Chapter 717: Emergencies
"What did you say?"
Li Fazhong, who was explaining the city branches on the map to Li Yuanba in detail, couldn't help frowning after hearing Xiaobing's words, he looked down at the topographic map on the table, and said:
"The few islands controlled by Yang Jian have been at peace with us for more than a year, what is going on today? It's amazing how dare to cross the Yaeyama Islands and attack our base camp directly! ”
"What's going on?" Li Jiancheng doesn't care about the military and political affairs on the island on weekdays, after all, with this half of the Ryukyu Islands, Li Jiancheng is already very content.
But today, it is rare to introduce his power to his own brother, and it is also a demonstration of his own strength, and this kind of thing happened, and Li Jiancheng's face was somewhat ugly.
"Eldest Prince, Yang Xuan's warship suddenly appeared outside our Okinawa Island, and it seems that their landing target is Guangyang City!"
Li Fazhong repeated the news he had just gotten, and it could be seen that this guy was still starting to understand Yang Yong's behavior.
"Guangyang City? Fa Zhong, in your opinion, will there be any problems with the defense of Guangyang City? ”
Li Jiancheng took a few steps forward, stood on the edge of the table and looked at the direction of Guangyang City, and asked Li Fazhong beside him in a low voice.
"Don't worry, the eldest prince, most of Yang Jun's subordinates are only residents of the Ryukyu Islands who have undergone initial training, their combat methods are single, and their combat effectiveness is relatively low, if you want to capture Guangyang City, it is impossible at all!"
Li Fazhong said it very categorically, and even Li Yuanba, who was skeptical, admired Li Fazhong's self-confidence a little.
"But I've heard...... In addition to the original Ryukyu residents with low combat power, there are also a small number of former Ryukyu Islands residents who make a living from hunting, and the folk customs are quite strong, and there are even cannibalistic customs on some small islands! ”
Soldiers are the most practical, so no matter how beautiful they are. If you can't actually do it, it's useless to say more.
Therefore, at this time, Su Dingfang came out to splash dirty water, and he pointed to the crux of the problem.
"General Su has heard a lot, but this is the truth!"
Regarding Su Dingfang's words, Li Fazhong did not express any dissatisfaction, but continued:
"But after all, these people are a minority, and they have always been divided into ethnic groups, and the infighting is very serious, so even such Ryukyu residents come to attack. There won't be a lot of people either! With the defense of Guangyang City, there shouldn't be any problems resisting it! ”
These words were not only for Su Dingfang, but also for Li Jiancheng and the two brothers, after all, for an emergency like today, his master's face was also gloomy.
And there is another point he didn't say, that is, although they have been in this realm for so many years, regardless of whether it is military strength, material resources, and financial resources, they are all at their peak, but the current Guangyang City is not comparable to the strength of Huayang City, where Li Jiancheng is located.
Because when I received the news that Li Yuanba was coming. Li Jiancheng dispersed nearly 500 soldiers from Guangyang Castle on the edge of Okinawa's Okinawa Island to inform the military and political leaders of various cities on the other islands to come to Huayang Castle on Okinawa's Okinawa Island to meet Li Yuanba.
As a result, now Guangyang City is now full of 12,300 people guarding it. It can be said that their strength is very weak, if Guangyang City is breached, then the other cities on the island will have to face Yang Jin's army.
Li Jiancheng was not confused, he clearly knew that the production conditions of the residents on the Ryukyu Column were backward. In some tribes, even the entire tribe could not find a few iron tools.
Therefore, the strength of the tribes in the Ryukyu Islands is very limited, compared to the forces to which Li Jiancheng belongs, since the rebel party was destroyed by the royalists. He brought back from Persia a large number of weapons, armor, and heavy grain and grass.
Although the soldiers under Li Jiancheng, except for the seven or eight hundred Han soldiers who were the leaders, the soldiers under his command were all local residents of the Ryukyus, but with these iron weapons and armor, this combat effectiveness was more than five or ten times stronger than those ordinary Ryukyu residents.
In addition, Li Jiancheng's subordinates already occupied the benefits of the city, and if Yang Jian did not send 10,000 people, he would definitely not be able to break through here.
Another important point is that in the Ryukyu Islands, although it is called a Ryukyu island country, except for the forces of Li Jiancheng, the inhabitants of the other islands are not cities, and can only exist in the form of tribes, each tribe has a few thousand people, and the most is only a few thousand.
Even if Yang Jun conquered another island, it was not easy to have a well-trained and obedient army.
Of course, it's one thing to know in your heart, but it's another thing not to worry.
For example, Li Jiancheng now has a feeling of suffering from gains and losses, although he knows that Guangyang City is fully capable of self-protection, and can even be said to repel the other party, he still can't help but worry in his heart, after all, he doesn't want Li Yuanba to see his panicked appearance.
Li Yuanba is not a fool, he can naturally see the worried look on Li Jiancheng's face and understand his worries.
Seeing Li Jiancheng's current appearance, Li Yuanba was actually quite moved in his heart, so he persuaded him:
"Big brother, according to General Li's intentions, this Guangyang City is also a harbor city, and there should be a lot of ships parked there, right? Let's not talk about whether Yang Yong's strength can defeat Guangyang City, even if Guangyang City is breached? The soldiers in the city can still have a way to retreat, and when they retreat to other cities, can Yang Yong still have the strength to attack the city continuously? ”
"The eldest prince, what the fourth prince said is extremely true! The one stationed in Guangyang City is Chen Hua, Chen Hua has been with the last general for not a year or two, he is a fierce general who can fight well, and the local residents of Ryukyu are not worried! ”
Seeing that his master had such a rare look, Li Fazhong was surprised at the same time, but also understood that Li Yuanba's weight in Li Jiancheng's heart was indeed very heavy.
"No, I'm going to Guangyang City to have a look!"
Li Jiancheng was not at ease after all, and when he raised his hand, he was about to tell Li Fazhong to arrange soldiers to send him to Guangyang City to see with his own eyes.
"However, the eldest prince ......," Li Fazhong said with some embarrassment, "The distance from Huayang City where we are located to Guangyang City is not long, it is not short, even if it is by sea and land, it will take half an hour!" By the time we go to Guangyang City, Yang Yong's army will definitely start to attack the city......" (To be continued.) )