Since ancient times, there has never been a shortage of fools. Since ancient times, how many people still think about internal struggles and fight for power and profit when they are in danger. I don't know how many people have their own plans when the country is in crisis. Not only do they not want to resist foreign enemies together, but they are here to take advantage of this opportunity to compete for benefits. Isn't that the case in the last years of the Ming Dynasty? In fact, the Southern Ming Dynasty had many opportunities to counterattack in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, and even had many opportunities to revitalize the Ming Dynasty. If they could unite as one, how could the Manchu Qing rule the world? If Nanming can unite, at least half of Jiangnan can be kept intact. But it was a large group of idiots who still wanted to fight for power and profit when the country was in crisis, and didn't want to unite to fight against the enemy. In the end, Man Qing took advantage of this.

The same is true in the last years of the Song Dynasty. When the country was in crisis, it was still eliminating dissidents, and even thinking about weakening the power of generals. Under such circumstances, it was completely self-defeating. Therefore, the fact that China has been conquered by foreigners all the time is not because the foreign enemies are too powerful, but because there are a group of pig-like teammates.

The same is true for Japan now. They almost wiped out their main naval force in Taiwan. At this time, not only do they not want to fight against the enemy together, but they are still preparing to fight for power and benefits here. In order to gain more power, Youtomo of Shan County hopes to expand the army, and then enter a state of emergency, so that their military can also take the opportunity to seize power, and then exclude the navy, civilian officials, and even the emperor. In this way, their power will definitely increase greatly.

"You have friends in Shan County, why do you have to do this? Based on your years of military and political experience, I don't believe you can't see the current situation. It is not difficult for the Chinese to defeat the Russians in my guess, especially They have control of the sea, and their weapons and ammunition supplies can be transported from the main island of Taiwan. And the resources in Nanyang will be continuously transported to the main island of Taiwan. They will be converted into military supplies such as bullets and shells. They have control of the sea, and they can use ships to supply .Replenish by ship by land and sea, with little loss. Sufficient capacity.”

"But the Russians, a group of fools, actually sent 500,000 troops to directly attack northern China. To be honest, I don't like them. Their supplies are also a flaw. They haven't even repaired the Siberia Railway, and the logistics supply can't be effectively supplied at all. .Their land supply is under great pressure, and the supply line is very fragile. Every time I transport a piece of material, it will cost ten pieces of material. So as long as the Chinese commander is not stupid, as long as he sticks to it, he can drag the Russians to death. Therefore, if nothing else happens, the Chinese will adopt delaying tactics. At that time, the 500,000 Russian troops will eat and drink enough to make the Russians' fragile economy and supply lines unable to support, and they will inevitably fall into the result of withdrawing troops. Therefore, the Russians It's nothing to worry about for the Chinese."

Shanxian Youpeng immediately said: "Then if the Chinese defeat the Russians, isn't their goal ours? Therefore, I should also expand the army."

"Shanxian Youpeng, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Even if Taiwan's Wang Guorui controls the mainland, after they defeat the Russians, they will inevitably enter the cultivation of life and rest, and they will never attack us in Japan. Even if they defeat the Russians, they They have also lost a lot. They have to recuperate at this time, and then strive to control the whole of China. At present, Wang Guorui of Taiwan only controls the capital, Zhili, Shandong, Liaodong, and Mongolia in the mainland, while other provinces are not controlled at all. After he defeated the Russians, the first thing he faced was how to control the domestic power and how to unify the country. Instead of putting the goal on us. Just unifying the country is not so easy .”

"If Wang Guorui uses force to unify, the loss will be even greater. Naturally, they will not be able to launch a war against us after unifying China in a short period of time. And if it is unified by peaceful political means, it will not be so easy. No one will Willing to give up their rights, especially the big officials in China, will not hand over power so easily. Therefore, without a few years of wrangling, they will not reach an agreement at all, and they may never reach an agreement. In the end, the kingdom Rui still wants to use force to unify."

"So no matter whether Wang Guorui is unified by force or through political means, it is impossible to send the army to attack our mainland within five to seven years. Friends from Shan County, you have to enter the military expansion and national emergency at this time. What is your peace of mind?"

Listening to Ito Hirobumi's words, Yamagata Youtomo blushed. Obviously his idea was pointed out by Ito Hirobumi. This Ito Hirobumi is certainly not a fool, he is a veteran politician. Veteran diplomats are naturally very aware of the current situation. Even if Wang Guorui defeated the Japanese navy, it didn't mean that he could immediately send the army to attack the Japanese mainland. There are still a lot of nonsense issues in the mainland that have not been resolved, so it is naturally impossible for Wang Guorui to send troops to fight Japan. If the Russian problem was not resolved and the Russians were not forced to retreat, it was naturally impossible for Wang Guorui to attack Japan first.

Even if the Russians are gone, Wang Guorui's primary goal is to unify China, not to fight Japan. Unifying China is much more important than fighting Japan. If the British do not unify China while the British are caught in the Boer War, how can Wang Guorui unify China after a few years when the British escape from the Boer War? At present, although the British are in a predicament in the Boer War, Wang Guorui also added fuel to the fire of the British in the Boer War, but these are trails after all, and the strength of the British won the final victory of the Boer War. It was not something Wang Guorui could stop.

What Wang Guorui has to do is to unify China while the British are unable to interfere in China, otherwise it will definitely be under great pressure in a few years. Therefore, there is really no need for Wang Guorui to let go of the opportunity to unify China in order to attack Japan. By then, the human resources and mineral resources obtained by unifying China will be unparalleled, so Wang Guorui will only let go of the unification of China unless he has a brain twitch. Opportunity to fight the Japanese. Wang Guorui is aware of this, and so are the veteran Japanese politicians. So Japan is actually out of danger this time, and there is no possibility of problems.

However, this friend from the mountain county has long known about this problem. After all, he is not only an excellent military strategist, but also a politician. Can he fail to see this or that problem? So he knew that Wang Guorui would not be able to attack Japan in a short time, which instead gave him other ideas. That is to say, you can take the opportunity to expand the army, and after expanding the army, you can increase your influence. And once the national emergency is entered, I am afraid that he can have more power at that time, even the navy and civilian factions will be kicked out, and the emperor will have to give him more power, and even he has the opportunity Overhead Emperor.

At the beginning, Emperor Meiji also fell into a situation of fascination with the authorities, thinking that a national mobilization should be carried out. But now after Ito Hirobumi's explanation, Emperor Meiji found that things were not as bad as imagined. Wang Guorui is currently not Japanese, but Russian. After defeating the Russians, the primary goal is to unify China. This process cannot be completed within a few years. And a few years is enough for Japan to regain its strength, so that it will not be terribly afraid of Wang Guorui. Under such circumstances, there is no need to mobilize the whole country into a state of emergency. Emperor Meiji certainly knew that once a state of emergency was entered, the power of the army would expand, and it would easily get out of control, and his own power would also be affected. Moreover, the economy can easily fall into a standstill, and national development will also become centered around the military. At that time, the army group might even be able to counterattack Emperor Meiji, so this result made Emperor Meiji shudder. Therefore, this kind of national emergency should not be messed up casually, and it cannot be done unless it is a last resort.

Emperor Meiji took a vicious look at this Yamagata Youpeng, apparently very dissatisfied with him. But Yamagata Youtomo suddenly became twitchy, and his plot just now was pointed out by Ito Hirobumi, and all his plans were exposed~lightnovelpub.net~ This kind of thing that increases power for oneself and erodes the power of the emperor , This is a taboo for any monarch. Therefore, Emperor Meiji was already very dissatisfied with this friend in the mountain county, and obviously also very dissatisfied with him as the prime minister, and wanted to beat him.

"Ito, you can take more care of yourself next time. Next, please take on some more affairs, especially the negotiation with China this time. And the disastrous defeat of our Great Japanese Empire will inevitably have to go through the aftermath. And also To gain the support of Western countries, I ask you, a person who is proficient in foreign affairs, to take more responsibility." Emperor Meiji said.

Youtomo's face in Yamagata turned green. This time Hirobumi Ito came out and successfully gained the trust of Emperor Meiji, and Emperor Meiji saw through all his little thoughts. So now his plan has completely failed, which has made Emperor Meiji not trust him very much. Even after Japan experienced this fiasco, it is natural to think about the aftermath. But how to deal with the aftermath, doesn't it depend on my diplomatic ability? Whether it is getting out of the quagmire of China or winning the support of the West, it is inseparable from a veteran diplomatic expert. At present, besides Ito Hirobumi, who else can be competent for this responsibility? Aritomo Yamagata is a representative of the military. If he is in the position, it means that Japan advocates aggression. And if Ito Hirobumi is replaced as prime minister, it means that Japan will rule with moderation, "peace is the most important"! Ito Hirobumi has no military background, and belongs to the "Wenzhi faction" in Japan, so he is a weathervane, representing the direction of Japan in the future. (To be continued.)