The shadow of war once again looms over the hearts of every Japanese in Kochi, of course, this is still secondary, and what makes the Japanese even more frightened is the feat of slaughtering a city after the Taiping army takes it.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Taiping Army at this time has become a lingering nightmare in the hearts of the Japanese army.

With such a prospect as a foreshadowing, the morale of the Japanese army became more and more depressed, and they could not even muster the slightest courage to fight the Taiping army.

In the face of this situation, Meiji Masashi and Ito Hirobumi were also helpless, and they were defeated like a mountain, and they were helpless.

In the Sapporo Marshal's Mansion, the two sat opposite each other and were speechless for a long time.

After meditating for a long time, I heard Ito Hirobumi say in his deep voice, "Your Majesty, the minister has made contact with King Aquino I of Nanyang, and he has agreed to let me go to Nanyang for a while, so that we can wait for the opportunity to regain our homeland." ”

Hirofumi Ito, the cunning rabbit, has already dug the holes behind him, and it's not easy!

However, Meiji seemed to turn a deaf ear to Ito's words, and his frowning brow not only showed no signs of stretching, but became tighter and tighter, and his heart sank to the bottom.

At this time, Meiji no longer had any mind to think about the matter of temporary avoidance, and he now had only one thought in his heart, that is, it would rather be a broken jade than a complete tile.

He's pretended to be a grandson long enough, he's had enough, and he must be a real man this time.

Therefore, Meiji planned to fight, a decisive battle with the Taiping army, and even if he was going to die, he wanted to regain his dignity as a man.

To tell the truth, for a period of time, he has retreated city after city for that trace of unrealistic fantasy, retreating and retreating, until now there is no retreat, he has had enough. I've really had enough, and this time, he's going to be a real man again.

Besides, according to the analysis of the current situation, if the war is death, there will be no good results without war. Since they can't die well, why not fight happily, at least you can breathe out the evil anger in your heart.

Moreover, the Taiping army's behavior of taking one city and slaughtering one city made Meiji's patience reach the critical point of the outbreak, although he has been holding back under the advice of Ito Hirobumi, but now it has reached the point where he can no longer bear it.

In that case, then don't put up with it anymore and fight. Even if he died, he would die like a real man.

Therefore, it is impossible for Ito Hirobumi to mention this mention of running away again, and it is impossible for him to adopt it, not to mention, he Meiji can't do such a thing as sending people under the fence, and he will not agree to any Japanese doing this.

"Ito-kun. I won't agree to this mention of yours. You're going to die of this heart. Meiji sighed softly and said.

This is tantamount to a direct rejection of Ito Hirobumi's suggestion.

"Your Majesty, time is running out, it's still too late to leave, if it's a little later, I can't leave if I want to." Ito Hirobumi was still persistently persuading.

He knew that Meiji would oppose it. However, the situation was critical, and it was only a matter of time before the Taiping army broke through Kochi, and they had few options to choose between continuing to retreat to Nanyang for temporary refuge. Either stay and fight the Taipings.

Therefore, he had to choose a better path, at least a real back road, and he had to persuade Meiji to move closer to this back road.

And Ito Hirobumi's choice of this back path is not a whim, he also has his reasons, just imagine, if you choose to fight, the final result is nothing more than a dead word, and it is not just a person who dies, it is very likely that the whole army will be wiped out.

As long as you stay alive, you may wait for the opportunity to make a comeback.

Therefore, Ito Hirobumi believes that as long as there is still a breath, he is not willing to fight the Taiping army to the death.

In addition, Ito Hirobumi also said to the lord of Nanyang that everyone in Meiji and the Japanese Empire could go to Nanyang to temporarily avoid the edge of the Taiping army, because the lord of Nanyang also understood the truth that as long as Japan died, Nanyang must have the worry of losing the country.

And all of this qiē seems to have been planned by Hirobumi Ito.

It is a pity that he ignored Meiji's determination.

"Under the fence, what is this, Ito-kun, this kind of thing, our Great Japanese Empire can't do it, and besides, even if I die, I won't agree to do such a thing, so don't say it again." Meiji vetoed Ito's mention in a single sentence.

Meiji felt that he and the subjects of the Great Japanese Empire had not yet fallen to such a point, and that he needed to wag his tail and beg for mercy like a lost dog, which he could not do.

Moreover, he, Emperor Meiji, if he wants to live, must live with dignity, otherwise, he would rather die with a bang.

"But, Your Majesty, if you fight to the death, it is not a pity for the ministers to die, it's just that the Great Japanese Empire may really want to die." Hirobumi Ito said a little sadly in his hesitation.

In fact, he has always been very taboo to say such things, but now that it is like this, he still has to say what he wants to say.

As a subject of Japan and the prime minister of the empire, Ito Hirobumi was a little unwilling, he was unwilling to let the empire disappear like this, and in his heart, he still had a belief that as long as there was a remnant, he had to reserve the hope of recovery for the country and the king.

He wants to leave a spark for a comeback.

The mind is good, but it is meaningless.

And Meiji listened to Ito Hirobumi's words, his face couldn't help but change, this fact, he knew, but, if he wanted to exchange the blood of his countrymen for his survival in the world, he wouldn't do it, if so, even if he lived, it would be more uncomfortable than dead.

So, he chose to fight.

"Ito-kun, you go, I will never leave." Meiji shook his head, unmoved.

He insisted on his idea and did not leave.

"Your Majesty, this, this, the minister is willing to follow His Majesty and fight to the death with the enemy." Ito Hirobumi thumped and fell to his knees.

Hirofumi Ito made Meiji's words scare a cold sweat, doesn't Meiji's words mean that he wants his life? Let him go, and then leave Meiji behind, how is it possible, he just wants to go again, then he has to go with Meiji, how can he escape alone.

Besides, if Meiji is gone, there is no point in him living, because, if Meiji is gone, whose banner he will fight and whose name will he use to restore their empire, Meiji's words will be tantamount to forcing him to a dead end.

And because of this, Ito Hirobumi has only one way to go, that is, to stay with Meiji and fight to the death with the Taiping army.

This is also the only path that Ito Hirobumi can choose now, although he has to take this path as a last resort, but he still has to take this path firmly, because this is the path chosen by Meiji, and he has to accompany him to the end.

"Ito-kun, get up, I understand that you are loyal to the Lord, but there are some things that we know we can do but can't do, and there are some things that we know we can't do but want to do them, and the most painful thing in life is this, so I have wronged you." Meiji stepped forward to pick up Hirobumi Ito, then patted him on the shoulder.

He fully understood Ito's feelings, but he had to make the most suitable choice, maybe this choice was not the best or the most correct, but in Meiji's heart, he must be the most suitable.

"Your Majesty, this life of the minister has already been handed over to the empire and handed over to Your Majesty, and it is the honor of the minister to fight with His Majesty to the end, and the minister has also figured it out, whether it is dead or alive, the minister is with His Majesty." Hirofumi Ito said excitedly.

He's out of the way.

"Okay, you are worthy of being a minister of my Great Japanese Empire, you have this heart, and I am very comforted, now, there is no need to say anything, let us join hands and fight the Taiping Army happily." Meiji's pride was exposed, and he shouted at the sky.

They are ready to die.

So, the two reconvened their men and adjusted their deployment, intending to fight to the death with the Taiping army.

And just when the Japanese army was busy preparing to defend Kochi, Ito Hirobumi and Meiji received a report that the envoy of the Taiping Army came.

Emissary? The Taipings? What do you want to do? After Meiji and Ito Hirobumi got the report, they couldn't help but glance at each other, and then a lot of muttering came out in their hearts.

But they couldn't guess.

After being silent for a long time, Meiji decided to meet him, this time, to see what the envoy of the Taiping army wanted to say, how to say it, and secondly, he had decided to kill the envoy to show his determination to fight to the death with the Taiping army.

Therefore, Meiji ordered people to invite the envoys of the Taiping army to meet. (To be continued......)