Chapter 724: Fire, Zhenyuan (Fourth update, please subscribe)
At four thousand six hundred meters, the flight time of the shell is about ten seconds.
As thousands of 30mm shells whizzed into the sky, the sailors who were surrounded on the shore were exhausted. The Japanese who had been waiting for an opportunity all smiled grimly. This was the opportunity they had been waiting for!
"Kill Ming Kou!"
Even the strongest people can become exhausted. Seeing the opportunity right in front of them, the Japanese burst into cheers of extreme excitement!
"Kill Ming Kou!"
At this moment, a rapid "whoosh" sound passed through the air. The sound was a bit dull and continued.
A few Japanese even looked up, they were a little confused, after all, the voice seemed to sound a little different.
At this moment, blood flowers suddenly burst out from the crowd. The shells that were still falling from the sky first shattered their bodies, and then, like New Year's firecrackers, "boom, boom, boom" continuous explosions sounded, and in the crowd, it was like hundreds of grenades suddenly fell!
A shell weighing 350 grams would tear people's bodies apart when it landed in the crowd, then pause for a moment and suddenly explode at the moment of flying out. The power of the 50 grams of the latest trinitrotoluene explosive was incredibly powerful. At the moment of the explosion, it tore the people nearby into pieces. In the violent explosion, hundreds of shrapnel scattered and flew everywhere. The Japanese in the explosion were either broken into two by the impact of the shell or blown into two by the explosion. After the explosion, the shrapnel flying everywhere had cut down countless Japanese who were still so aggressive just now!
In just a moment, hundreds of shells fell, and amid the continuous explosions, blood and flesh were flying everywhere.
Amid the roar of the explosion, Song Jide and others all shouted.
"Lie down..."
Amid the explosion, the sailors fell to the ground one after another. The Japanese were still frozen in place. In an instant, they regretted their decision. The flying shrapnel knocked them down like weeds in a field. Those closest to the explosion were blown to pieces.
In the violent explosion, the Japanese who were originally surging like a tide fell down in a large number, and those who were still alive all fled to the surroundings.
"Quick, quick... retreat to the side of the fire..."
Seizing the opportunity, Song Jide immediately shouted and directed his brothers to retreat to the areas where the fires were burning on both wings. As they retreated, the explosions behind them continued like New Year's firecrackers.
"well played!"
An injured sailor turned around and cursed excitedly:
"Blow these bastards to death! Let them see how powerful our Ming navy is!"
Shells fell from the sky like raindrops, landing directly on the ground and among the crowd. In the violent explosion, shrapnel flew everywhere, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and hundreds of people fell down.
Even the bravest warriors were frightened at this moment. No matter if they were drunk or high, they all became chaotic and fled in all directions. In just a moment, the streets that were once filled with singing and dancing were covered with corpses!
"Fire, fire..."
Hearing the sound of cannons coming from the sea, Maehara Issei's face instantly turned pale. He pulled the reins hard, and the captured Western horse under him immediately stopped with a long neigh.
The rumbling sound of cannons came from far away and gradually approached. His hands, which were pulling the reins, began to tremble as he heard it. He looked into the distance with only one thought in his mind - it's over!
It's all over!
At this moment, someone else rushed over and shouted in fear,
"My lord, my lord, the Ming sailors and the Restoration Government sailors are coming here together!"
kill!
It was definitely not a killing, but a direct march. Tomorrow, the sailors of the two countries would march forward along the road with rifles in their hands. In front of the team, in addition to the Gatling machine gun pushed by the gunner, there were also two field guns. Even if they occasionally encountered the team's "martyrs", the Marines didn't even need to take action, they would be swept by the machine guns.
The originally bustling streets were filled with people and vendors all fleeing in all directions as the gunshots rang out. As they fled, a large group of sailors poured into the city. There were more than 3,000 sailors from both countries.
Just as they entered the city, the fleet's main guns opened fire. Their target was not the city, but the military camp outside Hiroshima, where nearly 10,000 so-called "martyr soldiers" were stationed.
"put!"
The Nanhua fired!
Not only did the "Nanhua" fire, but its sister ship, the "Zhenyuan", also fired. Suddenly, its hull shook, and the 7,300-ton warship shifted several meters horizontally on the sea. The muzzle blast of the 305mm naval gun swept across the deck, lifted the awning of the lifeboat, and made the canvas snap. The calm sea surface was also stirred up by the blast, creating huge ripples that spread outward.
The fiery red flames and rising black smoke completely enveloped the warship.
"Zhenyuan" opened fire!
In another world, in Nagasaki, when the sailors of the Beiyang Fleet were besieged by Japanese police, when the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet were bleeding on that land, the Beiyang Fleet, known as the best in Asia, under the orders of the Qing government, faced such humiliation, they chose to remain silent.
The 12-inch cannon was just a decoration at that time. It was from that day that Japan saw through the Qing Dynasty's weakness.
Even if they had the best fleet in Asia at the time, what would it matter? They did not dare to challenge the strong, and even when the weak teased them, they would choose to remain silent.
Because for the Qing Dynasty, nothing is more important than maintaining their rule. Compared with going to war or conflict with Japan for a few sailors, this is definitely not worth it.
If they had fired their cannons that day, there might not have been the Sino-Japanese War eight years later. Even if there had been, the result would have been different.
But there is no maybe there.
But there was absolutely no regret here, and now, at this moment, when the twelve-inch guns of the Zhenyuan roared, everything changed.
"Nanhua" fired!
The "Zhenyuan" also fired its guns. Of course, the naval officers and soldiers on the warship did not know what was happening in another world, but they fired their guns to defend the dignity of the navy.
At the same time, other cruisers in the fleet also fired!
The sound of cannons and the rumbling of huge cannons shocked the entire city at this moment.
"Oh my God! This is such a devastating bombardment!"
Kawamura Junyi's head was buzzing with shock, and he stared at everything in front of him with wide eyes. A few minutes ago, he was still thinking about how to persuade the Ming Navy Admiral to hand over the city to him after retaking Hiroshima from the army, so that he could show off his achievements to Tokyo as a hero in retaking Hiroshima.
But now, amid the roar of the huge cannons, Kawamura Junyoshi had completely forgotten all his plans and plots.
For some reason, at this moment there was only one voice echoing in his ears.
"But it is a force that cannot be resisted by human power."
This is indeed a force that cannot be resisted by human power, but this is also the power that the Ming Empire possesses. Facing such a devastating force, Kawamura Junyi's Jingdong did not understand why Okubo Toshimichi and Ito Hirobumi were there swearing that the only way for Japan to survive was to submit to the Ming Dynasty.
The power to destroy heaven and earth is the power possessed by the great powers in this world. What can Japan do in the face of such power?
All Japan can do is to allow this destructive force to destroy everything in Japan, just like it is doing now. Japan must have such a powerful protection to survive in this world where the strong prey on the weak, otherwise Japan will be destroyed and annihilated by other powers with such a force.
(End of this chapter)
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