Bai Zhizhan did not fly directly to the imperial capital, and the torpedo plane could not fly that far.

At a naval base in the southern part of the empire, a transport plane sent by the naval command was waiting for them. When the transport plane was preparing for takeoff, Gui Boyong made several phone calls and asked why the Navy Command had summoned them back, which actually confirmed the previous speculation.

The Great War has broken out, or is about to break out.

Just last night, on the pretext of protecting its own nationals, the Luosha Federation brought the Northwest Front, which was deployed close to the border and had a total strength of more than 1 million, into combat readiness, and then issued an ultimatum to the three countries along the Luowan Sea, demanding that the three countries must give a reply within 72 hours.

What's the reply?

This matter has to start from 20 years ago.

In the 79th year of the Imperial New Era, that is, the year when the armistice agreement between the Liangxia Empire and the Alliance was signed, under the active mediation of President Nuland, the four main countries of the Alliance, plus the Liangxia Empire and the Empire, as well as more than a dozen belligerent countries, held a peace conference in Saiba City, the capital of the Rock Republic. After months of bargaining, a peace treaty was finally reached, as well as an agreement to form the League of Nations.

This is known as the "Seba Peace Conference" and the "Seba Peace Treaty".

Unfortunately, what happened next made all the efforts of various countries in the city of Seba go to naught, and made the "Peace of Seba" a laughing stock.

The key point is that peace treaties and agreements must be ratified by the legislatures of each country before they can officially enter into force.

The problem lies with the initiators.

After returning to China, Nuland President Wilkins actively lobbied both houses of Congress, hoping that Congress could approve the peace treaty that he promoted in Seba City, and make the Nuland Federation the initiator and founding member of the League of Nations, thereby enhancing its voice in the international community.

Unfortunately, Wilkins sees the problem too simply.

In order to bring about peace, the idealistic president made great sacrifices and major concessions, without considering what federal lawmakers would think.

At that time, the domestic public opinion of the Nuland Federation generally believed that after paying the tragic price of millions of casualties among officers and soldiers, except for helping the Bran Kingdom and the Rock Republic climb out of the quagmire of war, the Nuland Federation did not get substantial benefits, which was equivalent to letting the soldiers of the Nuland Federation fight for other countries.

Crucially, the peace treaty that Wilkins brought back from Seba City also failed to protect the interests of the Nuland Federation.

After more than two years of hard work, all to make wedding clothes for others?

On the contrary, the Bran Kingdom and the Locke Republic not only climbed out of the quagmire of war, but also gained a lot of tangible benefits, and even the Narrow Imperial Kingdom tasted the sweetness.

Feelings, the Nuland Federation is not a victorious country, but a defeated country!

Why, then, was this peace treaty signed?

Despite Wilkins' best efforts, Congress twice rejected the "Seba Economy" and the proposal he initiated to form and join the International Federation.

Woe is not alone, while speaking to Congress and canvassing for the third vote, Wilkins suddenly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.

Vice President Taman, who succeeded Wilkins, is mediocre and notoriously good-natured.

Although the Treaty of Seba was finally approved by Congress thanks to Taman's efforts, the establishment of the League of Nations had to be put on the shelf.

Now, it's fun.

The following year, in the 80th year of the Imperial New Era, without the participation of the Newland Federation, the Kingdom of Bran, the Republic of Locke, and the Imperial State of the Narrows forcibly initiated the process of forming the League of Nations, and then set up the headquarters of the League in Seba City, and then began to form the Executive Committee.

The three powers were so active in order to divide the dividends of the war.

The key point is that the additional clause of the "Peace of Saiba" clearly stipulates that only after the League of Nations is established, the Liangxia Empire will honor some of the terms of the treaty, such as transferring some of the colonies of Guia and Xuan Continent to the League of Nations in the name of trusteeship, which is actually ceded to the Republic of Locke, the Kingdom of Bran, and the Imperial State of Narrows. Another example is that the League of Nations needs to come forward before the Liangxia Empire will send troops to intervene in Luo Sha's civil war.

In fact, this was the only way to prevent the Liang Xia Empire from admitting defeat.

Acting under the League of Nations is an active participant in international affairs, and it has nothing to do with the Great War, so it cannot be said that the War was defeated.

Now the question is, is there no League of Nations without the Nuland Federation, or is it that League of Nations?

Don't forget, the Empire has long been in place to synchronize with the Nuland Federation.

The Nuland Federation did not join the League of Nations, and neither will the Liangxia Empire!

What justification, then, was there for the transfer of colonies under the League of Nations and the intervention of troops in the civil wars of other countries?

Although the Bran Kingdom, the Locke Republic, and the Narrow Empire forcibly formed an alliance of Nations, the next day, the Liangxia Empire announced that because the Nuland Federation had not joined, it would not conclude treaties with other countries, nor would it recognize any treaties related to the League of Nations.

This was tantamount to the abrogation of the Peace of Seba.

For this reason, Tang Zude, the first assistant of the empire, announced the general resignation of the cabinet on the same day, and also dissolved the two houses of parliament at the same time.

According to the law, the empire will hold early elections, but before that can be done, the state of war must be ended first, and a caretaker cabinet will be formed by the former chief assistant.

Without a debate on both chambers, there is no way to sign and ratify any international treaty.

At this point, the international situation has become completely chaotic.

At the end of the year, after the Kingdom of Bran stated that it would not send troops to intervene in the civil war of the Luosha Empire, the Republic of Locke immediately announced its withdrawal from the Alliance.

At this point, the alliance group is officially history.

As for the League of Nations, it is also a non-existent thing.

By the 81st year of the Imperial New Era, the Kingdom of Bran had re-concluded a treaty of alliance with the Imperial State of Sakuyi, and President Felix of Nuland, who had won the election at the beginning of that year, announced that the Nuland Federation would return to the international community and was willing to assume corresponding obligations to contribute to world peace.

It was also in this year that the Nuland Federation concluded a military alliance treaty with the Kingdom of Bran and the Narrowish Empire.

A few years later, the three countries consolidated the triangular alliance by signing a collective treaty.

This is the famous "Second Alliance Group".

It's just that the Locke Republic did not join!

Fundamentally, the Second Alliance Group is mainly aimed at land empires such as the Liangxia Empire and the Juman Empire, seizing and controlling colonies all over the world through a peripheral blockade strategy, so as to obtain colonial resources and markets, and inject vitality into their own economic development.

It's a pity that it accidentally injured the Locke Republic.

Of course, it can't be said to be a mistake.

Prior to this, that is, after the end of the alliance, the Locke Republic took the initiative to reconcile with the Empire, and formed a military alliance with the Empire by reducing war reparations, so as to ensure the security of the homeland and avoid a full-scale war with a strong neighbor again.

To put it bluntly, the Locke Republic was scared in the Great War.

It is no wonder that about 15% of the population of the population died in the war!

Crucially, the Locke Republic had a common enemy with the Empire.

That's right, it's the newly born Luosha Federation.

In a sense, the Locke Republic and the Empire are freeing up their old suspicions in order to deal with the threat from the Locke Federation and ensure the security of their own country.

Thus, the root of the bane was laid.