"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
After two hours of bombardment, the Japanese soldiers who were ordered to defend the city finally couldn't hold on any longer. After leaving more than 50,000 corpses behind, they retreated to Tokyo.
After the Japanese army in Yokohama retreated, Zhuge Qing ordered the Pacific Fleet to stop firing!
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Tokyo, Imperial Residence, the atmosphere was bleak.
"Emperor, we…we lost a total of fifteen turrets and seven artillery positions, a total of more than five hundred cannons. More than fifty thousand soldiers of the empire died, and countless were injured.”Yamagata Aritomo knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice. "Losses…heavy losses! The losses are disastrous!"
"Emperor, I know you will blame me, but I still have to say, let's stop the war and negotiate peace! If we continue fighting, our country will perish!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the imperial residence immediately fell into a terrifying silence. Because everyone knew that the emperor refused to negotiate peace.
"Ito-kun, you…sigh! Forget it, you told me long ago that you agreed to the peace negotiations.”Emperor Mingzhi's face was filled with pain as he said sadly.
"Your Excellency, it's not that I agree with the peace negotiations, but that we have no other choice.”Ito Bowen said in a low voice. "They are too powerful. They are not something we can fight against at all. In fact, if they didn't intentionally let us live, they would have sent troops to attack Tokyo long ago.”
"They intend to let us live? What do you mean?" Emperor Mingzhi asked in confusion.
"Your Excellency, haven't you noticed? They had already stopped their bombardment of the city.”Ito Bowen said. "Emperor, do you understand what this means? This means that they are giving us time to consider and are waiting for our choice.”
"If we accept their conditions, they will retreat. However, if we don't agree to their conditions, I'm afraid they will directly attack Tokyo!”
"Is…is that really the case?" Emperor Mingzhi said with a pale face.
"Lord Heavenly Emperor, this is basically the case.”Ito Bowen said. "Emperor, please make a choice.”
"Crack!" "Crack!" Crack!
Emperor Mingzhi gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly. His sharp nails pierced through his skin, but he didn't seem to feel anything.
"Alright, let's negotiate." After a long time, Emperor Meiji finally squeezed out these words.
"Plop!" Suddenly, Emperor Mingzhi's legs went soft and he collapsed to the ground.
"Lord Heavenly Emperor!"
"Lord Heavenly Emperor!"
Seeing this scene, Ito Hakufumi and the others were frightened. They hurriedly ran over to help Emperor Meiji up from the ground.
"I've let down the country, the nation, and the ancestors!”Emperor Mingzhi's face was filled with tears as he spoke with a pained expression.
Yiteng Bowen and the others couldn't help but cry out loud. Their cries alarmed many people. They all thought that Emperor Meiji had passed away and joined in the crying.
In a short while, the entire Tokyo was filled with people's cries. It was heartbreaking!
"Lord Heavenly God, Japan has sent people to sue for peace again.”Jian Xiaotian said respectfully. " This time, they sent Prime Minister Ito Hakufumi to come personally, saying that he would accept all our conditions unconditionally.”
"Ito Bowen…? I've heard a lot about him. I want to meet him.”Zhuge Qing nodded and said. "Alright, bring them here to see me.”
"Yes, Lord Heavenly Deity." Jian Xiaotian replied.
……
"These warships?" Ito Bowen's eyes widened as he stared at the steel warships standing on the sea. His face was filled with shock and fear.
"Prime Minister, these are the most powerful battleships and heavy cruisers in the world! It's too terrifying!" Yamagata Amitomo said with a trembling voice.
"Prime Minister, I've seen this kind of battleship in the shipyard of the Sun Never Sets Empire!”Xi Xiang said in a low voice. "However, the flag of the Sun Never Sets Empire is not on these warships.”
"Like this?" Ito Bowen's eyes suddenly flashed with a terrifying light.
Jian Xiaotian brought Ito Bowen, Yamagata Yutomo, and Nishigo Congdao to board the " Queen Elizabeth " battleship that Zhuge Qing was in. Sensing this war beast up close, the chill and fear in the hearts of Ito Bowen and the other two became even stronger.
"Lord Heavenly God, I have brought them here.”Jian Xiaotian knelt on the ground and said respectfully.
"Jian Xiaotian, you disappoint me.”Zhuge Qing didn't look at Yiteng Bowen and the other two. Instead, she spoke in a cold voice.
"Lord Heavenly God, what did I do wrong?”When Jian Xiaotian heard that, he immediately felt his scalp tingle and said in panic.
"Why didn't those three defeated generals kneel when they saw Your Majesty?”Zhuge Qing said.
"Lord Heavenly God, I know my mistake.”Jian Xiaotian immediately understood. "Kneel down! The three of you, kneel down immediately!" He turned his head and shouted at Ito and Bowen.
"You…Don't go too far!”Ito Bowen and the other two were so angry that their bodies trembled. Ito Bowen said in a hoarse voice. "We are here to represent the Emperor and Japan to negotiate peace, not to be humiliated by you!”
"Kneel down! Or die!" Jian Xiaotian pulled out a pistol from his waist and pointed it at Ito Bowen.
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