In the imperial palace in Tokyo, Japan, Emperor Meiji couldn't stand the heavy pressure and cruel blows in his heart for many days, and couldn't help but cry bitterly in front of five important Japanese ministers.

On the one hand, the tears of Emperor Meiji represent the tears of remorse, why do you say that you are idle and have nothing to do to participate in the Eight-Nation Alliance, this time it is good, Japan did not pick up the cheap, but it caused a commotion.

On the other hand, it is also tears of fear, the destruction of the country is not a joke, with the Northeast Navy and the Dingbei Army under Lin Daxin's command that beat the Eight-Nation Alliance, if Lin Daxin is really determined to destroy Japan, with the strength of the Northeast Navy and the Dingbei Army, it is not impossible to destroy the country of Japan.

These two feelings are entangled together, so that the tears of Emperor Meiji can not be stopped, if the Japanese Empire perishes in his hands, he will not be able to atone for his sins even if he dies, and he will not have the face to see his ancestors after death.

The 5 important ministers saw that His Majesty the Emperor was crying, and they couldn't help but cry out loud, whether it was true or false, anyway, the emperor cried, at this time, as a courtier, if he remained calm, it was definitely a table without folds in the cerebral cortex, and there were also accounts in Japan after the autumn, but fortunately, there were a lot of folds in the heads of the 5 important ministers, and the 6 monarchs and ministers cried together.

As soon as the two masters and apprentices, Ito Hirobumi and Saionji Gongwang, finished their words of consolation to Emperor Meiji, Katsura Taro, the army boss, also said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty the Emperor, although the standard weapons in our Japanese Army reserve are only enough for 20 divisions and regiments, we still have enough old-fashioned single-shot rifles for 10 divisions and regiments, and even we can arm a large number of volunteers with cold weapons, which can also be called Self-Defense Forces." Cooperate with the Army in combat. To tell the truth, fight against the Dingbei Army. Equipped with new rifles and cold weapons, there is really not much difference. In this case, it will not be a problem for us to organize a multi-million Self-Defense Force. His Majesty the Emperor, we will definitely be able to keep Japan. ”

Emperor Meiji wiped his tears and asked with a hint of surprise in his red eyes, "Katsura Taro, can it really be useful to establish such a Self-Defense Force?" ”

Katsura Taro nodded affirmatively and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, the only aspect that our Great Japanese Army and the Dingbei Army can confront on the battlefield is white-knuckle warfare, whether it is in individual firepower or artillery firepower, it is not a little stronger than our Great Japanese Army, and the only hope for our Great Japanese Army to defeat the Dingbei Army and achieve victory can only be white-knuckle warfare." Therefore, in the face of the Dingbei Army's tactics, our army's tactics are to narrow the distance between the two sides, so that the powerful firepower of the Dingbei Army will be ineffective, and our Japanese army's superiority in white-knuckle warfare will be brought into play. If the number of Self-Defense Forces equipped with cold weapons reaches a very large number, it can reach 3 or 4 million, and I am even confident that we will be able to defeat the Dingbei Army, which will invade our Japanese mainland in the near future. ”

Emperor Meiji, who had been bothering Japan with the problem of its inability to resist these days, suddenly heard a life-saving solution, and immediately stopped crying. Turning his head to Hirobumi Ito and Kowang Saionji, he asked urgently, "Ito-kun, Saionji-kun, how many self-defense forces equipped with cold weapons can we build in Japan in a short period of time?" Can you really resist the Dingbei Army? ”

Ito Hirobumi also wiped the tears from his face and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, as long as we in the Great Japanese Empire give it a go." It is not a problem to organize such a self-defense force even if the whole people are soldiers, not to mention 3 or 4 million, but even tens of millions. How many troops can the Dingbei Army send to Japan, we just use our lives to fight. It can also make the Dingbei Army unbearable and withdraw from our Japanese mainland. So His Majesty the Emperor is relieved. Our Great Japanese Empire will never be destroyed. ”

Saionji Gongwang also said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, we can even mobilize all Japanese male nationals over the age of 14 and under the age of 50 to join the Self-Defense Forces, just like the teacher said, the number can definitely reach tens of millions, and the Japanese Empire will definitely win the victory of defending the country under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor." ”

Saionji Gongwang then seemed to say something to Emperor Meiji, but seeing that Emperor Meiji's face had changed a little, he opened his mouth and finally didn't say it, but his appearance fell into the eyes of his teacher Ito Hirobumi, which made Ito Hirobumi have a bad feeling, knowing that what his disciple didn't say would definitely not be good news.

Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu and Commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Heihachiro Togo, also nodded their heads, believing that it is a good way to form a self-defense force equipped with cold weapons, and that fighting on the mainland is a defensive war, and cold weapons can play a great role.

In addition to agreeing on the expansion of the Japanese Army and the formation of the Self-Defense Forces, the strategy of moving factories and citizens from all port cities in Japan to the interior was also determined, and the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet was given an order to protect the ships and protect the people, and if the Northeast Navy cooperated with the Dingbei Army to land on the Japanese mainland, the Combined Fleet would choose to avoid war and avoid the attack of the Northeast Navy on the Combined Fleet. After all, there is the existence of dreadnought battleships, and if the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy wants to bubble, it will definitely be slapped by the Northeast Navy.

Emperor Meiji is also preparing to lead his family in the Tokyo Imperial Palace to leave, temporarily to Utsunomiya Castle in the middle of the main island of Japan for a period of time, after all, Tokyo as the capital of Japan, is likely to be shelled by the warships of the Northeast Navy, many years ago Lin Daxin personally led the fleet to bombard the tragic scene of Tokyo City, Meiji Emperor still remembers it vividly.

After discussing the matter of completing the battle, the five Japanese ministers left the palace, and the Saionji Gongwang invited his teacher Ito Hirobumi to get into his carriage, and Ito Hirobumi's own carriage followed, and the two carriages were surrounded by two guards of nearly 100 people.

After Ito Hirobumi got into the carriage, he couldn't wait to ask: "Gongwang, looking at the way you want to talk in the palace, is there anything else you haven't said in front of His Majesty the Emperor?" ”

Xiyuan Temple Gongwang sighed and said, "Teacher, there is another bad news, but seeing the state of His Majesty the Emperor today, I didn't report this bad news to His Majesty the Emperor." ”

Ito Hirobumi frowned and asked, "What's the bad news?" There's really not a single piece of good news lately, and my ears are filled with bad news. ”

Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said with a wry smile: "The General Staff Headquarters has received reliable information that our intelligence organization in the territory of the Great Japanese Empire under Lin Daxin has been suddenly attacked by the Military Intelligence Agency. All of the hidden Imperial agents have been wiped out, and the entire intelligence organization has been completely destroyed. ”

Ito Hirobumi suddenly exclaimed, "How is this possible? The intelligence department of our Great Japanese Empire under Lin Daxin's territory is extremely powerful. How could it be wiped out by Lin Daxin's military intelligence bureau? ”

Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said helplessly: "From the fact that the Military Intelligence Bureau can grasp the personnel information of our intelligence department in their place so accurately, it can almost be concluded that it is because of our major General Aoki Xuanjun, the head of the intelligence department in the entire Qing Dynasty. He was caught by Lin Daxin's military intelligence bureau and confessed, and his entire intelligence organization in the Qing Dynasty, including the territory under Lin Daxin's command, was revealed, so that the intelligence network that our Japanese Empire had operated for many years had been completely lost. ”

The role of Japan's intelligence services in the Qing Dynasty, including Lin Daxin's territory, has always been very obvious, and it has also made great contributions to Japan, I didn't expect that now this intelligence network will be destroyed all at once, Ito Hirobun's face is better, and it has become difficult to see, he said in a deep voice: "How was Aoki Xuanjun caught?" Some time ago, I went to Fujian Province to negotiate with the Xingzhong Society. I also saw Aoki Xuanjun, how long has it been, how did he be found by the people of the Military Intelligence Agency and captured alive? Aoki has always been cautious. ”

Saionji Gongwang then told Ito Hirobumi about the plan planned by the Japanese intelligence department to kidnap Feng Ru's aircraft designer and seize the design drawings of the aircraft, and finally said: "We still don't have accurate information to show whether the kidnapping plan failed?" Was Aoki Xuanjun arrested and confessed? But the destruction of our entire intelligence organization under Lin Daxin's command can be seen that the worst situation has occurred. ”

Hirobumi Ito sighed and said, "What a disaster! Bad news comes one after another, when is this a head? Alas, His Majesty the Emperor has been hit enough, so let's slow down this matter and tell the Emperor again! ”

Xiyuan Temple nodded and said, "I think so too, teacher. ”

When the carriage of Hirobumi Ito and Kobo Saionji passed a street corner. At a street food stall, two people dressed in Japanese civilian costumes sit at a simple table, each eating a bowl of Japanese snacks called oden, and the main ingredient is tofu. The two of them glanced at the two carriages in unison, and there was a cold light in their eyes, but then the two of them lowered their heads and continued to eat the tofu in the bowl. On the other table of the snack stall, there were also four people dressed as Japanese civilians, also eating a bowl of oden. He glanced up as the carriage passed, and then immediately lowered his head.

2 carriages were guarded by nearly 100 guards. Continuing to drive forward, this street is relatively bustling, with people coming and going, and no one notices the abnormality of a few people on the snack stall.

After waiting for some distance between the two carriages and the snack stall, the two people at the first table got up to pay the bill, left the snack stall, and walked in the opposite direction of the two carriages, and then the four people at the other table also checked out and left, and the two people who left in front of them went in the same direction.

If you are careful, you will find that almost in a short period of time, more than 20 people left the stalls or shops on both sides of this street corner at the same time, and they all left in one direction.

Soon after, more than 20 people dressed as Japanese civilians who seemed to have no connection came to an alley, and saw that there were no other people in the alley, and among the two people in the lead, one whispered to the other in Chinese: "Lao Jiang, Ito Hirobumi and Saionji Gongwang, these two old dogs' guards are too many, that is, if our two teams fight together, the loss must be not small, and the probability of success is also a little low, if we can't fight quickly, wait for the Japanese army in Tokyo to rush over when they hear the news, our sacrifice is small, If the task is not completed, it will be bad. ”

In addition, the person also said in Chinese: "It seems that we can only wait for Ito Hirobumi and Saionji Gongwang to separate before we start, according to the report of the observers outside the residence of the two people, Saionji Gongwang, as the current prime minister, has more guards around him, and today he went out with more than 70 guards, and Ito Hirobumi only has more than 20 guards around him, I built yì Our two groups gave up the action against Saionji Gongwang, and together they attacked Ito Hirobumi, and took a small road to wait for Ito Hirobumi near his residence, so as to make Ito Hirobumi not see the sun tomorrow." ”

The person who spoke before nodded without hesitation and said: "Okay, let's get rid of the old dog Ito Hirobumi today, anyway, the director didn't give us a specific order to eliminate any Japanese high-level officials, and the value of Ito Hirobumi's old dog is not small." ”

It turned out that the two people who spoke were the agents of the Military Intelligence Agency in Japan, and they were the leaders of the two action teams, plus the other members of the team behind them, the two teams had a total of 24 agents, and according to the order of Li Kun, the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, they would carry out a-for-tat operation in Tokyo to eliminate important personnel of the Japanese government.

In the city of Tokyo, there are now three such action groups in the Military Intelligence Agency, the other one is aimed at Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, and the targets of these two teams are Ito Hirobumi and Saionji Konobo, respectively, and this plan was agreed upon by the three action groups themselves.

However, because it was during the war, a large number of Japanese army personnel were arranged to protect all the high-level residences of Japan, and the three action groups received orders for several days, but they had not yet found the opportunity.

So the three action groups were ready to carry out assassination operations on the way back to the residence of the three Japanese ministers, and the other one action group had already gone to the ambush on the way home of Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, and these two action groups did not expect that Ito Hirobumi and Saionji Gongwang had not been separated, and the residence of the two was not together.

However, the leaders of the two action teams believed that Ito Hirobumi and Saionji Konobo would eventually separate, and depending on the situation, it was no longer realistic for the two teams to start separately, so in order to improve the success rate, they set their target on Ito Hirobumi, who had fewer guards.

After the leaders of the two teams discussed, 24 agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau took a shortcut to the vicinity of Ito's residence. (To be continued......)

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