Boom! Boom! Boom!

Countless water jets exploded, tearing the Hirado Navy ships to shreds. The Japanese soldiers on board were also blown to pieces and thrown into the sea by the shockwave.

Even the three-masted sailing warships of the Beiyang Fleet were equipped with dozens of cannons. The shells they fired were all high-explosive shells.

The power of each shell should not be underestimated.

Not to mention steam-powered ironclad warships, whose cannons were even more powerful.

The difference in strength between the two sides was overwhelming. Even with its superior numbers, the Pinghu Fleet was like ants, utterly insignificant before the behemoth that was the Beiyang Fleet.

In just over ten minutes, the entire sea surface in the Hirado area was covered with countless fragments.

Thousands of soldiers from the Hirado Navy were also killed or wounded in the bombing.

On a flagship aboard a ship in the open sea, Commander-in-Chief Nobumasa Matsuura stared wide-eyed, his face contorted with shock at the scene before him.

The scene before my eyes is truly breathtaking!

Even though I had heard of the might of the Beiyang Fleet of the Great Gansu before, seeing it with my own eyes still filled me with fear and trembling.

The firepower of the Beiyang Fleet ships of the Great Gansu was surprisingly powerful!

How can my Hirado Navy possibly cope with this situation?

Boom! Boom! Boom!

However, before Matsuura Nobumasa could figure it out, another round of artillery fire from the Beiyang Fleet of the Great Gansu Province came down on this side.

A deafening explosion rang out, sending thick columns of water flying across the sea. Huge waves crashed down, smashing frail boats into pieces.

The Hirado soldiers on the ship were also thrown into the sea.

Even though the night was cool and pitch black, Matsuura Nobumasa could still see ships being blown to pieces on the sea in the faint light from the explosions.

In less than half an hour, very few Hirado Navy ships remained intact and floating on the sea.

"Baka! Baka!"

Matsuura Nobuma's face was so gloomy it looked like it was about to drip water, and a hint of fear appeared in his eyes.

Those were hundreds of ships from the Hirado Navy!

In such a short time, they suffered such a devastating bombing, and were almost completely wiped out.

From this day forward, the Hirado Navy will be completely wiped out!

"Retreat immediately! Get out of the Hirado waters and leave this area!"

A moment later, Matsuura Nobuma roared angrily.

He knew that they had no chance of winning against the Beiyang Fleet of the Great Gansu.

Moreover, there were also a large number of infantrymen inside Hirado Castle.

We can't stay here any longer!

Therefore, Matsuura Nobumasa roared and ordered his remaining soldiers who were still able to fight to begin their retreat.

However, the ships were almost completely destroyed, and there was no good way to retreat even if they wanted to.

Without regard for anything else, Matsuura Nobumasa directly commanded the flagship to begin a full-sail retreat.

Meanwhile, the Hirado naval soldiers on the sea frantically swam towards the shore.

After swimming to the shore and getting ashore, it frantically fled in a direction away from Hirado Castle.

The fighting in the entire Pinghu sea area was quickly quelled.

On the deck of the Zhenyuan warship.

Li Xin squinted, staring at the scattered lights on the surrounding sea, his face grim.

At this moment, Ding Xianda, the commander of the Beiyang Fleet, strode over and said, "Your Majesty, the Hirado Fleet has been completely annihilated, with only a few ships escaping."

"Let's ignore those who ran away for now!"

Li Xin waved his hand and said, "The most urgent task is to reach the shore as soon as possible, land, and occupy the Hirado Domain! We must act quickly!"

"yes!"

Ding Xianda quickly agreed.

Ding Xianda immediately ordered the Beiyang Fleet ships to begin docking.

After landing, the 32nd Infantry Division immediately began to assemble and land, heading towards Hirado Castle.

During the day, the 31st Infantry Division had already entered Hirado Castle, taking control of the castle gates, as well as the main streets and strongholds within the castle.

As night fell and gunfire and cannon fire erupted on the sea, Division Commander Zhao Xun realized that the Hirado Domain was resorting to desperate measures.

Therefore, Division Commander Zhao Xun directly ordered the 31st Infantry Division in the city to immediately disarm the Hirado Domain army and send troops to occupy the domain lord's residence.

At this moment, the Hirado Domain Lord's residence was in complete chaos.

Lord Matsuura Takanobu stood in the courtyard, his brows furrowed and his face grim, watching the light shimmering in the distant sky.

The booming sound of cannons could still be heard from time to time.

Without needing to guess, Matsuura Takanobu knew that the main force had launched an attack.

It seems that the original plan to send them out to attack the Zhenyuan warship has failed.

"Lord, Lord..."

A group of retainers rushed into the lord's residence in a panic, looked at Matsuura Takanobu, and asked anxiously, "Lord, the large army outside the castle is bombing my Hirado navy! What's going on?"

"My lord, the main force inside the city has also begun to move out. What should we do?"

"Yes, Lord, please give us some advice!"

...

The retainers all started shouting.

However, Matsuura Takanobu didn't know what to do about all of this.

The strength of the Hirado Domain lay in its Hirado Navy.

However, that is only relative to other domains in Japan.

Compared to the mighty Beiyang Fleet of the Great Gansu, the Hirado Fleet was practically insignificant. If the plan to attack the Zhenyuan failed, it would be virtually impossible to stop the Great Gansu Beiyang Fleet!

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