Chapter 407 bowing down
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Outside Edo Bay, Chinese fleets gather here. As long as you pass through the Uraga waterway in front, you can enter Edo Bay. Edo is built on the seaside of Edo Bay. It can be said that the naval guns of the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy can cover most of Edo City within range. Once the Chinese Navy enters Edo Bay and shells Edo, the consequences can be imagined.
"General Sun, I will bring eight warships from the 1st Fleet into Edo Bay, and the other four, stay to protect the transport fleet. After we clear the Japanese in Edo Bay, you will come in. What do you think?" said Lieutenant General Wei Yong, commander of the 1st Fleet. Although he has the same rank as Sun Hao, Sun Hao is the Minister of Operations of the General Staff, and is also responsible for commanding this battle against Japan, with a slightly higher status than him.
"Old Wei, it's okay. You can just bring all 12 warships in. Although all those left are transport ships and merchant ships, we are not without the power to fight back. The Marines on the ship are not dead. It is almost impossible for the Japanese navy to threaten us." Lieutenant General Sun Hao said. The Japanese navy was weaker than the Qing navy. There were no regular warships at all, they were just small boats. Although there were no armed forces on the Chinese transport ships, the Marines on them were waiting for mortars and heavy machine guns. These weapons were enough to deal with the Japanese navy.
"Okay, then do what you said!" Lieutenant General Wei Yong hesitated for a moment. Then he said. Once the 1st Fleet enters Edo Bay, it will definitely be fought back by the Japanese. The Edo Shogunate also built some artillery batteries on both sides of the Uraga Waterway. However, these cannons are just old bore guns, with a short range and low power, so they cannot block the Uraga Waterway at all. They will not pose a threat to the Chinese Navy's 1st Fleet.
The news that the Chinese fleet gathered outside Edo Bay was immediately sent to Masahiro Abe, a senior shogunate waiting on the Yasuo Peninsula. Masahiro Abe immediately took a fishing boat with a white flag to go out to sea, hoping to meet with the commander of the Chinese fleet and find a way to convince the commander of the Chinese fleet to avoid the outbreak of this war. He knew very well that once the war broke out, the shogunate would not be an opponent of the Chinese army in any case. The only way to save the shogunate was to let the Chinese change the idea of starting a war. Otherwise, the Edo shogunate would be in danger this time.
The Chinese fleet is ready to enter Edo Bay at this moment. The 12 "Shang-class" cruisers of the 1st Fleet began to assemble. They will line up and cross the Uraga Waterway. At the same time, they will open fire on the Japanese defensive positions on both sides of the Uraga Waterway to destroy these defensive positions, and clear obstacles for the subsequent Marines to enter Edo Bay. Such a task is too simple for the 1st Fleet. It is almost no difficulty.
At this time, the Liao Wangshou on the cruiser of the "Shangtang" sent a message in flag language. The report was reported that a fishing boat with a white flag was approaching. This attracted the attention of the 1st Fleet. The "Zifa" cruiser, which was closest to the fishing boat in the fleet, immediately leaned over, and asked the fishing boat to stop immediately and ask them for their purpose. On the other hand, he was ready for combat. The artillery on the side had already been aimed at the fishing boat. As long as the fishing boat was hostile, the fishing boat could be smashed to pieces as soon as possible. Of course, how much threat can such a fishing boat pose to the Chinese Navy's "Shang-class" cruiser?
"Tell the Chinese that we are the messengers of the shogunate and are here to negotiate with them!" As the distance got closer, the Chinese navy's warships in Abe Masahiro's eyes became larger and larger. In Abe Masahiro's eyes, the warships with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons were so magnificent in Abe Masahiro's eyes, just like a hill. Looking through the entire Japan, he could not find such a large warship. Abe Masahiro knew that there was a big gap between Japan and China, but now he really felt this gap.
The 12 huge warships stretching over the sea shocked Masahiro Abe and strengthened his idea, that is, he must prevent the outbreak of this war as much as possible. Otherwise, Japan would be really ruined.
When he learned that the Japanese had sent someone to negotiate? Lieutenant General Wei Yong had no idea, he had to ask Lieutenant General Sun Hao for advice. Lieutenant General Sun Hao hesitated for a moment and agreed to negotiate with the Japanese. Although he knew that the goal of the Chinese army this time was to destroy Japan, and the negotiations would probably not be successful. However, it is also possible to find out some of the Japanese's intentions through negotiations.
Half an hour later, Masahiro Abe boarded the cruiser of the flagship of the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy. Lieutenant General Sun Hao also rushed to the warship. After boarding the warship, Masahiro Abe was able to truly feel the power of the warship. The twin-mounted 155mm naval gun on the foreground, long gun barrels and thick muzzles, even if he did not see the firing of such a naval gun, he could guess the power of this naval gun. In addition, the power of those naval guns on the side may not be as powerful as the main guns on the foreground, but there are many. All this shows that the power of this new type of warship of the Chinese Navy. The more he knows, the more he will sink to the bottom of the valley. He no longer has any hope for the Japanese army. If the war breaks out, Japan will definitely lose.
"The old shogunate Masahiro Abe has seen two generals." After seeing Lieutenant General Sun Hao and Lieutenant General Wei Yong, Masahiro Abe immediately bowed and bowed his waist to ninety degrees, which seemed very humble. Although Masahiro Abe is also a powerful person in Japan, he had to bow his head in the face of absolute strength. Needless to say, it was him, even the shogun had absolutely no other way except to bow his head.
"Please sit down. Your Majesty, are you here to join us? Is there anything wrong?" Lieutenant General Sun Hao asked straight to the point.
"General, the Edo Shogunate was very regretful about the slandering China at the banquet before the ascension ceremony of His Majesty the Emperor of your country last year. This matter is our fault and we are willing to bear all the responsibilities. China is the superior country, and Japan is just a small country. We are willing to bow our heads and admit our mistakes, and we also ask China not to add war to our heads!" Abe Masahiro showed great sincerity, and even made people feel his grievances.
"Emporter, do you know that in front of so many countries, your people slandered the empire and colluded with pirates, which had a detriment to the empire. What did the European Congress think of the empire? The reputation of the empire was all ruined. This is not something that can be solved by just a small apology or a death." Lieutenant General Sun Hao said with a cold face. These little Japanese really had a wishful thinking. It was completely impossible to avoid this war if they wanted to lower their heads and apologize.
"Your Excellency General, I'm really sorry. This is definitely not our original intention. In fact, Onodera Sannori is an important member of the Onodera family, and Onodera family is the emperor's loyalty. He did this because he was completely instructed by the emperor and had nothing to do with our Edo shogunate!" Abe Masahiro said with a bitter face. This time they suffered a complete disaster! It was obviously the Emperor's people who caused the trouble, but China took the accounts to them, which made them very frustrated!
"The Emperor's people? We know, we will go to the Emperor and let him make it clear." Lieutenant General Sun Hao said. This news was beyond the expectations of China. However, whether it is the Edo Shogunate or the Emperor of Kyoto, they are the targets of being wiped out this time.
When Abe Masahiro heard Lieutenant General Sun Hao say this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If the Chinese go to trouble the emperor, it has nothing to do with the Edo Shogunate. In addition, the Edo Shogunate is also very happy to see the emperor unlucky. In this way, the reputation of the Shogunate will increase again.
"Your Excellency, the General, is clear. Our Edo Shogunate will never be disrespectful to the country." Abe Masahiro continued.
"Emister, I believe that the incident happened that time was the Emperor's conspiracy. But, isn't your Edo shogunate responsible? Besides, this time our army's expedition has consumed so much military expenditure. If we don't fight and build some military achievements, I can't explain to the many soldiers!" Lieutenant General Sun Hao continued.
"Ah! General, how can you do this?" Masahiro Abe was stunned. He originally thought the crisis could be resolved, but now Lieutenant General Sun Hao is still holding on!
"Tell you the truth. Because of Japan's disrespect, His Majesty the Emperor of our country has issued an order to completely destroy Japan! So, you don't have to talk nonsense anymore. See you on the battlefield!" Lieutenant General Sun Hao said.
Chapter completed!