A strong sense of shame welled up in the hearts of the important officials of the Shimazu family. If Xiao Letian was the one who threatened him this time, even if it were Cai Hao, Liang Kun and others, there would be no problem. His face would not be lost like this, but if he was beaten Four children came to the door. Children who were not even over twenty years old actually forced the Shimadzu family to do this.
No one dares to bet their lives, because the Shimazu family is the most far-sighted daimyo on the Japanese archipelago. Their unique geographical location has allowed them to be exposed to the outside world at any time for hundreds of years. There is no pedantry in their hearts. set.
They knew the difference between rifled cannon and smoothbore cannon, and the power of high-explosive bombs. The Shimadzu family stored a large amount of gunpowder in a secret warehouse hidden in the mountains, as well as three new artillery pieces that were smuggled at high prices for scientific research. .
If the threat from Xiang Ying and others is true, and the warships on the sea are loaded with rifled guns and high explosives, then I am afraid that no one can escape this salvo. Death together is not a bluff, it is very real. threaten.
Xiang Ying looked at the distorted faces of Shimazu ministers and raised the corners of his mouth, "How does it feel? Isn't it humiliating? When your troops attacked Shuri Castle two hundred and fifty years ago, the ancestors of the Shang Dynasty I'm afraid the feeling is stronger, what do you think..."
"Baga, you are not here to borrow gunpowder. You are here to avenge Ryukyu. You are trying to settle an old score. You cannot defeat the French. You are trying to kidnap the Shimazu family and commit suicide together."
Shimazu Hisamitsu roared angrily, and underneath his ferocious expression was the light of fear. The deepest fear in Shimazu Shigeomi's heart was stirred up at this moment.
They were afraid of liquidation afterwards. The hatred accumulated by the two sides for more than two hundred years when the Shimazu family ruled Ryukyu was so thick that even the waters of the Pacific Ocean could not wash it away. Although Xiao Letian later used double taxation as punishment, the Shimazu family's fear did not They don't believe that two hundred years of hatred can be avenged by punitive taxes until it disappears completely.
The performance of the four college students today confirmed their suspicions. Except for Xiang Ying, the other three were all native Ryukyus. It would be damned if these natives didn't have hatred in their hearts.
"Lord, don't hesitate. Since the situation is still like this, let's break the jade and die together..." A large group of warriors raised their swords, with a twisted and perverted light in their eyes.
Xiang Ying's heart skipped a beat. He realized that he seemed to have missed a link. All the deductions did not take into account the perversion of the Japanese. This group of fanatical thugs were not afraid of death at all, especially when they were desperate.
"Stop, stand back...what a mess, we are here to borrow artillery shells and explosives. We need supplies to teach the French a lesson. What are you thinking?" Xiang Ying yelled.
Shimazu Tadayoshi opened his mouth, unable to speak. He pointed at the weapons in the hands of the sailors, then pointed at the pistols and flares in Xiang Ying's hands, and then pointed at the battleships on the sea, wanting to speak. But I don't know what to say.
"This...this...this...these formations are just to borrow gunpowder." Shimazu Tadayoshi said with an expression on his face: "I don't know much, so don't lie to me."
Kaguyama Rigen also went crazy at this time. He tore his kimono to pieces, exposing his tendons, and sprayed a sip of sake on his long tachi, "Tamasha, now the only way to go is Yushou. Even if you have cannons, we still have the glory of the samurai." "
"Before the artillery blasts our bodies to pieces, I will also chop off your heads. Shimadzu will not perish for four hundred years."
Crazy, the whole castle tower is crazy, all the samurai are shouting "Shimazu will not perish for four hundred years, jade is broken, jade is broken, jade is broken..."
Things have completely changed now. The situation in front of them has jumped out of the script Xiang Ying and others had deduced before, and also jumped out of the previous judgments of Shimadzu's ministers. It is like a train running at full speed and heading straight for the cliff. No one can It can't be stopped.
Fatty Jin, Lin Zhen, and Cai Bixia, including the sailors, had already retreated to Xiang Ying's side. Their backs were pressed against the railing, and their backs were surrounded by cliffs and the sea. There was no way out here.
In front of them, Shimazu's samurai held a sword that shone with cold light and was pressing forward in a semicircular shape. Especially Kaguyama Rigen had a cruel smile on his face and licked his lips with his tongue from time to time.
The situation is about to break out. Now it is a matter of fear. The gunshot in Xiang Ying's hand is the signal for massacre. As long as the gunfire sounds, the Shizuzu samurai will hack these few people to death before being blown up. young people.
Jin Sanshun's fat face was now covered with sweat. He realized that this time he really went too far. "Master Shimazu Tadayoshi, please calm down. Does this matter have to lead to bloodshed and death? We are really here to borrow cannonballs and gunpowder." , it’s not like we won’t pay it back, besides, if it doesn’t work out, I’ll spend the money to buy it..."
"Don't worry, we have money. There are many Chinese and Ryukyu businessmen in Yamakawa Port. There is even a branch of Lotte & Co. here. We have plenty of money."
Shimazu Kumitsu jumped three feet high on the spot, "Shut up, shut up, shut up. Now you are still lying to us. Do you think we are three-year-old children? Making such a big fuss is just to ignite gunpowder. We We are not idiots and we are not retarded.”
Good guy, the spitting stars were flying all over the sky, and Fatty Jin, who had a bad breath, almost rolled over the railing.
Xiang Ying, the core of the small team, was also a little at a loss. He stared at Shimazu Tadayoshi and asked, "They say that the Shimadzu family has not had a dark master for four hundred years, and they say that you are the smartest people among the great names in Japan. Now it seems they are all a bunch of fools."
"After wasting so much time and making so many tricks, why don't you believe that we are here to borrow gunpowder? How do you want us to prove it?"
The head of the family, Tadayoshi Shimazu, gritted his molar teeth and said, "It's easy to prove it. Put down your weapons and let the battleships leave Yamakawa Port...other than that, I won't believe a word you say."
"Dreaming, bah..." Lin Zhen spat on the forehead of the warrior directly opposite him. "I don't believe you. Put down your weapons, the warship leaves the port, and you will kill us when you turn around... Such a shameless thing , you guys did a lot in Ryukyu, I just don’t believe you..."
The negotiation can no longer continue at this point. The two sides have reached a stalemate and now have no other choice but to fight.
The samurai with thick phlegm on his forehead turned back to his lord and shouted, "My lord, give me the order to chop them into pieces... As long as the Shimazu family's bravery is still there, even if there is only one samurai left, we can be revived."
Shimazu Tadayoshi could no longer get up and down from the high platform. He raised his hands high and closed his eyes in pain, "I'm sorry, you forced me to do this..."
Cai Bixia sighed and closed her eyes for the first time, murmuring in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Xiang Ying, I will love you again in the next life..."
"Here you go, jade... jade... jade." The Shimazu family warriors roared like madmen. At this time, Xiang Ying was completely helpless, and it seemed that they could only die together.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I will serve you again in my next life..." Xiang Ying was about to pull the trigger subconsciously.
"No... you can't shoot, everyone stop..." A shrill roar rang out, and a man flew up from the bottom of the stairs like an arrow. When he looked closely, it was Takenaka Inoue.
Takenaka Inoue was a civil servant of the Shimazu family. He did not directly participate in the war when Ryukyu became independent. His hands were not stained with blood, so after the war he was easily accepted by Xiao Letian's forces and became Ryukyu Kashima. Coordinating officer of the Jin family.
At this banquet, he sat at the end of the banquet at the host's house and didn't say a few words throughout the banquet. His presence was very low. In the end, after everyone completely fell out, no one cared about him anymore.
No one expected that Takenaka Inoue actually sneaked out, and no one knew what he did in the past ten minutes. Anyway, at the most critical moment, he rushed back and stopped the tragedy that was about to happen with a scream. .
"My lord, you can't do anything." Takenaka Inoue rushed over like a hungry wolf. With a bang, the lord was pressed against the pillar. Shimazu Tadayoshi was so frightened that he subconsciously tightened his thighs.
"Takenaka-kun...what are you going to do?"
Takenaka Inoue kissed him without saying a word... Well, no, he should have kissed her with just one blow. His mouth touched the lord's ear, and he said something like a cricket.
Xiang Ying and the others watched as the Shimazu family leader's face changed, and his eyes finally stared like those of a cow. Finally, Shimazu Tadayoshi shouted, "Back off... everyone, take three steps back."
Huashan Liyuan and the others looked puzzled, but they couldn't disobey the emperor's orders, so they could only take three steps back, and the tense situation immediately eased.
Immediately afterwards, Takenaka Inoue walked up to Xiang Ying and wanted to whisper a few words. Xiang Ying was so frightened that he quickly hid aside, "Just say it right there, I don't want a wall bang..."
Takenaka Inoue didn't know how to blush, and grabbed Xiang Ying's hand and pulled her over. The scene was really like a gangster pulling a little girl.
"Xiang Ying, Mr. Xiang..." Takenaka Inoue whispered in his ear, "Now listen to me and perform the play for another half an hour. Then you will go back to the battleship. When the time comes, guests will come to you..."
"Listen to me, it's time to quarrel next time. Let's use our mouths as hard as we can and don't fight. The harder we curse, the easier the drama will be."
Acting, there was a mysterious guest, and Xiang Ying smelled a strong smell of conspiracy, but then Takenaka Inoue thrust a small note two fingers wide into his hand. When Xiang Ying read it, he suddenly understood.
"Shimazu Tadayoshi, you have picked up such a name for nothing. Tadayoshi, you know nothing about Tadayoshi. Have you forgotten all about Prime Minister Xiao's kindness to you? After colonizing Ryukyu for two hundred years, the Prime Minister has punished you. Even You were allowed to make money in Ryukyu, but now you don’t even want to borrow gunpowder. You are so ungrateful...you should give us gunpowder for free.”
When Tadayoshi Shimazu saw that he was about to start acting, he also scolded him, "Baga, you bastard, if you don't have it, you don't have it. How can I give it to you if I don't have any gunpowder? How can I get it for you?"
"Shameless and dirty. As the head of the family, how can you say such shameless words? You have ruined the Shimazu family's four hundred years of glory."
Huashan Liyuan and the others have been dumbfounded. No one thought that they were all mentally prepared to die together. Why don't you just change the script? Why are you scolding the street?
