Kai Fu Han

Chapter 581: Landing on the Island to Expand the Territory
On November [-]th, Liu Xinyuan sent back news from the East China Sea that the fleet's leading exploration ship had landed on the Great Liuqiu, and it was expected that the main force would complete the task of landing on the Great Liuqiu one month earlier than the deadline given by Liu Xinqi.

The islands in the first island chain had very weak resistance to the attack by the second fleet. Compared to the technological level of the Xinghan League, the aborigines on the islands were completely savages.

On some smaller islands, you can’t even find a translator, and communication relies entirely on gestures and whips.

Ye Chuan fulfilled Liu Xinqi's request. Even if only a piece of land as big as the sole of his foot was exposed to the sea, he would send a ship to erect a stone tablet and declare his sovereignty. Every inch of land must be fought for.

In the letter sent back by Albatross, in the last paragraph, Liu Xinyuan asked Liu Xinqi if he would like to land on Daliuqiu Island together, and he could wait for Liu Xinqi to arrive before landing on the island.

Liu Xinqi was tempted when he saw this sentence and really wanted to go, but when he saw the baby on the kang who was trying to turn over, he finally gave up the plan.

[While the surrounding situation is still calm now, it’s better to spend more time with your family.On the Ryukyu Islands, it's the same whether or not you are there. 】

He wrote back to Liu Xinyuan and asked him to choose his own opportunity to land on the island, establish a base, and occupy the entire island step by step.It was suggested that if he was short of manpower, he could buy people from Quanzhou and Fuzhou on the other side of the river, and he could also recruit laborers on the mainland to help open up Ryukyu.

The task of the second stage is to be self-sufficient in the Great Ryukyu and cut off the dependence on the supplies of the alliance.This task is still the responsibility of Liu Xinyuan and his [-]th Field Brigade, with the Second Fleet as an auxiliary.

……

November [-]th, north of Ryukyu Island.

"There is a bay behind this island, which is very suitable for building a port. The island outside the bay not only blocks the strong wind and waves at sea, but also can defend the entire bay well after the fort is built on it." Ye Chuan introduced to Liu Xinyuan.

On the sea, the entire Second Fleet and ten large transport ships loaded two regiments of field army infantry at once.

Liu Xinyuan stood on the bow of the flagship Huashan, looking at the islands in the distance and part of the bay exposed behind the islands, listening to Ye Chuan's introduction: "This should be the Keelung that the alliance leader mentioned."

After saying that, he unconsciously smacked his lips: "What a strange name. Why is it called Keelung?" If he hadn't seen these two words on the paper, Liu Xinyuan would have thought it was "chicken coop".

"Who knows, no matter what it is called, I have sent people to explore it before, and the bay inside is indeed very suitable for building a port." Ye Chuan replied: "In fact, around a section of coastline in the west, there is also a river that is very suitable for building a port. Haikou. But that place has been occupied first. The various forces in Steel Port are very complex. In order to establish the pillars first, it is most suitable to choose this place."

"Okay, this port will be called Keelung Port after the city is established, and the one to the west will be called 'Liuqiu Beigang'. When we gain a foothold in Keelung, we will level it." Liu Xinyuan said.

"Then, log in now?" Ye Chuan asked.

"Log in, what are you waiting for if you don't log in?" Liu Xinyuan waved his hand.

There is only a very small village on the shore of Keelung Bay. Fishing and hunting are their main livelihood. There are some single-person boats in the village, mainly canoes.

The spies who came to explore before did not clean these villages, fearing that they would alert the enemy and attract premature attention from the larger native villages in the interior.

"Wow, wow, wow!" Some natives on the shore roared loudly as the fleet entered the harbor, and the natives in the village were alarmed.

Some people were running around, while others were organized and armed with fishing and hunting tools to prepare for the enemy.

"What a courage!" Liu Xinyuan praised.

"The ignorant are fearless." Ye Chuan gave a pertinent evaluation.

Not knowing the depth of the water in the bay, the fleet did not dock directly. Some small sampans were put down. The Marine Corps officers got on the small sampans and paddled towards the location of the village. "Wow!" Several hunting bows fired arrows. The arrows flew dozens of steps and landed in the sea. Some of them hit the sampan and were swung away by the squad leader in front of the sampan with his weapon.

"Ready to shoot!"

The soldiers on the sampan began to charge their muskets.

Because the sampan is unstable, flintlock guns are generally not allowed to be used before landing ashore, for fear that they will be soaked by sea water and fail to fire.But in this situation where enemies on the shore are shooting arrows into the sea, we can't be rigid.

"shooting!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The soldiers with a shooting angle fired iron projectiles at the natives on the shore holding bows and arrows.

Blood splatters!
The distance of thirty or forty steps can be said to be a perfect shot.

When the natives on the shore heard the loud noise, the people next to them burst into blood and fell to the ground. Unknown fear swept through their bodies. The courage brought by ignorance before was released to the end, and the natives who had gathered to defend also dispersed. .

The Marine Corps officers calmly stepped ashore, organized their team, and headed towards the village.

More troops began to land later, and ships with measuring water patterns began to measure the water depth and channels in the bay.

Everything is in order.

"This journey is just like traveling. It's so easy." Ye Chuan commented as he looked at the defeated battle on the shore ahead.

"I don't feel relaxed at all. Staying on the boat all day almost drives me crazy." Liu Xinyuan retorted.

"You've got it right. I've been wandering around the Diaoyu Islands and Okinawa Islands before, but I've never gotten off the boat." Ye Chuan looked at Liu Xinyuan with disdain on his face.

"I am the army, you are the navy."

"Rogue."

"Don't say I won't give you a chance. This harbor is your destination. Do you want to board it and take a look around?" Liu Xinyuan invited.

"Don't be sarcastic, there are more than 1 people waiting for me to transport them here. You hurry up and quickly establish the station. When I finish transporting the people, we will attack Ryukyu North Port and get the flow of troops there as soon as possible. The shipping route to Quanzhou has been opened, and I have had enough of wandering on this sea full of natives." Ye Chuan did not agree to Liu Xinyuan's invitation.

"Okay, we have a good idea recently and want to get your support." Liu Xinyuan stopped laughing and said seriously.

"Tell me."

"Although our occupation of the Liuqiu Islands can be regarded as a revitalization of the Han League and the expansion of the Han nation, I always feel that this credit is too easy and the value is too low." Liu Xinyuan said: "So I plan to completely occupy the Liuqiu Islands After that, we will use Liuqiu Island as a starting point to harass the prefectures and counties on the east coast of Southern Zhao. Do you want to join us?"

"This is not part of Liuqiu Strategy's plan." Ye Chuan hesitated.

"I know, but have you ever thought that if you go back to Penglai, you must either be escorting merchant ships or transporting army soldiers around, and you will be willing to be a transport captain?" Liu Xinyuan encouraged: "This kind of transport captain's job, who can do it?" Don’t know how to do it?”

(End of this chapter)