After attacking Yokosuka in Tokyo Bay, the Third Fleet sailed non-stop in the direction of Tokyo.

In this era, the areas on the edge of Tokyo Bay were worth attacking Yokosuka and Tokyo.

The shelling of Tokyo is a strategic one, but in reality, the actual effect of the shelling of Tokyo is mostly a deterrent.

From Yokosuka, it took only about an hour for the Third Fleet to reach the waters near Tokyo.

In the distance, Tokyo was still asleep, and the dark city did not wake up because Yokosuka was attacked.

The Third Fleet, laden with weapons and ammunition, and six large integrated supply ships, came to Tokyo Bay and had no intention of leaving.

"The current Japanese cabinet must be in the Emperor's Palace." Rear Admiral Xu Xuebin, commander of the Third Fleet, put down the binoculars in his hand and said.

"Then we have to see if your fleet has the ability to take the entire Japanese cabinet and the emperor in one pot." Fan Yize replied flatly.

When Xu Xuebin heard this, the corners of his mouth turned up and patted his chest. "Commander, the Third Fleet will not let you down. ”

As soon as the words fell, Xu Xuebin raised the telescope again, and the distance in Tokyo was pitch black, but in the center of Tokyo, there was a hazy light.

Based on the location of the Emperor's Imperial Palace in Tokyo, the location of the hazy light is almost the location of the Imperial Palace of Japan.

The ship's radar could not lock on to the target on the shore, and the shelling could only rely on calibration and experience.

However, in order to attack Tokyo, the fleet had to destroy all the batteries along the coast, and the main future of the fleet came from the five batteries in Odaiba.

Since the end of the Edo period, the shogunate built forts in coastal cities throughout Japan in order to defend against foreign invasions.

The forts in Odaiba were also the maritime defense of the Gyeonggi Stronghold, and in fact, these five forts were the only ones to defend Tokyo.

If the Third Fleet wanted to launch an artillery bombardment on Tokyo, it had to deal with these five batteries first.

At this moment, the reason why the Japanese government cabinet and the emperor in the Emperor's palace in Tokyo were able to discuss countermeasures together in peace was mainly due to these five forts.

In the telegram reported by Gonbei Yamamoto, who was still in Yokosuka, it was already indicated that the ultimate target of the attackers must have been Tokyo.

The Japanese Cabinet and Emperor Meiji also knew this, but because of these five forts, they felt that they had no need to panic and not lose the face of the Japanese Empire.

You can't lose your armor before the enemy sees it!

And the five forts in Odaiba, heavily armed Japanese defenders, were in full battle waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

At this time, Odaiba was a wasteland, and a large amount of municipal and industrial waste near Tokyo was dumped in this area.

Aside from the five forts above, Odaiba is usually rarely visited by people, and no civilians live here.

In the dark, the Japanese defenders of the fort were carefully searching for possible enemies on the sea.

Each battery has a Krupp 380 mm shore defense heavy gun, and is also equipped with several smaller caliber heavy guns, with special garrison barracks, command rooms, ammunition depots, school yards, defense posts, and a complete squadron stationed in each battery.

Unlike Yokosuka, when he was overwhelmed by the sneak attack, the Japanese defenders on the five forts at this moment were all intently scanning the pitch-black sea.

It's just that God doesn't care too much, the sky is covered with black clouds, and the sea is blocked by dense fog, and it is difficult to see even the port of Tokyo Bay, let alone the sea farther away.

In the darkness, beneath the five batteries, groups of dark shadows appeared near the batteries.

Unlike Yokosuka, the target that the Third Fleet really wants to attack is the Emperor's Imperial Palace, but there are five batteries in Odaiba outside, and once the cannon sounds, there is no point in attacking the Emperor's Imperial Palace.

Once the cannon fire in Odaiba sounded, Emperor Meiji and the Japanese cabinet would inevitably take refuge in a safe place.

What's more, it is also very unwise to use the fleet to hard-top Odaiba's forts.

The Odaiba battery is different from Yokosuka, due to the height and angle of the battery, the ballistics of the naval guns are very bad, and if they get close, they will be beaten, and the hit rate is too poor if they are too far away, not to mention that it is not cost-effective for the fleet to bombard the battery.

The Red Police, which are lurking in Japan, have been secretly assembling since last night, and the first target of the attack is the five artillery batteries in Odaiba.

As long as these five batteries can be successfully captured, not only will the Third Fleet be safe, but the guns on these five batteries will also be able to participate in the shelling of Tokyo.

Under the cover of night, the Japanese defenders in the five batteries were completely unaware that the enemy on the sea had not yet arrived, and the enemy attacking them had already come to their side.

The two Japanese soldiers standing guard at the gate of the big iron gate of the fort were easily killed by crossbow arrows.

There are no silencer weapons, and the crossbow is very effective in sneaking up in the dark.

The focus of the defense was on the defenders of the batteries on the sea, completely unaware that the enemy attack would come from behind.

The Red Guard soldiers who sneaked into the fort did not encounter any decent resistance, except for the defenders in the fort, all the defenders on the periphery of the fort were easily annihilated.

And the defenders of the Japanese fort, who were unaware, were still intently observing the sea.

Even when the Red Guard Corps rushed in and pointed their guns at them, some of the battery defenders had not yet reacted.

Until everyone fell under the gun, and most of the Japanese soldiers died without a blind eye, why did the enemy appear from behind?

On the sea, on the 105th ship, the flagship of the Third Fleet, the news came that the batteries had been captured one after another, and the Third Fleet once again sailed several kilometers in the direction of Tokyo.

The distance between the Third Fleet and the Emperor's Imperial Palace in Tokyo was reduced to less than 15 kilometers.

This distance is also the most extreme position that the Third Fleet can get close to Tokyo, and any further on, the fleet will be very dangerous.

Without the threat of batteries, the Third Fleet changed its attack formation outside the port of Tokyo in an orderly manner, and all of them were flanked in the direction of Tokyo.

On the three battleships, a total of twelve batteries slowly rotated, and the barrels of the guns rose at a large angle.

The range of the main guns of the dreadnought 1st class, more than thirty kilometers, could easily shell the main areas of Tokyo.

However, if the shell is thrown more than 15 kilometers, the hit rate is completely a matter of luck.

This is also why the Red Alert Navy is obviously capable of long-distance artillery bombardment, and why in naval battles, the engagement distance is controlled within 10 kilometers.