"Look, what is that?"
Hearing his exclamation, many people were attracted and turned their heads to look, wanting to know what was going on?
However, no one on both sides of the tense situation meddle in their own business.
Akito from Kume Village stared angrily at the group of people in front of them. A few young men even took a few hurried steps to stand in front of Zheng Xiangming to block the dazzling swords and spears.
On Shang Sheng's side, the corners of his mouth slowly turned back, revealing a sinister meaning. His eyes were fixed on Zheng Xiangming, and he slowly raised one hand, preparing to kill a few people.
But at this moment, more exclamations were heard.
"That's a fleet, a fleet is coming!"
"Haha, I didn't expect that no ship has come for so long. Now it's a fleet. Now it's good, we have money!"
"No, there seem to be quite a few boats. Where did these boats come from? There are so many of them?"
"So many ships, they should come from the Ming Dynasty, right? From other places, it is impossible for so many to come at once!"
"It seems impossible to come from Daming. There have never been so many ships before!"
"..."
Hearing these chattering voices, Shang Sheng finally couldn't help it anymore and turned around to look.
Sure enough, I saw the shadows of a lot of ships in the distance on the sea, coming towards Naha Port.
When he saw this scene, Shang Sheng was immediately stunned.
The last time so many ships came was when the Japanese navy attacked Naha Port. But now, hasn’t Ryukyu surrendered to Japan? Where did they get so many ships?
At Naha Port, even at the busiest time, there are at most sea trade ships coming one after another, but there are definitely not so many ships coming together!
Thinking of this, he suddenly heard a "thump" in his heart. Could it be that it was not a warship sent by the Ming Dynasty?
There has been no news for more than a year, and it seems possible that he was sent suddenly!
When he thought of this, Shang Sheng was a little dumbfounded. He also wanted to find out immediately whether it was a warship sent by the Ming Dynasty, so he tried his best to open his eyes and watch.
With such a loud noise, even Shang Sheng turned his head to look. Zheng Xiangming also turned his head to see the situation with a hint of doubt.
From this look, it was a rare situation, which of course surprised Zheng Xiangming and others.
Including the Japanese people, it can be said that almost everyone near the dock was attracted by the situation on the sea. Everyone looked at the sea, guessing in their hearts and watching closely, wanting to see clearly what was coming from the sea. What kind of ship is it?
Time passed slowly, and the fleet at sea finally became clearer and clearer.
Someone suddenly exclaimed: "Fortunate ship, it's a blessed ship. It must be a ship from the Ming Dynasty!"
"Yes, I also saw it clearly. It is a lucky ship. It must be a ship from the Ming Dynasty!"
"..."
Shang Sheng also saw it clearly. From the shadow of the boat, it was indeed a lucky boat. This meant that the fleet did come from the Ming Dynasty. As a result, he immediately felt intense uneasiness in his heart.
But Zheng Xiangming was completely different from him. After he recognized that it was a lucky boat, he became ecstatic.
If they had felt that they were orphans and being bullied, now they suddenly found that they were not orphans, and their parents were not dead, but came back as gods.
The Ming Dynasty's fleet has come to Ryukyu. Even if it's just a sea trade fleet, if so many ships come at one time, it will be a strong backing for Kume Village!
The Japanese were already very uneasy, and some of them immediately ran away, apparently to report the news.
Time passed slowly, and the fleet on the sea was getting closer and closer to Naha Port.
Suddenly, Zheng Xiangming was the first to cheer: "That's a warship, a warship from the Ming Dynasty, yes, it's a warship from the Ming Dynasty!"
I never expected that so many warships came from the Ming Dynasty at one time. They were from the government, not ordinary sea trade ships. Kume Village moved to Ryukyu from Fujian under the order of Taizu, so it was naturally close to the government.
Now that Ryukyu people are bullying you, you must file a complaint!
In fact, the warships of the Ming Dynasty have never been to Ryukyu. In the past, when the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to enthrone the king of Ryukyu, they also used sealing boats. They were the largest kind of blessing ships, and they were not ordinary warships. Therefore, Ryukyuan people cannot recognize it so quickly.
In Jiume Village, there are people who have studied abroad in the Ming Dynasty. Their ancestors were Fujian boatmen, so they are most familiar with the warships of the Ming Dynasty. It’s not surprising that Zheng Xiangming was the first to recognize it.
Following him, many Akira people in Kume Village cheered after Zheng Xiangming’s cheers.
"That's right, it's the Ming Dynasty warship. I have a picture album at home. It's exactly the same!"
"Haha, this is the imperial navy coming, great!"
"Taizu bless you, you came just in time!"
"..."
Hearing their words, Shang Sheng's face suddenly turned pale, and he didn't know what to do for a moment!
He already understood in his heart that it was time for the King's blood letter to ask the Ming Emperor to send troops. But why did he arrive so late? He even thought that the Ming Emperor would not send troops, but ended up attacking Kume Village!
Looking at the size of this naval force, there are quite a lot of them, and it is impossible for Ryukyu to resist. No, even the Satsuma clan would have trouble dealing with it, right?
Thinking this way, he suddenly became anxious.
As the saying goes, wisdom arises out of haste, Shang Sheng suddenly turned around and smiled at Zheng Xiangming, even to the point of being a little flattering: "Master Zheng, it was all a misunderstanding just now, it was all a misunderstanding! Please give me a lot, Mr. Zheng, don't forget the little ones." It’s my fault, please forgive me for being rude just now!”
He is the Prime Minister of the country, and Zheng Xiangming has already resigned from office because of his grandfather and the label of being a close friend of Kume Village. It can be said that his words have reached a very low level.
After finishing speaking, he quickly waved his hand and shouted to the soldiers he brought with him: "What are you still doing? Get out!"
As for himself, he was the first to run, riding a horse and hurried to Shuri Castle.
In response, Zheng Xiangming sneered. If the Ming Dynasty hadn't sent the navy, would today still be a misunderstanding?
This kind of excuse is impossible to deceive even a fool!
But at this time, he could no longer care about Shang Sheng. Anyway, if the monk can escape, he cannot escape from the temple. He can just settle the accounts later.
He immediately turned to the compatriots in Kume Village and said, "Quickly, get everything organized and come with me to meet the navy of the mother country!"
When Akito from Kume Village heard this, they all smiled happily and agreed quickly. Many people even felt that their clothes were old or dirty, so they rushed home to change their clothes.
Tong Youwu, a member of the Naha noble clan, looked envious, smiled and saluted Zheng Xiangming with cupped fists: "Congratulations, Master Zheng!"
Zheng Xiangming naturally remembered Tong Youwu's righteous speech just now. He immediately clasped his hands in a salute and said in return: "I predict that Ryukyu will definitely change. It will definitely get better and better for you and my two tribes. I'm so happy!"
"Same joy, same joy!" Tong Youwu immediately responded cheerfully after hearing this.
The Naha clan and the Kume clan are friendly, so the Naha clan doesn't have to worry about people coming from the Kume clan's home country. As for the future, no matter what happens to Ryukyu, there will definitely be more and more ships coming from the Ming Dynasty. Then the maritime trade business of the Naha nobles will certainly get better and better. There is no doubt about it!
At this time, the fleet on the sea was getting closer and closer. With the flag of the Ming Dynasty flying, even the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty standing on the ship could see clearly, but they had not yet seen the tail of the fleet. From this, it can be seen that the Ming warship There are a lot of them this time!
When the remaining Japanese saw them, they all turned pale and ran away quickly!
No matter what the purpose of the Ming Navy's coming here, the two countries have always been hostile in name.
………………
The fleet on the sea is indeed a Ming warship, but it is not a navy, but a part of the Ming Central Navy Fleet and part of the Eastern Navy Fleet.
The vast number of warships alone reached about 150, and there were more than 350 transport ships. With this number, even if the Ryukyu Kingdom wanted to resist and oppose the Ming warships docking, they would definitely be crushed.
At this time, the five Ming vanguard warships arrived at the Naha port before the arrival of the main fleet, without any obstruction at all.
Moreover, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty on the warship immediately went ashore as if no one else was around, and directly began to occupy various strategic locations in Naha Port to provide security.
The Ryukyu soldiers at the port did not even dare to hold weapons. They stood aside obediently and watched the Ming soldiers in action.
Looking at the uniform red military uniforms of the Ming Dynasty soldiers, looking at the firearms in their hands, and looking at their uniform and well-trained movements, these Ryukyu soldiers and ordinary Ryukyu people all showed a look of awe. .
At this time, they had only one thought in their minds, or rather sighed: This is the army of the Kingdom of Heaven!
After the vanguard warship took control of the Naha port, the flag was waved, and other warships in the fleet began to dock in large numbers.
Especially those transport ships, the number of Ming army soldiers coming down in groups was even more than the original Ryukyu people in this port. The entire port seemed to have suddenly turned into a military port for the Ming Navy.
When Gu Sanpazi on the flagship saw this scene, he immediately grinned and said to Zheng Hongkui: "Old Zheng, let's get off the ship and go find the old king!"
The two of them were both pirates, and they still had the same charlatanism towards each other. When Zheng Hongkui heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "I'm not the king, I'm only in my twenties! Haha, he will probably be very happy to see so many warships coming to help him!"
As he was speaking, Li Dingguo suddenly pointed with his hand and said, "Who is that person over there?"
He was very curious as to why he saw so many Ming people in this overseas vassal country, and even a few of them were wearing Ming official uniforms.
Zheng Hongkui knew something about it, so he replied with a smile: "Those are the Ming people who immigrated from our Fujian Province on the order of Taizu. They are fellow villagers. Let's go and have a look. It seems they have something to do!"
After hearing this, Gu San Mazi and others naturally had no objection and got off the boat together.
