"Ah! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"Counterattack! Counterattack immediately!"
The defenders of Maguan immediately reacted and began to use the cannons on the turrets to shoot into the sea. However, they had no idea where the enemy was. Almost all the shells were blindly attacking and could not pose any threat to the Pacific Fleet.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
The Pacific Fleet launched a fierce and merciless bombardment on Maguan Pass. The artillery shells that covered the sky and earth seemed to be free as they smashed towards Maguan Pass.
In just 20 minutes, the five turrets of Maguan were completely destroyed, losing all 80 cannons. The Japanese army stationed at Maguan suffered even more casualties, with more than 5,000 people.
When the bombardment stopped, the coast of Maguan had become a living hell. There were pieces of artillery and broken human limbs everywhere. The port was completely destroyed and paralyzed!
"The trip to Maguan is over. Next target, Kobe!”Zhuge Qing said coolly.
Thus, the Pacific Fleet left behind a mess at Horse Pass and left.
A few hours later, the rumbling of artillery sounded over Kobe. This time, the Pacific Fleet carried out a half-hour-long bombardment and poured more than 10,000 shells onto Kobe's land.
The fierce artillery fire directly killed more than 20,000 people in Kobe, and the number of injured was countless. After the bombardment, Zhuge Qing sent out the Celestial Army to launch a probing attack on Kobe. However, he quickly ordered the Celestial Army to retreat!
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When the news of the attack on Shimanto and Kobe reached Tokyo, the entire base fell into unprecedented fear and panic. Whether to continue to resist or to accept the other party's conditions in humiliation, the people on both sides with different opinions began to argue fiercely.
"Alright, the discussion ends here." Emperor Mingzhi waved his right hand weakly and said with a pale face. "Ito-kun, Yamaga-kun, Saishino-kun, you three stay behind. The rest of you can leave.”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Everyone obediently shut their mouths and silently retreated.
"Ito-kun, tell me your thoughts. I want the most authentic one.”Emperor Meiji looked at Ito Bowen with tired eyes and said.
"Heavenly Emperor, let's negotiate." After a long silence, Ito Bowen finally spoke. "I'm afraid that if this continues, they will directly attack Yokohama and pose a direct threat to your life!”
"Ito-kun, do you know what peace negotiations mean?”Emperor Meiji said in a hoarse voice. "If we negotiate peace, it will mean that the efforts of our Great East Ocean Empire over the past few decades will go up in smoke. It will mean that everything we took from the San Empire will be taken away by someone else, and our Great East Ocean Empire will once again become meat on someone else's chopping board!”
"I can't accept this! I can't accept this!" Emperor Mingzhi roared.
"Heavenly Emperor, then let's fight them to the end!”Ito Bowen gritted his teeth. "Our empire has ten divisions in the vicinity of Tokyo and the surrounding cities, with a total of more than two hundred thousand soldiers. I believe that even if we use our lives to pile up, we will definitely be able to stop them!”
"Lord Shan Xian, Lord Xi Xiang, are you willing to fight with me to the end?”Emperor Meiji shifted his gaze to Yamagata Aritomo and Nishigo Congdao and said in a low voice.
"Lord Heavenly Emperor, I'm willing!" Yamagata Aritomo and Saigo Congdao felt their scalps go numb from Emperor Meiji's stare. How could they dare to say no? They answered almost at the same time.
"Very good!" Emperor Meiji said loudly. "For the sake of our great Dongying Empire, even if 200,000 of our soldiers die at the same time, we will fight them to the end!”
The highest order was given, and the Japanese army near Tokyo and Yokohama began to mobilize. Their morale was high, and they were ready to die to protect the Emperor!
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"All the troops are concentrated near Yokohama and Tokyo. Are they trying to fight me to the death? Haha." Zhuge Qing laughed and said in a sinister tone. "These idiots don't even know what's called firepower coverage!”
"Fine, I'll let them experience a battle philosophy that surpasses the era!”
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Suddenly, the battle began. The 16 " Queen Elizabeth " battleships and 15 heavy cruisers of the Pacific Fleet launched a fierce bombardment of the city.
Immediately, the fort turned into a sea of fire, and violent explosions rose and fell, drowning the fort in an instant.
The sturdy concrete was torn apart by the shockwaves, and cannons were sent flying into the sky. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers were torn to pieces, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.
Almost at the same time, the forts and artillery positions on the coast of Yokohama also began to counterattack. Flames flew into the sea. However, their range was too short and their accuracy was extremely poor. They could not pose any threat to the Pacific Fleet at all.
Five minutes later, the artillery on the coast of Yokohama went silent. Ten minutes later, the artillery along with three artillery positions were all destroyed by the terrifying firepower of the Pacific Fleet!
Following that, the battle entered a one-sided massacre. The Pacific Fleet bombarded the city for two hours, while the Japanese soldiers defending the city were helpless and could only be slaughtered.
More than 100,000 shells landed on the ground of the city, taking more than 50,000 lives. Looking from the sky, the city was covered in corpses and the ground was dyed red with blood.
Corpses piled up like mountains and blood flowed like rivers!
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