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    "Commander, where should we choose the next target?" Rear Admiral Li Dingxin, Chief of Staff of the First Fleet of the Western Sichuan Navy, put down the telescope in his hand and asked.  Under the bombardment of four battleships and four heavy cruisers of the Western Sichuan Navy, Japan's Sasebo naval port has become a ruin.  The warships in the naval port, including the "Chiyoda" and the severely damaged "Yoshino", also failed to escape their bad luck, and all sank to the bottom of the sea during the bombardment of the Western Sichuan Navy.

    The Japanese navy¡¯s counterattack is also very tenacious, but the gap in strength cannot be made up by courage.  The 305mm naval guns of the Western Sichuan Navy were so powerful that the Japanese Navy's coastal defense artillery deployed around the Sasebo military port could not withstand it. After several rounds of shelling, the Western Sichuan Navy killed all the Japanese Navy's coastal defense artillery.  Then, began to bombard the shipyards, docks, warehouses, etc. in the port.  They didn't stop until the entire military port was reduced to ruins.  If the Japanese Navy wanted to restore this military port, it would not be possible within a year and a half.

    "Next we go to Nagasaki. There are many Japanese shipyards there. It is also one of the important ports in Japan!" said Deng Shichang, commander of the Western Sichuan Navy Fleet.

    "Nagasaki? That is a commercial port, and the shipyards there produce mostly civilian ships. If we bombard there, will it have a bad impact?" Li Dingxin said with some worry.

    "Ignore it at all. The commander-in-chief's order is to prevent any Japanese ships from entering the sea, let alone these merchant ships. If you can capture them, capture them, and if you can't, sink them all. As for hurting innocent people, we can't care so much. Japanese  The massacre in Liaodong was not criticized by any major powers," Deng Shichang said.  Tooth for tooth, blood for blood, this has always been the code of conduct in western Sichuan.  Since the Japanese can massacre unarmed Chinese civilians, what can't the Chinese do?

    "Okay! But first, we have to send a fleet to the Korean Strait to block the connection between the Japanese mainland and the hundreds of thousands of army troops." Li Dingxin said.  You don't need to think about it to know that after the navy's failure, Japan will definitely find ways to transport supplies for the army.  Cutting off the Japanese Navy's supply line as soon as possible will help the Army defeat the Japanese Army and achieve final victory.

    "Let the three cruisers 'Ya'an', 'Suining' and 'Neijiang' and the six destroyers Beihai 11 to Beihai 16 go!" Deng Shichang hesitated and then said.

    "Are the troops too weak?" Li Dingxin said.  The Korean Strait is 300 kilometers long. It seems difficult to complete the blockade with just these few warships deployed.

    "The Japanese navy has been completely disabled. We don't need much force to block the strait. Most of what they need to deal with are just some merchant ships or even fishing boats, so there is no need to worry. More forces need to be used to the east. Not only do we  To prevent the Japanese from supplying the Japanese army, it is even more necessary to completely block Japan's external channels!" Deng Shichang explained.

    "Okay then! I'll make arrangements right away!" Li Dingxin nodded.

    Twenty minutes later, the "Ya'an", "Suining" and "Neijiang" arrived.  And six destroyers codenamed Beihai 11 to Beihai 16 broke away from the formation and sailed into the Korean Strait, preparing to cut off the Japanese Army's logistics supply line.

    The main force of the First Fleet of the Western Sichuan Navy turned towards Nagasaki.  On the way, they encountered a Japanese fishing boat. A destroyer from the Western Sichuan Navy drove over and rammed and sank the Japanese fishing boat.  After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, Japanese warships frequently did this kind of thing, so the Western Sichuan Navy did not feel the slightest bit guilty.

    In the evening, the main force of the First Fleet of the Western Sichuan Navy came to the sea off Nagasaki.  At this time, it was time for the fishing boats to return from fishing. The arrival of the Western Sichuan Navy panicked the Japanese.  Subsequently, the Western Sichuan Navy began bombardment.  Shells hit Nagasaki Port one after another.  Commercial ships or fishing boats were sunk one after another, and all docks were blown up.  Although there was no specific firing on residential areas, some shells missed and landed in residential areas.  Most of the Japanese houses were made of wood. After the explosion of the artillery shells, fires were caused.  Because of poor rescue efforts, the fire caused a huge fire.  After the Western Sichuan Navy left, the fire burned for two days and two nights. Most of the city was burned, tens of thousands of people were killed, and nearly 100,000 people were made homeless.  Japanese officials called this disaster the "Nagasaki Massacre"!

    "Commander, Nagasaki is almost on fire. Is this going to be okay?" Li Dingxin said worriedly.

    "The captain who missed the cannonball will be demoted. When will he get his gunnery skills back? When will he recover?" Deng Shichang said.

    After that, the Western Sichuan Navy Fleet sailed eastward to the next target, the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima.  It is an important port in Japan, with many shipyards, and it is also the headquarters of the Japanese Navy.?? bases.  The "Dingyuan Ship" and "Zhenyuan Ship" captured from the Beiyang Navy are there.  Moreover, according to the information obtained by Kawanishi, the Japanese are accelerating the repair of these two warships.  Of course, the Western Sichuan Navy cannot let the Japanese conspiracy succeed.

    The next day, the Sichuan Navy bombarded Kagoshima and reduced the entire port area to rubble.  The shipyard was also destroyed. The two "Dingyuan Ship" and "Zhenyuan Ship" that were being repaired were once again severely damaged. The Japanese never had the chance to repair these two warships.

    After bombarding Kagoshima, the Western Sichuan Navy began to sail northward. The Japanese ports along the way were all bombarded by the Western Sichuan Navy.  Wherever the Western Sichuan Navy passed, ports were destroyed, and all merchant ships were either captured or directly sunk. Even the fishing boats were not spared.  The whole of Japan is in mourning.  At the same time, Western Sichuan formally notified all countries that the Western Sichuan Navy would enforce a blockade on Japan until Japan was defeated and surrendered.  Any act of supporting Japan will be a provocation to Western Sichuan.

    This note from western Sichuan aroused opposition from various countries.  However, the navy in western Sichuan is now so powerful that no one in the Far East can match it.  Faced with Western Sichuan's toughness, even if other countries were dissatisfied, they did not dare to confront it.  This immediately made the situation facing Japan even worse.

    At the same time, the Japanese blocked a large number of merchant ships to transport supplies for the Japanese army.  However, under the blockade of the Western Sichuan Navy, most of these merchant ships were destroyed.  In the end, Japan could no longer bear the huge losses and stopped supporting the Japanese army.

    However, the Western Sichuan Navy has already shouted the slogan of trapping Japan into an island of death.  They not only attacked the port, but also opened fire on Japan's industrial areas, causing heavy losses to Japan's industry.  The achievements of the Meiji Restoration over the past few decades are threatening to be destroyed.  But even at this time, the Japanese government has not bowed its head. Although they are in contact with the great powers, they have not officially started negotiations with Western Sichuan.  They still put their hope in the Army and are ready to wait until the Army has achieved a certain victory before negotiating with Western Sichuan.

    Wang Yuze directly issued an order to the navy to bomb Japan back to the Stone Age, and to destroy Japan's coastal industrial zones as much as possible.  Set Japanese industry back decades.  To this end, the Japanese government has made a lot of efforts.  They dismantled a large number of machines and transported them inland to hide them to avoid being destroyed by the navy in western Sichuan.  But even so, the losses were still very heavy.  The Seto Inland Sea area is a place where Japanese industry is quite developed. After the intrusion of the Western Sichuan Navy, the originally busy Seto Inland Sea immediately became deserted, and not even a fishing boat was seen.

    According to the predetermined plan, the Western Sichuan Navy destroyed all the ports, shipyards and heavy industrial areas before leaving.  In addition, the Etajima Sea School, founded in 1870 and known as the cradle of the Japanese Navy, was also reduced to ruins under the gunfire of the Western Sichuan Fleet.  The Japanese Navy no longer exists, and there is naturally no reason for this sea school to continue to exist.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, now more than ten of our cities have been destroyed in the hands of the Western Sichuan Navy. More than 50,000 civilians have died and millions of people have become homeless. The losses are even more serious. If it is not stopped, even if the war is stopped,  Japan will also be severely damaged!" said Minister of Finance Watanabe Kunitake.

    Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi is also very embarrassed.  The army will not be able to launch an attack on Shanhaiguan, where the Western Sichuan Army is heavily stationed, until April 3.  It¡¯s only April 1st, and there are still two days left.  However, the Western Sichuan Navy destroys several coastal cities in Japan every day. If this continues, Japan will really be finished.  But if he begs for surrender now, even a fool knows that western Sichuan will definitely make a big noise.  After decades of careful preparation and a large amount of manpower and material resources, Japan not only failed to make half a penny, but also lost a lot.  How can these Japanese elites accept this?  What they most hope to see is that the army can achieve a certain victory and then obtain a decent peace.

    "Order the people along the coast to evacuate! Take away as much machinery and equipment as possible. Now, what we need is patience! The Army is about to launch an attack. As long as the Army wins, the Chinese will not be so unscrupulous anymore." Ito Hirobumi  said.

    "Yes, Your Excellency, Prime Minister!" Minister Kunitake Watanabe had no choice but to agree.

    At the same time, a large number of Japanese young people have also enlisted in the army. According to the plan of the Ministry of War, ten temporary divisions will be formed to defend the homeland.  However, Japan's weapons and equipment reserves are seriously insufficient, and many Japanese recruits can only use weapons such as bamboo swords and guns.  If such weapons were used on the battlefield and faced with the well-equipped Western Sichuan Army, it would definitely be a massacre.

    "I have to admire the Japanese people's very tough character. Even in this situation, they are still waiting under the emperor's call. They seem to be numb in the face of this disaster.

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