At 5 pm on May 30, Hirofumi Ito returned to his mansion with fatigue. His wife Meiko was waiting in the entrance hall and helped Hirofumi Ito take off her coat and put on light home clothes. She brought it to Hirofumi Ito again.

Although Hirofumi Ito does not have a public office and only holds the title of a veteran, he is still the leading tycoon in Japanese politics. He is a person who stomps his feet and trembles all over the city gates. Although he does not make money like Li Hongzhang, he lives very rich by relying solely on his personal salary. He raises more than 10 servants at home, so naturally there are not few servants. The servants should have done it for him to change clothes and wash his face, but his wife Meizi insists on doing it himself, which has become a habit.

While changing clothes, Hirofumi Ito said, "Has Miyamoto been here?"

Meizi said, "I have been here for a long time. Are you waiting for you in the study?"

Hirobu Ito nodded and said, "I'll bring today's supper to the study room for a while and bring two bottles of wine here. It will take a long time for me to talk to him."

Since the Shanghai attack ended, Naotao Miyamoto has returned to Japan and served in the Army Intelligence Department. He and Hirofumi Ito often interact with each other and discuss current affairs. He is a regular visitor to Ito's family.

After washing his face, Hirofumi Ito came to the study. At this time, Naotao Miyamoto was reading newspapers in the study. Seeing Hirofumi Ito came back, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Mr. Ito is back."

Hirofumi Ito said: "Miyamoto, I've been waiting for a long time. Please sit down, don't be polite. I have ordered someone to prepare dinner."

Miyamoto Naotao said: "Okay, then I'll be upset."

So the two sat down face to face. At this time, Meizi had already brought two servants to deliver dinner, and then said goodbye and left.

Hirofumi Ito poured a glass of wine for Naotao Miyamoto and said, "I've made you wait for a long time."

Naotaku Miyamoto said: "Fortunately, I wonder what the result of Mr. Yama Prefecture's negotiations today?"

Hirofumi Ito sighed and said, "Yama Prefecture Jun decided to generate electricity to the Manchurian Army Command tonight, so that they can take any action based on the actual situation on the battlefield."

Miyamoto Naotao was stunned for a moment and immediately understood that it was Yama Prefecture Aritomo who deliberately shirked his responsibilities, so he let the soldiers on the frontline decide on their own. Therefore, he said: "How can this work? Can you report to the Emperor and let the Emperor slaughter?"

Hirobuki Ito shook his head and said, "It's useless. The emperor will not easily rule the emperor. He will definitely leave it to the army to make a decision."

After hearing this, Miyamoto Naotao couldn't help but feel excited and said, "I don't want to take this responsibility, so what should I do with the interests of Japan? What should I do with hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers in Liaodong?"

Hirobu Ito smiled bitterly and said, "Miyamoto, listen to me and say it slowly."

It turned out that yesterday, Naotao Miyamoto also visited Hirofumi Ito. The two talked about the battle situation in Liaodong. Naotao Miyamoto believed that Japan should not continue to station in Liaoyang at this time, but should give Liaoyang to the People's Army, retreating all the troops to Phoenix City to garrison, and even retreating across the Yalu River. Because Naotao Miyamoto believed that it was meaningless for Japan to continue to occupy Liaoyang at this time. The Russian army was in the north and the People's Army to the west, even though the Russian army was brought into the battle group. , it has become a tripartite melee pattern, but the Russian army and the People's Army have no worries about the retreat. Only the Japanese army's retreat under the threat of the People's Army, the People's Army will not easily turn against the Russian army for the time being. The Russian army will not easily unite with Japan without suffering a few major losses. Therefore, in this three-legged pattern, it is the most unfavorable to Japan. Once the People's Army attacks the Japanese army's withdrawal line, it will put the Japanese army in a great crisis and may cause the entire army to collapse.

So instead of occupying Liaoyang and struggling, Japan might as well give up Liaoyang. As the saying goes, a step back will be broadened. After the Japanese army withdrew from Liaoyang, it will become the Russian army occupying Shenyang. The People's Army will occupy Liaoyang. The two sides will definitely fight. At this time, the Japanese army retreating to Phoenix City can jump out of the circle, preserve their strength, and watch the tiger fight in the mountains.

Naotao Miyamoto believed that the Russian army would definitely not be able to defeat the People's Army. After the Russian army was severely taught by the People's Army, they would naturally take the initiative to come to Japan to join forces. At that time, Japan could wait for the price and set the price calmly. It could be determined by the situation at that time. If the People's Army consumed most of its strength by the Russian army, the Japanese army could join the war again, defeat the People's Army, and reap the benefits of Liaodong. If the People's Army did not consume much, the Japanese army could also escape from the battlefield and preserve its own vitality. On the one hand, there were enough chips at the negotiating table to ensure Japan's interests.

Although Hirofumi Ito was a civilian official, he participated in the Battle of the Congman when he was young and participated in many military affairs, so he was not unfamiliar with military affairs. Before talking to Naotao Miyamoto, Hirofumi Ito considered withdrawing from Liaoyang, but he also felt that the situation had not yet broken. In addition, Hirofumi Ito was also very clear that it was definitely thankless to propose that the Japanese army retreat from Liaoyang. He would be fully responsible for Japan's failure in Liaodong, and it is very likely to be regarded as a scapegoat after the war ended.

But after listening to Naotao Miyamoto's analysis, Hirofumi Ito realized that the situation had reached a critical point. If the troops were not withdrawn from Liaoyang as soon as possible, the consequences would be very serious. Naotao Miyamoto thought of the issue of taking responsibility, so he also gave Hirofumi Ito, which was to lead Hirofumi Ito and Akitomi Yama Prefecture to bring in all the big bosses and giants in the Japanese military and political circles to a joint resolution. In this way, the responsibility is also shared by everyone, and there is no problem of who will take the blame.

After hearing this, Hirofumi Ito also felt that this method was feasible. If you have the law, it would not punish the public. So early this morning, Hirofumi Ito went to visit Akito Yama Prefecture and negotiated with him about the withdrawal of the Japanese army.

In fact, Yuto Yama Prefecture has a much clearer understanding of the battle situation than Hirofumi Ito. Naturally, he knew that the situation of the Japanese army was indeed very critical, and withdrawing troops was naturally the best way to resolve the crisis. However, Yuto Yama Prefecture's considerations were indeed the same as Hirofumi Ito, and he was afraid of taking this responsibility. In addition, he also knew that Liaoyang had sent the 4th Army back to help Phoenix City and Jiuliancheng. Yuto Yama Prefecture also had great expectations for the 4th Army. If the 4th Army could arrive in Phoenix City in time, the Japanese army would be very sure to defend the Japanese retreat. Therefore, he was naturally unwilling to take the lead in proposing the withdrawal of the army. Even if Hirofumi Ito joined forces with him, he would not do it, so he pushed Hirofumi Ito left and right.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Yutoto of Shan County received a telegram from the Manchurian Army Command. Only then did he know that the 4th Corps' plan for returning aid had failed. Although the People's Army did not conquer Phoenix City, it had cut off the Japanese withdrawal route. The Manchurian Army Command hoped that the Army General Staff would instruct the next action.

At this time, Yuto Yama County couldn't help but feel a little impatient, because the worst situation had happened. If the Japanese army did not take effective actions, they might be really hit by a catastrophe.

However, this matter is of great importance. Yama Prefecture Akito believes that it is him and Hirofumi Ito, and he cannot decide yet, so he called Katsurao and Masatoshi Desouchi to negotiate with the four of them.

But Kanetaro and Masato Tanuchi both opposed joint decisions, and the reason was very simple, because Ito Hirofumi Bi is a civilian official and there is no public alliance now, so the responsibility on the battlefield is not his. Even Hirofumi Ito participated in the joint negotiation. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is definitely not him who is the main responsibility, but it is the soldiers who will eventually take over. As the army is the main person in charge of this defeat, it is likely that the army's reputation will be ruined. It also implies that Akitomi Yama Prefecture is likely to be like Li Hongzhang, and therefore it is ruined, so that Hirofumi Ito can cover up the sky in Japanese politics and no one can beat it.

After hearing this, Yuto Yama Prefecture suddenly realized that it was revealed that Hirofumi Ito’s suggestion still hid such a conspiracy. Hirofumi Ito couldn’t help but feel a little anxious. He accused the three of them on the spot, for their own reputation and political interests, and ignored the interests of the country, completely deviating from the original intention of participating in the downfall, respecting the king, and expelling the barbarians. He only said that the three of them bowed their heads and said nothing.

Later, Masato Tanuchi came up with a solution, suggesting that the order could be ordered to be issued to the Manchurian Army Command. Due to the complex situation on the front line, the Army General Staff could make timely judgments on the situation of war. Therefore, the subsequent actions could be decided by the Manchurian Army Command and any action could be taken. Of course, the actual situation was to let the commanders on the front line bear this responsibility.

Hirofumi Ito was still a little dissatisfied after hearing this, but admitted that this was also a solution. After all, the commanders on the front line were different from those in Japan. The actions they chose would directly affect their life and death. Therefore, they would definitely make the right decision and of course they would also bear the responsibility for defeat. However, this had nothing to do with Hirofumi Itomi, so Hirofumi Ito also accepted the suggestion and said goodbye to leave. Ayuto Yama Prefecture immediately issued an order to Liaoyang in the name of the Army General Staff.

After listening to Hirofumi Ito, Naotaku Miyamoto was speechless for a long time. In the old time and space, Japan highly praised the elites of the Meiji era. Whether it was their special records or films and television, all of them portrayed these people as selfless, dedicated to the country, and even slept on firewood and endured humiliation. However, in the years of experience in this era, from the contacts with Hirofumi Ito, Aritomoto Yama Prefecture, Kitaro and others, they were not much different from those Japanese politicians in the old time and space. They still fought for power, profit, blamed each other, and put personal interests above national interests. This is probably the norm for politicians, and they did not differ from the different times.
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