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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 563 The Emperor Escapes

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    "Mr. Yamagata, something bad has happened!" Japanese Army Minister Katsura Taro rushed to the Prime Minister's Office with a panicked look on his face.

    "What happened? Why do you look like this?" Seeing the panic on Katsura Taro's face, Yamagata Aritomo was a little dissatisfied.  If Katsura Taro hadn't been trained by him personally and was now the Minister of War with a high and powerful position, he would have reprimanded him.

    "Sir, the Uraga Waterway has been lost! Tomorrow morning at the latest, the Chinese believe that the battleship will reach Tokyo Bay!" Katsura Taro said.

    "What? What's going on? How could this happen? Didn't you promise that the Uraga Waterway is impregnable and strong enough to withstand the attack of the Chinese navy?" Youtomo Yamagata was also shocked.  In just two days, the defense line that was previously thought to be impregnable was broken through, which is great.  After the Chinese navy enters Tokyo Bay, it can bombard Tokyo Bay unscrupulously.  Shanxian Youpeng didn't think that the soldiers' flesh and blood would be able to withstand the attack of the Chinese army.

    "Sir Yamagata, the Chinese are too cunning. They landed on the Miura Peninsula, and then attacked our fort deployed in the Uraga Channel from the rear. After the fort on the south side of the Uraga Channel fell, the Chinese Navy forcibly destroyed Uraga  The fort on the north side of the waterway. Now, the entire Uraga Waterway has been opened." Katsura Taro said with a sad face.

    Yamagata Aritomo had an angry look on his face. He even wanted to kill Katsura Taro now.  The fall of Uraga Waterway will leave a very large hole in the Japanese defense line.  The Chinese ** team will march straight in.  Attack Tokyo directly.  even.  The entire Tokyo will be reduced to ruins under the Chinese attack, and the tragedy of 1895 will happen again.

    "Katsura Taro, if the Chinese attack Tokyo, is it possible for the army to hold the line of defense? The Chinese only have one group army with more than a hundred thousand people. We have deployed a full 600,000 troops near Tokyo!" Yamagata Aritomo asked.  This is his last hope.

    "Sir Yamagata. I have to admit that there is a big gap between our army and the Chinese. The battles that took place on the Miura Peninsula in the past two days have verified the strength of the Chinese. In this battle  During the battle, we invested 8 divisions, including three elite divisions. The Chinese only invested two divisions and one marine brigade. But in the end, we were defeated and suffered heavy casualties. The entire Miura  The peninsula has fallen under the control of the Chinese. If the Chinese land in Tokyo, it will be difficult for us to resist their attack!" Katsura said bravely.  He could only tell the truth.  If you continue to brag, you won't be able to defeat the Chinese team when the time comes.  Then he's dead.

    "Baga! How could it be like this! So, what should we do now?" Shanxian Youpeng's eyes almost burst into flames.

    "Mr. Yamagata, I have ordered the troops from northern and western Honshu to gather towards Tokyo, but we need time. However, the Chinese will definitely launch an attack tomorrow, and we don't have much time!" Katsura Taro said.

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

    "Sir Yamagata, the naval guns of the Chinese navy are too powerful. This cannot be changed by relying on the number of soldiers. If the Chinese navy launches a violent bombardment of Tokyo, the entire Tokyo will be reduced to ruins, regardless of the number of soldiers.  No matter how much troops are invested, it will all be in vain. The only way is to put the battlefield inland." Katsura Taro said.

    "You mean, we have to abandon Tokyo?" Yamagata Yutomo asked with narrowed eyes.

    "Sir Yamagata, there is nothing we can do about this! Only by retreating beyond the range of the Chinese naval guns can we give full play to our advantages and have hope of victory!" Katsura Taro explained.

    "His Majesty the Emperor will definitely not agree!" Yamagata Aritomo said.  The last time I persuaded the Emperor to visit Kyoto, he refused outright, knowing that the Emperor was aware of it. If I asked the Emperor to leave now, he would definitely not agree to it.

    "Mr. Yamagata, the army can only defend Tokyo. Even if the battle ends with only one soldier left, we will fight the Chinese to the end!" Katsura Taro replied.  However, it seems very unconfident.

    Yamagata Aritomo glanced at Katsura Taro, and then said: "I will go see His Majesty the Emperor and persuade him again! However, the army must also be prepared for a decisive battle with the Chinese!"

    "Yes, Mr. Yamagata!" Katsura Taro replied quickly.

      Although it was already night and the gates of the Japanese Imperial Palace were closed, Yamagata Aritomo, as Prime Minister and during the war, could still easily meet Emperor Meiji.  Emperor Meiji's health was getting worse and he went to bed very early to rest.  But now the Cabinet Prime Minister Shan County has a friend to see him, and he still has to get up to summon him.

    "Yamagata-kun, you are still seeing me so late. Do you have anything important to do?" Emperor Meiji asked.  He has no emotion at all about the war situation in the past two days.  I only know that the Japanese Army is fighting a bloody battle with the Chinese Army.

    "Your Majesty, I sincerely request your Majesty to patrol Kyoto!" Youpeng from Shan County fell to his knees on the ground, his voice choked up.

    "What's going on? Is the situation on the front line not going well?" Emperor Meiji suddenly stood up from his throne, his eyes like a hawk staring closely at Yutomo Yamagata.

    "Your Majesty the Emperor, the Chinese are too cunning. Tonight, the Chinese have contributed to the Miura Peninsula, and the Uraga Waterway has been opened by the Chinese. I am afraid that the Chinese army will appear in Tokyo Bay tomorrow and launch an attack on Tokyo.  . The imperial palace is within the gun range of the Chinese navy. In order to prevent these frenzied Chinese from attacking the imperial palace, I kindly request your majesty to patrol Kyoto. I will lead the imperial warriors to fight the Chinese in Tokyo to the end!" Yamagata Yutomo  He said with great emotion.

    "How could this happen? The Uraga Waterway was so easily breached by the Chinese. However, there are hundreds of thousands of troops around Tokyo. Are these troops still unable to stop the Chinese?" Emperor Meiji asked.

    "Your Majesty, the Chinese are armed to the teeth, but the equipment of the Imperial Warriors is very backward. The Imperial Warriors will try their best to defend Tokyo!" Yamagata Aritomo looked at Emperor Meiji longingly.

    Emperor Meiji¡¯s face turned blue and white. After hesitating for a long time, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

    "Yamagata-kun, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I will not leave Tokyo. Even if I die, I will die in Tokyo!" Emperor Meiji said firmly.

    Yamagata Aritomo had a bitter look on his face and wanted to continue persuading him, but he couldn't speak any more, so he had to give up his plan to persuade Emperor Meiji to leave Tokyo.

    The next day, November 7, the Chinese navy escorted the huge transport fleet through the Uraga Channel and entered Tokyo Bay.  When the huge fleet arrived less than ten kilometers away from the coast of Tokyo, the Japanese troops defending Tokyo were already frightened.  As for the civilians living in Tokyo, they fled crazily to the inland areas. The streets were full of Japanese dragging their families and fleeing to the suburbs.  The tragedy in Tokyo four years ago has left a deep impression on these people, and they are afraid that the Chinese Communist Party will kill people in Tokyo again this time.

    The Japanese army also entered the position under the leadership of its officers, preparing to resist the attack of the Chinese army.  However, the enthusiasm on the faces of these soldiers has dissipated, replaced by fear in their eyes.  They doubted very much whether they could withstand the attack of the Chinese team.  In comparison, many of them already knew the outcome of the battle that took place on the Miura Peninsula.  The Japanese army assembled so many troops on the Miura Peninsula, but they were defeated by the Chinese. This severely affected the morale of the Japanese army.

    "Start the attack!" At 8 o'clock in the morning, General Zhao Bowen, commander of the Eighth Army, issued the order to attack.  Suddenly, three battleships and three heavy cruisers began bombarding.  The huge muzzle was shining with orange-red flames, and the huge shells pierced the air, making a sharp whistle, and smashed towards Tokyo.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Orange-red fireballs rose up in Tokyo one by one.  This time, the target of the Chinese team's attack was not only the Japanese defense line on the shore, but also the urban area.  Almost all the Japanese coastal defense artillery was concentrated in the Uraga waterway.  They tried to block the Chinese Navy from the Uraga Channel, but they did not expect that the Uraga Channel would be so easily breached by the Chinese Navy.  Tokyo's defense is entirely supported by the army. Such a defense has no power to fight back against powerful naval guns.

    Many Chinese soldiers gathered on the deck of the transport ship to watch this magnificent scene.  Tokyo, the capital of Japan, groaned miserably under the fierce bombardment of the Chinese navy's naval guns.

    Wooden houses are easy to catch fire, and soon many places in Tokyo were set on fire, with thick smoke rising into the sky.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The sound of intensive artillery came, and Emperor Meiji was restless in the palace.

    "Your Majesty, the Chinese have begun to attack Tokyo. They are bombarding the entire Tokyo unscrupulously. Those despicable Chinese not only bombard our defense lines, but also fire artillery in residential areas. They are simply worse than pigs and dogs!" Internal Affairs!  Minister Xixiang Congdao said with a sad and angry look.

    "Those damn Chinese people, they simply deserve to go to hell!" Emperor Meiji said viciously.

      "Boom!" Suddenly, a huge explosion came from the palace. A large-caliber artillery shell hit the rockery in the palace, blowing it to pieces on the spot.  Emperor Meiji was stunned.

    "Your Majesty, Tokyo is too dangerous, we have to leave here!" Xixiang Congdao said immediately.

    Emperor Meiji wanted to refuse, but by some strange coincidence, he did not make any reaction and allowed Saigo to pull him away.
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