Chapter 188: Declaration of War
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In early April, the temperature on the Liaodong Peninsula is still relatively low, and most of the deciduous trees are still bare, but tender green shoots have emerged on the branches. In the mountain woodland of this village, it is no exception, hundreds of acres of apple trees have just pulled out their buds, and the whole forest looks a little crisp and green, exuding the breath of early spring.
Dozens of peasants sat on several ox carts and hummed up the hillside, the cattle that pulled the cart were of a special breed, not like the ordinary cattle buffalo, very tall and strong, the shoulder height was more than B meters, the body was covered with pimple meat as hard as iron, and the weight was at least 2 tons or more. The cart full of fertilizer, farm tools and personnel was easily pulled up the mountain.
"This bullock is so good, a cart of three or five thousand catties, and it can easily go uphill. It's a pity that I didn't have this kind of good ...... before," said an old handlebar with a smile.
"Snort, old grandson, you are confused, this kind of big bulf was made by the government with scientific methods, of course there was no before, and the former Qing did not understand science...... "A middle-aged man in the car spat out a cigarette and said with a smile: "However, this cow is still lagging behind." Now the cars are easy to call, and when we harvest this autumn, we will scrape together the money to buy a few more cars and come back. This car is the ...... science."
The handlebar smiled and said: "Qi Er, you said it lightly, our grandson can only drive ox carts and carriages, and cars don't understand ......."
The middle-aged man said proudly: "I won't go to school, now there is a driving school in the county, and the recommended places in each village can be learned for free." Besides, this car is not difficult, you see my family's junior is only sixteen years old, and he has learned it. Cars are science, our Celestial Empire is going to talk about science now, this is like the previous imperial examination, those who don't understand science can't even be officials......"
The handlebar shook his head and said, "I don't know anything about science, anyway, in the past five thousand years, the saint has only been born with such a good thing......"
"Second Brother Qi, what is the difference between this science and the imperial examination?" someone asked again.
"Oh, I can't tell this for a while, our junior is in high school in the county, that's what he learns, and when he comes back from vacation, you ask him how he is......" Qi Er said with a red face.
"I heard that this high school is comparable to the Qianqing people, Second Brother Qi, your junior is powerful......
"That's it, our old Qi family......" Qi Er was bragging to himself, and suddenly became dumb, only to see his eyes wide. “...... Is that...... Is that
"Second Brother Qi, what's wrong?" Several people in the car hurriedly followed his line of sight, and when they saw it, they were also stunned.
I saw smoke and dust billowing at the end of the road below the mountain, and a large group of cars were driving this way.
"The army, it's the army of the imperial court......" The handlebar type hurriedly stopped the ox cart.
"Phew, what kind of court, call the government" Qi Er and the others also got off the car, and stood on the hillside to look.
First, more than a dozen motorcycles were the lead, then dozens of off-road vehicles and armored reconnaissance vehicles, and then hundreds of six-** or even ten** trucks, each of which was full of heavily armed soldiers, and some vehicles were dragged with cannons behind.
As soon as the convoy passed, another large group of cavalry roared by. Finally, another large carriage rattled by.
It took at least 4o minutes for this army to be stunned, and it took a long time for the villagers to come back to their senses.
"Good guys, at least 20,000 people, what is this for?"
"The imperial court, oh, no, the government is going to fight like this...... I'm afraid it's going to be a war."
Everyone looked at the southeast and nodded their heads again and again. To the southeast of this area is the Kanto Prefecture lease.
"I'm afraid that yes, I'm afraid that our Celestial Empire will have to clean up the little devils of the East this time......"
"These little devils, it's long overdue to clean up"
April 1, 254 (1913), Wuhan.
"What do you mean by that?" exclaimed Hikoyoshi, the Japanese ambassador to China, Hikoyoshi Ijiin. He couldn't help but tremble with his hand holding Wen Jiàn, this was not fear, but anger.
"Mr. Ambassador, that's literal......" Gu Weijun said with an unchanged expression.
He paused and said politely: "The meaning of our country is very clear, Taiwan and the Kanto Prefecture of our country illegally occupied by your country must be returned to the best of their ability, please tell your government, and you must reply within 48 hours." ”
How many years, how many years have it been, I used to be threatened by others, and now there are times when I threaten other countries. The new director of the Department of East Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, although his expression was the same, there was irrepressible excitement and excitement in his eyes.
Hikoyoshi suppressed his anger and said, "Can I understand that this is an ultimatum?"
"You can understand that our 500 million people cannot tolerate the tearing up of our territory, and if your country is unwilling to accept peaceful solutions, then we will not rule out the possibility of using force to recover our territory......"
"Mr. Gu, are you sure this is not an April Fool's joke?"
Gu Weijun smiled and said: "We are not Western countries, and we do not have the tradition of April Fool's Day. ”
"This will bring war, and I hope your country will not regret what you did today......" Hikoyoshi Ijiin burst out from between his teeth.
"If there is a war, it is also your country's choice, we China has been a peace-loving country since ancient times, and we have always paid attention to convincing people with morality. After Gu Weijun finished speaking, he stood up and saluted the other party: "Since the official document has been delivered, then I will leave......
As soon as Gu Weijun left, Yijiyuan Yanji couldn't help but scold: "These people are really crazy, how dare they do this? How dare they? Aren't they afraid of the Anglo-Japanese alliance?"
If there was no need to mention the Anglo-Japanese alliance a few years ago, I would not have dared to blow up the Great Japanese Empire if I had lent me a hundred dares to the Qing Dynasty. But not now, Japan alone will not be able to scare China.
As the ambassador to China, he knows China much better than those in Tokyo, and he knows too well the changes in China over the years, which is a suffocating horror, as far as he sees the changes in Wuhan, they are all the same every day, and only when he arrives in China can he understand this powerless fear.
Ijiin Hikoyoshi is not one of the 6th Army's red deer who is full of "Bayi Yu", he knows very well that Japan cannot afford to fight at all, and the domestic situation is very unoptimistic, if it wins, it will be fine, but if it is defeated, the consequences will be unimaginable. It's hard work for decades and overnight back to the pre-Meiji situation.
However, judging from the current situation, the possibility of Japan winning the war is very slim.
What to do?
No, this is impossible, Ijiin Hikoyoshi knows the gang of people in Tokyo too well, no matter who is on stage, he will not dare to make such a decision, and he can't even mention it, otherwise, a lot of middle two will wait for the "heavenly punishment", and Ito Hirobumi is still cold.
"Ambassador, what should I do?" the secretary couldn't help but ask.
"Hey, let's go back to Tokyo, let's not say anything, just wait for Tokyo's instructions......" Hikoyoshi Ijiin sighed.
Wuhan, Presidential Palace.
"Mr. Wen, do you really want to do it now? The North Korean side has not yet reached a fever pitch, and many rebels have not yet been unfurled. The guerrillas in Taiwan have only just begun to improve. If we fight now, these two sides won't help us much......" Gu Xiaolu said.
Wen Desi knocked on the table and said, "No, it's the most suitable now." To liberate Taiwan, it is necessary to gain sea supremacy, and now is the time when the gap between our naval forces and Japan is the smallest. If we wait a few months, King Kong and Hiei will have combat effectiveness, and it will be more troublesome, and they will be fast, and we will not be able to fly kites.
"Hammer, how is the Navy ready?" he asked the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.
Wang Tiehammer immediately replied: "Mr. Wen, the navy is ready. The Pacific Task Force, of which we are the main force, now has dreadnoughts, large cruisers, heavy cruisers, air carriers, Minjiang-class light cruisers, Fuchunjiang-class light cruisers, and 15 Zhuhai-class destroyers, which are enough to deal with the Japanese Combined Fleet."
Wen Desi looked at the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, Meng Shu, again. Meng Shu immediately stood up and said: "Please rest assured, Mr. Wen, our air force is ready, the two major air force clusters in the north and south, 136 fighters, and 84 airships are all in place and on standby." Use me in battle, use me to win"
"Good ......" Wen Desi nodded his praise, looked at Rosie, who was eager to try, and said with a smile: "Hehe, I won't ask about the 6th Army, and I will play the prestige of the People's Liberation Army."
Wen Deji said: "I'm not worried about the 6th Army, Japan's 6th Army is not comparable to us in terms of quantity and quality. It's just that the navy is more troublesome, although the performance of our warships is far superior to theirs, but the number of capital ships is still less. Therefore, this time, the navy and air force must cooperate closely and strive for the total annihilation of the Japanese combined fleet, and even if they cannot be completely annihilated, most of them will be annihilated, and their navy will be completely disabled."
Wang Tiehammer said confidently: "Mr. Wen, according to the character of the Japanese, after they know the news we released, they will definitely divide their troops in Shanghai." Two dreadnoughts being outfitted, they won't give up so easily. As long as they dare to enter the waters of Shanghai, they will be ambushed by us on all sides. ”
"Mr. Wen, the bombs and torpedoes of our air force are already hungry and thirsty," Meng Shu also said.
"Very well, then let's follow the original plan and let the Japanese have a good drink......" Wen Tokuji smiled.
Tokyo.
"Yaga, is Shina crazy? He actually gave us an ultimatum...... Yamamoto Gonbei wondered if he had gotten up the wrong way today.
He asked with a gloomy face, "What do the British say, Foreign Secretary?"
Foreign Minister Nobuaki Makino said with an ugly face: "The British say that this is a matter between China and Japan, and they can only try to mediate. ”
The Minister of the 6th Army, Kigoshi Yasuna, asked, "If we go to war with China, will Britain send troops?"
"This ......," Nobuno Makino said embarrassedly, "the British said that China and they had signed a treaty of understanding, and as long as no third country joined the China camp, the terms of the Anglo-Japanese alliance would not apply, and they would not declare war on China." ”
Kikoshi Antsuna shouted angrily: "Yaga, these cunning British ghost beasts are not reliable at all."
"Hmph, Britain has been like this for a long time, and during the Sun-Dew War, they just stood by and watched......" Treasury Minister Takahashi Kiyoshi muttered beside him.
Chief of Staff Hasegawa Yoshimichi shouted: "Without the British, are you afraid that we used to rely on ourselves, and the same big defeat was the same as Lucia this time"
Seeing everyone's reaction, Yamamoto Gonbei could only hold on, although he was uneasy. "Sue the Sùchina government, the Japanese Empire will never budge"
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