Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

So, he calmly and fearlessly issued a firm and decisive order: "All ships, listen up! Continue to concentrate firepower and fiercely bombard the artillery positions on both sides! Don't let the enemy have any chance to breathe!"

Following Mao Shiba's command full of majesty and determination, the gunners on his own warships immediately moved swiftly to adjust the direction of the artillery and aimed accurately at the target. They were fully focused and coordinated, and everyone knew that they were shouldering an important mission.

Then, earth-shaking, deafening cannon shots resounded through the sky, as if they were about to tear the sky apart. These shells were like meteors streaking across the sky, smashing into the artillery batteries on both sides with astonishing speed and force. In an instant, flames shot up into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and the shock waves generated by the explosions set off huge waves. The scene was extremely spectacular and intense.

In an instant, raging flames rose into the sky, thick smoke filled the air, and the artillery batteries on both sides of the river fell into extreme chaos.

Yamamoto Jusan, the general of the Edo Navy, was the supreme commander of the Tokugawa Army in this naval battle. At this moment, he stood firmly on the flagship, holding a single-hole telescope, staring at the vast sea outside Hulukou with a sharp gaze - there, the huge Tiandi Allied Navy fleet was anchored.

Yamamoto Jusan's eyes widened in astonishment. He was dumbfounded by the huge warships in front of him. They were pitch black and stood on the sea like giant steel beasts. These behemoths were even several times larger than the thousand-ton Fuchuan he was on! He had never seen such a large and majestic fleet in his life.

The three giant chimneys on these warships towering into the sky continuously spewed out billowing black smoke, as if ferocious black dragons were baring their fangs and claws in the sky with hideous faces, which was creepy and terrifying.

Even more terrifying were the huge cannons, each firing was like thunder, shaking the earth. With a deafening roar, the shells whistled out, shaking the ground and raising dust wherever they landed. With just one shot, a 30-meter-wide artillery platform could be reduced to ashes in an instant, disappearing without a trace.

Although the enemy fleet consisted of only four warships, the powerful momentum they displayed made Yamamoto Jusan feel terrified and his spine went cold.

At this moment, the forts on both sides have been cleared to the narrow Hulukou. Since early morning until this moment, the naval forces have worked tirelessly and successfully destroyed nearly a hundred forts.

These coastal defense soldiers from the Tokugawa family seemed to have gradually figured out the trick: they found that their rock defense artillery could not hit the enemy fleet, while their own artillery positions were completely within the enemy's firepower coverage.

As a result, they wisely chose to abandon the artillery positions and flee to avoid being killed by artillery shells.

The same situation happened in Hulukou. After several fierce bombardments from naval guns, the artillery position that was supposed to be guarded became empty and turned into a pile of useless abandoned buildings.

At this point, the Uraga Waterway, the first barrier of Edo that was known to be indestructible, was finally successfully breached!

From afar, one can see sixteen columns of battleships neatly arranged in the narrow Hulukou. They are majestic and magnificent, forming a stunning landscape.

However, although such a spectacular display looks pleasing to the eye, it is actually just some flashy window dressing.

When facing ordinary pirates or red-haired devils from the West (such as the Dutch and the Spanish), it may still have a certain deterrent effect; but once encountering the powerful coalition forces of heaven and earth, this so-called perfect formation will immediately turn into a nightmare!

At this moment, facing the huge number of enemy naval warships, the three ironclad warships stood tall like steel behemoths.

The side guns they were equipped with also joined the fierce battle. Each battleship was equipped with four powerful 175mm Krupp cannons with a range of up to 15 kilometers!

Although this type of artillery is slightly inferior when fighting against sturdy artillery positions, it is a deadly weapon against those fragile wooden sailing ships!

The fleet of my army of heaven and earth stopped ten kilometers away from Hulukou and launched a fierce artillery attack.

Four huge 280mm main guns and fifteen powerful 175mm side guns fired alternately, pouring horrific artillery fire on the Japanese navy fleet two or three kilometers behind Hulukou.

The 120-kilogram shells hit the sea like a meteorite, creating a 50-meter-high wave. The Japanese warships within a -meter radius were shaking violently in the raging waves, as if they would capsize and sink at any time. What's worse, the warships that were closer were directly overturned by the huge waves and instantly lost their combat capability.

Occasionally, a warship that was unfortunately hit by the main gun or side gun would be torn into pieces and turned into ashes in an instant, and the soldiers on board and the ship would be turned into debris together.

For a moment, the entire sea was filled with billowing smoke, flames and chaos!

The Japanese navy soldiers who fell into the water were terrified and tried their best to swim towards the two sides of the strait, as if there were demons chasing them from behind. They just wanted to escape from this horrible naval battlefield that was like hell on earth as soon as possible.

The crew members on the Japanese naval warships who still had the strength to move, seeing that the warships of the Heaven and Earth Alliance had launched a fierce attack even though they were so far away, and the power of these naval guns was so terrifying that they had no fighting spirit at all, and they all raised their sails and turned to flee towards Tokyo Bay.

Mao Shiba was extremely anxious when he saw this scene. He immediately gave the order: "All ships advance at full speed! You must pursue the enemy with all your strength and continue firing!" At the same time, he wondered in his heart, how can these old sailing ships, with a speed of only five knots per hour, compete with the steam engine that can travel at a speed of thirteen knots?

As time went by, the situation became more and more serious. As expected, after just a few moments, the eighty warships responsible for intercepting the enemy at Hulukou sank one after another under the fierce enemy artillery fire. As the last cannon shot gradually dissipated into the sky, peace descended on the sea again.

However, the bloody massacre did not end there. Thousands of sharks of various shapes and sizes sniffed the strong smell of blood in the air and rushed towards the Hulukou naval battle area where the fierce battle had just ended, like a group of hungry tigers.

In an instant, countless thrilling scenes took place - no matter whether it was the Japanese navy soldiers who still had a glimmer of hope and were struggling to survive, or the corpses that had already died, they all became delicacies in the stomachs of these greedy sharks without exception.