Another World: Naval Storm

On July 1894, 7, the Battle of Asan broke out between the Far Eastern Xunyang Empire and the newly emerging Wa Nuxian Kingdom. The two sides fought fiercely in the territory of Xunyang's vassal state, the Goryeo Kingdom, and there was constant artillery fire at sea.

A fleet hidden in the waters near the Kingdom of Goryeo gradually revealed its presence. One hour later, three fast cruisers of the Kingdom of Wa Nuxian rushed towards the fleet of the Kingdom of Xunyang that was transporting supplies!

"We are merchant ships of the Drake Empire. You cannot command us. The warships of the Drake Empire are nearby!" Captain Jack, standing on the bridge of the Xingsheng, looked at the black muzzles of the Japanese cruisers in the distance in fear, and kept asking the sailors to repeat the flag signals to indicate their identities.

Xunyang Empire, the invasion of foreign forces and the domestic corruption led to the decline of this once glorious empire. The Drake Empire had military bases and concessions in Xunyang. Compared with other powers, the relationship between the two sides was much better. The people of Xunyang had a large number of ironclad ships and armored cruisers manufactured by the Drake Empire, and many sailors and gunners trained by Drake military advisers. When the war just broke out, the Drake Empire supported the Xunyang Empire one-sidedly. Most of the Japanese ships came from Tarun and Fran, which made the people of the Drake Empire very disgusted.

The three Japanese cruisers, Yoshino, Naniwa and Akitsushima, simply crushed the two old escorting ships! In just half an hour, one of them was severely damaged and withdrew from the battle, while the other one immediately ran away when it saw the situation was not good. The Yoshino immediately began to chase, and the other two intercepted the merchant ship.

The merchant ships of the Dekla Empire were very tough and were still not prepared to obey the orders of the Japanese. The captain might not believe that these Japanese dwarfs dared to attack.

He underestimated the madness of the Japanese. When the 6-inch and 4.7-inch naval guns began to roar, shells hit the unprotected deck, and fireballs rose up. The crew could only tremble and wait for the judgment of fate.

Fortunately, fate was on their side. A squadron of the Drake Empire's Far East Fleet was sailing nearby. The appearance of the fleet, led by the armored cruiser Caesar, saved the lives of more than 500 people on board.

The officers and soldiers of the Drake Empire Navy were furious but still kept a certain degree of restraint. If a war really started, it would be very troublesome, and no one could easily give orders. The two sides were approaching, and the Drake Empire was still restrained. It was unclear what the commanders of the two Japanese warships were thinking. It was originally a provocation. The ship was not sunk, and it would be over with some money. But they had to take the initiative to attack! That was a fleet, an armored cruiser, and two destroyers. They dared to take the initiative to attack when they were not superior in strength and number. This was not the way to die!

Two Japanese cruisers opened fire on the Caesar at a distance of 1500 meters, and fire snakes rushed towards it.

When dense rain of bullets hit the main deck, all Drake people thought that the Japanese were crazy. They didn't know that the Japanese liked to take the risk of small to gain big. As for what happens in the future, they will talk about it later!

两艘巡洋舰侧弦的2门260寸炮、3门150mm炮和3门6寸速射炮、3门4.7寸速射炮的火力打得凯撒号装甲劈啪作响，人员死伤倒是不大，副炮损毁几门而已，装甲和火力上的优势让凯撒号一打二完全没有问题，让两艘驱逐舰护送商船远离战场。

The Kaiser began to evade in the opposite direction, trying to distance itself. In order to maintain the formation, the two Japanese cruisers could not catch up with the Kaiser in speed. The Kaiser armored cruiser missed the two Japanese cruisers from the side. The round of artillery fire from both sides did not cause any damage. The Kaiser sailed to the rear of the Japanese fleet, and the two main guns and more than ten secondary guns on the side quickly aimed at the nearest cruiser Akitsuzou.

As the main guns opened fire, the Drake Empire's latest armored cruiser began to show its prowess. Within one minute, each 150mm secondary gun fired at least 7 rounds! Exceeding the theoretical firing rate of 6 rounds, the rage for revenge for comrades was like a superimposed buff, and everyone's strength seemed to be inexhaustible!

The cruiser Akitsushima was like hitting a wall of fire and was stopped abruptly. The guns on the hull were knocked off one by one, and occasionally a few of them flew into the sky and fell down, splashing water.

The Japanese officers and soldiers on the other ship, the Naniwa, were extremely desperate. Their shells could only leave dents on the Caesar. The Naniwa tried to get close to the Caesar to launch a sneak attack with torpedoes, but it was blown up before it got close. The Naniwa was greeted by even more fierce fire. The Caesar used several 150mm rapid-fire guns to suppress the two old Taren ships. After this battle, Taren had a hard time in the arms market.

The speed of the Akitsuzou had dropped to the point where it could barely sail, and it was like fish on the chopping board for the Caesar. The Naniwa left its comrades behind and quickly began to flee. It was too late to save them, and every ship that could be saved was a good one. At this time, the Emperor of Japan was not as important as a warship. This was the sadness of a small country with few people.

The Naniwa escaped, using a speed that it would never be able to run at again in its lifetime. The Caesar fired two torpedoes at a distance of only 500 meters from the Akitsushima. The torpedoes flew out of the hull and fell into the water, leaving two white wakes in the water. Three minutes later, accompanied by a loud bang, the Akitsushima cruiser was blown into two pieces! Many people saw that the Japanese soldiers shot at the Caesar with rifles when their artillery was destroyed, and some soldiers were blown into the sky by the blast.

On the sea not far away, the warships of Tarun, Fran and Yemelica witnessed the Caesar's killing spree.

The two Drake destroyers regrouped with the Caesar and began hunting down Japanese supply ships in the nearby waters. The concept of revenge has always been the tradition of the Drake Empire.

Soon, a Japanese fleet was discovered, escorted by only a few gunboats. Judging from their direction, they were probably delivering supplies to the Japanese army in Goryeo. With only a few secondary guns, the entire fleet was sent to the bottom of the sea, without even giving them time to raise the white flag.

After receiving the news that the squadron was attacked, the Drake Empire fleet stationed in Fengqi Port, Qingzhou, Far East, started to light a fire. Fleet Commander Piltz ordered the fleet to enter Level 2 combat readiness! Detain all Japanese merchant ships that come across, and sink them immediately if they dare to resist! And requisition all Drake Empire ships in the Far East, and let them carry coal and supplies for the fleet! They plan to go to Kyoto Bay, Japan, and ask what the Japanese emperor means!

"General, Major General Warren, commander of the Talen Far East Fleet, requests a meeting." Just when all the combatants were in place and the fleet was ready to set sail, the Talen people suddenly arrived. It must be no good if they came at this time!

"Dear Commander, you and your fleet cannot take action against Japanese ships within the Talen Concession. This is an act of war!" As soon as they met, Warren asked Piltz to stop detaining Japanese transport ships. The Talen people just like to put things on people's shoulders!

Piltz was very tough and stated that this was just a disciplinary action. If a war really broke out, his fleet would turn the Japanese capital into a sea of ​​fire. Major General Warren was unable to control the development of the situation and had to telegraph the country, leaving the politicians in Talen with a headache!

"That group of dwarf monkeys actually dared to attack the imperial merchant ship. Piltz should kill them all!" Emperor William I of the Drake Empire was very angry at Japan's provocation.

However, at this time, news came from Talen that he hoped the Drake Empire would restrain itself. Japan would give the Drake Empire corresponding compensation and would also force the Xunyang Empire and Japan to cease fire. William did not want to let Japan go easily, but Talen, the world's number one power, threatened, "For the sake of peace and order in the Far East, all ports in Talen colonies will be prohibited from providing supplies and berthing for military ships of other countries! Until the situation in the Far East calms down!" This hit the Drake Empire's soft spot. Without supplies from Talen ports, the Drake Empire's ships could not reach the Far East anyway.

The Drake Empire reluctantly accepted the 200 million gold pounds compensation from Japan. Although it was a lot of money, enough to buy two Caesar cruisers, the Drake Empire was still dissatisfied with it, thinking that Talen's dog dared to show his teeth to the Empire, and Yemelica, Fran, Luosha and other countries must be secretly watching the joke. The relationship between the two royal families began to break down, and even though they were related by blood, they could not avoid hostility.

Emperor William, who felt humiliated, began to strongly support the construction of the navy, hoping to have a chance to wash away the shame. The great development of the Drake Empire Navy began.

The Battle of Asan ended with the defeat of the Xunyang Empire. The most powerful fleet of Xunyang was reduced to ashes under the artillery fire. The people of the Drake Empire were very surprised. There was not a huge gap in strength between the two sides, so why was the war so one-sided? The Xunyang Empire lost its last vassal state. Fortunately, with the intervention and help of a multinational group led by the Drake Empire, Japan stopped in Goryeo.