"Currently, the Senate is preparing for the mainland strategy, so our current attitude towards Ryukyu and Satsuma should be to 'show strength' and not defeat others without fighting. Although we can directly launch a war to expel Satsuma, but the Ryukyu Kingdom
It itself has no output and is not worth investing too many resources. In this case, we will follow the old-fashioned routine and ask Ryukyu to accept the canonization and become our protectorate. Anyway, Ryukyu already has two suzerains, so we won’t care.
One more in reputation.”
"This is not necessarily true," some elders retorted, "Ryukyu has always adhered to the Ming Dynasty clothes until the demise of the Ryukyu Kingdom."
"I think Ryukyu's opinion is insignificant," Zhao Yanhao said, "Satsuma Domain may agree happily. Anyway, the current feudal lord Shimazu Tadahashi is the first daimyo to make an appointment and keep his wife and children as hostages in Edo.
, I think the culprit who created this system may not have any moral integrity at all. Anyway, it was Ryukyu who took the blame and suffered the death in the end. The Satsuma clan only needs to secretly hide it from the shogunate and earn some extra money as subsidies."
Zhao Yanhao spent a lot of words and countless words, and finally the plan was approved. However, Wu De raised great doubts about this inspection.
"The income from trade should not be enough for travel expenses." Wu De concluded briefly. The hearing came to an end with sparse applause.
The response was not enthusiastic, but the plan was approved and the project was officially implemented. Originally, Zhao Yanhao thought that this operation would be shabby due to the obvious "insufficient return on costs", so he did not expect to obtain any warships. He just wrote in the plan
However, after the plan was approved, the Navy still allocated him two Type 901 gunboats to power and control the wind, and an H800 sail-steam engine hybrid fast coal carrier "Haikang"
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Since the journey is not too far, the Haikang's coal bunker is only one-third full, and the space saved is used to load a large amount of "evaluation" goods (the trade carried out when Ryukyu was entrusted with the Ming and Qing dynasties). The Planning Institute is not
It is said that the main reason for the sudden display of mercy was that the Senate was afraid that the subjects of the Ryukyu Kingdom would feel contempt for the "Envoy of the Song Dynasty" when they saw the wretchedness and pitifulness of the "Messenger of the Song Dynasty", which would greatly reduce the impression of the Senate in Ryukyu.
Another reason is that according to weather conditions, the southeast monsoon from China to Ryukyu only comes in summer. Sailing with the wind certainly saves coal, but neither the executive committee nor Zhao Yanhao himself wants to delay in Ryukyu for too long. His
The plan in the plan is to leave as soon as the northwest monsoon stops in the spring and return as soon as possible before the summer typhoon season. Therefore, a steamship that does not matter the direction of the wind is obviously necessary.
After Zhao Yanhao received the official documents, he returned home and asked Zhao Kui to quickly pack his luggage. Zhao Kui was the Shandong maid he bought after Operation Engine. Zhao Yanhao felt that he had been single for more than 20 years and had no problem with women.
He couldn't make do with it, so he made the move very late, so the life secretary he bought was also in line with his taste. The maid's original name was "Zhao Xiangnu", but later Zhao Yanhao reflected on whether he was too bad-tempered, so he recently changed it
A relatively "elegant" name is Zhao Kui.
Zhao Yanhao's group of friends initially didn't understand why he would change the maid's name to such a strange name. Later, a senior teacher discovered that one of Zhao Yanhao's students had a little girl named Zi, who was Zhao Kui's sister, and everyone suddenly understood.
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"Guang Genji's plan!" One of the elders stamped his feet and beat his chest.
"Comrade Xiao Zhao is indeed a rough guy who returned from studying in Japan, and is proficient in all kinds of evil loli cultivation plans..."
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Zhao Yanhao is generally satisfied with the two warships currently anchored in Kaohsiung. However, the Executive Committee did not send veterans from the army and navy to go with them. Instead, they were commanded by naturalized civilian officers. In addition, an additional officer was added.
A Marine platoon and several special operations personnel.
From the perspective of force, the entire "Fengzhou" fleet is very small - no matter how big it is, it is not necessary. Ryukyu's military strength is very weak, limited by population and financial resources, and the size of Ryukyu's standing army has always been very limited. At its peak, Ryukyu's standing army was very small.
The largest expedition during the reign of King Shangzhen could only mobilize 3,000 people. This was almost the limit for a small country with a population of less than 100,000.
During the reign of King Shoshin, Ryukyu issued the "Sword Hunting Order" and confiscated all civilian weapons. As a result, when the Satsuma clan conquered Ryukyu, although in accordance with the consistent nature of Japanese Warring States historical materials, it was written in black and white "Satsuma Samurai and Akina Oyakata (
The Ryukyu army of three thousand led by Zheng Zong fought fiercely for three days and three nights. As a result, the most brutal battle recorded in the book occurred at Urasoe Castle: the uncle of King Shoning attacked the 20-man army led by Li Rui's three sons.
The remaining people "resisted to the death", and all were killed in the battle, while three miscellaneous soldiers from the Satsuma domain were killed.
Not to mention that Ryukyu simply cannot afford to maintain a standing army of three thousand. Even if it could, it probably would not be able to provide them with sufficient equipment. This country even has to import iron from Japan.
After the Ryukyu conquest, the Satsuma clan retained part of the Ryukyu Kingdom's army in order to prevent pirate invasion, but ordered Ryukyu to destroy all firearms, which turned the already weak Shuri army into scum. It is estimated that even the Shuri army, which has always been interested in history, was
Even those who despise the guards may not be able to defeat them.
As for the Satsuma Domain, there is no military stationed in Ryukyu - because it cannot afford it. For the Senate, Ryukyu's defense is almost "none".
On the surface, Zhao Yanhao praised a few words of "the wise and powerful elders" and "interesting enough", but in private he told several friends who came to see him off in the cafe of Nanhai Farm that the high-level elders ignored the life safety of the soy sauce elders and refused to send senior military officers.
He complained for a while about his behavior. Unexpectedly, after a few glasses of wine, he quickly digressed into the topic of which one is more beastly, the owner of the ghost farm or the ghost teacher. Wu Nanhai, who was joining in the fun, turned green in the face.
Sending black smoke and white steam all the way, H800 soon arrived in Kaohsiung. After a short rest, Zhao Yanhao bid farewell to Kaohsiung Mayor Wei Bachi who came to see him off, boarded the largest tonnage Hikang, and led the "sealing boat"
The fleet pulled anchor and set sail.
The captain of the Haikang is named Xu Liang. His father is Xu Cheng, an old subordinate of Zhu Cai who rescued Lin Baiguang. He died in the battle on Nanri Island when he went to save Zhu Cai Lao. Lin Baiguang later went to the mainland to find Xu Cheng's family.
When the money was handed over to his family, the young man decided to follow Shopkeeper Lin without saying a word.
After the family's "purification" was completed in Lingao, Xu Liang, despite the objections of his grandma and mother, went to the Fangcaodi Navy Sergeant Class. After graduation, he participated in Operation Engine and Operation Overlord, and performed well. With Lin Baiguang's special care, he soon
He stood out in the same period and was selected to join the naval training team in Hong Kong for further training. After the training, he was sent to the Lichun for internship, and half a year later he was officially appointed as the captain of the Haikang.
Although the Haikang is not a combat ship, being able to command a steam-powered ship means that he has a bright future in the navy. For Xu Liang, who is less than 30 years old, it is like having one foot on the fast track for promotion.
However, his seniority is still young after all, so the commander of the formation is He Congfu, the captain of the Qingdian. Speaking of which, He Congfu also defected from Liu Xiang's gang. In terms of seniority, Xu Liangde
Call him "Uncle Shi".
He Congfu is an old acquaintance of Zhao Yanhao. He has commanded ships to transport Ping Qiu Sheng and Qiao Tianzhi to Southeast Asia and Japan many times. He knows almost all the senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Therefore, although his military exploits cannot be said to be many,
The promotion speed was not bad. Not only was he promoted to the captain of the 901-class gunboat, he also gained the right to fly the flag of acting admiral. In other words, he was qualified to command a naval formation.
Another acquaintance was Feng Shengyue, the Guangdong scholar that Ping Qiusheng brought back from Puliange. Soon after he returned to Guangdong by boat, he came to Lingao. It didn't take long for him to become a colonist and trader.
He is a naturalized civilian cadre of the Ministry. He is particularly familiar with Southeast Asia and often travels to Siam, Khmer and Vietnam on ships.
The fleet went north and bypassed the city of Relanje where the Dutch were stationed. The expansion of this three-story European-style bastion had been completed. Although for Zhao Yanhao, Relanje had no visual impact on him, it was still possible to capture it.
It took a lot of trouble - but this is not a problem that she needs to worry about. The Dutch are not surprised by the neighbors who have business cooperation with them, and many people even put down their work and ran to the top of the city wall to watch the excitement. Then,
The Dutch in Gelanje fired a cannon salute.
Ships firing salutes were not yet popular in the old time and space. However, in the East Asia of this parallel universe, due to the promotion of the Australians, it has become widely known. Whether it is the Dutch, British or other Europeans operating in East Asia,
Accept this maritime etiquette.
After a day's sailing, the fleet arrived at the mouth of the Tamsui River in Taipei.
"Chief, that is the Tamsui City built by the Franji people before."
Under Xu Liang's instructions, Zhao Yanhao saw the Spanish stronghold of Santo Domingo City on the north bank of the river mouth through a high-power telescope.
According to the records of the Great Library, the city of Santo Domingo was built in 1628. Valdés, the Spanish governor of Tamsui at the time, took the opportunity to avenge the soldiers who were killed while buying food. He took the opportunity to expel the local Guillou aborigines and built the city here.
This is a simple fortress.
Under the telescope, Zhao Yanhao saw this simple fortress surrounded by mountains and rivers - or it would be more appropriate to say it was a ruin.
Historically, two years later, the Philippine Governor Coquilla ordered the destruction of the city of Santo Domingo due to financial difficulties. However, the Senate successfully snatched two Manila Gallens. Spain's financial crisis broke out early, and Coquilla was relatively early.
After giving the order, Spanish Tamsui Governor O led his troops to the chicken coop and fully garrisoned the city of San Salvador in the chicken coop. However, among the woods along the river, there were still some small wooden houses of Spaniards who had not yet moved away.