General Yamagata urged his court - martial , but Nogi was saved from this only through the unprecedented personal intervention of Emperor Meiji .
News of this defeat inflamed Japanese popular opinion against Nogi .
General Yamagata urged Nogi 's court - martial , Nogi Nogi was saved from this only through the unprecedented personal intervention of Emperor Meiji .
News of this defeat inflamed Japanese popular opinion against Nogi .