The sun never sets.

It is impossible to let the ruling class cut its own flesh to feed the ruled class. Anyone who wants to promote reform will end up in a miserable situation.

Shang Yang, Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng, these reformers in China were either torn to pieces by a chariot, or their property was confiscated in later generations. Wang Anshi was lucky, but he was also criticized. Later, some people attributed the cause of the Northern Song Dynasty to Wang Anshi. It is said that if Wang Anshi had not braided his hair, the Northern Song Dynasty would not have been crushed by the barbarians in the north. But the problem is that the reason why Wang Anshi reformed was because the original system of the Northern Song Dynasty could not work. If Wang Anshi had not continued the Northern Song Dynasty, the court would have gone bankrupt long ago. The end of reforms abroad was not very good either. The Gracchus brothers in Rome were exterminated, and Bismarck was driven back to his hometown.

Mobilize another 400,000 troops to fight the People's Party? The British government would never do such a thing. The British were unwilling to personally participate, and Yuan Shikai did not dare to send troops to Korea, so the Japanese could only rely on themselves to resist.

In order to continue to send more troops to the encirclement of Busan, the Meiji government borrowed a large sum of money from Britain. Japan's debt ratio has reached more than 600% of its annual income. This is not enough. Britain's money is not so easy to get.

The British weapons were not so easy to get. They were obviously second-hand goods, but the British wanted to sell them at a higher price than new ones. In order to purchase weapons and equipment, the Meiji government once again announced a tax increase to take more money from farmers, workers, craftsmen and small vendors.

Chapter 361: Riot

It was the last day before the Chinese New Year, and the four 280mm howitzers that were finally brought over from Outer Northeast China had been placed on the firing positions. In order to bring these four big guys over, the [Mongol Iron Cavalry] and [Guards] thought of many ways, but in the end they found that those ways were useless, and they still had to honestly use wooden carts to transport the disassembled parts one by one, and then assemble them.

Even though there were many powerful warriors in the two elite troops who could carry heavy machine guns and run around on the battlefield, they suffered a lot before transporting the cannons. But no matter how many hardships they suffered, as long as they could drag the cannons and shells over, they would win.

Seoul had been liberated, and Busan became the last stronghold of the Japanese army in Korea. The remnants of the First Army were thrown into the encirclement of Busan, and the founding emperor of the Korean Empire, Yi Hee, was also placed in this desperate place. Yi Hee wanted to flee to Japan, but the Japanese would not let him, saying that he was the emperor of Korea and had to stay in Busan to boost morale. There were many Korean troops on the Japanese defense line, and their morale was very low. From time to time, some people took advantage of the night to escape.

The People's Republic of Korea, adhering to the habit of following Big Brother in everything, transplanted all the methods of the People's Party, nationalized all the land, and then distributed it equally to the poor people, and immediately gained a firm foothold in Korea. Although the food was taken away by the Japanese, the farmers have their own survival wisdom. The poor farmers in Japan would bury food in the mountains, under trees or other places, and the farmers in Korea would also do this. If they didn't know this trick, many people would starve to death. Now the Koreans are starving, but it is much better than before, because the king's division distributes food to them. The People's Government prepared tens of thousands of tons of food for the war. Taking out a part of it to relieve the people can let the Koreans help transport ammunition and food, which is more cost-effective than conscripting people from the Northeast.

Because An Jung-geun and Kim Jae-hee were carrying out the "land reform" plan, many nobles and businessmen followed the Japanese army to Busan, but more Koreans wanted to escape from Busan. The current situation is very clear. The Japanese are the tail of the rabbit - they can't grow long. If they stay in Busan, they will not only starve and freeze, but also be forced by the Japanese to fill the front line. Koreans will run away as soon as they get a chance.

The People's Army has seized several commanding heights around Busan, which can help the artillery correct the aiming point. Previously, 150mm caliber howitzers were used to bombard the urban area of Busan. Now with 280mm howitzers, there is no need to be polite to the Japanese. The range of the 280mm howitzer is longer than that of the 150mm cannon, and it can already knock down the port of Busan. More than kilograms of shells fell near the port, making a loud bang, tearing houses and human bodies into pieces, and also blasting a large pit with a diameter of more than ten meters on the ground. Even if the people around were not killed, they were all shaken to the ground. With the rest of the observers, the landing point of the shells was getting closer and closer to the port, and the Japanese warships parked in Busan Port fled this dangerous place one after another.

In the past two months, it was precisely because of the Combined Fleet that the Chinese did not dare to launch a large-scale attack. It was also because of those powerful-looking warships that the Japanese army in Busan had the confidence to continue resisting. Now that the Combined Fleet has fled, the army left in Busan is immediately dissatisfied. They said they would do everything they could to defend Busan, but now the navy has fled, leaving hundreds of thousands of army soldiers in the encirclement to die?

Facing the army's questioning, Togo Heihachiro, Akiyama Saneyuki and other naval generals had nothing to say, so they just bowed to everyone. They bowed, what else do you want? The Combined Fleet has only so much assets, and it cannot be left in Busan. If there are no warships, the Chinese will rush through the Tsushima Strait and attack the Japanese mainland, right?

The navy had no choice. Due to the range of fire, the main guns, secondary guns and secondary guns on the warships could not reach the Chinese artillery positions. They could only be beaten if they stayed in the port. The power of the 280mm howitzer was enough to sink any warship, even the tough battleships. The enemy's shells were getting closer and closer. If they didn't leave, the Combined Fleet would follow in the footsteps of the Beiyang Fleet.

In the end, the army should be blamed. If they could hold the commanding heights around Busan, how could the Combined Fleet be forced to flee? If the army had conquered Outer Manchuria earlier, how could they have been cut off from behind? After figuring out these key points, the navy suddenly felt more justified. It was not us who wanted to flee, but the army that failed first!

There is no doubt about the power of the 280mm howitzer. Every time it fires, a large amount of white smoke will be ejected from the barrel. After the shells hit the ground and exploded, it really felt like an earthquake. After only two or three rounds, the Combined Fleet had already fled, and all the other ships that could run away also ran away. These cannons were bought from Germany by the Japanese government at a high price, but now they are used to bombard the Japanese, which made many Japanese who knew about it curse. But no matter how they cursed, the shells still fell near the port one after another. It seems that the Chinese are determined to destroy the port of Busan.

If the port was destroyed, the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops surrounded in Busan, the 40,000 to 50,000 Japanese

The overseas Chinese, as well as the even larger number of Koreans, would soon starve. With so many people, they would consume a large amount of food every day. Even if the Chinese did not attack, as long as they blocked the port, the Japanese army's "final defeat" would only be a matter of time.

Okubo Gong did not think that the enemy would wait for the Japanese army to starve themselves to death, but would soon launch a general offensive. In the past period of time, it was the naval guns of the Combined Fleet that blocked the Chinese attack. Now that the Combined Fleet has fled, nothing can stop the Chinese who are as fierce as wolves and tigers. With the support of Britain, the Japanese army is now not short of rifles and cannons, but its combat effectiveness has not improved. In the temporary divisions, many people have never even touched a gun before, and it is purely overthinking to expect them to have any combat effectiveness. The most important thing is that if the port is destroyed, it will be difficult to get enough supplies in the future. Some can be transported in secretly, but it is definitely not enough for more than 100,000 Japanese troops.

"General," the signalman came running over, "urgent message from Tokyo!"

"What are the new instructions?" Ao Baogong took the telegram and looked at it. He was stunned. "This... this......"

"My Lord, what's wrong? Are there any new instructions from Tokyo?"

Okubo looked around and said to the other unlucky guy, "Kuroki-kun, come and take a look at this telegram."

Kuroki Tameki finally escaped from the encirclement in Seoul, but the headquarters sent him to the even bigger encirclement in Busan. As a defeated general, Kuroki Tameki had not expressed much opinion in the past few days. He took the telegram in surprise, took a look at it, and then shouted, "Large-scale rice riots occurred in Tokyo, Osaka and other places? Has the government decided to accept the Chinese's conditions?"

This is outrageous! Either accept the Chinese conditions sooner or hold on. So many people have died, and now you want to negotiate? What were you doing before?

Chapter 362: Next Time

The officers around him became agitated when they heard this. Some shouted, "This is a rebellious order! What are the people in the base camp thinking? How can we surrender when so many of our men have died?"

Many people in the Second Army had participated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and they knew exactly what the Japanese army had done in the war. After each bloody battle with the Chinese, the Japanese army would retaliate with a massacre. The battle in Busan was extremely brutal, with 30,000 to 40,000 Japanese casualties and many Chinese casualties. Both sides were really angry, and only now surrendered. Many officers were afraid that the Chinese would carry out a massacre in Busan. The Japanese military has been propagating in the army that the Chinese will retaliate against them, asking soldiers to fight bravely and kill the enemy. Even if they die, they must drag a Chinese to be buried with them.

The People's Army did not massacre civilians, but it never showed mercy to generals, officers and soldiers who committed war crimes. Many generals in the Second Army participated in the Port Arthur Massacre. They were afraid of being liquidated and did not agree to surrender to the Chinese. Even if they wanted to surrender, they had to transport these generals out first!

Ao Baogong was already upset, and when he heard the noise next to him, he became even more annoyed. He shouted loudly: "Shut up! Are you still soldiers of the empire?"

After the officers calmed down, Okubo Gong asked Kuroki Tameki again, "Kuroki-kun, what do you think of the order from the headquarters?"

Kuroki Tameshige was the commander of the First Army. He was originally going to be the vanguard in the Northeast, but the situation changed too quickly. Before the Japanese army took action, the People's Army took action first and entered Korea, directly defeating the First Army's Imperial Guard Division. The Imperial Guard Division was the emperor's personal guard. They were not trained much on weekdays, and their skills and tactics were a mess. Although they were equipped with the best weapons, they were still not as good as the People's Army. Not only were their light weapons inferior, but their heavy firepower was several times worse. It was normal for them to be defeated.

But no matter what the reason was, Kuroki Tame-jung's First Army suffered more than half casualties, and many troops were left behind in Seoul. Only a little over 10,000 troops were able to retreat to Busan. Although the headquarters later added a lot of troops to him and equipped him with more advanced British weapons, the combat effectiveness of the First Army was still very poor. Kuroki Tame-jung was not opposed to peace talks with the Chinese, but he was dissatisfied with the headquarters for dragging it out until now to think of negotiations. Busan is a dead place, and he would not stay here if there was no other way. Although he was willing to cease fire and negotiate in his heart, he was not stupid enough to agree directly because the public sentiment was overwhelming.

"This is a serious matter. We must not act rashly. Send a telegram to Tokyo first and confirm with the headquarters."

"Kuroki-kun is absolutely right!"

Okubo no longer wanted to fight. Although the weapons and equipment had improved, the Japanese army had lost too many veterans, their combat effectiveness had dropped too much, and their morale was very low. Most of the positions outside Busan had been lost. With hundreds of thousands of troops squeezed into such a small area, a random artillery shell could take away several lives. The soldiers below had long been unstable and could collapse at any time. Now the Chinese had dragged in a 280mm giant howitzer. Even if they wanted to continue fighting, they could no longer fight.

Telegrams were exchanged very quickly, and the reply from Tokyo arrived soon. The situation was worse than Okuyasu and Kuroki Tameki had imagined. The rice riots in various places were getting more and more intense. It was said that 200,000 to 300,000 farmers and workers had participated in them, and even some troops had joined in with weapons. Now it was no longer a riot, but a rebellion.

"What are the people at the base doing? How could they let things get so bad?

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Okubo was puzzled. The Japanese government had a lot of experience in suppressing the people, and it was reasonable that they would not let things turn out like this. Kuroki Tameki thought for a moment and said, "It's probably because the domestic troops have been transferred to Korea."

"That should be it."

There were only a few standing divisions in Japan, and more than half of them had been lost in the war. The rest were fighting hard in Korea, and most of the newly formed troops were thrown into the Busan encirclement. The Meiji government was in urgent need of troops to suppress the rebellious peasants. The hundreds of thousands of troops in Busan were the last hope of the Meiji government. If these regular troops could not be withdrawn to Japan, Tokyo would be occupied by those peasants.

In order to get Oku Yasuo and Kuroki Tameshige to agree to ceasefire negotiations, Tokyo sent several telegrams in succession, detailing the situation the Japanese government was facing. These telegrams were more anxious than the last, and in the end they were simply nonsense, saying that Oku Yasuo and Kuroki Tameshige were heroes who saved the Empire. This made Kuroki Tameshige feel very absurd. Half a month ago, he was still the target of verbal criticism, how could he become a hero of the Empire in the blink of an eye? Is the situation in the country worse than expected?

In the evening, Emperor Meiji and the elders signed a telegram together, demanding that the Japanese troops in Busan immediately start negotiations with the Chinese and that the People's Army stop shelling the port so that the Japanese could withdraw their troops back to their homeland.

Oku Yasukuni showed the telegram signed by Emperor Meiji to the generals and officers, "Gentlemen, this is the Emperor's order, we have to obey!"

"This is a fake edict! This is a fake edict!"

"Asshole! Are you going to go against His Majesty the Emperor?"

Ao Baogong no longer hesitated, called the military police to arrest the officers who refused to obey the order, and then sent an envoy to negotiate with the Chinese with a white flag. The negotiation process was very smooth. The People's Army agreed to stop the shelling, but they needed to send people to take over the port. The Japanese soldiers who left could only take away light weapons and three days' rations. In addition, heavy machine guns, cannons, cultural relics, gold and silver jewelry and other valuables were not allowed to be taken away.

Such conditions were too much, and simply treated Japan as a defeated country. Oku Yasuo was furious and agreed. There were several telegrams sent from Tokyo saying that the rebels had dragged all the cannons into Tokyo. If Oku Yasuo and his men did not return, the emperor would have to flee to Hokkaido to hunt.

In desperation, Oku Yasuo and Kuroki Tameshige had to agree to the Chinese's harsh conditions, abandon all positions outside Busan, open the port, and allow the People's Army to set up machine guns and cannons around the port.

"The government has reached a ceasefire with the Chinese."

Okubo Gong said to Kuroki Tameki dejectedly: "We are the last to know." He sighed, "After decades of accumulation, we are back to the starting point. Looking back on the past, it really seems like a dream!"

Kuroki Tameshige was not surprised. He was from the Satsuma clan and had always been excluded in the army. His situation was not much better than that of Okubo. "At least we have saved these hundreds of thousands of troops for the empire. If we fail this time, we can still accumulate strength and wait for the next opportunity."

Chapter 363: Asianism

In order to make the army retreat in an orderly manner, Okubo sent people to arrest all the radical elements in the army, personally sent them all on the ship, and arranged for the soldiers to return to Japan by ship. He and Kuroki Tameshige wanted to stay until the end and leave with the last batch of soldiers. Watching the soldiers line up to leave, Okubo only hoped that the situation in the country could be stabilized as soon as possible. He had experienced the rice riots and knew that the farmers and workers were so hungry that they would do anything.

"Sir, the Chinese invite you to celebrate the New Year with General Kuroki."

The guard's voice came from the side. Ao Baogong was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, "Ah, today is the first day of the new year!"

"grown ups?"

"I'll be there right away."

The food prepared by the People's Army was not abundant. After all, there were more than 100,000 troops stockpiled on the front line. It would take a lot of effort to transport food from North China. The logistics department tried every possible way to ensure that the soldiers and officers on the front line were not hungry. It was impossible to eat as much as they wanted. In the early days of the war, the soldiers could only rely on powdered fried noodles to fill their stomachs. In the later stages of the war, after the Japanese army was surrounded in Busan, the logistics situation of the United Nations Army gradually improved. When the People's Republic of Korea gained a firm foothold and mobilized hundreds of thousands of Korean people to help transport supplies, the supply problem in the army was solved.

However, most of the transport capacity is used to transport artillery shells, and the food on the front line is still not good. You can eat enough, but don't expect it to be very good. There are definitely no fresh vegetables and fruits, but there is some smoked pork and salted beef. In addition, there are some canned fruits, mainly oranges, peaches and pears. The staple food is rice and dumplings. Northerners are used to eating dumplings, and many soldiers from the south prefer to eat rice. There are also some pancakes and pot cakes. Gong'an - the place named by Liu Bei in the late Han Dynasty - is very famous for pot cakes. This block-shaped pancake food is easy to carry and can be stored for a long time. It can be eaten even if it is sour. Field kitchens often make it when conditions permit.

After the People's Army took over the port and important facilities in Busan, they built a defense system in one night and prepared food for the New Year. Even though most of it was canned bacon, rice, noodles, etc., it still surprised Ao Baogong. He whispered to a

Kuroki Tameharu, who walked in with him, said, "They're so fast!"

“This is a demonstration to us!”

Obogong shook his head. "Even if it's just a demonstration, it has achieved its purpose."

The two were talking quietly when suddenly a hearty laugh rang out. Okubo Gong and Kuroki Tameshige looked forward and saw a big bald man walking over. Lin Yongchang smiled and said, "Today is the first day of the new year, and it is also a good day for our two countries to end the war. I took the liberty of inviting you two here. Please don't mind the sparse dishes and bland drinks."

"I dare not, I dare not, the Marshal is too polite."

Okuyasu bowed and said he dared not. Although he had never seen Marshal Lin, who else could have seen that iconic bald head and the aura that made people almost unable to breathe, except for the world-famous Marshal Lin? Miyazaki Toranosuke recorded the details of his meeting with Lin Yongchang and published it in a Japanese newspaper. He described Marshal Lin as "like a mountain", "a person who makes people want to surrender at first sight", and "the moment I saw Chairman Lin, I could hardly breathe and felt my heart was about to stop". All these exaggerated statements make people feel that what Miyazaki Toranosuke saw was not a human being, but a god descending to earth.

However, these exaggerated descriptions are believed by many Japanese, because Japanese people just like these things. Okubo Kou and Kuroki Tameki have also read those issues of the newspaper, so when they saw the big bald head, they immediately felt the same as Miyazaki Toranosuke, and their tone of voice became much weaker.

Okubo raised his head and was about to say something polite, but suddenly he saw an acquaintance and blurted out, "Kishimoto Shikataro! You...Oh, Kishimoto-kun, long time no see!"

Shikataro Kishimoto was originally a regiment commander under the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army. He was injured and captured in the Battle of Tianjin. Later, the Fifth Division was almost wiped out, and Lieutenant General Yamaguchi Motoshin was also captured. Shikataro Kishimoto was influenced by the People's Army and stayed in China. After Yamaguchi Motoshin died, Shikataro Kishimoto took over the position of the commander of the Japanese division and became a major general of the People's Army. Although these "Japanese traitors" also served in the army, they did not participate in the hard battles, but were used as propaganda teams and played a great role in the battle with the Japanese army.

When the Japanese army had the upper hand, the propaganda of the "Japanese Division" might not have much effect, but when the Japanese army was at a disadvantage, the effect was apparent. The Japanese army had been suppressed in Korea, and the propaganda of Shikataro Kishimoto and his gang was very effective. Many Japanese soldiers were "bewitched" by them and fled to the People's Army with their weapons. Oku Yasuo was very clear about these things. Not long ago, he issued a special order not to allow soldiers to talk about Shikataro Kishimoto and others, and said that if those Japanese traitors were caught, they would be torn into pieces.

Now that he had seen the real person, Okubo Gong almost said "Japanese traitor". Fortunately, he had already been trained in the Japanese army and changed his words in time.

The matter of Yamaguchi Sushin and the 5th Division was something that could not be discussed in the Japanese army, but that was all in the past. There were more than one or two divisions that were annihilated. Even Marshal Oyama Iwao and Generals Nogi Maresuke and Nozu Michitsugu died in the battle, so the matter of Yamaguchi Sushin was nothing.

Kuroki Tameshige didn't know Kishimoto Shikataro like Okubo Gong, but he had definitely heard of Kishimoto Shikataro's name. He looked at Kishimoto Shikataro in a gray cotton coat in surprise. If Okubo Gong hadn't said it, he would have thought that this was a Chinese.

When Shikataro Kishimoto stood there without saying anything, he looked like a Chinese, but he didn't look like one when he started talking. Kishimoto bowed and said, "General, we meet again. You look a lot thinner than you were five years ago. General Kuroki, please take a seat here."

Ao Baogong smiled bitterly: "How can you not lose weight after being beaten so badly?"

Lin Yongchang laughed and said, "Everyone, sit down. Generals, we are going to arrange some people in the city to distribute food. It's the first day of the new year, so everyone should have something good to eat. We were enemies before, but now the war is over. China and Japan are still neighbors separated by a strip of water. We will have a long time to deal with each other in the future. As the saying goes: different mountains and rivers, but the same sky, it refers to China and Japan. In the future, we will continue to be neighbors for a hundred years, two hundred years, or even a thousand years. I hope everyone will eliminate misunderstandings and there will be no more wars."

Ao Baogong was a little grateful, and he nodded repeatedly, "The Marshal is right, we are all Orientals, we should help each other, but the military took the lead in provoking a war, which is really wrong!"

Obogong, who had just sat down, stood up and bowed, "Smith Masai!"

Asianism was also very popular in Japan at that time. Not only did many ordinary people and scholars believe in it, but even many high-ranking military and government officials believed in it. Oku Yasukuni was a militarist before, but now that he was defeated, he naturally turned to Asianism.

Well, this is very Japanese.

Chapter 364: Branch Edge

The food used to entertain the two generals, Oku Yasuo and Kuroki Tamemasa, was not rich, and the treatment given to the Japanese soldiers could only be described as shabby. Lin Yongchang had to ensure that his own people were well fed and clothed before he could spare the energy to improve the lives of others. Moreover, they were Japanese, and being able to feed them six dumplings or two rice balls and miso soup was quite good.

This kind of food is a level lower than the pork stewed with vermicelli of the United Nations Army, but it is still good for the Japanese army.

It was already very good for the soldiers. Most of the Japanese troops in the Busan encirclement were starving. There were too many soldiers transported from the mainland, and ammunition had to be transported. The food was not enough, and they could only eat 70% full at most every day. If there was no war, it would be okay to stay in the house for the winter. If they had to fight in the cold wind in the ice and snow, this amount of energy would not be enough. Many people starved to death in Busan, and most of the Japanese soldiers had sunken eyes due to hunger. Hearing that the Chinese were distributing food in the port and the city, the Japanese soldiers lined up in neat queues and went to receive it in an orderly manner. After receiving the food, they had to bow and say "Aligato!"

When facing a strong opponent, the Japanese always behave very politely, and they also do a good job on the surface. It is for this reason that many Chinese have a certain good impression of Japan. There was no eight-year war of resistance in this time and space. China and Japan only fought two battles. China lost the last Sino-Japanese War, but this time it won everything back. Since Japan has been defeated and revenged, many Chinese people think that Japan is a small country and China is the Celestial Empire. Therefore, although the two armies were still fighting bloody battles before, no private killings occurred.

Many Japanese were grateful for the generosity of the Chinese. After the political commissars at all levels reported the situation, Lin Yongchang did not comment, but asked the soldiers to strengthen their vigilance. No matter how polite the Japanese were, the existing decisions and plans would not change. If they said that only light weapons could be taken away, then only light weapons, not even grenades were allowed to be taken back. As for the other things, they were all spoils of war of the United Nations Army, to be used to help the refugees in North Korea and for post-war reconstruction.

The People's Army did not distinguish between the different groups. In addition to distributing food to the Japanese army, they also distributed some to the Japanese and Koreans in the city. Korea is mountainous and has little land, but most of the land is concentrated in the hands of the yangban nobles. According to the People's Party's practice, it is natural to deal with those Korean nobles. They used to be Korean nobles, and now they are nobles of the Korean Empire. There is no psychological burden to deal with them.

The Japanese army retreated quickly. They first took away the strongest regiments, and then the other troops. Oku Yasuo, Kuroki Tameshige and the wounded were the last to leave. The Japanese looted a large amount of gold, silver and other property in Korea. Most of them have been transported back to Japan, but many of them were left in Busan City because they were not transported in time. In addition to the property, there were also many nobles of the Korean Empire and the founding emperor of the Korean Empire, Yi Hee.

After Lee Hee became the Emperor of Joseon, his father Daewongun and Queen Min fought each other, and Queen Min won in the end. She won the palace fight, but she also thought of a stupid move and took the initiative to welcome the Japanese in, hoping to use the power of the Japanese to get rid of China's control. As a result, Joseon got rid of China's control, and then became a puppet of Japan, and suffered even greater oppression and exploitation. Queen Min, who invited the wolf into the house, did not have a good end. She was killed by the Japanese within a few days. Lee Hee fell into the hands of the Japanese, and they could do whatever they wanted with her, right?

After the Sino-Japanese War of 1895-1, Korea got rid of its status as a vassal state of China and became a nominally independent country. Therefore, in December of the 1897rd year of the founding of the country (January ), Lee Hee was called "the Great Monarch" and established the reign title "Jianyang". In the second year of Jianyang (), the reign title was changed to "Guangwu", that is, the emperor, and the country was named "the Great Korean Empire". Although he was called "Guangwu", Lee Hee did not have one ten-thousandth of the style of Emperor Guangwu, and lived his whole life under the shadow of his father, wife and the Japanese. In another history, after the Japanese won the Russo-Japanese War, they created the "Sino-Korean Union" within two years. Lee Hee naturally could not be the emperor, and could only be the emperor. The Japanese were still worried, and poisoned Lee Hee to death within a few days.

First vassalage, then annexation, the Japanese annexed the 3,000-mile territory of Korea with a series of operations, which was very smooth. Later, they established Manchukuo and wanted Song Zheyuan to be autonomous in North China, using the same operation. Puyi should be grateful to the People's Liberation Army, otherwise, his end would be the same as Li Xi's.

After the Japanese army left, the Japanese were also sent away. The remaining Koreans, mainly Emperor Lee Hee of the Korean Empire and the nobles of the Yangban class, were very uneasy, not knowing how the Chinese would deal with them. The Korean People's Republic learned from the People's Party, not only carrying out "land reform", but also establishing the Korean People's Party. In this new regime, there was no room for the nobles and the emperor.

When they were surrounded in Busan before, Li Xi and others were already in a state of panic. Now that the war is over, they are even more panicked. After waiting for a few days in agony, Li Xi could no longer sit still and had to bite the bullet to visit Chairman Lin. If the problem is not solved while Chairman Lin is in Busan, it will only become more difficult in the future. These days, Li Xi is not just sitting there anxiously. He has met with some people, mainly officials from the People's Republic of Korea, including Prime Minister Kim Jae-hee.

Kim Jae-hee was also one of the Yangban nobles. Although his family had fallen into poverty, he could still be considered a relative of Lee Hee. A few years ago, Kim Jae-hee could not stand the Japanese extortion in Korea, so he secretly participated in a resistance organization and opposed the Japanese. Like many other Korean resistance organizations, the resistance group that Kim Jae-hee belonged to was also wiped out by the Japanese, and most of its members were killed. Kim Jae-hee finally escaped to the Northeast. Then, he met Ahn Jung-geun, who was recruiting people with lofty ideals in the Northeast. Ahn Jung-geun had always hoped that the king's army would come back to help Korea.

In order to restore the country, Kim Jae-hee also believed that only with the help of the Celestial Empire could the Japanese be driven out, so he joined the exile government led by Ahn Jung-geun.

In the past, many Koreans hoped to get rid of the Chinese with the help of the Japanese, and now many Koreans hope to get rid of the Japanese with the help of the Chinese. They have been tossing and turning like this, perfectly explaining what it means to be a small country surviving in the cracks, and also perfectly explaining what it means to be "big power chauvinism".

The so-called "big powerism" is to find a big leg to cling to, and as long as you cling to the big leg, other things will be easy. Well, the big leg you cling to must be reliable. The North Koreans clung to the Japanese before, and it was obviously the wrong one. Kim Jae-hee also supported the introduction of Japanese power to drive away the Chinese, but he never expected the Japanese to be so brutal, and he never expected that the big brother would stand up again so quickly after falling down.

Chapter 365: Your Majesty, Please Mount

Kim Jae-hee was born into a noble family and had a special affection for Lee Hee. When he met the last emperor and the founding emperor, he was very respectful, which gave Lee Hee some illusions that he could become the emperor of Korea again. But Kim Jae-hee's attitude cannot represent the attitude of the Republic of Korea or the People's Party. The Koreans can pretend that nothing happened, but Lin Yongchang has not forgotten that the Koreans invited the Japanese army in. If the Koreans had not jumped up and down, there might not have been a disastrous defeat in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.

Well, even if the Koreans didn't make a fuss, the Japanese would still find a way to start a war, at most a year or two later. But the Sino-Japanese War was caused by the Koreans themselves, so they couldn't just let it go.

Li Xi brought a large amount of money to the UN headquarters, but was stopped outside by the guards. "I am King Li Xi of Korea, and I have come to see the Marshal. Please help me inform him."

The guards at the entrance of the command center are all strong and powerful generals. In addition to practicing various skills and tactics, they also have to learn cultural knowledge. After the outbreak of the War to Resist Japanese Aggression and Aid Korea, they also made up for the history of Korea, including how Korea became a vassal of Japan ten years ago. Therefore, the guards don’t care about Li Xi’s title of king at all, and they hate it very much. When the Koreans are closed, they call themselves emperors. How dare a small country like you call yourself an emperor?

The guards' eyes fell on Li Xi's neck and chest, and the strong murderous intent seemed to be real. Li Xi and his followers turned pale and looked around in fear. Although he knew that the Chinese would not kill him like this, Li Xi still couldn't help but feel scared. Fortunately, someone came out of the command center soon and politely invited Li Xi in.

Li Xi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked cautiously, "What is this gentleman's name?"

Wang Hu smiled and said, "I'm not an adult. Mr. Li, please come this way."

Li Xi's heart skipped a beat, and he forced a smile and said, "Okay, okay."

Lin Yongchang had some rare time to rest. With the help of his staff officers, he could take time to plan domestic development. After the annual steel production exceeded one million tons, the development of heavy industry entered a bottleneck period. The main reason was that the workers' training could not keep up, and various accidents occurred one after another. Even if a detailed operation manual was written, in actual work, there would always be people who would save trouble and not take safety into consideration.

Another problem is that there are not enough talented people. Although various literacy and training classes have been opened, and officers and soldiers in the army are forced to continue learning, with only a few short years, it is impossible for many people to master advanced knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry.

Lin Yongchang is now considering whether to transfer some people from the [Guards] to the local areas. The [Guards], like the [Mongol Iron Cavalry], are special arms. Not only are they much stronger than ordinary people, but they also learn cultural knowledge very quickly. Many people in the [Guards] have mastered the knowledge of calculus, which is the premise for using the [Infantry-Artillery Coordination] tactics. This is nothing. More than a hundred years ago in the Napoleonic era, many artillery officers of the French army could solve calculus. But in today's China, those who can solve calculus can be regarded as high-level intellectuals.

The combat effectiveness of the [Guards] and [Mongol Cavalry] is undoubtedly strong, but is it a waste to just use them as military forces? Those people's supermen can play a greater role in administrative positions, in factories, and in various positions. But will letting soldiers take up leadership positions on a large scale cause the country's policy to shift from the "people's line" to the "militarist line"? Perhaps this problem will not arise, but it is possible.

Lin Yongchang was thinking about the pros and cons when the guard came in and reported, "Chairman Lin, the former King of North Korea, Lee Hee, is here."