When Hirobu Ito saw the surprised expression of Yuto Yama Prefecture, his feelings came to his heart, so he had to smile bitterly and said, "Yan Prefecture, since the captain of the Big Bird regiment did not have time to send you a message when he joined the North Korea in China, there is only one reason, that is, the Oshima regiment has been wiped out and all loyal to the Emperor! He didn't even have time to send you a message and died in his country."

Yuto Yama Prefecture took two steps back dejectedly. Otoumura Yuki was his old subordinate. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Otoumura Yuki was a powerful general under his command. Otoumura Yuki had strong command ability and rationality, and was a rare general in the army. If nothing unexpected happens, he would likely become one of the generals of the Imperial Army in ten years.

However, when such an excellent subordinate encountered the Chinese Army, he died without even having time to send out the news. Youpeng in Shanxian felt heartbroken.

"How could this happen?" Shanxian Youpeng murmured.

Although Hirobu Ito did not want to admit it, he had to say: "Because China had been preparing for a long time, the captain of the Big Bird Fleet was not blamed for the defeat on the battlefield, because the Chinese Army had three divisions at that time, with a total of 50,000 people besieging the Big Bird Fleet in Shinyizhou at the same time, ten times the strength of the Big Bird Fleet. However, none of the soldiers of the Empire surrendered, they were good!" Hirobu Ito sighed.

Yama Prefecture Akito asked: "Grandma Ito, with my understanding of Oto, he will not take the initiative to provoke trouble and start a war with China."

Hirobu Ito smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Since China has already made preparations for war, they have certainly made an excuse for war. China's excuse for war is: A soldier among the troops stationed in Dandong, Northeast China, disappeared during the exercise. A regiment of the Chinese Army crossed the river and asked to search the military camp of the Big Bird Regiment. The Big Bird Army refused and seriously injured a regiment commander of the Chinese Army. China started the war."

"What an excuse!" Yuto Yama County sneered. He had already ordered Yuto Yamao Datoumura to not have any conflicts with the Chinese Army easily. Yuto Yamao believed that Yuto Yamao would strictly implement his orders. All of this was just a trick of Yuto Yamao. In ancient Chinese words, it is: If you want to add a crime, you will be in trouble!

"His Excellency Ito, what do you say after His Majesty the Emperor has received the news that China declared war?" asked Yuto Yama Prefecture.

Hirobu Ito said: "His Majesty the Emperor knew that China had taken advantage of the fire and declared war, and naturally he was furious on the spot. However, now the empire is in a difficult situation. At present, he can only fight to the death with China. His Majesty the Emperor has actively begun to seek help from other countries. After all, if the empire is defeated, it will be very unfavorable to many countries. Those great powers are unwilling to sit idly by and watch a powerful China rise in the Far East."

Yutoto Yama County gritted his teeth and said, "As long as His Majesty the Emperor is willing to fight to the death with Huaxia, our Yama County swears that we will lead the imperial soldiers as the emperor and be loyal to the empire!"

"Don't worry! Things are far from broken to that level. His Majesty the Emperor has begun to arrange for ambassadors to go to Britain, France, Germany, the United States and other countries to lobby, hoping that they can interfere in China's military operations. In addition, the United States has the most friendly attitude. I will set off to the United States soon and sign a military alliance with the United States to fight against China together!" Hirobuki Ito said.

"Before this, I hope that Yama Prefecture can lead all the soldiers of the empire to the end in North Korea!" Hiromo Ito said earnestly.

"Don't worry, Your Excellency Ito! If the Chinese Army wants to enter Seoul, then you must step over my body!" Yuto Yama Prefecture bowed deeply and sweared solemnly.

"By the way, Your Excellency Ito, from the above situations, it can be seen that China's interference in the North Korean issue has been planned for a long time. The sea supply line on which the empire relies on for survival in North Korea must be safe! I am afraid that the Chinese Navy will enter the Tsushima Strait and seize the Tsushima Island!" Yuto Yama Prefecture said with some concern.

In fact, Yupeng of Shanxian was not very afraid of the Chinese Army. He had defeated the Huai Army of the Qing Dynasty before and was very experienced in dealing with the China ** team. Now what he was most worried about was the Chinese Navy. After all, the sea control power of the Yellow Sea is still in the hands of the Yellow Sea Fleet of the Chinese Pacific Fleet. Youpeng of Shanxian was afraid that the Yellow Sea Fleet would control the Tsushima Strait. At that time, the local materials from the Empire could not be transported out, which means that the soldiers of the Empire would have no cotton coats to wear and no ammunition available. This is a fatal blow to the Imperial Army in North Korea.

Hirobu Ito nodded and agreed with Yama Prefecture's concern and said, "Don't worry! Yama Prefecture Jun, Dongxiang Jun led the joint fleet to escort your army above the Tsushima Strait. As long as you can hold on for a month, in a month, the empire's return fleet will return to the Yellow Sea. At that time, with the power of the Chinese Navy at this time, it will not be so easy to defeat the empire's fleet!"

Yutoto Yama Prefecture felt a little relieved. Although Hirahachiro Togo had suffered a defeat at the hands of the Chinese Navy before, his command ability cannot be denied. This time, the Chinese troops sent by Hirahachiro Togo was unfortunately criticized. This shows Hirahachiro Togo's advanced strategic vision.

Although I dare not say that it is foolproof, it is still more reassuring to hand over the sea supply line of the Imperial Army above North Korea to Hirahachiro Togo.

"The Korean War situation is completely left to Yama Prefecture. I will rush to the United States tomorrow to seek help from the United States!" Hirobuki Ito stood up and prepared to leave.

Yama Prefecture Akito delivered Hirofumi Ito to the door and watched him leave.

From the information sent by Hirofumi Ito just now, it was learned that the Chinese commander who led his army to enter North Korea from Shinyizhou this time was Nie Shicheng. "Nie Shicheng..." Akito Yama Prefecture murmured.

When Oshima Yoshikata led the Miancheng Ninth Brigade to attack Pyongyang in three directions. When Oshima Yoshikata captured Pyongyang and defeated the Qing general Zuo Baogui, no Nie Shicheng was discovered at that time because Nie Shicheng was ordered to return to the country to recruit troops.

However, in the subsequent series of battles, Shanxian Youpeng clearly remembered that he had fought with Nie Shicheng's Qing army several times and knew that Nie Shicheng was a very outstanding general in the Qing army. If it weren't for the Qing army commander Ye Zhichao, who was greedy for life and feared death, he would have probably rewritten the history of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.

However, all of this has become history, and now Nie Shicheng has become one of the Chinese Army Marshals. It is probably not that easy for the empire to defeat China this time.

Japanese Sasebo Naval Base.

Navy General Yoshio Yamamoto stood on the flagship of the Joint Fleet, the Kikumamaru, and looked into the sea in the distance. The Kikumamaru is one of the four latest battleships of the same class that the Japanese army returned to China. Now as a flagship, the Kikumaru was built at the Barlow Shipyard by the British Victory Company. It is expected that the armor and speed of the Dragon Weather-class battleships in the Chinese Navy were greatly improved compared to the Dragon Weather-class battleships in the Chinese Navy at this time.

If the Kumamaru-class battleship and the Huaxia Longwei-class battleship were fighting one-on-one at sea at this time, the Huaxia Longwei-class battleship was slightly disadvantageous. It can be said that these four battleships in the Japanese joint fleet are now at the advanced level in the world.

Even so, this does not mean that the Japanese Combined Fleet will definitely defeat the Yellow Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy. After all, the number of battleships of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet is twice that of the current Combined Fleet, not to mention that they have developed a new battleship. However, if the Chinese Combined Fleet really wants to fight the Japanese Combined Fleet at this time, it will definitely pay an extremely heavy price.

Hirahachiro Togo stood behind Yamamoto Honbuki. Hirahachiro Yamamoto looked back at Hirahachiro Togo and found Hirahachiro Togo frowned, as if he was worried about why.

Yamamoto Honbui asked: "Tongxiangjun, have you heard of the news that China has come to declare war on the empire?"

"Yeah, I've already learned it yesterday." Togo Hirahachiro responded absent-mindedly.

Yamamoto Honbuki smiled and said, "From your appearance, you seem to be very pessimistic about the prospects of the war!"

Togo Heihachiro took a deep breath and said, "God General, please allow me to say frankly. I think the Prime Minister Youth has been too hasty from rebuilding the joint fleet to implementing the annexation of North Korea. It is really stupid to attract Chinese troops to interfere!"

"Oh?" Yamamoto Honbuki looked at Togo Hirahachiro in surprise. He did not expect Togo Hirahachiro to have such a fierce reaction after hearing the Chinese troops sent. Yamamoto Honbuki said, "Togo, it's okay to just say it."

"Hi, General!" said Hirahachiro Togo: "I am pessimistic about this war. In fact, we lack the capital to fight on both sides. The actual situation is that we have chosen two battlefields. The matters on the Korean battlefield have not been completely resolved. Now that China sends troops, the joint fleet will fight against the Yellow Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy above the Yellow Sea Fleet! In order to rebuild the joint fleet in a short time, His Excellency Ito sacrificed national tariffs, so the empire's economic foundation will be even weaker. China is vast and can fight us for a long time. Once the war between the empire and China continues, the Japanese Empire will fall into a passive position. Our limited military strength and resources will be ineffective and will not be able to withstand the long-term consumption of war."

Yamamoto Kobee was silent for a moment, and it is undeniable that Togo Heihachiro's analysis was very correct.

"Then do you have any effective solution?" Yamamoto Hoshibuya asked solemnly.

Togo Heihachiro hesitated for a while, finally plucked up the courage and said, "Surrender immediately! Although this is not in line with the benefits that the empire has achieved now, this is undoubtedly the best way to preserve its strength for the empire in the future. The empire can no longer withstand any defeat in any battle." Togo Heihachiro knew that these words were a bit ruthless, but reason told him that he had to express his worries.

Silence, a long silence, more than ten minutes later, Yamamoto Honbuki said lightly: "Tongxiangjun, I think you must understand one thing. As soldiers, we cannot choose whether it is war or peace, we can only obey!"
Chapter completed!