Berlin, the capital of Germany, the war in the Middle East is in full swing, and the Persian army is being defeated by the Afghan army, which makes the Germans also sad. They are now looking for oil in the province of Khuzystan in the Kingdom of Persia, and although they have not yet found the exact oil fields, they have already made some eyebrows, and maybe they will be able to find them soon. But the current situation makes them very speechless.

In order to gain the right to develop oil fields in the province of Khuzistan, Germany made a huge investment. Not to mention anything else, the arms on credit to the Persian kingdom were two batches totaling 20 million gold marks. Subsequently, in the province of Khuzystan, a lot of money was also spent. If the Persian kingdom were to be destroyed and their power to develop oil in the province of Khuzystan was to be withdrawn, it would undoubtedly be a great blow to Germany. Without oil, Germany's industrial development would be greatly restricted, and China would be stuck in the neck.

"Those Persians, why are they so useless? Their army was more than twice as large as the Afghans, but they were defeated by the Afghans. Now, even the capital is about to be attacked by the Afghans! "Frederick. Crown Prince William complained. If the Persian kingdom had failed, Germany's losses would have been too great for anyone to see.

"Your Royal Highness, it's not that the Persians are too weak, it's that the Afghans are too strong. The Afghan army was trained by instructors from the Chinese Army for a full year, and its weapons were changed to the standard weapons of the Chinese Army. Although the Persians got our weapons, how long did they train? They are not even familiar with the performance of those weapons, and in such a situation, how is it possible to let them resist the attack of the Afghans? The Chief of the German General Staff, Count Moltke, shook his head speechlessly. He was not optimistic about the Persian kingdom, and he had long felt that the Persian kingdom would not last long.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the most important question now is, what will we do if the Kingdom of Persia is defeated?" William I asked. It was not easy to see the hope of breaking the monopoly of the Chinese empire on oil, but now this hope is about to be shattered again, which makes him very angry.

"Your Majesty, if the Persian Kingdom is defeated, we will certainly not be able to continue looking for oil in Khuzystan Province, and even if we can find oil, the Afghans with the support of the Chinese will definitely not let us ship that oil." Unless we send troops to defeat the Afghans. However, if this is the case, the Chinese empire will also move from the background to the forefront. At that time, there is a possibility that a great war between us and the Chinese Empire will break out. This is not a good thing for the Empire! "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said. Germany wanted to have access to oil, but if it were to go to war with the Chinese Empire because of the oil problem, it would be too much to lose. At present, Germany is not ready for a full-scale war with the Chinese Empire, and even if it starts a war rashly, the possibility of victory is very small.

"At this stage, we are not yet in a position to go to war with the Chinese Empire. The lead ships of our navy will not be able to enter service until the end of next year. Lord of the Admirals, Prince Felix, shook his head. Soon, the German Navy will begin to explode troops on a large scale, and one by one the capital ships will be commissioned at the end of next year, and from that time on, Germany will have eight capital ships per year, which will make the strength of the German Navy develop by leaps and bounds.

Wilhelm I nodded, he also knew that it would not be good for Germany to tear his face with the Chinese Empire at this time and fall out directly.

"Your Majesty, we can only defend the interests of the Empire in the Persian Gulf through diplomatic means. Leo, the minister to the Kingdom of Persia, asked Germany to mediate, so that the Kingdom of Persia would have a chance. On the battlefield, the Kingdom of Persia has been defeated one after another, they will not be able to defeat the Kingdom of Afghanistan at all, and if the war continues, the Kingdom of Persia will definitely be defeated! "Foreign Secretary Albrech. Feng. Earl Ron said. Diplomacy is the last resort, but it remains to be seen whether it will succeed. Although the Kingdom of Afghanistan is nothing more than a small country. However, the Chinese empire behind the Kingdom of Afghanistan was not even willing to be provoked by Germany.

"Mediation? The Kingdom of Afghanistan will certainly not agree. William I shook his head.

"Your Majesty, let's go directly to the Chinese Empire, as long as the Chinese Empire accepts it, the Kingdom of Afghanistan will not have any opinions. In addition, we can also pull the Ottoman Turkish Empire into the situation, and the situation in West Asia will also pose a great threat to the Ottoman Turkish Empire! "Albrech. Feng. Count Ron continued.

"Well, you can talk to the Chinese first, and if they accept mediation, it will be the best." If they refuse, then there is only another way to do it! William I said that this was the only way to do it now.

Having received authorization from Wilhelm I, the German Foreign Office immediately went into action. First, they made contact with the Ottoman Turkish Empire, offering that Germany and the Ottoman Turkish Empire work together to mediate the war between the kingdoms of Afghanistan and Persia.

For the Germans, the Ottoman Turkish Empire readily agreed. The Ottoman Turkish Empire has always regarded itself as the master of the Islamic world. And the Sultan of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Abdul. Mejid I, even more Caliph. If the Kingdom of Afghanistan annexed the Kingdom of Persia with the support of the Chinese Empire, then the Kingdom of Afghanistan would be much more powerful, if not comparable to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, but it would be enough to pose a threat to the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Especially now that the relationship between the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Chinese Empire is getting worse and worse, no one dares to guarantee that the Chinese Empire will not have the intention of supporting the Kingdom of Afghanistan to replace the Ottoman Turkish Empire and become the new master of the Islamic world. In that case, the situation of the Ottoman Turkish Empire would be even more critical. So, supporting the Kingdom of Persia against the Kingdom of Afghanistan was good for the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

Immediately after the agreement between Germany and the Ottoman Turkish Empire was reached, the German and Ottoman Empire ambassadors to China urgently made an appointment with Wei Yuan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire. Although Wei Yuan knew that Germany and Austria must have wanted to see him for the affairs of the Persian Kingdom and the Kingdom of Afghanistan, he still received them. After all, although the Chinese Empire did not directly intervene in this war, fools know that if there is no Chinese Empire behind it, how dare the Kingdom of Afghanistan start a war at this time. Not to mention that the Afghan army defeated the Persian army with a small amount of effort.

"Your Excellency, two ambassadors, you are in such a hurry to see me, has something big happened?" Wei Yuan looked puzzled.

"Your Excellency Foreign Secretary, the war is currently going on between the Kingdom of Persia and the Kingdom of Afghanistan, more than 20 million people are involved in this war, countless people are shedding blood, and a large number of innocent people are being killed, which is a tragedy on earth. Germany hoped that the Chinese Empire would come forward to stop the war from spreading and save the innocent people! The German ambassador to China, Klaus, had a compassionate look on his face.

"Well, Your Excellency, the war between the Kingdom of Persia and the Kingdom of Afghanistan is the internal affair of the two countries themselves, and has nothing to do with other countries, right? In my opinion, let them decide the winner on the battlefield by themselves! When the time comes, the war will naturally stop. Wei Yuan said with a smile. These Germans, pretending to be living bodhisattvas, seem to be standing on the moral high ground. Actually, it's not a guy who wants to be a and build an archway. If it weren't for the fact that the Germans had taken a fancy to the oil in Khuzistan province, would they have jumped out in such a hurry?

"Your Excellency, you can't say that. China, Germany and Austria are now the three most powerful countries in the world, and we have a responsibility to maintain world peace. The war in West Asia has undoubtedly undermined peace and stability in West Asia. It is our duty to do so, and we must find a way to restore West Asia to peace and stability! Hassan, the ambassador of the Ottoman Turkish Empire to China, also said.

"No, I don't think so. There is already a contradiction between the Kingdom of Persia and the Kingdom of Afghanistan, and if our three countries come forward, it will certainly make them cease fighting, but the contradiction between the two sides will not be resolved, but will make the contradiction bigger and bigger. One day, the contradiction will erupt again. When the time comes, the scale of the war will be even greater. After the war between the kingdoms of Persia and Afghanistan ended, the contradictions were resolved, and peace was naturally restored to Western Asia! Wei Yuan shook his head. This time the Kingdom of Afghanistan invaded the Kingdom of Persia, but the empire had been planning for so long. Seeing that the Afghan Army is about to win, wouldn't it be a failure to let them cease fighting at this time?

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, contradictions can not only be resolved by means of war, but also at the negotiating table. We can let the kingdoms of Persia and Afghanistan cease the war first, and then negotiate. In this case, it will be beneficial to both countries. Klausti, the ambassador of the German Reich to China, said. In this way, it will undoubtedly be able to buy more time for the Persian kingdom. They can conscript more troops and can also have the army train for a longer period of time, thus increasing the combat effectiveness of the army.

Wei Yuan smiled, but finally shook his head, these Germans wanted to use a delaying tactic to give the Persian Kingdom a chance to breathe, in that case, the advantage of the Kingdom of Afghanistan would be lost. But how could the empire agree to their terms? R1152