The last three masters of the Meiji period in Japan are Katsura Kogoro, Okubo Ritsu, and Saigo Takamori.

These three took control of the new Meiji government.

And all three of them have a consensus.

Japan is too small.

In addition, earthquakes occur frequently in Japan.

Here, not a suitable place to build an empire.

And they looked at the vicinity of Japan from afar.

There is only one place that is really suitable for building an empire, and that is China.

The Japanese also despised the Qing Dynasty, a barbarian dynasty. However, they also know that the Manchus, such barbarians, occupy the powerful China, making them have great power.

Japan's current Meiji Restoration has only just begun, and it is unlikely that it will be an opponent of the Qing Dynasty.

So, they are not in a hurry.

They planned to encroach on the territory of the Qing State step by step, as well as the vassal states of the Qing State.

They have several goals.

Ryukyu, Durwan, Goryeo.

After occupying all these places, and then using the resources, material resources, etc., of these places, and developing for a period of time, you can challenge the weak and huge Qing State.

They have successfully occupied the Ryukyus, and the next thing is to stay in the bay.

They sent Colonel Gui Zhenzhi to test the strength of those Taiping troops on Xiaduwan Island with more than 3,000 people. They were waiting for news from Katsura Shinji to bring back.

As a result, someone really came back.

"My lords, it's not good. ”

"Colonel Katsura Shinji, the army led by him was almost completely wiped out, and it was only a few of us who fled back. ”

After the Meiji era, when they heard such a report, they couldn't help but be stunned: "What the hell is going on? How could you lose so badly." Is the Taiping Army that strong?"

"The Taiping Army is not that strong. Their firearms, quite primitive. It is far inferior to the Western firearms that we bought from Western countries. But their young king, who was called a god, was too weird. "A few of those who escaped were jumped from aboard the Polar Bird, and they told the story of the battle.

After the Meiji era, the faces of the three heroes all changed dramatically.

"How can a person be so strong? What kind of physical defense is this that a bullet can't completely hit it? No wonder, whether it is the Qing State or the Taiping Army, they all respect this person as a god. This man does have the power of a god. Katsura Kogoro sighed.

"But this person's ability is still that a firearm can injure him. Saigo Takamori said in a deep voice: "Should we be escorted by a large army and attack Duwan." ”

"We have a lot of troops in Japan, and if we really press on the army, we will be able to deal with the Taiping army and their young kings. But in this way, it exposes our strength and our ambitions. Now we are not strong enough to do so. Gui Xiaogoro said in a deep voice: "Negotiate with the Taiping army in Duwan, I hope they can return our captured soldiers." ”

"Once the negotiations are over, we will immediately transfer the ability of the Young Heavenly King of the Taiping Army to the Qing court. ”

"The Qing court and the Taiping army will have a decisive battle sooner or later. When two tigers fight, one will be injured. ”

"All we have to do is reap the benefits of the fisherman. ”

Kogoro has a point. ”

"That's it. ”

......

Stay Bay Province.

Li Xiucheng, the loyal king, was almost about to go crazy laughing: "Hahahaha, this time we have made a lot of money." Western muskets, three thousand. Damn, those Western countries all supported the Qing court and didn't sell us Western muskets, and now we still get a batch. ”

"And this ship, it's a steamship, and it's much faster than a normal ship. It can only be made by those countries in the West. These countries are not sold to us alive or dead. Now we've got our own. ”

Lee so-sung is really happy.

That's a great thing.

Relying on the spoils of war this time, he can make the Taiping Army's combat effectiveness go to a small level.

What a wonderful person to be in Japan!

Such a loot is coming!

He Xuan couldn't help touching his chin, that's right, this prisoner of war has captured more than a thousand prisoners, and these prisoners can also let themselves toss slowly and earn more negative emotional value.

It is not difficult for a person to squeeze to the limit and get more than 100 negative emotional values, and these more than 1,000 captives, squeezed to the limit, can even get 100,000 negative emotional values, of course, it will take time.

With more than 100,000 negative emotional values, He Xuan's eyes lit up just thinking about it.

In this way, He Xuan lived the road of squeezing Japanese prisoners every day and earning 100,000 negative emotional points.

Small days, live a good life.

On this day, he was suddenly invited by the loyal king Li Xiucheng again.

"Japan has come to the emissary and wants us to return these prisoners, and they can make some compensation. Li Xiucheng, the king of loyalty, said: "The conditions they gave were quite satisfactory. A captive could send a Western musket and a hundred rounds of ammunition. ”

King Zhong's Li Xiucheng is red-eyed.

His Taiping Army was banned from sale by Western countries, and he couldn't buy it at all.

Although I received 3,000 Western muskets last time, wouldn't it be nice to have more than 1,000 Western muskets?

Moreover, Western muskets need special bullets produced in the West, and they don't get many bullets. If this deal can be negotiated, it will not be possible to get more than 100,000 rounds of ammunition.

"No, I can't. He Xuan shook his head: "Rejected this deal." ”

Are you kidding!

Western muskets, Western bullets are precious.

But your own negative emotions are more precious.

Only by becoming stronger can you defeat the Qing court.

More than 1,000 Western muskets and more than 100,000 rounds of ammunition could not defeat the Qing court.

As soon as he heard He Xuan's refusal, Li Xiucheng, the loyal king, was still very pity: "Young Heavenly King, don't think about it, anyway, it's not much use for us to keep those prisoners." ”

"No, I'm useful. ”

Seeing that He Xuan said it categorically, the loyal king Li Xiucheng had no choice but to give up.

After all, He Xuan was the emperor of the Taiping Army.

He, Li Xiucheng, is just a minister.

This negotiation was cancelled directly.

The Japanese came back in a huff.

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Qing court.

Beijing.

Zeng Guofan, the loyal dog of the Qing Dynasty, got a certain news from Japan, so he hurriedly walked towards the Forbidden City. He's finally found a chance to sweep the world away.

After entering the main hall, after waiting for a while, the morning dynasty began.

As usual, it was the Tongzhi Emperor who was a puppet there.

And the Empress Dowager Cixi was a little behind, listening to the government.

"The minister has a book to play. Zeng Guofan was the first to speak.

"Oh. Behind the bead curtain, the voice of the old witch Cixi came.

And the others also looked at Zeng Guofan, and it was rare to see Zeng Guofan being the first to speak in such a hurry. What the hell happened, so that the always calm Zeng Daren is like this.