Another World: Naval Storm

"Mr. Tohei, we are in trouble!" Major General Hyuga handed the information to Tohei Shimosaburo.

"The 2th Fleet was completely wiped out. His Majesty the Emperor must be furious. It seems that the training of the nd Pacific Fleet will have to be stopped to deal with the Russians!" Tohei Shimosaburo said helplessly. Since the occupation of Mashijin, the Combined Fleet has started targeted shooting training, and the amount of ammunition consumed has made the Japanese very distressed.

As expected, later on, Tohei Shimosaburo received instructions from the Emperor, ordering the Combined Fleet to quickly destroy the ignorant Leo Fleet.

"The First Squadron will stay in Sasebo, the Second Squadron will patrol the Yellow Sea. Once other fleets discover that the 4th Fleet is entangled with the Russians, they must immediately cooperate to annihilate them! The Third, Fourth, and Sixth Squadrons will be responsible for tracking and searching for the Russians. Once they are found, no attack is allowed. Contact the First and Second Squadrons to cooperate in the encirclement and suppression." Tohei Shimosaburo gave the order, and all the people in the Combined Fleet began to get busy. A large net began to cover Leo's fleet.

After completing the operation, the Leo fleet chose to flee directly. Before fleeing, they ordered the two Rakshasa warships hiding in the Donglai Port to flee to Fengqi Port again, where Makanov was.

The combined fleet searched for several days without results and could only continue to drift on the sea without orders. The combined fleet mainly searched in the Yellow Sea and the Wakoku Sea, while the Leo fleet had already detoured to the Pacific Ocean.

Kyoto is the capital of Japan. It is located in the Kanto region of Honshu Island. It is bordered by Chiba Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the west, Kanagawa Prefecture to the south, and Saitama Prefecture to the north.

Outside is Kyoto Bay, which is located in a bay on the coast of the Miwaki-Hiroshima Coast on the island of Honshu, Japan. It has excellent port conditions and is one of the largest industrial ports in Japan. There are many important ports and industrial areas in Kyoto Bay, such as Yokohama Port, which undertake a large number of cargo imports and exports and industrial production tasks. Kyoto Bay has a superior geographical location, located in the center of the Japanese archipelago, with convenient transportation and a well-developed sea, land and air transportation network. At the same time, the surrounding areas of Kyoto Bay are densely populated and have a huge consumer market. It is also one of the most economically developed regions in Japan.

At this time, Leo's fleet was hiding near Motomura Island in Japan under the cover of darkness.

"Sir, what are we waiting for?"

"Wait for the sun to rise!"

"Wouldn't it be easy for people to find out?"

"So it will give people the greatest shock! I will bombard Kyoto, the capital of Japan!" Leo's words shocked everyone in the command room.

"Sir, can we really do it?" Lieutenant Dawson was incredulous.

"Of course, I want to make the Japanese scared and tremble when they see me!" Leo said confidently. He certainly would not rush directly into Kyoto Bay, where there are many coastal defense artillery batteries, and warships would be targets. He would look for artillery points along the coast, use the ultra-long range of the 280mm main gun, fire indiscriminately, and not care what target he hits. As long as one shot hits the land of Kyoto, it would be a shocking event.

The timing Leo chose was very important. At this time, only the Armored Coastal Defense Team was patrolling near Kyoto Bay, and it was the time when the defense of Kyoto Bay was the most lax.

The four warships sailed to the vicinity of Zushi, Japan at around five o'clock, and within the maximum distance from the coast, they adjusted the maximum elevation angle and prepared to open fire.

Some Japanese fishermen saw these four warships. The warships without any flags made them think that they were their own fleet. It was not until they saw the warships opening fire that they realized that the enemy had come to the heart of Japan.

Von der Tann's eight 8mm main guns had only one mission, to attack Yokohama Port. The three armored cruisers' twelve 280mm naval guns were to pour as much fire as possible in the direction of Yokohama Port, and it was up to fate to destroy anything.

When the first shell hit Yokohama Port 20 kilometers away, the Japanese thought it was an earthquake. It was not until a series of explosions were heard and flames spread around that the Japanese suddenly realized it was an enemy attack.

Emperor Kikuchi was urgently carried up by his guards and ran to the shelter. Later, the empress and the princes and grandchildren also arrived.

"What's going on?" Emperor Kikuchi was furious. It was the first time in decades that he felt so embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, Yokohama Port has been attacked and the situation is unknown. Please take shelter here temporarily!" replied Toyota Fogi, the captain of the imperial guards.

"Let the combined fleet come quickly! The enemy must be annihilated! At any cost!" Emperor Kikuchi was extremely hateful.

After each main gun had fired 50 rounds, Leofeng hurriedly prepared to cross the Pacific Ocean directly and take shelter in the Mariana Islands.

When they reached the mouth of Kyoto Bay, they encountered the Armored Coastal Defense Squadron, which had been stationed in Yokosuka. They had already driven their warships to the bay when they were attacked, and later received orders to search for enemy ships outside Kyoto Bay. The order they received was to die for the country, just these four words.

With Bushido in their minds, they used four warships to block the escape direction of Leo's fleet.

"Stop them! We must drag them down until the combined fleet arrives!" The Ironclad Coastal Defense Squadron is composed of four warships: Matsushima, Itsukushima, Shirashima, and Hashidate. Among them, Shirashima is the warship that the Japanese captured from Xunyang and used to buy Drake.

Although they are all outdated products, the four 4mm twin-mounted main guns on the White Island can pose a threat to the Leo fleet, but the guns are ineffective and can only fire one round every 305 minutes. The other three warships with a displacement of 10 tons are only equipped with one 3mm main gun.

"Send these old guys home!" Leo was well aware of the impact of the shelling of Yokohama and wanted to resolve the battle as quickly as possible.

With the help of Leo's first-hit skill, a shell directly hit the mineroom of the Matsushima, shrapnel flew everywhere, and the Japanese in the cabin were killed instantly. The tragic scene was unbearable to watch.

The two sides were getting closer, and the White Island had not fired a single shot. Only its secondary guns were fighting back, but it posed no threat to any warship in Leo's fleet.

When the two fleets were sailing parallel to each other, it was time for the Leo fleet to take advantage of its firepower. Von der Tann's eight 8mm main guns concentrated their firepower on the Matsushima. The continuous bombardment enveloped the Matsushima. One shell hit the port side lower deck and then penetrated directly out of the starboard side. Another shell directly hit the ammunition depot, and the Matsushima sank in a series of implosions.

The other three warships also caught fire in this round of exchange of fire. If they had stopped pursuing them at this time, they might have survived, but they were stupid enough to decide to entangle Leo's fleet. In less than an hour, the Japanese ironclad coastal defense fleet was completely destroyed.

[Dear Commander, congratulations on the brilliant victory of your fleet]

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After more than ten hours of shelling, the Japanese 3rd, 4th and 6th squadrons finally arrived at the battle site. Except for the wreckage of the armored coastal defense squadron's warships, the Leo fleet had already escaped.

"Search for survivors. The three fleets will search another 500 nautical miles towards the Pacific Ocean. The distance between the fleets must not exceed 20 nautical miles!" The arrived joint fleet could only do useless work.