"All warships have an order to fill the rudder on the left, target 90 degrees, and launch without counting ammunition" After the South China Sea Fleet and the six French warships were separated by 3,000 meters, Wang Zhenyuan, commander of the South China Sea Fleet, decisively gave an order to the heralds.The flag on the mast waved, and for a time all ten ironclad battleships bent to the left, aiming all the guns on the port side at the French battleship."
Let go" Amid the roars of the captains, the South China Sea Fleet began to breathe flames at the six enemy ships, encircling the entire French fleet in a semicircle.Suddenly, more than 300 doors opened fire at the same time, and the violent sound made the wind and clouds eclipsed."
Turn the bow of the ship, withdraw quickly, withdraw quickly" The French commander Brod was stunned by the huge power of the Huaxing army's warships, and hurriedly let all the warships withdraw from the battlefield.But the rumbling of cannon fire had already begun, and the sea was covered with black smoke and flames.The cannonballs fell into the sea and the splashes spread everywhere, causing the sea to tumble.Within ten minutes, a fire erupted where the water met the sky, as if a volcano had erupted from the sea.The large red flames were blown away by the wind, and the French battleships appeared and disappeared like ghosts in the sea of fire."
Bastards are abominable" Williams slapped the side of the ship hard, looked at the French battleship covered in artillery fire, and gritted his teeth in anger.He also already understood that the Combined Fleet had fallen into the encirclement of the Huaxing Army at this time, and now even the back road had been cut off.Half an hour later, only one of the six French battleships, Brod, returned to the Combined Fleet, and the other five were all buried in the sea.The British and American warships also suffered heavy losses, and now only seven ironclad ships remained, and the other wooden battleships were all blown to pieces."
Commander, we can't hold on to the two warships of the Huaxing Army are closing in the middle, and we are about to be wiped out" Captain Edward shouted to Williams in horror, if Williams wasn't on this ship, he would have thought about hoisting the white flag and surrendering."
How can we white people surrender to these lowly yellow people, continue to beat me, beat me hard" Williams has no intention of surrendering at all, he has been operating in Japan for a long time, and now he is about to be uprooted by the Huaxing army, and he has no intention of living.Even if he dies now, he wants to fight with Huaxingjun to break the net."
Yes," Edward saluted hesitantly, and went down to direct the gunners to fire.By noon, the sky had been completely obscured by gunsmoke.At this moment, more than a dozen black shadows suddenly flashed and flew directly above the combined fleet."
It's so lively, how can we miss our No. 1 Aviation Squadron" A young man's eyes were like torches, and after finding the right direction with a telescope, he lightly waved the order flag in his hand."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" In an instant, I don't know how many watermelon-sized cannonballs fell from the black shadow, like hailstones.The only seven remaining warships of the Combined Fleet suddenly thundered like guns, and all the sailors looked at the sky in disbelief, only to find the huge flying fish in the sky."
God, the Huaxing Army even built an airship.We're done, we're done," Brod's mouth grew out, and his face was full of despair.The airship was first invented by their French, and of course he knew.At this time, a bomb happened to fall on his side.Brood didn't dodge, watching the shell explode.The flying shards tore him apart in an instant, and after the intense heat cooled, Brod's completely dissipated into the air with the smoke of gunpowder."
Mission accomplished, return" A smile appeared on the corner of the young man's mouth on the airship, and he saluted himself to the ships below, and then ordered all the airships to return.They threw twenty minutes into the battle, but threw nearly two thousand rounds of heavy artillery shells into the combined fleet below.The Combined Fleet was just a battleship that caught fire, and after the bombs they dropped were intensively bombarded, they ignited a fire and sank quickly."
No" Williams watched as the last French battleship was blown to pieces, and let out a long howl, blood spurting from his throat.He would never believe that the Huaxing Army actually used airships, and their technology was even more developed than that of the West."
Commander, let's surrender and don't surrender, but there will be no more chance" Captain Edward once again braved the fire to find Williams in the chaos, and now the cabin was leaking in several places and had begun to crumble.Williams nodded desperately, and squatted on the ground with a weak body against the side of the ship.A whistle sounded, and the three remaining battleships of the Combined Fleet all hoisted the white flag.The rest of the battleships all smoked and quickly fell silent into the sea.The sailors screamed for help and struggled in the waves of the sea, swimming towards the unsunken battleship."
Stop firing" The commanders of the South China Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet gave the order at the same time, and the twenty warships were completely closed, and finally the sea surface of Ise Bay, where three warships were captured, returned to calm, and on the third day, the news of the total destruction of the Combined Fleet spread in the southwest of Japan.The emperor was shocked and hurriedly summoned the troops of the various feudal clans to Kyoto.News of the disastrous defeat of the land attack soon reached Kyoto, and everyone in southwestern Japan was in danger, and the nobles were ready to take refuge at sea.The shogunate also sent people to negotiate with the Huaxing army on the pacification of the southwest, preparing to strike while the iron was hot, and with the assistance of the Huaxing army, eradicate the forces of the fallen shogunate in one fell swoop.But the Huaxing army was surprisingly calm, and there was no more military movement.Qiao Zhiqing's military order on the armistice has been transmitted to the headquarters of the Huaxing Army in Japan.He didn't have the energy to pacify the forces of the Shogunate Sect right now.Although the army of the Shogunate faction lost more than 70,000 people in Yonebara City, the entire southwestern part of Japan is considered the most developed place in Japan, with a population of several million.Relying only on the 10,000 people of the Huaxing Army is not enough to exterminate all these millions of people.The most important thing is that if the Huaxing Army wants to gain a firm foothold in Japan, it must let the Shogunate faction and the shogunate fight each other, and one cannot dominate the other.If he assisted the shogunate to defeat the shogunate faction, then the shogunate would naturally no longer need the Huaxing army.At that time, the main contradiction in the whole of Japan will inevitably be concentrated on the Huaxing Army.A truce is okay, but Qiao Zhiqing is not a completely unconditional truce.He is now short of silver, and he has to collect some money for using so much power this time.The shogunate had almost been exploited by him, and now the emperor still had more silver in his hands.Therefore, Qiao Zhiqing also offered a war indemnity of 20 million taels of silver, and asked the Marine Corps to send envoys to negotiate with the Fallen Curtain faction.The East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet were all headed for Osaka Bay at the same time, and if the Shogunate faction did not agree, the two fleets could move freely.All foreign warships in Japanese waters were swept away by the Huaxing Army, and now the Sea of Japan has become China's inland sea, and the Chinese fleet can sail in any sea area unscrupulously.When the envoys arrived in Kyoto, the emperor quickly summoned the ministers of the Shogunate faction to discuss countermeasures.This time, there was no longer an atmosphere of excitement in the court, and all the ministers were dejected and silent, and their faces were full of frustration."
You guys are talking, what should we do now, do you want to make peace talks," Emperor Meiji shouted, his young face full of restlessness."
Your Majesty the Emperor, our Kyoto Arsenal was completely blown up by the Huaxing Army.Now that the ammunition is completely insufficient, and there is no support from foreigners at sea, if the war continues now, our army will be defeated," Takasugi Shinsaku, commander of the Japanese First Army, said with a frown, and his fighting spirit was completely lost."
Yes, Emperor.Now, if you want to train another foreign spearman and restore the former combat effectiveness, it will take at least a year.Now if you fight with the Huaxing Army, it will be an egg hitting a stone, and you will be dead" Sakamoto Ryoma couldn't help but say, it was the first time that his opinion with Takasugi Jinsaku was so unified."
Emperor, you can't fight anymore.Hua Xingjun just asks for silver, and we just give it to them.It's a big deal to eat chaff and drink thin this year, and when we are strong, just snatch it back from them" The generals expressed their opinions one after another, and no one dared to speak out again."
Eight grids are humiliated and humiliated," Emperor Meiji said a foul word for the first time in anger, got up, kicked off the table, and walked straight out of the court.The ministers looked at each other, and they all shook their heads bitterly.The next day, Takasugi Shinsaku was in charge of making peace talks with the envoys of the Huaxing army.After three days of negotiations, the two sides signed another Kyoto Treaty, which stipulated that the shogunate's dominance in Japan would be recognized, that New China would have the same rights as foreigners, that all the coasts of New China would be opened to New China, that the Ryukyu Islands would be returned to China, and that New China would be compensated 20 million taels of silver.Among them, 10 million taels of silver are present, and the remaining 10 million taels are exchanged for the ten-year mining rights of Iwami Ginzan, Sado Kanayama and Fuji Kanayama in Japan, as well as 100,000 young women in Japan.Although there are many silver and gold mountains in Japan, they were almost exhausted during the shogunate period.Qiao Zhiqing didn't think about how much more silver he dug out of it, but 100,000 young Japanese women and 10 million taels of silver were enough to pay for this military trip.Qiao Zhiqing didn't want to force the little emperor to death immediately, and this time Japan was in chaos, and it would not be good for the Huaxing army.By the time the New Year arrived, the war had finally subsided.The South China Sea Fleet took 10 million taels of silver and 100,000 young Japanese women on the journey home.Only two American warships and one British warship remained in the Combined Fleet, all of which were brought back to China by the South China Sea Fleet.Of the tens of thousands of marines of the Three Kingdoms in Japan, three or four thousand were killed or wounded in the battle, and all the remaining prisoners were escorted to Nanjing.The reason why Qiao Zhiqing left the foreign devils of these three countries was to show goodwill to the West and the United States.After so many years of fighting, he needs time for peaceful development too much.If you continue to toss with foreign devils, it will cost you nothing but money, and it will not benefit anyone.Qiao Zhiqing personally welcomed the triumph of the South China Sea Fleet at the port, and all the people also learned the news of the Huaxing Army's victory in Japan in the newspapers for the first time, and all of them spontaneously came to the dock to cheer for the South China Sea Fleet
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