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"How about this, take the Mark Plateau as the boundary, and all parts belong to Germany, what do you think, Your Majesty?" The King of Bavaria suggested that if it is divided in this way, then Germany will occupy almost half of the French territory.

"Hehe! Sounds good. But everyone seems to have forgotten where our army's current control line is, and why we have to retreat so much. The land within the range of our army's cannons is our German territory." William Looking at everyone and saying, the meaning is very clear, that is, the area that my army is occupying now belongs to me. It is basically impossible for me to spit it out. This kind of domineering and tyrannical attitude completely ignores Angry and gloomy faces from other heads of state.

"Then what your majesty means is that we can only use force to determine the dividing line." The Bavarian king said with a gloomy face. The reason why he dared to say such a thing was because he knew that the Saxon king beside him stood on his side. However, relying on his weak strength alone, if he wanted to stand up to the powerful German tanks, he had to rely on the power of the alliance to see if it was possible.

"Didn't you prove it last month? Didn't the French beat you badly enough? If you haven't been hurt, we can continue to accompany you." Xiao Maoqi said with an indifferent expression.

"You." As soon as little Maoqi said that, the King of Bavaria and others who participated in the battle and fled in embarrassment stared at him angrily. If the eyes were killing people, I believe that little Maoqi has no bones left now. But he didn't care about it.

"You are here to share our territory, why don't you listen to France's opinion first." Briand, who has always been gentle, could no longer remain silent at this time. He was very angry at the allies' spoils. He has never expressed his opinion, he really wants to walk away, the great France can no longer bear the humiliation of being divided face to face!

Everyone looked at Briand together, and William sneered twice: "Does France still have the right to express opinions now? I don't think so."

"Of course I have this right. Don't forget that France is still France and the Arc de Triomphe is still standing in this war." Briand's words clearly showed that France was not the loser in this war. It has the strength to engage in any form of dialogue with any country.

Soaring Front: The Greatest Victim of World War I Chapter 378

William laughed loudly, turned his head and said to Little Moltke: "My chief of staff, it seems that you need to work hard next time, and use our cannons and airships to prove to the French." In such a serious diplomatic occasion, William's words were extremely rude, and it was like an open challenge to the French side.

The gentle and refined Briand turned pale with anger at this time, and was about to speak back when the Chinese emperor chuckled and said, "Calm down, deputies, only when you calm down can you solve the problem. Don't forget, we here The ultimate goal of the meeting is peace, although there will be twists and turns in the process of achieving this goal, as long as we all calm down and step back and think about it, all problems can still be solved.”

Although Guan Xuqing didn't talk much, no one dared to publicly refute the Chinese emperor, even the aggressive William II sat down.

Guan Xuqing quietly watched the farce performed by William and others, and was very dissatisfied with this reckless German emperor. It seems that he is still a friend who lacks strategy, but facing such a situation, Guan Xuqing couldn't find a better way for a while Come to reconcile, because as long as he expresses his position, he will inevitably show his inclination towards a certain party. Now that the eyes of the two parties are red, if they intervene rashly at this time, it is very likely that they will all point their fingers at him.

Due to the persistence of the German side, the peace talks reached a deadlock.No matter what the French side and other allies say, William's side strongly opposes it and insists on using the current line of control of the German army as the boundary.

The whole morning was spent in the quarrel of everyone, and no agreement was reached.Then there is a 3-hour break.The other representatives went to dinner together and discussed the talks, while William and others went directly back to their place of residence.

"Hmph! That guy William is really disgusting." Sous sat on the sofa with a face full of indignation. "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, don't you just ignore it? His territory is within the range of the cannon. Isn't he too arrogant?" Sous gasped and said angrily.

Briand glanced at British Prime Minister Balfort. At present, only the United Kingdom is France's biggest reliance.Belfort smiled helplessly. William's words were a bit arrogant, but earlier, the British Empire also shouted the same slogan: the territory of the British Empire is within the range of naval guns.At that time, the Royal Navy of the British Empire was invincible, but now, the Royal Navy has been defeated by the Chinese fleet many times.After being defeated by the Chinese United Fleet in the battle for the Strait of Malacca that year, in several confrontations, it all ended in the failure of the British Royal Navy. "No. [-] in the world" is now nothing more than a meaningless pretense for the British Empire.

"Your Excellency, I think you should bear with it for a while. You know that now China wants to end this hateful war as soon as possible, and the Germans don't want us to spend more financial and material resources. The British Empire has never been afraid of German tanks. , but only for China, I have to think more. There is no need to start a war if it can be resolved through diplomatic means. Let me ask you, if there is another fight, how sure is France that it can defeat the imperial cavalry? Belfort persuaded, he said these words, of course, out of the consideration of the interests of the country, if this peace talks can be successful, then the status of the conservative forces represented by him in the British government and opposition will be greatly reduced. more stable.

The British are really capricious villains. At first they advocated war, and now they strongly advocate peace talks.Briand cursed in his heart, but he didn't dare to express his thoughts, because if France wants to stand up, it must rely on the power of Britain. "But Your Excellency, Prime Minister, should they just carve up half of France for nothing?" Briand asked a little unwillingly.

"Of course not! The Germans now control most of the Allied countries. I believe that other Allied countries will feel uneasy like us. There will definitely be a war between us and Germany, but not now. Wait for the national strength of each country When it recovers, it will be the time when we declare war on Germany again. At that time, the power of all countries will not be enough to defeat him?" Belfort said confidently.

Briand nodded helplessly, he had already talked about this point, and he also understood that under the current situation, France had to make a compromise with Germany. As for the future, it is difficult to say clearly.

In another room, the emperor of Austria-Hungary, the kings of Bavaria and Saxony and other allies and their subordinates also started a discussion.

"Your Majesty, the tone of the German side is very tough now. If they insist, what should we do? It is impossible for everyone to drag on forever?" King Saxon and King Bavaria pinned their hopes on the Emperor of Austria-Hungary Lanz body.

Franz glanced at them and knew what they were planning. He wanted him to put pressure on Germany and France, forcing the balance of interests to tilt to the second front among these allied countries.To be honest, that's what Franz wanted too.Although Austria-Hungary is also the main combatant of the Allied Powers, its economic and industrial level is far inferior to other European powers. The consumption of the war has caused the national power of the Austria-Hungary Empire to be lost to a very terrible situation. The Turkish Empire and the Persian Empire also took advantage of it. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was ready to move when its strength was greatly damaged.Therefore, Franz is also eager to end the war in Europe as soon as possible.

"Do those two mean that we want us to put pressure on Germany?" Franz asked lightly, his tone was very calm, and there was no trace of joy or anger.

Italian President Orlando nodded first. Italy was the most damaged country in the war among several big countries. Although he wished to tear the French to pieces, he had to consider his own national conditions.So ending the war as soon as possible and putting revenge on later has become the best choice for Orlando now.

"Okay then, since you all agree, let's jointly put pressure on Germany and France during the peace talks in the afternoon." Franz said with a smile.As for the other countries, they have no opinions at all, or even if they have opinions, someone will automatically filter those opinions out.

At 02:30 in the afternoon, the peace talks continued.A group of heads of state walked into the Hall of Diligence and Prosperity. William II was the last to arrive, completely ignoring the angry expressions of others. William and his party went straight to their seats and sat down carelessly.

Franz coughed in embarrassment, and then said with a smile: "Now that everyone has arrived, the peace talks will continue, and we will continue to discuss the Kaiser's request for an armistice."

William's side still insisted on the morning's opinion, and their attitude was extremely tough, and there was no possibility of loosening up at all.

Even under the persuasion of British Prime Minister Balfour, Briand was still unwilling to make any compromises with the tough Germans.

As a result, the talks in the afternoon fell into a stalemate again just after they started.

Seeing that the time was right, Franz felt that it was time for him to speak, so he smiled awkwardly and said, "This is how I see it. If you have any different opinions, you can raise them at any time. Just like at the beginning of the meeting, China His Majesty the Great Emperor said that there is no real culprit in this war, and the whole world does not want to see the war, but since the war has already happened, we should face the reality. France has lost many lands that belonged to itself , I deeply regret this, but war is like this. There is a saying in China that the winner is the king and the loser, the weak eat the strong. Now that the war has broken out, something will change for it, and someone will pay the price for it I remember that there is a very good saying in China that those who know the current affairs are called heroes. If you persist, you will probably pay a more painful price than the current one..." Having said that, Franz turned his attention to Bai Lian and the others, obviously these words were addressed to them.Although Franz had a smile on his face, what he said clearly was that if you French continue to deny the reality of being ceded, then not only Germany, but even the entire Allied Powers may unanimously launch a war against France. It will be difficult to recover from time to time.

Briand is a veteran in the diplomatic arena, how could he not understand Franz's subtext, he was annoyed and helpless, so he couldn't help but look at Belfort who was sitting beside him for help.

Belfort, on the other hand, put on a look of nothing to do with himself, and looked around leisurely, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Franz turned his head and said to William II: "The theme of this Beijing peace conference is peace, and the goal of our negotiations is also based on the theme of peace. If we violate this sacred theme, we will be sorry to the Chinese emperor." Your kindness." As he spoke, he greeted Guan Xuqing with a smile.

Guan Xuqing secretly called Franz an old fox in his heart, and on the surface he also nodded to the other party.

Franz went on to say: "Since we are all for the purpose of peace, for the tranquility of the world, this matter is much simpler. I think we can all take a step back on this issue. The small step we made here today This step will be a big step towards peace for the whole world tomorrow. What do you think?"

The heads of several other allied countries unanimously agreed with Franz's opinion. In fact, this was agreed by them in advance.

Next, William, Moltke Jr., and Foreign Minister Earl Claude discussed in a low voice, while Briand and Belfort discussed Franz's proposal.

In this way, after nearly three hours of back-and-forth, the German side finally made a certain degree of compromise, and the French side had to lower its high head in the face of huge realistic pressure and accept the Allies' disposal of French territory. Became the biggest victim of this war.

Soaring Heads: World War I Chapter 379 Dirty Deals

After an agreement, France is bounded by the Loire River, the Morvan Mountains and the Saone River Valley, and the south is owned by Germany.However, other allies raised objections to William's request to divide half of France's overseas colonies to Germany.William finally made a compromise and gave up his claim to the French colonies.Anyway, the current French navy has lost most of the military ports in the south and has become a source of water, while the German navy is growing day by day. It won't be long before those colonies will fall into his hands. Why the rush?

Since the two parties have reached a consensus, the next step is to sign a peace agreement.Under the preparation of the conference secretary, a peace treaty was quickly drafted.The French Foreign Minister Soss and the German Foreign Minister formally signed the peace treaty respectively.From this moment on, the peace treaty came into effect, and the territory of central and southern France officially belonged to Germany, and it has a sacred and inviolable status from now on.

The issue of negotiations with Germany was resolved, and the peace talks entered the second stage, negotiations between other allied countries in Europe and France. The winners of the war began to plunder the losers again.Originally, this had nothing to do with Germany. William and the others could have left, but William insisted on staying.

Due to the successful mediation of Emperor Franz of the Austro-Hungarian Empire just now, Germany and France finally made a compromise, especially the compromise of Germany.Objectively, more land and interests are reserved for these allies.So the important task of formal negotiations with France this time fell on Franz.

Under the strong suppression of these allies, facing the weakness and indifference of the British, Briand had no chance to resist, and was forced to sign a series of unequal treaties, including a series of shameful conditions such as land cession and indemnity.

First of all, France's strength will be withdrawn from other parts of Europe from now on, and it will be strictly limited to France itself.Secondly, the territory of other countries that Napoleon had seized in previous wars must be returned in full.Third, France will pay huge military expenditures and war indemnities to the Allies other than Germany, totaling 10 billion francs, to be paid in 20 years.Fourth, the Allies will deploy troops in France to prevent France from endangering the security of Europe again.For this article, South is actually not particularly disgusted. Although this will affect France's sovereignty, it can protect France's security to a large extent.Especially in the situation where the German army is staring at them, under the current situation, they have no strength to protect themselves. Coupled with the current indifference of the British, the remaining territories of France are also in jeopardy.But if there are garrisons from other allied countries, the Germans will not rush to attack the rest of the French territory. This is like a balance of interests between Germany and other allied countries.

After Briand painfully signed the treaty, peace talks continued.It's just that the next thing to do is to negotiate the distribution of interests within the small allied countries, so neither France nor Germany can participate.But immediately after the meeting, William still got the materials of their peace talks and a copy of the treaty.It is said that the peace talks continued until late at night, and the conference room was noisy all the time. It is conceivable how intense their negotiations were.

"In this war, we Italy contributed the most, so we want 10 million of the 4 billion francs in reparations, which is only a small half."

"What? How can this work? Our Bavaria suffered the biggest loss in this war, and we also need 4 million francs." The compensation of one billion francs was almost divided between the two countries. Of course, other countries did not would agree.

"Friends, don't forget that I forced Germany and France to make a compromise, and our Austro-Hungarian Empire also paid huge losses in the war. Therefore, we want 4 million francs in compensation, which is not at all Not too much." Franz said with a gloomy face.

"Everyone, don't forget that the Saxony Empire was responsible for half of the supplies in this war. In addition, our army also suffered huge losses in the war. We don't need more, we need 3 million in the indemnity .” The King of Saxony also lost no time in making his request.

A few people were dumbfounded. If they had to follow their request, then 10 billion francs would not be enough, and since the treaty had already been signed, it was impossible to pay additional compensation to France.The only way is to suppress reparations from other countries to meet their own demands.As a result, the leaders of several countries quarreled, completely ignoring the alliance's sentiments.

After fierce quarrels, several countries finally reached a final agreement late that night.According to the agreement, France's reparations were divided into five parts, which were paid to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria, Ottomans, Italy and the Rhine Confederation.Among them, the Austro-Hungarian Empire received 5 million, Italy received 3 million, Ottoman received 2 million, Bulgaria received 5000 million in compensation, and the remaining 2 million was paid to the Rhine League.Among them, the Kingdom of Bavaria received 1 francs, the Kingdom of Saxony received 5 million francs, the Kingdom of Thuringia received 1 million francs, and the remaining 3 million francs belonged to the small countries in the Rhine League.

The several countries that have received the benefits they deserve are very satisfied. Although the losses paid by the war are huge, the benefits they have obtained are also considerable.Maybe the benefit they get is less than the cost of the war, but they eliminated the opponent that they feared, and this is the biggest benefit they got.

With the last representative, the King of Thuringia, signing his name to the treaty, the Allied spoils came to an end.The purpose of their coming to Paris was basically accomplished.

"Everyone, while everyone is here, I propose that we discuss a problem. That is, although the French Third Republic has been defeated by us, please don't forget that there is still a difficult Chinese army outside Paris. They even It is more troublesome than the German army, I think this army will become our confidant’s serious problem sooner or later, I hope everyone can come up with a solution to solve this problem.” Franz looked at the excited monarchs with a glass of wine Said.

"What's the use of thinking so much? Isn't it enough to just defeat him?" The army commander of the Saxon Kingdom said with a flushed face. It was obvious that he drank a lot of wine.

"Idiot!" Italian President Orlando scolded, if I could win the fight, I would have fought it long ago, and you still need to talk.