However, Saigo Congdao did not know that the first round of bombardment just now was just a test firing of four Iowa-class battleships of the Nanyang Navy.
After the first round of shooting by the four warships, the computer re-corrected the trajectory of the shells through the first shooting error and started the second round of shooting.
This time, the impact point of the shells was more precise. The four Iowa battleships fired a total of 36 406 mm heavy guns.
The power of this 406mm caliber artillery is so huge that it is hard to imagine that all living things within a 100-meter radius of the impact point of the artillery will disappear into thin air.
For artillery shells of this era, this distance is also fatal. Even if the 406 mm caliber cannon cannot directly hit the fort, as long as it is within 100 meters, the shock wave of the artillery shell is enough to kill all the soldiers in the fort.
Therefore, after five rounds of shelling, all the forts of the No. 1 Sea Fort outside Tokyo Bay, Japan, were completely wiped out. Even the Japanese Navy's Admiral Saigo Yumichi was killed in the shelling.
At this time, Tokyo Bay was already in chaos, especially the Japanese Imperial Palace. After receiving the information that the Nanyang Navy had four huge battleships, the Japanese Emperor Meiji knew that he could no longer stay in Tokyo.
So the emperor immediately ordered his attendants to pack their bags, and at the same time summoned all his relatives and friends to prepare to leave Tokyo immediately.
As a result, the emperor had just finished packing and was about to get into his car when he heard the rumble of artillery outside Tokyo Bay.
The other attendants did not know the specific situation. They thought that the naval forts had begun to fight back against the invading Nanyang Navy.
But the emperor knew that such a sound could not be made by the cannons in the fort. It must be the bombardment of the four giant ships at sea.
The Emperor knew very well that although the First Sea Fort was strong, it was not built to withstand these four giant battleships.
Therefore, it is important to escape for your life while the Tokyo fort has not yet completely fallen.
So the Emperor of Japan hurriedly urged the cheering attendants to quickly push the vehicle and escape outside Tokyo.
Seeing the emperor's anxious look, these attendants said they wanted to continue to see how Japan taught the Qing people a lesson, but they still obeyed the order and drove the carriage towards the outside of Tokyo.
Not long after the Emperor of Japan left the palace, Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito arrived in a hurry, but he was still late. When he inquired, he learned that the Emperor had left Tokyo and was missing.
Now Ito Hirobumi feels a little numb. Now he is waiting for the emperor to make the final decision. The emperor ran away first? What should we do?
But now, Ito Hirobumi could only return to the Prime Minister's Office of Japan in frustration and organize all the troops in Tokyo to conduct on-site defense. The Qing fleet must not be allowed to destroy the dignity of the Japanese Empire.
At this time, the main fleet of the Nanyang Navy had already begun to move forward after destroying the first fort.
Since the depth of the water in Tokyo Bay was unknown, the four battleships lined up at the end of the Nanyang Navy, with fast cruisers in front for testing.
Fortunately, Japan is still very concerned about Tokyo-like construction. Until the four battleships were 2 kilometers away from Tokyo Bay, they were just collecting warships and did not encounter any trouble.
At this time, other forts in Tokyo Bay saw enemy warships sailing into Tokyo Bay and began to shell them non-stop.
Since he didn't know the specific locations of these forts, Liu Wei ordered the fast cruisers to move forward quickly to attract enemy firepower, while the four Iowa battleships kept calling names behind them.
The Japanese soldiers on the Japanese fort were also very tenacious. Faced with the constant bombardment from four giant warships, none of them even flinched and still fought back desperately.
Because of the efforts of these people, the battleships of the Nanyang Navy were finally damaged. In the process of attracting enemy firepower? The fast cruiser Yancheng was hit by a 180mm artillery shell, and the main ship Yancheng was immediately damaged.
A fire broke out on the battleship, causing shells near the main gun to explode.
This time the Yancheng was in trouble. It was a light cruiser with a weight of only 2,000 tons. At this time, the Yancheng was unable to continue fighting.
Therefore, Yancheng's command officer Gao Yunlian (biochemical man) immediately issued a semaphore, requesting to withdraw from the battle and repair behind the fleet.
Liu Wei had already seen the heavy losses after Yancheng, and immediately agreed to his request and let Yancheng carry out emergency repairs behind the fleet.
After receiving the order, the Yancheng immediately withdrew from the battle and sailed to the rear of the fleet for repairs.
The Yancheng's withdrawal did not weaken the battle slightly. The four battleships lined up in a battle line and kept roaring at the forts in Tokyo Bay.
The battle lasted for more than half an hour. Due to the huge gap in strength, all the forts in Tokyo Bay were wiped out.
By this time, Tokyo, the capital of Japan, had become an undefended city.
When Liu Hai saw this situation, he couldn't stop smiling. This time, he realized his long-cherished wish to have a Tokyo Grand Prix.
With these forts eliminated, Liu Wei commanded the Nanyang Fleet and quickly approached the Tokyo Bay dock.
At this time, the Tokyo Bay dock was even more chaotic. All the personnel on the ship were trying their best to escape to the shore. As for the cargo on the ship, no one was taking care of it at all now.
At this time, Liu Wei did not waste any more shells on the Ahua-class battleships, but ordered other warships of the Nanyang Fleet to quickly approach Tokyo Bay and bombard the Tokyo Bay docks.
After receiving the order, Liu Yu and others immediately led the fleet forward. With the ironclad Jiangxi and the armored cruiser Jiangsu as the lead, two heavy cruisers followed, and six light cruisers followed, they approached a distance of 1 kilometer in Tokyo Bay.
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When they arrived here, Liu Yu ordered the fleet to line up in three lines, with six light cruisers at the outermost edge, two heavy cruisers in the second line, and ironclads and armored cruisers in the third line.
After the formation was arranged neatly, Liu Yu issued an order through a semaphore, and each ship fired in turn.
Following this order, all the cannons of more than a dozen warships began to roar.
Tokyo Bay on the opposite side was immediately covered by artillery fire, and all the ships anchored in Tokyo Bay sank one by one amidst the sound of artillery fire.
After all the ships were sunk, the warships' guns were directed at various facilities on the dock.
What followed was another indiscriminate bombing, and Japan's nearly modern dock, which had been built for decades, was reduced to nothing.
Japan has absolutely no way to deal with these warships on land. Although the army also has some artillery, these are small-caliber artillery. The largest caliber is only 75 mm, which cannot pose any threat to warships at sea.
Next, the Nanyang Fleet began to bombard the urban area of Tokyo Bay. At this time, the entire Tokyo Bay was like a hornet's nest that had been stabbed. Countless Tokyo citizens fled in all directions and trampled on each other.
Hirobumi Ito, who was in the Prime Minister's Office of Japan, issued continuous orders, requiring all soldiers to immediately take to the streets to evacuate the citizens of Tokyo.
However, his order was issued a little late. After the Nanyang Fleet began to bombard the urban area of Tokyo Bay, Liu Hai immediately ordered the Iowa-class battleship to join the bombardment on the battleship Huangdi.
As for wasting artillery shells, it was not a problem for Liu Hai. He could make some money for the artillery shells by just freeing up some things for the side in the Qing Dynasty and selling them to modern times.
After receiving Liu Hai's order, Liu Wei did not dare to disobey and immediately ordered the four Iowa battleships to move forward and reached the last row of the Nanyang Fleet. They also formed a battle line and joined the bombardment team.
If the bombardment of the Nanyang Fleet was just an appetizer at the beginning, then with the addition of four Iowa-class battleships, the Japanese knew what a violent storm was and what a meteor crashed to the ground.
Every time the Iowa-class battleship's main gun fires, it brings indelible fear to Tokyo Bay.
And because the Iowa-class used high-explosive shells, and the shells were filled with TNT explosives, a fire quickly ignited in Tokyo Bay.
At this time, the monsoon happened to be arriving in Tokyo Bay, so the fire took advantage of the wind and immediately turned Tokyo Bay into a purgatory.
At this time, Ito Hirobumi, who was in the Prime Minister's Office of Japan, saw a fire burning in Tokyo Bay, and the fire spread rapidly. Coupled with the constant bombardment of the Nanyang Fleet on the coastline, he knew that Tokyo could not be saved.
So he didn't care about anything else, just took his entourage and evacuated Tokyo under the protection of the soldiers.
The bombardment of Liu Hai continued until late at night and then stopped. By this time, Tokyo Bay was already in flames, and almost all the buildings were reduced to ashes in the flames.
The fire burned until daytime on the second day, when it was extinguished because there was nothing to burn.
At this time, Liu Hai looked at Tokyo Bay with a telescope on the battleship Huangdi, and saw that Tokyo Bay had become a mess, with almost no complete building left.
Among these destroyed buildings, there are still many Japanese civilians who are constantly saving their relatives or belongings.
Liu Hai looked at the grief-stricken expressions of these people, and there was a trace of sadness in his eyes, but he soon thought of the tens of thousands of Qing people who were massacred at Lushunkou.
After thinking about this, I felt much better when I looked at the Japanese civilians. Since you can massacre my people in the Qing Dynasty, then I can bombard your Japanese civilian areas.
At this time, Liu Wei, the commander of the fleet, came over and asked Liu Hai for instructions on the next step.
"Lord, Tokyo has been almost destroyed by us, do you want to move the target?"
Liu Hai looked at the ruins of Tokyo Bay, and then said with a smile: "It's a pity to leave like this. Order the Marines to land immediately, occupy Tokyo's banks and treasury and other important facilities, and if possible, go to the Emperor's Palace of Japan to give them
I searched and found that I don’t believe that the Emperor of Japan is a poor man.”
After Liu Wei heard this, he hesitated a little, but finally he said: "Is it dangerous for my lord to do this?"
Liu Hai said nonchalantly: "Order the fleet to be on alert. Once the landing force encounters danger, call for artillery support immediately."