Due to population problems, Nanhua fell into a situation of strategic contraction.

Liu Yiming planned to accumulate strength, take advantage of everyone's eyes on Japan and the Qing Dynasty, recharge his batteries, and wait for the next change.

There are two interludes in the middle.

The Peruvian coup and civil war have affected the copper mines being mined. Some local forces want to intervene. Can Liu Yiming endure it?

Having mastered the copper mines in Peru and Nanhua, we can’t see much now, but the future will be different!

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In the name of protecting overseas Chinese, Liu Yiming sent the Luojing to visit, accompanied by two "supply ships".

The other time was in August. The King of Korea on the peninsula couldn't stand it anymore. He handed a piece of complaint to the old witch and asked Japan for help. Unfortunately, he was too stingy and Japan didn't want to move.

Then Mr. Li finally remembered the rapid-fire cannon in the warehouse and began to change the equipment of Badayuan.

Finally, I remembered the arrival of the King of Korea. The two thousand army slowly set off from the land, regardless of how hurried the King of Korea was.

No matter how the court asks, Mr. Li will just say one word.

"The main force of the navy is installing new artillery. When we set off at this time, there are only four battleships that can be used together. If something unexpected happens, the navy will be in danger and the capital will be in danger!"

No one asked what the accident was. Until the end of the year, the old witch had a longevity banquet. This may explain why the navy only reached 25 million taels.

Just like that, the year passed like this, and time came to 1995 in a blink of an eye.

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At the end of February that year, Liu Yiming had nothing to do and was watching them hold a combat meeting at the General Staff Headquarters.

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"The Japanese Navy's Takasago and Chitose have been in service for three months. According to the usual habits of the Japanese, they should be combat effective by now." Liu Yiming stood up first and asked them to judge.

"Does that mean he will go to war? But his battleships will have to wait for another year before they are ready. Otherwise, how can they be stabilized?" Zhao Jiaxing is a true cannon doctrine. Big is good, and more is beautiful!

"If you want to ensure penetration, the battleship must be close to the town, and at that time it will be easily penetrated by the town.

I even think that when rapid-fire firepower has an absolute advantage, it is very advantageous to start a war." Xu Sunming didn't think so.

"If you want to penetrate such thick iron armor, according to our experiments, you must use steel bullets with a large-caliber gun. It is difficult to inflict fatal injuries with large iron balls.

I have tested the Changan's 92-inch main gun. At a distance of five thousand meters, armor-piercing explosive shells cannot even penetrate the 6-inch No. 1 armor." Gu Fan also agrees with rapid-fire firepower.

After Gu Fan became the fleet commander, he exchanged warships with Zou Wenyong, with Chang An as the flagship.

"But in general, small and medium-caliber rapid-fire cannons are not very capable of penetrating armor. A large-caliber main gun paired with a secondary battery of medium-caliber rapid-fire cannons can maximize firepower." Gu Fan added.

"Okay, okay, we are talking about the possibility of a war between Qing Dynasty and Japan." Yang Tao said.

"The Army Staff does not believe that war will break out." Yang Tao took the opportunity to throw out the topic. He couldn't let the Navy finish what he said.

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"Why?" The navy thinks that Japan will be greatly strengthened next year and cannot deal with Dingzhen now. What about the army?

"Through our observation of its army, it is clear that the other party has not learned lessons from previous wars, and its weapons, equipment, and personnel training have not been significantly optimized.

Its army's combat effectiveness is average, but its fighting will is not bad." Yang Tao gave the reason.

"According to the intelligence in our hands, Japan only has a standing army of about 100,000 people and a slightly larger number of reserves. The Qing army has a standing army of more than 600,000 people. It is absolutely inferior in numbers.

The weapons and equipment lag behind those of the Qing army. The rifles are okay, and there is no absolute gap. Japan's equipment lags behind, and the equipment of the Qing Dynasty is mixed.

But in terms of artillery, the Qing army has hundreds of advanced artillery pieces of various calibers, and Japan is also equipped with bronze cannons." Xie Hui shook his head.

"There are also military expenses and logistics. If Japan wants to go to war, it has to transport across the sea. Without a suitable port, it will not only be slow but also expensive. It should not have that much money." Wang Yang added.

No one thinks that Japan can win a big victory, as long as it drags on like Nanhua, the Qing Dynasty can win.

The size of both sides was there, and Die Qing could drag them through with force.

Liu Yiming nodded, these should be the reasons why Japan did not take the opportunity to take action.

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"The navy is ready for the expedition. Even if the entire navy is annihilated, Beiyang will definitely not let Beiyang seize control of the sea." Yamamoto Gonbei sat on his knees in the cabinet, lowered his head and said in a deep voice.

Saigo nodded and turned to look at the Army Staff, the person in charge of the Army.

"The Army is ready, all divisions are fully staffed, the reserves have been recalled, and everything is ready!" the Army's chief staff officer said seriously. With such a huge scale, the Army is almost out of food.

"If everything is ready, then prepare. Assemble all the ships. They can carry four divisions at a time, plus their heavy equipment." There is not much heavy equipment in total.

"The navy attracted the Beiyang Fleet, and then the transport ship took the opportunity to pierce the Qing capital under the cover of old warships!" Xixiang Congdao's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes.

hiss!

The whole place was filled with this voice. Obviously, even the most daring people were frightened by this plan.

"What if their emperor escapes like he did thirty years ago? And how to break through the fort blockade? If he logs in too, the speed is too slow. He can mobilize the army calmly. In short... it's too risky."

At this time, only the Minister of Finance, who has worked hard to this day, can still speak.

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"Xixiang! Let's stick to the original plan and start from the Korean Peninsula, so as not to overly stimulate the Qing court." Ito dragged the sick body in and walked in.

"If it's just North Korea, we can still contact the Czar. If the war doesn't go well, we can invite him to join us, and we can still guarantee the bottom line. In any case, we can only bet once carefully, but we can't be like gamblers..."

Ito was almost in good health last winter, but then he fell ill again after going out on the street.

Last winter, the Takasago Chitose arrived, and Japan began to plunder, train its navy, and organize its armaments. As a result, Japan, which was already extremely poor, suffered from large-scale freezing, disease, and starvation deaths.

"Sigh~ We can't fight a protracted war. Even if we find the last yen, we can only sustain the war for three months at most..." Saigo doesn't believe that landing from the peninsula can defeat the entire Die Qing in three months.

And you have to make Die Qing pay money, otherwise even if you win, it will be meaningless, because by then the whole of Japan will be sold to foreigners.

"Use the currency reserves to borrow money from the British again. Give him whatever he wants. As long as the Emperor's Palace is still there, anything else is fine!" Ito was helped to sit down, with an ugly face and a low voice.

"This! Did he also give it to him when he was stationed in Sasebo?" Yamamoto Gonbei couldn't close his mouth and asked in disbelief.

"Yamamoto!" Ito shouted loudly.

"Yes!" Yamamoto Gonbei stood up and bowed.

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"Can the Navy win this battle?" Ito's voice was firm.

"Hi!" Yamamoto glanced at Ito, stood upright again, and bowed.

"Then do it. If you don't win this battle and you can't get compensation, what's the use of it? The currency reserve must also be compensated to the British..." Ito's voice was full of exhaustion.

"Hi!" Yamamoto's face turned red. Yes, he had nothing. If he failed, the country would be completely reduced to an economic colony.

"What's the reason for the war?" asked the Foreign Secretary.

"There is no reason. Send two divisions up while Die Qing is not paying attention. Control the situation on the peninsula, and then send all the other armies up. It is useless to keep them." Ito spent his last effort to say this,

Then he slumped down on the chair and gasped for air.

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In April, under the pretext of the chaotic situation in Korea, Japan sent thousands more people to protect overseas Chinese. More and more troops boarded ships from Japan and landed on the peninsula, but the King of Korea was not aware of it...

In May, at the instigation of the Japanese army, the long-dormant Donghak organization reorganized the Peasant War. By this time, two complete divisions of the Japanese army had landed on the peninsula.

"The operation is about to begin, are you feeling well?" Saigo stared at Ito.

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Ito climbed up from the hospital bed with difficulty.

"I don't have much time. Remember, sea control is important to us. Victory is important to us. Britain needs Japan to fight the greedy Tsar. This is our chance."

"If we lose control of the sea, we will ask the UK for adjustment as soon as possible."

Ito took the various plans he had written and stuffed them into Saigo's arms.

"Also, the Army must control North Korea immediately and hold on to it. This is where we must get. If we get it, it means we are still valuable. If we fail, then we should persuade the emperor to abdicate..." At the end, Ito

It fell silent again.

I don't know what the expression is on Xixiang's face. This lifelong comrade-in-arms had been at odds with his political views in his later years, and now his fuel has dried up.

"What's that expression on your face? The Saigo I know won't show off his girlishness. Don't worry, I will see the day when we win." Ito knew what Saigo was thinking as soon as he saw his appearance, and said in a pretentious tone.

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"Cough cough cough!~" Unfortunately, his body no longer allowed him to do this.

"Take good care of yourself. The empire still needs you. You will be the first governor of Korea. The empire is still waiting for you to shine!" Xixiang nodded, turned and left.

"Empire~"

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"Empire!" Ito sighed as he looked at the beautiful sunset.

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To be continued...