Kunigami is located at the northernmost tip of Ryukyu Island. According to today's terms, this is an economically underdeveloped area of Ryukyu. There are many mountains here. There are many reefs in the sea. Except for a few fishing villages and limited farmland. Nothing else.
The beach outside Kunigami Village. It is a limited water area in the Kitayama area where large ships can dock. If the French land on the beach from the Beishan area. Then this more than 500-meter-long beach is their only target.
The regular army currently stationed in Kunigami Village only has one company of troops. The rest are all young men gathered from the surrounding fishing villages. Altogether, there are only more than a thousand people. But looking at their commotion, it looks like a duck fighting. All the New Army soldiers present shook their heads and sighed.
The company commander's surname is Chu Mingzhao. The origin of this company commander is not simple. He was also the musketeer trained by Xiao Letian himself in the Taihang Mountains. They are all together with Luo Huo. If it weren't for this selection, he failed the English test. Maybe he will also be involved in the bloody battle at Stone Bridge Heights.
"Luo Houhou... take a few people to inspect the village. How did it happen? Someone's stove at the west end of the village turned on. Damn, the smell of grilled fish is coming to my place..."
"Pass the order... Let these common people be quiet. Since we have come together to protect our homeland. Since we have entered the military system, we must know how to obey military orders."
"Damn it. Those who can obey orders stay. Those who can't obey orders get out..."
Chu Zhao's usual temper was not like this. In the new army, he was famous as a lover of soldiers. But today, even though he had a good temper, he couldn't hold it in anymore. Please come to more and faster chapters. This group of young people who had been put together temporarily was really unorganized.
The people of the Ryukyu Kingdom were the first in East Asia to receive nationalist education. Xiao Letian passed a brutal bloody battle with the Japanese. Let the Ryukyu natives, Han people and even some Japanese ronin understand what a country is. What is nation.
Under the cruel laws of the jungle. Every group wants to survive. Want to survive better. Or maybe I just want to protect myself. Then hugging together for warmth is the only option.
The Shimadzu family of Japan enslaved Ryukyu for three hundred years. What did you do to drive them away in the end? Of course, Xiao Letian and the others have contributed to this. But can it be done just by relying on the few hundred people under Xiao Letian? In the end, victory depends on the same culture and species. Please come to more and faster chapters. People who share common values come together. Gathered under the banner of Xiao Zi Recognition. Use your life to pave a road to revival in a living way.
That is from that day. People just understand. No matter you are a native of Ryukyu. Still a survivor of the Ming Dynasty. Or simply they were newcomers who had just crossed the sea from the Qing Dynasty. As long as everyone can speak Chinese. Can write Chinese characters. share common festivals and customs. Adhere to the same values. That is actually the same nation.
Even a small number of Japanese. They are willing to accept the transformation of Chinese culture. They are willing to accept Chinese values. Then under the sky of Ryukyu Kingdom. We are all one nation. Ryukyu is a country for everyone.
A bloody battle. Gave hundreds of thousands of people the concept of a republic and a nation. And then Xiao Letian's crazy brainwashing made this concept even more popular.
A devil who is good at manipulating people's hearts. He is very good at using all advanced means to indoctrinate the people.
What the ten universities are now trying to inculcate is nationalism and national concepts. In addition to the portrait of King Shangtai, what hangs on the blackboard is a photo of Xiao Letian. And many people say that Xiao Letian's photo is hung higher than that of King Shang Tai. Many veterans are even worried that Xiao Letian will replace him.
On the streets of Naha. You can often see various Japanese-style small shrines used for worship. The ones enshrined here are not those weird gods on the Japanese archipelago. Half of them are the Heroes of the Soldiers who died in the war. The remaining half is a shrine for praying for Xiao Letian.
There are a lot of offerings inside. Please come to more and faster chapters. They are all photos of Xiao Letian using blood to treat Ryoma Sakamoto. In the curling smoke of blessing. Xiao Letian's image has gradually become a myth.
The people of Ryukyu are sincerely grateful for everything that Prime Minister Xiao has brought to them. It was not just the overthrow of the brutal rule of the Shimazu family. It’s not just the business boom that comes with massive investment, either. The most important thing is that Xiao Letian made everyone understand a truth. A way to survive in the brutal national competition of the 19th century.
Asia in the 19th century. The beginning of the second industrial revolution. In this great era. Which Asian country started the trend of nationalism first? Who first figured out what the country and nation were about. Who can become the locomotive of Asia? Whoever can lead the world first.
Ryukyu is very lucky. The people can wake up first. The first update will be about this French fleet invasion. Donations from the private sector amounted to millions of silver dollars. The number of young people who actively signed up to join the militia reached a terrifying 70,000.
Of course Cai Mao and Liang Kun would not accept all the more than 70,000 young men. On the one hand, there are not so many weapons and equipment for them. Another is that there are not so many officers to command them.
What makes the army different from the common people is its discipline and organization. Discipline requires long-term military training. Organization requires a large number of basic officers.
Unfortunately, the Ryukyu Kingdom currently does not have these two things.
Chu Zhao was already going crazy. His company and more than a thousand young men have been stationed in Kunigami Village for three days. Chu Zhao didn't know how he got here during the past three days. Please come to more and faster chapters.
This group of common people. You can really do whatever you want. Everyone lives according to his own habits. You said six o'clock in the morning is breakfast time. But I'm sure someone will be hungry at five o'clock. I'm sure someone won't wake up at seven o'clock.
You say it's war time. Try to eat the dry food sent from the rear and use less fire. But there are always people sneaking to the beach to catch two delicious groupers. Just find a stove and steam it, and a group of people will gather together for the tooth festival.
You can't hit or scold me yet. They only see soldiers. I guarantee that the most delicious one will be handed over to you. You can't even eat it.
That's not all that's most irritating. Many young adults also have the habit of secretly drinking and gambling. If you catch him right. They are not afraid of you if you update as soon as possible. Instead, he pointed at the sea and chatted to you, "There are no enemies here. Don't worry. Wait until the enemies show up. If we drink and gamble again, you will shoot us."
Can Chu Zhao shoot these common people? These people have no military training at all. Even how to shoot was learned in these three days. If there was no fire accident during this period, it would be considered that his ancestor Chu Zhao had manifested his spirit.
The chaos was only somewhat subdued this morning. When the shrill war horn sounded from Naha Port. When the coastal defense artillery started roaring. Only these young men truly realized that war was coming. All of them were hiding in the hiding place with pale faces. Don't dare to mess around anymore.
But Chu Zhao and the others' relaxation didn't last long at all. When the hour hand points to eleven o'clock in the morning. Please come to more and faster chapters. The young men of the militia group listened to the roar of artillery all morning. Everyone was a little unable to sit still.
"Hey, fellow... I've been firing all morning. The bombardment hasn't stopped. But I haven't found the enemy coming to the island. Is there any end if the bombardment continues like this?"
"That's right. I just went to Naha a few days ago. Good guy, the nearby Sanin has been turned into a shelter. Every mountain nook is full of tents and thatched huts. They say that once a war breaks out, the entire city can be evacuated. come out……"
"That's right. I've seen that shelter too... How much did it cost to fire the cannon back and forth? I heard someone say. It's the largest fort under Shuri Castle. Just firing one cannon costs a thousand dollars. Two lines of silver."
"Hey, Mom. Please come to me for more chapters and faster. I can't break out a mountain of silver in this half day. Hey... those are things that big people worry about. Let's think about what to do for lunch today. Let's fire my cannon in the morning Breakfast is all mixed up. Damn, I’m starving to death..."
Talk about being hungry. A group of people started rubbing their bellies. A few of them boldly leaned on the windows and looked at the sea, "There is nothing. There is nothing in the sea. How about we get some dried fish to eat. I remember there are still some in the wing..."
It doesn't take a while. Smoke started to rise from the thatched cottage where they were hiding. The brothers actually started grilling fish.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? You're going to die..." A ladle of cold water was poured over. The fire that had just been lit was put out. Luo Houhou, who looked angry, pointed at their noses and cursed.
"It's you guys again. You secretly drank wine last night. Today you actually grilled fish secretly. Are you fools? The French have already attacked. If you light fires and smoke, aren't you pointing the enemy's artillery at the target? You don't want to live. Now. Don’t drag everyone down..."
Luo Houhou is Chu Zhao's deputy. The deputy company-level cadre scolded several civilians in the militia. Of course they didn't dare to talk back, but a few grumbles were inevitable.
"It's been all morning. I haven't seen any sign of a big-nosed foreigner. We are the head of the country. A poor place with no shit. This village is not worth the cost of a cannonball..."
"That's right. You, Luo Houhou, are the godson of Boss Mi. You are tired of eating polished rice and white flour. There is a lot of oil and water in your stomach... we can't do it. We eat rice with sweet potatoes and rice three times a day. If you have the ability, try it."
Luo Hou was so angry that his nose was almost crooked. He just bothered others talking about his godson. in his ideal. Even if you want to be a godson, you still have to learn from Hyoutaro. A Japanese loser gambler became the prime minister's godson just because he reported a letter. This made Luo Hou extremely jealous.
The godfather Luo Houhou was ridiculed by. It was Boss Mi whose life was personally saved by Xiao Letian during the bloody battle in Naha. This is the largest grain merchant in Ryukyu from the Qing Dynasty. At that time, he and his wife and daughter were almost killed by Japanese ronin. Fortunately, he met Xiao Le and saved his life.
Later, the whole family and the boy followed Xiao Letian all night long. They have all experienced the process of quelling the chaos in Naha. Of course, there is the scene where Xiao Letian recognizes Hingtaro as his son and gives him a surname. From that moment on, weeds grew wildly in Luo Houhou's heart. He never thought that the bad gambler Oni Hyōtaro could become Mr. Xiao's son. I am nothing less than Hyoutarou. Why can't you get ahead?
It is precisely because of this. After the war, Luo Hou refused Boss Mi's request to recognize his son. He resolutely joined the new army. And with more than a year of hard work, he actually became the deputy company commander.
Luo Hou's status is high. The most annoying thing is when people laugh at him about the past. The people in front of him today actually dared to mention this matter, which made him extremely angry.
"What did you say? Say it again if you dare."
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