Germany, as the boss of the Central Powers, did not want to end the war like this, and as the three younger brothers of the Central Powers, Italy, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, of course, followed in the footsteps of the boss, and did not want to negotiate an armistice with the Chinese Empire now.

Moreover, Russia has just announced that it will mobilize another 2 million army units to support the front line in the Ural Mountains, including 800,000 elite army units that Russia has been stationed in Russia's European region, as well as 1.2 million army units that have just been expanded, and Germany has also announced that it is ready to add a part of the German army to the front line in the Ural Mountains, including a group of German armored units equipped with the latest tanks and a number of new German fighters.

Italy, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire also announced that they would appropriately increase the number of army units sent to the Ural Mountains in the Russian theater.

However, France, which had been advancing and retreating with the British, firmly supported the British's suggestion, believing that it was difficult to have a chance of final victory in this war, that is, each country concentrated a large number of land forces, and it was impossible to achieve a decisive victory on the Russian battlefield, after all, the army of the Chinese Empire still occupied absolute air superiority on land.

The seemingly strong alliance against the Chinese Empire began to divide internally, and slowly showed signs of disintegration.

In the office of the president in Washington, the president of the United States, Theodore? Roosevelt put US Vice President William? Howard? Taft, Secretary of the Admiralty George? Admiral Dewey and Secretary of the War Department, John? Joseph? Admiral Pershing, found here, and then Theodore? Roosevelt said with a gloomy face: "We, the Atlantic Fleet of the US Navy. In the naval battle that just ended, 2 New York-class super dreadnought battleships, 3 South Carolina-class dreadnought battleships, 4 Delaware-class dreadnought battleships, 2 Florida-class dreadnought battleships, 3 Wyoming-class dreadnought battleships, 6 Maine-class all-steel battleships, 5 Ginia-class all-steel battleships, and 6 Connecticut-class all-steel battleships were lost. A total of 31 capital battleships were either sunk or captured by the Chinese Imperial Navy, in addition to the loss of 6 ironclad battleships, 15 large fast armored cruisers, 33 fast protection cruisers, 47 destroyers, 45 torpedo boats, and 18 submarines. Some of these warships were captured by the Imperial Chinese Navy, and the strength of the entire Atlantic Fleet was reduced to less than a quarter. ”

Paused for Theodore? Roosevelt continued: "After this war, the British could not hold on, and they had the intention of ending this war, but Russia and Germany were strongly opposed to ending this war now. ”

Secretary of the Army, John? Joseph? Pershing sighed and said: "At present, the army of the Chinese Empire has occupied all of our Alaska in the United States, and the 200,000 troops of our US Army and the 150,000 army units of Canada are now deployed on the border line between Alaska and Canada, ready to resist the continued attack of the Chinese Imperial Army on Canada." However, according to the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Imperial Army in the past, 350,000 US-Canadian troops are enough to stop the advance of the Chinese Imperial Army, and now the 800,000 Army units that the United States is preparing to send to the front line of the Ural Mountains on the Russian battlefield have not yet left the United States. It's a disaster! ”

Theodore? Roosevelt followed up and asked, "Then General Pershing, do you agree that we in the United States should end this war at this time?" ”

John? Joseph? Pershing hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't have any opinion on whether to end this war at this time, but if the war continues." We, the United States, should begin to guard against the forces of the Chinese Empire, prepare for a large-scale landing on the west coast of our continental United States and Hawaii, and we should also bring the Pacific Fleet back as soon as possible. Defend the West Coast and Hawaii. ”

Secretary of the Navy George? Dewey continued: "It is indeed necessary to order the Pacific Fleet to withdraw quickly, and now the main force of the Imperial Chinese Navy has defeated the Combined Expeditionary Fleet. We, the U.S. Pacific Fleet, are facing the threat of those aircraft carriers of the Imperial Chinese Navy, relying on the overall anti-aircraft firepower of the Pacific Fleet. It is difficult to resist the bombing of thousands of warplanes of the Chinese Empire, and as General Pershing said, we must withdraw the main forces of the Pacific Fleet to defend the west coast and Hawaii of our United States, as for whether the United States agrees with the British and end this war now, I think that if we in the United States negotiate with the Chinese Empire now, we will be in a very bad situation, and we should not forget how we treat the Chinese Emperor Lin Daxin's industry in the United States. ”

Vice President William? Howard? Taft sighed at this time and said: "Look at the British meaning, as long as they can keep India, they are already willing to give up Australia, New Zealand, Nepal, Bhutan and Burma occupied by the Chinese Empire, and the French are also following the British, hoping to start armistice negotiations with the Chinese Empire now, without Britain and France, even Russia and Germany, as well as Italy, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Turkish Empire have been holding on, and it is basically difficult to have any chance of turning the tables in this war, I think we in the United States of America should also agree to end this war now, as for the Lin Daxin property in the United States that was confiscated at the beginning, we can make compensation, and even Alaska, which is currently occupied by the Chinese Empire, we can also give it up, I really don't want to see the troops of the Chinese Empire land on Hawaii and the West Coast of our United States. ”

President Theodore? Roosevelt pondered for a moment and said: "We are prepared with two hands, first agree with the British, end this war now, prepare for armistice negotiations with the Chinese Empire, and at the same time prepare to continue the war, 800,000 Army units ready to be sent to the front line of the Ural Mountains in the Russian battlefield, do not go to the Russian battlefield, send a part to strengthen Canada's forces, and the rest to strengthen the West Coast and Hawaii, and immediately order the Pacific Fleet to withdraw from Japan." Defend Hawaii and the West Coast. ”

In fact, there is another country that strongly opposes Britain for ending the war now. That country is Japan.

The grievances between Japan and the Chinese Empire are really too numerous to mention. Japan has been preparing for this war for several years, and has taken out almost all the funds it can raise to develop Japan's armaments.

In the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Emperor Meiji summoned Japanese Prime Minister Saionji Konozo, Foreign Minister Yoshimoto Tomobayashi, War Minister Katsura Taro, and Navy Minister Togo Heihachiro, and said to the four Japanese ministers in a deep voice: "The British have conveyed to the other belligerents that they are ready to end this war, what do you think about this?" ”

Prime Minister Saionji Kotoshi immediately said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, we in the Great Japanese Empire have been preparing for this war for so long. If it ends like this, it will be very difficult to explain to the people of all Japan, and Russia, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire have all expressed their desire to continue this war. ”

Foreign Minister Yoshimoto Tomobayashi, War Minister Katsura Taro, and Navy Minister Heihachiro Togo also agreed that Japan should continue to fight in this war, after all, Japan has been waiting for a long time in order to find an opportunity for revenge, and the Chinese Empire owes Japan a blood debt. It should be returned to Japan one by one!

Emperor Meiji sighed and said, "This emperor does not want this war to end like this, but Britain, France, and the United States all have plans to end this war now, and if these three countries withdraw from this war, the situation facing our Great Japanese Empire will become extremely difficult." After all, our Great Japanese Empire is too close to the Chinese Empire, and the armies of Russia, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Turkish Empire are too far away from our Great Japanese Empire. That's right, Togo-kun. Has there been any change in the US Pacific Fleet? ”

Henry Tyre, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, learned that the main forces of the Imperial Chinese Navy had defeated the combined expeditionary fleet formed by the Entente, the Allies, and the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet in the Arabian Sea, although Henry Ttall felt extremely depressed. He sighed constantly, but he also knew that the main force of the Imperial Chinese Navy was not around the Japanese waters, so he led the main force of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet into Tokyo Bay, Japan, and joined the main force of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, and at the same time carried out material supplies in Japanese ports.

Navy Minister Heihachiro Togo said helplessly: "The commander of the US Pacific Fleet, Henry Tel, has just sent someone to send a message to his ministers, their Pacific Fleet has received an order from the US Navy Department to let the Pacific Fleet return to the US mainland immediately, and Henry Ter vetoed the battle plan of our Japan-US Combined Fleet to take the opportunity to attack the port of Hakodate in Hokkaido. ”

When the Japanese learned that the main force of the Imperial Chinese Navy would not be able to return to Japanese waters for a short time, they immediately formulated an operational plan to attack the Hakodate Naval Base in Kitashima Province of the Chinese Empire, and prepared to use the port of Hakodate as a fulcrum to send the Japanese Army to liberate the entire Hokkaido and recapture the second largest island in Japan.

This plan to attack the port of Hakodate, Japan hoped to be supported by the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet, and together with the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, launched an attack on the Imperial Chinese Navy fleet in the port of Hakodate.

Foreign Minister Yoshimoto Tomobayashi shouted angrily: "What! The Americans are leaving! Bastard! Did they replenish a large amount of supplies in the ports of our Great Japanese Empire, and then withdraw to the United States without even a single battle? ”

War Minister Katsura Taro said with a fierce glint in his eyes: "Your Majesty the Emperor, it is better to take advantage of the fact that the Americans have no defense, and we will directly attack the Americans and take over the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy. ”

Katsura Taro's words made Emperor Meiji's eyes suddenly light up, but then Emperor Meiji's eyes dimmed again, he shook his head and said: "Our Great Japanese Empire is still an ally of the United States, and our Great Japanese Empire still relies heavily on the United States in terms of funds, if we attack the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy, not to mention the degree of difficulty, it will really succeed, and our Great Japanese Empire will not only completely offend the United States, but also be hostile to the entire Entente and the Central Powers." ”

Prime Minister Saionji Kotoshi also said: "We must not attack the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy, if that is the case, it will be difficult for us to find a friend in the whole world after the Great Japanese Empire, no matter what, now our Great Japanese Empire and the United States, as well as the Entente and the Allied Powers, are still on the same front, if we do it against the United States as an ally, it will bring a series of follow-up troubles, and the gains outweigh the losses!" ”

Foreign Minister Yoshimoto Tomobayashi gritted his teeth and said: "The Pacific Fleet of the US Navy has 2 super dreadnought battleships, 10 dreadnought battleships and 11 all-steel battleships, and even surpasses the combined fleet of our Imperial Japanese Navy in terms of capital battleships. At that time, it will be the main force of all the Chinese Imperial Navy, and we will fight a decisive battle with the combined fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and we will not be powerless to fight back! Your Majesty the Emperor, what can you do if you offend the Americans! Anyway, all the money we can get in our hands has already been obtained, and now we are turning against the Americans, and we don't need to return the money to the Americans anymore, and the national bonds of our Great Japanese Empire that the Americans bought can also be declared invalid! ”

War Minister Katsura Taro continued: "We will do something to the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy, and the Entente and the Allies will have nothing to do with it except verbally for it, Britain and France have already suffered heavy losses from the Chinese Empire and are about to withdraw from the war, while several other countries are still mobilizing heavy troops and preparing to continue the bloody battle with the Chinese Empire's army on the Russian battlefield, and don't forget that the navies of all countries have lost a large number of warships in the great war in the Arabian Sea, including the Americans, It is impossible to send a fleet to our Great Japanese Empire to seek justice for the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy! ”

Emperor Meiji listened to Foreign Minister Yoshimoto Yubayashi and War Minister Katsura Taro couldn't help but be moved again, stood up and paced back and forth in the room for a long time, Prime Minister Saionji Kobo saw Emperor Meiji's appearance, opened his mouth and didn't say anything, and sighed secretly in his heart, Saionji Konobo understood Emperor Meiji, he knew that Emperor Meiji was like this, in fact, he had already made a decision, and it was useless for him to say anything. (To be continued.) )