The negotiations were halted by the hard-line attitude of the East China Autonomous Axe, which caught him off guard.

At present, there are only two options for the East China Autonomous Axe, one is to pay an armistice indemnity, and the other is to annihilate the entire army in Shandong, and choose one of the two.

As for the Anglo-American mediation, they only mediated and could not really influence the development of the war.

According to Xia Jun's words to Zhu Erdian, it is that the East China Autonomous Political Axe has already given Britain face, but it is just that it does not accept the truce.

Zhu Chengjia walked out of the venue and immediately reported the progress of the negotiation to Xia Jun, Zhu Chengjia said worriedly: "Principal, will you really accept such a truce condition?" ”

"They'll take it." Xia Jun replied very firmly, and said to him: "This position must be adhered to, since Yue Ben wants to stop the war, let them pay some blood." ”

The reason why Xia Jun is so sure that Yue Ben will accept this condition is because the British have already colluded with Yue Ben, and in terms of money, Yu Ben can't afford to pay for it, and the British have money.

Britain is the richest country in the world, and now in the first year of the war, Britain's finances are still very rich, so what's the problem with giving some money to the principal?

Furthermore, if the company did not accept this clause, then it would have to be defeated in Shandong, and its international status would be greatly reduced.

Although the reparations will also reduce the international status of Yuben, in general, it can also give Yuben hope of winning this war.

In the end, it was just cheaper for him to govern the East China Autonomous Axe.

…… When the negotiations were suspended, Ambassador Motomoto and the British Ambassador had a private meeting.

Ambassador Zhu Erdian asked Zhu Erdian for help, and Zhu Erdian said that as long as Zhu Ben was willing to send troops to Europe, Britain would provide more help to Zhu Ben on the Asian issue.

Ambassador Yu Ben was overjoyed and hurriedly asked for instructions from Yu Ben Zheng Axe.

He quickly agreed to some conditions, that is, to send troops to Europe.

As far as sending troops to Europe is concerned, if Britain is willing to share the military expenses, then it would be too simple to just send people.

He said that he had a lot of reserves, and he could have exchanged the cost of sending troops for a large amount of British aid, which would undoubtedly bring political, economic, and equipment support to the Shandong battlefield. At the same time, sending troops to Europe did not prevent the army from fighting against Shandong, after all, it would be enough to mobilize more troops, and if necessary, it would have been possible to mobilize millions of troops, but it was just a lack of equipment.

As for the conditions set by the East China Autonomous Government, Britain meant to let them accept this condition, and for Britain, they could pay the indemnity in place of it, and as for the question of whether it was a great shame, Britain did not feel it, and it was not a big problem for them anyway.

On the other hand, it is a more difficult problem to choose.

Because once the demand for compensation is accepted, it means that Yueben has succumbed, which is a very serious blow to Yueben's international status.

It's just that if there is no compensation, then the nearly 200,000 troops in Shandong will most likely be annihilated by the East China Autonomous Political Axe.

If the Shandong army is completely defeated, then the international status of the army will plummet even more than the indemnity, and it will lose 200,000 people, and the Chinese army will rise completely, because the Chinese army has won the medal of blood!

He thought about it for a day, and finally felt that a temporary compromise was the best way at present, as long as the army was ashamed and courageous, and defeated the East China Army in Shandong, then these indemnities could be returned.

As long as the East China Army is defeated, then there is no need to worry that the East China Army will not lose money, because the East China Autonomous Political Axe is not a relatively closed political axe, and the East China Autonomous Political Axe has a lot of contacts and industries in the world, so as long as the East China Army defeats the East China Army in the future, then the money can be recovered and the shame can be washed away.

However, on the question of the duration of the armistice, he wanted to make the armistice longer.

First, it was to take a breath and give the Shandong army more time to prepare for future wars.

The second is to pull out the quagmire of war, so that the political axe can spare energy to seize the current blank market and produce orders from Europe.

Under such circumstances, Ambassador Zhu Erdian and British Special Ambassador Zhu Erdian quickly reached an agreement on the armistice issue, and Zhu Erdian again sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the East China Autonomous Political Axe, claiming that he was willing to accept the terms of the armistice and asked the East China Autonomous Political Axe to return to the negotiating table.

For such a result, Zhu Chengjia couldn't help but feel very magical, and the magical status lies in why did the principal expect that the political axe would accept this harsh armistice clause?

Zhu Chengjia then returned to the negotiation table, this time the representative was much more honest, and his previous arrogance had been suppressed a lot, and he was sitting there with a serious face, with a serious expression and a little wooden.

Ambassador Motomo proposed that, in order to accommodate the war in Europe, the armistice would need to be extended to fifteen months before accepting this clause.

Zhu Chengjia said that he could not accept that if it was raised to 15 months, production in the Longkou area of Shandong Province would not be able to resume, especially agricultural production, and the winter sowing in the following year would not be possible, which would aggravate China's indirect economic losses, and he said that the political axe would need to pay an additional $20 million in compensation, which would add up to $100 million.

said that the representative couldn't bear it anymore and slapped the table directly on the spot.

Zhu Chengjia also took the case.

Zhu Erdian also vaguely expressed his dissatisfaction, in his opinion, the compensation of 100 million US dollars is too high.

However, the representative of the United States supported the political axe of autonomy in East China, and the representative of the United States was not concerned with the question of the amount of reparations, but the question of the timing of the armistice.

The fifteen-month armistice has completely deviated from the original intention of the United States. In the eyes of the American political axe, a three-month truce is already the bottom line.

Now from three months to a year, and from a year to fifteen months, what is that?

Anyway, if you give Ben three months, even if the artillery and air force are at a disadvantage, you should be able to gain a firm foothold, so why mention fifteen months?

Once both the East China Autonomous Government and the East China Autonomous Government are temporarily withdrawn from the war, then the United States' attempt to dominate the market will be shattered, and the situation will be worse than before.

At this time, the US ambassador supported the compensation of $100 million in compensation for the political axe, hoping that the political axe would retreat in the face of difficulties and return to the 'American standard' of a three-month truce.

"It's okay if you don't pay compensation, our navy has begun to blockade the waters of Shandong, and it's time to completely end the Shandong battlefield." Zhu Chengjia threatened.

"Blockade of the Bohai Sea? You are so naïve, do you think your navy can really block the seas? Ambassador Ben sneered.

"What if you add the Air Force!" Zhu Chengjia looked at Ambassador Yuben with a sneer and said.

Ambassador Ben's face suddenly froze, and he was speechless for a long time. Zhu Chengjia continued: "If the political axe does not give an answer tomorrow, the war will continue. This is the opinion of all of us in the East China Autonomous Government, and I think it is time for this negotiation to come to an end. ”

After speaking, Zhu Chengjia walked out of the venue directly and unilaterally suspended the negotiations again.

Ambassador Yumoto gritted his teeth and secretly hated, but he had no choice but to hurriedly report the results of the negotiations to the political axe of Yumoto, and said that the compensation would be paid by an interest-free loan from the United Kingdom.

He quickly replied and asked Ambassador to agree to the truce request of the East China Autonomous Axe.

The naval blockade can be said to be the biggest weakness of the Shandong army, and the reason why the political axe wants to cease fighting for one year and three months is to find a way to solve the problem that the East China Air Force can attack ships at sea during this period.

Originally, he thought that the East China Autonomous Political Axe did not realize this advantage, but Zhu Chengjia's words at the negotiation table completely made the political axe panic.

If the East China Autonomous Government cuts off the sea supply of the Shandong army, then everything will be stopped!

If there are more lice, I am not afraid of biting, as long as the empire defeats the East China Army, then it is the moment to exchange the capital with profits. Not to mention that with the help of Britain, this ally is too strong.

Under such circumstances, the political axe could only agree to this armistice clause.

The news soon spread within the East China Autonomous Political Axe, and all departments up and down the East China Autonomous Political Axe were collectively excited, although they did not understand how much compensation was paid, but there was always a reparation.

…… On September 22, a special representative of the government signed the "Shandong Armistice Agreement" with the East China Autonomous Government in Hangzhou.

The agreement stipulates that:

1. The East China Autonomous Political Axe and the Inner China Political Axe demarcated the operational boundary in Shandong, that is, an area of about 1,000 square kilometers around Koulong, and a temporary truce was announced on September 22, and the truce lasted for 15 months, that is, until the start of the war on December 22, 1915.

2. The Shandong Army should actively cooperate in moving the Chinese citizens of Longkou out of the war zone, and the East China Army could send 5,000 soldiers into the rear of the Chinese army.

3. It is said that China will be compensated for $30 million in direct economic losses and $70 million in indirect economic losses, totaling $100 million, which will be received within 10 days.

Fourth, it is said that mines must not be planted in the combat area, otherwise compensation will be pursued.

The agreement is simple, but the fourth clause seems to be directly ignored, saying that if the political axe wins this war, it can pay a dime without laying mines.

But it was this simple agreement, which was supposed to pay $100 million in compensation, which was a real benefit.

On the day the agreement was signed, Chinese and foreign media were present.

On the agreement, Xia Jun signed his name as the supreme head of the East China Autonomous Political Axe.

When Xia Jun signed his name, countless cameras recorded the scene, and the Chinese reporters present were extremely excited to take a big shot.

Soon, major newspapers reported this historical moment with the headlines in large print.

The $100 million indemnity is certainly gratifying, but many intellectuals have expressed some concerns about the agreement, that is, the war is not over and that it could be reversed at any time.

The main reason for such remarks is that the East China Army has not yet given the people a sense of invincibility, so they are deeply afraid that something will go wrong.

The "Declaration" openly reminds the East China Autonomous Government not to be arrogant and arrogant, and the Shandong battlefield should still be seriously dealt with, and it should go all out to continue to win a war.

At this time, public opinion in the seven autonomous provinces of East China was all in favor of the chairman of the committee to launch a war against the chairman, just as the chairman said in his speech, China needs war.

Victorious war!

The news of this indemnity was reported in the newspapers, and the whole country of China was boiling.

Intellectuals from all provinces began to celebrate, and even intellectuals from the seven provinces of East China Autonomous Region rejoiced at this victory.

(To be continued)