Chapter 129 The Crown Prince of Ryukyu
"Three years ago, I followed the fleet to the Ming Dynasty. The prosperity there was not as prosperous as even the three prefectures combined could not compare with their inferior county. Your Majesty, the Japanese have bad methods..."
Chengshi Lang Wangzhuang's brows have never relaxed since the banquet. From his point of view, the Japanese army of three thousand easily took over the land of Sanfu. Even though the other party never took strict precautions against them, the entire Ryukyu Kingdom The number of guards is only five hundred.
"Five hundred bows, three hundred pieces of armor presented by the Ming Kingdom, two hundred long knives and spears, and a small number of harpoons and wooden guns. Your Majesty, the equipment of an inspection department in the Ming Kingdom is better than ours. Their patrols The prosecutor's office is still a town or large village under the county's jurisdiction."
Shangxian's heart was lonely. After all, he was still a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. The combined power of the country was not as strong as the inspection department of a county. When the Japanese army landed in Naha, they did not even have the strength to resist: "Master Wang , Ryukyu cannot just disappear, if this continues, Ryukyu will definitely be invaded by the Japanese."
Shangxian's vision is quite good, at least he doesn't act like a puppet like his father. Wangzhuang is also a small number of people who yearn for the crown prince.
"Your Majesty, Ryukyu only has one chance..."
Shangxian keeps an eye on Wangzhuang.
"Seeking rescue from the Ming Kingdom..." Wang Zhuang also looked at Shang Xian: "Only they can save my Ryukyu."
"But..." Shangxian's worry arose: "The return of those who paid tribute last year shows that there is also civil strife in the country, and there are still Jurchens raging outside the customs. Can they help us?"
"Hey..." Wangzhuang sighed: "Your Majesty, you must continue to suffer from the chaos. This sentence is a common saying in the Ming Dynasty. It means that if you don't make a decision now, after this opportunity, if you want to make a comeback in the future, you can There will be no next time."
The candlelight is relatively dim, and those who can use candles are the dignitaries of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Even so, only the palace will light candles for a long time. Normally, they use burning tools made of fish oil.
"What chance do you think we have of winning?"
"Don't take action unless absolutely necessary."
"Your Excellency, you still feel that our power is not enough to deal with Masanobu Hirata?"
Wang Zhuang's face looked a little gloomy under the dim candlelight: "If we can't do anything and make them angry, it will be a disaster, a big disaster..."
"Last year, I agreed that the doctor's family died. Your Majesty, Master Wang is right. If you really want to take action, you need a comprehensive plan..." General Youwei interjected.
Shang Xian's eyes lit up, he grabbed Wang Zhuang's hand and said, "What do you think of sending someone to follow the tribute fleet to the Ming Kingdom to ask for help from the Ming Kingdom?"
"This year's tribute fleet will leave in October and return in March next year. Moreover, the envoys currently on the mission are all Japanese people. It will be difficult to follow the tribute fleet."
Wang Zhuang's words directly hit Shang Xian.
"Is this God's will?" Shangxian collapsed on the floor in despair. From now on, he, the King of Ryukyu, will have to be a puppet for the rest of his life.
"That's not the case," Wangzhuang thought carefully for a long time, and then said: "There are many mountain barbarians in Shannan Mansion. If we can gather all these people for the prince's use, we have a great chance of winning."
Shang Xian immediately sat up straight and looked at the right guard general: "How can we contact the barbarians in Shannan Prefecture?"
The right guard general shook his head: "I have been in Zhongshan Mansion. I have never been to Shannan, so I have no way of knowing."
"I can send someone to investigate. Please wait for the news."
"Okay, okay..."
The best thing about large ships compared with small and medium-sized sea-going ships is that they can travel more stably on the sea. At least it is absolutely no problem when traveling in the calm Pacific Ocean.
"No one has died of the disease, but there are many unfit soldiers on each ship. The flag says that the number of seasick soldiers is decreasing."
"How long does it take to arrive in Ryukyu?"
Chen Ruier's condition has improved significantly in the past few days, and today she can go on the deck to breathe with Chen Cao.
Xin Zhao took out the chart and looked at it, then asked the helmsman: "It will take two days to get back to Lord Marquis."
Chen Cao put away the few telescopes he had, and then said: "The supplies must be kept up by the horse boats, and the war horses must be taken care of."
"yes..."
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Hirata Masutaka is an important minister of the Shimadzu family and one of the family elders. He can be regarded as a direct line of the Shimadzu family. Since Kaguyama Kutaka occupied Ryukyu, Hirata Masunobu became the actual controller of Ryukyu.
The foreign trade here, the tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and various local products are all directly controlled by the Shimazu family, and the palace's income is only 30% of the national income.
Each of these five hundred Satsuma troops were like bandits, raping and humiliating the women in Lingang every day.
Kuki Shoun is a samurai who belongs to the Huashan family. He has a high position in Lingang. Even though there are more than 100 people including the captain of the bodyguard in Lingang, they were suppressed by seventeen samurai led by Kuki Shoun. Like a full-month child, sometimes it even helps them do evil.
"Sir," a samurai trotted up to Jiugui Changyun: "I found a beautiful woman in front of me."
"Really?" Jiuki Changyun got tired of drinking the coconut juice on the island, threw away the shell, grabbed the Japanese sword and followed the samurai forward.
Two samurai were tearing out a disheveled woman from a thatched hut. Jiugui Changyun who came here saw the woman's appearance and his sexual desire was greatly increased. He laughed and tore off his coat and picked up the woman. The woman entered the hut again.
Zongxin, the chief guard, is on duty at the port in Lingang and is responsible for collecting taxes from shipping merchants and taxes from residents of Hong Kong who go to sea.
A soldier quickly ran to Zong Xin, out of breath: "Sir... no... it's not good. The Japanese leader went to your house and took your wife in. I'm afraid it will cause trouble. Already..."
Zong Xin stood up tremblingly. The Japanese had been here for so long. Apart from humiliating the women of ordinary people, they had never attacked the female relatives of Ryukyu officials. Moreover, he was also the dignified captain of the guard in Lingang, and he was also in the sixth rank in the Ming Dynasty. military attache.
Zong Xin took his knife and walked quickly towards his home. When he arrived home, Jiugui Changyun had already left the house and was getting dressed. However, his two men had just entered, and they had already heard from him inside. My wife’s cries.
"ah..."
Jiugui Changyun saw Zong Xin shaking while holding the knife, so he smiled and walked slowly to his side, patted his shoulder and said in Japanese: "Your wife is pretty good, hahaha..."
Seeing Jiu Gui Changyun laughing and walking away, Zong Xin couldn't bear it anymore. He drew his knife and went to kill Jiu Gui Changyun, but he was hugged tightly by the two soldiers behind him.
Jiugui Changyun looked back at the scene behind him, and then said disdainfully: "If you dare to do anything wrong, I will massacre the entire people in Lingang. Do you believe it? Hahaha..."
His two men walked out of the hut with their clothes on and laughed. They glanced at Zong Xin outside the house, and also laughed and left.
"Sir, please bear with me."
Another soldier also said: "None of us have suffered from this cowardice..."
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"This is Zong Xin's letter."
Youwei will hand the letter to Shangxian: "His wife was harmed by the Nine Ghosts in Lingang and wanted revenge, so he agreed to our request."
"After all, how many people do we have available?"
The right guard thought for a while and said, "One hundred and fifty people are available."
Shangxian was extremely excited, and after a moment he said: "Let's make arrangements to have a banquet for Hirata Zennobu in my name."
"Your Majesty," the right guard said hesitantly, "Isn't it faster?"
Shangxian took out a list: "Pingtian Zenggao has five hundred troops, one hundred in Naha Port, one hundred in Shannan Prefecture, two hundred in the city, one hundred outside the city. As long as he enters the palace, we will With a hundred people controlling the palace gate, you only need to kill him and use his head to frighten the Japanese troops outside the palace, which will get twice the result with half the effort;
At the same time, let Zong Xin find a way to kill the flag of Jiuki Changyun. The Japanese army in Lingang has no leader, and that is a group of bereaved dogs;
Hirata Masunobu usually only has about thirty people entering the palace, and all of them are his confidants. The rockets fired at the banquet will definitely kill or injure them. By then, there will be more than a hundred palace guards tied to our ship. It's enough to block the palace gate until dawn, and everything will be fine. "
The plan was very thorough. The right guard general hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement. This operation could only succeed but not fail. Once it failed, it would be a disaster.
"Hurry and report to Mr. Wang so that he can prepare in advance."
"yes..."
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It was already late August when Chen Cao's fleet arrived in Ryukyu, and even the Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated on board.
"The blue sea and the southern sky, it's a pity that the moonlight cannot be seen in China." Chen Cao hugged him from left to right, very comfortable.
The sun is very bright on the sea in summer. Neither woman leaves the cabin during the day. They only come out at night to get some air. The only fruits on the ship are canned pears and apricots. They last longer and taste better than nothing. .
"Master Hou..."
Zhao Xin trotted up to the top of the deck. Seeing Chen Cao's condition, he did not dare to take another step forward. He clasped his fists from a distance and said, "Master Marquis, the scout ship ahead is reporting. Ten miles away is the city of Ryukyu Zhongshan Prefecture. Port, they saw torches and slight shouts of death on the beach, maybe there was a fight going on there."
"Send the order for the vanguard to land ashore in a small group first and get a clear picture of the situation." He then raised his head and glanced at the moonlight: "With the cover of darkness, our sneak attack will be more successful. Come here, put on my armor..."
Chen Cao is afraid of death, let alone fighting far away from the land. Even though he has the skills to kill three Japanese, he is still that kind of stupid stick.
It wasn't until he landed in a boat wearing half-body armor that he realized that his actions were indeed delayed a lot.
Zhao Xin went to negotiate first. The soldiers who came here to report the news had already ran to Chen Cao, stood in accordance with the military salute of the Dingwu Army, and then raised their hands to their temples and saluted: "Your Majesty, our army has captured Lingang. A small number of Japanese pirates ran towards Shuri Castle."
Chen Cao raised his head and glanced into the distance: "It's still two or three hours before dawn. Send a flag to signal the whole army to dock at the port, and the navy will move three miles away to be on guard."
"yes..."
