C473 French offensive (1/2)

He used the water dog to establish a connection with the Qing Dynasty's spies, and then, every day, he would pay attention to the people's movements in the city. It could be said that Gong Cheng had slowly perfected his plan using the morale of the people in the Ryukyu.

Don't say that Jin Changsen was stupid, Gong Cheng had long understood that Jin Changsen was just a fool who worshipped strength, and who had no morals. Jin Changsen was not a traitor, there was no doubt about Jin Changsen's loyalty to the Ryukyu Kingdom, but he only wanted to maintain the Ryukyu's position as the next head.

With King Shang Tai above his head and the countless citizens of the Ryukyu beneath his feet, he would be able to maintain the rich and prosperous life of the Jin family for hundreds of years. As for whether the people of Ryukyu were the rulers of the Japanese or the people of France, it didn't matter to him anymore.

In the eyes of these civil officials, they had already become a list of benefits. They had to satisfy their own interests and those of their families before they could consider the country and the world. In the event of any conflicts of interest between patriotism and love, they would immediately abandon the country and protect their home.

For the sake of his own benefits, he could even abandon the entire clan. After Wu Lun lost four and a half people, only his own concubine was left.

The only people left were the generals represented by General Cai Mao. Gong Cheng admitted that the new army of the Ryukyu was very strong, but there were still holes in their flaws. The new army, the imperial guards, and the Japanese samurai were born with contradictions.

While Xiao Letian was around, all these contradictions were suppressed, but when Xiao Letian left the Ryukyu, and when the war broke out, no one could suppress them anymore.

Coupled with the rumors about Xiao Letian being dead that Molière spread earlier, this made countless other people's minds want to make a move. Taro Shimadzu was the most obvious one.

Under Gong Cheng's instigation, the imperial guards and the new army were at odds. As for Cai Mao, he was a general who came from the Shouli City, so he had to stand by Shang Tai's side at the critical moment.

It was only at the very end that Gong Cheng realized that his plan had been too perfect. The Ryukyu's army had long since been torn into pieces.

The civil officials and martial generals had already fallen into their trap, the only ones left were the symbol of royal authority, and the business elite Fan Lian. As for these two final fortresses, Gong Cheng also had a way to take them down.

While these two people were hesitating the most, Gong Cheng threw out the bomb that Xiao Letian was still alive. This traitor knew too much about human nature, he knew that the young Shang Tai was the age when one would worship heroes, hence he addressed him as Shang Fu to prove it.

And old shopkeeper Fan Lian, he could even break all ties just for her daughter, how could this kind of person not protect her? As long as he used the lives of his daughter and son-in-law as bait, it was impossible for him to not use them.

When Shang Tai and both nodded their heads and agreed to negotiate, Gong Cheng knew that his poison plan was invulnerable.

This conspiracy seemed to be simple, but once they analyzed Gong Cheng's strategy with each step he took, they realized that this conspiracy was not simple at all.

Now, it was time to unveil the contract. The viewing platform was in a mess. The red uniformed soldiers had overturned the tables and the agreements that had yet to be signed were flying all over the place like snowflakes.

Gong Cheng looked at the officials who were in a mess, then looked at the peace agreement made by those trash. It was as if he had drank three cups of wine and his heart was intoxicated.

”Your Majesty! Don't struggle anymore. Right now, you have both the French army and the island warriors. You've already been surrounded. The imperial guards don't dare to act rashly. As for the new army? ”Hahaha, you people have already personally driven them to the mountains. Far water doesn't understand the fire …”

Shang Tai no longer had the mood to scold anyone anymore, he rushed to Lin Yuanmiao and roared out, ”Enough! Wasn't it embarrassing enough? No matter how foolish Jin Changsen is, he is still an important subject of our Ryukyu Kingdom.

”Your Majesty!” Numerous old officials were on the verge of tears. They had never thought that their king would have such a valiant side.

Cai Mao held onto his bleeding wrist, using his own body to block the bayonet in front of him, the orders the ferocious French soldiers received were caught alive, so they did not attack.

General Bruce had already reunited with Molière, and behind and to the side of the Jun Chen was Taro Shimadzu's army of warriors. The bright and clear Katana was facing them, and many terrifying masks were being put down, making it hard to see the expression behind them.

The crowd became smaller and smaller, and finally, everyone was squeezed together. This was the first time the officials of the Ryukyu had united together like this in hundreds of years, and at that moment, no one had any ill intentions anymore.

”Surrender!” ”You all no longer have the chance …” Molière roared at Shang Tai, and pointed outside the viewing platform. It was only then that Shang Tai and the others realized that the storm outside was getting fiercer.

”Line up... ”Thrust …” Behind them was the French Army's third formation. However, at this time, the hundred French Army had already turned into a torrent and charged against the imperial guards' formation, charging straight towards the dock on the shore.

The Ryukyu's officials did not really care about the military parade. The peace treaty that they had to sign was not like the military parade after a wild victory. It was fine for the imperial guards to send out 200 soldiers to make an appearance, but no one thought of leaving behind a good background for the French.