Ichiro Fujita was very frustrated. When he first contacted Fang Zida, it was not unexpected that the other party rejected the conditions proposed by Japan. What was unexpected was the tough attitude shown by Fang Zida.

When he received the order from the base camp, Ichiro Fujita was not optimistic about his status as a "special envoy" from the beginning. The Sino-Japanese local war broke out in mid-November. It has been almost a month now, and the progress on the front line is not optimistic.

, as the war situation became stalemate and continued, the voice against the war in Japan became louder and louder. The new cabinet Prime Minister Masaki Terauchi and the previous Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu had conflicts, especially since Okuma Shigenobu tried to recommend Kato Takaaki before taking office.

He took over the post of Prime Minister, but with the secret push of opposition political veterans Aritomo Yamagata and Saionji, it took Masaki Terauchi only six days to complete the formation of the cabinet and succeed him as Prime Minister.

After Masaki Terauchi came to power, his first task was to rectify the poor domestic economy and try to reverse domestic conflicts. However, he adopted an indifferent approach to the war with China that he finally acquiesced to and secretly promoted during Okuma's trust-building period. This was his brilliance.

If the war is won, it will bring great benefits to his administration. If the war continues without progress, he can also put all the responsibility on Okuma Shigenobu. As for whether the war will fail, Terauchi Masaki has never

After thinking about it, in his opinion, Japan's strength is quite sure to deal with the weakness of China.

After the war started on November 19, all good news came from the front line. Especially in the Northeast battlefield, the Japanese army was overwhelming and wiped out an entire Chinese division overnight, and quickly pushed the front line to the last second line of defense of China. And Qingqing

* Island battlefield, although the powerful Japanese Second Fleet is not as good as the army, its advantages are obvious. After receiving the news, Masaki Terauchi secretly rejoiced, wondering whether to express his views on this war in public.

The remarks were made to show that this cabinet attached great importance to the war, lest the credit would not fall into his hands by then.

But before he had time to implement this plan, bad news came one after another in the following days. The Japanese Army, which was advancing at full speed, actually stopped at the front line of Buyun Mountain. Despite all their efforts, they were unable to break through the opponent's position.

The battle between the two sides turned from a breakthrough war to a war of positional attrition. Although the Japanese Army's overall casualties were less than those of the Chinese ** Corps, the stubborn resistance of the Chinese ** Corps still caused great losses to the Japanese army. Terauchi, who served as the governor of Korea

Zhengyi knew the terrain near Fengtian well, and he also understood that the severe cold in Northeast China in winter would bring troubles to the war. He would not be able to defeat his opponents in the short term. With the coming of winter, the Japanese army would become more and more difficult to fight, and as the Chinese government continued to increase troops to the Northeast. The front line

The balance of power between the two sides has gradually changed. Unless the cabinet agrees to expand the war, mobilize domestic war, and involve North Korea in this war, it will be difficult to win this war.

Compared with the difficult Northeastern battlefield, the news from the Qing*dao battlefield, that is, the Jiaodong battlefield, caused an uproar in the Japanese cabinet. Not only did the powerful Japanese Second Fleet fail to achieve any results in the Qing*dao area, it even fell into

The trap trapped the two divisions that landed, and both the army and the navy suffered huge losses. Now the 15th and 18th divisions are surrounded by the squadron. Although the Second Fleet still has one division in hand

The mobile strength of the regiment and part of the Marine Corps has lost the initiative on the battlefield as a whole. In the internal report to the Navy Headquarters, Fleet Commander Yashiro Rokuro even more sadly believed that the Battle of Qing*dao has been impossible to complete the planned plan.

, suggested canceling the combat plan and the Chinese peace talks to save the fate of the 15th and 18th divisions.

Of course, this is just an internal report from Yashiro Rokuro to the Navy Headquarters. At the cabinet meeting, the Navy will certainly not be stupid enough to tell the truth. Instead, it will jump out and hit the Army first, accusing the Army of not following the reservation.

They planned an attack, but in order to gain credit, they actually launched an attack in advance on the Northeastern battlefield without notifying the navy, thus giving the Chinese fleet time to prepare. This caused the Second Fleet to fall into the trap of the Chinese who were waiting for them.

In this regard, the navy and the army are arguing endlessly. For the navy, the army's current performance in Northeast China is far better than that of the navy. From this point of view, the army is more confident than the navy. What's more, the landing troops that have fallen now all belong to the army divisions.

And it is precisely because of Fleet Commander Yashiro Rokuro's pig-headed and chaotic command that such consequences have occurred. It is good that the Army does not seek to settle accounts with your Navy. Your Navy instead blames our Army? As for the Army's early attack, so what?

Like? Only a few hours in advance. Do the Chinese have the ability to make all preparations and lay a trap for the Second Fleet in such a short period of time? This is simply ridiculous to say.

At the meeting, the two camps of the navy and the army became more and more quarrelsome, and even almost started fighting. It was difficult to persuade both sides to retreat. Masaki Terauchi also felt that this situation was a big headache, so he could only suspend the meeting in the name of the prime minister.

Then he went to the palace to see the emperor and reported the meeting to the emperor in order to seek a resolution.

The meningitis patient Emperor Taisho's mental illness has become more and more serious in recent years. As the saying goes, since he suffered from mental illness, he has become more energetic. Compared with previous years, the temper of this supreme human being in the eyes of Japanese subjects is more erratic and often violent.

He made some unbelievable actions, which often made ministers and even the people feel shocked and dumbfounded.

Let’s just talk about the military exercises not long ago. If the Taisho Emperor hadn’t been so busy traveling, Prime Minister Oyama Iwa wouldn’t have passed away in such a depressed state. On the way back to Beijing, the enthusiastic Emperor Taisho stopped by to review

He joined the Guards Division stationed outside Tokyo. During the review period, he suddenly jumped off the review platform in full view of everyone, ran up to a stunned soldier, tore off his backpack, rummaged through it, and then patted him as if nothing was wrong.

The hands left happily.

There are countless jokes like this among the ministers. In private, everyone has discussed the mental problems of this "god" and feels that no matter what kind of behavior His Majesty the Emperor does again, it won't be too strange.

With such an emperor, can Masaki Terauchi expect him to make the right decision? The answer is of course no. Masaki Terauchi is not a fool, he is a wily guy. As the prime minister of the cabinet, although he is nominally the government decision-maker, he must be suppressed forcefully.

It is absolutely impossible to rely on the influence of his prime minister to control the sea and army armies. In this case, it is Terauchi Masaki's plan to obtain a royal decree from Emperor Taisho for his own use.

As expected, after listening blankly to the report of Masaki in the temple, Emperor Taisho, who was in a daze, seemed to be as silent as a wooden sculpture. It was not until the chamberlain reminded him that he suddenly came back to his senses.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet believes that since the foreign war has reached this level, it is impossible to complete the expected plan, so it can consider peace talks with China. I wonder what your Majesty's opinion is?"

"I have no objection..." The focus of Emperor Taisho's eyes was not on Temple Masaki at all, but he didn't know where he was looking.

"Your Majesty, please let Your Majesty decide how to deal with it."

"Let me rule? Just do whatever you say, just do it." Emperor Taisho waved his sleeves impatiently, and after saying these words, he couldn't wait to get up from the throne and leave. When leaving, Masaki from the temple

Passing by, you can clearly hear him muttering something about how all the flowers in the Imperial Garden have faded. Without flowers to enjoy, you can’t even feel like writing poetry. These gardeners are all fools. Since it’s cold,

It should be watered with boiling water.

It can be said that Masaki Terauchi's entry into the palace did not achieve any substantial results, but Emperor Taisho's last words made him feel like a treasure. Didn't His Majesty the Emperor say that he would do whatever he was asked to do? In other words,

It is equivalent to handing over the decision-making power to the cabinet. As the prime minister of the cabinet, he uses chicken feathers as arrows. This is enough.

After thinking about it, Masaki Terauchi decided to end the war, and he also obeyed public opinion and put all the blame on the previous cabinet. As for the acting commander-in-chief of the army on the front line, Yusaku Uehara, unfortunately he became the scapegoat. But in terms of how to end the war,

The navy and army were quarreling over the plan, and the parties discussed it for several days without reaching an agreement. As time went by, Masaki Terauchi summoned the general staff and the Black Dragon Society and other intelligence agencies to try to solve the problem in another way. After a series of

Through compromises and discussions, they finally came up with a plan, which was what Ichiro Fujita brought to Fang Zida. Masaki Terauchi wanted to use this thing to fool the Chinese first, and then consider what to do in the end after solving the immediate problem.

measure.

The plan was put forward, and someone had to be the special envoy. At this time, the intelligence department recommended a person to Masaki Terauchi. This person happened to be Ichiro Fujita, who was serving as the Army Liaison Officer in the Second Fleet. When I learned about Ichiro Fujita's experience and heard that

When Ichiro Fujita had good connections with the upper echelons of China's political and military circles, and when it became feasible to meet directly with China's rising political star Fang Zida, the job fell to Ichiro Fujita without any doubt, prompting him to make this trip.

The first meeting failed. Fujita Ichiro quickly sent the news back to China and patiently waited for domestic instructions. Who would have thought that while he was waiting in the room of the Six Nations Hotel, a piece of news suddenly came.

The next day, the Jiaodong Chinese Army launched a fierce attack on the 15th and 18th Divisions in the encirclement. It seemed that they had the intention of annihilating the Japanese army in one go. In just one day, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties. They relied on their positions to resist desperately, but still could not stop the Chinese army.

*Team's offense.

After receiving the news, Ichiro Fujita was shocked and immediately transferred the information back to the country. At the same time, he asked the guard for an urgent meeting with Fang Zida. When the guard agreed to report his request, Ichiro Fujita walked around the room like an ant on a hot pot.
Chapter completed!