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Chapter 413 Nanhua is in Ryukyu (Second update, please subscribe)
The time was the early morning of January 1870, 1. Although it was freezing cold, there was still a rare winter sunshine on the sea.

On the extremely calm East China Sea, a three-masted Western-style sailboat is sailing on the sea with the wind and waves, and the word "Four Seas" is written on the beautiful clipper-style bow. The "Four Seas", a sail training ship of the Nanhua Garrison Fleet, a training ship with a displacement of only 1485 tons, left Nanhua in September last year and broke into the stormy Drake Passage all the way south. In the huge waves of 376 meters, [-] naval officers, soldiers and naval cadets on the "Four Seas" accepted the test of the violent wind and huge waves.

After passing through the Drake Passage, the "Four Seas" went north all the way, first to Linhai, then all the way westward, passing through Easter Island, Polynesia, Samoa and New Guinea Company Harbor, and entering the Taiwan Strait through Bashi Channel. According to the plan, they After replenishing supplies in Nagasaki, it will go north to Alaska via Hawaii, and then return south.

This is the standard ocean-going route for the training ships of the Garrison Fleet, and every naval student must undergo such ocean-going training once before graduation.During the nearly one-year sea voyage, the trainees will accept the test of the sea and eventually grow into qualified naval officers.

According to the plan, after sailing through the Taiwan Strait, the "Four Seas" will go to Nagasaki to replenish supplies.Then, leave Asia.

But sometimes, plans never catch up with changes.

A storm encountered in the South China Sea not only broke the mizzenmast of the "Four Seas", but also lost most of its fresh water-the broken mast smashed the water tank.

Facing the reality that the fresh water was about to run out, Captain Li Fengzhi looked around with a telescope and ordered directly.

"Let's drive into Naha!"

"Captain. Naha doesn't seem to be on our course."

Captain Rosen, the instructor of the Naval Academy who went to sea with the "Four Seas", has finally seen in the past few months how those future Nanhua Navy officers will fight against the wind and waves on the sea, and how they will survive the wind and waves. grow in.

This kind of ocean voyage training is almost equivalent to sailing around the world. In this process, everyone has withstood an unprecedented test!

"Instructor Luo, it's okay. Naha is just a port. According to the training regulations, we just need to avoid entering Tangshan's port."

Why not enter the port of Tangshan? Of course, it is to avoid conflicts. After all, to some extent, Nanhua and the Qing Dynasty are in a hostile relationship. After all, Nanhua has always supported the Kingdom of Heaven.

Another reason is...back to Tangshan, there may be deserters, what if someone takes the opportunity to escape?

This is very likely to cause instability in the army, so the best way is not to go.

Following the captain's order, the helmsman immediately adjusted the course, and the trainee officers on the deck were conducting routine gunnery or navigation training as in the past.

In the afternoon of the same day, the training ship "Sihai" sailed into Naha Port. Dozens of ships from various countries were moored in Naha Port, including Chinese-style hard-sailed sailing ships and Western-style sailing ships. Most of these ships came from Japan and China.

The approach of the training ship "Sihai" immediately attracted the attention of some crew members. After all, there are very few warships in Naha.

"It seems to be a warship!"

"Chen and Maru" the first mate Matsui Ichiro said to himself,
"It's just a warship. They seem to have encountered a storm. They may want to enter the port for maintenance."

When the French captain Stone raised his binoculars, in addition to the broken mast of the mizzen, he also noticed the flag on the top of the mast.

"Phoenix?"

Then, he said to himself.

"It seems to be Nanhua's warship."

Although they were not familiar with Nanhua, they knew a lot about the "Suzaku Banner".After all, Nanhua has dozens of immigrant ships sailing on the seas of East Asia.

"Nanhua's warship?"

In fact, they are not unfamiliar with Nanhua's warships. After all, in the past few years, a warship sailed into Nagasaki every year to replenish coal, fresh water and food.

In fact, there are many rumors about Nanhua in this sea area, from the "island-sized" immigrant ship to the Japanese women and ronin who went to Nanhua, what is behind these rumors?Tens of thousands of Japanese women flow to Nanhua through various channels every year.

The "Sihai" swaggered into Naha Port in this way. When they entered the berthing area, a wooden boat slowly approached. After saying the word, he stood at the bow of the boat and bowed his hands in salute.

"The visitors are officers and soldiers from the Celestial Dynasty. Lin Zhi, the port officer of Naha, has met all the military masters!"

Standing on the side of the ship, Wu Anping saw that the other party not only spoke fluent Mandarin, but was also wearing Han-style clothes and wearing a Han-style hair crown, he couldn't help feeling good.

"Your Majesty Lin, you are welcome. We are coming from Nanhua, and we encountered a storm on the way. I hope we can enter the port to repair the ship!"

South China?

Lin Zhi looked at the soldiers on the ship wearing Western-style beanies and blue dresses in puzzlement. Although there was a little doubt in his expression, he did not refuse.

In fact, this kind of "floating boat" is not the first time.Since the "Opium War", in the context of the Western invasion of East Asia, even Ryukyu has not been spared. As early as 1853, the fleet of Commodore Perry of the United States arrived in Ryukyu for the first time.In March of the following year, Perry demanded that Japan open the Ryukyu port of Naha during the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa.The Japanese side told Perry that Ryukyu is a sovereign country and has no right to determine the right to open its ports.Later, on the return journey, Perry's black ship "visited" Ryukyu by the way, and Ryukyu and Perry signed the "Ryukyu Treaty of Amendment" in both Chinese and English to open the port of Naha.Since then, France and the Netherlands have successively signed and amended treaties with them.

In the decades before that, there have been "exotic ships" floating in.Ryukyu's attitude towards European and American "foreign ships" is to do its best to meet the supply requirements of these ships that drifted to Ryukyu due to storms and other reasons, so that they can leave the Ryukyu port faster.

Now, facing this "foreign ship", Lin Zhi naturally treats each other according to the old rules, and there is nothing he can do if he doesn't. For Ryukyu, even China and Japan are not opponents of Westerners, and they can't afford to provoke them.Of course we should treat each other with courtesy.

"Welcome to Naha, everyone. I don't know how many days you need to repair it?"

Lin Zhi asked.

"If there are materials in the port, the mast can be repaired in about three to five days. After replenishing water and food, I will leave by myself. Please rest assured, my lord, I will buy the required materials and water and food at the local market price."

Wu Anping replied politely.

Soon, the "Sihai" sailed into Naha Port.

(End of this chapter)