Iron Dynasty

Ryukyu Japanese chaos?

Qingzhou Camp, Niu Ben and other generals looked excited when they learned that the main island of Ryukyu was occupied by Japanese pirates.

Lu Fei shouted: His Royal Highness, what are you waiting for, let's attack Ryukyu, hehe, the last half a year can be a waste of leisure, every day is training except training.

Without the day-to-day training, how can this soldier win the battle, you are just irritable. Niu Ben glared at Lu Fei.

Touching his head, Lu Fei suddenly laughed.

Then he continued: His Royal Highness, this Dutchman may not be credible, and Ryukyu is a strange place to us, so we need to be cautious when we rush to expedition.

Well, this king also thinks so, so I am letting the secret guards spy on the information. If Ryukyu is really occupied by Japanese pirates, we must send troops to help the Dutch. After all, we will be the only ally of the Dutch in East Asia.

Luo Xin said: His Royal Highness, whether it is the Dutch or the Japanese pirates, as long as they stand in our way, we will kill them. The military workshop has just sent twenty-four field guns to the artillery battalion, and now we have nothing missing.

Twenty-four field guns?

When producing field artillery, Xiao Ming instructed Chen Qi to directly hand over these artillery to the army. It seems that the current artillery handover has ended.

Twelve six-pounder light field guns, and the rest are twelve-pounder siege guns, Luo Xin added.

Xiao Ming nodded, the current Qingzhou Army can be said to have basically completed the firearms equipment, and now the firearms equipment of the 20,000 Qingzhou Army has been completed.

In addition to the field guns just delivered, the Tiger Guns are also equipped. The next task of the army is to continue to implement firearms equipment and training in other states and counties.

In this case, you must prepare now. Unlike dealing with the barbarians, the Japanese pirates on Ryukyu Island are equipped with arquebuses. You are likely to experience a musket duel. Xiao Ming said.

Yes, Your Highness, we can participate in the war at any time. Niu Ben and other generals stood up and said in unison.

Greeting the army, Xiao Ming went to look at the field guns sent by Chen Qi. These field guns are basically no different from the Dutch field guns. You can use horses to install these on the wheeled gun mount. The artillery was towed away, very quickly.

His Royal Highness, the number of chariots in the Qingzhou army has now reached 600, which is enough to support the march of 30,000 people. Niu Ben said excitedly, in his opinion, the chariot formation was a weapon against the barbarians.

Having so many chariots is enough for them to build a fortress defense line on the grassland, and this is also Xiao Ming's defense strategy against the barbarians.

After we receive Ryukyu, we will go deep into the grasslands to build the first bastion. This bastion is called the Ningzhou Fortress. Xiao Ming said, he decided not to be so passively defensive, but to build a series of connected fortresses to reduce the survival of the barbarians. Space.

Because sometimes attacking is the best defense, and defending the enemy outside the country is the right way. Now the barbarians are ready to move again, but he will not give the barbarians the same chance as the last time they were in Jizhou.

In the minds of the generals of the Great Yu Kingdom, the barbarians are the greatest threat to the Great Yu Kingdom, and this has never changed.

Upon receiving Xiao Ming's promise, Niu Ben smiled, and the Qingzhou Army insisted on hard training, in order to one day be able to eliminate the threat from the north.

After talking to Niu Ben about giving priority to reforming the army in Youzhou and Dengzhou, Xiao Ming returned to the palace.

On the third day, the secret guard's information arrived in Qingzhou, and Wang Xuan appeared in the palace for the first time.

His Royal Highness, I am afraid that what the Dutch said is true. The Japanese pirates attacked the Dutch, and more than 300 Dutch soldiers died in the city of Geranja. Now the Japanese pirates occupy the opposite bastion, and the bastion is constantly being reinforced by Japanese pirates. It seems that they are preparing to take Relan Zhacheng together. Wang Xuan said in a deep voice.

When he got the news, Xiao Ming suddenly laughed, These Dutch people are really cocooning themselves. The Japanese country is a dog that I don't know well. Now that it has been bitten, it will have a long memory in the future.

His Royal Highness seems to be very happy about this? Wang Xuan was a little puzzled.

Xiao Ming explained: It's actually very simple, the Dutch have been trading with the Japanese, and now the Japanese have attacked the Dutch, which will inevitably lead to the Dutch not trusting the Japanese. In this way, we will become the only trading partner of the Dutch. Are you saying this is a good thing?

From this point of view, it is true. Wang Xuan woke up.

After pondering for a while, he said to Wang Xuan: Continue to pay attention to the movements of Ryukyu and Japanese pirates, and report to this king at any time.

Yes, Your Highness.

After sending Wang Xuan away, Xiao Ming officially ordered Niuben to send troops to Dengzhou and prepare to attack Ryukyu. The coastal Japanese invasion has always been a headache for the Great Yu Kingdom. Since these people are Japanese pirates, this action can also be said to be a bandit suppression.

After receiving Xiao Ming's order, Niu Ben assigned Lu Fei and Luo Xin to Xiao Ming, and asked them to lead 10,000 troops to take charge of the Ryukyu war.

Xiao Ming is still very satisfied with this arrangement. The two of them are among the best among the generals. For war, excellent generals can reduce the casualties of soldiers.

Rhodes was still waiting for Xiao Ming in Dengzhou. After gathering the army, Xiao Ming led half of the Qingzhou army to Dengzhou City.

On March 16th, Xiao Ming arrived in Dengzhou City and saw Rhodes who was like an ant on the ground in a hot pot.

His Royal Highness King Qi, please save our Relan Zhacheng. Now we are allies. Please show your help at this dangerous time. Rhode said sadly and indignantly.

At this time, Rhodes was disheveled and haggard, with a hint of pleading in his expression. He was no longer arrogant and arrogant. They finally realized that they were very vulnerable in East Asia.

Ambassador Rhodes, don't worry, this king already understands what happened, but I need you to tell us more about the situation. In contemporary times, the Dutch were driven out of Ryukyu by Zheng Chenggong's 20,000 soldiers. An enemy more than oneself is still powerless.

Now the Dutch have naturally encountered the same thing again. The number of Japanese pirates is more than several times that of the Dutch garrison.

The Qingzhou Army, dressed in neat military uniforms and carrying flintlock guns, kept entering the city, followed by field artillery drawn by horses. Such a mighty Qingzhou Army made Rhodes gradually calm down.

At the same time, a hope rose in his heart, because in his opinion, although the current Qingzhou equipment may not be able to match their army, it is superior to the Japanese equipment.

And the number is enough to fight the Japanese pirates.

First, 3,000 mercenaries attacked the city of Zelanzhe, and then 5,000 Japanese pirates landed on the Ryukyu Island from the sea and controlled the Mikira Fortress. Now Japanese pirates are constantly coming to support from the sea. It seems that all the Japanese pirates have come. De nervous.

Hearing this, Xiao Ming frowned, No, there are a lot of Japanese pirates, and this is only a small part.