Komura Sutaro said: "Indemnities are common in European countries. During the French-Prussian War, France also paid compensation to Prussia, and now France is also a world power."

Masato Desunari said: "The cabinet intends to pay compensation to overseas Chinese. If so, I will resign and commit suicide at home tomorrow. I will never accept such humiliation."

Komura Sutaro hurriedly said, "Of course not, this is just a suggestion made by the US president, and we are just discussing it now."

Kanetaro also said: "Yes, the United States has given us great help in the previous wars, so the suggestions we put forward to the United States cannot be ignored. It is also appropriate to discuss them at the cabinet meeting. It does not mean that we have accepted the suggestions of the United States. Please do not be excited."

Katsutaro Bijing was the prime minister and a member of the army, so he spoke, and Masato Tsai of Teraunuchi had to give Katsutaro face, so he stopped talking.

However, Hirobuki Ito sighed secretly, knowing that there was no hope for negotiations, so he said: "Now both the United States and Germany have agreed to continue issuing bonds from the East China government, and they have also agreed to buy them supplies. In addition, according to the information provided by the UK, Germany has sold arms to the East China government."

Teraunuchi was shocked when he heard this and said, "Does Germany support overseas Chinese?"

Hirobu Ito said: "That's not yet. Germany is just selling arms to the East China government. I just want to tell you that Japan is in a very dangerous situation now. I hope everyone will carefully consider the US's suggestions. If we refuse, then are we sure to win in the military? Teraunuchi, can you tell me that we can still defeat the East China government. If we cannot, what's the point of holding on?"

After hearing this, Masato Tanuchi couldn't help but lower his head because he was not sure to defeat the East China government. At this time, Yama Prefecture Aritomo said, "Ito, I understand what you mean, but Japan is not at the end of its reach, and we still have the chance to turn defeat into victory."

Hirobu Ito couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and said, "What chance do we have?"

Yupeng of Shan County said: "Now overseas Chinese and Russian troops are in Fengtian, and there will be a battle between the two sides. This is our opportunity."

Youpeng of Shan County said: "If overseas Chinese attack Fengtian, the Russian army will definitely not be able to defend it. However, overseas Chinese are the attacking side after all, and will inevitably pay a huge price. At that time, we concentrated our troops to break through the Yalu River and entered the Liaodong battlefield again. If we fight overseas Chinese, it is difficult to deal with the beginning and end. We will be expected to reverse the unfavorable situation in one fell swoop. At the worst, it can force overseas Chinese to give up the demand for compensation and make peace with us.

Although Hirofumi Ito was not a soldier, he also worked in the army when he participated in the fall of the curtain in his early years. Later, Japan participated in the war many times. Hirofumi Ito conducted detailed research on each battle, so he still knew a little about the military. After hearing what Akitomi Yama Prefecture said, Hirofumi Ito thought about it carefully and felt something was reasonable, saying: "Yama Prefecture, please answer my questions. We are now isolated from the Korean Peninsula and cannot increase troops on a large scale to the Korean Peninsula. We can only rely on the existing troops on the Korean Peninsula, whether they are enough, and whether they are enough weapons and ammunition. And as far as I know, the East China government has arranged troops to garrison along the Yalu River. According to your plan, what is the chance of success."

Yupeng of Shan County said: "The army we withdrew from North Korea together with the wounded soldiers has a total of about 150,000. Now the wounded soldiers have basically recovered from the injury. In addition to serious injuries and disabilities, there are a total of 143,000 people. In addition, about 80,000 people have been selected from the logistics personnel to join the army, so the total strength exceeds 220,000, and all have been reorganized. The entire army has been organized into four corpses, 1, 2, 3, and 5. In addition, three Korean corpses have been organized, totaling about 100,000 people, and 30 have been recruited.

Wan Koreans are logistics personnel. Now our total strength on the Korean Peninsula has reached 320,000. Although our army lacks training and actual combat, at least 140,000 are veterans. According to the information we have, although the People's Army has built fortifications on the Yalu River, there are only 560,000 troops left behind. Moreover, since there is no railway line on the Yalu River, their most powerful weapon, the armored train, is not on the Yalu River. It is completely sufficient in terms of force."

After a pause, Yutoto Yama Prefecture said: "As for weapons and ammunition, we used to have a part of the inventory on the Korean Peninsula, and some time ago, British cargo ships helped us transport a batch. The weapons and ammunition accumulated now can fight at least a large-scale battle."

Hirobuki Ito frowned and said, "Is it only enough to fight a large-scale battle? So what's the role that even if we break through the Yalu River defense line of the East China government?"

Yupeng of Shanxian said: "Of course it is useful, because overseas Chinese do not know how much ammunition we have. Therefore, as long as we can break through the Yalu River defense line, it will put huge pressure on overseas Chinese. They cannot fight with us at the same time. Russia is on two fronts. At this time, we ask the UK to mediate. Overseas Chinese will never dare to make any compensation requests, so that we can achieve the minimum goal of decent withdrawal from this battle. And if we want to achieve better results..."

Speaking of this, Yama Prefecture Aritomoto looked at Yamamoto Honbu and Yuuki Ito and said, "That depends on whether the navy is effective. The more weapons and ammunition the front is, the better. Now the UK has stopped helping us transport supplies to the Korean Peninsula. If the navy can fill this gap and continue to transport supplies to the Korean Peninsula, so that our army can have the ability to fight continuously, then we may achieve greater results on the battlefield, or take a tougher attitude in negotiations to gain more benefits."

Yamamoto Honbuki: "The Navy is already organizing warships and ships, making plans, and will do its best to transport supplies to the Korean Peninsula."

Yama Prefecture nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for your support." He turned to Hirobuki Ito and said, "Ito, this is my plan, and it is the only way for Japan to withdraw from this war with decent ease."

Hirobu Ito thought carefully for a while and believed that Yama Prefecture's plan is indeed quite feasible, and the chance of success is not low, and of course it will not be too high. After all, there are too many variables. Success is of course a good thing. Japan can at least not pay compensation and protect its interests on the Korean Peninsula. Cabinet officials can also give an explanation to the country. However, once it fails, Japan completely loses the opportunity to withdraw from the war at a smaller price. The East China government will definitely raise huge compensation to Japan, and even the Korean Peninsula and even Taiwan may be lost.

Thinking of this, Hirofumi Ito said: "Yama Prefecture, this is a gamble."

Yama Prefecture Aritomo said: "Ito-kun, when we decided to launch a war against Russia, it was in 10 years. When we started the war against the Qing Dynasty, we had already started gambling. Until now, the gambling has not ended. I don't know how much chance of winning will be, but we must continue to bet, otherwise we will lose all the money we paid in the early stage."

Hirobu Ito was silent for a long time before saying, "Okay, Yama Prefecture, then continue to bet. We will also do our best to help Japan and win this bet. What else do you need now?"

Yama Prefecture nodded. With Hirofumi Ito's support, the chances of winning this bet are naturally much greater. So he said: "We still need the financial support of the war now."

Hirobuki Ito said: "Okay, you can ask the UK for help. The UK still needs us now. It is necessary to support some of our funds. This matter is the responsibility of the foreign minister."

Komura Sutaro said: "Yes."

Yama Prefecture said: "There is another point that we must seize the opportunity to join the war again. We must decide when overseas Chinese and Russia are about to decide the outcome, because at this time, whether it is victory or loss, overseas Chinese cannot be distracted to deal with us. Therefore, this is the best time for us to join the war. We must negotiate a joint agreement with Russia as soon as possible so that we can grasp the war between overseas Chinese and Russia, so that we can seize the opportunity to join the war."

Hirobuki Ito nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, we will try our best to speed up negotiations with Russia."

In fact, Japan does not need to speed up negotiations with Russia, but Britain and France can no longer hold back, because Germany and the United States agree to the East China government to issue bonds, sell materials, and send military observation teams, which all make the war in the Far East further complicate and instability. However, for Japan, which is currently at a disadvantage, it is of course unfavorable. Therefore, Britain and France must stabilize the situation in the Far East as soon as possible. Therefore, both countries also put pressure on Japan and Russia, demanding that Japan and Russia reach a joint agreement as soon as possible, and temporarily put on hold on the issue of interests in the Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula. First, they will defeat the East China government and then negotiate and resolve the issue.

This suggestion was exactly what Japan wanted, so Japan immediately responded to the proposal of Britain and France and expressed its willingness to accept the proposal of Britain and France. The UK also agreed to provide Japan with a low-interest loan of 20 million pounds to alleviate the economic pressure of the Japanese government. Russia wanted to take the opportunity to gain more benefits, but Britain and France also put pressure on Russia, requiring Russia to accept this condition, and Russia could not withstand the pressure of Britain and France, so it could only accept it.

The dispute between the two sides is temporarily put on hold, and the negotiations will naturally progress much faster. So soon, Japan and Russia reached an agreement: the two sides will unite to deal with the threat from the East China government; they should inform each other before their respective major military operations and try their best to coordinate and cooperate with the actions; their respective intelligence will share the same interests. Japan promised that intelligence personnel staying in the Liaodong region would provide information to Russia, but asked Russia to cooperate and support, and Russia also agreed. Finally, after defeating the East China government, the two sides negotiated and negotiated to deal with the issue of interests in the Northeast China region and the Korean Peninsula with the actual situation.

In this way, in order to deal with the threat from the East China government, Japan and Russia finally turned from hostile sides into ally in the famous debate.
Chapter completed!