Chapter 152: The End of the War (Asking for Subscriptions and Monthly Passes)

"Japan must give up all its interests in Tohoku and completely withdraw from Tohoku. Prisoners of war captured by the Jilin Army must be redeemed by Japan with money. The exact price can be negotiated separately. Only then will the war end and the Jilin Army will retreat from Korea. Wu Haoxuan said toughly. This is his bottom line, and it must be adhered to.

"No, absolutely not." Lin Quanzhu roared angrily. He could not agree to such conditions, nor could Japan. The interests of the Tohoku, but they paid 100,000 casualties and nearly 2 billion yen in military expenses in the Russo-Japanese War, how could they just give it up? Not to mention, in this battle, they also lost more than 100,000 people.

"If Japan does not agree, then the war will continue. I promise, you'll lose even more. Wu Haoxuan said coldly. These Japanese will not suffer even if they die. Knowing that the situation is not good for his side, he still looks like a winner.

Obviously, the differences between the two sides are somewhat large, and it is difficult to reach an agreement. If there is no external intervention, it should be difficult to reach an agreement.

"Calm down, two. Perhaps, you can back down a little more. Sir Jurden said.

"The interests of the Great Japanese Empire must be defended." Lin Quan said with a dead support, it was completely a dead duck with a hard mouth.

"This is already the bottom line of the Jilin Army, and we will not compromise and retreat again." Wu Haoxuan also said strongly.

"I think the conditions of the Jilin Army are very reasonable, and Japan has already earned money by exchanging North Korea for Kwantung Prefecture." US Minister to China Rou Keyi expressed his opinion.

Immediately afterwards, the Russian Minister to China, the German Minister to China, Hahausen, and the French Minister to China, Pasteur, all expressed their opinions. Without exception. They all supported Jilin's request. After all, from the point of view of fairness, the conditions of the Jilin Army are not excessive. Under the circumstance that the Jilin Army already has the upper hand, Japan has already taken advantage of such conditions by putting forward such conditions.

The reason why the Japanese were unwilling to accept the conditions put forward by the Jilin Army was entirely because they were unwilling to lose these benefits. It's simply that they are not willing to fail. A bandit mentality that refuses to suffer.

Lin Quanzhu looked at Wu Haoxuan and the ministers who supported the Jilin Army angrily, he didn't understand why these high-ranking ministers would support the Jilin Army so hard? Don't they know that a strong China will not do them the slightest benefit?

In fact, except for the fact that the United States really supported the Jilin Army, the Russians were simply retaliating against the Japanese. The Germans are because of their interests. As for the French, it is because Japan is developing too fast. The interests of France are already threatened.

Sir Zhu Erdian also frowned, and several ministers clearly supported the conditions of the Jilin Army, which shows how unpopular the Japanese were. Although, Britain is strong and can cover the sky with one hand. However, he is not good at openly contradicting other ministers.

"The British Empire also believed that the conditions proposed by the Jilin Army were reasonable." Zhu Erdian said.

"What? Your Excellency? How can you do that? Lin Quanzhu was dumbfounded, as if he didn't expect Zhu Erdian to turn back. Britain is Japan's biggest backer! Even the British are anti-water. So how can Japan still be tough?

After being silent for two minutes, Lin Quanzhu seemed to accept this fact. He knows. It's irretrievable.

"Well, I'll report back to the country. As for how the country will choose, I don't know. Lin Quanzhu said with some frustration.

"Thank you for your support to the Jilin Army, which will do its best to maintain peace in the Far East." Wu Haoxuan thanked everyone with a smile on his face. Now, even the British do not support the demands of the Japanese. Well, in addition to pinching their noses to accept the conditions of the Jilin Army. Is there any other way?

Lin Quanzhu looked at Wu Haoxuan, who was proud of the spring breeze, and couldn't wait to pounce on him and give him two slaps. Of course, if he really did that, Wu Haoxuan's wolf-like guards would definitely tear him to pieces.

Tokyo. The Prime Minister's Office in Kasumigaseki. Saionji Gongwang held an emergency five-phase meeting. The five prime ministers of the new Japanese cabinet all gathered in the conference room.

"The Shanhaiguan peace talks have come to an end, Lin Jun, you can introduce it to everyone." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said expressionlessly.

"Hi, Your Excellency Prime Minister." Foreign Minister Lin Dong nodded.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the Shanhaiguan peace talks, Minister Lin Quanzhu tried his best to fight for the empire. However, because the war situation was seriously unfavorable to the empire, and the ghosts and animals of Europe and the United States all supported the Chinese people. So, the final conditions are very unfavorable for us. The people of China demanded that we give up all our interests in the Tohoku, withdraw our diaspora, and withdraw from the Kanto region. And to ransom those captured soldiers. The Shina people will also withdraw from Korea and end the war. Lin Dong said expressionlessly. In fact, Japan has already taken advantage of the fact that such an agreement can be reached. What you didn't get from the battlefield, want to get it from the negotiating table? That is undoubtedly unlikely.

"What? Why did you get back such a condition? What does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs do for food? Can you even get back such conditions? The interests of the Northeast must not be abandoned, and it was won by the empire with 100,000 dead and wounded warriors and 2 billion yen in military spending, and it must not be given up in this way. Lu Xiang Temple Zhengyi roared angrily.

"Such conditions are indeed too harsh for the Empire." Minoru Saito, the prime minister of the sea, also made it clear that he was against it. After all, the construction of battleships in the Navy is still counting on those iron mines in the Northeast. Without those iron ores, Japan's battleship construction would have been greatly affected, which would have seriously affected the development of the Japanese Navy.

"Humph! If we don't, what can we do? The army had already lost on the Liaodong Peninsula, with more than 100,000 dead, and the remnants of the army could only tremble under the naval guns. North Korea has been invaded, and the people of China are about to reach Pyongyang. If we don't reach an agreement with the people of China, I'm afraid that the whole of Korea will be lost. Foreign Minister Lin Dong said dissatisfied. Isn't all this caused by the Army's own incompetence? If the Japanese Army could defeat the Jilin Army, there would be no shame at all.

"Then mobilize more troops to go to the Northeast, to North Korea. Fight to the death with the people of China. The final victory, surely ours! Terauchi said strongly. If the Japanese Army had been able to send more reinforcements, they would not have lost the war.

"The Ministry of Finance has not had a penny left." Tibetan Prime Minister Yoshiro Sakatani said directly. The finances are about to collapse, let alone support the army to continue fighting.

"Could it be that we can only bow to the people of China? More than ten years of hard work have been ruined! Masaki said sadly. After the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan began to develop rapidly. At the same time, they are also striving to become the world's first-class powers. Finally, after ten years of hard work, they defeated the Russians in the Russo-Japanese War and successfully rose to become a great power. However, the fiasco of this battle undoubtedly brought Japan back to its prototype!

"This failure is multifaceted. Not only for our own reasons, but also for the intervention of the Western powers. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said. If it weren't for the neck of Japan by the Western powers, they wouldn't have lost so badly.

In addition, during the Shanhaiguan peace talks, the great powers also made it clear that they supported the conditions put forward by the Chinese people. Even the British betrayed Japan. Foreign Minister Lin Dong continued.

"Damn the British, they are allies of the Empire, but instead of supporting the Empire, they support the China." Terauchi Zhengyi gritted his teeth and said. There is no doubt that the betrayal of the British gave Japan the final blow.

"Gentlemen, let's talk about whether we should accept such conditions." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said with a dark face. From his standpoint, although this condition is unfavorable to Japan, it is quite acceptable. What Japan needs now is not war, but recuperation. It's just that those militants in the army will certainly not accept such conditions easily.

"The Army is absolutely not able to accept such conditions." Masaki Terauchi made it clear that he was against it.

"The Navy can't accept it either." Minoru Saito said.

Foreign Minister Lin Dong and Tibetan Minister Yoshiro Sakatani thought it was acceptable. After all, Japan no longer has the strength to continue fighting. The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for Japan.

"Alright, let's stop here for the meeting." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said with a headache. Since the five-phase meeting could not reach an agreement, it was necessary to turn to the elders behind them.

Among the elders, in addition to Yamaguchi Aritomo, Ito Hirobumi, Matsukata Masayoshi, and Inoue Shin all believed that the war should be stopped. After all, if it continues to drag on, it will cause even greater losses to Japan. Especially if North Korea is lost, it will be a heavy blow to Japan. In order to convince Yama Prefecture to have a friend, several other elders promised that as long as Japan could recuperate, it would survive this difficult time. After the next time is ready, you can gather the strength of the whole country to launch a decisive battle with the Jilin Army, defeat the Jilin Army in one fell swoop, and be ashamed.

This guarantee made the army, represented by Youpeng in Shanxian County, no longer oppose it. After all, although they want to fight, they can't fight at all without money, weapons, equipment and war materials!

On the afternoon of October 2, 1906, under the witness of ministers from various countries, the Japanese Minister to China, Lin Quansuke, and the Jilin Major Marshal Wu Haoxuan signed the armistice agreement, and the war ended. (To be continued......)

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