Fifteen 120- 150mm Hackzord Rapid-Fire Cannons fired furiously, shattering the vegetation and rocks on the south bank. A small team of Japanese soldiers who came to rescue them could not dodge in time, and more than 50 people were blasted into nothingness by the artillery shells.
The waves were surging, and the distance suppressing warship lay across the ocean. The black muzzle of the cannon mercilessly spat out bullets, as if it wanted to vent all the gloominess since the beginning of the war.
After an hour of bombardment, the Japanese army on the south bank retreated ten li in fear and did not move.
The survivors among them recalled the scene of the bombardment and the flying blood and flesh, and they let out miserable screams.
" Ichiro, my brother-"
"My leg, my leg is gone!"
"Doctor, be gentle, or I'll kill you! Eight squares-ah!"
Dozens of wounded soldiers were screaming in the south bank camp of the Japanese Army.
Dazuo Oxtail Saburo pulled out his sword and pointed at the ocean as he roared,""Why didn't our Japanese ships kill it? Why-"
Boom!
Coincidentally, the main cannon of the ship fired a 305mm shell, which exploded two miles away from the camp of the Japanese soldiers on the south bank. The loud explosion caused the Japanese soldiers on the south bank to flee like rats.
"Haha, Yang Junmen, you've shown the East Asian people the might of our Northern Navy.”The vice-captain of the ship, Ma Jiefen, raised his binoculars and laughed heartily.
"Ma Jifen, your injury hasn't recovered yet, don't get too excited!”Yang Yonglin said lightly.
He stood with his hands behind his back, like an ancient sea god piloting a giant ship, guarding this area of the sea.
The officers and soldiers on the ship witnessed the admiral's heroic bearing, and their hearts seemed to be calm as if there was a calming stone!
From being alone on an island, to having no reinforcements, to sinking two Japanese warships, to destroying the enemy's coastal defense artillery on the south coast, all of this was like divine help.
The officers and soldiers had been skeptical at first, but now they were absolutely obedient. A lone army in a desperate situation had actually undergone a world-shaking change.
"Yang Junmen, my injuries have completely recovered. When can I pilot the ship to fight the Japanese army?”Ma Jifen asked impatiently.
After staying in the Northern Navy for a few years, Ma Jifen had completely regarded himself as a citizen of China, as a part of the glorious Northern Navy.
"Now is not the time for a decisive battle!”Yang Yonglin raised his thick eyebrows and his expression was solemn.
Although they had sunk the 4000-ton main battleships Matsushima and Yoshino, the Japanese Combined Fleet still had eight main battleships of more than 2,500 tons, with a total of more than 30,000 tons.
Furthermore, the Japanese Combined Fleet had more than 20 torpedoes.
Don't underestimate these torpedoes. They were agile and had previously attacked and sunk many ships of the Beiyang Navy.
The most troublesome thing was that this war had been unfair from the start.
The Japanese had almost poured all of their strength into building an army and navy to fight the Qing Dynasty to the death.
The Qing Dynasty was filled with internal conflicts, coupled with the lack of fighting spirit. Since the war in North Korea, the land force had collapsed, and only the Beiyang Navy was holding on!
When they retreated to Liugong Island, the government and the public competed to impeach the former Admiral Ding Ruchang.
At this time, Ding Ruchang was still braving the Japanese army's artillery fire to organize a counterattack. He sent death squads to destroy the artillery on the north bank to prevent the Japanese army from using the cannons on the north bank to attack the Beiyang Navy.
How lamentable was this!
When Yang Yonglin thought of this, he felt as if a huge stone was pressing down on his heart.
He took a speedboat and patrolled around Liugong Island and Sun Island. His gaze fell on the interception net set up by the Northern Navy.
Previously, in order to prevent large warships from entering the waters of Liugong Island, Ding Ruchang ordered the deployment of an interception net composed of steel cables.
Previously, because the water on the land was shallow, there was a gap.
The cunning Japanese army had once destroyed the interception net in this place, leaving behind a gap that was hundreds of meters long.
Seeing this scene, Yang Yonglin had a plan in mind and smiled.
"Yang Junmen, have you thought of a brilliant plan to attack the enemy?”Ma Jifen asked curiously.
"Not bad!"
Yang Yonglin pointed at the gap and said,"This gap will be the graveyard of the Japanese Torpedo Boats!"”
Ma Jifen and the surrounding generals were puzzled!
In their view, the most important thing was to block the gap and prevent the large fleets of the Japanese Army from entering Liugong Island.
However, the admiral did the opposite and wanted to lure the Japanese army's torpedoes in.
"Yang Junmen, most of the attacks by the Japanese Torpedo Boats are done at night. Our artillery can't aim accurately, which is very advantageous for them.”Cheng Biguang said.
"Nothing is absolute. If we don't give the Japanese army hope, how could they obediently come in?”Yang Yonglin had his own plans and smiled confidently.
Even though they didn't know what the admiral's plan was, the Northern Navy officers still acted according to the plan.
In the afternoon, the entire Liugong Island was calm.
Yang Yonglin drove the speedboat alone and set up something around Liugong Island.
When the Northern Navy officers saw this scene, they all guessed.
"In my opinion, the admiral must be setting up a steel cable interception net.”The Tier 1 Sailor Kingdom achieved Dao Enlightenment.
"Old Wang, this steel cable interception net weighs dozens of tons and was set up by a warship. The admiral only used a small boat. How can we deal with it?”
"Don't forget, the admiral is the chosen one blessed by Mazu. Otherwise, how could he lead us to successive victories?”
A lone army on an isolated island, with no reinforcements!
When everyone thought that the Beiyang Navy would be destroyed, Yang Yonglin led the Zhenyuan warship to sink the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Songdao, and the flagship of the first echelon, Yoshino.
Furthermore, they had destroyed the south bank's artillery towers through artillery fire, and had created a path of blood for the Beiyang Navy in their desperate situation!
Looking at Yang Yonglin's towering figure, the 2,000 soldiers of the Northern Navy felt as if they had taken a pill of reassurance.
The people were there, the fleet was there!
The Beiyang Navy would definitely be reborn!
The officers and soldiers were busy repairing the forts, cleaning the barrels, and guns. The entire Liugong Island was filled with a tense atmosphere.
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