After destroying most of the Japanese troops who had fallen overboard, the "Chaowu" joined up with the "Chengqing" and the "Princess Heshuo" who arrived later, and together escorted the "Sanbang Maru" and "Yougong Maru" back to the temporary anchorage. The captured officers and men of the Japanese army, including Heihachiro Togo, were forced to march in procession through the streets and alleys, marching silently to the ridicule and bitter scolding of the people of Qianguo, "making them march through the streets and put them in prison after the tour as a sign of humiliation."

The "Hitachi Maru" incident was the most tragic page of the Japanese army during the entire Moss Bay Campaign, and after the news was transmitted back to Japan, the Japanese government and the public were shaken. When Emperor Meiji learned the news, his will to fight was greatly shaken, and he convened an imperial council to demand an end to the war as soon as possible.

At this time, during the longevity of the Empress Dowager Renxi of Qianguo, the Qianguo side decided to release the Japanese prisoners in order to express the meaning of universal celebration, and according to the order of the Qianguo government, the Japanese army prisoners who were imprisoned in Taiwan were released one after another and returned to China on a merchant ship sent by the Japanese side, but the Japanese naval prisoners were kept in custody and were not released.

It was only after the signing of the "Beijing Treaty" that the Japanese naval prisoners were released. In order to show its friendship, the Qianguo side returned the warship "Mt. Fuji," which had been captured by the Qianguo Navy, to Japan after repairing and disarming it, and used it to transport the Japanese naval prisoners.

However, the return of the "Mt. Fuji" still caused some minor problems for the Japanese, that is, who would be the captain of the warship. Because there are too many Japanese captains on this warship, in addition to the dead captain of the "Ganxing" Captain Akimichi Uraura, like the captain of the "East" Yuhiro Ito, the captain of the "Ryusho" Keinori Fukushima, the captain of the "Kasuga" Ryoshio Inoue, the captain of the "Nisshin" Heihachiro Togo, the captain of the "Tsukuba" Junyoshi Ito, the captain of the "Mt. Fuji" Hita Hamagoro, the captain of the "Yangchun" Sotaro Misu, the captain of the "Meng Chun" Isobe Baoyi, and the captain of the "Yunyang" Idewa Shigeto, As well as the two commanders of the detachment, Ito Yuma and Nakamuta Kuranosuke, as well as the supreme commander of the Japanese Navy, Shikinori Kayama, all of whom were well on the "Mount Fuji". In order to prevent disputes among the Japanese, Shen Youdan, the highest-ranking official in the Qianguo side of Moss Bay at that time, appointed Ito Youheng, the captain of the ironclad ship "Higashi," as the captain of the "Mt. Fuji," and this enabled the "Mt. Fuji" to travel smoothly.

This is how Heihachiro Togo returned to Japan on the "Mt. Fuji".

It is precisely because of this experience that he has a different affection for the "Mt. Fuji".

After returning to Japan, the Japanese government held accountable those responsible for what was known as the "Saigo Riot" incident, and Heihachiro Togo and others were dismissed from their naval duties and tried by a military court. Heihachiro Togo was sentenced to two years in prison, but after half a year in prison, he was released from prison in time for an amnesty.

Like many survivors of the Battle of Moss Bay, Heihachiro Togo lost his military position after he was released from prison, unable to earn a living, and because of his notoriety as a "dry agent", he could not find a job, so he had to return to his hometown in a daze.

Heihachiro Togo, who returned to his hometown, originally planned to change his career to become an English teacher in an elementary school, but because of the stigma of "the general of the defeated army" and "dry detective", he was unable to do so, and when he was destitute, like many unemployed old feudal lords, he thought of seeking help from Saigo Takamori, whom he had always admired and was regarded as a model for samurai all over the world.

Almost as he had expected, Saigo Takamori learned of his misfortune, sympathized with him, and cherished his talents, so he recommended him to the Satsuma Naval Academy, where he became an instructor in charge of training sailors.

The current Togo Heihachiro has returned to the navy, and his heart is full of gratitude to Saigo Takamori.

At this time, Togo Heihachiro, somehow appeared in front of him, Lin Yiqing's figure appeared.

For this Qianguo who is extremely valued by Saigo Takamori, Togo Heihachiro always has a feeling of both admiration and fear.

It was only later that he learned that the reason why he was able to get his current position and become the captain of the "Mt. Fuji" training ship was not unrelated to this person's recommendation in front of Saigo Takamori.

Because of his work, he had frequent contact with this Qianguo man, and he was always amazed by this man's military talent, and even thought that even an instructor at the British Merchant Marine School could not compare with this man.

But this person's appearance is too similar to that of the Qianguo Navy Minister named Lin Yizhe......

He has only seen Lin Yizhe once, and most of his knowledge comes from newspapers and reports from the Ministry of the Navy, but he can still feel Lin Yizhe's shadow from this person named Lin Yiqing.

Looking at the "Mt. Fuji" quietly moored in the moonlight, Heihachiro Togo suddenly remembered the training subject to be held tomorrow, and somehow there was a strange feeling in his heart.

Tomorrow's training subjects are formulated by Lin Yiqing, the chief instructor, and require the cooperation of him, the sailor instructor, and the captain of the training ship.

The content of this training course is to capture a warship while it is on sail!

As for the purpose of proposing this training subject, Heihachiro Togo has always had doubts.

As a naval officer with extensive knowledge and practical experience, Heihachiro Togo has always believed that it is almost impossible to capture an enemy ship in battle, either by forcing the enemy ship to surrender with heavy and overwhelming artillery fire, or by engaging in hand-to-hand combat.

Even if he captures the enemy ship at anchor at night, he wants to succeed without being detected by the enemy, in his opinion, it is impossible!

Not to mention a warship under sail!

But his intuition told Togo Heihachiro that with this man's military knowledge, training methods, and organizational skills, it was possible to accomplish such a difficult and extremely risky task!

During the day today, Lin Yiqing personally informed Heihachiro Togo that he should select capable personnel from among the sailor cadets to form the crew of the "Mt. Fuji" training ship.

Lin Yiqing also told Togo Heihachiro that he would select the first batch of capable cadets of the Navy Academy and "cooperate" with him to complete this training.

Heihachiro Togo could not imagine how these cadets of the Naval Academy could approach the "Mt. Fuji" during the voyage and complete the task of seizing the ship.

Heihachiro Togo thought for a while, but he still couldn't get the point, he felt a little pain in his head, so he stopped thinking about it, but closed the window and fell asleep again.

Anyway, the answer will be revealed tomorrow during the day!

――――Dividing Line――――

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