The sound of the Ming army's loudspeakers stopped suddenly. ♀ Capstone ♀ ♀ ♀ Novel,

The piercing propaganda came to an abrupt end, and the fort suddenly became jubilant, "They're scared!" ”

The laughter did not stop, the eight 60-pounder rifled guns on the ships of the Ming Army Navy roared almost simultaneously, and one after another shells fell on the West Fort like raindrops, accompanied by bursts of screams that tore through the air, and huge flames exploded on the fort, and the scorching storm swept the land in an instant, and billowing smoke shrouded the sky over the West Fort.

The rifled gun of the Ming army adopts a lot of modern technology, which is similar to the level of the Krupp cannon, and the most significant feature is that it has a long firing range and high accuracy; The shells were filled with high explosives, and the power was enormous.

"Quick, protect your lord!"

The leader of the feudal clan didn't have time to think at all, and was immediately pulled behind the bunker by the attendants.

The sound of cannons was like a burst, and fragments of earth and stone flew in all directions, and rolling waves of air struck, and the leader of the feudal clan was like a lonely boat in a stormy sea, and he was crushed to the point that he could not move at all in his cover. He was a little anxious, he had been beaten passively like this, and he would definitely be defeated!

It didn't take long for the rumbling explosions to fade slightly. The leader of the feudal clan saw the opportunity and hurried out of the bunker to check the situation of the fort. At this moment, a screaming sound suddenly sounded in the air, and the attendant beside the leader of the feudal clan just said, "My lord, danger! ”

A huge flame suddenly exploded at the front of the bunker, and the scorching wave of air immediately swept over, and the fragments of the exploding cannonballs were carried forward by this wave of air, instantly pushing the leader of the feudal clan and his attendants to the ground.

The leader of the clan felt only a burning heat, and then saw blood spurting from his chest. He lay on the ground, staring blankly at the crimson sky, and then lost consciousness.

As soon as the West Fort and the Daming Naval Division were connected to the fire, the command post set up in Naha Port in Satsuma immediately became busy.

The headquarters was located in the Domain's Office not far from the wharf. Saigo Takamori stood in front of the office and watched the war unfold through a telescope. Seeing that the West Fort that had been built so hard had been completely destroyed by the Daming Naval Division, Saigo Takamori's hand holding the monocular was trembling, and his eyes were red.

"Your Excellency!"

Kojiro ran over, his voice a little choked, "The west fort has been shattered, and the east fort has sent flying pigeons, and they will also fight to the end!" ”

Kojiro was a mid-level cadre at the domain office, and in layman's terms, he was a middle-level cadre at the domain office.

"Roar! The battle has just begun. Saigo Takamori straightened his waist, "Pass the order, the fire attack ship is ready to go!" ”

The port of Naha is like a long pocket, very narrow. Saigo Takamori believed that as long as the Ming warships came in and the arson ships surrounded them, victory would definitely belong to Samosa.

The East Fort was also destroyed, and the four warships of the Ming army lined up in a column and slashed the waves into Naha Port.

Seeing the Ming steam fleet crashing in, hundreds of small wooden boats immediately surrounded and rushed towards the Ming fleet. The Satsuma clan who was driving the boat lit the firewood and grass on the wooden boat, and smoke billowed from the sea.

"Row hard, hurry up!"

Saigo Takamori waved his torch and shouted loudly, "Let the Sun and Moon Pirates see the bravery of our Satsuma samurai!" ”

The Ming army has long set up heavy machine guns on the sides of each steamship, and a steamship is equipped with four M2 heavy machine guns, and sixteen heavy machine guns are fired at the same time, "Tutu Tu Tu ~ ~"

Tongues of fire erupted close to the surface of the water, and more than a dozen fire-attacking ships that rushed to the front were suddenly torn to pieces, and the Satsuma vassals on board were either killed or injured, and fell into the water one after another.

Suffering such a blow, the Satsuma Vassals let out a hoarse howl, and while rushing to plug the hole in the gun hole in the wooden boat, they desperately rowed the fire to attack the ship, and rushed towards the Ming warship.

The M2 heavy machine gun spewed tongues of fire like death scythes, and the small wooden boats pounced like moths, and were instantly torn apart, and the fragments of the planks flew up with the remains of the feudal warriors, and then scattered to the water.

"Kill, give!"

Saigo Takamori's eyes cracked, his teeth gritted with hatred, and he grabbed a plank and paddled desperately, making his last effort.

A string of bullets flew towards the water, hitting the boat that Saigo Takamori was riding. The bullets shredded the hard planks of the ship like shredded paper, and wood chips flew everywhere. A fragment flew over, just cutting off the head of a feudal priest beside Saigo Takamori, and the blood mist instantly covered his whole body. Saigo Takamori didn't have time to react at all, and fell directly into the water.

The M2 heavy machine gun was powerful, and the fire attack ships of Samoto were quickly beaten to pieces. The water in Naha Port was littered with the wreckage of wooden boats floating on the water, as well as the remains of half-dead Satsuma feudal clansmen.

Before the battle at sea was completely over, Wang Tiezhu, who was located at the command post of the flagship "Keelung", had already issued an order, "Immediately release the dinghy to save people." ”

Chen Deng, who was huddled on the slipway to watch the excitement, glared at him, "Sima Wang, this little devil still needs to be saved?" ”

"Pay attention to the language!" Wang Tiezhu's brows furrowed slightly, and he glanced at Chen Deng, "We are Huaxia Zhengsu, and the demeanor of Master Wang still has to be there!"

Seeing that Chen Deng was still a little unconvinced, Li Duoen enlightened, "Military is subordinate to politics, this is 1854, and Japan will not pose any threat to me in the short term." The only thing we have to do is to advocate that East Asia belongs to the same Chinese race, implement a policy of joint destruction, and infiltrate Japan little by little, so there is really no need to kill too much. ”

Saigo Takamori's face was covered in blood and floated on the surface of the sea, surrounded by arms, thighs, and intestines and fragments of wooden boats. After half a year of careful preparation, in the end it was a fiasco, and he drifted and whirlpooled along the surging current like a dead corpse.

“…… Now the revival of the Ming Dynasty and the revival of China, whether it is China, Chao ~ Xian, Japan, or Annam, they all belong to China, and they should coexist and prosper together, and continue to unify and conquer.

The emperor will be mighty, the righteous will gather, the army will come, there is no dispute with the people, the king and the teachers will come out, and the four sides will shake. Suppressing the Ryukyus, not trying to get an inch of land in Japan, only to uphold justice, only punish the first evil, and the rest are not asked, if there is a vote, they are all used only in quantity, regardless of China and Japan; Where the battle formation is surrendered, it will be preferential. Today's forecast is a report, and the Chinese military and civilians can be tested.

The Ming generals showed justice, told you first, and the friendship between China and Japan has a long history. Harmony, coexistence and common prosperity are in accordance with the destiny of heaven and the people. Anyone who deceives our Chinese and splits China will be punished by heaven! Japanese civil and military warriors, it is advisable to show their long materials and enter the Chinese paradise together! ”

The inscription on the loudspeaker constantly stimulated Saigo Takamori's nerves, and Wenxuan's contempt for Satsuma made him even more painful, and Saigo Takamori simply burrowed his head into the water and drank the sea water in a big gulp.

Saigo Takamori's actions attracted the attention of the Ming army, "There! There's still a living one there! ”

The small wooden boat that the Ming army salvaged the prisoners rowed, and a hook flicked over, and Saigo Takamori was suddenly pulled onto the wooden boat and became a prisoner.

As soon as the cannon sounded, many ordinary people immediately gathered on the shore of the port.

"Sun and Moon Flag! Isn't this Daming? ”

"Yes, it's the Ming Dynasty of the Heavens."

"Great, the Celestial Empire sent troops to help us in the Ryukyus crusade against the Satsuma Domain!"

Seeing that the Satsuma Bomb attack ship was completely annihilated, the people who gathered on the shore to watch the excitement all cheered, "Damn Satsuma is finished, Damn Satsuma is finished!" ”

The people of the Ryukyus were all smiling, and the sound of wooden drums and whimpering conches came and went.

Shuri, the royal castle of the Ryukyus, is located on a limestone plateau about 120 meters high, about 350 meters long from east to west and 200 meters from north to south, and is less than 10 kilometers away from Naha.

The Daimei Naval Master appeared outside Naha Port, and it didn't take long for the news to be passed to Shuri Castle.

Hearing the news sent by the ministers, King Shotai, the lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom, immediately stood up from his throne in the main hall of the palace, and he was so excited that he couldn't sit still anymore, "Great, the shackles of more than three hundred years are swept away today." In the morning, the two magpies kept calling the king, and Lone felt that something big must happen today, and he didn't expect it to be a great joy! ”

King Shotai, the lord of the Ryukyus Kingdom, is only 11 years old this year, and he is still an ignorant teenager.

Mao Hengde returned from a tour of Yonaguni Island, and privately told him that the new Ming Dynasty was extraordinary, and promised to send troops to sweep away Satsuma within the year. These days, King Shangtai has been looking forward to the early arrival of the Ming Dynasty.

Ma Cheng is the uncle of King Shangtai, and he is a little disapproving, "Lord of the country, the war has just started, and it is too early to say who will win and who will lose; What's more, these people are just remnants of the Ming Dynasty, and now the Celestial Empire is the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty will never ignore them and sit idly by. ”

"Definitely!" Mao Hengde stepped forward to salute, "The lord of the country, the Ming King's army is strong and strong, and he once shelled Edo, and the Japanese shogunate can't help it." This time in the Ryukyus, the Satsuma forces will inevitably be swept away. ”

He glanced at Ma Cheng with contempt, "If you want to say that this Qing country, since the British card and the Qing country had a conflict, the Qing country is getting worse and worse, and it has not sent a canonization envoy for so many years." ”

The current ruler of the Ryukyus, King Shotai, ascended the throne in 1848 at the age of five. Since then, due to the domestic disasters of the Qing Dynasty for many years, the Qing court has struggled to deal with the uprisings of the Western powers and the Taiping Army, and has not sent an envoy to canonize the king of Shangtai.

"The sick, the murder weapon." Ma Cheng's expression was very solemn, "Our Ryukyu is between Japan and the Celestial Empire, it is best not to offend both sides, in case the country sends heavy troops one day, it will not be a disaster." ”

Thinking that Satsuma might send a large army, King Shangtai sat on the throne, "That's right, all the guests who come are guests, and none of us should be offended!" ”

Mao Hengde hurriedly replied: "The lord of the country, relax, Shimazu Tadashi has always been in Shuri, and he can come forward to persuade peace." ”

Shimazu Tadakyo was the half-brother of the feudal lord Shimazu Saibin and his political opponent. After being sent to the Ryukyus, Tadakyo was kept under house arrest in Shurijo Castle.

At the juncture when the Ming army was pressuring, Mao Hengde rushed to Naha with Shimazu Tadaka.