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    The tense relations between Japan and Russia began to ease. Tsar Nicholas made a second speech saying that he loved peace and did not want the war in the Far East to continue.  The Emperor of Japan quickly responded, saying that war would only bring disaster and that continued war between Japan and Russia would cause greater harm.

    Both Japan and Russia have the intention to negotiate peace, but the two sides will not be able to reach a negotiation agreement for a while. After all, there is a huge conflict of interests.  The Russian Pacific Fleet was almost completely wiped out, it also lost hundreds of thousands of land troops in the Far East, and invested a lot of money. Of course, it was unwilling to give up the occupied northern Korea, so it secretly proposed to Japan that the areas currently occupied by both sides should be used as the dividing line.

    The Japanese launched the war to compete for the interests of Northeast China. The five-year war brought down the domestic economy. Not only did they fail to gain benefits in the Northeast, they even lost half of the Korean Peninsula that they completely controlled.  If we agree with the Russians, the Japanese will not be able to gain access to the Northeast, but they will also be unable to defend the Korean Peninsula.

    The interests of the two countries are too divergent, but they are both preparing to send delegations to negotiate peace. Chen Hao's attempt to continue the war between the two countries was in vain.  After Chen Hao, who was stationed in Incheon, received the news, he decided to go to the Russian camp in Seoul to meet Kuropatkin and asked the Russians to immediately annihilate the Japanese Seventh Army stationed in Seoul.

    Chen Hao is very afraid of the Japanese. Even if Japan and Russia negotiate a peace, he still hopes that Japan will suffer even more losses.  After finding Kuropatkin, he said straight to the point: "Your Excellency Kuropatkin, your army has completed the outflank of the Japanese Seventh Army. Why hasn't it launched a general offensive yet?"

    Kuropatkin said regretfully: "Commander Chen, His Majesty the Tsar of our country has sent people to negotiate with the Japanese. The Japanese asked our country to temporarily cease the war, and our Majesty agreed to the Japanese request."

    It is really a pity for Kuropatkin. He performed extremely poorly when fighting in the Northeast and lost battles again and again.  After commanding troops to enter North Korea.  He failed to gain the upper hand with his superior strength and did not command even a classic battle.  This time he finally seized the opportunity to surround a Japanese army, and with the cooperation of Cam Ranh Bay, completely cut off Japan's retreat. However, the Tsar ordered him not to fight at this time.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????If one Japanese army could be annihilated, Kuropatkin would become a hero.  After the Tsar ordered a postponement of the attack.  Kuropatkin was unwilling but helpless. He took the time to meet with Chen Hao just to see if there would be a turn for the better.

    Chen Hao was silent for a moment and said: "Your Majesty Commander, I am very disappointed with your country. Negotiating peace with Japan now cannot guarantee your country's interests. The Japanese are very cunning. They attacked Lushun first before declaring war on your country at the beginning of the war. Now they  The peace proposal may have been made to save the encircled Seventh Army."

    "So the Japanese peace talks may be fake. They delayed for a while. Once my Cam Ranh Bay fleet leaves, they will rely on naval superiority to start a war again. I have a certain understanding of the Japanese nation. This is a nation that bullies the weak and fears the strong. If it is your country  If you can promote peace through fighting and annihilate the Japanese Seventh Army first, you will have an advantage at the negotiation table."

    Kuropatkin couldn't help but his eyes lit up. He believed that the idea of ????promoting peace through a fight would impress the tsar, which would at least save some face for the tsar.  The Russian commander quickly thought of what to do. He smiled and said: "Commander Chen, I will send a message to His Majesty the Tsar to make suggestions. But I need your cooperation."

    Chen Hao simply nodded and said: "No problem! I will send a message to the tsar of your country and tell him that if your army does not take action, I will announce the end of the cooperative relationship with your country and lead the fleet back to Cam Ranh Bay."

    If Chen Hao leads the Cam Ranh Bay fleet to leave and no longer cooperates with the Russians, Japan will never negotiate again.  Without the Cam Ranh Bay fleet to block it, the Japanese navy would have a great advantage over Russia, and the army would also have the upper hand with supplies.  At that time, the Japanese could completely drive the Russians out of the Korean Peninsula.  Even taking over the Russian interests in Northeast China.

    After receiving the telegrams from Kuropatkin and Chen Hao, the Tsar agreed to Kuropatkin's attack request, considering the possible consequences of the fleet's departure from Cam Ranh Bay.  At the same time, the Tsar ordered those responsible for the negotiations to be tougher. It was best to temporarily suspend negotiations with the Japanese and wait until the Battle of Seoul was over.

    The five armies of the Russian Far Eastern Army moved towards Seoul at the same time.  The Third Army to the north concentrated more than 200 artillery pieces and launched a fierce attack on Seoul.  The Japanese Seventh Army's retreat has been completely cut off. Under the command of Nogi Nogi, the Seventh Army relies on the city wall to resist stubbornly.  Following the decisive battle at sea, the Japanese Army and the Russian Army also began to fight. This was destined to be another lose-lose battle.

    The Battle of Seoul lasted for ten days. The Japanese Seventh Army was completely wiped out, and its commander Nogi Nogi committed suicide by caesarean section.  The strong fighting power of the Japanese army made Kuropatkin frightened. In order to annihilate the Seventh Army, the Russian side also paid a heavy price. The casualties of the main attacking Third Army were more than 40%.

    Chen Hao said that the Japanese bullied the weak and feared the strong. It was not nonsense. Tsarist Russia was annihilated.After defeating the Japanese Seventh Army, the attitude of the Japanese negotiating delegation softened.  After twenty days of negotiations, Japan and Russia finally reached an agreement. Japan recognized Russia's interests in Northeast China and was willing to cooperate with the Russians in Northern Korea. However, the Russians were not allowed to interfere with Japan's commercial dealings in Northeast China.

    The agreement seemed like the Japanese suffered a big loss and recognized some of Russia¡¯s interests in Northern Korea, but in fact it was the Russians who should be worried.  Although Japan failed to replace Russia's interests in the Northeast, Japan had the opportunity to extend its tentacles into the Northeast. Once Russia went to war in Europe, the Japanese would fight Russia in the Northeast again.

    Japan¡¯s domestic elites concluded that a war might break out in Europe in the next few years, so they reached such an agreement.  In the game, history has shown inertia. According to the original history, Japan and Russia signed the second "Japan-Russia Agreement" in 1910, and jointly invaded the interests of Northeast China.  Chen Hao worked hard and calculated for a long time, changing the history of the Russo-Japanese War, but in the end the two sides reached an agreement to jointly plunder the Northeast.

    The Russo-Japanese War has officially ended. Chen Hao¡¯s long-term planning has not been in vain. The five-year war has greatly weakened the comprehensive national strength of Japan and Russia.  Militarily, the Russian Pacific Fleet was finished, and the Japanese Navy was almost destroyed in the first naval battle. After adding advanced warships, it suffered heavy losses again.  Nowadays, the Japanese navy is not as strong as Cam Ranh Bay. It is impossible to bully China with its navy.

    The biggest problem between the two countries is the economy. The five-year war has made the economies of the two countries even worse. Russia's domestic revolution continues. Japan's economy would have collapsed if it were not for the large amount of wealth injected by players.  Without five or six years, Japan and Russia would not be able to recover. In another year, the Chinese Revolution of 1911 would break out, and a relatively relaxed development environment would be created.  (To be continued)
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