"Ah?" Seeing that the envoy of God was also backing off, Menan became anxious and hurriedly held her hand tightly, whispering, "You can't leave. Without your help, won't this terrifying army eat us alive?"

Lin Feng smiled bitterly and said, "It sounds like if I don't leave, others won't be able to eat you alive."

"Don't worry too much." She pulled her hand away and whispered, "Looking at their appearance, they probably don't mean any harm."

After all, Lin Feng was born a pirate. Although he didn't understand that standing on the slope meant friendship, he could clearly feel from the other party's actions that they had no hostility.

"Really?" Mei Nan asked anxiously.

"Really." Lin Feng nodded.

Menan heaved a sigh of relief.

Lin Feng also breathed a sigh of relief, and then his mind became active again. Since this Mr. Zhao had no hostility, he might as well take the opportunity to find out more about him.

It would be too presumptuous to fight him right now, but if I can learn a few tricks from him, I can kill a lot of people when I go back!

In another ten years, I will become as strong as him and beat him until he calls me daddy!

Lin Feng immediately became full of fighting spirit again.

"So what should we do next?" Menan asked quietly, "Should we just wait and see?"

"Yeah." Lin Feng nodded and said, "Let's see what they are going to do first."

~~

Naha South Pier.

After the grand welcome ceremony, the Coast Guard and Marine Corps lined up to disembark and quickly formed an orderly formation to the rhythmic beats of drums.

Jin Ke, Wang Rulong and Tang Baolu were also invited to the high platform by Zheng Zhaozuo and Shang Zongxian to meet the great king.

After the two sides introduced themselves to each other through the pearl curtain, what surprised the Great Lord was that the devil Zhao was not among the three people, so he opened his red lips and asked, "Excuse me, my three lords, where is Mr. Zhao?"

"I'm sorry, my lord. Our young master never attends such occasions." Jin Ke replied in a deep voice: "It's not against the Ryukyu Kingdom. The young master is the same in China."

After a pause, he continued, "If the prince wishes to meet with our young master, I will convey his message."

"Okay." Mei Nan nodded slightly without comment. This unexpected situation, of course, required the messenger of God to make a decision.

And she had something more important to ask: "Then let me ask Master Jin first, where is our king now?"

"Oh, King Shang Yuan is seriously ill. We have sent him to Jiangnan Hospital for treatment." Jin Ke said calmly, "And the prince named Shang Hongde, the third official named Ma Deshun, and several princes and ministers have also volunteered to serve King Shang Yuan."

Tang Baolu, who was standing by, could not help but sigh and said, "Your Majesty really has a deep affection between the ruler and his subjects!"

“Really? That’s great…” Shang Zongxian couldn’t help but be ecstatic, and stopped halfway through his speech: “What I mean is, if my brother can get treatment from the divine doctor of the Heavenly Dynasty, he will definitely recover!”

"Yes, yes, with the princes taking care of us, we have nothing to worry about." Zheng Zhaozuo clasped his fists and thanked them sincerely, "Thank you so much, Heavenly Kingdom!"

"You're welcome. We are a family." Jin Ke waved his hand and said with a smile, "To show respect, the Coast Guard has prepared a parade. Please come and review it, my Lord!"

"Let's wait and see!" The princes were not surprised. Jiangnan Group was very methodical in their work, so they would naturally confirm today's procedures with them first. They had originally arranged a cannon show, but considering that there were too many people watching today, it would be bad if the cannons caused chaos.

So we won’t fire cannons, let’s do it another day, and only hold the parade today.

At this time, an exciting military call sounded, attracting the attention of the Ryukyu princes on the high platform and the people watching in the distance.

To the sound of the “Coast Guard March” played by bugles and drums, the parade formations sent out by each ship marched toward the platform one after another in neat steps.

Eight flag bearers led the way, carrying the Sun and Moon Flag, followed by Haierdi holding the bright red 102nd ship flag.

On Haierdi's left and right were two burly police officers, carrying the standard command sword and ship flag of the Coast Guard.

The 81 marine officers and soldiers selected from the 102nd ship formed a square formation at the back. The people of the Ming Dynasty were much taller than the short Ryukyu people, and these officers and soldiers were selected from 200 people, which made them even taller than the others.

This is equivalent to a square formation composed of eighty-one burly men over two meters tall four hundred years later. One can imagine the absolute oppressive feeling and impact.

The audience was surprised to find that they were all marching in unison! Eighty-one pairs of feet rose and fell to the same drum beat, looking so neat and tidy, full of rhythm.

When the square array came to the front of the platform, Haierdi suddenly shouted: "Salute!"

The flag bearers on both sides quickly drew out their sharp swords and held them in front of their chests. The officers and soldiers in the square formation also raised their Longqing-style swords with sharp bayonets and performed the standard gun salute.

At the same time, their pace also changed to a goose-step, with each step they kicked their legs straight, their leather boots slammed heavily on the ground, making a terrifying rumbling sound, which also slammed heavily into the hearts of every Ryukyu.

Next came Ships 103 and 104. Each ship was led by the captain holding a flag, followed by a formation of eighty-one burly coast guards.

Further back were the medium-sized ships, consisting of two ships in a square; the light ships formed a square of four ships, the speedboats formed a square of ten ships, the supply ships formed a square of five ships, plus 10 Marine Corps squares and ten auxiliary police squares, a total of 43 squares passed the reviewing stand in turn.

Except for the auxiliary police, all of them are equally burly, well-organized and arrogant!

The Ryukyu people will never forget the terrifying steps that shocked people like a devil, the black leather boots, the sharp bayonets, the brass-headed belts, the dark blue helmets, and the glittering medals on the chests of the officers and soldiers.

In the years that followed, whenever they had a false thought, this scene would involuntarily appear before their eyes. Then, those inappropriate thoughts would automatically melt away...

While Zheng Chu was looking forward to it, he suddenly thought that it was no wonder that the other party asked to sprinkle water in advance, otherwise the yellow soil raised by stepping on the ground would be enough to bury people.

Lin Feng's eyes widened, he was shocked to the extreme and completely speechless.

These soldiers must be sailors on the ship. She thought no one knew this business better than herself. Sailors were people who lived for today and not tomorrow. It was not shameful for them to be drunk, sloppy and untidy all day long. Lin Feng was usually sloppy, but she was just trying to whitewash herself for the women...

Isn't it said that all crows are black? But how come these people are so neat, powerful, and unanimous in their commands and imposing?

Isn't this too unreasonable? Could it be that my subordinates were given to me for free, while Mr. Zhao's subordinates were bought with krypton gold?

It's possible! Because Lin Feng found that these soldiers were too rich! Every soldier wore leather boots!

Those are expensive leather boots, only a thousand households can afford them, right? A hundred households have to wear cloth shoes.

And the clothes they were wearing were obviously very valuable. And each of them had a well-made bird gun! Even the general's personal soldiers were not so rich!

Oh, and there’s also the short knife at the muzzle of the gun… Although he’s never seen it before, Lin Feng can’t think of any other use for it other than stabbing it into the enemy’s belly.

Great! After shooting in this way, the musket will not become a fire stick! Soldiers can also carry one less long weapon!

She quickly took out her little notebook and drew it down with an eyebrow pencil, fearing that she would forget it later.

Oh, and what are those betel nut-like things embedded on the belts they wear across their chests?

Their kettle is also very special...

Hey, why can't I find the matchlock? How can I fire the gun?

Lin Ahfeng, with her sharp eyes, quickly found more than a dozen places worth studying carefully, which made her more determined to learn from Zhao Hao.

Hearing that the prince was in an extremely heavy mood, she turned back to seek some comfort from the messenger of God, but saw that Lin Feng seemed to be possessed.

Mei Nan turned back helplessly, secretly sadly saying, "Could it be that my brother will never come back?"

Anyway, after watching this military parade, she lost all her confidence...

Not only Menan, but also the princes, ministers, and even ordinary people were all deeply moved by this terrifying fleet and this military parade.

Our Ming Dynasty is truly invincible!

"So handsome! It turns out there are such men in the world!" The young girls and wives who were watching the fun all held their faces and became infatuated with him.

Looking at the Ryukyu people around me, even the young masters are like dwarfs. It is true that if you compare yourself with others, you will die, and if you compare goods with others, you will throw them away...

~~

On the only anti-Japanese warship that did not participate in the parade, Zhao Hao and Captain Xiang Xuehai watched from afar on the forecastle.

He asked the latter: "Brothers, are you sorry that you didn't get to show off your face?"

"It's a bit regrettable," Xiang Xuehai was calm and composed, unlike other captains, so he was assigned to be the flagship captain. He smiled and said, "But as long as I think about the fact that we are the commander-in-chief's flagship, no one else is qualified to inspect us! I don't feel any emotion at all."

"Hahaha, you are so good at talking." Young Master Zhao couldn't help but laugh and said, "I will personally inspect you at the next military parade!"

"Yes!" Xiang Xuehai stepped on his feet excitedly, and asked curiously, "Young Master seems to never want to participate in such a grand occasion."

"Haha." Zhao Hao smiled and said, "Actually, I would like to participate as well. Wearing a neat police uniform and white gloves, waving to the parade troops below the stage, that feeling is so fascinating. That's the taste of power."

At this point, he suddenly laughed and said, "Forget about the military parade. Back then at the Lugou Bridge coal yard, I was standing on the coal pile and was so excited when the convoys carrying coal set off one after another. It was the first time I felt like a big shot!"

"Then why, sir..." Xiang Xuehai asked puzzledly.

"Because I have to remind myself all the time that I am not a nobody." Zhao Hao smiled and said self-deprecatingly, "I can't forget that everything I have today is mainly due to luck and tricks. When I get arrogant, I will be close to failure..."

It was rare for Master Zhao to speak a few truths due to the stimulation of such a special occasion. But to Xiang Xuehai, Master Zhao was simply a saint!

A god like you who has created countless miracles is so humble and self-reflective. What else do you have to be proud of? Learn from you!

"You are too modest, so you will definitely win forever!" Xiang Xuehai said sincerely.

"Hahaha, you can't say that. There will be times when we can't win." Zhao Hao stopped talking and asked Secretary Ma to bring a map. He discussed with Xiang Xuehai how the Naha naval port should be set up in the future.

ps. There is one more update, but I only wrote half of it because I took my kids to the park to see alpacas...