1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 276 I don't want to be captured

Seven warships flying the Stars and Stripes crazily tilted their artillery fire at the Nagasaki Outome Fort.

The Japanese army on the outer fort had nothing to do with the American warships. It was difficult for their brand-new old-style artillery to hit those ferocious and terrifying black ships!

Occasionally, a few shells hit the side of the black ship, and the Japanese samurai on the outer fort burst into cheers, but soon, the smiles on the faces of these Japanese samurai froze.

The shells that finally hit were easily bounced off by the cast iron on the side of the ship, and fell into the sea feebly
The Japanese samurai on the Outer Eye Fort fell into despair again before being happy for a long time, and Naomasa Nabeshima was also in despair.

He has worked hard for decades, and the outer eye fort that he is proud of is like paper in front of these black ships, vulnerable to a single blow.

The shells fired from the black ship continuously exploded on the outer eye turret, turning the flesh and blood on the outer eye turret into dust.

This is not a war of equals, but a one-sided massacre.

Generally speaking, the naval guns of warships are not the opponents of fortress coastal defense guns. Fort coastal defense guns are far superior to naval guns in terms of firepower, range, and lethality.

But this rule is only for cannons of the same generation, and it does not apply to the United States and Japan, which have different generations of artillery technology. The cannons of the two are not from the same era at all.

What's more, the naval guns on the outer eye turrets, in the final analysis, were also born out of the Dutch naval guns, which were very different from the fortress coastal defense guns in the orthodox European sense.

The coastal defense guns of the Middle Ages can't get any cheap in the face of modern fleets.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Deng Yan had a feeling of deja vu. When the British army bombarded the Humen Fort, his mood was the same as that of the Japanese samurai on the Outer Eye Fort.

Lieutenant Kang Enze and several of his soldiers sent by Hong Mingxiang to watch the battle were also greatly shocked. They did not expect that such a well-run fort run by the Japanese pirates would be powerless in front of Citigroup's warships.

At the same time, they are also glad that there was no conflict with these Citigroup warships in Xiangshan in the past. If conflicts broke out, they will not be the ghosts of these black ships.

"Deputy General Kang, did you see that, if you fall behind, you will be beaten."

Liang Yaoyao pointed to the outer fort that had been shelled, and said to Kang Enze calmly.

Such a result was already within his expectations, and his imaginary enemy was never Japan. It can also be said that the current Japan is not qualified to be his imaginary enemy.

"If you fall behind, you will be beaten. That's a good point." Deng Yan said with emotion. Amidst the sound of the rumbling guns, he turned his head to look at Kang Enze, whose face was blue. Are there strong ships and sharp guns?"

Kang Enze, whose face was blue, was speechless. He just clenched his fists and closed his eyes tightly. He already had the answer in his heart: no.

"Your Excellency Colonel, the gun barrel is seriously overheated. We must wait for the gun barrel to cool down before continuing to shoot."

Sven looked at the red barrel and hurriedly reported to Liang Yaohui.

"Pause the shelling and wait for the barrel to cool down." Liang Yao agreed to Sven's request, and then asked about the casualties, "Do we have any casualties?"

"No casualties!" Sven replied.

"Very good!" Liang Yao was very satisfied with the result.

I don’t know how Naoshima felt when he learned that the Nagasaki Outome Fort, which was built by the Hizen Saga clan for many years, did not cause any casualties to the invading ships.
"Your Excellency, Colonel! The morale of the Japanese army on the fort has collapsed! I ask the soldiers leading the Arizona Infantry to take down the fort! Please give orders! Your Excellency, Colonel!"

Elvis, the head of the Arizona Infantry, asked Liang Yao for orders.

"Soldiers of the Arizona Infantry Regiment will definitely plant the regimental flag of the Arizona Infantry Regiment and the flag of the United States on the Japanese battery!"

Liang Yao did have the idea of ​​controlling the outer-eye fortress. The outer-eye fortress was horned with each other, in the shape of a pincer. As a coastal city that makes a living from overseas trade, it can be said that the strategic significance of the Outer Eye Fort is extraordinary.

Through the binoculars, Liang Yao could still vaguely see the Saga warriors on the fort who were fighting.

Although these samurai suffered heavy casualties, they still stood firm on the Outer Eye Fort, defending Nagasaki's last barrier for their master Nabeshima.

Samurai in the Meiji period were loyal to the emperor, while samurai in the Edo period were loyal to their feudal lords.

Liang Yao had no doubts in the slightest about the determination of these samurai to be loyal to Nabeshima and become benevolent.

However, the loyalty of these Japanese samurai is not what Liang Yao is most concerned about. What Liang Yao is most concerned about is how to minimize the casualties of his troops.

Nagasaki was just an appetizer for him, and the real big dish was Edo.

He didn't want his army to suffer unnecessary casualties before arriving in Edo. Liang Yao rejected Elvis's initiative: "Now is not the best time to capture the Outer Eye Fort."

After the gun barrel cooled down, Liang Yao ordered the three troops under his command to continue bombarding the outer fort, inflicting maximum damage on the Japanese troops still on the outer fort.

He brought enough ammunition for this expedition, and he should use shells to solve things that can be solved with shells as much as possible.

Although Perry was dissatisfied with Liang Yao's arbitrariness and did not take himself seriously as the commander-in-chief, as a mature general, Perry still put the overall situation first and ordered the American East India Fleet to continue bombarding the external artillery batteries to cooperate with Liang Yao Yao's actions.

The shelling lasted from nine o'clock in the morning to three o'clock in the afternoon. Under the bombardment of solid bullets and explosive bombs, Naoshima Naoshima's proud outer eye battery was in a mess.

There are craters smashed by shells and incomplete limbs and internal organs everywhere. The Japanese samurai stationed at the Outer Eye Fort died and fled. The spiritual belief of death sticks to the outer eye fort.

Liang Yao put down the binoculars, took out the pocket watch in his breast pocket, and checked the time. Seeing that the time had come to occupy the outer eye fort, he shouted to Elvis: "Elvis!"

"Awaiting orders from Your Excellency the Colonel!"

Elvis took a step forward, with an eager expression on his face. Behind Elvis, the officers of the Arizona Infantry Regiment were all gearing up, ready to show their talents.

"Lead the Arizona Infantry Regiment to occupy the Outer Eye Fort. No Japanese soldiers will be left on the fort. I don't want any prisoners!" Liang Yao issued an order to Elvis.

"Yes, sir!"

Soon, the accompanying transport ship put down the lifeboat, and the soldiers of the Arizona Infantry took the lifeboat and landed on the outer eye battery under the cover of artillery fire.

"Sergeant! The Westerners have come ashore!"

After the shelling stopped, a bloodstained corporal standing on the fort propped up his exhausted body with a samurai sword, tried his best to walk up to the sergeant, and pointed to the swarming Arizona infantry soldiers to report to the market.

The sergeant and corporal among the samurai of Japan's various vassals are not modern military ranks, but are based on the omimi (qualification for audience), just like the general's banner and royal family. .Represents the status of the samurai in the domain.

"Bastard, fire them into the sea and feed them to the fish!"

The sergeant roared hysterically.

"Our guns have been damaged! Can't fight back!" said the corporal tearfully.

The artillery on the outer eye fort was not only seriously damaged, but the casualties had also reached the limit. It was impossible to drive the Americans who landed into the sea. They had already lost, and the loss was very thorough.

The sergeant smiled calmly, drew his sword and said: "We have been favored by the Patriarch for generations. Today, when foreigners come to invade, it is time for us to serve the Patriarch and be loyal to the Patriarch! Warriors of the Saga Domain, follow me to charge and kill the enemy! Die! We also want to die under the enemy's guns, and let the enemy's body be covered with our boiling blood!"

"Faithful to the Patriarch!"

"Kill the enemy!"

(End of this chapter)