"Oh my God! It's a fire ship——" Captain Henry exclaimed, "What age is it? There are still people doing this!"

"Boom boom boom."

The Japanese bombardment continued, another salvo fired, and dozens of solid rounds crossed the sea of ​​Edo Bay and landed on the ocean near the cruiser Powhatan.

"Damn it!" Captain Henry cursed, then went up to grab the rudder with his bare hands and began to steer the ship himself.

But steamships accelerate very slowly these days—you have to boil the water slowly!

Therefore, the speed of the Powhatan could not be increased all of a sudden, and it was relatively large and had four masts for hanging sails. Even under the cover of night, it was still a very conspicuous target, attracting many people.

All the firepower from the nearby Shinagawa Fort.

When the Japanese shelling reached the eighth round, Luo Xueyan suddenly felt the floor beneath his feet shaking. Although he had been prepared, he still couldn't stand firm and almost fell to the ground, but was hit by a

A strong big hand helped me.

A voice full of anger and a bit rough sounded to Luo Xueyan in English with an American accent: "Xueyan, are you okay?"

"Nothing," Luo Xueyan knew without looking, it was Matthew Perry, "Matthew, we were attacked!"

"And he got hit!"

Matthew Perry's voice didn't sound panicked at all, but rather angry.

Luo Xueyan said: "General, we must fight back! Fight back hard - I suggest using incendiary bombs to bombard the wooden houses near Edo Bay!"

Matthew Perry smiled and said: "This is a good idea, I like it!

But before that, I want to use explosive bombs to destroy the Shinagawa Fort!

Send an order, order all ships to concentrate their firepower and destroy the Shinagawa Fort!"
Chapter completed!