But it is obvious that not all Japanese people recognize the Coconut City Contract. Many people believe that this is an injustice against Sega Japan from the whole world. They are unwilling to admit defeat and put down their weapons.
Lan Fang did not launch an attack on these soldiers who tried to resist stubbornly, because according to the provisions of the Coconut City Contract, the Japanese had ten days to withdraw soldiers stationed in overseas territories into the country, so even if they wanted to attack, they would have to
Wait ten days before starting.
On the fifth day after the Coconut City contract was signed, Kei Hara and Giichi Tanaka returned to Tokyo on a US warship. When they were about to land, Kei Hara was a little hesitant as he walked to the gangway.
When Hara Kei and Tanaka Giichi left, Lanfang had not yet bombed Tokyo, so Tokyo was still calm.
But when Kei Hara and Giichi Tanaka returned to Tokyo, the familiar port buildings had disappeared, and all they could see were ruins that had been burned into ruins. Among those ruins, there were still people looking for property and trying to recover their losses.
Wandering around like zombies, more people stood or sat with dull eyes, looking into the distance without focus.
Just on the pier, there is a long stretch of corpses covered with white cloth. It can be seen that the corpses farther away from the pier are all wrapped in white cloth. Later, it was estimated that the white cloth was not enough, so the wrapping was changed to covering, and then
Later, it is estimated that the white cloth ran out, and sheets, straw mats, and even a piece of rubble became a shroud covering the body.
Although Hara Keiki is the Prime Minister of Japan, although Tanaka Yoshikazu is the Japanese Minister of War, even though Hara Keiki has sent a telegram to the country when he boarded the ship, saying that he will return today.
But it was obvious that no one was preparing to welcome him on the pier, so there was no need to think about flowers and banners. It was just such a silent indifference.
Mr. Prime Minister, it's time to get off the ship. Tanaka Yiichi can feel the sadness in Hara Kei's heart, but after all, Tanaka Yiichi is a soldier and can recover from his grief faster.
I'm thinking about what the scene must have been like when Ito-senpai returned from the Qing Empire more than twenty years ago, Hara Kei murmured to himself.
The negotiations were held in Shimonoseki at that time. Senior Ito did not go to the Qing Dynasty. Instead, when the troops fighting abroad returned, he accepted the cheers of the entire Tokyo here. Although 24 years have passed, the scene of that day is still vivid in my mind.
I have never forgotten it. A look of remembrance appeared on Tanaka Yiichi's face.
Yuan Jing is curious about which war you participated in.
Yes, I was in the First Division at that time. Although the First Division did not participate in the war, my plan was appreciated by the Army Ministry, so I was able to enter the Republic of China with the team. Tanaka Yiichi had pride on his face.
Have you seen Li Hongzhang? There is yearning on Yuan Jing's face.
Hara Kei is Japan's first civilian Prime Minister. In his life, Hara Kei has been a diplomat, a newspaper editor, a minister of post and telecommunications, a bank general manager, and of course a prime minister, but he has no military experience.
No, I was just a staff officer at the time and did not have the opportunity to meet Li Hongzhang. However, I have read many reports from that time and he was just an ordinary old man. Tanaka Yiichi felt a little regretful.
Haha, I wonder what kind of mood Li Hongzhang felt when he left Tokyo. Yuan Jing had a complicated expression.
Mr. Prime Minister, this is not your fault alone, and you do not need to bear the responsibility alone. Tanaka Yiichi tried to explain Hara Kei.
Even if I don't need to bear the responsibility alone, at the very least, I should bear the biggest part. Hara Jing has no intention of escaping.
After saying this, Yuan Jing walked up the gangway, ready to face all this.
At this time, there were only a few solitary warships in Tokyo Port, and most of the superstructures had been blackened. Only the American warship on which Hara Kei and Tanaka Giichi were riding looked relatively new, and it was indeed quite conspicuous.
When Kei Hara stepped onto the Tokyo pier, many people recognized Kei Hara, but unlike the previous cheers and adulation, the expressions of those present today were quite complicated.
The Coconut City Contract is indeed too harsh for Japan, so harsh that the Japanese cannot believe it is true.
Once upon a time, Japan, as a newly rising country, could force its thousand-year-old big brother to bow its head and admit defeat. Once upon a time, Japan could beat Russia, known as the European military police, to submission. That was the first victory for an Asian country against a European power.
ah.
But what happened now
Just facing a country established by the Chinese that was less than a year old, Japan was completely defeated. Not only was the powerful fleet that had worked hard to accumulate for decades been sunk, but not only was the army that the people of the country were frugal enough to support.
The defeat caused Lan Fang to massacre the heart of Japan. Is this still Japan? What happened to Japan?
Just in the past few days, almost all Japanese people are asking themselves this question.
So you can imagine how complicated the mood of Tokyo citizens must be when they face Hara Kei, the culprit who signed the Coconut City contract.
Suddenly, an item fell not far from Yuan Jing.
Yuan Jing took a closer look and saw that it was a pair of ribs.
The person who threw the ribs at Yuan Jing was a young man who looked to be only about twenty years old.
Baga Yuanjing's guards immediately rushed over to arrest the young man and punish him.
Don't hurt him. Yuan Jing made a sound to stop him. He walked tremblingly to the ribs and bowed down to pick it up.
I really should have apologized to the emperor that day. In that case, I wouldn't have to endure such an insult anymore. Hara Kei smiled bitterly at Tanaka Giichi.
Prime Minister, please take care of yourself. Japan is in great danger now and Japan needs you. Tanaka Giichi bowed.
During this trip to Lanfang, Tanaka Yiichi went through all the processes, and of course he understood how hard Hara Kei had put in for the country.
Perhaps Yuan Jing's trip to Lanfang did not achieve his goal, but it cannot be said that Yuan Jing did not put in his efforts. Facing the aggressive Lanfang people, Yuan Jing once argued with reason, tried every means to unite vertical and horizontal lines, and even once
Begging.
God's death for me is not a crime of war.
Yes, Japan needs the efforts of all of us. The more we are in this moment, the stronger we must be. In a period of time, we have built a strong Japan from nothing. As long as we are given another sixty years, we can also build a strong Japan.
A strong Japan, gentlemen, please work hard. Hara Kei said these last words to Tanaka Yiichi and all his entourage.
Hai Yuanjing's followers bowed ninety degrees one after another, showing their greatest respect to Yuan Jing.
Help me put it away. When I go back, I will hang it on the wall so that I can see it every day. That way I will not forget today's shame. Hara Kei handed the rib to a follower beside him: Let's go
Well, even if there is no carriage, we must continue to move forward.
The entourage quietly put it away and followed Yuan Jing forward.
Entering downtown Tokyo, what you see and hear is even more miserable. This is the area with the heaviest losses on the day of the Lanfang bombing. About dozens of blocks were completely destroyed. Due to the efforts of the fire brigade, the ground is still muddy, but
In this muddy ruins, there are still countless people rummaging through the ruins with tears on their faces.
They may be looking for today's rations, looking for lost relatives, or looking for hope of survival.
The Japanese are indeed a very tolerant nation. Even if they suffer tragic disasters that destroy their families and their lives, very few Japanese people fall into collapse.
Along the way, Yuan Jing walked. Not everyone threw knives at Yuan Jing and wanted Yuan Jing to commit suicide. Some people bowed silently to Yuan Jing. Most people seemed to have not seen Yuan Jing and continued to work on their hands.
At the door of a ruins, Yuan Jing saw a lonely child.
The child's face was covered with black ash, and the tears on his face could be clearly seen. He must have been crying in the past few days. The child was dressed in ragged clothes. It was obvious that the clothes on his body did not fit him. His lips were dry and cracked.
The skin has peeled off, and it can be seen that the child has been in a state of hunger for the past few days. Even though he is already weak and staggering, the child stubbornly refuses to go find food, and just holds a wooden carving tightly in his hand.
of top.
Perhaps, this top is the only thing left to this child by his father or brother.
Could it be that all government agencies have been paralyzed? When he saw the tragic situation of the child, Yuan Jing was really furious.
In the 1920s, Japan actually had relatively complete government agencies. Japan is a country with many earthquakes, so the emergency response agencies of the government departments have always been quite complete. Whenever a disaster occurs, the emergency response agencies will always respond promptly.
reaction.
No one answered Yuan Jing's question, including the little boy in front of Yuan Jing, who just raised his head and looked at Yuan Jing indifferently, and then buried his head deeply.
It was this look that deeply hurt Yuan Jing's heart.
Mr. Prime Minister, what you know is only a part of this disaster, or a small part. You must know that most of Tokyo is like this now, and the emergency agencies have not yet taken care of it. A voice suddenly answered
Yuan Jing.
Yuan Jing looked over and saw a uniformed policeman. The policeman was holding a chipped ceramic bowl with a bit of gruel in his hand.
The policeman came to the child and handed the child the gruel in the bowl, and the child immediately devoured it.
Yuan Jing admired the policeman's behavior very much, so he said pleasantly: "What's your name? Where is your colleague?"
I am Nakaoka Genichi. All my colleagues have sacrificed their lives to put out the fire that day. Nakaoka Genichi looked sad.
Really, how are your family? Hara Kei took two steps forward and came to Nakaoka Genichi.
It's not good. They are all dead, and now I am the only one left. I am actually a police officer in Shinjuku. Nakaoka looked sad.
Shinjuku, why are you here? Hara Kei asked casually.
Shinjuku is quite far from the port area. If you walk, it will indeed take a lot of effort.
Wait for you! As soon as Nakaoka Genichi finished speaking, he suddenly stabbed Yuan Jing's chest with a knife.
Yuan Jing was stunned. Before he could raise his hand, Nakaoka quickly pulled out the knife and stabbed it in again.
You sinner, why don't you die? Why don't you apologize? Gang Genyi yelled frantically.
