newbobooks Chapter 1212 Attack on Edo
Chapter 1212 Attack on Edo
"Secondly," Date Masamune's lips curled into a cruel sneer, "this Edo Castle is still Oda Nobunaga's other major threat, Tokugawa Ieyasu's stronghold!"
"Tokugawa Ieyasu is the most powerful daimyo in eastern Japan, with immense strength and ambition. Although he has outwardly submitted to Oda Nobunaga, he has actually been secretly accumulating power, waiting for the right opportunity to take his place!"
"If we can conquer Edo in one fell swoop, then Tokugawa Ieyasu will inevitably turn against Oda Nobunaga in order to protect his own base and territory!"
"At that time, we can sit back and watch the tigers fight!"
"Wait until they are both exhausted before marching west and taking Antu!"
"In that case, wouldn't this tiny Japan be within our grasp?!"
Date Masamune's move was a brilliant but cunning scheme that killed two birds with one stone and reaped the benefits without lifting a finger.
Yue Fei and Elizabeth were both amazed and exclaimed in admiration!
They never expected that this seemingly crude and vulgar one-eyed man would have such profound and vicious strategic considerations!
It seems that his near-unification of the entire Japanese nation was not entirely due to luck.
"Okay!" Elizabeth was the first to make the decision.
She's finding this one-eyed man, just like her, full of rebellion and a spirit of revenge, increasingly pleasing to the eye.
"Just as you say!"
"Pass on my order!"
"Full fleet, turn around immediately!"
"Target!"
"Edo!!!"
Elizabeth's command was filled with the regal authority of a queen.
The massive Daqian Eastern Expeditionary Fleet, led by Date Masamune, a "local guide," silently bypassed the heavily guarded and heavily defended western waters of Japan.
Like a black scythe of death from the deepest hell.
Towards that largest city in the East, still completely immersed in a peaceful and prosperous slumber.
—Edo, and swung it down hard!
.......
Edo Bay.
As Japan's largest and most prosperous port, it is a bustling hub of activity every day, with thousands of sails racing and hundreds of boats vying for position.
Merchant ships from the Great Qian Dynasty, spice ships from Southeast Asia, and even armed merchant ships from the distant West, including those of the Red-haired Barbarians, all gathered and exchanged ideas here.
The dock was bustling with people and vehicles.
Merchants, sailors, and porters of different skin colors and languages, along with samurai and nobles dressed in gorgeous kimonos, and alluring courtesans with thick white makeup and high wooden clogs, together create a distorted yet vibrant "ukiyo-e" scene.
However, it is today.
This peace and prosperity that has lasted for hundreds of years is about to be completely shattered by a group of uninvited guests from a distant continent in the bloodiest and most cruel way.
early morning.
As the first rays of sunlight just began to bathe the entire Edo Bay.
Suddenly, a very strange, thick black fog rose from the sea.
The fog was so thick, so black.
As a result, the entire Edo Bay was instantly plunged into pitch blackness, where one could not see their own hand in front of their face.
All the ships in the harbor preparing to set sail, and the porters and merchants on the docks preparing to start their day's work, were bewildered and filled with unease by this sudden and strange celestial phenomenon.
"How is this going?"
"Why is there such a thick fog all of a sudden?"
"Yes, and this fog is black, it looks really eerie..."
"Could it be... that Lord Sea God has become angry?"
Just as everyone was discussing the strange black mist with suspicion and uncertainty...
A series of terrifying roars, even louder and more chilling than the deepest winter thunder!
But suddenly, a sound rang out from the depths of that thick black fog!
"Boom—rumble—"
Next!
Under the horrified and desperate gazes of all the people of Edo.
Hundreds of enormous black iron balls, trailing long, comet-like, crimson tails of flame!
It was like a shower of steel meteorites from the deepest hell!
With a terrifying speed and destructive power that they could neither comprehend nor imagine!
It roared out from the thick black fog, covering the sky and the earth!
Then it crashed down hard on the Japanese warships and merchant ships anchored in the harbor, and on the incredibly bustling Edo Wharf!
The Great Qian Eastern Expeditionary Fleet!
Fire!
This was their first angry roar after setting foot on this land, a land filled with sin and filth!
It was also the first death symphony they played in preparation for the impending bloody massacre!
"Boom—rumble—boom—"
A series of earth-shattering, violent explosions suddenly rang out!
In that instant, the entire Edo Bay seemed to transform into a colossal, hellish place on earth!
The Japanese warships and merchant ships anchored in the harbor were relentlessly bombarded by these 120mm caliber exploding shells, which were specially designed for them.
There was absolutely no power to resist!
One by one, the ships were blown to pieces, with wood chips flying everywhere!
The raging flames and billowing black smoke instantly engulfed the entire port!
Meanwhile, the Japanese porters, merchants, samurai, and alluring courtesans who were still on the docks and unable to escape were also present.
They were blown to pieces amidst the overwhelming, deadly barrage of bullets, leaving no trace of their bodies!
Dismembered limbs!
A severed arm!
Internal organs!
And the cold seawater, completely stained red with blood!
Together, they form a scene of apocalyptic hell that would drive any sane person insane on the spot!
"Enemy... Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"It's...it's the Celestial Empire's fleet! The Celestial Empire's fleet is attacking!"
After a long period of deathly silence and stagnation.
The entire Edo Castle finally erupted in a series of shrill screams filled with endless fear and despair!
All the Japanese who were still alive were like mad dogs that had been scared out of their wits!
One by one, they abandoned their armor and weapons, crying and screaming as they fled frantically into the city!
They just can't understand it!
They really can't understand it!
why? !
Why is that country, which they have always regarded as a land of etiquette and a superior nation, so...?
How could they launch such a cruel and devastating surprise attack on them without any warning?!
What did they do wrong?!
On the deck of the Black Pearl.
Elizabeth and Yue Fei stood side by side, expressionless, watching the human tragedy they had orchestrated.
"Giggle..."
After a long while, Elizabeth let out a clear laugh filled with a morbid excitement and pleasure.
"General Yue, did you see that?"
“Those arrogant and domineering Japanese monkeys who usually swagger around in front of us.”
"Don't we look like a bunch of terrified rats crossing the street?"