488 Shimazu Taro's Truth
At that moment, even the foreigners in the concession couldn't sit still, and they rushed out of the villas, foreign houses, bars, and cafes...... They all stopped by the Huangpu River and watched one proud Chinese sailing ship after another sailing inland, flying the Xiao character and recognizing the flag.
"The heroes of the Chinese? I'm afraid it's not the luck of the Europeans..." At that moment, countless Western adventurers surged with this sentence in their hearts.
But the ensuing scene shocked these noble foreigners, and the corvettes flying the British flag on the Huangpu River actually ...... Actually made way for these Chinese merchant ships...
Give way and give way, and even sound the whistle? What does this mean, to open the way for these Chinese sailing ships? At that moment, all the Western adventurers sounded the rumors of drinking during this time.
Xiao Lotian has a relationship with the British royal family, the Prime Minister of Derby has to visit him in person, even the Habsburg Emperor Joseph can't hold a grudge against him, no wonder the two French - excellent - excellent - small - say - more - new - most - fastest - WWW.UUXS.CC - army cavalry battalion is disabled and disabled, the French emperor just came to East Asia to take revenge, in Europe they did not dare to touch Xiao Lotian at all.
"God, how did such a character come out of East Asia, it's terrible..."Just as countless Westerners were lamenting, suddenly a loud voice came from the crowd.
"Dear Xiao ...... God bless you... You are the greatest evangelist of our Protestants...... The Lord will bless you..."People turned their heads to see that it was actually a Protestant pastor in a black robe, and his eyes were shining when he saw the Xiao character and the flag.
At this time, people thought that Xiao Lotian was not only an ally of the United States and Prussia, but also the first church in East Asia launched by the Protestant branch of Christianity.
In the face of God, the arrogant Westerners also have to bow their heads, they draw crosses on their chests, and they bow their heads not knowing who they are praying for.
Xiao Lotian is an ordinary name, but at this moment, it can make the whole of Asia take its breath away.
Of course, everyone knows that it is the heart of the storm that needs this news most in East Asia right now, the Wanguojin Liang Ryukyus.
Let's go back in time, when the French Army was just beginning to massacre civilians, and when the knight Molière, who was wounded in the thigh, was kidnapped to Shurijo Castle, the story of the Ryukyus was already tragic to the extreme.
The tall Shuri Castle draws on the ancient style of Ming Dynasty architecture, and there are some Japanese palace styles, and the whole building is built on the mountain, which not only retains the majestic atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty palace construction, but also retains the protective structure of the Japanese daimyo residence bureau castle, and the practicality of the whole city is higher than the ritual.
Ever since King Sangtai was sensible, he never imagined that he would one day make the city wall his home, and since the beginning of the war, he has not returned to live in the palace.
More than 100 samurai of the Shimazu family, wearing demon masks, kept making intimidating noises at the French soldiers, and Shimazu Dairo's pistol never left Molière's temple from beginning to end, and the French troops who had been chasing him did not dare to attack until the end.
Molière was dragged like a dead dog through the door, and the knight, whose heart was full of loyalty to his country, had burst his throat.
"Attack...... You are the warriors of France...... Shoot at me and kill these barbarians...... Fire...... cough, cough, cough, cough ......" he was so excited that he even coughed violently.
But the more than 150 red-clothed French soldiers have been strictly ordered by General Bruce to only monitor and never let the envoy's life be in danger.
So, until the south gate of Shurijo Castle was tightly closed, none of them dared to shoot.
Now the scene is a bit awkward, Shuri Castle is closed with its gates, and there are only more than 100 Shimazu samurai and more than 300 royal guards stationed in the city, and the rest are all eunuchs and palace maids. It is said that this little force is weak, and the French can break through it by casually mobilizing a few hundred people.
It's a pity that the unlucky Molière was in the hands of the Ryukyuan, and none of the French troops present dared to make a mistake, and the Ryukyu defenders on the city wall did not dare to take the initiative to attack.
"Your Majesty, you drink saliva, I'll bandage the wound on your head...... "Of course, there is a royal physician in Shuri Castle, and the wound on the forehead of King Shangtai is naturally treated by a special person.
"I'm suffering from a minor injury, don't worry about me, treat someone else first...... General Cai Mao's wrist is about to break, you hurry up and treat ......" Speaking of this, King Shangtai, who was gasping here, also glanced at Molière, who was leaning on the battlement, and although there was a little hesitation in his eyes, he still spoke.
"Give the French envoy a medical treatment, the provincial one said that we are barbarians..."
"Your Majesty..."The imperial doctor was full of unhappiness, but he also had to heal under the urging of King Shangtai. It is conceivable how the imperial doctor of Shuri Castle could give Molière a good face, his hands were very black when he treated the wound, and the painful Molière was sweating profusely.
This French knight was also a man, he actually gritted his teeth and endured it, no matter how the imperial doctor tortured him from beginning to end, he did not make a sound, until finally the bandage was completed, Molière's eyes were black, and he almost fainted to the ground.
On the city wall, the eunuchs and palace maids lit piles of bonfires, pots of hot soup were placed on them, and the ministers gathered together to talk about the aftermath of the disaster, while the soldiers looked at the battle in the city and their faces were pale.
The injured Cai Mao had no intention of resting at all, he struggled to stand at the battlement, looking at the burning city, his eyes were about to erupt, "In another hour, the sun will set, and the French will not be so rampant after dark...... Hold on, you must hold on..."
Shimazu Daro, who was standing aside, also took off the demon face pocket at this time, wiped the blood on his face with a towel, and revealed his young face, "I just don't know how General Liang Kun is now, his leg is injured, but there must be an accident elsewhere..."
Before Cai Mao could speak, Molière, who had been silent in the corner, suddenly spoke, "You are Shimazu Dairo? I didn't expect you to be so young...... I have a question, why did you rebel back and forth, why did you choose Ryukyu in the end, and don't you understand the situation?"
Molière used standard English, and in the development of the Ryukyus for more than a year, there was no shortage of English translations, and these elites all studied English privately, and there was no problem in communication between the two sides.
Molière's question actually troubled countless Ryukyu civil and military forces, and now they are all looking at Shimazu Tairo with doubts.
Shimazu was a brave samurai, but not a very good orator, and he was even more nervous than he was on the battlefield in full view, and after taking a few deep breaths, he finally spoke.
"On the way back from the pier to Shurijo, I have been thinking about the generous statement made by Mr. Special Envoy just now, your loyalty to the motherland is truly admirable, and you are a warrior in my eyes...... But you underestimate the pride of us Asians, you keep saying that we are barbarians, but you are wrong......"
"We Asians are not savages, and we have a noble character that you can't imagine......"
"Joke..."Molière directly interrupted Shimazu Daro's words, "Japanese? A nation that has not been unified for thousands of years, and even your current shogunate, isn't it formed by seizing the power of the emperor? I am now a fish on your chopping block, don't you dare to tell the truth to a dying man?"
Shimazu Dalang was robbed by him, and he was a little impatient, "No, no, no...... You're not right, we Japanese are not born to rebel, and the Prime Minister once told me about it...... In our separate internal small class of the sword drawing team, the prime minister told us......"
People's eyes lit up, and they didn't think that there were secrets waiting for everyone to hear here.
"There are many things that have happened in the history of Japan, but the prime minister has said that a single case cannot be used as evidence, and even if there is a series of evidence, it is necessary to analyze the overall circumstances in which they occurred...... That's right, that's what the Prime Minister said..."
"What kind of country is Japan? It's a narrow island full of volcanoes, earthquakes, typhoons, and wars...... Mountains account for more than half of the country's land, and there is very little land suitable for farming...... In my hometown, even a high-ranking samurai like me would not dare to say that he would have a full meal in a year......"
"Commoners have no surnames, they don't have education, girls are sold when they reach the age of thirteen or fourteen, and boys have to do very hard work at an early age, and a person is not even as good as a dog...... It is in such a cruel living environment that we Japanese have the national character of taking life and death lightly......"
"You Europeans don't understand, and the Qing people on the opposite continent don't understand either...... Not to mention that the current Han people are all slaves of the Manchurians, but even the most lowly slave life has already made us warriors a little envious......"
At this time, King Shangtai suddenly took over Shimazu Dairo's words, and perhaps he also found that Shimazu Daro was really not good at talking.
"In the history of Japan's Warring States period, there have been countless cage battles...... It is the battle of the encirclement that Chinese said, this form of battle is extremely cruel, the two sides fight for the consumption of military food and materials, and when the food is exhausted, there are even unbearable things......"
King Shangtai sighed, "The samurai family in Japan does not understand loyalty, but in the cruel war of resource attrition, the task of family survival is greater than one...... When the enemy is besieging the city, when the straw has become food, it is too extravagant to talk about loyalty......"
"Surrender, lord or general, seppuku, in exchange for the forgiveness of the attacker...... This is the only way to live, this is the law of survival, it has nothing to do with loyalty......"
"But what does this have to do with my question?" Molière cried out suddenly, a little confused.
At this time, even the old shopkeeper Fan Yao looked at him with stupid eyes: "Don't you understand this......? Shimazu Dairo and His Majesty have made it very clear that now we in the Ryukyus are not at all on a dead end, our supplies are still sufficient, and the fighting spirit in our hearts has not faded in the slightest......"
"And we in the Ryukyus are not alone, my uncle Xiao Lotian is destined to return with the news of victory, this world is not something that you French can cover with one hand..."
Shimazu stood up and respectfully bowed to the treasurer of Fan Kama, "Hai...... You are right, there are soldiers and civilians in the Ryukyus who dare to fight, there are abundant supplies in the warehouses that can be used for half a year, and we have reinforcements to look forward to overseas...... In such a good situation, if our Shimazu samurai betray again, then Amaterasu will send down thunder and fire to punish us..."
Molière was completely speechless, his mind was a little out of his mind, and the values of the mysterious East made him completely confused.
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