The Rise of the Empire

"That is to say, the entire First Army was severely defeated under a small Jiulian City? So now we need new troops to support? Is that so?" Ito Hirobumi glanced at Dashanyan, and then said flatly.

"Let the empire and His Majesty the Emperor down!" Da Shanyan said with a shameful face. The first army of Youpeng in Shanxian county was not defeated, and then began to march towards Liaodong. After the second army came, it carried out the security mission against Russia and Germany. During this period, Japan and Germany fought several times, and the result was that Japan was defeated In the end, the exchange ratio fell to a shameful level. The Japanese army's best performance was a 4 for 1! And realized that the Japanese are only so good, and the main attack direction is not the blue army here, and they did not immediately withdraw from Jiulian City, but continued to stand up!

In short, the current situation is that the Japanese are absolutely unable to attack, and several attacks by the Russians have not worked. The Germans have limited forces and are unable to launch an attack, and the two sides are so stalemate! But the stalemate is not a problem. More than half of Dashanyan's second army has been restrained. How do you say Lushun?

"Okay, step back. This is no longer something you can solve. Do your own thing, protect the safety of Mr. Haoshan County's flanks, and leave the rest to us." Ito Hirobumi waved his hand to signal Dashanyan to leave After the latter withdrew, only Ito Hirobumi, Saizonji Konozo and Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu were left in the room!

"The cost of this war is beyond our imagination! We have indulged those soldiers too much! The trouble they have brought us has seriously threatened the safety of the empire!" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said.

"I'll talk about these things later. Let's solve the problems we are facing now. We have too many enemies, so many that even the British are unwilling to help us. The British feel that they have paid too much." Mutsu Munemitsu said plainly There was a trace of frustration in the tone, except that the United Kingdom could show some goodwill, and the Americans were willing to associate with Japan for the sake of money, the rest of the big countries are hostile to Japan! And Russia and Germany directly intervened in this war!

"The situation is not that serious. It goes without saying that the Russians are our mortal enemies, but the Germans are more out of anger! They have no core interests in the Far East, and they don't have enough reason to pay too much. They look forward to the imperial surrender and compensation. This can be fought for!" Ito Hirobumi is not pessimistic.

"How can we give in? We have paid a total of 1.5 million pounds in compensation! The so-called culprit is dead! They are still unwilling to let us go? Do they have to open the country to let the Germans do what they want like the Black Ship incident? Are you satisfied?" Gongwang Xiyuansi said excitedly.

"That's not the case. We just need to let the Germans realize that the Far East is more in the interests of Germany in the hands of the Empire than in the hands of the Russians. Germany has no territorial claims on the Far East. They just want to make money!" Ito Hirobumi deserves it Because he is a genius rarely seen in Japan in a century, he is very keenly aware of the core of the contradiction between Germany and Japan. To beat Japan with minimal interference.

So Hirobumi Ito tried every means to dilute the concerns of the Germans, didn't he just want economic benefits? The Japanese can buy industrial products, chemical products and even arms from Germany. At the same time, it is doing some low-profile handling in diplomacy. With the face and the inside, the German government will naturally gradually downplay its hostility towards Japan.

"This matter seems very simple to you." What Xiyuansi Gongwang said was a little unpredictable.

"It's not simple either. The weakening of the German central government's hostility to Japan cannot completely change the situation we are in now. Germany's national conditions are different from Japan. It is composed of several states, and each state has great interests. autonomy. Although they had limited influence on German foreign policy,

But some of their actions will still affect the situation in the Far East! "

"You are talking about the Kingdom of Bavaria, right? For a country with an area of ​​less than 70,000 square kilometers and a population of less than 8 million, it has almost monopolized the supply of hardened armor to the world's navies, and their rapid-fire gun technology is not as good as that of Krupp and Skoda. Old-fashioned munitions factories are flocking to them. There are also those machine guns and semi-automatic rifles. It is no exaggeration to say that although Bavaria is small, its industry, especially the military industry, occupies a certain position in the whole of Europe. Coupled with its independence, some of their actions will directly Influence the Far East!" Mutsu Munemitsu suddenly realized.

"Actually, this time, the one we offended the most was not the German government, but the prince of Bavaria! When the navy launched that reckless operation, the prince was on board! He is much stronger than Nicholas II, and he will take revenge! Cruel and merciless!" Ito Hirobumi nodded slightly.

"This prince is a bit arrogant. For his own personal grievances, he actually used the power of the country to retaliate. He is a feudal lord. This kind of person is not suitable for ruling a country!" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said.

"It's not a personal grievance, but a profit! The order from the Russians makes the prince have to support Russia's actions in the Far East. Only when Russia turns against us can his warships and guns sell better! Bavaria's products let us Suffering!" Mutsu Munemitsu finally understood!

Bavaria's main product is arms. How can arms be sold well? Naturally, there must be wars, and to prove the superiority of their weapons in wars, and now this prince is doing this, using battles as advertisements! Let the gold rubles of the Russians flow into the purse of the Kingdom of Bavaria! The Japanese navy has proved the strength of the Munich-class armored cruiser with the loss of several warships, and the Japanese army was beaten to death by the Bavarian army. If the Russians don't buy Bavarian, who will they buy? !

"Then what do you mean, let the empire buy this prince with Japanese yen? But it seems that it is too late now, the relationship between Germany and Russia will not be broken at once, even if we want to buy equipment from Germany, it is impossible to ship it over." Xi Yuan Si Gongwang said.

"This is a long process, and the time to take effect will be very slow, but we have to do it. The generals of the army and navy have admired German equipment for a long time. Dashanyan is a staunch German. This not only It is not only a diplomatic issue, but also a military issue! Even if diplomatic relations have not changed, our military can still benefit from German arms!" said Hirobumi Ito.

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