Chapter 129: The Ryukyu Prince

"Three years ago, I went to the Ming Kingdom with the fleet, and the prosperity there is not even the sum of the three prefectures, which is not inferior to them, the prince, and the Japanese people's means are bad..."

In his opinion, the 3,000-strong army of the Japanese Kingdom easily took the land of Sanfu, even if the other party never strictly guarded against them, the entire Ryukyu garrison was only 500 people.

"Five hundred bows, three hundred armor gifts from the Ming Kingdom, two hundred long knives and spears, and a small number of harpoons and wooden guns, Shizi, the equipment of a patrol department of the Ming Kingdom is better than ours, and their inspection department is still a town or a large village under the rule of the county."

Shang Xian's heart is lonely, and he is also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and the strength of a country is not as good as the inspection department of a county, and when the Japanese army landed from Naha, they didn't even have the strength to resist: "Lord Wang, Ryukyu can't just be gone, if this continues, my Ryukyu will definitely be invaded by the Japanese country." ”

Shang Xian's vision is still good, at least he is not a puppet like his father, and Wang Zhuang is also a small number of people who have a heart for the son.

"Shizi, there is only one chance for Ryukyu..."

Shang Xian stared at Wang Zhuang.

"Seek the help of the Ming Kingdom..."Wang Zhuang also looked at Shang Xian: "Only they can save me Ryukyu." ”

"But..."Shang Xian's worry came: "Last year, the tributaries came back to show that there was also civil strife in the country, and there were Jurchens raging outside the border, can they help us?" ”

"Hey..."Wang Zhuang sighed: "Shizi, when the judgment is constantly suffering, this sentence is a common saying in the Ming Kingdom, which means that if you don't decide to settle down now, after this opportunity, if he wants to rise again, there will be no next time." ”

The candles were dimly lit, and the people who could use them were all dignitaries of the Ryukyu Kingdom, but even then, only the royal palace would light candles for a long time, and they used burning tools made of fish oil in normal times.

"What do you think we have a chance of winning?"

"You can't do it unless you have to."

"Your Excellency, do you still think that our strength is not able to deal with Hirata Zengxin?"

Wang Zhuang's face looked a little gloomy in the dim candlelight: "If things can't be done, they will be angry, disaster, big disaster..."

"Last year, the whole family of the doctor died, the prince, Lord Wang is right, if you really want to do it, you need to have a perfect strategy..."The right guard interjected.

Shang Xian's eyes lit up, and he grabbed Wang Zhuang's hand and said, "Send someone to follow the tributary fleet to the Ming Kingdom and ask the Ming Kingdom for help, what do you think?" ”

"This year's tributary fleet will not depart until October and return in March next year, and now the envoys are all from the Japanese country, and it is difficult to follow the tributary fleet."

Wang Zhuang's words hit Shang Xian directly.

"Is this providential?" Sang-hyun sat on the floor in a decadent manner, and in the future, he, the king of the Ryukyus, would also be a puppet for the rest of his life.

"Not really," Wang Zhuang thought carefully for a long time before he said: "There are many mountain barbarians in Shannan Mansion, if you can gather all these people for the use of the prince, the chances of victory are very high. ”

Shang Xian immediately sat up straight and looked at the right guard general: "How can the barbarians of Shannan Mansion contact us?" ”

The right guard general shook his head: "Your Majesty has been in the territory of Zhongshan Mansion, and I have never been to Shannan, so I can't know." ”

"The minister can send someone to investigate, so please wait for the news with peace of mind."

"Good, good..."

The best thing about large ships compared to small and medium-sized sea vessels is that they can travel more steadily at sea, at least in the calm Pacific Ocean.

"No one died of illness, but there were many soldiers who were not suitable for each ship, and the flag said that the number of seasick soldiers was decreasing."

"How long do you have to get to Ryukyu?"

Chen Rui'er's condition has improved significantly in the past few days, and she can go on the deck to breathe with Chen Cao today.

Zhao Xin took out the chart and looked at it, and then asked the helmsman: "It will take two days to return to the Hou Ye." ”

Chen Cao put away the only few thousand miles of tubes, and then said: "The supplies should be kept up by the horse boat, and the war horse should be taken care of." ”

"Yes..."

...

Hirata Massutaka is an important minister of the Shimazu family, and one of the elders of the family, is a direct line of the Shimazu clan, since the occupation of Ryukyu by Kayama Hisada, Hirata Masanobu has become the actual controller of the Ryukyus.

The foreign trade here, the tribute with the Ming Dynasty, and the various local products are all directly controlled by the Shimazu clan, and the income of the royal palace is only 30% of the national income.

The 500 Satsuma troops were like bandits, insulting the women in the harbor every day.

The Nine Ghosts Changyun is a banner warrior belonging to the Birch Mountain family, and they are in a high position in Lingang, don't look at Lingang There are more than 100 people such as the chief of the guard, but they are suppressed by the seventeen samurai led by the Nine Ghosts Changyun like a full moon child, and sometimes even help them do evil.

"My lord," a samurai trotted to the Nine Demons Shoyun, "I found a beautiful woman, right in front." ”

"Really?" The nine ghosts were tired of drinking the coconut water on the island, so he discarded the shell as soon as he grabbed the sword, and followed the samurai forward.

Two samurai were tearing out a disheveled woman from a thatched hut, and the nine ghosts who came here saw the woman's appearance and sexual desire, laughed and ripped off his coat, picked up the woman, and entered the hut again.

The chief of the guard, Zongxin, was on duty at the port of Lingang, and was responsible for collecting taxes from shipping merchants and residents of Hong Kong.

A soldier hurriedly ran in front of Zong Xin, out of breath: "My lord... No... Oh no, the leader of the widows went to your house and took your wife in, I'm afraid it's going to be a disaster..."

Zong Xin stood up tremblingly, the Japanese have been here for so long, except for the women who insult ordinary people, they have never attacked the female dependents of Ryukyu officials, and he is also the chief of the guard in the port, and he is also the military attache of the sixth rank in the Ming Dynasty.

Zong Xin carried his knife and walked quickly towards his home, and when he arrived home, the Nine Ghosts Changyun had already left the house and was getting dressed, while his two subordinates had just entered, and his wife's cry was already heard inside.

"Ahh

Seeing Zong Xin trembling with a knife, Nine Ghost Changyun walked slowly to him with a smile, patted him on the shoulder and said in a Japanese language: "Your wife is good, hahaha..."

Seeing the appearance of the Nine Ghosts Changyun laughing and leaving, Zong Xin couldn't hold back any longer, and was about to slash and kill the Nine Ghosts Changyun with his knife, but he was hugged by the two soldiers behind him.

Nine Ghost Changyun glanced back at the scene behind him, and then said disdainfully: "If you dare to come nonsense, I will slaughter the entire Lingang people, do you believe it or not?" Hahaha..."

His two subordinates walked out of the hut with their clothes on their clothes and laughing, glanced at Zongxin outside the house, and left laughing.

"My lord, bear with me."

Another soldier also said: "None of us have suffered from this wretchedness..."

..

"This is the letter of the sect."

The right guard will hand the letter to Shang Xian: "His wife was harmed by the nine ghosts of Lingang and wants revenge, so she agreed to our request." ”

"So, how many of us are available?"

The right guard general thought for a moment: "A hundred and fifty people are available." ”

Shang Xian's heart was extremely excited, and after a while, he said: "Arrange it, in my name, and invite Hirata to increase the trust." ”

"Shizi," the right guard general hesitated: "Isn't it faster?" ”

Shang Xian took out a list: "Hirata has 500 troops, 100 in Naha Port, 100 in Shannan Mansion, 200 in the city, 100 outside the city, as long as he enters the palace, let's control the palace gate with 100 people, as long as he kills him, use his head to deter the Japanese army outside the palace, and get twice the result with half the effort;

At the same time, let Zongxin find a way to kill the flag book of Nine Ghosts Changyun, and the Japanese army in Lingang has no leader, that is, a group of lost dogs;

Hirata Zengxin usually enters the palace that is about thirty people, all of them are his henchmen, and the rockets are fired at the banquet, which will definitely kill and injure them, and there will be more than 100 palace guards tied to our ship at that time, which is enough to block the palace gate, and everything will be fine until dawn. ”

The plan is very thoughtful, the right guard general hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement, this operation can only succeed and not fail, once it fails, it will be a place of no return.

"Hurry up and report to Lord Wang, so that he can prepare early."

"Yes..."

...

When Chen Cao's fleet arrived in the Ryukyus, it was already late August, and even the Mid-Autumn Festival was spent on the ship.

"Blue sea sky, it's a pity that this moonlight is invisible in China." Chen Cao hugged left and right, very comfortable.

The sun on the sea in the summer is very dry, the two women are not out of the cabin during the day, only at night to come out to breathe, the only fruit on the ship is also filled pears and yellow apricots, the preservation time is long, the taste is better than nothing.

"Master Hou..."

Zhao Xin trotted up to the top floor of the deck, and when he saw Chen Cao's situation, he didn't dare to take another step, and hugged his fists from afar: "Master Hou, the scout ship in front of you is coming, ten miles away, it is the port of Shuri Castle in Zhongshan Prefecture, Ryukyu, they saw torches and slight shouts of killing by the beach, maybe there was a fight there." ”

"Order, let the vanguard troops land on a small scale first and find out the situation," he said, looking up at the moonlight: "With the cover of the night, our sneak attack will be more successful." Someone, give me armor..."

Chen Cao is afraid of death, let alone fighting far from land, even if his kung fu kills three widows, he is also that kind of stupid mallet.

It wasn't until he landed on a boat in his half-armor that he realized that his movement was indeed much delayed now.

Zhao Xin went to negotiate first, and the soldiers who came to report the news had already run in front of Chen Cao, stood according to the military salute of the Dingwu army, and then raised his hand and saluted by his temple: "Lord Qiqi, our army has taken Lingang, and a small number of Japanese robbers have run to Shuri City." ”

Chen Cao raised his head and glanced into the distance: "It will take two or three hours before dawn, the whole army will land in the port with the flag, and the sailors will be on guard three miles away." ”

"Yes..."