The base camp held a meeting immediately after receiving the news that Naha was attacked in Okinawa.

"Hawaii declared war on us only a day, and their fleets launched an attack on Okinawa. Hawaii was ready to declare war on us, and we were immersed in the joy of the surrender of the Qing Dynasty and could not detect it at all."

"According to the Naha's garrison report, Hawaii used a total of five cruisers to attack Naha, four of which were about 2,000 tons purchased from the UK, and one was the new type of cruiser that Deng Shichang, who had gone to the Beiyang."

"I heard that the Hawaiian Navy is known as the number one in the Pacific. It launched a giant 22,000-ton warship a few months ago. Even the British wanted to buy technology from Hawaii. Will the fleet attacking Okinawa be just a bait?"

"If this is the case, it would be awful. The Navy has ordered Yoshino, Takachiho, Akizusu, and Langsu to go to Okinawa to annihilate the enemy. Now I'm afraid I've set out."

"You guys! Now is not the time to talk about these things. We Japan and the Qing Dynasty are very expensive to fight. We can no longer fight now." Hirofumi Ito said.

Mu Ozunguang stood up and said, "Because we obtained the Liaodong Peninsula in the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Russia no longer supports us. The German Empire and France, who were fighting for Russian help, no longer support us. The only ones we can get support are Britain and the United States. However, I asked the British Minister yesterday and he said that there is still a heated discussion in the country. As for the United States, they hope to recover the loan as soon as possible."

Minister of Interior Yasushi Nomura said: "After learning that Hawaii declared war on us, the people of the Empire strongly asked us to defeat the Hawaiian Navy and then fight to the mainland of Hawaii."

Inoue Kin, who is also the Minister of Interior, shook his head and said, "The battle with the Qing Dynasty has already been a bet on national destiny. Now the treasury is in deficit and it still owes large loans from Britain and the United States. If the Hawaiian fleet implements a comprehensive blockade of the empire, we will probably be finished within two weeks."

"Is there no hope of victory?" Meiji said in a deep voice.

Ito Hirobuki shook his head.

"Is the Navy confident of victory?"

"According to Yuuki Ito's description in the Battle of the Yellow Sea, the Hawaiian fleet can hit the target at 10,000 meters. The strength of the navy is too different, so there is little chance of victory." Saigo Congdao.

"Why did Yoshino team go out to sea?"

"This is what they petitioned, Your Majesty! Captain Langsu, Togo Hirahachiro, believes that the Hawaiian Navy is very arrogant and should have divided its troops. This is the best time to attack the Hawaiian fleet."

"What do the Army think?"

"We don't know the enemy at all, and although we can't draw conclusions, if the enemy dares to land, I will definitely ask him to pay a heavy price!" Oyama Iwada.

"That is to say there is no hope! Our Japanese Empire bet on national fortunes against the Qing Dynasty, but in the end it was Hawaii who found a cheaper one. Hahahaha..." Meiji suddenly burst into laughter, and then lay on the long table and cried bitterly.

"Your Majesty!" All those who attended the meeting stood up and bent down to bow to Meiji.

Meiji wiped her tears and said, "Shunsuke stays, everyone else will go out!"

"Hi!"

After the others left, Meiji said: "Tunsuke, I heard that the Navy in Hawaii is very strong."

Hirobu Ito said: "Your Majesty, Hawaii launched a 22,000-ton battleship a few months ago. The firepower is more than ten times that of the Beiyang Dingyuan, Zhenyuan, and the speed reaches 21 knots. European newspapers say that all warships are outdated overnight, and the future will be the world of battleships at sea. Britain and Germany have purchased the technology of the entire warship from Hawaii. I believe that the Hawaii Queen of the Navy must be an invincible existence."

"The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole are behind us. I believe that when we are preparing for the war against the Qing Dynasty, Hawaii is also preparing for the war against us. I heard that the person in power in Hawaii is a Chinese who is less than 30 years old?"

"Yes, your Majesty. His name is Qin Ge, and he is the son-in-law of the Queen of Hawaii."

"Qin Ge? I really don't know why he was able to create such a powerful navy." Meiji's tone returned to calm.

"It is said that he was in Canada's nuggets in his early years and probably got 300 tons of gold." Hirofumi Ito didn't know where he heard the rumors.

"300 tons of gold. The empire saved money and raised money to form a navy that could barely defeat the Qing Dynasty. But others easily formed a fleet that was the number one in the Pacific. Our strength was too different. I think their army must be not weak either!"

"Hawaii's navy is so powerful, I think their army will definitely not be too bad either."

"If it doesn't work, please ask for peace! Japan and the Qing Dynasty are not winners in this gambling. What should I do? Make a decision. I will go back to Tokyo tomorrow." Meiji was very clear about Japan's situation. In fact, as long as the Qing Dynasty delayed for a few months, Japan could not stand it anymore. Although the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed, it was immediately caught in war. The signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki was like not signed. The great powers could not count on it.

Hirofumi Ito didn't say anything, but just bowed deeply to Meiji. After learning that the great powers did not support it, Hirofumi Ito knew the outcome of the war, but he didn't want to seek peace so quickly. He didn't know what conditions would be raised in Hawaii. He didn't want to become a traitor in Japan's history, and even if he was defeated in the end, he still had to fight. Selfishness is human nature, and Hirofumi Ito could not avoid it. It just made the practice of fighting first and then surrendering Japan suffer greater losses.

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Stomach pain, it seems that long-term sleep will eventually cause retribution, so I will update today.

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Chapter completed!