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Soon after Huang Xu led the crowd away, Meiji and Ito Hirobumi also led people to the city gate, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw that the city gate was closed and the search for the city had begun.

They had a trace of luck in their hearts, hoping that they could intercept Huang Xu and the others.

However, after a lot of searching, they were disappointed that they didn't find any fart.

Meiji learned of the result, and it was expected that Huang Xu and the others must have gone far away, and he couldn't help but be angry, and then there was a general outbreak like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, taking the opportunity to vent all the unhappiness he had accumulated during this time, although Meiji did not blame Ito Hirobumi by name for not doing things well, but he also vaguely pointed out between the lines where the serious mistake came from.

And Ito Hirofumi is well aware of this, and he really has an unshirkable responsibility.

However, accountability is important, but the key is how they will deal with the aftermath, people run away, this is not the most important, and the most important thing is that Tokyo's city defense map may have fallen into the hands of the Taiping army, which is a big problem.

If the Taipings attack now, it will be troublesome, and they simply do not have enough time to make adjustments.

Meiji had a big head at the thought of these problems, and his only hope now was that this picture did not fall into the hands of the Taiping army, but such a chance was too slim.

What to do?

Meiji had to make a decision, whether to bet that the Taiping army did not get the city defense map, or to make adjustments immediately, but, to be honest. Whatever choice Meiji makes, it will be a difficult choice for both Meiji and the Japanese side.

Moreover, the decision was not easy to make.

If the bet on the Taiping Army did not get the city defense map, then, if the bet is wrong, it will be a complete loss.

If you immediately make adjustments to existing deployments. Then, firstly, sufficient time is needed, and secondly, resources need to be redistributed and new resources put in, which is also an unbearable burden for the Japanese army.

After thinking about it, Meiji still couldn't make up his mind.

He'll have to talk to someone.

So, he waved his hand at Hirobumi Ito, and then took the lead towards a secluded place. Hirofumi Ito hurried to follow.

And when he arrived at that secluded place, Meiji was not verbose, and said concisely: "Ito-kun, the current situation is very strict, what should we do next, whether to continue to search for the city defense map or immediately adjust the deployment, you give an idea." ”

The anger in Meiji's heart has disappeared a lot, and what he is worried about now is how to make this next move.

"陛xià. This thing, this thing is not easy to do! Hirobumi Ito was very embarrassed.

He also knew the key points in his heart. However, as a lesson from the past, he had just made a mistake, so for a while, he didn't dare to talk nonsense.

Say. Even if you say something wrong, I forgive you for your innocence. Meiji said a little impatiently.

When is it, Ito Hirobumi is still chirping here, and Meiji's anger can't help but come up again.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The minister thought that it was appropriate to adjust the deployment of the city defense. Ito Hirobumi thought for a moment and said.

Ito Hirobumi weighed it again and again, but still felt that he had to adjust the deployment. /

Because, after all, it is better to adjust than to wait with a weak heart.

"Well, let's be specific." Meiji said with a blank face.

He had to listen to the reason, though he was also inclined to adjust the deployment in his mind.

"Your Majesty, according to the minister's analysis, most of the city defense maps have fallen into the hands of the Taiping army, so we should no longer have any illusions, but should use the conclusion that the city defense map has fallen into the hands of the Taiping army to make the next preparations." Hirobumi Ito dissected.

"Well, you go on." Meiji stopped when he saw that Ito Hirobumi didn't finish speaking, and couldn't help but wave his hand, motioning for him to continue.

"Yes, I think that now, we have only one way to go, that is, to adjust the deployment immediately, although it is a little late, from the perspective of time, it is a little tighter, but it is better to adjust than not to adjust, I hope Your Majesty will consider it." Hirobumi Ito said cautiously.

This is not a trivial matter, although the words have already been said, Ito Hirobumi can't help but feel apprehensive in his heart.

He looked at Meiji's face, trying to see something from Meiji's face, but he didn't see anything, Meiji's face was calm, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Then, there was a brief lull on the scene.

In this interval, Meiji seemed to be thinking intently, and Ito Hirobumi was waiting on the sidelines, but he felt that time was passing too slowly.

And Meiji thought about it for a long time, and then let out a long breath, and his eyes suddenly became firm, and it was clear that he had made up his mind.

He stared at Ito Hirobumi and said, "Ito-kun, immediately adjust the deployment of the city defense, hurry up, I hope it's still too late." ”

His words are also tantamount to indirectly agreeing with Ito Hirobumi's opinion.

And Ito Hirobumi was relieved to hear this, he hoped that this time they were right.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will do it immediately." Hirobumi Ito said.

Then, he took three steps and two steps, and quickly arranged the adjustment of the city's defense deployment.

Now it's up to who's faster.

Hopefully, it's still too late, Meiji thought.

Of course, the Japanese army was busy adjusting, and the Taiping army was not idle, and with the city defense map successfully brought back by Dongfang Bufu, the preparations for the attack on Japan had reached the final step.

In fact, the preparations for the Taiping army's attack on Tokyo were carried out at the same time as the theft of the city defense map, and the arrival of the city defense map meant the beginning of the attack.

Therefore, the moment Huang Xu and the others returned to Nagoya, Huang Xu gave the order to attack Tokyo.

Huang Xu and others also expected that the Japanese army would make corresponding adjustments due to the theft of the city defense map, so they had to attack quickly before the Japanese army could make adjustments, and defeat the Japanese army in one fell swoop, so that they had no chance to adjust.

Judging from the current situation, the Taiping army obviously seized the opportunity.

As a matter of fact, when the Japanese army was only about a tenth of the way down, Meiji received a report that the Taiping army had already arrived at the city and had launched an attack on Tokyo.

The focus of the Taiping army's attack was the key area marked on the Tokyo city defense map, which also made Meiji and Ito Hirobumi realize that the Tokyo city defense map had indeed fallen into the hands of the Taiping army.

Even though they had already made adjustments, the Taiping army was coming too quickly, and they had only just begun, but they had already been attacked.

It's too late.

In this wave of fierce attacks, all the military positions of the Japanese army were covered by the artillery fire of the Taiping army, and in less than an hour, all of them were reduced to ashes.

Under the powerful fire attack of the Taiping army, the Japanese army not only lost important war supplies such as grain, grass, ordnance, etc., but also suffered heavy casualties.

Although the war had just begun, the Japanese army was already completely defeated.

Meiji and Ito Hirobumi looked at the city of Tokyo, which was already in flames, and their hearts were already in despair.

Their carefully constructed defense line was thus destroyed in the hands of the Taipings, and Tokyo, the Kyoshi of the Great Japanese Empire and the sacred place in the hearts of the subjects of the Yamato nation, was about to fall.

In the face of these, both Meiji and Ito Hirobumi want to die.

"Your Majesty, withdraw, if you don't leave, I'm afraid it'll be too late." Hirobumi Ito endured the grief in his heart and persuaded.

Stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood, Meiji is the green mountains in the hearts of the Japanese, as long as the Meiji Emperor is alive, there is still hope for the Japanese Empire.

"Let's go, where can I go, besides, if I leave like this, how can I be worthy of my ancestors and ancestors, if I don't leave, I am willing to live and die with Tokyo." Meiji is like a funeral.

Meiji's anger was gone, and he couldn't raise his spirits to do anything, let alone face the heavy topic of retreat.

"Your Majesty, as long as you are still there, there is hope for the Great Japanese Empire, although today we are forced to retreat out of desperation, but one day, we will kill back." Hirofumi Ito is full of confidence.

Even if he doesn't have confidence, he must pretend to be full of confidence, otherwise, how can he give Emperor Meiji enough confidence, if everyone has no confidence, then their so-called Great Japanese Empire will really be finished.

"Ito-kun, don't say it again, you go, I don't want to go, I don't want to go." Meiji has a weak tunnel.

Hearing this, he was really ready to stay.

"Majesty xià ......." Ito Hirofumi knelt on the ground with a thud, and after he choked up and said the word Majesty, he could no longer speak. (The novel "Return to Heaven as a Horse" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)