C437 indiscriminate bombing (2/2)
However, it was too easy for the French to bomb the city. With hundreds of thousands of people surrounding the city, the naval gun did not even need to aim at it. Every shell could bring about destruction to the city.
Time passed minute after minute, the shore defense cannon had been shooting for more than two hours. Other than lightly injuring the Glory twice, they had not gotten any results.
”This group of bastards, this group of lunatics …” ”I hate that we don't have a navy, Prime Minister is right, a nation without maritime rights has no future, the taste of being beaten up is too unbearable …”
At this moment, a messenger ran in from outside the fortifications. ”Report to the general …” When the northern observation post noticed the movement of the French battleship, the French warships all retreated. They went around the country and attacked to the east coast … ”
”What?” They went to the east coast? ”Immediately send out an order for the army to be on high alert, in case the enemies land and ambush us …”
In the end, Cai Mao had guessed wrong about the Frenchman's plan. These four battleships did not intend to board the ship at all, their only goal was the various supplies and refugee shantytowns that Ryukyu Kingdom was hiding in the mountains.
The main island of Ryukyu was more prosperous to the south than to the north, and more lively to the east. The Shouli City and the Naha Harbor's specific location was at the southwest corner of the island, while the rest of the islands were mostly high mountains.
High mountains and dense forests were naturally a good place to hide soldiers, civilians, and arms. In this complicated geographical environment, don't mention bombing, even if you didn't bring any guides, you would still get lost.
On the deck of the Sea God was the water dog that was swimming in the sea last night. In his hand was the map of the Ryukyu that Gong Cheng had spent a lot of money to find out about the equipment.
”Yes, this is the place … Do you see that cove to the south? Forget about this mountain slope that blocked their view, just behind this mountain slope was a large refugee camp. At the very least, there should be tens of thousands of Ryukyu people hiding there … ”Fire the cannon, it's up to you French people to be accurate!”
Boom! Boom! Boom! Four battleships, under the command of the water dog, began to blindly fire towards the back of the hill. In the end, after two rounds of gunfire, the smoke began to billow out.
”Hahaha, let's see if your father is right or not. ”Let's continue bombing. We need to change our location for another two rounds …”
”Did you see that village which appeared vaguely in the northwest corner? That was the place where, the number one grocer of the Ryukyu, hid her grain. Explode all his food … ”
”South, south, in the forest at the corner, there is the Ryukyu's armory. ”Fire, you don't have to care about the accuracy of your aim to open your mouth wide to explode …” ”Ahh …” ”
Under the command of Gong Cheng's henchmen, the secret strongholds that were hidden deep in the mountains were exposed. The French had finally reaped the biggest rewards of the war.
At the end of the bombing, even the French officers shook their heads. Looking at the Water Dog's excited expression, no one could understand it, even though this was the Ryukyu Kingdom, but a third of the people here were Chinese? Why were they so happy when they killed their own people? This people really couldn't understand.
At this point of the war, the Shouli City was in a complete mess. Although the French did not attack the imperial city, they had slaughtered the citizens of the Ryukyu.
”What's going on? Why do the French know so many hidden strongholds? Where did this spy come from? ”I want to take over his home and destroy his entire clan …” The young Shang Tai roared from atop the city walls. Every time he saw a new cloud of dust fly into the air from the explosion, his heart would bleed.
”Where's Cai Mao? Where's Liang Kun? The Prime Minister asked them to protect the Ryukyu, is that how they protect it? Fight back … Are we going to let the French slaughter my people? ”
Shang Tai roared like a furious lion, the people around him were all pale-faced civil and military ministers, for a long time, only Jin Changsen dared to come forward and say a word.
”Your Majesty, please calm your anger. Don't blame the two generals …” Who told us the Ryukyu didn't have a navy? Isn't this what passively taking a beating looks like … If it doesn't work out, can we negotiate with the French? ”
Jin Changsen looked at the surrounding crowd and quickly waved his hand, ”Don't misunderstand, I'm not surrendering. I just want to use a strategy to delay the enemy, at least give us time to lick our wounds …”
”Reporting...” Reporting to his majesty, General Liang Kun brought two hundred personal guards and charged straight to the head of the Northern Mountain Country. The general said that he was going to launch a counterattack and destroy the French army in the Guotou Village … ”
”The general also said that it would be best to capture a group of captives for us. Otherwise, if we were to passively suffer such an attack, our morale of troops would collapse!”
Looking at the soldier who kneeled on the ground, Shang Tai's eyes were filled with tears. He suddenly shouted in anger, ”Change! ”My people are bleeding, how can I remain indifferent …”
After saying that, Shang Tai immediately ran down the city walls, this time poking a hornet's nest. The civil servants on the city walls all surrounded him with a ”hong” sound, all of them hugging their legs, hugging their waist, and the rest kneeling down.
”Your majesty, you can't. You are the spiritual pillar of Ryukyu now, if there is any accident, our country will really fall!”