"Waste! It's all waste! With so many people and so many ships, accidents can happen, so what's the use of you?"
On the already calm sea, Huang Fei was almost furious.
Beside him, all the naval admirals lowered their heads in shame, shameless to see others.
Broken wood was drifting with the waves on the sea, and a few pieces of clothing were rising and falling. Unfortunately, the sailing ship that was originally transporting arms had completely disappeared.
"Check! You must find out for me, who did it?"
The whole North Sea Fleet was furious.
This is the first time that the Xia Navy has suffered such a big loss since it was established as an army.
In the sea area they were responsible for patrolling, the intelligence ministry's ship transporting arms was attacked.
Not only were all the Intelligence Department personnel on the ship killed, the ship was also bombed.
By the time they arrived, the enemy's shadow had long disappeared.
"Could it be the Satsuma clan?"
Someone came up with an idea.
"Probably not. We have been monitoring the outlet of Kagoshima Bay, and the Satsuma clan's ship has never left."
This answer made everyone frown.
Now in this sea area, the only ones capable of doing this kind of thing are Xia Kingdom and Satsuma Domain.
It's impossible for Xia Guo to take action against his own people.
Logically speaking, the Satsuma clan is the most suspect.
However, in order to ensure the calm of the sea, the Xia Kingdom Navy has already conducted strict surveillance on the Satsuma Domain.
After being expelled by the Natsu Kingdom navy, all the Satsuma clan's warships returned to Kagoshima Bay.
If you want to figure it out, it is absolutely impossible to avoid the sight of the Xia Navy.
If it’s not the Satsuma clan, then who is it?
"Maybe a pirate."
Faced with Shen Tingyang's accusations, Shen Yuan was very dull.
"Lord Shen, you should know that those lawless pirates are also causing a lot of headaches for us in Japan. I just hope that Xia Kingdom can wipe them all out, so that we people in Japan don't have to suffer so much."
Seeing the way Shen Yuanzhi kept pushing forward, Shen Tingyang knew that there might be a follow-up to this matter.
Sure enough, three days later, another sailboat transporting weapons was attacked.
This time, Xia's navy arrived very quickly, so that not all the people on board were killed.
But the enemy was obviously familiar with the surrounding environment and retreated very quickly, but was not caught by the navy.
"They are not regular troops. Their clothes are in a mess, and so are their weapons. It's just that the accents of these people are very strange. They are obviously Japanese, but there are other languages mixed in."
The person in charge on the ship informed the Navy of the situation encountered.
"Japanese pirates were only active in the Seto Inland Sea in the past, and their ships were not suitable for activities on the ocean. Since the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Murakami Navy has long existed in name only. There is no need to come here to oppose us. They don't have the ability.
.But these people who attacked us must have been protected within Japan. Otherwise, they would never have been able to break through our defenses and attack our transport ships so easily."
Huang Fei's mind was spinning and he thought of a lot in a short period of time.
"Captain of the detachment, we must think of a way. Otherwise, if weapons are not supplied, I am afraid that the Shimabara rebel army will not be able to hold on."
Now the battle on land has entered a fever pitch.
Compared to Matsudaira Nobutsuna, who had rich war experience, Yuan Shengsheng and Amakusa Tokisada were too immature, and they were beaten back and forth, and the situation was extremely pessimistic.
If they hadn't had the weapons provided by Xia Guo, they would have been driven back to the Shimabara Peninsula long ago, where they would have closed their eyes and waited to die.
Even so, if there is a problem with the subsequent supply of weapons, their failure will be doomed.
But now there are unidentified enemies appearing in this sea area, and they can accurately attack the transport ship every time, which greatly affects the delivery of weapons.
How to deal with these cunning enemies?
Huang Fei closed his eyes and meditated, and gradually came up with an idea.
Liguo Island is isolated on the sea. It is warm as spring all year round and the days are quite calm.
Lin Jiahui has been here for several months, and his injuries have healed.
Not only that, he also became familiar with the villagers on the island.
With the knowledge he learned, he helped the villagers on the island solve many problems, which immediately made him popular with everyone.
Lin Jiahui likes life like this very much, but he wants to return to China even more.
It's a pity that this place is too remote, and he can never see any ships passing here, which makes him extremely helpless.
The peaceful days and beautiful life were broken.
A group of Japanese rushed to the island and gathered all the villagers together.
"From today onwards, all of you must pay taxes to the vassal. Each person will receive two taels of silver per year. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed without mercy."
Seeing the murderous look of the Japanese people, Lin Jiahui was puzzled.
"Isn't this the Ryukyu Kingdom? Why do the Japanese appear here? Why do they tax you?"
The girl who saved him burst into tears.
"More than twenty years ago, the Japanese occupied our area and forced our king to surrender. Everyone said that they wanted to take Ryukyu as their own. Brother Lin, will China come to save us?"
Lin Jiahui was struck by thunder.
Since ancient times, Ryukyu has been a vassal state of China. And in the heart of the suzerain state, its status is the same as that of Korea.
As a result, it is now shocking to learn that Ryukyu was occupied by Japan.
Lin Jiahui immediately realized that the situation was serious.
He grabbed the girl's hand.
"Sister An Ran, I want to go back and tell the country about the situation here. The country is different now. Once I learn about the situation here, I will definitely come to save you."
The girl's originally sad eyes immediately glowed with joy.
"Really? Are you really coming to save us?"
Lin Jiahui nodded heavily, leaving no room for doubt.
"His Royal Highness the King of Xia has said that those who offend China will be punished no matter how far away they are. The Japanese have usurped the position of the sect leader and despised the majesty of the superior country. Their sin is unpardonable. The superior country will definitely not forgive them."
An Ran wiped away her tears indiscriminately.
"I'll help you find a boat, and I'll go back with you. We must let the country know what happened to us in Ryukyu."
Fujian.
Zheng Zhilong couldn't help laughing when he heard the news from Batavia.
The laughter goes from weak to strong, from soothing to crazy.
"Hahaha... Hahahaha, okay, that's great. Since you don't follow my Zheng family's path and don't need my Zheng family's protection, then if something happens on the sea, don't blame your fate.
"
East of Taiwan.
On the vast sea, dozens of pirate ships swarmed over.
Among them, a merchant ship from the Xia Kingdom had already been besieged.
The merchants on the ship have completely lost their former elegance. They have picked up weapons and are desperately trying to defend themselves.
"Damn, where did these pirates come from?"
"Tell everyone to hold on, otherwise they will all die."
"Raise the speed of the boat and make sure to rush out."
Unfortunately, as the number of pirates increases, the resistance on the ship becomes weaker and weaker.