Since ancient times, there has never been a shortage of fools. Since ancient times, how many people still think about internal strife and struggle for power and profit when times of crisis. I don't know how many people have their own calculations when the country is in danger, not only do they not want to resist foreign enemies together, but they take advantage of this opportunity to compete for benefits here. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, the Southern Ming Dynasty had many opportunities to counterattack, and even had many opportunities to revitalize the Ming Dynasty. If they could unite as one, how could the Manchus dominate the world? If Nanming can unite, at least half of the south of the Yangtze River can be kept from being lost. However, it was a large group of fools who still wanted to fight for power and profit when the country was in danger, and did not want to unite to resist the enemy, which made the Manchus pick up this advantage.

And the same was true in the last years of the Song Dynasty, when the country was in danger, he was still excluding dissidents, and even thinking about weakening the power of military generals, in this case, he was completely self-inflicted. Therefore, China has been conquered by foreign peoples, not because the foreign enemy is too strong, but because there is a group of pig-like teammates.

The same is true of Japan now, they have almost completely annihilated their main naval force in Taiwan, and at this time they not only do not want to resist the enemy together, but are still here ready to fight for power and profit. In order to gain more power, Yamaguchi Aritomo hopes to expand the army, and then enter a state of emergency, so that their military can also take the opportunity to seize power, and then exclude the navy, civilian officials, and even the emperor must also be pushed back as appropriate, so their power will definitely increase dramatically.

"There are friends in Shanxian County, why do you need to be like this? Based on your many years of experience in the military and politics, I don't believe that you can't see the current situation. The defeat of the Russians by the Chinese is not a difficult task in my speculation, especially since they have mastered the sea and their weapons and ammunition supplies can be transported from the main island of Taiwan. In addition, the resources of the South Seas will be continuously transported to the main island of Taiwan. Converted into bullets, shells, and other military supplies. They have sea supremacy, they can resupply with ships. Ship supply by sea and land, with low loss and sufficient capacity. ”

"But the Russians, a group of fools, actually sent an army of 500,000 to attack northern China directly. To be honest, I'm not optimistic about them. Their supplies are also a stumbling wound. Their Trans-Siberian Railway has not been repaired, and logistical supplies cannot be effectively replenished at all. Their overland supply pressure is very high, and their supply lines are fragile, and it may cost ten supplies to transport one item at a time. So as long as the Chinese commanders are not stupid, as long as they stick to it, they can drag the Russians to death. Therefore, if nothing else, the Chinese will resort to delaying tactics. At that time, the 500,000-strong army of the Russians will be able to eat, drink, and Lazar will be enough to make the Russians' fragile economy and supply lines unable to support them, and they will inevitably fall into the result of withdrawal in the end. So the Russians are nothing to worry about for the Chinese. ”

Yama Prefecture Youpeng immediately said: "Then if the people of China defeat the Russians, isn't it just us according to their goal?" Therefore, I should also expand the army. ”

"There are friends in Shan County. Are you really stupid or pretending to be stupid? Even if Taiwan's Wang Guorui controls the mainland, after they defeat the Russians, they will inevitably enter the cultivation and recuperation, and they will not attack us Japan at all. Even if they defeat the Russians, they themselves will lose a lot. They want to recuperate at this time, and then fight for control of the whole of China. At present, Taiwan's Wang Guorui only controls Beijing, Zhili, Shandong, Liaodong, and Mongolia on the mainland, while other provinces do not control it at all. After he defeated the Russians, the first thing he faced was how to control the power in the country and how to unify the country. Instead of putting the goal on our head. It is not so easy to unify the country. ”

"If Wang Guorui adopts force to unify. That would be even more attrition, and naturally they would not be able to wage war against us in a short period of time after the unification of China. And if it is to unify by peaceful political means, it will not be so easy. No one is willing to give up their rights, especially those feudal officials in China, who will not hand over power so easily. So without a few years of rip-and-goss, then they won't agree at all. It may never even be possible to reach an agreement, and in the end, Wang Guorui still has to use force to unify. ”

"Therefore, no matter whether Wang Guorui is unified by force or by political means, it is impossible to send an army to attack our homeland within five to seven years. There are friends in Shanxian County, you are going to enter the army expansion and the national emergency at this time, what kind of heart do you have? ”

Listen to Hirobumi Ito's words. Yama Prefecture Aritomo's face turned red, and it was clear that his thoughts were pointed out by Hirofumi Ito. This Ito Hirobumi is certainly not a fool, as a veteran politician and veteran diplomat, he is naturally very aware of the current situation. Even if Wang Guorui defeated the Japanese navy, it did not mean that he could immediately send an army to attack the Japanese mainland. There are still a lot of bullshit matters on the mainland that have not been resolved, and it is naturally impossible for Wang Guorui to send troops to fight Japan. The problem of the Russians has not been solved, and the Russians have not been forced to withdraw their troops, so it is naturally impossible for Wang Guorui to attack Japan first.

Even if the Russians are gone, Wang Guorui's primary goal is to unify China, not to fight Japan. Unifying China is much more important than fighting Japan, if we don't take advantage of the fact that the British are caught in the Boer War to unify China, then after a few years, the British will be freed from the predicament of the Boer War, then how will Wang Guorui unify China? At present, although the British are in a predicament in the Boer War, and Wang Guorui has also added fuel to the fire of the British in the Boer War, these are small roads after all, and the strength of the British to win the final victory of the Boer War is still certain, and Wang Guorui can not stop it.

What Wang Guorui has to do is to unify China while the British are not capable of interfering in China, otherwise there will definitely be a lot of pressure in a few years. Therefore, there is really no need for Wang Guorui to let go of the opportunity to unify China in order to fight Japan, and the human resources and mineral resources obtained by the reunification of China will be incomparable, so Wang Guorui will not let go of the opportunity to unify China to fight with the Japanese unless his brain is pumped. Wang Guorui knows this, and the old fritters politicians of the Japanese are absolutely clear. Therefore, Japan is actually in danger this time, and it is impossible for there to be a problem.

However, there is a friend in this county county and he has long known this problem, after all, he is not only an excellent military strategist, but also a politician. Can he not see this and that? So he knew that Wang Guorui would not be able to attack Japan in a short period of time, which made him have other ideas. That is, you can take the opportunity to expand the army, and after expanding the army, you can increase your influence. And once the state of national emergency is reached, I am afraid that at that time he can also hold more power, and even the navy and civilian factions will be kicked out, and the emperor will have to give him more power, and even he will have the opportunity to overthrow the emperor.

At the beginning, Emperor Meiji was caught up in a state of obsessive authorities, believing that a nationwide mobilization was needed. But now, after Ito Hirobumi's explanation, Emperor Meiji found that things were not as bad as he had imagined. Wang Guorui is not a Japanese at the moment, but a Russian. After defeating the Russians, the first goal was also to unify China, a process that could not be completed in a few years. And a few years is enough for Japan to regain its strength, so that Wang Guorui will not be afraid of death. In such a situation, there is no need for a national mobilization to enter a state of emergency. Emperor Meiji, of course, knew that once a state of emergency was introduced, the power of the army would expand and easily spiral out of control, and his own power would be affected. And it's easy for the economy to get stuck in a state of stagnation, and the country's development will become centered around the military. At that time, the army group could even fight against Emperor Meiji, so this result made Emperor Meiji shudder. Therefore, this kind of national emergency should not be carried out casually, and it cannot be done unless it is absolutely necessary.

Emperor Meiji looked at this Yamaprefecture Aritomo viciously, obviously very dissatisfied with him. But Yama Prefecture Youpeng suddenly pumped, and his plot just now was also pointed out by Ito Hirofumi, and all his plans were exposed. This kind of thing to increase one's own power and encroach on the emperor's power is a big taboo for any monarch. So Emperor Meiji was already very dissatisfied with this prefecture Aritomo, and then obviously he was also very dissatisfied with him, the prime minister, and wanted to beat him.

"Ito, you'll have to take care of it a little bit more. Next, I would like to ask you to take on more responsibilities, especially the matter of this negotiation with China. And the fiasco of our Great Japanese Empire this time will inevitably go through the aftermath. And also to gain the support of Western countries, so please also take on more responsibilities as a person who is well versed in foreign affairs. Emperor Meiji said.

Yama Prefecture has a friend's face is green, this time Ito Hirobumi came out, and successfully won the trust of Emperor Meiji, and the careful thoughts he played were also seen through by Emperor Meiji. So now his plan has completely failed, and it has made Emperor Meiji not trust him very much. Even after Japan experienced this fiasco, it was natural to think about the aftermath. But how to deal with the aftermath does not depend on my diplomatic ability? Whether it is to come out of the quagmire of China or to win the support of the West, this is inseparable from an old diplomatic expert. And who else but Hirobumi Ito can do this at the moment? Aritomo Yamaguchi was a representative of the military, and if he was in the position it would mean that Japan advocated aggression. And if Hirobumi Ito is replaced as prime minister, it means that Japan will rule moderately, and "peace is precious"! Ito Hirobumi has no military background and belongs to the "Bunji faction" within Japan, so he is a weather vane that represents the direction of Japan next. (To be continued.) )