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    As the saying goes, blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.  (Piaotian Literature Networkw]

    The Japanese army led by well-known generals such as Nogi Nogi and Kuroki Nozhen were hampered by heavy rain in South Borneo, making it difficult for the war to make rapid progress. At the same time, vigorous boycotts of Japanese goods took place all over the world, represented by China and Indonesia.  .

    This boycott of Japanese goods was effectively organized and publicized, and had far-reaching influence, gradually forming an anti-Japanese movement throughout the Chinese world.

    Taking the United States as an example, the American Liberation Party has completely integrated Chinese party organizations such as the Hongmen Zhi Gong Tang and other foreign underworld organizations.  As a result, the American Liberation Party has flourished, its strength has been greatly enhanced, and its influence in Chinese society has become increasingly profound.

    With the strong assistance of these parties and underworld organizations, the Liberation Party began in 1908 to gradually adopt powerful means to attack Japanese expatriates in the United States.

    They first used thunder to destroy the Black Dragon Society¡¯s branch in the United States, and then used blacks and Poles to form gangs to oppress and exploit Japanese expatriates through various illegal means.

    When the boycott of Japanese goods movement was fully launched, various power groups under the Liberation Party unscrupulously attacked and exploited Japanese expatriates, making it impossible for these Japanese expatriates to send the money they earned from the United States back to Japan.

    By the end of March, under the clever layout of the Propaganda Department and the Intelligence Department of the Liberation Party, the anti-Japanese movement continued to surge, which not only dealt a heavy blow to Japan's export industry, but also hit Japan's import sector, making Japan, which was already nervous due to the war,  The economy is getting worse.

    Under this situation, major Japanese factories and shops in Japan and abroad have closed down.  (Read and see) In Japan, many related factories and companies continue to go bankrupt.

    Japan¡¯s small and medium-sized industrial and commercial entrepreneurs, workers and the broad working class have been hit hard, and it has also affected the rural economy and farmers¡¯ lives, which were already weak in resistance and were built on a backward economic structure.

    Under the vicious cycle, many factories and companies in Japan have also been hit and are struggling to survive.  Many factory owners intensified their oppression and exploitation of the working class in order to keep their factories afloat.

    Workers are complaining, making the already existing class contradictions more acute.  In some cities with a relatively high degree of openness, workers continue to go on strike to resist class oppression.

    Faced with such a dangerous situation, on the morning of April 1, Emperor Meiji Mursuhito convened a royal meeting in the Empire State Building near the imperial palace.

    Although there is no doubt about the significance of capturing Borneo, at the beginning of the meeting, many conservative and unreasonable ministers criticized the irrationality of the war because their own interests were harmed.

    They spoke plausibly, presented facts and reason, and attributed all the crises Japan faced this time to the expedition to Borneo.

    The Minister of Economy and Finance and others believe that if Japan continues to bear such huge military expenditures, Japan's economy will collapse and the war will be unsustainable.

    At the same time, the opposition also strongly accused the Army of being incompetent.  The six main divisions occupied Pontianak, the largest city in Borneo, and nearby areas. They have been fighting in South Borneo for several months. Not to mention the inability to capture the entire South Borneo and the loss of troops, they are still unable to achieve the minimum self-sufficiency.  .

    ??Could this be the invincible Japanese lion that defeated the Qing Dynasty and the Russian Empire?

    One minister even suggested that if something like this happened, generals such as Nogi Nogi and Kuroki Nozhen who were responsible for commanding the battle should be sent to a military court for trial.

    These accusations were well-founded, leaving the war factions who had clamored vigorously before the war unable to refute and speechless.

    On the contrary, some far-sighted centrists rebutted, believing that the most important reason why the war could not be won and ended quickly was due to the continuous heavy rains in Borneo.

    They believe that at this point in the war, Japan is already riding a tiger and is unable to get off.  Now is the most critical moment. All Japanese people should unite closely around the Emperor to jointly deal with this crisis.

    After the imperial meeting, Meiji Emperor Mursuhito didn¡¯t even bother to say a word, and went straight back to the palace with a livid face.

    After lunch, Mutsuhito convened Prime Minister Katsura Taro, Ito Hirobumi, Prince Fushimimiya Sadai and Yamagata Aritomo and other important ministers to hold an important ministers meeting at the palace.

    Of course, these veteran ministers will not act out of anger and make random accusations.  They all know that Japan has reached the critical point of crisis again and needs to work together to survive the crisis.

    After the meeting began, Emperor Murishito had a frosty face, frowned and went straight to the point: "Everyone, I am not being alarmist, I feel that the situation facing the Empire of Japan this time is more severe than ever before. You, are  Don¡¯t you feel the same way?¡±

      "Yes, what His Majesty the Emperor said is absolutely true."

    "Yes, expeditionary operations are the most difficult. It would be terrible if you get stuck."

    "It's like the scattered Chinese people have somehow united to resist the empire. This will be difficult to handle."

    Led by Ito Hirobumi, all the ministers nodded in agreement.

    Mu Ren continued: "To be honest, the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War a few years ago were much more significant than this war.

    And in those two wars, although our country did not occupy favorable conditions, we fought them with a gambling mentality.  However, due to the united efforts of our people and the timely and reliable intelligence, we finally won the war.

    This time, the empire's strength in all aspects has become much stronger. It should be easy to capture the weak and unknown enemies. There is no reason why they cannot be defeated.  However, the result was beyond my expectation, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.

    It can be seen that our army's expedition across the sea without obtaining actual information from the enemy was really too underestimating the enemy and being hasty.

    Therefore, we must learn from experience and lessons in the future, and we must not act so recklessly again, resulting in being stuck in a quagmire from which we cannot escape.  "

    After briefly summarizing the experience and lessons, Emperor Mutsuhito said in an earth-shattering way, taking into account the origins of the Indonesian Anti-Foreign Army, the actions carried out by the United States and other places to crack down on Japanese expatriates, and the vigorous boycott of Japanese goods.  After careful analysis, Mr. Ito suspects that these actions to attack the empire are not coincidental, but are planned and planned by unknown conspirators hidden behind the scenes."

    "What? Such a thing could happen?" Youtomo from Yamaxian County showed murderous intent and said ferociously: "Your Majesty, what exactly is new? Who dares to conspire against the empire?"

    "Currently, this is just speculation and there is no real evidence." Emperor Mutsuhito and Ito Hirobumi looked at each other and said solemnly: "Among them, the Lanfang Republic will definitely not be able to escape."  

    Chapter 371: The Situation is Serious (Text)
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