Chapter 466: Alexander's Return (I)
Seeing that the people below were staring at him, Hindenburg put forward his own proposal: "With the convening of this peace conference, I hope to be able to completely ban poison gas warfare against humanity in the world, and at the same time, the preferential treatment of prisoners should be established as an international law. β
Hearing that it was to regulate and restrain the conduct of war, the representatives of various countries were excited, after all, for them who are weak, they are always the victims, and if the war can be more humane, they will suffer less.
Everyone had little experience with such conventions, and all the delegates had no clue after discussing for a day, but Wu Qiong directly threw out a bill. This bill was drafted by Fang Xiaoyu with reference to some articles of the Geneva Conventions on the earth, which is divided into three parts.
The first part is the prohibition of the use, production, purchase, stockpiling and transfer of all types of chemical weapons; dismantling or diversion of all chemical weapons production facilities; provide detailed information on their respective chemical weapons arsenals, weapons and equipment and destruction plans; Pledge not to use chemical substances such as herbicides and riot control agents for war purposes.
The second part is the recognition of the principle that the wounded and sick of the opposing sides should be treated humanely in all circumstances without distinction, and that even the opposing side has an obligation to treat the wounded and sick; It is forbidden to inflict any danger or atrocity on the life and person of the wounded or sick, in particular murder, torture, biological experimentation or wilful denial of medical assistance and care; Medical units and their buildings, equipment and personnel shall be inviolable, provided that they are clearly marked with a red cross on a white background, a principle that has been agreed to be followed in both naval and land battles.
The third part is that enemy civilians under the authority of one of the parties to the conflict should be protected and treated humanely, including being allowed to leave the country safely and guaranteeing the basic rights of civilians who have not been repatriated. It is forbidden to destroy undefended towns and villages; prohibit the killing, coercion, ill-treatment and eviction of peaceful residents; Corporal punishment and torture are prohibited, and the person, family, honour, property, religious beliefs and customs of unarmed populations should be respected; Collective punishment and hostage-taking, etc., are prohibited.
In the case that all countries have no clue, Wu Qiong actually threw out such a detailed and reasonable bill, which made the Chinese Empire undoubtedly take the lead in this conference, and the countries could not put forward more reasonable proposals, so this conference mainly focused on this bill, and in the end, the proposal of the Chinese Empire was almost unmodified by any representatives of various countries, and soon this "International War Law" was freshly released.
These provisions were followed by a penalty regulation following consultations among the representatives of the States. Once any State is found to have violated these treaties, other States can attack them without a declaration of war, without incurring international responsibility. This punishment is quite dangerous, and once it is confirmed that it has violated the treaty, it will become the target of public criticism, which is equivalent to starting a war with the whole world.
After the treaty was concluded, the Chinese Empire was the first to announce the beginning of the repatriation of prisoners of war from various countries. In the past few years of the war, with a large number of prisoners of war, the Chinese Empire has built many railways and roads, which has accelerated the construction of roads throughout the country.
Now, after the signing of the laws of war, the Chinese Empire was the first to make a gesture, which was well received by all countries, especially those defeated countries with a large number of prisoners, and the return of these prisoners would greatly alleviate the shortage of labor in their countries.
Of course, all the Cossack prisoners of war were sent to Kolchak's army, while the prisoners of war of the destroyed countries were ignored, and the Chinese Empire continued to use them in all kinds of dangerous work under the pretense of ignorance.
After the signing of the treaty and the laws of war, the six countries began to prepare for armed intervention in Russia, and all countries were very wary of the utopian ideology, especially the Yaman Empire and the Habfsburg Kingdom, because of the great damage to production in China during the war, they were very afraid that the victory of utopianism in Russia would cause turmoil in the domestic situation, so they all hoped to eliminate Russia as soon as possible.
Only the Boston Empire was far away from the continent of Yarrow, and the utopian trend of thought did not have much influence on them, not to mention that it was relatively rich at home and relatively stable in society, but they hoped that Russian ideas could radiate to the outside world and make some trouble for the Chinese Empire and the Yaman Empire, so they naturally shirked armed intervention in every way.
With the Boston Empire in the way, an agreement was not reached to unite against Russia, and the countries had to organize their own armies to attack. After the end of the Essen Peace Conference, only the four countries bordering Russia actively prepared for war against Russia, and the first to go to war was not the long-prepared Chinese Empire, but the Iranian Empire, the weakest of the four countries.
The Iranian Empire was not very combative, contributed the least in the war, and naturally gained the least benefits, except for the barren colonies of the Southern Subcontinent, and like the younger brothers of the Chinese Empire, they only received sufficient reparations.
King Abdul II was very unhappy about this, but the Easter Empire contributed too little to the war, and the national strength was the weakest of the victorious powers, so they did not have much say in the international community.
In order to make up for his losses, he immediately thought of reaping the benefits of the newly established Russia, especially the oil fields in the Baku region, which had always coveted him, so the eight armies of the Empire of Istanbul, 400,000 troops, launched a full-scale invasion from the Caucasus line.
At first, the Iranian army was progressing fairly well, but as they approached the vicinity of Baku, they were met with a powerful counterattack from the Russian Red Army, whose soldiers, although inferior in weapons, were outnumbered and fearless to death. The weapons and training of the soldiers of the Istanbul army did not have much advantage, and after suffering certain losses, the advance of the Easter Empire was forced to stop.
Seeing that the Istanbul Empire had taken the lead, the Yaman Empire and the Habfsburg Kingdom also tore up the armistice agreement and formed a joint force to attack Russia, and at the same time they also gathered 100,000 prisoners of the Cossack Empire, who were still loyal to the imperial family, and formed the Patriotic Army in the name of freeing the prisoners and the troops of the two countries to fight together.
Denikin's Restoration Army, which was also supported by weapons from both countries, became more powerful, and the area of control was pushed out from the vicinity of the coastal railway, and the newly formed Russian Soviet government faced the greatest challenge from all sides.
On October 1, Ulyanov made a radio report on the new Russian capital, Moscow, on the "Motherland in Peril," in which he proposed that the Russian people should take up arms and defend their country. In this speech, he vigorously stirred up nationalist sentiment at home, claiming to defeat all foreign interference forces and defend the people's own regime.
His speech quickly had an effect, and under the call of the government, a large number of workers and peasants took up arms, formed militia divisions, and rushed to the battlefield to fight with the Red Army against the superior forces, and after the strong counterattack of the Russian Red Army, the offensive of the various intervention armies was suspended, and the Yaman Empire immediately sent a note to the Chinese Empire, hoping that it would immediately send intervention troops to support its allies on the battlefield.
There is a reason why the Chinese Empire has not sent troops for a long time, Alexander III and his family finally landed in the port of Rio in the Empire of San MartΓn after two months of life at sea, and the two months of life on submarines and ships made Alexander III's family want to vomit when they smell the smell of diesel, especially Princess Daria, who vowed never to ride in a submarine again.
Heavily protected, they then crossed the entire Saint-Martin Empire, boarding warships bound for the Chinese Empire at the port of Hawar, and after nine months, they finally landed at Port Arthur just as the intervention forces were preparing to act.
When Alexander III and his family set foot on the territory of the Chinese Empire, they were conquered by the prosperity of the city, the modern container area of Vladivostok Port, the tall tower cranes and the clean and tidy port area all gave them a deep impression, the city is full of buildings as high as a dozen floors and squares with green vegetation, and even many young people riding bicycles and cars passing by from time to time made the Alexander III family very surprised.
In order to show respect for Alexander III's family, Lin Feng, who had become the deputy prime minister of the empire, personally came to the port of Vladivostok to greet him.
"Hello Your Majesty Alexander III, I am Lin Feng, Vice Premier of the State Council of the Chinese Empire, and on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of our country, I welcome your arrival." Lin Feng said very politely, his eyes inadvertently, he glanced at Princess Dalia who was standing beside Alexander III, this princess who had an unclear relationship with Fang Xiaoyu, Lin Feng did not dare to offend.
Alexander III waved his hand at Lin Feng with a disappointed expression, and immediately sighed and said, "No need to call Your Majesty, now that I have lost my country, it doesn't count as anything." β
Lin Feng smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know yet, Marshal Kolchak has already established a restoration army in the Ufa region, and he still worships you as the Cossack emperor, and they will fight to exterminate the rebels." β
"Is this true? It's great, it's really good. Hearing the news, Alexander III felt like he had grasped the last straw, and his mood suddenly improved a lot. Looking at her father's excited expression, Princess Daria's heart was mixed, she knew Fang Xiaoyu's purpose very well, but she couldn't bear to shatter her father's dream, and now she really didn't know how to deal with herself.
Princess Daria's mood was heavy, and her pace was naturally slower, at this time, Lin Feng pretended to be inadvertently behind, walked up to her and whispered: "Don't worry, Your Majesty only wants allies and not puppets, you don't have to worry, not to mention that there are still you?" Your Majesty is very fond of you. β