After the war, someone once asked Goldeneye Snapper, "Aren't you just delivering messages? A pirate as big as Ryukyu has to break through from Naha Bay, and he can't land on the east side of the island."
Golden Eyed Snapper said angrily, "I want Naha to know the good news as soon as possible. I fought my way in with all my strength, but in the end I turned out to be a fool in your eyes. If I had passed on the news earlier, wouldn't my victory have been earlier?" ."
When many people thought about this, they naturally fell in admiration and quickly offered a toast to Goldeneye Snapper to apologize.
However, Xiao Letian cannot be deceived by Golden Eyed Snapper's small calculations. Who says the ancients were not smart? Some of their life wisdom is really worth learning from modern people.
Giving favors is a technical job, and most people really can't do it well. Goldeneye Snapper risked his life and destroyed the foundation of his pirate career. All he wants is to jump on Xiao Letian's big ship, or at least be able to mess around. Like Nohirita and Yuki Sakura, he became a member of the new army.
According to the Chinese, this is called recruiting, but recruiting is not that simple. Does Prime Minister Xiao, who has the power of victory in Europe, still care about a small shrimp like the golden-eyed sea bream? This matter is really debatable. People like Xueying, People like Nohira Tai and Suzuki Tai came on board when Xiao Letian's career just started.
As the saying goes, this moment is the same as that moment.
If Goldeneye Snapper just brought the fleet to the island from other coasts of Ryukyu and delivered the news to King Shangtai, he would certainly have some credit, and the Chinese businessmen in the Lion City would also give him the rewards he deserved, but the Zhao Anke he hoped for would be It's very slim, after all, the kindness is not heavy enough.
After thinking about it, Golden Eyed Snapper decided to up the ante and put the lives of himself and his brothers on the line. He would rush into battle in front of all the people and break through the blockade of French warships. Even if they died together, they would still have a bright future.
We sank our own pirate ship, and we killed hundreds of pirate brothers. Even I, Golden Eyed Snapper, was almost killed by a cannonball. Now my ribs are still bleeding. More importantly, I, Golden Eyed Snapper, and my brothers This life-and-death drama was staged in front of hundreds of thousands of Ryukyu soldiers and civilians. Since I have touched countless people, I should be worthy of being treated as a hero.
Goldeneye Snapper did this as soon as he thought of it. In a sense, Goldeneye Snapper is already a bandit who has escaped from low-level tastes, and gradually has a somewhat heroic appearance.
Xiao Letian knew that Golden Eyed Snapper was ambitious, but he was not afraid of his subordinates being ambitious. He was afraid that you had no ambition. After this war, Golden Eyed Snapper actually got into Xiao Letian's navy, but that was a story for another time.
Goldeneye Snapper's pirate ship was burned by the cannons, and flames broke out everywhere on the deck and sails. In the end, even the Chinese character flag was burned to the edge.
But the unmanned pirate ship still moved forward resolutely, rushing toward the dock with its fluttering Xiao character recognition flag.
"Prime Minister Xiao is still alive... The Prime Minister is coming from Nanyang... The Prime Minister is back with his army... Europe is victorious..." The pirates struggling in the sea swam desperately, shouting loudly every time they breathed, regardless of Can people on the shore hear it?
The pier in front was the last French position. More than two thousand surviving French troops were resisting desperately under the protection of shooting bunkers. When shouts rang out from the sea behind them, they all turned their horrified eyes to the sea.
The burning pirate ship, the fluttering Chinese flag, and the hundreds of pirates swimming in the bay, even if they don't understand Chinese, they can guess a little bit.
The morale of the French finally collapsed at that moment, and the French army in Naha Port could no longer attack.
The people at Shuri City were already crying. Their extinguished fire of hope was ignited again at this moment, and the Xiao character flag suddenly fluttered.
The calmness that King Shang Tai had pretended to be was gone at this moment. He was lying on the crenel with his eyes as wide as bells, his fists clenched and cheering for the pirates swimming in the bay. At that moment, he had never loved these pirates so much.
"Swim quickly, swim quickly...send someone to rescue one immediately and let me know what happened..."
There was no need for King Shangtai to give orders. Countless fishermen hiding in the forests and mountains appeared in the non-pier areas on both sides of the bay and jumped into the sea.
"Save them up quickly, come up quickly..." Basically everyone in the Ryukyu Kingdom is good at water, so jumping into the sea to save people will not be difficult for them at all.
The bay was very lively this time, with water splashing everywhere. Many of the pirates who forced their way through were injured. The smell of blood in the sea had already lured the sharks in the distance to move.
Goldeneye Snapper has never been so glorious in his life. Wherever he goes, people look at him with fear. He never thought that one day these kind fishermen would risk their lives to save him.
"Folks... The Prime Minister is still alive... The Prime Minister asked me to break in to deliver the message... My name is Jinyan Snapper, from Hunnanhai... You remember, I was the first one to break in with the news..."
There was a deathly silence on the sea for an instant. The people who had just received the Prime Minister's suicide note were grieved and were hit by a big surprise at this moment. Even the old fishermen who had been in the sea for more than 30 years choked several mouthfuls of sea water at that moment. .
"What, are you lying to me?"
"Fellow fellow, I am the golden-eyed sea bream that travels across the South China Sea. I swear on my life, what did I lie to you for? Send me to see your majesty. I have detailed information to hand over to your majesty... The prime minister is really still alive."
"Long live, long live, long live." People finally believed him, because Goldeneye Snapper is a well-known pirate wanted by various countries in East Asia. If he dared to appear in Naha, it means that he really has a immunity card. This news is absolutely true. .
There were now more than a thousand pirates and fishermen in the bay, and the roar of "Long Live" shook the heaven and the earth. After a while, even the soldiers and civilians at the dock who were preparing to charge heard another "Long Live".
"Long live, the Prime Minister is still alive...Long live, the Prime Minister is coming to Ryukyu with his army...We will never fail..."
The emotions in the hearts of the people of Ryukyu at that moment were indescribable. The surviving warriors looked up to the sky and charged towards the last enemy position.
"This is the last battle. Kill all the enemies to welcome the prime minister... Let these liars go to hell..." The fanatical crowd launched the final attack on the dock, and countless people in the crowd burst into tears.
"Liars, they are all a group of liars. These French people are not human beings, they are all beasts... If there was no deception, how could so many people in Ryukyu die? How could we be reduced to a situation where every family has to be filial... committing evil."
The grief and anger in people's hearts is understandable. If the Ryukyu military and civilians had not been troubled by rumors, and if people had always been united and stable, then the casualty rate would never have been so high.
On Zhongshan Mountain where Qixing Mountain and Shuri Castle are located, the ten forts are the most advanced American-made and have sufficient ammunition. The arms and supplies hidden in the mountains can also be freely supplied. As long as the soldiers and civilians stick to the limited beachheads, the French will Even if the bombing continues for another month, we will never be able to break through.
The supply of naval combat ammunition is a big problem. The stronger the fleet's firepower, the greater the ammunition consumption. As long as the Ryukyu military and civilians can survive the initial crazy period, they will never lose.
Statistics at that time proved that in the first few days of the war, just before the dock negotiations, the number of Ryukyu military and civilian casualties did not exceed 20,000. However, after Gong Cheng's deception strategy succeeded, in just one day and night of bloody battles, the Ryukyu military and civilians were completely destroyed. The direct casualties reached 50,000.
This shows how powerful rumors are. The efficiency of human tongue in killing people is actually sharper than that of muskets.
The demoralized French army on the pier could no longer hold on. Even if they were iron-clad, they could not endure the bloody battle for a day and night. After several rows of chaotic gunshots, the red army formation was rushed by the crowd, and the edge of the pier crackled. The dumplings began to be laid, and two thousand French troops were knocked into the sea in an instant.
"Folks... if the musket falls into the sea, there will be no danger... Let's rush down and catch the ones alive... These are our hostages... go into the sea."
The war is now completely coming to an end. Naha Bay is just like the holiday beach Xiao Letian saw in his previous life. At a glance, it is full of heads and even the sea water cannot be seen.
The sharks on the bottom of the sea who were about to attack were also frightened. All they saw were tumbling legs and feet, but they didn't know how to start their mouths. As for the French fleet on the sea, they had already stopped fighting. The cannons were emitting white smoke, but there was no No one reloads it.
General Bruce seemed to have aged ten years at that moment. Looking at the battlefield where the enemy and the enemy were intertwined, he knew that he would be in court-martial after this shot. He could not afford to be charged with massacring his own people.
The first mate next to the general whispered, "General, we have tried our best up to this point in the battle. Our navy has not suffered losses in the entire battle. We can afford the loss of four battleships... Let the politicians leave the rest."
Bruce understood as soon as he heard it. This was to put the blame on Molière. If everyone was still a little awed by this special envoy before, but now that the war has failed, who will care about the identity of your special envoy in order to shirk the blame? .
"Yes, the war is over now...Send a semaphore to Ryukyu, saying that the French warships will stop fighting from this moment on, and hope that the other side will treat the prisoners well..."
Just as the Glory was sending a semaphore to the entire city, the golden-eyed seabream, who was wet all over and had bleeding from his ribs, was finally helped to the top of Shuri City.
Golden Eyed Snapper never thought that one day he would meet the king in person. Although he was only the king of Ryukyu, his noble status was beyond what a pirate could imagine. He knelt down on the city wall and took out a thick Roll oilcloth.
He shouted with all his strength, "The Prime Minister is not dead, the Prime Minister is still alive... The Prime Minister defeated France and Austria in Europe... The Prime Minister is not dead, and neither is the new army... They have settled in the Lion City..."
"This is a newspaper in Europe that records the Prime Minister's victory. Now this newspaper has been spread throughout Nanyang... The golden-eyed sea bream risked his life to break through the defense, and his blood is here. Please check it."
The golden-eyed snapper held up the roll of oilcloth with both hands. Before the eunuch could take it, he heard a few muffled sounds. He turned around and saw Fan Yan, Lin Yuanmiao and several elderly ministers. His head tilted and fell to the ground. , has passed out.
