Chapter 218: Fusang Seeks Peace
Almost every city on the southern coast of Kyushu Island was attacked by the Huaxia fleet, and the cities through which the Huaxia fleet passed were in chaos, the government was too busy to take care of itself, the red elements took the opportunity to loot, and the nobles were even attacked, and the entire southern coast of Kyushu was in chaos.
Fuso's troops on the mainland were not large, the entire Kyushu Island had less than 50,000 troops, and Kyushu Island was close to Korea, and a large number of troops had rushed to Korea, so the Huaxia fleet did not encounter any major obstacles when attacking these cities.
The Sasebo base was in ruins under the incessant bombardment of Asuka Force, most of the navy soldiers had withdrawn from the area, and only a few unwilling artillery men continued their sniping business. Sasebo Bay was littered with debris of ships and burning ships, and a large number of naval soldiers were still struggling there, but there was no one to save them, and they could only swim slowly to shore by relying on the floating debris.
Asuka fighters began to bomb the rest of the island after completing the Sasebo bombing, moving in the direction of Kagoshima as required, and the corresponding aircraft carrier and submarine forces also moved there.
After bombing Hirado, the fleet continued to sweep north of Kyushu, the coast of the Tsushima Strait, and their final destination was Fukuoka City.
In Busan, the Fuso Navy has never succeeded in laying waterproof mines to blockade the port in the port, and the attack of the submarine force has made it impossible for them to attack.
The "Chang'an" and "Zhujiang" arrived at the port of Pusan with a dry of armored cruisers, and rushed directly into the port to bombard it, with the result that Fuso's shore defense guns were killed before they could use their power. Although the port of Busan is very important to Fuso, the Fuso fleet, which has always dominated East Asia, did not set up shore defense guns, and the shore defense guns were almost all guessed that the target of the Huaxia fleet was Busan, and the number was not large.
"Boom ......"
All the facilities on the harbor were destroyed, almost all the cargo ships in the harbor with the Fuso plaster flag were swept away, one after another was sunk into the sea as useless scrap metal under the attack of cannonballs, and rows of shipowners and sailors kneeling on the beach and crying on the shore.
The Huaxia fleet was not so merciful, and after destroying the ships, it shelled the bustling city center of Busan, and Busan, which had been chaotic for a long time, became more and more chaotic, and the smashing, looting, and burning were vividly interpreted here.
Off the coast of Mokpo, North Korea, a large number of Huaxia troop carriers appeared here, and the Huaxia warships opened the way in front and launched a fierce attack on the Fuso army that was blocking their landing on the shore.
"Boom !!"
There were less than 10,000 Fusang troops on the shore, and the positions they held were limited, so they could not prevent the landing of the Huaxia army at all, and many Huaxia troop carriers bypassed them and landed on another beach.
"Your Excellency Dazuo, the people of China have landed on our left and right flanks, we can't stop them, please instruct Your Excellency Dazuo!"
"Retreat, retreat back to Mokpo Province, and use the buildings there to fend off the Shina people! I just said that I can't stop the landing of the Chinese people, the southern coastline of Korea is so long, the Chinese people can land from wherever they want, this is simply sending them to death! "Da Zuo is a person who understands, but there is still to be the necessary resistance, so there is the current retreat.
The Fusang army withdrew into Mokpo Province, the Huaxia army landed in an orderly manner, and then attacked Mokpo Province under the command of the commander, Fuso's less than 10,000 troops would be the opponent of the Huaxia army of more than 50,000, and it was just an hour before the Fuso army fled to Gwangju like crazy.
The more than 100,000 troops who had withdrawn from Dumbwan all landed on Mokpo, rested and rushed towards Gwangju, their task was to take Gwangju and let the southernmost part of Korea come under the control of Huaxia, and finally attack the Fusang army in the north and south, and solve the Fusang army in Korea in one fell swoop.
After the occupation of Jeju Island, the Huaxia Fleet became a transit place for the Huaxia Navy, and it was a bridgehead for the Navy to attack the Fusang mainland, and the supply of the Navy Fleet no longer needed to return to the Huaxia mainland to replenish, which greatly facilitated the Navy's operations.
Cargo ships landed on Jeju Island, and the island's natives and surrendered Fuso soldiers became free laborers, carrying goods on the docks for free.
"Report to the Prime Minister, the battle plan for Kyushu Island is basically completed, the Sasebo base and major cities are in ruins under the attack of the navy, and the red elements are also taking advantage of the chaos to loot and strengthen their forces under the provocation of our bureau, I believe that it will not be long before a red storm breaks out on Kyushu Island!" Qin Hai, the deputy director of the CIA, is reporting to Chen Fu on the situation on Kyushu Island.
"The actions of the Red Elements on Kyushu Island should be limited to the scope of control, Kyushu Island will become the territory of the Empire in the future, I don't want the Red Party elements to sabotage the Empire's grand plan, and lead them to Fuso Honshu Island at the right time, where is their final battlefield!"
"I see!"
Qin Hai also knew Chen Fu's plan at this time, and he deserved to be an excellent politician, only by letting the Red Elements wreak havoc on Kyushu Island for a period of time, cleaning up the diehard elements of the Fusang Empire, and then leading the Red Party elements to Fusang's Honshu Island, the Empire will become extremely easy when accepting Kyushu Island, and the local people will not be very repulsed.
"Yiqiē acted according to the plan and prepared to launch a general attack on the Fuso Navy to make them completely desperate!"
"Yes!"
Fuso Dongjing, the news from the Sasebo base made Okuma Shigetsu despair, and no one could have imagined that Shina would have developed a new type of aircraft that could fly to the mainland of the empire, and the bombing of Sasebo is the best witness. What made him even more desperate was the sinking of the 'Kongo' and the two Satsuma-class battleships, which were one of the few forces of the Imperial Navy, and now the tonnage of the Imperial Navy's capital ships was even less than that of China, not to mention the elusive submarine of the China people.
"The southern coastal area of Kyushu Island was swept by the Chinese fleet, and the major cities suffered heavy losses, and it is estimated that the number of casualties will exceed 200,000. There was chaos in all the major cities, and the banks, shops, and arsenals were attacked and looted by unidentified organized elements, and we suspected that they were Red Party elements! The person in charge of the special high school said to Shigenobu Okuma.
Okuma Shigenobu angrily threw off the teacup, "Is there an empire in the eyes of these people?" At such a time, they actually create chaos and take advantage of the fire to rob, all of them should be damned! ”
It is unbearable that at this critical juncture of a national crisis, someone should disregard the general interests of the nation and do something that endangers the empire.
"The order will go down, and as soon as the Chinese fleet leaves, the Red Party elements on the island will be cleaned up, and all the seized funds and materials will be confiscated, and no one will be forgiven if there is resistance!" Shigenobu Okuma suddenly felt that if he confiscated the things of the Red Party members, he could make up for the empty military spending.
The parliament, where all the core members of the Fuso Empire gather, are gathered to vote on the resolution made by Shigenobu Okuma, a vote that is related to the life and death of Fuso.
"Everyone has seen the news from the Sasebo base that the Shina have a new type of aircraft that can sail to the mainland of the empire, and they are now wreaking havoc over the island of Kyushu. With the sinking of the 'Kongo' and other warships at the Sasebo base, the strength of the Imperial Navy has been weaker than that of the Chinese Navy, and the Imperial Navy's chance of winning will not exceed 50%, and the victory of our army will be less than 30% after the cooperation of the Shina Navy and the new aircraft, which means that the Imperial Navy has completed and lost its advantage. ”
"I just received news that China has landed more than 100,000 troops in the vicinity of Mokpo Province and is trying to attack our army from the north and south. Our troops could not land in the south of Korea and could only land by detour. Since the main force of our army in Korea was shattered, our army has become inferior in Korea, and it is simply unable to resist the Chinese army with poison gas, planes and tanks. ”
"The domestic economy is collapsing, there is a shortage of materials, prices are rising and not falling, and the people are not living! The support of the United States is no longer enough, and it is a drop in the bucket for the current situation of the empire. Military funds and materials are insufficient, and the pensions of many soldiers who have died have not been paid to this day, and conscription has repeatedly failed......"
"To sum up, the future of the empire is worrying, and the empire at this time is no longer suitable for continuing the war, so I propose peace talks with China!"
Shigenobu Okuma's words were no less than a nuclear bomb, and they instantly caused a sensation among many parliamentarians.
"Ridiculous, how can we negotiate peace, we are not defeated!"
"Impossible, it's a shame for the empire to pay such a big price and beg for peace talks!"
"Peace talks? If you want to negotiate peace, you will not be afraid of excessive demands from the people of China, who are notoriously greedy! ”
"I agree to peace talks!"
"Bastard, I don't know you, stay away from me!"
“……”
Most of the people could not accept the peace talks, a small number of people agreed to the peace talks on the spot, and a considerable number of people remained silent, not knowing what they were thinking.
Okuma Shigenobu raised his hands and shouted, "Quiet, listen to me first, and then everyone will make a decision when I finish!" ”
The audience was silent, ready to hear what Shigenobu Okuma had to say.
"When I made the decision to make peace talks, my heart ached terribly, but I had to make this decision. Both the Navy and the Army are now at a disadvantage, and if both the Navy and the Army fail, then we will be greeted by an even greater disaster. At that time, the army of China will land on the mainland of the empire, enslave the people of the empire, and make the empire their colony, and believe me, the resentment of the people of China against us will make such a decision. ”
"But if we talk peacefully, we can at least preserve our current strength, and one day we will rise again, if we have no warships, what will the empire look like, look at the previous China, it will be our future life!"
"Now that everyone knows the situation of the empire, even if the people of China drag us down, they can drag us down! We need to be patient, just like we did during the Meiji Restoration, and only then will we have a chance to rise again. ”
After Okuma Shigenobu finished speaking, he sat down in prostration, he knew that after today he would be a wicked person, a wicked person who bowed his head to the people of China, and even a sinner who lost his power and humiliated the country, but he had to do this in this position, because he had resigned more than once, but he had not been able to do so, and no one wanted to be prime minister at this time.