Gui Taro hurried into the imperial palace, behind a large number of cabinet members, followed by the footsteps of the people on the wooden floor, the crisp sound in the quiet Tokyo night, especially clear.

The sound of hasty, the chaos of disconcerting, just as every member of the cabinet is uneasy at this moment, including the Minister of War's Temple, the public hope of the West Garden Temple, and others, no one has a smile on his face, and no one can maintain his deed and calm.

It is now two o'clock in the morning, and it is a good thing to rush to meet the emperor at this time.

Only the Minister of the Navy, Yamamoto, was not present, and when the people saw the Meiji Emperor, the emperor had washed up and summoned them.

Emperor Meiji was not angry at this time was awakened, compared to the future of the Japanese Empire, at this time from sleep, wake up, nothing at all.

“Has the U-Fleet been defeated?”Emperor Meiji still maintained his royal air, did not have any panic on his face, and when asked about the combined fleet, his expression was as dull as ever.

However, where others could not see it, the Meiji Emperor's fists were tightly pinch together, and the skin was under force, showing a pale color.

“His Majesty the Emperor, the Joint Fleet has not yet come, but Yokosuka has found the shelling of the enemy fleet, and the Yokosuka Naval Factory and Naval Academy have been destroyed, killing and injuring more than 10,000 people.”Mr. Gui immediately stood up and said.

"The enemy has reached the door, the joint fleet has not been heard for five days, do you think the joint fleet still exists?"The Emperor shook his head and said.

As soon as this problem came out, the atmosphere of the scene instantly became extremely depressed.

It is not only the Meiji Emperor who has considered this question, all members of the cabinet are uneasy, but also the problem, what happened to the joint fleet?

“His Majesty the Emperor, according to the latest news, the Russian fleet did not appear in Vladivostok, nor did it appear in the Sea of Japan, and the combined fleet has lost all news since last night morning.”

“The mist on the Strait of Malaysia yesterday evening is still blocked by the fog, and it is possible that the joint fleet is still engaged with the Russian Navy inside.”The chief of the Navy said.

“If the combined fleet is still fighting with the Russian Second Pacific Fleet, then you say, who attacked Yokosuka?”The Emperor calmly asked.

“The Yamamoto Sea telegram claimed that the attack on Yokosuka’s enemies had more firepower and density than the combined fleet, which Yamamoto considered to be a navy of third-party forces.”Gui Taro stood up and replied.

“I want to know where the combined fleet is now?”

The Meiji Emperor gradually had a smell of anger in his voice, but no one could answer this question.

Emperor Meiji, who did not get an answer immediately, swept away the crowd, no one dared to look at him, only the Minister of the Army, Zhengyi, stood up and said: "From yesterday to tonight, there has been no return of ships carrying soldiers to North Korea, perhaps this may explain some problems."

Gui Taro heard the words, and his eyelids jumped, and asked Zheng Yi in the temple who had not yet sat down: "Can you say in detail about the inland phase of the temple?"

“As originally planned, the Ministry of the Army will send troops every day to strengthen the strength of the Korean army, and the daily time for the transport ships to and from the DPRK is very fixed, but since yesterday, there have been no troop merchant ships returning from Korea, and the Ministry of the Navy was originally intended to be questioned tomorrow on this matter.”The expression of Zhengyi in the temple is very serious, although the relationship between land and sea is not good, but at this time, he is also very concerned about the life and death of the Navy.

The life and death of the joint fleet is the greatest uncertainty, and it is impossible to know the situation of the joint fleet, and no one can draw conclusions.

Dongxiang Pingba Lang was originally to be retired, the result is that Yamamoto's military and guard elected as the commander of the joint fleet, and Yamamoto's military and guard did not let the cabinet and the naval province interfered with the command and judgment of Dongxiang Pingjiro.

When the Russian fleet was about to arrive, the combined fleet set out to intercept the Russian fleet somewhere, to analyze the position and forward route of the Russian fleet, and these naval provinces and cabinets did not interfere, and naturally it is not clear where the joint fleet is in.

And the means of communication of this period could not be connected with the upper fleet, so no one can say it well now on the situation of the Union.

This also constitutes the biggest uncertainty.

"Your Majesty, please prepare for the worst."The temple looked up and said.

The words of the West Garden Temple have made the already dull atmosphere more oppressive.

Japan during this period was not very confident, and even the Yamamoto soldiers and guards who designated Dongxiang Pingba Lang said bluntly that the joint fleet needed to rely on luck if it wanted to win.

“If the combined fleet is defeated, it is the Russian fleet that is attacked by Yokosuka, and the purpose of which is Tokyo, whatever the enemy who is attacked by Yokosuka.”He took a deep breath and said.

“Tokyo defense cannot be lost, and what we are most concerned about is that the enemy has sealed off Tokyo Bay, and if the combined fleet is defeated, then we will be powerless to defeat the enemy’s blockade of Tokyo Bay.”

“The enemy that attacked Yokosuka was truly Russia’s Second Pacific Fleet, and the North Korean and Siberian armies would be very dangerous and even ready for defense on their own.”

“This matter is ready to seek the help of British allies, so that the United States will intervene immediately to intervene in mediation, the war cannot continue to escalate, and if the joint fleet is defeated, then we will only give up on North Korea in all its aspects.”

“Even if the navy is defeated, there is also the army, the greedy Russian tsar, who not only wants North Korea, but also wants the entire Japanese Empire, so he can’t give up Korea, but also be prepared for the local decisive battle.”

“War is running out of money, and unless Britain is willing to help and lend to us, the empire’s finances will not be able to support the next army war in Korea.”

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A group of people expressed their opinions, and all the topics and possibilities were all around the fate of the joint fleet.

Only the public hope of the West Garden Temple did not express its opinions with the people, but a face of contemplation, until the emperor pressed down all the voices and asked if there were other views of the West Garden Temple, the West Garden Temple looked at this, and said to the people solemnly:

“My Majesty, I have just been thinking about a question, according to our intelligence, that the Russian Second Pacific Fleet is demoralized and that even if it can defeat the Imperial Combined Fleet, it is probably not capable of attacking Yosuk, and I am worried that someone will quietly shoot when the Empire and Russia are exhausted from the war.”