"It is immoral for the Chinese Empire to stop its attacks on Japanese civilians. During this war, the Japanese Empire never launched an attack on Chinese civilians. Civilians are innocent, and they should not have to pay for this war. If the Chinese Empire insists on going its own way, the Japanese Empire will take all means to retaliate! Japanese Prime Minister Saionji looked angry.

"Is this a threat to us?" Yang Du looked at Xiyuan Temple Gongwang coldly.

"No, it's not a threat, it's well-intentioned counsel." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said.

"Humph! Your Excellency, you are a little too shameless, aren't you? It is true that Japan did not take action against Chinese civilians in this war. But what is the pre-war shooting of those innocent workers at the Daye Iron Mine? In addition, it is not that you do not want to attack the civilians of China, but you do not have the opportunity and ability to do so. Otherwise, how could the Japanese army's usual style not hurt innocent civilians? In the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, did you commit fewer crimes? Yang Du said sarcastically.

These Japanese are so shameless that they can only do it to the civilians of other countries, not to other countries. When the Japanese army massacred civilians from other countries, it was as it should have been, as it should be. If the military of another country did anything to Japanese civilians, it would be heinous. This is a double standard!

"You ......" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang trembled with anger. As the prime minister of Japan and one of the most powerful people in Japan, Yang Du ridiculed him mercilessly so that he couldn't hold his face. If Japan had been defeated, it would have led to a war between the two countries. Unfortunately, it is no longer time for Japan to defeat Russia and become the world's new power. The Japanese Navy was completely lost. The Army also suffered heavy losses. In the face of the mighty Chinese Empire, they really had no power to resist.

"Ahem!" Sir Jurdian coughed, he had to intervene.

Japan was an important pawn of Britain in the Far East, and the most important hunting dog used to contain China. If Japan suffers too much damage, it will obviously not be able to accomplish this important task. The Chinese Empire defeated the Japanese army, leaving Japan's military power under heavy losses. This is still within acceptable limits. After all, as long as Britain provided support to Japan, it would be able to arm Japan very quickly. But when the war extended to civilians, it was different. If there are large casualties among civilians and cities are constantly destroyed, Japan's national strength will be significantly reduced. It's not something that can be recovered with a little support. When the time comes, if Japan wants to take on the heavy responsibility of containing China, it will be impossible.

"Your Excellency Yang Du. In any case, the massacre of civilians is a barbaric act. The Chinese Empire is a civilized country, therefore, in future wars, the Chinese Empire is also requested to avoid similar situations. The British Empire, as the leader of the world, does not want such a tragedy to happen. Otherwise, the British Empire might have taken some necessary steps. Sir Jurden said.

"Your Excellency. We did not deliberately attack civilians. China is a peace-loving country, and China's armed forces are all benevolent and righteous soldiers. This offensive of our Navy. It was nothing more than to destroy the strength of the Japanese Navy. Yang Du said.

"Then you can just launch an attack on the Kure Harbor Naval Base, why do you need to spread to the urban area of Kure Harbor. Also, what about the Etajima Naval Academy? Thousands of teachers and students were killed and injured! The Duke of Xiyuan Temple stared at Yang Du tightly.

"If you want to destroy the Japanese navy, in addition to the warships in the naval base, it should naturally include the shipyards. As for the Naval Academy, this should be included as well. Yang Du said seriously. It's like the attack of the Chinese Navy on the Naval Academy on Etajima. It's as it should be.

"You ......" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang wanted to stand up and give Yang Du two slaps. However, he did not dare to do so. If he really did that, he would definitely pay a bigger price. In addition, there is no peace between China and Japan. The Chinese* army will definitely intensify its attack on Japan and make Japan pay an even heavier price.

"Your Excellency Yang Du. Is the Chinese Empire unwilling to make a commitment to stop attacks on civilians? Sir Jurdian asked.

"No, Sir Sir. The Chinese Empire will never attack civilians, and the targets of our attacks are all Japanese military bases or military-related facilities. Yang Du said. He would never admit that the Chinese* army would attack Japanese civilians. Although, the Chinese* army may do that, but that is absolutely not to be said. For the Chinese Empire to become a world-class power, it still needs a little face. Besides, don't all countries in the world do this? Not only to be a*, but also to set up a chastity archway.

This meeting is destined to lead to nothing. The Japanese wanted the Chinese Empire to stop its attacks on the Japanese mainland, and they pinned their hopes on the British. However, this is simply useless. As long as Japan does not accept the conditions put forward by the Chinese Empire for a day, and the peace agreement is not signed, the war will continue forever. And the military power of the Chinese Empire will always launch attacks on the Japanese mainland. Moreover, such attacks will not only be limited to military installations, civilian facilities, even including civilians, will also be targeted by the Imperial Army and Navy. In short, the Imperial Army and Navy did this with only one purpose, and that was to weaken Japan's strength as much as possible, so that they could not threaten China in the future. Destroying one more city in Japan now and killing one Japanese will give the empire a better chance of winning in the future decisive battle.

Everyone knows this truth, so in the face of the condemnation and threats of Western countries several times, the Chinese Empire will definitely not back down on this point. In particular, the current international situation is very favorable to China. At a time when the British are in a global contraction, there is simply no possibility of war against China. Their worst enemy is in Europe, and it is impossible to waste too much power in the Far East.

Xiyuan Temple Gongwang and Lin Dong left the table angrily, and this time the meeting broke up unhappily.

"Prime Minister, what should we do? If the people of China do this, I am afraid that our coastal cities will be in ruins. Lin Dong looked anxious. Although, at present, the Chinese Navy has only launched attacks on the Etajima Naval Academy and the Kure Port Naval Base, who can guarantee that the Chinese Navy will not launch attacks on other coastal cities in Japan?

"The Shina people have settled on us, and as long as we do not agree to their conditions, their offensive will not stop. To be sure, coastal cities will be attacked. Send the news back home and let the country decide. In any case, the civilians in those coastal cities must be evacuated. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said.

Lin Dong nodded, this time the situation is getting worse and worse for Japan. After the Japanese army and navy suffered a crushing defeat, they were like a piece of meat on the board, and they could only be slaughtered by the Chinese Empire. The allies who had high hopes are now no longer able to count on them.

The British, though powerless, were unable to stop the Chinese Empire from the present situation in the Far East. However, they are clearly not going to give up like this. The Japanese embassies in European countries began to publicize the atrocities of the Chinese Empire's shelling of Japanese civilians in European countries, and wantonly smeared the Chinese Empire, which further affected the image of the Chinese Empire.

It can be said that with the propagation of the British and the Japanese, the Chinese Empire has become synonymous with barbarians in the minds of Europeans. However, Europeans look down on the Chinese. This is the impression that has been made on those Europeans since the rule of the Manchus. Even if the Chinese Empire is now stronger, this impression will not be dispelled for a while.

The protests and condemnations of the Japanese were of no use to the Chinese Empire. As long as the Japanese refuse to bow their heads and accept the armistice conditions of the Chinese Empire, the blow of the Chinese Empire to Japan will not end. If it weren't for the fact that the Chinese Empire was not strong enough to destroy Japan in one fell swoop, the Chinese Empire would have directly sent troops to land in Japan and destroy Japan.

The Japanese were quite right, and the Chinese Navy's destruction of the Etajima Naval Academy and the Kure Harbor Naval Base was just the beginning. With the success of this plan, the Chinese Navy's follow-up attack plan began to be implemented one after another.

On April 1, 4608 (10) of the Yellow Emperor Era, the main fleet of the Imperial Navy broke into Osaka Bay through the Kii Waterway under the cover of night, and launched artillery bombardments on Kobe and Osaka, two important cities in Japan.

Two 'Longteng-class' battleships and two 'Ryuyao-class' battlecruisers of the Imperial Navy shelled Kobe for an hour, and in that hour, the four battleships fired a total of 2,000 large-caliber high-explosive shells. Two thousand large-caliber high-explosive shells were enough to turn Kobe into ruins, and not only the port area was completely destroyed, but also the industrial area was blown up. Residential areas were also shelled, causing a raging fire. Japanese houses, mostly made of wood, are very likely to cause fires in the event of a large-scale shelling. During the night's shelling, Kobe was completely destroyed, and more than 100,000 people were killed in the shelling.

Osaka was shelled two hours later, but Osaka was still defenseless and suffered more losses than Kobe. (To be continued.) )