Since ancient times, there have been three types of strong armies. The lowest level requires the motivation of interests. Money, beautiful women, official appointments and wishes are the motivation for this level of army to fight bloody battles. This kind of army has strong combat effectiveness but its loyalty is difficult to guarantee.
The second type of strong army uses hatred as a means of motivation. The hatred accumulated in their hearts by the threat of alien races, the invasion of neighboring countries, and the tragic deaths of their fathers and fellow villagers is the foundation for a strong army. However, this kind of army can easily be blinded by hatred and lose its sight. Reasonable, and it is difficult to guarantee the supply of soldiers with this quality.
The third type of powerful army is the Ryukyu New Army in front of Takenaka Inoue and the others. There is no need to mention how high the combat effectiveness of the new army is. The prohibition against the new army has made everyone stunned.
As we all know, the New Army's battles are never motivated by money and beautiful women. It is often the officers who follow me, and all the soldiers are like moths flying into the flame, risking their lives.
This army is not just a grudge army with hatred as its cohesion. No matter how much blood feud they have in their hearts, when the horn of assembly sounds, they can put aside their hatred and devote themselves to new tasks.
In the eyes of Sakamoto Ryoma and other Japanese samurai, such soldiers are not like human beings at all. Have all their emotions and desires disappeared?
Let’s look back at their family warriors. If the family head does not reward their merits in time after a victory, then these warriors will soon use a rebellion to express their position, let alone rape and plunder after the war. , if you don't let the samurai vent his anger, it may come back to the master at any time.
Let's look at Xiao Letian's new army. It was broken up again and again, and then it was able to reorganize itself and go to the battlefield without anyone urging it.
None of the soldiers sacrificed their lives for money. The only source of fanaticism in their hearts seemed to be the concepts of nation and country instilled by Xiao Letian.
The most surprising thing is the ability of these soldiers to 'stop anger'. What kind of army is the most terrifying in the world? The calm and rational army is the most terrifying. They can put away the desire to kill in their hearts and resolve the anger in their hearts on their own. Violent, such an army can already be said to have its own military soul.
"Military soul, a person can only live if he has a soul. If the army has a soul, then wouldn't this army also have the ability to think independently?" Sakamoto Ryoma muttered, "The Prime Minister is setting up his power." Lost a soul."
Yes, Sakamoto Ryoma is worthy of being the person who accepted Xiao Letian's bloodline. His thoughts and Xiao Letian's have already been thought together. What Xiao Le wants is this ray of military soul and national soul. The Ryukyu Exam he said , what exactly is the test?
Xiao Letian just wants to see if this ray of military soul and national soul can be condensed and whether he can survive without him here.
And the facts did not disappoint him.
After the bloody battle, everything was in ruins. Although the French warships were cruising on the sea, more than 3,000 French prisoners were held in the hands of the Ryukyu people. They did not dare to make mistakes. General Bruce once sent an envoy hoping to start negotiations with Ryukyu. , but the messenger's wooden boat was dispersed by a shot of rifle fire before it reached the beach.
"Go back, we won't negotiate with the executioner... Let your French send civil servants over, and wait for our prime minister to come back before negotiating... Go, go, go."
The French envoy left in despair amid the scolding. Now Bruce and the others were even more embarrassed. They could neither go ashore nor retreat. Even food and fresh water needed to be replenished from the distant Zhoushan and Chicken Coop. The two frigates were completely rerouted. Transport ship.
At the beginning, the Ryukyu military and civilians had to devote a lot of energy to guard against sneak attacks by warships at sea. But after three days, people finally felt relieved. After interrogating the prisoners, everyone finally understood the situation. It turned out that the French expeditionary force was actually They have long run out of ammunition and food. According to calculations, these warships now estimate that they cannot even gather the ammunition for a single salvo.
Facts have proved that the three thousand French prisoners cannot be all monolithic, and it is impossible for everyone to have the pride of the white race. Many soldiers in France are actually scoundrels, gamblers, and perverts, and the quality of the soldiers is not that high.
There are many ways to deal with this kind of torture in the torture hall. You don't have to torture three glasses of wine mixed with aphrodisiacs, and then find a few prostitutes to tease and show off. All the information about the entire expeditionary force will be known at the palm of your hand.
Moreover, the torture chamber also interrogated an important piece of information that could not be proved. This Molière was said to be the male favorite of Napoleon III. Unexpectedly, homosexuality was already popular in Europe at that time.
"This stupid thing, no wonder it is so powerful. No wonder it can mobilize the resources of the entire Indian colony. It turns out to be a rabbit." All the officials in the execution hall were dumbfounded.
"Are you kidding me?" The prison official pinched his nose, drank two more glasses of drugged wine, and then winked at the naked Japanese prostitute. As a result, the woman danced even more coquettishly. .
"I swear to God, I didn't lie to you... There are tens of thousands of people in the entire expeditionary force who don't know about this... Oh, let me go, give me a woman... Please give me a woman... I have more I want to send you the information..."
When the execution hall official heard that there was still information, "Tell me, tell me quickly." The lustful soldier stared at the white body in front of him, with crystal mucus flowing out of the corner of his mouth.
"The expeditionary force not only has no ammunition, food and water now, they also have no money now... I won't lie to you, they don't even have money to buy food now... The only one who can help them now is the French in Beijing. Minister, if you can cut them off, the warships at sea will starve to death.”
The officials of the execution hall crashed into a table and chairs and stood up. "Damn, did we give too much medicine? This kid is talking nonsense..."
"Ten more prisoners will be randomly selected, and then they will give me medicine and continue the interrogation... Damn, this kid is about to collapse. Let him go and let him feel good first..."
The prisoner who had loosened his chains rushed over like a male dog in heat in spring, threw down the old and ugly Japanese prostitute, and began to behave like an animal without avoiding anyone. Suddenly there was a burst of slaughter in the dungeon. A common sound in the field.
The interrogating officer couldn't stand it anymore, so he quickly locked the cell door and went out to get some basins of water to wash his eyes. While washing, he cursed, "Damn, needle eyes, this hairy thing is nothing like a human being, it's like a gorilla." Just call us barbarians, bah..."
After another thirty minutes, more confessions were gathered together, all calibers were unified, and the French Expeditionary Force was really out of ammunition and food.
Since ancient times, wars have been all about logistics. Although warships at sea are large in tonnage and can carry a large amount of supplies for ocean-going operations, a warship's expedition time is measured in months and years. The requirements for logistics supplies for warships are actually more stringent than those of the army.
During the Age of Discovery of the Europeans, their exploration of the unknown world was slowly expanding from one stronghold to another. Until now, the British Royal Navy still needs a series of colonies as a springboard for military expeditions.
If the number of strongholds is insufficient or the distance is too far, the navy must temporarily recruit civilian ships to be used as supply ships.
This expedition led by Molière had neither reliable fixed supply points nor a large number of civilian ships to follow. Everything just relied on purchasing along the way, purchasing from the British, the Spanish, the Portuguese, and the Dutch.
Along the way, Molière spent money like water. Although General Bruce repeatedly reminded him to pay attention to logistical issues, he was eager to avenge the French Emperor and could no longer listen to the advice. At that time, the most popular words on his lips were.
"The troops are expensive and fast, and my strategic deception is very successful. I firmly believe that we will definitely capture Shuri Castle within a week."
For such a bizarre expedition, if it weren't for the shipload of arms relief arranged by Gong Cheng and the British, I'm afraid the expedition would have been inactive long ago.
There was no ammunition, food and water, and no money for purchasing. Moreover, France did not have independent colonies in East Asia. They only shared some open ports with the United Kingdom and other countries. Bruce looked around and suddenly found that they were really lonely on the sea of East Asia. .
"Great. Notify the branch of the Criminal Court in Beijing and ask them to closely monitor the movements of the French. Under no circumstances can the French minister fund these executioners..."
"Notify the criminal branch in Jiangnan and ask them to activate the inside line and secretly contact Marshal Zeng. The two parties will work together to cause some accidents in the Shanghai Concession. Pay special attention to the French businessmen...If it doesn't work, burn down a few of their warehouses. I Who dares to help these hungry wolves when we see it..."
Countless carrier pigeons took off and flew to the opposite continent. Foreign merchant ships returned to Naha one after another after receiving news of the ceasefire. Foreign merchants from all over the world looked up to the Ryukyu military and civilians with great admiration.
"Oh my god, it's incredible that such a weak island country on the sea can actually defeat France. I'm afraid all politicians and military strategists in Europe will be ashamed of their short-sightedness. This is the most incredible miracle in the 19th century... "
The end of every war is the beginning of a feast for merchants, and there are countless supplies needed to make things happen. At this time, a shipment of rice shipped from the mainland can be sold for a sky-high price, not to mention that Lotte & Co. has a lot of money.
In less than a week, the entire Naha Bay returned to the spectacular scene of thousands of sailing ships. Rice, flour, oil, cloth, wood, and even building bricks were specially transported, not to mention ship after ship. of arms and supplies.
With the strong financial support of Rakuten & Co., the whole of Naha has quickly recovered its vitality. The dilapidated streets have changed almost every day. Everyone can now appreciate the vitality of the Ryukyu Kingdom. The rise of the first nation in East Asia is really not a boast.
What surprised everyone even more was that on the outskirts of the waters where the French expeditionary force was cruising, three more warships flying the Ryukyu King's flag and the Xiao Zi recognition flag were proudly separating merchant ships and French warships.
The sailors on the deck held their chests and bellies high and shouted at any merchant ship that dared to approach the French warship, "Back off, everyone, back off. Ryukyu and France have not reached a ceasefire. Any civilian ship that approaches the French fleet will be treated as if it's a civilian ship." Tried for crimes of capitalizing on the enemy..."
"Back off, back off... As for you, if you don't back off, we will open fire."
