C117

Chapter 117 - The situation of the war has been decided

Every single person within the Shouli City had already fallen into a deep dream and were unable to extricate themselves. From the moment the cannons within the Japanese began to shoot, Shang Tai and the rest of the common citizens all felt the brutality of modern war.

The moment the heavy bullets hit the city walls, the entire palace began to shake. Dust that had remained undisturbed for hundreds of years began to fall from the ceiling, and timid palace maids crawled into corners of the walls and screamed crazily.

"Is this the modern war? Is this the power of the changes in this era that Mr. Xiao has always emphasized? Just who could resist such a world-destroying power? " In that moment, in his fear, Shang Tai actually sublimated. The heavy shell which was wrapped in the education of the Middle Age for the past twenty years, cracked one after another under the gunshot sounds.

"I want this power, our Ryukyu Kingdom wants this power …" Master, please tell me, how did I obtain such power! " Shang Tai stood at the foot of the city walls and chased after Xiao Letian's figure as she ran and shouted crazily. A large group of people followed behind him who were waiting on him.

Amidst the rumbling sounds of the cannons, Xiao Letian was simply unable to hear what Shang Tai was shouting. It was only until Shang Tai's voice turned hoarse did the guards notice that Shang Tai was running away.

"Advisor, what is Shang Tai shouting about? "He's been chasing you for a long time …" When Xiao Letian turned his head to survey the young king, suddenly, not even twenty meters in front of Xiao Letian, a Japanese bullet ruthlessly smashed into the city walls. A huge landslide rolled down, and the three-meter-tall wall collapsed, revealing the mud inside.

Shang Tai was protected by the imperial guards in the middle of the night, but at this time, Shang Tai had already gone mad. The young king had already received enough stimulation during the night's blood and fire, and he was currently ignoring all dangers.

"Prime Minister!" Master... Is this the power of industry you read about? I want this power, our Ryukyu Kingdom wants this power … I beg of you, we really don't want to be bullied anymore … "Prime Minister, please teach me …" After saying that, Shang Tai, whose eyes were brimming with tears, knelt on the ground.

"I am willing to see the Prime Minister as my husband and request that the Prime Minister bestow upon the Ryukyu this power …" With that, Shang Tai cried bitterly.

Logically speaking, Xiao Letian should have retreated a few steps back to avoid King Shang Tai from bowing, this was too disrespectful. But today, Xiao Letian seemed to want to show off all of his despotic scenes, and he wanted to thoroughly subdue all of the disagreements in the Ryukyu's imperial court.

Alright, in the end, he's still a young man in his twenties. He can easily accept new things and realize the power of industry through the bombardment of cannons. However, foolish boy, you have not seen what true strength is. In a few years, when the ocean iron armor battleship begins to cruise, and the 12-inch cannon's roar appears in front of you, a little Shouli City like you might not even be able to take a single shot.

Do you know how to be afraid? This was a good thing! Only when a man knows what fear is, does he have the desire to change. Only when he correctly realizes that your kingdom has been abandoned by the times, will he have the drive to change.

Thinking about that, Xiao Letian shouted, "Do you think this is the power of industry that I've described to you? This was a huge mistake. The real power was ten times or even a hundred times stronger than the previous bombardment … Your Majesty, this subject requests you to climb the wall, do not be afraid of danger, you better watch the Ryukyu Kingdom with your own eyes! "

Shang Tai ignored his subordinate's flames of obstruction and rushed up the city wall, and when he held onto the wall to look out across the ocean surface, the American Merchant Shipping had already started to fight.

"Master! Is that the American flag? Why would they fight? And why are their cannons firing so fast and accurate? Oh my god, a Ship Closure was blown down … "

Xiao Letian almost took out a feather fan for himself now, "Your Majesty, everything has a premonition, Americans's participation in the battle is also not an impulse, there are still many considerations behind it …" Just as Xiao Letian was explaining to about the schemes in the Americans's heart, the last two Japanese Ship Closure on the ocean surface finally hung the white flag, and chose to surrender.

Xiao Letian excitedly smashed a pile of walls. "Good job, this is what you call crushing others, this is what you call intergenerational masochist, it feels too good!" General Cai Mao, hurry up and send the signal to the Americans that American citizen Xiao Letian has requested for the cannons to extend their range and to send those Japanese thugs flying … "

paused for a moment before suddenly adding, "Tell Americans that he requested for American military intervention, and this time, the Americans did not intervene on his own accord. "Motherf * cker, we have to give them a way out. Otherwise, the merchants from other countries will report back …"

Shang Tai listened for a long time, but he did not know the purpose of Xiao Letian's words. All he knew was that when the flag language was sent over, the firing frequency of the American warships had suddenly increased, and they had fired at Huashan Liyuan's primary matrix without any hesitation.

Shang Tai watched as lines of white lines appeared in the sky, his ears filled with rumbling sounds, then the Japanese army's defensive position on the eastern side of the mountain instantly blossomed, smoke and fire soared into the sky, and stones and boulders rained down.

Huashan Liyuan and Kiyoshi Yamamoto had already lost the ability to think. Ever since the intervention of the American Merchant Shipping, they had nothing in their heart other than despair. The two of them knelt on the stone and asked Xiao Xing, who was beside them, to remove the armor.

"Yamamoto Michio, we've already ruined everything. We have no other choice but to use our lives and our blood to relieve our lord of his guilt!"

"Lord Hua Shan, thank you for your kindness. It was my stupidity first. If I had always listened to your commands, I think the situation would not have collapsed to this point. I would have really given you trouble …" With that, Kiyoshi Yamamoto kowtowed to Huashan Liyuan.

The two of them watched helplessly as the Ship Closure s completely collapsed and the cannons exploded into balls of blood mist in the array around them. The two of them helplessly shook their heads and grabbed the costal deviation s.

Just when the two of them wanted to cut their stomachs open, Zhu Zhongjingshang's voice came from behind the primary matrix: "Ba Ga, you two are too stupid. It is unrighteous to be dead now, you two can't die, you must both live … … "All warriors, listen to my orders. Disperse the people and let the people go home. No more fighting. We must admit defeat …"

Zhu Zhongjingshang rushed forward and snatched away the two costal deviation s. "Ba Ga, as warriors, even if we die, our lives are worth it. Although we lost this battle, but in the diplomatic negotiations later on, the two of you were still useful … Even if we have to die, we must die in front of Xiao Letian. If he doesn't completely vent our anger, our Shimadzu Family will be destroyed … "

Huashan Liyuan and Kiyoshi Yamamoto had never seen Zhu Zhong Jun so furious. He was a civil servant, and was always so courteous. But when they thought about Zhu Zhongjingshang's words, the two of them suddenly understood.

Yes, death was unavoidable, but one had to pay attention to where one died. Just being castrated here could at most be considered as having died on the battlefield, but if they were to be castrated in front of Xiao Letian at the negotiating table, it would give their own master more points for negotiations.

The two of them kowtowed to Zhu Zhongjingshang and bowed, "Ha Yi... "Master Zhu Zhong, please consult me."

Zhu Zhongjingshang had no time to bother with the two of them at this time. He turned around and rushed into the formation to start the order. Idiot, are you waiting for the Chinese to kill you? "Everyone spread out, reducing casualties …" Just as he was yelling, a shell suddenly exploded not too far away from him. The shockwave immediately caused him to fall to the ground.

"Lord Bamboo …" Huashan Liyuan and Kiyoshi Yamamoto pounced over like madmen, and hugged Zhu Zhongjingshang in their arms. Only after looking carefully did he feel at ease, that Zhu Zhongjingshang was still breathing.

"Master Zhu, please do not leave us. We need your wisdom to negotiate!" Huashan Liyuan cried. After struggling for a long time, Zhu Zhongjingshang finally opened his eyes and spoke with a weak voice.

"Don't panic... Before the conflict, I had already sent a letter to the Deer Island's Mr. Ryoma … "I believe that Mr. Ryoma will definitely rush here at the first possible moment …"

"Mr. Ryoma? Are you talking about Master Sakamoto Ryoma who accompanied Master Sheng Hai Qing to negotiate with the four nations? is Master Sakamoto Ryoma, who pushed the Southwest Four Fan Alliance! " Kiyoshi Yamamoto and Huashan Liyuan were so shocked that they almost jumped up.

Zhu Zhongjingshang nodded his head: "One of the leaders of reformist, Sakamoto Ryoma." Hearing this, Huashan Liyuan and Kiyoshi Yamamoto bowed respectfully towards Zhu Zhongjingshang. "Thank you Master Zhu Zhong Jun for your plans, if Lord Dragon Horse is here to save the crisis, I believe everything will turn around, thank you, thank you …"

What Zhu Zhongjingshang said was not wrong. About two hours later, on the sea route to the north, a Ship Closure s that belonged to the Shimadzu Family were sailing towards the ship. On the bow of the ship stood a heroic young man. He was a very legendary figure in the history of the Japanese reformist, Sakamoto Ryoma.

Even though he did not know what would happen to the in the span of a night, he knew clearly that the situation was so serious that he could not control it. Otherwise, his good friend Zhu Zhongjingshang would definitely not skip over the Monarch, and directly ask for help.

"We must not blow up this matter. We must restrain ourselves. As long as we don't see blood, everything can be negotiated …" For the entire night, Sakamoto Ryoma stood at the bow of the ship, for the entire night. Behind him, a few low-level warriors looked at his back nervously.

"Lord Dragon Horse, you should rest for a while. There are less than two hours before you can see Naha Harbor … Nani? Lord Dragon Horse, quickly look, a black cloud is drifting in the south. It seems to be clashing black smoke … " Before the warrior could finish his sentence, he noticed a large cloud of black smoke directly in front of the bow.

The experienced veterans and sailors immediately understood that it was a flame! The smoke and dust after the fire... Buddha, bless me. You can see this far away … what sort of fire is this? "Could it be that the entire city has been burnt to ashes …"

Sakamoto Ryoma's heart dropped to the bottom of the abyss. The most terrifying thing had finally happened! How could there not be any bloodshed in such a huge fire?