Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 688

  More than two months later

  November 25, 1894

  The **** smell of the Lushun massacre hits the sky, and the former prosperous town has become a dead place. Only the wild Fusang expeditionary army is doing evil wantonly, bringing fear and death to this beautiful seaside town.

  At this time, the people of Fuso in Tokyo are full of joy and excitement.

  Gambling the success of a war adventure like the national luck, this brings a boost to the Fuso island country that has been bullied for decades. The long-lasting slogan of martial arts resounds through the sky, and the lights of Tokyo city at night are endless.

  The drunk man staggered and walked on the dark street, still screaming wildly; "Kill it to..."

  The island country is boiling, and the people's hearts are boiling.

  At this time of national celebration, the base camp is brightly lit, and from time to time there are officers shouting hoarsely "Long live the emperor" and "onboard" voices, like a hungry wolf injured at night.

  It’s quiet at night, in an office of the staff headquarters

  Akiyama Maichi Ozu hummed a song softly, his unspeakable good mood filled him with energy, and working overtime did not feel a little tired, on the contrary, it was the best enjoyment.

   "Akiyama-kun, still busy so late?"

   "Oh... His Excellency Maj. Admiral Kawamoto, he is rude to his humble duty."

Machiyama Akiyama saw Major General Kawamoto push the door in, and immediately stood up and respectfully gave a military salute, and then explained: "The war ahead is proceeding very smoothly. The Qing court has already panicked and sent people to beg for peace. The military believes that peace talks The time has not come, and the Qing Dynasty should be more painful to negotiate terms. The commander of the Second Army, Da Shan Yan, expected the war to end within 4 to 5 months. The victory of the Fusang Empire is almost a certainty, so he is interested. On the return journey, the nail of the Kingdom of Ryukyu was easily pulled out, and it was this secret combat plan that the humble job worked overtime and it was code-named the "wind" combat plan."

  Major General Kawamoto is his immediate boss, and it is his job to report on the progress of the work.

"Yosei, the Ryukyu Kingdom is a sting on the waist of the empire, which hinders the national strategy of "Eight Arms and One Universe" to annex Taiwan Island to the south. It must be eliminated and soon!" Major General Kawamoto nodded with deep feeling. As a senior official of the Staff Headquarters, he has a deep understanding of the strategic role of the Ryukyu Islands.

  Don’t look at this is just an archipelago of 3,600 square kilometers. Although it is not large in size, it occupies a very wide area, like a huge natural barrier that completely cut off the road of Fusang’s invasion to the south.

   "There is no problem in the military, but the humble duty is worried about the Ocean Kingdom..."

   "Akiyama-kun, we are soldiers, we only consider military matters, and political matters are left to politicians. For us, the interests of the empire are above all else, even if we need to take huge risks."

   "Hey, Qiushan understands."

"Hey... Hey, the Chinese people are sheep, and the cowardly nature is peeling off the skin of the bluffing people. The damned Ocean Kingdom is no exception. Although they can bully the idiots of the Samo clan in the ocean, they are on land, The brave warriors of the Choshu domain are invincible, and the battle in the Ryukyu Islands is not a problem."

   "I think so too, Your Excellency General."

"Hahaha…"

  Major General Kino Kawamoto laughed proudly. Seeing that Osamu Akiyama seemed to be a little worried about Ocean Kingdom intervention, he patted him on the shoulder with relief and said;

  "Akiyama-kun, in the final analysis, the Ocean Kingdom is just a dog of Britain. Now the Great Fusang Empire is valued by the British, even if some actions are offensive.

After all, the British have to rely on us to fight against the Tsarist Empire. This is related to their core interests in East Asia and their global layout. They will never give up because of offending a small ocean kingdom. This is a historical opportunity for the rise of the Great Fusang Empire. Take a good hold of it.

  The United Kingdom took the lead in canceling the unequal treaties against the Fuso country, which made us see the light of the unremitting efforts during the Meiji period.

  Next, with this historic victory, this side is preparing to showdown with the European and American powers, and strive to cancel the unequal treaties imposed by the Western powers and win the status of an equal country.

  This is a great opportunity that people of insight have worked hard for more than 30 years. The destruction of the Ryukyu Kingdom in one fell swoop will write a perfect end to the victory, which is of great significance.

  So...Akiyama-kun, please. "

  After that, Major General Kawamoto made a deep bow.

Machiyama Akiyama hurriedly took a step back, bowed respectfully at 90 degrees, and said: "The humble duty is honored to be able to formulate this top-secret battle plan. Please rest assured that you will work hard to perfect all the details and make sure that there are no errors or omissions. If there are any military plans. Mistakes, the humble position will break your stomach and apologize."

   "Wow, good drizzle."

  Received a satisfactory answer from Akiyama Machi Osakuchi, Major General Kawamoto’s smile on his face became even greater.

  Along with the news of the mainland’s vigorous victory, everything that had been worried about disappeared, and the rest was carnival.

  Fusang nation’s military gambling, seeing that it can win the Grand Slam, can anyone not be excited?

Everyone knows that the Qing Dynasty has a population of 40,000, and the area is thousands of miles away. Even if you know that the bureaucracy of the Qing Dynasty is already rotten, it takes a strong heart to deal with such a behemoth, and not everyone can bear it.

Before   , who knows how good they are?

  Imperial Base Camp had previously planned three endings during the war. The worst outcome was that no victory was achieved. All military attempts were frustrated. The battlefield was limited to the Korean Peninsula, and the battlefield was limited to the Korean Peninsula.

  Who knows...hehe, even the most optimistic people would not expect the ending like this today!

  Leaving the staff headquarters, Major General Kawamoto came to the street and called a rickshaw to take him home. He was in a separate Japanese courtyard on the street near Sensoji Temple.

When the rickshaw arrived at the door of the house, the courtyard door opened as soon as Major General Kawamoto got off the car. Fortunately, the servant Yamamoto greeted him respectfully and bowed; Okay tea."

   "Yoshihide, thank you for your hard work Yamamoto."

   "Master is polite, this is what I should do." Yamamoto was fortunate to take the leather briefcase in the hands of Major General Shino Kawamoto, and walked inside with him.

  In a moment

  Fortunately, Yamamoto retreated out of the service, walked to his wooden house at the entrance of the small courtyard in the dark, and closed the door after entering.

  In the wooden house, the dark hands were out of sight. Fortunately, Yamamoto's eyes were so bright that they were terrifyingly bright. They didn't have the meek and respectful appearance just now, but shone a sharp light.

  He is an anko who belongs to the Fuso Division of the Political Affairs Bureau, a native of Yamaguchi Prefecture. He has been working at Major General Shino Kawamoto's mansion for seven or eight years, and he has gained the trust of the master.

  His duty is to lurch silently until it is activated.

  Recently received an online activation order, requiring it to keep an eye on it, and strive to obtain the relevant combat plan of the Japanese General Staff Headquarters.

  Fortunately, Yamamoto is a dull and shrewd person. He knows that he is by no means the only hidden child buried by the Political Situation Bureau in Fusang, nor is he the only person to receive this important task.

  The identity of completing the task will be revealed. If the plan is right, he can leave the hidden life and leave here to meet new challenges.

Fortunately, Yamamoto was born in a poor fishing village in Yamaguchi Prefecture. When he was young, his father went out to sea and was buried in the belly of the fish. Only the mother and elderly grandmother were left to drag their three children to survive. Hungry, sometimes I can’t eat a rice ball for two or three days.

  I remember that it was a disaster year. Fortunately, Yamamoto had just turned 11, and his young sister died of starvation. Then the elderly grandma starved to death. His mother resolutely signed up to Nanyang in exchange for some life-saving money.

  In the countryside of Fusang Country, everyone knows what to do in Nanyang?

  In the past few years, tens of millions of poor fishermen have gone to Southeast Asia. Their blood and tears can be weaved into a rich history book. Countless people have been buried in other places. It is rare to see anyone who can come back together.

   But in order to let the remaining two boys through the famine years, the mother left...

  Fortunately, Yamamoto was really redeemed when he was 12 years old. The younger brother who was begging along the street starved to death in his arms. A tall mysterious man came over and stretched out his warm hand...

  Beiping City

The residence of Li Hongzhang, the prime minister of Beiyang, is a deep house compound. The most powerful minister of the Han nationality in the Qing Dynasty used to be a city. Now the war reports from the three northeastern provinces and the Jiaodong Peninsula are terribly disturbed. The bad news made this deep house compound suddenly become sparsely populated and left in the cold.

  On this day, Beizhili governor Gu Zhixue visited.

  In the Flower Hall

  The host and guest were divided into guest and host, and the next person offered fragrant tea. The tall Li Hongzhang's eyebrows were entwined with inevitable gloom, raised his hand and said, "Master Gu, please."

   "Thank you, Lord Li." Gu Zhixue sat calmly on the upper head, looked at left and right, and said;

   "Oh, all of you go down." Li Hongzhang raised his eyebrows without surprise, and commanded indifferently.

  The servants and servants who were waiting around retreated one after another. The second son of the Li Mansion, Li Jingshu and the third son of Li Jingmai, originally stood by their side. Seeing this scene, they looked at each other and walked away with displeased expressions.

  Gu Zhixue didn’t care, he took out a secret letter from his sleeve after seeing everyone back, and whispered; “This is the letter written by your majesty in the south, and Li Gong knows it as soon as he reads it.”

   "Oh, then I want to read it." Li Hongzhang's expression was shocked, and he took the secret letter with both hands and opened it to watch carefully. His expressions changed again and again, and finally his expression was shocked and his face paled.

  Gu Zhixue did not disturb him, but waited quietly.

The secret letter smashed all illusions, and the imperial court minister in front of him had to face the cruel reality. The Beiyang admiral he had built was wiped out, and the Huai army was hit hard. The group who depended on his life was beaten. , The more you want to protect, the more you can't keep it.

   Silent for a while

  Li Hongzhang said dryly; "Master Gu, how dare the Fusang thieves have such a big appetite? They asked for war compensation in the three northeastern provinces and Taiwan plus 300 million taels of silver?"

   "Does Li Gong think that His Majesty is intimidating by falsehood?"

   "Dare not, it's just too unbelievable. I never expected the Fusang thieves to have the greed of swallowing the sky, this...this is simply outrageous, it is not the son of man!"

"This is the reason why the Fusang country is unwilling to negotiate. We know that the Queen Mother and Li Gong are unwilling to fight, and advocate peace as the most important thing. Prince Gong Yixin presided over the prime minister's Yamen and also advocated succumbing to Fusang country. In early October, Yixin I personally came forward and asked the United Kingdom to unite the United States and Russia to mediate the Sino-Japanese war. As the United States, Germany, and Russia each have their own plans, the mediation proposal made by the United Kingdom on October 6 did not yield any results, and it is now November 29. Now, the Fusang massacres in Lushun Massacre and the Jinzhou massacre were to create pressure on the court.” Gu Zhixue didn’t look at Li Hongzhang’s gloomy face, and went on.

  "As far as this official knows;

  The Prime Minister’s Office asked the US Minister to China Tian Bei to come forward to mediate. In fact, the Americans and Fuso people are a group. They believe that the time has come to blackmail the court and expressed their willingness to "mediate."

  Because of the eagerness to seek peace, Lord Li, with the consent of Prince Gong, dispatched a German, Detrilin, who served as the Tianjin Taxation Department, as a representative to Fusang to discuss the terms of the peace.

  But what was the result?

  Fusang refused to negotiate with Detrilin and asked the court to send "formally qualified plenipotentiaries" through the Americans. This was actually a standard delaying tactic, leaving plenty of time for the next attack on Liugong Island, the Beiyang naval base.

   Therefore, Liugong Island is in danger, and the Beiyang Navy is in danger. It is inevitable that it will be completely wiped out unless decisive measures are taken.

  I dare to conclude that even if the imperial court sends envoys with full powers to negotiate, the Fusang people will not respond positively, and the expectation of peace talks will inevitably fall apart.

  The opportunity for real peace talks appeared after the Beiyang Navy fell. At that time, the court could only let the opposing lion open their mouths and ask for what they wanted, and had to meet the Fusang people’s truce requirements.

  In other words, the court has only two ways to accept and oppose, and the text of the contract is not allowed to change one word. "

  Every word of Gu Zhi's theory was hammered on Li Hongzhang's heart like a heavy hammer.

  Li Hongzhang is not a stupid person. He knows that everything the other party said is true. It is just that the imperial court had previously wished to think in a good direction, deliberately avoiding possible disastrous endings.

  Now it seems, why isn’t it like that?

"Finally, I would like to remind Li Gong, if the Fusang people succeed in their conspiracy, you must be the one who signed this contract to humiliate the country... Prime Minister Beiyang will become a traitor despised by tens of thousands of people and be nailed to the pillar of shame in history. Never stand up forever, and Li Gong... will become a shame that the Li family will never erase, and will bear a lot of infamy."

  Gu Zhixue’s words sounded like Hong Zhongda Lu, and rang in Li Hongzhang’s ears, shaking him into chaos, his face was as pale as earth, and his expression was as decadent as he was 10 years old in a short period of time.

  This is not a possibility, but a certainty.

  (End of this chapter)