Despite Yokoji Shunichi's concentrated efforts, his number of warships is still far inferior to that of the Celestial Army!

The Heavenly Army was divided into three routes, in the middle of which was led by Mai Ke and the sailors adapted from the original boat gang were the main force, and Meng Yi was the commander, and the number of warships was about 400.

But the real gap is not in quantity, but in technology and quality.

The highest technology of Henglu's warships is armored ships, while Meng Yi's warships are fully steeled!

This means that they are made of steel all over their bodies.

Against such a ship, the original armor-piercing projectile, a sharp weapon of naval warfare, no longer works!

In addition to the warships in the middle, the Celestial Army also had two wings, the former Russian warships led by Vilskoy on the right, and the former American warships led by Peter on the left.

These two fleets are technically on par with the fleets of the Dongying Island Country!

However, neither of these fleets will fight him, and Yokoji Junichi has no way at all!

At the beginning of the battle, the American and Russian fleets drove directly from both ends of the Nemuro Strait, and then marched in unison along the coastline to outflank the northern Ezo land.

Seeing that they were allowed to enter the coastline of Beiyi Shrimp Land, Yokoji Junichi was in a hurry, and he didn't care about the formation of battleships, so he sent a detachment from each side to chase after them!

Mai Ke seized the opportunity and immediately ordered Meng Yi's fleet to attack!

In particular, the fleets on both sides of the Celestial Fleet were mainly aimed at the fleets that were going out to intercept the flank attacks from the north and south.

Originally, the technology was inferior to that of the Celestial Army, and in addition, it only cared about chasing the battleships on the side, but exposed the back and sides in front of the Celestial Fleet, almost forming a situation where they could only be beaten.

The artillery shells of the Celestial Army are also upgraded products, and their power is huge, and as soon as the cannon bombards it, one of Dongying's medium-sized armored ships immediately falls apart. Sink into the sea at a speed that is visible to the eye!

Seeing that the warships he had separated were only to be beaten, Yokoji Shunichi was anxious and ordered all the shells to bombard the warships on both sides of the Celestial Army, striving to buy time for his warships so that they could pursue the Celestial Fleet on the flanks.

His move focused his firepower. Apparently he had come true.

Suddenly, swarms of shells fell on the battleships on both sides of the Celestial Army, and the battleships were filled with smoke and fire, and they were heavily wrapped in smoke caused by the explosion.

However, the effect he expected did not materialize.

When the smoke cleared, the battleships were unharmed, and they all marched and fired their guns as usual!

Fortunately, this time the artillery was no longer bombarding the battleships that were divided into two wings, but the crossroads fleet directly opposite!

Originally. The fleet of the Dongying Island country is still armor-piercing!

Such shells can penetrate those armored ships, but they can't do anything against all-steel battleships!

Although there was also the rumbling of artillery and thick smoke, it could only cause damage to some temporary facilities on the surface, and could not affect the basic performance of the warship.

They can't do anything about the warships of the Celestial Army, but they can't withstand the shelling of the Celestial Army!

This kind of shell, which is more powerful by armor-piercing shells, can destroy all the central operating systems of enemy ships with a single shot!

And that's not all. On the basis of the destruction, there was a large hole made in the thickest place. Allowing seawater to pour directly into the hull of the ship, it lost its ability to float, and the whole ship sank quickly.

Seeing that there is a huge difference in strength, not in the tactics and the plain zhì of the soldiers, but in the quality and level of the weapons!

This is the most powerless part!

The three reformist giants who watched the battle realized more profoundly. If you fall behind, you will be beaten!

Especially since this lesson was learned from their own neighbors, and it made them feel even more painful!

Once upon a time, this close neighbor was not even qualified as an imaginary enemy!

They're just the goal of their own expansion!

This huge country is like a terminally ill tiger, and its teeth have been pulled out. It doesn't matter how you brush its whiskers.

Now in a very short period of time, the whole thing has undergone earth-shaking changes, and the whole one has changed between strength and weakness!

However, these people all have the strength of Ning Si not to admit defeat, and they will never look back if they don't hit the south wall!

No, it's more powerful than that, and you won't look back if you hit the south wall!

In the desperate love of Heeten and Masao Sanjo, Yokoji Junichi jumped off the wall in a hurry!

He ordered the warships that had not yet been sunk to all fire at full speed and ram the warships of the Celestial Army!

This method of warfare is actually the tradition of the army of the Dongying Island Country, that is, the jade crushing tactic, when you feel that you can't do it, you must also use your body as a weapon to attack the enemy, and it is best to die with the enemy!

If you are lucky, using this kind of inspiring tactics, you destroy the enemy and save yourself, it will be an unexpected victory.

As soon as the Jade Shatter Battle ordered, those battleships were like crazy, and they immediately started at full power, regardless of the team or the outnumber, and rushed out in one direction!

And those soldiers who pierced the mountains were all transferred to the deck, drew their katanas, and prepared for a hand-to-hand challenge, white-knuckle combat!

The two fleets approached quickly, and neither of them wanted to slow down, so they crashed into it with a bang!

The violent collision caused the warships of the two armies to shake in a flurry!

It seems to be evenly matched!

Suddenly, Yokoji's fleet began to get shorter!

Everyone saw that the battleship on the side of the cross road was defeated again, and although the impact site was protected by a relatively thick iron sheet, it was still inferior to the all-steel warship, and all of them were knocked out of a big hole, which was enough for a house to laugh!

The rushing sea is pouring in through that hole!

The soldiers on the warships on both sides were stunned, but they were all very different.

After a while, Dongying's navy will be woken up by the cold seawater, and then he will chat with the dragon king.

However, it is very likely that he will not be able to reach the front of the Dragon King, and he will be completely dealt with by those shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

There were only four or five warships in Dongying, and instead of hitting the stone with an egg at the critical moment, they stopped next to the battleship of the Heavenly Army with superb technology and started a broadside battle!

Because they were specifically looking for those ships that were hit, they really boarded the battleships of the Heavenly Army, and they also happened to catch an excellent time, when they went up, those sailors and soldiers of the Heavenly Army were dizzy.

New hatred and old hatred, to get revenge!

These samurai who rushed onto the boat immediately swung their katana and slashed and killed!

Those of the Celestial Army in a state of dizziness. It was when he was weak, he had no ability to resist, and he was cut to a piece in an instant!

"Bang bang!"

There was a roar from the conning tower, and it turned out that it was a soldier of the Heavenly Army who was a manpower lookout post who had fired a shot!

Repeating Mausers, each designed with seven rounds in a row!

It was five Mauser guns firing at the same time, and it instantly knocked down the dozen or so people who rushed in front of them!

The shot immediately stopped the killing of the enemy troops. Let those still dizzy heavenly armies escape.

Then came the second round of roaring, and another seven shots in a row!

This time, the hit rate is greatly improved, almost one shot!

Because the first round was played in a hurry, and the two armies were staggered, the hit rate was greatly affected.

The second round was different, the enemy had already separated from the Celestial Army, and there was no need to shoot so hastily, so the hit rate reached the usual level.

Under such a dense bullet fire, these people were not afraid of death in time. I had no choice but to flee back!

But some of them were too late, and the archers of the Celestial Army were resentful that they had killed many of their comrades, and Xia Harvest showed no mercy, and the bullets chased them closely, leaving their escape path covered with corpses.

When it came to the side of the ship, the last one was also shot down!

Just in time, I put a hand on the side of the boat!

It was really easy to get on board. It's hard to get off the boat!

Yokoji Shunichi witnessed this final ruin, but it didn't play a role in the slightest. had to accept the reality, but years of hard work were ruined, which still made his heart ache.

No matter how sad it was, it was useless, he hurriedly led Prince Xitian and Sanjo Masao to retreat, hoping that the defense line set up on land could block the heavenly army, you can't be powerful on the water. It's also great on the road.

When they turned their heads, they saw the naval detachments on both wings, which were being surrounded and beaten by the fleets of the Celestial Army!

It turned out that the two fleets coincidentally used a tactic, making a trap for the pursuers to get into. Then give them a bunch of dumplings.

Alas, the three of them sighed in their hearts!

These two fleets are also finished!

Now it's all about Shunichi Yokoji's carefully built defensive system on the road.

If it is placed in the later generations, Yokoji Shunichi's defensive strategy is not too surprising, at that time, it was the most powerful and thorough defense!

He used the tactics of all-for-all, scorched-earth warfare!

All the inhabitants of the region, whether farmers or fishermen, adults and children, all who can go to war!

Even women are no exception!

All those who can fight are concentrated on the planned defense line, and those who can't go to the battlefield are all in the rear!

All the evacuated villages are distorted, and there are also fields and woods, all of them will be burned to the ground!

The purpose is to leave not a single stitch, a drop of water, or a grain of grain for the enemy!

Yokoji Shunichi did this not only because of the need for his defensive tactics, but also to give up one part of the territory and protect the other part, so that not the entire area would be occupied by the enemy.

At the same time, he also has the support of those local decision-makers, because it is necessary and worthwhile for the local people to give up this Ezo land when necessary, which is one of the reasons why they obtained the North Ezo land.

However, what Yokoji Shunichi didn't expect was that his two tactics similar to the desperate plan had little effect on the Heavenly Army!

In the scorched earth war, the Celestial Army had no intention of using local materials to supply the needs of the Celestial Army!

The actual situation of the Celestial Army is that where the Celestial Army in front occupies, Mai Ke will connect the three-in-one hub project to wherever it is!

With the Four Seasons Fruit Bowl and the River of Life, where else can you find food and drink from places like North Ezo?

It seems that Yokoji Shunichi is self-inflicted, you treat those rags as good things, and the Heavenly Army doesn't look at them at all!

And for the defense lines he designed and pushed everyone onto the battlefield, the total number reached as many as 300,000, and the previous preparations of the Heavenly Army just broke this move!

The 50,000 army of donkey head and the 50,000 army of Pu Tehuan are the special warriors of mountain warfare!

After breaking through several lines of defense, the two armies launched the most tragic confrontation at the highest peak of the Northern Ezo land, Asahidake!.

(To be continued......)