C438 The King who had a sudden epiphany (1/2)

The intense gunfire had not only destroyed the lives and property of the citizens of Ryukyu, but also their weak morale. Although Xiao Letian had used up all of his abilities as a Transcender and allowed the citizens of Ryukyu to get ahead of the citizens of East Asia, his time was really too short, and his foundation was simply too weak.

Amidst the rumbling sounds of the cannons, Ba Cheng was like a burning ant's nest. The black mass of people were like ants as they ran into the mountains. Everyone's faces were filled with fear as they screamed incessantly.

Is safety in the mountains? However, that was not necessarily the case. Under detailed guidance, the warships in the Pacific Ocean to the east of the Bulbus Glazed Island razed every single hiding place to the ground. As long as it was a cannon, every single living thing on both legs that was within range had been bombarded.

nineteenth century, this was the era of big ships and big cannons, the most lethal weapon on Earth was the sail battleship. In the era of super powerful battleships, they were no weaker than the atomic bombs in the future.

”All the shores covered in naval gun are colonies of the Western Civilization, regardless of whether you, the indigenous people, are willing or not. In the midst of the destructive light from the flames, the only destiny of the backward races is to be beaten …”

This was a principle that Xiao Letian had stated more than once in the military academy, university, and secret lessons. Maybe many people did not understand the exaggeration of this statement but after experiencing the actual combat education of the French, everyone admitted to Xiao Letian's truth.

This was simply not something that a human could resist against. Other than the cannon emplacement that Xiao Letian paid a huge price to cultivate, which could slightly restrain the warship, the only thing left in the Ryukyu was for Bai Qi to take a beating.

Maybe people could still remember the miracles that Xiang Ying and the others had created, but that was something that could not be replicated. The could launch a sneak attack twice, but they could never stay in the same place again.

To be beaten, to be beaten, for the entire day; to be beaten, to be blasted, to the point where the entire Bulbus Glazed Island was burning as far as the eye could see.

Cai Mao and Liang Kun were completely helpless against this kind of strategic bombing. In the face of the most powerful weapon of this era, the Ryukyu had no other choice but to endure bitterly and surrender.

Shang Tai had already gone mad. While the civil officials were being pestered, he shouted loudly, ”Let go of me, I want to fight for you! ”The country is about to fall, this father shouldn't have kept my head sealed like a turtle …”

At this time, the civil and military officials had no time to bother about the king's vulgarities. They were all crying and kneeling on the ground, begging the king not to take the risk.

There was only one exception, and that person was Jin Changsen. The Minister of Rites was standing at the side with a pale face, thinking about something, when at this time, a messenger rushed over from the horse path on the wall, shouting loudly.

”Reporting...” Reporting to your majesty, General Liang Kun brought two hundred personal guards and charged straight towards the nation's head. However, they were suddenly met with an attack by French bullets on the Seven Stars Mountain road. The mountain had collapsed and the casualties were unknown … ”

”Huh?” Everyone was shocked, Liang Kun was an army commander left behind by Xiao Letian. If anything happened to him, the Ryukyu would immediately lose an arm.

At this time, a group of people suddenly ran over. Taking a look and seeing that it was Letian Firm and her subordinates, the old man rushed over and pulled all of the old officials who were kneeling down and pestering Shang Tai to the side, ”Scram …. Get lost, no one can stop His Majesty! ”

The berserk Fan Lian frightened everyone present, even King Shang Tai was stunned.

”Your Majesty, you're right. Our Ryukyu can have the ruler of a dead nation if we stay inside the nest. However, we cannot have a useless ruler. Rather than dying from fear, it's better to die fighting …”

”Manager Fan …” Shang Tai's tears fell.

”But Your Majesty, you cannot go onto the battlefield because your battlefield is not the head of the country, but amongst the people … Attack His Majesty's bright yellow umbrella cover. Protect the imperial guards. You will patrol the people. Under the barrage of gunfire, you will personally be with the people … Stabilizing the people's hearts, our Ryukyu will not fall … ”

Fan Lian's hoarse and teary voice made all the people who heard it tremble. ”Your Majesty, when the rice was rising, I already understood that it's not that the people do not have a conscience, it's just to see if we, the officials, have a conscience … ”I am exempt from the crime of robbing military rations by the people, and I even started to put food in storage to help the people, and they have given us rewards that I would never have dared to think of …”

”In just two hours, the good citizens actually managed to make up for the rice granary. They are using their life saving rations to make up for the lack of food!” With this kind of people, our Ryukyu will never die … ”

Fan Lian smashed his own chest as he shouted to the officials on the city wall, ”As long as we act, as long as we let the citizens see our conscience, the rewards they give us will be ten times or even a hundred times … We are officials! ”Officials should be the first to act on behalf of their people. We should first set an example …”

”Someone come!” Raising His Majesty's position... The Son of Heaven guards the kingdom, and the King dies in the world! ”

This sentence shocked all the people, and now no one was stopping King Shang Tai. Countless eunuchs were pulling their horses and flags, and soon enough, Shang Tai had gathered all of his mannerisms.

The door of Shouli City Palace slowly opened. The young Wang rode his horse into the city which was filled with fire. The pungent smell of cigarette smoke made his horse sneeze continuously.

”Pity my Ryukyu, pity my people …” Shang Tai's eyes were no longer filled with tears, but with blood.