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Chapter 115 - The Ship Closure

The architecture of the Shouli City was very similar to that of the ancient buildings in the Central Plains. The most important thing was to head north to south, and the biggest city gate was directly south.

However, the Naha Harbor was still a city where the mountains and seas intersect. There weren't many flatlands for one to build a city, and to the west of the Shouli City were endless gentle slopes and steep cliffs.

At this time, the Japanese navy who had been blocked by the foreign merchant ships on the sea had already gotten rid of the night. They gave up on their earliest target, the Naha Harbor, and chose to bombard the Shouli City with artillery directly from the sea.

The flag of the Ryukyu and the Chinese Xiao character recognition flag were still flying in the air, while Huashan Liyuan's primary matrix had moved to the eastern region of the Shouli City. This showed that the army had suffered a crushing defeat.

Japanese's navy were not idiots. On the contrary, they were a group of people who were extremely sensitive to battles. When they saw the situation on the battlefield, they immediately fired their cannons.

Although Japanese's Ship Closure s only had six or seven pre-installed naval gun s with small caliber and their cannons were all eliminated by Xiyang, but when ten battleships open fire at the same time, the visual conflict was also very terrifying.

The gunpowder explosion caused ripples on the surface of the sea, and the wooden warship began to shake. He then looked at the western wall of Shouli City in the distance. Black clouds of smoke rose into the air, and the terrified and fleeing figures were everywhere on the wall.

"Fire!" Continue firing... Ammunition! Charging Pills! Fire at Shouli City... " Under the command of the commander, ten small Ship Closure s took advantage of the sunlight to pour fire at Shouli City.

The cannons were indeed the kings of the battlefield. Although these old cannons had only fired solid bullets, these solid iron balls were the nemesis of the city walls. Each of these iron balls could cause a large amount of rock to smash into the ground and cause holes of varying sizes to appear on the city walls.

Huashan Liyuan and the others who were watching from the east were now in tears from excitement. The navy is still reliable, and they have great courage... "

Huashan Liyuan had already given up on paying attention to what was happening on the battlefield, he was completely focused on the diplomatic negotiations after the war, all the countries in the West could see the conflict, it was impossible to hide it from the Tsurukawa's Palace, if they wanted him to survive this, they had to make Shang Tai change his mind.

As long as was in his hands and used the Ryukyu Kingdom's name to testify, he would be able to stop the Tsurukawa's Palace from talking.

But now, it seemed that this Xiao Letian was someone who was very difficult to deal with. Would he lower his head easily? He had killed the entire night but he hadn't been able to find any signs of retreat. Even such a violent explosion on the dock didn't scare him. This was truly a different people from the Qing Dynasty.

Just as Huashan Liyuan was planning to divide the benefits after the battle, the fire of Shouli City's counterattack finally started. Although the Shouli City's equipment was abnormally weak under the Japanese's suppression, they still had a few cannons on display. Under the control of Luo Huo and the others, the old-fashioned cannons finally opened fire, splashing water everywhere.

The Japanese Navy already knew every single position of the Shouli City's cannon emplacement, and they were also very clear on the performance of these ancient cannons. They weren't worried at all about fighting back against the people of the Ryukyu, as the cannons on the Ship Closure's cannons shot out even more violently.

This ancient battle with the cannons had made them want to laugh, but every time they saw Shouli City's corpse being blown up into the air, their smiles would turn into traces of chilliness.

The foreign captains were very clear that these old cannons were a whole era inferior to the self-defense cannons on their merchant ships. Now, European warships were even trying to load and load their cannons, and flowering bomb s were also becoming more popular. They were not interested in this kind of primitive artillery battle that could fire solid bullets.

Moreover, the issue of the ownership of the Ryukyu after the war had also involved the business interests of the merchants. If the Qing people were to win, then there was a high chance that Ba's business model would change. The foreign merchants present were all looking forward to it.

He stood on the deck with bloodshot eyes. As an American businessman with a strong conscience, he was extremely angry at the Japanese thugs for slaughtering Chinese, but as a merchant, he could only choose to remain neutral and pray for the safety of these Chinese people.

But he never would have thought that just when everyone thought that the group of Chinese who had attacked the Shouli City had obtained the final victory, the Japanese warship on the surface of the sea actually opened fire. Last night, although the Chinese people blocked their way, they did not expect them to directly block the Japanese fleet on the west side of Shouli City.

This time, there was no need to adjust the posture of the ship, the cannons could directly fire.

When Japanese began to fire her cannons, the ocean surface people were immediately stunned by Japanese's insanity. No matter how weak Ryukyu Kingdom was, she was still recognized as an independent nation by tens of thousands of nations! The palace was going to explode just like that?

Almost subconsciously, all the merchant ships kept their distance from the Japanese warships. Some of the more aggressive merchant ships had already secretly aimed their cannons at these thugs.

Captain Dan Nier was currently in a dilemma. The dozens of sailors in his hands had already armed themselves. At this moment, a small boat suddenly rushed to the surface of the sea and headed straight for Endeavour.

"Captain, this is Mike... "Request to board the ship …" The sailors on Endeavour all knew this young man from the Carnegie Family. Mike was the one who bought the hardest Spenser Rifle on the ship, and when the merchant ship left last night, Dan Nier had even wanted to send someone to find him.

The sailors then lowered the rope ladder and quickly pulled Mike and Xiang Shaolong up, "Mr. Mike, where have you been all night? "God bless you! You're finally safe …" After he finished speaking, everyone looked suspiciously at Xiang Shaolong who was covered in killing intent, they knew that this Chinese was not to be trifled with.

I don't know what happened to Mike after they broke up, but his face was now covered with black ash. He leaned on the mast and panted heavily, "Mr. Dan Nier …" Please... Please immediately intervene and open fire on these Japanese s … "

"What?" Are you kidding me, young man? You want me to join the war between the Chinese and the Japanese? Are you sure your brain isn't damaged? " But soon after, Mike's words shocked the captain so much that his eyeballs almost fell out of their sockets.

"Captain, there are citizens of the United States, and the President's friends are in there... Xiao Letian was not a citizen of Qing, he was a Americans, a citizen of the United States … Cough, cough, cough! " Mike was roaring with his life, and all the crew of Endeavour was dumbfounded.

"Wah!" Mike, are you crazy? Are you kidding? " Everyone asked at once. Without saying anything further, Mike took out the special Colt revolver that was made of ivory from Xiang Shaolong's bosom and pointed at the President's name engraved on the handle.

"Look for yourselves, this is the spear that Mr. President has bestowed to Xiao Letian, this is his special thanks to Xiao Letian for saving his life. Haven't you heard about the assassination of the President? It was only because he received accurate information from Mr. Xiao Letian that the President was able to escape … "

The entire ship of Americans had gone mad. President Lin Ken had the highest reputation now, and coincidentally, the majority of the Americans s controlling the trade in the Pacific Ocean were from the north. This was the place where President Lin Ken's fans gathered.

"Captain, if that's the case, then we have the excuse to join the war. To protect our citizens is the responsibility of every citizen of America, let's join the war …"

"That's right. With the Japanese's weak fighting strength, the cannons on our ship will be enough to deal with them." "If things don't work out, we can get close to the starboard position and let them know our shooting skills …"

Captain Dan Nier frowned and said with a bitter face, "Mike, don't make things difficult for me. Can't I just because of a handgun that is hard to differentiate between the real and the fake be involved in a conflict between countries? "I know what you're thinking. You need Qing Guo's orders, but you can't bet that much on an order …"

Before Dan Nier could finish his sentence, Mike shook his head and said, "I swear in the name of God, Xiao Letian is really an American citizen, he is really His Excellency the President's savior … "As for the gamble you mentioned, I admit that I have the intention to gamble, but you would never think that if we were to win this gamble, how much benefit would we reap …"

"Yes, I'm talking about us, not me …" Dan Nier, I will tell you this right now, I am not gambling for my family and me, I am gambling for my country … Do you know how much the country wants to have a new market, a new order? "

Speaking here, Mike used almost all of his strength to shout. He even snatched the Colt that was full of bullets from Dragon Lord's hands, slowly opened the trigger, and aimed the gun at Dan Nier.

"How many Americans have died in this damn war? Four hundred thousand or five hundred thousand? or more... The war has completely destroyed the American economy. Do you know how difficult it is for the American economy to change back in time of war? "

"The United States needs colonies, the United States needs new markets, and the United States, after the war, has no power to compete with the English and French. We need an expanded market for peace... Right now, it is our country's greatest chance. It is an opportunity for us to pry open the door by peaceful means … Dan Nier! You don't want it, but America wants it... "

Mike's face was flushed red, his hands were trembling slightly, while Dan Nier and his sailors were stunned by Mike's power. The old captain's eyes were a little blurry, as if a kind of emotion had started to fluctuate from the bottom of his heart.

The Stars and Stripes fluttered above their heads, and the old captain suddenly remembered his nephew and his friends who had died in the battle. Why did they sacrifice themselves? Perhaps now was the time for him to die.

Dan Nier wiped the corner of his eyes with his sleeve, just as he was about to speak, the lookout hand suddenly roared out. "Captain, quickly look!