On the front line of Kyoto, the positions of both sides suddenly became quiet. "Report to the division commander, a white flag suddenly appeared on the enemy's position?" "White flags? What's going on, is it impossible for the enemy to surrender! The Chief of Staff shook his head. It may be a trick of the enemy, so be careful. That's when the phone rang again. Report to the division commander, the commander of the 1st brigade, Hu Biao, that a Japanese officer on the opposite side waved a white flag and walked towards us, what should we do? "Tell Hu Biao to bring the Japanese officers to the division headquarters!"

About an hour later, the figure of this Japanese officer, who was unarmed, and whose rank was Dasa, appeared at the division headquarters. The Japanese army asked for a ceasefire, and the supreme commander of the Japanese northern front asked for negotiations with the top commander of the Chinese army on the northern front. After listening to the interpreter's account, Zhuang Lei did not dare to slack off, and immediately reported to the military headquarters, and the military headquarters reported to the corps headquarters, and soon He Meng learned about the situation on the front line. "Commander, there are calls from all the front-line departments, the Japanese army has ceased fire on all fronts, is this a trap, is the Japanese army trying to get a respite?" Chief of Staff Wang Jie was confused.

He Meng pondered for a moment and said, "If I hadn't misjudged, the coalition forces, including the coalition headquarters, had fled, and that's why there was such a change. Immediately reported to the headquarters in the capital, agreed that the Japanese army would send senior generals to negotiate, and ordered the front-line troops to stop the offensive. Two days later, the generals, led by Watanabe, the supreme commander of the Japanese army's northern defense, arrived at the port of Akiyama. He Meng led the commanders of the corps, and Dai Hui led the admirals to wait. The atmosphere of the meeting was awkward, and Watanabe led the Japanese generals to bow slightly to show their sincerity.

The two sides soon reached an agreement to cease fire on all fronts in the existing areas of engagement. Zuihou decided that the venue for negotiations between the two countries was set at Shimonoseki. At that time, the Chinese Empire will send high-ranking government officials to Shimonoseki, and the Japanese cabinet will form a group of high-ranking officials to go to Shimonoseki to discuss Japan's surrender. The war was temporarily suspended. Japan's fate was determined. Of course, Japan expects the negotiation to achieve a result, but the current situation is like a comparison between Hanako and the Dragon King, and it is not a player of the same level at all.

At the Beijing Station, before Li Hongzhang led a group of high-ranking officials of the Chinese Empire to get on the train, Deng Zixuan held Li Hongzhang's hand and said: "According to the strategy of discussing haode in advance, Japan can retain the emperor system, but it must abolish martial arts forever." The coastal defense of the Japanese archipelago was the responsibility of the Chinese Empire, which had the right to permanently garrison troops in the Japanese archipelago. Tokyo Bay is included in the Chinese Imperial Naval Base, as for the other details, I will not describe the other details! "President. Don't worry! I will successfully complete the negotiation task. "Li Hongzhang, as the first negotiating envoy of the Chinese Empire, was a victor. Maybe others can't understand the feeling of being humiliated in the past, but Li Hongzhang remembers it vividly.

The train started slowly, and Li Hongzhang's eyes seemed to be flashing with tears. Li Hongzhang and his entourage arrived at Tianjin Tanggu Wharf. Two huge warships on the pier stand out from the eye. Li Hongzhang couldn't help but pause and watch, and Fan Tao, the commander of the navy who accompanied him, said excitedly: "Lord Li, this is the newly launched cruiser of the Chinese Empire, which is called Emperor Wu of Han and Zheng He. The two cruisers had a displacement of 15500 tons, and the main guns in the front and rear were 4 parallel guns with a caliber of 305 mm. ”

Fan Tao continued: "The front and rear 8 main guns, the biggest feature is that they can rotate 180 degrees. And it is hydraulically and manually driven. The battleship has no dead spots during artillery fire, and the biggest advantage is that the battleship can attack without turning around. The maneuverability of the cruiser, the ability to strike with artillery fire was equivalent to 4 battleships. The range of the cruiser's main guns was 18.5 km, and so far ours had the longest range. Originally, the two cruisers were going to carry out maritime affairs for three months, but time was not waiting for anyone, so the headquarters decided to cancel the maritime affairs, and the Han Wudi and Zheng He joined the Pacific Fleet in advance, of which the Han Wudi served as the flagship of the Pacific Fleet. ”

Li Hongzhang's beard trembled a little, and he walked quickly towards the cruiser. Li Hongzhang boarded the battleship, stroked the barrel of the main gun and said excitedly: "I never dreamed that the Chinese Empire could actually build a giant ship cannon that even foreigners don't have, and I am proud of the Empire's navy." Li Hongzhang's eyes were moist, and a line of hot tears flowed down. The accompanying officials were equally enthusiastic, cheering around the deck and excited about the growing power of the empire.

At the Shimonoseki wharf, a large number of generals and officers, including He Meng, commander of the Eastern Front, and Fan Tao, commander of the Pacific Fleet, stood on the wharf in anticipation, while Japanese officials headed by Japanese Prime Minister Nakata and Interior Minister Yusuke Kawashima stood there in mixed moods, and even most of them had frustrated expressions on their faces, which formed a huge contrast with He Meng and others. Japanese cabinet officials are close to the water, and they arrived at Shimonoseki a day early. Suddenly, the crowd began to be agitated, and a huge battleship appeared in the distance, and dozens of warships were dispatched by the Pacific Fleet to greet it, and the loud whistle echoed on the sea.

Two huge battleships, which attracted everyone's attention. At this time, the conversation between the two generals in the Japanese Navy queue attracted the people around them. "It is certain that this is a cruiser built by the Imperial Chinese Navy, with an estimated displacement of about 15,000 tons!" "The front and rear main guns are each connected in parallel, the number reaches 8, which is equivalent to the firepower of 4 battleships, I didn't expect Chinese's ship-building capacity to reach such a level, they have surpassed Western countries, and the next one to dominate the ocean must be the Chinese Empire??????。" The professional level of the two Japanese admirals brooked no doubt, and the judgment of the two men made the surrounding Japanese dignitaries feel like a fish in their throats, and there were many envy, jealousy, and hatred.

The huge battleship was docked on the pier, and many Japanese people in the distance were silently observing, they were shocked by the mighty battleship, and the mood of surrender spread rapidly. When the Taiwan issue was discussed, Japanese Prime Minister Nakata accompanied him as a Japanese official, so Li Hongzhang knew him. After the courtesy greetings between the two sides, they then went to the original municipal building in the city, and the personnel of both sides entered the hall to open the curtain of negotiations. The key figure in the negotiations was Yusuke Kawashima. This guy's opening remarks talked about Sino-Japanese friendship and focused on the profound influence of Chinese culture on the Japanese archipelago from a historical perspective.

Zuihou Kawashima Yusuke: "Because of the foreigners, the Japanese archipelago took a wrong path. After a painful lesson, Emperor Bixia came to his senses and decided to reconcile with the Chinese Empire, and the two sides would never go to war again. Emperor Bixia entrusted the cabinet and himself with the hope that the Chinese Empire would give us a chance to mend our ways, and that the two countries would be friendly for generations to come. "Kawashima Yusuke did not say a word of substance throughout the book, but hoped that the Chinese Empire would forgive.

Li Hongzhang stood up with a smile and said: "The Emperor, including all of you present in Japan, welcomes your desire to stop the war and ask for peace, on behalf of the Chinese Empire. Now that I renew the Zuihou decision of the Chinese Empire, I remember that every word I say is the ultimate decision and cannot be changed. First, the unconditional surrender of the Japanese government. Second, we can preserve the emperor system without arbitrary interference. Third, the Japanese archipelago is not allowed to retain the army, including the army and navy, and the Japanese government can form a police force to maintain public order. ”

Li Hongzhang continued: "Fourth, open up Tokyo Bay as a naval base for the Chinese Empire. Fifth, the officers and men of the Japanese Navy, if they wished, could join the Imperial Chinese Navy and be treated the same as the officers and men of the Imperial Navy. Sixth, the Chinese Empire was responsible for the security of the Japanese archipelago, and the Chinese Empire had the right to garrison troops in the Japanese archipelago permanently. 7th, the major shipyards of the Japanese archipelago, temporarily requisitioned by the Empire. Eighth, there will be no obstacles to personnel exchanges and commercial exchanges between the two sides??????"

"The above terms and conditions are the final terms of the Chinese Empire and cannot be changed in any way. Maybe it's unacceptable to all of you, but you're not going to say it anymore, you don't have any capital to negotiate. I will give you 5 days to discuss the details, and the basic terms cannot be changed. If you refuse our terms, the Empire will continue its offensive until the Japanese archipelago is occupied, at which point we will unceremoniously abolish the Emperor's system until September 18. After Li Hongzhang finished speaking, he took the lead and walked out of the venue.

Such conditions are simply unilateral ultimatum, and there is no room for negotiation at all. Emperor Meiji was shocked when he heard the news in Sifu and immediately informed the cabinet officials who were negotiating that they would all accept the terms of unconditional surrender and sign a peace agreement as soon as possible. Emperor Meiji completely lost the courage to fight again, and the key was that the Chinese Empire proposed to abolish the emperor system after the military occupation of the Japanese archipelago, which frightened Emperor Meiji. A few days later, Japanese Prime Minister Nakata signed the peace agreement, and on the same day that Prime Minister Yusuke Kawashima committed suicide.

On the day the signing ceremony was completed, Emperor Meiji issued an edict of surrender to the entire nation. Subsequently, He Meng ordered the Eastern Front to immediately open and accept the surrender of the garrisons in various parts of Japan. Fan Tao ordered the Pacific Fleet to take over Japan's major military ports, including Japanese naval warships. A fierce fight to the death ended in the Japanese archipelago. For the first time in thousands of years, the Japanese archipelago was occupied under a military attack. Amaterasu, who protects the Yamato nation, how is he feeling at the moment?

At the beginning of October, after the celebration of the National Day of the Chinese Empire, the bigger news made waves in the capital, and the Japanese Emperor Meiji came to the capital to pay homage and apologize. It was a sunny and sunny day. At this moment, in the square outside the Daqing Gate, the people of the capital spontaneously came to witness the grand occasion. At this moment, Deng Zixuan was dressed in civilized clothes, and his wife Wan'er was standing beside him. Zhang Zhidong, Li Hongzhang and others, including their wives, also stood together, and Chen Jintang, Pei Gejin, Bai Sheng, Leng Yifei, Fan Tao and other generals stood together.

Soon after, Emperor Meiji and his wife and members of the Japanese imperial family came to the front. Emperor Meiji sincerely knelt down in worship and swore that the Yamato nation would always submit to the Chinese Empire and never rebel. Deng Zixuan personally helped Emperor Meiji up and said: "The Chinese nation is an ancient civilization and has always made friends with visitors from all over the world. However, our friendliness is considered weak and can be bullied, but we have awakened in the throes of blood and fire to understand a profound truth, that is, the law of the jungle is the strong, and anyone who violates the law of the forest will be humiliated and oppressed. ”

"China is a big country, this sleeping lion has woken up, and now is the time to roar. It is a wise choice for Emperor Bixia to change his course and return to the embrace of the Chinese family, and it is also the blessed site of the Yamato nation, for which I accept your Daoqian on behalf of the Chinese Empire! "The crowd began to boil, the salute began to roar, and another new era of the Chinese empire began??????。

End of Part 4. Dear book friends, due to my work reasons, I have to travel for about 10 days, so I stopped updating for 10 days, I am deeply sorry, please understand! (To be continued......)

PS: War is a continuation of politics, and ransom is not the highest strategy.