Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 136 Nagasaki Landing Battle

"What? The Qing Dynasty is going to land in Tokyo?" Emperor Meiji said in surprise.

"Yes, Your Majesty! The source of the information provided by the intelligence personnel inside the Qing Dynasty is the officers of the division-level troops of the Qing Dynasty."

"The Qing Dynasty is really cunning. Knowing that we have hit all the warships in the sea, you want to attack our capital directly?" Emperor Meiji said angrily: "Let the four main battleships of Kyushu, Yamato, Musashi, and Katsuragi join Hiei and Fuso to assist in the defense. In Tokyo, the reinforcements for North Korea will stop for a while, and 1 people will be sent to Tokyo to assist in the defense."

"Yes."

In Lushun Military Port.

"General, the Second Division, No.15 Division and No.19 Division of the Southeast Military Region have arrived. The troop carriers are all in place." A Qing soldier ran into the headquarters and reported.

"Okay, all the formations set sail immediately. The Yellow Sea gathers and informs all divisions to board the ship and set off on time at 5 pm." Yan Fu ordered.

"Yes."

Three naval formations assembled in the Yellow Sea, and all three divisions, except for a few senior generals, didn't even know whether they were going to North Korea or Tokyo.

The "Zhenyuan" was the first to play the semaphore, one step ahead. 50 troop carriers and 6 capital ships headed towards Nagasaki mightily.

The second formation dropped anchor as soon as it came out of the Yellow Sea, and lay in ambush at the junction of the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea.Two cruisers, "Chengfeng" and "Breaking Waves", with a speed of over 19 knots, patrol the border between the sea and the Yellow Sea.

The third formation led 60 empty troop carriers and sailed directly from the East China Sea into the Pacific Ocean, preparing to attack Tokyo.

At this time, due to receiving wrong information, troops have been transferred to Tokyo for defense.If Guan Xuqing knew this information in advance, there would be no need for the third formation to attack again. The real strategic goal had already been achieved, and the third formation could assist in the attack on Nagasaki or join the second formation to ambush the fleet.Still have to say, the importance of intelligence.Since Zhao Bingjun's intelligence network has just been established and has not had time to infiltrate the mainland, it is impossible to know that he has been tricked.Therefore, it is still safe to send the third formation to attack Tokyo, but this move also makes it more convinced that the intention of the Qing Dynasty is in Tokyo.

At around 10 o'clock in the evening, the first formation had approached Nagasaki.

"Master, aren't we going to Tokyo? Arriving so soon?" an army officer on board asked.

"Don't talk so much nonsense, what's not to fight?" Second Division Commander Feng Zicai scolded.The Second Division was just transferred from Burma to the Southeast Military Region this year. Feng Zicai was Lu Yiwei's subordinate since the Sino-French War. Lu Yiwei liked this fiery old subordinate very much.In exchange for 500 mortars and Xu Shichang's Ninth Division to Liu Mingchuan.

The dots of fire indicated that the defense of the Nagasaki Fort was very tight, and they also found a huge fleet approaching them.

Yamamoto, the leader of the Nagasaki Fort Guards, saw the fleet with the dragon flag through the binoculars. He was in a cold sweat and hurriedly said to the soldiers around him: "It's not good, the Qing army fleet is coming. Inform the troops, prepare for battle, and put all the ammunition Lift it up."

"Roms."

Deng Shichang knew how important time was to him. The sooner he captured Nagasaki, the sooner he would join the second formation.Their ambush there must have been very difficult, facing the main fleet.

"Sign out, Daqing No. [-] will be the starter. The fort on the reef protruding directly in front of the target must be hit first." Deng Shichang ordered.

"Yes."

As the 420mm main gun of Daqing No. 40 shook and trembled, white smoke from the muzzle quickly emerged, and a [-] kg shell flew towards the Nagasaki Fort like an arrow from the string.

"boom"

After 20 seconds, there was a loud explosion.

"Damn it, it's too far away," Deng Shichang cursed.

From the binoculars, it is clearly seen that although the opponent's fort was not hit, it was hit at a position about 200 meters behind. A group of soldiers were transporting ammunition there, and they were blown up all over the sky. All the people in the fort fell down for a while. , for fear that the next bomb will fall on his own head.

"Hit me, hit me hard." Deng Shichang said.

"Boom", "Boom", "Boom"

The second shell of Daqing No. [-] was also fired, and then the main guns of Zhenyuan, Dingyuan, Jiyuan, Weiyuan, and Daqing No. [-] shook continuously.The fort on the opposite side instantly turned into a sea of ​​flames!
"Master, with such a powerful cannon, let's go up and clean the battlefield?"

"Fuck your mother, don't be greedy for petty gains after you go up, gather the troops together. I don't know how many people are on the island, do you understand?" Although Feng Zicai has a hot temper, he is cautious when doing things. Neither are arrogant.

"Master, how long will the navy be fighting? Just let us watch a show on the boat like this?"

"Shut your stinky mouth, I'm looking at it with enthusiasm." Feng Zicai held up his binoculars and looked at Nagasaki Island with relish.

"Master, let me see it too."

"Get off, get off, get off. I won't let you pass it on any longer."

There was a sea of ​​flames in front of Deng Shichang, but sporadic forts were still firing at him.

"Notify all ships to approach 50 meters forward, destroy all the forts, and immediately cover the landing of the army." Deng Shichang ordered.

"Yes."

"Boom" another fort that was spitting out flames was destroyed under the muzzle of the 420mm main gun of Daqing No. [-].

Deng Shichang had seen the power of these two [-]-ton ships when he raided Singapore, and now he is even more jealous.The emperor is obviously partial to Yan Fu, why did he give such a good warship to the Nanyang Fleet instead of me.

In just one hour of bombing, the fort by the sea has been basically cleaned up.The range of the deep turrets and warships cannot be reached, only the army can rely on it!

"Sign out, the troop carrier is ready to land. Let Weiyuan and Jiyuan make room for the troop carrier to come in," Deng Shichang said.

The six warships stopped bombing together, and the troop carriers sailed into the shallow water one after another.Since warships cannot drive into shallow water, they can only be on guard at sea.

"As soon as the army lands, blockade the army with artillery fire 2000 meters ahead. Give the army time to assemble!" Deng Shichang continued to give orders.

As soon as the troop carrier docked, the Japanese army was just about to charge and drive away the Qing troops who had landed, but was blocked by powerful firepower from naval warships just halfway through the charge.

Like a fire net separating the Japanese army from the Qing army, 7.5 people from three divisions calmly assembled on the shore.The divisions were assigned tasks, and the offensive routes that had been set in advance were also conveyed by the division commanders.

They didn't care about the people who were charging at them at all. The Qing army's first sea and land joint operations reached a considerable degree of tacit understanding.This shows that the soldiers trained by the establishment of various lecture halls and military academies in the early stage are indeed of a higher level than the previous soldiers.The initial investment has now paid off.

"What? The Qing Dynasty attacked Nagasaki??" Emperor Meiji was startled by the sudden battle report in his sleep.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ito Hirobumi replied.

"Didn't they come to Tokyo? Why did they go to Nagasaki?" Emperor Meiji had a look of disbelief.

"Maybe they split into two groups and attacked at the same time. However, they also violated the taboo of military strategists. Naval warfare is the most taboo. As long as our fleet in Tokyo can hold them back, the fleet in the sea can easily eliminate their sneak attack." Nagasaki's fleet." Ito Hirobumi analyzed.

"How many Qing troops are attacking Nagasaki?" Emperor Meiji calmed down.

"According to Yamamoto's report, there are only four ironclad warships Ding, Zhen, Wei, and Ji, and the two [-]-ton British battleships captured last year. Although their strength cannot be underestimated, we will destroy them with all the fleet in the country. The Qing Dynasty lost The strength of the navy will be greatly reduced for these six capital ships," said Ito Hirobumi, commander of the National Defense Forces.

"Well, hurry up and power the Hokkaido Fleet, let them approach Nagasaki as soon as possible, and annihilate this sneak attack fleet of the Qing Dynasty. And let Yamamoto persist in Nagasaki for another two days." Emperor Meiji ordered.

"Roms."

(End of this chapter)