In Qiongzhou Port, flags fluttered on the coast, and three black ironclad ships were spread out in a zigzag shape, followed by rows of small and medium-sized ships.

There were 30,000 sergeants in Qiongzhou, including 12,000 full-time sailors, and the rest were marines.

Now they are basically classified under the banner of the Tiger Regiment and the Jinfeng Regiment.

After this period of preparation, both the number of artillery and the stock of rifle cartridges have reached the basic needs of launching a campaign.

Originally, Qin Yun wanted to wait, after all, the chances of winning were greater, but the sudden war in the Yue Kingdom disrupted Qin Yun's plan.

And only by taking the Ryukyus can we effectively support the Viet Nakyo.

This battle had to be fought, and it had to be fast, accurate, and ruthless!

But after all, Ryukyu is under the rule of Fuso, and today's Qiongzhou has not yet singled out the strength of Fuso.

The only thing that Qiongzhou can rely on is to build strong ships and sharp cannons, to promote negotiations, first take Ryukyu, control the war in a small area, digest Ryukyu resources, and then slowly try to help the whole territory.

Qin Yun stood on the high platform, and the soldiers in the audience were in good spirits, dressed in bright standard armor robes, kicking and walking, taking the battalion as a unit, walking from the high platform one by one, and finally standing in the predetermined position.

"All the officers and soldiers of the Qiongzhou Water Division, see my king, my king is a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

"Tiger Regiment, 3,000 soldiers, see my king!"

"Jinfeng Regiment, three thousand soldiers, see my king!"

"Qiongzhou Coastal Defense Regiment, all prefectures and counties, militia companies see my king!"

"Arsenal Guard Company, see my king!"

……

On the battlefield, a loud voice came, breaking through the sky.

The people of Qiongzhou who observed were amazed.

"This is the power of Qiongzhou."

"My doll is in there, too!"

Some passing merchants asked puzzledly: "Is Qiongzhou going to war?" ”

The old man looked at the merchant suspiciously.

"Who are you? Where did you come from and where are you going? ”

The merchant was stunned for a moment, and was about to ask a question, but fortunately, his companion stopped him in time.

"Brother, you'd better not talk back to this group of uncles and aunts, they wander around this coast every day, and they catch fifty taels!"

The merchant was puzzled, "What is fifty taels?" ”

"It's a spy, a spy, and the Qiongzhou government decrees, as long as you report suspicious people, you can get a reward of up to fifty taels."

The merchant's heart sank, this Qiongzhou is really strict enough, no wonder the colleagues who came before did not send back the news.

It seems that he has to be careful.

The merchants looked into the distance, looked at the coast, and silently recorded the situation of the troops in Qiongzhou.

At the same time, Qin Yun stood on the high platform and began to speak through the copper loudspeaker.

"Comrades have worked hard!"

"It's not hard!"

"Today, we are holding a military parade here, firstly, to demonstrate the strength of our Qiongzhou and deter Xiaoxiao, and secondly, to test your practical training."

"Now, this king has announced that a ten-day military exercise will be carried out after the autumn, and the contents of the exercise are: first, to combat piracy and maintain the free navigation of passenger ships in the waterway."

"Second, carry out target training for surface ships."

"Third, carry out assault and beach snatching training and hostage rescue training."

"Next, the representatives of each regiment and battalion will make a swearing-in speech!"

Chen Jin walked to the front desk, saluted Qin Yun, and took the horn.

"I am Chen Jin, the head of the Jinfeng Regiment, on behalf of all the soldiers participating in the training, I promise to my king, and to the people of Qiongzhou, that they will train hard, protect their families and defend the country, resolutely crack down on all illegal acts of piracy, and maintain the freedom of navigation by sea!"

Chen Jin's speech made the merchants roll their eyes.

Damn it, you Chen Jin is the biggest pirate leader in this thousands of miles!

You actually turned into an official soldier in Qiongzhou, and you said to fight pirates?

Of course, this was deliberately arranged by Qin Yun, in recent days, this group of maritime merchants who came from all over the country deliberately raised prices, monopolized the sales of goods, created artificial scarcity, and made an unknown amount of silver through the major commercial houses in Qiongzhou.

It's just that these guys evade taxes and evade taxes, and they also make small moves in private, encouraging those children of the family who were destroyed by Qin Yun before to secretly oppose the Qiongzhou government.

One of the purposes of Qin Yun's military parade drill was to deter this group of people with ulterior motives.

And most importantly, of course, play Ryukyu!

With such a convoy, it is impossible to approach the Ryukyus silently, but in the name of military exercises, it can sail out with great swagger.

Of course, this news is only known to commanders at the battalion commander level.

Qin Yun glanced at the Qiongzhou Avenue behind him, which was the first asphalt road built in Qiongzhou, nine zhang wide and ten miles long, leading directly to the west gate of Qiongzhou.

And at this moment, on the city wall, Liuguanguan and the women looked silently from afar, and they knew that the prince was going out to fight again.

Of course, before going out, Qin Yun had already arranged the affairs of Qiongzhou.

The government affairs were supervised by the Liuguan Pavilion, assisted by Wang Muzhi, and the military defense was taken care of by Zhao Kun.

Qin Yun was not worried, of course, Qin Yun also left a mobile force of two thousand people, and these people were responsible for defending the arsenal and the palace.

It seems that there are not many people, but they are all elite soldiers, and they are equipped with thermal weapons, as long as the island is not chaotic, guard the port, and rely on hundreds of shore defense guns, even if 100,000 sailors come to attack, they will not want to bargain.

Even if he went ashore, the impregnable walls of Qiongzhou City, coupled with the city defense artillery, were enough to support Qin Yun's reinforcements.

"Lord Wang, you can get on the boat!"

Qin Yun nodded.

"Let's go!"

……

After Qin Yun got on the ship, he did not leave the waters of Qiongzhou immediately, but fired a cannon nearby.

First, it is to confuse the spies and make it impossible for people to figure out their specific whereabouts.

Second, it is also a real test of the combat power of the two newly launched ironclad ships.

In this way, for three days in a row, the fleet exploded fish in the waters near Qiongzhou, and many people have become accustomed to it.

But seven days later, on a foggy morning, the fleet quietly touched an island and reef southeast of Qiongzhou.

This reef is called Fisherwoman's Reef, and it has neither fresh water nor too much land area on it, and it is a place where fishermen usually rest.

As the black ship slowly approached from the deep-water channel, the fishermen of the Ryukyus collapsed to the ground in fear.

"The sea monster is coming!"

"Jiaojiao, tell your brother to get on the boat, go quickly!"

A girl with dark skin and freckles on her face had wide eyes.

"Abba, there's a man standing on the sea monster!"

The old fisherman looked frightened: "Nonsense, where did the people on the sea monster come from, some of them are also dead." ”

"Abba!"

At this moment, a shirtless and sturdy boy with a harpoon in his hand emerged from under the reef, and a huge grouper was stuck in his harpoon.

"Hurry up, get on board, don't delay!"

The young man has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his face is resolute.

"Abba, we haven't paid the fish tax this month, let alone the money for Grandma's medical treatment. Now that the fish are good, you take my little sister away first, and I'll catch a few more. ”

The old fisherman said anxiously: "You don't want to die, the sea monster will eat people!" ”

The young man said: "I'm not even afraid of being poor, am I still afraid of sea monsters?" Don't worry, I'm very water-based! ”

Old fisherman: "You bastard, Jiaojiao, let's go first, leave him alone!" ”

The girl said anxiously: "Abba, Brother is at this time, don't make trouble, hurry up and get on the boat and leave." ”

The boy suddenly looked up at the massive object and realized that it had smashed their small fish boat.

"Can't go!"

The girl was so anxious that she burst into tears, but at that moment, a rope was thrown from the black boat, and several sergeants flew down.

The young man said, "That's not a sea monster, it's a ship!" ”

The old fisherman's eyes widened: "Is it really a boat?" ”

"Fellow, ask for directions!"

The officers and soldiers at the head showed a sincere smile and waved their hands to greet the three of them.

The old fisherman was stunned: "Mainlanders? ”

The young man looked at the big boat and his eyes lit up: "Abba, Grandma has the money for the illness!" ”

"You stinky boy, what bad idea are you going to think?"

"Look!"