This time, the Russians are really serious! Very seriously! They felt the pressure of the rise of Japan, which was strong but too weak in the Far East. And this time, I am afraid that the Russians have the best chance to overwhelm Japan! Japan has bad relations with almost all the great powers that can influence the Far East! The British were unprecedentedly isolated and did not dare to act rashly. The Japanese have been fighting for almost 1 year, how much strength do they have left? Nicholas II even had the idea of knocking his opponent to the ground directly. Of course, this is just a matter of drinking too much and thinking about it.

Russia's most elite cruiser formation has entered the Far East, with the 10,000-ton armored cruiser Rurik as the flagship and two Munich-class armored cruisers ordered from Germany as the main force. Coupled with the two battleships of the Far East Fleet and a number of other auxiliary warships, this force is enough to crush the Japanese fleet at its peak.

A powerful fleet of 2 battleships and 3 cruisers first departed from Vladivostok and then passed through the Tsugaru Strait through the Strait, then turned south and headed for Tokyo Bay! After wandering around the center of Japan, you even entered the Seto Inland Sea for a while! Might someone say that this is not aggression? That's right, you said it, this is aggression, you come to hit me! At this time, the Russians wished that the Japanese would do it first!

And just when the Russians came directly to the door to slap their faces, the enemies of Germany and France also took action off the coast of the Qing Kingdom, and Schell, who was carrying two cruisers, never dreamed that he would act with the French fleet! The two cruisers of the French were in Jean. Under the command of Major General Eldrin, he joined the patrol of the "Bohai Sea Non-Theater", of course, such a patrol is an armed parade to put it bluntly, and there is almost no possibility of fighting the Japanese!

At the same time as the action at sea, the Russian Army and the Blue Army also began to intensify their oppression of the Japanese First Army located on the Liaodong Peninsula! More than 20,000 Russian troops and the Blue Army began to slowly advance to the south! Purely from the point of view of troops, the number of this army is already equivalent to the entire strength of Japan in Liaodong, and after obtaining a large number of arms from Germany, this Russian army in good condition has every chance to kill the already exhausted Japan!

"What do you mean?" The Japanese government immediately began to engage in diplomatic mediation, trying to split the Triple Alliance, but as in history, it was useless, and then went to the British father, hoping that the godfather would show him the field. And in the face of such a posture, the British also coaxed. Now that the strength of the fleets of the three countries has stabilized the British fleet deployed in the Far East, a simple strong lineup of two battleships and 5 armored cruisers can stew the Philistine fleet and the Japanese fleet in one pot!

"That, godson, figure it out for yourself! Dad still has something to do, so he's busy first! "The British did a very clean job, and directly let the Philistine fleet return to the area south of the Yangtze River. You guys are making trouble in the north, brother, I don't care. The British decisively chose neutrality. It's not that the British don't want to help, it's that they really can't help!

Subsequently, the Russian and German envoys to Japan issued a note similar to an ultimatum almost simultaneously, and the content of this note seemed to be so righteous and stern: "Didn't you say that it was for the sake of guaranteeing the independence and territorial integrity of Korea? Didn't you say that it wasn't for the land of the Qing Kingdom? Now that North Korea is independent, what do you want to do? Now Lao Tzu is to ensure the territorial integrity of the Qing Dynasty, if you are not convinced, let's try it? ”

"This is unreasonable!" Yes, Japan, which has never been very reasonable, has begun to complain that others are unreasonable, but it is useless! If historically, the Japanese government began to negotiate in a relatively friendly external environment, then this time, before the armistice, Japan was already in a great position of passivity.

Historically, when the Japanese were negotiating, they dared to shout, saying that they would directly transport 100,000 troops to Beijing by sea and land. It is also possible to send warships to attack Taiwan while negotiating, but in this plane, the Japanese army on the Liaodong Peninsula has begun to dig a pit and prepare to hold on, while the Japanese fleet is shrinking to the mainland, and then carefully staring at the Russian fleet, while avoiding misfire!

Negotiations are finally about to begin, but this time the conditions for the start are very bad! The Japanese were almost brought to the negotiating table by a third party with a gun to their foreheads! And this time the Japanese could not even choose the place of negotiation! Originally, Ito Hirobumi and others planned to let Qing Guo go to Japan to talk, but Li Hongzhang first sent a telegram saying that if he wanted to go, he would go to Vladivostok! Is that fair? Everyone chose a third country as the venue for the negotiations.

"I'm rubbing! The Russians are putting guns to my head, you say it's fair?! Which one is fair! The Japanese were not ambiguous, and immediately put forward a counter-proposal, or everyone should go to England to talk. The British, though they could not help, said that it was okay to have a place to negotiate.

"Or, let's do it, let's all take a step back and talk to the United States." In the end, the two sides coordinated for a long time, and finally found a relatively neutral country, and the distance between the two countries to the United States seems to be much closer than to the United Kingdom. Eventually, representatives of both sides began to travel from their homeland to Los Angeles, this time to ensure "fairness of the talks." Britain, Germany, Russia, France, and the United States will send representatives to "watch" the entire proceedings.

"Actually, if we insist, we can completely press Japan to talk in Vladivostok. But why did the government finally compromise? Count Schelling looked at the telegram from Berlin and said with some confusion.

"In addition, in a letter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness also stated that he could accept negotiations in the United States, what is the reason for this? What's in it to give up our home field advantage? Looking at the silent Ruprecht, Count Schelling then asked.

"I hope that this negotiation will drag on a little longer. Our guys are already getting started, but you know that it takes time to move the money and the operation. We need to hit a time difference! During this time, we need to release some good news for Japan in order to make more money. ”

"Of course, there is also the reason that I don't trust Russia, the Russians are too capricious, and if they control the situation in Vladivostok, then in the end I may not get much benefit, and in a relatively neutral place, we can get Russian support. The United States is worried about Russia, but it has no ill will towards us, and in order to balance the pressure of Britain and the United States, Russia and France must compromise with us, and this will lead to a good outcome. Ruprecht said.

"Also, get in touch with Viscount Rodisino, we need to get first-hand information on the progress of the negotiations. If possible, we would also interfere with the negotiation process. In addition, Stingson, the representative of the United States, is a trustworthy person, and his DuPont consortium is our partner. With that, Ruprecht motioned for the Count to leave, and then called the waiter to bring Countess Laura in, and now it was finally time to harvest!

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