From Chief to Ball

Since it was a battle on the island, presumably the opponent did not have large-scale cavalry, and the soldiers had nothing to fear.

After the mobilization here, Sun Yuanhua and others hurried to find Chen Jian.

"Sir, is this news reliable? The Japanese are really going to invade Ryukyu on a large scale? If it is true, please send a small boat to inform the governor of Fujian for preparation."

Chen Jian said with a smile: "I have known about it for a long time, and the governor also sent people here. Besides, am I planning to send troops to defeat those Japanese?"

Sun Yuanhua was puzzled, he had communicated with Chen Jian a lot, and knew that Chen Jian was a good talker, so he asked: "Sir, the student is a little puzzled. You are not a citizen of Ming Dynasty, so this kind of thing has nothing to do with you, right?" ? If you say that Mr. Wang Hua admires you, I will not believe it."

Chen Jian laughed and said, "Why is it okay? If I want to do business with Daming, I have to prove that I am not a Japanese pirate, right? This is called speaking with facts and proving your innocence. Think about it, if we fight with the Japanese, you Daming's Wouldn't the emperor and the chief ministers believe that we would not trade with the Japanese? We can't always talk about it, we have to show it."

Sun Yuanhua still couldn't understand, and Chen Jian said again: "Have you read the "Great Kyushu Haiguozhi"? Chixian Shenzhou has the system of Chixian Shenzhou. The system of tribute and education is based on righteousness. The rest The systems in several states are mainly profit-oriented, and for the sake of trade and interests, they can go to war to fight to the death."

"Argument of righteousness and benefit?"

"Yes and no. Chuyang, although I am not a gentleman, I am also a person who understands righteousness. However, if the system of Chixian Shenzhou is the system of Great Kyushu, there is only one strong country in the world, and the rest are weak. Naturally, it can be educated." Tribute. It's just that you have learned from me these days, do you really think that there is only Chixian Shenzhou in this world?"

"That's not true, but... But why did you say it so directly, sir? If you say that you are helping Ryukyu out of righteousness and admiration for enlightenment, wouldn't you be able to gain a better reputation?"

"But it's not. I'm an honest person. Out of justice? What is justice? Who will enforce this justice? If so, then Daming at this time can be strong enough to enforce justice at any time. This justice Naturally, it can be enforced. But if not, is your justice what others think it is?"

Sun Yuanhua said: "That's why education is needed. If everyone knows what righteousness is, the monarch will do unrighteous things and the subjects will oppose it."

"Yes, you are right. But the Jesuit priests traveled thousands of miles to come to Daming, and the master of Daming may travel thousands of miles to Europe to educate? Since you can't educate, how can you make your righteousness become the righteousness of the world?"

"Mr. is wrong. Righteousness is righteousness. Just like the axiom geometry taught by you, it is right here as well as other places. Besides, my teacher also said that the teachings of Catholicism coincide with Confucianism. It can be seen that righteousness does not Because if you are separated by thousands of miles, you will become unrighteous."

Chen Jian let out a sigh, nodded and said, "It's great if you think like this. The moral education of people is always similar, but the rule of three generations cannot be repeated; the kingdom of heaven on earth has never been realized. If morality is right, then only It may be that the way to realize it by enlightenment is wrong. How about it, let me, a gentleman, offer an invitation. If you have the opportunity in the future, you can go to your hometown to see, and you will think about a lot of things when you arrive. "

Sun Yuanhua nodded and said, "If there is a chance, I will naturally visit Mr.'s hometown."

Chen Jian didn't explain too much. Now everything in Wangbei City is still at the original level of productivity, explaining many things is a tree without roots.

"Speaking of which, it's also a good time for you to come. Don't you think about the future of Pingbo Jinghai and seal the wolf and Juxu? Do you have the guts to follow me to Ryukyu? Go and see the real battlefield, don't just talk about it."

"Why don't you dare? Even if you don't tell me, I want to go and see."

"That's good. You go and ask them who else wants to go? If you want to go, follow along. That's it, I have to do things beforehand, and pack up if you really want to go."

"Yes."

After saluting and stepping back, Chen Jian snapped his fingers and shook his head, went straight to find Li Dan, and told Li Dan that he might need an interpreter who could speak Japanese.

Li Dan knew that Chen Jian was going to reassure him, but he was already relieved when he saw these ships and soldiers, but Chen Jian still wanted him to see them with his own eyes.

Chapter 80 More than less

At the end of March, the fleet and army that had already been prepared were all boarded the ship, and the more than 30 Ming troops were also arranged on a ship, and the officers were on Chen Jian's flagship.

After waiting for two days, we waited for a favorable wind and set sail immediately.Turned around the small deserted island of Diaoyuyu, and continued to the northwest under the leadership of the pilot.

The attitude of the soldiers and sailors was very good. When they arrived in the Kerama Islands, they were catching up with the large-scale whales of this season. Many people were watching the whales on the deck, or thinking about how to get some of them back with cannons when they came back. There is no tension before the war, and I really can't get nervous.

It was only a hundred miles away from Ryukyu. The ship sent to investigate the situation quickly returned and told Chen Jian that the city of Naha was now in flames. It seemed that the Japanese had already invaded Naha.

Xiao Zuo, who stayed in Ryukyu for a while before, took out the time of high tide and low tide and tidal range collected, thinking that today is a good time to attack.

The flagship raised the battle flag, and when it arrived at the waters near Naha Port, Chen Jian stood on the deck and observed the situation in the distance with a telescope, shaking his head with a smile.

The navy ships of the Satsuma clan were docked in the port near Naha, and Naha had already been captured. Looking at the thick smoke, it was obvious that they were burning, killing, and looting in their old business.

The small boats of the enemy navy are not worth mentioning in the eyes of the fleet sailors, and it is estimated that there are not many people guarding them, and it is even more impossible to think that a navy will suddenly take the back road.

He doesn't care about the army, but he needs to decide when the fleet and when to land. Several people ran over and asked, "Should we land now? The navy will destroy their fleet first? Or destroy their fleet first and then land?"

"Let's bombard their boat first, and alert those on the shore. Otherwise, they are scattered all over the place, and I can't catch them. Let them gather their troops and fight us."

The ships of the Satsuma domain did not think of possible enemies at all, and they docked at random positions, and the navy also went ashore, and did not dock within the cover of the fallen Ryukyu Fort.

After the order was given, the flag was hoisted on the mast, and the sailors took their positions and began to work. The army soldiers came to the deck, holding loaded muskets and preparing to attack the small boats that might approach.

The on-duty trainees on each ship observed the flagship's semaphore and shouted loudly to pass on orders.

"The fleet is lined up! Open the porthole of the gun port! Find the target and fire with the sound of the flagship gun!"

The sailors standing in the passageway of the cabin also repeated their orders loudly, and the idle crew pulled the packed gunpowder into the gun compartment with ropes, and the gunner pushed the cannon out of the porthole after loading the cannon.

It was the first time for Sun Yuanhua to see such a naval battle, and also the first time to see real naval life. Seeing those ships lined up under exquisite control was completely different from the naval battle he imagined.

Chen Jian gave him a telescope. Through the telescope, he saw that the Japanese boats seemed to have noticed the situation here. Several boats moved towards this side in a panic, or maybe they wanted to escape.

However, it was already too late. The water depth here was good, and the fleet lined up slowly approached the navy of Satsuma, most of which were empty boats.

Standing in front of the deck, Chen Jian measured the distance with his left and right eyes, and said to the intern next to him, "Fire."

"fire!"

The loud cry spread to the gun bay, and after a violent noise and the shaking of the ship, black solid shells flew out one after another, smashing hard on the ships of the Satsuma Navy navy.

This was the first time Sun Yuanhua saw the scene of a naval gun firing side-on-side. Looking at the Japanese pirate ships hit in the distance and the splashing water, he firmly remembered this scene in his mind.

Chen Jian didn't take it seriously. After the smoke cleared, he looked at the result and found it really meaningless.It has been rehearsed for a long time, and the purpose is to fight the Spanish or the Dutch at sea in the future. It is really boring to deal with these almost empty ships.

The gunners repeated the shooting process again and again according to the procedure. The musketeers on the deck kept a close eye on the enemy ships that might be approaching. Some even yawned or rolled a tobacco in the smoke.

Chen Jian waved his hand and said, "It's almost there, the army on the shore should know we're coming. Don't waste shells and gunpowder, it's too expensive. Raise the sails, head north, and prepare to land."

"do not fight?"

"After landing, the fleet will continue to blockade, encircling the three and missing one, so as not to keep fighting. It is estimated that their ships will not be able to escape much, and they will be able to deal with them at sea, and fewer people will die."

After the order was delivered, the sails were hoisted, the fleet bombarded as if nothing happened, and then headed north, bypassing the dead corner of the fort guarding Naha, sailed north for about ten miles, and chose a flat landing site.

The army soldiers carefully carried the gunpowder barrels, as well as several battalion field guns, all of which were small bronze guns weighing six catties, not too heavy.

Two battalions of the regular army and seven six-pound field guns were transported to the shore, plus 300 armed employees of the company, and they were forming a team on the shore.

The rather bright sea soul shirts and wide-brimmed rain-proof hats made this group of soldiers particularly conspicuous. The flute player and the drummer played the music of the whole team.

The officers yelled and asked the soldiers to check the powder and buckshot again to see if any fool had put the cleaning rod in the muzzle of the gun.

Chen Jian stood on the shore, and Sun Yuanhua couldn't help asking the many doubts he had just now.

"Sir, is the sea battle method just now the same as this land battle method? They all line up neatly and shoot guns together?"

"That's right, in war, the best generals only need to do one thing well."

"what's up?"