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    On the evening of March 12, Tokyo, Japan.

    After China and Japan declared war, the Japanese were also excited. Countless ronin attacked Chinese shops and even consulates.  If Japan had not sent a large number of police to protect the Chinese Embassy, ??there would have been bloody conflicts.  This is also the intention of the emperor, and it can be regarded as leaving a way out for Japan.  At night, a curfew was imposed on the streets of Tokyo, making Tokyo look quite deserted and not at all like a big city.

    In the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Aritomo Yamagata, Foreign Minister Shuzo Aoki, Tibetan Prime Minister Masayoshi Matsukata, Prime Minister Katsura Taro and Prime Minister Yamamoto Gonbei were sitting on their knees in the conference room. However, everyone's faces were very ugly, as if they were dead.  Like a mother.

    "The specific situation is this. Except for a light cruiser and a destroyer that escaped, the returning fleet and the home fleet have been completely wiped out. Lieutenant General Togo Heihachiro, Major General Samejima Kanori and Major General Shibayama Yahachi,  It¡¯s already broken into pieces!¡± Haixiang Yamamoto Gonbei said with a pale face.  In one day, Japan's navy, which had worked so hard to build, once again suffered a disastrous defeat and was completely annihilated. This made it very difficult for Yamamoto Gonbei, who had always had the ideal of revitalizing the Japanese navy and realizing Japan's rejuvenation, to accept it.

    After Yamamoto Gonbei finished speaking, the entire conference room fell silent, so quiet that you could clearly hear a pin drop.

    After a full five minutes, Prime Minister Yamagata Aritomo said: "The navy completely failed in today's battle. So, what should we do next? Without the navy, Japan will face a Chinese attack. In four years  In the previous naval battle, we lost everything, and all our industry was destroyed. This time, the Chinese will definitely not let us go. Yamamoto-kun, does the navy still have the strength to fight again?"

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Navy now only has a few light cruisers and destroyers left. The 'Hasuse' and the 'Mikasa' are under construction. However, the Chinese will definitely not allow us enough time to build them.  These two battleships. They will definitely destroy our battleship on the slipway!" Yamamoto Gonbei said with a lonely face.

    Shanxian Youpeng's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip from his eyes.  If the navy fails, then it will be completely impossible for the Japanese army to attack the Asian continent.  Next, what Japan faces is no longer defeating China, but how to keep Japan.

    "Your Excellency Katsura Taro, is the Army ready? Next, the hope of all Japan falls on the Army. If the Chinese dare to land in Japan, the Army must attack the Chinese head-on!" Yamagata Aritomo said.  He is a veteran of the Army and has a strong influence on the Japanese Army.

    "Prime Minister, please rest assured that the Japanese Army is fully prepared. We are ready to fight for His Majesty the Emperor, even if we are all broken into pieces!" Katsura Taro said loudly.  The failure of the navy will lead to the complete decline of the navy in Japan's political system, and the entire Japan will enter an era ruled by the army.

    "Very good! Although the navy has failed, we have not been defeated yet! We still have an army that can defend our land. We still have a chance. Once the allies defeat China, it is time for us to attack China in a big way!" Shan County  Youpeng tried to encourage everyone at this time.  However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that Shanxian Youpeng is obviously trying to hold on.  Even if China is defeated in the end, Japan without its navy should not be able to reap any benefits.  In the end, it will be crushed by the huge foreign debt.

    ¡°Yes, Your Excellency, Prime Minister!¡± everyone replied loudly.  Next, it is time for the Japanese Army to expand crazily. Katsura Taro has even thought about expanding the Japanese Army to one million men within half a month. As long as the Chinese Army lands, the Chinese Army will be touched.  Headache and bleeding.  The Japanese army is not comparable to those of the navy.

    That night, a friend from Shan County rushed to the palace to see Emperor Meiji.  When Aritomo Yamagata told Emperor Meiji about the naval battle, Emperor Meiji fainted on the spot. Emperor Meiji, who was already in very poor health due to the torture of uremia, could not withstand such a blow. He fell ill all of a sudden.  Very serious.  The entire Japanese Imperial Palace was in a state of uproar because of this.  However, when the emperor woke up, his first words were to ask Yamagata Aritomo to make every effort to preserve Japan and preserve Japan's heritage.

    Yamagata Aritomo knelt on the ground and assured Emperor Meiji that he would not let Japan be destroyed.  However, there are two ways to save Japan. One is to surrender to China in exchange for Japan's continued existence.  The second is to frantically expand the army, resist to the end, and wait for the results of the Pacific Alliance and Britain and France's final battle against China.  NothingQuestion, Shanxian Youpeng chose the second method.  His method will make the whole of Japan a river of blood.  Tens of millions of people across Japan suffered heavy casualties.

    In addition, after the meeting of the Five Prime Ministers of the Cabinet, Haixiang Yamamotobei did not return to his residence, but went to the Navy Ministry, his own office.  However, when his adjutant opened the door the next day, he found that Yamamoto Gonbei had committed seppuku in the office.

    The death of Yamamoto Gonbei did not cause shock.  The Japanese government blocked the news of the navy's defeat.  Countless Japanese people naively believe that the Japanese Navy still exists.  It wasn't until the Chinese navy bombarded the Japanese mainland again that they woke up.  However, by that time, it was already too late.

    Western Pacific Ocean, waters north of Gagil Island.  The main force of the Chinese Navy's home fleet, after rescuing the Japanese sailors who fell into the water and were willing to be rescued, joined the supply ships that had been prepared and started supplying.  One day's fierce naval battle caused each ship to consume a lot of coal and ammunition.  Although he won the victory, Deng Shichang was still very vigilant and sent warships to drive away the "Pegasus" light cruiser of the British Far East Fleet that was observing from a distance.

    After the supplies were completed, it was already 8 o'clock in the evening.  Deng Shichang ordered the fleet to return to Zhanjiang Port.

    At this time, about two hundred kilometers west of the Chinese fleet, the main force of the British Home Fleet was staying here.  Vice Admiral Philemantle, commander of the Far East Fleet, was waiting for orders from London.  Fight or return to Singapore.  Finally, it was not until late at night that the order for them to withdraw to Singapore came.

    Only then did Lieutenant General Philemantle order the fleet to return.  However, the speed of the British Far East Fleet is 10 knots, while the main force of the Chinese Home Fleet has a speed of 15 knots.  The courses of both sides are basically the same, which means that the two fleets will meet tomorrow morning.

    On the morning of March 13, there was fog on the sea. Although it was not very thick, it could not be seen more than ten kilometers away.  Still, the sun has come out, and the fog will dissipate in more than an hour at most.  At the current speed of the main force of the Chinese Navy's local fleet, it will probably be able to return to Zhanjiang Port on the evening of the 15th or the early morning of the 16th.

    Along the way, some cruisers and destroyers were scattered around the main fleet for warning.  Some even traveled more than 20 kilometers away.  As for the captured Japanese warships, additional warships were dispatched to escort them.  The Japanese on board had already been supervised and driven by Chinese soldiers.  Although it takes hundreds of people to operate a battleship, dozens of people are enough if it is just sailing.

    The light cruiser "Wuwei", as the warship that fired the first shot against the Japanese Navy, is undoubtedly the hero of this naval battle.  In the afternoon of March 11, the "Wuwei" was besieged by destroyers of the Japanese fleet and suffered a lot of shells.  However, it did not damage the vital points. It was just that the superstructure was completely destroyed, and the actual combat power was not greatly affected.  Now, the 'Wuwei' still takes the initiative to request orders and rushes to the front of the fleet to detect the situation ahead for the fleet.

    Lieutenant Colonel Gao Hui, the captain of the ¡®Wuwei¡¯, was smiling silly early in the morning.  This time, his "Wuwei" number can be regarded as a great achievement.  Maybe he can advance to another level this time and become a naval captain.  Then, became the captain of a certain heavy cruiser.  Heavy cruisers are much more powerful than light cruisers.  Yesterday's naval battle, he was drooling after watching it.  In the structure of the Chinese Navy, lieutenant colonels and majors are the captains of light cruisers, while the captains of heavy cruisers are colonels or commodores.  The captain of a battleship, usually a commodore.

    While Gao Hui was having a sweet dream, suddenly, a cruiser flying the St. George flag appeared in front of the left side of the 'Wuwei'. Because of the fog, it was not discovered until it was close to more than 2,000 meters away.  .  This shocked Gao Hui.  You know, when the Japanese Navy and the Chinese Navy were fighting yesterday, they were flying the British Navy's St. George's flag.

    "Could this be the warship that the Japanese escaped from? Get to your positions and prepare to fight. Immediately report the news that we encountered the Japanese warship to the commander!" Gao Hui ordered excitedly.  Being able to sink one more battleship is also a victory!

    The soldiers on the ¡®Wuwei¡¯ immediately took action.  The naval gun with its gun jacket removed began to rotate, aiming at the battleship in front.

    "Captain, we are being overtaken by Chinese warships. They seem to be preparing to fire!" On the Pegasus, the lookout reported to the captain, Major George.

    "Send a signal to them to show our identity!" Major George said with a frown.  The British Navy is the world's maritime hegemon. The Chinese Navy dared to target his warships with naval guns, which made him very angry.

    "Captain, the battleships opposite are British warships."" The signal corpsman reported to Gao Hui.

    "Fuck the British warship, it's clearly the little Japanese pretending to be one! Fire on me!" Gao Hui ordered.

    "Boom!" The two twin 155mm naval guns of the 'Wuwei' opened fire immediately.

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