Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

February 17th, 8:25 AM.

The aircraft carrier Yangcheng, hit by multiple torpedoes, eventually sank into the sea.

To make matters worse—by this time, the entire fleet of foreign planes had been wiped out.

No foreign aircraft could be seen in the sky anymore...................

With a new batch of Qian Kingdom aircraft arriving on the battlefield, the Yi Kingdom fleet, having completely lost its air power, could only rely on the anti-aircraft firepower of each ship to put up a desperate resistance.

8:45.

That is, twenty minutes after the aircraft carrier "Yangcheng" sank into the sea.

The aircraft carrier "Shinkaku," where Ken Motokawa was stationed, was hit by an aerial torpedo launched by an aircraft from Inui.

A dozen minutes later, an aerial bomb struck the port side of the Shenhe aircraft carrier.

The blast fragments shattered the glass of the island superstructure on the port side, and many shards were ejected into the island.

The foreign officers on the island were killed or wounded in large numbers. Ken Motokawa was saved from being killed on the spot by a staff officer who tackled him in time.

However, in the chaos, Ken Motokawa still suffered a cut on his forehead from a shard of glass.................

With his face covered in blood, Ken Motokawa felt a deep sense of powerlessness and despair as he faced the ordeal his fleet was going through.

Ken Motokawa knew—the entire fleet was likely doomed to annihilation....................

Immediately following, news of the sinking of his own ships completely broke Motokawa Ken's defenses.

Roughly shoving away the physician who was bandaging his wounds, Ken Motokawa, in a state of utter despair, ordered the communications officer to send a final telegram to the enemy headquarters.

This was a final telegram; Ken Motokawa was prepared to go down with the aircraft carrier "Kamikaku"........................

Subsequently, knowing that there was no hope of breaking out, Ken Motokawa issued an order to all ships to fight to the death to defend the dignity of the Empire.

The entire Battle of Anma Island then entered its most brutal and final stage.

The foreign fleet put up a final, desperate resistance. The roar of the ship's cannons and the explosions of the torpedoes rose and fell, weaving together a magnificent symphony of war.

In their desperation, the barbarian people unleashed a powerful fighting spirit, recklessly firing at the Qian Kingdom's aircraft overhead, unleashing a deluge of torpedoes and shells...

At 10:00 AM, the aircraft carrier "Shenkaku," which had been hit by a torpedo and caught fire, sank to the bottom of the sea.

Ken Motokawa chose to commit suicide by shooting himself before the aircraft carrier "Shinkaku" sank completely.

This also thwarted the Inui Kingdom's plan to capture Ken Motokawa alive.

However, compared to the complete annihilation of Honkawa Ken's fleet, this minor regret is clearly insignificant....................

Ken Motokawa and his command headquarters sank into the sea along with the aircraft carrier "Shinkaku".

The entire Honkawa Ken fleet entered its final, frenzied phase.

Some of the foreign ships that had not yet lost power attempted to ram nearby Qian ships in a suicide attack to deliver their final blow....................

The sea was littered with floating ship debris and fallen foreign soldiers.

The barbarian people, who had given up all hope, had gone completely mad. They not only opened fire on enemy targets, but also began to fire wildly at their own soldiers who had fallen into the water, "helping" them to serve the empire!

Some fanatical barbarian officers shouted their final slogan: "The warriors of the barbarian kingdom must not be captured by the Qian people!"

12:30 PM.

With the sinking of the last battleship in Hongawa Ken's fleet in a detonation, the entire Battle of Anma Island ended in the tragic annihilation of Hongawa Ken's fleet.

The Honkawa Ken fleet, tasked with ending the winning streak of the Daqian Zhenguo army, ultimately failed to complete the "sacred" mission entrusted to them by the Yiguo headquarters.

The desperate attempt to win the Battle of Anma Island at all costs turned into a devastating defeat, the annihilation of the entire fleet and the last vestige of the Imperial Navy's honor...

In the entire Battle of Anma Island, the South Korean side lost all of its more than 600 aircraft.

All of Honkawa Ken's fleet—5 aircraft carriers, 8 battleships, 16 cruisers, and 33 destroyers—were sunk in the waters off Anma Island.

On the other hand, the Qian Kingdom suffered minor damage to three battleships, two cruisers, and one destroyer, and ninety-six aircraft were shot down or crashed.

The fact that the entire Honkawa Ken fleet was annihilated with such minimal casualties was something even the commanders on the Inui side had not anticipated.

While the Supreme Command received the statistics and cheered, they couldn't help but marvel at the enormous casualty ratio on both sides in the Battle of Anma.

Before the war, the Supreme Command of the Great Qian Empire had conducted numerous war games to simulate the Anma Island naval battle, and the predicted victories were far greater than the actual casualties.

After all, no matter what, the strength of the foreign navy should not be underestimated. It is one of the world's top naval forces, and the Great Qian Zhenguo Army will naturally not take it lightly.

So when the actual results of the Battle of Anma Island were presented to Shen Moshen and others, many people's first reaction was—is there a mistake in the statistics of this battle report?

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That afternoon, after a brief rest, the Inuitsu fleet, which had won a great victory in the Battle of Anma Island and successfully gained control of the sea, entered the landing operation phase at 2:00 p.m.

Prior to this, the Qian Kingdom fleet had completely cleared out the Yi Kingdom airfields on all islands of Anma Island and carried out aerial bombing of the Yi Kingdom garrison on each island.

Everyone knew that the moment Honkawa Ken's fleet was destroyed, the defeat of the foreign forces on Anma Island, having completely lost their naval power, was already a foregone conclusion.

The Yi Kingdom's army stationed on Anma Island was already small, and without air and sea superiority, their attempt to stop the Qian Kingdom's landing force was nothing short of wishful thinking.

In fact, before the Qian Kingdom's landing force could even begin its descent, the Yi Kingdom's garrison had already been nearly wiped out by the naval bombardment and aerial bombardment before the landing.

The Daqian Zhenguo Army's pre-attack firepower preparations were known for their "aggressive" style.

The problem of excessive firepower has always been the biggest characteristic of the Daqian Zhenguo Army.

Moreover, the Supreme Command is well aware of this issue.

Furthermore, reports indicate that appropriate "restraint" and frugality could help the Daqian Zhenguo Army save a considerable amount of funds...

However, the Imperial Supreme Command's attitude on this issue has always been very clear.

That is—the Daqian Zhenguo Army does not need to save on firepower.

If consuming more shells can reduce casualties among the ground attacking forces, then it's not a waste!