Ming Zuo

Chapter 1335

Inaba Masakichi was not wrong in worrying that the daimyo allied forces would outflank the shogunate's rear.

It's just that the daimyo coalition forces did not intend to accomplish this tactical goal by land.

After all, the land route is too far away, and it goes deep behind enemy lines.Not only is it difficult to achieve the goal, but it is also easy to be discovered and surrounded by the shogunate.

With the existence of the Satsuma Domain, the daimyo coalition forces naturally planned to achieve their goals through waterways.

In order to further lengthen the front of the shogunate army, after the daimyo coalition forces near Kyoto captured Emperor Gomizuo, they chose to retreat.

Sakai Tadakatsu, of course, would not let go of this opportunity. He led his troops across the Yodogawa River, further reducing the space for the daimyo allied forces.

And at this moment, Samoyed's navy was dispatched.

For the sake of World War I, the Satsuma clan can be said to be the best.

The old Nakajima Tsujiyoshi personally led the army, and the mighty fleet rushed into the Seto Inland Sea.

As long as they crossed Awaji Island and landed in the Aichi area, the retreat of the shogunate army would be completely cut off.

Hisakei Shimadzu didn't think there was any difficulty in this operation.

But when Satsuma's navy entered the Awaji Island area, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Just to the east of Awaji Island, there is also a mighty navy rushing towards it.

The flag on the ship was very clear in the sun, it was the navy of the shogunate.

What made Shimadzu Jiuqing even more unbelievable was that the two largest warships in the shogunate navy were also Class III battleships built by Xia Guo.

The daimyo coalition army and the shogunate army even thought of it together.

When the situation cannot be won on land, the winner of the war is placed on the water.

Both sides felt that they had purchased a powerful third-tier battleship from Xia Guo, which had an unparalleled advantage.

At this time, when they bumped into each other head-on, seeing the opponent's situation, how could they vomit blood!

Similar to the purpose of the daimyo allied forces, the shogunate navy was dispatched to outflank the rear, hoping to resolve the battle as soon as possible.

As the actual ruler of Japan, the shogunate most hopes for a quick victory.

Because only when the war ends quickly, the dominance of the shogunate will not be shaken.Only in this way can the situation in Dongpu be stabilized more quickly, and Xia Guo should not be given an opportunity.

Therefore, Tokugawa Iemitsu put out all his strength and issued an order, hoping that the war would be completely over within three to five months.

The people sent by Dongying to Xiaguo have sent back information about the situation in China.

The top leaders of the Tokugawa shogunate unanimously judged that Xia Guo will inevitably transfer most of its power to the country, and there will be a long period of time when it will not care about Japan.

This is the opportunity for the Tokugawa shogunate.

The person in charge of commanding the shogunate navy is Tokugawa Iemitsu's younger brother Tokugawa Yoifa.

As the lord of the Mito domain, Tokugawa Yoifa is relatively proficient in water warfare.At this time, he was strengthened by Xia Guo's battleship, which greatly increased his confidence.

When he saw that the Satsuma Domain Navy also had Xia Guo warships, he had a premonition that this would be a bloody battle.

However, following the strict order of Tokugawa Iemitsu, this battle is imperative.

"All the ministries immediately stepped forward and set up a battle formation, and we will have a showdown with the traitors today!"

Tokugawa Laifa shouted and issued a combat order.

"The Satsuma navy has always been the number one in Japan. No one is our opponent in this sea area. The whole army will attack and destroy the enemy!"

As the senior middleman of the Satsuma Clan, Shimadzu Jiukei has unparalleled pride in water battles.

Even if the shogunate navy also has two third-tier battleships, they will definitely not be the opponents of the Satsuma navy.

On the wide water surface of Osaka Bay, the two sides quickly entered a state of battle and began to deploy intensively.

And on the nearby Awaji Island, at the highest point, some Xia Guo officers were carefully observing the battle with binoculars.

The leader was Huang Fei, deputy commander of the North Sea Fleet.

Now their identities are battlefield observers.

One of the important purposes of coming here is to observe the usage of Tier [-] battleships by both sides in Japan.

Whether it is the shogunate navy or the Satsuma navy, the configuration of the third-tier battleships they purchased and equipped is the same as the configuration of the Xia Kingdom Navy's visit to Europe.

Through this battle, and after the navy from the mission returns, the two sides will confirm it, and a conclusion can be drawn.

What is the level of the reduced version of the third-tier battleship when facing European warships?

Although the fully equipped battleship is invincible in the world, it can only be equipped for the regular army.

But if you want to open up the world, you can't completely rely on the military, and the power of the people must be fully used.However, the armed forces that the people can control must be weaker than the military, so as not to be too powerful.

Therefore, whether the reduced version of the third-tier battleship can be used has become the key.

On the sea, the battle has begun.

The four third-tier battleships on both sides took the lead, and when they were about to enter the range, they began to turn around the sea and at the same time aimed their flanks at the enemy.

While the rest of the boats began to charge forward frantically, with a will to die.

The battleship has not yet moved into place, but the boats of the two sides have already fought together.

Both sides are very familiar with this kind of small boat in Japan, and they are handy in fighting.

The fierce fighting quickly dyed the sea red.

But in terms of operating battleships, both sides are novices.

Shimadzu Jiukei kept asking while nervously observing the situation on the other side.

"Is the formation ready? How long will it take? Can you fire?"

The deputy had studied in the Xia Guo Military Academy, considered himself an expert, and quickly notified him.

"It's still a little bit worse. The two warships have not reached parallel."

On the other hand, Tokugawa Laifa is similar.

"Why hasn't the other ship come over yet? What are they doing? If you delay the fighter plane again, you will be killed."

But on Awaji Island, seeing the situation on both sides, Huang Fei could spit out a mouthful of old blood.

"Why do we have to wait until the two ships are in place before firing? Can't one ship fire? There are also small boats on both sides, why do they collide and fight each other? Why don't you take advantage of the chaotic formation of the opponent's main battleship? Time to rush over? As long as you rush over and set fire, won’t you win? Are these damn Dongying people all elm heads? Will they know how to fight?”

Amidst his extremely sad and indignant roars, Xia Guo's officers saw the ugly situation on the sea, and all their blood pressure soared.

If possible, they would never admit that this is a student they taught.

However, the two sides in the war couldn't hear the voices of the instructors at all, and they still strictly followed the instructions.

It took an hour to complete the deployment of only two battleships.

When the booming cannon sounded, Huang Fei finally fell down.

In the tragic confrontation between the shogunate navy and the Satsuma navy, severe casualties occurred.

Among them, the highest-ranking officer injured was Huang Fei, the deputy commander of Xia Kingdom's North Sea Fleet.

How did it hurt?
angry!

(End of this chapter)