My Italian Chapter 307

Carlo, who is thousands of miles away, can receive news of the Dongxue Party uprising. Although there are issues that Carlo is particularly concerned about, it is enough to show that the scale of the uprising is huge.

The uprising of Donghak party members such as Chun Yunjun and Kim Deming was very powerful. In just a few days, tens of thousands of people gathered, and the soldiers were directed at Jeonju, the capital of Jeolla Province.

Dongxue Party uprising, this word must be familiar to those who know the Sino-Japanese War. It was the incentive of the Donghak Party uprising that led China and Japan to fight against North Korea.

Carlo has been waiting for this war for a long time. Otherwise, why would the task force and the First Division of the Guards stay in Lanfang? The tropical and humid climate is not friendly to warships and people at all.

The uprising of the Dongxue Party at least let Carlo know one thing, that is, he has not made a big change in history, at least from the perspective of the Far East, the change is not much.

"Send a telegram to the minister in the Qing State in the Far East, asking him to pay close attention to the situation in North Korea, and also to contact Li Zhongtang of Beiyang to inform Japan of possible actions that may cause trouble."

All Carlo can do is to remind the plasterer of the Qing Dynasty. As for whether the other party can make some preparations in advance, he feels a little difficult. However, even if he was prepared, with the combat effectiveness of the Huai Army, in this war destined to break out, if there was no external force, Li Zhongtang would even have his bottoms ripped off.

When Carlo was planning for the future interests of the Far East, Japan, as one of the protagonists, was also cheering for the Donghak Party uprising from North Korea.

"At present, the Donghak Party has occupied Jeonju, and although North Korea has sent troops, according to what we have learned, its army's combat effectiveness is extremely low and cannot cope with the chaos at all. In view of the fact that the rebellion broke out in North Korea has seriously threatened the interests of the Empire of Japan, Therefore, our country cannot sit idly by and must send troops to support it.”

At the Imperial Council, the radical army minister, Admiral Oyama Iwa, was giving a generous speech on the importance of Japan's sending troops to Korea.

However, although Da Shanyan was speaking, many people present swept the chairperson of the Privy Council, Shanxian Youyou, who was seated in his seat, with the corner of his eye. Everyone knew who was the most influential person in the Army. But the father of the Japanese army didn't seem to care about those eyes at all, sitting there as steady as a mountain.

Dashanyan's words immediately attracted a voice of approval, and I saw the Daizo Prime Minister Watanabe Kunitake agreeing. "The North Korean rebellion is very bad for our trade with North Korea, and we have every reason to send the military to declare our position."

Watanabe Guowu's words also attracted other people's ears. Judging from their expressions, most of them supported sending troops into North Korea.

But even so, there are still voices of opposition.

"I don't approve of sending troops now."

It was the current Japanese Foreign Minister Matsumitsu Mutsu who was speaking, and he stood up and said.

"However, my country's entry into North Korea will inevitably lead to a backlash from the Qing country. The Jiashen matter ten years ago has already been reflected. Moreover, the foreign powers of various countries have a lot of interests in the Qing country. We can't ignore the attitude of the foreign powers."

That's right, Mutsu Mongmitsu was only considering the attitudes of the powers of various countries, for fear of unforeseen incidents.

Faced with the words of Mongmitsu Mutsu, Ito Hirobumi, the prime minister, moved in his heart.

"Foreign Minister, has something changed in diplomacy?"

Ito Hirofumi's words made the hearts of the people at the scene tight. Today's Japan is not after the Russo-Japanese War, and it does not have the arrogance of Jinmei at all.

At present, let alone the European powers, Japan has no confidence in whether it can defeat the Qing Dynasty next door, so how can it ignore the attitude of the foreign powers.

Seeing that everyone's faces became abnormal, Mitsuko Tsungmitsu, who knew that everyone might be thinking about it, quickly explained. "Not yet?"

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, the attitude of the Italian country is a little unclear. We have expressed goodwill several times, but the Italian people have not responded very well. In addition, Italy's current military strength in Nanyang is not weak, and considering that the Italian country has a lot of interests in the Qing Dynasty, so I will worried."

Ito Bowen's expression tensed at Mu Ao Zongguang's words. He knew what the other party was worried about. The Italians were indeed a problem, but after thinking about the pros and cons, he said.

"The worries of the Italians can be put down first. At present, our main diplomatic work is on the British. As long as we can get the support of the British who are the most powerful in the Far East, other countries can talk slowly. This also requires the military to follow up. In its actions, pay attention to the interests of the great powers."

Ito Hirobumi named the foreign minister and the military at once, and the situation that required their attention next.

Ito Bowen saw it very accurately. The British are indeed the most powerful in the Far East, and maintaining relations with the British is very important to Japan. The Japanese were quite lucky, and at this time, because Russia announced that it would build the Siberian Railway, they really needed a helper to besiege the British in Russia. At this time, Japan, which had gradually become civilized, entered the eyes of the British.

Ito Bowen certainly hopes to gain the support of the British, so he actively responds to the goodwill of the British. Now that the two countries are quite close, if it is delayed, Matsumitsu Mutsu will need to go to London to formally start negotiations.

After addressing or pressing Mutsu's concerns, the Imperial Council finally reached an agreement, and Japan needed to take this opportunity to send troops to Korea.

Of course, Japan is also very aware of the consequences of sending troops. North Korea is next to the land of Longxing of the Qing people, and this battle is inevitable.

While Japan was actively preparing, as the current suzerain of Korea, Qing also sent troops into Korea.

Zhili Admiral Ye Zhichao and Taiyuan Town Commander Nie Shicheng~www.mtlnovel.com~ led 3,000 Huai troops into Korea.

When the Huai Army entered Korea, it was not mainly to deal with the Dongxue Party, but someone in Korea was acting as a demon.

The father of the Joseon king, Daewonjun, who was under house arrest for many days, saw that the world was becoming increasingly unbearable, and he had the idea of ​​seizing power from his daughter-in-law, Concubine Min (the core of the political chaos in North Korea at that time was the family conflict between the daughter-in-law and the father-in-law).

Daewon-kun, who wanted to seize power, looked around and realized that the only people who could help him were the Japanese.

So the Dayuanjun secretly contacted Japan, trying to rely on Japan's support to make a comeback. It's a pity that the wind was leaked, and he was guarded more closely.

However, Japan, by virtue of its contact with Daewonjun, immediately accused the Qing state of lax management of its vassal Korea, which caused turmoil in Korea, which affected the trade between countries and Korea, and demanded that the Qing state give up its suzerainty over Korea.

In view of the troubles in North Korea, as the main person in charge of the management of North Korea, Li Zhongtang is naturally responsible, so there is a matter of 3,000 Huai troops entering North Korea.

However, Li Zhongtang still did not know at this time that Japan had made up its mind to take this opportunity to capture North Korea.

Chapter end