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They left the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in the United Kingdom in anger. Their faces were very ugly. They originally thought that they could persuade the Kingdom of Spain to give up certain interests in exchange for the early end of the war. But they did not expect that Spain would be so tough.

"Emperor, what should we do now? If they still refuse to give in during tomorrow's negotiations, then the negotiations may break down!"

Earl of Granville also had a headache. The reason why Britain held this London Peace Conference up and down was to curb the expansion of the Chinese Empire, further increase Britain's global influence, and maintain Britain's world hegemony. In addition, it was to destroy the alliance between the three Chinese and French countries. They had achieved the latter goal. However, the tough attitude of the Chinese Empire and the support of the Spanish Kingdom made the attitude and extremely tough of the Spanish Kingdom undoubtedly added a lot of variables to this negotiation.

"Did those damn Chinese people, do they really think they are the world's number one power?" Earl of Granville said angrily. Britain personally mediated and encountered such problems. It is conceivable that the Chinese Empire does not take the British Empire seriously at all!

, However, in his opinion, even if the Chinese Empire was not the world's largest power, its military strength was definitely one of the best. The Russians lost millions of troops in just a few months, and now they are even more in internal and external troubles. Later, the Chinese army expanded its Pacific to expedition to North America, and even defeated hundreds of thousands of American troops. No country can compare with such combat power.

"Secretary of State, if the war continues, will the United States hope to win?" asked Count Granville. It would be much easier if the United States could gain an advantage in the war.

Even if France withdrew from the war, the United States only needs to deal with the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain. However, it is not so easy to defeat the other side. The strength of the Chinese Empire is beyond doubt. Even if the Chinese Empire landed in North America, there are less than 200,000 troops. The US military still has millions of troops, but the previous West Coast battles seem to have proved the terribleness of the Chinese Empire's army. Even if the US military has an absolute advantage in military strength, it may not be able to win. What's more, there are still millions of elite troops in the Chinese Empire, which can land on North America at any time under the transportation of powerful maritime forces. In that case, the United States will have no chance of winning. Although the strength of the Spanish army is not as good as that of the Chinese Empire, it should not be underestimated.

Besides, after a year of war, the United States has consumed most of its national strength. If the war continues, the United States will not be able to bear it at all. The war will be held on the territory of the United States. The only one who is injured in the end is the United States!

"Since that's the case, with the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain both firmly speaking, if the war is to end, the United States can only make concessions." Earl of Granville said.

Although I am unwilling to accept this result, there is no way. Who says that the United States is not as strong as others? If you don’t want to pay a greater price or even destroy the country, you can only accept the other party’s conditions.

"Your Excellency, the other party's conditions are too harsh. Especially the Chinese, they demand 100 million pounds of war reparations, which is simply impossible. The US government will never accept such conditions!"

"As for the conditions proposed by the Chinese Empire, Britain will find ways to contact the Chinese and ask them to change the conditions. We will do our best to help the United States and overcome this difficulty. However, the Chinese Empire is used to being arrogant, and I don't know how much effect our persuasion can have." Earl of Granville said. As the Chinese Empire won the victory in the repeated foreign wars, the country's attitude became increasingly tough. Even though the British Empire was still the world hegemon, it could not make the Chinese Empire surrender. The influence of the British Empire was in the West and Europe. However, the east of the world and even the entire Pacific Ocean were shrouded in the shadow of the Chinese Empire.

"Hisser Earl, thank you very much and the British Empire for their help to the United States. I am waiting for your good news!".

The negotiations on the next day did not go on as usual. The UK proposed that because everyone had too big differences, they would temporarily adjourn. After everyone's attitude changed, a new round of negotiations would be held.

On the morning of September 12, Earl of Granville went to the British Prime Minister's Office to report to Prime Minister Stanley about the progress of the London Peace Conference. Earl of Stanley was also very concerned about this negotiation, which was directly related to Britain's next deployment. When Earl of Granville mentioned that the negotiations were deadlocked and almost broken due to the tough attitude of the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain, Earl of Stanley also had a headache.

From the British standpoint, they hope that this negotiation will be successful, which is the best way to restore the influence of the British Empire. In addition, if this negotiation can be used to win over France and the United States and form an alliance between Britain, France and the United States, they will be more confident when dealing with the Chinese Empire. However, now it seems that this negotiation is a bit difficult.

Earl Stanley instructed Earl of Granville to find ways to promote this negotiation. As much as possible, both the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain cannot completely expect to pay less. In this way, the negotiations may be successful if both sides make certain concessions.

In the afternoon of the same day, Earl of Granville took a carriage to the Embassy of the Chinese Empire in the United Kingdom. Because he was notified in advance, the Imperial Foreign Minister Lin Zihao did not go out, but waited for the arrival of Earl of Granville in the embassy. He knew that the British would definitely come, unless they were willing to watch the negotiations break down.

"Good afternoon, Earl, welcome!" Lin Zihao and the Imperial Envoy to Britain, Guo Songtao, welcomed Earl of Granville at the door of the embassy.

"Good afternoon, Your Excellency Minister! Hello, Minister!" Earl Granville's face was filled with smiles, as if the previous unhappiness had never happened at all.

"Your Excellency, please come in! This time I specially brought authentic black tea from China, which tasted very good." Lin Zihao said with a smile. Tea has always been the largest type of goods exported by the Chinese Empire. However, the British also began to plant tea trees in India. The British once proposed to introduce some tea trees from China, but they were rejected by the imperial government.

"Thank you," Earl of Granville smiled, like a kind old man.

After some greetings, in the office of the Imperial Minister Guo Songtao to the United Kingdom, the Imperial Foreign Minister Lin Zihao and the British Foreign Secretary Earl Glenville began formal talks.

"His Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs, thank you for coming to London this time to attend this meeting. Although there are still some differences at the meeting, I believe that in the end we will definitely reach an agreement and end this meeting successfully!" said Earl of Granville.

"Yes, Earl, I think so too. It is normal for me to have differences in negotiations. However, if you can't get anything on the battlefield, you can't get it from the negotiating table. The empire has enough determination and strength to safeguard the interests of the empire!" Although Lin Zihao smiled, his tone was very firm.

Earl of Granville frowned and said, "His Excellency Foreign Minister, don't you think that the conditions proposed by the Chinese Empire this time are a bit too harsh for the United States?"

"Earl, I admit this. However, since the Americans dare to invade the territory of the empire and launch this war, they must pay a heavy price to give them a memory!" Lin Zihao said directly.

Earl of Granville was speechless. Everyone knew very well about the process of this war. Although the Chinese Empire occupied the justice side in law, the behavior of the Chinese Empire at that time was simply to take advantage of the situation and rob the fruits of victory of the United States. Any other country would probably not accept it. However, the United States was too weak and was not a match for the Chinese Empire, so it had to suffer this silence.

"His Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs, the British Empire hopes that this peace meeting will end successfully. However, now it seems that this peace talks are in danger of breaking down. The British Empire does not want to see such a thing happen!" Earl of Granville's attitude also began to become tough.

"Even if the negotiations break down, it cannot harm the interests of the empire!" Lin Zihao's attitude became even tougher.

"His Excellency Foreign Minister, will the war begin again if the negotiations break down?" asked Count Granville.

"If Americans want to fight, then we will give them war until the United States perishes!" Lin Zihao said murderously.

"However, the British Empire also needs to consider its own interests. We do not want the war to continue, nor do we want the United States to perish!" Earl of Granville said in a tit-for-tat way. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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