After seeing the reality that the morale of the military and civilians was already extremely low, the Meiji government finally made the decision to "borrow from foreign countries", and this decision not only affected the outcome of the Southwest War, but also directly affected the future direction of Japan.

In any case, in the twelfth year of the Meiji era, after the Battle of Isezaka, Japan was like a woman in labor, and it was indeed a matter of life and death.

It rained heavily for several days, and the sky was always clear, and the dark clouds in the sky were interspersed with lightning, bringing rolling thunder, mixed with the rumbling of artillery in the distance, which was always frightening.

Chiho Kirino looked out the window, and the mountains in the distance flashed red light from time to time, reminding her that the battle was not over.

The sound of footsteps coming in and out of the hallway, the wives of several samurai walking back and forth, and the screams of pain came from the room that had been turned into a delivery room, and Kirino's heart tightened.

It was the voice of He Yunqing, who was about to give birth.

Chiho Kirino got up and went into the delivery room to visit He Yunqing, her hair scattered on the pillow at this time. The delicate goose egg face is still so white, gentle, beautiful, and unusually serene. This is the serenity of having made up one's mind and not regretting it. Seeing her like this, it made Chiho Kirino feel more and more uneasy and scared.

As the daughter of a samurai, she accompanied her father and husband to the battlefield this time, and fought bravely with the Satsuma samurai, and there were already twelve enemies who died at her hands.

On the battlefield, she was fearless at that time, but at this moment. She saw that He Yunqing, who was like a sister to her, was about to give birth. But I don't know how. Get scared.

When a woman gives birth to a child, it is like going to a ghost gate, what will happen, no one can predict, the ancients described women as giving birth, there is a saying of "big life for small life", she is afraid that such a fate will befall He Yunqing.

Chiho Kirino grabbed He Yunqing's hand and looked at her. I don't know what to say for a while.

"What are you afraid of, Chiho, women have to pass this level after all." He Yunqing saw through her thoughts, and smiled like a big sister, "Bodhisattva bless, let us all have a boy, and leave them the Lin family a little more blood and bones, I heard that their Lin family's generation is not prosperous......"

"He should have known that the child was about to be born and rushed back to accompany him. How can a father not hear his child's first cry? Mrs. Saigo Takamori, who was on the side, said with a smile.

"No, I deliberately didn't call him. He is a very hard heart, but in fact, his heart is very soft, and he can't see me suffering...... Ouch! Although He Yunqing also regretted that Lin Yiqing was not by her side when she was about to give birth at this time, she still tried her best to protect her husband.

When she arrived at Osaka Castle, her special "messenger" found out what the war had become.

When she came to Japan this time, she also had the meaning of Cha Lin Yiqing's "post" -- she was worried that Chiho Kirino would not be able to control Lin Yiqing, after all, Japanese men here were all prostitutes, and no one should take it seriously, but she was a lady from a famous family in the Qianguo, but she could not tolerate it.

But what she didn't expect was that this "check" actually trapped herself here and couldn't get out.

He Yunqing was originally very satisfied with the results of the "inspection post" - Lin Yiqing was busy commanding the army to fight all day long, and sometimes personally led the team to participate in the battle, so he had no time or mood to mess around with other women, of course, at the moment when she was about to give birth, because of the relationship between commanding the battle, he could not rush back to accompany her.

Seeing He Yunqing calling, the experienced lady of the Iwayama clan immediately understood that she was about to give birth, and hurriedly ordered several other samurai ladies to bring hot water and prepare towels, scissors and other utensils.

Seeing that everyone was busy, Chiho Kirino was a little in a daze and became more and more nervous. At this time, He Yunqing breathed heavily and moaned in pain. Mrs. Iwayama wiped the sweat from her forehead with a towel and comforted her softly.

Nomura Shinosuke's wife washed her hands with hot water, took a white towel and wiped it carefully, stepped forward to lift the quilt on He Yunqing's body, touched He Yunqing's belly with her hand, and began to check the fetal position.

She carefully checked it for a while before covering He Yunqing with the quilt.

"It's like...... It's 'Nezha'. Mrs. Nomura hesitated for a moment and said.

What is Nezha fetus? Chiho Kirino and a few girls who accompanied the house didn't understand, but Mrs. Iwayama and several other experienced samurai ladies listened to it but their faces changed, the legend of Nezha has three heads and six arms, since he was a child, he was stubborn and abnormal, he was born extremely unsmooth, and people call the child who has a difficult birth "Nezha fetus".

"Won't it?" A samurai lady was startled, and her voice suddenly became higher, "Then she...... Is it still alive? ”

"Look at what you said, I've seen a lot of things like this, I've asked Dr. Thomas, there's no woman who can't have children." Mrs. Iwayama was afraid that He Yunqing would be worried, so she hurriedly said.

He Yunqing didn't hear them talking, because the labor pains started again.

This time the pain was more intense, and in the midst of such a tight pain, the experienced Mrs. Nomura lifted the quilt and took another look, "Well, this time it's really about to give birth." ”

Chiho Kirino saw that the labor pains of childbirth hit He Yunqing's nerves again and again with a tragedy beyond her imagination, and her heart was very anxious, when He Yunqing suddenly reached out and grabbed Chiho Kirino's hand.

"Lin Yiqing! Where are you dead! Why haven't you come back......" He Yunqing shook her head and hissed.

At this time, He Yunqing only felt as if she had become a small boat in the ocean, letting the wind and waves carry her up and down in the whirlpool of pain, and she had no power to fight back, and it was still pouring rain in the sky outside, the kind of extermination of heaven and earth, the overwhelming pain simply made her want to live, she couldn't die.

Mrs. Iwayama and Mrs. Nomura looked at each other and nodded, Mrs. Nomura and Chiho Kirino helped He Yunqing sit up, and Mrs. Iwayama parted her legs, just in time to see one of the baby's small feet.

"It's really 'Nezha'!" Mrs. Iwayama was secretly surprised in her heart.

"Lin Yiqing! Where have you been! Come back quickly......" He Yunqing's body twitched violently and shouted loudly.

"Hard! Hard! Mrs. Iwayama gently held the baby's fragile little feet and anxiously urged He Yunqing.

He Yunqing worked hard. Cold sweat continued to ooze from her forehead and sideburns. It can't be wiped clean. She stopped screaming. Instead, he bit his lip desperately, broke, and blood dripped down his chin.

The fetus still couldn't get down, and while everyone was worried, there was a rush of footsteps outside the corridor.

"Yunqing?! Yunqing?! Lin Yiqing's anxious voice came.

"General, you ...... This is the delivery room, you can't go in......" said a samurai lady.

"I listened to her screams and there seemed to be signs of dystocia. It's dangerous to go on like this, and I'll have to help her. Lin Yiqing said.

"You...... Do you know how to heal? Mrs. Iwayama heard Lin Yiqing say that she was very expert, and she couldn't help but be surprised and delighted, "Then come in!" You are the father of the child, it doesn't matter. ”

The door of the delivery room opened, and Chiho Kirino saw Lin Yiqing, who was drenched, rushing in quickly.

He Yunqing saw Lin Yiqing, whose face was full of anxiety and concern, appear in front of her, and tears finally welled up in her eyes.

"Don't be afraid, Yunqing, it's okay, it's okay." Lin Yiqing comforted her gently. But instead of coming forward immediately, his gaze swept over the blood that had spilled onto the bed. Then he asked for a basin of hot water, washed his hands carefully, and then came to the side of Mrs. Iwayama.

"The fetus is in an improper position, only one foot is outstretched, and the other foot seems to be stuck." Mrs. Iwayama said, "I didn't dare to use it too hard for fear of hurting the fetus." ”

Lin Yiqing understood what she meant and nodded. He knew that at this time, if the midwife's life was dragged hard, even if the baby could be brought out, it could cause heavy bleeding to the mother, and the baby could be left with lifelong disability - not to mention the German Emperor Wilhelm II was a famous example.

Lin Yiqing stretched out his hands, gently stroked his wife's belly, carefully judged the baby's position, and after thinking for a while, he decisively held the baby's little foot that had stretched out of the mother's body, and gently stuffed it back!

Although his movements were quite gentle, He Yunqing still felt a sharp pain and let out a painful hiss, and when Mrs. Nomura saw this, she quickly covered her mouth with a towel to prevent her from biting her tongue.

"Yunqing! Don't be afraid! Bear with me! Relax first, then exert yourself! Lin Yiqing said.

At this moment, Mrs. Iwayama saw Lin Yiqing put her hands into He Yunqing's body.

Her eyes widened in surprise, and Lady Nomura and the other samurai ladies were all stunned when they saw this.

It's not that they haven't seen the scene of giving birth, but the scene like today's is really too surprising.

At this moment, they couldn't see Lin Yiqing's movements clearly at all, and they only saw that the baby was pulled out of the mother's body by Lin Yiqing in an instant.

He Yunqing let out a scream, and her body seemed to lose her strength all of a sudden, and she fell softly.

Mrs. Iwayama came back to her senses at this time, and immediately took the baby with white silk and wrapped it, she patted the baby gently, and the baby cried!

The baby's cry was very loud, and the victory cheers suddenly sounded in the delivery room, He Yunqing heard the baby's cry, smiled with relief, and closed her eyes peacefully.

The birth of the baby took too much effort on her part, and she wanted to hold her child, but her body was no longer obedient.

Chiho Kirino looked at her worriedly, for fear that she would fall asleep and never wake up again. After a while, He Yunqing's breathing gradually stabilized, and she was relieved.

Lin Yiqing felt the beating of the umbilical cord, and after two minutes, he made sure that the beating of the umbilical cord stopped - this means that the baby will no longer rely on the mother's circulatory system, and the baby's own circulatory system has begun to work, he first tied the baby's navel with twine, and then took the scissors from Mrs. Iwayama's hand and cut the umbilical cord with his own hands.

Seeing Lin Yiqing doing all this skillfully, Chiho Kirino remembered the last time he and her pulled the seriously ill He Yunqing back from the ghost gate, and his heart was full of admiration and love.

When he gives birth, he will treat himself like this, right?

"You've just come back from the battlefield, you're too tired, take a break!" Mrs. Iwayama smiled and took the baby from Lin Yiqing's hand, and then commanded all the samurai wives to work around the baby together, quite with the demeanor of her husband Saigo Takamori - the rest of the work. This ticket samurai lady is familiar with the road. There is no need for Lin Yiqing to worry about it.

Lin Yiqing came to He Yunqing and sat down. At this time, He Yunqing had already woken up, saw Lin Yiqing sitting beside her, stretched out her hand, Lin Yiqing gently held her fingers, and smiled softly at her.

"You...... Injured? He Yunqing noticed that Lin Yiqing's body seemed to be stained with blood, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and her eyes couldn't stop looking at him.

"It's okay, I'm fine. No injuries. Lin Yiqing shook his head with a smile and subconsciously looked at his hands.

These hands were still killing people before, but they just saved a new life, and fate is here, and it played a very ironic joke with him.

"Give your child a name! By the way, I don't know yet, it's a boy or a girl! He Yunqing didn't notice what he was thinking, at this time, she was completely immersed in the joy of being a first-time mother, and she forgot to see the gender of the child. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but laugh.

"Huh. It's a little girl! Lin Yiqing said with a smile, when he delivered the baby just now, he had already noticed that this time He Yunqing gave birth to a girl.

"It's a girl!" He Yunqing sighed, "I really wish it was a boy." ”

"Girls are not like boys, they want to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and serve the country, they can accompany their parents to do their filial piety, how good! I like my daughter. Lin Yiqing smiled and comforted her.

Hearing Lin Yiqing's words, He Yunqing became happy again.

"Give your daughter a name!" He Yunqing said to Lin Yiqing.

"How about calling Lin Yutong?" Saigo's voice came from outside the door.

"The Great General is here!" Someone said in surprise.

"Dare to ask my husband, what is the meaning of this name?" Mrs. Iwayama asked with a smile as she hugged the baby.

"When I came, it was stormy, and there were many trees on the roadside that were broken, but there was only one plane tree, standing upright in the rain, without any damage, I felt something, I heard that Han Peng gave birth to a daughter, so I gave it this name." Saigo Takamori heard his wife's question, and replied with a smile, "I hope that this woman will be like this sycamore in the rain in the future, going through wind and rain, and the good fortune will be perfect, and there will be no calamity." ”

"Lin Yutong, what a good name, thank you, General!" He Yunqing said happily.

"Thank you, General, for giving the little girl a good name." Lin Yiqing said with a smile.

"Why is Hanpeng in the delivery room? I remember we men weren't allowed in there! Saigo Takamori asked with a smile.

"Hanpeng is good at medicine, if it weren't for Hanpeng to deliver the baby himself, there would really be trouble!" Mrs. Iwayama looked at the baby in her arms and replied lovingly, "What a blessing this child is!" There is such a good father. ”

"Hahahaha! Madame, you're complaining about me! Saigo Takamori laughed, "When Kikujiro was born, I couldn't hear Kikujiro's first cry when he was born because the king was not by her side, and to this day, Madame still blames me!" ”

"The general's words are serious, how dare you." Mrs. Iwayama laughed, and all the samurai ladies laughed when they heard their husband and wife's answer.

"Hanpeng, how about you come out for a drink when this is over?" Saigo Takamori smiled and asked, "I hunted a wild boar today, and I just happened to celebrate the birth of a noble daughter with Han Peng." ”

"Good!" Lin Yiqing let go of He Yunqing's hand, pulled her over and kissed her lightly on the face, and stood up, at this time he saw Chiho Kirino's concerned gaze and smiled at her.

Chiho Kirino lowered her head shyly, and Lin Yiqing noticed her slightly bulging lower abdomen, and immediately understood.

"Chiho, you are inconvenient, pay attention to rest." Lin Yiqing said.

Chiho Kirino was waiting for just one of his words, and when I heard him say this, I couldn't help but feel warm in my heart.

"Good pork, you need to keep some for the child's mother to use for milk, don't eat it all!" Mrs. Iwayama smiled.

"Thank you Madame for reminding you, Yoshinosuke must remember!" Saigo Takamori laughed.

Lin Yiqing walked out of the door of the delivery room, and Saigo Takamori stepped forward with a smile and patted him on the shoulder, took his hand, and walked side by side with him.

The two came to a hall, the smell of meat wafted in, at this time the cook had already cut the wild boar meat and cooked it, set up the banquet, Kirino Toshiaki, Shinohara Kunikan, Nomura Shinosuke and other samurai were already sitting in front of the table, seeing Saigo Takamori and Lin Yiqing arrive, they all stood up.

"Today, our army won a complete victory in the Battle of Isezaka, and Hanpeng gave birth to a noble daughter on this day, which is really gratifying! That's why I'm Saigo Yoshinosuke specially set up a banquet to celebrate with everyone! Today, everyone can drink happily, and we will rest when we get drunk! ”

Saigo Takamori said, and after pulling Lin Yiqing into his seat, he waved his hand to everyone, signaling everyone to sit down and not have to be restrained.

Hearing Saigo Takamori's words, the samurai leaders were no longer formal, and everyone congratulated Lin Yiqing first, and then let go of their cheeks and chewed wild boar.

"Can you really get drunk tonight?" Probably afraid that this meal would not be enjoyable, Nomura Shinosuke asked with a smile, "Once we delay military affairs, won't the general blame us?" ”

"Han Peng is like a god, and he plans carefully, even if we are drunk, the thief army will not be able to make any waves!" Toshiaki Kirino laughed.

"Yes! The thief army has already broken the courage for our army, and there is no time to save their lives, where is the strength to challenge? Shinohara Kunigan also smiled.

"It's not that I, Toshiaki Kirino, praise my family, but because of Hanpeng, I can sit in Osaka Castle today and drink so freely!" Kirino Toshiaki raised his glass and said, "I, Kirino Toshiaki, am conceited in the military, but now I know that Hanpeng's talent is ten times better than me!" If there was no Hanpeng, our army would never have won such a streak of battles, and there would never have been a defeat in a battle! Let's all toast Hanpeng! ”

Hearing Kirino Toshiaki's proposal, all the samurai leaders raised their glasses in response, and Saigo Takamori also raised a large glass to Lin Yiqing, Lin Yiqing smiled and raised his glass, and drank it all with everyone. (To be continued......)

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