It's over.
At noon the next day, when Zhang Wuji was still sleeping in, there was quite a stir in the imperial city of Japan.
"Report..."
Hirohito Koichi in the bedroom was startled by the sound.
"What's the matter? Why are you so flustered?"
A eunuch quickly knelt in front of Hirohito and said: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Marshal Yamamoto came to report that the Ming navy is attacking."
When Hirohito heard this, his eyes widened and he asked, "What did you say?"
"How is it possible? How could it be so fast?"
The eunuch said: "Your Majesty, it should be correct. This is the news brought back by Marshal Yamamoto himself, and he is now in the Amaterasu Hall, waiting for you."
Hirohito Hiroichi took a deep breath and said: "Calm down, calm down, don't panic. Isn't everything as expected? If I don't attack myself, then Zhang Wuji will attack me. It's such a normal thing."
Hirohito Hiroichi barely controlled his emotions and said: "Pass the order down, let civil and military officials go to the Amaterasu Hall immediately."
Half an hour later, in the Amaterasu Palace in the Imperial City of Japan, all the civil and military officials of the court were already waiting here.
When they saw Hirohito Koichi arriving late, they all knew in their hearts that their emperor might have been too busy again.
"Your Majesty."
As soon as Hirohito sat on the throne, all the civil and military officials in the court hurried to pay their respects.
Hirohito waved his hand gently and said, "Hey, everyone, please stand up."
Then, Hirohito looked at the Admiral of the Navy, Yamamoto Ningji: "Admiral Yamamoto, please tell me."
Yamamoto Ningji said succinctly: "Your Majesty, I know that a war is imminent, so I have already sent the early warning ship more than a hundred nautical miles away. The early warning ship is equipped with a beacon tower, which will issue an early warning as soon as it finds an enemy ship. Therefore, I assure you that I dare not say whether Zhang Wuji is among the people coming, but the fleet that is coming must be the fleet of the Ming Dynasty."
"There is no time, Your Majesty. From now on, we must all enter a state of war."
It was quiet, no one dared to speak, and the silence in the Amaterasu Hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
After an unknown amount of time, Army Marshal Inoue Takeshi finally spoke: "Yamamoto, is it possible that there is a problem with your early warning system, such as your warship accidentally firing?"
After hearing this, Yamamoto cursed: "Inoue Yu, are you talking nonsense? Are you going to have a fire in the sea?"
Inoue Yu was scolded and felt angry, but he also understood that it was indeed a ridiculous thing to have a fire in the sea.
Saburo Abe, known as the Little Zhuge Liang of Japan, said, "This warning should be absolutely true. The Ming fleet is really attacking. Zhang Wuji's five years of hard work has resulted in this one strike."
"The time for the decisive battle has come."
After saying this, Saburo Abe turned his gaze to Hirohito Hiroichi and said, "Your Majesty, you can't hesitate any longer. They have already attacked us. Now our Japanese navy is in a passive position. If you hesitate any longer, Japan may be in danger of being destroyed."
"Baka..." Countless ministers present spat out the word "Baka" to Saburo Abe.
Hirohito said: "Prime Minister, are you exaggerating? Zhang Wuji's Ming Dynasty is thousands of miles away, how can it easily destroy my Japan?"
Saburo Abe said: "Your Majesty, we may have sent an expeditionary force of 200,000 to the Middle Earth back then. What we can do, Zhang Wuji may not be unable to do."
"As long as he can win the naval battle, his next move will be to send an expeditionary force to Japan."
Yamamoto Ningji said loudly: "It is impossible. My Japanese navy is invincible in the world. We have never been defeated in decades. How could we be defeated by Zhang Wuji?"
…
Looking at the whole of Japan, Saburo Abe is the only relatively sober person, and his views are surprisingly similar to Long Ze's.
Saburo Abe said: "Marshal Yamamoto, I admit that your navy has never been defeated in decades, but you also have to think about it, have you ever encountered an opponent in these years? A navy that has never encountered an opponent is of course invincible."
Yamamoto Ningji widened his eyes: "Never met an opponent?, Baka, you are slandering me. My Japanese Navy has reached where it is today by relying on wars, one battle after another."
Saburo Abe said: "War? Then Marshal Yamamoto, tell me, what wars have you fought?"
Yamamoto Ningji was about to refute, but he didn't know how to start, because it was really as he said to Abe, the Japanese navy seemed to have never fought any wars in the decades since its establishment.
"Nothing to say?" Abe Saburo smiled bitterly: "It doesn't matter if you have nothing to say. The arrival of Zhang Wuji's Ming navy is just an opportunity for you. Whether the military fortune of our Great Japan can last long depends on you, Yamamoto Ningji. After today's court meeting, you should hurry up and prepare for war."
Hirohito Hiroshi said: "What the Prime Minister said makes sense, but fortunately, we in Japan have not been idle in the past few years. The only omission is that we should not have let Zhang Wuji attack us. We should have been the ones to attack."
"However, since they have come, it is God's will."
"Yamamoto, gather all the warships immediately. I order you to destroy Zhang Wuji's navy on the sea within ten days."
Yamamoto Ningji quickly said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The military fortune of our great Japan will last forever."
"Long live His Majesty."
Yamamoto Ningji raised his hands and shouted "Long live".
The other ministers in the court also followed suit and shouted "Long live the emperor".
It has to be said that this scene is still very spectacular. Even Zhang Wuji has never encountered such a scene often. Hirohito Hongyi's vanity is also greatly satisfied at this moment.
Only after many Japanese ministers shouted more than a dozen times did Hirohito wave his hands and say: "My dear ministers, it seems that it is not a bad thing that the Ming navy took the initiative to attack us."
"It would be best if Zhang Wuji himself came along, that way I wouldn't have to go to Beijing to capture him alive."
Cabinet Minister, Ichiro Tanaka said: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty has just been established and its country seems stable, but it is not. As long as we can eliminate Zhang Wuji or defeat his navy, there will definitely be turmoil in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, our men from Japan will be able to march straight into Beijing."
"I have heard for a long time that Zhang Wuji has many beautiful concubines around him, and he is said to enjoy the best fortune in the world. Your Majesty, it is time to let him have a taste of his power."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com