When the emperor comes to modern times, history collapses!

Chapter 293: Civil unrest in Japan?

The brand new telegram was delivered to the Japanese cabinet, like a gust of spring breeze, instantly dispelling the haze of grief that permeated the cabinet.

The Combined Fleet, which they had once been proud of and had taken countless efforts to build, has always been the symbol and pillar of Japan's maritime power.

Even for the most powerful British Navy in the world today, it is impossible to destroy it in one fell swoop, let alone other countries!

Thinking of this, Emperor Meiji finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Recalling the scene when he just learned that the Combined Fleet had suffered heavy losses, he was really scared and even stunned for a while.

At this moment, he couldn't help but curse in his heart: "This Ito Yuheng seems reliable on weekdays, but he acted so recklessly this time and made things look like this! It seems that we must choose another capable person to take over his position."

At the same time, the Rear Admiral of the Coast Guard at Hengbin Port was staring suspiciously at several warships approaching on the sea in the distance.

He frowned and thought to himself: "Why did this joint fleet suddenly appear here? Didn't they go to the Qing Dynasty waters? They shouldn't be here!"

Full of doubts, he ordered his soldiers to observe carefully and confirm.

After careful identification, it was confirmed that the fleet coming before them was undoubtedly our country's combined fleet.

Therefore, the Rear Admiral of Coastal Defense immediately ordered the signalman beside him to send a telegram to the Combined Fleet to inquire about the specific situation.

At this moment, the Japanese major general knew nothing about the changes that the Combined Fleet had experienced.

After sending the telegram and reporting to his superiors, he received no response for a long time.

Several Japanese soldiers in the Combined Fleet who were responsible for sending and receiving telegrams had already become obedient and compliant under the strict surveillance and intimidation of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

These Jinyiwei not only monitored the Japanese's every move to ensure that they would not do anything unusual, but also required them to translate all the information they received accurately.

When they saw that the translation results of several Japanese soldiers were exactly the same, the Jinyiwei were convinced that there were no special codes or confidential information hidden in them.

Zhu Ming frowned and asked seriously, "So how do we get ashore next? Should we ask them to send us a message?"

Zheng He shook his head slightly, a solemn look on his face, and said slowly: "These little devils are cunning by nature and cannot be trusted at all! If they smuggle some private goods in the message, it is very likely to arouse the other party's vigilance. You know, we don't have a detailed understanding of the specific situation of this era. If we are accidentally targeted by those coastal defense guns, I am afraid we will suffer a lot of losses."

After hearing this, Zhu Ming nodded in agreement and echoed, "That's absolutely right! We really can't trust these little devils."

At this time, Zhang Liang of the Great Qin State suggested, "In my opinion, we might as well let them reply that they have encountered an emergency and urgently need to temporarily dock for supplies. However, I estimate that Ito Yuheng has probably already passed the message back. Even if it doesn't work, it can attract their attention. Then, we can arrange some yachts and small boats to quietly dock from other directions, and when the time is right, we can quickly send the army over. With the powerful strength of the Ten Thousand Dynasties Coalition Army, I believe it won't take long to successfully capture the area near the coast."

At this point, he paused for a moment, then added: "If the above methods don't work, don't we still have a few drones that can carry several hundred kilograms? It shouldn't be difficult to use them to carry people over."

Zhu Ming's eyes lit up: "Yes, as long as we reach the shore, it will no longer be Japan's coastal defense, but our coastal defense."

Half an hour later, Zhu Ming was seen slowly approaching with several yachts and some small and flexible boats in high spirits.

These ships are not far from the coastline and are fully capable of docking smoothly.

At the same time, there were bursts of roars in the air, and several advanced drones quickly took off, carrying several well-trained soldiers and flew towards the target.

Time passed by minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye, another half hour had passed.

At this moment, Zhu Ming waved his arms violently, and a mysterious black passage suddenly appeared.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of fully armed and heroic elite soldiers followed Zhu Ming and boarded the disappearing warship.

"Meet the Dragon Emperor!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from a dense grove by the sea.

Following the sound, I saw a burly soldier appearing like a ghost.

Zhu Ming knew the other party. Seeing this, he smiled slightly, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Erniu, you completed the task very well this time! I will let Zhu Di reward you handsomely and give you a big red envelope!"

Erniu, who was praised, showed an honest smile on his face. After giving a standard military salute, he disappeared into the woods to continue his guard duty.

These dozens of elite soldiers did not slack off at all. They quickly dispersed and carefully explored the surrounding situation with professional tactical movements.

Not long after, a hurried voice suddenly rang out from the intercom on the waist of Cheng Yaojin, a famous general in the Zhenguan period: "Report to King Potato, after a careful search, only a few Japanese soldiers were found within a few miles, and they have all been eliminated now."

Upon hearing this news, Zhu Ming nodded calmly and responded, "Very good, you stay where you are and stay alert. I will bring the army over right away."

About ten minutes later, tens of thousands of figures suddenly appeared in the originally deserted grove.

Li Ji, another famous general during the Zhenguan period, looked around sharply, then calmly took out a detailed map from his arms, preparing to further plan the route of action.

"Judging from where we are now, we should be roughly here, about fifteen miles away from the port. If nothing goes wrong, we can reach our destination in less than an hour."

After saying that, Li Ji turned to look at Zhu Ming, his eyes revealing a questioning tone, and waited quietly for him to give the follow-up instructions.

Zhu Ming waved his hand casually and said in a relaxed tone: "Don't look at me, I'm just a tool, and I'm not very proficient in commanding operations. You can command as you should."

When Li Ji heard this, he did not show the slightest surprise. After all, everyone knew that Zhu Ming was not good at commanding wars and never interfered.

Therefore, Li Ji took over the command without hesitation and began to dispatch the army in an orderly manner to continue advancing.

After all, if we can conquer this place earlier, our colleagues who came here with us will be able to land and rest as soon as possible.

At the same time, far away in the Japanese camp on the other side, Major General Matsushita's eyelids kept twitching as if he had a seizure.

He did not dare to underestimate the combined fleet that suddenly appeared in the nearby waters. He immediately reported the news without hesitation and waited anxiously for the response from his superiors. At this moment, this important information had already spread to the cabinet center of Japan as fast as wings.

At first, when this shocking news reached the Japanese cabinet, the faces of the cabinet members instantly showed ecstasy.

"Why did the Combined Fleet show up in Yokohama?" A cabinet member was the first to break the silence, asking with a puzzled look on his face. Everyone looked at each other, thinking of various possibilities.

"According to the original combat plan, the Combined Fleet should be in the Yellow Sea at this moment!" Another member frowned, his tone full of anxiety and confusion.

"Could it be that they encountered an unexpected situation during the trip?" someone speculated. For a moment, the conference room was full of discussions, with all kinds of speculations and concerns intertwined.

"What the hell is Ito Yuheng doing? Even if something happened, he should at least send a message back to inform us of the situation!" Another person complained indignantly.

"Could it be that this guy has rebellious intentions?" Some even put forward a terrifying hypothesis.

"Maybe he has already been bribed by the Qing Dynasty! Over the years, we have tried our best to win over Qing officials. I believe that the other party will not sit idly by and will certainly take corresponding measures to fight back." Once this view was put forward, it immediately caused an uproar.

Emperor Meiji sat at the head of the table, frowning, lost in thought. The situation before him was indeed somewhat beyond common sense, and all signs indicated that there must be some unknown inside story hidden in it.

After careful consideration, he decisively ordered: "For the time being, the combined fleet is prohibited from approaching further. Immediately send personnel to board the fleet and carefully investigate what happened to cause the combined fleet to deviate from the established route and appear in a place where it should not be."

This order was passed down through various levels and finally reached Major General Matsushita, who was in charge of coastal defense affairs.

Matsushita stared at the telegram in his hand, his eyes widened and a surge of fear surged in his heart.

The telegram clearly stated that the Combined Fleet was strictly prohibited from approaching the coast, and required that personnel be dispatched immediately to investigate and find out what kind of incident the fleet had encountered.

His face instantly became extremely gloomy, his brows knitted together, and he muttered to himself: "Is there really a problem? What should I do..."

After a series of drastic reforms, the Japanese soldiers at this time were superior to the corrupt and declining Qing army in terms of military literacy, combat capability and discipline.

Therefore, Matsushita acted decisively and quickly sent out emergency messages to all parties, strictly prohibiting the Combined Fleet from approaching, otherwise he would directly open fire. At the same time, he dispatched capable personnel to rush to the Combined Fleet not far from the coast to find out the truth of the matter.

On the other hand, Zheng He in the Qinglong Fleet had already learned about the current situation through several captured Japanese soldiers acting as interpreters. He narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered, "Humph! As expected, Ito Yuheng had passed the news back before."

The deputy general beside him also nodded and said, "Yes, General, this is expected. Fortunately, the Potato King has successfully landed on our side. I think it won't take too long before he can take over all the coastal defense affairs here."

Zheng He frowned and said in a deep voice: "Perhaps it was those little devils who leaked the news, which led to the current passive situation. These guys really deserve to die!"

Zhang Liang of the Great Qin sighed and said with emotion: "We have suddenly traveled here this time, and the information we have is all from the records of later generations. However, after all, times have passed, so it is not surprising that there are some discrepancies with the real history."

"It will only take an extra hour or two, and it's safer this way. The Japs are becoming more and more cunning, so why not just kill them?"

on the coast.

Li Ji brought his soldiers to the coastal defense area of ​​Hengbin.

It is simply a fantasy to completely cover up the movements of tens of thousands of people.

Inside a building, Major General Jiro Matsushima, who was sitting quietly at a table handling business, suddenly stood up with a look of astonishment on his face.

His eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "Tens of thousands of troops are approaching us. What is going on? First, the Combined Fleet inexplicably appeared here, and now so many troops have appeared. Is it possible that a shocking event is about to happen in Japan?"

The adjutant at the side came forward nervously and speculated in a low voice: "General, do you think it is possible that someone in the country is rebelling?"

Hearing this, Major General Matsushita Jiro couldn't help but gasp, and a layer of fine beads of sweat instantly seeped out of his forehead.

Then he quickly grabbed several urgent telegrams that had just been delivered from the table and looked at them carefully.

Before this, they had not received any information about these troop movements and the actions of the Combined Fleet.

"This is really weird..." Major General Matsushiro frowned and muttered to himself, "Without any warning, the combined fleet and this large army appeared here together. If they really join hands, with our current military strength and defense, it will be difficult to resist their offensive. Occupy Yokobin, use it as a base, and then launch continuous attacks and conquests on the surrounding areas. Such behavior is indeed no different from rebellion."

Thinking of this, Major General Matsushiro Jiro was furious and roared: "How despicable! These traitors dared to openly betray Japan, they really deserve to die! Inform everyone immediately, even if they fight to the last man, they must defend this building to the death and never let the enemy succeed!"

"General, please calm down for now. You know, this combined fleet gathers almost all of Japan's naval power. If they really have the intention to rebel, then the outcome of this war will be unpredictable! So in my opinion, we might as well keep our troops in place and continue to closely observe the development of the situation. If the other side launches an attack, we only need to respond symbolically a few times, and we must not fight them head-on. With such a powerful force, even if we defend with all our strength, it may be difficult to hold on. It may take some time for the army in other places to come to support, and they cannot reach the battlefield in a short time. Moreover, if the other side succeeds, it will also be an opportunity for the general."

When Major General Matsushita heard this, he was stunned at first, and then his brain began to think rapidly like a high-speed machine.

About a minute later, Major General Matsushita suddenly smiled and said, "Well, what you said makes sense. The decisions and ideas of those big shots above are not something that we little guys can influence. Let's give the order immediately. Once the battle starts, let the soldiers fire a few shots at random and then quickly evacuate the battlefield. I expect that if the enemy succeeds in capturing this place, they will definitely send a large army to station here. At that time, we will make other plans based on the specific situation. Also, instruct the ships going to inspect the combined fleet to slow down and make sure they are not close to the area where the combined fleet is before noon."

Li Ji stopped with a puzzled look on his face.

Zhu Ming couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"

"Nothing, I just feel that this trip has been a bit too smooth. So far, I haven't encountered any obstruction from Japan."

After a while, the spies around came back and found no ambush.

Li Ji thought for a moment and thought that even if there was an ambush, with the weapons and equipment of the Wanchao coalition forces, they would be able to counterattack and kill the enemy.

"keep going!"

Ten minutes passed.

Li Ji sneered: "Finally we met the Japs, get ready for battle!"

(End of this chapter)