On the evening of December 7, detailed battle reports were sent to Ryukyu and then to Chang'an.

After drinking four pots of tea at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lin Anmin, who had been waiting for a long time, straightened his dress and picked up the phone.

"Notify the Japanese Embassy and ask their ambassador to come to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately." Lin Anmin said very forcefully to the other end of the phone.

This does not comply with normal diplomatic procedures. Generally speaking, before war is declared, both sides will maintain due respect for the embassy, ​​even if the situation is tense.

Even if a war breaks out and the embassy personnel are evacuated, the authorities will not do anything to the embassy. At most, it will seal it.

After all, even if it is a war, it will not destroy a country all at once. It will eventually return to the negotiation table, and each other must save some face.

It was already 8:30 at night, and the Japanese Embassy in Nanhua had turned off the lights and went to rest. The ambassador had just finished processing the materials and was ready to take a rest.

Button, button, button!

"Please come in."

"Mr. Ambassador, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the South China Empire would like you to come over."

"Now? Did they say what it was?"

"No, what they actually said was that you should go there now. The Foreign Minister of the South China Empire is waiting for you at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

"Did those idiots from the Intelligence Department get caught doing something small again? Can you save me some trouble..."

The Japanese ambassador's first reaction was that the domestic intelligence organization had been caught carrying out a small operation, and the organization that might have been infiltrated this time was more important, otherwise Lin Anmin would have no reason to come to him at this time.

"Thinking about it this way, they still have some effect. Prepare the car and don't keep people waiting." The Japanese ambassador stood up and began to clean up after himself.

He never imagined that Lin Anmin would give him a big surprise.

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At 9:40 pm on December 7, the Imperial Japanese Embassy's car stopped at the entrance of the Nanhua Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The driver got out of the car and opened the door for the Japanese ambassador. The Japanese ambassador looked like a dog after getting out of the car, looking around and nodding from time to time.

"Things are a bit troublesome!" Looking at the brightly lit Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the South China Empire, the Japanese ambassador felt a little worried.

Until now, he still doesn't know what happened. He is more likely to think that Japanese intelligence officers got some incredible information.

But the whole Ministry of Foreign Affairs can still be brightly lit at this point. It can't be because he sneaked into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and obtained the secret treaties signed by the Nanhua Empire and other countries, right?

"It's not impossible?" Thinking of this, the Japanese ambassador felt much better.

Walking all the way in, he did not encounter any obstruction or excuse. Lin Anmin did not ignore him but directly received him.

It can be seen that the Nanhua Empire is very anxious. The more anxious Nanhua is, the less anxious the Japanese ambassador is.

"Your Excellency, it's so late, and you are so anxious to see me. What advice do you have?" The Japanese ambassador sat opposite Lin Anmin with a hint of arrogance.

Lin Anmin was wearing a red dress and sat motionless, staring at the Japanese ambassador.

"Any advice? Shouldn't you know? I thought you would come earlier." Lin Anmin looked angry after being deceived.

"What? Oh~ I was about to fall asleep when I received the news, so I came a little late. So, why are you looking for me?" The Japanese ambassador became more and more determined in his speculation.

"Pretending to be stupid? At this time, there's no need to pretend to be stupid. Let's take a look!" Lin Anmin threw a document over.

This is the part excerpted from the battle report that can be shown to the Japanese.

For example, a naval formation suddenly encountered a sneak attack while traveling and was forced to respond. The Japanese battle fleet ignored the Chinese naval fleet and concentrated its firepower on the South China Navy.

And the most important result is that Nanhua sank one battleship, two cruisers, and four destroyers; and seriously damaged two battleships, two cruisers, and one destroyer.

It paid the price of sinking a battleship and seriously damaging a destroyer leader and a destroyer.

Only a few ships of the Chinese Navy were slightly damaged, which did not affect their use.

A battleship on each side was sunk. This is no longer a situation that can be resolved. Misunderstanding? Who believes it? Do you believe it?

"Misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding!" The Japanese ambassador stood up in shock.

This surprise was too big. The loss of one battleship by each side was nothing. What was important was that the Chinese navy was almost unscathed.

What does this mean? It represents Japan fighting two countries at the same time.

First of all, there is the Nanhua Empire, a major naval power. Its total tonnage is third in the world, second only to Britain and Germany. It is fourth in terms of the number of battleships, but in terms of quality, even the British Navy cannot claim to have a complete victory.

China was squeezed out of the top ten in terms of total tonnage, but as the battleships returned to China unscathed and gained an additional 50,000 tons, they were squeezed back into the top ten; they have a huge army and are directly bordering Japan. (North Korea)

Japan is not sure enough to start a war with two countries at the same time. Even if it can defeat Nanhua, Japan is not sure.

Otherwise, the battle against Nanhua would have been launched long ago.

"Misunderstanding? Your Excellency, Ambassador, the Japanese fleet attacked our navy and caused the battleship Chang'an to sink. Is this also a misunderstanding?" Lin Anmin scolded with a dark face.

This is equivalent to Mao Xiong sending multiple nuclear submarines to launch a saturation attack on the US aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific Ocean.

After the aircraft carrier battle group was destroyed, Mao Xiong told the Americans that it was a misunderstanding. Will the Americans listen?

It could be a misunderstanding today, but what about tomorrow?

"Your Excellency, there must be some misunderstanding in the past few years. Please give me some time. I need to contact Tokyo." The Japanese ambassador prayed.

He keenly discovered that there must be a problem here, but he couldn't tell what the specific problem was.

Trap? What kind of trap would cost a battleship?

According to the nature of the Japanese, if this was a trap, the Changan would definitely be followed by the Arabian and Hawaiian, and maybe the Xuchang and Nanyang would also follow.

To put it nicely, a lion fights a rabbit with all his strength.

Anyway, just waiting for the sound of a cannon, the battleship rushed up to fight.

It's not a four-on-four fight. The difference in combat power is not huge enough. Even if you plan in advance, what if something unexpected happens and you lose?

"I can give you time, but my country can't wait too long." Lin Anmin pretended to look at his watch.

"It's now nine-fifty in the evening... let's count it as ten o'clock. Tomorrow morning, the news of the attack on the fleet will be spread, and we will respond at noon tomorrow at the latest."

"You have no more than fourteen hours to give a satisfactory answer...or prepare for war."

After Lin Anmin finished speaking, he stood up, turned to the door and shouted: "See you off!"

"Your Excellency Ambassador, please!" the guard walked in and said with a dark face...

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That night, the Japanese Embassy sent the telegram back. However, it was already past eleven o'clock, and most people had already rested.

The telegraph operator on duty at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs translated the telegram while dozing off. Then he was frightened and woke up. It took him a while to react and rushed to Shangguan's home.

He has no right to deal with this kind of matter, Shangguan? He went home and went to bed early.

The clerk didn't have a car, so he ran all the way. It was already twelve o'clock when he arrived at Shangguan's house.

The Shangguan hesitated again, and then hurried to the residence of the Foreign Minister, who then rushed to the Prime Minister's Office.

But he was told that the Prime Minister was not at home. After a while, he found the Prime Minister in the government, along with the Minister of Navy and Army.

It was a coincidence that it was already one o'clock. This group of people were waiting for a telegram from the Sasebo Naval Base and the news that Goro Ijuin had intercepted and killed the Chinese Navy.

"Nani?!"

"Why, you idiot Ijuin Goro, attacking the Chinese people is not attacking Nanhua."

"The Chinese navy is unscathed, what should we do? Will the army still launch an attack?"

"It's useless to attack. Now it's time to find a way to defend. Hurry up and strengthen the defense forces on many islands in the south to prevent the Nanhua Empire from attacking."

"I hope the navy can ensure that the supply lines in the direction of North Korea are not attacked, otherwise the army will be very passive."

"Impossible, the navy needs to prioritize responding to the South China Imperial Navy's retaliation, and cannot spare more troops..."

"Navy Red Deer, if we don't guarantee the supply line, are we going to give up the empire's territory?"

All of a sudden, the navy and army officers who had been talking and laughing happily just now were furious and started arguing fiercely.

The entire government has become like a wet market, full of abuse, arguments, and haggling.

"I will go and report to His Majesty the Emperor first, and you should come up with a defense strategy as soon as possible."

"I'm warning you, now is not the time for internal fighting. The incident of the black ship's arrival must not happen again. It will be a devastating blow to Japan!"

After giving a stern warning, the Prime Minister got up and walked to the Emperor's Palace. On the way, he sent someone to report to the elders of Shanxian County.

After the Prime Minister arrived at the Imperial Palace, there was no way to report it immediately. Emperor Taisho had gone to bed long ago, so he could only ask the chamberlain to remind him gently and wait quietly.

Things were going on here and there, and it wasn't until three o'clock that the emperor knew what had happened.

"Isn't the Imperial Japanese Navy without rivals? Can't it defeat China and Nanhua at the same time?" Emperor Taisho asked.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Japanese Navy is of course invincible, but the empire's financial situation does not allow us to fight on two fronts." The Prime Minister said tactfully.

"Is that so... In that case, let's follow the Prime Minister's wishes." Emperor Taisho said he was tired and wanted to go back to sleep.

"Hai!" The Prime Minister bowed with difficulty and sent the Emperor off respectfully.

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"Would the navy really do such a stupid thing?" Shanxian keenly felt that this was a conspiracy.

"We haven't contacted Ijuin Goro yet. The radio may have been damaged during the battle."

"Then let's wait until we get in touch and find out the situation!" Shanxian thought for a while and sighed.

"Let the embassy in Nanhua delay it as long as possible until we come up with countermeasures."

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The Japanese want to delay, while searching for the truth, while seeking support from the British and American fathers. It is best for the British and American fathers to intervene in Nanhua, otherwise Nanhua will start a war.

Shanxian, who is well aware of the value of Japan, is very confident in this. Without Japan, where would Britain and the United States find such an obedient dog?
Chapter completed!