乙未津沽海啸与《马关条约》的批准

Jingu Tsunami and the Ratification of “Treaty of Shimonoseki”

《马关条约》草签后,面对日本贪婪的割地赔款要求,中国朝野震动,一片反对声浪,纷纷要求拒签再战。迫于情势,清政府随即在津沽沿海部署重兵欲做抵抗。然而,四月上旬一场突发的海啸,不仅摧毁了清军的防御阵地,也使怯懦的清政府试图最后侥幸一搏的希望归于破灭,光绪帝只得批准《马关条约》。

After the signing of ' Treaty of Shimonoseki',facing the Japanese greedy request of ceding territory and paying indemnities,both the Chinese court and the commonality were in great shock.There arose a wave of protest,all demanding to break the treaty and go back to fighting.Under the pressure,the Qing Government soon assigned strong forces along the Jingu coast ready to resist.However,a sudden tsunami in early April not only destroyed the defensive battle field of Qing army,but also ended the last hope of the cowardly Qing government.Emperor Guangxu had to ratify the ' Treaty of Shimonoseki'.