Episode 16 Long-range close attack

Emperor Hirohito looked around at the two ministers, pushed his glasses, and said gently:

"Since...... You've all agreed...... So...... Is there anything else the Prime Minister would like to say? ”

Lin Mijuro faced the emperor, bowed slowly, and said softly:

“.”

Then, facing the crowd, his beard twitched from his lips, and he said:

"As for the decision on the future of the Empire, I believe you have all agreed on it. For a few days, we were faced with a difficult choice: to stand on the side of the Ming against Russia, or to stand on the side of Russia against the Ming, or to sit on the sidelines and fight for the profits of the fisherman. In fact, even if we look on the sidelines, we have only avoided this choice for the time being, because Russia and the Ming Kingdom are still the two great powers in Asia even after the war. And if the empire wants to develop in Asia for a long time, it can't avoid this choice after all. Therefore, our decision-making in the past few days is not just a decision-making on which side to unite and which side to suppress at the moment? It is also the long-term national policy of the empire - which side the empire should unite and which side should be suppressed in order to become the leader of Asia.

"Someone said before that Russia should be united with the Ming to suppress Russia, because Russia was stronger than the Ming and the Bolshevik Russia was far more dangerous than the Ming state. Whether Russia is stronger than the Ming State or not, this does not matter. As you know, if Japan wants to become the leader of Asia, it must first recognize who is the biggest obstacle to Japan, not who is the strongest. Moreover, after the war to destroy the Qing Dynasty, I believe everyone can see more clearly who is stronger between Russia and Ming. ”

After Hayashi finished speaking, he bowed to the emperor and still sat upright.

Then the Minister of the Navy, Mitsuru Yonechi, bowed squarely to the emperor and spoke with a straight look:

"I, the Minister of the Navy, Mitsumasa Mine, still consider Russia to be the most powerful country in Eurasia. On this point, I and His Excellency the Prime Minister are still at odds with each other. ”

As soon as the words came out, everyone looked at him. Lin Mi Shilang was also stunned, staring at him, not knowing what the hell this naval minister was going to do.

But Mitsumasa Minechi then said sternly:

"Although I think Russia is the most powerful country in Eurasia, I also think that Russia's center of gravity is in Europe. Its population, large cities, economic centers, industrial centers, transportation networks, food centers, well-developed mineral energy ...... And so on, most of them are on the European side. In other words, the most powerful part of Russia is in Europe. And the Ming Kingdom, even if it is not as strong as Russia, but its population, large cities, economic centers, industrial centers, transportation networks, grain centers, and well-developed mineral energy ...... And so on, but in East Asia.

"In other words, the most powerful part of the Ming Kingdom is on the side of the couch in Japan! Based on this alone, I firmly believe that Russia should be united against the Ming Kingdom! Russia is far away from us, and Ming is close to us. Russia may come to the east to fight, but whether it wins or loses, it will eventually return to the west after the war, and Japan will have a chance to make a comeback. But the Ming Kingdom has always been in the east, always standing in the way of Japan stepping onto the East Asian continent and becoming the leader of Asia! This is something that Japan cannot hide!

"Besides, I'm a naval officer, and I'm not just interested in land, but also in the sea. At that time, His Majesty the Meiji Emperor once set a national policy: to open up thousands of miles of waves, and spread the power of the country in all directions. The foundation of the Great Japanese Empire was the navy. Now there is only one Ming Kingdom competing with us for this ocean. The Ming State not only held a naval force almost equal to that of Japan, but also held the Strait of Malacca, the lifeblood of Japan. You all remember how the Ming Kingdom repeatedly blackmailed the Empire through the Strait of Malacca, causing the Empire to suffer humiliation. Moreover, in the foreseeable future, the Ming Kingdom will still rely on the Strait of Malacca again and again to blackmail Japan, and make unreasonable demands on Japan one after another! ”

As he spoke, everyone nodded slightly. War Minister Sugiyama Gen took a deep breath and said loudly:

"The Admiralty has a point! In a word, in today's Asia, it is impossible for Japan and the Ming Kingdom to coexist! If there is Japan, there will be no Ming Kingdom! There is no Japan in the Ming Kingdom! If a man wants to be strong, he must have the courage to fight to the death with his opponent! The same goes for the country! Japan must have the consciousness of a life-and-death duel with the Ming Kingdom! ”

Prime Minister Hayashi Mijuro nodded and said:

"It should also be noted that the Ming State has now just annexed the Qing State and has just unified the East Asian continent. At this time, although the Ming Kingdom had just finished the war and seemed to be strong, it was the most vulnerable. It is anxious for a long period of peace to digest the North, so that the land, population, food, industry, minerals, energy, ports, railways, and so on of the North can be transformed into war capability. Once it has succeeded in digesting the North and transforming everything in the North into a war capability, Japan will never have a chance. Even in the future, the Ming Kingdom will regard Japan, which has just set foot on the East Asian continent, as a competitor, and will try by all means to take back the mainland territory we have just acquired. And at that time, we will not have the strength to contend with it.

"This opportunity is the best in every way. The Ming Kingdom has just finished a big battle, the army is tired, the people are determined, the north is not stable, and the key is that Russia is willing to join forces with us. If Japan is not willing to be a second-rate country forever, it must resolutely seize this opportunity and deal a fatal blow to Ming after it falls into a big war with Russia, so that it will collapse and withdraw from the competition with Japan for Asian leaders! ”

Several important ministers made their own statements, and Emperor Hirohito also thought so. He nodded at the end, and said in a heavily nasal voice:

"Now that you have reached an agreement, I would like to ask the Registrar of the Cabinet to draw up a statement that will be the future of the Empire. …… The next step is for the cabinet and the navy and army to make separate plans. The cabinet was responsible for secret negotiations with Russia, and the army and navy had to draw up the corresponding war plans, so I was not too involved. …… Ladies and gentlemen, the rise and fall of the empire in the next few decades will all depend on you. Gentlemen work hard. ”

The Minister of Civil Affairs and Military Affairs hurriedly stood up, faced the Emperor, and bowed deeply.

……

May 18, Nanjing.

In the past two days, Qiu Yun and Xiuxiu were extremely happy, especially Qiu Yun, who couldn't help humming songs in and out, and a shy flush appeared on her cheeks from time to time. When the two little girls were busy in the headquarters, they sometimes looked at each other and smiled tacitly.

After a long month of waiting, the husband is finally coming back.

Although Xiuxiu doesn't want Qiu Yu to be so happy and wants to stay the same as before, after all, she is young and can't hide it so well many times. When she returned home, even her mother and brother could see that she was suddenly in a much better mood.

"That...... Sister. ”

Ye Ziyu had a smile on his face, and he leaned closer and said.

"Huh?" Xiuxiu glanced at him and said with a smile, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Hehe...... Ye Ziyu blushed, and said more and more, "That...... Anyway, my brother-in-law is coming back soon, you see, what does our mother mean, I also want to ...... I want to take advantage of my brother-in-law's return, okay...... So take me and Xiao Man's ...... Target...... This thing, give ...... Give ......"

Xiuxiu looked at him, nodded and smiled:

"Well, I think it's time to do it, too. It's been so long since we got engaged, let's not rush this, Xiaoman's family is a woman, and people should be in a hurry. ”

"Yes, yes, that's it," Ye Ziyu immediately nodded and smiled, "The main thing is that Xiao Man is in a hurry." No, it's mainly because Xiaoman's family is in a hurry......"

Xiuxiu pondered for a moment and said with a smile:

"It's the right time to say that. Now is the time for us to use other people's side. In this way, I will discuss it with my mother later, and our family will come to the door again and officially bring this matter up to others...... People are women, so it's always difficult to speak first. ”

Ye Ziyu was overjoyed, and immediately turned around and ran away, saying happily in his mouth:

"Sister is right, I'm going to tell our mother......"

……

The next day, Shang Xiaojun took his children to Bai Deli's mansion and was invited as a guest.

At the family banquet that night, Shang Xiaojun officially mentioned the marriage as the man's mother. The two have been engaged, and now the Bai family is waiting for the man's family to mention it. So, the two families clinked glasses at the family banquet to finalize the wedding date, and they were all happy.

At the dinner, Bai Deli intentionally or unintentionally introduced the topic to current politics, and talked about the exiled Guangwu Emperor.

Xiuxiu is naturally the most sensitive, and immediately captured the meaning of Bradley - Ford intends to take the initiative to help in this matter!

She was overjoyed immediately, so she quietly took over the conversation, slowly led the words down, and sighed, saying that if Guangwu really ran to a corner of the earth and covered a small Latin American country, then he might not be sanctioned in this life.

Then, make a gesture of regret and sigh softly.