The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 671 Putting aside the facts, are you not wrong?
Chen Zhengwei stood on the bridge, the sea breeze with the smell of gunpowder constantly blowing on his face.

He has always enjoyed this kind of air.

Full of the taste of freedom.

It would be better if there were no children crying.

From the moment the cannon fired, Jindan kept crying in the room, and Lin Changning was there to comfort her.

Not far away, the Japanese navy was still struggling in the sea. Several torpedo boats rammed towards the crowded area. The machine guns on the boats kept sweeping the water surface, soon dyeing a large area of the sea red.

"I suddenly want to eat dumplings!" Chen Zhengwei looked at the Japanese floating on the sea, and they looked like dumplings.

After thinking about it for a while, afraid that he would forget about it in a while, he turned around, opened the door and said to Wanyun inside: "Think about it, and notify the cook later. We will have dumplings for dinner."

A moment later, news of casualties from other ships was also reported back.

The Los Angeles was hit by three shells, two of which hit the side of the hull and failed to penetrate the armor.

A shell landed on the deck.

There were more than a dozen casualties, the biggest casualties actually being the shock of the ship being hit by bullets, and several sailors were thrown off the ship.

The San Francisco was hit by a shell near the waterline, but the shell also failed to penetrate the armor.

At a distance of five kilometers, even if a black powder artillery hits the target, its penetration is very limited.

After the sea surface was cleaned, there were large areas of light red spreading in the sea water.

"Go to their Yokosuka Naval Base first." Chen Zhengwei ordered.

Half an hour later, the Imperial Palace.

"Your Majesty! Gentlemen!" An official rushed into the main hall in panic.

Everyone else looked over and saw the official's expression, and their hearts skipped a beat.

"40 minutes ago, the Hiei and Seikaze intercepted the American fleet in the Uraga Channel... and they attacked us..."

"And then? What was the outcome? Are they still fighting now?" Emperor Meiji leaned forward and asked anxiously.

"The Hiei and Seikaze...sunk..."

The hall suddenly fell into deathly silence.

"The Black Ship Incident...is it going to happen again?" Emperor Meiji squeezed out these words from between his teeth.

In 1853, an American fleet knocked on Japan's door with cannons, and the shogunate that had ruled Japan for more than 200 years gradually disintegrated.

However, it was also the collapse of the shogunate that allowed the Japanese emperor to return to the political stage.

During the more than 200 years of shogunate rule, the emperor was never allowed to get involved in politics.

Japan then began to learn from Western countries. More than 20 years have passed, and Japan's national strength has greatly improved.

It is hard to say whether they feel more hatred or gratitude towards the American fleet's initial forceful action to open Japan's door.

However, just as their confidence was gradually growing and they were beginning to strive for greater international status, an American fleet once again forced its way in.

And sank their battleships.

"We will never let the Black Ship Incident happen again!" Foreign Secretary Inoue Kaoru said, lying on the ground.

"Your Majesty should summon the ministers of various countries, explain the situation to them, and denounce the invasion and attack of the United States! And the ministers of various countries should come forward together to question what the other side wants to do!"

The European powers all have huge economic and political interests in Japan, not just Britain, but also France, Germany, the Netherlands and other countries.

So they will definitely not watch the American act recklessly here.

"Summon the envoys of various countries!" Emperor Meiji took a deep breath and gave the order in a deep voice.

Soon, Emperor Meiji sent people to find ministers from various countries and asked them to go to the Imperial Palace of Japan.

British Minister Hubert George Speer was not in a hurry to get off the carriage. He waited until the carriage behind him stopped before getting off.

The other carriage was that of the French ambassador, Leon Roche.

The British ambassador just glanced at him and then looked away. He had nothing to say to the Frenchman.

Soon he saw another person, the German Minister Karl von Abelstein.

"Good afternoon, Abelstein." The British envoy smiled and shook hands with him. Then the two stood aside and said, "Call all the envoys from various countries. What's the matter with these Japanese?"

"If I had known, I would definitely not be standing here now." The German Minister smiled.

On the other side, the French Minister and the American Minister were chatting as they walked in.

Everyone was very surprised as to why the Japanese Emperor invited all these envoys here.

Soon, everyone headed to the main hall.

The Emperor and the ministers of the Japanese Daijokan were all here, and everyone looked unhappy.

"Dear ministers!" The Emperor Mingzhi asked people to bring them chairs, and then said in a sad voice: "Japan's development depends on the help of your countries, and each country stays here to represent their own countries and establish cultural, economic and other aspects of contact with Japan!"

"But just now, a fleet attacked Japan and sank two of our battleships!"

Hearing this, everyone was suddenly surprised.

"Who did it?"

"Mr. John Bingham, the American Minister, you should give us an explanation!" Foreign Secretary Kaoru Inoue angrily questioned the American Minister.

"Sorry, I don't know what you are talking about. Can you explain it to me? Maybe there is some misunderstanding." The American minister looked puzzled; he had no idea about this matter.

If the United States wanted to attack Japan, as a minister, it was impossible for him to be unaware of everything.

In fact, the United States currently has no plans to expand outward.

Colombia… that was an accident.

"Just now, a fleet of your country forced its way through the Uraga Channel, attacked us, and sank our warships!" Foreign Secretary Inoue Kaoru shouted.

"I still don't know what you are talking about. Did you make a mistake?"

"One of the warships is the former British battleship, the Warrior!" Foreign Secretary Kaoru Inoue said sternly.

"Huh?" After hearing this, almost everyone knew what was going on.

Chen Zhengwei.

Why is he here? Wasn't he making trouble in Hawaii before?
Why did he attack Japan? Was he crazy?
Well, that guy is a lunatic.

At this time, someone else came to report: "Your Majesty, the Yokosuka Naval Base was attacked..."

Everyone in the main hall stood up suddenly.

……

Boom boom boom!

Gun smoke filled the sea, countless shells fell like rain, and the ports and shipyards in the distance were all engulfed in flames.

Countless personnel at the naval base are constantly running and hiding.

Following a burst of cannon fire, clouds of smoke and dust rose from the port.

All the people near the naval base were stunned by this scene.

Chen Zhengwei stood on the bridge and turned to ask Lin Changning: "Do you want to fire?"

"Not interested!" Lin Changning was still busy coaxing the child.

I had finally managed to coax him into crying, but now he started crying again after the gunfire.

"Where's Wanyun?" Chen Zhengwei asked Wanyun again with great interest. Wanyun wanted to refuse, but then seeing Chen Zhengwei's excited look, she whispered, "Master Wei wants me to fire, so I'll try!"

"Come!" Chen Zhengwei excitedly brought Wanyun to the main gun at the bow of the ship.

"Use this to control left and right, and here to control up and down..." Chen Zhengwei did not try to teach Wanyun how to fire. Wanyun quickly understood what Chen Zhengwei meant and whispered, "A little to the left..."

"A little higher..."

"What next?" Chen Zhengwei asked interestedly as the muzzle of the gun was slightly adjusted.

"Nothing else..." Wanyun just cooperated with Chen Zhengwei and said a few words casually.

"Open fire...wait a moment!" Chen Zhengwei saw Wanyun covering her ears with her hands, so he pulled her hands over and covered his own ears.

Then he said, "Fire!"

boom!
Several main guns fired deafening shots at the same time.

Wanyun's ears were no longer working due to the shock and her face was twitching, but she was still trying to cover Chen Zhengwei's ears.

In the distance, a louder explosion occurred.

Boom boom boom!
A huge ball of fire suddenly rose into the sky above the naval base, and a large area of the naval base was blown away.

The gunners on the ship all cheered.

Obviously, this was a bomb that hit the powder depot of the enemy's naval base.

"You're such a fucking genius!" Chen Zhengwei picked up Wanyun and laughed.

Chen Zhengwei was very satisfied as he watched the Yokosuka Naval Base being torn down into ruins bit by bit and buried in dust and flames.

"Turn and head to Tokyo."

……

Soon, the news that the Yokosuka Naval Base had been reduced to ruins reached the Imperial Palace.

"American Minister, you must give us an explanation!" Emperor Meiji's eyes were almost bleeding.

Yokosuka Port is Japan's largest and most important naval base.

It took Japan so many years of Meiji Restoration to achieve its current results. Just when its ambitions were constantly expanding, it was suddenly hit hard.

Two major battleships were sunk, and Japan's naval strength was damaged by more than one third, if not half.

The naval base is the most important reserve force of the Japanese Navy, the result of more than 20 years of accumulation.

There are a large number of engineers and maintenance personnel inside.

These losses cannot be measured in monetary terms.

The ministers of various countries were looking at the American minister, wondering what was going on and how much impact this incident would have on their country's interests in Japan.

"I'm sorry, I don't know the specific situation now. I need some time to understand." The American Minister said helplessly.

He can't say that even the President of the United States can't do anything to that guy, right?
He's just a bastard, a lunatic, a mad dog.

Although this is the fact and all countries know it, he cannot say so.

"You must curb his behavior! Then we will discuss the follow-up matters!" Emperor Meiji said coldly.

The American minister was also a little annoyed. After thinking for a long time, he said: "Maybe you should think about what you have done."

"Perhaps his methods were a bit excessive, but they might be justified. Apart from that, are you not wrong?"

Emperor Meiji felt his blood rushing up, his eyes became hot, and he felt dizzy.

Other officials even stood up and glared at the American minister.

The ministers from other countries stared at the American minister with their mouths wide open, as if they had seen a ghost.

After the American minister said this, he felt more and more that he was right.

After all, he is a diplomat and represents the face of the country. It is impossible for him to admit that this was a mistake made by the United States.

Even if it doesn't make sense, you have to give it some thought.

He immediately said confidently: "I believe he must have his reasons for doing this. It is a common mistake of both sides that has led to this point! You Japanese should reflect on what you have done!"

But he still remembered America's business interests in Japan.

"Of course, this is not what we in the United States intended. We should sit down and have serious consultations on how to resolve the follow-up issues."

At the same time, Chen Zhengwei's fleet was heading towards Tokyo.

More than two hours later, Chen Zhengwei finally saw a large group of wooden houses in front of him.

Although I can't see the Imperial Palace, looking at the map, this is definitely Tokyo.

"Prepare for artillery fire!" Chen Zhengwei ordered.

"After you get close, fire three rounds of artillery towards the city center! Use explosive bombs! Then wait for them to negotiate!"

"Brother Wei, this is their capital! Are we going to occupy them?" Guan Qianbo reminded in a low voice.

Bombarding the other side's capital will only lead to an endless hatred between the two sides.

If it was because of the other party's "slander" in the newspaper, he felt that the sinking of the other party's warships and bombardment of the other party's naval base were enough to make Chen Zhengwei calm down.

"So what? If you want to hit them, hit them hard!" Chen Zhengwei said nonchalantly.

Moreover, he has a solution to this problem and even thought of an excuse.

A moment later, the fleet was lying across the surface of Tokyo Bay, with its guns pointing towards Tokyo.

At this time in the Imperial Palace, Emperor Meiji and his ministers were still arguing with the American minister, and their faces changed drastically when they heard the news.

"Send me there! Prepare a boat and take me to see Mr. Chen!" Now even the American minister couldn't sit still.

However, just as the American minister reached the gate of the Imperial Palace, he heard a burst of artillery fire in the distance.

A large number of shells fell from the sky.

The police who were still maintaining law and order on the streets, the civilians who were still in the shops, and the workers who were still in the factories all heard the sound of artillery fire in the distance and the whistling overhead, and subconsciously looked up at the sky.

Boom boom boom!

Shells exploded in factories and on the streets.

The shock wave of flames swept across everything around, destroying and igniting houses.

Countless pieces of broken wood and human bodies were swept around, and flames burned on the remaining ruins.

There were screams, cries, and chaos everywhere.

Standing at the gate of the Imperial Palace, the American Minister felt numb as he looked at the city in the distance that was suddenly engulfed in explosions and flames.

He wanted to know what happened more than anyone else.

What the hell does China Chen want to do!
It was not until after three rounds of shelling that the sound of artillery fire stopped abruptly, but the chaos in the city was still expanding.

After making sure that the shelling had stopped, American Minister John Bingham hurried to the port in a carriage, then found a boat, raised a white flag, and approached the fleet at sea.

John Bingham kept looking at the ships in the fleet, and the Warrior was recognizable at a glance.

In addition, there were two cruisers that had never been seen before, four small fast gunboats, and two supply ships.

"Brother Wei, a ship is coming with a white flag."

"Let them come over!" Chen Zhengwei ordered.

(End of this chapter)