After receiving Lin Daxin's order, the naval fleet of the Naval Division of the Naval Division and the Beiyang Naval Division, and even the three warships of the captured Japanese Combined Fleet began to shell various targets in Kure Harbor.

Yoshioka Takeshi, the captain of the garrison brigade, organized 4 shore defense batteries, 5 torpedo boats and 3 small gunboats in Kure Harbor to resist the Qing fleet, but the difference in strength between the two sides was too great!

In less than half an hour, four coastal defense batteries were destroyed by the large-caliber naval guns on the warships, and three small gunboats were also sunk on the bottom of the harbor.

Subsequently, under the cover of naval guns, the marines, under the leadership of Commander Ju Peng, carried out a very simple beach-grabbing landing battle, and drove the transport ship directly to the Kure Port wharf, and the soldiers of the Marine Corps lined up and lightly boarded the Wu Port Wharf. Yoshioka Takeshi, with the remnants of the soldiers of the Kure Port Garrison Brigade of the Japanese Navy, took advantage of the buildings of the port and put up resistance to the landing marines.

However, the resistance of the Japanese army did not last long, and under the attack of the naval guns and marines, the entire garrison group was annihilated, and the captain Yoshioka Takeshi was blown to minced meat by the shells of the naval guns!

After eliminating the enemy at the Japanese port dock, Ju Peng led the landing team to attack the Kure Port Shipyard immediately, and there were not many Japanese troops guarding the shipyard, but many Japanese workers in the shipyard took up arms to block the marines attacking the shipyard, and even many Japanese workers rushed to the Marine Corps soldiers with hammers and steel pipes!

Seeing the situation at the shipyard, Ju Peng immediately ordered: "As long as the Japanese are armed with weapons, they are our enemies!" Do not have the kindness of a woman! Immediately intensify the offensive and give Lao Tzu a quick capture of the Japanese shipyards! ”

Under the merciless bullets of the Marine Corps soldiers, groups of Japanese shipyard workers fell in pools of blood, and the remaining Japanese workers immediately became frightened and scattered, most of them fleeing from the shipyard. Japan's largest shipyard, Kure Port Shipyard, fell into the hands of Lin Daxin.

After the Marine Corps occupied the shipyard, Lin Daxin learned that the two large armored cruisers with a displacement of 7,900 tons in the Japanese shipyard had finished installing naval guns, and they were short of the final paint, and the two fast protection cruisers were also installed with half of the naval guns, which means that these four warships can already start by themselves!

Lin Daxin, who was overjoyed, immediately transferred a group of naval officers and men from the power cabins of some warships in his fleet and boarded four Japanese warships that were about to be completed. Then the Marines found the Japanese coal bunker in Kure Harbor and began to transport coal to 4 Japanese warships!

In the bridge of the Flying Bear, Jiang Chen walked up to Lin Daxin with a happy face: "Principal! This is the number of 4 warships that are about to be completed in Kure Harbor! It's all advanced ships! Then he handed Lin Daxin a piece of paper.

Lin Daxin took the paper in Jiang Chen's hand, read it and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Japan, with the help of the British, could already build such an advanced warship!" ”

Jiang Chen also said with a smile on his face: "It's a pity that the Japanese have worked hard in vain!" Under the principal's clever calculation, the navy of our Sailor Academy picked up a bargain! 2 large fast armored cruisers and 2 fast protection cruisers for nothing! ”

Lin Daxin smiled proudly, and then asked, "What is the situation of the other warships built in Wugang Shipyard?" ”

Jiang Chen replied: "The keels of three protective cruisers have also been laid in the three 2,000-ton docks of the Wugang Shipyard, and the other dozen small docks of 100 to 1,000 tons are also full of small warships under construction, and 4 torpedo boats have been almost built, and we are also ready to drive these 4 torpedo boats away, and we have already dispatched personnel to the torpedo boats!" ”

Lin Daxin nodded and then thought about it, looked at the direction of Wugang Shipyard with some pity and said: "Then wait for 2 large fast armored cruisers, 2 fast protection cruisers and 4 torpedo boats to sail to the sea!" Let's blow up this Kure Port shipyard of the Japanese with naval guns! It's a pity that our transport ships are not enough, otherwise Wei Han, who is in charge of the shipyard, would have been very happy to transport all these shipbuilding equipment back to Weihaiwei! ”

It's a pity that such a large shipyard was destroyed, but it's better than leaving it to the Japanese!

Jiang Chenjian said, "Principal! It is better to let the marines guard here first, there must be a lot of Japanese transport ships in Tokyo Bay, and if we grab some transport ships, won't we be able to move the equipment of the Kure Port Shipyard back to Weihaiwei! ”

Lin Daxin's eyes lit up when he heard this, most of the current Japanese army was sent to the Qing Dynasty to fight! The local forces are concentrated in the area of Tokyo Bay, even if they occupy Kure Port for a period of time, the Japanese may not be able to mobilize many troops to attack Kure Port! Moreover, the Japanese military port of Yokosuka and Tokyo were the targets of this planned attack, both in Tokyo Bay.

Lin Daxin then said: "It's okay! Let the Marines defend Kure Harbor, and we will be next to Yokosuka and Tokyo, and by the way, grab some Japanese transports! ”

As Lin Daxin decided to evacuate the Kure Port Shipyard, the entire Marine Corps began to disassemble the shipyard's equipment using the tools of the shipyard in Kure Harbor, and at the same time began to establish a blocking position in the direction of Kure Port facing land.

Lin Daxin discussed with Ding Ruchang and decided to let the Beiyang Naval Division help the marines defend Wu Harbor in Wu Harbor, and the two ironclad battleships captured by the Naval Academy also stayed in Wu Harbor, and Lin Daxin led the First Fleet and the Second Fleet of the Naval Division Academy to Tokyo Bay in Japan.

As soon as the sun rose the next morning, Lin Daxin led the fleet and a battalion of marines with the ship to leave Kure Harbor and go straight to Tokyo Bay!

After the Japanese base camp learned that the Sasebo Military Port was destroyed by the Beiyang Naval Division, that the remaining eight main warships of the Japanese Combined Fleet were either sunk or captured by the Beiyang Naval Division, and that the commander of the Combined Fleet, Ito Yuzuki, committed suicide and martyrdom, the Japanese Emperor Meiji suddenly burst into tears and cried to Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito and Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu: "Woo! I didn't expect Ito-kun to be separated from our yin and yang! Now the last power of the combined fleet is gone! Is our Great Japan still capable of fighting? ”

As early as the armistice and peace talks with the Qing Dynasty not long ago, some people in Japan suggested that they should take this opportunity to completely end the war with the Qing Dynasty, Japan is an island country, and now the combined fleet has been defeated, in the face of the powerful Beiyang Naval Division, even if Japan currently has some advantages on land! However, as long as the Beiyang Naval Division completely cuts off Japan's sea route, the army in Korea and the Qing Dynasty will become a lone army, and the Beiyang Naval Division can even attack the Japanese mainland, so some people in Japan think that this war can no longer be fought, and now it should be accepted as soon as it is good, obtain some benefits that can be accepted by the Qing Dynasty, and sign a peace treaty with the Qing Dynasty.

However, as Japan's high-level Emperor Meiji, Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi and Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu understood that if Japan did not obtain sufficient benefits from the Qing Dynasty, only the loans from the British would bring Japan to the point of no return.

Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty the Emperor, now you have to fight hard!" I hope that the Northern Route Army can capture the city of Beijing and force the Qing Dynasty to surrender to us! In addition, I have already notified all ports to guard against the attack of the Beiyang Naval Division! ”

Emperor Meiji also knew that this war had to be fought, and if Japan was not finished with enough benefits and war reparations, it would be over!

Emperor Meiji asked, "Ito-kun!" How's the progress on the Army side now? ”

Ito Hirobumi said: "At present, the Northern Route Army has left Shanhaiguan and is attacking Funing City!" The combat effectiveness of the Qing army in Funing City suddenly became powerful, and it would take some time for the Northern Route Army to defeat the Qing army in Funing City and attack Beijing City! The Southern Route Army is currently stationed in Liaoyang City, and according to news, the Northern Army has approached Liaoyang City from the Lushun area! ”

Emperor Meiji gritted his teeth and said, "In this way, the Northern Route Army has already encountered difficulties!" And the Southern Route Army can't deploy troops to support the Northern Route Army because it has to deal with the Dingbei Army? ”

Hirofumi Ito nodded helplessly: "Yes!" His Majesty the Emperor! ”

At this time, a staff officer of the Japanese army base camp shouted outside the room of three people: "Kure Port emergency electricity! ”

Emperor Meiji, Hirobumi Ito, and Mutsu Munemitsu turned pale at the same time. Mutsu Munemitsu walked a few steps outside the room, took the telegram in the staff officer's hand, and after looking at it, his face turned even paler. Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu walked into the room and said gloomily, "Emperor! Prime minister! Kure Harbor has been occupied by the Beiyang Naval Division! The garrison brigade was wiped out! The Kure Port Shipyard was also occupied by the Qing Dynasty! ”

When Emperor Meiji heard this, his body shook and he almost fainted, "Woo! Finished! There are 2 large fast armored cruisers and 2 fast protection cruisers built for the combined fleet in the Kure Port Shipyard, and they are now about to enter the sea trial stage! Now these warships must have been taken away by the Beiyang Naval Division! ”

Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito also said bitterly: "And there are three protective cruisers with a displacement of nearly 2,000 tons that have just laid keels in the Kure Port Shipyard, and a large number of small warships under construction, and even the shipyard may have been destroyed by the Beiyang Naval Division!" The empire invested nearly three million pounds in the Kure Harbor shipyard and the warships it built was a waste of money! ”

Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu said, "Emperor! Prime minister! Now the question is that the fleet of the Beiyang Naval Division is likely to continue to attack our coastal ports, and even in the Bay of Tonkin, and we must be ready! Also, we should send the army to recapture Kure Harbor and the shipyards! ”

Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito said: "I will immediately order the evacuation of people from all ports along the coast!" Even the citizens of Tokyo must be evacuated immediately, and our headquarters and His Majesty the Emperor must also leave Tokyo and move inland! As for recapturing Kure Harbor, I think that with the fleet of the Beiyang Naval Division, under the power of powerful naval artillery, it will be difficult for the army to recapture Kure Harbor even if it pays a big price! It's better to wait for the Beiyang sailors to retreat by themselves! ”

Emperor Meiji also nodded and said: "Since Kure Port has been lost, let's ignore it for now, and now the key is that there is also a shipyard in Yokosuka Military Port that is second only to Kure Port!" Yokosuka must not be lost! Otherwise, our shipbuilding industry in Japan will go back at least 20 years! ”

The Yokosuka Shipyard is not currently building new warships because it was tasked with repairing the damaged warships of the Combined Fleet during the war, but the shipbuilding capacity of the Yokosuka Shipyard is not inferior to that of the Kure Port Shipyard at all because of the 1 10,000-ton dock, 2 5,000-ton docks, five 2,000-ton docks, and a dozen 100-to-1,000-ton docks, plus a large number of skilled workers in the Yokosuka Shipyard.