Wang Huaiyuan was worthy of being named by Xiao Letian personally to be in charge of intelligence work. He actually lurked in Japan without anyone noticing, and even the Shimazu family didn't know that a big shot was coming to their territory.
"Xiang Ying, Xiang Ying, you are worthy of being Lord Long's nephew. You are so brave...and you, Little Fatty Jin, Lin Zhen, Cai Bixia, you guys can sink a ship." The cruiser also captured one, so you have made the first contribution in this battle."
"You brats." Wang Huaiyuan punched them all, but when he came to Cai Bixia, he didn't hit them with his fists. Instead, he rubbed the girl's hair.
"Little girl, your temper is... you are really fierce..." Wang Huaiyuan wanted to say that the girl has a wild temper, but he was embarrassed to say it, so he had to use the word "hot temper" to describe it.
Wang Huaiyuan regarded these children as his nephews and took over the command of the Breaker without any courtesy. "Full sail to the south, to Amami Oshima, where Xingtang has purchased a sugar industry. It's us." Our secret stronghold is right in the middle of Ryukyu and Kagoshima, so you will be safe wherever you go..."
"Sakamoto-kun, let's go to the captain's room for a confidential talk first." After saying that, he led everyone back and walked back. At this time, he happened to pass by Liu Laoliu who was rubbing his eyes. Wang Huaiyuan looked at his drunken look and smiled.
"You are Liu Laoliu who never gets drunk after a thousand cups, hahaha... You have done a great job this time. I will give you a first credit..."
Liu Laoliu rubbed his face fiercely. He was really no longer drunk at this time. "I haven't mentioned it yet. I'm good at pretending to be a drunk and deceiving people. Next time if something like this happens, come back to me."
It turned out that Liu Laoliu was really the leaker deliberately arranged by Xiang Ying and others. In order to make the Japanese believe that there were one hundred cannons on the battleship, Liu Laoliu drank four bottles of sake and deliberately revealed some unimportant information. Only then did the angry Shimazu ministers be frightened at the last moment.
After giving Liu Laoliu a credit, everyone walked into the captain's room. After the solid wood hatch was closed tightly, Xiang Ying grabbed Wang Huaiyuan's hand excitedly, "Uncle Wang, how many reinforcements did you bring this time? How many reinforcements did you bring this time?" Weapons, when will we counterattack."
Looking at the four excited young people, Wang Huaiyuan smiled bitterly and said, "Reinforcements, do you know how tense the situation in Tanggu and Beijing has become? The Manchu Qing Dynasty has been instigated by some people with ulterior motives, and they can't stand it any longer. The Eight Banners Army frequently moved, and more than a hundred of the execution cousins were arrested in the capital..."
"The limited troops must protect the industrial zone. Now the first few batches of equipment sent by the United States have begun to be installed. The gantry crane on the dock alone cost us tens of thousands of silver taels. The Prime Minister has long said that industry is the lifeblood of the country. This is our foundation and we must never lose it..."
"Brothers who stay in the country have long been mentally prepared to be shattered. Even if the entire army is annihilated, they must protect the first vitality of the Prime Minister's career."
Listening to Wang Huaiyuan's sad sigh, Xiang Ying and the other four sat on their chairs like frustrated footballs, "There are no reinforcements. What will happen without reinforcements... You have no idea what Ryukyu is like now. Under the bombing of the French, thousands of Tens of thousands of people have died tragically, and it’s a miracle that they can hold on until now without collapse..."
Children are children after all, and no matter how strong their mentality is, they can't compare to adults who have been fighting all year round. The Kunigami blockade, sea breakout, intimidation of Shimazu... one by one, they have drained the children of their energy and energy. It is huge. The frustration made the children almost collapse.
"What's wrong? I can't stand it anymore. If your shoulders can only bear this little pressure, then your future career will be limited to this." Ryoma Sakamoto, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke.
"First of all, I want to thank you for your bravery. It was your successful breakout that brought us the intelligence we need most. You let us know that Ryukyu can still hold on, which gave us the opportunity to respond..."
"Secondly, it was you who desperately put pressure on the Shimadzu family. It was your madness that made the vacillating Shimadzu family make the final decision. You are the most powerful pushers..."
The children's eyes gradually brightened, and they heard something different from Sakamoto Ryoma's words.
"Finally, I want to solemnly reveal to you a top secret... You really shouldn't borrow supplies from the Shimadzu family, because in Japan, there are military supplies that you can use at will..."
Well, Xiang Ying and the others were immediately stunned, "Japan has supplies that we can use at will."
Wang Huaiyuan laughed and said, "We have never been able to see through the Prime Minister's strategic arrangements. The Prime Minister's layout in East Asia is so big that you can't even imagine it. Do you really think that Ryoma Sakamoto gained nothing from going through Ryukyu's ghost gate?"
"To tell you the truth, since the battle for Ryukyu independence, the Prime Minister has begun to secretly fund the reformists in Japan. Now Prime Minister Xiao is the biggest boss behind the Japanese reformers..."
"Ah." The four children jumped up excitedly. They wanted to shout but were afraid of leaking the secret. They all blocked their mouths and were about to cry with excitement.
Sakamoto Ryoma took out a piece of paper from his arms and said, "The Prime Minister has provided hundreds of thousands of silver dollars to the Japanese reform forces for more than a year, and countless arms and supplies. Just on the Amami Island we are about to go to, there are three A secret warehouse hidden in the mountains, gunpowder is indispensable to you..."
"Oh, if I had known this, why would we be wasting our time with the Shimadzu family or putting on a show?" Lin Zhen slapped the table angrily.
Wang Huaiyuan shook his head, "No, no, no, it's just the opposite of what you said. You guys performed this scene very well. Your interference has helped us a lot from the side. You may not know it, but you are making a big fuss." When we were at the castle tower, Sakamoto Ryoma was in the inner city..."
Hiss... The four of them took a breath. Only then did they realize how clever the Prime Minister was. Although he was not in East Asia, he successfully established a huge organization that was loyal to him and could operate independently.
The New Army, the Xingtang, the Japanese reform forces, the United States, Prussia, Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army, and even the Eight Banners aliens like Fu Qing... so many forces are entangled together, forming a huge force that can change the situation in East Asia.
This gestating giant has not only grown limbs, but also grown its own brain. This is so rare. Many huge forces in human history have risen and fallen with heroes.
Not only power, but even many empires were short-lived. In the final analysis, the heroes gave the giants strong limbs, but did not let the giants evolve independent brains.
From the day Xiao Letian traveled through time, when he embarked on this road of no return for hegemony, he has been thinking about what if the giant he created was given a smart brain so that he could make his own decisions. Analyze it yourself.
The disdainful efforts finally paid off. When Ryukyu trembled under the French artillery fire, although the forces left by Xiao Letian were temporarily beaten, they could only parry and not fight back.
But this giant has begun to try to think and analyze himself, trying to break free from the shackles and defeat the enemy in front of him without the command of his master.
King Shangtai is thinking about action, Ryukyu monarchs and ministers are thinking about action, Fan Qian and Liang Kun are also thinking about action, and college students like Xiang Ying and Cai Bixia are also thinking about action... Now Wang Huaiyuan and countless brothers in the execution hall are also thinking about action. Even the Japanese reformers funded by Xiao Letian have started to use their brains.
Everyone is a brain cell of a giant. Thousands of people think and form a giant's brain. Although it is still a bit uncoordinated, although it is still a bit conflicting and full of contradictions, after all, he has taken the first step. The first step towards success.
Wang Huaiyuan said calmly, "I don't have a warship that can break through the French blockade, so I can only take a detour to Kyushu, Japan, and contact Ryoma Sakamoto. Here we conducted a simple deduction of the situation..."
"Of course the Prime Minister is not dead. I have no doubt about this. What a shrewd person Mr. Xiao is. He sees the situation in Europe clearly. He has counted the roundworms in the stomachs of Westerners one by one... France People can kill him, just dream."
Sakamoto Ryoma also laughed, "Yes, when I saw the photo of the bayonet in the chest, my first feeling was that of a conspiracy. This was a big conspiracy formulated by Prime Minister Xiao. Although I don't know the details, my feeling has always been... allow……"
Xiang Ying and the others suddenly came to their senses, "Okay, okay, as long as the Prime Minister does not die, we will not fail. No matter how much sacrifice we make, the final victory will be ours..."
Sakamoto Ryoma shook his head, "But don't forget, it will take nearly three months to travel from Europe to East Asia, even with the fastest clipper ship. How can we keep these three months?"
"It was with this kind of doubt in mind that Mr. Wang and I made a plan to rebel against the Shimazu family. Wang Huaiyuan was in the dark, and I was in the open. The two of us have been secretly negotiating with Shimazu Tadayoshi for two days, and there has been no response. As a result, today, I have made you go through such trouble..."
Just as Xiang Ying and the other two were listening in rapt attention, suddenly there was a knock on the door: "My lords... Suddenly more than ten Japanese customs ships came from the north and were approaching us... The bows of the ships were flying white flags. .”
"Good job. Come on, let's go up to the deck." Sakamoto Ryoma was the first to rush out.
At this time, the sun had set in the west, and there was a golden afterglow on the sea. This sea area was not the main channel. Except for the ten ships in the north, there were no other ships on the sea in everyone's sight.
"Lower half sail... Get ready to dock... Here they come, the Japanese are coming..." Amidst the shouts of countless sailors, the first customs ship was approaching, and the Wavebreaker dropped more than a dozen The rope ladder is ready to welcome guests on board the ship.
Xiang Ying was stunned. The figure in the telescope was so familiar. How could it be like this?
"Kurayama Rigen, Takenaka Inoue, and the samurai who fought with us in the castle tower, why did they catch up?"
There was really a large number of Japanese samurai, all wearing helmets and armor with murderous looks on their faces. After a while, Kayama Rigen climbed up from the rope ladder and jumped in front of everyone.
As soon as Huashan Liyuan appeared on the stage, he gave Wang Huaiyuan a standard ninety-degree bow, "This is the most mysterious and most powerful execution hall chief under the Prime Minister, Mr. Wang. I am under Huashan Liyuan, leading a thousand elite Shimadzu." The samurai come to join us, and we leave the rest of the battle to you."
Immediately afterwards, Kagama Rigen bowed to Sakamoto Ryoma again and said, "Ryoma-kun, please do everything."
At this time, Huashan Liyuan turned his attention to the four Xiang Yings. He said with a strange expression, "The four little heroes are really amazing. They can make me scold so angry...especially you, Jin Sanshun, why are you scolding my ancestors?" , I just hate the way you Chinese are like this, you always curse your ancestors when you curse others."
The faces of the four college students suddenly turned red, and then Kaguyama Rigen said, "We have already sent the ammunition you want, and it is on the Kansai ship. All the Shimadzu family's inventory is here..."
