Beiyang 1917

"Taiwan is only 3 square kilometers! The question now is very simple. Should the empire continue to occupy China's 6000 square kilometers of territory that originally belonged to them, or keep the 4 million square kilometers of Siberia's new territory? But the great plains of Siberia have all kinds of resources, minerals, forests, and oil!" The Minister of Finance is obviously firmly opposed to making enemies with China!

"I'm afraid it's more than 160 million square kilometers. Lin Quanzhu said in the secret message that China is willing to support Japan in obtaining the entire territory of the West Siberia Great Plain, including Omsk. The total area is 260 million square kilometers, and , if China and Japan can reach an agreement, then China and Japan will face the old Maozi in the west together on the Russian Eastern Front! Advance together and retreat together! This Wang Geng has a slogan called Asia, Asia for the Asian people! "

Zhengyi in the temple slowly said the price offered by the Chinese in Lin Quanzhu's telegram, that is, China supports Japan to obtain the entire West Siberia Plain, and ensures the unimpeded operation of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Of course, the premise is that the two sides can form an East Asian strategic alliances, and properly resolve historical issues.

"I have told you the truth, the secret message sent by Hata Shunroku, the future construction of the squadron will be based on the army and the air force, while Japan will give priority to the development of the navy, and China and Japan will work together, just like the British and French in Europe In that way, what the two countries can achieve is much better than doing it alone! And China has now become a major oil producer in Asia! In terms of energy, it provides sufficient supply guarantees for the imperial army and navy!"

Si Nei Zhengyi simply pointed out the private communication channel between himself and Wang Geng and the conditions for obtaining it!

"Your Excellency Teranei! Why did the Ministry of the Army not know about Shunliu Hata? I express my strong indignation at this. You are poaching the corner of the Ministry of the Army!" The Minister of the Army, Kenichi Oshima, who was kept in the dark, was obviously caught off guard. When did the chief liaison officer sent by the Ministry of the Army run a single gang for the prime minister in the temple!

"Baga! Oshima, that's too much! Is it true that the emperor is only serving you personally for the Ministry of War! Besides, Shunliu Hata is also a military attache at the embassy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China. He was hired by Wang Geng as a personal consultant, but Lin The bridge that Quansuke built for the matchmaking was reported to Minister Hirano and I for approval!" After all, Masaichi Terauchi was a field marshal, so how could he put Lieutenant General Kenichi Oshima in his eyes!

"Your Excellency, the Ministry of the Army has a tradition of the Ministry of the Army. I hope that such things will be reported to our army in advance!" Oshima Kenichi protested in a rough voice with a blushing face!

"Minister of the Army, Minister of the Navy, three-quarters of the national income of the empire is spent on the construction of the navy and army. Now you have a showdown with the Chinese. Do you have the confidence and certainty of victory? Dare to make a decision to turn against the Chinese! Say it yourself! Yes or no?!"

The prime minister in the temple roared with a livid face!

There was a moment of silence in the conference room. Obviously, this problem is really fatal. What's the use of the main battle Paiguang chanting slogans? The prime minister is now a general!As long as your Minister of War and Minister of the Navy dare to pat your chest and say that you can win, the cabinet will be kidnapped by you once so what!

"The Imperial Army still needs time to prepare. At least [-] reserve divisions must be mobilized, and another [-] reserve divisions must be recruited. Now the army only has [-] divisions, and three of them are still far away in Siberia. Twelve divisions are too weak to deal with the Chinese troops participating in the war!" Kenichi Oshima said with a blushing face.

"The Imperial Navy can launch a landing operation at any time. Of course, it takes a certain amount of time to reserve fuel, and it needs to communicate with the Allied Powers. Ports such as Tianjin and Shanghai are the places where the Allied Powers fleets gather. If you accidentally injure an Allied Power, you will be in trouble. !” Naval Minister Yusaburo Kato continued.

"Kenichi Oshima, your Ministry of the Army keeps saying that you will not hesitate to fight. How long will it take to mobilize 60 reserve divisions? Are the weapons, equipment and ammunition available? How long will it take to mobilize another [-] reserve divisions? What is the basic goal of the war? ? Is it possible to occupy Tianjin and Bei Jing to force Duan Zheng Fu to step down? Or to destroy the [-] Chinese troops participating in the war? Does the Ministry of the Army have any plans? How long will it take? Can it be done?"

Si Nei Zhengyi thumped the table and shouted!

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister! Japan has adopted a policy of appeasement and support for China this year. Contractors and banks have made a lot of money in China. The imperial army's combat direction has been deduced in West Siberia. Now you ask these questions I will How can you answer it! You are using your power to overwhelm others! Oshima, I will never give in! If not, I will resign!"

The Minister of War was forced to panic, jumped up and shouted with a blushing face!

"Suoga! I accept your resignation, you can go!" Si Nei Zhengyi yelled without showing any weakness, patting the table!

The audience was dumbfounded. Army Minister Kenichi Oshima has always been known for his arrogance in the cabinet. Now that he and the Prime Minister had come to this point, no cabinet member stood up to intercede for him. In the huge conference room, only the army The minister and the prime minister stared at each other and gasped!

"Baga! Gentlemen! Take care of yourself!" Oshima Kenichi was obviously disappointed that no one stood up to speak for him. Even the Secretary of the Navy did not meet the eyes of everyone staring at him. Damn, when did the Ministry of War really become lonely? up?The guy was so heartbroken, he slammed his hands on the conference table, and left the table in a huff of sleeves!

"Don't worry, gentlemen! I will soon nominate the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of War, Yusaku Uehara, as the Minister of the Army! But it is war or peace, and the cabinet must make its own decision! I will say it up front. If the cabinet finally makes a decision to go to war with China, As the Japanese government who has been arming the Chinese army with the United States for the past year, I cannot shirk the blame, so I can only take the blame and resign! Gentlemen, you must think twice before acting!"

Si Nei Zhengyi also has no way out at the moment. Who would have known that Wang Geng and his participating army would expand so quickly this year, and in a trance, China and Japan have already followed the [-] million yuan loan and the advance of Siberia? The process has become a huge community of common interests.

With the Xuanhua Iron and Steel Petroleum Military Industry Base and Renqiu Oilfield, China has become the most potential power in Asia, not to mention the full support of the United States behind it. The steel and petrochemical military industry enterprises built by Wang Geng are everywhere. With the presence of Anglo-American capital, of course, Japan's Zhengjin Bank also brazenly sneaked in to get a lot of equity.

It is obviously not in the interests of the United States, Britain and France in the Entente that China and Japan will turn their faces against each other now. Although the British and French are unwilling to let China grow so fast with the support of the United States, facing the quagmire of the European War, a stronger mainland China It is obviously more instinctive to make a greater contribution to the Allied Powers than a stern island nation.

For the U.S., forming an alliance with China in Asia is the first choice of the U.S. government, not to mention that over the past year, with the help of Wang Geng, U.S. steel, oil and military enterprises have obtained the greatest benefits from Chinese orders and equity investments. Among the steel, petrochemical, military, and aviation companies built, American capital has the largest share of all foreign capital, especially Sino-American Petroleum Corporation, which is simply a cornucopia of money, and American capital has become the only foreign capital in Sino-American Petroleum!

Yusaku Uehara, who was appointed as the Minister of the Army in an emergency, obviously did not want to be the Minister of the Army and just become a passing visitor for a day. The cabinet of Rimoto Temple voted in the emergency cabinet meeting that afternoon, and the motion to go to war with ** was voted in favor of 2, 7 Negative votes were rejected.

The new Minister of the Army Yusaku Uehara and the Minister of the Navy Kato Yusaburo voted in favor of the motion to start the war, but the purpose was not to promote the adoption of the motion to start the war, but to show the Japanese government and the opposition that the Japanese army and navy are always ready to defend national interests. And vote!After the vote, it also explained this in particular, and claimed that the army and navy will respect the final decision of the cabinet!

The motion for peace talks with China that followed was passed with 7 votes in favor and 2 votes against. Prime Minister Temple also explained that for the best interests of the empire, the forced abandonment of the occupied territories in China was a last resort. With the current national strength, there is no way to win a war with China in a short period of time, especially when the United States, Britain and France will not stand on their side.

Japan's retreat was a last resort. With the strength of Japan as an island country, it seems that it is far from the right time to challenge China supported by the United States. In order to keep the eastern part of the West Siberia Plain, in order to obtain the entire West Siberia Great Plain of 260 million square meters Kilometers of land has thus become a continental country. It is by no means a bad deal for Japan to return more than 4 square kilometers of the South-Manchuria Railway, Kanto Prefecture, Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, and Taiwan!