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Chapter 120 - A sleepless night

In the end, the Shimadzu Family's army still surrendered. After almost 12 hours of fighting, the 3000 Japanese Army only had a bit more than 1,500 people left, and most of them were wounded. As for the more than ten old warships, with the exception of the four that were captured by the Americans, the rest of the warships were buried in the ocean.

When Xiao Letian saw the list of supplies sent over by the Japanese as well as the list of soldiers, he sighed in his heart. Divide these soldiers into ten squads and have our guards split up to guard them. Let's f * cking work hard for them and atone for our sins before we judge them … ”

”As for those Japanese residents, they are also being distributed to me. We can just give them two porridge per day, and if they don't work, we won't give them to them. ”You made such a great villain, and you still want me to support you for nothing …” Before he finished speaking, Xiao Letian's head slanted and he actually fell asleep on the back of the chair.

The surrender of the Shimadzu Family army declared the end of the war. This classic battle that was called the battle of independence for the Ryukyu by the future generations ended in less than 12 hours. Future generations may be desperate to study the far-reaching effects of this brief conflict on the situation in East Asia, but in the international environment of that time, this kind of small-scale conflict is really not enough.

In the international environment at that time, the only thing that the Western Powers was paying attention to was the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the American civil war, and the expansion of the Russia's power, including the rise of the Prussian Germany. For a small island nation with a population of a million, there was a collective disturbance among the people and it triggered the participation of thousands of Japan's original army. This kind of thing wasn't even worth a lace on the Thames.

However, to Xiao Letian, whose career had just begun, this kind of feeling of accomplishment when a country was fixed and even if it was as small as a Ryukyu, was something that he, who had experienced two lifetimes, was unable to imagine.

Xiao Letian had not slept for 24 hours already, from the battle's preparation all the way to the end of the second day, he was in a state of extreme nervousness. In the struggle of blood and fire, Xiao Letian had practically drained all of his energy, he had never been this deranged before, he was even waving the Xiao character recognition flag in his dreams, and under the flag, there were tens of thousands of people.

”Kill …” ”Kill ah …” Charge... ”Charge …” The slumbering Xiao Letian was talking non-stop in his sleep. Shang Tai quickly ordered the attendant to gently lift the reclining chair, and they proceeded to carry Xiao Letian into the imperial harem.

Not only that, Lin Yuanmiao who was an expert at flattering even picked four young and pretty girls from the palace maids to serve him. Unfortunately, Xiao Letian was almost dead asleep. The four little beauties helped him change his clothes and wipe his body, but he didn't react at all.

Although it was late at night, the inside of the city was still not calm. Countless Japanese labourers, under the protection of the Chinese guards, were cleaning up the city, and the remains of the fire field could not be reignited, and the broken remains must be removed as soon as possible. In any case, there was no sense of environmental protection.

Luo Huo and Mike were in the midst of trading with the foreigners, they promissory notes went out one after another, and barrels after buckets of expensive gunpowder and Gun s were brought down from the ship.

The Japanese had been beaten into a homeless dog, then Xiao Letian was the strongest in his family. If he did not earn some money now, then what would he be waiting for? He would be a fool not to sell a Gun with a profit of more than ten times.

It was not only Luo Huo and the others who were busy, Jin Changsen and the Winged King Shida Kai were even busy to the point that their feet didn't touch the ground. The Japanese's secret warehouses, whether they were part of the Shimadzu Family or some Japanese merchants, had all been confiscated.

It was not only the Chinese who were busy, the administrative system of the Ryukyu Kingdom was also awake the whole night. Officials holding lanterns were everywhere, proclaiming the new decree of the Prime Minister, summoning the citizens of the Ryukyu back to the city from the corners of the mountains. Gradually, the surrounding mountains were filled with the light of torches.

This was power, power that made men unable to extricate themselves from it. Xiao Letian could sleep soundly under the care of the beauty now, but his order would not rest. The power he had single-handedly managed would not close his eyes.

Every one of Xiao Letian's orders were completely carried out, and after this battle, the loyalty of Xiao Letian's subordinates rolled and rolled, even the doubtful Liang Kun was willing to follow Xiao Letian and mix in with him. In Chinese culture, those who could command a nation's capital overseas and win a national war were all great heroes of ancient history.

At some point in time, the night sky had begun to fill with a faintly discernible smell of incense. At first, it was faint, but very quickly, the smell of incense filled every street and alley. It was a prayer for Xiao Letian that all the surviving Chinese would burn incense in front of his door. A simple Chinese could only do this to thank their savior.

”For more than two hundred years, the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty and the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty have ignored us. We have been paying the heaviest taxes and have to suffer the wrath of the Japanese midgets. That dreamy Home Country, where our ancestor's tomb was located, at least there is someone who would look at us in the eye now … ”

”From today onwards, we will follow Mr. Xiao. We owe him our lives …”

That tyrannical night had no one sleeping, only the heartless Xiao Letian who lay on the beauty's lap sleeping until his saliva flowed out. Maybe it was because of the prayer of a hundred thousand Chinese, but Xiao Letian who was in his dreams laughed relaxed.

Just as Xiao Letian was sleeping soundly, on a deserted beach set up by the reef trees in the north of Naha Harbor, a figure hiding in a crevice quietly sneaked out. Using the moonlight as a cover, the figure lay prone on a small stream as it crazily poured cold water on his stomach.

”E Balang... You were hiding here? ” A voice came from behind the figure. E Balang who was drinking water took out his costal deviation and rushed in the direction where the voice came from without saying anything.