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However, on the issue of building an advance base, he had a different opinion with Zhang Hailong, and Li Zhaoshui believed that there were no islands suitable for building good ports in the eastern and southern parts of Japan, and that only material supply points could be built, so the requirements were not so high, as long as they could store supplies and allow battleships and battlecruisers to get supplies nearby.

Zhang Hailong felt that his requirements were too high and a bit idealistic, not to mention the islands of Japan, that is, the island of Taiwan and its surroundings, the only military port suitable for the construction of battleships and battlecruisers was Keelung Port, and even the good conditions of Naha Port could only be built into a home port for destroyers and submarines, not battleships and battlecruisers.

So Zhang Hailong adopted Li Zhaoshui's suggestion to occupy the Izu Islands as a supply point, and at the same time suggested to Zhang Wei that he should occupy the Ogasawara Islands and the Iwo Jima Islands, establish Kasa Sube Prefecture, and cut off the trade routes in the South Pacific after Japan.

Zhang Wei adopted Zhang Hailong's suggestion and established Kasulphur Prefecture, and also set up the Izu Islands as prefectures, becoming the 7th and 8th prefectures under the jurisdiction of Ryukyu City.

Zhang Wei also demanded that Zhang Hailong not bomb Hokkaido and Jiuzhou when bombarding Japan's coastal cities; in this war against Japan, in addition to asking Japan to pay huge economic compensation, Zhang Wei also wanted Japan to cede Hokkaido and Jiuzhou Island, and if all the coastal cities were blown up now, it would be very troublesome to rebuild them in the future.

In order to facilitate the coordination of the military and government relations between Ryukyu City and the following counties, Zhang Wei appointed Zhang Hailong as the mayor of Ryukyu City and assigned him a senior administrative staff member as the deputy mayor to cooperate with his work.

Zhang Wei assigned 1 brigade of militia of 7,500 men to Ryukyu City, and another 4,000 men of 1 Marine Regiment to the Northern Fleet for the purpose of seizing the island.

The fleet to occupy the four new counties in the north and to blockade the Whale Sea set out yesterday, and there was no pressure at all to occupy these four places, and each county sent one militia battalion with 500 people, and the number of troops was not much, as long as there was a strong navy, the Japanese would not dare to trouble these counties.

The submarine unit, which was going to lay mines and blockade Japan's main ports, set out yesterday afternoon.

Zhang Hailong ordered the staff officers to send a telegram to the two fleets first, telling them not to bomb the coastal cities of Jiuzhou Island and Hokkaido, and not to lay mines in the ports of these two places, otherwise it would be very troublesome to clean up in the future.

Then, Zhang Hailong ordered the formation of a destroyer squadron, equipped with three destroyers, with supply ships, to occupy the Ogasawara Islands and the Ryukyu Islands, where he set up Kasa Supreme, and sent a senior staff officer as the chief of staff of the fleet, Gao Daming, and concurrently served as the county magistrate of Kasa Supreme.

At 2 p.m. on the 21st, the 1st and 3rd formations were prepared, and in front of the column, Li Zhaoshui suggested that Zhang Hailong adjust the patrol area, the 1st formation was responsible for patrolling the Kii waterway to Tokyo, and the Tokai County destroyer was responsible for patrolling the Bungo waterway.

Zhang Hailong also felt that the patrol efficiency and effect would be better after this change, so he adopted Li Zhaoshui's suggestion.

Zhang Hailong also sent a senior staff officer, Pan Weinian, to serve as the county magistrate of Izu County, and he was also equipped with three destroyers and set off with the two formations.

Zhang Hailong's plan was to start with the four countries, as long as the cities or towns on the Pacific coast were within the range of naval guns, they would be bombed, which would not necessarily have much of a destructive effect, but mainly to play a deterrent role against Japan.

Considering the special situation of Japanese architecture, in order to increase the destructive power of the bombing, Zhang Wei specially purchased the incendiary bombs used by the main guns of battleships and battlecruisers this time, and I believe that it will definitely leave an unforgettable memory for the Japanese, so that they will always remember the horror of being bombed, and this is the end of Japan and the Chinese going against each other.

The commander-in-chief of this operation was Rear Admiral Gao Lili, commander of the No. 7 battleship of the 1st formation, and Rear Admiral Geng Wenming, commander of the No. 9 battleship of the 3rd formation, as the deputy commander-in-chief.

In order to increase the deterrence, Gao Li decided not to be too fast, but to rush slowly in the direction of Tokyo, so that the whole of Japan knew that the coastal areas were bombed, and let them experience the fear of death slowly coming.

Geng Wenming retorted: "In this way, the cities in the future have made preventive preparations, and our bombing effect will be greatly reduced." ”

"The purpose of this bombing is deterrence, not effect, the effect will definitely not be good, the essence of Japanese industry is in the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, Osaka Bay, Ise Bay and Tokyo Bay, this time we don't go in to bomb, how can it have a good bombing effect? The main thing is to make the Japanese people fearful. ”

At 8 o'clock in the morning of the 23rd, the first bombing site that the fleet arrived at was Tosa Shimizu, a small town with a population of only a few thousand, and this was the first town encountered on the route, which could not be missed, so it was used as the starting point for the bombing.

Gao Li ordered one battle cruiser to bomb, and battle cruiser No. 2 pressurized, accelerated, sailed out of the fleet under the protection of 2 destroyers, and went to carry out the order.

The town was very poor, mainly engaged in marine fishing, and had many thatched huts, so it chose the most deterrent incendiary shells, firing one shell from each main gun.

The cannonballs whistled at Tosa Shimizu at high speed, and before the local residents could react, the entire town was enveloped in fire with several violent explosions. Except for those who are not in the town, there are not many people who can escape, and even those who do, many of them will also cause lifelong disabilities.

As the saying goes: fire and water are ruthless, but the fire caused by the incendiary bomb is not an ordinary fire, and it cannot be extinguished by conventional methods, and the damage caused will be many times greater than that of a conventional fire.

The No. 2 battle cruiser quickly caught up with the fleet, the fleet did not stop, continued to the north, and the towns encountered on the way, as long as they were within the range of the naval guns, Gao Li would order the battle cruisers to bomb them, but against such towns, fire a maximum of 5 shells, otherwise even the cost could not be recovered; In addition, only a part of the living people can spread the word about this horrific bombardment, and if all the residents are killed, who will be the free propagandist?

The coastal area of Shikoku Island was bombed from town to town, causing heavy civilian casualties, and the incident was soon reported to Tokyo.

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a telegram denouncing the bombing of civilians by the Kingdom of Lanfang as a massacre that violated humanity.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Lanfang only replied with one sentence: What is the Lushun Massacre?

Let the countries in the world that are ready to stand up for Japan suddenly shut up.

On the morning of the 25th, the bombing of the coast of Honshu Island began.

The first town on Honshu Island to be bombed was Tanabe City and the surrounding villages.

As a result of fewer shells fired, fewer people were burned to death and more people were seriously injured or permanently disabled, resulting in a greater deterrent effect.

Sometimes people are not afraid of death, but are afraid of the horror of waiting for death, and this is the situation that the people of coastal areas of Japan are facing today.

Since the Japanese did not build fortress artillery in these small towns, the bombing of Gao Li was very smooth, but the results achieved were not large, and the deterrent effect was great.

At the end of this bombing feast, there was finally a city worthy of the battleship's personal attack, Hamamatsu City, a city with a population of more than 100,000 people, and if this city were razed, the deterrent effect would certainly not be comparable to those small towns.

This time, Gao Li ordered all the battleships and battle cruisers to participate in this meaningful bombardment, firing three rounds of shells from each ship, completely turning the city of Hamamatsu into a pile of ashes.

The burning bomb contains a gelatinous substance, the viscosity is very strong, no matter where it is touched, it will not stop burning without burning, the maximum temperature of combustion is more than 1000 degrees, and the gelatinous substance splashes everywhere when it explodes, splashes there, and it begins to burn there until all combustibles are burned. In densely populated cities, especially in Japan, where wooden buildings are built, firing incendiary bombs is a deadly danger to the city and the people who live in it.

After the three rounds were fired, 180 incendiary bombs were launched, and in such a large territory, it seemed that the burning was not strong enough, and Gao Li thought that since it was the first time to fire, it was necessary to have a good result, so that Hamamatsu City could not be burned to ashes, so he ordered each ship to launch another 10 rounds separately, and he was sorry for his first shot.

After the bombardment, Gao Li did not look at his results, but led the fleet and continued to approach Tokyo.

After the people of the entire coastal area learned of the tragedy in Hamamatsu City, the little luck in their hearts immediately disappeared, and they began to move inland with their wives and children, regardless of whether they were working or not, and no matter what they had, they began to move inland with their wives and children. This kind of migration is a heavy blow to the Japanese economy, especially the coastal economy, and if it is not handled well, it will also cause social unrest, and the government does not dare to force people to stay, which makes more people join the migration army.

The Hamamatsu City tragedy, with more than 100,000 casualties, angered the emperor and the cabinet, and ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to find the British to mediate as soon as possible, otherwise Japan would be doomed.

Now that the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy has been annihilated, the army has suffered heavy losses, the six divisions with the strongest combat effectiveness have been buried at the bottom of the sea, the 16th division has been annihilated on the island of Taiwan, and four divisions are stationed in Korea and the Great Qing Kingdom. Now the coast is blocked again, materials cannot come in, and factories are closed; If food doesn't come, people will soon go hungry; Winter is coming soon, and if the blockade continues, even if the Lanfang Kingdom does not attack, the number of people who starve to death will be astronomical.

Mediation must be sought to end the war as soon as possible.

The Japanese Foreign Minister immediately issued an order to the Japanese ambassadors and consuls to seek the support of various countries.

Prime Minister Nishijien Kokichi personally visited the ambassadors in Tokyo, hoping that they would persuade their respective countries to mediate the conflict with the Kingdom of Lanfang. (To be continued.) )