Yashiro Rokuro rushed back to the naval headquarters with the order to prepare for the deployment of the sortie, which in his opinion was not suitable for attack at all, but he had to obey the Prime Minister's order.

The Sasebo Naval Base, which the Kongo has been repairing since returning from the Tokai Campaign, has been restored after several months of restoration work, and the purpose of this visit is to protect the Sasebo Naval Base. In addition to the Kongo, there were two Satsuma-class battleships, the battleships Satsuma and Azuki, as well as several armored cruisers.

The Satsuma-class battleship was Fuso's original domestically built battleship, and when the keel was laid in 1905, it was originally planned to be the world's first "all-large-caliber artillery" battleship, earlier than the British dreadnought battleships. However, due to the huge expenses of the Rilu War, which almost overwhelmed Fuso, in order to save costs, only four Type 41 12-inch 45-caliber main guns were installed when the project was completed, and the side fire was reduced to Type 41 10-inch 45-caliber guns. It was the largest battleship in the world at the time of its completion, and it was built with great expectations in the core of the navy, but when it was completed, it immediately became obsolete due to the appearance of dreadnoughts. In other words, this is a castrated version of the battleship, which is much behind the dreadnought in terms of firepower.

Due to its geographical location, the Sasebo Naval Base is a bridgehead for the Fuso Navy to attack the Huaxia Navy, and its importance is self-evident, and there are currently more than 30,000 workers serving the Navy.

"We have just received news from the headquarters that the Shina fleet is likely to send a large number of warships to attack Kyushu Island, and the Sasebo naval base will be the focus of the Shina attack, and we must resist the Shina fleet and stop their destruction here. The navy at the Kure Port base has set off, and our mission is to hold this place until reinforcements arrive! The new captain of the "Kongo", said Shibayoshi Yamanaka.

02 Yamanaka Shibakichi took office early because of Nakano Uee's defeat, and he has a lot of power to speak at the Sasebo Naval Base, because the commanders of the Sasebo Base have gone to Dongjing for a meeting and have not yet returned.

"According to the order of His Excellency the Minister, all warships are not allowed to sail out of the base port to engage in war with the China Flotilla, and can only cooperate with the shore defense forces in the port to strike at the China Flotilla. For the safety of the base, the ports in and out of the base will be temporarily closed, and you can't go to war if you want to. ”

The words of the staff officer of the Sasebo base made Yamanaka Shibayoshi Osa very helpless, at present, in order to maintain the power of the navy, the empire has paid a huge price, and even when the Ryukyu Islands are occupied, they dare not move, and even now the Shina fleet comes to attack the troop carriers, they can only avoid it.

Just as Yamanaka Shikiyoshi Daisa was about to open his mouth to comfort the frustrated many naval officers, a communications soldier rushed in and said loudly to the staff officer of the base: "Report to the chief of staff, the news from Yeosu that we are ready to receive their troop carrier, the troop carrier was attacked by the Shina submarine when it retreated, and the loss was Yan zhòng, and there was also news from Busan, the troop carrier could not rush to Pohang as originally planned, so it could only be diverted to rush here!" ”

"What, no, let them not come here, go to Kitakyushu, here is going to be closed to the port, do they come here to be the target of the Zhina?" The staff officer refused at the first time, and this place would soon become the target of attack by the Chinese fleet, and these troop transports would be sent to death when they came here.

"Yes! The Shina fleet launched an attack on Jeju Island, and the last news came from the garrison there that they had surrendered! ”

"Not good! Listen to my order, immediately seal the harbor with mines, and the fleet of the people of China will arrive! ”

"Yes!"

The soldiers at the Sasebo base vigorously carried out the task of blockading the port, while the staff officers carried the news of Jeju Island and Yeosu back to the Navy Headquarters.

At the Kure Port Naval Base, the battleships "Hanoi", "Settsu", and "Haruna" and the armored cruiser "Tsukuba" drove out of the base, followed by five submarines training at the base.

The battleship "Haruna" was launched in December 1913 and was commissioned in 1915 according to the original plan, but it was commissioned more than a year ahead of schedule under the threat of the Huaxia Fleet.

Kure Port Naval Base received a request from the Minister of the Navy to rush to the Sasebo base to jointly resist the attack of the Shina fleet, and asked him to allocate all the sunken mines at the base to the fleet to be used against the Shina submarines.

At the Yokosuka Naval Base at the same time, the battleships "Fuso" and "Hiei" sailed out of the harbor with all the armored cruisers, carrying a large number of mines and three new submarines that had just been completed and equipped with weapons before they could be tested. The major ports of Fuso have issued orders not to sail and have begun to prepare for the closure of the port. In view of the rise of China, Fuso accelerated the entry of warships under construction into the city a year ago, and as a result, several warships that were originally commissioned or started in 1915 were brought forward.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the CIA has sent a message that the Fuso Navy in Fuso Kure Port and Yokosuka has been dispatched, and the Sasebo base is also in the process of being closed!" The communications soldier came to Sa Bingzhen with a telegram from the CIA and reported.

Sa Bingzhen took the telegram and looked at it and said, "Hmph, it's only now that I'm dispatching, it's too late!" ”

At this time, the Huaxia aircraft carriers had already arrived at the five islands, and several battleships launched an attack on the five islands, and the entire five islands were surrounded by Huaxia battleships and armored cruisers, ports and military bases on the islands.

The roaring sound of artillery frightened the garrison on the island, and although they did not surrender, they only symbolically shelled the Chinese fleet with shore defense guns.

The shore defense cannon was wiped out by the Huaxia fleet after only a few sounds, and the buildings on the island were also blown up, and the government buildings were in ruins.

Half an hour later, after the Huaxia fleet finished shelling the five islands, it immediately headed for Zhongtong Island along the five islands, and the aircraft carrier followed far behind.

"It was reported that the Chinese fleet carried out a large-scale artillery bombardment of Goto and Zhongtong Island, all military facilities were destroyed, a large number of casualties were inflicted on the islands, and the garrison was passive in combat. According to incomplete statistics, there were no less than five battleships in China, and ten cruisers! ”

"Got it, go down! All the soldiers are in position, and the Chinese fleet will soon be here. ”

"Yes!"

The sailors at the Sasebo base were in action, and the soldiers of the Kongo and the two Satsuma class ships were on standby, even though they were now being used as cannons.

The sea area connecting Takagosaki and Yofunebashi is the boundary line into Sasebo Bay, and Fuso has placed a large number of military defenses in these two places to prevent the enemy from entering the base and destroying the base. The two places hold Sasebo Bay, and there is quite a momentum of a husband and a wife who will wipe it out.

"The people of China are really damned, they dare to attack our Sasebo base, let them taste our strength, here the Fusang Empire, not cowardly Tsarist Russia, hahaha!"

"Bad luck, I heard that the Chinese fleet is very powerful, I don't know if we can resist their attack, but they can't get in, and this place is blocked!"

"Bastard, how can you grow the morale of others to destroy your own prestige, the empire is invincible, and the people of China will not succeed!"

The soldiers in both places were some excited, some were apprehensive, all kinds of shouts and whistles were intertwined, and groups of Fuso soldiers were nervously lying in the trenches staring at the sea.

As the Huaxia fleet approached, the battleships such as the "Duwan" and "Hainan" and the Fuso "Kashima," which had been renamed the "Sun-Destroying," and a group of armored cruisers shelled Takagozaki and Jifunebi from afar, and dozens or hundreds of shells flew rapidly there.

"Boom ......"

The Fusang soldiers in both places lay down in the trenches to avoid the shells, and the artillery bravely attacked the Chinese fleet, but they were greeted by more intense shelling.

The artillery shells of the Fuso army fell 500 meters in front of the Huaxia fleet, and columns of water surged and fell, and the 'King Kong' and other warships in the harbor immediately returned fire after seeing it.

"Captain, what do you think that!?" One of the officers' mouths was wide open, his expression was shocked and incredulous, and he pointed his finger at the black dots in the sky.

Yamanaka Shibayoshi Daisa hurriedly picked up the binoculars and looked at the sky pointed by the officer, only to see fifteen planes of unknown type flying towards here, with the national flag of the Chinese Empire painted on the fuselage.

"It's not good, it's a Chinese plane, a new plane, report it quickly!"

Looking at the approaching planes, Yamanaka Shibayoshi Daisa also saw more and more clearly, these planes were different from the Huaxia bombers he knew, there were several torpedoes hanging on the wings, and they were not as large as the bombers. What shocked him even more was that the China plane could fly long distances to Kyushu Island, which means that China is likely to have another kind of aircraft that can fly long distances, and by looking at this number, he knows that there may be more in China.

"Quick, drive all the battleships back, don't attack, all the artillery is aimed at these planes, don't let them get close to the battleships!" Yamanaka Shibayoshi Daisa shouted frantically to his men.

The Asuka fighter plane quickly flew to the vicinity of the "King Kong," and before the "King Kong" could react, the torpedoes under the wings left the plane with a strong air tail and flew towards the "King Kong," which made Yamanaka Shibayoshi Osa who saw this situation widen his eyes.

"No!"

"Boom! Bang! ”

The unwilling voice of Yamanaka Shibayoshi Osaku was instantly drowned out by the sound of explosions, and the "Kongo" began to shake violently, and then the gunpowder magazine of the "Kongo" disappeared with a bang, and several huge gaps in the "Kongo" were frantically poured into the sea.

The 'King Kong' began to sink at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the Fuso soldiers on it jumped into the sea one after another.

The two battleships of the Satsuma class, the Satsuma and the Anyu, were also attacked in the same way, but because the main target of the Kata Asuka Squadron was the Kongo, neither was severely traumatized.