"That is, attempts to end the war in a short time will finally be dashed? Will the army continue to fight a formidable enemy in France, while the navy still can't get out of the North Sea? After listening to Tirpitz and Moltke's report, Wilhelm II asked expressionlessly.

"That's the case, the navy needs to repair the warships, and the army has to fight the growing US army at the same time, and in less than a month, the American and British transport ships can transport 200,000 to 300,000 army forces to France, although we still have an advantage in the frontal battlefield, but we have to admit that the Entente has surpassed us in terms of manpower and material resources, and with the entry of the United States, the war has reached a very delicate moment." Moltke replied carefully.

"Does this mean that time is on the side of the opponent? So what's our solution? Taking advantage of the fact that the giant beast of the United States has not yet recovered, continue to concentrate forces to defeat France? Wilhelm II frowned. Will the mighty German Army still be able to push forward? ”

"Without the ability to continue to advance, the materials sent to China by the Republic of China are nearly 70% less than under normal circumstances. Our reserves were rapidly depleted during months of war. If we can't regain replenishment, we'll only be able to defend now, and in a few months' time, we'll not even be able to defend. Germany was not a great power, and although we had acquired large swaths of Russian territory, we could not fully absorb them. Maybe in more than ten years, we can realize our own resources, but now we certainly can't. In the end, Moltke Jr., on behalf of the Navy and Army, finally said the biggest demand of the military at this meeting, that is, to re-establish friendly relations with China. Get supplies and keep fighting!

"Your Majesty, this is not a concession. We are only repairing relations with one ally, and we cannot afford to offend our ally for the sake of the Russians. And I think that only if Russia is weak enough will it really do what the German Empire says. China does not have the ability to swallow all of Russia, and the most elite part of Europe will be under our control, and the other half will serve as a direct buffer between China and China. And in contrast to the rich Southeast Asia and South Asia, you don't know that after completely solving the threat from the north. Will China turn the finger to the south? As long as the British flag is still fluttering in Southeast Asia, the contradictions between China and Britain will not disappear in the future. The contradictions between the German Empire and China can be said to be minimal. Tirpitz looked at the silent William, and then at the somewhat nervous little Moltke, and immediately added to the fire.

Wilhelm II's brows furrowed, his eyes fixed on the world map hanging on the wall. "I am greater than the kings of Prussia, and Wilhelm I has only achieved the unification of Prussia. And I defeated Russia, which successive European monarchs had not been able to defeat! "A few days ago, whenever I saw my own achievements on the map. Wilhelm II was thrilled, and he was convinced that victory was only two or three steps away from him. But now, he also faintly feels a huge pressure. The steps to victory begin to blur, replaced by an abyss that could crush him and his empire to pieces if he wasn't careful!

"I'm only giving in for the time being, just give me ten years and I can build a new empire in Eastern Europe! The world will tremble under my feet then, and the British and French can only be counted as second-rate characters. And China and the United States absolutely did not dare to challenge the sword edge of Germany. Finally, Wilhelm II accepted the reality and nodded his head in acquiescence. At the same time, Moltke and Tirpitz below breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and the emperor finally agreed, which meant that the future war would be much easier.

Restoring the relationship is not just about doing some paperwork, it is about taking practical actions. Otherwise, Huaxia will definitely not buy it. After some study, the German government first suspended the return of prisoners of war and weapons, and according to the plan, the Russian Provisional Government would accept prisoners of war and some supplies repatriated from Germany after the end of the state of war between Germany and Russia to expand its army, so as to eliminate the internal resistance and resist the attack from China. And this move of the Germans is not conducive to the withdrawal of salaries from the bottom of the kettle for the Russian Provisional Government! It doesn't matter if Germany does not recognize the legitimacy of the territory occupied by China for the time being, after all, practical actions are more powerful than verbal explanations! And this was only the first step, the second step was to agree with the Chinese government to invest in the oil industry in the Mesopotamian plain after the war. Unlike in history, this plane has already carried out a certain amount of development in the Middle East and the discovery of a large number of oil fields, and at the beginning of the war, China's demand was to obtain the right to exploit oil, but at that time Germany did not immediately agree, and now, Wilhelm II finally bowed his head.

When the German envoy sent these two resolutions to Xu Jie, Xu Jie smiled slightly. "William, the arrogant guy has finally come to see the reality." A thrill of victory flooded his heart. With the two sides reaching an agreement on two key issues, the conflict between the Chinese Republic and Germany is finally resolved, and the two sides can continue to discuss the next step of cooperation. The Republic of China is definitely interesting enough for friends, and since everyone is friends again, even if it is only temporary, Xu Jie will take it seriously.

Well, there is no friendship between countries, and the fundamental reason is that Xu Jie needs a strong country to restrain Britain and the United States. Don't look down on Britain, even if Britain lost too much blood in World War 1, but in history, the empire on which the sun never sets was still quite strong before the end of World War II, first-class technology and relatively strong industry, plus a country that has not lost its blood and enterprising spirit, even in the face of the sun and will never surrender in the face of the British Empire, the combat effectiveness that broke out at sunset is still terrifying. As for the United States? Even more so! China needs a strong country to continue to contain the United States, and this country can only be Germany, and other countries do not have this idea, let alone this ability! Of course, this qiē is premised on the fact that Germany can eat the fruits of victory in Eastern Europe, note that Germany can only get the fruits of victory in Eastern Europe, not the Netherlands, Belgium and France in Western Europe!

"We will naturally meet your country's material requirements. There is no doubt about that. But at the same time, it would not work to allow us to interrupt the delivery of goods that had already been ordered by the Entente. We must take into account the reaction of the Entente and the credibility of business. We cannot terminate the deal between the two sides until the Entente makes any unfriendly move. Xu Jie vetoed the German representative's demand to cut off arms trade with the Allied countries, but said he could fully support exports to Germany.

"If we can, we hope that your country can provide some finished submarines and aircraft." The German envoys didn't dwell too much on the issue of cutting off the supply of the Entente, and after a while they shifted the conversation to submarines and planes, which made Xu Jie somewhat confused. It is understandable that the Germans want planes, after all, the Germans are short of aircraft, and because of engine limitations, the Fokker advantage has been gradually neutralized. In the previous stage, as compensation for Huaxia's support to the Entente countries, the British agreed to provide Huaxia with the production technology of 500 horsepower engines, which means that Huaxia's current engine manufacturing level is second only to Britain. And there will be absolutely no shortage of materials or resources. But what do you want a submarine for? Could it be that Huaxia can still send submarines to Germany? It doesn't mean much even to Italy. The U.S. fleet stationed in the southern ports of France has completely blocked the Allied Mediterranean Fleet's access to the Strait of Gibraltar. It's not very useful to have a submarine?

"Of course, we can even transfer some of the submarines in the Huaxia fleet to you, but we can only guarantee that the submarines will be delivered to Italy." But in this world, no one and money can't get by. And you can take the opportunity to dispose of some old goods, so why not? But Xu Jie was still very concerned about the actions of the Germans. The war has come to this stage. The Germans could not do useless work, what was their purpose?

"But what about the payment problem? We can have the first supplies from your country ready within 10 days. And how will your country pay this huge sum of at least 50 million marks during this time? "The situation on the cargo side has been negotiated, and all that remains is to pay. Xu Jie is still skeptical of Germany's ability to pay hard currency. After all, Germany does not have many gold reserves, and it is even more impossible to exchange them in kind, as for technology? It's not worth that much money. What else can be exchanged for? The Ottoman Empire's oil rights in the valley of the two rivers? Not to mention how big the investment cost is, only when they are finally defeated, these agreements can be turned into real money, so for these things, Huaxia is very cautious, and it is absolutely impossible to obtain 50 million marks of goods by relying on a dead letter!

"It's all in gold and silver, and if you can, I wonder if it's okay to have rubies or diamonds?" Unexpectedly, the German envoy's answer was very crisp, absolutely hard currency than payment, without discount! This surprised Xu Jie. War and plunder went hand in hand, and the Allies had trampled Russia, the Netherlands, and Belgium under their feet. Then the hard currency ratio and the gold and silver scattered among the people, which they did not have time to transfer, naturally became the trophies of Germany. Even if part of Russia's gold reserves are in the hands of Kolchak and others, a lot of precious metals can be found from St. Petersburg alone, and Germany naturally cannot provide prisoners and weapons to the Russian Provisional Government in vain, all of which are exchanged for real money and silver!

"Then I don't think there is a problem at all. Your country is ready to arrange pick-up. Faced with the German envoy's answer, Xu Jie said with great satisfaction.

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