Rebirth of the Northern Giants

The cost of war should not be counted on the government and people of the country, but should be counted on other countries. Otherwise, the fighting will make the people poorer, and eventually the people of the country will lose the motivation to fight.

"What does the President mean to expand the war with Japan?" Li Hongzhang asked suspiciously.

According to his thinking, since the Japanese can almost be said to have surrendered, it should be enough. After all, China has not invaded any country in the past hundred years.

"That's right, I'm going to declare war on Japan," Ye Zhikui continued without changing his expression.

In fact, although China and Japan have fought several times, neither China nor Japan have officially declared war on each other.

Wang Shizhen and other military generals were not surprised at all. Ye Zhikui had already said it to the General Staff long ago. Although some officials in other departments were a little surprised, no one objected. In their view, the fight has been fought, whether to declare war or not It doesn't matter anymore.

After Ye Zhikui finished speaking, he motioned to Yang Du.

Yang Du stood up unhurriedly, and everyone realized that he was holding a document in his hand, which was a declaration of war drafted by the secretariat.

Yang Du read slowly: "The Ryukyu Kingdom has been my Chinese vassal for more than [-] years, and it is well known both at home and abroad."

All the officials listened carefully with their ears pricked up, thinking in their hearts that starting with the Ryukyu matter, they could stand on the moral ground.

"In recent decades, the country has been mostly invaded by the Japanese; the Chinese characters are small, and they have sent troops to survey and survey repeatedly, and stationed in the capital of the country to protect them at any time.

In December last year, the king of Ryukyu escaped from Tokyo. The king asked for military aid to suppress the situation. His words of love were urgent. The government of the Republic of China immediately demanded that the Japanese return the territory of the country.

So they sent troops to help, and when they arrived in Taiwan, the Japanese invaded Ryukyu with more troops for no reason, and they added more than [-] troops to make things difficult for China.

In our dynasty, the Sui Dynasty served the vassals, and their domestic political affairs were handled by orders; Japan made a treaty with Ryukyu, and it belonged to the country.

The public opinion of all countries is that the Japanese army came out of no name, which is unreasonable.

The people of Ryukyu and Chinese merchants were disturbed day by day, so they added troops to protect them.In the middle of the trip, many Japanese ships suddenly appeared. Taking advantage of my unpreparedness, they fired bombardments on the Ryukyu sea and injured my ships.

The deceitful situation is not as expected. The country does not abide by the treaty, does not abide by the public law, acts arbitrarily, engages in tricks, and provokes itself, and the public opinion is clear.

It is the utmost benevolence to use a special notice to the world so that Xiaoran can handle this matter with the government; but the Japanese Yumeng's quarrel is extremely unreasonable, and it is difficult to tolerate it again.

The Supreme Command strictly dispatched various armies to quickly advance and suppress, gathered a large army, and marched one after another to save the Ryukyu people from suffering; and along the river and along the coast, the commanders and military ministers of the military regions rectified the army, and encountered Japanese ships sailing Enter each mouth, hit head-on, and wipe out all of them, without shrinking back a little, resulting in crime.

Inform this notice. "

Yang Du finished reading the declaration of war without blushing, and some officials present who knew the inside story looked at the ground in embarrassment.

Obviously it was the navy who attacked the Japanese first, but now it is the Japanese who fired first and injured my ship.Moreover, they are playing the trick of subverting the concept. Before talking about China, it obviously included the former Qing Dynasty, and then it became the government of the Republic of China.

Of course, in the eyes of other countries, China is China, regardless of whether you are the former Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China, otherwise the Manchu Qing Dynasty will be overthrown later, and the reparations will not be inherited by the Republic of China government.

Ye Zhikui glanced at the people with different looks, coughed, and said with a smile: "If you have no objections, Mr. Li will announce this declaration of war to all countries and publish it in newspapers to let the people know."

Everyone saw that Ye Zhikui had made a decision, and even produced a declaration of war.If there is any objection, it's just going through the motions here, so I don't feel comfortable, and they all nodded in agreement, expressing their agreement.

Li Hongzhang reluctantly picked up the declaration of war, knowing that China and Japan have reached the point where they will never die, unless the Japanese are willing to pay their own martial arts and bow their heads to China. However, those arrogant Japanese are obviously impossible to do so, and return Ryukyu It is already their biggest concession.

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Hongzhang notified the matter to the embassies of various countries, saying that China and Japan had officially entered a state of war, and that the personnel of the Japanese embassies in China were expelled and deported.

The Chinese government officially declared war on Japan. It was not easy for the magnitude [-] earthquake, which stunned the governments of all countries. China declared that the seas from the Sea of ​​Japan to the Ryukyu Sea are the battlegrounds for both sides. Once ships from various countries enter this waters, they will be regarded as enemy ships by China. Indiscriminate attack.

In fact, this is the benefit of declaring war. It can justifiably tell other countries not to support the Japanese, otherwise I will regard you as an ally of the Japanese.

Over the past few days, Japan has bought a lot of arms from the West, especially Britain and France, and transported them to Japan through the Pacific Ocean under the banner of the French.

You know, these weapons are all used to deal with China, and Ye Zhikui can't let it go. Now that the declaration of war is issued, if these ships are found again, the Chinese navy is not a vegetarian. Under the indiscriminate attack, unless you make up your mind to fight The idea of ​​China's war, otherwise it's better to smash your teeth and swallow it yourself.

The blockade of Japan is the next step in the war plan against Japan formulated by the General Staff.

The Japanese government was completely shocked when they learned of the Chinese declaration of war.

The secret residence of the Emperor of Tokyo. Due to the destruction of the imperial palace, the Japanese Emperor had to relocate his wartime headquarters here.

When the Chinese navy bombarded Tokyo, Muren was obviously terrified. He curled up and looked a little decadent.This time, Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi also participated in the imperial meeting.

"Your Majesty Ye Zhikui has vicious intentions. As soon as the declaration of war is published, it seems that the Chinese people will not let the empire die." Ito Hirobumi said bitterly, his beard trembling with anger. In his opinion, since Japan If they are willing to return Ryukyu, the Chinese should accept it as soon as it is good.

Mu Ren rubbed his temples, and said dejectedly: "It's all my fault, I regret it."

Da Shanyan, Minister of War, persuaded with a solemn face: "Your Majesty, why should you blame yourself? The Chinese navy is powerful, but it does not mean that their army is also powerful. I believe that the sons of the empire are comparable to the Chinese. If the Chinese If people rush to land on the territory of the empire, I will definitely lead the army and drive them into the sea."

Xixiang Congdao just lowered his head and did not speak.

Kawakami Kawakami, Chief of Staff of the Army, calmly analyzed: "Your Majesty, it is too late to regret it now. In my opinion, as long as we are prepared properly, it will not be so easy for the Chinese to conquer the empire. The four major military regions of the Chinese: The Taiwan Military Region, Vladivostok Military Region, Jinan Military Region, and Nanjing Military Region are ready to attack, but now Vladivostok is frozen and it is difficult to send troops. The Taiwan Military Region is not strong enough to attack the mainland of the empire. The Nanjing Military Region, the two major military regions, if they want to attack the empire, they will undoubtedly choose the landing site on Kyushu Island. Although Nagasaki City has been turned into ruins, for the army, the defense line has not been destroyed. Nogi-kun’s Second Division has already Arrive in Kyushu. Let the Chinese see the military spirit of the empire."

Ito Hirobumi thought for a while, and said: "Kawakami-kun is right, as long as the empire can delay the war, or cause serious losses to the Chinese army, I believe that the international community and China will sit down and re-negotiate with the empire for their own considerations. Aojun sent good news in Paris that the French government sympathized with the empire and was willing to persuade other countries in the West to side with the empire to put pressure on China and intervene in the Sino-Japanese war.”

The reason why the French are so active is that in addition to wanting to gain certain benefits from the Japanese, they are also afraid that after China defeats Japan, they will dominate Asia, and then they will focus on Vietnam, which was the original Chinese vassal.

Muren cheered up and said loudly: "Masters, I have entrusted the fate of the empire to you. Great Tiger, please don't let me down."

"Hey Yi, don't worry, Your Majesty, if the Chinese troops dare to land in the empire, I will definitely let them come and go, and I will regret it very much." Da Shanyan replied sternly. .

Chapter 286 New Weapons

Chapter 286 New Weapon

The Yanshan Mountains stretch from Badaling in the west to Shanhaiguan in the east, and among these mountains, there is an unknown valley that serves as the location of a research institute affiliated to the Academy of High Technology.

Here, there are a large number of test sites and small arsenals, and even the belly of a mountain is being hollowed out by construction.

On the 25th, Ye Zhikui led several senior military officials including Wang Shizhen and Hu Dianjia to inspect the latest weapons developed by the High Technology Institute.

The war between China and Japan is imminent, and Ye Zhikui will not let go of this opportunity. Some weapons and ammunition developed by the High-tech Institute will be put into the battlefield for actual combat testing, and then can be improved according to the actual combat situation.

Japan is about to become a testing ground for the Chinese government's arms, so let's hope for luck.

It was just dawn today, and Ye Zhikui and his party appeared outside the valley. The air was clear, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, the trees were shaded, and Ye Zhikui's gloomy mood was also relaxed.

One post at five steps, one post at ten steps, there are light and dark checkpoints everywhere, even Ye Zhikui must go through a strict inspection before he can pass through.

Looking at the tight defense here, Ye Zhikui couldn't help but nodded secretly. This is an important military area, and as long as a little bit of things leak out from here, it will cause great losses to the country.

"Pin Qing, I didn't expect the Manchu Qing government to take advantage of me in the end."

Seeing such a good place, Ye Zhikui couldn't help saying that he praised the Qing government for doing well, because this was the place they chose. It was originally used as a military training base, but after it fell into Ye Zhikui's hands, it became a weapon after a little change. test base.

Wang Shizhen smiled and echoed: "Now this place is still a training place to the outside world, who knows if there is something else inside, or the president has a unique vision."

Wang Shizhen patted Ye Zhikui's ass flatteringly.

Ye Zhikui glanced at him with a smile, pointed forward with his hand, and said, "Let's stop bragging to each other here. Look, Duke Hua and Duke Xu have come out to welcome you."

Ye Zhikui was talking about two military engineers, Hua Hengfang and Xu Jianyin, who were walking towards Ye Zhikui not far away with a few technicians.