On February 4, 1859, the 12th Army of the Imperial Army, with the cooperation of the 74th Brigade of the 15th Army of the Imperial Army, captured Sendai. Saigo Takamori, one of the main leaders of the Emperor's faction, chose to commit suicide by disembowelment after being defeated. This battle heralded the complete end of the entire Japanese rebellion. Although the rebellion continued throughout Japan, it was already the best struggle. The Empire* army advanced all the way, and it was estimated that it would not be long before all the rebellions in Japan were crushed.

As for the other leaders of the Emperor's Rebellion, they had fled before Sendai fell. They attempted to take fishing boats out to sea, then join up with German merchant ships and flee Japan for Europe. However, under the interception of the Imperial Navy, only a very small number of people managed to escape. Including the leader of the Zunwang Zaoyi faction, Yokoi Xiaonan, was caught. Takayoshi Kido and Ritsu Okubo were lucky and managed to escape. At the same time, they also took a child named Muren.

The Japanese rebellion was crushed, and the empire slaughtered the rebels in Japan. All those who participated in the rebellion and refused to surrender were killed. Only those who fell from the wind were left with a life. Moreover, at the request of the Imperial Governor-General's Office in Japan, local governments also began to search for those who had participated in the rebellion, and this time the Empire was determined to solve all the instability factors in Japan.

This time, the empire killed in Japan with a river of blood, and many Japanese people were killed. At the same time, the number of people in prisoner-of-war camps is even greater, in the millions. If these Japanese people are allowed to stay in Japan, it will also be a scourge. It would be too cruel to kill them all. So, the empire had already begun to transport these captives back home with merchant ships and transports. Mines and construction sites in various places are also ready to accept these Japanese people. These Japanese will work on the construction site for the rest of their lives, until they die, to atone for their deeds.

By March, the Japanese rebellion had all but been put down. Although this rebellion cost the empire a lot, overall, it was good for the empire. Millions of laborers were obtained free of charge, which allowed the empire to greatly develop its infrastructure and extractive industries. In addition, a stable Japan has made the empire much less threatening. It is better for Japan to rebel at this time than to rebel in the future when the Reich and Germany are in a decisive battle! That would bring more trouble to the Empire.

Imperial capital, Imperial Palace, Imperial Emperor Long Yufei today took time out to listen to the report on the suppression of the Japanese rebellion.

"Your Majesty, up to now, 80 percent of the Japanese rebellion has been extinguished, and only a very small number of remote places are still in the hands of the rebels. The Empire* Army and the Japanese Security Forces are clearing out the remnants of the rebels, and it is expected that in another half month or so, the Japanese rebellion will be completely wiped out. General Liu Zhongming, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, said.

"Hmmm! Send a telegram to the Governor-General in Japan, for those who rebel, it is better to kill three thousand by mistake than to spare one! Gotta get rid of all those guys! Long Yufei instructed. The Japanese were originally white-eyed wolves that could not be raised, and they completely assimilated Japan, and Long Yufei knew that it was very difficult. As long as we can find a way to eliminate the resistance of the Japanese first and let the Japanese be honest, this will be fine. As long as the empire remained strong, the Japanese could not pose a threat to the empire. Long Yufei just didn't want the empire to be distracted from the situation in Japan when it was going to a decisive battle in the future. The next decisive battle between the Reich and the Germans will inevitably be a large-scale decisive battle of fate, and it cannot be taken lightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Liu Zhongming nodded. Although the meaning revealed in Long Yufei's words was full of ruthlessness, he felt that it was not a big deal. These Japanese are not things in the first place, and since they still dare to make trouble for the empire, they naturally can't let it go.

"Your Majesty, now that the whole of Japan has been reduced to ruins, I am afraid that the reconstruction of Japan will require a lot of investment." Prime Minister Lin Zihao frowned. Many Japanese cities were destroyed, and if the empire was to be rebuilt, the amount of money invested would not be small.

"There was no need for large-scale reconstruction, the empire took so many prisoners in Japan, and these prisoners were to be transported to mines and construction sites all over the empire. With the addition of the Japanese killed, the population of Japan as a whole is expected to be about 10 million less. It's still a little more crowded, but it's still a lot better. The reconstruction of Japan will be left to the Japanese Governor-General's Office to proceed slowly, and the empire will not have to invest in it. No matter how much time it takes, that's fine. Just find something to do for these Japanese people, so that they don't have time to think about anything else! Long Yufei said. From now on, the empire has begun to prepare for war intensively, and money is needed everywhere, so how can it be used in Japan?

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lin Zihao nodded. He knew that Long Yufei had always treated Japan as a colony, and he wished to let that Japanese get poorer and poorer, and of course he wouldn't be kind enough to make any big investments in Japan.

"As for the use of those prisoners, the cabinet ministries have made proper arrangements. The military will have to cooperate fully to ensure that there are no problems with these prisoners. With millions of free laborers all of a sudden, we will be able to save a lot of labor. When the time comes, the empire can take advantage of this to increase its troops. Long Yufei said. Although at present the Imperial Army has eighteen army groups and more than three million men. However, if we are to win the next world war, this number of troops is obviously not enough. The Imperial* army needs to be further expanded. And this will inevitably affect the development of the domestic economy. Now that Japanese prisoners of war have joined, even if the empire expands its army, it will not have much impact on the economy.

Prime Minister Lin Zihao and the military giants nodded their heads one after another, and they also thought of this.

"Director Luo, have you found strong evidence of collusion between the Japanese and the Germans?" Long Yufei asked. The support of the Germans behind the Japanese rebellion was expected for a long time. It's just that there is no really strong evidence at the moment, and even blaming the Germans is useless.

"Your Majesty, no strong evidence has been found yet. However, the Military Intelligence Agency discovered that some of the leading figures of the Japanese Emperor Rebellion faction had successfully escaped. At that time, there were German merchant ships in the waters near Japan. It is expected that the leaders of these royal factions are on the merchant ships of the Germans! Field Marshal Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, said.

Long Yufei nodded: "If there is not enough evidence, then forget it." As long as we put down the rebellion in Japan, no matter how careful the Germans are, it will be of little use to us. As long as we defeat the Germans in the next war, the Japanese will not pose any threat to us, even if they have the support of the Germans! ”

Long Yufei thought very simply, the Japanese wanted to use the Germans to ask for China's control, and the Germans also wanted to use the Japanese to contain China. For this matter, China only needs to knock the Germans down in one fell swoop, and they will all be wiped out in one fell swoop. After all, the timing of the Japanese rebellion this time was not right. If they rebel after the war has broken out, they may cause some problems for the Empire. But now? The empire can wipe them out with a light yì.

"In addition, the MI should focus on monitoring other areas, and if it finds that the Germans are connected to the local resistance groups, they will be eliminated as soon as possible. This time, the Reich had put down the Japanese rebellion so quickly, and the Germans must have known what the problem was. Next time, they won't be so rashly exposed! Long Yufei said. Germany and China now see each other as each other's worst enemies. I'm starting to find ways to deal with each other.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Field Marshal Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, nodded.

While the Reich was preparing to deal with the aftermath of the Japanese rebellion, the Germans were making a fuss again.

At the end of March 1859, Germany's largest newspaper, Deutsche Zeitung, devoted a full-page report to the Reich's massacre of Japanese in Japan. In the report, Germany knew that China carried out inhumane colonial rule in Japan, and this time the Japanese bravely rose up against the colonial rule of the Chinese for the sake of freedom and independence. However, in the face of China, which has the strongest military power in the world, they failed. After the defeat, Japan was massacred by China. At least two million people were killed by the Chinese, and millions more were arrested by the Chinese. The whole of Japan has been killed in a river of blood, and there is a sea of corpses and blood.

At the same time, Takayoshi Kido and Toshimichi Okubo, who had fled to Germany, regarded themselves as the leaders of the Emperor's Rebellion, and they gave interviews in a big way, accusing China of the massacre in Japan, hoping that international public opinion would condemn China and demand that China withdraw from Japan. In addition, Kido Takayoshi and Okubo Toshitsu also moved Muhito out, claiming that Muhito was the grandson of Emperor Hitotaka and was eligible to inherit the throne of Japan. An enthronement ceremony was held in Germany, making Muhito the 122nd Emperor of Japan.

Other European countries also reprinted the Deutsche Zeitung article, accusing China of the massacre in Japan, especially Britain and Russia. In addition, they also published some articles sympathetic to Mujin in an attempt to win the sympathy of the people.

This series of actions by the Germans succeeded in making China's reputation stink again. Except for the allies of the empire, public opinion in other countries began to criticize China. R1152