Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

"What I want to know is what method can be used to make the Japanese army retreat and stop them from attacking the city?" Shangwen Wang Hei interrupted the Minister of Revenue Yang Lin.

Seeing that none of the ministers spoke, King Shangwen looked at the Minister of War Shangwu and called him by name, saying, "Shangwu, you are the Minister of War, and it is your duty to lead the army to defend the country. You are my brother, so you should share my worries."

"Your Majesty, Shuri's army only has 7,000 to 8,000 soldiers, while the invading Japanese army numbers over 10,000. To prevent the Japanese army from making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, we can only divide our troops to guard the four city gates. Currently, the Japanese army is only sending cavalry and siege cones to feint at the east city gate, and the main siege infantry has not yet taken action. We can only wait and see."

"Fighting is your business. Can't you send someone to talk to the Japanese army? Ask them why they suddenly attacked the city?" said King Shangwen.

When Shangwu heard this, he thought, this is not something I can do, and stared at Prime Minister Zhang Sanguo standing beside him.

Prime Minister Zhang glared at Shangwu and thought to himself: His Majesty is asking you, why are you looking at me? If I knew what was wrong with the Japanese pirates, I wouldn't be as confused as you.

Shang Wen stared at King Shang Wu, waiting for his answer.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has paid the garrison fees required by the Japanese army on time every month, and I have not heard them make any other demands. I am incompetent and really don't know why the Japanese army suddenly attacked the city." Shangwu said embarrassedly.

"Prime Minister Zhang, you are a veteran of three dynasties, so tell me." King Shangwen turned to Zhang Sanguo and asked.

"Your Majesty, I don't know why the Japanese suddenly attacked the city, but seventy years ago, when I was the lord of King Shangning, the Japanese army of the Tokuyama family also suddenly attacked, captured Shuri Castle, captured King Shangning, and detained him for thirteen years. If it were not for the mediation of the Ming Dynasty, King Shangning would have had difficulty returning to Shuri." Zhang Sanguo responded.

When King Shangwen heard this, he sat down on the throne weakly, at a loss.

"Your Majesty, the Japanese are devils, they are never reasonable. Now, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty has implemented a maritime ban, which has cut off our exchanges with our country. We are facing internal and external troubles. In order to prevent the historical tragedy of 70 years ago from happening again, Your Majesty should make preparations early." After Zhang Sanguo finished speaking, he stared at Prince Shangwen helplessly.

"Report"

A loud roar came from outside the hall.

A messenger rushed in, forgetting to kneel and salute, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the East Gate is in danger. The Japanese army has sent infantry to attack the East Gate. More than half of the East Gate defenders have been killed or wounded. Currently, there are less than a thousand soldiers guarding the city. Reinforcements are urgently needed."

"Hurry up and send reinforcements!" King Shangwen shouted.

The Minister of War hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, there are no troops to send!"

"How can we fight this war without soldiers and generals?"

"Let's negotiate peace. This war cannot be fought!"

"Negotiation of peace, well, to put it bluntly, surrender, forget what happened seventy years ago."

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The court was in a state of panic, with all the ministers talking about it...

Prime Minister Zhang Sanguo shouted, "Everyone, be quiet!" Seeing that no one was talking, he bowed to King Shangwen and said:

"Your Majesty, our army is short of soldiers and generals, and our weapons are outdated. It is difficult to resist the fierce Japanese army. I suggest that we retreat immediately to Yaeyama in the South Ryukyu Islands. The previous king built a military fortress in Yaeyama with more than 5,000 garrisons. Yaeyama is easy to defend but difficult to attack. After retreating to Yaeyama, we will send people to the Celestial Empire to petition Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty to send troops to drive out the Japanese army. This is the best policy."

Prince Shangwen, who was originally lacking in independent thinking, immediately became excited when he heard Zhang Xiangguo's best plan, "Yes, yes, retreat to Yaeyama in the South Ryukyu Islands, and act immediately!"

The Ryukyu Kingdom was composed of three archipelagos: the Yamanaka Islands (now the Naha Islands) where Shuri Castle was located, the Yamakita Islands in the north (now the Amami Islands), and the Sannan Islands in the south (now the Sakishima Islands). During the reign of King Sho-nee, the Sanan Islands in the north and a large area of ​​land north of Shuri Castle had already been occupied by the Japanese, and the fall of the Naha Islands was a matter of time. Therefore, retreating to the South Ryukyu Islands was an inevitable choice.

As soon as King Shangning announced the retreat to Yaeyama, all the ministers rushed home to pack their luggage and belongings, and those who dragged their children and mothers ran to the West Gate. Shuri Port was right next to the West Gate.

Shuri Castle Bakery

After Master Wang left, our great hero Wei set up a table at the door, stood on the table, looked at the dark crowd of neighbors and fellow villagers, and expressed his passion for fighting the Japanese with full confidence.

"Fellow villagers, thank you for your trust in me, Wei Xiaobao. When the Japanese invaders were attacking the city, you came to visit me in the bakery. I feel deeply honored..."

"Wei Yingxiong, what are the Japs?" someone loudly interrupted Wei Xiaobao's impromptu performance.

Oh, I forgot about this. During this period, people often called the Japanese "Wokou" (Japanese pirates), and no one knew about the "Little Japs" (Japanese devils).

"The Japanese are the little devils. Look at them. They are short in stature, with an average height of only four or five feet. Moreover, they are cruel. They are the devils from hell, so the Japanese are the little devils!" Wei Xiaobao said.

"Well, little devil, that's a good name!"

"We will also call them the Japanese pirates from now on!"

Under Wei Xiaobao's speech, the crowd seemed to have forgotten that the Japanese were attacking the city. It seemed as if they were holding a grand rally on the street.

"The Japanese are just bastards. If you are weak, they will bully you. If you are strong, they will pickle eggplants. The strong ones are afraid of the ruthless ones, and the ruthless ones are afraid of the desperate ones. When facing the Japanese, we must show our determination to fight to the end without fear of sacrifice. In this way, the Japanese will not be able to run rampant in our Ryukyu..."

Wei Xiaobao became more and more excited as he spoke. In his previous life, he was influenced by the anti-Japanese dramas, and his hatred for the Japs was evident.

"It's bad, hero Wei! Prince Shang Wen has escaped, and all the officials are running to West City!"

A voice shouted loudly...

"What's going on? They ran away before they even took over the city."

"I heard that King Shangning has sailed to the Southern Ryukyu Islands."

"What should we do? Seventy years ago, the Japanese invaders broke through Shuri Castle and massacred the entire city. I heard that 500,000 to 600,000 people died."

After hearing everyone's discussions, Wei Xiaobao knew that the invasion of Ryukyu by Japan was a historical fact. The Japanese devils were brutal and committed all kinds of atrocities, such as burning, killing, looting and so on. They would definitely massacre the entire city after breaking into it.

We must leave the city now, and it would be best if the thousands of neighbors in front of us also leave the city. Thinking of this, Wei Xiaobao shouted to the crowd again:

"Everyone, please be quiet. Prince Shangwen has escaped, and the nobles have also fled. The city cannot be defended. The Japanese will definitely massacre everyone after they break into the city. Everyone, hurry home and pack your luggage. Follow me out of the city through the west gate. We will leave the city and seek refuge."

Everyone immediately dispersed, each went back to their homes, each looked for their mothers, quickly packed up their clothes, food, gold and silver jewelry, and ran towards the west gate with their children and mothers.