In the face of absolute power, any conspiracy is futile, although this sentence is somewhat absolute, but in some stages and circumstances, it is true.

At least now Japan is really helpless in the face of the bombing of South China, and can only stand by side.

The meeting in the Matsuno Pavilion lasted for a long time, but there were few good ideas for the current situation in Japan, and at most some analysis was carried out in some details, but it did not have much effect on the general trend.

In the end, it is necessary to continue to carry out the plan determined by the original cabinet, but it must be carried out as much as possible in order to reduce the losses of the empire.

As long as Nanhua slows down, the empire will be prepared, and it is better to be so passively beaten in a hurry and without any preparation.

Therefore, Japan's purpose is to delay and try to leave itself as much time as possible to turn around; first, to formulate a better strategy to deal with Japan's development after losing its hegemonic position in Asia; second, to use negotiations to adjust its domestic military strength, at least in the face of the attack of the Huafu Army, to be able to defend the security of the island, and it will also take some time to increase the number of reserves and new soldiers.

Of course, it would be best if the matter could be resolved through negotiation.

According to the itinerary of the mediation team of the three countries, it is necessary to take a minister with status in the country, and then in the ministers of China, Nanyang, and Japan, a part of the personnel who understand the situation will join the mediation team, so that it can be implemented at this time.

Although the members have been decided, the leader has not yet come, so the mediation team is still in writing and has not really taken shape.

But the leader of the mediation team has been confirmed, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Privy Council Minister, Nick Brown. Clegg led the mediation team.

"Your Excellency Deputy Prime Minister, the Japanese side has sent a telegram again, urging us to contact Nanhua as much as possible and ask Nanhua to stop its military operations against Japan." The secretary wore a crisp suit and stood Nick. Clegg said in front of him.

"It seems that the Japanese are about to run out of steam, this is a signal for help, I remember this is the third urging telegram." Nick. Clegg said in a relaxed tone.

"Yes, Your Excellency, the Japanese minister to Japan has also been approached twice, and he also urged the mediation team to do his best." The secretary said.

"Okay, I think it's almost over, notify it, start to let the mediation team work, contact Guo Yu." Nick. Clegg said.

The British cabinet had already decided that Japan must be saved because he was still an ally of the United Kingdom, and the two sides had signed some mutual defensive documents, although those things were not valuable.

However, Japan's identity in the outside world is still a dog of the United Kingdom, and it must intervene in both morality and face.

However, it is not bad to let the Japanese learn some lessons, in recent years, Japan has risen rapidly, and some have forgotten their roots, and they are no longer as obedient to Britain as before, and then this opportunity is not bad to knock on Japan.

They saw very clearly that Japan would suffer a lot of losses, but it would never be possible if the country was destroyed, after all, the complete destruction of a country could not be accomplished by using military force alone, not to mention that the South China Kingdom they knew did not have the ability to destroy Japan.

Drag it out for a few days, let Japan shed some blood, and wait until the time of negotiations, so that they will not lose sight of their position.

At this time, Guo Yu led the fleet through the Tsushima Strait and into the Sea of Japan.

The Tsushima Strait is most famous for its Japanese Combined Fleet's ambush of the Russian Imperial Fleet and its complete annihilation of the Imperial Russian Navy at a very small cost, establishing Japan's position as the supremacy of the Eastern Sea in one fell swoop.

As a result, the small Tsushima Strait is also famous.

The sea is foggy in winter, and the air is humid and cold, but today is a rare good weather, Guo Yu is in a good mood, he has been walking for two days, and he feels a little bored, and he is ready to take advantage of the lack of weather, this little thing to do, otherwise people will be lazy.

Guo Yu, Lin Haichao and a few staff officers lay on the table looking at the nautical chart, studying the object of attack.

"There are many ports on the north coast of the Japanese island, but most of them are small ports, so in fact, there is little point in bombing, and maybe our shells are not worth as much." Lin Haichao said.

"Today's weather is good, it's time to hunt, pick a good place and how to move your hands and feet." Guo Yu said nonchalantly, he really doesn't care about the money for those shells now, he produced it himself, and the cost is very cheap.

"Xiaguan, Nagato, Yitian these ports are close to our location, but they are all small ports, if you are farther away, Hamada, Jiangjin, Daejeon have ports, but it is estimated that it will take a few to more than ten hours to arrive." Lin Haichao pointed to the map and said.

"Is that valuable?" Guo Yu didn't know much about these places.

"It's not a big port, if you want to say it's famous, it's Xiaguan." Lin Haichao said.

"Why is it famous, tell me about it?" Guo Yu came to be interested.

"The name of this Xiaguan is the name of the Japanese, and the name of the Republic of China is Maguan, do you remember something?" Lin Haichao said with a smile.

"Shimonoseki, Maseki, it won't be the Shimonoseki Treaty." Guo Yu pondered for a while, and remembered the most humiliating unequal treaty that other people in other countries could not forget.

Guo Yu always felt that the fall of the Qing Dynasty was actually destroyed by the oppression and persecution of the foreign powers, the foreign powers forced the Qing Dynasty too closely, they were too eager for quick success, and the Qing Dynasty was too incompetent, and the Qing Dynasty continued to make stupid moves, so they ruined their dynasty.

Guo Yu still remembers the terms of the Treaty of Shimonoseki: the cession of Taiwan, the Penghu Islands, the Liaodong Peninsula and other large areas of land, which further undermined the integrity of China's sovereignty.

The huge indemnity of 200 million taels of silver is equivalent to the Qing government's fiscal revenue for three years, further increasing the burden on the Chinese people. In order to repay the reparations, the Qing government lavished foreign debts, and the foreign powers took control of China's economic lifeline through guò loans.

New treaty ports such as Shashi, Chongqing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou were forced to open, allowing the invading forces of the imperialist powers to penetrate deep into the Chinese mainland.

Japan was allowed to invest and open factories in China, and other powers invoked the "equalization of interests" clause to vie with each other to open factories in China, further plundering China's raw materials and cheap labor, and severely hindering the development of China's national capitalism.

At the same time, the corrupt Qing government could only step up internal looting and exploitation, which further aggravated the domestic situation, and the people could only rise up to resist, which finally led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, this is all nonsense in the front, but Guo Yu has become interested in this lower pass, that is, Ma Guan, and has a strong interest.

"Where is the place where the Maguan Treaty was signed?" Guo Yu asked.

"It can't be shown on the map, not far from the port, it is a small two-story wooden hotel, called Chunfan Building." Lin Haichao replied in the affirmative.

Guo Yu looked at Lin Haichao with some surprise, "How do you understand so clearly." ”

Lin Haichao smiled and said, "This is recorded in the history textbook of Huafu Academy, but I was fine last night, knowing that we were going to pass through these places, so I checked the situation here and remembered it." ”

Guo Yu patted him on the shoulder and said: "It is already rare to know that checking the information, so you know it in your heart, this is a requirement for the general, if you want to become a generation of famous generals, it is inevitable to work hard if you want to become a generation of famous generals and be recorded by history." ”

"This Maguan is good, I have taken a fancy to this place, it's him, notify the fleet, set off for Maguan Port, and prepare for the attack." Saying that, Guo Yu walked to the porthole of the bridge, looked at the sea and sky outside, and after a while, he said to Lin Haichao, who came over after giving the order: "Our transport fleet and landing ship should be about to arrive." ”

"It should be almost there, we have been separated from Nagasaki for more than two days, even if the fleet and landing craft go slower, they should be there soon, it is estimated that it will not be long, and the second pillar will send us a telegram." Lin Haichao said.

As the two of them were talking, they heard a report from the signal corps, and the deputy commander of the Huafu Army, Lin Erzhu, called.

"Master, if you are free, you will come to Suzhou to live for two days, and I will serve you, these people in Jiangsu always mention you, and they all miss you, as soon as you leave, leave me here, and everyone who gives me ideas, I am always not sure." Wu Erzhu said loudly in the communicator.

"You kid is so big, there are more than 200,000 troops in your hands, what's not steady, someone bullies you, send troops to beat him, see who is unhappy, send troops to beat him, if you want to bully whom, send troops to beat him, anyway, we can't be bullied, right?" Guo Yu ridiculed Wu Erzhu.

Guo Yu knows that in fact, Wu Erzhu's heart is also quite fine, and after he left, he made the Jiangsu boundary good, Wu Erzhu is in charge of the military, Mu Sheng is in charge of government affairs, and Zhou Wu is in charge of intelligence and the police system, which can be regarded as a combination of the iron triangle, and the three of them discuss it by themselves.

For the current Republic of China, it is relatively a stable period, and when the real warlords are fighting, it is a good time for Guo Yu to make a move.

"Master, the fleet you sent has entered the port, I have already mobilized the troops, and now I am organizing the boarding, a total of two divisions of troops, attacking more than 30,000 people, it is estimated that it will take two days to complete it." Wu Erzhu said.

"Okay, when the troops and supplies are ready, the fleet will set off directly, and you don't have to worry about the rest." Guo Yu said.

"Master, why don't you let me go with me, there is nothing going on in the country now, and I don't worry about them going out to fight." Wu Erzhu said.

"You kid don't give me a lot of eyes, this time it's not your business, take it with you in the country, hundreds of thousands of troops, where do you need to be in charge, besides, how do you know that there is nothing wrong in the country." Guo Yu said. R1152