Chapter 166 My Own Crime

On the surface, there is no result, but in fact, everyone knows that everything is irreparable. At the end of the meeting of the elders and bureaucrats, it was already late at night. On the way home, Ito Hirofumi, who was sitting on the Mustang car given by the dealer, looked at Tokyo outside the window and frowned. He clearly knew that he had Unable to stop all this, the Senate and the cabinet meeting declared war unanimously, and the people also did not hesitate to fight. How long can they stop it?

"We can only wait for international intervention!"

Eryu made it clear that it is only possible to take advantage of the opportunity to win the war with the help of international interference after winning the temporary advantage on the battlefield at all costs.

"Kinko Kentaro!"

In the car, Hirofumi Ito muttered a person's name. He is a friend of U.S. President Roosevelt, and maybe he should be appointed as a minister to the United States.

Kintaro Kaneko, a legal scholar who studied law at Harvard University for seven years. As early as when Hirofumi Ito drafted the constitution, he was an assistant to Hirofumi Ito. Kintaro Kaneko did not feel new about the sudden summons of Ito, which was common in the past.

After arriving at Ito's house, Kintaro Kaneko entered Ito's study as if nothing had happened. When he entered the study, he saw Hirofumi Ito sitting on the Anle chair next to the table with his arms in his arms, as if he was thinking about something face down.

When Jinzi Kentaro came in, Ito Hirofumi didn't seem to notice it.

"Sir, I just received your call. Do you have any instructions?"

Hirofumi Ito did not answer Kinko Kentaro's question. In this way, Jinzi Jiantaro stood silently for two or three minutes and then asked again.

"What can I do for you?"

This time, Hirofumi Ito pointed to the opposite side as if he had just found gold.

"Gold, you're here. Sit down first."

After Kintaro Kaneko did it, Ito Hirofumi asked.

"I heard that you have a good relationship with President Roosevelt of the United States?"

"Yes, it's a good friend. Your Excellency."

Jinzi Jiantaro nodded and said, although his expression had not changed, but his face was a little proud. His old classmates and good friends were the President of the United States, which won him more respect in the political world.

"How close is it?"

"Your Excellency is a classmate of Harvard University. To put it simply, it is a commensurate relationship between "your boy" and "me".

Jinzi Jiantaro affirmed that he and Roosevelt were not as good friends. In addition to studying and exercising together, they even had the experience of having prostitutes together.

"Do you have any other friends?"

"Yes, sir, I went to the United States when I was ten years old. I spent time there from elementary school to college. I have many friends in the United States, and most of these friends are now important members of American politics."

Kintaro Kaneko said with certainty that until now, he still keeps in touch with his American classmates, especially those who are in prominent positions.

"Real is it? In this case, I sincerely ask you for something - but have you eaten yet?

After hearing his answer, Hirofumi Ito breathed a sigh of relief and became a little excited.

"Yes, I came here after dinner at home."

"I haven't eaten yet. Let's talk while eating."

After saying that, Hirofumi Ito called a maid, and then ordered a meal to be served by the maid in a while. When it was served, there was only a bowl of clear soup, sashimi, a bowl of stew and white porridge. Hirofumi Ito sprinkled a pinch of salt on the porridge and said while eating:

"I just got back. Regarding this war, a variety of studies were carried out at the Senate cabinet meeting, and the army and navy authorities believed that Japan did not have an advantage. However, if the situation continues, Lu Guo will definitely invade Northeast China, and then invade North Korea, even endanger the security of our country. For 40 years, I have been hoping to avoid war between Russia and try to resolve disputes through diplomatic negotiations. However, the situation has reached this point. It is said that there is no other way to make a living except to start a war. At the imperial meeting six days later, it will be decided to start a war with Luguo.

"Ah? Really? Your Excellency. This is a great thing."

Jinzi Jiantaro was first shocked and then happy. This is really good news.

"Yes, it's a great thing."

Ito Hirofumi nodded and said more earnestly.

"Since the war is inevitable, even if there is no hope of victory, as long as the Japanese army can persist for one or two years, foreign countries will come forward to mediate. From now on, this is the only thing that can be relied on. Although the world is big, the United States is the only one who is willing to mediate. France is an ally of the country. Germany has signs that it is instigating the country. It is inconvenient for Britain and me to interrupt. The only truly neutral and powerful is the United States.

Listening to Hirofumi Ito's words, Kintaro Kaneko vaguely guessed the purpose of Ito's call to come here. Could it be... "In this case, the best way is to explain the truth to President Roosevelt and ask him to mediate. You and President Roosevelt's former classmates at Harvard University have had a relationship with him. I hope you can go to the United States immediately to carry out activities. What I want to entrust to you is that you can go to the United States immediately. Go to the activities of powerful figures in politics led by Roosevelt, and let them lead American public opinion to the side that is beneficial to Japan. Also, look at the opportunity, negotiate, and ask the United States to mediate for peace?"

Ito Hirofumi put down his chopsticks and looked at Jinzi Jiantaro seriously, with a sincere look and even a silk plea.

"That... I'm not qualified for such a major task."

Although he was excited, Kaneko Kentaro hesitated again in the face of this burden.

His hesitation, Hirofumi Ito saw it.

"Real is it? You don't want to accept it because there is little hope of success, right?

"It's like this, sir."

Jinzi Jiantaro nodded. Friends are friends, but interests are also interests.

"Hon the truth, no one dares to say that he can overcome now. Even so, this war must be fought. Even if you don't fight, it's the same thing as defeat?

Hirofumi Ito's words are still going on.

"Most of you also think that this work is too difficult, and there is little hope of success. You feel that you can't pass the failure, and you have no face, so you refuse. It doesn't matter whether this war is successful or unsuccessful. Everyone is risking their lives. If all our army retreats from Manchuria and all the ships of the navy are sunk in the sea, although I am an old man, I am determined to mix with soldiers and carry rifles. As long as there is a breath, it will block the Russian army and prevent it from landing. In our hearts, we are waiting, and we don't know what kind of tragedy will happen. In this war, how many lives will be lost, perhaps dozens of times as many times as in the last Qing war! There is nothing more against the will to catch up with the battlefield again for the citizens who have not recovered from the last war. But if we can't take risks decisively, we will perish. In wars between countries, it is sometimes necessary to use the body of a living person to build a fortress and use the body as a cannonball to resist. What do you think?"

Ito's words are impassioned, which is a kind of "patriotic" education for gold. When he was unable to avoid this military adventure, he began to plan with all his strength to make Japan win the war.

He continued.

"Let's talk about you next. Because of the great mission, it may be wiser to refuse if you think of the disgrace that can't be completed for a while. But now is not the time to consider personal reputation and responsibility. You need to provide your knowledge, friendship and all other abilities to save the country. You have many friends in the United States, which is valuable wealth. You throw all these out to do your best for the country, can't you?"

Kinko Kentaro was moved by Ito Hirofumi's words, but because the matter was too serious, he was still at the bottom.

"Your Excellency, I... I hope I can think about replying in one night."

That night, Kaneko Kentaro thought a lot when he got home. The United States and Lu Guo had a deep relationship a long time ago, and the history of communication with Japan is still very short. With its own modest efforts, it is difficult to squeeze in. This... In any case, it is impossible for the United States to abandon the country and turn around!

This is clearly an incompetence!

When Kaneko Kentaro made a decision that he was incompetent to do, another big ship of two large ships that were about to collide, St. Petersburg, the "captain's room" of the ship named "Russian Empire", was Lieutenant Colonel Akashi Motojiro, who served as a military officer in the embassy in Luguo two years ago, but he was out of his own "in the reach of manpower" Imagine and work hard. Maybe the generals or politicians still want to avoid the outbreak of war, but three years ago, after Russia occupied Manchuria, Lieutenant Colonel Akashi Genjiro was convinced that the war was inevitable. Because of this, almost as soon as he took office, he immediately began to accelerate the collection of information about the war in the Far East. .

However, his intelligence collection was not smooth. He bribed an official from the Logistics Department of the Russian Army and obtained important information such as the Russian army's response plan in the Far East, transportation plan and the operation plan of the Siberian railway train. However, soon after the bribe, he was sentenced to death for being discovered. This undoubtedly hit the intelligence work of Akashi Motojiro.

"Mr. Ueda, have I heard of it with Vladimir? Ilyich? Mr. Karpov has dated, has he?

When pouring wine for Ueda Sentaro himself, Akashi Motojiro asked. Ueda could speak fluent Russian. He had many friends from all walks of life in St. Petersburg, and the last time he could buy the officials of the Logistics Department of the Army, thanks to Ueda's help and contact.

Recently, Akashi Motojiro has sprouted the idea of getting to know and interact with the leaders of Luguo [***]. This was inspired a while ago in the conversation practice of Brown as a tutor and a college student. In the conversation practice, Brown blindly accused the Russian Empire of problems and vented his dissatisfaction with the political axe. It was after that conversation practice that Akashi gave birth to the idea of starting from the inside.

According to the analysis of the history and current situation of Luguo, Motojiro Akashi concluded that there is dissatisfaction in Luguo. Even if it is a spark, it will soon form a great situation of the prairie fire. Be sure that the strategic work you have designed will be successful.

"Trick is the crime of the country itself". Due to the tyranny of the past political axes in the country and the long-term poverty of the people, Lucia is brewing a revolution. And the first step of Akashi Motojiro's work also started from here. The first person to come into his sight was Vladimir of the Labor Party in the Luguo society. Ilyich? Karpov.

"Yes, Colonel, Mr. Karpov and I are very good friends! In fact, Karpov and many foreigners are very good friends.

Sentaro Ueda nodded and said, and at the same time, he became curious about the reason why the colonel in front of him asked about this matter.

"So, Mr. Ueda, can you help me contact Mr. Karpov?"

Akashi Motojiro suppressed his excitement and asked that the Social Ming Cook Labor Party is the largest revolutionary party in the country. Although at the Second Congress of the Social Ming Cook Labor Party last year, due to internal coax, the Ming Cook Labor Party split into a majority led by him and a minority led by Maltov, the society cooked The Labour Party still has some influence in Russia.

"And Mr. Karpov's actions in the past six months are very secretive! Colonel, you know that he must avoid the tsar's police.

"Mr. Ueda, you are a Lu Guotong, so you should know that with the size of Lucia, it is impossible to break through the Lu country by force. There is enough room to carry out strategic work in Lu Guo, so we must contact Mr. Karpov!"

Akashi Motojiro's intention surprised Ueda Sentaro, but then he became excited again.

"Mr. Zhongzuo, the history of Luguo's formation of the national system is relatively short, which is only equivalent to the Tokugawa shogunate era, and the foundation is not solid. The thorough monarch [***] and the long-term tyranny and the poverty of the people have made a revolution brewing in Lucia. However, the situation is far from imminent. First, the political axe has been suppressing the revolutionary activities of the people with a strong army. Second, there is the lack of unity among the revolutionary parties. In addition, they are scattered in various places, and the pace of action is not unified. Even there is also a split within the political party, just like Mr. Karpov's social working party, and the most The important reason is..."

"The Revolutionary Party lacks funds and weapons for activities, doesn't it?"

To interrupt Ueda's words, Akashi Motojiro said affirmatively.

"What they don't have is what we can provide, activity funds and weapons, and we can provide them when necessary!"

"But Mr. Colonel, the Lu Chinese may..."

Although it is a Lu Guotong, Ueda still doesn't believe that those revolutionary parties will cooperate with Japan during the war.

"Ueda, you don't know those revolutionary parties. They are supposed to defeat Lu Guo's political axe, and the revolutionary parties in Lu Guo also want to seize their own power. The two sides have a common goal. This is what we have in common!"

Because he served in the embassy of the Qing Dynasty, Genjiro Akashi clearly knows what is most important for the revolutionary party. It has always been the buttocks to decide the head. For those revolutionary parties, the most important task is to seize the national political axe, not to safeguard the national interests of the "old regime". Who will consider the future? What about it?

"The revolutionary forces in the country are strong and the revolution is brewing, but the armed forces that launch the revolution are still insufficient. In this way, although there is an armed force to counterattack the Russian army's southward advance, there is no power to break through and occupy the capital of Luguo in one fell swoop. That is to say, the two sides have each other's strengths and need to support each other.

Akashi's tone was a little helpless, and Ueda also shook his head helplessly. He was a Lu Guotong. Of course, he knew that Lucia's war potential was far beyond imagination.

"When we attacked the Lu army in Manchuria of the Qing Dynasty, we forced Lu Guo to transfer the Lu army stationed in the European part to the east, thus reducing the pressure of Lu Guo's political axe on the revolutionary movement. The disturbing activities of the revolutionary political parties in the country have restrained the army stationed in Europe, which provides favorable conditions for our combat operations. In a word, the activities of the revolutionary political parties in the Republic of China and the battle of the Japanese army have played a complementary role in the containment and weakening of the forces of the Russian army.

"Yes, if so, then perhaps our country can win this war with the help of the internal turmoil. It is impossible for any country to defeat external enemies when there is internal turmoil!"

Ueda Sentaro nodded and agreed.

"While helping Luguo strengthen its revolutionary forces in the future, we will strive to coordinate the activities of the political parties in Luguo and the combat actions of the Japanese army, so that they can exert their comprehensive power. Only with the help of the chaos in China can it be possible for Japan to win this war! Mr. Ueda, please, please be sure to contact Mr. Karpov through various channels! Facilitate me to meet him!"

While talking, Akashi Motojiro stood up and respectfully made a 90-degree bow to Shangtian Sentaro, and when Ueda saw it, he quickly stood up and returned a 90-degree bow.

"Please put it down. Ueda will live up to your trust and do everything possible to contact Mr. Karpov!"

"It's done!"

After Sentaro Ueda left, Akashi Motojiro excitedly hit his left fist and right palm, muttered softly in his mouth. He contacted Mr. Karpov here, and his own report over there was approved by the staff headquarters, so everything was settled.

"The appropriate strategic power is no less than that of thousands of troops on the battlefield!"

With a smile on his face, Akashi Genjiro muttered in his heart that for a 40-year-old man, this may be the only opportunity in his life. As a military officer of the embassy in foreign countries, he is not likely to make contributions to the battlefield of Manchuria against Lucia in the near future like his colleagues, but Lucia The instability inside gave him another battlefield to make contributions.

"Finland, Ukraine, Poland... What a blessing! Except for the Revolutionary Party, the whole Lucia is full of gunpowder barrels. If this gunpowder barrel is lit..."

Thinking about the future, under her own movement, Lucia set off a wave of revolution and division all over the country. At that time... Colonel Akashi seemed to see the day when he was praised by the emperor.

(to be continued)