The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1454 Ryukyu Island

On Ryukyu Island, apart from the mines that Xuan Shijing was concerned about, there were also many rare crops, as well as spices, especially spices. As long as they were brought back to Chang'an City, they would be paid back anyway.

The spies in the camp are still exploring the island, day and night, just to figure out the island.

The climate on the island is hot and humid, and it feels worse than at the Quanzhou navy camp, but even so, the tents where you sleep at night are still tightly sealed, otherwise the mosquitoes will come in, and you will be the one to suffer.

On the second day, some of the sailors showed a reaction of acclimatization. Fortunately, the ship brought a lot of supplies, and the doctor also brought a lot. He was busy treating these soldiers. , the camp of the entire army on the coast was unable to move for a while.

Xuan Shijing and Liu Renyuan didn't intend to venture into it lightly, the most important thing at present is to find out the reality of the island, how many people live on this island, and where they live.

The camp chose a good place, and Liu Renyuan and Xuan Shijing didn't intend to hide it, and they were not afraid that the residents on the island would find them. It’s also difficult, as long as you stand at a higher place and look over the sea, you can see it.

"General Qi, Xiao and others found a stone tablet on the island." The people who went out to inquire about the situation on the island came back to report.

"Where is the stele?" Hearing this, Liu Renyuan became energetic.

"It's already brought back, it's just outside." The sergeant said.

"Okay!" Liu Renyuan said, and then looked at the guard beside him: "Go and call Xuan Gong over."

"Yes." The guard left in response.

Liu Renyuan walked out of the camp with the military commander, and he really saw a stone tablet outside the tent. There were many words engraved on the stone tablet. Although it has been exposed to the sun for so many years, it can still be discerned vaguely.

After Xuan Shijing got the news, he also came to the door of Liu Renyuan's camp, and saw Liu Renyuan lying on the stone tablet and carefully reading the words on the stone tablet.

"General Liu, how do you look?" Xuan Shijing walked over and asked with a smile.

Liu Renyuan straightened up and looked at Xuan Shijing, the joy on his face could not be concealed.

"Xuan Gong, it can be confirmed now that this is Ryukyu Island. This stone tablet is an inscription left by the army of the former Sui Dynasty. When the army of the former Sui Dynasty came to Ryukyu and destroyed the Ryukyu Kingdom, they carved a tablet on the island to record their achievements. Just a tablet, which records the wars of that year in detail, and also clearly mentions the three words of Ryukyu Kingdom." Liu Renyuan said: "In addition, our people found human habitation on the island. After the Ryukyu Kingdom was destroyed, the remaining People are divided into tribes."

Xuan Shijing nodded: "Congratulations, God gave me face, the journey was smooth and smooth, and it took only one day to arrive on the island, and our spies have almost inquired about the things on the island. What is the situation of the residents, has anyone contacted them?"

Whether the people on this island are xenophobic is what Xuan Shijing wants to know. If there is a disagreement, there will be a war. If it happens so suddenly, the Navy will definitely suffer, so before doing anything, Xuan Shi Jing inquired about their details.

"Hui Xuangong, the brothers under him have already contacted them, and we don't know the result yet."

Xuan Shijing looked at the sky, it was getting late.

"When did your brother contact them?" Xuan Shijing asked, "How long has it been?"

The sergeant was taken aback for a moment, and then responded, "It's been about two hours."

Hearing this, Xuan Shijing sighed: "It's troublesome."

"Xuan Gong thinks that the people on this island have detained our people?" Liu Renyuan asked.

Xuan Shijing nodded: "Yes, isn't it clearly written on the inscription? The army of the former Sui Dynasty destroyed their country, and the people on the island still hold grudges against the people in the Central Plains, even if they chose to surrender later. , but more than 30 years have passed, and now people from the Central Plains have come to the island again, if General Liu is from the island, what do you think of General Liu?"

"So that's the case." Liu Renyuan understood what Xuan Shijing said: "Vice general!"

"The subordinate is here!" Liu Renyuan's lieutenant clapped his hands in response.

"Call 1000 people, ready to go." Liu Renyuan said, and then looked at the spy: "You lead the way."

"Yes." The spy responded.

"Wait a minute, how many people are there? How many people are on the opposite side?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"There were three people in the past. As for the other side, I don't know how many people there are."

Xuan Shijing looked at Liu Renyuan with a serious expression, and could not act hastily without knowing the terrain, how many people and how many weapons were on the opposite side.

"The main purpose of going this time is to rescue people first, and we can't leave it alone." Liu Renyuan said.

Only then did Xuan Shijing nod, and agreed that Liu Ren would go there. He is not familiar with everything on this island now, and it is not suitable for large-scale battles. If he can avoid it, he will avoid it. If he can talk to the aborigines on the island Even better, perhaps avoiding a fight.

Although the chances are small.

"Xuan Gong will stay in the camp for now, I will take people there personally." Liu Renyuan said.

"Alright, General Liu, be careful in everything." Xuan Shijing urged.

"Don't worry, Xuan Gong."

Before it got dark, Liu Renyuan took a thousand soldiers, asked them to bring their rations for the night, packed lightly, and set off from the camp.

As soon as Liu Renyuan left, the affairs in the camp fell on Xuan Shijing. Although there was nothing serious, the spies sent out before kept feeding back the news, and they all reported to Xuan Shijing, Xuan Shijing As Jing listened, the civil servants next to him were also recording. After sorting it out at that time, they will have to hand it over to the Ministry of War when they return to Chang'an. , the more detailed the information, the better.

After starting from Quanzhou and walking all the way, when they were on the sea, the people of the navy had already recorded the route and voyage. The good weather in the past two days is simply a gift from God to the navy.

In the middle of the night, the scouts in front returned to the camp. Xuan Shijing was sleeping soundly, but was woken up by the guards outside the camp, saying that the scouts from Liu Renyuan's team had returned.

When Xuan Shijing heard the news, he quickly put on his clothes and went into the handsome tent.

Liu Renyuan and his party didn't come back during dinner in the camp. Xuan Shijing thought they had to wait until after dark to act, but now it seems that they were obviously held back by something.

The scouts were already waiting in the camp, and when they saw Xuan Shijing coming, they cupped their fists and saluted: "See Duke Xuan."

(End of this chapter)