Secretary of State Elihu Rut shook his head and said, "General, my judgment is exactly the opposite of you. If Japan sends troops to attack Liaodong at this time, it will not be beneficial except that it will only attract all the firepower of the East China government to itself. Moreover, although Japan and Russia have signed an alliance agreement, it was signed under the pressure of the East China government and the mediation of Britain and France. Two countries that have just fought to the death will not become real allies at once. Therefore, Japan will never get angry for Russia."

Chafe said: "But as I said just now, if Russia really suffered a complete defeat, Japan would not end well. Therefore, Japan did not send troops to rescue Russia, but also to save itself. There would be no such visionary people in Japan."

Roosevelt said: "Gentlemen, I think your words make sense. Of course, Japan will not sit idly by and watch Russia be defeated by the East China government, but it will not send troops to join the war at this time, but will choose the most favorable opportunity for Japan."

As he said that, Roosevelt came to a huge Northeast China area hanging on the left of the desk, saying: "We first estimate and set the goal of the East China government as occupying Harbin. Then the best time for Japan to send troops is when the People's Army attacked Harbin, because at that time, the main force of the People's Army would definitely be concentrated in the Harbin area, and the power to prevent Japan was also the weakest. It was Japan's most confident in breaking through the Yalu River defense line of the People's Army and entering the Liaodong region again. If Japan is smart, it should immediately start negotiations with the East China government to stop the war."

Chaffey could understand Roosevelt's previous words, but when Roosevelt said that Japan should immediately negotiate with the East China government after breaking through the Yalu River defense line, he was a little confused and said, "Why should we negotiate with the East China government at this time?"

Rut explained in response to Roosevelt: "Because the war between the East China government and Russia was almost complete victory at this time, naturally they did not want to interrupt the war attacking Harbin. Therefore, Japan proposed peace talks to withdraw from Liaodong in exchange for the East China government to recognize Japan's interests in North Korea. Such conditions are acceptable for the East China government, and Japan achieved its own goal and withdrew from the war with a decent withdrawal. As for the result of Russia, it is not the scope of Japan's consideration. If Japanese politicians are smart enough, this will be Japan's best choice, which is much greater than the success of the two countries in jointly defeating the East China government."

Chafei suddenly realized that he was a pure soldier and knew little about the national government, and he never thought that there were so many routines in it.

Rut continued: "But it is very dangerous for Russia to face the East China government independently in this way. It is very likely that it will lose the entire Far East region. After the East China government acquires these regions and populations, it will develop quickly and become the largest force in the Far East."

Roosevelt was still staring at the map, but fell into deep thought. The East China government dominance in the Far East is definitely not in line with the interests of the United States. The ideal thing is that many forces are entangled together so that the United States can get along well with each other. But according to the current development of the situation, this is almost an irreversible result, and the United States has basically no good way to interfere unless it is directly involved in the war, but this is also something that the United States cannot do at present.

"Is there really nothing I can do?" Roosevelt felt a little desperate.

Just then, only footsteps were heard, Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks walked in and said, "Mr. President, I'm late for a while. I just received a message that Britain and France are already negotiating and discussing matters related to the war in Liaodong by force."

Rut frowned and said, "Does Britain and France really plan to join the war?"

Fairbanks said: "This has not yet been decided. It is only in the negotiation stage. However, I think Britain and France still have the possibility of participating in the war. After all, they do not want to see the rise of the East China government in the Far East, and they will not tolerate the complete failure of Russia and Japan. Once that time comes, Britain and France will have a great chance of choosing to interfere by force."

When Roosevelt heard this, his whole body was shocked, and he nodded immediately, saying, "Very good, this is really good news. In this way, we will have a lot of room for the United States. Well, let's wait for an opportunity."

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Tokyo, Japan, Cabinet.

After the news of the People's Army's capture of Vladivostok reached Japan, it also caused quite a shock. Although one person gloated, although Japan and Russia have signed an alliance agreement, most Japanese still regard Russia as their enemy. Therefore, it is naturally gloating to learn that Russia has failed again. But some smart people are worried. After all, the situation in the Far East is the dominant situation, and Japan and Russia can only join forces to fight against the East China government. But now Russia has suffered another defeat, and the East China government is in a stronger position, which is naturally unfavorable to Japan.

The Japanese cabinet also held consecutive meetings to discuss how to deal with the current situation. Everyone agreed that Russia's failure was a foregone conclusion, and how Japan should respond was still unanimous.

At the beginning of today's meeting, Foreign Minister Sutaro Omura first spoke: "Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a diplomatic note from Russia through the ambassador to France, asking us to send troops to the war as soon as possible to relieve Russia's military pressure. In addition, the French Prime Minister also rejected the Japanese ambassador and hoped that Japan and Russia would cooperate sincerely and send troops to the war as soon as possible."

Masato Nariuchi said: "Why should we send troops to help Russia? Let Russia and overseas Chinese fight for both losses. Wouldn't it be better for us to come forward and reap the benefits of the fisherman? So we must not send troops at this time."

Yamamoto Honbuchie frowned and said, "Mr. Teraune, we cannot act voluntarily at this time. Now Russia has no ability to die with overseas Chinese. If we do not send troops, the only consequence is that Russia is completely defeated by overseas Chinese. The next target of overseas Chinese is Japan, and it has lost Russia's restraint on overseas Chinese. Do you think Japan has the ability to defeat overseas Chinese alone?"

In fact, Masato Tachinachi is not unaware of the principle of losing his lips and cold teeth. It was just that Japan and Russia had been hostile for nearly 10 years and fought for another year and a half. Although Japan has been winning, it has also paid a significant loss, and the losses are basically the army. Therefore, Masato Tachinachi could not make a turn for the time being.

At this time, Hirobuki Ito said: "Does the frontline know about this? What is their attitude?"

Yupeng of Shan County said: "Oryujun believes it is not appropriate to attack now. Our army is not fully prepared, and it will take at least one month."

Hirobuki Ito said again: "What is the UK's attitude?"

Komura Sutaro said: "There is no news from the UK to come to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

Hirobuki Ito nodded and asked again: "According to the military chess deduction in the base camp, what will happen in a month."

Masatoshi Seiduchi said: "The People's Army will at least take Changchun and Mudanjiang, and form a pincer attack on Harbin, and it may have already conquered Harbin."

Hirofumi Ito said: "Once Harbin is lost, Russia will completely lose this war, and the East China government will turn its fingers against our Japan. Therefore, we must not let the People's Army capture Harbin, and we must attack before the People's Army attacks Harbin."

Youpeng from Shan County said: "I agree that when the People's Army besieged Harbin, it was also the time when their strength was weakest on the Yalu River line. Only at this time can we send troops to break through the Yalu River defense line of the People's Army in one fell swoop. We can also take advantage of the emptiness of the People's Army's rear to attack Liaoyang and cut off the People's Army's retreat."

Hirobu Ito shook his head and said, "Yamaxianjun, can our supplies and weapons and ammunition on the Korean Peninsula be supplied to occupy Liaoyang? Even if we occupy Liaoyang, do we still have enough weapons and ammunition to deal with the People's Army's counterattack?"

Yutoto Yama Prefecture was stunned for a while and couldn't speak for a while, because of course he knew that the weapons and ammunition on the Korean Peninsula can only fight at most 1 or 2 battles, and Japan has no way to transport supplies to the Korean Peninsula on a large scale.

Hirofumi Ito said: "Yama Prefecture, I think that after we break through the Yalu River defense line of the People's Army, the war cannot be expanded. Instead, we should immediately ask the UK or the United States to mediate and negotiate and negotiate peace with the East China government immediately. We should take the condition that we will withdraw from the Liaodong region completely and no longer interfere with the war between the East China government and Russia in exchange for the East China government to recognize our interests in North Korea and not compensate like the East China government."

Yama Prefecture Akito was silent for a while, and finally nodded, saying, "I understand. Ito-kun, I agree with your opinion. If the East China government can recognize our interests in North Korea and do not have to pay compensation to the East China government, such a peace treaty can be accepted."

Although in the old time and space, Yuto Yama Prefecture was regarded as the founder of the Japanese military's autocracy and the army's founder, he was not as simple-minded as the later soldiers and acted only by his will. On the contrary, Yuto Yama Prefecture is also a very strategic person. He also knew that in terms of the current situation, Hirofumi Ito's suggestions were indeed the best choice for Japan at present. Therefore, he agreed with Hirofumi Ito's opinion.

Seeing that Yama Yuto agreed to his suggestion, Hirobuki Ito was relieved. He was afraid that the military would become hot after breaking through the Yalu River defense line and would be dangerous if it wanted to continue the war. Now with Yama Prefecture Yuto's support, the chance of realizing his plan would be much higher.

However, to realize your plan, the prerequisite is that the Japanese army breaks through the Yalu River defense line of the People's Army. Only in this way can Japan have bargaining chips to negotiate with the East China government. Therefore, Hirofumi Ito said: "Yama Prefecture, this is the only opportunity to allow Japan to preserve its vitality, and everything depends on the performance of the army. I can only ask you."
Chapter completed!