If Dewey's conversation revealed a sense of arrogance and inexplicable arrogance, then the subsequent conversation with Uemura Hikonoshima, a senior Japanese naval officer, revealed a state of confusion and bewilderment from time to time.

Yang Yonglin never expected that three years after the Qing Dynasty War ended, Japan was still in confusion!

"I really didn't expect to meet Mr. Uemura here." Looking at Hikouchi Uemura who was silent, Yang Yonglin felt an inexplicable pleasure in his heart!

"The first time I was captured by Admiral Xu, this time I was replaced by Your Excellency. What a trick of fate." Uemura Hikonoshima smiled miserably.

"How did you come to the United States?" Yang Yonglin asked.

"Do you think Japan still needs a navy now?" Uemura Hikonoshima felt pain in his heart. Yes, as an island country, not only has the navy accumulated for more than 20 years been wiped out, but the army has also been unprecedentedly weakened. Although in Japan

Domestic operations, single

In a pure army battle, Japan did not lose to Russia, but the control of the sea was firmly controlled by the Russians! The British would not easily fight against the Russians, and the Beiyang Fleet would not easily help their former enemies, so now Japan is trapped in

a dilemma,

The army has the strength to fight the Russians, but if a fight really breaks out, without the influence of external forces, Japan without a navy will be trapped to death by the Russian Far East Fleet! So now the two sides are in a stalemate! But time obviously does not stand.

On my own side!

The current Russian Army logistics is still limited by transportation. Once the Trans-Siberian Railway is completed and a large number of Russian Army arrives in Japan, Japan will have no hope of regaining the occupied territories. It will not even be able to withstand the new Russian offensive.

Not sure yet!

"Japan still wants to have a navy now?!" Yang Yonglin asked with a smile.

"Japan is originally an island country. Without a navy, there is no national defense. You are a naval general and you should know the significance of the navy to an island country." Uemura Hikonoshima did not think carefully when he said this, but he had already considered Japan's domestic equivalent.

Some people's thoughts told Yang Yonglin, that is, Japan still wants to restore the glory of Japan's combined fleet! Although they are not able to do it now!

"I have to say that the Japanese are really tough." Yang Yonglin thought in his heart. This reminded him of what Xu Jie once said to him when he was in Beiyang, "The Japanese are a person who must always be vigilant.

The country, we must completely control it step by step! It will never be able to turn over! We must take advantage of every opportunity to let Japan continue to bleed until it is clean!"

"Then if you can return to Japan, what are your plans?" Yang Yonglin's seemingly aimless question was actually considering the purpose of the Japanese Navy sending these officers to the United States!

"Of course I am in the navy. Apart from this, I know nothing else," Uemura Hikonoshima said casually.

"If I guess correctly, the United States may provide loans and export warships to Japan?" Yang Yonglin changed the topic and said. "Uh." Uemura Hikonosei's pupils shrank suddenly, and a feeling of fear came from deep in his heart.

Come up! This itself is part of the secret treaty between the United States and Japan. Japan provides experienced naval generals to help the Americans plan naval construction. At the same time, the United States provides financial support to Japan and helps Japan rebuild its navy when necessary.

"It's actually not difficult to understand. The British don't have a good impression of Japan. France is an ally of Russia, and the cost of French warships is high, which Japan can't afford. The Germans also don't have a favorable impression of Japan. As for the Italians? I

Even if you don’t tell me, you will understand that in this case, the only one that can provide help to Japan is the United States." Yang Yonglin talked eloquently.

"But I don't know if you, or if Japan has ever thought about it, the navy is a project that takes a lot of time and investment. I wonder if the Japanese navy can wait until the day when it can compete with the Russian fleet when the Russians discover this sign? You know

, if the Russians want to attack Japan, they may not even bother to find a decent excuse! And with the economic situation of Japan, I am afraid it will be difficult to bear the burden of a huge fleet now." Yang Yonglin had a trace in his eyes.

The irony!

"If the Russians try their best to suppress Japan, it will naturally be difficult for Japan to make any difference in a short time. However, compared to Japan, Russia is probably more interested in your country now. You know, just Northeast China is already

It is three times the area of ​​Japan, and Russia has a long border with your country, which is very suitable for launching an attack." Uemura Hikonoshima no longer felt confused at the beginning, but said with a hint of gloating.

"From my personal point of view, during the Qing War, apart from the navy, Beiyang was far inferior to Japan in terms of army, economic strength, and transportation capabilities. It is true that Japan was defeated, but that was also in Russia.

If the homeland is attacked and defeated due to treachery, if the war drags on, it may not end in a draw!" Uemura Hikonoshima continued.

"Then how does Japan plan to repay hundreds of millions of Japanese dollars in foreign debt? Or can you guarantee that the Russians will not take advantage of Japan's economic collapse? Russia is a vulture! They will not give up any piece of carrion! In other words

In other words, this outcome was already doomed when Japan was unable to win! What happened was just

It’s just a matter of time! And without sea power, I want to know, do you plan to let hundreds of thousands of army soldiers and conscripts starve to death, or do you want to be beaten to death? Can your Bushido make soldiers invulnerable without eating? Even if ri

We could have temporarily guaranteed our homeland, but we have hundreds of thousands of meat tickets on hand, and we are not afraid of Japanese aggression.

I won’t compensate you!” Yang Yonglin said with a smile.

"Everything happens according to certain rules. Things that seem accidental are actually the result of countless factors! But you don't realize this problem. You always think that you are just unlucky! Until now, you still haven't realized this problem.

Don't you think it's a bit ridiculous to want to follow the path of the past? A country that may be finished at any time still wants to spread the power of the emperor and the world. Is this not seeking death?" Yang Yonglin made no secret of his hostility towards Japan.

"Today's Japan is not good, but Japan's social system and national spirit are not comparable to the backward and decadent Qing Dynasty. Your victory in the Japanese-Qing war was only the result of the operation of a small group of people.

Whether it is your emperor or those stupid ministers, they will all be your obstacles. You can defeat Japan, which is not very powerful, but how can you deal with Russia, which is larger than the Qing Dynasty?!" Uemura Hikonosei asked

road.

"A small group of people? Maybe Guangdong, Guangxi, Northeast China, Zhili, Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan and Sichuan." Yang Yonglin said while clasping his hands: "I don't know if this force is enough to deal with only one railway as a supply line, spanning thousands of miles.

The Russians who came to the Far East." After saying that, Yang Yonglin smiled strangely.

"Uh..." Uemura Yanzhicheng didn't understand for a moment. After a few minutes, he realized what Yang Yonglin meant. Now the area controlled by Beiyang has far exceeded Japan, even if this ancient

If a small group of people in a country can change, fight, and develop, then its power is also amazing!

"And now Liu Kunyi, Zhang Zhidong, and even Iketanga in the Northeast have begun to accept the new Western economic and industrial system. There is a saying that a single spark can start a prairie fire. I think you should understand the meaning of this sentence?

It is indeed difficult for countries and nations living on this land to change due to historical inertia, but once they are stimulated and decide to truly change, no one will be able to stop it.

Yes, any person or group who wants to block the progress of the wheel of history will be crushed to pieces! Not the emperor and the queen mother. Not the entire central government!" When he said the last part, Yang Yonglin didn't know when he suddenly expressed his gratitude to the imperial court and the people he once worshiped.

The emperor was so hostile! When he finished speaking, he realized what audacious words he had just said! Just now, the so-called feudal morality was reduced to ashes!

Even more shocking than Yang Yonglin is Uemura Hikonoshima! As a senior Japanese official who has experienced the entire Meiji Restoration, he knows where the greatest resistance to change comes from! The greatest resistance to change comes from the people's hearts, from people's deepest feelings about the past.

Nostalgia and hostility to new things! And this used to be Japan

The top management believes that Japan has the biggest advantage over the Qing Dynasty! The conservatism and decadence of the Qing Dynasty from top to bottom will be a more powerful enemy than Japan, but now, even senior officials like Yang Yonglin have defeated the conservatism in their hearts! So,

This country may really undergo earth-shaking changes!

"Japan has no chance. The sea and land of East Asia will be under the control of one country in the future!" Suddenly, a chill came to Uemura Hikonoshima's heart! He knew that Japan had lost the opportunity to dominate East Asia.

Before the giant dragon awakened, Japan was unable to defeat it. Now this giant dragon has begun to awaken! Once he gets really angry, I'm afraid the entire Japanese archipelago will be torn into pieces!

"Actually, General Yang misunderstood. Japan originally wanted to rebuild its navy, but its opponent was also the Russians who invaded our country! Didn't your country also provide our country with a large amount of armaments to resist the Russian offensive?" Speaking of this, Uemura Hikonoshima said.

He bit his lip hard. The feeling of knocking out his teeth and swallowing in his stomach was so uncomfortable! He had some understanding of how much Beiyang had ripped off in this regard!

"Under the current circumstances, our country and your country have a common goal, which is to resist the polar bear coming from Europe. Shouldn't we cooperate? In the face of the Russians' powerful shipbuilding capabilities and huge naval scale, should the Beiyang Navy

Are you not worried at all?" Uemura Hikonoshima said hopefully, if Beiyang can express its support for Japan's naval construction

If the ties can be loosened, then Britain will definitely help Japan rebuild its navy from the perspective of balancing the forces in the Far East and resisting Russia. With the navy, Japan's situation will be different! And even if it can reestablish contact with the British

, then Japan can completely get rid of its status as a defeated country and regain the same political treatment as the Qing Dynasty!

"This matter is not something I can consider. If you can survive until the war, you should tell this idea to Ben Zhengfu, and then let Ben Zhengfu talk to Beiyang senior officials! I am just a soldier, and you also need to get

Show some sincerity to show your submission to our country, otherwise we will not forgive a country that dares to commit the crime of Dragon's Reverse Scale!" Yang Yonglin said coldly.

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