Major General Bruce looked at Molière in horror, as if he had never known him before. He had been in contact with him many times in Paris, and he had also bribed the emperor's close ministers.
At that time, Molière gave people the impression of being extremely sunny. He was tall and handsome and was favored by women wherever he went. But today, Molière showed everyone a completely different face.
"Special envoy... Special envoy, are you kidding me? What do you mean by three days of freedom? Do you want to massacre the city?"
"Shut up!" Molière glanced at the major general with cold eyes, "Remember your identity, you are a soldier, and it is your duty to pursue victory!"
The look in Molière's eyes made Major General Bruce shudder. He wanted to retort but did not dare to speak at all.
"General... I think you know better than me what the colonial environment is like. Those obedient natives on the Indian continent may have worn away the spirit of the soldiers. The victory in Beijing six years ago also made the soldiers relax. Lost the will to fight! And these are fatal..."
"Countless military strategists have stated that in a fierce battle, no matter how weak the enemy is, they must use the power of a lion to fight a rabbit to achieve absolute victory. In my dictionary, Molière, there is only the word "foolproof", not luck!"
Moliere's eyes were fixed on Bruce, and he shouted almost word by word, "Don't you think about it? It is precisely because the enemy is so weak that we cannot fail. If we lose at the hands of such an enemy, What choice do we have besides committing suicide to apologize?"
Now Bruce suddenly realized that this was what made the envoy nervous along the way. "Envoy, don't worry, the victory will definitely belong to France... I will resolutely implement your order!"
The major general grabbed the side of the ship and shouted at the sailors, "Boys, don't be polite to these barbarians. There is a huge amount of wealth stored in Naha Port. The wealth that conquered Shuri Castle belongs to you..."
"Long live!" The sailors roared like thunder again, and at that moment the entire fleet was full of momentum.
But when everyone was inexplicably excited, Molière always felt empty in his heart. He unconsciously thought of the bloody battle in Besançon on the French-Swiss border. He always thought of the news from all over Europe. The media's frenzied attack on France.
"Are these Chinese really so easy to deal with? Maybe? If they are really so easy to deal with, why can they defeat us in France? Why can they make trouble in all the newspapers in Europe?"
Gradually, Molière's face became more gloomy, and the abnormal mood returned.
The atrocities of the French fleet completely shocked Naha Port. Countless lookout sentries built on high mountains almost dropped their telescopes in anger, and various verbal curses could be heard endlessly.
"Beasts! This is simply a beast... What kind of skill is it to kill people..."
"Oops...another fishing boat has been smashed! Look, the French warships are shooting into the sea... Damn it, even the fishermen who fell into the water will be killed!"
"Send an alarm...Send an emergency alarm to the whole city...It seems that these bastards are going to fight us until death, and they will not stop today..."
The sound of war horns echoed in the city, and the entire city entered the most urgent state of war. Xiao Letian's new army, as well as temporary reserves, and even the guards composed of countless citizens took up their weapons and walked onto the battlefield. Built defensive positions.
Soon, a group of nervous-looking figures appeared at the top of Shuri Castle. The young King Shangtai and his civil and military ministers finally waited for the most terrifying moment.
"Report...to report to Your Majesty...ten warships flying the French flag have appeared on the sea due to the south...Right now, they are massacring fishermen and sailors on the sea!"
"What? This is a war without declaring it? The French are still shameless!" Countless civil servants and generals' beards flew up with anger.
At this time, Lin Yuanmiao gritted his molar teeth and said to Jin Changsen, "Did you see it? These are the French people you want to surrender? You are willing to bet the fate of the kingdom on them, but do you think they are paying attention to you?"
"Jin Changsen! Go and surrender. Go and surrender to these French people!"
Just when Lin Yuanmiao vented his anger on Jin Changsen, a surrender faction, no one expected that Jin Changsen turned around and stood in front of Lin Yuanmiao without saying a word, and knelt on the ground as soon as his knees weakened.
"I, Jin Changsen, have been deceived by lard... I apologize to you today!" After saying that, he hit his head on the ground and couldn't stand for a long time.
Lin Yuanmiao and King Shang Tai were both dumbfounded. Lin Yuanmiao was a little stunned and quickly pulled him up with a red face. "You, you, you...are you general of my army?"
Jin Changsen looked at King Shangtai and the ministers with a face full of grief and anger: "Your Majesty! Colleagues, I, Jin Changsen, am indeed swinging from side to side, but my loyalty to the Ryukyu Kingdom can be seen every day! Everything I do is just to extend the country... Now The French have made it clear that they are unreasonable, and they have started a war without declaring it!"
"Now that the foreign enemy has blocked the door, I, Jin Changsen, swear here... to fight to the death and not retreat!"
"Fight to the death and not retreat! Fight to the death and never retreat! Fight to the death and never retreat!" The anger in the hearts of the monarchs and ministers on the city wall was already boiling over, and the slogans of war were shaking the world.
No matter how fierce they shout, King Shang Tai, Jin Changsen, and Lin Yuanmiao still have to rely on military generals to fight the war. Now the military power of the Ryukyu Kingdom is controlled by two people, one is Navy General Cai Mao, and the other is Army General Liang Kun.
Although the Ryukyu Kingdom is an island country, after being exploited by the Shimadzu family of Japan for hundreds of years, it has become so poor that it cannot even afford a few small sampans. This is the blessing of Tosho Lotte. In the past year or so Some small Western merchant ships were purchased and transformed into a small coast guard with a total tonnage of only more than 700 tons.
Warships modified from merchant ships have no advantages other than being faster and more flexible. In fact, Xiao Letian's purpose of setting up such a small guard force is just to reserve some sailor seeds for future warship training.
The total number of sailors in Cai Mao's hands now only exceeds 2,000, and half of these soldiers are still on the shore. He also has the command of all the coastal defense forts in the Ryukyu Kingdom.
"Send a signal to the guards and send a semaphore to ask them to retreat to the northern reef area... Never come into contact with France and keep a safe distance of more than ten nautical miles..."
"Send an order to the Shuri Fort to prepare for battle. As long as the enemy enters Naha Bay and enters the effective range, they will hit me hard... Tell the American artillerymen that as long as they hit accurately, I will hit them hard." Triple wartime allowance!”
"Notify General Liang Kun immediately and ask him to protect the coastline, especially behind the forts. The French must not be allowed to land! Now our only hope is the forts we left behind, Prime Minister!"
Cai Hao galloped on the street on his horse, and behind him there were messengers turning their horses' heads and leaving to deliver his orders to all corners of the city.
At this time, under Shuri City, the huge fort built next to the cliff was exactly what Cai Hao said was his last hope. A 280-caliber coastal defense cannon made in the United States stood here. In order to protect this cannon Xiao Letian specially built a permanent reinforced concrete fortification. In order to protect this treasure, the construction cost of the fortification alone cost more than 25,000 taels of silver.
There are a total of ten forts like this in the mountains of Naha Port, but the caliber of the other forts' artillery is far less than that of the Shuri fort. Among them, there are four 180-caliber coastal defense guns, and the remaining five are all in caliber. 120 artillery.
But one thing is the same. These cannons are the latest rifled breech-loading cannons, imported from the United States. In order to buy these cannons, the Carnegie family made great efforts. According to the international practice at the time, the most advanced weapons were Not available for purchase to non-Western countries.
"Where's Max? Where is old Max? How are you preparing..." General Cai Mao started shouting loudly as soon as he rushed into the fortifications of Shuri Fort.
Old Max is a black man, to be precise, he is an old black artilleryman who was disbanded from the military service after the American Civil War and could not survive. If we follow the original version of history, after the war ended, the final outcome of such unskilled black people would be nothing more than living on the streets as drunkards.
But Xiao Letian gave them new opportunities. The doors of the New Army and the Industrial Zone were completely opened to African Americans. What Xiao Letian gave them here was not only three times the salary in the United States, but also the most important thing was dignity.
"Oh, dear general, please believe in my professionalism. As long as you can ensure that the fort is not outflanked by the enemy's army, and as long as you can ensure that there is enough ammunition, then I can let these French people taste what it feels like to fail!"
"Well done! I believe in you. From now on, I will be here to direct the battle. I will personally be your guard. If the enemy dares to come forward, they will step on my body first!"
The French fleet in the distance was getting closer and closer. During the time when Naha was preparing for the war, ten warships had cleared the entire sea area. The murderous warships had pressed against the coast until they were only five nautical miles away from the beach. .
At this moment, people's eyes suddenly lit up. The French warship on the distant sea shook its body. The Glory's seventy cannons on the starboard side, plus the sixty cannons of the other two frigates, fired a standard salvo.
Boom, boom, boom... The hail of bullets fired by more than a hundred artillery pieces instantly covered the lookout post on the mountain on the south side of the port. A squad of troops and wooden towers were instantly covered in a sea of fire, and the top of the mountain was blown into a sea of flames.
"Oops! There are rifled guns in the French fleet! This is an upgraded version of the fleet, otherwise it would be impossible to shoot so far and so accurately!" Old Max only glanced at the shooting distance with his eyes and already discovered something bad. at.
"Damn, damn! The commander of this fleet seems to be an expert, right? General Cai... Please tell General Liang quickly that this fleet has an unusual origin. Their tactics are very avant-garde. You must be careful in the rear!"
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