This negotiation is destined to be difficult to achieve overnight. Fortunately, due to the collapse of the Spanish Army, the two sides were in a de facto truce, and much of the work was carried out unaffected.

The infrastructure of 11 of the 15 production teams of the three brigades in the Dingyuanbao reclamation area was seriously damaged and had to be repaired as soon as possible. This is the only grain-producing area in the East Coast Republic, and the stakes are so high that no one dares to be careless. Since a formal peace treaty had not yet been concluded with the Spaniards, the Executive Committee had not yet begun to reinstate the army personnel to participate in the construction. Thus, the more than 700 Spanish prisoners were used as ready-made laborers, and their "organizational relations" were transferred to the Prison Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where they began their re-education through labor under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs police.

First of all, the first step was to restore the production of lime kilns, cement kilns and brick and tile wheel kilns outside Dingyuan Fort. At the beginning, the Spaniards dismantled these kilns in order to build fortification bunkers, but fortunately, the foundation is still there, and it is not too difficult to recover. Only when the production of these kilns was restored could sufficient building materials be provided for post-war reconstruction.

The 2,000 people crowded in Dingyuan Fort were also evacuated. Some of the villagers, whose houses were not badly damaged, have returned to their villages with their families, and as they try to restore the damage caused by the war, they have begun to prepare for the cultivation of potatoes. These resilient villagers looked at the Spanish captives with hatred and threw themselves into production without hesitation.

On 28 July, two Spanish negotiators returned to the negotiating venue on the north bank of the Big Fish River.

Gao Mo and the others just nodded politely, without any expression on their faces. The other party was not polite, and after entering the venue, he went directly to the topic.

"With regard to the several articles proposed by your side on July 26, His Excellency Commander Diego García's fleet gave the following reply." Lieutenant Falcao cleared his throat and was the first to speak: "1. There should be no unsuitable expansion of the territorial scope of your country, that is, your territory may be appropriately extended within the scope originally claimed by our side on July 26, but not as far west as far as the Great Kuchilia Mountains, and as far north as north as the northern end of Lake Milinn. 2. In view of the Kingdom's monopoly trade law, we will not accept your request for mutual market transactions, and at the same time, we ask you to strictly restrain smugglers to avoid unpleasant incidents that damage the relations between the two countries. 3. Tierra del Fuego is the private property of the Spanish Crown, which refuses to accept any form of capital injection, development, exploration, etc., unless it is authorized by the Crown. 4. We agree with your claim for guardianship of the Charuya and Guarani, but it should be limited to the indigenous people in your territory. 5. The Strait of Magellan, the Uruguay River, and the Río de la Plata refuse to sail ships of any other country. 6. The prisoners of war must be released immediately and unconditionally, and our side will no longer be obliged to return their weapons and equipment, as well as their horses, but shall return them to us intact after receiving a certain amount of monetary compensation from our side. ”

After Lieutenant Falcao finished speaking, he looked at several East Coast negotiators sitting opposite, and said with an expressionless face: "These terms are already the biggest concessions that the commander of Garcia's fleet can make within his authority, and I hope you can seriously consider them." ”

"Smack!" After listening to the translator's relay, Gao Mo had not yet expressed his position, and Peng Zhicheng, who was sitting on his right hand, had already slapped the table hard. I saw him stand up with an angry face, put on his military hat on the table, and then said, "Which side is this defeat?" Could it be that we can't do it?! This kind of insincere clause seems to me to be a pile of shit, sorry gentlemen, I think it is necessary to continue this boring negotiation. I'll be back to the barracks now, the lads are enthusiastic, they are full of hatred for the Spaniards, and I think they would be happy to go with me to the city of Buenos Aires. Sergeant Henry, you must translate it literally, and do not miss a word. After speaking, Peng Zhicheng strode out of the venue.

Outside the door, Peng Zhicheng's face suddenly soothed, and he said to the oncoming staff officers of the War Department: "Go to Dingyuan Fort, let Chang Kaisheng quickly pull out his first outpost, bring all the guns, artillery, and vehicles, and go to the outside of the venue to form a team." ”

"Okay, I'll do it right away." The staff officer said in understanding, and then stopped talking: "You really don't think about going to Buenos Aires City for a walk?" ”

Peng Zhicheng glanced at him and said in a low voice, "Don't consider it for the time being." It takes hundreds of kilometers to climb mountains and mountains, and the cost is too great. But first scare the Spaniards, let them know that their city is now completely defenseless before us. However, if the negotiations do not go well in the future, maybe someone will be sent to go there for a turn, but it will definitely not be infantry, and if it is to be sent, it will also be cavalry. Now that a lot of Spanish military horses have been captured, it is more than enough to match three or five horses for each cavalry battalion, and when the time comes, it is not impossible to go to the Spanish territory to go around. Okay, don't worry about all the busy, go about your business. ”

The staff officer left in a hurry. After a while, a sound of neat footsteps sounded outside the meeting hall, sometimes mixed with the sound of officers' brass whistles and passwords, and this was the first post of 82 officers and men to assemble. After a while, Peng Zhicheng began to lecture the soldiers of the first, third, fifth, and sixth posts who were still stationed here. During the lecture, the soldiers were in high spirits, and from time to time they sounded "Wan Sheng!" "Victory belongs to the Army!" chanting.

Gaumo stood up, closed the wooden windows of the hut, and then shrugged slightly apologetically to the two Spanish negotiators and said, "Sorry for letting you see the joke." Many times, generals always have their own unique understanding of some matters. They often bypass our government and act alone, and the people are always very supportive of their actions, so that our government often seems to be very passive and has limited binding power on the generals. Rest assured, I will submit a report to the Central Executive Committee, the highest authority in our country, and ask the Executive Committee to persuade these impulsive generals to calm down and try to avoid doing anything that damages relations between the two countries. But it's hard to say whether this will work or not, you know, the soldiers are always angry, and they will do a lot of unreasonable things when they are stimulated a little. Yesterday, a person close to the military told me that in the past few days, the army has been asking the Ministry of Materials for supplies that are several times more than what is needed for training, but has not given a proper reason. He speculated that perhaps the generals wanted to go west and west and then west, across the Gran Cuchilia Mountains, over the Santa Lucia River, over the Uruguay River, into the Buenos Aires region. Ha, how ridiculous is that! How whimsical! ”

Gomo smiled exaggeratedly as he noticed the faces of the two Spaniards opposite, and then suddenly asked, "Lieutenant Falcao, are you okay?" Why is your face so bad? God, is this sick? I think you need to rest! ”

"No, thank you. I'm fine, I don't need a break just yet. Lieutenant Falcao came back to his senses and politely explained, "Maybe I was too tired some time ago. Okay, high, now let's move on. Perhaps you have a different understanding of the terms we have proposed, then I think we can continue to discuss it, and although it is troublesome, I will try my best to get it from His Excellency the Commander of Garcia's fleet. Rather than a tragic event like the resumption of hostilities between the two countries, I think it would be better for us to sit down and be honest. Our fighters need to get home safely, and your people need more supplies, after all, they've been locked down for five months, haven't they? ”

Gao Mo looked at the young Spanish Navy lieutenant in front of him who was quietly fighting back, suddenly smiled, and said, "That's right, Lieutenant Falcau." The war between the East Coast Republic of China and the Kingdom of Spain was inherently wrong, and it was a complete tragedy. Now it's time for us to correct it, so which one do we start with? ”

Next, there was an endless tussle between the two sides. It wasn't until late in the evening that the hungry sides agreed on most of the terms. First, the Spaniards made a new demarcation of the northern territorial boundaries of the Eastern Republic, allowing the people of the Eastern Shore to cross Lake Milin into the area of Lake Patus, but not as far as the Gérard Mountains; As for the western borders of the Eastern Republic, the Spaniards insisted that they should not cross the Great Cuchilian Mountains. In this regard, Gomo agreed after a slight protest. After all, the territory under the control of the people is still very limited, and there is not so much energy to explore colonization in the western inland region for the time being. As for the future with full wings, it will be enough to renegotiate with the Spaniards. What the? Disagree? If you don't agree, fight again! This era is so naked, everything is respected by strength!

Secondly, with regard to trade, the Spaniards also made appropriate concessions, allowing the Eastern Republic to sell no more than 500 tons of goods per year to the region of La Plata. As for the location of the transaction, it was agreed between the two parties near the later Ciudad de Coronia at the mouth of the Río de la Plata. A market town was established here, and the town was jointly managed by the representatives of both sides.

Article 3 and Article 4 have no objection between the two parties after consultation. As for Article 5, the Rio de la Plata and the Uruguay River are forbidden to ships on the east bank, and the Strait of Magellan may allow ships of the Republic of the East Bank to sail, but they must report to the city of Buenos Aires before sailing, and only after permission can they pass.

As for Article 6, Gaumo and others insisted that the prisoners of war could only be released after the two sides had concluded a formal peace treaty, and as for weapons and horses, the Spaniards did not mention it again.

Overall, this is a fairly fair agreement, and the terms of the agreement basically reflect the situation on the battlefield and the comparison of strength between the two sides. After the talks, the Spaniards did not stop and rode back to the port of Rocha overnight, where they still had to report to their superiors, who in turn had to report to the Peruvian side.

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