Hirofumi Ito and Akito Yama Prefecture had long carefully planned this war. Not only had they formulated the general outline of the war against the Qing Dynasty almost ten years ago, but over the past few years, they had made tit-for-tat arrangements relative to many new trends and measures of the Qing court. On the contrary, the Qing court had never looked at Japan from the beginning. Those guys who had been beaten to the point of bruising and swollen by Westerners were still looking at this neighboring country with old eyes. They always thought that they were still the small country that could only serve as followers for China, but they did not know that the other party had the strength to defeat themselves.

However, despite careful preparation, Hirofumi Ito was always unresolved. Because it was a big bet. As a truly rational national leader, he was not willing to launch a national war that could drag Japan into the abyss without knowing it. However, the military forces led by Aritoto Yama Prefecture did not think so. In the original history, the war between the Qing Dynasty and Japan originated from the struggle for North Korea. At that time, both the Qing Dynasty and Japan had stationed troops in North Korea. At the beginning, Japan made frequent profits.

He used his troops to reach out to Korea, but was repeatedly defeated by Yuan Shikai who was in Japan at that time. Later, the Koreans themselves were in trouble, and some of the deceased inside the Qing court drove Yuan Shikai away because he was too domineering in Korea. On the Japanese side, Hiromoto Ito advocated waiting, but Akito Yama Prefecture and others insisted that there were too few soldiers sent to Korea, which made Yuan Shikai succeed repeatedly. Therefore, they advocated continuing to send troops to Korea and sending more and stronger soldiers. But Hiromoto Ito did not agree with this request.

Later, in May 1894, the famous Dongxue Party Rebellion broke out in North Korea. Because it was unable to suppress the rebellion, the Korean political fu asked China for help. Japanese diplomats stationed in North Korea immediately reported to the country after hearing the news. Ito Hirofumi summoned Foreign Ministers Muromo Mitsuhiro and Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami Kawakami was extremely dissatisfied with this, but he knew that it was basically impossible to change Ito Hiromo Mitsuhiro's idea. So, he simply said

Taking advantage of Hirofumi Ito's weakness of not understanding military affairs, he proposed to send a brigade. According to the Japanese Army at that time, the force of a brigade should be about 2,000. Hirofumi Ito felt that it was acceptable, so he agreed. But in fact, Kawakami Kawakami sent a mixed brigade with a force of more than 8,000. Not only that, Yoshima Oshima, the commander of the mixed brigade, was also a tough war faction. As soon as it arrived in North Korea, it provoked a war with the Qing court. By the time Hirofumi Ito got the news, the war had already begun.

It can be said that the Japanese Army is actually the culprit in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, while Kawakami Kawakami and Yama Prefecture Akito behind him are the biggest drivers of the war.

But that was just the original situation. This time, Hiromoto Ito was more cautious than the original. Because of the existence of Tangzhou. At the beginning of its establishment, Tangzhou formed a deep relationship with the Qing court. Although both sides have never raised this relationship to a diplomatic level, Hiromoto Ito did not dare to ignore it. What's more, because of Tangzhou's matchmaking, the United States also had considerable interests in Northeast China, and Manchuria was exactly the goal of the Japanese military. If this contradiction cannot be resolved, it is very likely that Japan will be completely destroyed, and even the situation before the Meiji Restoration cannot be maintained.

In contrast to Hirofumi Ito's repeated caution, Yuto and other pro-war factions insisted on a war. No matter what, let's talk about it after the fight. And Yuto and others had very good reasons: since the economic crisis broke out in Japan in 1890, the country's economy has continued to be sluggish, and people's lives have become increasingly difficult, while the government has imposed heavy taxes for many years... If we cannot open up the situation with a war, Japan's final outcome will not be much better. What's more, even His Majesty, whom they are loyal to, may suffer.

In this way, the two sides have been arguing from the beginning and pushed this dispute to the present, a time when the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 had already ended in history.

However, by now, Hirofumi Ito can no longer hold on. Because the situation in Japan is already very bad. If the war does not start, not only will he step down, but the entire Japan may fall into chaos. His hesitation is not so much a kind of shirkness, but it is better to say that it is the final struggle. Because he really has no confidence in defeating it.

But Hirobuki Ito did not expect that when he was struggling with whether to start a war or when to start a war, Guo Jinzhang, the person he had always been most afraid of suddenly left Seattle. He first went to Japan for a walk, and then took a warship from the Dabai Fleet to China. Didn’t this guy come to his door and let Yuto Yama Prefecture and others kill?

Hirobu Ito has always looked down on the guys in the Army General Staff Headquarters. These guys have no other skills except to shout and kill. But he has to admit that this time, these guys really found the key point: Guo Jinzhang is an important node in Tangzhou and the US political affairs. Once this node is gone and is confirmed to be a victim of the US political affairs, more than 90% of Tangzhou may go to war with the US. With the power of Tangzhou, once the US starts fighting, the US will have no resistance west of Rocky Mountain. Especially at the time when the Great White Fleet is still conducting a global visit, the United States does not even have the possibility of fighting back in the early stages of the war. Even if the Great White Fleet is still in the United States, it will be difficult for the American political affairs to fight against Tangzhou. Fight to respond positively. Because as long as the war begins, the terrible mechanized Red Corps in Tangzhou can use the huge highway and railway network built over the past few years to attack the ports and major cities in the west and capture them in the shortest time. In addition, the Hawaii and Panama Canals have always been controlled by Tangzhou... The US fleet will lose almost all its logistics bases in the Pacific, and the Atlantic Fleet will not be able to provide support to the west in a short time... In this way, the main battlefields of both sides can only be placed on land. With the strength that the Red Corps has always shown, this will inevitably be a protracted war. At that time, neither Tangzhou nor the United States will be able to interfere in any affairs in the Far East.

Even if Tangzhou and the United States did not go to war, and the Great White Fleet, which was separated by the Pacific Ocean, was far away from the sea, Japan would not have to worry about being disturbed from the outside during the war.

In short, it’s just one sentence: God-given opportunity!

Therefore, after inner struggle, Ito Hirobuki agreed to Yama Prefecture Akito's adventure plan. He assassinated Guo Jinzhang first, stir up chaos between Tangzhou and the United States, and then set off war on the Qing Dynasty!

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"It's a pity that they didn't know that the plan to assassinate you was actually formulated by you, and then through the intelligence system, the Japanese General Staff members proposed to Yama Prefecture Aritoto and others?"

Beijing, when he heard from Thomas and others that Guo Jinzhang was worried about assassination from the Japanese, Liu Tongfu immediately put down all the matter and came over. Then, he learned a lot from this guy that he never thought of.

"Yes. Who can imagine that I would instigate the Japanese to assassinate myself? Is it exciting?" Guo Jinzhang smiled as he looked at Liu Tongfu's blunt mouth and stunned.

"That's so exciting. Are you stupid?" Liu Tongfu suddenly screamed and jumped up, "I'm so full that I'm so full that I'm fine. I'll find someone to assassinate yourself? Who do you think you? You can't help but crack big stones in your chest?... Why don't you shoot yourself?"

"Don't be excited, I didn't say I really want to be assassinated. Besides, this plan was approved by the General Staff." Guo Jinzhang said with a smile.

"It's not okay to pass." Liu Tongfu walked around with a red face, his whole body was filled with nervousness: "M, where can you get stabbed? Have you had to run to Beijing? No, I can't stay here, I'm out of here... I'll send you to Shanghai!"

"Why are you going to Shanghai?" Guo Jinzhang asked.

"Come on the boat and go back to Tangzhou!" Liu Tongfu shouted loudly.

"I haven't found my wife yet!" Guo Jinzhang said in a voice.

"Go to your wife, I still want my wife at this time? Are you desperate?" Liu Tongfu rolled his eyes in anger.

"Don't say so badly. Who wants to die? Don't worry, everything is in the plan." Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"Plan, plan, what plan? The first time I see you, a life-desirable person, if you really want to die, then die far away, don't die here... I can't afford it!" Liu Tongfu grabbed Guo Jinzhang's arm and pulled it out, pulling it while shouting and scolding.

"Okay, okay, it depends on your virtue!" Guo Jinzhang got rid of his hand, "Isn't it just an assassination after saying that, isn't it just an assassination? What do you think of our Tangzhou intelligence department? As soon as the Japanese arrived, they would be killed, and then our people shot me... or empty bullets! What are you afraid of?"

"What am I afraid of? Of course I am afraid." Liu Tongfu would not be fooled by Guo Jinzhang's two sentences. "If the Japanese dare to assassinate you, they will definitely send out the most capable generals. Will they be so easy to catch? If you are not careful, your kid's life will be gone!"

"Don't worry if you can't catch it. Let's do it first." Guo Jinzhang shrugged and said.

"You nn's first thing to do is useless? Will they not make up for you?" Liu Tongfu shouted.

"Will you have already protected me by then? No matter how powerful the Japanese are, they cannot be more awesome than the iron walls arranged by you, Mr. Liu?" Guo Jinzhang asked back.

"Come on, I can't take on this responsibility!" Liu Tongfu shouted.

"If you can't afford it, you have to bear it. This is a military order. And it is not just a military order from Seattle, but also a resolution made by the US Joint Chiefs of Staff..." Guo Jinzhang said.

"Joint Chiefs of Staff? What do those white devils want to do?" Liu Tongfu was startled, "Do they really want you to die, right?"

"They also have to have the courage." Guo Jinzhang smiled: "Don't mention that I got to their former boss. When I was in office, I arranged for the Federal Army to defend. How many advantages did the Red Corps take open and secretly? If something happens, they will not be able to fight back in the early stage. It is good to organize the counterattack within one year."

"What did you say? Those people are stupid? They can't organize the power to fight back within a year? Who are you lying?" Liu Tongfu looked at Guo Jinzhang like a fool. This fool actually wanted to fool him.

"Hehe, you don't understand this." Guo Jinzhang smiled, "I just arranged a large number of their military forces to a place close to Rocky Mountain."

"Then you still say that they can't fight back?"

"It just can't fight back. Because once the war starts, this force will be defeated or destroyed by the Red Corps in the shortest time. If they lose such a force, it is simply a fool to organize the power that can resist the Red Corps in a short time." Guo Jinzhang said with a smile.

"You just bully me for too long to leave Seattle." Although you don't quite understand why the enemy's large troops are easily destroyed when they get close to you, considering that Guo Jinzhang has always had endless strange methods, Liu Tongfu is too lazy to think too much. As long as Tangzhou doesn't lose, so what if he loses, what if he loses? Tangzhou has several ways to retreat now. Where can he not settle down?

But he still didn't understand why he was involved in the US politics when dealing with the Japanese:

"Does Americans not like Japan?"

"Yama Prefecture Aotomo's "Qing Dynasty Expedition and Investigation Case" is indeed well done. In recent years, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the US State Department have not ignored the intelligence gathering and power comparison between the Qing Dynasty and Japan. As a result, they found that the situation between the two countries is developing as Ya Prefecture Aotomomo's written in the case, especially Japan, which has been preparing for war division in recent years. But Japan has actually set its goal in the Northeast... You know, in recent years, the development of the Northeast has benefited Americans a lot. And there is a move towards a

A mature market development is very beneficial to the United States. Although the Americans are still developing towards South America, they need to compete with Britain in South America. In comparison, the Northeast is almost the dominant one. Therefore, they value that. But if Japan wins this war and wins the Northeast, then the US's interests in the Far East will inevitably be greatly threatened. This is not just a loss of interests, but also a strategic loss. Therefore, for the interests of the United States, Japan does not need to rise." Guo Jinzhang explained.

"It's because of this that they are plotting against Japan with you?" Liu Tongfu still felt unwilling to believe it.

"Of course I'm happy. Because this time the only one who took action was our Tangzhou!" Guo Jinzhang shrugged, "There is no need to work hard, just watching the excitement can guarantee your own interests. How can those Americans not do such a good thing?"

"Then what does this have to do with you being assassinated?" Liu Tongfu rewinds the topic again.

"If I am not assassinated, how can Tangzhou be embarrassed to declare war with the Japanese? This time, we are going to provoke others. Unlike before, others always come to provoke us." Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"Are you still declaring war? The fleet has been traveling around the world. Are you going to make a fuss? Let Zhao Dachang, the bear man, swim across the Pacific Ocean with the Red Corps?" Liu Tongfu sarcastically said.

"Who said our fleet was going to travel around the world? When Cheng Degui was willing to follow the foreign devils? Besides, Zhao Dachang, Zhou Xiaoding, and Zhu Chuliu all made a name for themselves. Awang also became the nickname of "cleaner" in New York. When Harrison was running in New York, he also entrusted Hays to ask someone to help him stand up and get tickets. His dignified leader of the Tangzhou navy has never fired a cannon with anyone since he got the warship. He still occupies the big head of military spending. Huihui will be run. He is not in a hurry?" Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"You mean, Cheng Degui and the others will... come back secretly?" Liu Tongfu asked with wide eyes.

"I didn't say anything. But the Japanese shouldn't be that stupid. At least they should send people to count in Malacca, and they won't start the battle until all the Dabai fleet has passed." Guo Jinzhang said.

"That's all that? If you want to rush back when you arrive in the Indian Ocean, then you will get the Year of the Monkey and Horse Month? The battle will be over long ago." Liu Tongfu shouted.

"That's not my problem." Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"You have something to hide from me?" Liu Tongfu didn't know what Guo Jinzhang meant, so he reached out and grabbed his clothes, "I'm telling me, what are the plans?"

"What plan can you do? It's just like you guessed, and the rest is just some details." Guo Jinzhang said.

"Details? What details?"

"What other details can be found..."

"Wait!" Guo Jinzhang was about to continue explaining, but Liu Tongfu suddenly stopped him as if he had realized it, "You kid, is it that you divert my attention? After talking for a long time, you just want to wait here for a shot?"

"What a shot? Is this uncontrollable person?" Guo Jinzhang said with a wry smile. He didn't expect that Liu Tongfu actually raised this topic again. Hasn't this question been explained clearly just now?

"When did you adjust?" Liu Tongfu curled his lips disdainfully, "I just don't care anyway. You can be shot, you can die, but don't be here with me."

"If I don't live here, where can I live? Forbidden City? The Imperial Palace? Then one day the Japanese sent someone to shoot me, and they wouldn't scare the people inside to death?" Guo Jinzhang said.

"Who do you think of you? In other people's eyes, you are just a little bastard, and if you are in trouble, you will be a little bastard who will be successful. Whether you die or not depends on others' affairs?" Liu Tongfu looked at him contemptuously.

"I really believe what you said. Just the idiot who can't even figure out how much eggs cost. How could he know the meaning of our Tangzhou to them?" Guo Jinzhang smiled bitterly and said, "But isn't Li Hongzhang and the others still here. This old man is not so stupid yet."

"That's not your business. Anyway, with me here, you don't think about assassination plans, whether it's true or false." Liu Tongfu said.

"Well, you are always so domineering, but can you stop it?" Guo Jinzhang asked with a smile.

"Do you really think I've been in vain for more than ten years in Beijing?" Liu Tongfu smiled coldly, "I'll send you a bodyguard to let you know what a master is!"

"Oh, you are so powerful. Is this master a noble surname?"

"Wang Zhengyi, also known as Wang Wu, nicknamed Dadao!"

"Um?"

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Chapter completed!