Chapter 248: Sino-Japanese Treaty of Beijing
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"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "On the sea of Tokyo Bay, four battleships and four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy are frantically pouring fire on Tokyo." The domain name of this site is the point, please remember the domain name of this site! "One after another, the scorching shells crossed the sea and smashed into the capital of Japan. The high-explosive bomb with phosphorus powder showed a very terrifying power, often a shell would burn down a street.
Minato-ku in Tokyo was the first to be attacked, followed by Koto Ward by the sea, and then Chuo Ward. Most of the houses in Japan were made of wood, which caused very large losses after being bombarded by special shells of the Chinese Navy. It was as if the whole of Tokyo was about to burst into flames.
Suddenly, there was a heavy shelling, which plunged the whole of Tokyo into a panic. A large number of Japanese fled from the house with their families in tow and frantically fled for their lives to the inland areas. The streets were suddenly overcrowded. However, this also gave the Chinese Navy a good opportunity, and often as soon as the main artillery shells went down, hundreds or thousands of these fleeing Japanese would die. Tokyo seems to have fallen into the hell of Abi. Smoke was everywhere, there were burning houses everywhere, and the air seemed to be filled with the smell of barbecue.
"Fight back, fight back! Sink the warship of the Shina people! "In Koto Ward, on a seaside position. The artillery of the Guards Division was stationed here, and after Tokyo was shelled by the Chinese Navy, they all gritted their teeth, and the commander of the artillery wing demanded that the artillery launch a counterattack regardless of the difference in strength between the two sides.
"Boom! Rumble! "Our own shells fell on the sea, although there was still some distance from the Chinese Navy's warships, but it also frightened Deng Shichang and others, thinking that the Japanese side still had the power to counterattack? Then I was relieved to find out that it was nothing more than an army cannon.
Several light cruisers immediately turned their guns and poured artillery fire on the artillery positions of the Guards Division. In less than ten minutes, the artillery positions of the Guards Division were enveloped by the artillery fire of the Chinese Navy, the artillery was killed, and almost all the artillery was blown into twists.
"Captain, where is the Imperial Palace in Little Japan?" On the light cruiser "Leshan", the gunnery officer asked the captain Li Deming.
"The Imperial Palace of Little Japan is in Chiyoda Ward, and Chuo Ward is to the west!" Li Deming replied.
"Will the guns on our ships be able to reach them? If only I could kill the bullshit emperor of little Japan with one shot, it would be great! The gunnery said with a smile.
"This distance seems to be a bit choking, unless you drive less than two kilometers from the coast. In addition, we don't know the specific location of the Imperial Palace in Little Japan, Chiyoda Ward is so big, and it may not be able to accurately hit their Imperial Palace! Li Deming said.
"Captain, why don't we give it a try. If you can blow up the emperor of little Japan, it will be a great achievement! The gunnery instigated.
Li Deming hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Okay, it's done." The whole ship is ready, advancing four kilometers. Aim at Chiyoda and fire! ”
The light cruiser "Leshan" immediately headed for the shore. Their abnormal actions attracted Deng Shichang's attention.
"What is the 'Leshan' going to do? Send a message to ask! Deng Shichang ordered.
However, by the time the telegram was handed over to Li Deming, the "Leshan" had already stopped less than two kilometers from the coast. At this time, the two twin 55-mm naval guns carried on the "Leshan" poured fire on Tokyo's Chiyoda district at a rate of five rounds per minute. Because they didn't know if they could hit the Japanese Imperial Palace, they adjusted the direction of the shelling a little after each minute of shelling.
"That direction, it seems to be Chiyoda-ku? That's not what we're targeting, is it? Li Dingxin, chief of staff of the fleet, said with some doubts.
"Bastard, let the 'Leshan' come back immediately. The Japanese Imperial Palace is in Chiyoda District, if they blow up the Japanese emperor to death, then we and Little Japan will not die, and don't want to get a huge war reparation from Little Japan! Deng Shichang said with a grim face.
"Ahh That guy Li Deming is really a bold guy! Li Dingxin scolded, and immediately asked the communications officer to send a harshly worded telegram to the "Leshan." After Li Deming, the captain of the "Leshan," received the telegram, he had no choice but to return. However, in the meantime, they have already poured hundreds of shells into Chiyoda.
In the Japanese Imperial Palace, Emperor Meiji listened to the rumbling cannons, and his face turned pale. The capital of Japan was groaning and suffering under the ravages of the Chinese navy, and he, the emperor, had no way to do it, which made him very angry. The Minister of Internal Affairs, Inoue Shin, was on the side, but after the gloomy face of Emperor Meiji, he didn't dare to say anything.
At this time, a series of explosions suddenly sounded outside the palace. Inoue Xin's face suddenly changed greatly: "Could it be that the people of China really dare to bombard the Japanese Imperial Palace?" ”
Subsequently, a cannonball landed in the palace, blowing the main hall of the palace into ruins, killing several guards on the spot. Fortunately, Emperor Meiji was not there at the moment, otherwise, he would probably be doomed. However, Rao was like this, and Emperor Meiji was frightened and pale.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, hurry up to the basement, the people of China are going to bombard our palace!" Inoue immediately pulled Emperor Meiji and ran outside, towards the basement of the palace, not caring about etiquette or anything like that. Subsequently, the queen and many princes also hid in the basement of the palace. The basement of the palace, which can withstand heavy artillery bombardment, is a safe hiding place. It's just that since then, the Chinese Navy's shelling of Chiyoda Ward seems to have stopped, which made Emperor Meiji feel a lot more at ease.
The shelling of the Chinese Navy, which lasted only an hour, ended. Because they didn't have many special shells this time, they have all been used up so far, and the whole of Tokyo has been set on fire. Subsequently, Deng Shichang ordered to return to the sea, leaving Tokyo Bay and heading to the open sea. Tokyo Bay was too narrow, and if the Japanese launched a sneak attack with torpedo boats at night, it would be difficult for the Chinese navy to resist it.
Although the shelling of the Chinese Navy ended, the fire in Tokyo was not extinguished. At this time, the southeast wind was blowing, and the wind was fueling the fire, causing the fire to spread to other parts of Tokyo. In addition, most of the houses in Tokyo are made of wood, and the firefighting facilities are relatively backward, so even though the firefighters and military in Tokyo tried their best, the fire was extinguished two days later. Almost one-fifth of Tokyo was burned in the fire, tens of thousands of people were killed in the fire, and 200,000 people were left homeless. The most important thing is that the top echelons of the Japanese emperor's black cabinet are completely timid. The Chinese Navy can destroy one-fifth of Tokyo at a time, and if it comes a few more times, the whole of Tokyo will be destroyed in one fell swoop!
Despite his anger and reluctance, Emperor Meiji had no choice but to send a telegram to Hirobumi Ito, who was far away in Beijing, asking him to start negotiations with the Chinese side as soon as possible and sign a peace treaty as soon as possible.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, my Government protests against this wanton massacre of civilians in your country! We demand that your country immediately stop this inhumane act! And compensate our country for its losses. During the resumption of Sino-Japanese negotiations on June 4, Ito rebuked loudly.
"It's just normal belligerent operations. We didn't expect to cause damage to Tokyo. However, compared with the tragedy caused by your army in Liaodong, this is nothing at all. Moreover, I solemnly say to Your Excellency Ito that if your country does not agree to the terms of peace proposed by our country, then the war will continue until all of Japan is in ruins! Liang Xingrong said without backing down.
Ito's arrogance shrank suddenly, but in order to reduce Japan's losses, he said, "The conditions you have put forward are too harsh for our country to accept. ”
"That's a pity, this is already my country's bottom line, and it won't be lowered again!" Liang Xingrong refused without hesitation.
A new round of disputes ensued, but no matter what Ito said, the Chinese side did not let up on key issues. Eventually, after two days of intense negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement. However, the conditions for the main body are still the six points put forward by the Chinese side before, and only some minor aspects have been revised. For example, Yokohama is the gateway to Tokyo, and Japan refuses to open it. Hachijojima is too close to Tokyo Bay, and the Japanese side refuses to cede it, etc. These are all minor issues, and after Liang Xingrong, Wu Tingfang, and Cai Yun discussed it, they all agreed to the Japanese side's request.
On 6 June, Chinese representative Liang Xingrong and Japanese representative Hirobumi Ito formally signed the Sino-Japanese Beijing Treaty in Beijing and exchanged names. At this point, the Sino-Japanese War came to an end.
The main contents of the treaty are as follows:
First, Japan admits defeat and apologizes to China!
Second, Japan compensated China for the war reparations and the losses of the country and people by 200 million pounds!
Third, Japan cedes the Togara Islands, Osumi Islands, Ogasawara Islands and other islands to China!
Fourth, Japan must return the Ryukyu King Shotai, who has always been a vassal state of China and will not allow Japan to occupy it.
Fifth, the Japanese army withdrew from the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula.
Sixth, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Osaka, and Nagoya were opened as treaty ports, where the Chinese wanted extraterritoriality.
Seventh, as of the date of the signing of the treaty, China and Japan ceased war operations.
Among them, the detailed rules on war reparations stipulate that the 200 million pounds will be paid by Japan, and the remaining 100 million pounds will be paid off in five years, with an interest rate of 5%. After the signing of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Beijing, Britain, France, and the United States provided loans to Japan for Japan to repay China's war reparations. Five days later, the first £100 million war reparations had reached China.
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