Chapter 710: Ship Bombardment of the City (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
"Ladies and gentlemen, the pressure on Your Excellency the Prime Minister is also very high. If the Germans continue to slaughter with such impunity, His Excellency the Prime Minister will not be able to bear the pressure. Therefore, we have no other choice, we must defeat the Germans as soon as possible. After returning to the Admiralty, Admiral Rokuro Yashiro's face was very ugly.
"Our reconnaissance ship found out that the German transport fleet was not accompanied by it. From this, it follows that their convoy did not move with the fleet. Now, it is not known where the German convoy is. The sea was so big, and it was not so easy to find a convoy of German conservators. Senior General Shimamura said.
"Let's find a way to organize another group of reconnaissance ships and see if we can find the German convoy. As soon as they spot their convoys, send their fleets to attack. As long as the German convoy is killed, their fleet will not go and will not go! General Goro Ijiin said.
"I hope Amaterasu will bless us and discover the German convoy sooner!" Admiral Rokuro Yashiro sighed.
The island's navy now pinned its hopes of defeating the German Expeditionary Fleet to find the fleet's convoy and defeat them by destroying the convoy and depriving the German Expeditionary Fleet of supplies. If the navy of the island country and the German expeditionary fleet were to be confronted head-on, they would have no courage and absolutely no confidence.
The German Naval Expeditionary Fleet traveled all the way north, and on August 10, it arrived at Sagami Bay. Originally, the Uraga waterway was an extremely busy waterway, but the German expeditionary fleet attacked all the way, so that those merchant ships cowered in Tokyo Bay, and did not dare to go out. The naval base in Yokosuka is even more like a great enemy. All the shore defense artillery was pointed at the strait. As soon as the German expeditionary fleet had the intention of entering the Gulf of Tonkin, they would open fire at once. Even the navy of the island nation deployed a large number of mines in the Uraga waterway overnight to prevent the German expeditionary fleet from entering Tokyo Bay.
On the battlecruiser Mackensen, the flagship of the German Expeditionary Fleet, Vice Admiral Spee and Rear Admiral Mauff, were discussing the next battle.
"General, it seems that the island navy is determined to be a turtle with a shrunken head. We sank so many of their merchant ships and fishing boats, and they were all indifferent. Major General Maofu said.
"Yes! It seems that the navy of the island nation is still very sensible. They know that if they fight us, they don't have the slightest chance of winning. That's why they're going to do it this way. It's just that they should have underestimated our determination. If we don't completely let the people of the island countries bow their heads this time, we will not give up. Lieutenant General Spee said.
The battle would turn out to be like this, and while the German Naval Expeditionary Fleet had an unshirkable responsibility, at the same time, the island's navy was equally responsible for it. If it weren't for the fact that they were cowering in the harbor, the expeditionary fleet would not have targeted the coastal cities of the island nation. Of course, the expeditionary fleet was suspected of massacring civilians in doing so. But in the final analysis, this is the self-inflicted work of the island people. Had it not been for their ambition to seize the colonies that belonged to Germany, Germany would not have sent an expeditionary fleet eastward. Therefore, all this is self-inflicted by the island people.
"Give the order to the convoy and the fleet will be resupplied tonight. Tomorrow morning, launch an attack on Shizuoka and destroy there! Lieutenant General Spee ordered.
Originally, Tokyo was supposed to be the best target. However, Lieutenant General Spee did not dare to venture into the Uraga waterway. The shore defense artillery of the islanders is not to be worried. But there are mines, but you have to guard against them. The fleet cannot take risks unless absolutely necessary. After all, it was far from the German mainland, and if the battleships were lost, they would not be replenished for a long time.
"Yes, General." Major General Maugf immediately went to arrange it.
That night, the German expeditionary fleet joined up with the supply fleet in the sea area 300 kilometers from Sagami Bay. The battleships of the fleet were replenished with fuel, shells, food and water from the supply fleet. This sequential supply is enough to support a few days of high-intensity fighting.
When the resupply was completed, it was already the middle of the night. The fleet began to rush towards the first target circled by Vice Admiral Spee. The supply fleet continued to enter the Pacific Ocean on standby.
On August 11, the sun rose as usual. As the Pacific Ocean rose above the surface, the German Expeditionary Fleet had once again entered Sagami Bay, aiming for Shizuoka.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, the expeditionary fleet arrived off the coast of Shizuoka. The arrival of a large German fleet off the coast of Shizuoka terrified the islanders living here.
"Amaterasu! Those Germans came, they came towards Shizuoka, what did they want? ”
"Who knows? They wouldn't want to shell Shizuoka! ”
"How is that possible? How could a German be a member of a civilized society, and how could he do such a thing? ”
"I heard that the Germans had been looking for a decisive battle with the Imperial Navy. But the Imperial Navy was acting as a shrunken turtle, and all of them hid in Tokyo Bay and did not come out. The Germans had no choice but to take the others to get angry. ”
"Yaga! Navy bastards. The people of the empire tightened their belts, supported the development of the navy, bought warships for them, and built new ones. Could it be that when the enemy comes, they can only be turtles with shrunken heads? ”
"The enemy is too strong, and now Germany is the most powerful country in the world! The strength of the navy is not as good as others, and if you choose to preserve your strength, there is no way to do it! ”
The German expeditionary fleet would not pay attention to the ideas of the islanders, they were soldiers, and their duty was to obey orders.
"Order the ships, prepare!" Lieutenant General Shi Pei coldly gave the order. At this moment, he knew what the consequences would be if his order was given. However, he still did not hesitate.
One by one, the battlecruisers began to cross the hull and aim at Shizuoka with their side sides.
"Damn, the Germans are really going to shell Shizuoka!"
"Run! As soon as the Germans opened fire, we were doomed! ”
Countless islanders began to flee in all directions. However, it was too late. If they had just started to retreat. Perhaps, there is still a chance to escape. As for now, I'm afraid they have to be torn to shreds by shells.
"Fire!" Lieutenant General Spee gave the order.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
The battlecruiser Mackensen was the first to fire, and the three triple 380mm guns began to roar. Heavy shells whistling towards Shizuoka.
Eight other battle cruisers, who also followed, began shelling, smashing heavy shells at Shizuoka.