I saw the shadows of many ships appearing on the sea in the distance. I don’t know when, and it seemed like a forest appeared on the sea in the distance.
"Ship, ship, ship..." Jin Yingyuan suddenly ignored basic etiquette and grabbed Zheng Zhou's arm, but still stared at the sea, and said excitedly, "Look, the ships are coming, there are many ships!"
Zheng Zhou's arm hurt from being caught by him, but after hearing his words, he ignored the pain in his arm and quickly turned his head to look. Sure enough, he saw many ships on the sea outside.
"It's a blessing ship, a blessing ship, a blessing ship from the Ming Dynasty!" After Zheng Zhou looked at it, he suddenly shouted excitedly, "It's the navy of the Ming Dynasty, the navy of the Ming Dynasty is here!"
There are only two possibilities for large fleets to come to Ryukyu, namely the fleets of the Ming Dynasty or the Japanese Kingdom.
There are significant differences between the ships of the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese state.
The Ming Dynasty is a lucky boat, with two high ends, similar to an ingot;
The ships of the Japanese country are mainly Anzha ships and Kanbune ships, supplemented by Jiangfan express ships. These ships are obviously different from Fuzhou ships. They are generally equipped with armor on both sides of the ship's side, which is very high, and there may also be armor in the middle part of the ship. There are layers of towers.
Whether it was Zheng Zhou or Jin Yingyuan, they could certainly recognize what kind of ship it was.
Even if the flag cannot be seen clearly, it can be seen from the blurry shadow of the ship that it is a blessing ship. And with so many blessing ships, what else can they be except the Ming Dynasty Navy that they have been waiting for?
Jin Yingyuan was also very excited and nodded repeatedly. He had already confirmed that it was the Ming Dynasty Navy, and nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, yes, it is the Ming Dynasty Navy!"
When he said this, he suddenly found that he was holding Zheng Zhou's old arm tightly. He was immediately startled, quickly let go, and then asked a little worriedly: "Is this arm okay? I didn't mean it!"
Zheng Zhou felt that his hands were numb, but he was still very excited and just said: "It's okay, it's okay, haha, the tomorrow's soldiers are coming!"
Hearing this, Jin Yingyuan became excited again, and immediately said to Zheng Zhou: "Look, let me tell you, tomorrow's soldiers will definitely come, you are still worried, look at you, you are still a member of the Ming Dynasty!"
Thirty-six families of Fujian boatmen who came here at the behest of Emperor Taizu settled in Kume Village. They always regarded themselves as Ming people rather than Ryukyu people. Their living habits all maintained the Ming Dynasty clothes, even though the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by the Manchus. They also refused to admit it and refused to shave their heads and change clothes.
Therefore, in the eyes of the Ryukyu people and in the eyes of the people of Kume Village themselves, they all regard themselves as Ming Dynasty people.
At this time, Zheng Zhou heard Jin Yingyuan's words and said with great shame: "I am so ashamed, so ashamed. I must repent, repent..."
As he was talking, he saw that the fleet on the outer sea was getting closer and closer. It was very clear that it was the Ming Dynasty Navy.
Of course, Jin Yingyuan and the others were not the only ones to notice such a big movement. The fishermen and people on the dock all saw it.
They were all shocked as they stared blankly at such a huge fleet approaching Naha Port.
After a while, they came back to their senses and immediately had different reactions.
After the Ryukyu people came to their senses, they all cheered. Obviously, for them, the Ming Dynasty's ship was naturally better than the Japanese ship.
But the Japanese who were running rampant on the pier had panic on their faces and immediately ran away crawling on the ground.
Jin Yingyuan already knew that he had just pinched Zheng Zhou's arm, so he carefully took charge of Zheng Zhou's landing and rushed to the dock to welcome the arrival of the tomorrow's soldiers.
His entourage naturally hurried to report the message to the king. Even at this time, the officials at the dock would send someone, but it did not prevent him from sending someone to report the message again.
Suddenly, Jin Yingyuan pointed to the sea in the distance with his finger and said in shock: "Feng Zhou, have you seen it? Feng Zhou, iron armor Feng Zhou?"
The behemoth Fengzhou was the most dazzling. However, the current Fengzhou's hull actually reflected the luster of metal, which surprised him even more.
In fact, in this era, it does not mean that there are no ironclad ships.
The Korean turtle ships were partially covered with iron armor. There were also examples of Japanese ships covered with iron armor. The most famous one was the warship that defeated the Maori navy during the Japanese Warring States Period. It was covered with iron armor to restrain the victory.
However, the iron armor of the Japanese country was actually just an "iron armored ship" with an iron plate on the superstructure.
But today's Ming Dynasty warships are even made of iron armor on the sides. It's unclear. If you just look at it like that, you will even suspect that the entire ship is made of iron armor.
In this way, there is no doubt that the iron armor sealing the boat shocked passers-by. They even made them ignore the chimney and the paddle wheel protected by the iron armor.
After Jin Yingyuan came to his senses, he immediately started to worry again.
The boat is too big, and there seems to be no wind at this time, so I'm afraid it won't be able to sail into Naha Port!
This is based on experience. When the sealing boat before the modification came to Naha Port to enthrone the Ryukyu King, it could not be driven in by itself. In the end, more than 50 rowing boats were towed into the port.
But who would have expected that smoke suddenly appeared from the iron-clad boat, which immediately attracted their attention.
At first reaction, Zheng Zhou was so frightened that he panicked and said, "No, it's on fire!"
This is really unlucky. Just after arriving at Naha Port, the sealing boat caught fire. What is this sign?
It’s definitely not a good thing anyway!
Jin Yingyuan panicked at first, but then he realized it immediately and said in surprise: "There's no fire, where's the fire? Look, that's a chimney, yes, that's a chimney, there must be one
The steam engine is burning inside!"
If you have seen a steam train, you cannot guess a steam ship!
Zheng Zhou was dumbfounded and couldn't react for a while.
They saw that the iron-clad boat was smoking, and although the paddle wheel was covered by iron armor, the water spray caused by its rotation also attracted their attention.
I saw the iron-clad boat sailing into Naha Port with great ease, smoking.
It was also at this time that people on the shore discovered that among the many ships from the Ming Dynasty, there was not just one armored warship, but quite a few.
At this time, a medium-sized ordinary fortune ship had already docked, and groups of Ming army soldiers got off the ship. After getting off the ship, they began to occupy the dock.
Because Zheng Zhou's son and grandson were from Ryukyu, they were the first to disembark. They happened to see Zheng Zhou and Jin Yingyuan at the pier, and they immediately ran over in surprise.
At the same time, he also introduced the general behind them: "Dad, this is General Yu, who has been ordered to capture the Japanese on the island."
Then, it was natural to introduce Kim Young-won.
When Jin Yingyuan heard this, he immediately greeted him very warmly, and immediately led Yu Chong and the Ming army officers who disembarked from the boat, and immediately headed towards the island.
A steady stream of Ming army officers and soldiers, seemingly endless, disembarked from the boats docked and then continued to drive deeper into the island.
As long as they are not dressed as Japanese, they will be ignored. However, if they see someone dressed as Japanese, even if they temporarily shout that he is actually Ryukyu, they will be taken down by the Ming army soldiers. Anyone who dares to resist will be shot to death.
This time, the Ryukyu Expeditionary Force was led by Zeng Ying as its commander, Yang Zhan as its deputy, and Supervisor Zheng Sen. At this time, they were all on board the boat, waiting for the imperial officers to take control of Naha, and for the King of Ryukyu to come and greet them.
During this period, Zheng Zhou was naturally received, which made Zheng Zhou burst into tears. He did not expect to see so many imperial officers and soldiers in his lifetime.
The Ming Emperor sent so many troops to Ryukyu. To deal with the Japanese in Ryukyu, it was like killing a chicken with a knife. The Japanese were full of enemies, but they only had less than 500 people!
Therefore, when Jin Yingyuan and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty arrived at the Ryukyu Palace and met the Ryukyu King Shangxian, when he said that, Shangxian was immediately excited!
He did not expect that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty would not only keep his promise and send the Heavenly Soldiers, but also pay so much attention to it that he would send so many Heavenly Soldiers that it would take one hundred to fight!
King Shangxian did not dare to neglect, and immediately packed up, led his civil and military officials, so to speak, and hurried to Naha Port to greet him.
Although he had imagined that there were enough soldiers from the Ming Dynasty, when he actually saw it with his own eyes, he still felt dizzy. There must have been too many Ming Dynasty fleets! Therefore, he did not dare to neglect, nor did he dare to trust him at all.
Da, please immediately see the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty and supervise the army.
At the same time, Yu Chong had also led his men to capture all the Japanese on the island.
In fact, it can be said that only the first part of the Japanese were captured by him, and the rest were brought to him by the Ryukyu people.
Without saying a word, Zeng Ying directly killed more than 500 Japanese people at the port to sacrifice the flag. This made the King of Ryukyu, his officials and people who came to kneel to greet them even more fearful of the power of the Ming Dynasty, and grateful to the Ming Dynasty for being a small country.
Call the shots.
But, that's it, it's not over yet.
Zeng Ying asked Shangxian to lead the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers to other Ryukyu islands and capture the remaining Japanese.
Ryukyu also has Amami Oshima, which covers an area of more than 700 square kilometers. If it were just Ryukyu Island, it would not be able to accommodate this expeditionary force. Moreover, Amami Oshima is closer to the mainland of Japan. After resting there, it will be easier to attack Japan.
Quite a few.
King Shangxian naturally did not dare to neglect, and quickly agreed to the request of the Ming Dynasty General Soldier, and repeatedly expressed his gratitude to the Ming Emperor for being able to make the decision for him. He actually sent such a large army to the Ryukyu Kingdom. He really took it too seriously!
As a result, Zeng Ying said to him directly: "Your Majesty has a decree. In order to prevent the Japanese from bullying you in the future, I will lead a fleet to conquer the Japanese. Ryukyu will be used as a transit point for supplies. Your country's ships will also go there.
Daming is transporting supplies."
"..." King Shangxian was stunned when he heard this.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty actually wanted to conquer Japan for Ryukyu. This was a hundred times more important than he imagined. No wonder so many heavenly soldiers came!
How can you be so virtuous! How could you let the suzerain country pay so much attention to it!