As soon as these words came out, Army Minister Namu Hiroshi's eyes shone, and he stood up and responded:
"Invading China, Your Majesty the Crown Prince, this is a really good idea. Our Fuso Empire should have done this twenty years ago!"
Jusanro Takeda of the Naval Command also put aside his prejudice against the army and echoed:
"Yes, I have been to China seven years ago. That country has a vast territory and abundant resources. The land is also very fertile. There is no shortage of food and minerals. How can a lowly nation like the Chinese deserve to have such a country? What a nice land!!”
The words of the two men successfully brought the atmosphere in the conference hall to a climax, and the distorted human nature of the military and political officials began to be released, and they began to discuss:
"Yes, the Chinese do not deserve to have such fertile and vast land. These should belong to our Japanese nation. If it weren't for those hateful foreigners, we would have taken over China and dominated the world!"
"After we occupy China, we must use efficient methods to eradicate all these lowly Chinese people. When our Fuso Empire quickly digests China, who else will belong to our Great Fuso Empire at that time? Opponent, ha! ha! ha!”
"I heard that Chinese women also taste very good. I can't wait to taste it..."
…
Fuso Country has been an isolated island in the sea since ancient times. It has neither strategic depth nor rich resources. Natural disasters occur frequently, and the island residents have always suffered from them.
The country of China, which is only separated by a sea from them, has been a prosperous place that Fusang Kingdom has longed for since ancient times. It has a vast and fertile land. However, in the past, the dynasties of the ancient country of China were very powerful, which made it difficult for them to have many soldiers and generals. The Fuso Kingdom can only dream about it.
But in modern times, Fuso State began the Meiji Restoration, which gave Fuso State an opportunity to rise in modern times.
Japan, which has always been at the bottom of the East Asian circle, completed its transformation to modernization in just 30 years with the input of advanced Western technology.
In 1894, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 broke out in the Yellow Sea waters of China, and the struggling Fusang Kingdom received hundreds of millions of silver in war reparations from the Xuan Dynasty.
The Fusang people widely used the hundreds of millions of silver indemnities given to them by the Chinese Empire in education and military industry, which helped Fusang's national power grow rapidly and laid an important foundation for its subsequent emergence as a great power.
It can be said that the extremely corrupt Xuan Dynasty's move made Fusang Kingdom taste the sweetness, and made Fusang Kingdom go further and further in militarism.
Prime Minister Hirofumi Matsukata and Crown Prince Yurimiya looked at each other and said with a smile:
"It's gratifying to see that you guys can't wait, but the invasion of China. We in Fusang also need to take a long-term view. Although China is lagging behind, we can't be arrogant. We need a detailed and reasonable plan! "
When Army Minister Namu Hongi heard this, he was secretly happy that the army's opportunity had come. He quickly stood up and replied respectfully:
"Hi, Prime Minister Matsukata"
"Regarding the invasion of China, our Army Chief of Staff, Colonel Taro Tanaka, has some ideas. He has been responsible for China's intelligence for the past few years. This is his combat plan, called "Invasion of China No. 1 Combat Plan" I just brought it today, please Prime Minister Matsukata and His Excellency Prince Yuren to check it out."
Immediately afterwards, Namu Hongyi bent down and handed over a kraft paper document, then walked to the map at the back of the meeting hall and continued to explain eloquently:
"Our Imperial Army first cooperated with the Kwantung Army and took the lead in taking over Rehe, Liao, Ji, and Heijiang provinces, and then used it as a springboard to advance towards Pingjing, China. This is the first phase of the battle plan... After this Within a month, our army dispatched three more task forces, and under the cover of the Imperial Navy, they landed at Weihaiwei, Hudu, and Shanwei in China. Then the three task forces advanced all the way to the north, striving to complete the task force within two months. China will be destroyed within 10 years. This is the second phase of the battle plan..."
"But dear Prince Yuren and Prime Minister Matsukata, our Imperial Army is currently seriously insufficient in scale. If we want to complete this combat plan, I am afraid it is impossible. We also need other conditions."
