The first thousand five hundred and fifty-two chapters fight to the death
The war has reached this point, and the German Empire has known that they can no longer save the situation of the war. If they continue to hold on, they will have to fail. Once completely defeated by the Chinese Empire, the Chinese Empire will inevitably try every means to weaken the German Empire. This is what they do not want to see. Therefore, they want to negotiate with the Chinese Empire before they are defeated to fight for a decent peace.
Keeping a unified Germany is the goal of all Germans. The split Germany only completed the unification again after hundreds of years. To this point, they made great efforts. Only a unified Germany can they have the opportunity to rise again. If Germany is split again, they will have to become a second-rate country.
In addition, it is the royal family's requirement to preserve the rule of the Hohenzollern royal family in Germany. If the Chinese were unwilling, they would rather not have the peace and continue to fight. At the same time, the Junker landlords of the German Empire also supported the royal family. This made the royal family still have a great influence in Germany. For ordinary people, it was under the leadership of the Hohenzollern royal family that Germany completed unification and became strong. Therefore, they were also willing to accept the rule of the Hohenzollern royal family.
As for war reparations, Germany can accept them. But the premise is that the amount will not be too much. After all, this war has already cost Germany a huge price. The wealth they have finally accumulated has been almost consumed in the war. In addition, the land that has been destroyed in ruins needs to be rebuilt, which requires a lot of money. Therefore, Germany hopes to get some preferential treatment for war reparations.
It can be said that the Germans' requirements are not low. And compared with the requirements of the Chinese Empire, the gap is too big. So much so that after Count Albrech von Ron expressed the bottom line of Germany, Wei Yuan immediately smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Your Excellency Earl, it seems that we have too many differences. This negotiation can only end in failure." Wei Yuan said.
Count Albrech von Ron's heart suddenly continued to sink. He knew that once the negotiations broke down and the two sides returned to the war again, what kind of disaster would Germany face? Now, only the cities in western Germany were bombed into ruins by the Chinese. Once the war begins again, the whole of Germany will probably be reduced to ruins. Countless Germans will be killed in the war. Germany will be completely erased.
"His Excellency Foreign Minister, the German Empire's request is not excessive. Please consider our requests on the Chinese Empire." Earl Albrech von Ron actually had a hint of pleading in his tone. Although this seemed to damage the national character, he didn't care about so much.
Wei Yuan did not make fun of Count Albrech von Ron for this, but was moved by his actions. This means that Count Albrech von Ron was really working for the interests of Germany. Unfortunately, the current position of the two sides is completely opposite. For the interests of the empire, the German Empire must be completely defeated. The territory obtained by Germany in the last war will be completely spit out. The Austro-Hungarian Empire will also be separated from Germany. In addition to being used to repay merits, these territories will be established one small country after another. As for Germany's mainland, it will be completely directly and re-divided into dozens of small countries. Only in this way can Germany not have the chance to threaten the empire again.
As a person who traveled back from later generations, the imperial emperor Long Yufei naturally knew the development potential of the Germans. Even after experiencing the cruel World War II, the entire Germany was defeated in ruins. However, the Germans still established a powerful country on the ruins. In terms of economy, it became the most powerful country in Europe after the war. If a unified Germany was allowed to continue to exist, it might not take many years. This country would become stronger again. At that time, in order to defend the interests of the empire, I would probably have to fight with the Germans again.
Although, if the war is now insisting on continuing, it will cause more soldiers to die on the battlefield. However, this is better than the descendants of later generations who die on the battlefield again? Long Yufei does not want to leave the troubles to descendants of later generations. Therefore, it is better for him to solve all these troubles. It is precisely because of this that he asked the German Empire to end the war, if he wanted to surrender unconditionally. If the German Empire disagreed, then the imperial army would continue to attack the German Empire until they completely destroyed them.
Long Yufei's view was fully supported by the Imperial military and political parties. The military first supported the complete destruction of Germany, and they did not want to fight another war in the future. Although the military giants were militants, they also understood the cruelty of the battlefield better. If all problems can be solved once and for all, there would undoubtedly be no need to leave the war to future generations.
Although the ministers in the cabinet believed that the war would continue to continue, it would consume a lot of national wealth. However, the empire was already prepared before the war began, so naturally they would not worry about this anymore. On the contrary, if the Germans were let go, it would undoubtedly be to let the tiger go back to the mountain. Once the Germans became stronger again, the Chinese Empire would probably pay a greater price to destroy them.
It is precisely because of the complete support of both the military and political parties that Long Yufei's request can be implemented.
"No, Earl. The Chinese Empire is a country that does not like trouble, and we will not let threats continue to exist. You should also know that the empire's world hegemony has been solid. However, in order to kill all crises, we must just stifle all signs. The German Empire is very powerful, especially a unified German Empire, which will pose a serious threat to the empire. Therefore, a unified German Empire will never continue to exist. Only when Germany splits into small countries can the empire be at ease." Wei Yuan also told the truth. He believed that Count Albrecht von Ron should also be very clear about these principles.
Count Albrech von Ron was speechless. He knew that if he stood on the standpoint of the Chinese Empire, he would also support the complete stifling of the crisis. Unfortunately, Germany would be a little unacceptable.
"His Excellency Foreign Minister, are there no other choice?" asked Count Albrech von Ron.
Wei Yuan shook his head: "Germany must be dismembered. One is that Germany declares unconditional surrender and then dismembers it in a peaceful way. Another method is to carry out the war. Once Germany is completely defeated, Germany will split into small countries. Although the final result of the two is the same. However, if the peaceful way is adopted, Germany will die fewer people and the country will not be damaged so seriously. As for how to choose, the right to choose is in your hands."
Count Albrech von Ron was silent for a while, and then said, "I will convey the Chinese Empire's request to the country. However, I personally believe that the German Empire would never agree to such conditions. We may need to use war to determine the final victory or defeat."
Although Count Albrech von Ron knew that choosing a peace method might be the best choice. However, the Germans would never accept such humiliating peace. Even if they fought to the end, they paid the greatest price. But as long as they worked hard, there would be no way out. At least, they had already fought to the end for the fate of the country and nation.
"Your Excellency, I can understand." Wei Yuan nodded. Although he felt a little sympathized with the tragic fate of the Germans. However, this was beneficial to the Chinese Empire. There would be no real friends between countries, but some were just interests. If the German Empire did not fall, then the fallen one would most likely belong to the Chinese Empire.
Count Albrech von Ron's trip to China this time was destined to end in failure. After he passed the Chinese conditions back to Germany, the German leaders also made a quick decision.
There is no doubt that Germany will never accept the requirement of unconditional surrender. Especially when Germany still has millions of troops and they still have enough strength to fight this battle. If they surrender now, it will undoubtedly make the royal family and the cabinet despise by all Germans. They can only continue the war, even if it is still a failure in the end. But at least they have a clear conscience.
In addition, the German senior executives also had a glimmer of luxury in their hearts. That is, God can bless the German Empire. They do not seek to defeat the Chinese Empire. As long as the Chinese Empire pays a huge price in the war, it may change the attitude of the Chinese people. If this can be done, Germany may still have a chance to continue to exist. They can also retain some seeds for Germany's re-emergence.
German Emperor William I was dragging his sick body and delivered a national speech. William I claimed that the German Empire had reached its most dangerous moment, and all Germans should take up weapons and participate in the war to defend the country. Even if all of them were killed in battle and the country was destroyed, the spirit of Germany would always exist.
William I's speech reawakened the passion in the hearts of the Germans. They shouted wildly, fighting to the end, causing the Chinese Empire to pay a heavy price. (To be continued...)
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