On the night of July 13, 1902, German Prime Minister Hohenlohe ran almost all the way into the Berlin Imperial Palace, and after seeing the German Emperor Wilhelm II, he said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the big thing is not good, the fleet of the Northeast Navy and a large number of troop carriers have arrived outside the port of Moresby in our German New Guinea, the fleet in the port of Moresby and the army in the city of Moresby, and they have called to ask what they should do?" ”

Wilhelm II sighed weakly when he heard this, "Prime Minister, it seems that our German New Guinea and the surrounding islands cannot be saved. ”

The German fleet that broke through from Hong Kong was left with only one Frederick III-class all-steel battleship and two Wicchersbach-class all-steel battleships, and these three all-steel battleships followed the British and French warships to Da Nang, Vietnam, and left Da Nang for the Germans' own port, Port Moresby, German New Guinea, without staying long.

The British warships that had fled to Da Nang, Vietnam, also left with the German warships in accordance with British orders to defend India, leaving the French warships in Da Nang.

The main German forces in German New Guinea are concentrated in Moresby, but German New Guinea has not found any important resources at this time, except for the primeval forest is the indigenous tribes, the German power is not strong, the German army in the entire German New Guinea, plus the German army in the nearby islands is less than 2000 people, of which 1300 are concentrated in the city of Moresby.

The reason why the Germans were stationed in this area was so scarce was that the military supplies here had to be transported from within Germany. The number of troops is too large, and the pressure on logistics is too great.

In Port Moresby there was also a fleet of the German Navy stationed. Because of logistical problems, the scale is not large. At one time, the Germans tried to strengthen the naval forces here, and even transferred 2 all-steel battleships, but due to logistical problems, 2 all-steel battleships were transferred back to Europe.

Even with the addition of 1 Frederick III-class all-steel battleship and 2 Wicchersbach-class all-steel battleships that retreated here, the German fleet in Port Moresby is still not enough to face the Northeast Navy, and if it wants to resist, it will definitely be an egg hitting a stone, how powerful the joint expeditionary fleet of the navies of the Eight-Nation Alliance is, and the result is a crushing defeat in the hands of the Northeast Navy. Now the Northeast Navy is blocked outside Port Moresby, and the German fleet in the port can only have two paths: destruction and surrender.

German Prime Minister Hohenlohe hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, according to the strength of our Germany in New Guinea and the surrounding islands, we are simply unable to resist the attack of the Northeast Navy and the Dingbei Army, and it is already doomed to lose these places, so it is better for us to directly hand over these places to Lin Daxin, in exchange for our Germany's withdrawal from this terrible war, our country's negotiator in the Qing Dynasty, Klinder, sent a telegram, saying that Lin Daxin's negotiator." With the exception of our German New Guinea and the surrounding islands, the amount of war reparations was not very concerned, and it was not long before the talks were made, and the amount had dropped from £100 million to £10 million. It seems that if we had agreed to cede New Guinea and the surrounding islands, the amount of war reparations would have been lower. ”

Wilhelm II frowned and said: "Since it is no longer possible to achieve victory, we can withdraw from this war as soon as possible." It would be very good for us Germany to concentrate on the development of new weapons and the reorganization of the army. But we, Germany, privately signed an armistice agreement with Lin Daxin, in the other countries of the Eight-Nation Alliance. Isn't it a bit unsophisticated? ”

German Chancellor Hohenlohe said at this time: "Your Majesty, we Germany are not only a member of the Eight-Nation Alliance, but also a member of the Central Powers, and I think we can bring Italy and Austria-Hungary with us when the armistice is signed." ”

After receiving the telegram from Germany, the German envoy to the Qing Dynasty, Klinder, quickly found Wang Yan and said that Germany was willing to make concessions on the terms of negotiation, so that the Northeast Navy and the Dingbei Army would not attack Moresby, and those German colonies were willing to give up.

At the same time, Klinder privately found the Italian minister to the Qing Dynasty, Baraccio, and the Austro-Hungarian minister to the Qing Dynasty, Neubor, and told the two ministers that Germany was going to sign an armistice agreement in private, hoping that the two countries could immediately start private negotiations with Lin Daxin's negotiators, and the three allies would withdraw from this damn war together.

This surprised Barachio and Neubor, fortunately the Germans were interesting enough and did not leave their comrades in arms of the Central Powers, so the two ministers immediately prepared to send a telegram to their own country to ask for their opinions on this matter, but before they could send a telegram, Italy and Austria-Hungary sent them a telegram, asking them to contact the German minister in the Qing Dynasty, Klinde, and prepare to sign an armistice agreement with Lin Daxin privately. Italy and Austria-Hungary have long been in a state of disarray, and it would have been possible to sign an armistice sooner and have peace of mind earlier.

As a result, the German minister to the Qing Dynasty, Klinder, the Italian minister to the Qing Dynasty, Barracio, and the Austro-Hungarian minister to the Qing Dynasty, Neubor, immediately went behind the backs of the other five countries of the Eight-Nation Alliance and started negotiations with Wang Yan and others.

Outside Port Moresby, there are dozens of warships of the Northeast Navy, mainly three Dragon-class dreadnought battleships, and at the same time, one brigade of the Marine Corps, sitting on more than a dozen transport ships, ready to carry out landing operations.

However, after receiving an order from the General Staff of the Northeast Navy, knowing that the Germans were going to succumb, the Northeast Navy outside Port Moresby did not attack.

German Navy Commander Hummels looked at the Northeast Navy outside Port Moresby with a telescope in the bridge of his flagship Karl the Great, with a very stern expression on his face, and after he put the telescope down, he let out a long sigh and said to Gomesr, the captain of the Karl the Great beside him: "I hope that our German Minister in the Qing Dynasty, Mr. Klinder, can successfully reach an agreement with Lin Daxin's negotiators, otherwise we will escape in vain, alas--see the three dreadnought battleships outside, I don't have any fighting spirit at all. ”

Gomesl smiled bitterly and said: "Commander, this time it should be able to get our Germany out of this war, the domestic telegram didn't say, German New Guinea and the surrounding islands, our Germany is ready to give up, I think we can go back to Germany." ”

Italy and Austria-Hungary, the earliest armistice condition was a war reparation of 100 million pounds, but Lin Daxin didn't care about how much money he paid, Wang Yan and Wu Peifu These negotiators also knew that Lin Daxin was not bad for money, so the war reparations for Italy and Austria-Hungary were also greatly reduced, which was also to open the gap in the eight-nation alliance, the eight countries of the eight-nation alliance together, it was too difficult to negotiate, especially Russia, which did not want to negotiate, stirred up the wind and rain in it, so Wang Yan and they talked for so many days and there was no progress. Otherwise, the French, who were attacking the colony, would not be in a hurry, and they also contacted Wang Yan and other negotiators in private.

On the evening of July 13, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary reached an agreement with Wang Yan and them, and in the case of Wang Yan's large-scale release of water, Germany would cede German New Guinea and the surrounding German islands to Lin Daxin, and at the same time compensate 5 million pounds for the war, Italy 6.3 million pounds, and Austria-Hungary 4.2 million pounds.

At the same time, the Northeast Navy and the Dingbei Army will release the captured naval officers and soldiers of the three countries and the officers and men of the army, but the warships of the three countries will not be returned, and Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary The three countries have all offered to increase a part of the pound sterling to redeem the captured warships of the three countries, but they have not been agreed, after all, Lin Daxin is not bad for money, and these warships are also very useful for the Northeast Navy with an unusually large sea area.

In addition to getting these German colonies, Wang Yan and the others did not have much war reparations for the three countries, which is also the reason why they were able to reach an agreement so smoothly and quickly, and the two sides immediately drew up the document of the armistice agreement, and then the two sides signed and sealed, so that the ministers of Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary in the Qing Dynasty couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and finally got out of this damn war.

After signing the armistice agreement with Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary, Wang Yan did not deliberately hide it, so the other five countries of the Eight-Nation Alliance soon learned of the shocking news.

Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary, the three of you countries are too unsophisticated, didn't you say that you would advance and retreat together, and negotiate with Lin Daxin's representatives as a whole in the eight-nation alliance? How can you put aside your allies and privately sign an armistice agreement with Lin Daxin's representatives? This is a betrayal! This is betrayal!

The envoys of the other five countries in the Qing Dynasty came to settle accounts with the three ministers of Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary with different thoughts, and as soon as they saw the Russian minister to the Qing Dynasty, Melkoshakin, shouted with gunpowder: "What is the matter with you three guys? Didn't you say that you would advance and retreat together? You're giving in to the Qing Dynasty, you're just bastards! ”

When the Austro-Hungarian envoy to the Qing Dynasty, Neubor, heard this, he immediately shot back angrily: "Pay attention to your words, Melkoshakin, our eight-nation alliance can no longer win in this war, and the defeat is unquestionable, so we should do our best to end this damn war, but it is because you Russians have obstructed it, and now we have been talking for so many days, and there is no progress at all, we will not contact Lin Daxin's representative in private, when will our three countries get out of this whirlpool!" (To be continued......)

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