I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

Attacking Ryukyu, you don't need to care about the feelings of Satsuma.

After all, this place was not originally from the Satsuma domain.

If Shimadzu Mitsuhisa dares to have an opinion, Dahua can turn him back with a single word.

Dahua did not dispatch many people and ships, only three warships and five troop transport ships in total.

However, these three ships are Dahua's latest semi-iron armored ships, and each important position on the ship is covered with a layer of iron.

This layer of iron is not thick and cannot completely defend against enemy shells, but it can increase the defense.

Before this layer of iron was not available, the enemy could destroy the hull with one cannonball.

But with this layer of iron, the first shell can only barely break the word. If you want to completely destroy the hull and cause the hull to flood, you need at least two shells to hit the same approximate position.

In fact, this has greatly improved the defense of the battleship. It is not easy for the enemy's shells to hit one shot, let alone two shots to land on the approximate position, which requires even more luck.

Flickering the factor of luck, it can be said that their current battleship no longer needs to worry about being sunk.

Using this kind of battleship to play Ryukyu is really bullying.

After all, the Fuso people who rule Ryukyu now don't have many artillery pieces.

Playing Ryukyu is actually to let these three battleships test their performance in actual combat.

With other small boats, the entire fleet consists of 16 ships, with a total strength of about 3,000.

The Fuso people stationed in Ryukyu had a total force of only 1,000 people, and there were no professional fleets, only some merchant ships.

To dispatch a battle of 3,000 people, it is a big deal for other countries and places.

But for Dahua, it is not worth mentioning.

The fleet arrived in Ryukyu, and the Fuso people in Ryukyu also noticed it in advance, and quickly sent a small boat to negotiate.

Fight if you win, and justify if you don't. This is the practice of looking at the world.

The representative of Fusang boarded Dahua's boat, saying that this was Fusang's territory.

"Fuso's territory? That's not what the king of the Ryukyu Kingdom told us."

Fleet commander Lu Jianshang said with a smile.

"King of Ryukyu, there is no king of Ryukyu now. This place has been managed by our Fusang for decades, and it has long been our Fusang's territory."

The Fusang messenger said angrily.

"Hahaha, your theory is very correct. So, after we drive you away, and manage this place for decades, then it will be an inseparable part of my Dahua."

Lu Jianshang replied with the other party's theory, leaving the other party speechless, because they really don't have the right to reason.

You can't tell Dahua, we Fusang can grab it, but you Dahua can't.

If he dared to say that, he would be thrown into the sea to feed the fish immediately.

After a little pondering, the Fusang messenger could only change direction and said, "My Satsuma Domain and Dahua have signed a friendship treaty, you are treachery."

"The question is, can you represent Satsuma domain? Well, I'm lazy to talk nonsense with you, and give you an answer within an hour, whether to take the initiative to evacuate, or let us drive you away, you choose."

Lu Jianshang issued an ultimatum.

He is not worried about the Satsuma domain, because although Ryukyu is now under the jurisdiction of the Satsuma domain, it cannot be regarded as a person of the Satsuma domain.

The relationship between them is like that of the emperor of Zhou and the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Ryukyu's daimyo nominally respects Satsuma as the master, and from time to time offers some filial piety.

But in fact, the Satsuma domain has no control over Ryukyu's affairs, and has no obligation to protect Ryukyu.

If people of equal strength invade Ryukyu, Satsuma domain will stand for the younger brother in order to maintain the prestige of the eldest brother.

But if the person who bullies the younger brother is too powerful, the eldest brother will usually distance himself from the younger brother immediately, so as not to cause trouble.

The relationship between Tanegashima's daimyo and Shimadzu Mitsuhisa is much better than that of Ryukyu's daimyo, and Shimadzu Mitsuhisa has not been seen to stand for the Shimadzu clan.

It's not that I don't want to, it's that I don't have the strength.

The messenger returned to the island angrily and reported the results of the negotiation to the daimyo. The angry Qiu Dao clan cursed in various ways.

To deceive people too much is simply to deceive people too much.

At this moment, Qiu Dao's mood is similar to that of the former Ryukyu king.

All angry, frustrated and helpless.

However, Qiu Dao did not intend to give in.

Although he was also afraid of failure, and knew that he would definitely fail in a real fight, the most rational choice was to leave.

However, he was not reconciled.

Ryukyu is everything to him. With Ryukyu, he is still a big name. If he loses this territory, he will be nothing.

Their family has been operating in this archipelago for decades, and the accumulation of decades of hard work is to protect them even with their lives.

Therefore, Qiu Dao started to arrange defense, promised a lot of money, and mobilized his subordinates.

An hour later, when Lu Jianshang saw that the other party had not made a statement, he did not talk nonsense, and ordered to start an attack.

All the Fusang people went ashore and did not plan to fight Dahua at sea.

Therefore, Lu Jianshang did not go to shell the ships in those ports, those are the spoils of war later.

Those ships were junk to the military, but they were worth a lot to sell to civilian merchants.

The primary target of the Chinese army's attack was the coastal defense artillery in the port. Only by removing these nails could the troop transport ship safely land on the shore.

Otherwise, let those artillery attack

Warships are prone to heavy losses.

The gunshots from both sides sounded, and the Fuso people were a little embarrassed.

Among their fifty-odd coastal defense guns, only twenty were able to hit the Chinese army, and the others were too small in caliber and their barrels were too short and their range was insufficient.

This is all because their turrets are built high up, increasing their range.

If there is no height bonus, none of their artillery can hit Dahua's navy.

These artillery pieces are actually enough to deal with other pirates or warships of other countries.

However, the artillery on these three semi-iron armored ships are also new upgraded artillery, and their performance has been improved in all aspects, especially the range.

The range of artillery fire is very important, there are range advantages, you can fly each other's kites on the sea, and many other benefits.

The gunshots of the two sides sounded, and the comparison was not obvious at first.

But soon, Dahua's artillery hit rate began to increase sharply, killing Fusang's artillery.

Like the Portuguese in Western Europe, their forts were not built to protect the artillery, and the artillery suffered heavy casualties.

In contrast, most of Fusang's cannonballs landed on the sea, splashing high water columns.

The few who were able to hit the vicinity of the Huajun battleship were also rarely hit because of luck.

Occasionally hit one or two, at most can only kill a few soldiers of the Chinese army. Other than that, there are no other significant effects.

It is no doubt a fool's dream to want to sink Dahua's latest battleship with this cannon.