He was still shaken by the nightmare he had just had.

In the dream, it was a scene of cataclysmic destruction.

The ground cracked, revealing bottomless ravines. Flames gathered into torrents, surging within the ravines, followed by tongues of fire shooting out from them.

The sky was filled with flames, and strong winds swept everything on the ground. The once bustling Kyoto Imperial Palace was reduced to ruins, and countless people were swept up by the winds and engulfed by the flames.

But what followed was a colossal, sky-covering wave rolling in.

When the giant wave crashed down, the entire Fusang sank!

As Japan sank into the sea, Emperor Akihito awoke at that moment.

"What time is it now?" Mingren frowned, clutching his chest and still breathing heavily.

The maidservant serving nearby immediately replied, "Your Majesty, it is just past midnight."

"Has any news been sent?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's just that I saw you finally fell asleep, so I didn't..." Before the concubine could finish speaking, Emperor Mingren had already thrown off the covers and gotten up.

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Inside the side hall.

"You mean, the ports of western Sichuan have been captured by the Yan Kingdom?" Mingren's face turned ashen, his hands clenched into fists behind his back.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"The enemy forces came with great force and immediately engaged the troops at Chuanxi Port after disembarking, but..."

"The forces at Chuanxi Port were not large, which is why the enemy was able to capture it."

Below the stage, Minister Shio Miyazaki was hunched over, sweat beading on his temples.

"Not many? But didn't Yamanaka Takuma volunteer to lead a force there just a few days ago? With them there, cooperating with the coastal defense forces, how could the Yan Kingdom have so easily occupied Chuanxi Port!"

"Where's Takuma Yamanaka?!"

Miyazaki Shio quickly replied, "After Kawanishi Port fell, General Yamanaka immediately retreated. When he realized that the battle was going badly and that Kawanishi Port could not be defended, he sent someone to deliver the military intelligence."

"Now... I don't know what's become of him."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Akihito flew into a rage.

"Baka! He was going to Chuanxi Port earlier, saying it was in case of emergency."

"But Chuanxi Port was just taken over by the Yan Kingdom like that! What was he doing there? Doesn't he know how important Chuanxi Port is? He should have fought to the death for us!"

"If Chuanxi Port is lost, the Yan Kingdom can send troops here without any restraint!"

"If we don't take back Chuanxi Port, they will definitely send more troops in the coming months!"

Upon hearing this, Miyazaki Shio hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, the troops closest to Chuanxi Port have already arrived. I think even if the enemy captures Chuanxi Port, they won't be able to hold it."

"Moreover... General Sasaki has already led his troops there, and I believe they will defeat the enemy in the upcoming battles and then recapture Kawanishi Port."

"No, the enemy has already fought a fierce battle with General Yamanaka at Chuanxi Port. Even if they are skilled in battle, they should be exhausted by now."

"I think it's quite possible that by the time General Sasaki arrived, the battle would already be over."

As soon as he finished speaking, Akihito laughed in extreme anger;

"The end? Is it really over so easily?"

"If that's really the case, then I wouldn't..." He remembered that nightmare.

It is said that what you think about during the day, you dream about at night. Although the army has been expanding in the past two years and a batch of firearms has been purchased from foreign countries, Mingren still harbors a trace of fear of Yan Kingdom in his heart.

The behemoth that is Yan Kingdom has changed dynasties one after another over thousands of years, but it has always suppressed Fusang.

For the Yan Kingdom, every Fusang person harbors an indelible fear deep in their heart, a fear etched into their very bones.

The fall of Kawanishi Port allowed the fears that had been lurking in Akihito's heart to begin to spread.

In short, at this moment, Akihito was probably somewhat panicked.

"Your Majesty?" Miyazaki Shio, who was below the stage, looked up and asked when Akihito suddenly fell silent halfway through his sentence.

Akihito paced back and forth nervously, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper, and he began to mutter to himself:

"No, no..."

"This can't go on. We can't lose Chuanxi Port, not even for a moment."

"Who knows if the Yan Kingdom will have a fleet coming from its homeland?"

At this point, Miyazaki Shio frowned and said, "Your Majesty is probably overthinking it. They have already dispatched hundreds of warships to cross the sea this time, so where would they find more warships?"

"Even if they send people, it's only possible if these ships return and bring people back."

Akihito abruptly waved his hand and rebuked:

"We already defeated the East China Sea Fleet, so where would they find any ships? Yet, even so, they still managed to field these hundreds of warships."

"Who knows if they have any other boats behind them?!"

"What if, I mean, what if they have thousands of ships?"

Miyazaki Shio shook his head: "No, Your Majesty. To mobilize these hundreds of warships in such a short time must have already taken the full strength of the nation."

Mingren sneered repeatedly: "Hmph, perhaps in a few months, the Yan Kingdom will really have over a thousand warships!"

"Yan Kingdom has a large population. As long as those guys have food to eat, they can build anything very quickly!"

"I know them too well!"

"Ah, this..." Miyazaki Shio was speechless for a moment.

"Pass down the order: bring Naoto Sakamoto back! After we get to Iwo Jima, tell Naoto Sakamoto to go around to Kawanishi Port!"

"Regardless of what the Yan army is like now that is on our soil, let's take back Chuanxi Port first! And then defend it well!"

"The Yan people have disembarked, and there aren't many people left on board. If we coordinate from the inside and outside, they won't be able to handle it!"

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