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Chapter 94 Recovering Ryukyu
When simplified Chinese characters and pinyin were being tried on the land in southern Liaoning, a joint fleet consisting of the main ship Victory, two frigates, two supply ships, and four merchant ships crossed the waters of Koryo and Dongying and sailed all the way to the southeast. , and finally arrived at the Ryukyu Kingdom in a corner of Pianan after a few days.

At this time, the Ryukyu Kingdom was invaded by the fleet of the Satsuma clan in Japan about 20 years ago, and was ransacked by the Satsuma clan.On the one hand, the Ryukyu Kingdom wanted to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and on the other hand, it wanted to pay tribute to the Shogun.At this time, the Ryukyu Kingdom was almost reduced to a vassal of the Satsuma Domain. Even King Shangfeng, the eighth king of the second Shang dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom, was once sent to the Satsuma Domain as a hostage.

It can be seen that the Shimadzu family of the Satsuma clan on Kyushu Island is indeed the most powerful group of daimyos on Kyushu Island.In fact, the Hizen clan is not weak, but the Nabeshima family was attacked by Chu Yun and entered Saga Castle before they had time to gather all his subordinates.

In the port of Naha in the Ryukyu Kingdom, there are more than a dozen ships from the Satsuma Clan in Japan moored.

The Satsuma family stood Huashan Jiugao on the port, a little bit embarrassed.About 20 years ago, he was ordered to lead [-] samurai to attack the Ryukyu Kingdom, and successfully brought the Ryukyu Kingdom into the territory under the jurisdiction of the Satsuma Domain. Now that he has to hand over the results of the year to the general of the Ming Dynasty, how can he not be heartbroken.

"General, why do you say that the Patriarch is afraid of Daming's Liao Army and wants to hand over these islands to them? We have been stationed here for many years, and every year we search for a lot of good things from the Ryukyu Kingdom. It's so cheap for them. It's really shocking." Displeased." A samurai complained to Kawayama Kudaka.

"The owner of the family exchanged the Ryukyu country for the land of the Hizen country, and we will do so." Kawayama Hisaka followed Shimadzu Tadahiro for decades, and never disobeyed Shimadzu's order, even if he had to hand over the Ryukyu tribute he worked so hard to maintain system.

King Shangfeng of the Ryukyu Kingdom led a group of officials from the Ryukyu Kingdom to stay behind Huashan Jiugao and the others in fear, not daring to speak.They were afraid that if they sinned against this group of Dongpu people, they would be killed without leaving a single one.

When the fleet of the Liao Army appeared in Naha Tomari Port, all the Shimadzu samurai gathered in Naha Tomari Port were shocked!They have been stationed in the Ryukyu Kingdom for a long time, and they don't know anything about the strength of the recently raised Liao army.The appearance of the Victory and the newly built frigate made them unbelievable.Looking at the huge hull of the Victory and the densely packed large-caliber artillery on the ship, and looking at their dilapidated closed ship, they finally understood why their Shimadzu family would voluntarily give up the Ryukyu Kingdom and show it to Da Ming!It can even be said that Daming did not take the initiative to attack the Ryukyu country, but was willing to exchange the territory of the Hizen domain with the Shimadzu family, which is considered to be a face for the Shimadzu family!
Navy Captain Ella led a team of soldiers off the Victory, while the temporary acting fleet commander Deng Qianlong personally sat on the Victory to prevent conflicts with the samurai stationed on Ryukyu Island.Because fleet commander Nelson suddenly felt cold, Deng Qianlong took command of the fleet for the time being, giving Deng Qianlong a chance to actually command the fleet.

Huashan Kugao was a little surprised when he saw that the leader was a blond female officer.Could it be that even Westerners have been subdued by Ming Dynasty?

"Hello, I'm Aila, Lieutenant of the Liao Army of the Ming Dynasty, and I'm here to take over the Ryukyu Kingdom from you under the order of the military lord." Aila gave Huashan Jiu a military salute.

Seeing Ella's salute, the aged Huashan Jiugao thought it was a new Ming ceremony, so he also learned to salute a non-standard military salute.

Chen Dalang, who joined the Liao Army when he attacked the Hizen Domain, became an interpreter and translated Ella's words to Kawayama Kudaka.

"I am Kawayama Kuga, general of the Shimadzu family of the Satsuma domain. These are the bravest warriors of our Shimadzu family. When I saw Daming's army today, I realized that Ming is still an honorable kingdom of heaven. I am willing to obey the orders of the Patriarch , hand over the Ryukyu Kingdom to you unconditionally." Kawayama Kudaka sighed.

"Thank you for your cooperation." Seeing that Kawayama Kudaka did not resist, Aila breathed a sigh of relief secretly.In this way, there is no need to conflict with Dongpu's fleet.

"Eighteen years ago, I led the Shimadzu family warriors to conquer the Ryukyu Kingdom. I counted their weapons and found that the big Ryukyu had only 18 bows, [-] guns, [-] armors, and several knives and spears. At that time, I laughed at them. The weapons are outdated, and seeing the army of the Celestial Dynasty now, I realize how much I sit and watch the sky, isn’t it the same as the Ryukyu Kingdom at that time?” Huashan Jiugao did not forget to take a hard look at the naval fleet of the Liao Army before leaving.

Hundreds of Dongying warriors stationed in the Ryukyu Kingdom showed envy and admiration in their eyes, and with great shock, they boarded their customs-breaking ship, and then sailed away.

The king of the Ryukyu Kingdom and the officials who waited bitterly on the side were very unbelievable when they saw that the Dongying warriors who had been bullying them were scared away by the Ming army.Immediately, they were elated again, they were finally able to break away from Dongpu's jurisdiction and return to Daming's embrace!

Look at the battleship of the Ming Dynasty, which is several times the size of the Japanese ships, and look at the fact that there are so many things called "cannons" on the battleship. It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty has not only not weakened, but has become stronger!At least these Ryukyu people think so.

"Your Majesty, shouldn't we take the initiative to show our favor to Ming's envoy?" At this time, apart from Ming's navy, only Ryukyu officials were left in Nahabo Port.

"This time, the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to rescue us from the fire and water. It is not in vain for us to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year. It's just that our Ryukyu Kingdom has no treasures after years of looting by the Dongying people. I really don't know how to repay the Ming Dynasty this time." Messenger." Ryukyu King Shangfeng said to his courtiers with some anxiety.

"Da Ming is a kingdom of heaven, with a vast territory and abundant resources. Are there any treasures? We just need to express our gratitude to Daming." A courtier said.

"You're right. Daming is a huge country, so it won't care about us."

King Shangfeng thought he would be in a good mood after opening, so he brought dozens of remaining officials from the Ryukyu Kingdom to Aila to express his gratitude to Aila.

At this time, Ella and the translator Chen Dalang were a little confused. They couldn't understand the local dialect spoken by this Ryukyu country!

King Shang Feng and the others quickly reacted.Fortunately, someone from the Ryukyu Kingdom went to Daming to study, so they were able to translate on both sides. Soon Aila, Chen Dalang and others understood the gratitude of King Shangfeng and the others.

"The envoys of the Ming Dynasty came to rescue our Ryukyu Kingdom without hesitation. As the king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, I specially led the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty to express our gratitude to the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. May the Ming Dynasty prosper from generation to generation!" King Shangfeng said excitedly.

There are only so few people in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty?Chen Dalang couldn't help laughing, the scene in the Ryukyu Kingdom was not as grand as the Nabeshima family he had worked so hard for before.

Aila took out a piece of parchment from her bosom: "My military leader has ordered that King Shangfeng of the Ryukyu Kingdom is mediocre, causing Ryukyu to be plundered by the Japanese and the people living in dire straits. Therefore, Ming decided to depose King Shangfeng. Since then, the Ryukyu Islands have never been Set up a king, I, Ming, set up the Ryukyu Guards here, to enrich the people, and to receive the heaven forever!"

The translator of the Ryukyu Kingdom turned pale when he heard Ella's announcement.

Seeing the interpreter's expression suddenly changed, King Shangfeng asked the interpreter suspiciously, "What did the envoy of the Celestial Dynasty say?"

"Your Majesty... I... Our Ryukyu Kingdom has perished..."

　Make up two more.Historical science and technology articles involve many aspects, and there are also many controversies. The limited level of the author needs time to improve, but I want to have fun.Still thank you for your support.

　　
　
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