Island Nation, Tokyo, Prime Minister's residence.
Okuma Shigenobu Prime Minister felt an inexplicable irritability, as if something big was about to happen. German Expeditionary Fleet was not far from Tokyo, which made him very worried that Expeditionary Fleet would break into Tokyo Bay. In that case, God knows what trouble would be caused.
"I hope those guys from the Navy can guard Uraga Channel! If Germany people break into Tokyo Bay and open fire on Tokyo, it will be a problem." Okuma Shigenobu murmured.
He feels more and more now that it is not that easy to defeat German fleet. They thought everything was too simple before. However, even if you want to stop now, it's impossible. Those guys will not be willing to give up the vast territory of Southeast Asia.
At this moment, Okuma Shigenobu's secretary broke in, sweating profusely. This made Okuma Shigenobu frown. He really didn't want to see the people below being unruly.
"What happened? How unbecoming is it to be so panicked!" Okuma Shigenobu scolded.
The secretary was stunned and then replied, "Prime Minister, Germany people bombarded Shizuoka. The entire Shizuoka was bombed into rubble, and the people suffered heavy casualties!"
"What?" Okuma Shigenobu was stunned for a moment, as if his whole body was hit by a bolt from the blue.
"Baga! What's going on? How could the Germany people launch artillery attacks on Shizuoka? Aren't they worried about being condemned by the international community when they massacre civilians like this?" Okuma Shigenobu roared angrily.
The secretary lowered his head and said nothing.
"Call the other Cabinet Ministers immediately, come Prime Minister's residence immediately. Also, inform all the elders about this matter!" Okuma Shigenobu ordered.
German fleet launched an artillery attack on Island Nation coastal cities. This is obviously a major event and must be properly discussed and handled. Otherwise, this will cause extremely serious consequences to Island Nation.
"Yes. Prime Minister!" The secretary immediately went to make arrangements.
In less than twenty minutes, all the other ministers from Island Nation's Cabinet gathered at Prime Minister's residence. Everyone already knew what happened, so their faces were very ugly. Especially General First Sea Lord Yashiro Rokuro, the navy was already under tremendous pressure. Now, the Germany people are actually shelling the coastal city of Island Nation. This is obviously to force Island Nation Navy to go to sea for a decisive battle! If they choose to avoid fighting again, who knows whether German fleet will continue to bombard their coastal cities? In that case, Island Nation's loss would be huge. And Island Nation Navy will inevitably face the most unfavorable situation.
"Okay, everyone is here, let's have the meeting!" Okuma Shigenobu Prime Minister said with a dark face.
"Your Excellency, Elder Statesmen are all here." The secretary suddenly came in and reported.
Okuma Shigenobu and others immediately stood up and left the conference room to greet Elder Statesmen.
"Everyone Your Excellency the Elder Statesman, it is really my fault to work for you Prime Minister's residence." Okuma Shigenobu said with his head lowered.
"Okuma-kun, Empire is at a critical moment now, so there is no need to mention these false courtesy. You can continue with the meeting, we are just here to observe!" Yamagata Aritomo said.
"Hi, Lord Yamagata." Okuma Shigenobu nodded.
Although Yamagata Aritomo said that Elder Statesmen was just here to listen, who dares to take his words seriously? No matter what, Cabinet must take their opinions into consideration during the meeting. If they turn a deaf ear, then their current Cabinet may be done and they will be kicked out soon. These Elder Statesmen definitely possess such powerful energy.
"Everyone, I just got the news. The Germany people launched a brazen attack on Shizuoka. The entire Shizuoka has been blown into ruins. Preliminary estimates are that more than 20,000 people have been killed or injured! There are hundreds of thousands of people who are homeless. I have ordered Shizuoka County The resettlement of those people began immediately. But the biggest question now is, is the Germany people's bombardment of Shizuoka an exception or will it continue? If the Germany people will continue to attack our other cities, what should we do?" Okuma Shigenobu said.
"We can't let the Germany people go on like that! All the key cities of the Empire are in coastal areas. If the Germany people are allowed to bombard our coastal cities, it will cause a devastating blow to the Empire!" Finance Minister Wakatsuki Reijiro said.
"It has come to this time, why hasn't the navy gone to war? The only one that can deal with German fleet is the navy! If the navy can defeat German fleet in one fell swoop, then our coast will be truly safe." Oka Ichinosuke shouted again.
Yashiro Rokuro General's face became very ugly. He had known for a long time that those guys from the Army would definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble. However, the current situation is too difficult for Island Nation Navy. No one thought that the Germany people would adopt such a method to force them. If they only attack their merchant ships and fishing boats, the navy can continue to persist. However, the Germany people began to attack their coastal cities, which gave them no excuses anymore.
After all, the Navy was built by the people by tightening their belts. If it continues to preserve its strength at such a critical moment, it will undoubtedly make the people completely angry. At that time, the navy will not have to fight the Germany people, but will be directly overwhelmed by the anger of the people.
"Everyone, Germany people do this for one purpose, and that is to force Imperial Navy to fight them. If everyone thinks that Imperial Navy should fight Germany people, we can send Combined Fleet to fight The Germany people fight to the death! However, what I want to tell you is that so far, we are not sure of defeating the Germany people. In other words, if Combined Fleet goes out to fight with the Germany people, the possibility of us losing will be very high!" said General Yashiro Rokuro.
These Island Nation's Cabinet senior officials are naturally not fools. They can also easily guess the intentions of Germany. However, at this time, if the navy has not gone to war, how can they explain to the people! Of course, the people of Island Nation are easy to fool, but the more so, the more terrifying it will be once the people's anger breaks out. By then, they, the ruling class, will probably be overthrown.
"Hmph! Is this how the navy fights? Before the fight with the Germany people started, they already expected that they would lose. In this case, do you still have the confidence to continue fighting?" Oka Ichinosuke said disdainfully.