The German generals sat quietly on one side of the long negotiating table, a quarter of an hour before the start of the next day's negotiations, and the chairs opposite were still empty.

Chen Tian and the others didn't feel irritated by this, they just looked forward to seeing what kind of expressions those French delegates wore when they walked into the venue. According to the information sent back by the German airship, after fierce fighting in the middle of the night, only 5 battleships and 7 destroyers of the 21 French battleships finally left Plymouth, and most of them left with thick smoke, but the British did not take advantage of it, 2 armored battleships were heavily damaged, 1 cruiser was sunk, 1 was heavily damaged, 3 destroyers were sunk, 2 were incapacitated, 12 torpedo boats and patrol boats were lost, and the fortress of the port also suffered some losses.

"The infighting between the two allies seems to be evenly divided, the British Navy has finally fought an undefeated naval battle, and the French have breathed a good sigh of relief for their ancestors!" Chen Tian's voice was not loud, but it was still enough for every German to hear in the quiet venue, and there was a faint snicker or two.

Falkenhayne only smiled slightly, and he sneered vigorously at the two groups of losers, "This matter is very beneficial to our negotiations, for whatever the purpose of the British fleet in exchanging fire with the French fleet, their efforts to do so have undoubtedly strengthened the determination of the French to surrender." ”

"I heard that the Americans intend to sell a fleet to the British!" Chen Tian said flatly.

Falkenhain was also very flat, but lowered his voice relatively low, "His Royal Highness is very well-informed, and I only got the news in the morning!" Our foreign secretary will meet with the US ambassador this morning, and it seems that the Americans have taken the initiative to talk to us about what kind of deal! ”

"Selling arms to the warring parties is their forte! I want to sell the fleet to the British, and I am afraid of offending us Germany, so I came to find a balance! "In this era, the events of the day came from thousands or even thousands of miles away, it is enough to see that Chentian and Falkenhain are both extremely concerned about all kinds of intelligence, Falkenhain is because of the position of chief of the general staff, and Chentian mostly relies on his own internal and external intelligence networks.

"I don't like this country, politics is politics, but they like to use the tools of businessmen in politics. If they had made a deal with the British, then they would have sold almost half of their active warships to the British, which would be almost no different from directly participating in the war to help the British! It seems that they are very reluctant for us Germany to dominate the whole of Europe! Falkenhein frowned, although he was not too good at naval warfare, he knew that half of the US Navy was still not to be underestimated.

"Chief of the General Staff don't have to worry, the formation of a new fleet is not something that can be done in a day or two, it seems to me that the Americans are just sending that fleet to our Navy as a target. As long as we land on the British mainland as soon as possible, those battleships will not play a role, and the current Germany is not something that a big white fleet can intimidate! Although Chen Tian said so, it is an indisputable fact that the United States has become the world's first industrial strength since the end of the last century, and once they make a lot of wealth in the war, they will inevitably become Germany's number one enemy in time, and perhaps the future world pattern will be a unified Europe and the Americas.

With five minutes to go, the French delegation's car finally appeared.

As if the French had calculated the time, it was exactly 10 o'clock in the morning on November 20, 1914, when the last French delegate entered the hall. As one might expect, the group looked depressed, and the eyes of the French generals darkened considerably.

"I'm very sorry that we have been delayed due to some things, and we hope you can understand!"

Foch was in good spirits, but it was obvious that he hadn't slept all night, and Chen Tian couldn't help but worry about whether this old man who was over sixty years old would be able to hold on. Looking at the other French representatives, almost all of them looked tired, even Messimi, who was the most active yesterday. It seems that the French delegation held a small internal meeting overnight, which ended only a short time ago, and almost missed the start of the negotiations. In such serious and important negotiations, being late is a very disrespectful affair, and the German delegation can even walk away and suspend the negotiations.

"Your delegation arrived very punctually, so let's get started!" Falkenhein said calmly, "Is your government willing to accept the first request we made yesterday on behalf of the Kaiser?" Please let me know yes or no! ”

"Yes, my Government has decided to accede to the first request made by your country!" As a representative of the French government, Messimi's words also officially announced the surrender of France.

"Our country announced its withdrawal from the war and announced the dissolution of the Entente with Great Britain. It has been agreed that your army will occupy the northern and northwestern parts of France, which account for 45 per cent of the total area of mainland France, and that our country will successively hand over to your country warships with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons and all its overseas colonies, on the basis of the current military demarcation line between the German and French armies. Messimi's tone was as gloomy as if he were reading a eulogy, while the French generals kept their heads down and said nothing.

Falkenhain was satisfied, "Good! Your people owe it to your Government for the wisdom it has brought to them! Next, we will continue to discuss other additional conditions on top of that! ”

"Secondly, the French Government shall retain only the police force and an army of no more than 60,000 men, shall not produce and possess battleships, aircraft and machine guns, shall not build warships in the future with a displacement of more than 8,000 tons, shall not have a total tonnage of naval vessels shall not exceed 100,000 tons, and the French Government shall not conclude offensive and defensive agreements with any country! Germany will guarantee the security and integrity of the southern territories controlled by the French government, and German troops will enter the southern part of France only with the consent of the French government! ”

These demands may sound familiar, Chen Tian found that this is almost a copy of the treaty signed by the defeat of Germany in another world, it is impossible to completely destroy France, and the French people will continue to resist, rather than falling into the quagmire of the people's war, it is better to leave a French government with little strength to guarantee the assessment of France.

Chen Tian felt that it was necessary to set up a puppet government in the north of France in the future, then the French would probably fall into internal conflict forever, or simply let the puppet government destroy the French government in the south.

The French delegates talked in a whisper, and the faces of Foch and the others were far less angry than yesterday's, and they seemed to be more sad than dead.

After a while, Foch spoke, "We can basically accept this condition, as for the specific figures put forward by your country, we hope to be able to be lenient, after all, our southern France is still bordering Spain and Italy, and we need enough troops to defend our homeland!" ”

"Rest assured, marshal, that in the event of an invasion of the south of France, your government may request our government to send troops for assistance, which is also the meaning of the last sentence of the second requirement! In a peaceful environment in Europe, and with no colonies to protect, there is absolutely no need for your country to keep too many troops! Falkenhein politely refused, and Foch sat back in his chair in silence.

According to this second requirement, the German army could also attack Italy from the west through the south of France, and Chen Tian found that the poor Italians were really miserable this time. On the battlefield in Serbia, when the first batch of 30,000 Russian soldiers joined the battle as Allied troops, Serbia, which faced the attack of the Austrian, German, Russian, and Bulgarian armies, could not hold out for a few days, and the next target of the German, Austrian, and Russian coalition was Italy.

"If there is no dissenting intention, the second requirement of our country is so decided!" Glancing at the French delegates opposite, Falkenhein acquiesced without saying a word, and proceeded to read out Germany's next demand:

"Third, hand over to our country all aircraft, 2,000 cannons, 3 million rifles, 3,000 machine guns and 1 million tons of ammunition, 2,000 locomotives, 50,000 wagons and 2,000 trucks in good condition, and pay our country 100 billion francs in war reparations, which will be paid in 20 years!"

This time, the French delegates finally reacted more unanimously, and these seemingly simple figures were very deadly. Those weapons amounted to the disarmament of most of the French army, trains and cars set back France's transportation situation by several years, and the war reparations of 100 billion francs kept them from recovering for a long time.

"Honorable Marshal, the financial situation of our government in recent years has not been good, and the payment of 100 billion in 20 years is enough to bankrupt our government! We have lost all our colonies, and our foreign income will be greatly reduced in the future. Messimi's tone was not angry, but a deep sadness.

The level of politicians' acting is said to be very good, and Chen Tian can be regarded as having seen it. At this time, Messimi was like a poor little old man living on the street, and what the Germans wanted to take away was as if he had just begged for a bowl of rice. What happens when a country loses a third of its gross national wealth? Chentian did not have a definite answer, but what the great powers plundered from the Qing government and the Chinese people through opium and war was not only one-third of the wealth of this thousand-year-old country! In this era, Britain, with its many colonies, was a big landowner, while France, with its huge overseas investment, was a big capitalist, and it is said that by 1914 France had invested more than 50 billion francs in the world. As long as you know the facts, you will know how superb Messimi's acting skills are.

For the wealth of the country, Chentian, who visited the Palais du Louvre after the Battle of the Seine, had a deep feeling. Although the French had already transported most of the valuables that could be taken with them before retreating, the things left in that treasure house of art were still enough to make people feel staggered, and it was impossible to describe the decoration in it with opulence or delicacy, every lamp, every fresco, and even every stone pillar, all of which were the essence of the essence, and the place where all kinds of priceless treasures were originally placed was empty, but from the ornaments next to it, you can see what a precious treasure was once placed here. Presumably, a lot of them were snatched from the Old Summer Palace, and Chen Tian only had inexplicable sadness about this, if that country didn't stand up on its own, even if it returned the wealth robbed by the great powers, it was hard to guarantee that it would not be defeated by some losers after a few years.

Falkenhayn also had no mercy for this poor little old man, he still moved the emperor's big Buddha out, "I'm sorry, these numbers are set by our emperor, and I have no right to change them!" The peace between our two countries will not be affected by these figures. ”

Messimi seems to be extremely disappointed, no matter how shrewd a diplomat is, without a strong national and military backing, he has no strength to speak in the negotiations, not to mention that Falkenhein's attitude of not hesitating to resume the war made the German side have the upper hand at the beginning, and the unintentional participation of the British made the German-French negotiations extremely smooth.

"The terms of the armistice proposed by our Emperor are mainly the three points mentioned above, and on the basis of these three demands, we have some additional detailed requirements, and if your government is willing to accept them, peace will return to French soil." Falkenhein's tone softened considerably, and the French delegates did not refute anything more, and it seemed that they had decided to give in.

"Then, we still need to get the final approval from the government!" Messimi said gloomily, and Foch and the others didn't want to open their mouths at all.

"Good!"

After Falkenhein finished speaking, he took the lead in getting up, and the German delegates walked out of the hall one by one with their heads held high.

30 November 1914, Palace of Versailles, Paris, France. Forty-three years ago, Wilhelm I was crowned Emperor of the German Empire here, proclaiming the unification of Germany and the founding of the Second German Reich.

Today, it will witness another splendor of the German Empire and another disgrace for France.

More than 200,000 German soldiers gathered around the Palace of Versailles, and dozens of huge zeppelins in the sky, waving flags everywhere, flying ribbons, and neat military appearances, the scene was spectacular and grand.

Today's protagonist is Kaiser Wilhelm II, who appeared in the field of vision accompanied by many generals, and 200,000 soldiers shouted "Long live" in unison, and the deafening shouts made people's blood boil. For security reasons, the emperor did not speak outside, but quickly walked into the palace and into the hall where Wilhelm I was crowned.

One by one, the French delegates, led by Messimi, came to the hall with expressionless faces, and the French generals did their best to maintain the last dignity, and they straightened their chests, but in this atmosphere it was funny. As the victorious powers, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Russia also sent representatives to participate in the surrender ceremony, but these countries did not directly send troops to fight against France, so they mainly came to share the honor and atmosphere of victory.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, Messimi signed the instrument of surrender on behalf of the French government, officially announcing the defeat and surrender of France.

Since then, the French troops on the front line have successively surrendered to the German army, and the vast majority of French soldiers will be disbanded, and after the abolition of the reserve system in France, the war potential has been greatly reduced. The French fleet evacuated from Plymouth surrendered to the Germans in the French port of Brest, according to which France was to gradually transfer colonies around the world to Germany within 1 year.

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