After Liu Hai completely annihilated the Japanese combined fleet, he ordered the Nanyang Navy to start cleaning up the battlefield. For the Japanese sailors who fell into the water, Liu Hai issued an order that they must be completely wiped out, and they must not leave any seeds of revival for the Japanese Empire.
Liu Hai, on the other hand, led two strategic ships south to meet up with the two strategic ships of Liu Wei's pursuit of the combined fleet.
At this time, Liu Wei had already led the fleet and caught up with the first guerrilla fleet of the Japanese Combined Fleet.
Japan's first guerrilla fleet now has only two cruisers left, they are Naniwa (captain: Togo Heihachiro) and "Akitsusu" (captain: Uemura Hikosei).
Among them, Naniwa is at the forefront of the retreat as the flagship, and Akitsusu is following closely behind. They have increased their speed to the maximum speed, but compared to the Iowa-class battleship strategic ship, which can reach a maximum speed of 33 knots, this speed is still
is not enough.
Therefore, the First Guerrilla Fleet was quickly overtaken by two battleships led by Liu Wei.
By this time, Togo Heihachiro knew that he could not escape from this matter. At this time, Togo Heihachiro was still thinking about the future of the Japanese Empire.
Judging from the situation, the Japanese Combined Fleet should have been completely wiped out. Now the only seed of the Japanese Navy is probably the First Guerrilla Fleet. If these two battleships are sunk again, the Japanese Navy's decades of hard work will be completely wiped out.
All in vain.
So after a fierce ideological struggle, Togo Heihachiro decided to surrender to the Nanyang Navy in order to preserve the last seeds of the Japanese Empire.
When his decision was conveyed to the Akitsusu cruiser via semaphore, the captain, Uemura Hikosei, immediately fiercely opposed it.
But Togo Heihachiro, as the commander of the fleet, had the absolute right to speak. He immediately refuted the other party and then asked the other party to follow his orders.
Seeing that the situation was irreversible, Uemura Hikosuki could only raise the white flag on the warship in accordance with Togo Heihachiro's request.
At this time, the two battleships led by Liu Wei had already approached the First Guerrilla Fleet and were preparing to launch a final attack on the opponent.
But what was unexpected was that Liu Wei actually saw the white flag raised on the last two warships of the Japanese combined fleet.
Liu Wei was a little confused now. The Japanese he encountered in the past had all fought back wildly, but now they were able to surrender. Could it be that there was some fraud involved?
But since the other party has raised a white flag, if you continue to fire cannons now, it will be a great blasphemy to the navy's tradition.
So Liu Wei ordered the flag bearer to send a message to the other side, asking the two Japanese warships to immediately level their guns, put on their gun jackets, and at the same time throw all the self-defense weapons on board into the sea.
After receiving Liu Wei's request, Togo Heihachiro immediately followed his request. This was a last resort. In order to save Japan's last hope, this insult was still acceptable.
Liu Wei used his binoculars to see the other side's warships, with their muzzles flattened and their gun jackets put on according to his own requirements. Only then did he become somewhat convinced that the two warships had really surrendered to him.
So Liu Wei immediately dispatched a lifeboat carrying sailors and fully armed to the two Japanese warships.
The reception of these two cruisers was very smooth. The Japanese sailors were very disciplined and did not cause any trouble to Liu Wei and others.
Therefore, Liu Wei did not make things difficult for these Japanese sailors. He just imprisoned them in the conference rooms of the two Japanese cruisers. Although it was a bit crowded, it was the only thing he could do.
Next, Liu Wei sent some sailors to take over the two cruisers, and then turned around and returned.
And they had just traveled dozens of nautical miles when they encountered two other battleships led by Liu Hai who came to meet them.
So the four warships reunited, and the two cruisers with the captives headed north to join the other warships of the Nanyang Navy.
After the Nanyang Navy regrouped, Liu Hai immediately summoned all warship officers and held a plenary meeting on the battleship Huangdi.
This meeting was mainly about discussing the Nanyang Navy. Should they return to Wusongkou Pier to rest or return to Japan to defeat Japan? Force them to surrender.
At the meeting, the leaders of the old fleet of the Nanyang Navy naturally wanted to return to Wusongkou Pier for a short rest and replenish ammunition.
However, the biochemical officers headed by Liu Wei demanded that the entire fleet go north immediately to force the Japanese to sign a treaty.
Liu Hai was torn between these two opinions. After all, Liu Hai was an ordinary person before. Although he had a golden finger and could make a difference in the Qing Dynasty, he still had the indecisiveness of an ordinary loser.
The captain of the cruiser Shanghai advised Liu Hai: "Now that the general has wiped out the Japanese combined fleet, his reputation will definitely shake China. If we force Japan to surrender completely, they will definitely withdraw all their troops from North Korea. At that time, the court will be
It’s a gain. It’s better for the general to withdraw his troops and wait in Shanghai for the court’s next move. If the court compromises, it won’t be too late to go north to Japan.”
After Liu Hai heard this, he pondered for a moment. The Manchu court was just a problem of ants, while Japan was the nation's most serious problem. If we didn't take this opportunity to completely drive them into dust, it would take a lot of effort for Japan to recover again.
, it is better to surrender Japan and make him his lackey.
After Liu Hai made up his mind, he immediately stood in the middle, his eyes were shining with golden light, and he said seriously: "Japan is just a small barbarian country. This time it invades our great country, which shows its ambition. We, the Chinese empire, must not sit back and wait for death.
Therefore, I decided to go north to Japan immediately to force it to sign a contract and give up force. From now on, the two countries can live in peace."
The officials below saw that Liu Hai had made up his mind, so they all stood up and saluted Liu Hai.
Liu Hai nodded, and then said: "Each officer will bring his warship back, and then follow the flagship to the north."
In the next hour, the Nanyang Navy took final rest and then began to move north towards Japan following the battleship Huangdi.
Little did Liu Hai know that during the decisive battle between the Nanyang Navy and the Japanese Navy, a Korean fishing boat parked not far away was actually a Japanese reconnaissance legend disguised.
This Japanese reconnaissance ship witnessed the whole process of the surrender of the last two cruisers of the Japanese First Guerrilla Fleet to Liu Hai.
So he immediately headed for Okinawa at full speed. That night, the cruiser finally arrived at the Okinawa Naval Base.
When the governor of Okinawa Prefecture learned that the Japanese Combined Fleet had been wiped out, his face turned pale. Did he know what the Combined Fleet meant to Japan?
So the governor of Okinawa Prefecture immediately sent a report to the emperor and others in Tokyo, notifying the Japanese government of the news of the annihilation of the combined fleet.
The current Japanese government has returned to Tokyo from Yamanashi Prefecture. Although Tokyo is almost in rubble now, it is the capital of Japan after all, and its symbolic significance is very great.
As a result, they had just packed up a few simple office spaces when they immediately received a telegram from Okinawa: The Japanese fleet was completely annihilated.
Ito Hirobumi fainted immediately after receiving the telegram. As the newly appointed Navy Prime Minister Reikei Nori, he could not accept the news that the Japanese combined fleet had been completely annihilated and became furious on the spot.
In the end, the Emperor of Japan appeared on the scene and suppressed the chaos of the Japanese government.
Only now did people begin to rescue Ito Hirobumi. Fortunately, he was just so angry that he soon woke up. When he opened his eyes, he remembered that the Japanese combined fleet had been wiped out, and when he saw the expectant eyes of the Japanese Emperor, he immediately howled.
Cry loudly.
He knew that the Japanese government had absolutely no hope in this war. If the Nanyang Navy now detached a fleet to blockade the Tsushima Strait, then the Japanese army in Korea and the Qing Dynasty would be faced with a situation where ammunition was not counted.
Although Nirei Kageno is only the Minister of the Navy, he is one of the nine elders of Japan and a giant of the Satsuma clan. Therefore, he directly angrily rebuked Ito Hirobumi, "What time has it been now? I still only know how to cry like a woman. It is really harmful to Japan."
The dignity of empire.”
Ito Hirobumi immediately sobered up after hearing the other party's reprimand. He immediately wiped away his tears and bowed to the Emperor to apologize, "Your Majesty, the defeat of the Empire of Japan was due to my poor command and failure to predict the Nanyang Navy's consequences.
With such great strength, I will bear all the responsibility for this defeat."
What he meant was to resign to the emperor.
When the Emperor of Japan saw Ito Hirobumi's apology, he thought that he could not let you step down now. If you leave now, who will be left to clean up this mess?
So the emperor pretended to help Ito Hirobumi, and then said: "This battle has nothing to do with Ai Qing. It's just that the strength of the two of us is very different. I ask Ai Qing to cheer up immediately and make contributions to the Empire of Japan."
"Hey, Wei Chen is reckless. Now Wei Chen is going to work immediately to leave the last hope for the Japanese Empire."
What can Ito Hirobumi do now? He can only bite the bullet and continue.
So Ito Hirobumi once again saluted the Emperor, turned around and said to the others: "Now that His Majesty the Emperor has arrived, we will immediately hold an imperial meeting in front of His Majesty the Emperor."
So this time, the Emperor of Japan summoned all the cabinet members and elders of Japan in this simple hut to discuss Japan's future destiny.
After everyone sat down, the Emperor of Japan immediately asked Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu: "Did the British Empire say anything about it? When will it send troops?"
Mutsu Munemitsu immediately knelt a few steps forward, and then said: "The British government has promised to immediately mobilize a fleet from the mainland to support Japan, but due to the long distance, I am afraid there will be a delay of several months."
The Emperor of Japan looked unhappy after hearing this. Although Japan could barely survive for a few months if it fought desperately, the consequences would be that Japan would suffer heavy losses and there would be no hope of rising in the future.
"Ito-san, as the Prime Minister of Japan, what solutions do you have to solve Japan's current crisis now?"
Ito Hirobumi thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said: "While the Nanyang Navy has not blocked the Tsushima Strait, immediately let the Japanese army in Korea return to the country, and then rely on the army to hold on to the main island of Japan."