Honu Island, the conference center of the Guia Fleet Command in Nuland.

After the staff in charge of liaison and the secretary arranged by Niz came to remind him, Zheng Jiangming began to pack up the documents that were placed on the coffee table.

However, Wang Kaiyuan took out a cigarette at this time and lit it for the two negotiators first.

In that case, he had no intention of immediately returning to the negotiation venue.

As in the caves, Wang Kaiyuan participated in the negotiations as a representative of the imperial government, and he had the right to speak from beginning to end.

The two negotiators from the cabinet were more like aides and secretaries.

In fact, when he saw Wang Kaiyuan, Zheng Jiangming was not surprised at all.

If you have to send someone who is experienced and will never compromise to negotiate with Niz, then the ideal candidate is Wang Kaiyuan.

Of course, it wasn't just Nizz who was negotiating, but Wallace as well.

The content of the discussion is not only about the surrender of the Nuland Guia Fleet, but in fact, it has nothing to do with the surrender of the Nuland Guia Fleet.

In Wang Kaiyuan's words, after the 5th Fleet was disarmed, what was left of the Nuland Guia Fleet?

It was the surrender of the Nuland Federation that was being negotiated here, not the surrender of the Nuland Guia Fleet.

It's just that in the previous talks, all the talk was about the surrender of the fleet.

Regarding the conditions put forward by Niz, Wang Kaiyuan did not object, nor did he agree.

In Wang Kaiyuan's words, it is not Nitz's turn to negotiate the sovereignty and integrity of the Nuland Federation, the abandonment of territorial claims, and the safety of prisoners of war.

Even if you want to talk, it's with Wallace.

Nyze is only the commander-in-chief of the fleet, and he is not the president of the Nuland Federation, so why should he represent the Nuland Federation in negotiations involving national sovereignty?

It's like the Imperial authorities didn't let the White Stop War participate in the negotiations.

Before, he was false and wronged, but he was actually waiting for news.

That's right, just wait for the 5th Fleet to disarm and surrender.

At the beginning, definite information was received that the commander of the 5th Fleet had arrived at the "Qinling", and that the assault formation arranged by Bai Zhizhan had already taken control of all the warships of the 3 task forces of the 5th Fleet, and in a few hours, these 3 task forces would be fully taken over.

Having lost the bargaining chip, what qualifications does Nyze have to make demands of one kind or another?

However, this is not Wang Kaiyuan deliberately making things difficult for Niz.

Postponing negotiations until after the surrender of the 5th Fleet was actually what Wallace meant.

After Wang Kaiyuan arrived, Zheng Jiangming learned from him that as early as the beginning of the year, shortly after the Imperial Navy invaded Lu Xinhai, the spies of the Sixth Bureau got in touch with one of Wallace's cronies, and also tentatively sent a signal for a truce with the Newland Federation.

Saying that it is a truce is just giving Wallace face and avoiding being rejected.

Under the circumstances, if the Newland Federation was directly proposed to surrender, even if Wallace knew that he would lose the battle, he would refuse to negotiate in any form for political and other reasons. What's more, he was the vice president at the time, and if he didn't do it, he would be ruined.

For conservatives like Wallace, the "truce" does have a huge appeal.

From this point of view, it can be seen that the director of the Sixth Bureau, that is, Yang Zhiyuan, who made this series of arrangements, has amazing strategic vision and judgment.

Once you get in touch, that's another story.

After several secret contacts, the Sixth Bureau spy proposed to Wallace that unless he could get the Nuland Federation to surrender immediately and unconditionally, there would be no way to guarantee that the sovereignty of the Newland Federation would be maintained after the end of the war, let alone its territorial integrity.

To put it bluntly, after the end of the war, there will definitely be a reckoning.

Since the end of the last war, has the Confederate been soft on the members of the Entente?

Even if the Liangxia Empire was not treated as a defeated country, it lost all its overseas territories after the war, and even the northern and southern Sadou Islands, which guarded its home, had to be demilitarized.

The Empire was even more miserable, almost being eaten alive by the victorious powers.

As for the Terr Empire, it was history before the end of the Great War.

Forgive somebody's past misdeeds?

First of all, ask the military and civilians of the Liangxia Empire, the Riman Empire, and the Republic of There if they are willing.

Everyone knows that the Liangxia Empire is looking for the Newland Federation to liquidate.

That's right, it's the Arras region!

In that year, after finally defeating the Luosha Empire, the Liangxia Empire obtained the eastern region of the Luosha Empire, which included the Arras region located in the Lonely Continent. According to the agreement signed by the two sides, the Luosha Empire did cede the Arras region to the Liangxia Empire.

Unfortunately, before the two sides formally signed the treaty, the Nuland Federation quickly sent troops to occupy the Arras region, announcing that it had bought the land from the Luo Sha Empire for 7.2 million New Zealand dollars in accordance with the previous agreement, and the money had been remitted to the secret account of the Luo Sha royal family in the overseas bank.

For this matter, the two sides were tense for a while, and they almost started to do it.

Because of the lack of national strength and the fact that there are war dividends to be digested, the imperial authorities have to accept the reality and reach a verbal agreement with the Newland Federation.

To put it simply, it is tacitly accepted by the Nuland Federation to control the Arras region, but it does not explicitly give up sovereignty.

Of course, for the Newland Federation, which has already tasted the sweetness, there is no reason to press step by step, after all, the Newland Federation at that time also needed to cooperate with the Liangxia Empire to fight against the traditional old empire, and lay the foundation for the next external expansion, such as dominating the Western Hemisphere.

Only now, it's different.

According to the news brought by Wang Kaiyuan, Wallace has promised to hand over the Arras region to the Liangxia Empire after the war, and permanently give up his claim to the Arras region.

In exchange, the Liangxia Empire recognized the Howaii Islands as sovereign territory of the Nuland Confederacy.

Because Wallace was already desperate, according to his request, the Howai Islands would become the 50th state of the Newland Federation.

To be exact, it is still the forty-ninth, replacing the Arras region that was returned to the Liangxia Empire.

Herein lies the problem, though.

Wallace has always wanted to obtain complete sovereignty over the Khovai Islands, and the empire's bottom line is two, one is to maintain the status quo of the three islands in the west, and the transit islands, Lysan Island and Gardner Island are assigned to the Liangxia Empire, at least the Liangxia Empire must obtain permanent management and jurisdiction.

As for the other one, it is actually the garrison right of Jumbo Harbor.

Because the three islands to the west were under the actual control of the Liang Xia army, Wallace did not raise any objections, after all, it was a very unrealistic request for the Liang Xia Empire to withdraw its troops.

The key is the ownership of Treasure Harbor and the right to garrison.

Speaking of now, Wallace has basically agreed to let the Liang Xia Empire garrison in Zhenbao Harbor, and there is no negotiation, that is, the way of garrisoning.

Whether to lease Treasure Harbor to the Liang Xia Empire or transfer it to the Liang Xia Empire.

According to Wang Kaiyuan's meaning, if it is really impossible to negotiate, he can also accept the lease plan advocated by Wallace, but the lease period is permanent.

As for the rent, it is up to $1 per year.

In other words, the Empire recognized Treasure Harbor as the territory of the Nuland Commonwealth, and the Nuland Commonwealth had to accept the result of Treasure Harbor being used by the Liang Xia Empire in perpetuity.

Obviously, this is also the best result that Wallace can achieve, or the most favorable outcome for Wallace.

However, this is not the most serious disagreement that the two sides have encountered in the negotiations.