"Komura-kun, what did the ambassadors of Great Britain, France, and the United States say? ”

"The three countries have suggested that we negotiate with East China as soon as possible and accept East China's conditions. ”

"What? Shamelessly, Britain and France have betrayed us by negotiating with China without permission, and now they are still persuading us to negotiate with China. ”

"That's right! Britain and France are both countries without a sense of honor, and we in Japan must not do this if they pay reparations to China and cede land and sue for peace!"

"The United States is a coward, who only dares to hide behind his back and use some small means, but does not dare to do big things, how can such a country be qualified to dictate to us. ”

Komura Shoutaro looked very embarrassed, and said, "They didn't give us orders, it's just a suggestion, and it's ......"

"Advice doesn't work either, they are not qualified to make recommendations to Japan. ”

"Yes, we in Japan don't need Britain, France, the United States, we don't need them. ”

Seeing that the cabinet meeting was in a mess, Katsura Taro set up the table and said, "Everyone, please be quiet, be quiet, everyone will listen to Komura-kun finish talking first." ”

The venue finally settled down, and Komura Shoutaro said again: "Britain, France and the United States also promised that if we hold negotiations with East China, they can help us put pressure on East China and reduce East China's demands." If they finally pay reparations to East China, they can also provide payment to Japan, and they will also help Japan to rebuild after the war, although it will restore its national strength. After a pause, he said: "There is also Germany, which expressed its willingness to mediate between us and East China, but also asked us to accept the conditions of compensation to East China, which is the premise of their mediation." ”

"What? Why do they think that Japan will pay reparations!"

"Damn! Britain and France themselves have ceded land to China with reparations, so why should they help us put pressure on China. ”

"Shame on us! And give us a loan, this time we were fighting for the British, and they betrayed Japan first, and they still want to continue to control Japan and plunder Japan's wealth through loans?"

"What is Germany? Why should they demand that we accept the terms of reparations to China, and if Germany wants to mediate, then China should let China pay us reparations. ”

"Yes, we should be the victors in this war, and it was China that stole our victory. ”

"Yes, yes, it was China that stole our victory. ”

...... ......

The venue that had been quiet became a mess again because of Komura Shoutaro's last speech, and Katsura Taro asked the venue to be quiet several times, but this time the effect was not great, and the others still did their own thing, or scolded, or sneered, or impassioned, or filled with righteous indignation. Komura Shoutaro's speech could not go on any longer, so he could only sit down with an embarrassed smile.

In addition to Katsura Taro and Komura Shoutaro, only Ito Hirobumi and Yamaguchi Aritomo did not participate in the quarrel, but they all only smiled wryly.

After receiving the news that Britain and France were holding talks with East China, Japan was quite angry, because Britain and France had always advocated taking a tough stance on East China, and asked the five countries of the expeditionary force not to negotiate with East China alone, but now the two countries are holding talks with East China, which makes Japan also have a sense of betrayal. Japan also protested to the two countries, but Britain and France replied that this was a decision made by the Congress, and the two countries must implement it, and they can only express regret to Japan, of course, they also said that Britain and France will continue to support Japan and Russia.

At this time, Ito Hirobumi also felt that the situation was serious, and once the negotiations between Britain and France and East China were successful, the situation would be even more unfavorable to Japan. And according to the investigation report provided by Naoto Miyamoto, as well as other relevant information in Ito's own possession, the current situation in Japan is indeed quite bad.

In the First Battle of the Noto Peninsula, Japan was disabled by the landing KPA with 4 divisions, and completely lost the ability to defeat the KPA.

However, after the expeditionary force sent troops, Japan saw hope again, so regardless of the fact that Japan's economy had basically collapsed, not only rebuilt these 4 divisions, but also built 2 new divisions, so that the total number of divisions in Japan itself now reached 16, ready to relieve Japan's crisis after the expeditionary force arrived in Asia, and then with the help of the expeditionary force fleet, counterattack East China.

However, now Japan's economy has basically collapsed, and it is completely supported by foreign aid. From the sea blockade, so that Japan's foreign aid greatly reduced, although Japan did its best to ensure the army's tribute, but still beyond its strength, now only to ensure the preparation of rifles, but the average soldier equipped with less than 10 bullets, and artillery has a large number of shortages, because it is large and medium-caliber artillery, less than three percent of the normal establishment, one is that Japan does not have enough materials, so it can only give priority to the choice of rifles with fewer consumables; second, the amount of artillery shells is also seriously insufficient, so Japan also destroyed a number of large and medium-caliber artillery, changed to ****. At least a man with a rifle can fight, even if there are no bullets, and a bayonet can be used as a spear, and the artillery has no shells, and basically nothing is done.

In most of Japan's rural areas, however, almost all of them have been completely cut off from cooking, and even the wild vegetables in the fields, the birds and animals in the mountains, and the shrimp and crabs in the rivers have all been dug up and fished, and in some places where the disaster is serious, "rice riots" have even occurred; moreover, the surprise sea raids and landing operations launched by the People's Army in Japan have also caused great chaos in Japan's local order, and many bold and reckless people have seized the opportunity to raise a contingent and start selling and buying houses and robbing houses.

In the past, wherever the KPA went, Japanese residents scattered and fled, for fear of being captured by the KPA, but now that the KPA has been killed, the Japanese have not run away at all, and almost all of them have stayed at home waiting for the KPA to come and arrest them, and they have not resisted, and even many Japanese have taken the initiative to surrender to the KPA and are willing to be captured by the KPA, for the very simple reason that in the KPA, at least they can ensure that they have two meals a day, although they may not be full, but at least they will not starve to death. However, the People's Army does not accept everyone, mainly young men and women between the ages of 20 and 40, followed by young people between the ages of 10 and 20, and the old and the young do not want it.

A few years later, the Japanese who had been plundered to China had completely integrated into Chinese society, married in China, had children, and some of them had made a fortune because of their ingenuity and hard work, and China also recognized the identity of these people and gave them Chinese nationality. Japan, on the other hand, has repeatedly accused the international community of China for taking a large number of people from Japan during the Far East War, and has demanded that China apologize to Japan and make state compensation. Out of humanitarian considerations, taking these people in and bringing them back to China so that they can live and work in China has become an enduring topic in the world.

However, the current situation naturally makes Ito Hirobumi clear that Japan is already in crisis, and the slightest carelessness will lead to a catastrophe, so Japan must not continue to be tough on East China, and must also hold negotiations with East China as soon as possible, even if it is to pay compensation. And the sooner negotiations begin, the less Japan will lose. So Ito Hirobumi immediately made an appointment with Yama County Aritomo, hoping to reach a consensus with Yama County Aritomo, only in this way can Yama County Aritomo suppress the army's gang of red deer, so as to clear the obstacles to negotiations with East China.

Although Yama Prefecture Aritomo uses the army to take power, he is also a sober-minded person, and he also knows that the current situation is unfavorable to Japan, and if the war continues with East China, Japan has no chance of winning at all, so although he and Ito Hirobumi's political views are different, he also agrees with Ito Hirobumi's proposition, and the two sides have also reached a to, after the end of the war, Katsura Taro's cabinet will definitely step down, Ito Hirobumi will recommend Yama Prefecture Aritomo to be prime minister again, re-form the cabinet, and Ito Hirobumi will also come back as foreign minister, responsible for Japan's foreign affairs.

Of course, this condition was beneficial to Yamaguchi Yutomo, who could not only remain in power after the end of the war, but also leave the most troublesome foreign affairs to Ito Hirobumi, so naturally there was no reason not to accept it. But to Ito Hirobumi's request, Yama Prefecture did not directly agree, but only said that he would do his best.

Although the Japanese Army was founded by Yama Prefecture Aritomo, and in order to achieve his goal of taking power, Yama Prefecture Aritomo continued to expand the power of the War Department and propagate extremist ideas in the Army, now Yama Prefecture Aritomo has indeed achieved his goal, and no matter whether he comes forward or not, he has decisive power in Japan, and no one can take it lightly.

But Shan County Youpeng is also very clear that although he relied on the strength of the War Department to obtain supreme power, but intentionally or unintentionally, he also cultivated the monster of the Army, and now this monster has fully grown, and he may not be able to command it like an arm, because the extreme ideas in the Army have become the mainstream, and even Shan County Youpeng himself can't control it, once Shan County Youpeng's behavior deviates from this thought, it may not be attacked by this monster.

Before that, in order to boost the morale of the Japanese Army, on the one hand, Yama County Youpeng continued to propagate extreme ideas such as "fighting to the end, not breaking jade, and serving the country with seven lives"; on the other hand, he vigorously propagated the view that "East China ** stole Japan's victory" in order to cover up Japan's previous military defeat, but now Japan wants to compromise with East China **, and even surrender, and also intends to pay reparations to East China **, this bend can not be turned around, so Shan County Youpeng can only say that it will try.