General Cai Mao had never been so nervous in his life, even when Xiao Letian took them to fight the Japanese, he had never felt this way, but just after Commander Xiang Yingtong Guò Hu delivered the latest information, Cai Mao's eyes were dark and fell to the ground.

Two of the ten French warships mysteriously disappeared, and according to the tonnage of these French warships on the sea, this proves that at least 100 artillery pieces and more than 600 French sailors are missing. At present, almost more than 90% of the Ryukyus' military power is concentrated in the southern ports.

"Kunigami Village... Guotou Village, come on, bring me the latest defense map sent by Liang Kun before......" When Cai Mao opened the map in his hand, a cool air rushed up from the back of his back.

The main island of Ryukyu is also the residence of Naha Port and Shuri Castle, and in ancient times it was also called Nakayama Province, and at that time the small main island of Ryukyu was divided by three countries, in fact, three larger tribes.

The three kingdoms of Nanshan, Zhongshan, and Beishan fought together for hundreds of years without distinguishing the winner, and in the end it was Zhongshan that was the smartest, and hugged the thick legs of the Ming Dynasty early and finally unified the Nanshan and Beishan kingdoms.

The current Shurijo Castle is probably located in the Nakayama Province area, while Naha Port is close to Nanzan Province, and the Kitayama area is a relatively backward area of Ryukyu Island, with only a few fishing villages and ranches.

It was precisely because of this defensive battle that the domestic strength of the Ryukyus was insufficient, and all the defenses for Kitayama were also the lowest, and the regular new army only had one company of troops, and the remaining more than 1,000 people were just temporarily organized militia groups.

"Damn, what does Liang Kun mean by asking you to send me the news? He is in charge of the defense of the island, knowing that there is a hole in the defense line, why didn't he immediately send troops to plug it?"

Commander Hu was asked, "General...... I, how do I know? This is the news sent by Xiang Ying and your daughter just now, by the way, Lin Zhen and Jin Xiaopangzi, and they didn't say anything other than this information......

Cai Mao grabbed his arm and asked sharply, "What about the people?

"Gone...... They said to go back to the school and hide, and they ran away...... "Commander Hu has realized that the atmosphere is not right, and he speaks with a trill.

"Bastard... No matter how confused Liang Kun is, it is impossible for them to pass on the message, there may be some ghost in this... The telegraph room ...... "Before Cai Mao could say me, suddenly there was a loud bang above everyone's heads, and the entire Shuri Fort trembled like an earthquake.

The dust in the entire fort flew up, the cement flakes above their heads crackled and fell, and everyone's ears seemed to be stuffed into a gong and drum troupe, buzzing and buzzing.

I don't know how many shells were poured in the direction of the Shuri Battery, and almost all the plants near the entire cliff have been blown up, and now only the reinforced concrete fortifications are left here.

Without the cover of green vegetation, the gray fort became extremely conspicuous, and under the watchful attention of the French fleet, more and more shells began to concentrate on the fort. Good luck is always a luxury in war, and with the first shell hit, there will be a second.

The fortifications were now in disarray, the wounded were lying in pools of blood wailing desperately, the medics were running back and forth on stretchers, and the elder Max organized the soldiers to reload and continue firing at the French fleet.

"Don't stop, don't stop, everyone...... The only way to deal with the enemy's shelling is for us to keep firing...... It was a battle of momentum, and as soon as the French found out that we were afraid, their attack would be even more violent...... This group of bastards, what they are best at is bullying honest people......"

Under the command of Old Max, the 280-caliber cannon continued to fire at its own pace, constantly spitting anger at the fleet on the sea. But looking at General Cai Mao on the other side, he was not so lucky, the shell just now not only killed six of his heralds, but even scattered the last batch of war horses.

"General... All our horses were scattered...... Six soldiers died of serious injuries......"

"What about our telegraph lines......?"

"No, the telegraph line has also been blown up, and the line must be rebuilt......"

Cai Mao slammed his fist on the cement wall, he pointed at Commander Hu and shouted, "You take someone to find Liang Kun...... Immediately let him send reinforcements north, he must hold the beach, and he must not let the French land......"

Commander Hu is now in a hurry and is about to cry, "General...... General... I don't know where General Liang Kun is? No one told me the location of the temporary headquarters just now...... I can't find it..."

"Besides, what's the use of finding General Liang Kun now, does he still have extra troops in his hands? You can't drive the people to defend, right? What's the difference between that and sending him to death......

Commander Hu is not wrong, on the entire Ryukyu Island, there are a total of thirteen areas that can be used for the enemy to rush to land on the beach, except for the docks, and there are only 700 veterans trained by Xiao Letian under Liang Kun, even if the desperate expansion in the past few months has expanded the strength to 3,000 people, but with the expansion of the number of people, it is a sharp decrease in combat effectiveness.

3,000 people wanted to defend the entire city, plus thirteen beaches, this task was not something ordinary people could accomplish, and the Ryukyu Kingdom had no choice but to temporarily recruit a large number of young men without military training.

But God knows if these young and strong people have a lot of blood but can be useful when they really go to the battlefield. Maybe these young men can create a small miracle when facing the Shimazu family, but today's enemy is not the Japanese, but the French, who are known as the strongest army in the world...

If it was Cai Mao before he met Xiao Letian, he probably wouldn't even blink his eyes in the face of such a predicament, and he would quickly send thousands of young people to the north to resist the enemy's attack.

This is not to say that he was cruel and ruthless, but Cai Mao at that time was completely ignorant of modern warfare, and the so-called ignorant people are not afraid to say that this is the case.

But now it's different, since meeting Xiao Letian, Cai Mao's vision and insight are rolling up, under the training of Xiao Lotian and countless high-paid foreigner instructors, these officers who came out of the Middle Ages finally understood what is infantry artillery coordination, what is fire density, what is flat artillery, what is curved artillery......

Especially after the completion of the Shuri Battery, when the 280-caliber high-explosive shells exploded, he knew that the only thing that could fight against steel was steel.

Just when Cai Mao was hesitating, a miserable cry suddenly sounded outside the fortifications, "You let me go...... I beg you, I'm from the Jin Shang family...... I want to see the general, our young master and the young lady of the general's family have an accident......"

In the roaring shelling, Lao Ding's voice was extremely miserable, he should have been crying for a long time, but it never reached Cai Mao's ears, and Cai Mao didn't faintly hear what he was calling until this time.

"Tell him to come in..."When the old man was put up on the fort, the whole person suddenly collapsed to the ground, he knelt in front of the general and repeated the feat of several young ladies and gentlemen, Rao is surrounding the rumbling of cannons, and the soldiers in the fort were dumbfounded.

Cai Mao's expression almost froze, he didn't speak for three minutes, and finally he suddenly slammed the table and yelled in tears, "Okay, these little rabbit cubs have a kind, and my daughter also has a kind... They at least know how to leave no eggs under the nest......"

Cai Mao pointed at Commander Hu and shouted, "Pass on my order, the Imperial Forest Army of Shuri Castle will allocate 700 people, and you will command you to reinforce Shanbei ......"

"What? The general can't do it, the Imperial Forest Army of Shuri City is gone, what should I do with Your Majesty? There are only a thousand Imperial Forest Army left around Your Majesty..."

Cai Mao's heart is now like a handful of burning thatch, the choking smoke is drilling out of her stomach, and her mouth and nasal cavity are all spicy.

"Majesty... The Ryukyu Kunjong Temple is about to be destroyed, what else do you say is not safe? Even if you leave all the more than 1,000 Imperial Forest troops behind, do you think you can stop the French? Sue me ...... sù

Cai Mao shouted wildly in the fort, and Commander Hu was already suppressed and couldn't say anything. At this moment, Cai Mao suddenly grabbed the placket of Commander Hu's clothes, leaned into his ear and whispered.

"I'll be honest with you, Ryukyu is now on the verge of extinction, and the Japanese, Qing people, French, and even the British, who have never appeared, have long regarded Ryukyu as their meal......"

"You remember this sentence for me for a lifetime, Ryukyu here is too important, whoever can control the sea of East Asia can control the seas of East Asia, what are our Ryukyu temples? In the eyes of these robbers, it is nothing, not even a fig leaf..."

"Fighting may be a death, and being a turtle with a shrunken head is also a death, but rising up and fighting may have a 1 in 10,000 chance to protect our country...... Do you fight or not..."

Commander Hu had never seen Cai Mao's expression so hideous in his life, and he couldn't think of any words to refute for a while, he could only nod subconsciously, but before leaving, he asked more.

"陛xià...... Can he agree?" Cai Mao waved his hand weakly, and he didn't even have the strength to respond.

Commander Hu really didn't expect that when he returned to Shuri Castle with Cai Mao's order, King Shangtai, who was hiding from the artillery fire on the city wall, didn't even hesitate for a moment, and directly distributed 900 Imperial Forest Army to Commander Hu.

"This is a national war, life and death are tied to the front line, winning will last for at least a hundred years, and defeating will die without burial... If Aiqing doesn't have the heart to die, he can stay in Shuri Castle...... I wish to take the royal conquest..."

When Commander Hu heard this, he didn't say a word, and knelt at the head of the city, "The ministers of the world are favored by the country, and they would rather die than live up to the grace of their majesty... This battle is either a victory or a death......"

"The Guards... Follow me north...... Either the enemy dies, or we die by stepping on our corpses ...

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