"Virgate 1 released three red signal flares, and the entire Air Force returned!" The adjutant reported to Shang Yi, commander-in-chief of the Great Merchant Fleet.

At this time, everyone was shocked to look at the scene in Nagasaki Port. The huge power of the airship made everyone shudder. Not to mention the Japanese, even the big merchant fleet could not return to normal after seeing these huge creatures flying in the sky. The only thing they were happy about was that the airships were all from the big merchants, and we were in the same group.

The Great Merchant Fleet was fighting at this time, and there were three patrol ships outside Nagasaki Port, but they were now sunk by the fleet.

"Reported to the commander-in-chief, warships have been continuously departing in Nagasaki Port, Captain Yan asked if he could attack."

"Import all captains to attack France, Japan and flagless ships, and other national ships should be warned at all times, and once they enter the alert range, they will be sunk."

"yes!"

This matter was actually planned before the action, but now it is just confirming it.

Saigo Congdao and Mei Yi had already been awakened by the huge explosion at this time. The streets of Nagasaki were already in chaos, and the little bit of sake had disappeared without a trace.

"What is that..." Saigo Congdao asked at this time, most of whom were muttering to himself.

"Airship..." Mei Yi's eyes twitched, as if she had lost all her strength in an instant.

The most unlucky thing is translation. He doesn't know how to translate the word, because this is a word that does not appear in Japanese.

Soon the soldiers began to count the damage to war. Six of the thirteen French warships were directly blown up, including four cruisers, including: Suni Cruiser, Dusavo Cruiser, Kelsen Cruiser, and Reynoldsburg. The two gunboats were Yishibi and Viper. The torpedo boats were not lost, mainly because they were too small and difficult to attack in the air. In addition, the injured warships included the Triumph Iron Cruiser, and a large hole was blown up on the tail deck of the hull. The Reconnaissance Cruiser, and the bow disappeared. The only cruiser that was not seriously injured was the Chambrane, mainly because the ship was parked remotely.

Japan's losses were not small. The East ship, Ryukao, and Mount Fuji were sunk. Hiei and Fusang were not seriously injured, and the rest of the ships were injured.

"Reported that unknown ships were found outside the sea, and our patrol ship had been sunk." A Japanese sailor came to report. "Now they have launched an attack on our fort."

Xixiang looked at Dao and Mei Yi, and both sides read a look of shock from each other's eyes. They understood that the people from Da Shang came to the door.

"Commander Meiyi, we are now completely obeying your command." Saigo Congdao made a decision immediately without thinking for a long time. Although he specialized in the navy for many years, he was not above the same level as the world's second navy like France.

Mei Yi nodded and asked, "The other party has several warships."

"Five ships!"

Mei Yi raised her eyes and looked at the battle damage report in her hand, and found that her side was not without the power to fight back.

"Immediately instruct all the personnel to board the ship and let all the torpedo boats in the port strike. Cooperate with the turret to buy time for the boiler of the main warship to heat up!"

In the 1880s, Japan was increasingly influenced by France. France's "young school" suggested using small and fast warships, especially cruisers and torpedo boats, rather than large ships. In 1882, the Meiji government issued its first decree to expand the navy, building 48 new warships, of which 22 were torpedo boats. Therefore, there are now at least four torpedo boats in the Nagasaki military port, plus three from France, with a total of seven.

Their ship speed is around twenty knots, which is already the fastest, with a torpedo range between 180 meters and 700 meters, and there is no directional device.

"Captain, discover the opponent's torpedo boat!"

Now the Gentleman class destroyers are equipped with double-connected 120mm rapid-fire guns, with a total of five, which is ten. The Zhaojun cruiser has four 153mm caliber triple guns, with a total of twelve. In addition, all ships have improved electric-driven Gatling machine guns, and ordinary torpedo boats are hit with a row of deep bullet marks. If they sweep the cab, they are basically broken limbs on the ground.

When Ichiro Honda drove out in a torpedo boat, he soon discovered something that shocked them... Damn, how could these ships run faster than us! Aren't we the fastest of all types of warships...

It's dark now, with only a little starlight, which is very unfavorable to both sides, and the thick smoke rolls with unclear vision. Fortunately, the Da Shang can still see the whereabouts of the shells falling with the fire from Nagasaki Port. As for the Da Shang fleet landing in the dark sea, the Japanese and French can only knock on the rats to death. The farthest point can't be seen, let alone the sense of distance.

"It's better to come out torpedo boats, keep all ships safe distances, and eliminate all torpedo boats!"

For Shang Yi, this battle is actually meaningless. If the speed of the torpedo boats cannot be exerted, these small boats are just target ships for destroyers. Even if the gunner's level is poor, there will always be a hit, and the destroyer cannot even deal with the torpedo boats. Is that still called a destroyer?

More than an hour later, seven torpedo boats turned into ashes, most of which had been blown to pieces and sank to the bottom of the sea. A small part was sinking, and several destroyers were doing the final cleaning.

Although Zhaojun Hou Cruiser can only be regarded as a light cruiser in later generations, it was considered a giant in this era. Of course, the gun caliber is a bit worse, but the firing rate is high enough, and it uses double-based gunpowder, which is powerful enough, which is too consuming the cannon barrel. Now that there is no threat from torpedo boats, Shang Yi is also much more at ease at this time. He cleared the turrets in the distance. The airship has been bombed before, and although there are still many left, the threat naturally cannot be compared with the time when it is not damaged.

Mei Yi had already boarded the Triumph at this time, and looking at the big hole in the deck at the stern was shocking.

"How about Triomphe?" Mei Yi asked in a low voice.

"The situation is very bad. But I can still barely go to sea, but the speed of the ship may not reach ten knots."

"We have to go out. I don't know if the airships will come back, but once they come back, we can run on the sea. If we stay, it will be a dead end."

Everyone agreed with Mei Yi, including the Japanese. Saigo took the Fusang out of the road, but for the large merchant fleets on the distant sea, they could only attack with bow cannons with insufficient caliber, which had little meaning except psychological comfort.

While people were waiting, a ray of light finally came out of the horizon in the east. The battle had been going on for more than three hours, and four thousand shells had been hit two-thirds. The destroyers all stopped attacking, because there were only a few left, after all, some situations to deal with emergencies.

Yan Fu looked at Shang Yi's Zhaojun attack on the Yishi, and felt a sigh in his heart.

"The night battle is indeed very difficult, and it is very difficult for both the hostile parties. Even if we have such a big advantage, we still fail! We did not attack Nagasaki Port. But judging from the point of view, the Japanese and French people are not feeling well. If we had more airships..." Yan Fu suddenly laughed, and some of his people were in a state of disgrace, and he swallowed the elephant.

When the sun gradually rose, the Triumph finally drove out from Nagasaki Port. I don’t know if it was the arrangement of heaven or the Japanese who came out first to do anything badly, so he was placed opposite the Aojun.

It was like a knight war in the Middle Ages, but the knight who should have been brave enough to move forward became a little timid when facing the evil dragon. Mei Yi's eyes twitched. He was starting to regret it now, and it would be better to hide in Nagasaki Harbor and not come out.

The other party obviously recognized himself, the culprit of this war!

"Commander-in-chief, discover the French flagship Triomphe!"

"Attack the Triumph with all your might, be sure to sink it! Avenge Mr. Xu!" Shang Yi didn't say much. In fact, most of the crew members had never seen Xu Xiao, only knowing that he was a great scholar who was doing research, that's all. But since he was a great Shang person, you French would be bullied.

"Give them some colors!"

To be honest, after one night, all the warships of the Great Merchant Fleet combined, except for sinking three patrol ships and seven torpedo boats, there was no extra result. Some ships were hit and did not cause fatal damage. Of course, the same was true for the Japanese and French. However, it was already dawn and the rangefinder began to work.

The sleepy soldiers in the turret finally awakened their spirits again and began to attack.

The two sides were about 4,000 meters apart. Some were reading the rangefinder, and some were looking at the angle conversion table, preparing for the first round of artillery attacks.

A shooting officer shouted loudly about the distance measurement data of the number one, two, three and four running positions, "No. 1 is 4277 meters, No. 2 is 4293 meters, No. 3 is 4310, No. 4 is 4325 meters!"

A famous officer observed carefully in front of the rangefinder, looked at the data table beside him, and then shouted out the parameters of the first round of artillery, "The target enemy flagship, the speed measurement is estimated at 9 knots, the angle is 45 degrees and 13 minutes, the elevation angle is 27 degrees and 30 minutes, the number of medicine bags is 4, the target distance is expected to be 4100m, and the countdown is 10 seconds!"

"The angle is 45 degrees and 13 minutes, the elevation angle is 27 degrees and 30 minutes, the countdown is 7 seconds!" The shooting officer on the No. 1 gun position shouted out the shooting parameters, and then the other gun positions also reported correspondingly. Someone was watching the clock on the wall walking second by second, and everyone was silently reciting the countdown, "3...2...1."

The hull of Zhaojun suddenly paused suddenly. The powerful recoil force of the 12 main guns caused the warship to shift at least several meters on the sea surface. The gunfire and smoke from the muzzle were roaring out! Even the Japanese and French were shocked by the volley of the warships!

A four-kilometer distance, a few seconds of shells were smashed heavily from the sky. This was a very perfect tutorial shooting. 12 shells hit the sea on the left side of the Triomphe in a bullet link.
Chapter completed!