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"Boom! Boom! Boom!" On the sea of Tokyo Bay, the four battleships and four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy were pouring firepower crazily towards Tokyo. The scorching shells crossed the sea and hit hard.
In the capital of Japan, high-explosive bombs added with phosphorus powder showed very terrifying power. Often, a street would be set ablaze with one shell.
The first one to be attacked was the Port District of Tokyo, followed by the Koto District near the sea, followed by the Chuo District. Most of the Japanese houses were made of wood, which made them vulnerable to bombardment by special artillery shells from the Chinese Navy.
After that, the losses were huge. The whole of Tokyo seemed to be burning.
The sudden and violent bombardment plunged the whole of Tokyo into panic. A large number of Japanese fled from the house with their families and their families and fled frantically to the inland areas. The streets were suddenly overcrowded. But
, this also gives the Chinese Navy a good opportunity
Yes, often when a main gun shell is fired, hundreds or thousands of Japanese fleeing will die. Tokyo seems to have fallen into a hell. Thick smoke is everywhere, burning houses are everywhere, and the air is full of smoke.
The smell of barbecue seemed to be permeating the air.
"Counterattack, counterattack! Sink the Chinese warships!" In Koto District, a seaside position. The artillery of the Guards Division was stationed here. After being bombarded by the Chinese Navy in Tokyo, they all gritted their teeth and the artillery unit
The commander of the regiment, regardless of the strength gap between the two sides, asked the artillery to launch a counterattack.
"Boom! Boom!" Our own artillery shells fell on the sea. Although they were still some distance away from the Chinese Navy's warships, it also shocked Deng Shichang and others. Did they think that Japan still had the power to counterattack? Later, it was discovered that it was just
It was just the army's artillery, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Several light cruisers immediately turned their guns and poured artillery fire on the artillery positions of the Guards Division. In less than ten minutes, the artillery positions of the Guards Division were enveloped by Chinese naval artillery fire. The artillerymen were killed and all
Almost all the cannons were blown to pieces.
"Captain, where is the imperial palace of Little Japan?" the gunnery officer on the light cruiser "Leshan" asked Captain Li Deming.
"The Imperial Palace of Little Japan is in Chiyoda District, just to the west of Chuo District!" Li Deming replied.
"Then can we get the naval guns on our ship? If we can kill the little Japanese bullshit emperor with one shot, that would be great!" the gunnery officer said with a smile.
"This distance seems a bit long, unless we drive less than two kilometers from the coast. In addition, we don't know the specific location of the imperial palace in Little Japan. Chiyoda District is so big, we may not be able to accurately hit their imperial palace!"
Li Deming said.
"Captain, how about we give it a try. If we can blow up the little Emperor of Japan, that will be a great achievement!" the gunnery officer encouraged.
Li Deming hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Okay, let's do it. The whole ship is ready to move forward four kilometers. Aim and fire in the direction of Chiyoda!"
The light cruiser "Leshan" immediately sailed towards the shore. Their unusual actions attracted Deng Shichang's attention.
"What is the 'Leshan' going to do? Send a report and ask!" Deng Shichang ordered.
However, when the telegram was handed over to Li Deming, the "Leshan" had already stopped less than two kilometers away from the coast. At this time, the two twin-mounted 155mm naval guns mounted on the "Leshan"
At a rate of five rounds per minute, they poured firepower into the Chiyoda District of Tokyo. Because they did not know whether they could hit the Imperial Palace of Japan, they slightly adjusted the direction of the bombardment after every minute of bombardment.
"That direction seems to be Chiyoda District? That's not the target of our bombardment this time?" Fleet Chief of Staff Li Dingxin said with some confusion.
"Asshole, let the 'Leshan' come back immediately. The Japanese Imperial Palace is in Chiyoda District. If they blow up the Emperor of Japan, then we and Little Japan will be fighting to death, and there is no way we can get a huge amount of war from Little Japan."
Compensation is due!" Deng Shichang said with a livid face.
"Ah! That guy Li Deming is really a bold guy!" Li Dingxin cursed, and immediately asked the communications officer to send a stern telegram to the "Leshan". After receiving the telegram, the captain of the "Leshan", Li Deming,
Only then did they have to return. However, during this period they had already poured hundreds of artillery shells into Chiyoda District.
In the Imperial Palace of Japan, Emperor Meiji's face turned livid as he listened to the rumbling sound of cannons. The capital of Japan was groaning and suffering under the ravages of the Chinese navy. He, the emperor, could not do anything about it, which made him feel sad.
Very angry. Interior Minister Kaoru Inoue stood by, but after seeing Emperor Meiji's gloomy face, he did not dare to say anything.
At this time, a series of explosions suddenly sounded outside the palace. Inoue Xin's face suddenly changed: "Do the Chinese really dare to bombard the Japanese palace?"
Then, a cannonball fell into the palace, blowing the main hall into rubble, and several guards were killed on the spot. Fortunately, Emperor Meiji was not there at the moment, otherwise, he would probably have been doomed. However, Rao
This was so frightening that Emperor Meiji turned pale.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, hurry to the basement. The Chinese are going to launch a bombardment on our palace!" Inoue Kaoru immediately pulled Emperor Meiji and ran outside to the basement of the palace without caring about etiquette or anything like that.
.Subsequently, the queen and many princes,
They also hid in the basement of the palace. The basement of the palace can withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery and is a safe hiding place. However, since then, the bombardment of Chiyoda District by the Chinese Navy seemed to have stopped.
It gave Emperor Meiji a lot of peace of mind.
The Chinese navy's bombardment only lasted for an hour and ended. Because they did not bring many special artillery shells this time, they had all used them up by now, and the whole of Tokyo had been set on fire. Then Deng Shichang ordered to return and leave Tokyo.
Bay and head to the open sea. Tokyo Bay is too narrow. If the Japanese launch a sneak attack with torpedo boats at night, it will be difficult for the Chinese navy to resist it.
Although the shelling of the Chinese Navy ended, the fire in Tokyo did not go out. The southeast wind was blowing at this time, which helped the fire, causing the fire to spread to other areas of Tokyo. In addition, most of the houses in Tokyo were made of wood, and fire protection facilities
And it was relatively backward. Even though Tokyo’s firefighters and the army tried their best, it took two days to put out the fire.
Fire. In this fire, almost one-fifth of the entire Tokyo was burned down. Tens of thousands of people died in the fire, and 200,000 people were made homeless. The most important thing is that the top officials of the Japanese Emperor’s Black Cabinet all
Completely cowardly. The Chinese navy can destroy one-fifth of Tokyo in one go. If it comes a few more times, the whole of Tokyo will be destroyed!
Although he was very angry and unwilling, Emperor Meiji had to send a message to Hirobumi Ito in Beijing after discussing with his ministers, asking him to start negotiations with China as soon as possible and sign a peace treaty as soon as possible.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, our government protests against your country's wanton massacre of civilians! Demand that your country immediately stop this inhumane behavior! And compensate our country for its losses." The Sino-Japanese negotiations resumed on June 14.
Among them, Hirobumi Ito scolded loudly.
"This is just a normal combat operation. We did not expect it to cause damage to Tokyo. However, compared with the tragedy caused by your army in Liaodong, this is simply nothing. And, I solemnly tell Mr. Ito,
If your country does not agree to the peace conditions proposed by our country, then the war will continue until the entire Japan is reduced to ruins!" Liang Xingrong said without giving in.
Ito Hirobumi's arrogant momentum suddenly shrank, but in order to reduce Japan's losses, he still said: "The conditions proposed by your country are too harsh, and it is really difficult for our country to accept it."
"That's very regrettable. This is already our country's bottom line, and it will not be lowered any further!" Liang Xingrong refused without hesitation.
Subsequently, the two sides started a new round of disputes. However, no matter what Ito Hirobumi said, China would not let go on key issues. In the end, after two days of intense negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement. But
, the main conditions are still the six points proposed by China before,
Only some minor changes have been made. For example, Yokohama is the gateway to Tokyo, but Japan refuses to open this port. Hachijo Island is too close to Tokyo Bay, and Japan refuses to cede it, etc. These are small problems, Liang Xingrong, Wu Tingfang and
After some discussion, Cai Yun agreed to Japan's request.
On June 16, Chinese representative Liang Xingrong and Japanese representative Ito Hirobumi formally signed the "Sino-Japanese Beijing Treaty" in Beijing and exchanged the treaty. At this point, the Sino-Japanese War ended.
The main contents of the treaty are as follows:
First, Japan admitted its defeat and apologized to China!
Second, Japan will compensate China for war reparations and losses to the country and people of 200 million pounds!
Third, Japan cedes Tokara Islands, Osumi Islands, Ogasawara Islands and other islands to China!
Fourth, Japan must return Ryukyu King Shoutai. Ryukyu has always been a vassal state of China and Japan cannot be allowed to occupy it.
Fifth, the Japanese army withdrew from the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula.
Sixth, open Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Osaka and Nagoya as treaty ports. The Chinese want extraterritoriality in these treaty ports.
Seventh, from the date of signing of the treaty, China and Japan will cease war actions.
Among them, the detailed rules about war reparations stipulate that Japan will pay an initial payment of 100 million pounds for the 200 million pounds, and the remaining 100 million pounds will be paid off in five years with an interest of 5%. After the signing of the Sino-Japanese Beijing Treaty, Britain, France, and the United States paid Japan
A loan was provided for Japan to repay China's war reparations. Five days later, the first war reparations of 100 million pounds had arrived in China's hands.
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