"You want to meet His Majesty the Emperor?" The captain of the palace guard looked suspiciously at the three guys in front of him who had white cloth strips wrapped around their military hats.

The trio Zhou was led by a second lieutenant, followed by two ordinary soldiers. The palace guards still mobilized more than thirty people, each with a gun aimed at the three unarmed men. The three men were not moved at all, and the second lieutenant calmly replied: "Yes, please lay down your arms against our new army, our purpose is not to harm His Majesty the Emperor, but to meet His Majesty the Emperor." ”

The captain of the palace guard is also a major general, if more than three hours ago, such a small second lieutenant and two big-headed soldiers, he would not have thrown the corner of his eye at all. However, the battle that had begun more than two hours earlier in the troops to which the three men belonged had really scared the major general into silly. The major general is also a well-informed person, he has mixed qualifications in the northeast, and has seen the terrible combat effectiveness of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. The battle that began more than two hours ago revived the terrifying memories that the Major General could not forget in his heart again. It wasn't a fight to the death, it was a fight where everyone was filled with a true offensive spirit. Each soldier cooperated tacitly and showed superb combat skills. The major general knew very well that even if he did it again, he would not be able to play better.

Since it can't be defeated, then the best way now is to drag, the major general shouted: "You traitors! I don't know that I am loyal to the monarch and serve the country, and I actually threaten His Majesty the Emperor, do you know the guilt?! ”

If it were something else, perhaps it would be possible to make these soldiers who carried out the "Showa Restoration" think about it, but they could be accused of being "traitors" and had no effect on these soldiers. On the contrary, these young soldiers are full of pride. This is the accusation of "bad people around the emperor", and it is a real compliment to the "Showa Restoration".

"So you won't lay down your arms on us?" The lead lieutenant asked.

The Major General did not expect that the negotiations would collapse after only a few words, and the shame brought by a little ensign talking on an equal footing made the Major General a little annoyed, and he shouted: "What do you think you can do? ”

The second lieutenant didn't answer this, but bowed slightly, "In that case, we'll take our leave." ”

After saying that, the three of them turned around and left. The major general was furious, but now the palace guards had lost sixty percent of their strength, and the remaining four men were just able to hold the inner city. Compared to the outer city, which is high and deep, the inner city has only thin walls and very limited firepower points. It's not impossible for him to kill the rebel representative now to vent his anger, but what will he do after he kills him? The rebels will immediately attack. At that time, the guards were destined to be wiped out, and even the emperor would not be spared.

Thinking of this, the major general forcibly shouted in humiliation: "Please stay!" ”

The three lieutenants stopped and turned back, "Are you willing to accept our request?" ”

"No, since you have reached this point, I think you have real words to state to His Majesty the Emperor. You may wish to write down your request, and in a moment we will have the chamberlain present your request to His Majesty the Emperor. What do you guys think? "The major general is very capable of doing things, and if he can't do things, he can't be the head of the palace guards. If you really say it, Mr. Major General can be regarded as an arrogance, and he can't make decisions about such things as a small major general. It's just that these traitors have a posture of not giving up until they reach their goal. Mr. Major General can only use this method to delay for a while.

Sure enough, as the major general expected, the faces of the three soldiers showed unbearable joy, and even their voices became much more cheerful, "We will go back and pass the word." ”

Seeing that the three of them left calmly with more than thirty guns pointed at him, the major general finally breathed a sigh of relief, but another pressure weighed heavily on his heart after a while, "How do you explain this matter to the emperor?" ”

King Hirohito was sitting there in the palace with a gloomy face at this time, and he never expected the army to rise up and rebel. His grandfather, King Meiji, managed to seize power from the shogunate and became the last powerful emperor of Japan for a millennium. But Hirohito's father, Taisho, is not good. The elders of the Choshu faction have always been working against Taisho, and they have also spread rumors everywhere that Taisho has a mental problem.

In fact, Hirohito knows very well that his father Taisho has no mental problems at all. It's just that Taisho really feels that he is the living god of Japan, the emperor, and should have an unshakable say in the government. The ideal is very plump, the reality is very skinny, and the elders of the Changzhou Domain said to Taisho Mo that the yang is against the yin, and it is simply the yang against the yin. They not only deprived Taisho of his power on the grounds that "Taisho is mentally ill", but also engaged in a "crown prince regent". He also put Taisho under house arrest.

The power of the emperor, which was finally regained by Meiji, fell again towards the shogunate era. These old things are not only the same for Taizheng, but Yama Prefecture Youpeng even blatantly interfered with Hirohito. Kumiya Ryoko was designated as the crown princess, but Yama Prefecture Aritomo, a veteran figure of the Japanese power tilting towards the government and the opposition, opposed the marriage on the grounds that Ryoko's mother was color blind, believing that Ryoko's family inheritance was not good.

Hirohito has been extremely sensitive to the so-called genetic disease since his father Taisho was deducted from the title of "insane", so he tried his best to fight, and he fought with Yama Prefecture for a year and a half, and finally married Yoshiko Kuyamiya. Youpeng in Shan County failed in the struggle and had to go into the wilderness by himself.

The reason why Nagata Tetsuyama was able to gain Hirohito's trust was because when Nagata Tetsuyama, Okamura Ninji and others met with Hirohito in Baden-Baden, Germany, they made it clear that they would ensure Hirohito's accession to the throne no matter what, and they would definitely completely eradicate the bigwigs of the Choshu Domain. Both of these things are things that Hirohito really wants. It turns out that Nagata Tetsuyama and Okamura Ninji are really trying to do this job. Hirohito didn't care about the power his subordinates had to act. As an emperor, you can't make mistakes. And the more you do in this world, the more you make mistakes. So Hirohito didn't care how the so-called "regimers" implemented their policies.

But Japan's power must come from the emperor, not from the powerful who can do whatever they want.

In the previous paragraph, someone went to the Imperial Palace to petition, and Hirohito had not heard of the phrase "Emperor of the Japanese people". But Hirohito didn't take it to heart at all. What are the Japanese people?

When the "Emperor of the Japanese People" was labeled as "insane," did the people come to overthrow the Choshu Domain and help the Emperor regain power? No!

When the crown prince marries a wife and is interfered with by the minister for no reason, will the people support him? No!

When even the crown prince may not be able to succeed to the throne, did the people say anything? No!

Relying on Hirohito's efforts over the years, relying on the efforts of Nagata Tetsuyama and others, Hirohito finally took control of the military headquarters. Gradually, the regime was taken into control. This is all the result of Hirohito's own efforts.

In such a situation, what should the people do? After the universal suffrage in Japan, what were the people elected? Elected a group of parliamentarians who can be bribed by Yoshiichi Tanaka with secret funds! If the military was a bastard, the opposition Democratic Party at that time was composed of elected parliamentarians, and they bribed a lot of voters like Tanaka Yoshiichi. It just failed because of lack of funds. This is democracy?!

Compared to these, the young "rulers" who have always maintained superficial respect and obedience to Hirohito are more reliable.

There were thieves attacking the palace outside, and Hirohito didn't know what they were doing or which part they were in. All he knew was that a group of daring outlaws had tried to deprive the emperor of his power. Looking at their imposing posture, they have the momentum of vowing not to give up until they reach their goal.

And in front of Hirohito sat a number of high-ranking officials, either relatives of the emperor or high-ranking officials. At the moment when the ruling faction is gaining power, these people are here to show obedience. In the past, these guys either had their own minds or had inexplicable connections with the Imperial Dao faction, but now they all recognized the situation and were ready to show complete obedience to Hirohito.

Outside, despite the volley of gunfire, there were violent explosions. However, Hirohito remained unmoved with a cold face, and these people did not dare to make any moves, even if they were afraid in their hearts. At this moment, the commander of the palace guard secretly opened the door.

"Come in." Hirohito spoke.

The major general came in trembling, and then said something about his actions in a humble voice, Hirohito stared at the major general for a moment, and said, "You did a good job. Then send someone to inquire about the rebels. ”

In these years of political struggle, Hirohito knew very well that intimidation and anger were the most useless things, and that those traitors outside under the banner of "Restoration" had no idea, and they should first stabilize them. It is only right to wait until the Qinwang troops outside arrive to solve them. In fact, Hirohito had already issued an order to the army and navy to send troops to rescue them immediately. Every minute you fight, the situation is better for Hirohito's side for a minute. As for what the traitors think, Hirohito really wants to know. Only by understanding the needs of the enemy can we find the points that can be exploited.

The Major General was ready to be reprimanded, but he didn't expect His Majesty the Emperor to be so magnanimous, and he immediately retreated as if he had been amnestied.

"Your Majesty, why don't you persuade those people outside to surrender." The people in the house saw that Hirohito was not angry, and the Minister of the Interior, Yuasa Kurahira, asked tentatively.

Hirohito endured it for a long time, and after listening to these unfortunate words, his emotions finally couldn't help but become angry. While slapping the table, Hirohito shouted angrily: "Persuasion? I don't care who they are or what they think, this kind of mischief must be suppressed as soon as possible! It must be suppressed as soon as possible! ”

Seeing the appearance of Hirohito and Fang Cai, those imperial ministers all lowered their heads in fear. With such a breakthrough, Hirohito got up from his chair and walked back and forth with his hands behind his back like a beast in a cage for a few steps, and Hirohito sat back on the chair. He looked at these people in front of him condescendingly, and said in a cold tone: "Gentlemen, if the rebels want to carry out the rebellion to the end, then I will definitely not be captured, and I will personally lead the Praetorian Guards to fight these traitors to the death. When the time comes, I hope you will be able to fight with me! ”

As if they were gramophones with the switch turned on, the ministers leaned over and said, "Hey! ”

Although most people disagree with Hirohito's thoughts in their hearts, and even curse in their hearts, no one dares to say anything at this time to "shake the morale of the army". The guards around the emperor looked at these people in the room with fierce eyes, regardless of whether the emperor would really put on the battle or not, there was still no problem in executing a few guys in the room who didn't know the current affairs.

An Tenghui Sanzhongzuo outside, naturally did not know about the changes in the inner city of the palace, and the preparations for the second attack had been completed. Just before Anteng Nakazo was about to give the order, a small crack opened in the inner city gate, and a guy dressed in a formal attendant costume walked out. That is to say, the priest who wore a palace robe and a tall slender hat in his hair bun, and looked somewhat like a temple priest in appearance.

The traditional palace attendant, dressed in formal attire and with a nervous face, was brought to Ateng Nakasa. Nakasa led the attendant into a room next to what was used as a makeshift command room. Without waiting for the attendant to say anything, An Teng Zhongzuo ordered someone to tie up the attendant, and even blocked his mouth by the way.

Next to him was Captain Kono Shou, who led two soldiers to tie up the people according to the order of Anto Nakasa, and tied his mouth with strips of cloth. Then he asked, "Mr. Anten, why did you do this?" ”

An Tenghui Sanzhong said calmly: "This person has brought out a secret message from His Majesty the Emperor, and His Majesty wants us to quickly attack the inner city and rescue His Majesty the Emperor from the thieves. ”

Captain Kono Shou glanced at the attendant officer, who was tied like a rice dumpling, with a panicked look on his face and a whining sound in his mouth, and didn't understand what was going on for a while.

Antenchusa continued: "The emperor is in the hands of a national thief, what can he say? Anything you say will be stopped by the thieves, so sending such a messenger already says it all. Attack now! ”

Captain Kono was a real man, and like most of the other officers and soldiers who had risen, he believed that the emperor had been deceived by the bad guys. After thinking about Ateng Nakasa's words, the lieutenant felt that it made sense. So leaving two soldiers to guard the attendant officer, the captain followed Anteng Nakazo out of the room, "Mr. Anteng, please let me take the lead." ”

"Good!" An Tenghui replied decisively.

After Mr. Major General, who was in charge of guarding the palace, sent the attendant officer out, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart. After all, there will be some time for the negotiation, and Mr. Major General has repeatedly explained to the attendant officer that he must "delay" it, and the longer it drags on, the better. After sending off the attendant officer, the major general began to order the troops to tiptoe to adjust their deployment. This was not for fear of alarming the emperor, but for fear of being heard by the rebels outside after the sound was heard.

Mr. Major General's orders are correct, provided of course that things turn out as Mr. Major General had predicted. In fact, the rebels' unreasonable way of playing cards made Mr. Major General's transfer a big failure. The troops were still tiptoeing, and the shells outside had already left the muzzle and whizzed. This was followed by heavy and light machine gun fire. The mutinous troops had already measured the number of shots for a while, and the students of the artillery academy were all advanced trainees who already had actual experience in warfare. A cannonball hit with great accuracy, and the infantry immediately followed up with the attack. In the blink of an eye, the outside firepower points were scattered.

The troops did not rush to the inner palace gate, they chose to fight through the wall. The demolition team used plastic explosives imported from China on the wall. First, a small explosion opened a gap in the wall, and then stuffed it into the explosive pack, and with a few loud bangs, the inner city palace wall was blown open several gaps. This is the method adopted by the Chinese army when it attacked the Yalu River bridge more than ten years ago. When the Japanese army repaired the Yalu River Bridge, they were deeply impressed by this.

When the troops mobilized by Mr. Major General were moving towards a more defensible position, after the sudden attack, the troops panicked, some continued to move to the predetermined position, some froze on the spot, and some tried to run back to their original defensive position. The inner palace part of Japan is like a chessboard, and for such a period of chaos, the soldiers are like rats in the maze.

At that moment, several large openings were suddenly made in the wall, and a grenade was thrown in. The explosion killed and wounded the soldiers inside, and amid the screams of the unwounded, the screams of the wounded, and the dying screams of the seriously wounded, the mutinous troops rushed in with bayonets.

The palace guards are also elite, even if they are tactically backward, but when they really collide with the enemy at close range, they quickly come to their senses, and the guards quickly put on their bayonets and started a counterattack against the rebels who rushed in. The sound of shooting, the clashing of bayonets, the beastly howls of the stabbed soldiers, on the battlefield demarcated by narrow passages, the battle instantly entered an even more white-hot state.

There is no such thing as a big battle of hundreds of rounds in such a cold weapon bayonet battle, and after two or three moves have passed, any flaw will directly lead to death. After the soldiers in the front row were stabbed, they almost subconsciously let go of the rifles in their hands and grabbed the front end of the rifle that the other party stabbed their own, while the other soldiers of their own side stabbed the local soldier who stabbed their comrades with a bayonet. The forces on both sides were depleted extremely quickly, and the palace guards even had a slight advantage. Seeing that there is a possibility of blocking the offensive line of the mutinous troops, and in turn blocking the gap.

However, the battle was not so deadlocked, the palace guards lacked grenades, and there was no shortage of mutinous soldiers. They threw grenades into the enemy camp through the wall of people fighting each other. A grenade passed, and it was a blur of flesh and blood that exploded. However, the crowd was too dense, and there were individual incidents in which the enemy quickly caught the flying grenades and threw them back, killing and wounding the mutinous soldiers.

However, the situation was irreversible at this point, and the palace guards in the front row did not call themselves "guards" in vain, and they created an exchange ratio of 1 to 1 to 5, or even 1 to 2 in hand-to-hand combat. But the mutinous soldiers knew that this was the most critical moment, and they did not flinch at all, and after the death of these first-row guards, the passage opened by the grenade gave the mutinous troops room to use their light machine guns.

The Palace Guards' platoon fire knocked down a dozen mutinous troops exposed after stabbing to death the guards in hand-to-hand combat, who were then exposed to machine-gun fire. A rain of bullets whipped the officers and men of the Guards, knocking them to the ground in rows.

Even after such a blow, the guards did not flinch. At this time, there was no way out, and if you retreated, you could only retreat to the emperor's side. The guards were not afraid of death at all, and they kept shooting until they were knocked down by bullets or grenades.

And the mutinous troops knew better what kind of fate they would have if they failed, and after fighting so far and killing so many people, the mutinous troops had no way to retreat at all. If they did not meet the emperor, their efforts would have failed.

With the same attitude of preferring to die rather than turn around and flee for their lives, the two sides did not dodge at all, but just stood there straight and shot each other. Even those who were defeated did not give up, and as long as they had the slightest strength, they continued to shoot when they fell to the ground until they were killed by the rising enemy or stabbed to death with bayonets. After killing the enemy, the troops did not want to stop, they continued to advance, and continued to fight the enemy brutally.

The bloody slaughter continued until the gate of the inner palace was blown open, and the troops outside swarmed in after eliminating the guards guarding the palace gate, and the troops fighting in the inner palace fell into the belly and back of the enemy, and then they were killed under the attack from both sides.

Captain Kono Shou was at the forefront, as if the god of luck on the battlefield was guarding him, whether it was a bayonet battle or a gun battle, Captain Kono Shou was unscathed. After destroying the guards in front of him, the captain rushed to the emperor's palace with his troops. Mr. Major General, who was guarding the palace, drew his command knife and stood neatly in front of the main entrance of the palace with the last guards. The Major General's face turned pale, and he pointed his command knife at Captain Kono Shou, "Stop!" This is the Emperor's bedchamber, what are you going to do? ”

The captain shouted to the major general with his rifle in his hand: "We greatly admire the loyalty and courage of your lords, and we will definitely remember your sacrifice for the sake of Japan." Fire! ”

The light machine gunner has long been red-eyed, not to mention a major general in front of him, even a marshal is not a problem. Captain Kono Shou gave the order, and the machine gunners opened fire immediately, and Mr. Major General and the last guards were instantly knocked to the ground.

Captain Kono didn't care about those people, and he led his troops and rushed quickly towards the emperor's bedchamber. The map had been seen many times, and they rushed towards the emperor's conference room. There were few guards at the door, and the rebels were killed in an instant.

Standing in front of the door of the conference room, Captain Kono took a deep breath, pushed open the door and walked in.

"What people!" Inside the room, a bunch of bald, gray-haired, white-haired people began to scold.

The Captain didn't care about these people, his eyes fell on the man who had seen it many times, but had never seen a real person. That is His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty the Emperor, who is hidden deep in the palace.

Captain Kono's heart beat violently, this was the person he wanted to meet, this was the person he wanted to talk to. "Your Majesty!" Captain Kono Shou shouted.

At this moment, a pistol shot rang out, and Captain Kono Shou was stunned, he subconsciously covered his right chest, and looked at the other side with a stunned gaze. I saw a pistol in Emperor Hirohito's hand coming out of the muzzle of a pistol. Then the lieutenant fell to his knees.