"Pass on the order!"
Yiqiao roared in a deep voice, "All troops, prepare to engage the Great Gan Kingdom's navy!"
No matter how powerful the Japanese navy was, and no matter how much pressure he was under, in the face of the current situation, Hitotsubashi Kiyoshi had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight!
After all, if the Daikan navy were allowed to break through the Edo Bay defense line, the Daikan navy would be able to advance directly to the gates of Edo Castle.
At that time, Edo Castle will be in imminent danger!
Thinking this, Ichihashi Kiyoshi drew the samurai sword bestowed upon him by the lord of Japan, his eyes wide with rage, and roared, "Kill the chicken!"
Immediately, hundreds of ships of all sizes in Edo Bay raised their sails and headed directly toward the Eastern Fleet.
Meanwhile, on the flank, Nobuyoshi Matsuura led a small squad to flank them.
In an instant, the entire Edo Bay was filled with countless ships, forming a continuous line, sweeping in like ferocious sea beasts.
However, these ferocious beasts were not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Eastern Navy!
After all, even if the Japanese navy had a large number of ships, they were still outdated vessels that still used bows and crossbows.
In the eyes of the Japanese navy, these Japanese naval forces were like ants!
Soon, the ships of the Eastern Navy, lined up in a row, approached the outer perimeter of the Japanese navy and entered firing range.
"fire!"
"The commander of the Eastern Ocean Fleet, Wu Ankang, shouted loudly."
Immediately, the flag bearer waved the command flag to pass on the order.
At the same time, hundreds of cannons on dozens of Japanese naval vessels began roaring as they aimed at the Japanese warships.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
A rain of hundreds of shells flew past.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Instantly, the cannonballs landed on the Japanese naval ships, creating a violent explosion. Countless columns of water were blasted up, splashing everywhere. Some of the hit Japanese ships were blown into pieces, which drifted on the sea surface.
The Japanese soldiers on the ship were also blown to pieces.
The cannons mounted on the ships had huge calibers and long ranges.
Even though the two sides were three or four miles apart, the cannons of the Eastern Navy could easily hit this side.
These Japanese naval ships, however, could only passively take the beating!
The two sides were not evenly matched. These Japanese naval ships were slaughtered, one after another being blown up and sunk.
In just one salvo, hundreds of shells fell. The deafening explosions echoed across the sea.
Hundreds of Japanese ships were clustered together, and the fire from the explosion ignited their sails. Fueled by the sea breeze, the fire raged and spread from one ship to the others nearby.
The fire spread to the Japanese naval soldiers, causing them to scream and cry out in pain, which led them to jump directly into the sea.
"Scatter! Scatter!"
Seeing this, Ichibashi roared angrily, looking tense.
However, with hundreds of ships crowded together, it would be almost impossible to disperse them in a short period of time.
Moreover, the Japanese navy of the Great Eastern Ocean was still bombarding the area from the outside.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The second volley of shells from the Eastern Fleet landed. It was only a dozen or so breaths later than the first volley.
Modern Chinese naval guns boast an astonishing rate of fire. Skilled artillerymen can even fire four or five shells in a single minute!
Another deafening explosion rang out. The surviving Japanese ships on the sea were blasted into flying wood chips, which drifted across the surface.
Originally, some Japanese ships in the vicinity had not yet been affected by the fire, but after the second round of shells fell and exploded, the resulting fire instantly ignited the sails of these ships.
whoosh—
The wind was strong, and the fire quickly intensified!
"Baka! Baka!"
Seeing this, Ichibashi Korekiyo's face darkened, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was burning with rage.
"Scatter immediately!"
Ichibashi Kiyoshi roared again.
However, deafening explosions and crackling sounds of burning continued unabated. The entire Japanese naval fleet was in chaos and utter noise.
Hitotsubashi was Kiyoshi's order, but it couldn't be relayed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Another round of shells fell and exploded, once again blasting hundreds of ships to pieces.
In just a few minutes, nearly half of the nearly one thousand Japanese ships in the Edo Bay area have been lost!
Such a horrific scene filled Hitotsubashi Korekiyo with fear.
He never expected that the Japanese ships would be so easily defeated by the navy of the Great Gan Kingdom!
They are so fragile, just like blocks of tofu!
No!
It's not even as good as tofu!
If this continues, it probably won't be long before they are all wiped out here!
What should I do?
For a moment, Kiyoshi Hitotsubashi couldn't come up with a good solution.
Equally surprised was Nobuyoshi Matsuura, who was carrying out a flanking maneuver.
Watching the countless ships being sunk by bombs and burned by fire.
Matsuura Nobuyoshi's eyes widened, and suddenly he understood why the Hirado Domain's navy had been defeated so thoroughly!
However, by then, it was too late to understand all this!
Full speed ahead!
On the flagship of the Japanese Navy, the Jingyuan, Commander Wu Ankang waved his fist and shouted, "Annihilate the entire Japanese navy! Now!"
With Wu Ankang's order, dozens of ships of the Eastern Fleet advanced at full speed, their cannons roaring continuously.
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