The Rise of the Empire

This time, the Russians are really serious! very serious! They felt the pressure of Japan's rise. Russia was strong, but too weak in the Far East. And this time, I am afraid it is the best chance for the Russians to overwhelm Japan! Japan has bad relations with almost all major countries that can affect the Far East! The British are unprecedentedly isolated and dare not act rashly anymore. The Japanese have been fighting for nearly a year, how much power do they have left? Nicholas II even had the idea of ​​directly knocking his opponent to the ground. Of course, this is just a matter of drinking too much and thinking about it.

Russia's most elite cruiser formation has entered the Far East, with the 10,000-ton armored cruiser Rurik as the flagship and two Munich-class armored cruisers ordered from Germany as the main force. Coupled with the two battleships of the Far East Fleet and a group of other auxiliary warships, this force is enough to crush the Japanese fleet at its peak. Isn't the Japanese fleet at this time still easy to catch?

A powerful fleet of 2 battleships and 3 cruisers first set off from Vladivostok and then passed through the Tsugaru Strait, then turned south and headed towards Tokyo Bay! After wandering around the center of Japan, it even entered the Seto Inland Sea at one point! Maybe some people say that this is not aggression? That's right, you said it, this is aggression, come and hit me! At this time, the Russians are eager for the Japanese to do it first!

And just when the Russians came to slap their face directly, the enemies of Germany and France also took action in the coastal waters of the Qing Dynasty. Scheer, with two cruisers, never dreamed that he would act with the French fleet! The two French cruisers under the command of Major General Jean Erdrin joined the patrol activities on the "Bohai Non-combat Zone". Of course, such patrol activities are simply armed parades, and there is almost no possibility of fighting the Japanese. of!

While taking action at sea, the Russian Army and the Blue Army also began to step up their oppression of the Japanese First Army located in the Liaodong Peninsula! More than 20,000 Russian troops and the Blue Army began to slowly advance to the south! From the perspective of military strength alone, the number of this army is equivalent to the entire force of Japan in Liaodong. After obtaining a large amount of arms from Germany, this Russian army in good condition has every chance to be exhausted. The Japanese one dial to die!

"Damn, what do you mean?" The Japanese government immediately started diplomatic mediation, trying to split the Triple Alliance, but as in history, it was useless, and then went to the British father, hoping that the godfather could show him Let's go. Faced with such a posture, the British were also discouraged. Now that the strength of the Three Kingdoms Fleet has stabilized the British fleet deployed in the Far East, a simple strong lineup of two battleships and five armored cruisers can combine the Fremantle fleet and the Japanese fleet in one pot!

"Well, godson, figure out your own way! Dad still has something to do, let's get busy first!" The British did it very neatly, and directly sent the Fremantle fleet back to the area south of the Yangtze River. If you make trouble in the north, I don't care. The British decisively chose neutrality. It's not that the British don't want to help, it's just that they can't help!

Then, the Russian and German envoys to Japan issued an ultimatum-like note almost at the same time. The content of this note seemed so righteous: "Didn't you say to ensure the independence and territorial integrity of North Korea? Didn't you say it was not for the Qing Dynasty?" Now that North Korea has become independent, what else do you want? Now I am guaranteeing the territorial integrity of the Qing Dynasty, if you don’t accept it, let’s try it?”

"This is simply unreasonable!" Well, the Japanese, who have never been reasonable before, began to complain about others being unreasonable, but this is of no use! If it is said that the Japanese government started negotiating in a relatively friendly external environment in history, then this time, before the armistice, Japan was already in a great passive position.

In history, the Japanese dared to bluff when negotiating, saying that they would directly transport 100,000 troops to Beijing by sea and land. It is also possible to send warships to attack Taiwan while negotiating, but what about this plane?

The Japanese army on the Liaodong Peninsula has already begun to dig holes and prepare to stick to it, while the Japanese fleet is shrinking to the mainland, and then carefully staring at the Russian fleet, while avoiding misfires!

The negotiations are finally about to start, but the conditions for this start are very bad! The Japanese were almost brought to the negotiating table by a third party with a gun to their foreheads! And this time the Japanese can't even choose the place of negotiation! Originally, Ito Hirobumi and others planned to let the Qing Dynasty go to Japan for talks, but Li Hongzhang first sent a report saying that if he wanted to go, he would go to Vladivostok! Is this fair? Everyone chooses a third country as the venue for negotiations.

"Damn it! The Russians put guns on my forehead, you think it's fair?! How fair is this!" The Japanese were also unambiguous, and immediately put forward a counter-proposal, why don't we go to England to talk. Although the British can't help, it is still possible to indicate a place for negotiation.

"How about this? Everyone take a step back and talk to the United States." In the end, the two sides negotiated for a long time, and finally found a relatively neutral country, and the distance between the two countries seems to be much closer to the United States than to the United Kingdom. So, in the end, representatives of the two parties began to travel from their homeland to Los Angeles, USA, this time to ensure the "fairness of the talks." Britain, Germany, Russia, France, and the United States will send representatives to "watch" the entire conference process.

"Actually, if we insist, we can press Japan to negotiate in Vladivostok. But why did the government compromise in the end?" Earl Schelling said with some doubts when he saw the telegram sent from Berlin.

"In addition, His Highness the Prince also stated in a letter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that he can accept negotiations in the United States. What is the reason for this? What is the benefit of giving up our home court advantage?" Looking at the silent Ruprecht, Earl Schelling continued.

"I hope this negotiation will take longer. Our people have already started to work, but you know, whether it is the transfer of funds or the operation, it will take time. We need to make a time difference! During this time, we have to go abroad Only by releasing some good news for Japan can we earn more."

"Of course, another reason is that I don't trust Russia. The Russians are too capricious. If they control the situation in Vladivostok, I may not get much benefit in the end. In a relatively neutral place, we Russia’s support can be obtained. The United States has concerns about Russia and has no malice towards us. In order to balance the pressure from Britain and the United States, Russia and France must compromise with us, and such a result will be good,” Ruprecht said.

"In addition, contact Viscount Rotisino. We need first-hand information on the progress of the negotiations. If possible, we must interfere with the negotiation process. In addition, the US representative Stimson is a reliable person. The DuPont consortium is our partner." After Ruprecht finished speaking, he signaled the earl to leave, and then asked the waiter to bring Countess Laura in, and now it's finally time to harvest!

The second update is here~~~, and there will be another update tonight~~~.