Chapter 371 The Battle of Compiègne is unfinished

In October of the 10th year of the Republic, the German army launched several offensives against the British and French troops before the main force of the American army arrived in Europe, but did not make a major breakthrough. After the main force of the US army arrived in Europe, it cooperated with the British, French and Chinese expeditionary forces to carry out counteroffensives and general offensives, and the German army collapsed on all fronts. Bulgaria, Turkey, Austria-Hungary and other countries in the Central Powers surrendered one after another. Almost everyone who reads a newspaper in this world knows that the war, which was once thought to last three to six months, is finally coming to an end after more than four years of fighting.

As the war drew to a close, Germany's defeat was assured, but Wilhelm II and the German elite still wanted to fight with all their might. Finally, on 25 October, the naval command ordered the German ocean-going fleet in the port of Kiel to go to sea to fight the British, and if it failed, it would be "sunk with honor." In fact, the main purpose of the German navy's decisive battle at sea was to inflict some damage on the British navy and give Germany an advantage in future peace talks. However, the defeat of Germany at that time was basically doomed. It is difficult to say how much the decisive battle plan of the German naval staff will bring back to future negotiations. The sailor uprising caused the civil strife that later swept across the country, and its effects were mainly political. For the German Navy itself, to revolt or not to revolt, the result will not make much difference, just the difference between being sunk and self-sinking. In addition, if the decisive battle can be carried out, it may cause some damage to the British navy, which may be of some benefit in terms of the comparison of British and German naval forces in World War II. This mentality of being a futile face problem and dying someone else's child made the sailors of Kiel Harbor unbearable.

The 80,000 sailors in the port of Kiel refused to lift anchor and extinguished the warship. Although the resistance of the sailors forced the German naval authorities to withdraw the order, the sailors were persecuted and several hundred arrested. But the German Navy did not find out that the remote control organizer was actually the bald uncle they had deliberately let go of the border in order to mess up Russia.

On 3 November, under the organization of the German Peasants' and Workers' Party, sailors took to the streets of Kiel to protest against the naval authorities and demand the release of those arrested. The demonstrations then turned into an armed uprising, with the sailors disarming the officers and quickly seizing strategic points and taking control of the city. The workers also responded with an armed uprising and established a congress of workers' and soldiers' deputies, peasants' and workers' representatives. By the evening of the 4th, Kiel and the nearby suburbs were occupied by the insurgents. On the 5th, the whole city of Kiel went on strike in support of the sailors' uprising, which finally turned into a popular uprising that swept through Germany.

The sailors' uprising in Port Kiel became the signal for the outbreak of the November Revolution in Germany, which spread rapidly throughout the country, and the pessimism about the war that had been gathering was vented, and the workers, soldiers and policemen who had participated in the revolution were vented. By 8 November, armed uprisings had taken place in almost all the large German cities, and the Congress of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies had been established. On November 9, soldiers returning from the front entered Berlin waving red flags to join the revolutionary ranks. In early November, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated and took refuge in the Netherlands, where he lived until the beginning of World War II.

At 5 a.m. French time on November 11, Foch, on behalf of the Entente and Germany, signed an armistice in the Foch carriage at the station of the Leydau de Compiègne forest in northeastern France, which came into effect on the same day.

The agreement consisted of an armistice clause with Germany and two annexes, the main contents of which were: the cessation of military operations between the two sides; The Germans withdrew within 15 days from Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Alsace-Lorraine; The Germans withdrew within 31 days from the area on the left bank of the Rhine, together with the bridgehead on the right bank, occupied by the Allied forces; All German forces remaining in the territory of Austria-Hungary, Romania, Turkey, and fighting in East Africa before the war shall be withdrawn immediately to the boundaries of Germany on 1 August 1914; All German troops stationed on pre-war Russian territory should also return to German territory if the Entente deems the time appropriate; The prisoners of war of the Allied forces shall be repatriated immediately, and the German prisoners of war shall be placed by the Entente in such manner as the Entente deems appropriate; abrogation of the Treaty of Bucharest and the Peace of Brest; The Germans should hand over the main equipment and transport of their army, navy and air force in their entirety. The signing of the agreement marked the end of World War I with the defeat of the Allies.

"It seems that the First World War is over, and our good days will not be long." On the one hand, the combat effectiveness of the expeditionary force has been widely recognized, especially the famous Chinese Air Force, which has opened a Chinese corridor, so that the German eagles are terrified to even watch it, and this air defense line has made the Chinese standard air force have the reputation of the world's first air force. On the other hand, China's strong supply of industrial and agricultural products allowed Britain and France to obtain sufficient supplies through trade despite the halt of domestic production, and if it had not been for the blood transfusion between the United States and China, perhaps the Compiègne agreement would have been renamed the Mainz agreement.

But the war was not what ifs, the Germans had completely lost the momentum of their half-century of prosperity, the British had lost their world scepter, the French rooster's bloody release was only arrogant, and the Russians were now busy bleeding themselves, and they were no longer the formidable steamrollers. In contrast, perhaps the biggest winners are the United States, China and Japan.

"Not necessarily, the Entente countries have not been able to digest the fruits of this victory for a year and a half, these guys are already planning to swallow Germany all in their stomachs, and they will definitely not take care of the interests of the United States and us, so we should start the first plan before that." Wu Chenxuan said casually: "We have a small profit, and if we earn it, we will be in the bag." ”

This small profit is thin? Second Brother Miao pouted, the current standard system has grown into a super industrial and commercial monster, from a factory that produces three turns and one ring, has expanded into a bank-enterprise consortium with Shandong Industrial and Commercial Bank as the core, more than 40 business divisions in ten modules, more than 6,700 production enterprises, more than 13,000 sales terminals, more than 3.7 million employees, oh, and the world's strongest aviation team and a security force of 100,000 people, Both total assets and profits are figures that are often mistaken for the gross national product of a middle-power country. With such a scale and profits, I'm afraid that even those top families in Europe and the United States have to kneel.

"First move?" The first time Xu Shuzheng heard this name, he saw that the anti-corruption institute was appointed as the president of the right, and he was also at a loss, obviously he didn't know anything about it, but Feng Ru was a little overjoyed, and he really didn't understand what this had to do with him being a technician.

However, the projection quickly solved his doubts, and this was actually a huge work plan that had been prepared two years ago. The first is the talent introduction plan, not only for Germany, Austria-Hungary and other defeated countries to introduce scientific, technological, military, educational, cultural personnel at any cost, but also for Britain, France, Russia, Italy and other countries of the country of talent also do not let go, anyway, the current European scientific research environment and living environment may not be much stronger than China, but the person in charge of the general Ms. Wang Zijin seems to be a little familiar. Seeing that he was still a little puzzled, the secretary sitting next to him whispered "Mrs. Zongza", which made him suddenly realize that it is better to hand over this kind of work of recruiting talents to no one than to the main mother, and it is appropriate for the first female doctor in Chinese history to come.

The second is about the sale of weapons. The weapons of the expeditionary force were directly divided between Britain and France, and the German weapons that could be expected to be used to top the account in the future were also planned, except for the infantry weapons hoarded and sold to Lao Maozi (as for whether it is red or white, it depends on the situation), only the warships will be driven back to China, and the others will be directly resold to friendly countries and forces in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, while China's arms reserves will be sold to large customers in South America, of course, in exchange for local resource exports, not cash, Such conditions are quite attractive for South American countries that do not have much living money.

The third article is about the debt treatment of Britain, France, and other entente countries, except for a part of the settlement of goods and foreign exchange of the two countries, most of the rest will be negotiated to acquire some islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as some resource products of Southeast Asian countries. As for the islands such as Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal Islands, and Diego Garcia, it seems that they are not on the current commercial routes, probably in preparation for future naval development, and they are not interested in the rainforests of these small islands anyway.

Article 4 deals with post-war assistance to the Russian government-in-exile. It can be expected that after the war subsides, Britain, France and the United States will not let Russia continue to be chaotic, and the people's power of François is a thorn in the side of these powers, but it is a pity that after Britain and France lost a lot of blood, I am afraid that they will not have the courage to challenge the cold winter of Lao Maozi, who defeated Napoleon back then, so that the Western Front will become an auxiliary front to interfere with Russia, and the real decision will be the Eastern Front. In this direction, apart from China and Japan, it is Japan that can decide the outcome of the victory, so if Britain, France, and the United States do not give some advantages that can be used, I am afraid that it will be impossible for China and Japan to send troops. The advantage for China was the big bald man's written promise to give up the 1.5 million square kilometers of land that Russia had seized from the Qing Dynasty, and Vladivostok, the port that controlled the Sea of Japan. If the government-in-exile can't come up with an offer that satisfies China, then it's no wonder that China can't do anything, and it's understandable that the red side has more Chinese weapons in its hands. As for Japan, hehe, if they still have the ability to send troops.

Looking at this detailed plan, Xu Shuzheng felt a sense of powerlessness, could it really be as his mentor Duan General Staff said, Wu Chenxuan is a once-in-a-millennium hero, and he deserves his full assistance? However, Xu Xiaofan is not a person who easily admits defeat, thinking about the tempting conditions, he himself feels that it is difficult to resist the temptation of this apple, and he doesn't believe that there are still people who can give up their low-hanging fruit under the glory of that position. Once this plan is implemented, Wu Chenxuan's domestic and international popularity hopes will reach an unattainable level, or is it time to take that step? Xu Shuzheng's eyes flashed with an indescribable light.