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    "Commander, the latest news we have received is that the Japanese government has once again loaned 120 million pounds to Britain, France and the United States using its fiscal revenue for the next thirty years as collateral. In addition to the previous loan of 100 million pounds, the Japanese government has a total of  A loan of 220 million pounds has been made. Now the Japanese Minister to China, Taro Kawaguchi, has officially requested that all war compensation and ransoms of captured soldiers be paid in full at one time. At the same time, the Emperor of Japan privately contributed 1,000 pounds.  Japan's major chaebols invested 10 million pounds, and the people in the country enthusiastically donated money and materials, ordering a large amount of shipbuilding equipment and heavy industrial equipment from Britain, France, and the United States. At the same time, the Japanese Navy added two battleships and two armored ships to the United Kingdom.  In terms of cruiser orders, an order was placed with the United States for two battleships and two armored cruisers, and an order was placed with France for two armored cruisers and ten lightning strike ships. In addition to the two battleships Japan ordered from the United Kingdom before the war began, the three  After two years, they will form a huge fleet with six battleships and six armored cruisers!" said Wei Zhiyong, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau.  This is an agreement just reached by the Japanese government and Britain, France and the United States. It has not yet been officially announced, but it has been discovered by people from the Military Intelligence Agency.

    "Hmph! With regard to the fiscal revenue in the next thirty years, Little Japan is really crazy. Not only Little Japan is crazy, but those foreign devils are also crazy. Aren't they afraid that Little Japan will lose all their wealth again?" Wang Yuze's face looked a little bit.  He said gloomily.  Japan is expanding its military power regardless of the situation, and is setting its hopes on the second Sino-Japanese War a few years later.  Now the Japanese economy is already in a situation of imminent collapse. The Japanese government is also vigorously developing armaments. It is obvious that it wants to win the final victory by defeating China and resolve all these crises at once.

    "In addition, Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito submitted his resignation to the Emperor of Japan yesterday. It is reported that Masayoshi Matsukata will take the stage for the second time to form a cabinet!" Wei Zhiyong continued.  Obviously, Ito Hirobumi has become the scapegoat for this defeat.

    "It's Masayoshi Matsukata again! It seems that little Japan is really ready to make a desperate move." Wang Yuze said coldly.  Masayoshi Matsukata came to power as early as 1891 to block the movement, but he only lasted one year before stepping down.  This time, Japan once again used him to come to power to form a cabinet, probably because he wanted to burn the boat and risk all Japan's national destiny.  Masayoshi Matsukata, one of the nine elders of the Meiji period, was born as a Samurai warrior. He has certificates in the "Meguro style" of archery and the "Kimono style" of swordsmanship, and is good at equestrianism.  He is a very radical person and once openly claimed that if Japan wants to rise, it must defeat China and obtain the nutrients Japan needs for its rise from China.

    "Who are the specific cabinet members?" Wang Yuze asked.

    "The cabinet members have been confirmed. They have not been announced to the public yet. We have confirmed them. They are roughly as follows: the Prime Minister is Masayoshi Matsukata, who also serves as the Tibetan Prime Minister. The Foreign Minister is Saionji Gongwang, the Interior Minister is Ban Hengzhu, and the Prime Minister is Gao  Shima Tomonosuke also served as Minister of Colonization. The Minister of Marine Affairs was Gonbei Yamamoto, Minister of Justice Yoshikawa Kenmasa, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Shigesuga, Agriculture and Commerce Minister Enomoto Takehiro, Minister of Communications and Communications Shirane Kazuo, and Railway Minister Kuroda Kiyotaka.  ." Wei Zhiyong introduced.

    "What do you think?" Wang Yuze asked after hearing the news about Wei Zhiyong.

    "It seems that little Japan is really going crazy. Most of these cabinet members are hawks. We have to be prepared for a life-or-death war with Japan in a few years!" Xiong Wu said.  Japan's crazy expansion of armaments made him feel very stressed.  Japan bets on its national destiny, so why not China?  If Japan loses again, the whole of Japan will inevitably perish.  If China loses the war, it may not be much better.  Therefore, in the future battle, China will also have no way out.

    "Don't worry, Commander, the Army is confident of defeating the Japanese Army." Cai Yun immediately assured.  Although the Japanese Army showed strong combat effectiveness in the last war, in general, the Chinese Army is not bad either.

    "The Japanese Army suffered a loss in equipment last time. They will definitely not make this mistake again in the next war. The army must strengthen training and make no mistakes in future wars!" Wang Yuze demanded sternly.  road.

    "Yes, Marshal!" Cai Yun said quickly.

    "Commander, the strength of the navy needs to be strengthened. Once all the warships ordered by Japan return home, they will become a huge fleet with six battleships and six armored cruisers, which is enough to pose a threat to the Chinese navy. We will do it ourselves  The designed capital ship must be put into service in time, otherwise it will be at a disadvantage!" Zhang Cheng said.  Although he is confident that the Chinese Navy will still have a certain advantage over the Japanese Navy before the Japanese Navy recovers its strength, the advantage by then will certainly not be very great.  Moreover, Wang Yuze has already set a plan for the next three years.In the development plan, China wants to swallow up the Philippines and Hawaii, which will inevitably make China have two more enemies: Spain and the United States.  Spain does not need to pay attention, but it is very difficult to say whether the United States will take the opportunity to attack China.

    "For the new class of warships, try to start construction as soon as possible! Try to enter service before the warships ordered by Japan return to China. In this case, we may not have no chance of winning." Wang Yuze said.  The battleships designed and built by the Chinese Navy themselves must form combat effectiveness in advance.  Otherwise, it would be very difficult for China to win this war.

    "Yes, Marshal!" Zhang Cheng said.  He had already made up his mind to wait for the battleship's design to be finalized, and immediately start working overtime, making sure to form combat effectiveness before the Japanese Navy's battleship returned home.

    "Okay, everyone, let's go back and prepare! Stay vigilant, but don't worry too much. The Japanese navy and army have suffered devastating blows in this war. If they want to rebuild, they will not be able to do it in just a few years.  Yes. Even if their warships return home, it will still take some time to adjust. We have enough time to deal with them!" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Marshal!" Everyone replied. Even though Wang Yuze enlightened them, everyone still felt heavy in their hearts.  Everyone feels that the responsibility on their shoulders is very heavy. If it loses the war, I am afraid that not only will China's rise be interrupted, but it will also fall into a place of no return.  This time China has offered Japan a war reparation of 200 million pounds. If it loses the war next time, Japan will have to pay a war reparation of 1 billion or more!  Therefore, China cannot lose no matter what.

    After learning about Japan¡¯s threat, China once again began to prepare nervously for war.  The army and navy have begun intense training. At the same time, the Navy's warship design is also accelerating the final progress, preparing to start construction of a new generation of warships as soon as possible.

    On July 31, Japan¡¯s new cabinet officially came to power, with Masayoshi Matsukata forming the cabinet for the second time.  Subsequently, the Japanese cabinet released a series of plans to revitalize Japan's economy and armaments, which caused an uproar in the world.  All countries in the world have once again turned their attention to the Far East.  This time Japan lost the war. Japan is now rearming its armaments on a large scale, and you can imagine the targets.

    That night, Emperor Meiji of Japan summoned all the members of the new cabinet for the first time. His intention was very obvious, which was to cheer up the new cabinet and prepare them for the decisive battle between Japan and China in a few years.  We must strive for victory for Japan. You must know that Japan is like a gambler who has lost all his money and has put all his wealth and life on it.  If it fails, the consequences can be imagined.  Emperor Meiji naturally did not want to be a king who would subjugate his country.

    In the Chowaden Hall of the Japanese Imperial Palace, Emperor Meiji sat at the top with an expressionless face, his hawk-like eyes scanning the cabinet members, as if he wanted to confirm whether the choice this time was the right one.  The main hall of the imperial palace was damaged when the Chinese navy bombarded Tokyo and is now being rebuilt.  This forced Emperor Meiji to change the place where he summoned his ministers to the Chowaden Hall.

    "Everyone, you are all the elites of the Japanese Empire. Whether the Japanese Empire can avenge its past humiliation, defeat China, and successfully rise in the land of the rising sun depends on you. In the last war, we lost everything.  The Japanese Empire can no longer withstand a second defeat. Therefore, we must win the next war!" Emperor Meiji said sternly.  Japan has now lost everything and is still heavily in debt.  If we can defeat China and obtain a large amount of war reparations from China, then everything will be fine. We can quickly pay off all our debts and achieve rapid development.  If it fails, Japan will never have a chance again.

    "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will fulfill my mission!" Members of Matsukata's cabinet knelt on the ground and replied loudly.

    "The army and navy must be fully prepared. Whether the empire can expand its territory and win victory depends on you!" Emperor Meiji's eyes fell on Land Prime Minister Takashima Tomonosuke and Kai Prime Minister Hongonbei.

    "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will fight to the death!" Takashima Tomonosuke and Yamamoto Gonbei both replied.  However, neither of them was sure whether they could win.  After all, China has far surpassed Japan in terms of scale and combat power.  It is very difficult to shorten the gap or even surpass China in a short period of time.  Therefore, they can only try their best to gamble on this last chance.  Moreover, according to the character of the Japanese, as long as they have a three-level chance of winning, they will dare to start a war.  When the Japanese Combined Fleet faced the Beiyang Navy, it only had a 30% chance of winning.  As a result, they took the gamble without hesitation, and in the end, they won!

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