a fleet of more than 700 Japanese pirates and 60 warships. After the two fleets joined together, they attacked the Portuguese, who only had two warships.

However, such a huge disparity in numbers resulted in a crushing defeat. After a fierce battle, the Japanese only killed eight Portuguese crew members, while they themselves lost 70 lives and more than 200 were injured. In the end, they had to flee...

~~

The opponent in both wars was the Hirado Domain, and the number of enemies was similar, which provided a good opportunity to compare the strength of the Coast Guard and the Portuguese armed merchant ships.

Wang Rulong thought that although both sides had lost eight men, the Portuguese only had two warships, while his own number was ten times that of the enemy, so they were undoubtedly far behind. This made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Yes, we do still have many problems. We are still far behind the Portuguese in naval warfare. We need to summarize and improve." Jin Ke said with a smile: "But we can't be too harsh on the subordinates. After all, this was a great victory in which we annihilated 1,000 enemies and captured 600 people. It was not easy for so many novices who had never been on the battlefield."

"I know. I will reward when it's due and scold when it's due. The rewards and punishments should be clear." Wang Rulong's expression eased a little.

"Have all the wounded been treated?" Jin Ke asked again with concern.

"Thanks to Jiangnan Hospital, our security team has trained doctors and nurses. The injured brothers received treatment immediately." Wang Rulong said with emotion: "The young master has never been to the battlefield, but he is more thoughtful than us. We are too embarrassed to explain to him for the way we fought."

"Compared to that, I think you would like to know who brought these pirates here." Jin Ke looked at the calm sea and said in a deep voice, "Since we are here, come with me to interrogate the prisoners."

"Well, I'm also extremely curious." Wang Rulong followed Jin Ke and walked towards the poop, snapping his fingers as he said, "We just detained the Li Dynasty fleet and interrogated the navy officer named Pu. Although the guy denied it, his eyes were weak and his voice was trembling, so he definitely didn't tell the truth."

But after all, the other party was a senior military officer of a vassal state, and it was too much for Lao Wang to detain him. It was not right to torture him without evidence. He was hoping to get something out of these Japanese pirates so that he could go back and punish the little Pu Ke.

~~

Wang Rulong Jinke came to a cabin on the first floor of the stern deck.

There were two security guards standing guard at the door in Longqing style, and excited shouts could be faintly heard from inside the door.

Seeing the captain and deputy captain coming, the security guards immediately saluted with guns.

"At ease." Jin Ke nodded to the two and said, "Open the door."

The security team members quickly opened the cabin door and two of them walked in. They saw two captives, one old and one young, with their hands tied behind their backs and chained to the cabin wall.

The one who was shouting was the young man in the exquisite armor, but he was speaking Japanese, which Jin Ke and Wang Rulong could not understand at all.

The person in charge of the preliminary trial was a mid-level police superintendent with two iron stars on his chest. When he saw the first and second in command coming together, he quickly beat his chest and saluted.

"Who is he?" Wang Rulong pointed with his chin at the young man who was still talking loudly.

"Reporting to the deputy commander, this man claims to be the lord of Hirado Domain in Japan and the head of the Matsuura family, Matsuura Shinnobu." This intermediate police officer is called Zhen Shuang. He was the interpreter of the Qi family army. After the Qi family army went north, he naturally lost his job. Later, when Jin Ke called him, he immediately came to join him and became a staff officer of the Security Corps.

"Huh?" Wang Rulong couldn't help but wonder, "Isn't the lord of Hirado a middle-aged man named Matsuura Takanobu?"

"Oh?" Zhen Shuang was stunned, and then asked Song Pu Zhenxin, then turned around and explained: "He said that was his father, but he became a monk last year and passed the throne to him."

"He became a monk? He became autistic after being beaten by the Portuguese?" Wang Rulong said gloatingly, stroking his red beard.

"That's about right. The Japanese, from the emperor to the daimyo, all love to play this game." Zhen Shuang knew a lot about the situation in Japan and said, "If they make trouble, they will step down, but the power is still in their hands. They just step back and become the emperor."

"Yoshi." Wang Rulong couldn't help but show off his Japanese and said, "What was he yelling just now?"

"He said that a samurai can be defeated but not humiliated! Especially a daimyo like him." Zhen Shuang said with an unhappy look on his face: "He wanted me to leave and let him go, and asked him to write a letter to his father to ask for a ransom. While waiting for the ransom to arrive, he should be given a separate room, fish, white rice and miso, and his servants should be released to serve him."

"Do I need to arrange a few women for you?" Wang Rulong couldn't help laughing.

Zhen Shuang translated it accordingly, and a perverted smile appeared on Matsuura Zhenxin's face.

Before he could smile, Wang Rulong spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on his face with a "Pooh" sound.

"You are neither human nor ghost! You want to eat fish? You are dreaming!"

The young man had never suffered such humiliation before, and he started to yell angrily.

"Fuck it! I get angry when I hear this sound!" Wang Rulong kicked him hard in the stomach again.

The young man let out a howl and hunched his body in a scream. If he hadn't been wearing armor, he would have fainted.

The old man who was tied up nearby finally couldn't help but yelled, "Stop it! You can't humiliate a daimyo like this! Otherwise, he would rather die in glory!"

"Fuck, you can speak our Zhejiang dialect?" Wang Rulong was surprised.

"You Huizhou merchants from the Ming Dynasty came to us thirty years ago and used Hirado-Tsu as your base to engage in maritime trade. I, Inukai Matasaburo, the head of the Matsuura family, was ordered by the feudal lord to manage Hirado-Tsu at that time, so I naturally speak the language of the Ming Dynasty." The old man said proudly.

The young man next to him recovered, spat out a mouthful of blood, and said a few words weakly.

The old man surnamed Inukai first excitedly persuaded the young man, then shed a few tears, and then turned back and said angrily: "Our lord asked for a sword, a clean room for him, and ordered me to be his assistant."

"What is he going to do?" Wang Rulong was stunned.

"You captured him and humiliated him, so he wants to commit suicide by disembowelment to preserve the honor of the Matsuura family!" Inukai explained, and added at the end: "It is a great honor to be the lord's kaishakunin!"

“Don’t try that on me.” Wang Rulong rolled his eyes and spat, “If you’re really so stubborn, you should have a caesarean section if you lose the battle. Now that you’ve come this far, why are you still putting on a show with me?!”

"Seppuku should be performed in a clean room, wearing the most solemn clothes, and composing a poem of 'farewell' accompanied by the shamisen." Inukai said seriously: "This is the supreme honor of a samurai. How can it be carried out hastily on a dirty battlefield?"

"Fuck..." Not only Wang Rulong, but even Jin Ke couldn't help but swear. How perverted is this?