Yamamoto explained the policy he recognized word by word. After Lu Xiang heard it, Mo almost crushed the teacup.

"Please be honest, the Prime Minister's idea is a humiliation to the Army, and it is difficult for the Army to accept such a plan, although I do not object to it in principle."

"Actually, this is the policy that I have hesitated for a long time, especially since it has not been recognized by the Lord and reviewed by the elders." Speaking of this, Yamamoto's voice was a little low, "The other party has clearly asked us to give a strong reply, otherwise there will be a public action."

"This is a threat."

"I fully understand, but the words of Hidden Father make sense." The seemingly contradictory answer was that Yamamoto was still hesitant in his heart. He hoped to pay a small price to maintain the stability of Japan's economy and finances, and also held the determination to carry out the war to the end and win at all costs. This is a prime minister who was born as a soldier. Although he was used to looking at politics from the perspective of a politician and was willing to achieve his goals through compromise and negotiation, he still could not get rid of the impulse of fighting to the end of the Japanese soldiers, and still had the fantasy of success by chance. His position kept swaying in it, tending to this and the other at the moment, and finally the worst ending.

…At the emergency army meeting, due to Yamamoto’s prior communication, the mainland prime minister did not point his finger at the cabinet, but instead aimed at the navy - he didn’t want to fight anymore. They always believed that the attack on Qingdao was the business of our army, and thought that Qingdao’s port was dispensable to Japan, and believed that China had no potential harm, and was afraid that it would lose the capital and military expenditure of fighting with the United States if it continued to fight... They were wrong. If we can’t even win China, then what to fight against the United States and other countries? China is a behemoth. If Japan does not have full strength and greatest vigilance, as long as this behemoth turns over, it will be overwhelming to breathe."

More than 20 years ago, in order to deal with the Qing Dynasty's "Zhenyuan", the two giants of "Dingyuan" began to tighten their belts for naval construction. At that time, it was much more difficult than now. We also gritted our teeth and persevered. Now that we encountered some setbacks, the navy shrank instead. Isn't it a shame for the reputation of the Imperial Army? The navy forgot its original nature, and we did not forget! What we have to do now is to grit our teeth and let the navy see the spirit of our army, so that the people can understand what the navy, which they have spent a huge amount of money every year, is the navy that is the one that has spent a lot of money every year! As long as we win this battle, no matter how harsh the navy's conditions are, we can all get the support of the people!"

After urgent planning at the General Staff Headquarters, the Army formulated corresponding combat plans based on the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. However, whether this plan can be realized depends entirely on the decisions of the elders and important officials. After the destruction of the Kamio Division, both the Japanese cabinet and the navy and the army had lost their determination to the situation.

In a tense and depressing atmosphere, secret talks between China and Japan are still ongoing. Both sides have little hope of using negotiations to reach a compromise. However, they try to use negotiations to prove their image of "peace-loving" so they have to vain the negotiations... After the Chinese army showed their strength, Juerdian received a local order from his own government and tried to reconcile China and Japan! However, this goal is out of reach. Although Juerdian ran around among diplomatic personnel on both sides, back and forth, he found that the gap could not be made up. In his diary, he lamented: "It is as difficult as making men become women..."

Faced with the Japanese side's diplomatic delay to cover up the situation of its subsequent decision-making, the imperial government decided to take effective measures to fight back. After approval of the base camp and personal review by the emperor, the Empire Daily appropriately disclosed the wars carried out in Shandong battlefields by printing "Outside the No. 1". The report revealed that the news of annihilated more than 5,000 enemies, captured enemy C people, and killed enemy commanders. Although this "official report" has greatly reduced the real results, as soon as the news came out, public opinion and the public were in an uproar.

The people from all over the country first did not believe it. The next day, the Imperial Daily distributed photos of the enemy's corpses, enemy captive groups, Major General Goro Jingfaji and command knife, but the biggest wave of nationalism has been set off since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. During the day, people with teachers and students from all over the country spontaneously marched on the streets to protest the Japanese invasion, and celebrated the great victory of the National Defense Forces - the students in 2000 suddenly turned over... This caused greater hatred than the "Western Barbarians".

Now, the accumulated anger has finally been vented.

The best economic vane was boiling after receiving further news of the Shandong war. The exchange rate of the yen, which had been gradually stable, began to decline sharply again. The Huayuan exchange rate rose again and again, and even after the Imperial Bank no longer interfered in foreign exchange transactions, the Huayuan exchange rate index still could not stop the continued behavior. The Huayuan exchange rate index not only faced the Japanese yen, but also the US dollar, mark, pound and other major foreign exchange prices have risen. Various government bonds with the Huayuan as the price index have all been in the highest state of prosperity in history. The representatives of the Japanese Province of Tripitaka stationed in Shanghai were pale and almost fainted after seeing the price at the close. In just one day, the exchange rate changes caused Japan to suffer a loss of about 30 million yen.

The next day, newspapers from major powers confirmed the reliability and authority of the report on the Empire Daily. They immediately reprinted these news and observed and exaggerated them by third parties. Although the war zone was still blocked, news that was known as "well-informed people" and "observer" appeared in the newspapers in large numbers. For example, the Far East Review wrote: "This conflict broke out in the Far East is actually the continuation of the historical grudges between the two sides. In the war that lasted hundreds or thousands of years, China was always the winner of such conflicts... It was only before 20 that it lost once and caused an uproar, and then created the

There have been a series of internal turmoil... In any case, the tough moves against Japan have always won the cheers of the people - over the past 20 years, the boycott of Japanese goods has almost been equivalent to the total number of boycotts from other countries. The famous minister of China used to imply that Li Hongzhang was not only strong in the people's appeal, but also highly respected by the top government and diplomatic divisions of various countries. However, because he advocated concessions and even compromises to Japan, in just a few years, his reputation accumulated over decades was exhausted - without understanding the Chinese people's position and attitude towards Japan's relations, we cannot fully recognize the significance of this conflict..."

"In view of the dazzling victory that the Japanese army achieved not long ago pointed to the Russo-Japanese War, we do not have to doubt its military strength and the combat effectiveness of the army. China has always been a loser in the military conflict, and in this conflict, it seems that there are all kinds of problems... Is this all implying that the Chinese government is lying? No, through the understanding of multiple channels and the interpretation of military experts, they unanimously agreed that China is

The photos published by public opinion are basically true. Except for the body of Major General Goro Jingfaji and his command knife - the expert has been interpreted by a person who has met with the general, it is confirmed that it is true. However, from the scene, it seems that the general died of suicide rather than being shot dead by the National Defense Forces as the Chinese advocates... Therefore, the only explanation for China's rejection of interviews with reporters is that in order to achieve such a major victory, the Chinese have also suffered a considerable pressure and paid a huge price.

Although China has always vaguely claimed that "our army has suffered minimal losses", observers here unanimously believe that this is impossible. Therefore, this newspaper tried to make a relatively reasonable estimate, ranging from 9,000 to 20,000. Most people agree that the Chinese army's losses are at least C, that is, about one full-time division level."

Although the Japanese government can block the news and strictly prohibit the publication of such news in its own press, there is no way for newspapers from the great powers. Fortunately, there are very few people in Japan who understand English, and the circulation of newspapers of the great powers is not as big as China. There are far more Europeans in China than in Japan. Moreover, some Chinese are used to reading such newspapers. The Japanese government racks its brains and tries its best to buy various newspapers in large quantities to reduce the spread of the news as much as possible. However, although the Japanese government has various ways to cover it up, the financial industry is full of information-sensitive people. After hearing the news that Japan was frustrated and the yen plummeted, it rationally chose to short the Japanese yen and securities with the Japanese yen as the benchmark currency. The next day, the yen exchange rate fell to a level almost consistent with the Shanghai market. Various stocks, bonds, etc. fell sharply. The government bonds issued by the Japanese government even fell to only 7 levels, and the market was in a mess...
Chapter completed!