 This strategic threat forced the Chinese to sue for peace and led to the war's end in April 1895.Following its victory at the Battle of Lushunkou on 21 November 1894 the next strategic objective of the Japanese campaign was to neutralize the Qing naval base at Weihaiwai on Shandong Peninsula.This would give Japan total control over the entrance to the Bay of Bohai, and the seaward approaches to Beijing.