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    Chapter 247: Failure off the field (Part 1)

    There is a two-story red brick building in Osaka, Japan. Everyone who comes to Osaka will come here to take a look. It is not that this building is so strange, nor is the huge national flag at the door so attractive, but that this place is becoming a place for those who are crazy about Japan.  One of the most desirable buildings among young people.  //.com//

    This is the famous Japanese Military Academy.

    Kawashima Nippei holds a book under his arm and walks on the cinder-paved road with a leisurely expression.  He has indeed been very comfortable recently. Ever since he joined Kawashima Hayami, that guy has regarded him as a key training target. Instead, he drove Tang Jiyao and others to North Korea. Lian Toushan hoped that he could contribute to Japan, so he specially sent him here.  When Lu Shi studied, he mainly studied subjects such as intelligence analysis.

    The war in the country is raging, and I don¡¯t know what happened to the commander and his comrades. Unfortunately, my current mission is to try my best to climb up, so I have no mission, and I rarely contact the team members in Japan to avoid exposing my identity.

    "sorry Sorry"

    An old Japanese farmer carrying a vegetable load accidentally bumped into Nippon Kawashima. When he saw the military uniform, he was so frightened that he bowed and apologized. Originally, he wanted to say it was okay, but after glancing at the classmates at the door, he immediately put on a domineering posture: "Eight  Ga! Are you blind? Get out of here!" His Japanese was already pretty good, but he deliberately concealed it for several months and pretended to learn it before finally showing it, and Kawashima thought he had a high level of language talent.

    The old farmer was so frightened that he quickly quickened his pace. The classmate Lu Shi at the door in the distance seemed not to care about his bullying, because this is Lu Shi, an area where Japanese elites live, and the vegetable farmers are just dirty servants.

    The ferocious appearance scared the surrounding farmers and ordinary people to leave one after another, not even daring to show their anger.  Kawashima Nippei couldn't help but sigh, this is Japan, the real Japan. Many people in the country may not be able to imagine that Japan, which defeated the Manchus, defeated Russia, and had the strongest navy and army in Asia, is actually so poor. It is said that only  The national debt, spread equally to each citizen, exceeds 50 yen. After the food harvest failed last year, the domestic situation became more turbulent. Beggars swarmed on the streets. It is said that there were even riots by hungry people.

    The Empire of Japan?  Hmph After tearing off the mask of strength, it might not be as good as your hometown.

    Kawashima Nippei pretended to be snoring and walked quickly towards the school gate. Before he could enter, a large number of cadets suddenly came out of the door. These people held up various slogans, and many of them had red faces and angry expressions.  .

    What happened?  Who dares to offend a cadet who even a ronin would avoid?  !

    ¡°Hanatani Masaru-kun, what happened?¡±

    Kawashima Nippei attracted a short and thin classmate. Because Kawashima Nippei took the initiative to help him conceal his identity when he entered school, mainly because he wanted him to thoroughly receive a Japanese education, so most classmates did not know that he was Chinese.  //.com//

    The young Hanatani was very excited, waving his fists and shouting: "It's those damn Chinese. They attacked our military base for no reason. Colonel Oshima Yasuo and his army were all sacrificed! These idiots who have shamed Asia,  They have no idea how to defeat the foreigners, but they come to attack the imperial army that has brought prosperity to Asia!" After hurriedly giving an overview, he caught up with the demonstrators who demanded severe punishment of China.

    After hearing these words, Kawashima Nippei was both excited and worried. He was excited because the troops had won. Since they could fight the Japanese troops stationed in China, it meant that they had probably entered the north. But he was worried because Japan was poor, but its army was still very strong.  Strong, will this lead to a war?

    As for those brainwashed remarks, he simply ignored them, because he himself also accepted such brainwashing every day.

    After thinking about it, he quickly followed.

    China and Japan were at war, and the news that a whole brigade of troops stationed in China had been wiped out shocked Japan. Students and ronin who were deliberately incited filled the streets and alleys, shouting slogans that China should be punished, sending naval forces to bombard coastal cities, and sending more police  Many troops entered Manchuria, Mongolia and North China.

    As more and more young Japanese people were incited, Han Yeping's old accounts were also revealed. Under the guidance of some people, some people began to point the finger at the Navy for its inaction in the two conflicts. If the first  Cihan Yeping can also explain that the Yangtze River is not suitable for large warship operations, but the location of this battle is within 20 kilometers of the Bohai Sea. Even if the navy can't reach the naval guns, it can still dispatch marines to land, or even small ships.  Direct artillery support was carried out upstream of the Yellow River, so many people began to doubt whether the navy, which accounted for more than 70% of military expenditures every year, was worth continuing to expand.

    Newspaper after newspaper published photos of dead soldiers from Yasuo Oshima¡¯s battalion taken by German journalists, and accusations of the Navy¡¯s inaction became stronger and stronger.  Standing at the window, you can clearly see the crazy people who filled the streets petitioning for war.Rongrants and young people, and from time to time officers in army uniforms were mixed in. Just looking at these people, the new cabinet Prime Minister Yamamoto Gonbei could understand who launched this appeal against the Chinese and Japanese navies.

    "These bastards, they are betting on the future of the empire!"

    Yamamoto Gonbei couldn't help but be angry. It took so long for the navy to become what it is today after the Southwest War. Japan finally had a navy prime minister for the first time in the world, but he didn't expect that those people would jump out again after he had only been there for a few days!  What makes him angry is that the person who initiated this incident knows better than him that Japan is currently unable to fight!  After paying two billion yen and sacrificing 100,000 elite young people, a victory that shocked the world came at a huge cost for the country to be devastated. What was more serious than this was that Russia did not pay any compensation, and the Manchuria and Mongolia regions needed peace and peace.  China and Russia competed with each other, so they did not get any war dividends at all!

    Inukai Yi, who was standing behind him, frowned slightly when he heard this. Although he was also a veteran, he had always been more objective and supported the constitutional protection movement. He also got into trouble with Yamagata Aritomo and others because of this matter.  A little trouble, but compared to this little trouble, he cares more about whether the land and sea can reach a balance agreement this time. If there is a bigger conflict, Japan may even be divided!

    But he couldn¡¯t express it directly, so he immediately glanced at the short and fat Takahashi Korekiyo next to him.

    ?? Takahashi Korekiyo is a member of the Kensei Council. After Yamamoto Gonbei formed the cabinet, in order to resist the army warlords and win over the Kensei Council, he invited him to join the cabinet. He can also be regarded as a major figure in the alliance between the Navy and the Seiyukai.  Seeing the eyes, he said with some concern: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I think we should make some appropriate compromises, such as stopping the reduction of Privy Council seats"

    After Yamamoto Gonbei formed the cabinet, he immediately began to weaken the Privy Council that overcame the Diet. Since the Privy Council was a cancer for the military elders to interfere with the Diet, he wanted to reduce the number of seats. Now that the work has begun, if he does not continue, everything will be in vain.  And if the Privy Council is not weakened, the Navy will never get ahead, so he waved his hand firmly: "No, the number of Privy Council seats must be reduced to 24, unless we are willing to be held underwater by others and unable to breathe for the rest of our lives."

    "If this is the case, I think it is very likely that we will not be able to reach an agreement." Takahashi Korekiyo turned to look at Inukai Takeshi. Because the other party was also an elder member of the Constitutional Council who he disliked very much, he spoke tactfully: "If there is a conflict between land and sea,  It is getting bigger and bigger, which will be more detrimental to our country's ability to survive this difficult period."

    How could Yamamoto Gonbei not know this? He took a deep breath to calm down and turned to Inukai Takeshi: "What does he need?"

    Inukai Takeshi was the only person in Yamamoto Gonbei's cabinet who could talk to that person, and of course he became the liaison in this incident. He said: "Add two divisions to North Korea to ensure our country's interests in Manchuria and Mongolia.  .¡±

    To ensure the interests of Manchuria and Mongolia?  Only a ghost can believe it!  Xiyuanji Gongwang was forced to step down by this request.

    This condition is difficult for Yamamoto Gonbei to accept. The Army already has more than a dozen permanent divisions. Although most of them are not full, military expenses are allocated according to the size of the divisions.  Although two army divisions don't cost much, Japan's current financial situation is tight. It is impossible to increase the number of army divisions without increasing military expenditures. It must be deducted from the navy's military expenditures. Isn't this poaching his flesh?  He also wanted to use the opportunity of the navy to control the cabinet to realize the dream of the Eighth Eighth Fleet.

    What¡¯s more, can we be stable if we give it to two divisions?  Those guys in the army are obviously worried about the world being in chaos. North Korea already has a 16th division. Adding two more divisions will obviously exceed the normal defense needs and will definitely arouse China's alert. Once the conflict breaks out again, it will inevitably be a war involving Manchuria, Mongolia and even the entire North China.  The navy will also be completely involved in the war!  If you win, you will still have to face Russia, which is watching eagerly. If you lose, it will be a disaster.

    So this is obviously using the two divisions as an excuse to suppress the navy and drive him out of office!  So the waves of calls for revenge from the navy outside made him restless.  The British ambassador has come to express his unwillingness to see the war expand, leading to serious consequences for Russia's intervention.  Even though the Combined Fleet is already the leading maritime force in Asia, not even inferior to the British Far East Fleet, it is still technically in the hands of others. Seeing that the battlecruiser King Kong is about to return to China, and the remaining three are almost completed, this  Never go against the will of your allies.

    What¡¯s more, from the navy¡¯s perspective, as an island country, it should follow the British route and develop a large navy instead of wasting precious national resources by building a continental army!

    Thinking of this, he had a headache. He participated in the Anglo-Saxon War at the age of eleven, helped carry artillery shells at the Benten Fort, and worked together with the gunner Oyama Iwa and his partner Togo Heihachiro (this fort is priceless~~) to defeat the British fleet.  For him, who sent the captain and deputy captain of the flagship Euryales to meet God, the current situationIt is even more difficult than facing the Russian expeditionary fleet that overwhelmed Japan a few years ago.

    Of course, facing that person approaching step by step, he is not without means of counterattack. There is also a person with higher prestige than him in the navy. As long as he can come out, everything will disappear, but

    Just when he thought of this, a knock on the door shattered his last hope.

    The person who came in was the new Prime Minister Saito Minoru. After seeing him, he bowed to Inukai Takeshi and others before saying: "He refused my visit and said that he no longer wanted to deal with these things."

    Inukai Takeshi knows who Saito Minoru is talking about. The only person in Japan who can make friends in Yamagata dare not offend is Togo Heihachiro!

    But what¡¯s the use if he doesn¡¯t come out?  Yamamoto Gonbei wished he could beat that little old man up. After all, everyone is also a member of the navy, right?  You can worship Wang Mingyang (Wang Shouren), but you don¡¯t need to learn from him to study those profound and profound things, right?  Holding his forehead, Yamamoto really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Who are the people under his command?  Shimamura Hayami was a little more normal and was assigned to teach at the university. Akiyama Masayuki had been chattering like a madman since the Russo-Japanese War. As for Togo he simply lived in seclusion and escaped from the world.

    Why

    There were louder shouts outside, and Yamamoto Gonbei, who was full of grievances, could only sigh and waved to Saito Minoru: "Go and prepare the car, I will go see him."

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