Naha, which was disturbed by rice riots all night, gradually calmed down until three o'clock in the middle of the night. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians enjoyed a rare peaceful time, but this peace only lasted three hours before it was broken by the rumbling sound of artillery.
At six o'clock in the morning, with the rising sun, the French fleet began their bombing plan.
"Glory, Lyra, Rome, Gauls...cruise outside the port of Naha, responsible for bombing the city...Everyone remember, abandon military targets and start bombing urban areas..."
"Holy, Poseidon, Pious, Rafale... left the waters of Kunigami and started bombing around the island, carrying out indiscriminate attacks on all threatening targets..."
"The Kunigami Village Army has built fortifications for defense and is not allowed to attack without orders..."
"The entire army remembers that from now on, we will carry out 24-hour indiscriminate bombing. Civilian targets will be given priority, and military targets will be secondary... Don't skimp on ammunition for this bombing. We want them to remember it for a lifetime..."
The flagship Glorious began to issue orders one by one. As the orders were issued, the French fleet tore off the last fig leaf and officially opened fire on civilians.
The gun doors of the upper and lower shooting decks on the port side of the Glory were all opened, and more than 70 artillery pieces blasted the neighborhood next to Boss Mi into a sea of flames with just one salvo.
Immediately afterwards, the remaining warships also selected their own targets and began to bombard them indiscriminately. The commercial areas, warehouse areas, civilian residential areas...even the Fireworks Willow Alley did not escape the disaster. The only exceptions were all the forts in Ryukyu, Trenches, military camps and royal palaces.
Boss Mi was awakened by the shaking like an earthquake and the rumbling sound of artillery. It was too late for the Mi riot last night. By luck, Boss Mi did not go back to the mountains and forests to escape, but stayed in the shop.
In fact, we can’t blame the people for taking chances. Indeed, during these four days, 80% of the French artillery fire was focused on military targets. Most civilian areas are relatively safe. In any case, the comfort level of houses in the city is definitely better than in diamonds. The mountains and woods are strong.
"What's going on? Why did it explode so early today..." Boss Mi, who was in a daze as he opened the store door, was shocked by the sight in front of him.
The silk and satin shop at the end of the street was still there last night, but today it was turned into a sea of fire, and screams could be heard from the dancing flames.
"Hurry up and save people...hurry up and save people..." Boss Mi shouted and rushed forward, but after only three or four steps, there was a bang behind him, and the blast of air knocked him to the ground.
The whole world was spinning in front of Boss Mi's eyes, his ears were filled with sharp screams, and red blood flowed from his hair, covering his face like a waterfall.
At this time, Boss Mi had no idea of time. He didn't know how long it took before he regained consciousness. But when he regained consciousness, he realized that everything around him had changed.
The silk shop in front of me is burning, the foreign goods store on the left has been destroyed by the bomb, and the tavern on the right has also been sealed by the flames. As for the rice store behind me, it has now been burned into a mountain of flames. Those who managed to protect it yesterday The white rice is now smoking, and the air is filled with the smell of popcorn.
"No, why are they all gone..." Boss Mi started in a panic and didn't know where to go. In his field of vision, the explosion points had been connected into pieces and were spreading in the city. There were swishing and flying flying objects everywhere in the sky. The black shadow and the black smoke raised by the explosion have covered the entire city.
The city has fallen into complete chaos, and the streets are full of terrified people. Two humanoid monsters that have been burned into torches even jumped out in front of Boss Mi and threw themselves on the street amidst violent screams.
"God damned, what evil has Ryukyu done? God, why do you punish us like this..." Boss Mi knelt down on the street and cried bitterly.
The atrocities of the French angered all the soldiers guarding the city. The hilltop forts guarding the city sprayed angry fire and began to fight back against the enemy ships on the sea.
"Fire...Fire...Everyone, don't stop, keep shooting..." Max, the black artilleryman, was already furious and mad. If the previous four days were still a contest between soldiers, today the French are indiscriminate towards civilians. The bombing completely ignited the anger in the hearts of the defenders.
"Asshole, come at me if you have the guts. What's the point of attacking ordinary people...bastard." Countless soldiers shouted at the top of their lungs, but the French could not hear their shouts at all, and the scale of the bombing continued to increase.
The sound of artillery on Qixing Mountain guarding the port rumbled, and the coastal defense forts fired back at the French warships at the highest firing frequency. Rather than saying that they wanted to fight the enemy, it was better to say that these forts wanted to use violent counterattacks to attract the firepower of the French.
"Fire at me... Come at us if you can..." Countless New Army soldiers operated giant cannons while raising their middle fingers at the French and yelling angrily.
But it was strange today. The French did not fight with the fort at all. The warships outside the port kept circling in the open sea with no rules at all, which reduced the shooting accuracy of the fort to almost zero.
This artillery battle made Cai Mao extremely depressed. The targets of the coastal defense batteries were several moving warships on the far sea. It was very difficult to aim. The intensive shooting could not hurt France at all except creating a splash on the sea. Battleship.
But it was too easy for the French to bomb the city. Hundreds of thousands of people were standing in front of Naha. There was no need to aim the naval guns at all. Every shell could bring destruction to the city.
Time passed minute by minute, and the coastal defense battery fired for more than two hours. Except for causing two minor injuries to the Glory, no results were obtained. In the end, General Cai Hao was so angry that he dropped the telescope. .
"These bastards, these lunatics... It's too bad that we don't have a navy. The Prime Minister is right. A country without sea control has no future. The feeling of being beaten is really uncomfortable..."
At this moment, a messenger suddenly ran out of the fortification and "reported to the general... The Kitayama observation post discovered the movement of the French warships. All the French warships in Kunigami Village retreated. They bypassed Kunigami and fought to the east coast... "
"What, we are going to the east coast. Immediately send an order to the army to strengthen vigilance and be careful of enemy landing and sneak attacks..."
After all, Cai Mao guessed the French plan wrong. These four warships had no intention of landing at all. Their only purpose was the various supplies and refugee shantytowns hidden in the mountains of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
The terrain of the main Ryukyu Island has always been that the south is more prosperous than the north, and the west is more lively than the east. The specific locations of Shuri Castle and Naha Port are in the southwest corner of the island, while most of the other places are high mountains.
High mountains and dense forests are naturally a good place to hide soldiers, Tibetan people, and weapons. In this complex geographical environment, let alone bombing, you may get lost without a guide to guide you.
But today the French came prepared. Standing on the deck of the Poseidon was the water dog who swam in the sea last night. In his hand was the Ryukyu military map that Gong Cheng spent a lot of money to find out.
"Yes, it's right here... Have you seen the mountain col to the south? Don't worry about the hillside that blocks your view. Just on the back of the hillside is a large refugee camp. There must be at least tens of thousands of Ryukyu people hiding there... fire. , it depends on the accuracy of you French people."
Boom boom boom... Under the command of Water Dog, the four warships began to shoot blindly behind the hillside. After two rounds of gunfire, thick smoke rolled up. After a while, there were bursts of miserable shouts from the Kung Fu Mountain Col.
"Hahaha, let's see if I'm right. Keep bombing. After two more bombings, let's change places..."
"Have you seen the looming village in the northwest corner? That's where Mifu, the No. 1 grain merchant in Ryukyu, hides his grain. Open fire... and blow up all his grain..."
"Due to the south, there is Ryukyu's arms warehouse in the jungle in the corner of the south... open fire, don't worry about the aim, just open up and explode..."
Under the unscrupulous command of Gong Cheng's subordinates, secret strongholds hidden in the mountains were exposed one after another, and the French finally reaped the greatest results since the war began.
At the end of the bombing, even the French officers shook their heads. Looking at the excited expressions of the water dogs, everyone was a little confused. Although this is the Ryukyu Kingdom, one-third of the population living here is Chinese. People, why are they so happy killing their own people? This nation really doesn’t understand.
When the war reached this point, Shuri Castle was in chaos. Although the French did not fire on the imperial city, they massacred the people of Ryukyu. In terms of justice, King Shotai was the master of the country.
"What happened? Why do the French know so many hidden strongholds? Where did the mole come from? I want to raid his home and destroy his nine tribes..." The young King Shangtai roared on the city wall, every time He saw a new blast of smoke rising into the sky, and his heart bled.
"As for Cai Mao and Liang Kun, the Prime Minister asked them to protect Ryukyu. This is how they protect Ryukyu. Counterattack... Are we going to let the French massacre my people?"
King Shangtai roared like a furious lion, surrounded by pale-faced civil and military ministers. For a long time, only Jin Changsen dared to step forward and answer the question.
"Your Majesty, please calm down and stop blaming the two generals... Who told us that Ryukyu has no navy? This is not what it is like to be passively beaten... If it doesn't work, can we negotiate with the French?"
When Jin Changsen saw the expressions of the people around him changed drastically, he quickly waved his hands and said, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not surrendering. I just want to delay the enemy's attack and buy us some time to lick our wounds..."
"Report...report to your majesty that General Liang Kun led two hundred personal guards to attack Beishan Kingdom. The general said that he would launch a counterattack to annihilate the French army in Guotou Village..."
"The general also said that it is best to capture a group of prisoners for us, otherwise our military morale will collapse if we are passively bombed like this."
Looking at the messenger who was kneeling on the ground, King Shangtai's eyes were filled with tears. He suddenly shouted angrily, "Change, I don't want to wear this cumbersome yellow robe anymore. Give me the military uniform and I will lead the expedition myself... My son The people are bleeding, how can I remain indifferent..."
After saying this, King Shangtai ran down the city tower. This time he stirred a hornet's nest. The civil servants on the city wall all surrounded him with a roar, hugging their legs one by one, hugging their waists, and the rest knelt down. Pour a slice.
"Your Majesty, you can't. You are now the spiritual pillar of the Ryukyu Kingdom. If anything happens to you, our country will really perish."
