Although the Chinese Empire has declared war on Japan, the Japanese government knows in their hearts that the increasingly powerful Chinese Empire is not something that small Japan can provoke at all. During the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese still dared to fight with the Qing Dynasty and even almost won, but now the Chinese Empire is thriving, and Japan has already been left far behind, so the current Japan does not even have the courage to fight a war.

Therefore, after the Chinese Empire declared war on Japan, the Japanese government did not declare war on the Chinese Empire-for-tat, but hoped to resolve the dispute through diplomatic channels. After receiving a telegram from Japan, the Japanese Minister to China, Takaaki Kato, went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire again to urgently ask for an urgent meeting with Liang Yan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire.

To Kato's great excitement, this time he met Liang Yan very smoothly, "Your Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs!" I hope that Your Excellency will be able to explain one or two things for your country in front of His Majesty Emperor Shengwu, and if you can turn hostility into friendship, China and Japan will always be good-neighborly and friendly countries, and your subjects will be deeply grateful to you. Saying that, Kato Takaaki bowed deeply to Liang Yan.

"Do you want to make peace?" Liang Yan glanced at Kato Takaaki and said coldly.

"Yes, our government has always been peace-loving." Kato Takaaki said very shamelessly.

"Peace-loving?" Liang Yan sneered and said, "When did you Japanese change sex and start loving peace, this is the first time I've heard of this!" In 1874, you brazenly sent troops to invade our treasure island of Taiwan, is this also a sign of peace-loving? In 1884, while our country was at war with the French, you sent troops to Korea in an attempt to stage a coup d'état and seize power. Is this also a form of peace-loving? In 1894, you sent troops to Korea again and brazenly provoked the Sino-Japanese War. ”

"This~!" Kato Takaaki didn't know how to answer for a while, because he was in a hurry, and sweat was already starting to form on his forehead.

Without waiting for Kato Takaaki to make a defense, Liang Yan continued, "This year, your warships have repeatedly attacked our North Korean fishing boats, and last month they even brazenly attacked our North Korean warships, and one of the warships was sunk, openly provoking war. Is this also a form of peace-loving? ”

"This time, it was the North Koreans who attacked our fleet first, and we were forced to fight back." Takaaki Kato hurriedly defended loudly.

"Shut up! In addition to the fact that you Japanese love to provoke trouble and start wars, you also have a shortcoming, so turn black and white upside down, and think about it yourself, this time and again, which time was not provoked by you first, but every time you quibble in every way, and put all the responsibility on our side. We have an idiom in China called a thief shouting to catch a thief. I'm talking about people like you, so I don't want to listen to your quibbles today. Didn't you ask for peace? My Celestial Empire has always been lenient, and this time, after the persuasion of several of our cabinet ministers, we finally gave you a chance to get in front of the emperor. Whether you can grasp it or not depends on whether you have the sincerity of peace. Liang Yan said with a stern face.

Kato Takaaki was originally very annoyed in his heart, but when he heard the back, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and hurriedly said. "We in Japan are definitely here with great sincerity."

Liang Yan snorted coldly, then took out a holy decree, unfolded it and read it out loud. "Fengtian carrier, the system said: The Japanese country has repeatedly invaded our subordinate country North Korea, offended our Chinese Empire, and if it is not severely punished, it is not enough to show the power of heaven! However, our Celestial Empire has always been lenient, and if the Wa Kingdom bows its head and begs to surrender, it needs to bow down to our Chinese Empire and become a vassal state of our Chinese Empire forever, then our Chinese Empire can be exempted from the responsibility of the Wa State. Otherwise, the heavenly soldiers will descend and the jade will be burned. Chin this! ”

After hearing this, Kato Takaaki couldn't help but change color slightly, "This is the condition for your country to negotiate peace?" ”

"Wrong! You are not qualified to negotiate with my Huaxia Empire at all, this is my Holy Martial Emperor Xià, the holy decree given to you barbarians, you can only bow your heads and obey orders, accept it, and accept it, and you have to accept it if you don't accept it. Liang Yan said coldly.

"You guys~ you're too arrogant!" Takaaki Kato couldn't help but say angrily.

"Hubris? It's just the beginning. You can not accept it, but we will find a way to make it difficult for you to accept it! Liang Yan snorted coldly and said.

"Your Excellency, Foreign Minister, we, the Great Japanese Empire, will categorically not accept such humiliating conditions." Takaaki Kato said angrily.

"It's too early to say that, right? I'm going to see how hard you can get your mouth. Liang Yan said with a sneer.

"You~!" Takaaki Kato didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Sending off!" Liang Yan dropped this sentence and turned his head to leave, and stopped when he walked to the door, "I will inform you in advance, my Huaxia Empire has declared war on Japan, and the two countries will immediately break off diplomatic relations, I hope you can leave Huaxia as much as possible, otherwise we will not be able to continue to guarantee your safety." After finishing speaking, Liang Yan left without looking back.

Only the angry Kato Takaaki was left in the living room, and Kato Takaaki looked at Liang Yan's disappeared back and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

In late August 1902, the main forces of the North Sea Fleet rushed to the waters of Japan, and subsequently blockaded the waters of southern Japan. At the same time, the North Korean fleet sailed into the Shimonoseki Strait and successfully blocked the Shimonoseki Strait. At this point, the Japanese island of Kyushu completely lost contact with the rest of the Japanese islands.

In the Forbidden City, the command hall of the Imperial Military Council was brightly lit, and Ren Chao sat on the throne, leisurely drinking tea.

A major general officer pointed to a large map hanging on the wall with a baton in his hand and said loudly, "Japan's Kyushu Island is the third largest of Japan's four islands, smaller than Honshu Island and Hokkaido, but it is the largest fish island. It is located at the southwest tip of Japan, facing Honshu Island across the Kanmon Strait in the northeast, Shikoku Island across the Toyo Strait and Bungo Waterway in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the southeast, the Korean Strait in the northwest and North Korea, and the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and China in the west. In the past, it was Chikuzen, Chikugo, Bunzen, Bungo, Hizen, Higo, Hinata, Satsuma, and Osumi nine countries, so it was called Kyushu. The main island covers an area of 36,500 square kilometers, and the area of the affiliated island is about 43,400 square kilometers, with a population of about 4 million to 5 million. The northern part is the Zhuzi Mountains, the mountains are low and gentle, with an altitude of about 500 meters, and there are many basins and plains. The southern part of the country is high and steep, the Kyushu mountain range runs through, the rivers are many rapids, and the water resources are relatively abundant. There are many forests, and the forest area accounts for about 3/5 of the total area of the island. Volcanoes are widely distributed throughout the island, including the famous Mt. Aso and Mt. Kirishima volcanoes. The coastline is tortuous, with many bays, islands, and peninsulas. The south is dominated by agriculture, with animal husbandry, vegetables, fruits, and fisheries developed. Coal resources are abundant, and the output ranks among the top in Japan. The manufacturing industry is dominated by the steel, chemical, and shipbuilding industries, and the core area is the Kitakyushu Industrial Zone. (To be continued......)