As time passed, another three days passed.

Xixiang Liao sailed at full speed with the remaining three ships and finally arrived at the Western Sichuan Port.

As soon as he stepped onto the land, Xixiang did not dare to rest. He immediately led the people to gallop on their horses and embarked on the road to the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Fuso is not vast, and the Kyoto Imperial Palace is only a day's journey from Kawanishi Port. At nightfall, Saigo, who was in a hurry all the way, finally arrived at the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

At this moment, in the side hall of the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

The candlelight swayed slightly, and there was a sense of solemnity in the hall.

Emperor Akihito, who was wearing a yellow-dyed royal robe and a tasseled crown, had a stern face and was looking coldly at Saigo who was kneeling on the ground.

Xixiang fell to his knees, his face bloodless and his body trembling slightly.

On both sides of him, stood several ministers, all with solemn expressions on their faces, and the coldness in their eyes made Xixiang feel on pins and needles.

"They were defeated before they even landed. In fact, only the people in three ships escaped."

"You have let me down too much!!!"

Emperor Akihito is not tall, only five feet tall, but at this moment he exudes a sense of majesty. As his words fell, Saigo said hurriedly:

"Your Majesty, it's not us who would be incompetent!"

"I really didn't expect that they... they actually occupied Shawan Port and caught us off guard, which led to our defeat!"

"What's more, we clearly saw Miura at the port! This guy Kentaro Miura! He betrayed us!"

Akihito had an angry look on his face. He glared at Saigo and scolded:

"If you lose, you lose!"

"How can there be so much rhetoric? If you were cautious enough, how could you end up in such a disastrous defeat?!"

"Xixiang, go this time...I have high hopes for you!" Akihito narrowed his eyes slightly and his voice became colder.

Xixiang Liao's heart tightened and he argued:

"Your Majesty, you must know that Murata and the others were defeated long ago."

"After General Yidong arrived, I thought they must still be fighting fiercely with the Yan Kingdom's troops. There is no way that the port could be taken away in such a short period of time!"

"How could I have imagined that we would be ambushed by them as soon as we went to Yan Country?!"

"This is really not our fault. If General Ito had not been defeated, or if he had not been defeated so quickly, we would not have been defeated like this."

"This...it's really not that we are incompetent!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Saigo Hayabusa standing aside looked livid, but coughed slightly.

On the other side, Yamanaka Takuma's face turned red. He clenched his fists and his body was shaking slightly.

Saigo's embarrassing escape this time has already informed him that his son Yamanaka Terajima died at sea. No, not only his son, but also those samurai!

Previously, Murata went to Yan State and brought a lot of troops, and now his son brought another group, but they died in battle one after another.

In addition, the eldest son Yamanaka Hidehito was still in Kouri Country and brought quite a few soldiers and horses with him. On Ioshima, although the main force was from Sakamoto, he also sent some soldiers and horses himself.

In this way, in the mainland, most of the troops in hand are new recruits who have only been in the army for a few years, and veterans only account for a minority.

Now we are going to conquer the Yan Kingdom and have been defeated one after another. Most of the people who died are veterans. Although people in the country are constantly joining the army and the army's strength is increasing sharply every day, the number of people lost in the past month is simply unimaginable!

This battle damage is really terrible!

When I first went to Yan State, the war in the East China Sea had been extremely smooth. Although there were some battle losses, they were not worth mentioning and were completely within the tolerance range.

The first battles can be said to be victorious. If they continue to fight according to the trend, it will be a matter of course to capture the entire Yan Kingdom.

But after Qin Ze led his army to the East China Sea, the battles that took place before and after were completely different!

Counting the most recent battle, three waves of troops were defeated before and after. Saigo's disastrous defeat undoubtedly means that Ito Junyi and the others have also been completely wiped out!

Yamanaka Toma took a deep breath. At this moment, he had no time to think about the grief of losing his son. What lingered in his mind was a strong sense of crisis!

Whether it was Da Qian in the past or Yan Guo today, he has always been a behemoth!

Previously, it was thought that Daqian was weak and had declined, but now it seems that the centipede insect is dead but not dead!

No! And that's not all!

To be precise, this is a behemoth that is recovering!

After these few battles, it is announcing that it is recovering, and it is recovering in an extremely terrifying manner!

He knows Yan State and its people very well.

If this behemoth returns to its original state, there is no doubt that it will vent its anger. In that vast land, there are people far more powerful than Fusang.

in this way........

"Om-"

When he thought of this, there was a sudden buzz in Yamanaka Toma's mind.

His body swayed, and he regained his footing after two breaths.

The strange behavior of Yamanaka Toshin was not noticed by anyone. At this moment, everyone in the palace was paying attention to Xixiang, who was constantly defending himself.

Saigo's face turned red, and he kept arguing that he was not to blame for the failure, but Emperor Akihito's face was getting worse and worse at this moment.

He was furious.

Capture Yan State, make Yan State your future residence, and make the vast land of Yan State owned by Fuso. This has been the long-cherished wish of every emperor for thousands of years!

Now in his own era, he finally found an opportunity to capture Yan State.

But now... not only has not even a single Donghai been completely captured, but they have even been defeated one after another. Hundreds of thousands of people have died in the Yan Kingdom!

"call--"

Akihito clenched his fists and exhaled a breath. A strong sense of frustration lingered in his heart, and his anger continued to ferment, but he had nowhere to vent.

At this time, Xixiang's voice continued to come:

"Your Majesty! In my opinion, this Yan Kingdom can no longer be fought!"

"If we send more people, I think more people will die there!"

"The current Yan Kingdom army is completely different from before!"

"Your Majesty! We shouldn't go to Yan Kingdom this time. Too many people have died! This... this is impossible to fight! We can't even win a battle now, let alone capture the entire Yan Kingdom. "

"If this continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to afford it if all our people go to Yan Country!"

Xixiang said one sentence after another.

The ministers said nothing, most of them lowered their heads and frowned. Xixiang Jun winked at his son quickly, but Xixiang Liao didn't seem to notice.

"Your Majesty, look..." Xixiang Liao continued to say.

Akihito's face was as cold as frost at this moment. Saigo's words made him even more angry. He stood up from the high throne with a gloomy face.

Then, he picked up a short knife on the knife rest and threw it down the stage:

"You commit suicide!"

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