The news of the battle between the main forces of the two navies in the Yellow Sea quickly spread throughout the world, and the Beiyang Naval Division won a great victory, and the Chinese people were excited and the world was in an uproar.

Before the war, almost all countries believed that after the Meiji Restoration, the Samoto Navy would be able to defeat the Qing Empire, which had been the largest naval power in Eastern Asia. In particular, France specially designed the Sanjing Naval Ship for the Beiyang Navy to help the Beiyang Navy design the Sanjing Ship for the Beiyang Naval Division's Dingzhen Second Ship, and at the same time, Britain borrowed 50 million pounds from the Beiyang Navy for war bonds.

The general indications show that the great powers of the world are optimistic about the capital and are betting on the victory of the country.

After winning the Battle of Sunghwan in July, the army won the Battle of Toshima in August, and in September, it won the glorious results of the Battle of Pyongyang, occupying Korea in one fell swoop.

Before the start of the war, newspapers around the world compared the national strength of China and the two countries, believing that it was an egg hitting a stone. Two months after the outbreak of the war, they discovered that the huge Qing Empire was nothing more than a foreign power, so they switched sides one after another in favor of the theory of victory.

Now, after the Battle of the Yellow Sea, the two capital ships of the Yoshino and Naniwa, the most powerful, were lost, and the two battleships of Dingzhen of the Beiyang Naval Division once again proved to the world the correct surname of the theory that battleships are invincible and that the cannons of giant ships are the theory of sea power.

On 19 September, newspapers in China from all over the world, such as the "Universal Gazette," "Declaration," and "Beijing-Tianjin Times," were like weather vanes, and once again turned to support the theory of China's victory, criticizing one after another that a small country in China dared to attack China's giant dragon, which was really asking for trouble.

However, public opinion does not represent the political axes of the great powers of various countries, and politicians and military strategists have to analyze them much more thoroughly. They believe that the country is advanced and China is still a semi-colonial society, and that it is a historical inevitability for the new system to defeat the old system. It's just that they underestimated the power of the Qing Zheng axe before, after all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the resistance to completely defeat the Qing Empire is still very large.

A naval battle does not determine who will die in the end, after all, the main force of the navy is still there, and the company has ordered two Fuji-class all-steel battleships to the United Kingdom, which have been built at the Armstrong shipyard in the United Kingdom, and the new battleships are much more powerful than the iron battleships of the Qing Empire.

Therefore, although the media of various countries have changed the direction of the wind in support of China, the political axes of various countries are still conservative and wait and see.

In order to cheer up the people, the domestic newspapers of the Qing Empire, such as "Circulation Newspaper", "Newspaper Newspaper", and "Narrative Newspaper", reported the news of the victory of the Beiyang Naval Division in an exaggerated manner to cover up the army's defeat on the Korean battlefield.

The power of the newspaper was so great that the people were excited, and the Qing court, which had been criticized at home and abroad for several months, was finally able to save some face.

However, the cowardly Qing government axe high-level, led by Cixi led by the main peace faction regained the upper hand, after the experience of the "Sino-French War" and "Sino-Keelung War" as a reference, Sun Yuwen under the pretext that Cixi's birthday was approaching, asked for an early end to the war, so asked Britain, France, Germany, and Russia to mediate peace talks with Yuben.

Li Hongzao, Weng Tonggong and others opposed it and tried their best to fight. And Li Hongzhang wanted to preserve his strength after the defeat of his Huai army and was inclined to negotiate peace, but Zhang Zhidong, Liu Kun and other provincial governors continued to fight hard.

Cixi didn't want to express her position, but Guangxu was eager to take power in person, and took the initiative to stand on a front with the governors of the provinces and tried his best to fight, which immediately stimulated Cixi's nerves.

On the morning of the 19th, Cixi issued an edict, saying that her birthday was approaching and she did not want to see war. So he approved Sun Yuwen's plan of "taking advantage of victory and peace talks", and sent Yixuan to negotiate peace with Komura Shotaro, the minister to China.

Since the launch of the war against the Qing Dynasty, the empire has won victories one after another, and after the occupation of Korea, everyone in the entire empire was happy. However, after the decisive battle of the main force in the Yellow Sea, the navy lost two important capital ships and two old warships, and the naval strength was greatly reduced, and the whole empire was suddenly overshadowed.

After returning to Sasebo Naval Port with a scar, the ships of the Combined Fleet were immediately towed to the dock for repairs, while the Commander of the Navy, Ito, immediately returned to the Tokyo base camp to report the situation.

Ito's cabinet was already in disarray, and according to the pre-war plan, the navy would retreat to the mainland if it was defeated. But at this moment, it is said that the army has already occupied North Korea with a great victory, and if it is spit out, it is actually unwilling.

In the General Staff Headquarters, the Chief of the General Staff of the Navy and Army, Prince Arisugawa Miyashihito, and Ito Yuhiro discussed the naval battle in the Yellow Sea.

Ito explained in detail the details of the Battle of the Yellow Sea, saying that the combined fleet was in an advantageous position from the beginning and could have inflicted heavy damage on the Beiyang Naval Division, but the Yoshino suddenly stopped in the middle of the battle and was sunk by the Zhiyuan ship, which reversed the situation of the naval battle.

Thinking that it was an unexpected natural disaster, Ito said to Prince Arisugawa Miyashihito, "If it hadn't been for that accident, we would have won!" ”

Prince Arisugawa Gong Chihito looked at Ito Yuhiro's firm eyes, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "It's a pleasure to see that you still have fighting spirit, but after the Imperial Navy lost two capital ships and two second-class ships, it no longer has an advantage in total tonnage!" ”

Ito Yuhiro said: "Your Royal Highness, rest assured, we know the family background of the Beiyang Navy Master best. They have not purchased or repaired warships for more than seven years, their age and corrosion are serious, and their damage management ability is extremely poor. The most important thing is that the Beiyang Naval Division does not have much ammunition reserves! Don't dare to have another high-intensity naval battle with us! Therefore, the sea control of the Yellow Sea is still ours in the end! ”

Prince Ariasu Chuan Gong Chihito nodded and said, "Our thoughts coincide!" The Foreign Minister has already sent a note to the ministers of various countries, asking them to strictly observe neutrality, and all the warships, machinery and equipment, guns and ammunition and other materials urgently ordered by the Qing Empire overseas have been seized at the customs of various countries. The Qing Empire sharpened its guns in battle, even if the Beiyang Naval Division won, warships without ammunition are no different from scrap iron? ”

Ito Yuhyung saw that Prince Arisugawa Miyashihito's expression seemed to agree with his idea, so he said happily: "Thank you for your support!" ”

Prince Arisugawa Miyashihito smiled and said, "Although I don't object, you have to convince the Ito Hirobumi cabinet!" ”

The next day, Ito persuaded Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, and then the two of them together persuaded the Hirobumi Ito cabinet.

Ito wanted the war to be won, or he would have to resign and dissolve the cabinet, so he chose to give Ito another chance.

At this time, Wang Fengzao, the envoy of the Qing Empire, brought a request for peace from the Qing court, which immediately surprised everyone in Ito Hirobumi's cabinet.

However, thinking that the Qing Empire was also doing this in the Sino-French War that year, it makes sense to think about it.

Ito Hirobumi needed some time to prepare the supplies needed for another naval battle, and Ito Yuhiro also needed the navy to recuperate, so he agreed to make peace with the Qing Empire. However, they despised the Qing Empire even more, and their confidence in victory was also firm.

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