First, Japan's savings are not enough to support a protracted war;
1in March, 895, Japanese Foreign Minister Luo Ozongguang admitted: "Domestic land and sea armaments are almost empty, but our military personnel who continued to fight last year have been lacking in military supplies."
Second, the Japanese army has few strategic choices;
If we attack the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta, which are the most developed economies, it will infringe upon the interests of Britain and France in China and cause international interference. The best choice is to attack Beijing, so that the limited forces will land in Shanhaiguan or Dagukou, both of which are military fortresses. Even if they are captured, they will not form a strategic advantage and will also put pressure on logistics and military supplies.
Third, after the Lushun tragedy, the whole country was indignant, and the military and civilians took an active part in the war. The Han army transferred from the south fought tenaciously, won the support of the local people, carried out a partial counterattack, and initially had the conditions for a protracted war.
/kloc-during the period of 0/895, the main force of the Qing army was the old Xiang army transferred to the south and the soldiers in the three northeastern provinces, which was not a little better than the five dregs of green camp in the Eight Banners.
For example, the five major counterattacks in Haicheng and Taiping Mountain. According to the records of the Japanese army, "it is estimated that there are as many as thousands of shells ... the bodies are piled up like mountains, and the blood is like a note", praising the Qing army for "attacking Phoenix first, then attacking Haicheng" ... Now it is taking the offensive and its ambition is very good ". 1895 February and March, Shandong Qing army recovered Mu Ping, Wendeng and Rongcheng, and Liaodong Qing army recovered Kuandian, Changdian and Jinchang.
Fourth, the front-line generals and most government officials (mostly Han governors) refused to make peace and demanded another war;
Unfortunately, the Qing government will not fight Japan again, let alone fight a protracted war;
1, the Qing government was most concerned about domestic sovereignty because of foreign rule; This idea has existed since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. Since the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, the Han people gained power and the Qing court was deeply afraid. For example, in the incident of Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Cixi had two famous sayings: "Better be a friend than a slave" and "Measure China's material resources and win the favor of the country";
2. The finance of Qing Dynasty was riddled with holes, and it was difficult to raise military funds;
3. The domestic situation is chaotic, and there are uprisings and bandits everywhere;
PS: Japan came to World War I with the mentality of gambling on national luck. I didn't expect the Qing government to surrender like this!