This strategy prioritizes psychological warfare.
Moreover, by negotiating with the Giant Whale Gang in advance, Xu Qing avoided the risk of being attacked from both sides during the process of eradicating the pirates.
The Court had a second plan in this regard.
Nowadays, as the feud between the Giant Whale Gang and Duke Wei Mansion grows deeper by the day, should the Gang attempt to drag their feet, the Imperial Navy would immediately turn their ships around and strike a severe blow to the Giant Whale Gang first.
To put it bluntly, the Court clearly had great confidence in the three thousand Jinghai Guard trained by Meng Yuxuan, considering them a formidable maritime force.
In fact, that was indeed the case.
Because this group of Navy personnel were all either sailors or miners by trade.
