A "bang" sound

He heard the report of heavy casualties of the officers and soldiers on vacation on ashore, He Fang slapped the table heavily, his face turned twisted due to anger, and his thick beard trembled constantly.

He wore a white brigadier general's uniform with golden silk thread piping, and a double sword silver oak leaf knight's iron cross on the collar, which was the highest medal of honor received by the Queensland army generals so far, representing his position in the military.

He cursed angrily, "These crazy Japanese slaves are extremely crazy, and there must be someone behind them. It seems that they are dissatisfied with our trip. It's great... Since I dare to come forward, I don't mind killing Nagasaki Prefecture and blood flowing into a river."

"His Excellency Commander, the fleet just received a telegram from the base camp today, ordering to return today." The officer under his command reminded.

"I know that I will not accept the orders of the outside king. These Japanese slaves wantonly trampled on my Queensland majesty. Who can tolerate it? I immediately sent a long-distance telegram to the base camp through the Changqi American Business Telegraph Office, explaining the reason, asking the Count to take back his life, and after dealing with the serious incident in front of me, our fleet will return today."

He Fang quickly made a decision, which made his naval officers hesitate to look at each other, hesitating and without answering.

The Queensland army has strict laws. They know how serious it is to disobey the superiors. Even the commander cannot bear such serious consequences.

At the least, you will lose your post and get rid of your post, and at the worst...

Of course, He Fang knew what the officers of the fleet were worried about. He sighed slightly, and his eyes became firm again and said, "Since the rise of Queensland, Lord Earl has always advocated relive the vigor of the Han and Tang Dynasties and reshape the Chinese bloodline. Those who violate the powerful Han Dynasty will be punished even if they are thousands of miles away.

Today's Nagasaki incident cannot be easily resolved.

If Nagasaki does not have awe enough attitude, he would not say that he would be able to slaughter the city as a warning. This is a war and it will never be quelled in three or five days.

I believe that the Count could understand this difficulty, so I immediately planned to send a telegram and notified Lord Tian's team to suspend the negotiations and return to the fleet immediately.

All officers and soldiers were ordered to end their vacations, to belong to the battle positions, and the warships took off their cannon suits to prepare for battle.

An ultimatum was issued to Nagasaki Prefecture, and all the gangsters involved in the violence were handed over within half a day, and the owners of the surrounding shops and the main messenger behind the scenes were given a clear reply within 3 days for the incident. Otherwise, I would bombard Nagasaki and kill the city.

Sir Henry, the British envoy to Japan, asked him to meet with me as soon as possible and discuss the solutions to the serious incident to maintain the majesty of the British Empire.

We also inform the envoys of various countries, expressing our solemn attitude of never forgiveness and gaining the understanding and support of all countries.

Finally, bring me the participants of the incident and I want to know what happened?"

A series of orders was issued, and He Fang glanced at everyone with majestic eyes and said word by word; "Now... execute the order."

"Yes, Commander." The naval officers answered in unison, quickly spreading and conveying the order.

Not long

A shrill alarm sounded over the entire fleet, and coal added to the steam boiler and burned out thick black smoke. The fleet officers and soldiers rushed to the battle position in combat suits, quickly took off their cannon suits, and pointed the huge black muzzle at the city of Nagasaki.

The heavy cruiser of the White Tiger led the four ocean-going patrol ships, "Parrot", "Woodpecker", "Cardin" and "Chicken" and "Shanhe" slowly left the dock, retreated and cruised outside the bay, with the muzzle pointing to the three main battleships of the Fusang Kingdom stationed in the bay, and they were in a strife.

The "Qinglong" heavy cruiser relies on its thick iron armor and sharp cannons to cruise in the bay, warning the Fusang Navy to not act rashly, otherwise it will be completely annihilated. Don't say that it is unpredictable.

The shrill alarm echoed over Nagasaki, almost frozen the atmosphere of the entire city. The panicked residents hid home one after another, and alleys were closed and the shops along the street were empty.

At this time, in Nagasaki Port, the main battleships that the Fuso Navy can use for the sea decisive battle at this time include the old ironclad ships "Fusang", "Hirui" and "Kingang". The combined displacement of these three ships slightly exceeds that of the Aolong heavy cruiser. As for the combat effectiveness, it is not worth mentioning, and it is purely a delivery.

Fusang also has protective cruisers "Langsu", "Gao Qiansui", unprotected cruisers "Zhu Zi" (the same type as "Chaoyong"), etc., and more than 10 major battleships of all sizes have a total tonnage of 17,057 tons.

The six main battleships of the visiting Queensland Fleet had a displacement of 26,550 tons, especially the two 8,800-ton giant ships, the Qinglong and White Tiger. They were simply invincible existences of killing gods and killing Buddhas.

The only thing worth worrying about is the shore artillery surrounding Nagasaki. Due to the weak naval force, the Fuso Kingdom has been vigorously developing shore artillery defense. Nagasaki Prefecture has a total of 4 shore artillery units, equipped with 4 German Krupp 280mm long-body tube shore artillery, 4 260mm shore artillery, 7 210mm shore artillery, and some small and medium-caliber rapid-fire cannons.

Its firepower level is about the same as that of a "Qinglong" class heavy cruiser. The number of large-caliber artillery on the Nagasaki Shore Fort has reached 15 large caliber artillery, which is only slightly inferior to the Tokyo Bay Shore Fortress. However, due to its backward technical level, it is still an old retreat artillery. The firepower density per unit time is similar to that of the "Qinglong" class heavy cruiser.

In terms of firepower accuracy, due to the advantages of shore artillery, the accuracy disadvantage of the retreat artillery is basically offset, which is similar to the hydraulic reciprocating 280mm dual long-barrel naval gun equipped by the "Qinglong" class heavy cruiser.

Once a war begins, it will test both sides' actual combat and training level.

Overall

The Queensland fleet has an unquestionable advantage. The unit time projection firepower density is about twice that of the opponent, with thicker armor and stronger defense. The Queensland Navy's shooting skills and training level, which have experienced consecutive bloody battles in the East Indies, are incomparable to the Fuso Kingdom in the old era.

Standing in the commander's tower of the heavy cruiser "Qinglong", He Fang held the telescope with a serious expression and observed for a while. He did not notice any abnormal movements in the Fusang Navy Iron Manufacturer in the bay. He put down the telescope and looked a little more relaxed.

"Strictly monitor the enemy fleet and artillery, report any abnormal movements immediately, and order all artillery groups to be ready for combat and ready to open fire at any time."

"As for orders, Commander, ready to open fire at any time."

"The speed remains 5 knots and is serpentine maneuvering."

"As for orders, commander, serpentine maneuver."

He Fang looked into the distance with deep eyes. The "Postman" fast coal transport ship was still anchored in the port, but the steam engine was already running, and thick black smoke came out of the huge chimney.

The "Postman" fast coal transport ship belongs to the Borneo fleet's auxiliary ship, with a speed of up to 17 knots and can accompany the fleet for a long high-speed ocean-going sail. The sailors on the ship are fully armed and operate machine guns to guard the ship. Once the situation worsens, they will immediately remove oil from the soles of their feet.

"Report to the Commander, the "Postman" has a flag verb. Our important figures and Japanese negotiators will come on small steamer. After inspection, they are not armed. Please give me instructions if you are allowed?"

"permit."

“Yes, contact is allowed.”

The fleet sailors immediately stood on the side of the ship and waved flags. After receiving the order, the Postman freighter arranged several armed sailors to drive over on small steamer wheels and deliver important figures to the Qinglong heavy cruiser.

The first person to climb the Qinglong heavy cruiser along the boat's rope ladder was Tian Shan, the Queensland Representative who was full of power. He walked up with a heavy face. He Fang went forward and greeted him with a military salute. "Representative Tian, ​​considering the urgent matter, he had to make such a bad decision, so please forgive me."

"Oh, good things are so hard!" Tianshan sighed, turned his head to look at Nagasaki Prefecture Governor Masaji Kobayashi and others who were still standing on the small steamer and looking upward. A hint of resentment appeared on his face. "The frog at the well only looked at the small area, but did not know how big the world was. It was said that poor mountains and bad waters came out of troubled people. It was time to teach them a lesson."

"Why... the previous business negotiations were not going well?" He Fang was sensitive and felt a little disagreement again.

"It's not just not going smoothly, it's simply difficult to move forward. These Japanese devils seemed to be nodding and bowing, but they refused to give in to business negotiations. They did not accept Queensland's imitation of the old rules of the United States, Britain, France, and Germany, and enjoyed the right of consular judgment and the convenience of free trade alone. They did not accept our constituent requirements and did not accept preferential tax reductions and exemptions. The reason is that we are not an independent country and cannot enjoy the convenience of trade and trade between the two countries. They can only handle the same as the British merchants or the Qing Dynasty."

"It seems... I haven't been beaten!" A cold smile appeared on the corner of He Fang's mouth.

That's right, the cause of the Nagasaki incident was found.

He doesn't need any evidence, and in fact he can't get any evidence.

In addition to killing three people on the spot, the down-and-out warriors who participated in the attack on vacation sailors, one person was seriously injured and died. The remaining 11 down-and-out warriors committed suicide by committing suicide by cutting off their caesarean section. The three nearby shop owners didn't know anything about it, let alone the main messenger behind the scenes.

This attitude shows that the other party resists stubbornly, and it is a completely unsettled lawsuit. Even if it is taken internationally, it is still a matter of justice. If the mother talks about it, it is difficult to tell whether it is right or wrong.

He Fang didn't need evidence. The sailor on vacation was killed and five seriously injured. There were 11 people with different injuries, which was enough for him to launch a retaliatory war.

Now everything is ready, I only need a piece of electricity from Hongbao.

The good-hearted visiting fleet he led was okay to issue a war threat, but to launch a war, it must be authorized by the Earl himself, which is not a bit vague.

Based on who understands the Count's tough and arbitrary character, this paper telegram is almost 80% sure.

Those who violate the powerful Han Dynasty in a wise way will be punished even if they are thousands of miles away. These words are not just verbal words, but are implemented in place and must not be false at all.

If you don’t agree, you will be fucked. It’s that simple.

Then they climbed onto the side of the ship from the rope ladder were Sir Henry, the British Minister to Japan, Pierre, the French Minister, Bradley Bill, the American Minister, as well as Nagasaki Prefecture Governor Masaji Kobayashi and others, including more than 20 people.

These are all envoys from various countries who came to hear the news. Nagasaki is the only port and commercial city open to the outside world. Most envoys from various countries live here for a long time, but there are very few in Tokyo, so it is convenient to go there if you have anything to do.
Chapter completed!