Immediately, four steam-powered ironclad warships of the Eastern Fleet—the Jingyuan, Ningyuan, Weiyuan, and Laiyuan—along with more than twenty three-masted sailing warships, lined up in a row in the waters of Edo Bay, aggressively pressing towards Edo Bay.

In Edo Bay, the Japanese navy was commanded by Ichibashi Yoshikiyo.

Hitotsubashi Korekiyo was a member of the Hitotsubashi Tokugawa family and one of the three chief ministers of the Edo shogunate. Although not a direct descendant of the Tokugawa family, he was still a descendant of the previous head of the Tokugawa family and held a very prestigious position.

Hitotsubashi Kiyoshi had been engaged in maritime trade since childhood and was skilled in naval warfare. After succeeding as the head of the Hitotsubashi Tokugawa family, he was highly favored by Tokugawa Kosuke, the current shogun of the Tokugawa family.

After thousands of ships gathered in Japan, Tokugawa Kosuke entrusted the command of the navy to Hitotsubashi Korekiyo.

Meanwhile, Matsuura Nobuyoshi from the Hirado Domain became the deputy commander.

Standing on the deck, Ichibashi Kiyoshi squinted at the massive warships that were charging menacingly towards him on the sea, and his expression suddenly changed.

Nobuyoshi Matsuura, standing beside him, had an even more gloomy expression.

"Baka!"

Hitotsubashi cursed angrily, saying, "There are so many of these large military fleets! It seems this battle won't be easy!"

Although it was a tough fight, Hitotsubashi Korekiyo was not intimidated.

Having grown up at sea since childhood, Kazukiyo Hitoshi is extremely skilled in naval warfare, and he is confident in that!

Immediately, Ichihashi Korekiyoshi ordered, "Matsuura Nobuyoshi, you immediately lead the naval detachment to flank them from the side!"

Matsuura Nobuyoshi quickly replied, "Hai!"