Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 577 The Death of Yamamoto
"It doesn't matter." Li Qingwen sneered, "Where to go is up to you to decide, but what I want to say is, Your Excellency Yamamoto, you should think about the other 6000 officers and soldiers in your fleet." Afterwards, Li Qingwen and Lin Jiyin swaggered away from the Mutsu in the command tower.

"Puff tom!" Yamamoto finally couldn't hold it any longer, and fell heavily to the ground.

"Your Excellency, General!" Takashi Shiro and Hashimoto Shintaro who were standing nearby rushed over quickly, helped Yamamoto up, and persuaded: "The situation outside is not clear now, I think the Chinese may be lying , Your Excellency, please be patient for a few days, I believe that the emperor will definitely send troops to reinforce after getting the news. At that time, we will have a chance to turn defeat into victory."

"It's useless," Yamamoto shook his head slightly, "The Chinese are right. The Combined Fleet is the entire Navy. Except for the warships here, there are only some mosquito ships that are not on the table, so we can no longer count on it." Reinforcement is here. "Speaking of this, he sighed heavily.

"Then let's go out. We still have two large ships and seven cruisers in our hands. If we rush out, the opponent will definitely not be on guard. At worst, we will fight to the death."

"No!" Yamamoto said decisively with a wave of his hand, "We are not strong enough to defeat the opponent. According to the intelligence obtained by reconnaissance, the enemy has parked about 70 warships outside the strait, including 11 battleships and 3 aircraft carriers. And Didn’t you see today that the opponent’s carrier-based reconnaissance planes are circling over Nagasaki Port non-stop. As long as our warship moves slightly, they will immediately find out. When we rush to the mouth of the bay, we will face countless enemies. Airstrikes by planes, we may all be finished before we get there. Although it is our duty as soldiers to be loyal to the country, I don’t want to see this kind of result similar to death.” Speaking of this, I personally think that we I have done my duty as a soldier, so I personally suggest that we should surrender! "

"Ah? What are you talking about, Your Excellency? You want us to surrender?" After hearing Yamamoto's words, everyone was taken aback. It was incredible that such words came from the mouth of the Minister of the Navy.

"Your Excellency, please reconsider this matter."

"We are warriors of the invincible Emperor. The word surrender has never been in our lexicon. We must fight for His Majesty!"

"Yes, please reconsider, we must not surrender."

"It's useless." Yamamoto shook his head in despair: "Although I don't want to surrender, but for more than 6000 officers and soldiers under our command, sending them to the flames of war knowing that they are dead is a bit cruel." After saying this, he waved his hand, "Don't say any more, this is my order and the final decision. In short, contact the Chinese Navy immediately and tell them that we are ready to surrender. But the other party must ensure the safety of all of us."

After hearing this order, everyone was silent, and they left the conning tower of the Mutsu dejectedly.However, Major General Takasushiro, Yamamoto's confidant, was left behind. "Takasu-kun, I order you to find a few volunteers immediately. Remember, these people must be very brave if they are not afraid of death, you know?" Yamamoto said suddenly with a stern voice.

"Understood." Takasu Shiro did not dare to ask further questions, and immediately bowed and replied: "Then I will prepare immediately, before that, please allow me to recommend myself first." At this point, he slightly gave a military salute to the other party.

"Okay." Yamamoto stared blankly at Takasu Shiro, finally sighed and nodded, stood up and patted Takasu on the shoulder: "I wish you success."

After Takasu Shiro left, Yamamoto 56 slowly walked out of the command tower, came to the bridge, stroked the spotless bridge, sighed heavily, and said, "I hope everything I do is right!"

After receiving the news that Ren was about to surrender, all the Chinese generals present were very surprised. Obviously they did not expect that Ren would agree to his request so easily.However, for them, it is reasonable for people to surrender at this time, after all, they have lost all hope.

"Tell all the soldiers that they will all be dressed up tomorrow. We want to show Yamamoto 56 the style of the Imperial Navy." Lin Taizeng said happily.

Early the next morning, Lin Tai sent his own marines to the outer defense line of Nagasaki port. All the sailors on the opposite side were also fully armed. Although they had announced their surrender, they did not see it from their expressions. lost.These soldiers still raised their high heads and looked straight at each other, looking at the arrogant Chinese.

The surrender ceremony was held in a tepid manner. After all, people still control the warships in the port. If they raise their gun barrels and launch a surprise attack, the Chinese officers and soldiers will suffer certain losses. The mouth is aimed at the warships in the port, and at the same time, various types of fighter planes are constantly circling in the sky, observing the movements of people at any time.

At the same time, most of the sailors got off the warship and boarded the small boats parked on the shore, which lasted for about two hours.Looking through the binoculars, Lin Taizeng let out a long sigh of relief as he watched the sailors coming down continuously. The sailors had almost withdrawn, and the rest of them should not be able to move those warships.

However, just when he was about to order to receive the enemy warship, suddenly a signal flare rose from the Mutsu, and then the fleet flag was raised on the bridge of all warships in the port.

"What's going on here?" Faced with the sudden change, Lin Taizeng raised his heart in his throat.

"My lord, we have received a message from the Japanese ship Mutsu." A communications officer hurried in: "Yu Sui, they said Yu Sui!"

"What? Broken jade!" Hearing this word, Lin Tai was taken aback, he knew the meaning of this word very well.

"Quick! Yamamoto 56 wants to scuttle his own warship, go and stop him." Lin Taizeng reacted abruptly after being stunned for a few seconds.

Most of the soldiers just woke up like a dream, and they immediately started running around. The alarm bell on the Beiyang Fleet rang quickly, and the soldiers swarmed towards the lifeboat parked beside the bridge.What they have to do now is to board the human warship as soon as possible, and use various means to prevent the other party from opening the sea valve and the airtight cabin, or use methods such as dragging it to the shoal forcibly stranded, to prevent the conspiracy of the human sinking the warship.Now Lin Taizeng has fully understood that Yamamoto is acting. He wants to sink the warship and block the waterway at the mouth of Nagasaki Port so that Chinese warships can never enter.

But it was too late to understand at this time. The people in the bilge opened the golden sea valve designed by the Americans. The Chinese sailors who were several kilometers away had no chance to stop this behavior.A large amount of icy sea water quickly emerged from the bottom of the sea valve.Then it flowed violently to every corner of the cabin along the hatch that had already been opened, at an extremely fast speed.

Just 10 minutes later, the destroyer Bai Xue sank first.Then came the First Snow and Congyun.Then with a loud noise, the battlecruiser Chiyoda also slowly sank to the bottom of the water.Then came Kaga and Fuyun.Finally, at 11:15 AM, the combined fleet's replacement flagship, the battleship Mutsu, also began to slowly sink.At this time, the tugboat of the Beiyang Fleet arrived in time, so that the Warspite just ran aground to a place 350 meters from the shore and sank.At the same time, the remaining destroyers and other auxiliary ships also sank into the sea water in the port one after another, leaving only sporadic eddies and debris on the sea surface.

"Damn it!" Lin Taizeng, who had always been calm, couldn't help cursing at this moment.

At this time, the naval military band on the shore played the tune of "Sunshine on the Islands" in memory of the great deeds of the Navy.Of course, in addition to this, they also mourned for Rear Admiral Takasu Shiro and 240 warriors who became Jin in this self-sinking.

No one noticed that a figure suddenly appeared on the bridge of the stranded Mutsu. Navy Minister Yamamoto 56 was in full military uniform, wearing large and small medals and ribbons on his chest, and carrying a southern style pistol. He glanced at the desolate sea in the distance with his eyes, and then there was a "bang" gunshot, and he committed suicide by drinking the bullet amidst the mournful song. His whole body fell from the towering bridge, splashing a small splash on the water splash.

Looking at the battleship Mutsu with only its smoke and mast exposed, Lin Taizeng shook his head slightly.Then he said to an adjutant behind him: "Immediately send electricity to the Admiralty and tell them that we have occupied Nagasaki Port. Also, please study a plan as soon as possible. People scuttled their warships and blocked most of the waterways." If we want to achieve landing, we must quickly clear this channel to ensure the smooth flow of Nagasaki Port."

"Hey!" After seeing Lin Taizeng's telegram, Lin Jianzhang sighed deeply. What could have been called a certainty in the end, turned into this result in the end, which was a bit beyond his expectation. unexpected.However, judging from the current situation, the Beiyang Fleet completely destroyed the navy's main ships, successfully completed the previously formulated strategy, and made a remarkable achievement.

So he said to the military attache, "Send power to Pyongyang immediately, and report the news to the emperor." Just as the military attache turned to leave, Lin Jianzhang said again: "Tell the cook to prepare the best banquet, and the best banquet." Baiganjiu, everyone will not be drunk tonight!"

At 7 o'clock in the afternoon, the banquet hall of the 17th Naval Command was already full of people. They were all senior officers of the Admiralty and Weihai Naval Port, as well as the behind-the-scenes heroes of this battle.

The atmosphere at the venue was very enthusiastic. Lin Jianzhang took the lead in raising his glass and said to the generals present: "Come, let's toast the victory of the Imperial Navy!"

(End of this chapter)