I want to ruin the country

But less than ten minutes after his command flag was raised, Torajiro's ship was hit by a shell.

Shells rained down on the deck like hailstones, and soon his ship was reduced to a piece of broken wood floating on the sea.

Of course, Torajiro became food for various fish in the sea. After living for decades, he finally did a good thing before his death.

There are regulations for the Japanese troops. After the flagship is destroyed, the officers will raise the command flag according to their rank to give orders to prevent the fleet from being leaderless.

But this time, in the end no one dared to raise the command flag.

Because raising the command flag means the countdown to death, no flagship can last more than ten minutes.

In just over half an hour, more than 20 warships were bombed and sunk into the sea.

These Japanese pirates are not stupid. They have never encountered such a one-sided massacre.

They knew in their hearts that even if they rushed close, it would be a pipe dream to expect the solid projectiles on their ship to compete with the Chinese shrapnel shells!

So the boat behind turned around and ran away without saying a word.

This is what we are afraid of in war. If someone takes the lead in running away, the morale of the army will be broken, and if you run, I will run too.

Deng Yongchang and his men were having a great time fighting here, but then they saw something bad happening: the Japanese were trying to escape.

This time they were not going to take it anymore. Since they were already here, they wanted to run away, but there was no way, they were chased and beaten.

Of course, even if these warships move, they can still hit the Japanese warships, but they are afraid that some of them will slip through the net and run too far and they will not be able to catch up.

Deng Yongchang also saw everyone's mood and quickly gave the order.

"Three ships in a group, free pursuit!"

"Chase!"

After receiving the order, the other ships followed suit and opened fire.

The Japanese ships are also sailing ships, so it is simply wishful thinking for them to want to get rid of the Zhiyuan and other ships.

The Zhiyuan ship took the lead and rushed in the front. It was the fastest ship.

Soon, the enemy ship in front was only three or four miles away from them. At this distance, it was easy for the gunners to aim.

boom! boom! boom!

It's a bit far-fetched to say that a ship can be overturned with one shot, but no ship can withstand three shots.

The other four ironclad ships were not willing to fall behind. They also chased and fought at the same time. During the pursuit, more than 20 Japanese warships were sunk to the bottom of the sea.

The sea was full of Japanese soldiers who had fallen into the water.

Seeing the broken ships, Deng Yongchang felt very distressed. He immediately ordered the loudspeakers to be turned on and asked them to surrender.

Immediately, a huge loud speaker sounded on the sea.

"Surrender quickly, you will be spared from death if you surrender, and you won't be killed if you hand over your weapons!"

Although there was a roar of artillery fire on the battlefield, several Japanese ships heard the calls from the loudspeakers. When they heard that they could surrender, they felt like they had grasped a lifeline and quickly raised the white flag.

Of course, there are still some trapped beasts fighting hard and making their last struggle.

However, in the face of absolute strength, everything is in vain.

After a morning of fierce fighting, all the Japanese pirate ships except those that surrendered were sunk, and not even a small sampan was left.

The surrendered Japanese squashes secretly rejoiced that they had surrendered, otherwise, they, as living people, would have turned into fish and shrimp feces and been excreted into the sea tomorrow.

Needless to say, Deng Yongchang and his men went back to celebrate their victory, but when the news of the complete annihilation of the Japanese Kyushu Navy reached Tokugawa Ieharu, he was stunned.

"What happened? Tens of thousands of elite Kyushu Navy soldiers and over 200 warships were lost just like that?"

Whether he wants to admit it or not, this is a harsh reality.

Just when he was having a headache, news came from Kurosawa Na. Although the battle was won, it was a tragic victory. Five to six thousand of the 20,000 people he brought died.

Now, the more than 14,000 people chasing after A Tu's 6,000 to 7,000 people are obviously unable to cope.

Kurosawa Na sent someone to ask General Tokugawa to send more troops to Hokkaido.

What to do, what to do? What to do?

Last year, Tokugawa Ieharu sent people to the West to purchase ironclad ships, but Britain, France and Germany, which had the strongest shipbuilding capabilities, were all building warships for Daqing.

They said the contract had been out for several years, which disappointed Tokugawa Ieharu.

The ironclad ships built by shipyards in Italy, Spain and Portugal had a relatively small displacement of only more than 1,000 tons, which Tokugawa Ieharu looked down upon.

Although he didn't think much of it, it was still better than a sailing ship, so Tokugawa Ieharu gritted his teeth and bought three of them.

These three ships have just returned to the country, and the soldiers have not yet boarded the ships!

Tokugawa Ieharu weighed the pros and cons. Although Tsushima Island was occupied by Korea, it was just an island.

He felt that the Koreans would never dare to invade the homeland of Japan.

But it is different for Atsu in Hokkaido. He has already declared independence, and the Daqing Emperor has publicly recognized it. This is a serious concern.

If independence becomes a reality in time, he will lose one-fifth of his territory, which is a huge loss and is unacceptable to Tokugawa Ieharu.

So, in the end, Tokugawa Ieharu decided to solve the problem in Hokkaido first and put Tsushima Island aside.

Tokugawa Ieharu decided to send General Yorikawa of the Royal Navy to lead 10,000 troops to reinforce Hokkaido, striving to completely suppress the rebellion before winter comes.

At the same time, Yining also received a telegram for help from the Ainu king.

Yining immediately sent a telegram to Senglin, ordering Cai Hemin to leave 20,000 new troops to continue garrisoning Tsushima Island, and lead 30,000 new troops and Deng Yongchang to Hokkaido to rescue the Ainu King.

Cai Hemin received the order and set out from Busan Port without hesitation. After five days, the fleet approached Tomakomai Port.

This port is the largest port in Hokkaido and the only port that can accommodate large ships.

Unexpectedly, Lai Chuan arrived one step ahead of them.

Lai Chuan and his men had just gotten off the boat when Deng Yongchang's fleet arrived.

When approaching the port, Deng Yongchang and Cai Hemin saw through the telescope that there was a large number of warships parked at the port, estimated to be about a hundred.

Cai Hemin said,

"General Deng, it seems Lai Chuan arrived before us!"

Deng Yongchang Road,

"They were relatively close and had acted earlier, so it's not surprising that they arrived first!"

Cai Hemindao,

"What a pity for these huge ships. They're about to be shattered!"

Deng Yongchang Road,

"It's a bit of a shame, but we'll try not to blow up the ships. If the resistance isn't fierce, we'll even try not to blow up the harbor to save the trouble of rebuilding it later!"

Cai Hemin nodded

"It seems that General Deng has fully understood the emperor's intentions, haha!"

Deng Yongchang Road,

"Didn't Deputy Commander-in-Chief Cai understand?"

Cai Hemin laughed heartily.

"Ours, everything is ours, we must cherish it!"

Deng Yongchang also laughed and said,

"But they have already formed up their battle formation, so it seems they are well prepared.

Although it's a pity for those ships, the Emperor also said that life is the most precious thing and we can't let the soldiers make unnecessary sacrifices!"