Chapter 215 Something is wrong!
This unilateral killing really makes people feel happy! The American gunner quickly loaded the shells into the barrel amid the shouts of the officers, and then shot them at the distant target. With the help of flames and searchlights, the Americans methodically turned everything into ashes, rather than the violent explosion that came, which made the Americans sure that they were attacking the Spanish army!
Boom! With the continuous extension of the shelling, the cargo stations and dock facilities on the land were also destroyed. With the roar of heavy artillery, huge fireballs rose to the sky, and then countless Mars dissipated in the air. The violent explosion triggered a flame storm, which quickly spread to the entire port under the blowing of the sea breeze. Countless shrapnel swept across the target area like the sickle of the god of death, tearing everything that could be touched into pieces. The elegant and high-temperature air and toxic gas instantly harvested a large amount of life like an invisible killer. No one knows how many people died in this shelling that lasted more than two hours! Maybe the deaths and injuries of the Japanese can be clarified, but the deaths and injuries of the Filipino uprisingers and Spaniards who were also present may always be a mystery.
"Born, it's easier than hunting turkeys." After the initial excitement, Sheli also felt a little bored. The other party was too weak, so weak that they had no ability to resist at all. They had no firepower to sea or alert, and were caught off guard by a fleet with the advantage of crushing firepower.
But soon, the Japanese counterattack came. In the shadow of the searchlight column, a team of Japanese torpedo boats rushed towards the American warship that was constantly spitting out deadly bombs. Like the Americans, the Japanese also didn't know who they were fighting with! They always thought that the Spanish main fleet was back.
"It's torpedo boats, they have torpedo boats!" A sharp-eyed US military lookouter discovered the torpedo boats that were flying rapidly on the sea with the help of searchlights. The news quickly passed through the entire fleet. More searchlights were turned on, and dense columns of light swept across the entire sea. Under the crossing of the columns of light, a team of torpedo boats gradually showed their shape, and they were greeted by nearly a hundred artillery guns of various caliber!
Under the guidance of searchlights, countless shells flew towards the exposed Japanese lightning formation like moths to the flames. In just a few seconds, the leading torpedo boat was blown into casually by dense rain of bombs. With a loud bang, more than 50 meters of water columns rose from the sea, and debris fell on other torpedo boats, while the remaining torpedo boats still rushed towards the target without fear of death.
The entire American fleet was forced to relax its shelling on land. Artillery of various calibers then fired fire nets from the side of the fleet, blowing anything that dared to challenge its majesty into pieces. The torpedo boats quickly drew arcs on the sea, trying to find places where the barrage was relatively thin. Unfortunately, the Americans had too many naval guns and were too dense. No matter from that direction, dense barrage can cause fatal damage to torpedo boats with only a few dozen tons! The Japanese were heading towards destruction like moths throwing fire, but in the end one or two lucky guys would throw unreliable torpedoes about 800 meters away.
"These guys are all crazy! They are just two kinds of creatures with the Spaniards in Morro Bay!" Seeing the torpedo passing by less than 50 meters in front of his flagship Olympia, Sheli couldn't help but wiped her cold sweat, thinking that if the Spaniards could have such fighting spirit and skills in the Battle of Morro Bay a few days ago, although they would still die, they would at least make the US Navy more uncomfortable. In fact, that battle was completely abusive. Sheli felt that she was not as passionate as facing the torpedo boat this time!
However, after a false alarm, the Americans were not scared. The joke was that these torpedo boats were just a few mosquitoes in the eyes of Americans. How many mosquitoes will a lion be afraid of? After this little episode, in addition to ordering the ships to be cautious, the American fleet once again projected fierce firepower to targets at sea and onshore, and explosions sounded again.
The Japanese who were used to poverty wanted to mobilize manpower to transport the materials around the port at the beginning. There was no way. During this period, more than 10,000 Japanese troops had already landed on Luzon Island. Most of the ammunition, drinking, defecation and suffocation of more than 10,000 people had to rely on the port for supplies. If this was completely destroyed, what would these Japanese soldiers eat? It has to be said that the Japanese soldiers of this era were still relatively manly. Under the orders and threats of the officers, teams of Japanese troops rushed to the fire, hoping to rescue something.
However, this was useless. The fierce flames instantly turned soldiers into burning living people, and heart-wrenching wails sounded from time to time. God knew that the shrapnel shot from them easily harvested the lives of these people. Amid the sound of thunderous cannons, more than 80% of the Japanese rescue troops were blown into a pile of minced meat or coke, and many of the remaining people were also seriously burned, or the respiratory tract was inhaled into hot air and was seriously damaged. After struggling in extreme pain and wail for several days, they ended their lives!
"It's almost enough, right?" Looking at the raging fire that had already turned half of the sky red, Sheli just recovered from the excitement of the war and felt that he had passed. He was not pitiful to the enemy, but because Manila Bay is a very good natural harbor. After the battle, the Americans will use it. It's like this. How much does it cost to rebuild? Well, to be honest, this is not something he needs to consider.
Just when Sheli was bombing, something happened outside the port. The cruiser Lurik, who was patrolling the outside world, intercepted a Japanese transport ship. When he was forced to stop the ship under the threat of Liurik's searchlights and naval guns, the Russians who boarded the transport ship through the boat suddenly found that they were not facing the Spanish, but the Japanese! What they were transporting on the ship was a bunch of supplies and ammunition!
So, the clever Essen immediately understood the whole story of the problem, and the Japanese came indeed! They occupied Manila Bay before the Americans! And the Americans fought for more than an hour, and the Japanese were attacking them! Before the United States and Japan officially declared war, the Americans had already caused tons of damage to the Japanese army! Essen looked up at the port that had become a sea of fire in the distance, thinking that both sides had become dead now, and they would declare war even if they didn't want to declare war.
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