Chapter 38 Minister and King

In Nanjing, before the sky is clear, the voice has echoed in the streets and alleys of Nanjing. The guards have entered Fushun, and Fushun has been surrounded. Dalian's defense is as strong as a rock, with less than 6,000 soldiers, blocking the enemy for more than four days, and the battle continues.

But this is not a real "fight". The real victory is that the First Army of the Guards used planes to transport the two flags of the captured Japanese army to Nanjing day and night. As for the third side, it will be transported to Nanjing by plane in the afternoon.

Flag of the League!

"Little official, little official, what are you in front of? Flashing, fluttering, isn't that the banner of the expedition against North Korea? Conquer, conquer, conquer to the end, cut to the end..."

Even if the newspaper does not use this children's song in the newspaper to prove the important surname of the wing flag taught by the emperor for the Japanese army, especially the symbolic opinions of its national purposes, but through the importance of the guard army's emphasis on the military flag, it can also imagine the importance of the Japanese army's joint flag. In one day, 40,000 enemies will be annihilated and the 11th Division of the Japanese army will be annihilated. The surname blow hit the 16th reserve division, which made the people more or less arrogant.

No one will think that the empire was built at the beginning, that is, the "bold and arrogant" move of the war, and no longer doubt that your majesty was confused by the anniper.

The Russians are powerful, but they were beaten by the little nose of Toyo for a year. At that time, the people still cheered for the victory of the little nose, but now, no matter how powerful the little nose is, touching our guard, it will appear in its original form. It turns out to be the master of a strong backbone.

Nanjing people, no!

It should be said that they are Chinese. As soon as they woke up from their sleep, they heard the good news of "war victory" again. Once again, a group of students from various universities and middle schools in Nanjing, who did not even eat breakfast, ran to the front of the palace and shouted long live. Of course, after that, they would visit the Imperial Army Department to seize the military flag.

As the emperor, Chen Moran naturally needs to share the joy of victory with his subjects on the balcony of the government building, and he is also willing to do so. After all, the victory on the front line is undoubtedly adding bricks and tiles to his personal glory.

Enjoying the sound of the people shouting "Long live" like a wave, Chen Moran is inevitably a little proud, victory! Only victory can change the mentality of the people. The victory on the front line is changing this country little by little. No country is more eager to win than China, which has suffered 64 years of defeats in foreign wars. This country and the people here need the victory of the army.

When he enjoyed the shouts and congratulations of the people, Guan Mingtang, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who stood by His Majesty and watched the parade, suddenly said to his mouth.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of the cheers of the people?"

"They need victory, the country needs it, and so do the citizens of this country!"

I ignored your majesty's statement, and Guan Mingtang continued as if he were on his own.

"Your Majesty, is this kind of cheering the people shouting "Stop the war quickly"? The country and citizens need to end this war with peace talks when we win!"

From the formulation of the war plan, until now, Guan Mingtang is the most firm "war faction", and also the most firm "cordant". It is he who contributed to the war with one hand. Now, it is he who, from the beginning of the war, began to shout, "Use the recent advantage to end the war immediately!"

Yesterday, he was "blocking" Your Majesty all night. The reason for this is that there is only one requirement, "immediately stop the attack on the Yalu River Army". Even if he will stand here and enjoy the cheers of the people, to some extent, Chen Moran is also to get rid of him. This kind of small-scale gathering stands on the balcony.

But his abacus was recognized by Guan Mingtang, who had been following him. Guan Mingtang even stood behind his majesty regardless of the division of kings and ministers, and continued to make his own demands as yesterday.

"Your Majesty, now that Hirofumi Ito has arrived in Nanjing, any delay in receiving Ito may lead to the danger of a full-scale war between China and Japan!"

Guan Mingtang often said sincerely that in his opinion, His Majesty has been confused by the easy victory. Without his request or permission of the First Army, it is impossible to try to encircle and annihire a group of troops.

"Your Majesty, for other powers, the time to mediate the war between Russia is ripe. If you instinctively defeat Russia's Second Pacific Fleet, then for Germany, Germany has gained everything they dreamed of, and Russia has been greatly weakened. From then on, it can be obeyed by the German Emperor. Ben, during the war, a Russian-German trade agreement that was particularly beneficial to Germany was concluded, and the two countries may even further sign the alliance treaty, and they got what they needed. As before, when the Kaiser visited Morocco, he claimed that the Sultan of Morocco was a "reading monarch" and that the powers were "absolutely equal" in Morocco, and openly opposed France's use of Morocco as its protectorate. As a result, relations between France and Germany are unprecedentedly tense. It may even lead to a war. If the situation really reaches this point, whether Russia's military strength can return from the Far East to contain Germany is undoubtedly a matter of France's life and death. For Britain, as long as the Russian war is over, it is possible to use loans during the war and post-war loans to promote Japan and Russia. The country joined the Anglo-French-Russian Four-nation Treaty, thus forming an encirclement of Germany. Although this is only speculation, it has seen a similar idea in the British press. If Russia is still in a state of war, then there is no way to talk about this idea at all. In such an environment, if our country continues to expand the war with Japan, it is bound to As a result, Russia made peace alone, and China may become a transaction of the great powers, not only losing its temporary advantage, but may even..."

"Ganqing, you've worried too much. Don't forget, we have poisonous gas in our hands now!"

If there is no amazing victory in yesterday's "gas war", perhaps Chen Moran will not be as confident as he is now. He has even asked the staff to formulate a large-scale gas war battle plan. At the same time, he has asked Huaihua Company to increase the production of poison gas, chlorine gas, ray gas, any gas, as long as it can kill people. !

Now, it's really a joke that Guan Mingtang let himself give up.

However, when he said this, Chen Moran looked at Guan Mingtang, who was thin, dark, and seemed to have almost no characteristics. He... How could he see all this? What he said was what had happened, or what was going to happen, although it was just a few simple words. However, it is the mentality of all countries in the Russian war.

"Poison gas is not omnipotent. Although Mingtang is not a soldier and does not understand the power of poison gas, Mingtang believes that it is not one or two new weapons that determine the victory or defeat of the war. Yesterday, poison gas can achieve fruitful results, but this is based on the Japanese army's ignorance of poison gas. Now we have to use the residual strength of the poison gas to strive for the greatest interests on the negotiating table!"

Guan Mingtang turned around and bowed deeply to His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember your pre-war conversation with your ministers? I ask your majesty to fulfill yesterday's promise. Don't be quick for a moment, but talk about the sinners of the country!"

"You!"

"Your Majesty, please make an order to meet Hirofumi Ito!"

Gang Mingtang took a step forward, and the expression and words were almost equivalent to forcing the palace. This time, Guan Mingtang was determined not to achieve his goal. After the beginning of the war, his attitude, like the vast majority of civil servants and even the staff, was how decent to end the war before the guards were hit hard.

In the face of his behavior, Chen Moran, who had retreated from the balcony to the house, had a cold expression.

"You're not afraid that I will cut your head off!"

"Your Majesty can cut off my head today, but if Your Majesty insists on going his own way, in less than ten years, the person who calls you long live today will cut off His Majesty's head in front of the palace!"

Guan Mingtang's direct advice only made Chen Mo cool down. This has always been what he was worried about. Thinking of him, he laughed out loud.

"Zheqin, Bismarck once said what you said to William I!"

"Your Majesty, someone has also said to Emperor Napoleon III!"

Looking at His Majesty, Guan Mingtang seemed to be waiting for His Majesty to make a choice, whether to be William I or Napoleon III.

"The current situation is very good, and it's a pity to end the war in the future!"

"When the situation is good, you can let Japan pay more at the negotiation table, and, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that His Majesty's tone was a little loose, Guan Mingtang took a step forward.

"At the negotiating table, we can also force Japanese to spit out more things by exerting military pressure. For Japanese, if we don't bleed, they can't spit out what they have eaten, but the premise is that they must come to the negotiating table with Japanese."

"What do you mean!"

"Taiwan! No matter from any point of view, we must recover Taiwan!"

"You know, the navy can't escort the army! Even if the troops are sent to Taiwan, without a navy, the troops will fall into the dilemma of being cut off when they arrive in Taiwan!"

Chen Moran has no choice but to say a fact. Now the navy is still entangled with the Dutch in Surabaya, and at the negotiating table, they are still talking about West Borneo. The Dutch have seized the opportunity and refused to negotiate. The navy exists as a deterrent in Surabaya.

"Before the Russian War, Hirofumi Ito had put forward the Manchu-South Korea exchange theory. I don't think there is any need to explain that Your Majesty also understands the content of this exchange theory!"

"Zheqin, what do you mean?"

"In my opinion, the Korean Empire is a reading country."

When it comes to the reading country, Guan Mingtang's lips are full of sarcasm.

"Now, the main force of the Japanese army is besieged in the northeast. There are only two reserve divisions in South Korea, and most of them are stationed on the Tumen River line, but we can transfer at least 15 divisions. In order to avoid further deterioration of the situation, we need to avoid a large-scale war with the Japanese army. Therefore, I think our army should go to Han, the capital of South Korea. If the attack in the north of the city progresses smoothly, then, Your Majesty, at the negotiating table, we can put forward the exchange of Taiwan and South Korea! What we get from bleeding, in the same way, if the Japanese army wants to get it, we can only bleed!"

Seeing that Your Majesty seemed to be a little hesitant, Guan Mingtang immediately opened his mouth to explain.

"Your Majesty, in the exchanges between big countries, weak countries and small countries have always been sacrificed!"

"Zheqin, if you follow your plan, I'm afraid the war will expand with it. Have you considered the risks?"

Staring at Guan Mingtang, who was full of confidence, Chen Moran was curious about his thoughts. It was him who wanted to end the war, and he who wanted to negotiate. Now it was still him who wanted to expand the war.

"Your Majesty, the negotiation table is not just a stage for diplomats. When diplomats negotiate with their mouths at the negotiation table, it does not prevent soldiers from negotiating with machine guns and cannons on the front line. Mingtang is not a soldier, but it is clear that if there is nothing in this war, the army and the people will not be satisfied! "

When reminding His Majesty in front of him, Guan Mingtang's heart was a little helpless. The army was sliding to the royal army step by step. The dissatisfaction of the army must be considered. Even if ten years later, the empire is constitutional, I'm afraid that the army will be loyal to the king at that time, but this is not what he considers. He is not a constitutionalist or a republican. The only question he needs to think about is how to realize the answer he once determined to pay for.

"But Zheqin, if, after we launched an attack on North Korea, the Japanese army gave up the idea of peace talks, then what should we do? We need to know that the Japanese name is stingy. As you said before, they can't accept the annihilation of an army, let alone the occupation of half of North Korea."

"Your Majesty, today is the 22nd. Russia's Second Pacific Fleet is about to sail into the Strait of Malacca. For Japan, the biggest problem they need to consider now is how to defeat the Russian fleet and annihilate a army. The price is that the political axe can't control the anger of the people. Now, although The news of the military's tragic defeat on the battlefield is constantly coming out in Japan, but for me, it is acceptable to say that the temporary military defeat is acceptable. Although the vast majority of people say that I am indignant, it is more about the European and American countries that blame the crime!"

A smile appeared on Guan Mingtang's face. The active intervention of Britain and the United States made China, which was supposed to be on the forefront of the limelight, unexpectedly hidden behind Britain and the United States.

"European and American white running dogs..."

Guan Mingtang's words made Chen Moran's mind come up with a sentence in the intelligence agency's previous submission. In my eyes, China has now been completely reduced to a lackey of Britain and the United States. They believe that the reason why China dares to attack the Japanese army is the support of the United Kingdom and the United States. The reason why Britain and the United States supports China, It is fear that Russia will be seriously weakened.

Although this word makes people uncomfortable to listen to, Chen Moran doesn't mind that he thinks so, but is willing to see this scene.

"... South Korea, South Korea is a reading country. Didn't I cry that this war is for the reading power and territorial integrity of South Korea and China? Your Majesty, the attack on South Korea, in my opinion, is far more shocking or angry than not destroying one of its legions, and under the pressure of reality, at least before the Russian navy is solved, even if I lose my teeth, I can only swallow it!"

"What if they defeat the Russian navy?"

It's not if, the truth is that it's a big victory!

"At that time, we can only pray that the United Kingdom and the United States do not want to see a seriously weakened Russia and take the initiative to facilitate peace talks! At that time, we must take into account some of Russia's interests! Only in this way can we protect our country!"

(to be continued)