Chapter 225: The Disaster in Japan

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"Commander, where is the next target?" Rear Admiral Li Dingxin, chief of staff of the First Fleet of the Western Sichuan Navy, put down the telescope in his hand and asked. ReadUnder the bombardment of four battleships and four heavy cruisers of the Kawanishi Navy, Japan's Sasebo military port was in ruins. The warships in the military port, including the 'Chiyoda' and the heavily damaged 'Yoshino', did not escape their fate, and all of them sank to the bottom of the sea under the bombardment of the Kawanishi Navy.

The Japanese Navy's counterattack was also very tenacious, but the gap in strength could not be bridged by courage. The 05-mm naval guns of the Western Sichuan Navy were extremely powerful, and the coastal defense guns deployed by the Japanese Navy around the Sasebo Military Port could not resist them at all, and the Western Sichuan Navy wiped out all the coastal defense guns of the Japanese Navy after several rounds of artillery bombardment. Subsequently, the bombardment of shipyards, docks, warehouses and much more began in the port. It was not until the entire military port was reduced to ruins that it stopped. If the Japanese Navy wants to restore this military port, it will not be able to do so without a year and a half.

"Next we're going to Nagasaki. There are also quite a few Japanese shipyards there. It is also one of the most important ports in Japan! Deng Shichang, commander of the West Sichuan Naval Fleet, said.

"Nagasaki? It was a commercial port, and the shipyards there produced mostly civilian ships. We shell there, will it have a bad effect! Li Dingxin said with some worry.

"Ignore it at all. The commander's order was to let the Japanese not go to sea, let alone these merchant ships. If you can take prisoners, you will be captured, and if you can't be captured, you will sink them all. As for hurting the innocent, we don't care so much. The massacre of the Japanese in Liaodong did not see the foreign powers come out to blame. Deng Shichang said. Tooth for tooth and blood for blood has always been the code of conduct in western Sichuan. Since the Japanese can slaughter unarmed Chinese civilians, what can't the Chinese ** people do?

"Oh well! However, we must first send a fleet to the Korean Strait to block the connection between the Japanese mainland and the hundreds of thousands of land forces. Li Dingxin said. You don't have to think about it to know that after the defeat of the navy, Japan will definitely find a way to transport supplies for the army. Cutting off the supply lines of the Japanese Navy as soon as possible will help the next army defeat the Japanese army and achieve the final victory.

"Let the three cruisers 'Ya'an', 'Suining' and 'Neijiang' and the six destroyers from Beihai 11 to Beihai 16 go!" Deng Shichang hesitated for a moment, and then said.

"Isn't the force too weak?" Li Dingxin said. The Korean Strait is 300 kilometers long, and it seems difficult to complete the blockade with just a few warships.

"The Japanese navy has been completely crippled, and it doesn't take much of our forces to be able to block the strait. Most of the things they have to deal with are merchant ships or even fishing boats, so they don't have to worry about it at all. More troops need to be used to the east. We must not only prevent the Japanese from supplying the Japanese army, but also completely block Japan's external routes! Deng Shichang explained.

"Oh well! I'll arrange it right away! Li Dingxin nodded.

Twenty minutes later, "Ya'an", "Suining" and "Neijiang". and six destroyers, codenamed Beihai 11 to Beihai 16, broke away from the formation and sailed into the Korean Strait, preparing to cut off the logistics supply lines of the Japanese Army.

The main force of the First Fleet of the Kawanishi Navy turned to Nagasaki. On the way, they encountered a Japanese fishing boat, and a destroyer of the Kawanishi Navy drove directly and brutally, sinking the Japanese fishing boat. After the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, the Japanese warships did not do less, so the western Sichuan Navy would not have the slightest sense of guilt.

In the evening, the main force of the First Fleet of the Kawanishi Navy came to the sea off Nagasaki. At this time, it was the time for the return of the fishing boats that had gone out to fish, and the arrival of the Kawanishi Navy made the Japanese panic. Subsequently, the Kawanishi Navy began shelling. Shells hit the port of Nagasaki. Merchant ships and fishing boats were sunk, and all docks were blown up. Although no special fire was fired at residential areas, some shells missed and landed in residential areas. Japanese houses, mostly made of wood, caused a fire after the shells exploded. Because of the poor rescue, the fire caused a huge fire. After the departure of the navy in western Sichuan, the entire fire burned for two days and two nights, most of the urban area was burned, tens of thousands of people were killed, and nearly 100,000 people were left homeless. Japanese officials called this disaster the "Nagasaki Massacre"!

"Commander, Nagasaki is almost set on fire, will this be fine?" Li Dingxin said with some worry.

"Demotion the captain who missed the cannonball, when will he practice his gunnery back, and when will he recover again!" Deng Shichang said.

After that, the Kawanishi naval fleet sailed east to its next target, the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima. It is an important port in Japan, with many shipyards and a base for the Japanese Navy. The "Dingyuan Ship" and the "Zhenyuan Ship" captured from the Beiyang Naval Division were there. And, according to the information that Kawanishi has obtained, the Japanese are speeding up the repair of these two battleships. Of course, the Kawanishi Navy could not let the Japanese conspiracy succeed.

The next day, the Kawanishi Navy shelled Kagoshima, blasting the entire port area into rubble. The shipyard was also destroyed, and the two "Dingyuan ships" and "Zhenyuan ships", which were being repaired, were once again severely damaged, and the Japanese no longer had the opportunity to repair these two battleships.

After shelling Kagoshima, the Kawanishi Navy began to sail north, and all the Japanese ports along the way were targeted by the Kawanishi Navy. Wherever the navy of western Sichuan passed, the port was destroyed, and all the merchant ships were either captured or directly sunk, and even the fishing boats were not spared. The whole of Japan is in mourning. At the same time, Kawanishi officially sent a note to various countries that the Kawanishi Navy would enforce a blockade of Japan until Japan was defeated and surrendered. Any act of support for Japan would be a provocation to Kawanishi.

This note from Kawanishi aroused opposition from various countries. However, now the navy of western Sichuan is powerful, and there is no one in the Far East to compare. In the face of the toughness of western Sichuan, even if the countries are dissatisfied, they do not dare to do it. This suddenly made the situation facing Japan even worse.

At the same time, the Japanese stopped a large number of merchant ships to transport supplies for the Japanese army. But under the blockade of the western Sichuan navy, most of these merchant ships were destroyed. Eventually, Japan could no longer bear the huge losses, so it stopped supporting the Japanese Army.

However, the Kawanishi Navy has already shouted the slogan of trapping Japan as a dead island. They not only attacked the ports, but also opened fire on Japan's industrial areas, causing heavy losses to Japan's industry. The achievements of the Meiji Restoration over the past few decades threaten to be destroyed. But even at this time, the Japanese government had not bowed its head, and although they were in contact with the foreign powers, they did not formally negotiate with Kawanishi. They still put their hopes on the army, and were ready to wait until the army achieved a certain victory before negotiating with western Sichuan.

Wang Yuze directly issued an order to the navy to bomb Japan back to the Stone Age, and to destroy Japan's coastal industrial areas as much as possible. Set Japan's industry back decades. To this end, the Japanese government has made a lot of efforts. They dismantled a large number of aircraft and transported them inland to hide them so that they would not be destroyed by the navy in western Sichuan. But even so, the losses are still very heavy. The Seto Inland Sea area was a place where Japanese industry was quite developed, and after the invasion of the Kawanishi Navy, the Seto Inland Sea, which had been extremely busy, was immediately deserted, and there were less than one fishing boat.

The Kawanishi Navy followed the predetermined plan and destroyed all the ports, shipyards, and heavy industrial areas. In addition, the Etajima Marine Academy, which was founded in 70 years and is known as the cradle of the Japanese Navy, was also reduced to ruins by the artillery fire of the Kawanishi Fleet. The Japanese Navy is gone, and naturally there is no reason for this naval school to continue to exist.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we have now destroyed more than a dozen cities in the hands of the Kawanishi Navy, more than 50,000 civilians have died, and millions have been left homeless. The losses are even more severe. If we don't stop it, even if the war stops, Japan will be greatly damaged! Treasury Minister Kunitake Watanabe said.

Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito was also very embarrassed. The army will not be able to attack Shanhaiguan, which is heavily garrisoned by the Western Sichuan Army, until after April. It's only April, and there are still two days to go. However, every day the Kawanishi Navy destroys several coastal cities in Japan, and if this continues, Japan will really be finished. But if you beg to surrender now, the fool also knows that Sichuan West will definitely open his mouth. After decades of careful preparation and a lot of manpower and material resources, Japan not only did not earn half a penny, but also lost a lot. How can they, the Japanese elite, accept it? What they hope for most is that the Army can achieve a certain victory, and then obtain a decent peace.

"Order the people of the coast to evacuate! Take away as much as possible. Now, what we need is patience! The army is about to attack, and as long as the army wins, the people of China will no longer be so unscrupulous. Hirobumi Ito said.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Prime Minister!" The Minister of Finance, Watanabe Kunitake, had no choice but to agree.

At the same time, a large number of Japanese youths have also been conscripted into the army, and according to the plan of the War Department, ten temporary divisions will be formed to defend the homeland. However, Japan's reserves of weapons and equipment are insufficient, and many Japanese recruits can only use weapons such as bamboo swords and bamboo guns. If such a weapon were used on the battlefield, it would definitely be a massacre in the face of the well-equipped Western Sichuan Army.

I have to admire that the Japanese character is very tenacious, even in this situation, but under the call of the emperor, they are still waiting, in the face of this disaster, they seem to have become numb.

PS: The fourth update is here! Tomorrow's three watches, no update in the early morning! (To be continued.)