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"Lord Shan County, something is wrong!" Japanese War Minister Katsura Taro rushed to the Prime Minister's Office in a panic.

"What's going on? How does it look like this? Seeing the panicked look on Katsura Taro's face, Yama Prefecture Youpeng was a little dissatisfied. If it weren't for the fact that Katsura Taro was personally cultivated, and now he is the Minister of War, he would have reprimanded him a long time ago.

"My lord, the Uraga waterway has been lost! Tomorrow morning at the latest, the people of China think that the battleship will reach Tokyo Bay! Katsura Taro said.

"What? What's going on? How so? Didn't you promise that the Uraga waterway was strong enough to withstand the attack of the Shina navy? Youpeng in Shanxian County was also shocked. It's only been two days, and the defense line that was previously considered impregnable has been breached, and this is still a problem. After the Chinese navy enters the Gulf of Tonkin, it can recklessly shell the Gulf of Tonkin. Shan County Youpeng didn't think that when the time came, he would be able to resist the attack of the ** squadron with the flesh and blood of the soldiers.

"Lord Shanxi, the people of China are too cunning. They landed on the Miura Peninsula and then attacked our batteries deployed in the Uraga waterway from the flanks and rear. After the loss of the battery on the south side of the Uraga waterway, the Shina Navy forcibly destroyed the battery on the north side of the Uraga waterway. Now, the entire Uraga waterway has been opened. Katsura Taro said with a sad face.

Yama Prefecture has a look of anger, and now he even has the heart to kill Katsura Taro. The loss of the Uraga waterway would have caused a very large hole in the Japanese defense. The squadron will drive straight in. Directly attack Tokyo. Even. The whole of Tokyo will be in ruins under the attack of the Chinese, and the tragedy of 1895 will be repeated again.

"Katsura Taro, if the Shina people attack Tokyo, is it possible for the army to hold the line? The people of China only have a group army, more than 100,000 people, and we have deployed 600,000 troops near Tokyo! Youpeng of Shan County asked. This was already his last hope.

"Lord Yamayama. I have to admit that there is a big gap between our army and the Chinese people. The battles that took place on the Miura Peninsula in the past two days have already verified the strength of the Shina people. In this battle, we committed 8 divisions, including three elite divisions. And the Chinas threw themselves into only two divisions and a marine brigade. But in the end, we were defeated, with heavy casualties, and the entire Miura Peninsula fell into the control of the Shina people. If the Shina land in Tokyo, it will be difficult for us to resist their attack! Katsura Taro said stiffly. He could only tell the truth. If you brag about it again, you won't be able to beat the ** team at that time. Then he will die.

"Yaga! How can it be like this! So, what do we do now? In the eyes of Youpeng in Shanxian County, he was almost on fire.

"Lord Yamayama, I have ordered the troops from the north and west of Honshu to assemble in Tokyo, but we need time. However, the Chinese will definitely attack tomorrow, and we are running out of time! Katsura Taro said.

"Could it be that the hundreds of thousands of troops in Tokyo can't even buy this little time?" Youpeng asked angrily. In his impression. Japan has always been invincible, and he really doesn't know why, in the past few years, the Japanese Army has been organized like this.

"Lord Yama, the naval guns of the Shina people are too strong, and this cannot be changed by the number of soldiers at all. If the Chinese navy launched a heavy artillery bombardment of Tokyo, the whole of Tokyo would be in ruins, and no matter how many troops were invested, it would be in vain. The only way to do this is to put the battlefield inland. Katsura Taro said.

"You mean, we're going to give up Tokyo?" Shan County Youpeng asked with squinted eyes.

"Lord Shan County, this is also a helpless thing! Only by retreating beyond the range of the naval guns of the Chinese people will we be able to give full play to our advantages and have any hope of victory! Katsura Taro explained.

"His Majesty the Emperor will definitely not agree!" Shan County Youpeng said. The last time he persuaded the emperor to visit Kyoto, he directly refused knowing that the emperor was going to let him leave, and now he will definitely not agree to let the emperor leave.

"Lord Yama, then the army can only defend Tokyo, even if we fight to the death, we will fight the people of China to the end!" Katsura Taro replied. It's just that it seems very unconfident.

Yama Prefecture Youpeng glanced at Katsura Taro, and then said, "I'll go to see His Majesty the Emperor and persuade him again!" However, the army must also be prepared for a decisive battle with the Chinese people! ”

"Yes, Lord Yamasan!" Katsura Taro hurriedly replied.

Even though it was already night and the gates of the Imperial Palace of Japan were closed, Aritomo Yamagu, as the prime minister, was still easily able to meet Emperor Meiji during the war. Emperor Meiji's health was getting worse and worse, and he went to bed very early. But now that Prime Minister Yama Prefecture has a friend to meet, he still has to get up and summon him.

"Shanxian-kun, you're still seeing me so late, is there anything important?" Emperor Meiji asked. He has no feelings at all for the two days of war. I only know that the Japanese Army is fighting a bloody battle with the squadron.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to be able to patrol Kyoto!" Youpeng of Shan County knelt on the ground, and his voice seemed a little stalky.

"What's going on? Could it be that the situation on the front line is not going well? Emperor Meiji stood up from his throne at once, and his eagle-like gaze stared at Yama Prefecture Aritomo.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the people of China are too cunning. This evening, the Shina people have already contributed to the Miura Peninsula, and the Uraga waterway has also been opened by the Shina people, and I am afraid that the army of the Shina people will appear in Tokyo Bay tomorrow and launch an attack on Tokyo. The Imperial Palace was within the range of the naval guns of the Chinese people, and in order to prevent these frenzied Chinese from attacking the Imperial Palace, the minister implored His Majesty to patrol Kyoto. The minister will lead the imperial warriors and fight the people of China to the end in Tokyo! A friend of Shan County said with affection.

"How so? The Uraga waterway was so easily breached by the Shina people. However, there are hundreds of thousands of troops around Tokyo, so can't these troops stop the Shina people? Emperor Meiji asked.

"Your Majesty, the people of China are armed to the teeth, but the equipment of the Imperial warriors is very backward. The Imperial Warriors will do their best to defend Tokyo! "Yama Prefecture has a friend who looks at Emperor Meiji with a blank eye.

Emperor Meiji's face turned blue and white for a while, and after hesitating for a long time, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

"Yamasan-kun, you don't have to persuade me anymore, I won't leave Tokyo, even if I die, I will die in Tokyo!" Emperor Meiji said firmly.

Yama Prefecture had a bitter face and wanted to continue to persuade him, but he couldn't open his mouth anymore, so he had to give up his plan to persuade Emperor Meiji to leave Tokyo.

The next day, November 7, the Chinese Navy escorted a large convoy of consignments through the Uraga waterway and into the Gulf of Tokyo. By the time the huge fleet arrived less than ten kilometers off the coast of Tokyo, the Japanese defending against Tokyo were already frightened. As for the civilians living in Tokyo, they are even more frantically fleeing to the inland areas, and the streets are full of Japanese people who have fled to the suburbs with their families. The tragic scene in Tokyo four years ago made these people remember very deeply, for fear that the squadron would kill in Tokyo again this time.

The Japanese troops, also led by the commanders, entered the position and prepared to resist the attack of the squadron. It's just that the frenzy on the faces of these soldiers has dissipated, and in its place, there is horror in their eyes. They were very skeptical that they would be able to withstand the attack of the squadron. Compare, the battles that took place on the Miura Peninsula, many of them already know the result. The Japanese army gathered so many troops on the Miura Peninsula, but they were defeated by the Chinese, which affected the morale of the Japanese army very strictly.

"Start attacking!" At 8 o'clock in the morning, the commander of the Eighth Army, General Zhao Bowen, gave the order to attack. Suddenly, three battleships and three heavy cruisers, began shelling. The huge muzzles, glowing with orange-red flames, and huge shells, piercing the air and emitting a sharp whistling, smashed towards Tokyo.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Orange-red fireballs rose over Tokyo. This time, the target of the squadron's attack was not only the Japanese defense line on the shore, but even the urban area. Almost all the shore defense guns of the Japanese army were concentrated in the Uraga waterway. They tried in vain to block the Chinese Navy from the Uraga Waterway, but they didn't expect that the Uraga Waterway would be broken by the squadron so easily. Tokyo's defense was completely supported by the army, and such a defense was not able to fight back in the face of powerful naval artillery.

Many Chinese soldiers gathered on the deck of the transport ship to watch the magnificent scene. Tokyo, the capital of Japan, let out a miserable groan under the heavy bombardment of the naval guns of the Chinese Navy.

The wooden houses were easy to catch fire, and soon many places in Tokyo were set on fire, and smoke was rising into the sky.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The dense sound of artillery was heard, and Emperor Meiji was in the palace, fidgeting.

"Your Majesty, the people of China have already begun to attack Tokyo, and they are bombarding the whole of Tokyo with impunity. Those despicable people not only shelled the defense line of our army, but also opened fire like a residential area, which is simply inferior to pigs and dogs! Interior Minister Saigo said with a sad and indignant face.

"Those damn Shina people, they deserve hell!" Emperor Meiji said viciously.

"Boom!" Suddenly, a huge explosion came from inside the palace, and a large-caliber cannonball hit the rockery in the palace, shattering the rockery on the spot. Emperor Meiji was stunned.

"Your Majesty, Tokyo is too dangerous, we have to get out of here!" Saigo said immediately.

Emperor Meiji wanted to refuse, but he didn't react to the ghost's mission, and let Saigo pull him away.