Next, the general meaning of the ministers from other countries was similar to what Minister Geely said, that is, they hoped that Liu Hai could control the war and not continue to enter the inland.
Liu Hai directly rejected this, "Gentlemen, our two countries have declared war on each other. I have the right to take any action anywhere. Western countries have no right to interfere."
After Liu Hai said this, he also expressed his determination to take the next step.
And Geely Minister Royce Mari was also scratching his head about this situation. If it were the Geely State in the past, he could still rely on his influence in the Qing Dynasty and strong military power to force Liu Hai to withdraw from the war.
However, as Geely sent troops to the Far East to blatantly help the Japanese, and Liu Hai defeated the expedition fleet at sea, Geely's influence in the Qing Dynasty declined sharply.
And last night, after receiving the news that the Japanese country had been occupied, London had already sent an order to the ambassador, asking him to prevent Liu Hai from continuing to expand his sphere of influence at all costs.
Now the minister of the Kyrgyzstan had no choice, so he could only bring together other great powers to put pressure on Liu Hai, hoping that Liu Hai could control his troops for the sake of so many powerful countries acting together.
Unexpectedly, Liu Hai rejected his request as soon as they met. It seemed that he was determined to destroy this country.
Since the ministers from these countries did not agree with what they said, they left in embarrassment after saying a few harsh words.
After these ministers left, Liu Hai immediately held an emergency meeting, with all navy and army officers participating.
After everyone sat down, Liu Hai said solemnly in the middle: "Have you all heard about it? Just now, ministers from various countries came to my place and asked me to withdraw my troops immediately."
After Liu Hai said this, he looked at the generals below and was satisfied when he saw that they were sitting upright without any cowardly expressions on their faces.
"These foreign devils still think they can dictate to me like before. I want to show them now that the era when they can control the direction of the world is gone forever."
After Liu Hai said this, he suddenly stood up and said: "Now I give the order."
As soon as Liu Hai finished speaking, the sea and land generals present immediately stood up and stood at attention.
"Ye Faguang, I appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy to lead the entire 2nd Army and the 11th and 12th divisions of the Third Army to attack westward. The end point of the attack is the enemy's old capital."
After Ye Faguang heard this, he immediately stood at attention and saluted, "The humble position will definitely live up to the commander-in-chief's expectations."
Liu Hai nodded and issued the order again, "Lu Chun, you lead the remaining three divisions. One part will stay in the enemy's capital, and the other part will invade the northeast. We don't want to occupy much territory, but we only want to defend the northeast of the city."
"Yes, my humble position will certainly live up to your Majesty's hopes."
Next, Liu Hai began to order the navy, "In addition to a part of the navy's fleet remaining outside the city, the main fleet immediately headed north and landed in the Osaka area to share the pressure for Ye Faguang."
As the main person in charge of the navy, Liu Wei naturally obeyed Liu Hai's orders unconditionally.
After the meeting, the Hunan army's navy and land forces began to take action separately.
As for the navy, Liu Wei left the sea off Jingdong with three Iowa-class battleships, the ironclad Jiangxi, and some heavy cruisers and began to move westward.
Ye Faguang also began to assemble his troops and prepare to advance westward.
The navy was the fastest. They arrived off the coast of Hankou on the third day of the operation.
At this time, Osaka University was completely frightened. After Liu Wei's navy arrived at the sea outside Bandai University, it immediately caused chaos in Osaka University City.
The governor of Handaifu was a little frightened when he received the news that the Qing navy was discovered outside the city. The last time the Qing navy marched along the coastline, he carried out a bombardment of Handaifu.
But the pain of that time was not over yet. The Qing navy once again appeared off the coast of Hankou, and he had received news that the capital had been occupied and the current government had fled to the old capital.
And Osaka is close to the two capitals. It seems that the Qing fleet will not give up so easily this time, and will definitely attack Osaka Castle with all its strength.
There is a big difference between Osaka Castle and other places. The business atmosphere here is very strong, and there are no chaotic thoughts that can spread here.
Therefore, various merchants in Osaka Prefecture were very worried after receiving the news that the Qing navy had appeared in the outer sea again.
These businessmen have already seen that the current government may be doomed. After all, such a small country dares to provoke a behemoth like the Qing Dynasty. It is scary to think about it.
So these businessmen gathered together to discuss what to do next.
It can be said that these businessmen are really willing to do anything for money. When they knew that their property might be devastated again, they took immediate action in order to protect their wealth.
These businessmen didn't want to resist at all, so a group of people stormed into the residence of the Governor of Osaka Daifu aggressively.
Osaka Dai Prefecture Governor Fujiwara Koji is currently discussing with other Osaka University officials how to assemble volunteers to deal with the Qing army that is about to land.
As a result, before he could finish the discussion, these businessmen forcefully broke into the meeting room.
When Fujiwara Koji saw these businessmen, he was angry because they didn't understand the rules. He slapped the table and roared at these businessmen: "Bagya Road, what are you going to do? Didn't the people outside tell you that I am in a meeting?"
Businessman Kawaguchi Nagatoshi, as the leader of Osaka merchants, said confidently at this time: "Mr. Governor, now the Qing fleet has arrived at the coast of Osaka University. I hope that you will take immediate action to prevent Osaka University from losses."
Fujiwara Koji did not fully understand what the other party said, "You don't need to worry about these things. I am organizing a volunteer army now and will definitely defend Osaka Castle."
Kawaguchi Nagano saw that Fujiwara Koji didn't understand what he was talking about at all, so he said directly and honestly: "Mr. Governor, now the capital has been occupied by the Qing Dynasty, and soon the army there will attack Osaka Castle, and now
There is a Qing fleet outside Osaka University, and Osaka University cannot be defended no matter what. For the sake of the citizens of Osaka University and your property, I hope Mr. Jian can lead us to surrender to the Qing army."
After hearing this, Fujiwara Koji was so angry that he dropped the cup on the table to the ground, then pointed at the other person with trembling fingers and cursed: "You national traitor, believe it or not, I can order you to be shot right now."
Kawaguchi Nagaru did not pay attention to the threat from the opponent at all, because in Osaka Castle, a commercial city, the strength of businessmen has penetrated into every corner of Osaka Castle.
As long as the merchants of Bandai City reach an agreement, even the city government cannot resist.
"Mr. Governor, I hope you can stay calm. Now is the most dangerous moment for the city of Bandai. As a leader of the business community, I must not allow the city to be destroyed by war."
When Fujiwara Koji arrived here he couldn't bear it anymore and shouted directly outside: "Guards, guards, take down this traitor for me."
As a result, no matter how much he shouted outside, no one came in. By this time, Fujiwara Koji already felt that something was wrong.
Kawaguchi Nagaru smiled at this time, "Mr. Governor, you should know that this is Hankook Castle, and you no longer have any rights in Hankook Castle."
After Kawaguchi Nagano finished speaking, he immediately shouted outside: "Come here, Mr. Governor, please rest in the bedroom for a while."
After Kawaguchi Nagano finished speaking, several guards broke in outside. These people came to Fujiwara Koji, grabbed him directly, and dragged him out of the conference room.
After Fujiwara Koji was taken away, Kawaguchi Nagatoshi, who was sitting in this conference room as a business leader, would finally say to the officials at all levels in Osaka Prefecture who came to the meeting: "Now we have no power to resist the Qing Dynasty.
attack, for the safety of lives and property of the residents of Hankai Prefecture, I have decided to declare Hankai Prefecture an undefended city."
After listening to Kawaguchi Changru's words, the officials at all levels immediately went into an uproar and announced that the city was undefended. This was no different from declaring surrender, but it had a nicer name.
Kawaguchi Nagano ignored the noise of these people. After announcing this order, he immediately asked his people to take a ship to the open sea to negotiate with the Qing fleet, telling them that they could peacefully hand over the city defense of Osaka University, but hoped that
Ensure the safety of life and property of the residents of Osaka City.
At this time, Liu Wei was leading the fleet and was preparing to start bombarding Osaka City after a break to attract the enemy's attention so that Ye Faguang's Western Expedition troops could reduce some pressure.
As a result, before he could finish his meal, a signal soldier from outside came in and reported, "Your Excellency, Commander, the envoy sent by Hanada Castle wants to see you."
Liu Wei was a little surprised after hearing this. What messenger is Osaka Ojo filming now?
However, Liu Wei's self-cultivation was still very good, so he received the envoy from Osaka Castle in the restaurant.
The envoy from Osaka Castle entered the restaurant cautiously under the leadership of the guards. The first thing he saw was Liu Wei sitting in the middle and having a meal.
The envoy from Osaka Castle immediately knelt down when he saw Liu Wei and performed the standard etiquette of the Qing Dynasty on him.
Liu Wei was completely rude and accepted it with a smile.
"What are you here for? Could it be that you are issuing a challenge?"
The envoy quickly touched his head to the ground and said, "Sir, you have misunderstood. Our Osaka Castle is a peace-loving city. I am here on behalf of all the adults at Osaka University to inform your army that Osaka Castle is already an undefendable city."
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Liu Wei was stunned immediately after hearing this. Banda is a major industrial base and the second largest city. Could it be that he surrendered so easily? Isn't it a fraud?