Chapter 8: The Flames of Tokyo Bay (1)

The Combined Fleet was defeated, and the news spread throughout Japan almost instantly after the three battleships of Matsushima, Itsukushima, and Hashidate, which had survived the Combined Fleet, returned to port. This news was incredible, and all Japanese people were surprised.

Why did you lose? Why were the other warships all wiped out, and these three were almost the most powerful Sankei ships in Japan, and the battleships used to deal with the two Qing giant ships Zhenyuan and Dingyuan were unscathed, not to mention being hit by shells, not even blackened by smoke. For a moment, the shouts of the thieves resounded throughout the port. This is definitely the result of three battleships avoiding the battle! Otherwise, there is no way to explain this qiē.

The Japanese military department was also extremely shocked by this, and the situation of the combined fleet being close to total annihilation had put the ongoing Sino-Japanese war in a predicament, and it had lost the protection of the navy, and I was afraid that the Japanese army on the Korean battlefield would not last long, even if the opponent was a waste-like Qing countryman. Without shells, food, and supplies, no matter how powerful the army is, it will not be able to hold out, not to mention that the Japanese army is not considered a traditionally strong army.

But the surviving battleship told everyone the suffocating news, an unknown invincible battleship, a mysterious maiden, and a messenger from hell had wiped out the British Chinese fleet and the combined fleet. This statement was immediately rebuked by the emperor, the cabinet, and the generals of the military department, and this nonsense was almost a joke, and it was simply a lie made up to cover up their own mistakes!

But the whole fleet said so, and the telegrams sent back from various places also confirmed that the survivors were not lying, that the Beiyang Fleet had returned to the base intact, that the British had confirmed that their fleet had been completely annihilated, and that the Japanese were in a state of panic.

For this war, Japan borrowed countless loans from the British to barely survive, if it wins, then there will be a huge amount of indemnity to pay this qiē, if it loses, Japan will never have the possibility of rising, this is a war to bet on the national fortune, obviously, the national fortune will lose.

After a short period of consultation, the three surviving warships, as well as some other small ships, were all ordered to go to the port of Yokohama, which was a strategy to protect the ships and avoid the battle. In the event that the invincible battleship arrived, the three battleships still in Nagasaki had no chance of surviving, and could only rely on the forts in Tokyo Bay and the danger of weather to avoid being destroyed.

So the three Sankei ships that had just run out of the battlefield in a panic sailed towards Tokyo Bay non-stop, cautiously along the way, for fear of the huge figure. However, along the way, although it was full of tense and terrifying atmosphere, the remaining essence of the three combined fleets successfully sailed into Tokyo Bay and hid.

Now the Japanese no longer pray to win the war, they have completely failed at sea, and they will not be able to hold out for long on land. The Japanese have completely pinned their trust on the intervention of the British, after all, the British lost an entire fleet in this battle, and the losses were greater than those of the Combined Fleet, and the British, as an empire on which the sun never sets, naturally will not rest on their laurels.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the British have decided to send a large fleet to the Far East, the French and the Germans have also decided to send some ships to search for unknown warships, the Ottomans, Italy, and Russia are still deciding, the Qing State has ceased war with the intervention of the British, and the Beiyang Fleet will also temporarily go to sea to search for the enemy." In the Emperor's Palace, the atmosphere was tense, the combined fleet was lost, and the entire Japanese cabinet was filled with pessimism. However, the British, who were greatly annoyed, did not give up, and sent a large fleet from their homeland to decide to destroy the unknown warship. The Grand Fleet is not comparable to the Beiyang or the Combined Fleet, it is the world's largest fleet, a powerful fleet with many battleships.

For this reason, the British intervened in the war between Japan and the Qing Kingdom, and the two sides temporarily ceased fighting, using the place they now controlled as the armistice line. After learning that the British had attacked, the Japanese cabinet breathed a sigh of relief, no matter how powerful the Armada was, it was no match for the British Royal Navy, and the war situation in Korea could be eased up, and now the Japanese still had some advantages in Korea.

"However......," said Hirobumi Ito, Japan's first prime minister, with some hesitation, "our communication with Kiyokoku has been cut off." Since this morning, the telegram has not received a reply, probably because the cable has been cut. ”

Hearing this news, there was bad news in the hearts of all cabinet ministers. It's as if a prey has been driven to a dead end by a hunter's minions, and every gap that can escape is sealed. The severance of the submarine cable connecting the mainland from Nagasaki to Tamsui in Taiwan and from Tamsui in Taiwan to Fuzhou in the mainland meant that the connection between Japan and the mainland was broken. Whether it was accidental or man-made, no one has a bottom.

"Was it an accident or ......," the emperor asked in an tentative tone, the suddenness of the situation unexpected.

But before the emperor's words could be spoken, the rumbling sound of cannons came, and several guards entered the main hall and delivered a message.

Invincible battleships appeared, appeared in Tokyo Bay, and were bombarding the guarded batteries. So the main hall was in chaos, and for safety, the people in the main hall were evacuated from here by the guards and went to a safe place. The moment they walked out of the room, both the cabinet ministers and the emperor saw black smoke rising in the distance and the constant sound of explosions.

"It's dirty, these batteries are so annoying." At this moment, the girl who rarely stayed on the bridge sat on a gorgeous chair, supported her head with one hand, and directed the battleship into Tokyo Bay.

After the previous battle, the girl was a little surprised to find that she had obtained nearly 5,000 tons of nanomaterials! This surprised the girl a little, because the previous sinking of those merchant ships had obtained 100 tons of nanomaterials, the ratio was only 50:1, and this time it was close to 10:1. The combined fleet lost 28,000 tons of warships, the British lost about the same, and the girl's record was already 50,000 tons. Isn't it true that sinking a battleship is not the same as sinking a merchant ship? The girl was surprised and curious.

However, after getting so many nanomaterials, the girl directly revised the plan and was not ready to go back immediately, but was ready to continue fighting! With nanomaterials, the girl can replenish ammunition, be able to replenish fuel, and it is not a problem to destroy the British Grand Fleet!

So the girl replenished all the main gun shells on the battleship, and replenished some of the fuel. The current girlhood state is the strongest time! This is the real invincibility!

Quietly came to the coast of Japan, eavesdropping on the communication between Japan and the mainland above the submarine cable, and knowing that the British Grand Fleet was preparing to come, the girl killed in Tokyo Bay. The surviving Japanese fleet, which had been spared before, just wanted to wait for confirmation of the news, and now that the Japanese were useless, the girl decided to destroy the remnants of the combined fleet. So this is the previous situation, and there was an artillery battle between the girl and the battery guarding Tokyo Bay.