The Rise of the Empire

This kind of unilateral killing really makes people feel carefree! The American gunners quickly loaded the shells into the barrels amidst the shouts of the officers, took a rough aim and fired at distant targets. With the help of flames and searchlights, the Americans methodically turned everything into ashes instead of traditional The violent explosion made the Americans believe that they were attacking the Spanish army!

boom! With the continuous extension of the bombardment, the cargo terminals and dock facilities on land were also devastated. With the roar of the heavy artillery, huge fireballs rose into the sky one after another, and then countless sparks dissipated in the air. The violent explosion triggered a flame storm, which quickly spread to the entire port under the blowing of the sea breeze. Countless shrapnel swept across the entire target area like the scythe of death, tearing everything that could be touched into pieces. The gas, like an invisible killer, harvested a large number of lives in an instant. No one knows how many people died in the shelling that lasted more than 2 hours under the accidental collision of the Americans! Perhaps the casualties of the Japanese can be clarified, but the casualties of the Filipino insurgents and Spaniards who were also present may always be a mystery.

"It's boring, it's easier than hunting turkeys." After the initial excitement, Shelly also felt a little bored. The opponent was too weak, so weak that they had no ability to resist at all. The firepower, without any vigilance, was caught off guard by a fleet with crushing firepower superiority.

But soon, the Japanese counterattack came. In the shadow of the searchlight beams, a group of Japanese torpedo boats rushed towards the American warships that were constantly spewing deadly bullets. Like the Americans, the Japanese also did not know Who are you fighting against! They always thought it was the return of the main Spanish fleet.

"It's a torpedo boat, they have torpedo boats!" With the help of searchlights, a sharp-eyed U.S. military lookout spotted the torpedo boats gliding across the sea, and the news quickly spread throughout the entire fleet, and more searchlights were turned on. Dense beams of light swept across the entire sea. Under the intersection of the beams of light, a group of torpedo boats gradually appeared, and what greeted them was the attack of nearly a hundred artillery pieces of various calibers!

Under the guidance of the searchlights, countless shells flew towards the exposed Japanese thunder formation like moths to a flame. In just a few seconds, the leading torpedo boat was blown up by the dense rain of bullets, accompanied by a bang. There was a loud noise, and a column of water more than 50 meters high rose from the sea, and the debris fell on other torpedo boats, while the remaining torpedo boats still rushed towards the target bravely.

The entire U.S. fleet was forced to relax its bombardment on land, and artillery of various calibers fired a fire net on the side of the fleet, blowing anything that dared to challenge its majesty to pieces. The torpedo boat quickly drew arcs on the sea, trying to find a place where the barrage is relatively thin to break through, but unfortunately, the American naval guns are too dense, no matter from which direction, the dense barrage can It constitutes fatal damage to the torpedo boat with only a few tens of tons! The Japanese are going to destruction like moths throwing fire, but after all, one or two lucky guys will throw a not-so-reliable torpedo at a distance of about 800 meters...

"These guys are crazy! They are two different creatures from the Spaniards in Morro Bay!" Seeing the torpedo passing less than 50 meters in front of his flagship Olympia, Shelly couldn't help but wiped it. Sweating coldly, I thought to myself, if the Spaniards had this fighting spirit and technology in the Battle of Morro Bay a few days ago, although the result would still be death, at least it would make the US Navy feel a little more uncomfortable. It is abuse. Shelley felt that it was better to fight against the torpedo boat with passion this time!

But after a false alarm,

The Americans are not intimidated, just a joke, these torpedo boats are nothing more than a few mosquitoes in the eyes of the Americans, how many mosquitoes will a lion be afraid of? After this episode, in addition to ordering all ships to be cautious, the US fleet once again projected fierce firepower on targets at sea and on the shore, and the explosions sounded again and again.

The Japanese, who are used to being poor, wanted to mobilize manpower to transport away the supplies around the port at the beginning. There was no way. During this period, more than 10,000 Japanese troops had landed on Luzon Island. The ammunition and Most of the food, drink and Lazard have to rely on the port for supplies. If it is all destroyed, what will these Japanese troops eat and use? It has to be said that the Japanese soldiers in this era were more manly. Under the orders and threats of the officers, groups of Japanese soldiers rushed to the scene of fire, hoping to rescue something.

But this is of no use.... The ferocious flames instantly turned each soldier into a burning living person, and heart-piercing wailing sounded from time to time. God knows that the shrapnel shot from there easily harvested the lives of these personnel. In the sound of thunderous artillery, more than 80% of the Japanese rescue troops were blown into a pile of minced meat or coke, and many of the remaining people were also severely burned, or their respiratory tract was severely damaged by inhaling hot air. After struggling for days in extreme pain and howling, he took his own life!

"Almost enough, right?" Looking at the raging fire that had already turned half of the sky red, Shirley, who had just recovered from the excitement of the battle, felt that he had gone too far. He didn't feel sorry for the enemy, but because Manila The bay is a very good natural harbor. After the battle, the Americans will use it. It has been blown up like this. How much will it cost to rebuild? Well, to be honest, that's not something he needs to consider.

And just as Shelley was firing, something happened outside the port. The cruiser Rurik, which was patrolling the periphery, intercepted a Japanese transport ship. When threatened by Rurik's searchlights and naval guns After the ship was forced to stop, the Russians who boarded the transport ship through small boats suddenly found that they were not facing the Spanish, but the Japanese! What was transported on board was a bunch of supplies and ammunition!

So, the witty Essen figured out the ins and outs of the problem at once, and the Japanese really came! Occupy Manila Bay before the Americans! The Americans fought for more than an hour, and the Japanese were also attacked! Before the United States and Japan officially declared war, the Americans had caused tons of damage to the Japanese army! Essen looked up at the port that had turned into a sea of ​​flames in the distance, thinking that the two sides would be deadlocked now, and if they didn't want to declare war, they would declare war.

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