Chapter 270 Japanese Navy, sinking

Outside the temporary army headquarters in Phoenix, several army division commanders whispered into the headquarters.

After crossing the Yalu River, they didn't have a good face for a day. It's not that the Japanese army on the opposite side was tenacious, or that their own troops could not fight, but that the battle was really a little aggrieved.

Because the General Staff did not order the general attack for a long time, and the Japanese army retreated sharply, it was basically in a defensive state after crossing the river. On the contrary, the North Korean Rebel Army of ten thousand people was very active. After a while, it ate the Japanese guard tower, and then conquered a small town, which felt like the Spring Festival.

Although there are such and such opinions, no one dares to scratch. The main reason is that everyone knows that the general and the young master's thoughts are in the navy, and the navy has lived up to everyone's expectations. The two sea interceptions were clean and neat, and even these army officers praised them.

But the more so, the more anxious everyone is. Although they don't show it on their faces, they always want to show their performance in their hearts, especially when they got the news last night. The navy entered Tokyo Bay in an almost crazy posture. After two knives in their hearts, they couldn't stand still, so they rushed to command early in the morning. Department, let's see if there is a new order.

In the headquarters hall, officers and staff officers still maintain a slow rate, but the more the division commanders are like this, the more unhappy they are. The navy guys have been busy recently. Isn't they too idle on their side?

But when several division commanders crossed the hall and just walked to the door of the conference room, they were suddenly stunned. Several men who were shorter than me, with dark skin and thick beards and strangely dressed were talking and laughing with the military commander.

Next to

, there is also a faceless man translating and explaining. This scene suddenly makes everyone feel very strange. Who are these people? Why did it appear in the military headquarters?

Zhao Long didn't seem to see a few division commanders. After chatting with Shen Jun for a while, he got up and shook hands with the short men next to him one by one, and told Shen Jun to treat them well.

Seeing these strange men leaving, several division commanders squeezed into the conference room one after another. Luo Feng was the most anxious and asked, "Sold commander, who are they?" What are you doing here?

"Oh, they are Ezo people."

"Shrimp..., shrimp man?"

Several division commanders stared left and right, all with big eyes facing small eyes, and they couldn't figure out what kind of nation the Xiayi people were.

"The Xiayi people are also called Ainu people, which are the ethnic minorities in the north. Xiayi is my contemptuous name for them. In our words, it means Mao people, prisoners and Fan people." Chen Ping explained.

"So there are also barbarian people in Japan? I thought it was the same nation.

"There is not only one nation." Zhao Long smiled and asked everyone to sit down and said, "The Ezo people are the aborigines of the four islands, but they have been bullied. Now most of them are hiding in the deep mountains and dense forests of Hokkaido. After the Meiji dog came to power, they made a "Hokkaido Old Native Protection Law" to forcibly separate them from the land. They disdain to mention it like pigs and dogs, so people have gradually forgotten them over the years.

"Hokkaido?!"

The eyes of the three division commanders lit up, and they quickly flattered and said, "It's worthy of being a military commander!"

"The military commander is really erudite."

"The military commander is awesome."

The three division commanders nodded repeatedly and flattered each other. Zhao Long didn't know what these guys were thinking. He held his forehead and cried and laughed twice before he took out a pack of cigarettes from the drawer and threw them: "The matter of the Xiayi people has nothing to do with you. It's a matter of the navy. Just put your mind."

"Is it the navy again?" As soon as Ouyang Xiu had a cigarette, he rushed up. Just now, after hearing about Hokkaido, they saw Zhao Long entertaining the Ezo people again, so they vaguely guessed that the general ginseng might use the Ezo people as an excuse to make the last knife to Japan, but they didn't expect to be taken the lead by the navy.

Seeing the three people bowing their heads and smoking a cigarette, Zhao Long smiled and took out a document from the drawer and handed it to them: "This is the latest order of the general ginseng, which is about North Korea."

Luo Feng, the most anxious, grabbed the plan. As soon as he looked at it, he jumped up excitedly. The other two division commanders also surrounded them one after another. When the three of them finished reading the whole battle plan, a smile finally appeared on their faces.

The young master and the general staff are finally about to end this boring confrontation and tug-of-of-war. They are ready to fight against the army stationed in the DPRK. Not only will they send four Jinghai-class ships to support, but also the airship troops that have just made great achievements will also participate in this attack-

Off the coast of Yokohama.

On the blue sea, more than a dozen majestic warships were lined up, and all the turrets pointed to the port of Yokohama not far away. The thick muzzle seemed to be stained with a layer of blood in the sunset.

In the distant port of Yokohama, more than a dozen thick columns of smoke suddenly rose into the air. After a while, two light cruisers flying the Japanese naval flag led several old warships and slowly sailed out of the harbor. The turret tilted and the muzzle drooped.

Long Guozhang raised the telescope and saw that a 250mm single-blon gun was installed on the front and back of more than 2,000 tons of ship. In addition, eight 150mm secondary guns were installed on both sides of the hull.

From the perspective of weapon configuration alone, these are two good cruisers, but according to the standards of the Pacific Fleet, the two cruisers are shattered everywhere, and the main guns are too large in the front and back, resulting in a lot of deep water and airworthiness. Moreover, due to the lack of steel in China, the decks of both ships are still wood. Don't It is said that if the cruiser-class gun is blocked, I'm afraid that even the destroyer can make the other party catch fire all over.

Long Guozhang, who has already talked with Xixiang Congdao, is very clear that this is the secret warship that Japan has been building. Originally, the intention was to be like the Jinghai class, to prepare to beat the opponent unprepared, but after the blockade, because the 203mm naval gun was not in place, it could only be equipped with two 250mm shore guns. Number.

Behind these two cruisers are several other old-fashioned warships, including Yaeyama, a special communication ship, several iron-shelled wooden sail cruisers, and even two small gunboats with a displacement of no more than 100 tons.

On the bow deck of the cruiser led by

, Xixiang Congdao wore a temporary new navy uniform, and his eyes were full of confusion. Since he made this decision, he knew that the road would never turn back.

Next to him, there were exhausted sailors, looking at the majestic opponents in a line. Although everyone was trying their best to maintain the dignity of the navy, their trembling bodies and numb eyes betrayed them.

Soon, when the Japanese navy led by the two cruisers docked under the majestic muzzle of the Polaris, the high Japanese naval flag, which fluttered high after the Meiji Restoration, began to descend from the stern flagpole.

A few minutes later, there were bursts of whistles on the deck of the warship at the same time. The sailors lined up and lined up numbly under the gangway and boarded a cargo ship that had already been prepared for them.

Looking at these low-headed and immoralized sailors, every Pacific Fleet officer who saw this scene knew that with two naval battles and a series of actions such as the bombing of Yokosuka last night, the navy had lost its final confidence. Rather than naval soldiers, they were a group of walking dead, surrendered and then lived. Going home may be the best choice for them.

Half an hour later, the last group of Japanese sailors who left opened the sea valve, and the seven Japanese warships began to sink little by little under everyone's gaze. Although it was a pity that these warships were sunk like this, neither sailors, officers or Long Guozhang, who had always liked the warships as much as possible, did not stop them.

This has nothing to do with nationality or hatred. This is the tradition, stubbornness and dignity of the navy!

The navy has failed, and for a long time in the future, the young master will not allow this service to appear in the territory of Japan. Although they claim that there are still hundreds of thousands of troops in China, everyone knows that when this group of warships finally sink, it will sink slowly like the sunset.

When the cruiser finally sank to the bottom of the cold Tokyo Bay, Long Guozhang raised his wrist and looked at his watch and decisively gave the final order.

"Order the heavy patrol to shell the Yokohama Shipyard."

A few minutes later, four Vladivostok-class heavy patrols bypassed the sunken area, and the turret began to rotate slowly. A few minutes later, the first round of sangulation was launched, and soon a large number of fires rose in the port of Yokohama, which had been evacuated and no one in the distance. As the most important goal, the last Yokohama shipyard was taken care of.

Countless shells roared through the air, and huge mushroom clouds rose from the shipyard. In the rumbling gunfire, the two heavy patrols led by Ye Zujiu and Sa Zhenbing were the most killed by the Ussuri and Manzhouli. Because of their identity and the Beiyang veterans on the ship, these two warships have been deeply The ground is imprinted with the Beiyang brand. At this moment, there is a chance to take revenge with your own hands. The captain's officers and soldiers are working hard.

On the freighter, Xixiang Congdao squatted on the deck and squeezed among the sailors. The rumbling gunfire was like a sledgehammer hitting his heart. This is the condition for admitting defeat and letting these soldiers live.

With the complete disappearance of this round of shelling, Japan can no longer find a second large enterprise of this scale, and even for a long time in the future, the heavy industry will be completely extinct.

From the bottom of his heart, Xixiang Congdao did not want to surrender humiliatingly, but he knew that even if he did not make such a decision, even if he ordered the soldiers who loved and supported him to continue to resist, Yokohama Shipyard still could not escape this fate, and he had to take the lives of tens of thousands of innocent soldiers.

The base camp lost, the emperor lost, the original lost, lost a generation, and lost the future!

When the setting sun slowly sank, an hour of shelling finally ended. The port of Yokohama in the distance was already full of smoke, and a complete piece of rubble could not be seen in the direction of the shipyard. The disappearance of the shipyard also heralded the complete destruction of the Japanese navy.

"Send a telegram to the General Staff." Long Guozhang looked at his watch: "The telegram, on May 26, 1897, said that this navy, sunk!"

(to be continued)