Japan is a country with scarce resources, at this time, Japan's economic strength is not strong, especially did not receive the Qing court's indemnity of 200 million taels of silver, the country's finances are becoming more and more stretched, Japan in order to develop military strength, can only plunder, of which Korea and the northeast of the Qing Dynasty are the top priority of Japan's plunder.

This laid the groundwork for the magnificent East Asian World War in the future!

When the time came to mid-March, the Meiji Emperor of Japan finally couldn't hold it anymore, and he instructed Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu to form a negotiation team for the end of the war and go to Dayu City to seek a negotiated solution to the war between China and Japan.

On March 24, 1897, Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu arrived at Dayu City, the capital of the Chinese Empire, and in a happy and friendly atmosphere, Lin Fei met with Mutsu Munemitsu.

Lin Fei did not have the slightest affection for Mutsu Somitsu, who was also the executioner of the invasion of China in his time, and during the negotiations in Shimonoseki, he was Ito Hirobumi's deputy and advised on the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki.

Lin Fei has no good impression of Mutsu Zongguang, so he doesn't have a good face for Mutsu Zongguang, and Mutsu Zongguang doesn't have a good face for Lin Fei, Lin Fei has killed 300,000 Japanese!

Mutsu Zong Guang first said in a cold tone: "Mr. Lin Fei, your Huaxia Empire is really too cruel! ”

Lin Feile said hehehe: "Mr. Mitsu Zongguang, I don't understand this, where is our Huaxia Empire cruel?" ”

Mutsu Muneko's eyes widened, "Isn't it cruel that you instructed your subordinates to kill 300,000 people of our Great Japanese Empire, and these people are innocent people, but you instructed the army to slaughter them?" ”

Lin Fei shrugged his shoulders and looked like a hooligan, "I don't know about these things, they must be rumors." ”

He just wanted to scold Lin Fei for being "despicable and shameless", but instantly thought that Lin Fei liked the enemy to scold him for being despicable and shameless, and this kind of scolding was really in Lin Fei's arms, so he slapped the table lightly and said disdainfully: "Dare not do it, what kind of flying emperor are you?" ”

Lin Fei sank his face, glared at Mutsu Ao Zongguang and said: "Mr. Mutsu Tsunemitsu, even if our Huaxia Empire really did such a thing, then we can't blame us, it was your Great Japanese Empire that slaughtered civilians first, since you slaughtered civilians first, then you can't blame me for treating others in the way of others!" ”

Mutsu Munemitsu hurriedly said: "Our Great Japanese Empire did not kill your civilians at all, and the so-called Hualien tragedy was just made up by you. ”

Lin Fei laughed, "Mr. Mutsu Somitsu, you didn't dare to be a fool just now, what kind of foreign minister are you of the Japanese Empire?" ”

Seeing Lin Fei talking about himself in his own words, Lin Fei looked at Mutsu Zongguang's embarrassed appearance, and laughed, the laughter was full of the happiness of the winner, Lin Fei laughed enough before saying: "Okay, okay, Mr. Mutsu Zongguang, let's not talk about this, you should come this time to discuss the armistice, let's talk about your armistice conditions." ”

Mutsu Zongguang put away his embarrassment and said: "Our armistice conditions are like this, we sign an armistice agreement to end the state of declaration of war since the Taiwan War, and your Chinese Empire will compensate us for the silver ......."

"Stop!" Lin Fei waved his hand to interrupt Mutsu Zongguang's words, "Our Huaxia Empire compensates you for silver, are you saying the opposite?" ”

"I didn't say the opposite, that is, you compensate us for the silver!"

Lin Fei laughed angrily, "What are you kidding, you are the ones who asked for a truce, and you are also the ones who are at a disadvantage on the battlefield, and now you want us to compensate you for your silver?" ”

Mitsu Aozong frowned and said angrily: "Of course, you slaughtered 300,000 of our people, don't you need compensation?" ”

Lin Fei laughed loudly, "It's a joke, it's inevitable that there will be casualties in the war, I've never heard of this and have to pay money, according to your logic, should you also compensate us for the silver?" ”

Mutsu Zongguang said angrily: "We were killed civilians, civilians, civilians, do you understand? Naturally, you don't have to lose money if you kill a soldier, but if you kill a civilian, you have to lose money! ”

Lin Fei's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "You still killed us civilians!" ”

The two sides fell into a stalemate for a while, and Lin Fei and Mutsu Zongguang's deputy envoys persuaded one after another: "Let's take a step back first, and then discuss." ”

Lin Fei and Mutsu Zongguang sat back in their chairs, Lin Fei saw that Mutsu Zongguang's attitude was very resolute, and he didn't look like a defeated at all, and secretly thought in his heart, the Japanese refused to give in, do they still have any hole cards?

Lin Fei sneered and said, "Mr. Mutsu Zongguang, what is the reason why you still dare to make such a request after you are losing and retreating on the battlefield?" ”

Mutsu Somitsu smiled proudly, "Mr. Lin Fei, now that the matter has come to this, let me show my hole cards, when I left Tokyo, I have already received a statement from the Minister of the United States of America, he believes that the killing of the people of the Great Japanese Empire by the Chinese Empire is shameful and immoral, and the fleet of the United States of America has sailed out of Hawaii to Japan, and may even enter the South Seas region in the future." ”

Lin Fei was taken aback when he heard these words, the World War in the South Seas, Britain, France, Germany and Russia were all involved, and the world's top powers, only the United States was left to wait and see on the other side of the ocean, and the attitude of the United States has been ambiguous, and now the United States suddenly made such a statement, does it mean that the United States wants to help Japan?

The United States in this era has long pursued an isolationist policy, the so-called isolationist policy, that is, not to interfere in the disputes of other countries, among which the "Monroe Declaration" published in the twenties of the nineteenth century is the most vivid portrayal, Monroe is the former president of the United States, in which he said that the United States will not interfere in European affairs, and Europe should not interfere in American affairs.

In the following half century, the United States formulated its foreign policy according to isolationism, so in all the major events in Europe in the 19th century, such as the War of German Unification and the Crimean War, there were no Americans.

At the end of the 19th century, that is, Lin Fei's time, the United States suddenly changed its face and became a great power seeking colonial and overseas interests, because the domestic economic development of the United States was extremely fast, and the capitalists demanded that the United States seek a rich raw material supply base and a vast market in the world.

Lin Fei heard that the United States had made a commitment to help Japan, and he couldn't help but be shocked, the United States in this era, but the country with the fastest economic growth in the world, a large number of technical talents from Western Europe immigrated to the United States, making the United States' industrial strength and technological strength extremely strong, although the United States now only has three relatively old Indiana-class battleships, but with its strong industrial strength and rich industrial resources, it is more than enough to build dozens of battleships!

More importantly, the father of the world's submarines in Lin Fei's era - John? Holland, at this time is designing the Holland VI submarine for the US Navy, after the battle of the Sulu Sea, the United States must have realized the important role of submarines, the US Navy will inevitably invest considerable resources to build submarines, and at that time, Lin Fei's asymmetric advantage of having submarines will also be gone!

Once the United States gets involved in the South China Sea World War, the balance of victory and defeat will instantly tilt in favor of Britain, France, Qing and Japan, and the advantages that Lin Fei has worked so hard to gain will no longer exist.

What's even more dangerous is that if the United States fully supports Britain, France, Qing and Japan, then Lin Fei's Chinese Empire will once again face the danger of extinction!

Lin Fei's momentum weakened instantly, like a flame, and someone poured a basin of cold water on him.

Mutsu Aoku Zongguang smiled proudly: "How is it, Mr. Lin Fei, are you going to compensate our dead civilians?" ”

Lin Fei snorted coldly, "This is the end of today's negotiations, and I will inform you separately when the second round of negotiations will begin." ”

After Lin Fei finished speaking, he stood up and walked away, Mutsu Aoku Zongguang let out a smug laugh behind him, and as soon as he left the reception room, Xiyun whispered: "Husband, we must not be enemies of the United States." ”

Could it be that Xiyun understands the United States? Lin Fei stopped and asked, "Why do you say that?" ”

Xiyun hesitated for a moment and replied: "I heard my father say that in today's world, although Britain is strong, Britain is already at the end of its power, but the United States, with its vast land and abundant talents, will inevitably surpass Britain in the future and become the world's first power!" ”

Lin Fei smiled, "Don't worry about the United States. ”

"Do we have a way to deal with the United States?" Xiyun's tone was full of surprise and excitement, Lin Fei shook his head and smiled: "Although I have no way to deal with the United States, I am sure that the United States will not help Japan sincerely, they help Japan just to extort some benefits from our hands." ”

Xiyun hurriedly asked, "What benefits do they want to extort?" ”

Lin Fei shook his head lightly, "I don't know about this, but the arrival of the American envoy is just in the last few days, and we will be able to know their intentions when the time comes." ”

"Husband, you're not going to let them get any benefits, are you?" Xiyun asked eagerly.

"This ......" Lin Fei hesitated, the wrestling of great powers is based on national strength, without strong national strength, no matter how strong the personal ability is, no matter how useless it is, if the United States really wants to support Britain, France, Qing and Japan, Lin Fei really has no choice.

Xiyun saw Lin Fei's embarrassment, and smiled softly: "Okay, Yun'er knows that her husband must have a way, let's not talk about this matter." ”

Lin Fei said "yes", sighed in his heart, and said that a weak country has no diplomacy, and our Chinese Empire, at this time, is an out-and-out weak country in front of the United States, and can only compromise on everything! If we want to change this situation, we can only develop our military and national strength.