Chapter 90: The General's Death
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86_86661Ito Xiangshan looked at Chen Fangzheng's back, he smiled, he had never felt so relaxed as at this moment, without a little guilt, without a little pressure. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ He muttered, "Thank you, Fang Zhengjun!" He knew that his soul was going to be free forever.
Soon, the Japanese naval base camp received a report of the war in the South China Sea.
"Report to the General! Our West Sea Fleet, in the South China Sea at 114 degrees east longitude and 18.8 degrees north latitude, was severely damaged by the Hainan Fleet and was completely annihilated! Major General Ito was also martyred. β
Ito Yuhiro was analyzing the situation of the Russo-Japanese naval battle from Heihachiro Togo, and when he heard the news, his body trembled, the muscles of his face stiffened, he trembled and touched his pocket, and the guard immediately took out a cigarette and handed it to the general.
Ito Yuhiro sat down slowly, took a deep breath, closed his eyes quietly, his eyes were full of his son's simple and happy smile, and at this time, a clear voice said: "Dad, I like China very much, why should we go to war with the kind people there?" β
"We are here to help the people there drive out the Western powers, who are being oppressed by the Western invaders!"
"Oh, Dad, when I grow up, I want to be a brave soldier like you and go to support justice!"
"Yes, my little Xiangshan will definitely become one of the best soldiers in the empire, a responsible, brave soldier!"
Fragments of time are sporadically changing in front of Ito's eyes.
"Dad, I met a very good soldier in England, he is from the Qing Dynasty, why is he always hostile to me, I really want to be his friend, but why does he keep saying that our empire is not helping them, but invading their country? Say we're doomed to be enemies? β
"Xiangshan, you have to train hard, study hard, there are some things you will slowly understand in the future, as a soldier, don't worry too much about politics, our duty is to take up arms and serve the country!" Our mission is to obey the mission of the country! β
"Dad, when I was little, didn't you tell me that a soldier must fight for justice? Could it be that there is a problem in our country, and we as soldiers must obey it? β
"Yes, the duty of a soldier is obedience! Don't bother with politics! Be kind, you think too much! Until you take off your uniform, the lives of our servicemen are not your own, they are reichish! Therefore, the will of the country is the will of our soldiers, and the mission of the country is our mission, do not mix any personal feelings! Our servicemen have no friends, do you hear? β
"Yes! Father! ββ¦β¦
"General, please don't be too sad, there are a lot of things you need to deal with!" The guard's words interrupted Ito's memories.
"Well, pour me a glass of water, you guys go out, and come back in ten minutes!"
"Yes, General! And ......"
"What? Go ahead. β
"General Chen Fangzheng of the Hainan Fleet has called, he has sent the coffin of Rear Admiral Ito Xiangshan, may I ask where and who will be handed over by our side?"
"What? General Chen Fangzheng personally sent it over? Ito Youheng's eyes flashed a touch of vicissitudes, eight years ago, when he was at the Royal Naval College in the United Kingdom, he still vividly remembered the scene of talking with the still young Chen Fangzheng.
"Yes! Checkmate! β
"Oh, I see! Go out, come back in ten minutes, and don't disturb me!" β
"General, General Heihachiro Togo is calling."
"Didn't I say come back in ten minutes?"
"General, this is an urgent telegram."
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
"General Heihachiro Togo, after learning of the annihilation of our West Sea Fleet in the South China Sea, was greatly annoyed, and he believed that Rear Admiral Ito's command was unfavorable and brought huge losses to the Empire! Although General Ito has already sacrificed his life for our Great Japanese Empire, the destruction of the West Sea Fleet is the result of his indecision, and he should bear unshirkable responsibility! β
"Okay, I see, I'll explain it to the Emperor. Anything else? β
"Heihachiro Togo was very angry, and he asked the Admiralty to immediately send troops to carry out devastating revenge on the Hainan Fleet and attack Hainan!"
"Alright. Is Dongxiang-kun too naΓ―ve, the war in Northeast China is not over yet, how can we have so much energy now! Well, no more, the emperor will make arrangements! β
Ito Yohei said irritably: "Remember, within ten minutes, no one needs to come in, even if it's a big deal, don't bother me!" β
"Yes! Checkmate. β
Ito Yuhyung just wanted to be quiet, and the grief of losing his beloved son made the young general feel gloomy in front of him.
In his early years, he was enthusiastic and determined to be a righteous soldier and a brave soldier for the prosperity of the country and the strength of the nation.
After years of fighting, Ito finally realized his youthful dream, and he became the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy!
The battle of the First Sino-Japanese Naval War with the Great Qing Dynasty brought endless glory to the vice admiral commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet at that time, and became an indisputable hero of the Japanese Empire, and became the head of the military command department of the Navy Headquarters, and became the great admiral of Japan.
However, in recent years, this imperial hero, who is full of halos, has retreated.
The once thriving empire now made him more and more unfamiliar, and he no longer seemed to feel that being an emperor was a very honorable thing.
Over the years, he has witnessed with his own eyes that those so-called Great Japanese Emperors have been so unscrupulous and crazy in killing innocents, and he has gradually felt an inexplicable fear.
He didn't know why he wasn't afraid of death, why was he more and more afraid of those bloody battlefields?
For those cunning politicians, he was even more disgusted from the bottom of his heart, he felt too tired, and he gradually had an endless confusion about his dreams of the past and present.
In this South China Sea war, he advocated that there should be no such tyrannical dispatch of troops, and there was no need for such labor and money.
However, the expansion of the empire has made those crazy politicians completely lose their minds, and everyone is like a complete devil, who has lost the human mind.
However, it is even more unfortunate that his beloved son Ito Xiangzen was sent to this sad battlefield by the emperor.
Ito Yuhyung suddenly had a feeling of retribution, he regretted a little, but his early killing had to be repaid by his son's generation!
At this moment, Ito Yuhiro has a kind of vicissitudes of heart death.
Ito Youheng sighed softly, and with a somewhat trembling hand, he straightened his gray hair, and said, "Come on, contact Taiwan, and let the governor of Taiwan hand over to them." βγ
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