When the Japanese army broke through the siege, it was bombarded by heavy artillery and lost more than 20,000 people. As a result, they had to retreat and went to Taipei to continue guarding. But after this breakout, the morale of the Japanese army plummeted, and they could no longer raise their morale to fight. And the Japanese Army Commander Kawakami Caoroku also sighed, obviously he had no idea about the capture of Taiwan this time. And now Kawakami Caoliu just hopes to end this war as soon as possible, and then he can return to his country. As for how to be punished after returning to China, he himself admits it. It was a complete mistake to come to Taiwan this time.

As for the combined naval fleet, they all left in despair, and then reported to the domestic situation through carrier pigeons. They claim to have encountered a siren and were unable to support the army. The navy also lost three warships, which is a very huge loss for the United Fleet with only twelve warships. Therefore, they can't afford to lose, and the next step is to let the country figure it out. Anyway, their navy will not serve them.

"If it weren't for your navy, we would have been able to open up the supply line long ago! Your navy was sunk by an inexplicable 'sea monster' and sank three warships, what a fool!" Minister of War Dashanyan immediately said to Secretary of the Navy Xixiang spout.

But Xixiang Congdao is also a veteran, so naturally he must turn around and scold: "Our navy is an idiot, what about your army? More than 100,000 troops were surrounded by 60,000 people, and they were still unable to break through. This is why our navy has to go to support But when we encountered this kind of thing, our navy also lost three warships and paid the lives of four to five hundred sailors. Where should we go? So, this time, our navy will not wait for the attack on Taiwan. Unless there is a way to solve that Banshee, otherwise we would not serve at all! The warships of our navy are very expensive, and each ship costs millions of silver dollars, which we cannot afford.”

"Bastard, if you don't go to open up the supply line, then our more than 100,000 troops will be miserable! Don't you want to watch our army's more than 100,000 soldiers be defeated by the Chinese?" Da Shanyan said angrily.

"Okay, your scolding can stop!" Emperor Meiji said angrily.

Only then did the two stop. This time they scolded each other because they didn't want to take responsibility. Because this time Taiwan may not be able to take it down at all, so naturally someone has to take responsibility. The Army wants to put the blame on the Navy. Naturally, the navy will not do it, and it will definitely take the **** back. The navy was really wronged. It lost three warships once, and lost one-third of the twelve warships of the United Fleet. Moreover, two of them are large warships with a displacement of more than 4,000 tons. This made them feel very sad. Without these three warships, the actual combat effectiveness of the combined fleet has been reduced by four-fifths. And the total tonnage of the Japanese Navy has begun to decline seriously, how could they be willing to go to Taiwan again? If a few ships are sunk by that "banshee" again, then Japan's combined fleet will be delisted.

"Can our Great Japanese Empire continue to fight this war? Prime Minister Ito, tell me!" Emperor Meiji asked.

And Ito Hirobumi said helplessly: "Your Majesty, I think we should stop this war against Taiwan! Now we, the Great Japanese Empire, can no longer continue to fight, otherwise we may not be able to stand it."

"What? Taiwan was bought by our army with blood. How can we give it up casually? If there were no soldiers of our Great Japanese Empire fighting on the front line, how could this piece of land be conquered? Our soldiers of Great Japanese Empire sacrificed their blood in exchange for it The land must not be discarded like this! If anyone discards it, it will be a sinner of our Yamato nation." Da Shanyan said angrily.

But Hirobumi Ito immediately turned around and asked: "What do you warriors know? You fought very well in the front, but these guns and ammunition cost money. Every bullet costs us money." Buying production, and we have spent countless fortunes in order to defeat China, and the wealth accumulated over the decades has been gradually swallowed up. And we still owe money to Western countries, which will be repaid slowly. If If we don’t pay back, what will the western powers think of us? We are not yet qualified to renege on our debts. And the country is in dire straits. The people’s livelihood is in decline, and it is impossible to survive. Now, our country’s finances are on the verge of collapse, and there will be a crisis at any time. May be in danger!"

"What about the war indemnity of the Chinese people? Could it be that the war indemnity of the Chinese people can't be used to continue fighting?" Da Shanyan asked.

And Hirobumi Ito immediately said: "This is what I hope to end here. We have no money. If we continue to overdraw our financial resources, our country will collapse. At that time, let's not talk about the compensation of the Chinese people. I am afraid they will take the opportunity We are going to be dealt with. We might as well end the war now, so that we can force the Chinese to continue paying compensation. Moreover, the navy lost three warships, and we must replenish them as soon as possible. The pensions of the soldiers who died in battle are also all A great fortune!"

"But, then we can't get an inch of land? We paid blood, paid so much, and were annihilated by the Chinese people. Three divisions, do we just give up? Three divisions, I don't know how many of us The outstanding people of the Yamato nation sacrificed like this, do you just recognize it like this?" Da Shanyan gritted his teeth and said.

After decades of hard work and hard work, decades of hard work, decades of Meiji Restoration and national luck for gambling, we finally achieved such a result. At that time, the Manchu Qing was forced to cede Liaodong, but it was returned to China under the intervention of the three countries. But now they want to seize Taiwan, but Taiwan is tougher than Liaodong. This is simply a speechless answer. Seeing that the fat was about to reach the mouth, it flew away like this, which obviously made many people unacceptable. Now, in the Sino-Japanese War of 1888-1895, they originally expected to expand their territory, but now they have fallen to this result. Not even an inch of land can be "opened up", so Japan gambled on the fate of the country, and all they got in the end was a fortune It's just a reparation that is tasteless and regrettable.

And Hirobumi Ito's meaning is obvious, while Japan has not yet collapsed, then simply continue to force China to pay compensation. If Japan collapses, the Manchu Qing is not a fool, and naturally they will continue to rely on this account. Therefore, it is necessary to continue to force the Qing government to pay money while the country is not in collapse, otherwise Japan will be very unsafe in the future. Now Japan is on the verge of collapse. If the money from the Qing Dynasty cannot be used as capital injection, then Japan's economy will collapse, and it will be really dangerous at that time.

At that time, the Manchu and Qing courts would not choose to continue to pay compensation to the Japanese. After all, the Manchu Qing knew that they could not pay compensation to a country that was already in chaos. The Manchu Qing court knew very well that treaties were meant to be torn up. Therefore, Japan must maintain its own strength. If it cannot maintain its own strength, then they will not be able to suppress the Manchu Qing and let the Manchu Qing continue to pay them compensation. If their own strength is not enough, then don't expect Manqing to continue to pay compensation, they all understand this deeply.

"No, we must not lose Taiwan, no!" Da Shanyan said angrily.

And Hirobumi Ito immediately said: "If your army can defeat the Chinese army in Taiwan, then pretend that I didn't say it."

And Dashanyan was speechless, because this situation was impossible. If the Japanese army can defeat Taiwan's army, then I'm afraid they won't have to make a fuss here. So now they are really helpless. They can't fight again and again. Both the navy and army have suffered huge losses. Of course, it is impossible for them to continue fighting. Therefore, now they can only talk about it here, which is meaningless at all. If they could scold Wang Guorui's army to death, they would naturally not hesitate to scold them. But these cursing words didn't make any sense at all, so he had nothing to say at all.

"Could it be that this is the end this time? I am not reconciled, I am absolutely not reconciled, Taiwan was brought down with great difficulty by the soldiers of our Great Japanese Empire, and I am absolutely not reconciled to losing it like this! You must give it to me. Think of a way to make Taiwan belong to our Great Japanese Empire. Taiwan is the territory that our Imperial Japanese Army took down with bloodshed and sacrifice, so we can’t lose it for no reason~lightnovelpub.net~ And, I want that China Commander Wang Guorui is dead, I will kill him alive!" Emperor Meiji shouted.

Emperor Meiji couldn't believe it. He had worked hard for decades, but he ended up like this. Of course he was not reconciled. But Taiwan has now become a nightmare for the Japanese. More than 100,000 troops were destroyed in Taiwan, and many people in the navy also died. Three warships sank just like that. As for the next step, they borrowed a lot of money from Westerners, but they couldn't even develop an inch of land. This made Emperor Meiji very angry. You know he has been waiting for this day for many years. It was enough to disappoint him that he could not get Liaodong, but now he can't even get Taiwan, so what's the point of him fighting the Sino-Japanese War?

"Which of you can continue to retake Taiwan for me?" Emperor Meiji asked.

And Hirobumi Ito said helplessly: "I think we can try it and let the Central Court of the Chinese people take the initiative to make them surrender!"

"what?"

Everyone was shocked by Ito Hirobumi's whimsical idea, because would Taiwan just surrender because of a sentence from the Qing Dynasty? (To be continued.) xh118