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"Rubbish! You shit, rice buckets! It's only been a week, and you've lost my Kyushu? How long will it take you to throw away the whole of Japan? Half a month? Or a month? Emperor Meiji roared wildly, and his originally pale face turned red at this moment. In the main hall, the important ministers of the Japanese cabinet knelt in front of him one by one.

"Your Majesty, the ministers deserve death!" Prime Minister Aritomo Yama replied with his head bowed. The fact that the island of Kyushu fell so quickly was also completely unexpected. Although he had long known that the squadron was very powerful, he never thought that the Japanese army would be so vulnerable, and in his opinion, the battle on Kyushu Island would have to last for about a month!

Emperor Meiji was furious, and if he could, he really wanted to call Aritomo Yamaguchi to die. However, he did not dare to do so. In Japan at present, the power of the government is already in the hands of the War Department, and it has become a trend that cannot be lost. Coupled with the fact that China was invading Japan, Japan would soon be destroyed without the support of the War Department.

"Your Majesty, the fall of Kyushu, the army has a lot of responsibility. Nozu Michikan that guy betrayed the trust of His Majesty the Emperor, he actually fled the battlefield at the most critical time, and it was precisely because of his behavior that our army was defeated on Kyushu Island. The minister implored His Majesty to surrender his guilt and severely punish Nozu Daoguan! War Minister Katsura Taro said loudly. Although, Nozu Michikani fled after knowing that Kyushu Island could no longer be defended, but it was obvious. This is his practice. made him the best scapegoat. Of course, Katsura Taro will not hesitate to put all the blame on his head. It was much better than him himself to bear the wrath of the emperor.

"Yaga! He dared to escape, and he must be severely punished! Katsura Taro, you give me an order to make him seppuku! Emperor Meiji said coldly. Although, he really wanted to put this responsibility on Katsura Taro's head, but Katsura Taro pushed a substitute for the dead ghost to come out. However, Nozu Michikan is also an important figure in the army, and he can also make Emperor Meiji feel a little relieved.

"Yes. His Majesty the Emperor! Katsura Taro hurriedly replied. It also made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"陛xià! According to the telegram sent back by our people from Kyushu Island, the people of China burned, killed, looted, and raped women on Kyushu Island, and the people of the empire suffered unspeakably. We must spread the word about the evil deeds of the people of China to the people of the world! Foreign Minister Shuzo Aoki said.

"You can do it!" Emperor Meiji said indifferently. For these, he didn't care at all, because the Japanese army did much more than the squadron. In addition, China's image in the international community is not very good now, but China does not seem to care about this anymore. Therefore, Emperor Meiji also felt that it was useless. I don't want to waste any more thought on this.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Shuzo Aoki nodded. After the end of the Imperial Council. He held a press conference to complain about China's atrocities to reporters from all over the world gathered in Tokyo, hoping that the people of the world would come out to proclaim justice and crusade against the evil China. Although China defeated the Western powers, won the war, and gained huge benefits. But it also makes all countries extremely hostile to China, and they have the opportunity to smear China, and of course they will not let it go. It's just that China doesn't recognize these at all. The current island of Kyushu is completely under the blockade of China, and even if all the Japanese are killed, no one will know, but the aftermath is a little troublesome. Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang also held a press conference to denounce these nonsense remarks made by the Japanese, and at the same time demanded that all countries must strictly deal with these acts of slandering China, otherwise, this will be regarded as a provocation against China, and China will take all means to defend its national interests. It's just that the Western powers don't buy it at all, claiming that it's freedom of the press. This has deepened the contradictions between China and the Western powers again, and has also laid hidden dangers for the outbreak of the next war!

"Your Majesty, the people of China have already occupied Kyushu, and in the next step, they will definitely launch an attack on Honshu. Therefore, the army needs to strengthen the defenses of the southern part of the state. In addition, Tokyo is no longer safe. According to the information we have received, the Chinese Eighth Army has already boarded, and the target is most likely Tokyo. Therefore, we hope that His Majesty the Emperor will be able to move to Kyoto! Shan County Youpeng said.

"What? You let me escape? No, I'm not going to leave Tokyo, I'm going to stay here and live and die with Tokyo! Emperor Meiji said angrily. When he was young, he lived in Kyoto. At that time, the power of Japan was still in the hands of the shogunate. Later, after the success of the Shogun Movement, he came to Tokyo from Kyoto, and began to grasp the power of Japan, so that the whole of Japan began the "Meiji Restoration". Now if he is asked to leave Tokyo and return to Kyoto, of course he will not agree to anything.

"Your Majesty, we are also thinking about your safety! The Shina people are brutal and ferocious, and if they attack Tokyo, it is likely to endanger His Majesty's life. Only when His Majesty is safe, the warriors of the empire can fight with the people of China without worries! War Minister Katsura Taro also built yì road.

"Doesn't the Army have the confidence to hold Tokyo?" Emperor Meiji looked at Katsura Taro and asked coldly.

"Your Majesty, of course the army is confident that it will hold Tokyo! The War Department has already assembled 600,000 troops in Tokyo, and if the Shina people dare to attack Tokyo, we will definitely make the Shina people pay a heavy price! Katsura Taro said immediately, as if to show the determination of the Xiàn Army to defend Tokyo.

"In that case, is there any difference between staying in Tokyo and leaving Tokyo? I believe that the warriors of the Empire will protect me! Emperor Meiji then said. If he left Tokyo, it would really be a loss of power, and maybe Japan would have to enter the shogunate era again, which he absolutely did not want to see. If he stays in Tokyo, although the power of the government is already in the hands of the War Department, it will not be too blatant.

Katsura Taro continued to persuade, but he saw that Yama Prefecture Youpeng shook his head, so he had to swallow all the words in his stomach.

After a pledge by the cabinet ministers to defend Tokyo, the Imperial Council came to an end. After the meeting, the Minister of War Katsura Taro immediately sent a telegram to the Shimonoseki side, and this telegram was a soul hook order for General Nozu Michikan!

Shimonoseki, a city in southern Honshu, Japan, is separated by the Kanmon Strait and the island of Kyushu across the sea. After the squadron occupied the entire island of Kyushu, it became a key city for the Japanese army.

In a room at the headquarters of the 25th Division of the Japanese Army, General Michikani Nozu was leaning on the side of the bed with his head down. Although he successfully escaped from Kyushu Island, he didn't know what the War Office would do with him, which made him a little nervous. The reason why he came to the 25th Division was entirely because the commander of the 25th Division, Lieutenant General Koba Jiro, was his henchman.

"Bang bang!" There was a sudden knock on the door, which startled General Michikani Nozu. But then he pulled himself together, straightened his clothes, sat down in his chair, assumed a dignified appearance, and said, "Come in!" ”

After the door opened, a middle-aged Japanese general in his forties walked in, his face respectful.

"Xiao Yejun, what's the matter?" Admiral Michikani Nozu asked.

"Your Excellency General, there's news from Tokyo!" Koba Jiro said.

"Oh? What's the news? Nozu Michiko's heart tightened.

"His Majesty the Emperor wants you to apologize!" Koba Jiro said. He clapped his hands lightly, and two Japanese soldiers walked in through the door, one of them holding a tray in his hand, a katana on the door, and the white silk from which the katana was wiped. In the hand of another Japanese soldier, this one is holding a pot of sake.

General Nozu Michikan has already changed his complexion. He never imagined that this would be the case. If he had known, he might as well have died in battle on Kyushu Island. In that case, he would be a hero.

"No, I don't want seppuku. Katsura Taro-sama will save me! Admiral Michikan Nozu shouted, his face full of horror. He didn't want to die and was afraid to die. Although seppuku is a very sacred thing for the Japanese, the Japanese will also strive to cut a "cross" above the abdomen to achieve perfection. But in the same way, there are many people who are afraid of death and are afraid of seppuku. Admiral Michikan Nozu is one of them. He finally became a general in the army, and he is also a high-ranking person in the army, so he naturally doesn't want to die like this.

A trace of disappointment flashed in Koba Jiro's eyes, he grew up with the support of General Nozu Michikan, and in his mind, General Nozu Michiguan was his benefactor. So this time he specially brought a bottle of sake and wanted to see off General Nozu Michikan, but he didn't expect this to be the case. Nozu Michikan's expression xiàn is completely a coward, a coward, and he is not worthy of being a warrior of the Great Japanese Empire at all. This made Koba Jiro very dissatisfied.

"Since General Nozu Michikan doesn't want to go on the road, you two can help him!" Koba Jiro said coldly. The emperor decreed that Nozu Michikani had seppuku, so that Nozu Michikan would have to die, and no one could save him.

"Xiao Yejun, for the sake of me giving you so much help, you let me go!" Nozu Michikani shouted.

However, Koba Jiro turned a deaf ear and exited the house directly, closing the door.

Soon, the screams of Nozu Michikani could be heard in the room, and a few minutes later, two Japanese soldiers walked out of the room as if nothing had happened. Nozu Michikan has turned into a cold corpse!