Ryukyu, Rikuni Village.
Although the sun is shining and the climate is peaceful, the situation of the villagers is very bad.
"The king has repeatedly issued orders to select beautiful women from the people to serve in the palace. This is the blessing of you untouchables. But you vulgar bastards actually dare to disobey the king's will."
The villagers of Rikuni Village were gathered together, and officials and soldiers sent by the King of Ryukyu surrounded them. The sword and gun pointed at him might fall on him at the next moment.
The leading official yelled and cursed for a long time before walking up to Hong Zhang.
"Old Hongtou, tell me quickly, where did An Ran go?"
Hong Zhang frowned, unable to suppress the anger in his heart.
"The old man is dizzy and deaf. How can he know where others have gone?"
Snapped!
The whip in the official's hand struck him hard, causing Hong Zhang to fall to the ground in pain.
"Old bastard, you dare to tell lies with your eyes open. Is there anything else you don't know about Liguo Village?"
Hong Zhang was twitching all over, still clenching his teeth.
The official took a step forward, condescending, with a sinister look on his face.
"Don't think that I don't know anything if you don't tell me. Last year, a strange Han came to your Liguo Village, and many people saw him. Let me ask you, where did the Han go? Did he take An Ran with him? gone?"
Hong Zhang's heartbeat quickened and he couldn't help but turn around and scanned the faces of all the villagers.
He knew that there must be a traitor among these people.
He bravely dealt with officials.
"That Han man was a nobleman from the upper country. He lost his way in the storm and ended up here. Later, his subordinates found him and he followed him back to his country. As for An Ran, the old man really doesn't know."
The official raised his foot and kicked him in the head.
"An Ran is the most beautiful girl in your Liguo Village. Even the king knows her name. Only the king can enjoy such a woman. If you don't tell the truth, you will all be killed."
The villagers in Liguo Village were all trembling and crying.
But they really don't know where An Ran went.
The official waited for a moment, but when he saw that no one came forward, murderous intent immediately surged in his heart.
He pointed at a woman in the crowd and shouted: "Drag her out and kill her."
Immediately two soldiers rushed into the crowd and dragged the woman out. The knife in his hand was raised high and was about to fall.
"what is that?"
A horrified cry caused everyone to stop.
The official raised his head in astonishment and looked toward the sea in the distance.
He swore that what he saw in his eyes was completely beyond his imagination.
I saw countless ships rushing towards me at high speed on the wide sea. The towering sails are like endless white clouds, covering the entire sea.
"Enemy! Enemy attack!"
The official felt frightened, and no longer cared about the villagers of Liguo Village and the purpose of his trip, he turned around and ran towards the seaside.
His only thought was to run away quickly.
He is no fool.
Just by seeing so many warships on the sea, you know that there are many enemies.
How could he resist with just over a hundred soldiers led by him?
Moreover, Liguo Village is so small that there is no place to hide. To survive, running away is the only option.
When the other soldiers saw the official running away, they rushed to follow him, looking so blind and ridiculous.
As soon as these people ran to the beach and boarded the ship, before they had time to raise the sail or pull up the anchor, the ship on the sea had already rushed close to them.
Although they are all small boats, the appearance of the people on board can be seen clearly.
Seeing someone here trying to escape, several ships immediately surrounded them.
"Everyone on the boat stopped immediately."
Officials at this time
It was already clear that these warships actually came from the Xia Kingdom.
Knowing this, he became even more afraid.
Ryukyu already knew the outcome of the war between Xia and Japan, and King Shangfeng had already sent people to Xia to surrender.
But what made the Ryukyu Kingdom despair was that the Xia Kingdom simply did not accept the surrender of the Ryukyu court. Not only did they drive away the envoys and tear up the memorials, but they also threatened to severely punish all Ryukyu people who surrendered to Japan.
This result frightened all the senior officials of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
King Shangfeng was helpless and quickly sent people to Edo to ask the Tokugawa shogunate for help.
But the Tokugawa shogunate had just suffered a huge defeat and suffered heavy losses, and was recovering its strength behind closed doors. How could it dare to go against Xia Guo?
The envoy sent by King Shangfeng was driven back without even entering the door of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
It was only then that Ryukyu's top leaders completely understood that they had been completely abandoned.
Japan will not stand up for them, and Xia Guo will not let them go.
There is no doubt but one fate that awaits them.
That is complete destruction.
King Shangfeng knew very well that when Xia attacked, his end would be disastrous.
This made him go crazy out of despair, no matter what, he just wanted to seize the last moment and enjoy himself in time.
Only then did Ryukyu officials go to Rikuni Village to arrest Hideo.
Coincidentally, Xia's conquest army arrived just at this time and blocked the group.
The Ryukyu officials knew that they would not end well if they fell into the hands of Xia Guo, so they did not listen to Xia Jun's warning at all. They just urged their men to row quickly and run as far as they could.
The Xia Jun who came around saw that the people on the boat did not obey orders. They were obviously enemies rather than friends.
Following the officer's command, the soldiers on the ship raised their muskets. Amidst the crackling noise, many Ryukyu soldiers were killed.
Their boat was too small and there was no way to hide.
The Ryukyu soldiers who had not yet been killed were frightened when they saw how powerful Xia Jun's weapons were.
They no longer dared to run away, they threw away their weapons and knelt on the deck.
Anyway, they were just little shrimps. Even if Xia Guo wanted to punish them, they would only go to those noble people.
When Ryukyu officials saw that the soldiers below had given up resistance, they couldn't help but despair.
I wanted to die, but I was afraid of pain.
He simply threw away the knife in his hand and followed the example of others, kneeling as a standard.
The soldiers of the Xia army came over in a warship and captured all these people, and no one escaped.
On Liguo Island, the villagers were still a little confused about what was happening. It wasn't until I saw An Ran jumping onto the shore like a butterfly that I realized what had happened.
"Grandpa Village Chief, we are back, we are back with the heavenly army."
An Ran ran all the way and threw herself into Hong Zhang's arms, shouting excitedly.
Hong Zhang looked at Lin Jiahui, who was following closely behind, and Xia Jun, who was coming ashore one after another, and his old eyes suddenly turned red.
"Hahaha, we are saved! Rikunoku Village is saved! Ryukyu is saved too!"
