"Commander, please give me a torpedo-boat. I want to rush into Liugong Island and kill them with torpedoes!”Sakurai's eyes shone with a fierce light.
He was like a gambler who had lost everything and wanted to bet all his life on it.
Ito nodded at Sakurai, indicating for everyone to sit down.
They had lost four main-force battleships, including Songdao, Yoshino, Hiei, and Titan. Their total weight had accounted for a quarter of the Japanese Combined Fleet.
This defeat caused Ito and even the entire Japanese Navy to lose face!
At 2:30 in the afternoon, Prince Xiao Song from the main camp sent a telegram, severely reprimanding Ito.
Under immense pressure, Ito decided to hold a military meeting.
"Commander, Liu Gongdao is not invulnerable!”The captain of the Wave Speed, Dong Xiang, spoke first. His voice carried the strength and heroism of a warrior.
"There is a huge gap on the south bank of Liugong Island. Our torpedoes can sneak in from there and launch torpedoes to sink the Zhenyuan warship!”Dong Xiang waved his arms and shouted.
Ambush attacks with torpedoes were the strength of the Japanese navy. This move was similar to a sudden kick in the groin during a group fight. It had been tested and tested in previous naval battles.
At present, the Beiyang Navy had powerful coastal defense artillery fire cover, coupled with the shooting accuracy and armor protection of the Zhenyuan warships. It was very difficult to destroy them head-on.
Ito nodded in agreement. In fact, he had already planned to do so.
"At ten o'clock at night, all the ironclad warships will line up and fire at the north side of Liugong Island. The torpedoes will take the opportunity to sneak into the gaps in the enemy's interception net and wait for an opportunity to attack!”
"Commander, how many torpedoes did we deploy?”Fleet Chief of Staff Omoto asked.
"All of them!"
Ito spat out these two words.
"All of them?"
"These torpedoes are the essence of our navy. What if they don't come back?”
" Commander, you're taking a gamble-"
The captains in the conference room were no longer calm!
"Everyone!"
Ito suddenly stood up. His expression was as ferocious as a furious lion, and his hysterical voice filled the entire meeting room.
"Everyone, from the moment our Great Eastern Empire attacked North Korea, we had already made a huge gamble! We are betting on your lives and the empire's 100 years of national fortune!”
"Right now, other than using our torpedoes to launch a sneak attack, we are unable to break through the defenses of the Northern Navy in a short period of time. Tonight will decide the fate of our army!”
At this point, Ito's eyes were bloodshot, like clumps of blood-red grass burning.""Use all the Torpedo Boats to sink the Zhenyuan Ship! We'll take action at ten tonight!"
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At the same time, in the Admiral's Mansion on Liugong Island, Yang Yonglin called all the generals for a meeting.
"Cheng Biguang, your Guang-3 warship has been repaired and added with 12 120mm Hutch Rapid-Fire Cannons. In addition, the Jiyuan and Pingyuan warships have also been repaired. With the Zhenyuan warship, our combat power is enough to compete with the Japanese Combined Fleet!”
Yang Yonglin's words lifted the spirits of the soldiers present!
The battle of Fengdao and Huangdao would always be a pain in the Northern Navy's heart.
The remaining four warships had been repaired and added with the Huchkais Rapid-Fire Cannon, which was enough to defend against the Japanese Combined Fleet.
Tonight would be the decisive battle!
"From 8 o'clock onwards, all searchlights, turrets, and warships except the outpost will be extinguished. In this battle, they must annihilate all the Japanese Torpedo Boats.”
"Yang Junmen, how did you know that all the Japanese torpedoes would be deployed?”Ma Jifen asked curiously.
"Other than the Torpedo Boats, I can't think of any other tricks that the Japanese Navy can use to compete with our army.”Yang Yonglin smiled indifferently. He had already calculated the enemy's deployment.
At present, the coastal defense cannons on Liugong Island had all been repaired. The Japanese Fleet could not gain any advantage, and Ito could only rely on the Torpedo Boat. And with Ito's personality, he would definitely stake everything on it!
"Sa Zhenbing!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
Sa Zhenbing stepped forward excitedly.
"You will lead the Jiyuan warship to guard near the Sun Island. When the signal lights up, the Jiyuan warship and the Sun Island's Earth Trap Cannon will fire at the same time to attack the enemy's torpedoes.”
"Understood!"
Sa Zhenbing accepted the order and sat down.
"Cheng Biguang, lead the Guang C warship to guard the south side of Liugong Island. Wait for Sa Zhenbing's cannon to sound and attack the torpedoes that enter the island.”
"Yang Junmen, what if the Japanese Torpedo Boats are bombarded and retreat?”Cheng Biguang asked worriedly.
"Don't worry! They could only stake everything on this and would never retreat.”
Yang Yonglin raised his voice and said to the generals,""Tonight's battle, there will be no retreat, no death! I want revenge for the soldiers who sacrificed their lives."
"Revenge!"
"Revenge!"
Tears welled up in the soldiers 'eyes as they raised their arms and shouted.
Ever since the Japanese Combined Fleet launched a sneak attack at the Battle of Toshima, the Japanese Torpedo Boats had acted as the vanguard.
In the previous battle of Weihai Wei, the Beiyang Navy's number one ship, the Dingyuan, had been damaged by the torpedoes and lost its mobility. It was stranded on the beach and used as a cannon.
Later, in order to avoid falling into the enemy's hands, it had to be sunk.
Liu Buchan, the right-wing commander, was heartbroken and committed suicide.
Recalling this sad scene, all the soldiers clenched their fists and swore to destroy all the Japanese torpedoes and make them sink to the bottom of the sea forever.
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