The British government panicked, and the Japanese government, as the protagonist, was even more panicked. Unlike in the past, now it is really a time for life and death.

No one expected that European countries would be so unconventional, and they would be able to end up in person.

A light sentence "economic sanction" can cost the Japanese Empire half a life.

If it is really implemented according to the contents of the note document, the spheres of influence of the eighteen countries of the European Union are their forbidden zones, then the Japanese government does not need to develop international trade. It is better to just close the country.

Just look at the world map and you will know that the sphere of influence of the continental alliance has covered most of the earth. With the domineering style of the great powers in this era, cross-border law enforcement is also common.

Against this background, Japanese merchant ships go to sea and go to the ocean without returning.

At the same time, it lost its international market and maritime transportation capabilities, and Japan became the meat on the chopping board and could only be slaughtered.

This is still a civilized approach. If it is a little too much, the Continental Union will directly send troops to destroy the Japanese Navy, and it is not impossible to have another "black ship incident".

The consequences of rejection are serious, and the consequences of compromise are equally serious. Until now, the Japanese government has done its best. At this time, all the efforts to compromise are wasted.

Whether it is the heavy casualties or the huge military expenditure, it has forced the Japanese government to a corner.

A step back is no longer a vast ocean, but a vast abyss. For this war, the Japanese people have been starving for a long time and suddenly received a bad news of failure. "Heavenly punishes traitors" is a must.

The imperial meeting has begun, but this time no one spoke first. There was no way, the incident happened too suddenly, and there was no time for everyone to prepare.

Forced by the emperor's gaze that was about to kill, Hirobuki Ito said, "I believe everyone is prepared for this scene now.

Since the launch of the Philippine War, we have discussed the issue of interference from the great powers, but we did not expect that the day would come so quickly, and we did not expect that European countries could actually work together.

It is impossible to escape. Now the worst situation has already occurred, so we are ready to recover.

There is no need to worry too much. Europe is currently in an economic crisis, and countries will not provoke wars easily, especially a war that cannot see any rewards.”

Ito Hirofumi really couldn't make up the words to comfort people. The expected international interference in advance was just that Spain brought several countries with good relations to intervene, but it never expected that it would have caused joint intervention of the 18-country.

How can I play this?

After taking the script of "The Eighteen Princes Against Dong", the problem is that they are not Dong Zhuo, and there is no "Xiliang Iron Cavalry" that is so powerful that the world.

It is not necessary for the Eighteen countries to organize coalition forces from home. The military power of the South China Sea alone can reach Tokyo in less than a month.

"Resistance" is a false proposition. Spain alone is half a dozen with the fleet of the southbound fleet. If the fleets of the Netherlands and Shenluo are added, the fleet of the southbound fleet must definitely kneel down.

The Navy is over and the main army is still fighting hard in the Philippine Islands, and it is only a matter of time before it is destroyed.

The army and the navy are gone, what can we use to resist?

"100 million jade breaks", that was the crazy plan that only World War II had World War II. Today, Japan has only more than 40 million people in the country, and the government is even more "Meiji era" known for its "rationality".

Originally, Hirobuki Ito wanted to mention British allies, but when everyone looked disdainful, he finally chose to swallow the words back.

Those who can enter here are those who understand. Everyone knows the most. What is going on with the "British-Japanese Alliance".

It doesn't matter if you pull the tiger's skin in normal times. At this time of death, it's better to pay homage to the great god Amaterasu and ask Kanfeng Tianxia to help eliminate the enemy.

Kiyotaka Kuroda: "It is precisely because of the economic crisis in Europe that we are even more dangerous. European powers have always liked to launch wars outside and transfer economic crisis at home.

Especially in recent decades, almost every economic crisis has erupted, it is the climax of European countries' foreign expansion. Including the Ottoman Empire, which once dominated the Mediterranean, has fallen under the expansion of the Shinra's external transfer crisis.

With such a lesson in the past, we have to be careful at the moment. If we accidentally neglect and cause the situation to get out of control, we will become sinners of the empire."

As a rare rationalist in the Japanese government, Kuroda Kiyoshi has always opposed military adventures. He hates the practice of betting on national destiny when it comes to action.

But his arms cannot force his thighs and cannot stop the Chinese people's desire to expand. Now that the strategy of moving south is being frustrated, it seems to be a good time to step on the brakes in Kuroda Kiyoshi's opinion.

Anyway, it is not embarrassing to make concessions under the pressure of the Continental Union. Another country will perform much better than them.

"no!"

"Now we cannot give in, the morale of the people has been stimulated. At this time, there is no way to explain to the people to make compromises with the Continental Union."

It’s not that Yama Prefecture is a destiny, but the Japanese government has been forced into an embarrassing situation. Neither the military nor the people can tolerate failure.

If you really choose to compromise, a revolution may break out in the country. Although the economic crisis in the European continent is rampant, the situation in Japan is actually more serious than that in European countries.

Unlike European countries, no matter how severe the economic crisis is, no matter how poor the government is, it will find ways to distribute relief food. Although it cannot be eaten well, it can save lives.

The Japanese government was no longer able to do it. All the money was spent in the war, and the pockets were empty. There was also no money, and European countries could use Shinra to credit grain, but the Japanese government had no place to credit.

In order to stabilize the situation, the Japanese government has suppressed many riots. Japan is now a powder keg, which is supported by a breath of energy. If the energy is dissipated, it will be a life.

If the people are gunpowder barrels, the military is explosive packs. With the outbreak of the war, the radicals in the army have begun to emerge and have a great influence among the middle and lower-level officers and soldiers.

Once these people start to make trouble, their destructive power will be much greater than that of ordinary people. As a general who just returned from the front line, Yuto Yamashiro knows very well how fragile the current military is.

He looked at Hirobuki Ito and thought about it and said slowly: "The key to the problem now is not whether we should give in, but whether we can withstand the pressure of the European Union.

Not only political and economic pressure, but also military pressure. If the continental alliance conducts armed interference, will the military have the ability to defend the enemy outside the country?

It is related to the life and death of the empire. I hope you can answer rationally. Your judgment will directly affect whether the Great Japanese Empire can continue.

Please!"

While speaking, the Duke of Nishiyuan Temple also bowed to the military representative.

At this moment, the atmosphere inside suddenly became tense. Saigo Congdao, Oyama Iron, Yama Prefecture Akito and others, who were representatives of the military, instantly felt the pressure.

Now is not the time for political struggle. Taking a mistake in one step is not only the end of one's own mistake, but even the Japanese Empire may be buried with you.

"The strength gap between the two sides is too big. Not to mention the joint intervention of the European Union, even if the Dutch South China Fleet and the Spanish Navy join forces, the Imperial Navy will not be able to defend the enemy outside the country."

After saying that, Saigo Congdao seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and felt relieved. Although this answer was a bit hurting his morale, this was the most responsible answer to the Japanese Empire.

After the outbreak of the Philippines, the Dutch government increased its military deployment in the South China Sea. Although there were not many warships added and there were not ten thousand tons of dreadnoughts, it was enough to act as the last straw that broke the balance.

"Are your navy wastes? You spend so much military spending every year, but now..."

Before Dashan Iwaki finished speaking, Naval Command Minister Shiki Kawayama directly retorted: "Dashan Lord needs to be responsible for speaking. How much does the Navy spend every year?

Do you know that Spain, which is fighting us, has had twice the average Navy spending over the past decade?

The empire's annual naval military expenditure was at most comparable to that of Portugal, and even the Dutch were not as good as that of the Dutch.

As for the real naval powers, Britain and the Holy Roman Empire, let alone, they can build two imperial naval forces with a year's naval budget.

It can use limited funds to build a modern navy, and it will be comparable to the Spanish navy, and the navy is worthy of the empire!”

The butt determines the head. Although Shiki Kawayama was originally from the army, he had to protect the interests of the navy after taking the position of Minister of the Navy Command. He even had to do more thoroughly to convince the people below.

When ignoring the price level and strategic demand, the Japanese Navy saves money simply by looking at the annual military expenditure.

If the above factors are considered comprehensively, the Japanese Navy will have nothing to do with "saving money". It is inevitable that the cost of purchasing warships from abroad is high. The key is that the Japanese Navy has fully learned from the Royal Navy, and many places have reached the point of being crazy.

Not only the training of tactics, but also the operational instructions were imitated by the British, but even the decoration of warships and the food of soldiers were copied. There was no import in the country, so everything was in line with the Royal Navy.

No one knows the answer to whether there is waste. After all, the navies of European and American countries play like this. Eating steak and drinking red wine are standard, and they are far from being comparable to the army's bitterness.

In an era when confidence was serious and the most serious admiration for foreign countries was the navy that fully imitated the British, it was naturally unreproachable that the navy could fully imitate the British.

However, these reasons can fool ordinary people, but it is not enough to fool the enemy army. Don’t think that the top leaders of the army don’t understand the navy anymore. In fact, their daily study of the navy may not be shorter than that of some top leaders.

Dashanyan sneered: "Stop talking about these useless things. The Imperial Navy just needs to stay in the port for training every day, and the other people's navy will run around the world.

Even the military expenditures spent every year are earned by the other man’s navy from outside. If you have the ability to earn back the military expenditures by yourself, I have no objection to no matter how much money you spend."

No problem, the naval military expenditure of the colonial empire was indeed earned back by itself. Whether it was plundering wealth from the colonies or maintaining overseas trade, these were closely related to the navy.

This is the reason why the more colonies and richer countries and the larger the navy. Even if they lose money on the surface, it is because the money is put into their personal pockets. If they have been losing money, due to the feces and urine properties of European governments these days, they probably won’t be able to play.

For details, please refer to Alaska. The Russians threw this hot potato that lost money to Austria. Before the development of gold, there were also calls for abandonment within the Vienna government.

It was not until recent years that the direction of the Vienna government changed. More and more people realized the value of territory and went to another extreme - planting flags when they encountered a homeless land.

Of course, this "extreme" has little impact. After all, it is not actually a way to plant a flag, but it is not actually a way to occupy it. The Vienna government still has no shortage of money for a few chess pieces.

Shiki Karayama rolled his eyes, expressing his disdain. It was absolutely a sign of his brain that he had not done anything in a Spain and had to go out to grab the colony.

Seeing that the topic went wrong, Emperor Meiji glared at Dashan Iwai with dissatisfaction and scolded sternly: "Now isn't the time to listen to your quarrels. The empire is in danger. Can't you save some worry?"

There is no doubt that Emperor Meiji was very dissatisfied with the Army's practice of changing topics.

If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work. This is something that everyone knows. Is it so difficult to admit that you are not strong enough?

The answer is: It's very difficult, very difficult.

The army is different from the navy and is not so rational. The navy can roughly know the strength gap between the two sides when looking at warships. No matter how hard it is to face a strength gap of more than ten times or even dozens of times, it is difficult to be stubborn!

The most important thing is that the European Navy is close at hand. If they hold on, they will directly hit them. Bragging will be done immediately, and it will not be possible to admit it.

The army is different. Smart people can see at a glance that although the continental alliance is powerful, it is impossible to send hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Japan, which will cost a lot of money.

Since you don’t need to do it with the Continental Alliance, it’s okay to brag in the closed door. Of course, it’s fine to defend the enemy outside the national gate, but you don’t have to fight this guarantee.

If the commander is confused and really comes to attack Tokyo, it will be a waste of time. With the achievements made by the army in the Philippine Islands, it really cannot provide people with enough confidence.

If you can't brag and don't want to admit that you have poor strength, you can only find a way to fool it. It's better to be honest and be called "traitor" by radicals.

Everyone present knew that the Japanese government had no choice since the diplomatic notes of the Continental Union were issued.

It is impossible to hard straits. If the Continental Union really angers, it is not impossible to turn Japan into a colony.

Although this will make you lose money, each of the eighteen countries will share it together and cannot lose much.

It is even possible that not only the Eighteen Kingdoms, perhaps their good allies will follow suit and put in the wrong to ensure that their status in the Far East will not be shaken. Britain has done such a thing too much, and it doesn't care about it once.

Seeing that the main responsibility for being forced to give in was thrown to the Navy, Dashanyan knew that he could not continue to pretend to be confused. If he was unwilling to bear the responsibility at all, they would become public enemies.

"Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, it is indeed not a wise move to confront the Continental Union. However, we have no way to explain to the people directly to the Philippines.

If you want to be too safe, the best way is to change to a soft persimmon.

Internally, we can use the excuse of beating the south and trying to appease the people in the country; externally, we sell the European Union for a long time, and they can't continue to be aggressive.

The European Union interferes in the Philippines war, essentially because the situation in the European continent is unstable, and he is worried that the domestic situation will be out of control after Spain's defeat.

There are no risks in going north. Even if we fight to the earth, it will have little impact on the situation in Europe.

At the cost of giving up the Philippine Islands, even if we cannot get support from various countries, there is still no problem in exchange for them to be neutral."
Chapter completed!