The problem of naval construction is a serious problem, after discussing with Yan Boxun and Yang Yonglin for 4 hours, they did not finally come up with a solution, Yan Boxun and Yang Yonglin still wanted to continue, but Xu Jie did not have time to consume them. Just now the guard sent a document. The Russians are ready to reopen negotiations. Now, negotiation is the number one priority. The construction of the navy is a long way to go, and there is time to do it well, so Xu Jie decided to deal with the negotiations that will start in three days.

Originally, the Russian demand was negotiated the next day, but the Beiyang side did not expect the Russians to give in so quickly. Therefore, the preparation is not sufficient, and at the same time, in order to better reflect his dominant position, Xu Jie decided to set the negotiation date in 3 days, this is to tell the Russians that we can afford to drag it out, but I don't know if the Russians can afford it!

Three days passed in a hurry, and the representatives of the Beiyang side and the Russian side soon met again in the officers' cafeteria of the battleship Ninghai. In the past three days, the Russians must have had an uncomfortable life, and from the somewhat haggard faces of Count Sergeivet and Essen, you can imagine how the other party has spent these days!

"General Xu, we have already started formal negotiations with the Beiyang side, but our army is still fighting on the battlefield, which is not in line with international practice, and it is also very useless and futile. So during the negotiations, I suggested that the armies of both sides cease hostilities and withdraw from each other at a certain distance as a separation zone, what do you think? "Count Witte couldn't wait to ask for a ceasefire from the outset.

"It is not in accordance with international practice for the Russian Government to declare war against our country, but your country has done so. Before the negotiations were concluded, the two sides were at war. Whether or not military operations are suspended depends entirely on the views of both sides and has nothing to do with international practice. And for now. We are not willing to suspend hostilities, because our goal has not yet been achieved! Xu Jie said with a smile.

"I have to say that your purpose is unrealistic, and we simply cannot accept such a request! This is a traitor! Witt said angrily.

"No, you are wrong, Count Witt, you are saving your country. I think you know better than I do about Russia's finances, supporting more than 200,000 troops in a diplomatic war of thousands of miles, and also building the Trans-Siberian Railway. These two great projects were enough to crush Russia, which was not rich in the first place, and France did not support your actions in the Far East, so I wonder if Russia decided to borrow money. Do you have a place to borrow? Zhang Peilun said with a smile.

"Anyone. Any country must pay for its wrongdoing. Since Russia has chosen the wrong opponent at the wrong time, it must pay the price! Of course, you can hold on to your mistakes, but that will cost Russia even more. We have a saying in China, when the judgment continues, it will be chaotic! This sentence is very suitable for Russia today. Xu Jie said while beating a side drum.

"We can withdraw the Russian troops that are in Inner Mongolia, and we can also withdraw our military strength from Outer Mongolia, and I hope that our withdrawal and your country's withdrawal will vacate a certain security zone at the same time." Count Witte said.

"We naturally welcome the withdrawal of your country's military strength from our country, but we need to emphasize two points. The first point is if your country needs to set aside a certain amount of security zone. Then your country can retreat on its own, Beiyang will definitely not retreat a single step, every inch of this territory is the blood and sweat of our Beiyang officers and soldiers, and there is no need to think about retreating at all. The second point is that our three conditions are tied, and we cannot cease fire just because we accept one condition, which is impossible. Xu Jie refused.

"You are not negotiating, but judging, and we should negotiate on an equal footing." Witt said.

"How can the winners and losers in a war be equal? That's what we're asking for, and if that's not acceptable, we can continue to adjourn the meeting until you accept it, or until the negotiation breaks down. Xu Jie sneered. So I hope that you can face up to the reality that China is not the Manchus now, and Russia is a loser. ”

"The territory of Sakhalin can be temporarily taken over by your country, and as for the indemnity, we can also redeem some of the officers in advance." Werther took a deep breath and stabilized his mood before saying.

"We welcome the return of part of our occupied territories to your country, but it is far from enough, and we hope that the north-east will return to the pre-1840 borders, not only on Sakhalin Island, but also on the Trans-Khingan Mountains and other places. You know, some of the areas occupied by our Army have already exceeded the 1840 boundary line, and we have made concessions, and this is already our bottom line. Xu Jie said.

It's not that Xu Jie doesn't want to get more territory, and at the beginning, Xu Jie really planned to insist on the Line of Actual Control. But then the analysis report of Nie Shicheng and others made Xu Jie have to give up this plan. Even according to the revised plan, more than 1 million square kilometers of land have been added to the northeast. It is almost equal to the territory of the three northeastern provinces!

At that time, these more than 1 million square kilometers were still very desolate, and even with the current population and transportation situation in China and the national strength, it was still very difficult to control it at once. And as the front moves westward, the supply lines of the Russians will be shortened, and the supply lines of the Chinese army will be lengthened.

Possession now does not mean that they will be able to possess it in the future, so the army hopes that their battle line will not exceed their logistical supply capacity. After all, the scale of the next war will definitely be much larger than this one, and in terms of the current railway system in the northeast, it will only support about 150,000 army forces to fight at most, and after adding a large territory, the railway network needs to be built to support more land forces to fight.

So in this case, Xu Jie decided to make some concessions, but the concessions were also very limited! In the case that Beiyang can support in the next 5 years, as much territory as possible.

"I'm afraid this is still beyond the limits of tolerance in the Russian Empire! There is a treaty on the border between our two countries in the Northeast! Essen exclaimed.

"The treaties of the previous era are no longer suitable for this era, and I would like to remind you that if your government does not show enough sincerity, Hokkaido may become a place for Japanese people when we meet next time." Xu Jie said coldly.

"The Japanese government has promised a great deal of benefits in order to bring Hokkaido back, and if the Russian government's offer does not satisfy us, then we must get compensation from the Japanese. There is not much time left for your country, so you can do it yourself. After Xu Jie finished speaking, he got up and left the venue.

The second meeting ended again after less than two hours between the two sides. Xu Jie is tired of negotiating with the Russian delegation, and he needs to get what he wants in the shortest possible time, so this time Xu Jie directly played the hole card of Hokkaido!

"We'll see." Count Witte said as he took off his glasses and wiped them slowly. (To be continued.) )