In Qiongzhou Port, flags were fluttering on the coast, and three black ironclad ships were spread out in a Z-shaped formation, followed by rows of small and medium-sized ships behind them.
Qiongzhou has 30,000 sergeants, including 12,000 full-time navy personnel, and the rest are marines.
Nowadays, they are basically classified under the banners of Tiger Regiment and Jinfeng Regiment.
After this period of preparations, both the number of naval artillery and the inventory of rifle bullets have reached the basic requirements for launching a battle.
Originally, Qin Yun wanted to wait, after all, that would have a greater chance of winning, but the sudden war in the country of Yue disrupted Qin Yun's plan.
Only by capturing Ryukyu can we effectively support Yue.
This battle must be fought, and it must be fought quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly!
But Ryukyu is under the rule of Fuso after all, and Qiongzhou today does not have the power to challenge Fuso alone.
The only thing Qiongzhou can rely on is strong ships and cannons, and using war to promote talks. First, capture Ryukyu, control the war to a small area, digest Ryukyu's resources, and then slowly plan to conquer the entire territory of Fusang.
Qin Yun stood on the high platform. The soldiers in the audience were in high spirits, wearing bright standard armor robes. They marched in goose steps and walked past the high platform one by one in battalion units, and finally stood at the predetermined position.
"All the officers and soldiers of the Qiongzhou Navy are here to see my king. My king is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"
"Tiger regiment, three thousand soldiers, see my king!"
"Golden Peak Regiment, three thousand soldiers, come to see my king!"
"The Qiongzhou Coastal Defense Regiment, all prefectures, counties, and militia companies are here to see my king!"
"Arsenal Security Company, see my king!"
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On the battlefield, loud voices were heard, reaching through the sky.
The people of Qiongzhou who watched were amazed.
"This is the power of Qiongzhou."
"My doll is in it too!"
Some merchants passing by asked in confusion: "Is there going to be a war in Qiongzhou?"
The old man looked at the merchant suspiciously.
"Who are you? Where do you come from and where are you going?"
The merchant was stunned and was about to ask a question, but fortunately his companion stopped him in time.
"Brother, you'd better not talk back to these uncles and aunts. They walk along the coast every day, trying to catch fifty taels!"
The merchant asked in confusion: "What is fifty taels?"
"They are spies and spies. According to the Qiongzhou government order, as long as you report a suspicious person, you can get a reward of up to fifty taels."
The merchant's heart sank. This Qiongzhou is really strict. No wonder none of the colleagues who came before sent any news.
It seems that he has to deal with it carefully.
The merchants looked far away, looking at the coast, silently recording Qiongzhou's military strength.
At the same time, Qin Yun stood on the high platform and began to speak through the copper loudspeaker.
"Good job, comrades!"
"It's not hard work!"
"Today, we are holding a military parade here. Firstly, it is to demonstrate the strength of our Qiongzhou and intimidate Xiaoxiao. Secondly, it is to test your practical training."
"Now, I am announcing that a ten-day post-autumn military exercise will be carried out. The exercises will include, first, combating piracy and maintaining the free navigation of passenger ships in the waterways."
"Two, start target training for surface ships."
"Third, carry out assault beaching training and hostage rescue training."
"Next, representatives from each regiment and battalion will deliver a pledge of honor!"
Chen Jin walked up to the front desk, saluted Qin Yun, and took the horn.
"I am Chen Jin, the leader of the Jinfeng Regiment. On behalf of all the soldiers participating in the training, I promise to my king and the people of Qiongzhou that we will train hard to protect our country, resolutely crack down on all illegal piracy, and maintain free navigation of sea routes!"
Chen Jin's speech made all the merchants roll their eyes.
Damn you, Chen Jin, you are the biggest pirate leader within a thousand miles!
You actually changed your identity and became an officer in Qiongzhou, and you said you were going to fight against pirates?
Of course, this was Qin Yun's deliberate arrangement. In recent days, this group of maritime merchants who came from all over the country had deliberately raised prices, monopolized the sales of goods, created artificial scarcity, and made an unknown amount of money through major commercial banks in Qiongzhou.
This group of guys just evaded taxes, but they also engaged in small tricks in private, instigating the children of the aristocratic families who were killed by Qin Yun to secretly oppose the Qiongzhou government.
One of the purposes of Qin Yun's military parade and drill is to frighten this group of people with ulterior motives.
Of course, the most important thing is to play Ryukyu!
With such a large fleet, it is impossible to approach Ryukyu silently, but if it is in the name of military exercises, they can sail out swaggeringly.
Of course, this news is only known to commanders at the battalion commander level.
Qin Yun glanced at the Qiongzhou Avenue behind him. This was the first asphalt road built in Qiongzhou. It was nine feet wide and ten miles long, leading directly to the west gate of Qiongzhou.
At this moment, on the city wall, Liu Guanguan and his girls were watching silently. They knew that the prince was going out to fight again.
Of course, Qin Yun had already arranged the affairs of Qiongzhou before going out.
Government affairs are supervised by Liu Guanguan, assisted by Wang Muzhi, and Zhao Kun is responsible for military defense. They are the first batch of old people to come to Qiongzhou, and they are familiar with the road.
Qin Yun was not worried. Of course, Qin Yun also left a mobile force of two thousand people, who were responsible for protecting the arsenal and the palace.
There may not seem to be many people, but they are all elite warriors and equipped with thermal weapons. As long as there is no chaos on the island and the port is guarded, with hundreds of coastal defense guns, even if a hundred thousand navy invades, they will not get any advantage.
Even if they get ashore, Qiongzhou City's impregnable walls and city defense artillery are enough to support Qin Yun's return reinforcements.
"Your Majesty, you can get on the boat!"
Qin Yun nodded.
"Set off!"
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After Qin Yun boarded the ship, he did not leave the Qiongzhou waters immediately, but fired artillery nearby.
First, it is to confuse the spies and make people unable to figure out their specific whereabouts.
Second, it is also a practical test of the combat effectiveness of the two newly launched iron-clad ships.
In this way, for three days in a row, the fleet was frying fish in the waters near Qiongzhou, and many people had become accustomed to it.
But seven days later, on a foggy morning, the fleet quietly touched an island in the southeast of Qiongzhou.
This reef is called Fisher Girl Reef. There is neither fresh water nor much land area on it. It is a place where fishermen usually rest.
When the black ship slowly came from the deep water channel, the Ryukyu fishermen were so scared that they collapsed to the ground.
"The sea monster is coming!"
"Jiaojiao, tell your brother to get on the boat and leave!"
A girl with dark skin and small freckles on her face widened her eyes.
"Abba, there's a man standing on the sea monster!"
The old fisherman looked horrified: "That's nonsense. Wherever the sea monster comes from, there are also dead people."
"Abba!"
At this time, a shirtless and muscular young man emerged from under the reef with a harpoon in his hand. There was also a huge grouper stuck in the harpoon in his hand.
"Quickly, get on the boat, don't delay!"
The young man has thick eyebrows, big eyes and a resolute face.
"Abba, we haven't paid all the fish tax this month, let alone the money for grandma's medical treatment. The fish situation is good now. You take my little sister away first, and I will catch a few more."
The old fisherman said anxiously: "You don't want your life, the sea monster will eat people!"
The young man said: "I'm not even afraid of poverty, so why should I be afraid of sea monsters? Don't worry, I'm very good at water!"
Old fisherman: "You bastard, Jiaojiao, let's go first and leave him alone!"
The girl said anxiously: "Abba, brother, it's already this time. Stop making trouble and get on the boat quickly."
The boy suddenly looked up and looked at the huge thing, and found that it had smashed their small fishing boat.
"Can't leave!"
The girl was so anxious that she burst into tears, but at this moment, a rope was thrown from the black ship, and several sergeants flew down.
The young man said: "That's not a sea monster, it's a boat!"
The old fisherman's eyes widened: "Is it really a boat?"
"Fellow, ask for directions!"
The leading officer and soldier showed an honest smile and waved to greet the three of them.
The old fisherman was stunned: "Mainlanders?"
When the young man came to look at the big boat, his eyes lit up: "Abba, I have money for grandma's medical treatment!"
"You brat, what bad idea are you planning to come up with?"
"Look at it!"
