6. The Minister of the 6th Army, Shouichi Terauchi, said patiently:

"It makes no sense for the Admiralty Minister to say such things. Everyone knows that it is impossible for Japan to hand over Asia to the Ming State, let alone to bow down to the Ming State. Does the Minister of the Navy mean that as long as Japan does not want to submit to the Ming State, it must never-ending support the Qing State, even if the Qing State will one day be defeated? ”

Navy Minister Nagano Shushen stared at Terauchi Shouichi, and said patiently:

"Whether the Qing Dynasty will be defeated or not, it is still difficult to say."

As soon as this sentence came out, all three of them stared at him. Even Prince Hirota Hiroki and Prince Zaihito thought that since Nagano advocated continuing to support the Qing State, he must have great confidence in the Qing State. Unexpectedly, he also said a "not necessarily".

Shouichi Terauchi sneered, raised his voice and said loudly:

"Since the Minister of the Navy himself thinks that it is 'difficult to say', then the national fortune of our empire should not bet on this 'difficult to say'!"

Hirota Hongyi sighed lightly and said slowly:

"Minister of the Navy, since you also believe that the Qing State is likely to be defeated, and at the same time advocate continuing to support the Qing State, then...... Can you talk about what you think? ”

Nagano Shushen looked at Hirota Hongyi and nodded slightly, glanced at Terauchi Shouichi again, and said calmly:

"Of course, the Qing State may be defeated, but our purpose in supporting the Qing State is not to ensure that it will not be defeated, but to use it to drag down the Ming State. The Qing State could be defeated in the end, but even if it was defeated in the end, the Ming State would be greatly damaged by this war, draining the treasury, fighting out the soldiers and reserve soldiers, and the people would live in hardship and hate the war, so they only wanted to conclude a treaty to end the war, and nothing else. And we, the Imperial Japanese Army, will become a new force in East Asia and the only force that will dominate the future of East Asia. ”

Terauchi Shouichi says:

"I would like to remind Your Excellency that the Qing ** team is now in a state of defeat, and it is very likely that the Qing Empire will collapse within the year. At that time, the Ming Kingdom will declare that all the territory of the Qing Kingdom is owned by it, and we Japan will not get anything. When the time comes, if you want to make demands on Manmeng, you will have the consciousness of fighting with the Ming Kingdom! ”

"I also remind Your Excellency that "Nagano Xiushen turned around and said word by word, "On the contrary, since the Qing Emperor issued the 'Zhulian Order' to rectify military discipline, the Qing army has not been defeated like a mountain, on the contrary, it has fought many beautiful battles one after another. In the Central Plains battlefield, the Ming army suffered its first major setback since the start of the war. Now in Taierzhuang, northeast of Xuzhou, the two armies are fighting to the death, and the Qing army's will to fight is no less than that of the Ming army. Your Excellency, the current Qing army is no longer the Qing army at the beginning of the war. It is regaining the feeling of '1,000 divisions and 6 armies'. ”

Shouichi Terauchi said disdainfully:

"It is obvious that the soldiers of the Qing army fought not because of bravery, let alone because of patriotism. It was because the Qing Emperor kidnapped their families. Now the whole world is condemning the Qing State. If we Japan are always in the company of such a country, then even His Majesty the Emperor will be disgraced. Besides, what Your Excellency hopes for is that the Qing ** team can fight a long and arduous patriotic war. But there is no doubt that a decaying and degenerate army, whose basic morale can only be maintained by the death penalty, is not up to such a war! ”

Nagano retorted:

"The Minister of the 6th Army always thinks only about mental strength, but ignores other factors! In 1812 Napoleon's army outperformed the serf soldiers of Russia a hundred times in terms of spiritual morale! But we all know the results! It is because Napoleon, like His Excellency, only paid attention to spiritual morale and ignored many important objective factors! Let's say war potential! Although the Qing State has suffered many defeats now, the land area, steel and coal resources, and soldier reserves under its control are still several times that of the Ming State! Please note that the total strength of the Ming Kingdom now reaches more than two million, which is already the limit! It has almost no reservists! And the active army of the Qing State is already several times that of the Ming army, and compared with its reserves, it is only the tip of the iceberg! These cannot but be taken into account! ”

After Nagano finished speaking, the living room fell silent. Shouichi Terauchi didn't seem to be able to think of anything to refute him for a while.

After a moment, Hirota Hiroki muttered slowly:

"What the Minister of the 6th Army said...... Of course it makes sense...... However, what the Secretary of the Admiralty said...... It's also worth considering......"

Then he turned to Prince Jaehito and said:

"Your Highness, you are the Minister of Military Orders, what do you think about this issue?"

All three of them looked at Prince Jaehito at the same time. Zairen's beard trembled slightly, and he said slowly:

"What the Lord of the Admirals said...... Just a comparison of the war potential of the two countries before the war. The war has been fought to the present situation, although the Qing State is still superior to the Ming State in terms of territorial area, but it ...... Its reserves are no longer dominant. The major provinces of the Qing Dynasty were mainly concentrated in Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhili, Shanxi, and Shaanxi. What is now in its hands is only a part of the northern part of Zhili, Shandong, and Jiangsu. The others are already in the area controlled by the Ming Kingdom. The state does not have a reservist, but only its pre-war territory. Now that the Ming Kingdom has several populous provinces north of the Yangtze River, even if the war continues, at least in terms of soldiers, the Ming State is not afraid.

"And it must be taken into account that even among the active soldiers of the Qing army, how many Qing countries dare to invest in the frontal battlefield against the Ming. The active army of the Qing State was mainly composed of soldiers from the above populous provinces, and at least two-thirds of these large provinces were already controlled by the Ming army. In other words, even if the Qing State used the method of threatening the soldiers' families, it could only effectively control one-third of its soldiers. The remaining two-thirds of the soldiers were transferred to the rear to suppress the rebellion, and at present, those who directly faced the Ming army on the battlefield in the Central Plains, except for the more loyal Manchu and Mongolian soldiers, were only soldiers whose hometowns were still in the Qing controlled area.

"Even the most optimistic estimates would not have exceeded 15o thousand soldiers. Even in terms of numbers, it is already at a disadvantage. And once the Qing State loses this battle, that is, the loss of these 15o troops, then there is no other way than to beg for peace with the Ming State. Compared with the Ming army, the mobility of the Qing army was quite poor. Every time it loses a battle, the army on the battlefield cannot be withdrawn at all, but can only be completely annihilated. The war has been fought until now, and facts have repeatedly proved this. ”

……

After the old man finished speaking lightly, the minister of the 6th Army was immediately encouraged, raised his voice and said:

"Not bad at all! Now that the defeat of the Qing Kingdom is decided, I can't see anything else worth supporting! Now, while the Qing State has not yet collapsed in the end, we will cooperate with the Ming State and attack the Qing State from the north and south, and the Ming State will be very likely to agree. If we make another request when the Qing State finally collapses, it is impossible for the Ming State to agree! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get a piece of the Great 6 territory, and we must seize it for the sake of the empire to flourish for the next hundred years! ”

Nagano Xiu said coldly:

"Next, we are going to face Mingguo directly! I would like to remind the Minister of the 6th Army that this will be an opponent with the strongest 6th Army and the strongest navy at the same time, unscathed, and the national strength in full swing! And we're going to face this opponent alone! Didn't the Minister of the 6th Army think that the Ming Kingdom would willingly live in peace with us and accept the fact that we occupied Manchuria? Your Excellency is the Minister of the 6th Army, so you should be more aware of the situation of the 6th Army. In this case, even if we get Manmeng, how long can we stay in our hands? ”

Shouichi Terauchi stood up with a "whew" and said angrily:

"What does this mean, Lord of the Admiralty! What do you mean, is your navy the strongest in Asia, and our 6th Army is a wreck? ”

Hirota Hongyi saw that the two sides were about to pinch up again, and was about to get up to calm down, when the secretary knocked on the door and came in, first bowed to several adults, and then walked up to Prince Zaihito, bowed again, and said in a low voice:

"Your Royal Highness, I have your phone."

Prince Jaehito got up, straightened his military uniform, and followed his secretary out to answer the phone.

After a while, he returned, without saying a word, and sat back down in the sand. All three of them were looking at him subconsciously. Prince Jae-in took out a cigarette from the cigarette case on the table, lit it and smoked it. At this time, he said lightly:

"The Ming army has completely occupied Taierzhuang and established a bridgehead on the south bank of the Hanzhuang Canal. More than half of the three Eight Banner Divisions of the Qing Army were annihilated and were retreating in the direction of Xuzhou. ”

After saying this, the living room was silent.

After a while, Shouichi Terauchi stood up, walked quickly to the map, tapped his fingers heavily on Northeast China, and said bitterly:

"At this point, there is no reason to hesitate! For the sake of the prosperity of the empire in the next hundred years, we should act decisively! ”

Nagano Shusei also stared at the map and did not speak.

Then, Prince Jaehion added slowly:

"According to the latest weather forecast, the haze will gradually dissipate in the central part of East Asia's Great 6, that is, Shandong, Henan, and Jiangsu, and the sky will be clear again by tonight at the latest."

Hirota Hiroki muttered:

"So...... The air superiority of the Ming army was restored. ”

Then, Hirota turned to look at Nagano and asked:

"What is the opinion of the Admiralty Minister now? Do you still insist that we should support the Qing state? ”

Nagano Xiu's face was ugly, and under the gaze of several people, he finally said:

"This matter is about the rise and fall of the empire, and I suggest that His Majesty the Emperor make a judgment."

Several people looked at each other.

After a moment, Hirota Hiroki nodded and said:

"So, it's time to convene a council. All right. I'll go to the Minister of the Interior and talk about it. ”

……

Nanking.

While the headquarters was immersed in the joy of occupying Taierzhuang, Fourteen Gege hid alone in the headquarters of the People's Guard, watching the secret telegram transmitted from Japan.

"So, tomorrow there will be a royal council."

She put down the message paper, leaned against the backrest, and muttered.

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