Dragon Sea Empire

On the fifth day after the Sea Soul left Naha, violent storms blew up around the Ryukyu Islands for three consecutive days. Yin Feng's large fleet did not appear in Naha Port in time. All the ships of the Shimadzu Army Navy moored in the port hid in Naha Jiangai Port, but they were still sunk by strong winds and waves.

Chen Zhongji, Yan Siqi, Zhang Hai, Mai Yangtian, Luo Aquan, Colonel Kutley and others braved the wind and rain to look at the wall every day, and returned disappointed every day. They began to worry whether the fleet of the Chinese Army would encounter this storm , in case... the consequences would be disastrous.

On the third day, the intensity of the wind and rain reached its climax. At this moment, the Shimadzu Army sent envoys to ask for negotiations.

The drenched emissary was brought into the business hall, and everyone found out that he was an acquaintance: Lord Yimoli, the abbot of the Wang family temple who had been to the Zhonghua business hall before.

Chen Zhongji first took him to meet Shangfeng, the prince of Ryukyu, and then asked the monk in Shangfeng's guest room: "Master, why are you here this time?"

Lord Yimoli knelt in front of his eldest son Shangfeng, looking at the prince and Chen Zhongji in embarrassment. Shangfeng understood, but turned his head and saw Yan Siqi behind Chen Zhongji with murderous eyes, his heart beat wildly a few times, he nodded quickly and said: "Shopkeeper Chen is a friend from the Celestial Dynasty and my savior. If you have anything to say, you can say it in front of him,"

Master Yimoli nodded helplessly, and said in Chinese with a strange tone: "The poor monk came here this time at the order of Wu Ji, a Japanese slave in Satsuma Prefecture, Japan, and came here for the peace talks between the two parties..."

Chen Zhongji interrupted him rudely: "Who is Wu Ji? Does he have the right to decide the major issues of war and peace?"

Lord Emo smiled wryly, and had to explain that "Gozai" refers to Kawayama Gonzaemon Kudaka. In Japanese, the pronunciation of "Gozai" is similar to "Gonza". Emo The master used this to refer to Kawayama Gonzaemon Kudaka.

"General Huashan is the general of the army that attacked Ryukyu this time. His army has already occupied Ryukyu, so of course he has the right to decide the peace of the main island of Ryukyu..." Lord Yimo could only smile wryly.

The special commissioner of the Ministry of Security, Zeng Xiren, had already collected information about the main generals of the Shimadzu Army on the Ryukyu Island through various intelligence channels, so Chen Zhongji knew that Lord Yimo was not lying.

"Talk about his conditions." Chen Zhongji was too lazy to talk nonsense with this monk who ran errands for the Japanese pirates, and went straight to the topic. Master Yimoli is actually not a running dog. His master Ryukyu Wang Shangning and others have already surrendered. The Shimadzu army was also helpless in their work.

"The general hopes that you will give up the fortress of the trading house. He allows you to leave here with all your treasures, but all the Ryukyu people must stay,"

Lord Yimoli looked at the eldest son Shangfeng, and said slowly: "Of course, His Royal Highness must also stay, General Huashan said that the King of Ryukyu and all the nobles have asked him for peace..."

Chen Zhongji interrupted him: "It's not peace, it's 'surrender'. Do you know what the word surrender means?"

Lord Yimoli smiled wryly, bowed his head and remained silent; Prince Shangfeng's face was hot, and his heart turned into anger, but he had to bow his head under the eaves, coughed a few times and said: "I know that the king and his officials have fallen into the hands of Japanese pirates. The Shang family has been the lord of Ryukyu for generations, I am willing to stay and take care of the people..."

Chen Zhongji smiled indifferently and said: "Since the prince said so, I can't force it. It's just that the whole shop is under the orders of my captain Yin Fengyin. Without his order, we must not leave here, and the Japanese attacked me. The company headquarters in Taiwan killed and wounded thousands of our people. We don’t trust the Japanese, so, just in case, before the Japanese army leaves the camp north of the Naha River, or before we leave Ryukyu, we will continue to defend His Royal Highness. Safety,"

"The Japanese attacked Taiwan," Lord Yimo was a little surprised, but Prince Shangfeng had heard about it from Chen Zhongji.

Chen Zhongji waved his hand: "Master, please tell General Kawayama Kudaka that because of the attack on Taiwan, our Chinese company will go to Kyoto to file a complaint with General Tokugawa."

Chen Zhongji and Yan Siqi watched the unlucky monk Yimo Lizhu leave the business hall in the rainstorm and strong wind, Yan Siqi asked in puzzlement: "Ji Zai, why don't you simply reject the peace talks terms of the Japanese? How could the Japanese be so kind? let us go for no reason,"

Chen Zhongji sighed, and looked towards the sea to the west: "This is delaying time, the wind and waves show no signs of weakening, I am worried that the captain's army will not arrive in time,"

When the storm reached its climax, it suddenly came to an abrupt end at night. The hopeful guards of the Chinese Commercial House welcomed a fine weather with gentle wind and light rain, but the captain's army did not appear on the sea.

Ijuin Hisamoto and Hirata Masuzong listened to the report of Lord Emori: One fact can be clarified. The ronin troops of Kawayama Yuki and Yamaguchi Naotomo have indeed arrived in Taiwan and launched an attack. Judging from the reaction, the result of the attack was quite tragic, and it is very likely that Kawayama Yuki and others have already wiped out the entire army.

The two of them analyzed the current situation and felt that it was indeed inappropriate to continue to have conflicts with the Chinese company at the moment. They had no choice but to report the situation to Huashan Kudao. Huashan Kudao's meaning was the same as before: obey the orders of the head of the Shimadzu family, Until then, stop combat operations with the Chinese.

However, the situation changed quickly. On the third day after the storm passed, a huge fleet appeared on the sea outside Naha Port.

Yin Feng is sometimes an impulsive person, but when faced with matters with too great responsibilities, sometimes he overcorrects and is overly cautious. Especially in dealing with war affairs, he strives not to fight uncertain battles, and no matter whether he is marching or fighting Be cautious and never go to war without an absolute advantage.

Not long after departing from Miyako Island, Yue Bo, the guide and old fisherman on the Flying Wolf, reported to him that there might be a storm. There are so many cases of supporting a large army, so Yin Feng ordered the entire fleet to return to Miyako Island to anchor for shelter from the wind. The generals of the navy, such as Mai Dahai and Fan Tao, who were eager to attack, expressed their opposition, saying that it would take time for the entire fleet to turn around as a whole. It took a long time, but Yin Feng insisted on returning to the voyage, and directly issued a strong order.

More than 200 ships in the fleet turned around and headed back, but the fleet was still hit by a violent storm in the middle. , or when it is completely blown away, it is impossible to change the course by grabbing the wind. In this extremely dangerous situation, all members of the fleet from Yin Feng down think they are going to sink, and everyone is desperate to save the ship and lives. Desperately: Some ships turn the rudder with the wind, and some ships rush ahead of the wind.

The tall hull of the Flying Wolf was buried in the terrifying wave valley at sea, and when it emerged, it was lifted up into the clouds by the waves. One of the three masts of the ship was broken, and the deck of the ship was swept away by the large waves.

Big storms dominate the seas, and most ships are out of control.

Yin Feng's over-caution played a big role this time. Because the entire fleet changed its course in time, it was only attacked by the edge of the storm. When the sun rose in the morning, the shadow of Miyakojima could be seen far away. , The fleet rushed out of the encirclement of the storm, only a dozen transport ships sank, and two warships disappeared.

Yin Feng was lucky, and all the needle masters and veteran seamen in the fleet were relieved, and they all regarded Yin Feng as a god.

Three days later, after reorganization, the fleet set sail again, headed west-northwest, and then turned north. With the help of the strong southwest wind after the typhoon, they rushed out of Naha Port in one go.

There were cheers in the Zhonghua Commercial Hall. The first person to see Yin Feng's fleet was Luo Aquan on duty. The eyes of the sharpshooter were extraordinary. Before others could see anything, he had already spotted the sails of the fleet. All the Chinese people ran up to the wall and cheered, and the Ryukyu people also shouted happily.

Yin Feng's fleet appeared very suddenly, and half of the sailors of the Shimadzu Army Navy were on the shore, completely unprepared.

Three cannon warships, Flying Wolf, Flying Tiger, and Flying Leopard, lined up outside the port, and dozens of three-masted Fuchuan gunships, which were huge compared to the small sailboats of the Japanese pirates, rushed into the anchorage of the Shimadzu Army Navy.

There are now more than 200 warships of the Shimadzu Army in Naha Port. The flagship of Kawayama Kudaka has moved northward to the coast of Nakijin Castle. The Shimadzu Army once had a powerful navy. The main force of the navy belongs to the Shimadzu family. After the Luliang naval battle, the Shimadzu navy has withered; in the eyes of the Chinese navy, these small sloops are not much different from fishing boats. It is only loaded with more than ten people, without cannons and firearms, how can it be the opponent of the Chinese company's warships.

After a while of bombardment and rocket fire, the ships of the Shimadzu Army's navy rushing forward were on fire one after another. The Fuchuan circled around half a mile away from the Shimadzu's family's navy, non-stop using cannons and fueled Thunderbolt rockets. Ravaged the Shimadzu family's schooner.

At the same time, a team of transport ships sailed in close to the south bank of Naha Port, and landed 500 sailor musketeers on the beach near Mori Castle on the south bank, and at the same time dragged three field guns to the coast with small boats.

Yan Siqi brought his own team, plus 50 sailors to receive the musketeers, and took the original Liangzuo Sencheng guard of the Ryukyu Royal Guard Xie Yuanshui and 50 subordinates. Sencheng rushed forward, and they joined forces with the crew of the Flying Tiger's sailor Yang Tiansheng who had just landed.

They had no time to celebrate their joining forces, and immediately launched an attack on Wuliangzuo Sencheng under the leadership of Xie Yuanshui.

In fact, there is no need for them to attack. More than 50 Ryukyu royal guards in the castle and dozens of Hirata Japanese pirate warriors who took over the castle have already fought. The huge fleet immediately rebelled and fought with the pirate warriors. When Yan Siqi and Yang Tiansheng followed Xie Yuanshui to the gate of the castle, there was no one guarding the city wall.

As soon as Yin Feng's fleet arrived at Naha Port, they wiped out the main force of the Shimadzu Army's navy in one fell swoop, burned and sank more than 120 ships of the Shimadzu Army, captured 50 ships, and another 20 Shimadzu's ships ran fast , fled north to the direction of Urasoe Castle.

The biggest victory was to capture Wuliangzuo Sencheng in one fell swoop, allowing the Chinese army to have a stable base on Ryukyu Island.