Chapter 558: Peace Talks (II)
When the Soviet peace talks were sent to Bucharest, Eder was also grieving over the war.
Although the results of this war were good, annihilating four Soviet divisions and inflicting heavy losses on four divisions, the total losses of the Soviet army in other battles reached 1120,000. However, the Romanian soldiers were not invulnerable, and the losses were not small. According to military statistics, more than 47,000 officers and soldiers were killed, missing, or wounded.
The pension of these people alone is a large amount of money, and with the loss of weapons and equipment, as well as the consumption of military materials, the total cost of this battle is basically about 50 million US dollars. It can really be said that the cannon is ten thousand taels of gold, and the ancients did not deceive me.
And this battle made Eder also know the danger of playing the side ball, and it is easy to go overboard if you are not careful. The conflict with the Soviet Union was a manifestation of their own mess, and they originally planned to have a Zhang Gufeng incident, but they ended up playing a local war. Fortunately, both sides had scruples and controlled the scale, otherwise a full-scale war would have broken out.
But in the end, the result is good, if this war is lost, it will be a loss to the wife and a soldier.
And this also reminded Edel not to think that he knew the direction of history and made radical moves, and he was not sure to shoot himself in the foot.
And it was here that Prime Minister Karaturi hurried over with Foreign Minister Kostel.
"Your Majesty, this is a proposal from the Soviet Union for peace talks."
Prime Minister Karaturi handed over a diplomatic letter from the Soviet Union. The happy expressions on the faces of both of them, after all, are at the top of the government, no better than those non-governmental people. I still know very well the gap between the two countries, and I also know that the smaller the scale of this battle, the better it will be for Romania. Moreover, before that, the government was most afraid that the Soviet Union would be angry and start a larger war because of the defeat on the battlefield. It's a very unlikely, but it's a possibility.
And letting Romania play against the Soviet Union alone, not only the government has no confidence, but even Eder and the military have no confidence in this. The main reason is that the population gap is too large, even if a few Soviet soldiers fight out a Romanian soldier, Eder can't afford to lose.
So when Eder saw the news about the peace talks, he was also relieved.
"What do you propose regarding peace talks?"
Edel looked at the two and asked.
Faced with Eder's question, Kostel as Foreign Secretary immediately replied. "According to the wishes of the government, it is naturally willing to negotiate peace with the Soviet Union. However, we need to choose a place for peace talks, and we also need to negotiate with the Soviet side in terms of time. ”
"Then it's Warsaw."
As for the venue of the peace talks, it is natural that the countries concerned cannot be chosen, so they can only hold peace talks in other countries. Considering the current relations with other countries, Eder set up this location in Poland, which has the best relations at the moment. It can also be regarded as helping Poland improve its international status, and it can be regarded as a benefit that is given casually.
"And the specific time can be negotiated with the Soviet Union. I believe that they, like us, are willing to end this war as soon as possible. ”
After Edel finished talking about time and place, he continued. "And on the terms, Mount Hermek must be ours."
The Helmek Mountains, which caused the conflict between the two sides, must be under Romanian control. This is also Eder's explanation to the Romanian people, otherwise why would the domestic media publicize the significance of this battle. What can be done to boost the self-confidence of the people in the country, this is not just words, you need to show evidence. And Mount Hermec is under Romanian control, and this is the best proof of this.
"And other issues about the return of weapons from prisoners can also be discussed with the Soviet side."
Eder doesn't know about communist countries, don't think about reparations or anything.
It's hard to say that, unless you can knock it down, it's simply impossible. As for the Brest Treaty, which Lenin signed at that time, it was under the weight of the question of survival. And after seeing the opportunity, didn't Soviet Russia tear up this contract? As for Stalin's peace in World War II, it was nothing more than a delaying tactic. If Hitler really agreed, he would have bought two years of peace at most, and when the Soviet Union had regained its strength, he would continue to fight. This is also the reason why Hitler rejected Stalin's request for peace, and he saw that Stalin was just asking for a respite.
And after Eder explained the basic conditions of the peace talks, both of them breathed a sigh of relief. They also did not know that their king knew the Soviet Union very well, and they were most afraid that the king would have radical ideas. This will make peace talks more difficult, and the possibility of them collapsing cannot be ruled out.
And now the conditions given by Eder make the success rate of the peace talks very high. So the two left contentedly after getting a reply from Eder.
When the prime minister and others left, they saw his son Victor's face blue and purple, wearing a military uniform and running in front of him with a look of grievance.
Now Victor sends him to study at the military academy, and he is not allowed to reveal his identity as a prince.
"Got into a fight?"
Seeing the tragic image of his son, Edel asked.
"They beat me."
Victor said with an aggrieved face that he had been beaten.
In Victor's mouth, he argues with someone over a trivial matter, and then fights.
Eder, of course, didn't take his son's word for it, but he summoned a guard to let him know what was going on. When the guards informed him of what he had learned, Eder realized that the matter was not as small as his son had claimed.
Victor, who conceals his identity in the military school, lacks the favor of other classmates because of his mischievous nature. Then because of an argument with others, he was beaten up violently.
"Do you know why you were beaten by others?"
Looking at his son, who still looked aggrieved, Edel asked.
"Because they don't like me."
"It is possible that a person does not like you, but a group of people who don't like you is also their reason?"
Victor, who had been educated by Eder, was speechless at this time.
Edel continued. "If it's your own reason, you need to make a change. Find out what makes you unpopular because of yourself. ”
After sending Victor, who seemed to understand what he didn't understand, left, Eder regretted that he had failed to discipline his son well. Now Victor still has a moldable type, so he needs to be put in the military school to hone it. If you wait until your personality is fixed when you become an adult, that's the trouble.
The peace talks between Romania and the Soviet Union were moving fast, and both sides were interested in ending the war, which had become meaningless.
So when the Soviet representative Molotov and the Romanian representative Kostel signed in Warsaw, it represented the end of the Romanian war.
As a result, the territory of the two countries remained unchanged, except for the return of Mount Hurmek to Romania. In addition, both countries will return the weapons of the captives to each other, and they will also have to pay for the living expenses of the captives. The main reason is that there are more Soviet prisoners, and more than 10,000 prisoners need to be paid, so naturally the Soviet Union needs to pay.
On the whole, it was a mutually satisfactory contract, Romania turned the attention of the people abroad, and the national pride was boosted after the victory. And the Soviet Union saw the gap in this war, and believed that the next road would be a catch-up.