Chapter 181 Ryukyu
Ryukyu Island.
At this moment, Ryukyu Crown Prince Wu Ning had no choice.
The Ryukyu King who was canonized by Zhu Yuanzhang died in the 28th year of Hongwu, which was last year. Wu Ning, the crown prince of the Ryukyu King last year, was going to ask for the title. However, a war broke out in Ming Dynasty.
The Prince of Ryukyu doesn't know what to do?
He didn't dare participate in such a thing.
Historically, the Crown Prince of Ryukyu only applied for the title of Emperor Yongle in the second year of Yongle, that is, five or six years later. By that time the dust had settled.
Now Wu Ning has the same idea.
However, the situation in Ryukyu is different from that in history.
The historical Ryukyu is still divided into several countries, Zhongshan, Shanbei and Shannan. Three countries.
But now Ryukyu has been unified.
the reason is simple.
Daming is in need.
Due to the opening of the sea, the maritime transportation tasks of the Ming Dynasty were extremely heavy, and a large number of merchants of the Ming Dynasty traveled to and from Ryukyu. As an important port on the East China Sea, Ryukyu naturally undertakes many things.
After all, ports need to be run by people.
However, the rapid expansion of Ryukyu Port business caused a problem, that is, the King of Ryukyu wanted to flatter the merchants of the upper country. After all, these businessmen were backed by powerful people. The King of Ryukyu dared not offend anyone. But there are only tens of thousands of people in Ryukyu, and there are many other things to do. They can't just run the port.
As a result, the merchants from Shangguo had to be neglected.
This makes many maritime merchants very helpless. I originally wanted to move some people from within the country. But anyway, most people don't want to go.
Apart from anything else, what overseas immigrants value most is land. Compared with Nanyang and Taiwan, Ryukyu is simply a small land. How much land can be allocated to immigrants? How can people be willing to migrate?
So, several powerful people discussed and divided this mere Ryukyu into three countries. The population, which is not large in the first place, is still spread out and cannot serve everyone well. This is too bad.
Let's do this, let's all work together to unify Ryukyu.
So Ryukyu was unified.
The unified Ryukyus did not have an army, and their defense was handled by Ming merchants. After all, the King of Ryukyu was canonized by the imperial court. These people all want to give face. Whoever anchors here must protect the Ryukyu King.
Anyway, the port of Ryukyu is full of merchant ships all year round.
Because of this, the Ryukyu Kingdom became very wealthy. The Ryukyu royal family also made a lot of money by operating ports and participating in maritime trade.
In this respect, he is actually close to Beijing.
Otherwise, Beijing is very actively participating in maritime trade. However, Nanjing was very weak in this regard, and it caused a lot of trouble for many people because of the suppression of King Jingjiang and the blockade of the Taiwan Strait.
On this point, Wu Ning, the crown prince of Ryukyu, is biased.
But the problem is that what Wu Ning thinks in his heart has no effect. As the leader of the small country of Ryukyu, his only choice is to rely on the winner and not offend anyone.
Therefore, he did not want to take sides between the north and the south, and he also felt that he did not need to take sides between the north and the south. After all, the main battlefield of the North-South war was on land, and it had nothing to do with his small country in the ocean.
But he never expected that this relationship would arise.
Fang Chengfeng and Qu Liangcai led tens of thousands of Japanese troops southward from Nagasaki and stopped in Ryukyu.
After all, in this era, it is impossible to sail too far from the land. If nothing else, the ship cannot bear it without supplies.
It is impossible for Fang Chengfeng to attack Taiwan directly from Japan, so the foothold of Ryukyu is also very important.
As for the King of Ryukyu, what do you think? Not important at all.
On Ryukyu Island, all the strong men may not be able to bring as many troops as Fang Chengfeng brings. What choice does the King of Ryukyu have?
Of course, Fang Chengfeng also brought another benefit to the Ryukyu King, that is, the Ryukyu King's crown prince Wu Ning was canonized as the Ryukyu King by Emperor Longwu of Beijing. It can be said to be justifiable.
As for how the new King of Ryukyu, Munei, feels about
worry. That's his business.
Fang Chengfeng didn't know what was happening on land at the moment. The only thing he knew was that the Battle of the River had already begun. As for what the beating will look like, I don't know.
After all, with today's communication technology, once a ship leaves the mainland, it is an isolated island. The captain has absolute authority. Some people say that the reason why China did not develop a navy in ancient times was also because the navy could hardly use traditional methods to check and balance. If the captain decides to rebel, there is nothing he can do.
It is a threat to the centralized government.
Of course, this is also a family opinion.
However, there is no doubt that Fang Chengfeng and Qu Liangcai are loyal to the Communist Party. After all, Fang Chengfeng, the Fang family and He Xi have been tied together for a long time. It is impossible to change the family, and the Qu family has a blood feud with Nanjing.
Therefore, under this situation, what Fang Chengfeng wants is to defeat the enemy at sea as much as possible, thereby winning a victory for Beijing and opening up a channel for communication with the South China Sea. If this is not possible. The Beijing court could also retreat from Beijing into Liaodong, or even to the sea, to continue the war with Nanjing.
Based on this idea, Fang Chengfeng eagerly hoped to launch an attack on Jingjiang. But the key to this matter is not here, but Qu Liangcai.
Fang Chengfeng asked Qu Liangcai, "Are these Japanese troops usable now?"
Qu Liangcai was a little embarrassed and said, "Please give me some more time, Lord Marquis."
Fang Chengfeng said: "There is no time. We can't wait indefinitely in Ryukyu. As time goes by, Fujian will also hear the news. Why can't these Japanese people be used?"
Qu Liangcai said: "Military discipline is so bad. It's irreparably bad. They don't know what the human heart is? It's just, it's ------"
Qu Liangcai didn't know how to describe it.
In ancient times, Japanese samurai simply did not regard ordinary people as human beings, and they could use ordinary people to test their swords in the street.
Yes, the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty was not good. But most of the Ming army actually knew what was right and what was wrong. They just want to get more benefits. Robbery, prostitution and so on.
But this kind of heart has moral concepts.
Unless extreme circumstances make it difficult for them to control themselves, they will not engage in useless massacres.
But Japanese samurai are different.
They are really not considerate of the common people, the untouchables in their eyes. He didn't feel any guilt at all when he killed him, and Qu Liangcai felt speechless. It was about military discipline. He Xi emphasized this in particular.
The Master of the Ming Dynasty must not violate laws and disciplines.
But after Qu Liangcai integrated the army, he destroyed several pirates to see how good they were. Only then did he discover this. The Japanese army was qualified in terms of combat effectiveness. But for prisoners of war, it was extremely cruel. Qu Liangcai didn't pay attention, and all the prisoners of war were thrown into the sea.
Of course, this is the most important point. Qu Liangcai brought few generals, and it was impossible to control the entire army. In this situation. Except for the army led by Qu Liangcai himself, it is estimated that there will be no grass growing wherever the other armies pass.
Not to mention, there are other problems in the army, such as the various factions in the Japanese army, including the Ashikaga faction who used to be Ashikaga retainers, the Kanto faction who used to be Kanto, and the Kyushu faction who fought with the Ming army. The new sect, the new sect that opposed the Ming Dynasty. etc.
In short, it is very complicated.
It was already very difficult for Qu Liangcai to unite these people and fight under one banner. Not to mention, it is an impossible task to all comply with the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty.
This made Qu Liangcai feel extremely embarrassed.
Qu Liangcai told Fang Chengfeng all the problems.
Fang Chengfeng was not surprised. He was silent for a while and said, "I don't think you can manage these people the same way you manage the imperial army?"
Qu Liangcai was stunned and said, "What method should we use?"
Fang Chengfeng said: "In their own way. Didn't you say that there are many factions among these people? Then simply select the leaders of all the factions and let them lead them
own people. Military discipline or something. Just give them a warning, and don't worry about whether to implement it or not. As long as their mistakes are caught, the entire team will be beheaded, one by one. "
Qu Liangcai was stunned and said: "Is this feasible? And they are so scattered. What if we fight a big war in the future? I'm afraid they won't be able to cooperate with each other at all."
