"There was finally a volley shot..." Shang Yi was very moved, and in fact he was still a little nervous, even terrified. It was not long before Zhaojun was obtained, and the regular sea test had not been completed. Usually, he fired a few shots, but he had never fired a volley shot, mainly because he was afraid of shaking the hull.

After the flagship Triomphe was attacked, the French began to counterattack wildly. The first one to launch the attack was the basically intact cruiser of Chambran. One of his 163mm shells was hitting the side armor of Zhaojun. After a loud bang, a large black mark dent was left.

The headless reconnaissance launched a deadly charge against the Zhaojun, which clearly wanted to die together. However, with his nearly staggering eight knots speed, he looked like an elderly woman with feet bound, unable to even bring out a trace of death. In fact, he could not catch up with the moving Zhaojun. In the end, Yan Fu picked up the bargain, and the remaining shells on the Yishi were sprayed without any scruples. Finally, in the late hero's state, the cruiser with a displacement of 1,700 tons sank to the bottom of the sea.

"Report the situation of war damage!" Shang Yi said in an orderly manner.

After a while, a sound came from the speaker.

"Report to the captain, the hull is not hindered, but a few crew members were shocked and are currently in emergency treatment!"

Shang Yixin said: "The French are so lucky!"

The French were lucky, and the same was true for the Da Shang. After five rounds of attacks, the Triumph, which had just adjusted its hull and was about to use its main gun to be a ferocious and male-female Triumph, was suddenly hit. The sixth round of Zhaojun's volley finally hit. Three of the twelve shells hit, two of them were almost lost. One of them hit the coal warehouse, but after the explosion, it did not have much effect. The other one directly lifted Cambridge, and the shell directly sent Mei Yi and others to see God. The last one hit the ammunition depot, and then it looked like a gorgeous firework blooming.

After the Triumph was sunk, Chambran and other French and Japanese warships began to flee in all directions and did not fight with Da Shang again.

"Return to Hong Kong!"

Shang Yi, who dared not continue to fight, also issued an order to retreat. After joining with the supply fleet, everyone began to return to the Lushun base.

In the Da Shang base, Wang Yi was sitting on the sofa and napping, while two girls were sleeping soundly in his arms. The sound of footsteps woke up the three of them.

Wu Xiao didn't know how long he hadn't slept, but his eyes were almost sickly excited at this moment, and he no longer felt as he was as usual. He said manly: "Captain, good news! Good news!"

"read!"

"At 3:40 am on October 13, 1882, our Da Shang Air Force successfully bombed Nagasaki Port. Later, our Navy launched an attack on Nagasaki. In more than three hours of battle, our army sunk a total of 12 warships from the French and Japanese coalition forces, including the French flagship Triomphe and the Reconnaissance cruiser..."

Most of these battles were patrol boats and torpedo boats, but Wang Yi was also relieved to sink the murderer Triomphe. But before he could speak, the two girls jumped up first, and turned the circle with joy.

"Notify Dashang Radio and issue a victory notice!"

Tang Shaoyi, who was in Beijing, soon received a war report from the Da Shang headquarters. He didn't sleep all night. His originally nervous expression finally relaxed at this moment. Looking at the rising sun outside the house, with a smug smile on his face, he ordered: "Come on, open business!... Wait for the fat pig arch!"

Beijing City has not yet received the telegram, so the message transmission is much slower than that of Da Shang, which makes Tang Shaoyi a little impatient.

"Why haven't you come yet!"

In the Tokyo Imperial Hall, the Meiji Emperor of Japan obviously did not have such a good mood. A group of veterans include Kuroda Kiyoshi, Yama Prefecture Akito, Matsukata Matsukaya Matsuyoshi, Inoue Shin, Oyama Yoshi Katsuro, and Nishizoji Kotobu. Except for Hirofumi Ito in Europe and Saigo Kotodo who was also running for his life on the Fusang, all the others arrived.

"The Lords have seen the war report. After we declared war on the Da Shang, they used a flying boat to attack our Nagasaki Port." Emperor Meiji, who is only 30 years old this year, said worriedly. "I wonder what solutions are you going to do?"

In fact, this matter is a bit troublesome. If you have never seen or heard of airships, it would be difficult to have an accurate concept if you imagine a giant 170 to 80 meters long or even more than 210 meters long flying in the sky.

Therefore, all the people present looked at me and I looked at you and lost their minds for a moment and no one spoke.

Emperor Meiji was obviously a little angry, "You guys are talking!"

"Your Majesty, we have no good idea for this. All we can do now is to end the war with Da Shang as soon as possible, and to prevent Da Shang from continuing to use that kind of flying boat to attack us." Yuto Yuto of Shan County finally spoke at this time.

This is not very constructive. In fact, at first, Yupeng of Shanxian disagreed with the war with Da Shang. Because he could not get any benefits at all, it may seem that the French-Japanese coalition forces are very powerful, but they can not do much. Now no one knows that behind the Northeast Republic is the support of Da Shang. The strength of its army is so strong that even the Russians are retreating under the same circumstances. Yupeng of Shanxian is confident in his own troops and does not believe that the French-Japanese coalition forces with thousands of people can land in Fengtian and achieve results. In his mind, it is already an amazing thing for the French-Japanese coalition forces to stop being wiped out on land.

Masayoshi Matsukata was in charge of money in the Meiji government, so when he heard Yuto Yamashita's words, he frowned. Failure, or decent words, he was seeking peace. Facing the business empire of Dashang, he would not believe that Wang Yi would let go easily.

Other veterans thought more. If Japan wins step by step, it may be able to maintain political stability, but now it has been hit hard. The liberal civil rights factions in China probably have to cheer up again. Okuma Shigenobu and Akagaki Tuisuke will not miss this good opportunity to seize power.

"Internal and external troubles!" Everyone couldn't help but sigh.

Dashan Yan said at this time: "Your Majesty, this matter is indeed difficult. At present, please contact the ministers of various countries to coordinate. I hope they can join forces to put pressure on Da Shang to help us overcome the current crisis."

Emperor Meiji nodded.

"As for this failure, it is actually a crime of war! Our previous information collection was very incomplete, otherwise we would not have been able to sit and wait for death. Therefore, I hope that His Majesty can take a step forward in the handling of Saigo Congdao."

Everyone present knew that Yasuhiro Oyama was a relative of Takamoto Saigo. Although the government army won the Southwest War, Yasuhiro Oyama no longer set foot on Kagoshima. Politically, he also maintained an ally with Takamoto Saigo's younger brother Saigo Condo. Therefore, today's statement is not surprising, and what he said is actually not unreasonable.

As the current leader of the Satsuma clan, Emperor Meiji was unwilling to attack him easily, so he nodded and said, "I will discuss this matter later."

Jumoto Takeo was waiting for news of the confrontation between the French and Japanese coalition forces and the Da Shang Shang, but because the French and Japanese coalition forces will take a few days to take action, he has not had much work recently.

At this time, the clerk rushed in and said, "Mr. Ambassador, call from the country."

Takeo Hiromoto took it and took a few glances, his face changed drastically. He didn't say much, and said directly: "Run to the French Embassy immediately."

The clerk obviously didn't know what was going on, but looking at the expression of Takeo Yoko Hiromoto, he knew something big had happened, so he left immediately and ordered his servants to prepare the carriage as soon as possible.

French Ambassador to China Baohai was leisurely drinking coffee and reading newspapers in his yard. The news on his side was obviously not as fast as that of the local Japanese, but when he saw Takeo Tomoto's anxious expression, he suddenly had an extremely bad premonition.

"Mr. Tomoto, you are..."

Takeo Hiromoto handed over the translated news to Baohai. After reading it, Baohai's first feeling was that God was joking with him. For a moment, he was like a deflated ball and slumped on a chair.

Wuyang Komoto was not much better than him, and his face was almost the same as his father and his mother.

"what to do?"

Baohai shook his head and it took him a long time to get rid of his shock, disappointment, and powerlessness. He pondered for a moment and said, "Go to the Da Shang Office in Beijing to see what they have to say."

Because of the delay in the middle, when Baohai and Tomoto Takeo Yang rushed to the Da Shang office in Beijing, the British Minister of Residence Gervener and the US Minister of U.S. John Yang were chatting with Tang Shaoyi, which seemed very enthusiastic.

"Congratulations to you, Tang, you have achieved amazing success." In fact, these two people were somewhat quarrel, but both of them have confirmed one thing now, that is, the rise of Da Shang in East Asia is unstoppable.

"Thank you." Tang Shaoyi smiled very formally at this time.

"Mr. Tang, I don't know what you are going to deal with the next battle." Gervena smiled.

"At present, we have no specific plans." Tang Shaoyi certainly would not say the resolution of Da Shang. "However, if the British Empire has any proposals, I think our Chairman will seriously consider it."

Gvena nodded.

While the three were talking, Wu Yang and Baohai finally arrived. Tang Shaoyi was very enthusiastic, giving people the illusion that you are God.

"The two ministers came here, and my small place suddenly felt bright."

Guanmoto Wuyang and Baohai looked very bad, especially Guanmoto Wuyang. He still remembered the scene when he came to the Da Shang office to declare war a few days ago, but now he has completely lost his domineering spirit at that time.

"Mr. Tang."

Baohai was very direct and said, "What are your Da Shang going to do next? Do you want to start a full war with our France?"

Tang Shaoyi moved the corner of his mouth, and sneered, put the teacup on the table, and said, "Otherwise, what are we doing now?"

"I hope you don't regret it!" Baohai stared at Tang Shaoyi, speaking with a threat.

"Stay with me to the end!"

American Minister John Yang did not speak and drank tea on his own. However, British Minister Gervener smiled and said, "Two gentlemen reduced their anger. We are diplomats, not soldiers on the battlefield. They say everything they do when they come up. We will be unemployed in the future."

Tang Shaoyi knew this well that the French were just suppressing fraud, which was effective against goods like the Qing Dynasty and Li Hongzhang, but it was useless to the merchants at all. The two sides were thousands of miles apart. Although the Suez Canal had been rebuilt, it would take at least about a month from France to the Qing Dynasty. We could not encounter weather problems in the middle. We could see how long the supply line was. Moreover, although the French navy in East Asia was not completely destroyed, most of it was lost. In addition, coupled with the amazing deterrence brought by the merchant airship, what reason do the merchants have to surrender?

After listening to Gevina's words, Baohai didn't say anything anymore. What he is more worried about is how much political impact the news of his defeat would have when it came back to China.

To be honest, there are actually very different positions in Baohai and Takeo Komoto, or France and Japan.

Although the French Expeditionary Fleet suffered heavy losses, it still has a certain naval force in southern Annan, such as the sister ship of the Triomphe Iron Crafted Ship, the USS Victory, which was sunk this time, as well as several other cruisers with a displacement of about 2,000 tons, and a local French naval fleet that was preparing to come. With these forces, coupled with the long distance between Da Shang and Annan, France doesn't care what Da Shang can do to them. Of course, if the news comes back to the country and the public pressure from the public forces the French government to make a decision to attack Da Shang again, that is the real fatal thing.

In comparison, Japan is a bit more tragic.

Da Shang is too close to Japan, and now Da Shang has the right to garrison in Incheon, Wonsan and Busan, North Korea. In other words, Da Shang navy can pinch Japan from the north and south ends. In addition, Japan lacks ocean ships, so it can only adopt a strategy of near-shore defense, which is just a threat to the navy!

If the Da Shang opened an airship air force base in North Korea, Juemoto Takeo could not even think about what kind of life the Japanese people would face in the future. The bombing of Tokyo alone would have an unimaginable impact on Japan, and it is very likely that even Emperor Meiji would have to step down and take responsibility. After all, the order to fight against the Da Shang was issued by the Emperor himself. The previous reverse movement was the direct consequence of the Americans opening the Hong Kong port. Now that the Da Shang is coming again, Japan is likely to enter the Warring States Period again. This is not what Juemoto Takeo is willing to see!

There was not much talk about today's meeting, after all, the war is not over yet.

However, in the afternoon of the same day, Tang Shaoyi received news that Japanese Minister Juemoto Takeo Yang invited British Minister Gervena to interview with American Minister John Yang. Tang Shaoyi didn't have to think about what to do. However, he had no intention of understanding the matter at this time, because Zhang Shusheng, the Minister of the Beiyang, actually came to the door in person today. This was really an unprecedented event.

"Mr. Zhang, our Chairman of the Dashang expressed gratitude for maintaining a good relationship with Nengbeiyang, and at the same time... he also expressed indignation for some people in the court to point fingers at us!"

Zhang Shusheng had a good impression of the young man in front of him, and sighed in his heart that this was one of the three people Wang Yi was about to leave from the Qing Dynasty. Unexpectedly, he had already begun to stand alone now.

"Please rest assured by the chairman of your group. The Empress Dowager has already given punishment to those who slander their slander."
Chapter completed!