At 4:32 p.m. on August 7, 1854, Admiral Wei Yong, commander of the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy, gave the order to open fire on Cagliari. This officially began the Imperial punishment of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Although, in the punishment of the Empire, a large number of innocent civilians died in the shelling. European countries have also continued to blame the empire for this. However, the empire was very tough. Claim that this is the price that the betrayer should pay!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The battleship 'Han Gaozu', the flagship of the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy, opened fire first. Five twin 280-mm guns began to roar. Orange-red flames shone in the muzzle, and shells weighing more than two hundred kilograms whistled towards the city in the distance.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”

The cannonballs pierced the sky with a sharp whistling, causing the inhabitants of Cagliari to cover their ears as if their eardrums were about to be punctured. Some people's eyes were full of horror, and they knew what such a whistling sound meant. But there are many more who are at a loss and have no idea what's going on.

Fireballs rose up in Cagliari, exploding violently, causing buildings to collapse. In such a violent explosion, the human body is even more fragile, like a dead leaf, and it is blown into the air. When it falls, it is shattered.

After the Imperial Navy's battleship 'Han Gaozu' opened fire, the rest of the battleships also opened fire. For a time, the sound of artillery on the sea rumbled. Cannonballs whistled and fell into the city of Cagliari. In the blink of an eye, Cagliari was a sea of fire.

"Damn. What's going on? Why are people attacking us? "In Cagliari's town hall, the mayor is roaring wildly.

The next second. A 280-mm high-explosive shell hit the building of the town hall in the midst of a violent explosion. The entire town hall building was reduced to rubble. The officials, including the mayor, were all buried in the rubble.

During the shelling of Cagliari, the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy used high-explosive shells. This kind of shell, although the armor-piercing performance is not good, but the power of the explosion is better, and it can produce huge lethality for buildings and personnel on the ground.

"Oh God! Help us! What kind of sin have we committed to punish us like this! "An old priest. They prayed to God that God would appear and save them.

"Boom!" A cannonball exploded next to the old priest. When the smoke cleared, the priest was gone, leaving only a large crater in the ground.

Under the heavy shelling of the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy, the whole of Cagliari was like hell on earth. Countless people are running around like headless flies. Every time a shell explodes in a crowd, it can take countless lives.

Cries, groans, and the sound of shells exploding. Together, it's as if the city is crying.

The shelling of Cagliari by the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy ended in just one hour. However, after the end of the shelling. Most of the city of Cagliari has been destroyed. According to post-war statistics, at least 50,000 people were killed in the shelling. More than 200,000 people have been left homeless, causing economic losses. It's even more unpredictable.

What's more, Cagliari is the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia! The Imperial Navy carried out artillery shelling of Cagliari. It is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the Kingdom of Sardinia! Now, of course, both sides have turned into enemies. Naturally, there was no need for the Empire to save face for the Kingdom of Sardinia.

An hour later, Admiral Wei Yong, commander of the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy, gave the order to set sail, left the waters off Cagliari, and continued eastward to prepare for the roll call of the coastal cities of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Turin, the de facto capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia, is home to the royal palaces and government offices of the Kingdom of Sardinia. After all, it is here that you can rule the land more effectively.

In the evening, Pilemone, the Minister of War of the Kingdom of Sardinia, anxiously rushed to the royal palace to meet King Vittorio. Emanuele II. His forehead was covered with sweat. Although the weather is relatively hot now, it is not like this. The main thing is that he has just received a telegram from Sardinia. Just an hour earlier, Cagliari had been shelled by the Chinese Navy, destroying the entire city.

"Pilimont, what's going on?" Vittorio. Emanuele II asked directly. He knew that Piremont was in such a hurry to see him, something big must have happened.

"Your Majesty, I just received news that the Chinese Navy shelled Cagliari!" Piremont said, bowing his head. At the beginning, he was very much in favor of betraying the Asia-Europe military alliance. Unexpectedly, now it has begun to suffer retaliation from the Chinese.

"What? What the hell is going on? How's the situation in Cagliari? "Vittorio. Emanuele II swooped up from his chair, as if he did not expect the retaliation of the Chinese Navy to come so quickly.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese Navy concentrated dozens of warships and shelled Cagliari for an hour, and the whole of Cagliari was in ruins. The population of the empire suffered even more casualties. However, it is still unclear how large the specific casualties were. Pilemont said.

"Hell! Those damned Chinese, they actually attacked unarmed civilians, they are all devils! "Vittorio. Emanuele II cursed in a gaffe. Obviously, he can't accept the news yet.

"Come on, go and get the prime minister!" Vittorio. Emanuele II said.

The palace guards immediately sent for Prime Minister Cavour.

In less than half an hour, Prime Minister Cavour arrived at the palace. However, his face was gloomy, as if he could drip water. On the way here, he had already learned the relevant news. Although, for the Chinese side to retaliate, Prime Minister Cavour is full of anger. But his heart was extremely bitter. Originally, the Kingdom of Sardinia was an ally of China, and if the Kingdom of Sardinia had not betrayed, such a thing would not have happened at all. But now, the Kingdom of Sardinia has begun to suffer bloody revenge from the Chinese.

"Prime Minister, what do we do now? Cagliari has already been destroyed, however, the Chinese will certainly not give up! "Vittorio. Emanuele II said.

"Your Majesty, the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet has been wiped out by the Chinese Navy, and the entire Mediterranean has become the territory of the Chinese, and they can do whatever they want, and no country can stop their actions. I can assure you that Cagliari was just the first city destroyed by the Chinese, and they will continue to destroy our coastal cities. Prime Minister Cavour said.

"Prime Minister, do you have any countermeasures?" Vittorio. Emanuele II said impatiently. He knew that Prime Minister Cavour would surely say that betraying the Asia-Europe military alliance was a mistake. But is there room for redemption of what has already been done? It's all in vain to say that now.

Of course, if he had known that there would be the consequences now, maybe Vittorio had been the first time. Emmanuele II would have thought it carefully, and it would not have come to this point.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the future, the only way to do this is to order the evacuation of the people from the coastal areas inland. Otherwise, we will pay huge losses under the shelling of the Chinese Navy! Prime Minister Cavour said that there was no way out. Who called the kingdom of Sardinia so weak in the sea that it was incapable of defending their coastline?

Originally, the Kingdom of Sardinia pinned its hopes on the British, but who would have thought that the British would be so vulnerable?

"Evacuate the people from the coast inland? How is this possible? "Vittorio. Emanuele II said with a frown. More than half of the population of the Kingdom of Sardinia lived in coastal areas, where the land was flat and more suitable for farming. At the same time, good shipping also makes many large cities along the coast. It is almost impossible to evacuate the people living in this area inland in a short period of time. In addition, it would have devastated the economy of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

"Your Majesty, there's no way around it!" Prime Minister Cavour said.

Vittorio. Emanuele II hesitated, but finally nodded: "Okay, just do what the Prime Minister says." However, we can't be beaten passively like this. Pilimont, order the artillery of the Imperial Army, deploy artillery in important coastal cities, and if the Chinese navy dares to come, teach them a hard lesson! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Pilemont nodded. However, he knew that such an order was almost impossible to fulfill. How can the artillery of the army be compared with the naval artillery of the navy? Neither in terms of range nor power, it is no match for naval artillery. What's more, the performance of the army equipment of the Kingdom of Sardinia is not strong in the first place, and it cannot be compared with the powerful Chinese Navy.

In the evening of the same day, Prime Minister Cavour ordered the major cities along the coast to prepare for the evacuation of personnel. However, most of the people were reluctant to leave their homes, even though they already knew what had happened in Cagliari. But many people are still holding on to luck, hoping that the Chinese navy will spare their cities.

In addition, the government of the Kingdom of Sardinia also appealed to Britain for help, and Britain was able to send a navy to stop the atrocities of the Chinese navy.

The Kingdom of Sardinia also publicized the atrocities of the Chinese navy to the whole world, but the countries that were in the midst of the war did not react much to this at all. The massacre of civilians has become commonplace in war. (To be continued......)

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