In the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Prime Minister Saionji Gongwang said to Emperor Meiji with a gloomy face: "In Fuzhou City, the division commander of the Sixth Division of Fuzhou City, Okubo Haruno sent a farewell message to His Majesty the Emperor, after the British Army and the French Army in Fuzhou City surrendered to the Dingbei Army out of the city, the army artillery of the Dingbei Army and the large-caliber naval guns of the Northeast Navy carried out a fierce bombardment of Fuzhou City, causing very heavy casualties among the officers and soldiers of the five divisions, and then the Dingbei Army and a large number of Qing troops attacked Fuzhou City. Although the officers and soldiers of the 5 divisions of our Imperial Japan resisted hard, but the enemy was outnumbered, and after a fierce battle for half a day, there were not many soldiers in our army, Okubo Haruno and the other 4 division commanders decided to lead the remaining imperial officers and soldiers to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor! ”

After the defeat of the Eight-Nation Alliance Navy, the Eight-Nation Alliance Navy hastily dug some anti-artillery holes, allowing some officers and men of the Japanese Army to hide inside, but some of the anti-artillery holes were dug a little shallower, and the artillery fire of the Dingbei Army and the Northeast Navy was too fierce, and some of the anti-artillery holes were directly hit by large-caliber shells and collapsed, and the fate of the officers and men of the Japanese Army inside can be imagined.

And did not enter the anti-artillery hole, the Japanese army officers and soldiers who stuck to the city defense position were bombed very ecstatically, the scene of flesh and blood flying was really miserable, to survive this kind of artillery bombardment, it was definitely the Japanese Amaterasu God who added a lucky halo.

The artillery bombardment also blew all the fortifications built in Fuzhou into ruins, and the Dingbei Army and the Qing army attacking the city easily entered the city, at this time, the Japanese troops hiding in the anti-artillery holes came out of it, and the surviving Japanese troops with a lucky halo on the ground put up a stubborn resistance to the Dingbei Army and the Qing Army entering the city. However, then large groups of the Dingbei Army and the Qing Army entered the city of Fuzhou and began to encircle and suppress the remnants of Japan.

The Qing army is still very effective in fighting this kind of favorable battle. In addition, there were more than 300,000 Qing troops from all walks of life outside Fuzhou, and the Dingbei Army with super combat effectiveness fought side by side. At any time, artillery support can be called, the combat effectiveness of the Qing army has risen sharply, so the remaining Japanese army is miserable, only held out in Fuzhou City for half a day, and all were surrounded and annihilated, more than 90,000 officers and soldiers of the Japanese Army, the death toll exceeded 85,000, including 5 division commanders and many officers chose to commit suicide by caesarean section at the last moment, and more than 6,000 Japanese Army officers and soldiers were captured. Nearly half of them were wounded.

The Japanese army, which was still trapped and fighting, also brought nearly 12,000 losses to all parts of the Qing army, and even the Dingbei Army also lost more than 3,000 people.

Emperor Meiji has not had a good rest these days, all of which are tormented by the cruel news of the defeat of the Eight-Nation Alliance Navy in the Battle of the Taiwan Strait, which for Japan is not just as simple as the loss of a large number of warships, including 12 all-steel battleships. The defeat in the naval battle indicated that the Northeast Navy was capable of cooperating with the Dingbei Army to launch an attack on the Japanese mainland.

To tell the truth, Emperor Meiji has not even been in the mood to fight in bed with those beautiful harem princesses these days, and this time the danger is too great, and Japan is in danger of annihilation. As soon as he thought of this, the little Ding Ding under Emperor Meiji couldn't stand up.

Originally, Emperor Meiji thought that this time he would be able to take advantage of the Eight-Nation Alliance, so that Japan could avenge the blood feud of the defeat in the previous two wars. After regaining Japan's lost land, he never expected to catch a wrecked ship that was about to sink. Japan was implicated.

What hit Emperor Meiji even more was that the Northeast Navy and the Dingbei Army under Lin Daxin were simply going against the sky. It's a dreadnought battleship again, and it's an aircraft for combat, which really makes people feel like there's no way out.

Now the consequences of the defeat in the naval battle are also manifested in the city of Fuzhou, and the five Japanese army divisions that have no way to advance and retreat have been wiped out alive, and Emperor Meiji is really a little physically and mentally exhausted, full of frustration, and his spirit is completely gone.

Emperor Meiji sighed gloomily and said: "There are no more 5 divisions, plus the 5 divisions lost in the naval battle, our army of the Japanese Empire will suddenly have 10 divisions and regiments, alas-"

At this time, the commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Togo Heihachiro, who had already arrived in Tokyo from the Sasebo Naval Base, said in a hoarse voice: "His Majesty the Emperor complains about the incompetence of our Combined Fleet, so that the transport ship on which the five divisions of the Army are riding is used as a target by the Northeast Navy, and 100,000 elite soldiers of the Japanese Empire are lost in the sea in vain. ”

Togo Heihachiro's throat has become hoarse because of the fire in the past few days, and his face is now very bad and very pale.

Emperor Meiji waved his hand weakly and said: "The Northeast Navy has made 13 dreadnought battleships at once, and even the British Navy can't stand it, let alone our combined fleet of Great Japan!" The losses of the Navy and the losses of the 5 divisions of the Army cannot be blamed on Togo-kun, it is not the fault of the war! It was not easy for Togo-kun to take the opportunity to bring the remaining warships back to Japan, alas-"

Togo Heihachiro did not have any improvement because of Emperor Meiji's non-punishment, after the Japanese Navy combined fleet was hit several times in a row, a fleet of not small scale was finally established in recent years, and there were 19 all-steel battleships, as a result, after a naval battle in the Taiwan Strait, after several years of hard work once returned to the pre-liberation, there were only 7 all-steel battleships left, and what made Togo Heihachiro even more depressed was that this all-steel battleship had become outdated, It can be seen from the naval battle of the Taiwan Strait that the sea of the future is the world of dreadnought battleships, and all-steel battleships are weakly exploded in front of dreadnought battleships.

But is there still a chance for Japan now to have its own dreadnought battleships? The Northeast Navy and the Dingbei Army may have sharpened their knives and are ready to make a move on the Japanese mainland, and with the 13 dreadnought battleships, it is impossible for the Japanese Navy's combined fleet to prevent such a thing from happening.

Now the Northeast Navy and the Dingbei Army are still delayed by the war in other areas, and after a while, the Northeast Navy and the Dingbei Army will free up their hands, and Japan's doom should begin.

Emperor Meiji sighed again at Prime Minister Kinozo Saionji, former Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito, Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, Japanese War Minister Katsura Taro, and Commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Heihachiro Togo. Then he said with a wry smile: "Now the situation we are facing in Japan, you are all clear. You are all the elites of the Great Japanese Empire, how should we respond to the next situation in the Great Japanese Empire? ”

5 important ministers of Japan after Emperor Meiji finished speaking. I couldn't help but secretly sigh and sigh, it's really hard to do, the other countries of the Eight-Nation Alliance are no longer able to provide any help to Japan, in the face of the Northeast Navy and the Dingbei Army's attack on the Japanese mainland, Japan can only rely on itself, the problem is that the Northeast Navy and the Dingbei Army are about to go against the sky, can Japan survive this catastrophe?

Japanese War Minister Katsura Taro hesitated for a moment and spoke first: "Your Majesty the Emperor, after the army of our Great Japanese Empire lost 10 divisions, there are still 37 standing divisions on the mainland. These forces are no longer enough to protect the four islands of our mainland, so Chen Jianyi immediately carried out a large-scale expansion of the army, and at the same time called on our 50 million subjects in our mainland to take action, ready to deploy all the troops to resist the attack of the Dingbei Army, perhaps only in this way can we protect our mainland from being occupied by the Dingbei Army. ”

Katsura Taro served as the division commander of the Third Division as early as the First Sino-Japanese War, and was once engaged in the work of Japanese military modernization and reform under the leadership of Yama Prefecture Aritomo, and was regarded by Yama Prefecture as his proud disciple and successor, after the death of Yama Prefecture Aritomo. He became the spokesman of the faction of Yama Prefecture Youtomo, and a few years ago he became the Minister of the Japanese Army by beating Oyama Iwa, who committed suicide by caesarean section in Far Eastern Province a few years ago, and Katsura Taro is a well-deserved No. 1 boss in the Japanese Army.

However, a while ago, Katsura Taro recuperated at home for a period of time due to physical reasons. As soon as his body recovered, he found that there were 5 fewer standing divisions under his command, and the other 5 were basically not saved, so I really couldn't stand it. What is even more cruel is that the Japanese mainland will face the attack of the Dingbei Army and the Northeast Navy. Katsura Taro didn't fall ill again.

Former Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito also agreed: "Your Majesty the Emperor, although the Tohoku Navy has 13 powerful dreadnought battleships. Our entire coastal cities in Japan have been greatly threatened, but it is impossible for them to land on land, so we only need to face the Dingbei Army in the battle on land, and the planes of the Dingbei Army that have been born on the battlefield on the northern front cannot fly to our Japanese mainland, so we and the Dingbei Army will conduct normal offensive and defensive battles on land, and if we in Japan can carry out national mobilization, there will still be a chance. ”

Prime Minister Saionji Kotoshi also nodded and said, "What the teacher said is reasonable, as long as the whole of Japan is united, we will definitely get through this difficulty." "Ito Hirobumi is a student of Saionji Kobo, so Saionji Kobo calls Ito Hirobumi a teacher, and the prime minister of Saionji Kobo is recommended by Ito Hirobumi.

Emperor Meiji nodded after listening to the words of several important ministers, but his expression did not improve, and his face was still gloomy: "I hope that our Great Japanese Empire can survive this pass this time, alas---In addition, now that the Imperial Army is expanding, how many troops can be expanded in a short period of time?" ”

Emperor Meiji was really hit hard, and even he felt that he was not sure about holding the Japanese mainland, in fact, Emperor Meiji already had the idea of peace talks with Lin Daxin in his heart, and now Lin Daxin really made Emperor Meiji feel powerless, almost the army and navy that can single-handedly challenge the world's powers, how can little Japan resist, but the question is will Lin Daxin let Japan go?

Katsura Taro said: "With the weapons in our army's reserves, as well as the perfect reserve system, and our army has begun to call reservists for training at the beginning of the war, now our army department is fully capable of re-establishing the lost 10 divisions within three days, but the combat effectiveness and heavy weapons of these 10 new divisions and regiments are worse than those of standing divisions, as long as we give the army department half a month, we can still form another 10 divisions, but the combat effectiveness of the next 10 new divisions is weaker." , and even artillery can not be allocated, and the artillery reserves are no longer enough for the next 10 new divisions. ”

Emperor Meiji nodded listlessly, not showing any joy at the fact that the army would be able to re-establish 20 divisions in a short period of time.

Ito Hirobumi and Saionji Gongwang glanced at each other, and couldn't help frowning even tighter, they were a little worried when they saw the state of Emperor Meiji, and Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, who was sitting on the other side, saw the appearance of Emperor Meiji, and couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty the Emperor, our entire Japanese Empire needs you to lead us through this difficulty, you must cheer up, our Great Japanese Empire has 50 million subjects, and we can even raise tens of millions of troops, and we will definitely be able to keep our Japan." ”

Emperor Meiji suddenly left tears when he heard this, and said in a choked voice: "I didn't expect that our Great Japanese Empire has worked hard for so many years, but now it is such a result, our Japan is an island country, and the developed industries are in port cities, as long as the 13 dreadnought battleships of the Northeast Navy come over, all the shore defense guns in our port are useless, and the 13 dreadnought battleships can blow up our Japanese industry for decades at once, and although we have a lot of Japanese reserves, the weapons in reserve are not enough, With the expansion of these 20 new divisions, there are no more weapons that can be used to expand the army, and only relying on 57 divisions and more than 1 million troops, can we hold our four Japanese islands? If we don't get it this time, Japan will be wiped out by that Lin Daxin, woo-woo-I, the emperor, am useless! Ashamed of the ancestors of Japan, and ashamed of the 50 million subjects of Japan, woo-"

Emperor Meiji's cry made the five Japanese ministers also leave tears, Ito Hirobumi said with tears: "Emperor, woo - all ministers are incompetent, can not share worries for the emperor, woo - Emperor Xi à rest assured, as long as the old minister has a breath, we will never let the Japanese Empire be destroyed!" Chen Jian yì immediately transferred the factories and citizens of all the port cities of Japan inland, and now that the Dingbei Army and the Northeast Navy are being pinned down on other fronts, we have every chance to keep these factories, especially the arsenals. Our Great Japanese Empire will always hold on, and it will never perish! ”

Saionji Gongwang also said with tears in his eyes: "Emperor, the ministers will mobilize tens of millions of Japanese subjects to fight the invaders to the end, and our Great Japanese Empire will definitely win the victory of defending the country!" (To be continued......)

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