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    On June 13, 1895, after Sino-Japanese negotiations reached a deadlock, the Chinese Army resumed its attack on the Japanese army.  In the Liaodong Peninsula and Korean Peninsula, the Chinese Army deployed a total of ten divisions to launch a final attack on the besieged Japanese army.  The Japanese army, which had lost supplies, could not withstand the attack of the Chinese Army. Even though they performed very bravely, they were still useless in the face of absolute strength.

    The Japanese defense lines were broken through by the Chinese Army one after another. A large number of Japanese soldiers were either killed or had to surrender to the Chinese Army.  If this rate continues, it won't be long before the Japanese army will be completely wiped out.  However, this is not the most serious matter for Japan. On the morning of June 13, the Chinese navy arrived outside Tokyo Bay. As long as it crossed the Uraga Waterway in front, it could enter Tokyo Bay and launch an attack on Japan's capital Tokyo.  attack.

    When the huge fleet appeared outside Tokyo Bay, and the billowing black smoke obscured the sky, all the remaining Japanese navy troops guarding here were shocked.  Japanese Rear Admiral Samejima Kanori, who is responsible for guarding Tokyo Bay, ordered the Japanese naval coastal defense batteries near Uraga Suido to prepare for battle. The torpedo boats in Tokyo Bay also immediately set fire to prepare for attack at any time.  At the same time, he quickly reported this urgent military situation to the Navy Minister Saigo Yumichi.  However, before the order from the Navy Department was issued, he could only try his best to resist the attack of the Chinese Navy.  However, can the Japanese army's old forts and dozens of torpedo boats near the Uraga Channel resist the attack of the Chinese navy?  He couldn't guarantee this.

    "The Uraga Water Channel is ahead. As long as we pass through it, we can enter Tokyo Bay and launch an attack on the heart of Japan. However, we must first deal with the forts on both sides of the Uraga Water Channel. At the same time, we must also be prepared.  Japanese torpedo boat attack!" said Li Dingxin, Chief of Staff of the Chinese Fleet.

    "They are just clowns, so don't pay any attention to them. From Beihai 1 to Beihai 8, pay close attention to the situation on the sea surface. Once a Japanese torpedo boat is found, sink it immediately. Beihai 9 to Beihai 12 destroyers are on the left, Beihai  Arrive at Beihai on the 13th and be on the right on the 16th, closely guarding against sneak attacks by Japanese torpedo boats. Light cruisers also pay attention to hunting down Japanese torpedo boats and old battleships. Battleships and heavy cruisers are prepared to clear out Japanese coastal defense batteries at targeted locations!" Deng Shichang took his time and took his time.  issued the order, and now the Chinese Navy has an overwhelming advantage over the Japanese Navy.  The Japanese navy's defense in Tokyo Bay is like paper in front of the Chinese navy, which can be broken with a poke.

    The warships of the Chinese Navy immediately changed and reshaped according to the order.  The eight destroyers from Hokkai No. 1 to Hokkai No. 8 took the lead in entering the Uraga waterway.  Behind them are the battleships of the Chinese Navy.  The ferocious muzzles of the battleship had been raised high and aimed at both sides of the Uraga waterway.  Bombardment observation balloons have also been launched, and they will provide more accurate guidance for the battleship's gunfire.

    "Order each fort to fire. We must resist the Chinese navy and not allow them to enter Tokyo Bay!" Major General Samejima Kanori issued the order.  The coast of Tokyo Bay is the heartland of Japan. After the industrial zone in the Seto Inland Sea has been destroyed by the Chinese navy, the industrial zone along the Tokyo Bay is even more important to Japan. If it is broken into by the Chinese navy, it will undoubtedly be a disaster.  A disaster.  In addition, if the Chinese Navy bombards Tokyo and harms His Majesty the Supreme Emperor, then their generals will not be able to escape the blame for their death.

    The narrowest part of Uraga Suido is less than ten kilometers, and the widest part is only twelve or thirteen kilometers.  For the defense of Tokyo Bay, Japan has set up more than a dozen forts of various sizes on both sides of the Uraga Waterway, and has hundreds of coastal defense guns of various calibers.  However, most of these coastal defense guns were produced more than ten or twenty years ago. Not only do they have a short range, but their rate of fire is also extremely slow. There is no way to compare with the new naval guns of the Chinese Navy.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The Japanese coastal defense batteries opened fire one after another, and a large number of shells hit the sea, splashing water columns.  The destroyers of the Chinese navy that had entered the Uraga waterway flexibly avoided these gunfire.

    "Fire!" The battleships of the Chinese Navy also fired at the Japanese coastal defense batteries.  Both the main and secondary guns on the battleship joined in the firing.  The Japanese forts on both sides of the Uraga Waterway are all open forts without turrets. Even the Chinese Navy's secondary guns can effectively kill the Japanese Navy.

    A fierce artillery battle began, but no matter in every aspect, this was a completely asymmetrical artillery battle.  Many of Japan's old-fashioned coastal defense guns are simply unable to reach the Chinese Navy.  The Chinese navy's naval guns can easily clear out their forts one by one.

    "General, the Chinese warships are too powerful, we?I can't resist it at all.  "Less than twenty minutes after the battle began, several of the more than ten Japanese forts had been cleared by the Western Sichuan Army.

    "Order the torpedo boat brigade to attack!" Samejima officer said helplessly.  His face was ashen because he knew that most of these torpedo boats would be ineffective.  Letting them launch an attack on the Chinese Navy is just asking them to die.

    "The general has orders to launch an attack on the China Navy immediately. The warships of the China Navy must be destroyed, protect Tokyo Bay, and protect His Majesty the Emperor!" A messenger issued an order to the Japanese torpedo boat brigade stationed at Yokosuka Naval Port.

    "Yes! The entire crew is ready to set off. In order to protect His Majesty the Emperor, we will not hesitate even if everything is broken!" A naval commander shouted loudly.

    "Protect His Majesty the Emperor and kill all the Chinese people!" The Japanese sailors also shouted one after another, as if they wanted to rely on this method to cheer themselves up.

    Soon, dozens of Japanese Navy torpedo boats left the Yokosuka Naval Base and entered the Urawa waterway.  As soon as they entered the waterway, they immediately used full power and rushed towards the Chinese naval battleships that were ravaging the Japanese coastal defense batteries in the distance.

    The torpedo boats of the Japanese Navy have a speed of almost twenty knots. They are very suitable for their attacks in the narrow Uraga waterway.  However, the Chinese navy's main ship has not entered the Uraga waterway, but has only launched attacks on the shore defense batteries on both sides of the waterway.  Moreover, the destroyers of the Chinese Navy are still covering in front of the battleships.

    As soon as the torpedo boats of the Japanese Navy appeared, the eight destroyers from Hokkai No. 1 to Hokkai No. 8 opened fire. The 88mm rapid-fire guns on the battleships made a ping-pong-pong-pong sound, exploding sprays of water around the Japanese torpedo boats.  The weak wooden shell of the torpedo boats and the 88mm rapid-fire cannon are enough to tear them apart.

    From time to time, torpedo boats were hit and caught fire, and were sunk before they even had time to launch torpedoes.  The old-fashioned torpedoes equipped by the Japanese Navy have a range of less than 800 meters, so they have to rush close to the Chinese Navy warships before they can launch an attack.  And this distance, for them, is simply the road leading to death.

    However, even so, these Japanese torpedo boats are still risking their lives to attack the Chinese navy's battleships.  Even if a large number of torpedo boats were sunk, their will to fight could not be destroyed.

    "Commander, should the battleship take shelter for a while?" Li Dingxin, chief of staff of the Chinese Navy Fleet, said cautiously as he looked at the Japanese torpedo boats approaching quickly in the distance.

    "No! Order the light cruisers to attack. The battleship's secondary guns and rapid-fire guns also attack the Japanese Navy's torpedo boats. The main guns continue to clear the shore defense guns on both sides of the waterway!" Deng Shichang shook his head.

    After the secondary guns of the Chinese Navy's light cruisers and battleships also opened fire, the Japanese Navy's torpedo boats were in an even more dangerous situation.  One torpedo boat after another was hit and then sank into the sea.  Especially after being hit by large-caliber shells, these torpedo boats with a tonnage of only one or two hundred tons were blown to pieces on the spot.

    "Speed ??up!" On a torpedo boat, the captain of the Japanese Navy's torpedo boat brigade was ordering with a ferocious look.

    "Your Excellency, Captain, this is already at maximum horsepower. If we accelerate any further, the boiler will be damaged!"

    "Baga! The boiler is damaged, it is better than being sunk by the Chinese!" the captain was furious.

    However, before he could finish his words, a shell exploded next to him, tearing his body into pieces.  At the same time, the bow of the torpedo boat was also blown up, and it sank into the sea a few minutes later.

    In less than half an hour, more than 20 Japanese Navy torpedo boats were destroyed. They did not cause any damage to the Chinese Navy.  Most of them were destroyed before they could reach the Chinese navy.  Most of the remaining ones launched torpedoes from a long distance, and were easily dodged by Chinese Navy warships.

    Japanese Navy Rear Admiral Samejima watched all this in pain, but there was nothing he could do.  With the entire torpedo boat brigade annihilated, the fall of the entire Tokyo Bay is already in sight.

    After solving the torpedo boat brigade of the Japanese Navy, the Chinese Navy once again began to attack the forts on both sides of the Qingling Uraga Waterway.  Under the full attack of the Chinese navy, all these forts were quickly destroyed.

    At 10 a.m., after ensuring safety, the Chinese Navy¡¯s battleship entered the Uraga Channel and headed for Tokyo Bay.  Several destroyers and light cruisers had already entered Tokyo Bay and launched an attack on Japan's Yokosuka Naval Base.  Although Yokosuka Naval Base is the largest naval base of the Japanese army, with the destruction of the combined fleet, there are only a few old gunboats left here, even in the face of western SichuanThe army's light cruisers and destroyers were unable to fight back.  On the other hand, Yokosuka's coastal defense guns were a little more threatening, but as the Chinese navy's battleships arrived, these shore defense guns could not escape being destroyed.

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