"Peace without territorial and indemnity", this was the proposal of the Russian Bolsheviks.

The Bolsheviks, of course, had reason to say this, because the Russians had already taken the Caucasus from the Ottoman Empire by war, and if the war were stopped now in the way of the Russians, they would have taken advantage of it.

Whether it was the Tsar, the Korensky government of the State Duma, or the Soviet government of the Bolsheviks, the greed of the Russians for land could not be contained.

Moreover, the Bolsheviks were not in power and did not have enough voice in Russia, and the Soviet government hoped for an immediate truce and a return of the soldiers at the front to the rear, so as to provide sufficient strength for the revolution they were planning.

After the Russians put forward this initiative, there were also people in Germany who corresponded, a member of the doctrine headed by Chancellor Batemann Holweg. This does not mean that Bateman is a certain factional, in fact, because of Bateman's moderation, he has offended everyone, including his friends.

The Germans also had good reason to favor a "peace without territory and reparations", because the Germans now occupied the Belgian region of Liege, which had the strongest fortress in all of Europe, and the Germans had to keep the Liege region in their own hands to ensure national security.

But this kind of "peace without territory and reparations" is unacceptable to Britain and France.

The British and French don't need territory, their colonies are already big enough, they don't need reparations, what they need is a dead Germany, or rather a Germany that is not threatening.

The dead enemy is the good enemy, and this statement is very true.

Clemenceau was the representative of the main battle faction.

"For France, it would be better for Germany to return to what it was a hundred years ago, and it is wishful thinking that the Germans want to use the present actual front as a border truce. I don't know how anyone could agree with such brainless statements, those people deserve to hell. Clemenceau was furious.

When Clemenceau finished saying this, Qin Zhiyuan keenly noticed that Julian Bean, the commander of the British Third Army, and John Pershing, the American general, were paying attention to this side. Even Pershing's aide-de-camp, the future famous George Smith Patton Jr.

Barton and Pershing had an unusual relationship, although Pershing was 25 years older than Barton, but before coming to Europe, he and Barton's sister had reached the point of discussing marriage, and because of this, Barton was able to attend the banquet.

Now that Barton and Chen Kangjian are having a good conversation, it is clear that Barton is very interested in Chen Kangjian's tank.

"Yes, the Germans have the final say when the war starts, but when it ends, it must be us." Qin Zhiyuan followed Clemenceau's meaning.

"Then tell me how your 'stalemate' can defeat the Germans without a fight." Clemenceau was in a good mood.

"It's very simple, if the Germans continue to fight, their emperor will end up in the same fate as the tsar, the war potential of the Germans has been fully tapped, they can no longer hold on, we don't need to take the initiative to attack them, waiting for them to collapse on their own is the best way." Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to take the initiative to attack no matter what.

This does not mean that Qin Zhiyuan has no blood, but is determined by the strength in his hands. Qin Zhiyuan has only such a few people in his hands, if he wants to take the initiative to attack and throw it into Sherman Dedam, it is estimated that he can't even splash much, if it is not necessary, Qin Zhiyuan will definitely not fight the Germans.

"No, no, no, it's not the best way, there must be a better one." Clemenceau was a little disappointed.

When it comes to military quality, Clemenceau thinks that he is not as good as Qin Zhiyuan, but Clemenceau also has something to insist on. Compared with Qin Zhiyuan, the strength of the French is much stronger, and unlike Qin Zhiyuan, who wants to preserve his strength, the French just want to defeat the Germans in the frontal battlefield and establish the title of "army boss" in the world.

This "army boss", the Germans may not agree, but the French have always thought so.

"Of course, we can hasten the process of the collapse of the Germans. For example, we can take a defensive position on the Eastern Front and increase the intensity of the offensive on the Western Front, as long as we take down all of Germany's allies, even if Germany wants to hold out, it will not be able to hold on. Qin Zhiyuan found another way.

Like Germany, France was divided into the Eastern and Western Fronts. The Eastern Front was with the Germans, the Western Front with Austria-Hungary, and coincidentally, the French commander of the Western Front, Louis d'Esperet, was also present.

"Look! Qin thought the same as me, I kept asking for reinforcements, but the old men in Paris always ignored them. Speaking of this, Louis was also full of complaints.

"Luis, it's not that you don't give, but you don't, the pressure on the Eastern Front is too great, and we don't have the extra capacity." The Parisian lord Leoté also had a hard time.

"Compared to Berlin, Vienna's combat effectiveness is not very strong, if we can get Vienna as soon as possible, we can squeeze out more troops, and even if it is a frontal attack, we will have a better chance of winning." Qin Zhiyuan was still bewitching.

"That's six months from now, or next year. And before that, the Germans may have been driven out of French territory. "Clemenceau was a little depressed.

Just before the dinner, the war report from Arras arrived. The British won a resounding victory and successfully captured Vimy Ridge, which was geographically important and controlled the vast plains east of Arras.

The commander of the Canadian troops, Arthur Kerry, was very well prepared, and the Canadians took advantage of the darkness to stealthily advance along the honeycomb-like underground trenches under Arras to a place only 150 yards from the German position, and the Germans did not even notice it. When the Canadians charged, their speed of advance matched well with the Cyphalt barrage shelling, and the Germans were unlucky, with the British capturing 14,000 Germans and 180 cannons on the first day.

The victory came so easily that it gave everyone the impression that Nivile's upcoming attack at Shermandedam would also go so well.

Maybe only Qin Zhiyuan wouldn't think so.

"It is too early to talk about the defeat of the Germans, the Germans still have strength, and there is no sign of their forces in Shermandaem, which shows that in the Arras area, the Germans still retain the ability to counterattack, and we cannot take it lightly." Qin Zhiyuan is not optimistic.

The battle report sent today is a briefing, and the description of the process is not detailed, and I believe that in the next few days, when the detailed battle report is sent, everyone present will know what happened in Arras.

Regardless of the progress of the British army, Qin Zhiyuan never believed that Niveller would replicate his success at Verdun.

In Qin Zhiyuan's view, instead of copying the experience of Verdun, it is better to copy the experience of the British in Arras.

However, this is unlikely, as there is not much time left for Niviler.

(To be continued.) )