"Besides... we must also consider that... the Strait of Malacca is still controlled by the Ming Dynasty. And Japan's domestic war reserves... especially oil... are only enough to sustain the war for a few months at most... We have not done a good job in peace with the Ming Dynasty.

The country is preparing for war..."

Nagano Xiushen nodded and sighed:

"Yes... the Malacca Waterway... the Ming Dynasty relied on it to be confident in front of our empire."

Temple Shouichi said bitterly:

"This is not over yet. Could it be that the Ming army dispatched such a large fleet and so many land forces just to take away a few Qing warships? Now it seems that on the one hand, they are taking over these few warships, and on the other hand, the larger ones are

The purpose is to land in southern Liaoning and seize Fengtian under our noses! What will we do then? Will we have to give in again?"

Hirota Hongyi sighed:

"If that really happens...we have no other choice but to give in again...Intelligence said that a large number of photos of our army's disposal of prisoners of war appeared in Lushun Military Port...Oh, it's a pity that I only found out about this...

...Now that the Ming Dynasty has seized Fengtian, it can not only use the Japan-Ming secret agreement to pressure us, but also use the excuse of 'rescuing humanitarian disasters' to make a lot of money internationally."

As soon as these words were said, there was a dead silence in the conference room. Both the Minister of the Navy and the Minister of War gritted their teeth.

"We cannot let the Ming Dynasty continue to be arrogant," Juichi Terauchi said suddenly and calmly, "You must have seen that if the Ming Dynasty controls Malacca for a hundred years, Japan will have to swallow its anger for a hundred years. In Asia, as long as Ming Dynasty has

If there is no country, there would be no Japan. There is no third way.”

After a while, Nagano Shushen also said calmly:

"I completely agree with what the Minister of War said. In Asia, as long as there is Ming Dynasty, there will be no Japan."

What Hirota Hongyi is thinking about now is no longer the future. What he is thinking about now is whether he can successfully complete his general resignation tomorrow.

He just sighed and said:

"Even so, Japan still needs to be adequately prepared."

…

Outside Port Arthur Bay, the Fuso squadron received an order from the commander of the combined fleet Mitsumasa Yoneuchi, retreated three nautical miles, and watched helplessly as a large number of Ming fleets sailed into Port Arthur.

A Japanese submarine ventured to the entrance of Lushun Bay and exposed its control tower for observation.

The young captain stood on the command tower and saw that instead of resisting shooting, the harbor was brightly lit. Through the telescope, he saw that the cranes in the harbor were taking off, landing and rotating, and dock workers were shuttled back and forth. It was extremely busy. The Qing army sailors in the harbor were in jubilation.

, lined the road to welcome the Ming army ashore from the troop transport ship. The three Qing army cruisers and eight destroyers all raised the Ming army flag after a while.

At this time, a telegram came. The first wave of the Ming army's fleet, that is, the artillery fleet, which had previously sailed through the Lushun Peninsula, was now turning around to the southeast, speeding towards Lushun. All Japanese ships near Lushun were ordered to retreat again.

evacuation.

An hour later, two cruisers of the Ming Army entered Lushun Bay. The remaining three battleships, one battle cruiser, and six cruisers were cruising outside Lushun Port. The destroyer fleet, like a pack of hounds, was dragging long smoke.

Patrolling the sea aggressively back and forth, looking for submarines that may be lurking.

…

At seven o'clock the next morning, the first flag-raising ceremony of the Ming Dynasty flag was held in Lushun Military Port. At eight o'clock, the entire former Qing Army's Lushun fleet lined up neatly, all flying the flag of the Ming Army.

Under the command of the officer, it sailed out of Port Arthur.

Four Ming army heavy cruisers stayed in the port to guard Ming's new military port. The rest of the fleet was formed outside the port. The original Qing army warships and Ming army warships were mixed together, with a total of three battleships, one battlecruiser and two heavy ships.

Cruisers, six light cruisers, and twenty-four destroyers, majestic and majestic, faced the rising sun and cut through the waves towards the northeast—Changshan Islands.

The weak Japanese warships along the way could only follow from a distance, watching helplessly as the Ming fleet took away the Lushun fleet that both sides had been thinking about.
Chapter completed!