Chapter 446: The Desperate Tsar

If there is one country that is most afraid of China's victory, it is undoubtedly Japan. Since the decline of China, Japan has always wanted to defeat China, cut a piece of fat from China, replace China, and become the boss of East Asia. When Japan began the Meiji Restoration, got rid of the colonial crisis of the West, and successfully moved towards becoming a world power, it regarded China as a stepping stone. Japan pooled the strength of the whole country and developed armaments, and finally defeated the Manchus in the first year of the First Sino-Japanese War, achieved the victory they had always dreamed of, and forced the Manchus to sign a treaty that humiliated the country. It's just that before they received the war dividends, they were trampled on the ground by Kawanishi, and after a few stomps, they were cut off a big piece of meat from Kawanishi, which made Japan forced to interrupt the dream of a strong country.

Subsequently, Japan, in order to take revenge, completely fell to the Western powers and became a lackey of the Western powers. Originally, Japan thought that it would be able to defeat China and put Japan back on the road to becoming a strong country. But I didn't expect that even in the face of so many enemies, China still started the war first. And the first one who is unlucky is Japan. After the Japanese navy was annihilated, hundreds of thousands of Japanese land forces were trapped in the country and could not play any role at all.

However, by this time, Japan had not yet conceded defeat, and they had not given up hope. Even if the industrial facilities that have been built so hard in China are destroyed, even if the life of the people in the country has become very difficult because of the blockade, they have not given up. They are still waiting, waiting for Japan's allies to defeat China, in which case, Japan will still have a chance.

However, what Japan waited for was indeed China's victory after victory. Russia was beaten all over the ground by China in the north, Britain and France were in the South Seas, and the United States, which had already declared war on China, was even more frightened and did not dare to act rashly. The entire Far East and even the Pacific region have become China's territory. This made Japan feel a deep fear in addition to dissatisfaction. When did China become so powerful. For the first time, Japan, which was still full of confidence, felt how unwise it was to oppose China. And they, too, will pay for it, or rather, the entire Japanese nation, for their ambitions.

"Baga, why are these Russians so useless, they were defeated by the Chinese people! Expecting them to defeat the Shina has become delusional! At the five-phase meeting of the Japanese Cabinet, War Minister Katsura Taro said very dissatisfied.

The others were silent, but Japan had high expectations of Russia. Russia is known as a powerful country with steam rollers, and originally expected the Russian ** team, which has a large number of people, to be able to crush China lightly, but I didn't expect that the situation was completely reversed.

"Everyone, the current battle situation, everyone is very clear. If our allies are unable to defeat the Chinese people, or even make peace with them, it will be a disaster for Japan. Prime Minister Yama Prefecture Youpeng's face was so gloomy that he could almost drip water. Just as Japan was preparing for a big war with China, the navy was completely wiped out, which made Japan completely disqualified, which made these Japanese high-level people, not to mention how aggrieved they were. And then, the first team won one after another, which made them feel the fear of defeat even more.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen, I have heard that yesterday His Majesty the Emperor summoned the Saionji Gongwang. That's not good news for us! Foreign Minister Shuzo Aoki said. Saionji Gongwang is a well-known moderate in Japanese politics, and the emperor summoned Saionji Gongwang obviously because he was not good at this war and was ready to make peace with China. In this case, none of them, the main battle faction, will end well.

"It is too early to assert that the Shina will be victorious. The combined fleet of Britain, France, and Russia has gathered at the British military port of Portsmouth. Including twenty-nine advanced battleships, although not comparable to the advanced battleships of the Chinese, they have an overwhelming advantage in numbers. If the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia can defeat the Chinese navy, then we still have a chance to win this war. No matter how bad it is, it can be a tie! Prince Yoshihito Arisugawanomiya, the only remaining of the three commanders of the Japanese Navy, said.

"Yes, it's not time to despair yet. We still have a chance. Trust our allies, they will be victorious! Prime Minister Yama Prefecture Aritomo also said. At present, the whole of Japan has pinned its hopes on the combined fleet composed of Britain, France, and Russia.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, rest assured that the Imperial Army has formed sixty divisions and regiments, and millions of elite troops. Even if the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia could not win, the Imperial Army would be enough to ensure the security of the Empire. If the Shina dared to land in Japan, the Imperial Army would have made them pay a heavy price

Price! War Minister Katsura Taro said unashamedly. After the navy was completely annihilated, the security of the whole of Japan fell to the army. The rapid expansion of the strength of the Japanese Army, coupled with the fact that Prime Minister Aritomo Yamaguchi is also a veteran of the Army, has made Japan's power completely controlled by the Army. The other members of the cabinet did not dare to oppose the people of the army.

It's just that everyone is very dissatisfied with Katsura Taro's unashamed words. If China can win this war, Japan will have no chance to challenge China at all. When the time comes, Japan should consider how to sustain the country and the nation as a whole.

"Your Excellency, the coastline of the empire has now been completely blocked by the Chinese navy. The food we buy from other countries cannot be shipped back at all. Even the fishing boats only go out to sea to fish at night. There are already problems with the domestic food supply. Food prices have risen again and again, and if this continues, I am afraid that there will be a famine soon! Minister of Finance Masayoshi Matsukata said.

"The current difficulties are only temporary. The people will be able to endure it, and as long as our allies can win, then we will be able to win! Youpeng said with a frown. It's not that he doesn't know the problem, it's that he has no solution to it. Japan has not been self-sufficient in food for a long time, and has to import a large part of it from abroad. At the same time, Japan's fishing industry is also very developed, and guò fishing is used to make up for the lack of food. Now, both of these routes have been cut off by China, and Japan has been cornered in one fell swoop. Although Japan has repeatedly claimed that China's actions are murdering innocent civilians and constantly pouring dirty water on China. However, China remained unmoved and tightened its blockade of Japan. As a result, the whole of Japan is getting harder and harder.

The time has come for the whole of Japan to live and die. The hardest thing is the Japanese civilians. No matter how difficult the situation is, these high-level people can still live a very nourishing life.

If Japan is frightened by China's constant victories, then Russia is ashamed. Russia has never taken China into account, and has always regarded China as an object that can be bullied at will. But now, in front of the squadron, the Russian army has been defeated again and again. By now, hundreds of thousands of troops had been lost, which made Tsar Nicholas II very angry and felt a deep sense of shame. Russia is also one of the world's great powers, even if it ranks very low among the great powers, but now it is beaten all over the ground by China, which still makes Tsar Nicholas II feel that this makes him unable to raise his head in front of other royal families in Europe.

"Six hundred thousand! So far, 600,000 people have been lost! What the hell is going on? Are you all a bunch of stupid pigs? "Nicholas II was furious and pointed at the Minister of War Alexei in front of him? Nikolaevich? Kuropatkin scolded.

And War Minister Alexey? Nikolaevich? Kuropatkin bowed his head, not daring to argue. However, he could not help but slander in his heart, and the one who commanded the battle of Ulan-Ude was Grand Duke Nicholas, the uncle of Tsar Nicholas II. If Grand Duke Nicholas was a stupid pig, then what was Tsar Nicholas II? Isn't it also a stupid pig? Of course, he can only underestimate it in his heart, if he dares to say it, Tsar Nicholas II will definitely send him to the gallows immediately.

Finally, after the storm, Tsar Nicholas II finally finished his anger and calmed down. In fact, Tsar Nicholas II did not care about how many troops he lost, but about losing face in front of all countries. The loss of 600,000 troops was nothing for Russia. He could even call up six million troops if he wanted to. Of course, Russia will not be able to arm these people with so many weapons and equipment for a while.

"The situation on the front line is very bad. I don't care what you think, I just want to win in the end! Russia must not be defeated by those yellow monkeys! The great Slavs must not be defeated by those yellow-skinned monkeys with pig's tails behind their heads! Tsar Nicholas II said with a gloomy face.

"Your Majesty, Grand Duke Nikolai has returned to Irkutsk and is ready to organize an army to continue the fight against the Chinese. However, now there are only more than 200,000 people in Irkutsk, and I am afraid it will be difficult to resist the attack of the Chinese! "War Minister Alexey? Nikolaevich? Kuropatkin said with some concern.

"Sue Archduke Nicholas, I will give him my full support. The troops and supplies he needs, I will do my best to transport them over! Tsar Nicholas II said. For the sake of victory, he is going to do whatever it takes! (To be continued.) Please search, the novel is better and faster!)