Chapter 595

"I have failed your trust, failed the Sakura Nation, and failed all the citizens!!"

As the Shogun spoke, his eyes turned red.

This was not an act for the occasion, but a genuine repentance for his failure.

As the actual controller of Sakura, the previous Shogun had handed a perfectly fine Sakura into his hands.

Yet he had turned it into what it was today.

It was simply a great humiliation!

The ministers behind the Shogun also had faces full of sorrow.

"Sigh..."

The Meiji Heavenly King let out a long sigh.

"What about the Free Nation?"

"The Free Nation's dual carrier battle group was crushed by the Dragon Nation, the two main carriers were captured, and they have now withdrawn from the Asia-Pacific..."

"I estimate that in the future, the Free Nation will never be able to reach into the Asia-Pacific region again..."

The Shogun said solemnly, without hiding anything.

Hearing this answer, the Meiji Heavenly King fell silent.

At this moment, he also realized how much the situation had deteriorated.

Sakura's backer had been dealt with by the Dragon Nation as well.

In the entire Blue Star, there was no one left who could save Sakura...

"So... the Dragon Nation now wants our Sakura to surrender and pay reparations, right?"

The Shogun paused and nodded slowly.

"Yes."

"Baka!"

"Idiots!"

"The glory of my Great Sakura Empire has all been destroyed in the hands of you idiots!"

"How many years has the Eight-Eight Fleet dominated East Asia? How many years has the Dragon Nation's navy been rising? You bunch of pigs, to be completely wiped out!"

The Shogun was scolded so hard he didn't dare to breathe, and could only lower his head, saying nothing.

After scolding the Shogun, the Heavenly King still felt unsatisfied, and changing the subject, he began to attack the Dragon Nation.

"Damn Dragon Nation!"

"Those god-forsaken Dragon Nation pigs, annihilating my Sakura fleet wasn't enough, they actually pushed for more, forcing my Great Sakura Nation to surrender and pay reparations! Do they really want to tear off the face of my Sakura Nation and throw it on the ground to trample on?"

"For a hundred years, my Great Sakura Nation has sacrificed millions of heroic spirits to earn our current status! What right does that filthy thing, the Dragon Nation, have..."

The Heavenly King was beyond furious, no longer caring about his usual composure, roaring crazily like a madman.

After a long while, he finally calmed down a little.

"What are the Dragon Nation's conditions? What exactly are the conditions for them to withdraw their troops?"

The Heavenly King's cold voice came.

This time, no one dared to speak.

Everyone knew in their hearts that speaking at such a time would surely nail them to the pillar of shame in history, never to rise again.

The Shogun's lips moved.

He then slowly opened his mouth to speak.

"Heavenly King, regarding this matter, General Murakami will give you an explanation."

The next second, the face of Murakami Suzuki in the crowd turned pale instantly.

Sure enough.

Am I the scapegoat?

Looking at the cold light in the Shogun's eyes, Murakami Suzuki couldn't care about anything else and could only grit his teeth and step forward.

Thump—

Murakami Suzuki knelt directly in front of the Meiji Heavenly King.

With tears in his eyes, he said: "Heavenly King, it is Murakami's incompetence; Murakami is the eternal sinner of Sakura!"

"The Dragon Nation side has threatened that they will only withdraw their troops if we pay 500 billion Dragon Nation currency in war reparations and return the entire Ryukyu Islands!!"

"What!"

The Heavenly King was stunned.

Looking at Murakami Suzuki, the killing intent in his eyes had already condensed into substance!

He had thought the Dragon Nation would open their mouths like a lion, but he never expected the Dragon Nation's ceasefire conditions to be so high!

500 billion Dragon Nation currency!!

Converted into Sakura currency, that was an astronomical figure of 10 trillion Sakura currency!

It was almost Sakura's entire military budget for a year!

If it were just 10 trillion Sakura currency, the Sakura Nation could tighten their belts and endure for eight or ten years to get through it.

But returning the Ryukyu Islands would absolutely be a knife plunged straight into the heart of the Sakura Nation!

Don't look at the Ryukyu Islands as small, with only a few scattered islands.

But don't forget, Sakura is a maritime nation!

The larger the territorial waters, the more benefits Sakura can reap, and the higher its international status!

If the Ryukyu Islands are returned, Sakura's maritime area would immediately shrink by one-fifth!

The most fatal thing is that the Ryukyu Islands are actually a sharp knife Sakura has inserted into the Dragon Nation!

Their strategic position is extremely important; losing this knife, Sakura would naturally lose its value in containing the Dragon Nation...

From now on, wanting to rise again would be nothing but a pipe dream!

If they agreed to return them, then what Sakura would lose is not just a few small islands, but the national destiny of Sakura for the next hundred years!

Thinking of this.

The Meiji Heavenly King became even more furious.

"Baka!"

"Bastard!"

"You deserve to die!"

The next second, Murakami Suzuki was kicked in the face by the Meiji Heavenly King's wooden clog, and he was immediately covered in blood.

"You piece of trash! You humiliation to the nation!"

"I'll kill you!"

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