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Text Chapter 245: The Future Battle for the Pacific

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    "Commander, there is a call from Beijing. Japanese Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi has officially rejected our conditions during the negotiations this morning. However, Britain, France and other countries have not commented on our upcoming actions to punish Japan!" Wang Wei  Report to Wang Yuze.  At the same time, the telegram from Beijing was handed over to Wang Yuze.

    Wang Yuze took the telegram and read it.  He was still very satisfied with the conditions proposed by Liang Xingrong and others for dealing with Japan.  The main six requirements are basically in line with his wishes.  Especially in terms of war reparations, he originally thought that he could get up to 100 million pounds from the Japanese, but he did not expect that the final figure proposed was actually 200 million pounds.  Two hundred million pounds is equivalent to 800 million taels of silver, which is 800 million yuan of the Hua Yuan currently used in Western Sichuan.  The battleships built by Western Sichuan are only three million each and cost 800 million yuan, which is enough for Western Sichuan to build a world-class army and navy.

    "Hmph! Little Japan is so shameless. Wang Wei, ask Chief of Staff Xiong and Minister of the Navy Zhang to come see me!" Wang Yuze said.  Since the Japanese rejected the request, the only way to force them to accept this condition was to use force.  The Chinese navy is now off the coast of Japan and can launch an attack on Japan at any time.  Previously, all Chinese naval forces stopped shelling Japanese coastal cities just to show their sincerity in negotiations.

    "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to invite them right away!" Wang Wei said.

    Soon, Xiong Wu and Zhang Cheng rushed to Wang Yuze's study.  With the end of the war, the Army has begun to adjust the country's defense, and the Navy is preparing the next batch of shipbuilding plans.  As China cuts off a large piece of flesh from Japan, both the navy and the army will definitely get a lot of benefits.  However, the Army already has millions of troops, which is enough before a large-scale war breaks out. What the General Staff Headquarters needs to do now is to divide the defense zones and organize the following divisions into group armies according to the defense zones.  At the same time, the army has further strengthened its weapons and equipment and stepped up training of soldiers, giving the army a more powerful combat capability.  In terms of the navy, after the second batch of heavy cruisers and the fourth batch of light cruisers are completed, dozens of destroyers will be built to patrol China's vast waters.  At the same time, the design of the next level of battleships and cruisers began.  Especially for battleships, China's previous battleships were all imported from Germany and the United Kingdom. It was very difficult to design and build them on their own.  However, no matter how many difficulties there are, they must be overcome.  If it cannot build powerful capital ships on its own, China will never be able to become a true world power.

    "Commander, if you come to us so urgently, is there any progress in negotiations with Beijing?" Xiong Wu said.  Although they have been busy with military affairs recently, they are also very concerned about the negotiations between China and Japan launched in Beijing.  Wang Yuze once promised that all the war reparations obtained from the negotiations with Japan would be used to develop armaments and improve the treatment of soldiers. They couldn't help but care about this!

    "There has been some progress. Prime Minister Liang put forward six specific demands: First, Japan admits defeat and apologizes to China! Second, Japan compensates China for war reparations and losses to the country and people of 200 million pounds! Third,  Japan cedes the Tokara Islands, Osumi Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Hachijo Island and other islands to China! Fourth, Japan must return Ryukyu King Shoutai. Ryukyu has always been a vassal state of China, so how can Japan be allowed to occupy it? Fifth, Japanese troops withdraw  Liaodong Peninsula and Korean Peninsula. Sixth, open Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Osaka, Nagoya and Yokohama as treaty ports. The Chinese want extraterritoriality in these treaty ports. Prime Minister Liang and the others have reached an agreement on these conditions with the great powers. However, in  During the morning negotiations, Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito officially rejected our demands!" Wang Yuze said.

    "What? These little Japanese don't admit defeat yet? Commander, I suggest the army take action immediately to eliminate all the more than 200,000 Japanese troops in Liaodong and North Korea!" Xiong Wu said immediately.  Although there are still more than 200,000 Japanese troops, they are no match for the Chinese Army when they are short of food, clothing, and ammunition.  The previous battle at Shanhaiguan had already almost exhausted their ammunition reserves.  The current Japanese army is completely, in the eyes of the army generals, just a piece of fat that represents military exploits!

    "Commander, the navy has made preparations. Now the coastal cities in southern Japan have been almost destroyed by us. If it were not to show our sincerity in the negotiations, we would have launched an attack on Tokyo Bay. Commander, as long as we  You give the order, and the navy immediately knocks on the door of Tokyo Bay, bombards Tokyo, and kills the emperor of little Japan!" Zhang Chengye, Minister of the Navy, said.  Although the Japanese military has been deploying defense in Tokyo Bay these days, after losing the combined fleet, the Japanese navy's defense is very weak.  Even Japan's largest naval base, Yokosuka, cannot withstand the Chinese navy'sattack.

    "Very good. Order the army and navy to start taking action tomorrow. The army will encircle and annihilate the Japanese troops in Liaodong Peninsula and Korea, and the navy will attack Tokyo Bay to let little Japan know how powerful we are. By the way, special artillery shells can be used when bombarding Tokyo.  !" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Marshal!" Zhang Cheng nodded.  The so-called special artillery shells are high-explosive shells with some phosphorus powder added to them. After they explode, they will throw flames around. And once this kind of flames touches the body, it cannot be extinguished and can only be burned alive.  die.  It is also the best tool for arson in a city like Tokyo where most houses are made of wood.  As for the consequences for the Japanese, that was not considered at all.

    After Xiong Wu and Zhang Cheng accepted the order, they immediately went to deploy.  After the two of them left, Wang Yuze fell into deep thought.  After this battle, Japan will be severely weakened. Even with the support of the great powers, it will probably be a few years before it poses a threat to China.  And China can take advantage of these few years to develop vigorously.  Now the second industrial revolution has begun. Western Sichuan has already begun the large-scale application of electricity, and the development of internal combustion engines has also achieved breakthrough development. China will use the second industrial revolution to develop rapidly.  With China¡¯s huge market and investment in technology, it may not necessarily lose to the United States.

    If China wants to rise, the United States is undoubtedly its biggest enemy. Even if the United States does not pose a threat to China now, it is because the United States has not yet focused its main energy on expanding its armaments and external expansion.  Once China rises, China will inevitably have serious conflicts of interest with the United States in order to compete for interests in the Pacific.

    Wang Yuze came to the world map hanging on the wall, and his eyes fell on the vast Pacific Ocean.  South China Sea to the east, in the Spanish colony of the Philippines.  Further east are the Spanish colonies of Guam and the Mariana Islands.  Further to the northeast are the Hawaiian Islands.  It is only less than 4,000 kilometers away from the continental United States.  If it is to pose a threat to the United States, it is very necessary to capture Hawaii.  Wang Yuze began to think in his mind. He remembered that the last queen of Hawaii was forced to abdicate last year. Now Hawaii, under the rule of the Republic of Hawaii controlled by the Americans, would not be reconciled with the Republic of Hawaii until 1898.  The United States merged to become the 50th state of the United States.  So, during this period, is China going to do something to wrest Hawaii from the hands of the United States and drive a nail in the central Pacific region?  In this case, if the United States wants to compete with China for interests in the Pacific, it must first conquer China's base in Hawaii.  However, it is difficult to say whether it is right or wrong to stimulate the United States prematurely and shift its energy from economic development to armaments development.  As for the Philippines, Guam and Mariana Islands, after the Spanish-American War breaks out, China can just take advantage of the situation and seize these places from Spain.

    To accomplish this, you must have a powerful navy.  Then, in the next few years, the navy will become a key development target for China.

    On the afternoon of June 12, Japan also learned about the conditions proposed by China in the Sino-Japanese negotiations.  Emperor Meiji of Japan fainted on the spot, and Army Minister Oyama Iwa even accused Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi and Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu of losing power and humiliating the country.  Subsequently, he and Navy Minister Saigo Yumichi accused each other, and a fierce quarrel broke out.

    However, in the end, they all reached an agreement that they would reject the harsh conditions proposed by China and never compromise with China.

    They didn¡¯t know that at this time, the Chinese navy¡¯s huge fleet had already begun to move towards Tokyo Bay.  The "Xikang" and other warships have also returned to the team after completing their support to the Shanhaiguan Army. This has once again strengthened the Chinese navy's combat power. They will launch a fatal blow to Japan.

    "How long will it take to reach Tokyo Bay?" Deng Shichang asked on the bridge of the "Sichuan".  Even though he pretended to be calm, his trembling voice still revealed his inner excitement.  Tokyo Bay, Tokyo, the capital of Japan.  They are going to bombard Tokyo. This is a great honor for them!

    "Commander, we have already passed the Izu Peninsula. At the current speed, we will reach Tokyo Bay in 16 hours." The captain of the "Sichuan" replied.

    "Well! I'm going to take a rest. Call me when you get there! In addition, order the fleet to prepare for the attack of Japanese torpedo boats. Attack Tokyo Bay after dawn tomorrow morning!" Deng Shichang ordered.

    "yes!"

    ??Among the Japanese Navy, there are only a few dozen torpedo boats left that pose a certain threat to the Chinese Navy. However, as long as the Chinese Navy pays attention to precautions, it can easily deal with them!

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