639 Shuri, the lord of the country

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"S! Such a large battleship is really similar to our three-masted gunboat, but there are a lot more sails, and the hull structure has also been slightly changed, which is larger than our three-masted gunboat. ”

Ma Yuan held the clairvoyant mirror and looked at the White Dragon Army fleet, which was sailing from west to east, more than ten nautical miles to the north, gasped, and said.

Ma Yuan put down the clairvoyant mirror, the shock in his eyes had not yet dissipated, and he said to the first mate beside him: "How is this possible, where did Li Zixiao get such advanced shipbuilding technology?" ”

The first mate next to him saw Ma Yuan looking at him, and he was also spreading his hands, saying that I don't know either!

"No, we have to go back quickly and tell the lord this important information." Ma Yuan also realized that this time the matter was very serious, and said in a deep voice.

"Well, I agree." The first mate also chimed in.

Immediately, the two Zheng family warships quickly left here and sailed south, preparing to return to Quanzhou and report the situation here to Zheng Zhilong.

As for Lu Yuan's side, he didn't pay attention to these two Zheng family warships, Lu Yuan just wanted to let go of these two Zheng family warships and let them go back to send a message to Zheng Zhilong.

Lu Yuan, on the other hand, continued to lead the fleet, crossed the entire East China Sea to the east, and arrived at the Okinawa Islands of the Ryukyu Kingdom one day later, and immediately sent troops to land and arrived at Shuri, the capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

At this time, there were still 300 Japanese soldiers left behind by the lord of the Mosa domain of the Wa Kingdom in Shuri Castle, but in the face of the strong White Dragon Army, these 300 people could not resist at all.

Lu Yuan also directly ordered an attack without notifying the city, because before he came, Lu Yuan already knew that the Ryukyu Kingdom was controlled by Japanese soldiers at this time.

Not long after the battle began, the low walls of Shuri Castle were directly destroyed by the naval guns of the White Dragon Army.

Then, the White Dragon Army entered the city, and because the White Dragon Army was still holding the Ming banner, the Ryukyu soldiers in Shuri Castle took the initiative to give up resistance.

They knew that it was the Heavenly Soldiers who had come to help them drive away the group of vampires, and they were too late to rejoice, so how could they resist.

On the contrary, it was the three hundred Japanese soldiers who were muttering and screaming, but the soldiers of the White Dragon Army couldn't understand what he said, as long as they saw the soldiers who looked like Japanese soldiers, they were all killed.

"The Imperial Lord of Kaiyu (the title of the king of the Ryukyus in the country, they are not called kings), the heavenly soldiers have come to our rescue, and the heavenly soldiers have entered the city and are killing those Dongying soldiers.

However, at this time, the general Dongying was leading more than 30 people towards the palace. ”

At this time, in the royal palace in Shurijo Castle, the current lord of the Ryukyus Kingdom, Shoning, received a report from a general who rushed over and was guarding the palace of the Ryukyu king.

This royal palace, said to be a royal palace, is actually a relatively large mansion, not even as good as the mansions of some wealthy landlords in the Ming Dynasty.

Since a stick of incense before, the lord of the Ryukyus Kingdom, Shang Ning, was in the palace, and when he heard the explosion from outside the city, he was also taken aback, he thought that it was the Dongying people who had killed him again!

It was only at this time that the soldier who hurriedly ran back told Shang Ning that it was the heavenly soldiers who had killed him this time, that Shang Ning became excited.

"Haha, the Heavenly Soldiers are finally here, and the Holy One has not forgotten us." Shang Ning shouted excitedly.

"Imperial Lord, that Dongying general is about to be killed, they must be trying to hold the Imperial Lord hostage and threaten the Heavenly Soldiers, and the Heavenly Soldiers are afraid that they will not be able to come for a while.

Please also ask the lord to withdraw first, his subordinates stay behind to block those Dongying soldiers, and when the heavenly soldiers come, we will deal with those hateful Dongying people, and then welcome the emperor back to the palace. ”

The general of the Ryukyu Kingdom, who was kneeling below, shouted eagerly to the Ryukyu Lord Shangning on the throne.

"Yes, yes, General Cao Wu reminded right, the widow first led people to avoid the Dongying people, so he bothered General Cao to lead two hundred palace guards to stop the Dongying people."

was reminded by his own generals, Shang Ning also came to his senses, at this time, the heavenly soldiers had not yet come, but there were thirty Dongying soldiers outside who were about to kill first, and he should hide first.

Immediately, Shang Ning quickly fled from the tunnel behind the palace with more than a dozen guards, and it didn't take long for the sound of fierce fighting to be heard in the palace.

The Toei general who entered the palace, named Koyama Shiru, was an elite group of men and horses left in the Ryukyus by the lord of the Mosa domain of the Wa kingdom to monitor and intimidate the lord of the Ryukyu kingdom, Shōning.

They were stationed in Shuri Castle, and although there were only 300 men, their combat strength was indeed very strong, and it was estimated that a thousand Ryukyu soldiers could not defeat them.

At this time, after more than 30 years of invasion and weakening of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the army of the Ryukyu Kingdom has been reduced from more than 12,000 people in its heyday to less than 4,000 now.

Of these, only 2,000 were stationed in Shuri Castle, and only about 200 were stationed in the palace.

Now, this Ryukyu general named Cao Wu is leading two hundred palace guards, desperately blocking the small hill rules that have entered the palace, buying time for the Ryukyu lord Shang Ning to escape.

"Kill, give!"

Inside the palace, Xiaoshan Shou Shou roared in the Japanese language, and all the palace guards and Japanese soldiers were fighting.

Don't look at the small number of Japanese soldiers, there are many soldiers in the Ryukyu Kingdom, but at this time, the battle situation is in a state of stalemate, and Cao Wu can only be able to block the attack of Xiaoshan Rules.

Including the details of the hill, these more than 30 elite Japanese soldiers are all wearing bamboo plate armor that is not very sophisticated, which is very heavy, but the defensive ability is also much stronger than the armor on the soldiers of the Ryukyus country.

The Japanese knives in their hands are also more elite, and at the same time, every Japanese soldier has exquisite knife skills, and Xiaoshan is a master of swordsmanship.

Dangdang!

Koyama recognized this Cao Wu, brandished a sword, and easily cut down the two Ryukyu soldiers who tried to stop him, and then killed Cao Wu.

"Eight Geyalu, your conscience is greatly broken, you dare to betray the feudal lord, damn it!" Xiaoshan rushed to Cao Wu and roared angrily.

(Spit it out, these few sentences are typed, how does Lao Yun feel wrong, I don't know and think I'm writing an anti-war article, haha)

"Hmph, you Japanese slaves, the days of power and blessing in our Ryukyu Kingdom have come to an end, and the heavenly soldiers have arrived, and you are finished."

Cao Wu looked at the details of the hill with cold eyes, and retorted coldly.

"Then kill you all first."

Xiaoshan also knew that what Cao Wu said was right, at this time, the White Dragon Army surrounded the already small Shuri City, and they couldn't escape, which was why he brought people into the palace.

"I'm afraid that if you don't succeed, I want to kill you a long time ago." Cao Wu was not afraid, carrying a broad-faced broadsword, facing the details of the hill.

Cao Wu, at this time, was the only general in the Ryukyu Kingdom who was strong in martial arts and loyal to Shang Ning, the lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and his grandfather was originally from the Dengzhou area of Shandong.

Once, when the previous lord of the Ryukyus sent people to Beijing to pay tribute and obtain the title of Emperor Ming, he was attacked by bandits halfway and was rescued by Cao Wuzu.

Immediately, the previous lord of the Ryukyus brought Cao Wu's grandfather to the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Just when the palace was in a scuffle, and the lord of the Ryukyus took the opportunity to escape, he had already killed the white dragon soldiers in Shuri Castle, and had already killed most of the Japanese soldiers.

Lu Yuan sent Lu Hai, with 500 soldiers, towards the Ryukyu Palace.

According to Li Zixiao's idea, the Ryukyu Kingdom will be merged with the Ryukyu Island in the future, and then turn into a province of China, and there will be no need for any Ryukyu Kingdom to exist at that time.

However, at this time, Li Zixiao did not plan to cancel the Ryukyu Kingdom, after all, the Ryukyu Kingdom was still a member of the Ming Dynasty at this time, and Li Zixiao needed the Ryukyu Lord to maintain order on the Ryukyu Islands at this time.

Therefore, after Lu Yuan initially took control of Shuri Castle, he immediately sent people to attack the palace to rescue and control the lord of the Ryukyus, Shōning.

"The corpses of the soldiers of the Ryukyu Kingdom? It's not good, there are Japanese soldiers who have already entered the palace in advance, and everyone is moving faster with me. ”

When Lu Hai looked at the corpses of several Japanese soldiers in front of the palace, he also showed a shocked face, and rushed into the palace with the soldiers behind him.

"A lot of corpses."

When Lu Hai led the people all the way into the palace, he saw many corpses along the way, all of which were the corpses of Japanese soldiers and Ryukyu soldiers who had died in battle, and the corpses spread all the way to the main hall.

When Lu Hai and his people arrived at the palace, they found that the battle here was basically over, and there were a bunch of corpses lying on the ground, obviously a fierce battle had just occurred.

At this time, more than 30 elite Japanese soldiers had all been killed by 200 Ryukyu soldiers led by Cao Wu, and they paid the price of more than 80 casualties.

When Lu Hai led the people to rush in, the soldiers of the Ryukyu Kingdom who killed the red eyes raised their swords at them.

"Stop, it's a heavenly soldier, not an enemy."

At the critical moment, Cao Wu stood up and shouted loudly, stopping those Ryukyu soldiers.

At this time, Cao Wu was standing there, holding his broadsword in one hand, and a Ryukyu soldier was bandaging the wound on his left arm.

"I am under the command of Earl Li Zixiao of the Ming Dynasty, Captain Lu Hai of the 'White Snake Army' Naval Fleet, who are you?"

Lu Hai saw at a glance at this time that Cao Wu was one of these main generals, so he asked him.

"Ryukyu Imperial General Cao Wu." Cao Wu stood up and said politely to Lu Hai.

Don't look at Lu Hai as a lieutenant, and Cao Wu as a general, but at this time, Lu Hai did not mean to salute Cao Wu at all, and Cao Wu only spoke politely, and did not salute his subordinates.

After all, no matter how small the Ryukyu Kingdom is, Cao Wu is also a general, and although Lu Hai is a captain, he is behind the Ming Dynasty, and it is impossible for both sides to be subordinate to each other.

"What about your lord?" Immediately, Lu Hai asked Cao Wu.

"Our palace was attacked by this group of thieves before, for the safety of our lord, let the lord evacuate the palace first, and I will take people to stay to deal with these thieves."

Cao Wu looked at Lu Hai and said without being surprised.

"You can speak Chinese, which is good. Your lord is fine, now the Japanese soldiers in the city have been wiped out by us, and your lord is safe.

Now, you immediately send someone to find your lord, and we, General Lu, want to see your lord. ”

Lu Hai was also slightly surprised when he heard Cao Wu speak fluent Chinese, and then said.

"My ancestors are from Shandong, and of course I can speak Chinese.

Okay, I'll send someone to find our master, and ask Captain Lu to go back and tell General Lu.

When we clean up the palace and our lord returns, we will invite General Lu into the palace to meet our lord. ”

Cao Wu glanced at the palace hall, which was filled with blood and corpses at this time, frowned, and said.

"Okay, at this time, our men and horses will temporarily take over the defense of your city, and I will leave these five hundred people to help you clean up the palace."

Immediately, Lu Hai left 500 soldiers in the Ryukyu King's Palace, and returned to report the situation to Lu Yuan.

At this time, Lu Yuan remained on the new three-masted gunboat of the White Dragon Army, and did not enter Shuri Castle, even the entire huge fleet led by him.

Except for a dozen warships that forcibly stopped inside and outside the port of Shurijo Castle, the rest of the hundreds of warships were still adrift at sea.

It's not that Lu Yuan doesn't want to directly let his fleet enter the port of Shuri Castle, but it is that the port of Shuri Castle at this time is too small, which is equivalent to an inland port on the Yangtze River or the Yellow River in the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, there were still dozens of fishing boats and a few merchant ships moored in the port of Shurijo Castle, although there were still many berths, but they were far from being able to meet the berthing of Lu Yuan's huge fleet.

"Sure enough, the lord is thoughtful, how can there be a perfect harbor for our army to anchor in this overseas wilderness.

We have to build everything on our own, which is really troublesome. ”

Lu Yuan stood on the deck at this time, looked at the small, backward Shuri Port outside, and said.

"What the general said is very true, but this is not an excellent port, as long as we build it with our heart, it will definitely become an excellent overseas base for our navy in the future."

Standing next to Lu Yuan at this time, a young admiral said, his name is Hong Zhen, he is a nephew of Hong Sheng, and now he is a naval staff officer for Lu Yuan.

"Well, it's just too much trouble, but fortunately, this time the general asked us to bring fifty scribes, and then let them take over the construction of this harbor.

We will strive to build this place into our Navy's first overseas naval base within half a year, and we will bring enough food this time anyway.

If you let the lord of the Ryukyus country mobilize the people of the entire Ryukyu country, half a year should be enough. ”

This time, while Li Zixiao sent a fleet led by Lu Yuansuo, he also asked him to bring fifty scribes, so that they could then control the civil affairs of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Moreover, Lu Yuan also brought several large ships of grain, and according to Li Zixiao's plan, Lu Yuan had to rely on these grains to recruit the people in the Ryukyus.

In order for them to be able to build Shuri Port into a large port that can accommodate their naval fleet in the shortest possible time.

At this time, how many people there are in the entire Ryukyu Kingdom, at most there are more than 100,000 people, this is still Li Zixiao's optimistic consideration.

If the entire Ryukyu Kingdom were to be recruited, all men and women over the age of 16 and under the age of 50 would be recruited to participate in the construction of the port, and about 60,000 or 70,000 people would be recruited.

Lu Yuan and the others also brought hundreds of craftsmen, and within half a year, they should be able to build Shuri Port into a large seaport.

"I hope that the lord of the Ryukyus country can cooperate honestly and reduce our trouble." Lu Yuan looked at Shuri Castle and said in a cold voice.

"It's been half a day since Lu Hai was sent by the general, and he should be back soon."

As Hong Zhen spoke, he saw a warship sailing towards them in the distance, which was the warship where Lu Hai was, smiled slightly, and said, "Say Cao Cao Cao has arrived." ”

(End of chapter)