"Your Highness, as we expected, little Japan refused to agree to the first and last of the few conditions we put forward. The differences between our two sides are very large, and it is simply impossible to reach an agreement in a short period of time. Imperial Prime Minister Yang Du said to Wu Haoxuan.

Jinmen is not far from Yanjing, and after the negotiations are over, Yang Du and Tang Shaoyi return to Yanjing by car. The empire was heavily built, and transportation was a top priority. Not only a railway was built between Jinmen and Yanjing, but also a high-grade highway was built. By car, two hours is enough to return to Yanjing from Jinmen.

Wu Haoxuan nodded, it was not surprising that the Japanese would have such a reaction. The conditions put forward by the Chinese Empire were so harsh that if the Japanese agreed to it easily, it would be a ghost. In any case, it would not hurt the empire for the negotiations to drag on, but it would make the Japanese pay even greater losses.

"It doesn't matter if the Japanese don't agree, just take it slowly. The Navy has stepped up its blockade of Japan. Not only will their merchant ships and transport ships be targeted, but in the next phase, fishing boats will also be targeted. I'd like to see if they can afford to drag it out after the famine in Japan. Wu Haoxuan said indifferently.

Japan lacks enough land to grow food, and tens of millions of Japanese are crammed on small islands, and simply meeting their food consumption is a big problem. In addition to wanting to import grain overseas, fishing is also a great supplement. If the sea trade routes are cut off, even fishing boats will not be able to go out to sea. Then, it won't be long before there will be a famine in Japan.

"That's a good idea. However, when the time comes, the Western powers will definitely condemn us again, and even provide more support to Japan. Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi said.

"Let them condemn if they condemn. Anyway, this is not a single hair for us. One less piece of meat. "For fame, Wu Haoxuan has never cared. In this era, the most effective thing is the fist. Only when the country has strong strength can it win enough benefits and enable the people in the country to live a good life. Wu Haoxuan: They were also able to get preferential treatment from the people. As for the rest, it is all false.

Other than that. The two camps of the Western world are fiercely confronting, and they will not fall out with China at this time. And this is the opportunity for China to take advantage of the opportunity to rise. It can be said that China's security is guaranteed until the two major military rivals, the Allied Powers and the Entente Powers, decide the winner. Even after the war, China was not afraid. At that time, China had already developed into a world-class power. After the Great Powers attrition in World War I, do they still have the courage to engage in a large-scale war with a big country like China? Not to mention fighting such a war halfway around the world.

"On top of that, we are about to launch a large-scale attack on Japan. The main force of the attack was the army. The direction of the attack will be the Korean Peninsula. According to the information we have obtained, the strength of the Japanese Army deployed on the Korean Peninsula has increased to 15 integrated divisions and regiments, exceeding 370,000 troops. If we can eat these 370,000 Japanese troops in one bite, then Japan will not have the capital to fight us any longer. So, in the current negotiations, don't worry too much. You can continue to go around in circles with the Japanese. Wu Haoxuan said.

Wu Haoxuan believed that after the Japanese army on the Korean Peninsula was wiped out. The Japanese will be honest. The elite of the Japanese Army is concentrated on the Korean Peninsula, and once these elite troops are eliminated, the Japanese Army will be finished.

"Yes, Your Highness." Yang Du and Tang Shaoyi both nodded.

The defense line of the Yalu River, where the Imperial Army is massing. Originally, the Imperial Army had only six infantry divisions on the Yalu River defense line. 110,000 people only. At the same time as Japan increased its forces on the Korean Peninsula, the Imperial Army also began to move. According to the plan of the Imperial General Staff, nine additional infantry divisions were to be assembled on the Yalu River defense line, and in order to strengthen the firepower, three heavy artillery brigades would be mobilized to rush to the Yalu River defense line. That's the case. The Imperial Army would also have invested more than 300,000 troops. When the Imperial Navy blockaded the Korean Peninsula, the 370,000 Japanese Army deployed here would be deprived of supplies. With the combat power of the Imperial Army, 300,000 people were already enough to eat 370,000 Japanese Army.

On February 17, 4608 (10) of the Yellow Emperor Era, negotiations between the empire and Japan continued. It's just that because the differences between the two sides are too great, every negotiation is just a useless exercise. Even the British, who acted as mediators, were pessimistic about the negotiations.

Sir Jurdian openly declared that unless one of the parties made significant concessions, the negotiations were most likely to fail. At least, judging by the current situation, the Chinese Empire is unlikely to budge. After all, they can afford to drag it. The Japanese, on the other hand, are different, and the more time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for them.

Anton, the headquarters of the Imperial Army's defense line on the Yalu River. The commander of the Yalu River defense line, Admiral Shi Deshan, has already returned here from Yanjing. Under the orders of the General Staff, other troops were also advancing one after another towards the defense line of the Yalu River. Large quantities of war materials were transported to the front line by rail and road. When the empire's vast war machine has been turned, it is not difficult to complete the preparations for war.

"This time, little Japan is entrenched in the Korean Peninsula with a full 370,000 people. It's all the elite of their army, and it's just a desperate gamble! However, after their navy was defeated by the Imperial Navy, these lands became outcasts in the sea. After the empire eats these Japanese troops in one bite, little Japan should not pose any threat to the empire. Admiral Shi Deshan thought secretly.

On February 17, although the whole of the Northeast was still in the snow. But as the Lunar New Year passes, the temperature also begins to rise gradually. In another ten days, it will gradually enter spring.

The preparations for the Imperial Army's attack on Korea were almost complete. As long as the order of the imperial crown prince Wu Haoxuan's attack is reached, then the attack will begin.

On the afternoon of 17 February, Shi Deshan held a pre-war meeting in Andong, which was attended by the commanders of the other 14 infantry divisions and the commanders of the three heavy artillery brigades. Everyone knows that Shi Deshan went to Yanjing before going back to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the preparations for the defense of the Yalu River.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Imperial Navy has just won a great victory. The main force of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy has been wiped out by the Imperial Navy. It can be said that more than 95 percent of the combat strength of the Japanese Navy is gone. The entire seas of the Far East will be under the control of the Empire. This is a great joy for us. It also created conditions for us to attack the Korean Peninsula and annihilate the hundreds of thousands of Japanese entrenched there. Admiral Shi Deshan said.

"General, are you really going to fight the Korean Peninsula? That's a good feeling! The last war against Lao Maozi and the war of reunification, we were a visitor. This time against Little Japan, it's time for us to play. Lieutenant General Zhao Tianlong, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, said.

In the Imperial Army, divisional brigades were the basic units. The higher-level units have not yet been formed, similar to the Yalu River Defense Line, the Northwest Defense Line, and the Siberian Defense Line, which are all temporary formations. This also made those division commanders of the Imperial Army, some of them generals, some of them lieutenant generals, but more of them were major generals.

Division commanders in the Imperial Army, generally with the rank of major general. However, the commanders of the 12 infantry divisions originally formed by the empire have accumulated their combat exploits to lieutenant generals, and Shi Deshan, Zhao Xifu and Shi Tianhan have been promoted to generals.

After this war is over, the Imperial Army will undergo a reform. When the time comes, army groups may be formed. And those lieutenant generals are undoubtedly candidates for the post of commander of the group army.

"Little Japan has been sending troops to the Korean Peninsula these days, and the total strength of the Japanese on the Korean Peninsula has exceeded 350,000. Moreover, these people are the elite of the Japanese Army. Coupled with the geography of the Korean Peninsula, it may not be easy to annihilate them all. Lieutenant General Qiao Hanzhang, commander of the 8th Infantry Division, said.

"What's so difficult about that? As soon as the Korean Peninsula was blocked, the Japanese here became the turtles in the urn. Lieutenant General Zhao Tianlong, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, retorted.

"Okay, you don't have to fight anymore, the empire has made up its mind this time to defeat the Japanese in one fell swoop. The Imperial Navy has already defeated the Japanese Navy, and our Army can't defeat Japan, right? Everyone knows that the elite of the Japanese army has been concentrated on the Korean Peninsula, as long as we eat these Japanese troops in one bite. Then, the Japanese Army is finished. In this case, will little Japan still dare to be arrogant to us? In a few years, we will become even stronger, and I am afraid that little Japan will be afraid that we will destroy them. Admiral Shi Deshan said.

Between the army and navy of the empire, although there were no contradictions. However, since the navy has won a big victory, the army obviously cannot lag behind! Besides, the Japanese Army was still a defeated general of the Imperial Army. If you lose all of this, it makes no sense.

The generals of the Imperial Army hurriedly said that this battle would definitely eat all the Japanese Army on the Korean Peninsula. No matter what, you can't let the navy take all the credit. (To be continued.) )

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