Chapter 238： There are many options (1/2)
The Sulu Sea battle was over, the United States was crying in the toilet, and the Russian glasses broke all over the place. The British were depressed first, and then said that it didn't matter. Prince Ruprecht was secretly behind the scenes. So what are the Japanese doing? First of all, it must be affirmed that more than 99% of Japanese people are caught in the carnival, even when they know that the Qing Dynasty is preparing for peace talks, they are not so excited!
After all, what is the Qing Dynasty? It's just a rotten backward country. The gold content is too low. Even many Japanese people think that a Qing-Japanese War can be fought for such a long time is an insult to Japan! But this time it was different. The powerful Japanese navy wiped out the navies of two powerful nations in one go!
One is the United States, which had a festival with Japan before. One is Russia, which has a holiday with Japan! The Japanese have not forgotten what the two countries did during the Qing-Japanese peace talks. Now it has directly beaten two countries, and the whole country of Japan is very happy!
But happy but happy, few people have thought about what Japan should do next. Of course, in the eyes of most Japanese, the next step is to gradually occupy the Philippines and end everything. What should I do next? But actually? The Japanese senior who just won a decisive naval battle is not easy now!
”To be honest, even when I just occupied Manila Bay, I never thought of having such a tragic battle with the US-Russian fleet. From the bottom of my heart, I still have a certain degree of fear, only when I saw the army in Manila Bay. After the attack, I made up my mind.”
The Japanese fleet went to Hong Kong and Taipei for maintenance and supplies, while Shiki Kawayama took Togo Heihachiro to Ryukyu to report on the situation to the Japanese high-level officials. When he met Ito Hirofumi, Shiki Kawayama made no secret of his previous concerns. My own thoughts and confession.
”So now? Are you still afraid?” Ito Hirofumi said calmly.
”If you just look at it from my point of view, I am not afraid! Because there is no such thing as a united fleet in the entire Pacific Ocean!” There was a hint of pride in the words of Huashan Shiji. ”But what I am worried about is that after this war, even if we acquire the Philippines, will our strategic situation worsen? Russia is our enemy, and the United States will exist like an enemy!”
”You can think of this very well. It shows that you have a strategic vision. And what I am worried about now is this. The American military power is not terrible. What is terrifying is the US national power and war potential! After this stimulation, The American military will definitely improve!” Ito Bowen nodded and said.
”Then the government wants to reconcile with the United States?” The second sentence of Kawayama immediately reduced his height in Ito Hirobumi's eyes from 1.72 meters to 1.27 meters!
”How do you reconcile this TM? The Japanese withdraw from the Philippines? I knew that, why should we fight this battle? Share with the Americans? It's equally impossible! No class in Japan will agree, and the Americans will not agree.” Ito Bowen said in his heart. And his face turned cloudy.