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"Your Excellency, General Yokosuka Samejima has discovered the Shina Navy fleet off the coast of Tokyo Bay, and now the Shina Navy has begun to attack the shore fortifications of our Uraga Waterway, as if it is intending to break into Tokyo Bay!" A naval staff officer hurriedly rushed into the house of Admiral Minister Saigo Congdao. Because it was not yet eight o'clock in the morning, Saigo had not yet gone to work at the Admiralty. After receiving the telegram from Rear Admiral Samejima, the Admiralty had no choice but to rush to Saigo's house to report the situation.

At this time, Saigo Congdao had just eaten breakfast and was preparing for work. As Japan's Minister of the Navy and one of the five ministers of the cabinet, Saigo is still very heavy on his appearance, so much so that he has to dress up carefully before every work. However, the urgent war report of the Chinese navy made him lose this mind, grabbed the telegram and quickly skimmed it, and his face immediately turned pale.

"Send a report to General Sameshima Rengui that he must defend the Uraga waterway no matter what, and not let the Chinese Navy rush into Tokyo Bay!" Saigo ordered sharply. Although he knew that this possibility was very small, the Chinese Navy's intention was obviously to come because Ito Hirobumi rejected the conditions for peace talks proposed by the Chinese side yesterday. Come, if Japan doesn't bow their heads this time, it will be difficult for them to be good.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" The naval staff officer immediately received the order, and then hurriedly rushed back to the Admiralty.

"Whoever comes, immediately prepare a carriage and go to the palace to meet His Majesty the Emperor. At the same time, His Excellency Daiyama Iwa, the ruler of the land phase, and His Excellency Watanabe Kunitake, the prime minister of Tibet, also rushed to the imperial palace. Saigo didn't care about tidying up his appearance, so he immediately said. Now that the prime minister and foreign minister are in Beijing, no one has to make a decision, and the emperor can only make the final decision.

"Yes, sir!" The guards in the Saigo Mansion immediately got busy, and some prepared carriages. Some rode horses to inform the land and Tibetan phases.

It was just after eight o'clock in the morning when Saigo arrived at the Imperial Palace, and by this time the Chinese navy's attack on the Uraga waterway had already begun. Tokyo and Uraga Waterway are separated by dozens of kilometers, but at this time, Saigo Congdo seems to have heard the rumbling sound of shelling. This made his heart very heavy. It's all naval incompetence. That's why the empire is in such a situation!

Saigo Congdao came to the palace gate, and the guards who were guarding it already knew about it, and they were going to tell the Minister of the Interior to ask Saigo Congdao to wait outside for a while. Then. The land phase Dashan Iwa and the Tibetan phase Watanabe Kunitake also arrived.

"Saigo-kun, what's going on?" Kunitake Watanabe asked. After receiving a report from the people in Xixiang Mansion, he immediately rushed here. Oyama Rock also follows Saigo, but because of the conflict between the army and the navy, the relationship between the two is very bad. He didn't ask either.

"We rejected the conditions of the Chinese side yesterday, and now the Chinese side has already started to act. The navy of Shina is already outside the Gulf of Tonkin, and is now attacking the Uraga waterway, presumably in an attempt to attack the Gulf of Tonkin. Saigo said with a dejected face.

"What? The Chinese Navy called? Can we resist it? Tibetan Prime Minister Watanabe Guowu and Lu Xiang Dashan Yan both exclaimed. That's a big deal! If the Chinese Navy is allowed to break into Tokyo Bay, then the whole of Tokyo will probably have to be reduced to ruins under the giant cannon of the Chinese Navy! In particular, the emperor is still in Tokyo, and if the Chinese Navy shells the Imperial Palace, it will be for Japan. It will be an extremely strict turmoil! Therefore, it is necessary to hold the Uraga waterway and keep the Chinese Navy out of Tokyo Bay no matter what.

"Most of the shore defense cannons in the Uraga Waterway are old, and the Shina Navy has strong ships and sharp guns, so it is estimated that it will be difficult to resist!" Saigo said from the road.

Kunitake Watanabe and Oyama Iwa. Their faces were pale, and they seemed to have seen Tokyo turn into a sea of fire under the shelling of the Chinese navy. And those who lost the war and caused Japan to suffer such a catastrophe are undoubtedly the sinners of the whole of Japan!

This time. The Minister of the Interior, Inoue Kao, hurried over. "How many people, are you in a hurry to meet His Majesty the Emperor so early? His Majesty the Emperor is having breakfast with the Empress! Inoue said.

"Inoue-kun. The matter is urgent, and we need to meet His Majesty the Emperor immediately! The navy of the Shina people is coming over and is currently attacking the Uraga waterway! Saigo said hurriedly.

"What? Is there such a thing? Come with me, I'll wait for you to see His Majesty the Emperor right away! Inoue also knew that this was a big deal, and she had to deal with it carefully.

The group hurriedly entered the main hall of the palace. After Inoue brought them here, she went to ask Emperor Meiji. Saigo and the others waited in the main hall for more than half an hour before Emperor Meiji appeared. Moreover, Emperor Meiji's spirit was very bad, and his face was pale, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness. Moreover, there was a raging anger in his eyes, which made Saigo Congdao and the others panic for a while. Come, Inoue Shin has already told Emperor Meiji why they came to meet the emperor.

"Knock on the Emperor!" Saigo Congmichi, Oyama Iwa, and Watanabe Kunitake all knelt on the ground and saluted Emperor Meiji.

"Get up!" Emperor Meiji said coldly. After a few people knelt down, they knew that the emperor's eagle-like eyes were circulating on their bodies, making everyone feel a great pressure.

"I only want to ask you, can you keep the Shina Navy out of the Uraga waterway? If not, will it be possible to stop the Shina Navy from attacking Tokyo? Emperor Meiji asked sharply.

"Back to Your Majesty, the ministers are incompetent! The shore defense artillery of the Uraga Waterway is old, and I am afraid it will be difficult to stop the Guide Navy from breaking into Tokyo Bay! Saigo said hurriedly. Now, he doesn't dare to say big things, he can only tell the truth. In case he boasted of Haikou but was broken in by the Chinese navy, then he would be responsible.

"Rubbish! The empire has spent so much money to feed the navy, and now not only can it not defeat the navy of China, but it can't even protect the capital, so what's the use of using you? "Emperor Meiji was furious. Before the Combined Fleet was wiped out, he had been holding back his anger. Now that he has been hit by the Chinese Navy, and even the capital is about to be destroyed, how can he not be angry?

"The sin of the minister deserves death!" Saigo didn't have any way to do it.

"What about the Army? Can the Army withstand the attack of the Chinese? Emperor Meiji asked.

"Back to Majesty. The Guards Division is ready, and the other armies are also marching eastward, and if the Chinese dare to land, they will definitely have no return! Oyama immediately replied. He knew that the Chinese Navy would not need to land at all, and even if it only used naval guns, it would be enough to reduce Tokyo to ruins, and there would be no need to take the risk of landing. Therefore, Dashan Yan dared to answer so affirmatively.

"Hmm!" Emperor Meiji seemed to be very satisfied with Oyama's answer.

At this time, a guard walked in, whispered a few words in Inoue's ear, and then immediately retreated. However, Inoue Xin's face has changed greatly.

"Your Majesty, I just got the news that the China Army has launched a fierce attack on our army on the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula, and the army that has lost its supplies will not be able to resist the attack of the China people at all. The end of the army is imminent. In addition, just now, the Shina Navy had destroyed the batteries on both sides of the Uraga Waterway and attacked Tokyo Bay. An offensive is now underway against the Yokosuka naval base. Major Commander Gui of Onijima telegraphed and said that they could no longer resist the attack of the China Navy! Inoue Xin said with a pale face.

"Rubbish! It's all rubbish! "Emperor Meiji was furious.

Inoue Shin, Saigo Congmichi, Oyama Iwa and Watanabe Kunitake all hurriedly fell to their knees.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese Navy is about to launch an artillery bombardment on Tokyo, please leave Tokyo immediately!" Inoue Xin hurriedly said. If the Chinese Navy shelled the Japanese Imperial Palace, the Meiji Emperor would be in danger.

"If I don't leave, I will stay and live and die with Tokyo!" Emperor Meiji said stubbornly. It is impossible to get him to escape Tokyo like a deserter.

"Your Majesty, your comfort is related to the future of the Great Japanese Empire, and please visit Kyoto!" Watanabe Kunitake also persuaded.

"No need, as long as you hold Tokyo, I'll be very safe!" Emperor Meiji did not enter oil and salt at all.

The people had no choice but to let Emperor Meiji stay in Tokyo, and they immediately rushed to arrange the defense of Tokyo. Although they think that the Chinese navy will not land, it is very difficult to say, and if the Chinese navy lands, they will have to resist it!

In the afternoon, after reducing the Yokosuka naval base to ruins, the Chinese navy marched towards Tokyo, capturing all the merchant ships it encountered and sinking all the fishing boats along the way, causing panic in Tokyo Bay. Many well-informed people have even moved their families.

"Commander, that's Tokyo, the capital of little Japan, what do you want to do, you give orders!" Li Dingxin, chief of staff of the fleet, said excitedly. This is Tokyo, the capital of Japan! But at this moment, Tokyo is like a beautiful woman stripped naked, and the Chinese navy is completely defenseless.

"Didn't the marshal say to use special shells? In that case, let's shoot! Deng Shichang said with a smile.

At a quarter of the afternoon, the shelling of the Chinese Navy began. Four battleships and four heavy cruisers, launched an artillery bombardment of Tokyo. This time, the shelling was all carried out with high-explosive shells with phosphorus powder. This plunged Tokyo into a panic.

"Boom!" A shell exploded in a residential area of Tokyo, enveloping people and houses within a hundred meters in diameter. The wooden house was immediately set on fire and burst into flames with the help of the wind. Many of the Japanese were also stained with flames, and they slapped desperately, but to no avail, they could only let out heart-rending screams, like the howls of wild beasts before they died. The cries of children and women echo over Tokyo as if the whole city was crying.

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