Now the speed of the entire fleet has been reduced, and some warships have reached the point where they cannot replace the sails. The ten turrets guarding Naha Port have only two of them destroyed. The giant cannon closest to Licheng has been baptized by five volleys, but they still continue to resist tenaciously.

"General Bruce, do you have any questions? Why did I hear a hint of panic and uneasiness in your tone? Do you have any doubts about our victory?" Molière asked suddenly and coldly.

Bruce did not dare to neglect and quickly smiled, "Sir, France will certainly win, but I hope that on the way to victory, we can reduce some casualties..."

"Sir, please see if we are temporarily withdrawing... Some sails need to be replaced, and many artillery overheating must be inspected. If the chamber explodes..."

"No, no, no, we must maintain the firepower, we must give the enemy the greatest pressure, because only in this way can we drag the most enemy troops into the port..." Molière rejected Bruce's request on the spot.

"General, please remember that our punishment journey is not simply a few rounds of cannons. Destroying some wealth is completed even if we complete the mission. Our goal is to completely destroy Xiao Letian's foundation in Ryukyu... and all this must be put into our Marine Corps, and we must step on..."

"We want to capture Licheng, we want to kill all the resisters, and we must also capture Ryukyu and go to Shangtai, the poor young king, who must give me a letter of surrender to France..."

Molière suddenly became excited at this time. "I didn't know what the meaning of our visit to East Asia this time was, but when I got here and saw Ryukyu with my own eyes, I suddenly realized that our France had another colony..."

"The location of this chain of islands is really good. If it is transformed into a military base that belongs to us, we can completely control Japan, North Korea and even the Qing Dynasty... and the treasure island we saw before we came. Such a large island is completely in the undeveloped stage. Isn't this a gift from God to His Majesty the Emperor?"

Molière grabbed General Bruce's shoulder and said excitedly, "For the sake of His Majesty the Emperor and for the benefit of France, even if we all die here in battle, what's the terrible thing about it... Credit, this is a great credit. As long as General Bruce has such credit, the Imperial Tribe of Paris will be your future paradise for retirement..."

Bruce responded with an excited look on his face and said, "Yes, your envoy, I will die for the sake of the emperor and the empire..."

Although he said this, he thought about it in his heart, "It's really so easy? Let's not talk about it anymore. Just attack the 280-caliber cannon in Licheng. I knew that Xiao Letian was not an easy person to deal with... Emperor, Emperor, the more I see you, the more I see you, the more I am, you have expressed your loyalty to Napoleon, and you must not have thousands of times?"

Bruce had extremely malicious speculation, and he even suspected that Molière had an improper relationship with His Majesty the Emperor. Oh, God... There are many such things in the social circle in Paris, maybe Bruce's speculation is true.

Molière was not a reckless warrior. He had already formulated a plan for the Secret Chen Cang. The expeditionary fleet contained two light cruisers, the Wavebreaker and the Quick Stepper. These two cruisers with the smallest tonnage were the two missing warships that Xiang Ying and the others mentioned, and were also the protagonists of Molière's sneak attack plan.

In the war to dominate the ocean, battleships, as the ultimate dominant weapon with the largest tonnage, the strongest firepower and the highest defense, are of course a reflection of a country's strength. However, in practical applications, small and medium-sized warships sometimes play a very large role.

Although the two light cruisers, the Wavebreaker and the Quick Stepper, only have a single-layer shooting deck and only have more than 40 artillery numbers, these two warships also have their advantages, that is, they are flexible, fast, and shallow drafts, which can sail in some dangerous reef areas or shallow seas.

Now the two warships are heading north quickly on the ocean on the east side of the Ryukyu Island. In the eyes of sailors, Ryukyu Island is just a black line in the distance. At such a long distance, no one can hear the sound of earth-shaking cannons on the port.

The deck was not only busy sailors back and forth, but also full of marines. Two reinforced company close-up soldiers were sitting quietly on the deck to accumulate strength. What would be greeted by them was a landing for the beach.

This is a group of French troops in red military uniforms. Each of them has a military service for more than ten years. They are the lobster soldiers who were laughed at by later military fans, and they are the European powerful troops who were personally poured into the military spirit by Napoleon.

From the Napoleonic era to the Second World War, although France experienced many chaos and military failures in the middle, the reputation of the French army has always been very high and its strong combat power is recognized by the world.

It is actually very simple to be willing. The victory Napoleon I won was really brilliant. He went to Egypt, destroyed the anti-French alliance, conquered Germany, and also went to Tsarist Russia. If it weren't for the cold winter in Russia, even the Northern Bear wouldn't be able to bear Napoleon's footsteps.

It was from that time that the French Army, wearing red military uniforms, became one of the most powerful troops in the world at that time. Even the British Empire did not dare to steal the limelight of the French Army. Of course, the essence of the British lies in the navy, and they did not pay enough attention to the army.

Today, although Molière only brought more than a thousand Marines, these elite veterans who were originally from the Army sequence had no combat effectiveness that could be imagined by these backward countries in East Asia.

Look at their mental outlook... The veterans of two companies on the deck were not nervous at all. Some were wiping their weapons calmly, while others were lowering their heads and closing their eyes to rest, as if the upcoming battle was just a wandering stroll for them.

Two warships pierced the waves, Zhang Man's sails kept the wind, and two long white waves were drawn on the blue sea of ​​the ocean. When the warship sailed to the Beishan area, the two captains shouted almost at the same time.

"The left full rudder... The gunner is ready for shooting... The Marines are ready for landing..."

The warship drew a big arc of white waves on the sea surface and rushed straight to the sea outside Guotou Village. This is the northernmost end of the Ryukyu Island and the weakest area in the Ryukyu Kingdom's defense.

In Molière's plan, the two cruisers were replaced with accurate and fast rear-mounted rifled guns. Forty most advanced guns were enough to provide firepower support to the Marines. The two companies did not need to go deep alone. As long as they firmly occupy Guotou Village and establish a stable landing position for the subsequent army, it would be enough.

Molière was very confident that the Ryukyu Kingdom was just a small island country after all, with no strategic depth inside and no maritime reinforcements outside. As long as his warship blocked all the sea ports of the island and destroyed all ships, the Ryukyu Island would become a dead fish.

By then, the French Army could steadily control the island with the support of warships and artillery. Anyway, Molière did not seize the time, and the Napoleon did not set the final time limit. Xiao Lotte in Prussia wanted to rush back to rescue, and it would take months for Guanghai to take.

When Xiao Letian returns to Ryukyu, I am afraid that King Shangtai will have already been loyal to France by then.

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