Chapter 1213 Divine Soldiers Descended from Heaven
Ryukyu, Rikuni Village.
Although the sun is shining brightly and the climate is peaceful, the situation of the villagers is very bad.
"The king has repeatedly issued orders to select beautiful women from the people to serve in the palace. This is the blessing of you untouchables. But you vulgar bastards actually dare to disobey the king's will."
The villagers of Rikuni Village were gathered together, and officials and soldiers sent by the King of Ryukyu surrounded them. The swords and guns pointed at them might fall on them at the next moment.
The leading official yelled and cursed for a long time before walking up to Hong Zhang.
"Old Hongtou, tell me quickly, where did An Ran go?"
Hong Zhang frowned, completely unable to suppress the anger in his heart.
"The old man is dizzy and deaf. How can he know where others have gone?"
Snap!
The whip in the official's hand struck him hard, causing Hong Zhang to fall to the ground in pain.
"Old bastard, how dare you open your eyes and tell lies. Is there anything else you don't know about Liguo Village?"
Hong Zhang was so beaten that his whole body twitched, and he was still clenching his teeth.
The official took a step forward, condescending, with a sinister cruelty in his expression.
"Don't think that I don't know anything if you don't tell me. Last year, a strange Han came to your Liguo Village, and many people saw him. Let me ask you, where did the Han go? Did he take An Ran with him?
Gone?」
Hong Zhang's heartbeat quickened and he couldn't help but turn his head and scanned the faces of all the villagers.
He knew that there must be a traitor among these people.
He bravely dealt with officials.
"That Han man was a nobleman from the previous country. He lost his way in the storm and ended up here. Later, his subordinates found him and he followed him back to his country. As for An Ran, the old man really doesn't know."
The official raised his foot and kicked him in the head.
"An Ran is the most beautiful girl in your Liguo Village. Even the king knows her name. Only the king can enjoy such a woman. If you don't tell the truth, you will all be killed."
The villagers in Liguo Village were all shivering and crying.
But they really don't know where An Ran went.
The official waited for a moment, but when he saw that no one came forward, murderous intent immediately surged in his heart.
He pointed at a woman in the crowd and shouted: "Drag her out and kill her."
Immediately, two soldiers rushed into the crowd and dragged the woman out. The knife in their hands was raised high and was about to fall down.
"What is that?"
A horrified shout caused everyone to stop.
The official raised his head in astonishment and looked toward the sea in the distance.
He swore that what he saw in his eyes was completely beyond his imagination.
On the wide sea, countless ships were seen rushing towards them at high speed. The towering sails were like endless white clouds, covering the entire sea.
"Enemy! Enemy attack!"
The official felt frightened, and no longer cared about the villagers of Liguo Village and the purpose of his trip, he turned around and ran towards the seaside.
His only thought was to run away quickly.
He is not a fool.
Just by seeing so many warships on the sea, I knew that there were many enemies.
How could he resist with just over a hundred soldiers led by him?
Moreover, Liguo Village is so small that there is no place to hide. If you want to survive, running away is the only option.
When the other soldiers saw the official running away, they rushed to follow him, looking so blind and ridiculous.
As soon as these people ran to the beach and boarded the ship, before they had time to raise the sail or pull up the anchor, ships on the sea had already rushed close to them.
Although they are all small boats, the appearance of the people on board can be seen clearly.
Seeing someone here trying to escape, several boats immediately surrounded them.
"Everyone on the boat stopped immediately."
Officials at this time
It has become clear that these warships actually come from the Xia Kingdom.
Knowing this, he became even more afraid.
Ryukyu already knew the outcome of the war between Xia and Japan, and King Shangfeng had already sent people to Xia to surrender.
But what made the Ryukyu Kingdom despair was that the Xia Kingdom did not accept the Ryukyu court's surrender at all. Not only did they drive away the envoys and tear up the memorial, but they also threatened to severely punish all Ryukyu people who surrendered to Japan.
This result frightened all the senior officials of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
King Shangfeng was helpless and quickly sent people to Edo to ask the Tokugawa Shogunate for help.
But the Tokugawa shogunate had just suffered a huge defeat and suffered heavy losses. They were recovering their strength behind closed doors. How could they dare to go against Xia Guo?
The envoy sent by King Shangfeng was driven back without even entering the door of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
It was only then that Ryukyu's top leaders fully understood that they had been completely abandoned.
Japan will not stand up for them, and Xia will not let them go.
There is no doubt that there is only one fate waiting for them.
That is complete destruction.
King Shangfeng knew very well that when Xia attacked, his end would be disastrous.
This made him go crazy out of despair, no matter what, he just wanted to seize the last moment and enjoy himself in time.
Only then did Ryukyu officials go to Rikuni Village to arrest Hideo.
Coincidentally, Xia's conquest army arrived just at this time and blocked the group.
The Ryukyu officials knew that they would not end well if they fell into the hands of the Xia Kingdom, so they did not listen to the Xia army's warnings at all. They just urged their men to row quickly and run as far as they could.
The Xia army that surrounded them saw that the people on the boat did not obey orders. They were obviously enemies rather than friends.
Following the officer's command, the soldiers on the ship raised their muskets one after another. With a burst of crackling noise, many Ryukyu soldiers were killed.
Their boat is too small and there is no place to hide.
The Ryukyu soldiers who had not yet been killed were frightened when they saw how powerful Xia Jun's weapons were.
They no longer dared to run away, they threw away their weapons and knelt on the deck.
Anyway, they are just little shrimps. Even if Xia Guo wanted to punish them, they would only go to those noble people.
When the Ryukyu officials saw that the soldiers below had given up resistance, they couldn't help but despair.
I wanted to die, but I was afraid of pain.
He simply threw away the knife in his hand and followed the example of others, kneeling as a standard.
The soldiers of the Xia army came over in a warship and captured all these people, and none of them escaped.
On Liguo Island, the villagers were still a little confused about what was happening. It was not until they saw An Ran jumping ashore like a butterfly that they understood what had happened.
"Grandpa, village chief, we are back, we are back with the heavenly army."
An Ran ran all the way and threw herself into Hong Zhang's arms, shouting excitedly.
Hong Zhang looked at Lin Jiahui, who was following closely behind, and Xia Jun, who was coming ashore one after another, and his old eyes suddenly turned red.
"Hahaha, we are saved! Rikunoku Village is saved! Ryukyu is saved too!"