"Could it be that Yan Jun has won a series of great victories in the country, which has freed him up to come to Wangdong Port?"
"If that's the case, then His Majesty and the others..."
Hidehito Yamanaka grew increasingly alarmed as he thought about it. Although he didn't want to believe it, everything before him told him that the country was perhaps already in grave danger.
His breathing became heavier, and his expression grew increasingly serious.
"General, what should we do now?" the lieutenant asked hesitantly.
Hidehito Yamanaka took a deep breath, looked ahead, and the next moment, he roared:
"When the nation is in peril, there is no time to lose!"
"Full speed ahead!"
"Get to Wangdong Port as soon as possible! Even if the Yan Army is there, we must fight them to the death!"
Upon hearing this, the lieutenant was startled and immediately said:
"But General... under these circumstances, I'm afraid we'll have a hard time landing."
"Even General Sakamoto's fleet was sunk by the Yan army. If we go there, it's practically..."
Hidehito Yamanaka turned his head and glared at him angrily: "Can't beat me? Once we get to the nearshore, you can jump ship and swim back!"
"If Kyoto falls, and His Majesty the Emperor's life is in danger, tell me, what should Japan do?!"
The lieutenant's face turned pale, but he still whispered:
"No, General. We have a large army in the country and it is impossible for us to fall immediately."
"Why don't we go to Tajikistan and call for reinforcements to save our country from this crisis?"
Upon hearing this, Yamanaka Hidehito laughed angrily: "Taqi Kingdom? You still expect them to succeed at a time like this?"
"If these bastards were useful, why would the Yan people have come to Wangdong Port?!"
"Even if their country is powerful, it's still far away. Don't they know that distant water can't quench a nearby fire? By the time they send reinforcements, who knows what will become of their homeland!"
The lieutenant nodded, but he knew that this forced landing was tantamount to suicide, so he continued:
"But General, we can't just go back like this."
"If we end up being defeated like General Sakamoto and his men, wouldn't that be a wasted trip, a pointless loss of life?" He quickly added after saying this.
“I am naturally willing to dedicate myself to His Majesty the Emperor, but I would like to make a more meaningful sacrifice.”
Upon hearing this, Hidehito Yamanaka hesitated.
Looking at the crowd behind them and at the dozen or so ships, these people were all prepared to sacrifice themselves, but dying in vain would indeed be of no use.
It was only then that Hidehito Yamanaka gradually calmed down.
If we don't go, where should we go? Return to the Kingdom of Goli? There are no soldiers there, it's tantamount to waiting to die!
Go to Iwo Jima? That's useless. Even if we retake Iwo Jima, it won't solve the crisis on the mainland.
Go to the East China Sea? That's even more impossible. Since the Yan Army dared to come, how could there not be a large army stationed in the East China Sea?
As he pondered the matter, the lieutenant offered his advice:
"General, why don't we go to the South China Sea? There are armies there that don't belong to the Yan Kingdom."
Hidehito Yamanaka raised an eyebrow: "You mean, look for those people led by Saji?"
The lieutenant nodded repeatedly: "Indeed, now that the war between our two countries has reached this point, in my humble opinion, we are indeed at a disadvantage. The only solution now is to seek help from others."
“The Kingdom of Sari had previously expressed its intention to establish diplomatic relations with us. Although the Kingdom of Taqi intervened later, which prevented our two countries from establishing diplomatic relations, we are not enemies.”
"They came to Yan Kingdom, claiming to establish diplomatic relations, but how could such a good thing possibly happen?"
"Coming to Yan Kingdom is naturally for the purpose of seizing benefits; otherwise, why would one travel thousands of miles to do so?"
Yamanaka Hidehito nodded and said in a deep voice, "I once heard my father say that Taqi Kingdom and Sari Kingdom are cut from the same cloth."
"It's just that the Taqi Kingdom is stronger and came to Japan first, so the Sa Ri Kingdom lost the initiative."
The lieutenant sighed, "General, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."
"Please feel free to speak."
The lieutenant shook his head and sighed, "Whether it's Taqi Kingdom or Sari Kingdom, these major powers never had good intentions. Taqi Kingdom may have brought us new weapons, but what good are they?"
"No matter how small Japan is, it is still a sovereign nation, but now... even His Majesty the Emperor is..." He glanced at Yamanaka Hidehito, and seeing no anger in him, continued:
"The strong bully the weak; this has been the way of things since ancient times."
"The same applies to other countries. If Japan wants to survive, it ultimately has to consider their opinions. Whoever we establish diplomatic relations with is the side we stand on."
"The great powers are constantly vying for power, and now that Fusang is under attack by Yan, if Yan were to conquer Fusang, Yan would grow even stronger."
"I think this is certainly not the outcome that those major powers want to see."
"Therefore, no country that covets or fears the Yan Kingdom will sit idly by."
He paused here, waiting for Hidehito Yamanaka to speak.
Hidehito Yamanaka looked at him with a solemn expression and said, "Amamiya, you see things very clearly."
"Just as you said, let's change course and go to the South China Sea to talk to the people of Sa Ri Kingdom."
"I don't think they'll let Yan Kingdom expand its territory at will."
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That night, after the Yan army stormed into Edo, they committed murder and arson, almost reducing the entire city to ashes.
Akihito did not escape; he is said to have been burned to death at the Zhenguo Shrine.
After this battle, almost all of Fusang's main forces were killed. In the following days, the Yan army seemed to be attacking various parts of Fusang. Although it is unknown to what extent they achieved this, it was enough to show that the Yan Kingdom intended to destroy the entire Fusang.
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