"Oh! God bless, this is the most accurate shot I've ever fired in my life!" There was joy in the Shuri Fort. Old Max clapped his hands excitedly and laughed wildly, and couldn't help but perform a black impromptu dance.
Since ancient times, naval battles have prioritized artillery battles. After all, artillery is not the guided missile of later generations, and its hit rate has always been pitifully low. This time, with this shelling ten nautical miles away, everyone's idea was just to shock the enemy's arrogance. No one expected any results.
But I never expected that this shot was so accurate that it exploded right next to the frigate Gaulois. Look at the sail that was torn by fragments. Now the frigate has obviously slowed down and can no longer keep up with the queue.
"Well done, old Max, I want to reward you! Keep shooting..." Cai Mao also yelled excitedly.
But unfortunately, luck in naval battles is like the mist in the port every morning. You can see it but it is hard to touch it. The extremely high hit rate of the first shot of the Shuri Fort seemed to have used up all their good luck. The subsequent three shots were fired without any results, and the worst shot was even one nautical mile away from the target.
"Damn it! What are Cai Hao and the others doing? No wonder your surname is Cai, you have a daughter. I can't just give you a hundred wives for your accuracy..."
In a rice shop in the business district of Shuri Castle, Army General Liang Kun cursed angrily after listening to the report of the messenger. The enemy had just shelled a round of shelling, and the casualties were all Army brothers. Such passive beatings cannot be fought back. It feels so uncomfortable.
"Pass the order, all units must be on guard. No matter how fierce the enemy's artillery fire is, you must not leave the position! Especially the position where the enemy can easily seize the beach is the top priority of defense!"
Liang Kun habitually held the stainless steel dagger in his hands and drew with the sharp tip on the map on the table. He highlighted all the vital points on Ryukyu Island.
At this moment, a report came from outside the Midian door, "Report... Report to the commander, Ryukyu Daiichi University, the student petition group is here again... This time they are coming to serve as soldiers!" "What? These bastards, How did you escape? Isn't my martial law not working well? Which one of you let them in?" When Liang Kun heard that these children were causing trouble again, his forehead veins jumped in anger.
The scolded soldier cried and said, "Sir! It's not that we don't carry out your orders, it's just that these children are too troublesome... You'd better take a look!"
Liang Kun walked out of the room angrily. At this time, he saw twenty or thirty students hiding behind the sandbag fortifications on the street. They were wearing uniforms of blue uniforms, with the emblem of the First University embroidered on their chests.
"Xiang Ying? Jin Sanshun, Lin Zhen... Damn it, how come you, a little girl like Cai Bixia, are here? Are you sincerely trying to cause trouble for me?" Liang Kun saw the first four and knew why the soldiers didn't dare. Let's get serious. These four kids are so big backstage.
Xiang Ying was Xiang Shaolong's nephew. It was because Weng Tonghe promised to give him a future imperial status in Beijing that Master Long agreed to assassinate Xiao Letian. Of course, the farce was finally put to rest by Xiao Letian, and Lord Long finally became the most loyal personal guard around Xiao Letian.
After Ryukyu was captured by Xiao Letian, and after new universities were built one after another, the first thing the childless Lord Long thought of was his nephew Xiang Ying, and he took him over early.
Kim Sam-soon, this boy’s grandfather has quite a lot of background, he is Kim Chang-sen, the official secretary of the Ryukyu Kingdom. It is said that this little fat boy was bullied by Xiang Ying and others after he entered school because of his grandfather's relationship. But this kid fully developed the essence of being shameless, and even the shameless guy actually became friends in the end.
Lin Zhen, the grandson of Lin Yuanmiao, the Minister of Household Affairs, has a close relationship with Xiang Ying and is one of the main bullies against Jin Sanshun.
The last beautiful little girl was Cai Bixia, the youngest daughter of General Cai Hao who Liang Kun had just laughed at because she could not give birth to a son.
"Nonsense, nonsense! It's simply lawless! Who asked you to come? Who asked you to come... This is a battlefield, do you know!" Liang Kun jumped up and down angrily, "Hurry up and go back to school, don't think I will To give your elders face is useless in front of me..."
However, Liang Kun underestimated the courage of these children. No matter how he shouted, they did not retreat at all, and even looked at him without dodge.
Xiang Ying was obviously the leader of this group of children. He stood in front of Liang Kun with his fists clenched and his head raised. He said very unruly, "We are a student corps formed voluntarily by the University of Ryukyu. Everyone has the responsibility to defend Ryukyu. We Why can’t you go to the battlefield?”
"Besides, I have important military information to report now. Do you want to listen or not?"
Liang Kun was stunned, "Military situation? We need to worry about military situation. What are you talking about? What kind of bullshit military situation can you have?"
At this time, a dark and thin young man came from behind the student soldiers. From the look of his clothes, he looked like he had been working at sea all year round.
"Sir, I am a sailor under the Xiang Family Merchant Ship. Ten days ago, we sent a batch of precious mahogany in the Taiwan Strait to return to Ryukyu. As a result, we met these damn French people on the way... Wuwuwu, too much What a tragedy, out of more than 20 brothers on the merchant ship, I am the only one alive..."
Liang Kun got angry when he saw him crying, "To put it more importantly, I don't have time to listen to you cry now!"
Xiang Ying took over the sailor's words and said, "This is a sailor from my caravan. He will not lie to me. This time the French sent a total of ten warships to attack Ryukyu, but we just saw it on Nanshan. They pressed down from the south." There are only eight enemy warships coming up! Where did those two warships go?"
As soon as these words came out, Liang Kun suddenly took a breath of air, "Are you telling the truth? Are there really ten warships? It's broken..." Liang Kun patted the back of his thigh and felt a chill coming up.
At this moment, a sharp whistle suddenly came from the sky, "No, there's a stray bullet..." Liang Kun roared, opened his arms and threw the child in front of him to the ground, followed by a bang outside the sandbag fortification. Loud noises, smoke and fire filled the street.
There was rain of sand and dust everywhere in the sky, and people's ears were buzzing with neighing sounds. Liang Kun shook the sand and dust off his head and stood up, grabbing the bodyguard beside him.
"Give these young masters a meritorious deed... and then escort them back to school... If they dare to resist, I will allow you to tie them with ropes... Go quickly!"
"Yes, sir!" The guards received the official order and were no longer polite. A group of people rushed over and dragged the children back to the mountain.
"Liang Kun...Uncle Liang, you are unreasonable...We have already done meritorious service, and we have to fight, so you let us go..." But the soldiers who had received strict orders were not polite this time, and held their arms and dragged them back. .
Liang Kun really doesn't have the energy to fight with these children now. The enemy fleet has disappeared inexplicably. Two warships have disappeared. If there is no conspiracy in this, it would be damned. But after all, Liang Kun is a fierce general. Guessing the enemy's strategic intentions and discovering conspiracies are really not what he is good at.
In addition, the enemy fleet was now getting closer and closer to the Naha Port, and the occasional stray bullets were able to climb over the ridges and bombard the city. In the chaos, he obviously felt that his IQ was a little insufficient.
"The messenger...immediately report the latest information to General Cai Hao. He is a native of Ryukyu. He should have clues...go quickly!"
Xiang Ying and his party were guarded by personal guards and walked towards the back hill. The four companions lowered their heads and bit their ears. They all frowned and guessed where the two disappeared warships had gone.
"Sister Cai, you are the smartest among us, and you grew up in Ryukyu, so you must be familiar with the terrain here... I just saw your eyes flickering, and you were hesitant to speak, you must have an idea! Xiang Ying asked in a low voice, almost biting Cai Bixia's ear.
When Jin Sanshun and Lin Zhen saw that Xiang Ying was so close to Sister Cai, the sour gas in their stomachs suddenly came out of their nostrils. They both snorted at the same time and wanted to say weird things.
Cai Bixia was worthy of being Qiqiao Linglong's sweetheart. He glared at the two of them, "What are you humming? When did this happen? I'm so small..."
"Brother Xiang, I'm just guessing. I didn't dare to speak just now because I was afraid that I would say something wrong and mislead General Liang... You have to know that the Ryukyu Kingdom does not only have one main island. There is Miyako Island in the south, and there is also Miyako Island in the north. A series of islands such as Tokunoshima, Oshima, etc..."
"We all know that when the French come to attack us this time, they will use the fleet of the Indian colonies, so people will automatically think that the fleet will definitely come from the south, so the focus of our defense is the southern sea area... But?"
Xiang Ying felt a chill running down his back, and every pore was exploding. "Oh... what if those two warships break away from the group and sail to the east from somewhere in the Miyako Strait... It's bad, it's bad, North Daito Island and South Daito Island It's not a busy water area, there are only a few fishermen there..."
At this time, even Jin Sanshun and Lin Zhen came to their senses. The two of them slapped their thighs so loudly that even the soldiers next to them heard it.
"That's right! If those two warships go around from the Pacific to the north, they will not only cut off our connection with the northern islands, they may even land at the head of Beishan Country! Our troops are the weakest there..."
"Damn it! Damn it! Uncles and brothers, please let us go. Let us go to the north. Let us go to Kunigami Village. We are going to put out the fire!" The guards escorting this group of students were all ordinary citizens. They were born to I have a kind of awe for scholars, especially those who can go to the first university. They had just heard the students' analysis, and this high-level view of the overall situation was enough for these soldiers to be in awe.
"College students! We don't quite understand what you are saying, but we are soldiers, and obedience is our first duty. If we let you go, we will be shot when we turn back. Don't harm us..."
"This is urgent. You have to obey the authority at the moment of life and death! You also have to adapt to changes! We are begging you..." A group of children begged in various directions, leaving the group of soldiers scratching their heads and feeling at a loss.
"Well, let me come up with an idea. How about we compromise?" At this time, the fat Jin Sanshun suddenly spoke.
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