Chapter 69: Diplomacy 1

"Japan? Those bantam monkeys actually dared to attack the merchant ships of the Empire! These bastards! Tirpitz should finish them all out! Looking at the document handed over by Frederick III, Crown Prince Wilhelm said with a pale face.

"Hehe, Ruprecht is indeed good, it seems that it is more appropriate for him to go to the navy!" When he saw the battle report behind, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's face turned cloudy with heavy rain. In his opinion, the clown who dared to offend the dignity of the empire was punished, and he gave him a slight sigh of relief, but he thought that it was far from enough!

"The Imperial Fleet should launch an attack on Japan! The Japanese must pay for their reckless actions! The crown prince closed the document and said to Frederick III.

"Bismarck, what do you think? The war report said that it was the Japanese who opened fire on our warship first, which I find a little difficult to understand. Frederick III ignored his son and asked the prime minister next to him. In his opinion, it is one thing to attack a merchant ship, and it is another thing to take the initiative to attack a warship, the former can apologize for losing money, but the latter is equivalent to declaring war! This face is slapping!

"There should be nothing to hide in this document." Bismarck thought for a moment and said: "First of all, the high officers of Mainz suffered heavy casualties at the beginning of the war, which has been confirmed in many ways. If it weren't for the sneak attack, the Japanese would not have been able to achieve such a result. ”

"Secondly, the Japanese will also choose to strike first when they are under great pressure, or their nation is a superstitious and sneak attack! Since they could sneak attack the Qing Kingdom, it was entirely possible to adopt this strategy when faced with German warships that might fight at any time, but they saw the situation wrong. ”

"Now, what's going on in the Far East? What are Tirpitz and the Bavarian prince doing? Frederick III still did not say anything. Instead, keep asking questions.

"His Royal Highness the Prince has joined Rear Admiral Tirpitz with the Mainz, they are now intercepting Japanese ships in the waters around Shanghai, and have seized more than a dozen merchant ships of various kinds, and they are waiting for domestic orders!" Bismarck replied.

"Well, it's okay. Know how to advance and retreat. Frederick III nodded. Did the Japanese react on their side? ”

"They claimed that it was just an accident, that they did not know that the Huasheng was a German ship, and that the conflict was caused by the first firing of the Mainz, at least the Mainz was the first to fire at the Japanese fleet!" Bismarck replied.

"This bunch of shameless guys, if it weren't for their sneak attack, how would the commander on the Mainz have suffered heavy losses! The Japanese deserve hell!" Wilhelm II said angrily!

"The responsibility for this matter is entirely on the side of the Japanese! They opened fire first, knowing the identity of the merchant ship, and when it was revealed, they tried to attack the Mainz! That's our attitude! Nothing else matters! There was a hint of anger in Frederick III's low tone! In his mind, this can already rise to a provocation to the dignity of the empire! A Far Eastern man who doesn't know that the guy who jumped out of the horns dares to launch an attack on the Empire, if this matter is not dealt with seriously, then the Germans really have no face to call themselves a great power!

The Kaiser really didn't plan to fight, but the premise was that the Japanese had to admit it, resist all the black pots that should and shouldn't be carried, and then give Germany a satisfactory compensation, so that the matter could be finished! Want to get by? Dreaming, right? And at this time, there are indeed a group of people in the Japanese government who plan to mix up like this! At this time, Japan was not yet a great power, and it was difficult for them to understand what a great power was!

"It's a conspiracy! The Germans and the Qing people set up this full set together, and we lost a lot! We must fight back! "In the temporary base camp of Japan in Hiroshima, the roar of Shiki Kayama resounded throughout the house!

"But at present, the navy is not capable of resisting the blows of the Qing and German navies, and even the German cruiser detachment alone is not something we can deal with! It's terrifying to think that a battleship easily wiped out one of our detachments! We overestimated the British ship! Saigo said bitterly.

"I have instructed Aoki Shuzo to immediately lobby the British Government in the hope that they will come forward to administer justice, and in this case, I think it is very important to accept the advice of the British and to temporarily disassociate themselves from the Qing and Germany. We cannot go to war with both countries at the same time. "Xiyuan Temple Gongwang is much more sober than Huashan seniority, and the most important thing now is to avoid further expansion of the situation!

"We must put the blame on the Germans, we must tell the world about the shamelessness of the Germans! They sank two of our battleships, and it was simply impossible for us to fire first with a huge disparity in strength. That's it! Shikiri Kayama emphasized.

"That's what you told Aoki-kun in the telegram? How did I not know about this? Hirofumi Ito, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly raised his voice!

"This was passed through the Navy's own channels, and I think it is necessary for Aoki-kun to know the truth!" Shiki Kayama's sudden reaction to the prime minister was a little inexplicable, and he had dealt with the Qing people so many times, not to mention shirking responsibility at the beginning, that was the only way for Japanese diplomacy! Not this time? If it doesn't, does the Japanese government really intend to lose money?

"That's Germany! A bunch of pig teammates! "Hirobumi Ito feels like his heart is broken! Can Germany be the same as the Qing government? People call it the Great Powers! Let's not say that Japan made the first move in this war, even if the Germans made the first move, in the case of Japan suffering a big loss, then the responsibility must be blurred!

The status of Germany and Japan is not equal at all, from ancient times to the present, which weak country has ever poured sewage on the great powers and can still take advantage? International public opinion is of great use to powerful countries! What's more, the Russians and Austria-Hungary must be on the side of Germany, France may be neutral, why should the British shelter Japan from the wind and rain? Even if you can help, there must be a limit!

"This will infuriate Germany!" Hirobumi Ito's voice reveals a lot of ice ballast!

"And the British can't make enemies with Germany for the sake of Japan!" The Prime Minister's second sentence made the whole room fall into an ice cave.

"You're really not afraid of big things!" Ito Hirobumi said bitterly: "From now on, no one is allowed to meddle in this matter!" The Navy immediately returned to the homeland! I'm personally responsible! If someone makes an assertion again! Then he's a ****! Hirofumi Ito said word by word!

In the whole of Japan, there is a correct idea for Ito Hirofumi to deal with this matter, that is, to quickly settle the matter, as long as the other party does not ask for much, then immediately admit to apologize and pay compensation! Then Britain said that Germany, which has face and lining, will naturally not hold on to it, but a group of pig teammates are still stiff in this matter!

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