Chapter 711 Pengcheng
"You deserve to die, especially you, Shang'an!" Shang Bin knelt in front of the trembling fat Ryukyu King.
After Japan occupied Ryukyu, his seventh brother Shang'an, for the Ryukyu throne, and a group of ministers colluded with the tiger and massacred tens of thousands of Ryukyu people who resisted Japan.
In recent years, in order to please the Japanese army, he even forced Ryukyu women to go to the Japanese military camp and let the Japanese soldiers humiliate him.
In terms of taxation, Shang'an imposed heavy taxes on the Ryukyu people and paid them to the Japanese shogunate to win the shogunate's recognition.
All kinds of actions are worse than beasts.
From Shang'an to the Ryukyu officials who helped the tyrant, killing thousands of times, it is difficult to relieve his hatred.
Looking at Zhou Yi, he said: "General, kill them, these people have the blood of Ryukyu people on their hands."
"Drag them all out and behead them!" Zhou Yi shouted.
Hearing this, the kneeling Ryukyu ministers were so scared that they collapsed on the ground, begging for mercy.
Some Ryukyu ministers even urinated and excreted.
Ryukyu King Shang An was so frightened since he was captured that he was shaking all over and couldn't say a word. Now he fainted.
After receiving the order, the Marines dragged all the Ryukyu ministers out of the palace.
After a while, crying and screaming sounded one after another, and then it returned to calm.
At this time, Shang Bin said to the ministers behind him: "You will take over all the government offices of Ryukyu immediately, and sentence the Ryukyu officials in the government offices according to their crimes. Those who are guilty of serious crimes will be killed without pardon, and those who are less guilty will be imprisoned, and those who can be used will be used."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The Ryukyu officials shouted in unison.
After beheading Shang An, Shang Bin was the King of Ryukyu at this moment.
Then, they turned and walked out.
Zhou Yi dispatched more than a thousand soldiers to take over the government offices with them.
Then, he said, "Your palace is in such a mess. Let's not eat here tonight. Let's wait until we take over the entire Ryukyu Kingdom."
There are South Island and North Island to the north and south of the Middle Island. They only occupied the Middle Island.
Shang Bin smiled and said, "When I take over Ryukyu, I will entertain the generals and soldiers."
The Marines were ordered not to harass the people and spent the night in the Ryukyu Royal City.
The next day, Zhou Yi ordered Pan Chang to take South Island and North Island.
After two days of fighting, the remaining 8,000 Japanese soldiers were all annihilated.
At the same time.
The news that Shang Bin returned to Ryukyu spread throughout the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Because the Marines did not harm anyone, the Ryukyu people also took to the streets.
At this time, they learned that Shang An and the ministers who had committed serious crimes were all executed.
In addition, King Shang Bin overturned Shang An's decree, the heavy taxes were gone, and the women who had suffered in the Japanese military camp also returned home.
"The king is back, and Ryukyu's hard days are finally over." The old people of Ryukyu Kingdom cried bitterly.
The young and strong had tears in their eyes, although they only knew about the Ryukyu prince through the stories of the old people.
But the decrees introduced by Shang Bin have won their hearts.
Together with the old people, they came to the palace, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to the palace.
Shang Bin, wearing a royal robe, waved to the people on the palace wall.
Zhou Yi stood beside Shang Bin, and he said, "You really still have some people's hearts."
Shang Bin's face was full of smiles, and he took Zhou Yi's hand and waved to the people together, "This is all due to the grace of His Highness and the bloody battles of the soldiers. From now on, Ryukyu is my Shang Bin's Ryukyu, and also the Ryukyu of His Highness the King of Yan."
"Hahaha..." Zhou Yi laughed.
The location of Ryukyu is very important. The South Island, the Middle Island, and the North Island stretch for more than 600 miles, lying between Izhou and Japan.
Controlling this place will greatly expand the scope of the navy's activities.
Without the need to carry supply ships, they can also expand their activities from Yanzhou to the Yizhou Sea.
At the same time, merchant ships will also benefit from this.
After all, Ryukyu is a transit point for trade between Japan and Western countries.
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Pengcheng.
When Zhou Yi took Ryukyu, Chang Wei led the army to arrive here.
From Lucheng to here, the distance is 600 miles.
Except for taking Yicheng in one day, their time was almost spent on the road.
After all, from Lucheng to Yicheng, the road is basically mountainous.
But after Yicheng, it is an endless plain.
They walked for a day and didn't see a mountain.
It was not until Pengcheng that there were a few small hills standing on the ground.
However, these hills are basically single and not connected.
There are large tracts of farmland between the two mountains, which did not affect their march at all, nor did they provide a natural barrier for Pengcheng.
"No wonder it is said that the grain of the world comes from the Xie family. There are farmlands, lakes and rivers everywhere." Looking at the top of Pengcheng, Qin Shan sighed.
Guan Tong said: "What Xie family? This place will be ours soon."
"That's right." Lu Chang pinched.
Along the way, the speed at which the powerful family's army collapsed was basically equal to their marching speed.
This Pengcheng was also easy to capture.
After the three of them said this, they looked at each other and laughed.
Chang Wei ignored the three of them.
He was focusing on Pengcheng.
Since ancient times, this Pengcheng has been a place of contention for military strategists.
The reason is that to the south of Pengcheng is the Huai River.
Taking Pengcheng is equivalent to controlling the Huai River.
And controlling the Huai River, the counties south of the Huai River will no longer have natural barriers to rely on, and will only be swallowed up by the enemy.
Their only way is to escape to Jinling and rely on the natural barriers of Jiujiang to resist the enemy.
Therefore, the powerful family will hoard heavy troops here to fight with them.
If they win, they can hold the Huai River, and the counties in the south will be safe.
If they lose, they can also delay the attack of the Yanzhou troops.
According to the news sent by the scouts, the powerful families have recruited private soldiers from the powerful families during the retreat.
There are about 300,000 private soldiers from the powerful families who fled from Qizhou, and from Yuzhou, Ningzhou, and Bozhou.
Half of them gathered here.
The remaining half continued to move south and went to Huaicheng with the powerful family army.
However, even so, there are about 300,000 people in Pengcheng.
The powerful families such as Xie, Wang, and Han have 50,000 soldiers each, and 150,000 private soldiers from the powerful families.
Although these private soldiers from the powerful families are like chickens and dogs in their eyes.
But so many soldiers piled in a city will still cause them some trouble.
At least it will cause more casualties to the royal family.
And I am afraid that Pengcheng cannot be taken in one day, it will take several days.
However, they had to fight. Going south by bypassing the city was equivalent to leaving the back of the royal army to these 300,000 soldiers.
"It's not too late to be happy after taking Pengcheng." Chang Wei put away the telescope, "Prepare to attack the city!"
After saying yes, Qin Shan and the other two returned to their respective armies.
Then, they sent soldiers to dig trenches in the direction of the city wall.
Although this new tactic was monotonous and boring, it was very effective every time.
It often won the victory with the least casualties.
This battle would only take more time, so trenches were needed to protect the safety of the soldiers.