"I have decided." Emperor Meiji looked solemn, looked forward calmly, slowly stretched out his right hand and made a suppressed gesture, saying, "When the war on Kyushu Island is over, I only have the four Honshu Kingdom left. I will be responsible for the ancestors." Meiji's thin face squeezed a smile, and took the hand of Prince Kazuhito Akimiya who was trembling and walked down from the throne, handed the hand of the somewhat weak child to Hirofumi Ito, took two steps back, and suddenly bowed deeply: "Please, please!"

"Your Majesty!", Hirofumi Ito, Aitomoto Yamamoto, and other military and political officials were all frightened by the Emperor's actions and fell to the ground, and tears came out: "I am incompetent!"

"Hokkaido is over. After Prince Komatsu cuts his stomach, Hokkaido is all the verdicts. Kyushu is still expected, and I am also waiting for news from Kyushu." He sighed deeply and then said, "If Kyushu loses it, you will be responsible for the teaching of the prince's literary affairs. If Nogi Has the will, he will assist the prince's martial affairs. If he has no life...", sighed and shook his head and said, "There is no need to teach him martial affairs. Japan will only have one word to do next: Ninja."

"Your Majesty think twice. If your Majesty makes any difference, I will be loyal to Your Majesty!" Hirofumi Ito and others dissuaded in unison.

"Rareless!" Emperor Meiji whispered: "Don't you respect the imperial edict? The prince is the future emperor, and you should continue to be loyal!" He looked at the ministers' eyes that were still persistent. He smiled and said, "I am not going to die, and I don't abdicate. Don't think too much."

Everyone couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Emperor Meiji smiled and turned back to the imperial throne and said, "I don't want to be the king of the destruction of the country. It doesn't matter if Japan has lost Hokkaido, it doesn't matter if it has lost Kyushu. But if I lose it again, why should I go to see the ancestors and ancestors?" He raised his hand and held up the imperial knife in front of the seat, pulled out a little, and quickly sent it back to the knife box, sighed dejectedly: "I am responsible for the great Japan. If Hokkaido is lost, Ito, you must quickly ask for peace. I will go to Beijing in person to meet the Emperor of Qing Dynasty to apologize."

"His Majesty--"

"Bang!" Emperor Meiji pulled out the cold sword and pointed it straight to the west. The blade trembled: "I have decided. You don't need to say much. Prince - please let you all!" After saying that, he threw the knife in his hand on the ground and turned around and left alone.

In a dullness, the young Prince Jiaren of Minggong should have been frightened and suddenly burst into tears.

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France, the "Little Daily", which has always been pro-China, suddenly disclosed a shocking news: Japanese Foreign Minister Muro Otsumi is secretly visiting France and has been received by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a high-level reception. At the same time, the "Little Daily" pointed out that in high-end places in Paris, someone revealed to reporters that there are signs of increasing Russians frequented by them. Based on the above phenomena, the "Little Daily" made an amazing judgment that France, which is on three sides of China and more or less conflicts with China, will form an alliance with Russia and Japan!

Indeed, their speculation was not wrong. Just two days later, a French-Russia-Japan-Japan-Paris Agreement, which has no signs for the country and is extremely obvious. The content is also vague, and it only states that the three parties will regard the other side as all-round allies, among which France will assume the financial basis of the industrialization of Russia and Japan. The first batch will provide interest-free state loans of five million francs to Russia and Japan. On international issues, the three countries will maintain a consistent voice. The agreement is valid for fifteen years, and both parties have the obligation to extend the agreement period for five years. In other words, if not all three parties agree to end the alliance, the agreement will be valid for twenty years until it expires in 1914. (The real history is that in that year, France and Russia concluded an alliance with the goal of Germany and France to fund Russia's industrialization.)

This is a major event in international politics, and the news spread quickly throughout the world. The delegation of Zaiying, who was visiting Germany, was notified that the German emperor would postpone their reception for three days, and in Britain, the proud British were obviously shocked by the French move. British diplomats generally remained silent. Obviously, before accurately grasping the true thoughts of the French, the British did not want to hurt the friendship between Britain and France because of their misjudgment, although this friendship was threatened by some conflicts between Sino-Japanese War, as well as some colonies in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

The most shocking thing was naturally Beijing. I was dispersed by this sudden news and the joy brought by the good news that had just been heard from the Japanese battlefield. In the past two days, except for Oita and Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, the other four prefectures on Kyushu Island have been completely controlled by the Qing army. With the successful landing of 36,000 Zuobao Eight Banners, the number of Qing troops on the entire Kyushu Island has reached more than 60,000. At the same time, in Kumamoto Castle, which has relatively successful control, a large airship take-off and landing base was set up, and the number of large reconnaissance airships on Kyushu Island has reached six. At the same time, the Japanese army began to shrink its defense line, abandon the garrison of Kagoshima, and gathered the remaining more than 10,000 people in Oita, as if they were about to escape.

On the Navy, Liu Buchan led the fleet to abandon Tokyo and headed directly to Hokkaido. After getting in touch with the Amanami Kingdom, the two sides jointly launched a joint attack on the sea and land of Sapporo. In just half a day, the Sapporo defenders raised the white flag to surrender to Shino Matsuhei, who was proclaimed as the "General of the Conquering Yi". The Navy then rushed south and launched a half-day shelling of Hakodate. Then they returned to Nagasaki for supply.

On the second day, Liu Buchan led his troops south and attacked Kagoshima along the way, preparing for the army to capture Kagoshima. Everything went smoothly. I just issued an order to give the infantry yamen to quickly select 50,000 people, start to cross the east to take over the city, and assist the staff of the two ministries of Education and Education to carry out digestion work, which was a blow from the French.

Don't be anxious, my focus must not be shaken. Europe will also need to be digested for a while in Europe. France will be the big head. Although my country will be surrounded by these three countries, the more anxious people are obviously the Germans. Since the German Emperor William II expelled Bismarck from taking charge of the major policies, the balance system that Bismarck worked hard for him has gradually begun to loosen. In this year, the Reinsurance Treaty signed with the Russians in the Bismarck era aimed at promoting mutual trust between Germany and Russia expired. If Bismarck was still alive, he would definitely sign a renewal with Germany again, so that there would not be such a situation where Russians were attracted by the French, the natural enemy of the Germans. These are enough for William's second son to drink a pot. The French and the Russians must not have turned their attention to the Far East so quickly. The first thing they need to be prepared for is the possible counterattack of the Germans.

I sat alone in the study room for a long time, and after thinking through this floor, I recovered. So I was surprised and did not react too fiercely. I just ordered people to summon Ogne and Zeppelin. At the same time, I issued an order to Ding Ruchang and Song Qing from Guangdong and Guangxi to keep them on guard. The French could maintain a certain degree of alert. However, Ding Ruchang could do some small-scale military exercises and beat the Russians on the side of the Russians. His large forces were all concentrated in the European part, and here, he did not have the strength to have a large-scale conflict with me.

I also urgently summoned Shanqi and issued instructions to him. Since the focus of the world is now on the Far East, the Wuyue battle for hegemony similar to the Spring and Autumn Period, the war between two emerging countries in the Far East has actually covered up the original hot spot of the world - the Balkans. Then, I will let him get lively again.

Since Messerschmitt has regained his identity in Germany and has gained a foothold, then give him money, let him make something happen to me in the Balkans, and let the eyes of the great powers return to the center of Europe. Of course, I can only give a false direction here. How to proceed depends on his ability. As an excellent spy talent trained by the Royal German Navy, I believe in his ability.

Two days later, after the attack on Miyazaki and Kagoshima without any effort, the Oita decisive battle was staged. With the support of airships, the 30,000 Qing army launched a fierce shelling on Oita Castle. More than 100 field artillery guns of various caliber covered the outer defense line of Oita Castle for half an hour. Although the Japanese army used the terrain to arrange an outer defense line of 3,000 people to defend, under the dense artillery fire, the Japanese army had to order to shrink the defense line and retreat to Yubu and Pearlcho line after half an hour.

However, Nie Shicheng found that the number of enemy troops did not seem to have changed much, that is to say, the Japanese army with about 7,000 men did not seem to be in the defense line. The airship in the air did not report any unexpected situations. However, before the attack, the navy sent a telegram saying that it had encountered mines in the Osui Strait and that many ships were damaged, so it was probably not possible to arrive at the Daban to support the battle in time.

The situation on the entire eastern front of Kyushu Island is now quite complicated. The Zhili soldiers stationed by Feng Guozhang were temporarily captured by Feng Guozhang, while Miyazaki Prefecture in the south was led by Shoushan, a subordinate of Zuo Baogui, and the Eight Banners troops were stationed. The forces of Zuo Baogui, except for 10,000 people who suppressed the rebels in Kagoshima Prefecture, which had a fierce resistance among the people, had nearly 20,000 people scattered to various cities, responsible for the public security and cleanup affairs of each city. Zuo Baogui himself was transferred to the central army and coordinated the battle with Nie Shicheng.

At this time, Zuo Baogui felt something was wrong. The navy had not arrived for a long time, and the enemy's forces seemed to have had a large-scale detour last night. Although there was an airship on his head, no matter what, the situation of the battle was not under his full control.

After a brief discussion with Nie Shicheng, Nie Shicheng made a decision. No matter what, ten times the army gathered together and then ate Daito first. As for the others, after eating Daito, the form of Kyushu Island was completed. In the future, all of them will be used to eliminate the resistance forces on the island. The advantage of troops and the airship surveillance of the airships, I believe they can't play any tricks.

So, at 10 a.m. that day, the general attack began, but no one expected that the resistance of the last line of defense of the Japanese army was very tenacious and he was unwilling to surrender no matter what. The terrain on the periphery of Obito also gave the Japanese army the capital for such stubborn resistance. Although the hills were not high, the terrain was complex, and the Japanese army also dug a large number of foxglove pits, and the precise strike effect of artillery fire was not very obvious. They had to fight hard with infantry. With ten times the force, it was not difficult to defeat them. However, the casualties in this battle were very large. After nearly 2,500 casualties, the resistance Japanese army was finally completely eliminated. On the Japanese front, there was no living person, including senior generals such as Tsukii Yokozo and Yamane Nobuma.

The navy was indeed in a lot of trouble. Liu Buchan did not expect that Xizhibiao on Seed Island would have several newly built turrets. At the same time, the dense mines on the waterway also caused heavy damage to the navy. The head of the Dingyuan ship was blown up. Fortunately, the skin was thick and there was no big problem. But the supply ship was not so lucky. A freshwater supply ship and a coal transport ship unfortunately sank from mines. At the same time, some cruisers had large or small damage.

After paying for varying degrees of damage to the hull, hundreds of people on the Xiyue Fort were finally completely wiped out in two hours. The Navy also received a telegram to conquer Oita. After informing Nie Shicheng of his own situation, Liu Buchan explained to Nie Shicheng that the fleet would return to Nagasaki to rest and that those who should repair would have to return to China for maintenance.

The Japanese also launched a life-threatening battle at the same time. The 7,000 troops that disappeared last night went from Oita to Nagaoka to Takagi. After resting for eight hours under Takagi, they contacted Miyazaki Castle under the command of Nogi Hinomiya and carried out a Miyazaki surprise attack.

Shouyama, who was guarding Miyazaki, was caught off guard without any preparation and suffered a great loss. Fortunately, relying on his firepower advantage and the toughness he raised with the Russians, after paying the price of more than a thousand casualties, Nogiki Nobumen also threw down nearly a thousand bodies and retreated to the Kagoshima line. At the same time, he reported the situation to Nie Shicheng via radio.

Nogi Hinomi pursued him relentlessly. This man is notoriously ruthless in fighting, and does not care about casualties. (I personally think his style of military use is very similar to *.) He tied to Shoushan's retreat formation. Although Shoushan was ruthless in the Tucheng City near Kagoshima Prefecture, he stopped to set up defenses on the spot and fought head-on with Nogi Hinomi, after a close fight, neither side gained a advantage. Nogi Hinomi's constant charge tactics and the last ruthlessness of the Japanese soldiers also inspired the brute force in Shoushan's bones. Both sides were tug-of-war in the small territory of the city. After each of them suffered nearly 2,000 casualties, they each withdrew their troops. Nogi Hinomi conquered about 4,000 remaining soldiers and retreated eastward.

But when Nie Shicheng sent his troops to Miyazaki, he did not encounter any resistance. Nogi Hinomi seemed to have evaporated, and his four thousand soldiers disappeared on this land.

In any case, as Nie Shicheng thought, the Qing army completed the formal occupation of Jiuzhou Island.

The British seemed to have finally figured out the French's thoughts, responded quickly, and had the effect of a surprise soldier, announcing respect for the choice of the French government, but also asked France to respect the British Empire and the British Empire's allies - China. At the same time, Britain quickly signed a new military alliance treaty with Greece - the Treaty of Athens. The treaty stipulated that Greece opened all military ports to the British Empire's Mediterranean fleet, and promised that if Greece was attacked or war broke out around Greece, Greece would open its territory to the British army.

This move is obviously aimed at Germany and its allies Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy. Of course, Greece's geographical proximity to Bulgaria also made Russia feel uncomfortable.

At the same time, the British issued a statement, although the terms are vague and brief, smart people should be able to literally see that the British Empire was warning the huge empire in the Far East. Britain said that the mainstream of the world should be peaceful, and any conflict should first consider eliminating differences through peaceful negotiations, rather than war.

After learning that the British had made a move in the Balkans, German Emperor William II was furious and the anger he had accumulated for several consecutive days finally broke out. First, the German Emperor rebuked the Russians for their treason and declared that countries that betrayed the Three Emperors' alliance would definitely be punished. The German Army was also preparing for a joint military exercise with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy, with a very sensitive location - Insbruck, not far from the French border in Germany.

After making important decisions one after another, German Emperor William II met with Zai Ying's diplomatic delegation the next day. At the same time, he also invited all Chinese army officers in Germany to attend a grand cocktail party. People from the German diplomatic and army circles talked with guests from China. While drinking, William II, who was slightly drunk, delivered a speech that shocked Europe again.

The German Emperor first expressed his concern for the conflict in the Far East, and then immediately stated that Germany will always be China's most determined friend. In any conflict, Germany will stand firmly behind the master of the Far East. William II, who spoke very loudly, even expressed his determination in a repeated sentence: "Yes, friends, you are the master of the Far East! Germans, please remember that the Germans will always be your friends. Just like the arrogant and noble Britons." Speaking of this, His Majesty the Emperor sneered contemptuously and then continued: "Yes, Germany envied such a friendship between you. So, my friend, dear Prince, dear Mr. Baylor, I solemnly give a suggestion, let us form a joint army, just like the joint fleet you formed with the British!"

Before the Zaifeng brothers could react, the Emperor's topic changed and instead expressed his gratitude to Count Zeppelin. As an envoy of Sino-German friendship, Count Zeppelin will be received by His Majesty the Emperor and have dinner together when he returns to his country next time. His Majesty the Emperor even expressed his intention to award Count Zeppelin the friendship medal in public.
Chapter completed!