Once the Ryukyu war machine is started, it will naturally explode with unstoppable momentum. Countless warehouses open their doors, and logistics officials start to mobilize supplies from the list signed by the officials.
Brand new military uniforms, freshly opened buttered Mauser, boxes of bullets, loaded on carriages and shipped out, not to mention the latest individual soldier rations, canned meat, milk chocolate candies and hard liquor that are indispensable for cold zone operations .
In the final analysis, the war is about logistics, and in the final analysis, it is about the comprehensive strength of a country. Of course, Xiao Letian knows that Ryukyu's strength cannot compare with Russia, but Xiao Letian knows very well that his strength is superior to the Russian army in the Far East.
Before the Trans-Siberian Railway was completed, it would have taken more than half a year to mobilize troops from Europe to the Far East. Besides, the Agub rebellion in Xinjiang also attracted a large number of Russian troops. The army and navy in the Far East totaled only more than 3,000 people and ten battleships. Many days are the oldest models.
If this small amount of troops cannot be sustained, Xiao Letian might as well give up all ambitions and honestly go to North and South America to become a rich man.
Mr. Long and Sister Wu took more than a dozen guards to board the ship from Kunigami Military Port and headed north. Before leaving, everyone spilled a glass of wine at the statue of Kunigami Water Ghost. If it weren't for the Kunigami Village Water Ghosts who sacrificed their lives to protect it. The Beishan defense line, I am afraid that Ryukyu has been destroyed by the French long ago.
The Kunigami Water Ghost has now become a totem of the Ryukyu Navy, symbolizing the spirit of fighting to the death.
"Brothers who have ascended to heaven first, I am going to fight. Please protect our martial arts for a long time."
The trade route from Ryukyu to Japan is very safe. The island chain here leads all the way to Kyushu Island. Telegraph lines can contact Ryukyu Fuso at any time. The powerful Ryukyu navy has dispersed all pirates, and merchants have no worries at all.
You don’t even have to worry about the violent hurricanes in the Pacific every summer. There are many sheltered piers built on this island chain, and ships coming and going can be rescued here.
The boat sailed all the way north, passing Kyushu and Shikoku without stopping. Although both the Shimazu family and the Yamauchi family sent envoys to invite Mr. Long to come ashore for a drink, they were all declined.
Lord Long knew the thoughts of these big names very well. All the big names in Japan were eyeing the more than a thousand recruitment orders on him. This was a thousand opportunities.
Japanese samurai have never been afraid of war. What they fear most is that there will be no war to fight. The two hundred years of rule by the shogunate have allowed the Japanese islands to enjoy a long-lost peace, but for the samurai, such days are hell.
Classes throughout Japan have become rigid. What you are like when you are born is what you will be like when you die. The promotion space for talents to move upward has been completely locked.
Back then, Ryoma Sakamoto just wanted to break away from the feudal clan and go out in the world on his own, which almost cost his family his life. If it weren't for the intercession of countless friends, Ryoma Sakamoto would not be alive now. In this way, one of Ryoma-kun's sisters was forced to death. That was The real samurai class, you can imagine how miserable the wild samurai at the bottom lived.
In fact, Xiao Letian himself did not expect that after he raised the flag in Ryukyu, the people who were most excited were not the Chinese but the Japanese, countless wild samurai, pirates, thieves, ninjas... and even famous families. The descendants of the side clan all rushed to Ryukyu like crazy.
What they are pursuing is actually just an upward opportunity, especially since Prime Minister Xiao has always been both civil and military, and has never discriminated against anyone. As long as there is a fair environment, there will be many people who are not afraid of death.
The information that Lord Long went north to Fuso to select a thousand samurai has now spread throughout southern Japan. All the famous people have gathered young talents from their families and tried their best to grab more places.
If a family wants to be prosperous for a long time, it cannot sit on its hands forever. The territory designated by the shogunate is only a stone high. No matter how intensively it is cultivated, there is a limit. If a family does not work hard to spread its branches and leaves to create a new living space, there will be no family. future.
The story of Nohira Tai and Hyo Taro has become a legend in Japan, inspiring countless young Japanese samurai.
A ronin swordsman, a pariah from Ryukyu, just got the opportunity given by Prime Minister Xiao, and now he has become the leader of the Bato team, and even went to Europe to kill.
Those people even got their own land in the Qing Dynasty. Although the land was not much and they did not have the right to operate it, the property rights were very clear.
Being able to get full military pay every month, and getting the produce of the land every autumn, this kind of life is already a paradise for those Japanese samurai. Unfortunately, the opportunities provided by Ryukyu are really not many, and the policy of elite soldiers cannot satisfy those samurai at all. A samurai who strives for advancement.
Not to mention those small lords who are like local tycoons. Now even the four fallen sects of Mori, Shimazu, Nabeshima, and Yamauchi have extended olive branches to Lord Long. Small boats with invitations are moored on the sea. Just waiting for Lord Long to arrive.
The journey was extremely annoying, but Mr. Long was still interested in negotiating a few words at first, but eventually there were too many invitations, so he could only order the ship to speed up and head north. He planned to disembark in Osaka and secretly enter Fuso.
No matter whether Mr. Long likes Sister Wu or not, but it is related to the success or failure of the mission, he still has to ask Sister Wu at the critical moment, and Sister Wu did not show any jealousy, she said calmly.
"The situation in Japan is very complicated. Based on the particularity of this mission, I would like to make two suggestions. One is that we must choose samurai from northern Japan. They can easily adapt to fighting in the alpine zone. Second, we try to choose samurai from famous foreigners. …”
"What, what kind of name?" Mr. Long asked puzzledly.
"After Tokugawa Ieyasu unified Japan, he divided the world's daimyo into three categories, the kin-han clan, the genealogical daimyo, and the foreign daimyo... Among them, the kin-han clan are all relatives of the Tokugawa family, and the genealogical daimyo are all from the Battle of Sekigahara. At that time, the Warring States Daimyo who firmly stood with the Tokugawa clan..."
"The gaibao daimyo was the daimyo of Toyotomi Hideyori during the Battle of Sekigahara. After the defeat, he had to surrender to the Tokugawa family. The gaibao daimyo was the most unlucky among the shogunate. For two hundred years, their territory was not only remote but And they are often under surveillance... So in this overthrow operation, the most violent ones are the foreign daimyo."
"Shimadzu and Mori are typical foreign daimyo..."
Mr. Long frowned and muttered, "You can still survive after defeat. The change of dynasties in the world didn't have to wipe out all the power of the previous dynasty. Why is it so troublesome..."
Sister Wu became angry when she heard this, "Fuso is not China, we don't have so many lives to waste... You Chinese are the only perverts in the world, and the defeated ones have no chance of survival."
"If Japan changes its dynasty like China, how many people will be left in Japan? Answer me."
The Kirigakure kid looked at Mr. Long with a cold face, his eyes covered with moisture.
Note: It’s the third update. It’s already the twelfth lunar month. There are so many things and busy things that I don’t have enough time to type. In order to update in a hurry, my blood pressure has gone up these days, and my low pressure has soared to 120. Then What a terrible thing.
Woo hoo hoo... Seeing that it is not easy for Xin Jing to code, everyone should come and watch Hidden Dragon. Don't search for pirated versions directly on the browser, please.
