"Greetings, Lord Heavenly God!" Jian Jinghua knelt on the ground and said respectfully. "I did not fail my mission. In three days, I took complete control of the Penghu Islands and spread your name to every corner!”
"Mm, you did well. As expected of the former general of the Black Flag Army. I didn't misjudge you.”Zhuge Qing nodded in satisfaction. "Alright, get up."
"Thank you, Lord Heavenly God!" Jian Jinghua stood up. "Lord Heavenly God, apart from that, I have another matter to report.”
"What is it?" Zhuge Qing asked.
"Lord Heavenly God, this commoner has expanded the Heavenly God Army according to your orders, and the results are astonishing. As of now, the number of soldiers in the First Army of the Heavenly God Army had increased to more than 5000.”Jian Jinghua said. "However, their weapons and equipment are very poor. They are all using things left behind by those Japanese bastards, and they are seriously lacking in quantity.”
"In other words, their combat strength is very poor?”Zhuge Qing frowned.
"Yes, Lord Heavenly God." Jian Jinghua replied. "Weapons and equipment are one thing, but most importantly, they are all ordinary farmers and fishermen. They have never received any military training, nor have they really been on the battlefield.”
"Although I don't want to admit it, if they were to face the Japanese on the battlefield, they would most likely lose miserably!”
"Jian Jinghua, what you said makes sense. However, you have neglected a few other things.”Zhuge Qing said indifferently.
"Lord Heavenly God, what is it?" Jian Jinghua was slightly stunned.
"Morale, determination." Zhuge Qing said in a deep voice.
"Morale? Determination?" Jian Jinghua repeated in a low voice.
"Yes, morale and determination." Zhuge Qing said. "To us, what are Japanese trash? They are invaders, they are beasts that invaded our land and harmed our family and friends. They are demons.”
"If I remember correctly, two years ago, when the Japanese invaded Bay Island, they killed at least 400,000 of our compatriots. This was a bloody hatred, a hatred that could only be eliminated with blood!”
"The reason why the old Black Flag Army that you gathered submitted to me is probably because they want to use my powerful fleet to counterattack Bay Island and kill those Japanese bastards for revenge. It's not because they worship a God like me.”
"The same logic applies to the soldiers of the First Army. Every single one of them has a deep-seated hatred for the Japanese. This hatred could stimulate their potential and increase their combat strength.”
"This is the so-called so-called victory of the sorrowful army.”
"I believe that even if we were to face those Japanese bastards head-on, the First Army's combat strength would definitely not be weaker than theirs!”
" The sorrowful soldiers will win, the sorrowful soldiers will win…" Jian Jinghua murmured. "Thank you for your teachings, Lord Heavenly God. I understand!”
"Alright, you should return to Penghu first.”Zhuge Qing waved her hand and said. "I'll leave the training of the First Army to you. We'll attack Bay Island in seven days.”
"Yes, Lord Heavenly God!" Jian Jinghua said excitedly.
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Seven days later at night, Zhuge Qing led a fleet of four " Queen Elizabeth Class " battleships, two frigates, and five troop-carrying ships, aggressively heading towards Gaoxiong Bay Island.
Gaoxiong was a coastal city located in the southwest of Bay Island. It was also the gateway to the southern part of Bay Island. Its geographical location was extremely important. It had a large area and a large population. Once they conquered it, it would definitely bring Zhuge Qing a huge amount of resources.
Zhuge Qing had already sent a scout ship to investigate. Japan had deployed a regiment of soldiers in Gaoxiong. They were well-equipped and had strong combat strength. They were the elite troops of the land army. In addition, there was a fleet consisting of one second-class battleship, two third-class battleships, and three frigates.
This was a very powerful military force. In addition to the nine forts along the coast, hundreds of cannons, and fortifications that stretched for several miles, they could basically guarantee Gao Xiong's absolute safety.
However, Zhuge Qing chose Gao Xiong for his first battle because he had absolute firepower that could crush everything!
When Zhuge Qing's naval fleet arrived about 20 nautical miles away from Gao Xiong, they stopped. Four huge " Queen Elizabeth class " battleships lined up in a row and aimed their black muzzles at Gaoxiong Harbor.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
In an instant, the sound of artillery fire rang out like thunder. The 32 double-mounted 15-inch/42-caliber MKI main cannons on the four Queen Elizabeth battleships roared at the same time. Blazing flames tore through the night sky and shot toward Gaoxiong Harbor like lightning.
"Tsk!" "Tsk!" "Tsk!"
In just a few seconds, 64 huge shells smashed into the port of Kaoxiong. In an instant, violent explosions rose and fell, and the sky-high fireworks engulfed the port.
"Kacha!"
With a bone-chilling sound, a 3rd-tier battleship was hit by a cannonball and exploded into two pieces. The dozens of Japanese soldiers on the battleship were instantly killed.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"Counterattack! Immediately counterattack!"
The sudden attack immediately threw the Japanese soldiers into chaos. However, they were still the elites of Japan, so they quickly counterattacked.
A 2nd-tier battleship, a 3rd-tier battleship, and three frigates opened fire at the same time.
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