Outside Liugong Island.
The brand-new Japanese warships swayed gently in the wind and waves!
Songdao, Yandao, Yoshino, Nisu, Hiei, and other new warships lined up in a row, like steel dragons on the sea, fiercely guarding the mouth of Liugong Island.
Aboard the flagship Songdao, Vice Admiral Ito, the commander of the Japanese Federation Fleet, woke up from his sleep.
After breakfast, Ito walked to the deck.
The blue sky was clear, and a fiery red sun was rising over the horizon. This rare scene made him feel very good. He stretched and said to the communications officer, Takeda Yuto,"Take-kun, is there any movement from Liugong Island?”
"Commander, according to your instructions, we have already contacted Niu Bingxu and the other generals. I think General Ding Ruchang should make the wisest choice!”
Takeda Takeshi bowed slightly and handed over a hot towel.
Although the weather was clear today, the cold wind was still biting, and the temperature was only around zero degrees.
Ito wiped his face and said with a serious expression,"" This is a great fleet, but other than surrendering, the Beiyang Navy has no other choice."
"This is all thanks to your leadership, Commander!”
Takeda Takeshi had just flattered him when Ito glared at him."Takeda-kun, strictly speaking, the Northern Navy did not lose to us.”
"Be it the Yellow Sea or the Weihaiwei Sea, our army has always launched a surprise attack with absolute advantage! However, in terms of accuracy, our army is inferior to the Beiyang Navy.”
"If it didn't lose to us, then who did it lose to?”Takeda Takeshi asked blankly.
"It lost to the corrupted Qing Imperial Court!”
" Since the Meiji Restoration, the Great Eastern Empire has been working hard," Ito said in a deep tone." From the Emperor to the people, we have been saving money and buying new ships and cannons for our navy. In order to build the Summer Palace, Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty had diverted the navy's military expenditure. The Northern Navy was still using old-fashioned solid armor-piercing bullets. How could they not lose?”
As a Japanese noble who was born into a family of generals, Ito was eloquent.
Takeda Takeshi listened attentively from the side. He was completely convinced by the commander's profound knowledge. Ever since the Meiji Restoration, the entire country had been united.
In order to support the construction of the navy, the Japanese Emperor did not hesitate to scrimp and save. The citizens were infected by the spirit of the Emperor and donated their property one after another. Only then did they have a new warship.
Ten minutes later, Yi Dong ended the conversation and looked at Liugong Island.
"Takeda-kun, today is the last day set by the base camp. If there is no news by six in the afternoon, we can only send the opponent to the bottom of the sea.”
"Yes, sir!"
Takeda Takeshi gave a 90-degree bow and turned around to pass down the order.
Ito held onto the railing and basked in the sun leisurely.
Unfortunately, his good mood was quickly shattered!
The alarm sounded and the communications officer, Takeda Takeshi, ran out of the command module and said in panic,""Commander, we have discovered an enemy ship ahead!”
"What are you panicking for? They must be here to surrender!”
Yi Dong calmly took the binoculars and looked at the mouth of Liugong Island.
Through the lens, Ito Hyunwoo could see a giant ironclad ship braving the wind and waves, heading toward the Japanese coalition fleet.
"The Conqueror?"
Ito was shocked!
Sensing that this warship did not seem to be here to surrender, he immediately ordered the Yoshino warship in front of the fleet to intercept.
Yoshino's captain, Kawara Shouichi, immediately raised the battle flag and ordered the ship to advance at full speed.
As the pride of the Japanese Navy, the Yoshino was designed to counter the Dingyuan and Zhenyuan warships of the Qing Dynasty. It had a speed of 23 knots and was equipped with powerful rapid-fire cannons.
In the previous naval battles, the flagship of the first echelon, Yoshino, had always acted as the vanguard!
"Step aside! Surrender!"
Kawara Yoichi ordered the marines to send out a flag signal.
On the Zhenyuan warship, Yang Yonglin calmly steered the ship and ordered the first-class sailors Wang Guocheng and Li Shimao to aim with the 305mm Krupp main cannon.
The Krupp main cannon that had undergone attribute modification was no longer the same as before!
The caliber of the cannon remained unchanged, but its accuracy and firing rate had been greatly improved.
With the help of the advanced rangefinder, the accurate distance of the enemy ship was quickly calculated.
"Fire!"
With this order, the main cannon of the ship shook violently, and the fiery red bullets shot towards the enemy ship with the force of a thunderbolt.
Boom!
With a loud bang, a huge water pillar rose from the sea.
This shot did not hit the Yoshino!
"Haha, these stupid Qing people are still relying on their outdated warships to resist.”Kawahara ordered the fleet to return fire calmly.
The main cannon of the Qing warship only fired one shell every three minutes. He believed that he had a chance to counterattack.
He even had the mentality of a cat catching a mouse as he calmly commanded the soldiers to adjust the hull of the ship and face the enemy horizontally. After all, the rapid-fire cannons of the new fast ship were concentrated on one side of the ship.
The moment the Yoshino turned around, Yang Yonglin ordered another shot.
The shot just now was just a test shot. This was also a common tactic of the navy in the 19th century. He would first test a few cannonballs, measure the distance, and then attack accurately.
Boom, boom, boom!
The two cannons hit the left side of the Yoshino, and two fireballs instantly rose up. The shrapnel rushed up to the deck with the shock wave, and more than ten Japanese soldiers were torn apart.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The flames raged, startling He Yuan.
He smelled the smell of bitter acid shells in the smoke and could not help but be shocked."How-how-could they have picric ammunitions?”
Time was running out. As soon as Kawara woke up from his shock, he quickly gave the order to fight.
"Gunners, aim and fire!"
"Third Officer, organize the fire suppression!"
The third officer immediately led a group of marines to put out the fire!
These veterans from Kyushu Island had experienced many naval battles. In their eyes, this little flame was nothing to be afraid of. It was just the last breath of the Qing Empire's ironclads.
Rumble!
The loud noise shook the sky and earth. The four main cannons on the ship opened fire again.
The modified main cannon had a firing rate of 5 rounds per minute. Although it was still a little worse than the Yoshino warship, the Zhenyuan warship had already taken the initiative.
The bullet was like a fire dragon as it smashed towards the enemy ship!
The two cannons hit the boiler of the Yoshino warship one after another, causing a huge explosion.
The arrogant Yoshino warship began to tilt and sink. A few minutes later, the arsenal was hit by the main cannon of the Zhenyuan warship again, causing an earth-shattering explosion.
Huge fireballs rose into the sky one after another. They were exceptionally eye-catching under the rising sun.
After a ten-minute explosion, the insufferably arrogant Yoshino broke into two pieces and slowly sank into the sea.
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