Chapter 706 Ryukyu, Ryukyu

"Well, that's great. Read М" Zhao Xu looked at the keel of the steamship in the dry dock.

The main body takes ten months, and the installation of the steam engine and debugging will take another month.

It is now May of the twenty-fifth year of Taihe.

In this way, the Yanzhou Navy will have the first batch of steamships in November this year.

"By the way, the sailing warships cannot be delayed." Thinking of something, Zhao Xu said to Chen Shou again.

He asked Chen Shou to build steamships while not reducing the construction of sailing warships.

These steamships were all built in the new dry docks, and the previous dry docks were still used to build sailing warships.

After all, Wang Chong installed steam engines, steam-driven wood saws and hoisting iron ropes similar to those in steel workshops for the Ship Department, which greatly improved the efficiency of ship construction.

Although, he knew that with the development of Yanzhou industry, the Ship Department would simultaneously have the ability to build ironclad ships.

But the situation he faced was very serious at the moment, and he could not wait for the arrival of the ironclad ships slowly.

Moreover, even Britain is currently only using a new tactic of using steam engines to tow sailing warships.

Therefore, sailing warships are sufficient for a short period of time.

Like last year, the Ship Department also built 24 sailing warships this year.

By the end of the year, the navy will have 60 sailing warships and 24 steam tugboats.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chen Shou said.

After inspecting the Ship Department, Zhao Xu went to the naval base in Jinghai County.

After a round, he returned to Yancheng the next day.

He did not see Zhou Yi, because Zhou Yi led the fleet and the Marine Corps to set off the day before he arrived in Jinghai.

Qizhou Sea.

After a day of sailing, a fleet consisting of six warships and twelve troop transports arrived here.

At this moment, the bright sunlight at noon shone from the sky, making the sea sparkle.

On the deck, Zhou Yi, Gong Ying and Shang Bin sat around a table and were drinking tea.

Zhou Yi looked at a group of flying fish rising from the sea and the giant whales chasing the flying fish, and his eyes were blurred.

When he was in the Naval Academy, King Yan not only taught them the skills of sailing, but also taught them to distinguish various fish in the sea.

So, he could recognize flying fish and killer whales chasing after flying fish.

When he sailed for the first time, he was obsessed with these creatures on the sea.

But as the number of times he went to sea increased, he became accustomed to these things and had a normal heart.

But sometimes when he saw a rare scene, he would occasionally feel excited.

Pan Changze leaned on the railing and fished with a fishing rod.

The wooden barrel beside him was almost full of sea fish.

Sailing on the sea is boring, but it is better to taste all kinds of delicacies in the sea.

"Your Highness, after so many years, can the people of Ryukyu still be loyal to you?" Putting down the teacup, Zhou Yi looked at Shang Bin.

This is a serious question. Ryukyu has been in the hands of Japan for thirty years.

In the past thirty years, Japan must have supported the new king of Ryukyu.

They can easily defeat the Japanese army, but they are unwilling to get involved in a conflict with the Ryukyu people.

Hearing this, Shang Bin looked confident, "The people of Ryukyu have never forgotten us. I have never broken off my contacts with Ryukyu over the years."

"After the Japanese occupied the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Ryukyu people rebelled against the Japanese several times, but were massacred by them. After that, they imposed heavy taxes on the Ryukyu people, and the Ryukyu king they supported was not popular at all." After Shang Bin said this, he looked at the Ryukyu ministers sitting at the next table. These were all those who fled with them that year.

"Well, this is the best." Zhou Yi nodded. He was certainly not a woman's mercy.

After annihilating the Japanese soldiers of the Ryukyu Kingdom, if the Ryukyu Kingdom resisted them, they would also take cruel countermeasures.

After all, the Ryukyu Kingdom is related to the interests of Dasong. They can't allow the Ryukyu Kingdom to turn to Japan, nor can they let it become a country that hates Dasong.

Then, he looked at Pan Chang and cursed: "Eat, eat, eat, you only know how to eat, and don't think about how to seize Ryukyu."

Pan Chang turned around, with a playful look, and said: "If you can't take the Ryukyu Kingdom, you can chop off my head. This trip must make me feed my stomach."

Zhou Yi glared at him, "Don't forget to leave the fattest one for me."

He was naturally playing with Pan Chang, and now was his leisure time.

After sailing on the sea for another seven days, the Yanzhou fleet appeared in the waters of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

The Ryukyu Kingdom is located in the northeast of Yizhou. There are small islands distributed in an arc shape, extending all the way to the mainland of Japan.

Among these islands, three islands are the largest in area, which is where the Ryukyu Kingdom is located.

It is three thousand miles away from the Yanzhou waters.

"Ryukyu, I'm finally back." On the deck, Shang Bin looked at the horizon in the distance, tears welling up in his eyes.

Thirty years, a full thirty years, he finally returned to his homeland with the help of King Yan.

Shang Bin was excited and sentimental.

Zhou Yi and Pan Chang were discussing how to land in Ryukyu.

The Japanese navy was destroyed by them, and no Japanese warships were seen on the sea.

However, they still saw many Japanese merchant ships along the way.

And the closer they were to Ryukyu and Izu, the more Japanese merchant ships there were.

After the fleet appeared in the Ryukyu waters, some Japanese merchant ships fled in all directions, obviously they were very afraid of Dasong's fleet.

However, some merchant ships fled to Ryukyu.

The news of their arrival may have spread in Ryukyu.

"The Japanese will definitely build a fort at the dock. There is no need for the fleet to take risks. It is better to send some soldiers to land on the beach thirty miles away from the dock, bypass the side, capture the dock, and then the fleet can dock at the dock." Pan Chang pointed to the map with a serious look.

The map has a detailed geographical situation of the mountains and rivers of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

It was given to them by Shang Bin.

In general, the Ryukyu Kingdom is divided into the North Island, the Middle Island and the South Island.

The Middle Island is where the King's City of the Ryukyu Kingdom is located.

It is the Middle Island they are going to attack.

"Well, let's do it!" Zhou Yi agreed with Pan Chang's plan, "I will lead the fleet to the sea outside the dock to attract their attention, and you will take the opportunity to land."

Agreed on this matter.

The four troop transports left the fleet under the escort of three warships and headed for the beach thirty miles north of the dock.

There are almost beaches that can be landed around the Middle Island.

Therefore, without warships to defend, the islands of the Ryukyu Kingdom are fish meat that can be cut by anyone.

Now, the Japanese have no warships to protect the Ryukyu.

They could land anywhere, making the Japanese troops on the island exhausted and helpless.

After sailing for a while, Zhou Yi's fleet approached the Zhongdao Pier.

At this time, through the telescope, he could see everything on the shore clearly.

He found that a Japanese general was also observing him with a telescope.