Chapter 111: Change of Attitude
"Taiwanese people, our Taiwan has been abandoned by the imperial court and is ready to become a Yidi. However, we, the sons and daughters of China, will never be willing to become barbarians, and we spontaneously formed the Taiwan Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army to fight for the defense of Taiwan. And everyone enthusiastically joined the army and fought to protect the lives and property of our Taiwan people. And thanks to the blessing of the heavens, we have achieved the results we have today, and we have finally achieved a huge advantage on the battlefield. This is the result of the joint efforts of our Taiwan people, and it also shows the courage of our Taiwan people to bravely and unyieldingly resist foreign enemies. β
"And we, the people of Taiwan, have proved with facts that the people of Taiwan have the ability to decide their own destiny. We, the people of Taiwan, have the ability and the right to decide our own way out in the future. If anyone dares to take advantage of the discussion of these few people to slaughter the people of Taiwan without authorization, then we must ask whether our volunteers in Taiwan will agree, and whether our more than 2 million people in Taiwan will agree! β
Wang Guorui began an impassioned speech, and many of the "Tuo" below immediately began to applaud violently and began to chant. And the Taiwanese people, who had admired Wang Guorui very much, cheered even more, as if they were loyal fans of Wang Guorui.
And this qiΔ was seen by Dou Nale, Li Hongzhang, and Ito Hirofumi. And Wang Guorui's expression is enough to prove that Wang Guorui's absolute leadership in Taiwan is completely the direct controller of Taiwan, not some puppet controlled by the Manchu central government. And this makes Dou Nale and Ito Hirobumi really serious, because Wang Guorui has this strength, and he has tens of thousands of elite troops. Moreover, although Dou Nale is reluctant to admit it, he can say that the elite Cheng dΓΉ and firepower density are already the top in the world, and even the Germans are absolutely inferior in firepower. Wang Guorui's 60,000 troops. It is completely possible to take over hundreds of thousands of troops from other countries, because the firepower density of this 60,000 army is already very unheavenly.
Although they don't know where Taiwan's weapons come from, it is enough to show that they have their own source channels and that their soldiers are very elite. And this is enough to prove their strength, which is already the strength of the dominant side. Even the British Empire must pay attention to this, so Dou Nale's attitude towards Taiwan is much better. Respect for others. That's because it was obtained by strength, and Taiwan has the strength and strength to decide its own destiny, which means that it can naturally gain everyone's respect. After all, Taiwan's strength has also been proven, and the military strength embodied in the military parade just now is no less than that of Japan.
As for the leader of Taiwan, that is, Wang Guorui. Because the situation just now is obvious, that is, Wang Guorui is the leader of Taiwan, and the people of Taiwan trust him very much. In this way, Wang Guorui is also the representative of Taiwan.
"This Leader Wang, the Taiwanese army under your command is really very good, and it has reached the world-class level!" Dou Nale said.
Dou Nale now also respectfully calls Wang Guorui a "leader", and Ito Hirofumi's face is dark, obviously very unhappy. Ito Hirobumi already knew that Taiwan would not be able to be recaptured this time, so Ito Hirobumi was also very depressed. As for the next, everyone is discussing how to end this war "decently". After all, Japan could no longer fight this war, and the Taiwan side represented by Wang Guorui actually did not want to fight. Therefore, it is okay to find a way to end the war in a way that both sides can decently.
But. Hirobumi Ito still wants to make a final effort.
"Minister Dou Nale, we believe that the treaty is sacred and cannot be violated. Since Taiwan was ceded to Japan by China, it should be our Japanese territory. And since the British Empire is the leader of the whole world, it should be the right side to call the shots. So please also ask the British Empire to help us Japan and return to Taiwan. And the British Empire would do well to use force to deter. Otherwise, there is no need for justice and justice in the whole world? Hirobumi Ito asked.
Hirobumi Ito is righteous and righteous, as if he is the one who makes sense. And Ito Hirobumi also wants to pull Britain into the water, so that Britain can send troops to deal with Wang Guorui, then maybe Taiwan still has hope to return. So, Hirobumi Ito said. In fact, it is just a request to return to Taiwan, and the premise is that Britain is willing to send troops. As long as Britain is willing to send troops, then it is completely possible for Britain to fight Taiwan for itself, so that it may be able to fight down.
"I will report this matter to the country, and the specific decision is still decided by the country!" Dou Nale said very coldly.
Dou Nale thought to himself: "Let's send troops to the British Empire, you are kidding!" β
Although Dou Nale will report to China, he is 100% sure that China will not send troops for Taiwan, and it is a Japanese Taiwan. Judging from the situation just now, Wang Guorui's army is extremely elite, much more elite than the German army. In addition, in terms of weapons, it is the best in the world, and it is impossible to say that there are no troops sent to fight without more than ten times the number of troops. Therefore, Dou Nale is already sure in his heart that there will be no troops in China. After all, it takes at least 600,000 troops to be confident that they can defeat Wang Guorui, but the logistics and supply of 600,000 troops, and even various material needs, are very huge. Perhaps, if it is thrown into a protracted war, then I am afraid that Britain will fall. That's why the British are not stupid and go to war for Taiwan. And this Taiwan is not its own, it is Japanese, is there any need for Britain to pay so much for the benefit of the Japanese? Relations between Britain and Japan have not gotten so good.
What's more, the treaty was signed for the purpose of tearing up, as long as the strength is enough, there is nothing strange about tearing up the treaty. After all, now that Taiwan is strong, its military strength is even stronger than that of Japan, it is normal to tear up the treaty, and Dou Nale will not have any surprises. If Taiwan is still subservient to Japan when its strength is stronger than Japan's, then Dou Nale suspects that Taiwan's leader is really in the water. Of course, Dou Nale will not say anything about the justice of tearing up the treaty, anyway, this kind of thing is just understood in his heart, and there is no need to say it directly, after all, there are some things that can be done and cannot be said. And some things have to be put on a high-sounding reason so that you can get the most out of yourself.
"I think I'll also say two sentences......" Li Hongzhang wanted to say something.
However, Dou Nale said: "Lord Li Hongzhang, you should go and rest, the specific matters will be discussed by the leaders of Taiwan and Japan, and we, the British Empire, will watch and witness as the coordinator." The Taiwanese have the strength to decide Taiwan's own destiny, so there is no need to worry about the Chinese mainland government. Moreover, you, China, have signed an entente to cede Taiwan to Japan. Dejurely speaking, Taiwan has nothing to do with you China, so now it is only the relationship between the Taiwan region and Japan itself to solve, and your Chinese mainland government has nothing to do with Taiwan, understand? β
Dou Nale was also very cold to Li Hongzhang, because Li Hongzhang didn't have many cards in his hand. At that time, Li Hongzhang ceded Taiwan to Japan on behalf of China, which was equivalent to the mainland government of the Manchu Qing Dynasty giving up its sovereignty over Taiwan, and then if the relationship between the Taiwan region and Japan was to be determined according to public international law, in short, it had nothing to do with the mainland government of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Li Hongzhang has nothing to do with de jure theory, and he can't defeat the Japanese army in terms of strength, so Li Hongzhang's right to speak is almost gone. Li Hongzhang wants strength or not, and he wants legal principles without legal principles, and in this case, it is normal for Dou Na to be happy or not.
And Li Hongzhang looked at Wang Guorui, hoping that Wang Guorui could give him some face, an important minister of the Qing Dynasty. But Wang Guorui pretended not to see it, obviously not believing Li Hongzhang. According to Wang Guorui's understanding, the Manchu central government must not be involved in this discussion. Once the Manchu central government was involved, all good things could become bad things. The Manchu central government was definitely a group of "pig teammates", and what would have been a good thing could be turned into a bad thing. If you are not afraid of a god-like opponent, you are afraid of a pig-like teammate, this sentence is not something that is said casually. The Manchus actually won some battles, but it was the incompetence of those in the center that ruined the results on the battlefield. This kind of person is not a pig teammate, so what is it? If Li Hongzhang is allowed to join, then Wang Guorui doesn't know what will happen! Anyway, at the level of the top level of the Manchu Central Committee, it will just make things worse, and no better situation will appear.
"Come on, send Li Hongzhang and Mr. Li to take a rest and visit the scenery of our Taiwan, we must make him feel at home." Wang Guorui said.
"Yes! Lee-sama, please! Someone said right away.
Taiwanese people have no good impression of Li Hongzhang, who betrayed Taiwan, so they are also very polite, and as for what makes him feel at home, he just says it nicely. Anyway, few Taiwanese people have a good impression of Li Hongzhang, so they are very polite when they speak.
And Li Hongzhang looked at Wang Guorui with some anger, Wang Guorui actually didn't give him face like this, which made him very "hurt". Li Hongzhang also has a high status in China, and even if he goes abroad, he is respected, but Wang Guorui is so unkind, this does not take him seriously at all. And Wang Guorui didn't like him, and continued to prepare to discuss the next issues with Ito Hirofumi. (To be continued......)