Chapter 897 The End of the Far East War
While East Africa was undergoing vast national construction, the Far East region was in the smoke of war. Although there was support from East Africa, the performance of the Far East Imperial Navy was still very good. It is not ideal. You must know that the Far East Imperial Navy at that time was more powerful than at the same time in history, but it was difficult to open up the situation in the face of the treacherous Japanese Navy.
It is not only the Far Eastern Empire that feels uncomfortable, but also the Japanese government. After all, the Far Eastern Imperial Navy is larger in scale and has an extra location. No matter how high-quality the Japanese naval personnel are, it will be difficult to open up the situation in a short time. The rising military expenditure has become a haze that haunts the Japanese government all the time.
"Baga, the Imperial Navy has been unable to open up the situation for a long time. It has completely disgraced the Imperial soldiers. Your Navy has no spirit of Bushido at all. Otherwise, the war would not have been delayed until now. So many people are killed every year. All the military expenditures go to the livestock!”
In order to end the war as soon as possible, Japan formulated an arrogant plan shortly after the war broke out, that is, to land in Zhili and force the Qing Dynasty to attack the capital of the Far East Empire. The government's plan to surrender.
The first step of this plan is to capture Lushun and Weihaiwei guarding the Bohai Port and completely eliminate the Beiyang Navy to prevent the Beiyang Navy from interfering with the landing operations and at the same time serve as a springboard for the landing operations.
As for the responsibilities of the Army Red Deer, the senior Japanese navy officials certainly could not swallow their words: "The Far Eastern Empire Navy far exceeds our country in terms of military expenditures and ship expenditures. If our navy can tie with the Far Eastern Empire, it is already an extraordinary performance. You guys The army is not much better, advancing so slowly on the Korean Peninsula..."
"Asshole, if your navy hadn't been afraid of our meritorious service, we would do it on the transport ship. Hands and feet, we have already invaded the Far Eastern Empire from land! You navy red deer..."
In the final analysis, the Japanese Navy did not do things properly this time, so they ended up at the disadvantage in the dispute. At the same time, because of this experience, the top brass of the Japanese Army have become more determined to build their own warships in the future. They cannot be restrained by this group of naval red deer. The Japanese Navy and Army retain the tradition of internal fighting with each other and will further carry it forward.
"Okay, let's stop arguing! Now that the war is ruined, the whole country should be united as one, rather than holding anyone responsible. Now you guys talk about how to deal with the aftermath!" said the Japanese Emperor, pretending to be angry.
"Hmph..." The generals of the navy and army looked at each other angrily.
"Your Majesty, I think we did underestimate the strength of the Far East Empire before. As a region in East Asia, the Far East Empire still has considerable strength, which is why this war did not achieve the expected results." Ito Hirobumi said.
“Before the war, our strategy was to directly threaten the Far Eastern Empire and North Korea from both sea and land directions. But now it seems that Japan, as a latecomer country, is facing the huge Far East. The empire will inevitably fail, so the next focus should be on the Korean Peninsula. "
The Japanese government obviously does not think that the Far Eastern Empire is its opponent, but it has to admit that it does not have the ability to annex the Far Eastern Empire.
“Moreover, the war cannot continue in a stalemate, otherwise Tsarist Russia and other countries will surely be unable to bear it any longer. Therefore, we must ensure that this war will not result in a loss of money, and we must not get too entangled with the Far Eastern Empire.”< br>
Japan is very wary of the great powers. After all, the reason why this war has been acquiesced by the great powers is that Japan knows very well that they are just a knife in the hands of the great powers. If the role of the knife cannot be reflected, Japan may The foreign powers will cross the river and burn down the bridge.
The Japanese Emperor agreed very much with the Prime Minister’s statement: “In this case, the navy and army must go all out to capture North Korea first, so that we can get out of the quagmire of war in time. If we compare consumption with the Far Eastern Empire, it will be harmful to our country. The words are greatly unfavorable. "
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As the Japanese government changed its strategy, the war situation suddenly changed. First, the Far Eastern Empire's troops stationed in Korea felt great pressure, and vice versa. Then the pressure on the navy dropped sharply.
However, the Japanese Navy did not give up completely. It launched a wave of offensives in winter and had a battle with the Far Eastern Empire Navy in the Yellow Sea. Although it did not annihilate the Far Eastern Empire's Beiyang Navy, it also suffered heavy losses.
This also made the person in charge of Beiyang within the Far Eastern Empire government feel extremely frightened. He ordered the Beiyang Navy to use defense instead of attack and not to engage in a decisive battle with the Japanese Navy to preserve its strength. After the Far Eastern Imperial Navy retreated, the Japanese Navy did not continue to pursue the victory as it had in history. After all, the Far Eastern Imperial Navy was still very powerful.
Subsequently, Japan used all its strength to deal with North Korea from both sea and land directions. The Far East Imperial Army lost consecutive battles. In September, Japan advanced from land to Pyongyang.
Then Japan and the Far Eastern Imperial Army fought a decisive battle here. On September 20, the Far Eastern Imperial Army was defeated and withdrew from Pyongyang.
In early October, Japan advanced to the "Two Rivers Basin" and both sides stopped their offensive because the "Two Rivers" were the red lines drawn by the great powers before the war.
With the end of the war, the forces of the Far Eastern Empire completely withdrew from the Korean Peninsula. At this time, Japan and the Far Eastern Empire signed an armistice agreement in Pyongyang.
Pyongyang was chosen because the Japanese government was worried about interference from the great powers. After all, this war would be a "lose-lose" for both the Far Eastern Empire and Japan. Although there were gains in Korea, it was far from what Japan had before the war. psychological expectations.
Finally, in early December, the armistice agreement officially came into effect. The Far Eastern Empire paid compensation of 20 million taels of silver to the Japanese government and recognized Japan's de facto occupation of Korea.
Although, due to various reasons, the Far East Empire still ended in failure in this war, but it was much stronger than the same period in history.
As for Japan, in order to make up for its losses in the war, it could only rule Korea more cruelly than during the same period in history. After all, the benefits it gained from the Far Eastern Empire this time were too few, and they were not enough for the Japanese navy's military expenditures.
After Japan negotiated peace with the Far Eastern Empire, the major powers received the news. East Africa was quite satisfied with the result. After all, whether North Korea was alive or dead would not affect East Africa's interests in the Far East at all.
Although Britain and the United States were somewhat dissatisfied with the development of the war, they were reluctant to accept it. After all, the main purpose of this war was to attack the Far Eastern Empire government and at the same time prevent the expansion of Tsarist Russia's power in the Far Eastern Empire.
As for Tsarist Russia, it only hates Japan. After all, in its eyes, everything Japan eats is its "share."
The outcome of the war between the Far Eastern Empire and Japan still has a certain "positive" significance. The navies of the two countries performed in line with their strength standards, at least better than some countries that were indifferent, and above the passing line. This has led to the great powers having to admit that the naval strength of the two countries has the standards of great powers, at least on the same level as Turkey, Spain and other countries.
In fact, it may be a little stronger than East Africa, but after all, East Africa has a record of drawing with the British Royal Navy. Even for its own face, the United Kingdom will not say that the East African Navy is too bad. After all, world public opinion is controlled In British hands.
Another result of this Far East War is that Japan has semi-entered the ranks of the great powers and replaced Spain as the gatekeeper of the great powers. After all, although the Far Eastern Empire is incompetent in combat, it has always been among the "great powers". There are no countries in the world that can defeat the Far Eastern Empire. There are only a handful of them.
And Japan can win against such a big country. Although it is only a small victory, it is enough to be recognized by European and American countries.
The "rottenness" within the Far Eastern Empire's army has been further recognized by the great powers. If nothing unexpected happens, the external situation faced by the Far Eastern Empire will only become more and more serious in the future. However, only Ernst We know that the situation of the Far Eastern Empire is much better than that of the same period in history.
(End of this chapter)