C334 That tyrannical preparation for battle … (1/2)

Humans needed to be forced, even countries and peoples needed to be forced. Closing the door to peacefully live their own lives was a fake question even in the Middle Age, let alone in the current industrial era.

Just because you didn't go and provoke others didn't mean that others wouldn't go and provoke you. The Great Qing wanted to close down and live their own life. The Great Qing didn't have the right to do business with you, nor did they have the right to communicate with you!

But that's not the case. If you don't want to do something, someone will force you to do it. You want to close the country? I have a cannon to fire. Do you want to be honest and be a weak and weak country in between the cracks? I'm sorry, but I find your clump of weeds very annoying.

In this moment of life and death, Jin Changsen had finally abandoned all of his unrealistic fantasies and mobilized the most conservative group of people in the Ryukyu Kingdom.

My dear subjects, my dear friends, everyone has been together with me, Jin Changsen for dozens of years. In the recent decades, we have protected the entire Ryukyu from all kinds of dangers, we had thought that we would be able to rely on ourselves to survive this crisis. But I was wrong, we were very wrong …

The hall was brightly lit. Jin Changsen had gathered all of the old fools who were wearing the same pants as him and were also the most conservative in Ryukyu Kingdom. Jin Changsen, who was holding up his wine cup, was already on the verge of tears.

”The French are no longer declaring war. Ten warships loaded with over 600 cannons are already charging towards that tyrant. They are trying to completely destroy our country! ”We can't retreat any further. If we retreat even half a step more, we'll all fall into the sea to feed the sharks!”

Everyone looked left and right, looking at each other, unable to believe what they had just heard. It was only after they had confirmed it three times, that they finally understood that Jin Changsen was not lying to everyone.

There was a crisp smack, and he didn't know if it was the broken porcelain cup in his hand. ”Bastard, these bastards still haven't stopped?” It's only been a year and there's already a thief here.

”That's right, that's right. Our Ryukyu had never thought that there would be such a flourishing day. Let's take a look at the ships and goods at the port! Look at the taxes that trickle in like water every day! ”And that workshop, which no one can even remember its name anymore, these are things that we wouldn't even dare to think about in our eight lifetimes!”

”The Prime Minister dotes on us, not only did he pay us all the salaries that we owe over the years, he even gave us a huge amount of good silver, how did he come to undermine our reputation right at the start?”

”F * ck, since they don't want us to live anymore, then let's continue to work with them. This old man has lived his entire life without struggles, today I will fight with everything I have. If the foreign ghost soldiers rush to my front, even if I die I will still give them two sticks …”

Ryukyu Kingdom's most conservative group of people were also mobilized this time. When these politicians, who were so calm that they were almost cold-blooded, were about to attack them, it was obvious how angry they were.

All the new army opened their doors wide to recruit strong citizens. The five hundred new army that Xiao Letian left behind for the new army expanded to three thousand in just three days.

If not for him controlling the scale, forget about 3000, even with 30,000, he could have easily gathered them all together.

However, this was not how modern warfare worked. The army did not rely on numbers to win, adding water to the five hundred new troops was already their limit. If this went on, the command system would definitely collapse.

Now, all the citizens of the city have gone crazy. If they can't enter the new army, then form a militia. If they can't enter the militia, then they can just be loyal and brave.

All the streets were filled with rushing soldiers who were passing orders. The Li Li and the A Li were leading their neighbors to build sandbags to separate the traffic. At almost all the crossroads, there were students who were preaching for the common people.

These youngsters who walked out of the ten academies built by Xiao Letian were all wearing light blue and half-worn school uniforms as they stood on top of tall wooden boxes.

”Fellow villagers, take a look! Shameless French, they dared to send battleships to attack our Prime Minister on the high seas, and they even hurt him on the French mainland! Even the Prime Minister of a country can fight back with a bayonet. Big guy said, if our people fall into his hands, would they still be able to survive? ”

”My uncles, who drove away the Shimadzu Family's jackals? Who gave us a full meal? Who allowed us youngsters to go to the academy without spending money? Who is it... It's the Prime Minister! What choice do we have other than revenge? As long as there is still a sliver of conscience in our hearts, we cannot live on numbly! ”

”The citizens of Ryukyu, the bandits have already arrived. Even if you cannot lift your steel blade nor shoot at the Gun, you all still have strength left! Everyone organize, pay with money, contribute with strength, we want to buy military assets, we want to build fortifications … Prepare for battle! ”Prepare the entire city for war …”

Since ancient times, young people had always been fanatical, not to mention that they were all young people brainwashed by Xiao Letian's Western Study. They really wanted to form a student army and join the battle, but King of the Glazed Ball firmly refused their request.

If we don't want to fight on the battlefield, then we'll speak up. We'll use our hot blood and strong tongues to agitate the entire kingdom.