The size of Tokyo was comparable to a medium-sized province in China, but the population was very dense. With this convenient condition, Mikasa was able to form a complete naval fleet — the Tokyo Fleet.
The commander of the Tokyo Fleet was the pirate Daimyo Kuki Yoshitaka, and the commander was a well-known pirate including Murakami Takeyoshi. The two of them had crossed paths during the Sengoku period. To be precise, Murakami Takeyoshi was defeated by Kuki Yoshitaka.
Kuki Yoshitaka was a retainer of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the Japanese Sengoku Warring States Period. He was the eighth generation leader of the Kuki Family Navy. In 1574, Kuki Yoshitaka suppressed the Ise Nagashima War and protected the Oda Army at sea, making great contributions.
Later, in the second Battle of Mutsu River, Kuki Yoshitaka built an ironclad ship and crushed the navy of Murakami Takeyoshi, a subordinate of the Mōri clan. Because of this achievement, he was awarded a territory of 35000 stones and became known as a pirate.
In addition to the Japanese Navy, Mikasa also had a full army. The main generals of the army included the three heroes of the Japanese Sengoku Warring States, namely Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Oda Nobunaga was the commander, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and several other generals were the commanders. (Note: For ease of understanding, the military establishment of the territories in the game world is based on Great Xia.)
The three of them were at the same time and had a deep relationship with each other.
Of course, the most legendary one was Oda Nobunaga.
In terms of military affairs, Oda Nobunaga used a lot of firearms. In terms of governance, he implemented the separation of soldiers and farmers, encouraged free trade, and rectified transportation routes, opening up the road to modern times.
In the end, Oda Nobunaga overthrew the Muromachi shogunate that had ruled Japan for more than 200 years, and brought an end to the Sengoku Warring States Period that had lasted for more than 100 years.
This also made the Oda Clan the most powerful daimyo in the middle and late Sengoku Warring States Period.
However, on the eve of unifying Japan, Oda Nobunaga was plotted by his trusted retainer, Akira Mitsuhide, and committed suicide, ending his glorious life.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born in a peasant family. He was originally an Ashigaru (low-level infantry), but rose to power after serving Oda Nobunaga. After Oda Nobunaga's death, Toyotomi Hideyoshi won the internal struggle and became Oda Nobunaga's successor.
When Tokugawa Ieyasu was a teenager, he was sent to the Oda family as a hostage and established a friendship with the young Oda Nobunaga. Later, Tokugawa Ieyasu became a great help in establishing the Seiju Alliance.
After the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu led the Eastern Army to defeat the Western Army in the Battle of Sekigahara and established the hegemony. Since then, he had destroyed the power of the Toyotomi family step by step and established the Tokugawa shogunate.
In the game, Japan was in the Warring States Period, and Mikasa City's historical talents were mainly from this period. Because Mikasa City was the most powerful city in Japan, it had almost all of Japan's top historical talents.
The only special thing was that the person who entered the capital of Edo was not any of the daimyo from the Warring States period, but the Meiji Emperor, who was also a legend in Japanese history.
Such a combination was indeed quite a headache.
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According to the information that Great Xia's Pacific Fleet had gathered, the Japanese Fleet's First Formation was stationed near Kyushu Island, the Second Formation was stationed on Shikoku Island, and the Third and Fourth Formations were stationed on Honshu Island.
There should only be the Japanese Fifth Formation near Hokkaido.
Since the beginning of the year, Japan had been actively preparing for the upcoming national war. From then onwards, the Japanese Fleet had strengthened the lockdown of the nearby seas, making it difficult for outsiders to obtain detailed information.
Even the Black Snake Guards could only obtain basic information about Japan's geography and population. They did not know much about Mikasa City's military and other high-level information. It could be seen that Mikasa City had done a good job of keeping things secret.
This time, the Japanese Fleet had used a smokescreen.
In this attack on Hokkaido, the Admiral of the Pacific Fleet, Shi Lang, had arranged the five Formations into a swallow-shaped formation. The First Formation, where the flagship Stream Light was located, was in the middle, while the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Formations were in the front, back, left, and right.
This way, the Japanese Fleet's vision could be broadened, and they could coordinate with each other.
If the five Formations were gathered together, it would be like a group of blind people sailing in the vast ocean. It was incredibly dangerous and stupid.
Shi Lang's formation had been set up correctly, but this time, it had been challenged.
When Zhou Tai led the Pacific Fleet's Second Formation into Hokkaido, they immediately entered the Japanese Fleet's encirclement. The Japanese Fleet's five Formations had simultaneously appeared in this region.
"This is impossible!"
Zhou Tai was completely dumbfounded.
Yesterday, when the Pacific Fleet had passed through the Strait of Korea and entered Japan's waters, the Scarlet Horse Boats had detected the Japanese First and Third Formations, but there had been nothing out of the ordinary.
How had the Japanese Fleet's five Formations appeared in Hokkaido in the blink of an eye?!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Japanese Fleet naturally would not give Zhou Tai an explanation. Under Kuki Yoshitaka's command, they immediately started to bombard Zhou Tai's forces, attempting to wipe them out in one fell swoop.
Thanks to Liberty City's' generosity 'and' favouritism ', Mikasa City had started to use firearms as soon as they had established the Japanese Fleet. Mikasa City's cannons and firearms were not inferior to Great Xia's at all.
Because the firearms' manufacturing technology came from Liberty City, they were superior to Great Xia's.
In the vast ocean, the Japanese Fleet had formed a massive encirclement, and 200 or so battleships were arranged in a fan shape, madly firing at Zhou Tai's forces.
Massive cannonballs descended like meteors, falling towards Zhou Tai's forces. Some pierced through the deck, some destroyed the mast, some destroyed the hull, and some missed, causing massive splashes on the surface of the ocean.
Some unlucky deep-sea beasts had just risen to the surface and were about to take in some fresh air when they were hit by a cannonball. A massive crater was blasted open on their backs, causing blood and flesh to fly everywhere. It seemed that they would not be able to survive.
This was what it meant to be caught in the crossfire!
Seeing this, the nearby deep-sea beasts scrambled to escape to the periphery of the sea, unable to avoid it.
Zhou Tai's forces were blasted into a daze, and they suffered heavy losses.
"Hurry, ask for help from the flagship!"
Zhou Tai gave the order, and a signal flare was immediately sent into the air. Following this, a flying device docked on the Second Formation's flagship rose into the air, and only after reaching a safe zone did it turn and fly out.
After giving the order, Zhou Tai started to adjust the fleet's formation and set up a defensive formation. The Japanese Fleet's overall strength was about the same as the Pacific Fleet, and Zhou Tai did not have the confidence to fight one against five.
Right now, the safest method was to wait until the main fleet arrived.
"Damnit!"
Zhou Tai, who had a bad temper to begin with, gritted his teeth, and his face turned ashen.
On the Japanese Fleet's flagship, Kuki Yoshitaka.
On the top deck, the fleet commander Kuki Yoshitaka used a telescope to observe the battle situation in the distance, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face. He smiled and said, "Very good, continue to fire. Don't give the enemy any time to rest."
"Hai!"
Kuki Yoshitaka noticed the enemy's flying device and knew that the enemy's reinforcements would arrive soon. As a famous pirate, Kuki Yoshitaka did not fear the Great Xia Fleet.
On the contrary, he was filled with confidence.
Based on Kuki Yoshitaka's knowledge, the Japanese pirates had often attacked the coastal areas of Huaxia, and they had won more than they lost. Naturally, he did not fear Great Xia.
Kuki Yoshitaka's appetite was not just the enemy's vanguard. He wanted to use them as bait to completely destroy Great Xia's Pacific Fleet and defend Japan's maritime rights.
"Come!" Kuki Yoshitaka smiled.
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With the help of flying devices, communication conches, and signal flare, the Pacific Fleet commander Shi Lang soon received Zhou Tai's distress signal. He frowned.
"Send out the Scarlet Horse Boats and flying devices to investigate the enemy's situation."
Shi Lang did not panic, nor did he immediately order for reinforcements. It was a taboo to attack without knowing the enemy's situation. As a mature general, Shi Lang would naturally not make such a low-level mistake.
Very soon, the four fleets sent out hundreds of Scarlet Horse Boats, and they spread out like fish in the sea. They were in charge of gathering first-hand information and assisting the commander in making decisions.
At the same time, five flying devices rose into the sky.
"Send the orders to the left and right wings to advance in battle formation," Shi Lang ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
As the fleet advanced, Shi Lang received continuous reports. When he found out that the entire Japanese fleet had appeared, he was no less surprised than Zhou Tai.
"This is troublesome!"
Shi Lang's expression was grave. Even if he sent out the entire fleet, he would lose again because this was an away battle. To be honest, Shi Lang did not have the confidence to win this naval battle easily.
"There's no other way. I can only use my secret weapon!"
Shi Lang did not want to fight with the Japanese fleet at this point in time. After all, the naval battle was only the first phase of the national war. The landing battle was the main event.
If they were crippled now, then this national war would be very difficult to fight.
Before the war, Ouyang Shuo had specially prepared a secret weapon for the Pacific Fleet. Shi Lang did not expect that he would have to use this trump card so soon.
During the fifth year of Gaia, the Japanese had been actively preparing for war. It was not as if Ouyang Shuo did not make any preparations.
Just two months ago, Ouyang Shuo had used the opportunity to purchase demonic crystals from Lemuria to purchase four magic-powered submarines from Lemuria City at one time.
Before the national war began, three of the submarines were allocated to the Pacific Fleet, and one was allocated to the Cliff Mountain Fleet.
Under Shi Lang's orders, the three magic-powered submarines instantly accelerated like ghosts. They followed the information of the flying devices and stealthily headed towards the battlefield.
The entire process was silent. 12
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