C395 Yuelin Army

General Cai Mao had never felt so nervous in his life before, not even when Xiao Letian had brought them to work with Japanese. However, when Xiang Ying delivered the latest information to them through Commander Hu, the space before his eyes turned dark and he collapsed onto the ground.

The 10 French battleship s had mysteriously disappeared by 2. According to the size of the French battleships on the sea, this meant that there were at least 100 cannons and 600 French sailors s that had disappeared. Right now, more than 90% of the Ryukyu's military power was concentrated at the southern port.

"Guotou Village! Guotou Village? Men, bring me the latest map that Liang Kun sent over … " When Cai Mao opened up the map in his hands, a chill ran down his spine.

The Bulbus Glazed Island was also the base of Naha Harbor and Shouli City, and in ancient times, there was a name for it called Zhongshan Country. At that time, the small Bulbus Glazed Island was split up by three large tribes.

Nanshan, Zhongshan and Beishan Kingdom had fought together for hundreds of years, but they still could not determine the victor. In the end, Zhongshan Country was the smartest, and they had long held the Ming Dynasty as a whole and unified the Nanshan and Beishan Kingdom.

The current Shouli City was roughly located in the Zhongshan Country's area, while the Naha Harbor was close to it. As for the Northern Mountain Island, it was a relatively backward area, with only a few fishing villages and ranching farms.

It was precisely because of the lack of internal forces in the Ryukyu during this defensive battle that all the defenses towards North Mountain was the lowest. The regular new army only had one company of troops, and the remaining one thousand people were just temporary militia.

"Dammit, why did Liang Kun want you to send this message to me? He's in charge of the island's defense. Why didn't he immediately send troops to block the loopholes in the defense line? "

The entire Commander Hu was stunned, "General …" How, how would I know? This is the news that Xiang Ying and your daughter just gave to them, along with Lin Zhen and Fatty Jin, other than this information, they did not say anything else … "

Cai Mao grabbed his arm and asked fiercely: Where is he? Where are these brats? "

"Gone …" They said to go back to school and hide for a bit, and then they ran away … " Commander Hu had already realized that the atmosphere was bad and his voice was trembling.

"Bastard!" No matter how confused Liang Kun was, he would never let them pass the message. telegraph room... " Before Cai Mao could say anything, a loud noise came from above their heads and the entire turret on top of their heads shook like an earthquake.

Dust and dirt flew all over the entire cannon emplacement. Cement pieces fell from the top of their heads with crackling sounds. Everyone's ears seemed to have been stuffed with a gong and drums, buzzing and buzzing.

The French artillery shells had rained down on the cannon emplacement. Almost all the plants on the left side of the cliff had been blown up, leaving only the steel and cement cannons standing there.

Without the protection of the green vegetation, the dull gray artillery shell became exceptionally eye-catching. Under the focus of the French Fleet, more and more cannons began to gather at the cannon emplacement. Good luck in war is always extravagant. With the first shell hitting, there will be a second.

medical soldier carried the stretcher and ran back and forth. Old Max then organized the soldiers to fill the ammunition again and continued to shoot towards French Fleet.

"Don't stop, everyone, don't stop... The only way to deal with the enemy is to keep firing... This is a battle of momentum, and the moment the French discover that we are afraid, they will attack even more aggressively... "These bastards are best at bullying honest people …"

Under the command of Old Max, the 280 caliber huge cannon continued to fire at its own rhythm, spewing out its own rage at the fleet on the sea. However, looking at General Cai Mao on the other side, he was not so lucky. Not only did the last shell kill six of his messenger soldiers, it had also scared off the last batch of horses.

"General!" Our horses are all scared out of their wits... "Six soldiers died from serious injuries …"

"Where is our telegraph line? "Can you even send a message …"

"This won't do, the telegraph line has also been destroyed, the route has to be newly laid out …"

Cai Mao smashed his fist on the concrete wall, pointed at Commander Hu and bellowed, "Bring your people to find Liang Kun … "Have him send reinforcements north immediately. We must protect the beach and not let the French land there …"

Commander Hu was now so anxious that he was about to cry. General! I don't know where General Liang Kun is? No one told me where the temporary headquarters is … I can't find it! "

"What's more, even if we find General Liang Kun now, what use would it be? He couldn't possibly drive the commoners to defend, right? "Then what's the difference between that and suicide …"

In the entire Bulbus Glazed Island, other than the wharf, there were a total of thirteen areas where the enemies could fight to land, and under Liang Kun's training, there were only seven hundred veterans. Even if they were to expand to a total of three thousand during these few months, as the number of people increased, their fighting strength would decrease greatly.

The mission of defending the city with three thousand people and thirteen beaches was not something that an ordinary person could accomplish. As a result, the Ryukyu Kingdom had no choice but to recruit a large number of strong young men who had not gone through military training.

However, these strong youths were hot-blooded, but once they entered the battlefield, who knew if they would actually be useful. Maybe these young and strong people could still create miracles when facing Shimadzu Family, but the enemy today was not Japanese, but the so-called strongest person in the world's army, the French!

If it was the Cai Mao before he met Xiao Letian, he probably wouldn't even bat an eyelid when faced with such a predicament. He would very quickly send thousands of strong and young people to the north to let them defend against the enemy's attacks.

This was not to say that he was cruel and heartless, but at that time, Cai Mao was completely clueless about modern war.

But it was different now, ever since they met Xiao Letian, Cai Mao's knowledge and experience had been rising rapidly. Under the training of Xiao Letian and the countless highly paid foreign instructors, these military officers who came out from the Middle Ages finally understood what it meant by coordination of cannons, what it meant by firepower density, what it meant by a flat-fire cannon, what it meant to be a musket gun …

Especially after the first few cannon tests, when the 280 caliber high explosive projectile exploded, he knew that the only thing that could resist steel was steel.

Just as Cai Mao was hesitating, a miserable wail came out from outside the cannon emplacement. I'm begging you, I'm from the Jin family... "I want to see the general. Our young master and the general's daughter have met with an accident …"

He should have been crying for half a day already, but he could not hear anything. It was only now that Cai Mao could faintly hear what he was shouting about.

"Send him in!" When old domestic servant was brought to the cannon emplacement, he immediately fell limply to the ground. He knelt in front of the general and repeated the heroic actions of the young masters and young misses.

Cai Mao's expression froze, he did not speak for three whole minutes, and in the end, he suddenly slammed the table heavily with his hands, and shouted with tears in his eyes, "Good job, these little brats have guts, so do you have guts too! "At least they understand the principle that there is no perfect egg under the cover of nesting …"

Cai Mao pointed at Commander Hu and roared, "Pass down my order, the imperial guards of Shouli City will send seven hundred men, and you will lead the reinforcements to Shanbei …"

"What?" If the general fails and the Shouli City's imperial guards leave, what should his majesty do? Your Majesty only has a thousand imperial guards left! " Commander Hu screamed as if he had seen a ghost.

Cai Mao's heart felt like it was stuffed with burning grass. Smoke was coming out from his stomach, his mouth and nose were all spicy.

"Your Majesty? Tell me about His Majesty! Ryukyu's sect temple is about to crumble, why are you still saying it's not safe? Even if we leave these thousand or so imperial guards here, do you think you can stop the French? "Tell me …"

Cai Mao shouted from within the cannon emplacement. Commander Hu was so shocked that he couldn't say anything. Just then, Cai Mao suddenly grabbed onto Commander Hu's clothes, and whispered into his ear.

"Let me tell you the truth, the Ryukyu is already on the brink of destruction. The Japanese, the Qing people, the French and even the British never appeared. They have long treated the Ryukyu as their own food …"

"Remember this sentence for the rest of your life, this place in the Ryukyu is too important, whoever can control this place can control the ocean in East Asia, so what is our Ryukyu's sect temple? In the eyes of these bandits, it's nothing, not even a piece of cloth! "

"Rising up to fight might mean death. Even a cowardly turtle would die, but fighting up to fight might give us a one in a million chance to protect our country … Are you going to fight for it or not! "

Commander Hu had never seen Cai Mao with such a sinister expression in his life before, he couldn't think of any words to refute. He could only subconsciously nod his head, but before he left, he even asked a question.

"Your Majesty … Can he agree? " Cai Mao weakly waved his hand, not even having the strength to reply.

The Commander Hu really did not expect that when he carried Cai Mao's order to return to the Shouli City, the Shang Tai who was on the city wall, who was currently dodging the fire, actually did not hesitate at all and directly divided the nine hundred imperial guards to the Commander Hu.

"This is a national war, life and death depends on the line. Victory will last for at least a hundred years, and defeat will mean death! If your beloved one doesn't have the heart to die, you can stay in Shouli City … I am willing to take the field myself! "

When Commander Hu heard this, he immediately kneeled on the city walls and said, "This subject accepts the kindness of the nation, and would rather die than let Your Majesty down! "If you don't win this battle, you will die …"

"The imperial guards! Follow me north... Either the enemy dies, or they step on our corpses to die! "