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As the 420mm main gun of Daqing No. 40 shook and trembled, white smoke from the muzzle quickly emerged, and a [-] kg shell flew towards the Nagasaki Fort like an arrow from the string.

"boom……"

After 20 seconds, there was a loud explosion.

"Damn it, it's too far away..." Deng Shichang cursed.

From the binoculars, it is clearly seen that although the opponent's fort was not hit, it was hit at a position about 200 meters behind. A group of Japanese soldiers were transporting ammunition there, and they were blown up all over the sky. All the Japanese in the fort for a while Lying down, afraid that the next bomb will fall on his head.

"Hit me, hit me hard." Deng Shichang said.

"Boom...", "Boom...", "Boom..."

The second shell of Daqing No. [-] was also fired, and then the main guns of Zhenyuan, Dingyuan, Jiyuan, Weiyuan, and Daqing No. [-] shook continuously.The fort on the opposite side instantly turned into a sea of ​​flames!

"Master, with such a powerful cannon, let's go up and clean the battlefield?"

"Fuck your mother, don't be greedy for petty gains after you go up, and gather the troops. I don't know how many Japanese are on the island, do you understand?" Although Feng Zicai has a hot temper, he is cautious in his actions. Not arrogant at all.

"Master, how long will the navy be fighting? Just let us watch a show on the boat like this?"

"Shut your stinky mouth, I'm looking at it with enthusiasm." Feng Zicai held up his binoculars and looked at Nagasaki Island with relish.

"Master, let me see it too."

"Get off, get off, get off. I won't let you pass it on any longer."

"..."

There was a sea of ​​flames in front of Deng Shichang, but sporadic forts were still firing at him.

"Notify all ships to approach 50 meters forward, destroy all the forts, and immediately cover the landing of the army." Deng Shichang ordered.

"Yes."

"Boom..." Another fort that was spitting out flames was destroyed under the muzzle of the 420mm main gun of Daqing No. [-].

Deng Shichang had seen the power of these two [-]-ton ships when he raided Singapore, and now he is even more jealous.The emperor is obviously partial to Yan Fu, why did he give such a good warship to the Nanyang Fleet instead of me.

In just one hour of bombing, the fort by the sea has been basically cleaned up.The range of the deep turrets and warships cannot be reached, only the army can rely on it!

"Sign out, the troop carrier is ready to land. Let Weiyuan and Jiyuan make room for the troop carrier to come in," Deng Shichang said.

The six warships stopped bombing together, and the troop carriers sailed into the shallow water one after another.Since warships cannot drive into shallow water, they can only be on guard at sea.

"As soon as the army lands, blockade the army with artillery fire 2000 meters ahead. Give the army time to assemble!" Deng Shichang continued to give orders.

As soon as the troop carrier docked, the Japanese army was just about to charge and drive away the Qing troops who had landed, but was blocked by powerful firepower from naval warships just halfway through the charge.

Like a fire net separating the Japanese army from the Qing army, 7.5 people from three divisions calmly assembled on the shore.The divisions were assigned tasks, and the offensive routes that had been set in advance were also conveyed by the division commanders.

They didn't care about the Japanese who were charging at them at all. The Qing army's first sea and land joint operations reached a considerable degree of tacit understanding.This shows that the soldiers trained by the establishment of various lecture halls and military academies in the early stage are indeed of a higher level than the previous soldiers.The initial investment has now paid off.

"What? The Qing Dynasty attacked Nagasaki??" Emperor Meiji was startled by the sudden battle report in his sleep.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ito Hirobumi replied.

"Didn't they come to Tokyo? Why did they go to Nagasaki?" Emperor Meiji had a look of disbelief.

"Maybe they split up into two groups and attacked at the same time. However, they also violated the taboo of military strategists. The division of troops is the most taboo in naval warfare. As long as our fleet in Tokyo can hold them back, the fleet in the Sea of ​​Japan can easily destroy them." Sneak attack on Nagasaki's fleet." Ito Hirobumi analyzed.

"How many Qing troops are attacking Nagasaki?" Emperor Meiji calmed down.

"According to Yamamoto's report, there are only four ironclad warships Ding, Zhen, Wei, and Ji, and the two [-]-ton British battleships captured last year. Although their strength cannot be underestimated, we will destroy them with all the fleet in the country. The Qing Dynasty lost The strength of the navy will be greatly reduced for these six capital ships," said Ito Hirobumi, commander of the National Defense Forces.

"Well, hurry up and power the Hokkaido Fleet, let them approach Nagasaki as soon as possible, and annihilate this sneak attack fleet of the Qing Dynasty. And let Yamamoto persist in Nagasaki for another two days." Emperor Meiji ordered.

"Roms."

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Competing in East Asia Chapter 134 East China Sea Blocking Battle

More than a dozen warships from the Hokkaido Fleet of Japan are marching towards Nagasaki mightily, including four fast fleets with an average speed of 19.4 knots, including "Yoshino", "Takachiho", "Akitsusu" and "Namiwa", and "Matsushima". ", "Chiyoda", "Itsukushima", "Hashidate", "Saikyo Maru", and "Akagi" are six warships with an average displacement of 3500 tons.

Yan Fu looked at the northeast sea with a telescope on the "Changsheng", and saw that the "Chengfeng" was returning quickly, and spotted the Japanese fleet with a semaphore.

"Break the anchor, find the Japanese fleet, and prepare for battle." Yan Fu said to the soldiers beside him.

The second formation slowly set up a formation that had been practiced for a long time on the surface of the East China Sea, waiting for the arrival of the Japanese fleet.

The commander-in-chief of the Japanese fleet, Togo Heihachiro, also discovered the Qing fleet on the deck of the "Yoshino".

"Send a semaphore to tell the fleet behind. The Qing fleet appears ahead, ready to fight."

Yan Fu set up a guerrilla formation, that is, among the four ironclad ships "Changsheng", "Invincible", "Victory", and "Triumph", "Riding the Wind" and "Breaking the Waves" were in charge of the left, and "Rising" was in charge of On the right, the five gunboats "Jingyuan", "Laiyuan", "Zhiyuan", "Jingyuan", and "Pingyuan" are in the rear, "Guangjia", "Guangji", "Guangbing", and "Guangding" Follow the cruisers on the left and right respectively, looking for opportunities.

The Japanese fleet was originally going to reinforce, and the four fast ships "Yoshino", "Takachiho", "Akitsusu" and "Namiwa" rushed to the forefront, while "Matsushima", "Chiyoda", "Itsukushima", "Hashidate", "Xijing Maru", and "Akagi" dragged behind, and changed positions hastily after encountering the Qing fleet.

On the one hand, "Yoshino", "Takachiho", "Akitsushima", and "Namiwa" were divided into left and right sides, revealing a huge gap in the middle to avoid the main ironclad ships of the Qing army, and detoured to the left and right sides of the Qing army, allowing the "song" behind Several high-tonnage iron-clad ships followed up, "Chiyoda", "Itsukushima", "Hashidate", "Saikyo Maru", and "Akagi", while the four Japanese fast ships attempted to use their fast speed to detour to the mainland. Clear the rear of the fleet and attack its gunboats.

Yan Fu had already anticipated this tactic of the Japanese army, and the torpedo ships on the left and right sides continuously fired submarine torpedoes at the Japanese cruisers.Make it unable to drive in a straight line, and let "ride the wind", "break the waves", and "rise" attack it when dodging left and right affects its speed.

This method of warfare was learned by Yan Fu in the Jiangnan Naval Academy's "Shuo Shuo of Ship Array". , The number of teams can be reduced or increased at will, and it is not a one-size-fits-all situation.” It means: the number of warships that make up the tactical unit in the illustration, and the number of units that form the formation are not rigid rules. A tactical unit It can be composed of 2 or 4 ships.It can be modified and used flexibly according to the specific situation on the basis of following the unit's combat rules.

Now Yan Fu has expanded this formation to three teams. There are two cruisers and two torpedo ships on the left, one cruiser and two torpedo ships on the right, and four ironclad ships and five gunboats in the middle. As long as the road can resist the roundabout outflanking of the Japanese tame ships, and the main fleet in the middle will go forward and destroy the six main ironclad ships of the Japanese army, the victory is basically guaranteed.

However, Yan Fu still underestimated the strength of cruisers such as the Japanese "Yoshino". A warship that can reach a speed of up to 26 knots can easily dodge more than two torpedoes launched at the same time.

The first to encounter were "Changsheng" and "Invincible" from the left, and "Yoshino" and "Takachiho" from the Japanese fleet.After the two sides entered the firing range, the sea level of the East China Sea turned into a panorama of silvery white and orange flashes, followed by a hail of huge explosive shells hitting Daqingshui Division. The uniform artillery attacks of "Yoshino" and "Takachiho" showed "Chengfeng" and "Breaking Waves" what the strength of Asia's first-class cruisers is.

"Yoshino" is the flagship of the Hokkaido fleet, and the captain Togo Heihachiro is also the commander-in-chief of this fleet.He desperately waved the saber in his hand, and shouted at the two 5700-ton giant cruisers of the Qing Dynasty: "Full left rudder, attack with sidestring."

The sidestring of the "Yoshino" is equipped with four 4mm rapid-fire guns. According to the analysis of British naval experts, the firing speed of the British-style rapid-fire guns modified by Japan is six times that of the original guns. Although the Qing fleet also uniformly modified The original breech-loading gun, but only twice as fast.Based on this calculation, the firepower of the Japanese fleet is actually three times that of the Qing fleet.

Shells exploded around the Qing fleet one after another, causing water columns more than 50 meters high to appear in many places. The torpedo ship "Guangding" was directly sunk without firing a single shot.

Li He, the leader of "Changsheng", tried to get close to "Yoshino" many times to give a fatal blow, but the speed of "Changsheng" at 19 knots was as difficult as a child chasing an adult in front of "Yoshino" with a speed of 22.5 knots .

The "Yoshino" also hit the "Chengfeng" chasing him twice from time to time, and finally revealed its true purpose-to destroy the gunboats behind the main battleship of the Qing army.

Although the close-range power of the gunboat is huge, the Japanese warship will never give the gunboat a chance to get close.The gunboats of the Qing army were continuously hit by long-range rapid-fire guns.

The "Yoshino" is like a mangy dog, who can't catch up with him but is often bitten by him.Although these five armored gunships manufactured by the Mawei Shipyard have 87mm thick steel plates, they cannot withstand multiple attacks.

After being bombarded by "Yoshino" continuously, the "Pingyuan" was the first to catch fire.Withdrew from the battle under Yan Fu's order and retreated to Lushun Military Port for emergency repairs.

"Don't worry about the small Japanese cruiser, all the gunboats will follow me at full speed. Destroy the main Japanese fleet in front!" Yan Fu shouted loudly at the semaphore soldiers.