On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 622 After all, it was a life about to be born. (Seeking monthly votes~)

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Upon receiving Sun Xiaoliu's words, Yamamoto Shun immediately nodded and bowed, displaying a fawning demeanor.

However, when he turned to face the group of kneeling Japanese pirate prisoners, his back straightened subconsciously, and his face adopted a fierce expression, as if he were a fox borrowing the tiger's power.

Yamamoto Shun cleared his throat and loudly questioned the Japanese pirate prisoners kneeling on the deck in Japanese.

A chorus of Japanese voices, a mixture of fear, pleas, and resentment, immediately filled the deck.

These once fierce Japanese pirate leaders, under the threat of death from their "fellow countryman" Yamamoto Shun, quickly broke down in their psychological defenses.

These Japanese pirates eagerly revealed the information they knew to Yamamoto Shun, fearing that if they were a step too slow, the gleaming blade in the hand of the Zhenhai Army, who was standing by watching them intently, would fall on their necks.

Yamamoto Shun was indeed a smart man. Sun Xiaoliu listened quietly to him. Although he couldn't understand Japanese, he could roughly understand the situation by observing Yamamoto Shun's expression and the prisoners' reactions.

When Yamamoto Shun, wiping his sweat, came over to report to Sun Xiaoliu with a fawning expression, Sun Xiaoliu listened with an unchanged expression, but inwardly he couldn't help but admire that this Yamamoto Shun really had some skills.

Yamamoto asked detailed questions, from the final destination of the twenty-three ships, the locations they planned to plunder along the way, the relationships and backgrounds between the ship captains, to the supplies and weapons loaded on the ships, and even the internal conflicts and rumors among the Japanese pirates. He asked about everything, big and small.

Moreover, Sun Xiaoliu could tell from the side that Yamamoto Shun was using a mix of stern threats and feigned reassurance when questioning him, demonstrating a certain skill in interrogation techniques.

However, Sun Xiaoliu merely nodded in agreement with what Yamamoto Jun said, without immediately accepting his words.

Sun Xiaoliu thought to himself, "The general said that the Japanese pirates are full of lies and cannot be believed entirely."

Thinking this to himself, Sun Xiaoliu turned around and smiled at Yamamoto Jun, saying, "Okay!"

You did a great job!
You should go down first and repeat everything you just said to him in detail, so that he can write it all down for you.

Don't worry, I'll definitely put in a good word for you with the general!

Yamamoto Shun thanked Sun Xiaoliu with a grateful expression, then followed another of Li Shiyue's personal guards who was standing to the side to record the events.

Next, following Li Shiyue's instructions, Sun Xiaoliu selected three Japanese pirates who spoke fluent Chinese from among the "guides" who had accompanied the ship on this voyage. He brought them over one by one and had them repeat the same interrogation process that Yamamoto Shun had conducted on these dozens of Japanese pirate leaders.

This ordeal lasted a full day and night.

When Sun Xiaoliu took several pieces of intelligence that he had verified against each other, removed obvious contradictions, and then compiled to report to Li Shiyue;
Li Shiyue was sitting in the command cabin of the "Breaking Waves No. 2" ship, her fingers lightly tapping on the table as she looked at the large nautical chart spread out on it.

"It can be basically confirmed that this fleet is the vanguard of a relatively large force on Kyushu Island in Japan, and its commander is a man named Hirota Koki," Sun Xiaoliu said, turning to look at Ding Haisheng standing opposite him, "This man has already had his throat slit by Captain Ding."

After hearing Sun Xiaoliu's words, Ding Haisheng's face showed a slight expression. She blinked, but still didn't say anything.

"General, this group of Japanese pirates intends to establish a stronghold on Shuangfeng Island, a coastal island in southeastern Jian'an."
They want to carry out long-term plundering of Jian'an and even the entire Andong coastal area!
The commander, Hirota Koki, was supported by a noble family in Japan called the Fujiwara clan, which is why he recruited so many people and formed a fleet.

Hirota Hiroki had several lieutenants, who are now our prisoners and are kneeling on the deck right now.

"Furthermore, General, besides the looted goods and the food and water they already carried, these Japanese pirates also had a lot of long swords, bows and arrows, and oil on their ships. It seems they have big ambitions." Sun Xiaoliu summarized to Li Shiyue.

After listening, Li Shiyue's eyes turned cold: "The Japanese pirates' ambitions will never die! We can only fight them to the death!"
As for those prisoners of war…

Before she could finish speaking, a woman's hurried voice suddenly came from outside the cabin, which abruptly broke the tense atmosphere inside.

Li Shiyue frowned slightly, and Sun Xiaoliu immediately stood up: "General, I'll go take a look."

A short while later, Sun Xiaoliu returned with a strange expression. He whispered to Li Shiyue, "General, it's...it's the Japanese woman with a big belly that we found on the ship where Hirota Hiroki was last night. She must be about to give birth."

The female soldier guarding her didn't understand these things, which is why she cried out in surprise.

Li Shiyue was stunned for a moment. This was truly an unexpected surprise.

Last night, while clearing the battlefield, the naval officers discovered five women in the hold of Hirota Hiroki's largest ship, the Atakebune: three Japanese women and two ragged, terrified Han Chinese women.

The situation was chaotic at the time, so Zhenhai had no choice but to temporarily house the five of them in a relatively intact cabin and have Ding Haisheng send two female soldiers to look after them.

Although the Japanese woman's protruding belly was clearly visible at the time, no one expected that she was about to give birth while they were still in the waters of Ghost Fang Bay.

Although Li Shiyue had never given birth, she knew that childbirth was not something that could be done by choosing a specific day like in modern times; it was not something that could be controlled by human hands.

So, after a couple of breaths, Li Shiyue stood up and said, "I'll go take a look."

After all, it was a life that was about to be born.

Regardless of who the parents are, the child is innocent—this thought flashed through Li Shiyue's mind, but was quickly overwhelmed by more complex emotions.

By the time Li Shiyue walked toward the damaged bow of the Atate ship, which reeked of burnt flesh and blood, Li Qiutian and Wang Xiaoying had already arrived.

Upon seeing Li Shiyue, Ding Haisheng, who was standing on the deck, quickly stepped forward and bowed.

"General!"

Li Shiyue simply nodded without saying a word.

Ding Haisheng quickly explained to Li Shiyue, "Since only General Li and Lieutenant Wang have children, I had no choice but to invite the two of them over."

After hearing this, Li Shiyue nodded again.

So Ding Haisheng lit a torch and, together with Dana, who had just arrived from another "Breaking Waves" ship, walked ahead to light the way for Li Shiyue.

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