Originally, the Japanese Navy and even the Japanese Government thought that as long as the Uraga Waterway and the passage into Tokyo Bay were guarded, the Chinese Navy would not be able to threaten Tokyo. However, now the Chinese Navy has slapped them hard with real actions. The Chinese Navy's new naval guns are capable of throwing shells into Tokyo even if they don't enter Tokyo Bay.

In this case, the defensive means prepared by the Japanese Navy before would be useless at all.

"In any case, we must find a way to put an end to the shelling of Tokyo by the Shina people. If this continues, the morale of the people will collapse. Emperor Meiji said. This time, the Chinese Navy's shelling of Tokyo caused them great losses. If the Chinese Navy continues to shell, will it still be necessary?

"Your Majesty, the Shina Navy is stuck in Sagami Bay. Our destroyers and torpedo boats would be at a complete disadvantage if they took the initiative to attack out of the Uraga waterway. Admiral Minister Minoru Saito said with a bitter face. The remaining destroyers and torpedo boats in the Uraga Waterway or Tokyo Bay might have the opportunity to inflict heavy damage on the Chinese navy. However, once you leave the Uraga waterway and take the initiative to attack the Chinese Navy, it will be no different from looking for death.

"I don't care, we have to give an explanation to the people." Emperor Meiji said stubbornly. With so many people killed and wounded in the shelling of Tokyo, how could the Japanese be satisfied if the Japanese government did nothing?

"Hey!" The Minister of the Navy, Minoru Saito, and the Minister of Military Orders, Heihachiro Togo, had to take the order.

"Shanxian-kun, our negotiations with the people of China must be carried out as soon as possible. It is no longer possible to let the people of China wantonly shell our coastal cities. Otherwise, we will pay even more losses. Emperor Meiji said. He can now see that the Chinese Empire is not afraid of Japan's intransigence at all. As long as Japan does not compromise for a day, the attack of the Chinese Empire will continue. And this. It will seriously weaken Japan's strength. Once Japan's coastal cities are destroyed, it is unlikely that they will be able to reverse the situation in the future.

"Hey!" Shan County Youpeng nodded. Although he was very aggrieved in his heart, he also knew that there was no way to do it. I can only bow my head.

After the Imperial Council, Minoru Saito, Heihachiro Togo, and Gonbei Yamamoto returned to the Admiralty and began to plan an attack on the Chinese Navy. Although they have very few chips in their hands, it is impossible to threaten the Chinese Navy at all. However, the emperor had already given orders, and they could only obey them. Otherwise, the few of them probably won't want to stay in this position any longer.

"We now have only 12 destroyers, mainly 'kamikaze-class' destroyers. and the old 'Shinonome-class' destroyers. There are also 34 old torpedo boats. It is almost impossible to confront the main forces of the Shina Navy with such forces. Heihachiro Togo said.

"My lord, this is simply an act of seeking death. The strength of the Japanese navy is already very weak, and we must preserve it so that it can be re-established in the future. Nagano Shushen raised an objection, he was very optimistic about this operation.

"Your Majesty's orders, we can only carry them out. Let's try to fight the last of our strength, and we will also inflict heavy damage on the navy of the Shina people. Gonbei Yamamoto said.

Albeit. None of the big guys in the Navy are willing to take the initiative to attack. However, there are some things that they cannot control.

After discussion. They finally decided that all destroyers and torpedo boats would strike at dawn and launch lightning strikes on the main fleet of the Chinese Navy, striving to inflict heavy damage on the Chinese Navy in one fell swoop. All 12 destroyers and 34 torpedo boats, all sorted. If you can get close to the main fleet of the Chinese Navy, you may really have a chance to win.

After receiving the order. The destroyers and torpedo boats of the Japanese Navy anchored in the Yokosuka military port immediately went into action. Countless Japanese naval sailors, with strips of white cloth wrapped around their heads, boarded the battleship with the spirit of seeing death as if they were at home. Albeit. Many of them know that it is simply impossible to inflict a heavy blow or even defeat on the main fleet of the Chinese Navy. However, so many people in Tokyo have died under the guns of the Chinese navy, even if they desperately launch an attack, they do not care.

"Gentlemen, you are the warriors of the Great Japanese Empire, and the hope of the Great Japanese Empire is in your hands. The princes must fight to the death and inflict heavy losses on the Chinese navy in one fell swoop. Only in this way will we be able to protect Tokyo from the attacks of the Shina people and will be able to preserve Japan's future. Heihachiro Togo personally rushed to the dock to address the officers and men of the Japanese Navy who were about to go on the expedition.

Heihachiro Togo has a huge influence in the Japanese Navy, and his arrival has made the blood of the officers and men of the Japanese Navy who are about to die boil. The inspiration of the spirit of dedication to the country made them fearless.

"For the sake of Japan, fight bravely! Onboard! Onboard! Onboard! Countless Japanese naval officers and sailors roared feverishly.

At two o'clock in the morning of April 24, 4608 (10), the Japanese Navy gathered its last strength, 12 destroyers and 34 torpedo boats, starting from the Yokosuka Naval Base, entering Sagami Bay through the Uraga Waterway, and launching an attack on the Chinese Navy's capital ship fleet entrenched in this area, striving to inflict heavy damage on the Chinese Navy's main fleet and remove the Chinese Navy's threat to Tokyo.

However, to complete the attack, it was very difficult for the Japanese Navy. The Chinese Navy, after the shelling of Tokyo in Kamakura, has already transferred. If the Japanese Navy pounced again, it would only be empty. In addition, the Chinese Navy sent destroyers to reconnoiter the Uraga waterway, and if it found traces of the Japanese Navy, it would immediately report to the flagship. Then, concentrate the forces of the main fleet and encircle and annihilate the remnants of this force of the Japanese Navy.

Inside Sagami Bay, the main fleet of the Imperial Navy was sailing at a speed of 8 knots. The fleet made a circle inside Sagami Bay and then headed for the Uraga waterway. When the Japanese Navy comes out of the Uraga Waterway, they will block the retreat of the Japanese Navy and leave them all in Sagami Bay. In this way, the Imperial Navy would be able to rush through the Uraga Waterway and enter Tokyo Bay to launch a large-scale artillery bombardment of Tokyo. When the time comes, will the Japanese have any choice but to accept China's conditions?

"Lao Sa, do you think Little Japan will be fooled? Will their destroyers and torpedo boats be sent. On the battleship 'Longteng', the flagship of the Imperial Navy, Admiral Cheng Biguang asked with a smile.

"As long as little Japan doesn't want to be a shrunken turtle, they will come out to fight us. If they are cowering in the military port, then we will carry out another shelling of Tokyo today. I'd like to see how long little Japan can last. Admiral Sa Zhen also had a smile on his face.

"Shelling in Kamakura, it's too far away. The effect of the shelling is also greatly reduced, and it would be great if you were able to break into Tokyo Bay. Admiral Cheng Biguang said.

Once the main fleet of the Imperial Navy broke into Tokyo Bay, the whole of Tokyo would be within the range of the ship's guns, including the Imperial Palace, where Emperor Meiji lived. At that time, I am afraid that the Japanese will only have to accept China's conditions with a blank eye.

"Commander, the destroyer 'Ko-4' has called, and a large number of destroyers and torpedo boats of the Japanese Navy have been spotted coming out of the Uraga waterway. The destroyer A-4 is retreating. A staff officer reported.

"It's good, little Japan has finally taken the bait. Command the ships and prepare for battle. Admiral Sa Zhen immediately ordered.

The warships of the main fleet of the Imperial Navy immediately began to make preparations before the battle. The cannon's coat faded from the cannon, and the muzzle of the cannon pointed to the sea. Because the destroyers of the Japanese Navy were all small warships of three or four hundred tons, and the torpedo boats were only a few dozen tons and less than a hundred tons. Therefore, the main guns of the two battleships and the two battlecruisers of the Imperial Navy were used, and all the secondary guns were used. But even then, two battleships and two battlecruisers, plus four light cruisers and six destroyers, were enough to deal with those destroyers and torpedo boats of the Japanese Navy.

At half past four in the morning, there was a hint of fish belly white in the sky. The sky is starting to get brighter. The destroyer formations and torpedo boat formations of the Japanese Navy have already been killed.

"Order all ships to launch a lightning strike on the people of China! For the sake of the Japanese Empire, fight to the death! "The Japanese admiral, who commanded the lightning strike, gave the order.

12 destroyers and 34 torpedo boats rushed towards the Imperial Navy's capital ship formation. Every destroyer and torpedo boat is already torpedoed ready and ready to fire.

"Good come, order the ships, prepare to fire. Don't let a Japanese battleship go! "On the battleship 'Longteng', Admiral Sa Zhen gave the order to open fire.

The first to fire were the 155mm rapid-fire guns on the 'Longteng-class' battleships and the 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers, and the four capital ships, a total of 26 155-mm rapid-fire guns, were put into the shelling. The 155-mm guns of the four 'Northern Seven-Provincial' light cruisers also began to bombard, a total of 16 155mm guns, frantically firing at the destroyers and torpedo boats of the Japanese Navy.

Subsequently, the 105-mm main guns on the destroyers, the 105-mm secondary guns on the light cruisers, and the 88-mm rapid-fire guns on the capital ships all joined the shelling. The dense artillery shells enveloped the destroyers and torpedo boats of the Japanese Navy like a storm of steel.

The Japanese Navy, with only a few hundred tons of destroyers, and those torpedo boats of only a few dozen tons, simply could not withstand such dense firepower. Even a 105 mm shell can inflict fatal damage on it if it hits. (To be continued.) )