September 18, the third year of Tiande.
This was the fifteenth day since the fleet led by Fu Xiaoguan landed at Kanai Port in Ryukyu and arrived in Edo.
Half a month later, the navy and marines wiped out the 50,000 Franks who occupied Ryukyu, completely eliminated the 20,000 Frankish defenders in Edo, and captured the commander of this army, Marquis Bar.
The people of Liu Kingdom celebrated with great joy. They thanked the powerful Xia Kingdom from the bottom of their hearts for eliminating the invaders, but after this joy, they discovered a cruel fact - their royal family had already been killed by the Franks!
There is no one left in the royal family, what should we do?
Edo Castle Taishofu.
As one of the two most powerful officials in the Ryukyu Kingdom, Taishokan Fujiwara Aki was a little worried in his study - the emperor from Daxia had just entered the Imperial Palace's Changgoden today, but had not yet summoned them, his old ministers.
Daxia... He only now knew that this country called Daxia was based on the former Wu Dynasty, and it had pacified the other three countries in one fell swoop this year.
The young emperor had an extremely powerful army, and those brutal Franks were like chickens and dogs in the hands of his army.
It took him only one hour to wipe out all the invaders stationed in Edo. He was so powerful, and now there is no one left in the royal family. So should this great emperor be respected as the master of Ryukyu?
The Ryukyu Kingdom has always believed that the Wu Dynasty is the superior country, and now this superior country has become even more powerful. If it submits to Daxia, it can get Daxia's protection and avoid disasters like the invasion of the Franks.
As a country living alone on an island, they were originally carefree. But this time their borders were opened by the Franks, and they realized that there were more powerful countries on the other side of the sea, and not just one, but many!
This route has been discovered by the Franks, which means that in the future, there will probably be more invaders coming here.
Because just a month ago, the 10,000 Franks stationed in Kanai boarded the ship and left.
They were not heading towards Daxia, but were returning home loaded with gold, silver, treasures, silk, jade and other items looted from the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Return means that this nautical chart was brought back to the country called Franky.
As a maritime nation, Fujiwara Aki deeply understood the meaning of nautical charts.
What he saw in the eyes of those invaders was greed and a love for these things. When these things were transported to Franky... they would definitely attract more robbers.
The Ryukyu Kingdom couldn't even resist tens of thousands of Franky's troops. If another powerful enemy came, I'm afraid they would dig three feet into the ground, and the people of the Ryukyu Kingdom would be skinned alive again!
Therefore, it is extremely important to hold on to Daxia's thighs tightly!
The Ryuk Kingdom needed Daxia to help them resist invaders and protect the lives and property of the people of the Ryuk Kingdom.
But the Kingdom of Liu is too far away from Daxia. Daxia is extremely rich, and the Kingdom of Liu is like a chicken rib. Will His Majesty accept the Kingdom of Liu?
This is where Fujiwara Aki's worry comes from. In his opinion, the powerful Xia Kingdom probably has no interest in the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Just then, a doorman came to report:
"Master, the divine official, Master Tsuruta, is here to visit."
"Please come in quickly!"
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The two highest-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Liu were secretly discussing the future of the Kingdom of Liu in the teahouse of the Taizheng Mansion, wondering how they could submit to Daxia.
In the Changyu Palace of the Ryukyu Imperial Palace, Fu Xiaoguan was interrogating Marquis Bal.
Marquis of Bar still seems to have not recovered from the defeat. He cannot believe that the powerful Frankish army was defeated like this.
You know, even in continental Europe, Frankie is an extremely powerful existence.
Their army was equipped with advanced flintlock rifles, and their ships were advanced three-masted warships. Even in the four major sea areas, there were only two or three countries that could rival France.
This time the Earl is going on a voyage across the ocean to explore the eastern route, and Her Majesty the Queen has given strong support.
These soldiers were all Frankie's regular troops, but after the battle in Edo Castle, he realized that this country called Daxia was far superior to Frankie's army, at least in terms of military strength.
This kind of transcendence was ahead of an era - their flintlock rifles could shoot farther, took less time to reload, and were more accurate. Especially their silver-white armor was not afraid of flintlock bullets!
What’s more, these Orientals can fly!
This is scary.
When this group of Orientals flew to the top of Edo Castle, not only the soldiers guarding the city, but even he, a marquis, was stunned.
So there is no suspense in this battle.
Of the 50,000 soldiers left to him by the Earl, 20,000 were captured, while the enemy had only 8,000 people!
Then Count Pizarro is probably in great danger. If it's a naval battle, the Count with twenty invincible warships might have a chance. But if the Count rashly lands...
"Have you ever met Count Pizarro?"
"Well, I destroyed his fleet at sea, and I captured him. But don't worry, he's living well in Daxia. I don't think he'd leave even if you asked him to."
Marquis Bar was startled. He didn't notice the second half of Fu Xiaoguan's words. "You said his fleet was destroyed at sea?"
"Yeah, I destroyed him with just six warships... Hey, Bal, is this the level of your Frankies?"
What do you mean this is the level?
France is a powerful maritime country, okay!
But now Bal had to believe it, because five months had passed and Count Pizarro had not sent back any news.
"I'm busy and don't have time to talk nonsense with you."
"Now I tell you, Pizarro has become my slave, but he is very happy and is helping me build a naval base. If you are willing to submit to me, I will send a warship to take you and your men to another naval base of mine. If you are unwilling... then be quick, I will kill you with a single blow."
Bal was shocked and thought about it. The most important thing now is to save his life!
Their six warships have returned, and when they come back, they will definitely bring the most powerful Far East fleet.
By then, we can destroy this Eastern Empire called Daxia in one fell swoop, and Count Pizarro and I will naturally be saved.
"I do."
"Kneel down if you want!"
Bal's mouth opened wide and his face flushed red. "The Frankies only kneel to God!"
"You are my slave now, get on your knees!"
Fu Xiaoguan roared, murderous intent bursting out of him, and Bal shuddered all over and turned pale with fear.
He knelt down with a plop, and after that, Fu Xiaoguan didn't ask him to get up.
"Xiaobai, send someone to summon the Ryukyu Kingdom's...divine official Tsuruta and the Grand Justice official Fujiwara Akira."
After Bai Yulian left, Fu Xiaoguan leisurely made a pot of tea. The tea culture of Liu Kingdom was more refined than that of Daxia, and Fu Xiaoguan fiddled with it with great interest.
After an incense stick of time, Tsuruta and Fujiwara Aki arrived at Tokigoden.
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