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Finally, the two fleets set off to their respective destinations mightily...

Chasing the Deer in East Asia Chapter 141 Digging Your Own Grave

"Your Majesty, the Qing fleet has appeared in the waters of Japan." Ito Hirobumi hurried into the emperor's bedroom.

Emperor Meiji hurriedly asked, "How many warships are here?"

"There are two more captive British battleships of 18 tons than before blocking my reinforcement fleet, and five more cruisers. Except for the two German cruisers, the speed of the other three ships has reached [-] knots." Ito Hirobumi told the big Every warship in Qing Dynasty is like a treasure, "However, those four giant iron-clad ships are not in this fleet."

"You mean the four that Qing bought from Germany?" Emperor Meiji asked.

"Yes, it seems that they should stay in the East China Sea defense supply line." Ito Hirobumi analyzed.

"Well, the Qing Dynasty actually concentrated so many warships. It seems that they have become arrogant to a certain extent! If this is the case, let them remember for a long time, what a stupid decision it was to fight our Great Japan in the Sea of ​​Japan. Put Tokyo The Yamato, Musashi, and Katsuragi were transferred to Hokkaido and Kyushu to join them. We defeated the Qing Dynasty in one go."

"Yes." Ito Hirobumi was also full of confidence in the victory.

I have to admit that Japan has the most outstanding battleships and cruisers in Asia.It may be a bit of a mouthful to say that the British loaned Japan money and bought them from the British. Simply put, they were provided by the British to Japan.The purpose, of course, is to attract the attention of the Qing Dynasty in the east, so that Britain can spy on the southwestern provinces of the Qing Dynasty.

The Qing fleet finally crossed the East China Sea and entered the Japanese waters.The sky is still blue, and the sea is still green.If it weren't for the so-called name that divided this sea into the East China Sea and the Sea of ​​Japan, this should have been just a sea area.

"General, we have entered the Sea of ​​Japan. Has the fleet changed its formation as planned?" A soldier reported to Yan Fu.

"Well, let Chengfeng and Breaking the Waves escort fleet to the left and right, Flying Eagle and Sea Lion to explore the way ahead, Nanji, Nanxiang, and Yangfan to the rear, and the rest of the warships remain unchanged." Yan Fu held up the binoculars and gave orders while watching.

"General, black smoke is seen [-] nautical miles ahead, there may be a fleet." The soldiers on the observation tower yelled.

Yan Fu was taken aback for a moment, what?The Japanese fleet appeared so soon?It seems that Little Japan values ​​the control of the sea here more than anything else, and can't even wait for us to go to Chongjin to pretend to transport some troops and refuel at the port by the way.Can't wait to find us for a decisive battle?

"Continue to observe whether there is a Japanese fleet and how many warships there are." Yan Fu still doesn't quite believe that the Japanese fleet is in front of him.

"Yes."

On the other side, in Osaka.A long-lost pair of father and son met again on the battlefield.

"Feng Zicai, the commander of the humble Second Division, has a meeting with General Feng." Feng Zicai knelt down on one knee and performed a standard Qing army salute.

"Father, please get up quickly, are you going to kill your son?" Feng Xianghua quickly helped his father up, and took a closer look.For four years, especially during the period of the Sino-British Burma War, supplies were not guaranteed. Although Feng Zicai can still lead troops to fight, his physical strength and energy are obviously not as good as before.I have also lost a lot of weight, and now I can't even walk with the big steel knife that would never leave my body.

"There are no fathers and sons on the battlefield, only commanders and generals. General Feng is now a general sent by the imperial court. He is a low-ranking general, but he is ordered by the general." How can the joy in Feng Zi's heart when he sees his son whom he has not seen for four years be expressed in words?Seeing his increasingly mature son, who was left alone in the capital by the emperor and now let him personally lead two divisions to attack Huanglong, Feng Zicai, who has rich experience in officialdom, immediately understood the emperor's intentions.For this son who is countless times better than him, Feng Zicai will be woken up by laughing when he sleeps.So give your son more prestige in front of your troops.

"Where is General Lu Yiwei?" Feng Xianghua was a little smaller than Lu Yiwei in terms of military rank and official position.But now that he is wearing the hat of an imperial envoy, the size of the official position and the high rank of the military have to stand aside again.

"The end is here." Lu Yiwei took a step forward.

"The emperor has ordered that General Lu transfer two divisions to this imperial envoy, and this imperial envoy will personally lead troops to attack Tokyo." Feng Xianghua said.

"Cha. The last general has made the 2nd Division and the 15th Division ready for battle, and they can board the ship at any time." Lu Yiwei agreed.

"Okay, the navy departs in an hour. Let's gather at the pier in half an hour and throw away everything that needs to be thrown away." Feng Xianghua ordered.

"Cha." Feng Zicai and Xiao Fei replied at the same time, then turned and left.

Finally, after the ten troop carriers were fully loaded, they were escorted by "Zhenyuan", "Dingyuan", "Weiyuan", and "Jiyuan" to Yokohama.When the eyes of the whole world were focused on the Sea of ​​Japan to watch the decisive battle between the Chinese and Japanese navies, they were like a sharp knife piercing the enemy's heart.

"Your Majesty, the Qing army has another fleet and 10 troop carriers heading for Tokyo, and may land in Yokohama."

"It's absolutely impossible. The strategic intention of the Qing Dynasty has always been to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese navy. They wanted to lure us to a decisive battle in the East China Sea, but if we couldn't hold on, the Qing army wanted to fight us in the Sea of ​​Japan. They knew that there was no chance of winning. Just like last time, I sent a small fleet to Tokyo in an attempt to attract the main force of my Japanese navy. The same trick is used twice on one person, unless that person is an idiot, how can I fall into it again! Haha” Emperor Meiji said for himself Ying Ming laughed loudly.

"Your Majesty, but if there are really Qing soldiers in the troop carrier, what should we do?"

"Hehe, if your hypothesis is true, then our heroic fighters will definitely be able to hold on until the end of the Sino-Japanese naval battle in the Japanese Sea, and completely defeat the Qing Dynasty both tactically and psychologically."

"Yes."

Although there is only one word difference between the main attack and the assist, the effect is completely different. The assist even serves the main attack, so Feng Xianghua, who is in charge of the main attack this time, is under considerable pressure.If his attack here does not go well, all the blood shed in the war in the Sea of ​​Japan will be in vain.

Although he has been on the battlefield since he was 18 years old, he has been in the army for half his life.It was really the first time that he was nervous before the war. The local wars he participated in before could not affect the overall situation, or he didn't need to think about it at all. He could fight wherever his father asked him to.But now his words and deeds, one order may cause thousands of people to shed blood on the battlefield.

Feng Xianghua stood on the deck, looking at the sea.He has been repeatedly calculating the assault route after landing, the emergency treatment after encountering the situation, etc. in his mind, and now he really pays attention to the story of the three little pigs that the emperor told him, maybe if he just returned from Germany. Let him participate in the battle directly, he will not think so much, all he thinks about is how to break through the opponent and defeat the opponent.But now, after staying in the Ministry of War for such a period of time, he will think more, not only to cover the navy that he assists, but also to consider the speed of breaking the opponent.

"General, Yokohama is ahead. General Deng is going to storm the fort. Let us prepare to land in 30 minutes."

A subpoena and words brought Feng Xianghua back from his thoughts.

"understood."

East Asia Chapter 142 Bloody Battle in the Sea of ​​Japan

The black smoke became more and more dense, and finally through the telescope, it could be seen clearly that the plaster flag was hanging on the flagpole.

"The front is confirmed to be the Japanese fleet, and the number is more than 10." An observer reported.

Yan Fu clenched his fists tightly and said, "Okay, everyone takes their positions. Get ready to fight, ride the wind and waves and return to the team."

"Riding the Wind" and "Breaking the Waves" who were exploring the way ahead reduced their speed and waited for the arrival of large troops.

The two fleets finally met again in the Sea of ​​Japan, and the elites of the Japanese fleet were exhausted.Four main battleships, three ultra-fast cruisers, three ironclad ships, and dozens of gunboats and torpedo ships.

The number ratio of the two fleets was 17:20. The Qing fleet suffered a slight loss in number, and it was not as good as the Japanese fleet in terms of tonnage.In order to smoothly cover the landing of the raiding troops in Yokohama, Guan Xuqing equipped Deng Shichang with the four most powerful ironclad ships of nearly [-] tons.

Judging from the comparison of the strength of the navies of China and Japan, the navy of the Qing Dynasty has never suffered in numbers. Today, ironclad ships such as "Guyin" and "Yongwu" in the Nanyang Fleet are still escorting the German army in Thailand to the south.

Therefore, in this decisive battle between the Chinese and Japanese navies in the eyes of the Japanese, the number and tonnage of the Qing Dynasty's warships all fell into a disadvantage for the first time.

But this didn't make Yan Fu feel nervous or afraid, and even for him, this naval battle was the best stage to show his abilities.

Although the previous blocking battle, the accident on the "Rise" had little to do with Yan Fu.But it also directly reflected from one aspect that the young scholar who was still an editor in the "Da Qing Daily" during the Sino-French War did not have a high status in the Qing Navy and did not have enough prestige.

So he also hopes to fight a turnaround for himself here.

"Arrange in a row, and try to use the main guns to attack the opponent. The side strings are not as high as the Japanese cruisers in terms of rate of fire or number." Yan Fu rubbed his hands vigorously to calm himself down, and continued: "Da Qing No. [-] In charge, the target Japanese cruiser, any ship is fine, arrange it yourself."

The two fleets didn't make too many changes, they just met in a daze.

"boom……"

Before the cannonball fired by "Daqing No. [-]" was ejected, the battleship "Yamato" on the opposite side chose to pre-emptively fired a cannonball and flew straight towards the flagship "Changsheng" of the Qing fleet.

A huge explosion sounded 400 meters in front of the fleet, setting off a column of water nearly 40 meters high in the sea.The falling sea water sprinkled on the soldiers who were waiting in full battle on the main battery on the bow of the ship.

Even Yan Fu, who was standing on the deck, was soaked by the splashing sea water, "Tell Daqing No. [-], don't worry. Get closer and aim at the point and hit it. Be sure to hit. Bah, bah." Yan Fu spat vigorously. Looking at the sea water that has just been splashed in the mouth.

Finally, the fleets of both sides entered the normal range, and the two sides did not have any reservations.Continuously bombarded the opponent with large-caliber main guns.

This face-to-face attack embodies the power of Yan Fu's one-character array. All the warships spread out a long "one" almost parallel on the sea surface.The dispersion of warships made the artillery fire of the Japanese fleet relatively scattered, and a large number of main guns of all Qing warships fell around the "V" array with "Kyushu" as the core.

"Let ride the wind and break the waves to the rear of the Japanese fleet, and attack the opponent's torpedo ship with side string secondary guns. Daqing [-] and Daqing [-] follow me to disrupt the opponent's formation, and the rest of the warships surround them in a roundabout way." Yan Fu Continuously give orders.