"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, this morning, that guy from Lang Sovic was very angry, and he was really happy." In an office of the Jinmen city government, Hahausen, the German minister to China, said with a smile.

"Yes! However, I don't think he has a clear idea of the current situation. Tang Shaoyi also smiled. After so many years as foreign secretary, it was the first time he felt so relieved.

"Yes, although the Russians have lost hundreds of thousands of troops, this is nothing more than a drop in the bucket for them, and it has not hurt their bones. It will be very difficult to convince the Russians to admit defeat! Minister Hahausen continued.

Tang Shaoyi nodded: "That's true, the Russians are very stubborn. However, in the current situation, we still have the advantage. Even if we can't reach an agreement, we don't have much to lose. On the contrary, the Russians, I think they will not be able to support it at first. ”

"Your Excellency Foreign Minister, the German Reich would like to know your bottom line in this negotiation. So that we can help you even more. Hahausen said.

"Your Excellency, the vast majority of the Russian territories we have occupied will not be retreated. The Russians, including Vladivostok, must be returned to us. As for Eastern Siberia, we can make a certain concession and set the borders on the Selenga River and Lake Baikal, with the east belonging to us and the west to Russia. Tang Shaoyi continued.

"Give up Irkutsk?" Hahausen couldn't help but frown. Germany is hoping that China and Russia will not be able to reach an agreement and continue to fight. But if China ceded Irkutsk and the surrounding area, the Russians would most likely drop off their donkeys.

"Your Excellency, we think so. Irkutsk is too far away from Omsk, more than 2,000 kilometers. The Trans-Siberian Railway was also blown up quite a bit, even if we continue to occupy Irkutsk. Nor can it pose much of a threat to Russia. On the contrary, if we return Irkutsk to the Russians, they will have to deploy heavy forces in and around Irkutsk. Only in this way will we be able to ensure that Irkutsk will not be taken by us again. Moreover, if we start a war with Russia, we can also destroy the main forces of the Russian army around Irkutsk. Tang Shaoyi said with a smile.

Minister Hahausen's eyes lit up. Listening to Tang Shaoyi say this, it is undoubtedly to return Irkutsk to Russia, which is more unfavorable to Russia than not to return it. Once the Russian Army deploys heavy troops in Irkutsk, the corresponding number of troops deployed in the European part will be reduced. The threat to the German Reich was undoubtedly much smaller.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I have to admit that this is definitely a genius strategy. The Russians, even though they knew it was not good for them, had to accept it. There is no other way. Minister Hahausen exclaimed sincerely.

"Of course, this is a genius strategy!" Tang Shaoyi said in his heart, this is the strategy of His Royal Highness the Prince.

At the same time, the British Minister Juerdian, the French Minister Pasteur, and the Russian Minister Ronso Vicz also held secret talks in the Russian Concession. However, Ronsovicz still looked angry, believing that Britain and France had not fulfilled their obligations as allies in the negotiations.

"Let's see, what are those hateful yellow-skinned monkeys proposing? They were not only to occupy the territory of the Russian Empire. We also have to pay a huge amount of compensation! In addition, they want us to give up our special rights and interests in China. Return the concession to them. This is simply a provocation to the Russian Empire and the entire Western world. We should unite and put pressure on them together. Only in this way will we be able to defend our interests in China. Ronsovicz said angrily, hoping to resonate with both Jurdian and Pasteur. As a result, he was disappointed. Jurdian and Pasteur did not express any of his anger.

"Your Excellency Ronsowici. The current situation makes it impossible for us to support Russia in a war against China! They have completed the unification and have more than one and a half million army forces. The most terrifying thing is that they have a population of more than 400 million. If we force them completely into Germany. This is a disaster for us! Sir Jurdian said solemnly.

"Yes, the French government also believes that we must not have a large-scale conflict with China at this time." The French Minister Pasteur echoed the opinion of Jurdian.

"Are you planning to sacrifice the interests of the Russian Empire?" Ronsovic's tone was cold.

"No, it's not that we want to sacrifice the interests of the Russian Empire, it's your own making. If the armies of the Russian Empire are able to win on the battlefield, even if only to gain an advantage, we will fully support you. Unfortunately, the end result was the opposite. With the Germans on the lookout, we simply have no way to help you! Sir Jurdian explained.

As a diplomat, he was speechless, not unaware of this. What you can't get from the battlefield, don't want to get it from the negotiating table. Since the Russians cannot defeat the Chinese on the battlefield, it is simply impossible to protect Russia's interests through blackmail. Now, the attitude of Britain and France, undoubtedly shows this.

"Your Excellency Ronsovici, we will go back and communicate with the Chinese once again to ensure the interests of the Russian Empire as much as possible, but please also tell the Russian government not to daydream unrealistically." Sir Jurdian said.

After that, Sir Zhu Erdian and Sir Pasteur left the Russian Concession and went to the Jinmen City Government to visit the Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi, hoping that the Chinese Empire would make some concessions, so that the peace talks would not break down in this way.

Tang Shaoyi met with Sir Zhu Erdian and Pasteur. He also knew that the attitude of the British and French was undoubtedly important in order to bring the Russians to their knees.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I have to say that the conditions you put forward this morning are really too harsh. In this case, it is not conducive to the coming of peace. The British Empire hoped that the Chinese Empire would be able to lower some conditions. Contribute your part to peace in the Far East. Sir Jurdian said that by saying this, he was simply dressing up Britain as a defender of peace in the Far East. The Chinese Empire, on the other hand, is undoubtedly a destroyer of peace.

"No, no, Sir Sir, I cannot agree with you. The conditions I put forward this morning are entirely reasonable. The Chinese Empire won the war, and we have the right to these benefits. Tang Shaoyi shook his head again and again.

"The Russian Empire did not lose, they still have enough strength to fight." Minister Pasteur said.

"Of course, I'm convinced of that. But in the same way, we can also fight. Tang Shaoyi said with a smile. The current situation is not favorable to the Entente, so the Chinese Empire can use this to threaten them.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, do not forget that Russia is our ally. If the Chinese Empire insists on going on with the war, our two countries will not sit idly by. Sir Jurdian said with a cold face.

"Of course, Sir Sir. However, please do not forget that although the Chinese Empire is not allied with other countries, we do have friends. If we were to form an alliance with other countries, they would not refuse. In addition, the Chinese Empire now has only a million or more troops. But if we want, the size of the army can be increased to two million, five million, or even more. We are not afraid of war, and we believe that even if we do, we will not lose. Tang Shao showed the determination of the empire.

Although, Sir Zhu Erdian and Pasteur were very dissatisfied with Tang Shaoyi's remarks. But they had to admit it, as Tang Shaoyi said. A China that has completed reunification and has a strong military force is no longer something they can bully at will. Especially now, when the Western powers are not monolithic, it poses a huge threat to them. If China were to be forced to become an Allied power, the Entente would be at a complete disadvantage.

"Your Excellency, I think you have misunderstood something. The British Empire has always wanted to live in peace with the Chinese Empire, and it has no intention of persecuting you. Sir Jurdian immediately changed his tone. Since the hard ones can't work, they can only come to the soft ones.

"The Chinese Empire also regarded Britain as our most important friend." Tang Shaoyi also said that these nonsense words, for these diplomats, naturally come as soon as they open their mouths.

"Well, given the friendship between our two countries, we hope that the Chinese Empire, to a certain extent, will lower its requirements. After all, if the war continues, it will also be detrimental to the Chinese Empire. Your country is in ruins, and what it needs is construction, not war. Sir Jurden said.

Tang Shaoyi nodded: "This is also the reason why we agreed to conduct peace negotiations." However, the interests of the empire must also be defended. Now that we have regained the territory we have lost over the past few hundred years, there is absolutely no possibility of giving it up again. Otherwise, we will not be able to account to the people in China. In addition, since Russia has been defeated, it is natural that their special rights and interests in China should also be abolished. As for the war reparations, we can lower them a little. In order to save Russia's face, it can be paid in the form of a ransom for prisoners of war. This is already the bottom line of the empire, and we will not back down again! (To be continued......)

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