Chapter 726: The US Pacific Fleet Caught Off Guard

After the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet entered Japan's Tokyo Bay, all of them were arranged by the Japanese to replenish supplies in the port of Yokohama, and at this time, in addition to the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet in the port of Yokohama, most of the main forces of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet also came to the port of Yokohama.

Including 2 Hyuga-class dreadnought battleships, 2 Kako-class dreadnought battleships, 4 Kawachi-class dreadnought battleships, 1 Fuji-class all-steel battleship, 3 Kongo-class all-steel battleships, 8 large fast armored cruisers, 14 fast protection cruisers, 16 destroyers and 24 torpedo boats, the rest of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet warships are in other ports in Tokyo Bay, Japan.

Originally, the Japanese hoped that the US Navy's Pacific Fleet would launch an attack on the port of Hakodate in Hokkaido together with most of the main forces of the Japanese Combined Fleet currently in the port of Yokohama, but unfortunately the Japanese wishful thinking did not come off, and the US Pacific Fleet received an order from within the United States to let the main forces of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet in Japan immediately set off for the west coast of the US mainland and Hawaii to guard the security of the US mainland.

At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon of March 8, 1909, in the bridge of the USS Kennedy, the flagship of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet in the port of Yokohama, the captain of the USS Kennedy, Duncan, walked up to the side of Henry Tell, the commander of the Pacific Fleet, and said: "Your Excellency, the Japanese have received news that they are going to hold a grand banquet this evening to entertain the senior officers of our Pacific Fleet and send our Pacific Fleet away from Japan. Conduct **** on the officers and men of our entire Pacific Fleet, while providing food and drinks. Of course, the senior officers of our Pacific Fleet will enjoy the most beautiful women in Japan at the banquet. Your Excellency, Commander, do you think we accept the goodwill of the Japanese? ”

Henry Tel sneered and said: "The Japanese can develop the army and navy of the current size, most of which is due to the funds given to them by the United States, and now the Japanese do not want our Pacific Fleet to leave Japan immediately, so they can only swallow their anger, after all, Japan will still need the financial support of our United States of America in the future." Feasting us and giving us women is just a Japanese slap on the back of us in the United States, hoping to get more money from us in the United States in the future. ”

Duncan asked, "Shall we go to the banquet then?" ”

Henry Tell stretched his waist and said, "Go!" Of course go! There is wine and women. Why not go and enjoy! From Pearl Harbor to Yokohama, the entire Pacific Fleet was tired enough, and now that the Japanese have come to relieve our fatigue, why not! Inform the officers and men of the entire Pacific Fleet at the rank of lieutenant colonel and above that all the officers and men of the Pacific Fleet will attend the banquet held by the Japanese tonight, relax and relax to their heart's content, and the officers and men of the other Pacific Fleet can also have a good exchange with the Japanese **** women at night! ”

After a pause, Henry Tell continued: "News of the crushing defeat of the Atlantic Fleet. The officers and men of our Pacific Fleet have been suppressed for several days, just by virtue of the kindness of the Japanese, to dispel the suppressed emotions of the officers and men, perhaps after returning to the United States. We will face the powerful Imperial Chinese Navy attacking the west coast of our mainland and the Hawaiian Islands, and the difficulties are still to come! ”

Duncan smiled and said, "I'll let you know right away." Those young men who have been holding back for a long time will definitely jump up excitedly. ”

Henry Tel also smiled and said, "Duncan." You should also have to find a beautiful Japanese woman to have a good time at night, to be honest. I don't think there's anything else to praise in Japan except for women! ”

That night, more than 200 officers of the rank of lieutenant colonel, including Henry Tell, commander of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, attended a banquet held in a building near the port of Yokohama.

The Japanese naval officers who were responsible for entertaining the senior officers of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet were Vice Admiral Juno Sakai, the captain of the Japanese Navy's dreadnought battleship Hanoi, and the commander of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet was concurrently served by the Japanese Navy Minister Heihachiro Togo.

Juno Sakai found 2 young and beautiful Japanese girls for Henry Tell, let Henry Tell hug one on one side, up and down his hands, an old face was full of wrinkles, Henry Te also picked up the wine glass from time to time, and touched the glass with Sakai Juno.

However, Henry Tell, who looked like a wolf, didn't see a trace of fierceness in Sakai's smile, and Henry Tell's attention was attracted by the two Japanese girls around him.

Japan also sent thousands of Japanese women and tens of thousands of porters carrying wine and food to various warships of the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy to ****.

Most of these Japanese women and Japanese porters have been on the main battleships, large fast armored cruisers and fast protection cruisers of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, and of course, the Japanese have not let go of the destroyers, torpedo boats and submarines of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, and many Japanese have gone up to ****.

The officers and men on the warships of the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy were all fixed on the Japanese women, and did not notice that there were many Japanese porters who went to the warship to deliver wine and food, and every officer and soldier of the US Navy was looking at the Japanese women who were on the warship, pondering for a while which Japanese woman they should look for.

On the USS Kennedy, the flagship of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, the New York-class super-dreadnought battleship, a crisp gunfire suddenly sounded, and a Japanese porter pulled out a pistol from the burden he was carrying, and pulled the trigger on a US Navy major, followed by other Japanese porters on the USS Kennedy, as well as many Japanese women, all took out their guns and pointed their guns at the US Navy officers and men on the USS Kennedy. Dense gunfire was about to ring out.

In the face of the sudden situation, many US Navy officers and sailors aboard the USS Kennedy Super Dreadnought did not rest on their laurels. So a fierce battle for the capture of ships broke out, and dense gunfire still rang out.

Soon after. Dense gunfire rang out from all the warships of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet in the port of Yokohama, and like the USS Kennedy's super-dreadnought battleship, the Japanese porters and Japanese women who had boarded other U.S. Navy warships were also fierce, took out their weapons and began to rob the American warships.

In the building where the banquet was being held, near the pier of the port of Yokohama, senior US Navy officers who had been holding a Japanese woman with a wine glass in their arms were suddenly awakened by the dense gunfire outside.

"What's going on? Where did the gunshots come from? ”

"There was only gunfire. There is no sound of artillery, it seems that it is not the navy of the Chinese Empire that has come over! ”

"Listening to the sound of gunfire, it seems to be coming from the direction where our Pacific Fleet warships are docked!"

Suddenly, several doors to the banquet hall were suddenly pushed open from the outside, and rows of heavily armed Japanese soldiers rushed into the banquet hall and pointed their guns at the senior officers of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet.

The Japanese women, who had been held by the senior officers of the US Navy, broke free from the embrace of these US Navy officers and ran to the corners of the banquet hall one after another.

The more than 100 officers of the Japanese Navy who accompanied them at the banquet also suddenly turned their faces and took out their matching guns. With an excited face, he looked at the US Navy officers who were originally pushing the cups and changing the lamps.

Henry Ter, commander of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet, looked at Juno Sakai, the captain of the Japanese Navy's dreadnought battleship Hanoi, with a look of surprise on his face, while Juno Sakai was holding a pistol in his right hand, and the muzzle of the gun was facing Henry Ter.

What's going on? What do the Japanese want to do? Are the Japanese going to attack our US Navy's Pacific Fleet?

Thinking of this possibility, and the situation that they, the senior officers of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, are facing right now. Henrytel's cold sweat flowed down at once.

Henry Tell stumbled to Juno Sakai and said, "Mr. Lieutenant General, you ...... You Japanese...... Want...... What do you want to do? ”

Juno Sakai said excitedly: "What an obvious thing! Since you Americans are cowardly, they do not dare to launch an attack on the ports of the Chinese Empire with the combined fleet of our Imperial Japanese Navy. Then the combined fleet of our Imperial Japanese Navy will attack the ports of the Chinese Empire on its own! You Americans may leave, but these warships of yours have been requisitioned by the Japanese Empire! ”

At this time, there was a sudden "bang-" gunshot. A U.S. Navy colonel, who was about to draw a gun, was shot and killed by a Japanese soldier. This caused chaos in the banquet hall, followed by several more gunshots, and several senior U.S. Navy officers who were unwilling to be captured were shot dead by Japanese soldiers.

Juno Sakai sneered and said to Henry Ter: "I hope General Henry Tell can persuade your subordinates to calm down and not make unnecessary resistance, all the warships of your US Navy Pacific Fleet come to Yokohama, don't even think about escaping, we want all the Japanese Empire!" ”

On the night of March 8, 1909, in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, the Meiji Emperor was anxiously pacing back and forth in the room, and Japanese Prime Minister Saionji Kobo, Foreign Minister Yoshimoto Tomobayashi, and War Minister Katsura Taro were also in this room at this time, with uneasy expressions on their faces.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and then the Minister of the Navy, Heihachiro Togo, rushed into the room with a look of ecstasy and shouted at Emperor Meiji, "Your Majesty the Emperor! We did it! The plan we launched at the port of Yokohama succeeded! ”

Emperor Meiji was finally moved by the suggestion of Foreign Minister Yoshimoto Yubayashi and War Minister Katsura Taro, and immediately issued an order to the naval fleet in the port of Yokohama and the army in the port of Yokohama to launch a plan to seize the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy, and the entire plan was jointly agreed by the Emperor Meiji, Japanese Prime Minister Konozo Saionji, Foreign Minister Yoshimoto Yubayashi, War Minister Katsura Taro, and Navy Minister Heihachiro Togo.

When Emperor Meiji heard Heihachiro's words, he immediately shouted excitedly: "Togo-kun, this emperor heard me right!" We did it? Togo-kun, repeat what you just said! ”

Heihachiro Togo said loudly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, you heard it right! Our plan was a success! The main force of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet, 2 New York-class super dreadnought battleships, 6 Delaware-class dreadnought battleships, 2 Florida-class dreadnought battleships, 2 Wyoming-class dreadnought battleships, 2 Chishach-class all-steel battleships, 1 Illinois-class all-steel battleship, 4 Virginia-class all-steel battleships, 4 Connecticut-class all-steel battleships, 2 ironclad battleships, 8 large fast armored cruisers, 18 fast protection cruisers, 26 destroyers, 36 torpedo boats and 8 submarines were completely captured by our Empire Japan! ”

The officers and men of the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy, from top to bottom, no one would have thought that the Japanese, who were still smiling at each other, would suddenly turn their faces and aim their guns at their allies, and in addition, the senior officers and men of the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy were invited to attend the banquet, so that after many US warships were suddenly attacked by the Japanese, they became leaderless, and many officers and men of the US Navy directly raised their hands and surrendered, and even many US Navy officers and men who resisted the Japanese were quickly disintegrated under the superior strength of the Japanese.

In the end, this unexpected battle for the capture of ships by the Americans quickly subsided, and all the hundreds of warships of the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy were seized control by the Japanese, not even a single torpedo boat escaped, and all the US warships were basically not damaged.

Prime Minister Saionji Gongwang looked at Emperor Meiji's excited face, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, Japan will have one more mortal enemy in the world from now on.

However, Saionji Gongwang would not have swept away the Meiji Emperor's interest at this time, and Saionji Gongwang said with a smile: "Congratulations to His Majesty the Emperor, with these warships of the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy, the strength of our Imperial Japanese Navy's combined fleet has more than doubled at once, and it can even rank among the top three navies in the world today!" ”

Emperor Meiji laughed and said, "With these warships of the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy, it is completely worth offending some countries!" By the way, Togo-kun, are we enough personnel for the Imperial Japanese Navy? Those captured US warships must form combat effectiveness as soon as possible! ”

Heihachiro Togo nodded and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, rest assured, the reserve personnel of our combined fleet are very sufficient, and if we transfer some officers and men from the current combined fleet, we will be able to fully equip all the captured US warships in a few days, and our Great Japanese Empire will have a more powerful naval combined fleet!" (To be continued.) )