After the Istanbul Peace Conference, the Asia-Europe military alliance actually existed in name only. This is known to all countries. However, in order to safeguard their own interests, neither the Chinese Empire nor the Kingdom of Prussia took the initiative to announce their withdrawal from the Eurasian military alliance. But it was inevitable to start preparing for that future war in private.

In the next war, the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia would be the main opponents. It's just that the empire is too far away from the Kingdom of Prussia, so in the early days of the war, it is necessary for the empire's friends to be at the forefront to buy the empire a month or more. In this way, the main forces of the empire were able to be transported to Europe by sea and land. Of course, in order to strengthen the confidence of its allies, the empire will also deploy heavy troops in Europe. Not to mention the Navy, the future defense area of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy is in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean, both of which will be the main battlefield. Similarly, the army will also deploy heavy troops in the empire's European territories or allies.

Although, between the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Belgium and the Republic of Ireland and the Kingdom of Scotland, no new treaty of alliance was re-signed. But it was already obvious that these five countries would form a new alliance with the Chinese Empire at its core. In the event of a war, it is highly likely that these countries will launch an attack on the Kingdom of Prussia and its allies.

As for the other great power, the Ottoman Turkish Empire, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, it was up to them to choose. Of course, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was very powerful, and both the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia wanted to win them over. But how the Ottoman Turks would choose depends on their own ideas.

On November 30, the imperial delegation was the first to leave Istanbul. Under the escort of the fleet of the Imperial Navy. Prepare to enter the Mediterranean Sea through the Sea of Guò Marmara and the Dardanelles, and then enter the Indian Ocean through the Guò Suez Canal, and return directly to the country. The chief Pasha of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and others personally saw off the imperial delegation on the docks. But. These people in the Ottoman Turkish Empire looked at the mighty battleships of the Imperial Navy with anticipation. As agreed by the parties. After the Ottoman Empire paid for the purchase of ships, the ships belonging to the Ottoman Empire were handed over to their navy. The Ottoman Turkish Empire received 2.1 billion Chinese dollars in war reparations at the peace conference, and spending less than 90 million Chinese dollars to buy a powerful fleet was completely a drop in the bucket.

Even, Abdul. Mejid I still thinks that the warships sold by the Chinese Empire to the Ottoman Turks are too small and too powerful, and wants to order more advanced warships. It's just that the Chinese Empire has begun to build new warships for its own navy with all its might. The Kingdom of Prussia also built warships under the direction of the British, and no one in the Ottoman Turkish Empire sold warships to them, even if they had money.

After the delegations of the Chinese Empire left Istanbul, the delegations of the rest of the countries also embarked on the journey back to China. The delegation of the Kingdom of Prussia was the last to leave, and they remained until 2 December, during which time the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia went to the Imperial Palace in Istanbul to meet with the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, hoping that the Kingdom of Prussia would form an alliance with the Ottoman Empire against the Chinese Empire. However, their demands were not met. The Ottoman Turkish Empire could accept the help of the Kingdom of Prussia to develop its economic and military power, but if it was to form an alliance. Forget it. To put it bluntly, the Ottoman Turkish Empire did not think that the Kingdom of Prussia had the strength to fight against the Chinese Empire, and they did not want to follow the Kingdom of Prussia and finally fall hard. Even if the Ottoman Turkish Empire wanted to take a stand, it would probably have to wait until the situation became clear. The Ottoman Turks also hoped to remain the victor in the next war, and continue to slaughter the vanquished, rather than being the target of the victorious powers.

Although, both the crown prince and the prime minister of the Kingdom of Prussia returned in vain. However, Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck didn't mind. He knows. The Kingdom of Prussia was now at a disadvantage and wanted to convince the Ottoman Turkish Empire. It's very difficult. However, as long as the Kingdom of Prussia grew strong and the ambitions of the Ottoman Turkish Empire grew, their goals would eventually be achieved.

Therefore, even though the Ottoman Empire did not agree to an alliance with the Kingdom of Prussia, the Kingdom of Prussia agreed to provide the Ottoman Empire with a number of advanced technologies, especially in the military industry, so that the Ottoman Empire could build rifles and small-caliber artillery on its own. In addition, the Kingdom of Prussia offered to assist the Ottoman Empire in building a shipyard that would produce small warships in the early days and strive to build large warships in the future. The sincerity of the Kingdom of Prussia was very satisfying to the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

So much so that when the Kingdom of Prussia proposed to build a railway from Berlin to Istanbul, Abdul. Mejid I agreed without even thinking about it. After all, the Kingdom of Prussia gave so many benefits, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire had to give a little in return. Otherwise, how could the Kingdom of Prussia continue to benefit the Ottoman Turkish Empire?

The Imperial delegation's trip to Istanbul can be regarded as a successful conclusion. When the fleet escorted the delegation into the Mediterranean, the warships of the 5th Fleet remained. They will travel to the Azores, located in the Azores, for maintenance, and then prepare for delivery to the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Belgium and the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The ships of the 1st Fleet continued to escort the delegation home. After returning to China for maintenance, it will be sold. After all, the shipyards on the Azores were limited in size and could not carry out maintenance on such a large number of warships.

On his way home, while passing through India, the crown prince met with the princes of the princely states of India in Calcutta. According to the agreement between the empire and the princely states of India, after the end of the war, the emperor of the Chinese Empire, Long Yufei, would succeed him as the emperor of India. Imperial Prime Minister Lin Zihao and Wei Yuan could just discuss this matter with the representatives of the various princely states.

After a three-day stay in Calcutta, the fleet continued its voyage, and when it arrived in Singapore, the Crown Prince received representatives of the Empire's officials and people from all walks of life in the South Seas.

When we waited for the delegation to return to Huaxia City, it was already December 25, which was Christmas in the West. However, in the Empire, except for those foreign embassies and foreigners working in the Empire, the common people of the Empire simply disdained the festivals of foreign devils.

The ministers of the Imperial Cabinet and the magnates of the military went to the docks to welcome the delegation home. The results of the delegation's work at the Istanbul Peace Conference had already been sent back home. The major newspapers of the empire also reported on the gains of the empire at the peace conference, which made the people of the empire fall into a carnival.

The war is over, and there is no need to die anymore, which makes the people of the empire very happy. After all, in order to win the war, the empire has recruited millions of troops, and almost all the people of the empire have relatives and friends in the army, so it is undoubtedly what everyone wants to see if they can stop the war and let their relatives return safely.

In addition, the empire gained large territories during the war, which undoubtedly contained huge business opportunities. The vast peasants of the empire also saw new hope. In the past, many people were afraid of immigrating overseas. But now it is different, almost all the people who immigrated overseas before have a good life, which makes the people in China very envious.

Now that the empire has acquired such a vast territory, a new round of immigration is bound to begin. This is an opportunity for those who aspire to live a good life. Everyone is full of beautiful hopes for the future of the empire.

More importantly, in this war, the empire has become the new world hegemon. Although ordinary people may not grasp the meaning of world hegemony, it does not represent the pride of the country and the nation that rises from the depths of their hearts.

The entire empire has entered the carnival because of the return of the delegation.

Emperor Long Yufei did not go to the docks, but waited for them in the palace. After all, the crown prince Longhua is also in the delegation, so he can't let him, who is an old man, greet his son, right?

Similarly, Long Yufei's mood was also very excited. It's been twenty years since I traveled to this world. After 20 years of hard work, it finally succeeded. This ancient country, having avoided the tragic fate of being the object of Western slaughter, has taken advantage of the situation to rise up and re-establish itself at the top of the world's nations.

This made Long Yufei feel a great sense of accomplishment, and all his efforts were worth it.

However, Long Yufei was not complacent because the empire had become the new world hegemon. He knew that the hegemony of the empire was not stable, and there were still many people waiting to pull the empire down from the overlordship. So, the empire needs to keep trying. Only in this way can we be strong forever.

After the delegation returned to the palace, they met with Emperor Long Yufei and told Long Yufei about the contents of the peace conference, as well as the signed treaties and the gains of the empire at the peace conference. Although he had already known these contents through the telegram before, after hearing Lin Zihao's message, it still made Long Yufei and the civil and military officials of the empire feel agitated.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your efforts, it is precisely because of your efforts that the empire is what it is today, and we can become the world hegemon!" Long Yufei said excitedly. (To be continued)

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