Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The intense gunfire had not only destroyed the lives and property of the citizens of Ryukyu, but also their weak morale. Although Xiao Letian had used up all of his abilities as a Transcender and allowed the citizens of Ryukyu to get ahead of the citizens of East Asia, his time was really too short, and his foundation was simply too weak.

Amidst the rumbling sounds of the cannons, Ba Cheng was like a burning ant's nest. The black mass of people were like ants as they ran into the mountains. Everyone's faces were filled with fear as they screamed incessantly.

Is safety in the mountains? However, that was not necessarily the case. Under detailed guidance, the warships in the Pacific Ocean to the east of the Bulbus Glazed Island razed every single hiding place to the ground. As long as it was a cannon, every single living thing on both legs that was within range had been bombarded.

nineteenth century, this was the era of big ships and big cannons, the most lethal weapon on Earth was the sail battleship. In the era of super powerful battleships, they were no weaker than the atomic bombs in the future.

"All the shores covered in naval gun are colonies of the Western Civilization, regardless of whether you, the indigenous people, are willing or not. In the midst of the destructive light from the flames, the only destiny of the backward races is to be beaten …"

This was a principle that Xiao Letian had stated more than once in the military academy, university, and secret lessons. Maybe many people did not understand the exaggeration of this statement but after experiencing the actual combat education of the French, everyone admitted to Xiao Letian's truth.

This was simply not something that a human could resist against. Other than the cannon emplacement that Xiao Letian paid a huge price to cultivate, which could slightly restrain the warship, the only thing left in the Ryukyu was for Bai Qi to take a beating.

Maybe people could still remember the miracles that Xiang Ying and the others had created, but that was something that could not be replicated. The could launch a sneak attack twice, but they could never stay in the same place again.

To be beaten, to be beaten, for the entire day; to be beaten, to be blasted, to the point where the entire Bulbus Glazed Island was burning as far as the eye could see.

Cai Mao and Liang Kun were completely helpless against this kind of strategic bombing. In the face of the most powerful weapon of this era, the Ryukyu had no other choice but to endure bitterly and surrender.

Shang Tai had already gone mad. While the civil officials were being pestered, he shouted loudly, "Let go of me, I want to fight for you! "The country is about to fall, this father shouldn't have kept my head sealed like a turtle …"

At this time, the civil and military officials had no time to bother about the king's vulgarities. They were all crying and kneeling on the ground, begging the king not to take the risk.

There was only one exception, and that person was Jin Changsen. The Minister of Rites was standing at the side with a pale face, thinking about something, when at this time, a messenger rushed over from the horse path on the wall, shouting loudly.

"Reporting..." Reporting to your majesty, General Liang Kun brought two hundred personal guards and charged straight towards the nation's head. However, they were suddenly met with an attack by French bullets on the Seven Stars Mountain road. The mountain had collapsed and the casualties were unknown … "

"Huh?" Everyone was shocked, Liang Kun was an army commander left behind by Xiao Letian. If anything happened to him, the Ryukyu would immediately lose an arm.

At this time, a group of people suddenly ran over. Taking a look and seeing that it was Letian Firm and her subordinates, the old man rushed over and pulled all of the old officials who were kneeling down and pestering Shang Tai to the side, "Scram …. Get lost, no one can stop His Majesty! "

The berserk Fan Lian frightened everyone present, even King Shang Tai was stunned.

"Your Majesty, you're right. Our Ryukyu can have the ruler of a dead nation if we stay inside the nest. However, we cannot have a useless ruler. Rather than dying from fear, it's better to die fighting …"

"Manager Fan …" Shang Tai's tears fell.

"But Your Majesty, you cannot go onto the battlefield because your battlefield is not the head of the country, but amongst the people … Attack His Majesty's bright yellow umbrella cover. Protect the imperial guards. You will patrol the people. Under the barrage of gunfire, you will personally be with the people … Stabilizing the people's hearts, our Ryukyu will not fall … "

Fan Lian's hoarse and teary voice made all the people who heard it tremble. "Your Majesty, when the rice was rising, I already understood that it's not that the people do not have a conscience, it's just to see if we, the officials, have a conscience … "I am exempt from the crime of robbing military rations by the people, and I even started to put food in storage to help the people, and they have given us rewards that I would never have dared to think of …"

"In just two hours, the good citizens actually managed to make up for the rice granary. They are using their life saving rations to make up for the lack of food!" With this kind of people, our Ryukyu will never die … "

Fan Lian smashed his own chest as he shouted to the officials on the city wall, "As long as we act, as long as we let the citizens see our conscience, the rewards they give us will be ten times or even a hundred times … We are officials! "Officials should be the first to act on behalf of their people. We should first set an example …"

"Someone come!" Raising His Majesty's position... The Son of Heaven guards the kingdom, and the King dies in the world! "

This sentence shocked all the people, and now no one was stopping King Shang Tai. Countless eunuchs were pulling their horses and flags, and soon enough, Shang Tai had gathered all of his mannerisms.

The door of Shouli City Palace slowly opened. The young Wang rode his horse into the city which was filled with fire. The pungent smell of cigarette smoke made his horse sneeze continuously.

"Pity my Ryukyu, pity my people …" Shang Tai's eyes were no longer filled with tears, but with blood.

The entire city was on fire and the streets were filled with fleeing citizens. Their numb expressions did not change even when they saw the King's bright yellow umbrella cover.

"My people …" Don't be afraid... I will not abandon you... Heaven blessed Ryukyu … " The young Shang Tai shouted at the top of his lungs from his horse's back, followed closely by a large group of civil officials who were pulling at their necks to shout as well.

"People, His Majesty has come to comfort you … "Don't panic! His Majesty is coming …" Just as they were crying out, the next block suddenly exploded, and a small two-story building was immediately blown into ruins. Dust flew up and engulfed the small group of consolers.

"Cough, cough, cough …" Your Majesty … This place is too dangerous... Let's return to the Shouli City … The French would not dare to open fire on the imperial city... "

"Bullshit, you son of a b * tch …" The French even dared to burn the Yuan Ming Yuan, so how could they dare to bomb him? "I say, Your Majesty, hurry up and retreat into the mountains …"

"Cough, cough, cough …" "Retreat, the king doesn't need to worry about the commoners, they're already foolish enough to not have any expression when they see the king …"

As Shang Tai listened to the civil servants' chatters of persuasion, then looked at the citizens on the streets who were running for their lives numbly ignoring him, something seemed to have shattered in the young king's heart, causing him to feel a bone-piercing pain.

This was the typical relationship between the people and the emperor in the Middle Age. The emperor and the king were just illusions in the hearts of the people and everyone knew that he was in the palace. However, no one had a clear image of him in their hearts.

It was said that people were loyal to the king and patriotism, but what was the king? What was a country? The commoners did not even have a single realistic idea in their hearts.

At that time, the Emperor was more like a Buddha statue in a shrine, just a spiritual refuge for the people. Generations of people had hoped for the rule of the Bright Monarch, but how many were the true Bright Monarchs? No one could tell.

The young Shang Tai finally understood that although he was the sovereign of the Ryukyu, in the face of life and death, the commoners would not care about him and the officials in the imperial court.

Just as Shang Tai was rejecting himself, a series of chaotic footsteps came from around the corner in front of him. Following that, a group of soldiers wearing the uniform of the New Army led a large group of citizens and retreated out of the city.

"The villagers have followed up … Once you enter the mountain, you will be safe... "Child, come over here, I'll carry you on my back …"

"Don't be afraid, the French want to attack us, unless they step on our bodies... And don't worry, the more crazy the enemies are, the more timid they are in their hearts. The final victory will be ours … "

The four or five soldiers ran as they encouraged the people behind them. The young soldier in front was carrying a boy with a injured calf on his back. Nearly thirty frightened civilians were following them.

Smoke, fire, and the smoke from the explosion disturbed everyone's line of sight. The small team passed by Shang Tai about twenty meters away, but no one noticed the King and the rest of the people in the imperial court.

Shang Tai was shocked, right at that moment, a cracking sound sounded out in his heart, as though something had pierced through his old idea and was about to sprout.

"I understand, I understand!" This was the justice that the Prime Minister talked about, this was the new nation that Master Shang Fu talked about … "Hahaha, I finally understand, I finally understand. I've always been wrong, ridiculously wrong!"

Shang Tai was laughing maniacally, but tears were still flowing out of his eyes. He dismounted from his horse, and under everyone's disbelieving gazes, he ran madly towards the rescue team.

"I'm not a king right now, and I'm not a king either …" I am just a citizen of Ryukyu, if you want to make the people love me and respect me, it's not by relying on righteousness, it's by relying on me going to the people myself, it's to see how I do it! "

"When the sky was falling and the earth caving in, the people chose the new army instead of us. That is because we have never gone against each other from the beginning to the end … Hahaha, this Ryukyu should die! "

Shang Tai finally understood that in order to boost the morale of the people, you didn't need to rely on the prestige of the big shots and the royal family. You relied on yourself to throw yourself at the people who were suffering, to personally help them, personally encourage them, and to sweat and bleed with them.

"People are doing it, the heavens are watching! What is the Sky... Ten thousand citizens are the heavens! If I, Shang Tai, do not accompany all the citizens to bleed today, I will not be worthy of being this Ryukyu King! "

Shang Tai dashed in front, followed by a group of officials and imperial guards whose faces were pale in fright. A large group of people were running around on the streets like a train.

Soon, the chaos alerted the soldiers who were trying to evacuate the civilians. As soon as the soldiers turned around, they jumped up in fright, almost knocking the injured boy onto the ground.

"Oh my god! Look... Our king? What's going on? Could the Shouli City have been destroyed? "