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"Marshal, the Volga is the largest river in Europe, and it is wide. In addition, now that the river has thawed, the flood season will gradually come. It's not so easy to cross the Volga! Long Yufei said with some concern. He wanted the empire to fall to Russia, but he absolutely did not want to see the corpses of the imperial soldiers lying densely on the surface of the Volga River.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured! I believe that General Sun will finish this battle well! "Marshal Niu Meng is very confident in Admiral Sun Hao.

Long Yufei nodded and stopped talking about this question. Originally, he was just a layman, and other professionals must have more ways to solve this problem than him.

"Your Majesty, the Foreign Secretary asks to see you." Li Hu, the chief of the guard, came in and said.

"Oh? Please! Long Yufei said. At present, the Asia-Europe military alliance has the absolute upper hand on the battlefield, but the contradictions between the member countries within the alliance have also become prominent. In order to ensure the continued maintenance of the Alliance, at least until the end of this war. The officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are also very busy. Foreign Minister Wei Yuan continued to communicate with the envoys of various countries in China and signed one agreement after another.

"Chen Wei Yuan knocks to see His Majesty!" Foreign Minister Wei Yuan respectfully saluted Long Yufei.

"Lord Wei, excuse me. Did something happen? Long Yufei asked straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Minister in Switzerland sent a telegram back. The Russians are in contact with us, they want to end the war! Wei Yuan said.

"Russians? Are they going to make peace with us? So. What price are they prepared to pay? Long Yufei asked.

"Your Majesty, the Russians are willing to cede to us the Ural Mountains and the territories east of the Ural River. In exchange for the end of the war. Wei Yuan said.

"Impossible! This is absolutely not a no-go. The Western Siberian Plain and the Kazakh steppes were already under imperial control, and now the Russians want to use this region as a bargaining chip, so how is it possible? What's more, now the imperial army is not blocked in the Ural Mountains and east of the Ural River, our army has already penetrated into the Eastern European Plain. The Russians paid such a small price, it is simply perfunctory to us! Long Yufei immediately shook his head. Not to mention that deep down in his heart he has never considered peace talks with Russia at all, even if he really wants peace talks, such conditions of the Russians. Nor could I impress him. If you want peace talks, you have to pay conditions that satisfy the Chinese Empire. Of course, the appetite of the Chinese Empire has always been relatively large, and the Russians will certainly not accept the conditions of the Chinese Empire. Therefore, there are no conditions for peace talks between the two sides at all. In this war, it is better to use fists to decide. When the imperial army completely destroyed Russia, the war naturally stopped.

"Yes! Lord Wei. The Russians are so insincere that they want to negotiate peace with us, and they simply treat us as Hanako. Tell Alexander II that kid. If we want to end the war, we have to cede at least half of the Eastern European Plain to us. In addition, the war reparations of more than one billion Chinese dollars were paid to the Empire. Only then will we consider peace talks with the Russians! Marshal Niu Meng also said.

"Your Excellency, Marshal. The Russians will certainly not accept such conditions either. Therefore, I see that there is no need for this peace talks at all. I'm just routinely reporting to His Majesty the Emperor! Wei Yuan said with a wry smile.

Marshal Niu Meng nodded. Didn't say much. Although he has not been concerned about things for a long time, he also knows Long Yufei's thoughts. Russia. I won't continue to save zài. At least a strong Russia is unlikely to survive. The Chinese Empire would not tolerate a powerful Russia that threatened itself. Although, most of Russia's territory has been lost. But. Even if the Ural Mountains and the territory east of the Ural River are lost, this will not have much impact on Russia, and it will not even be as big as the loss of Ukraine to Russia. After all, Russia's roots are in the European part. The Asian part is nothing more than a barren land for them.

"Give an order to the minister in Switzerland, you can make peace with the Russians. However, it is impossible for us to really negotiate peace with Russia. Our appetite is much greater than the Russians think. The Russians simply can't give us so much, only we can marry ourselves! Long Yufei said. In his memory, the wealth of the Russian royal family was very staggering, and the gold alone was probably several thousand tons. According to the estimates of the imperial intelligence services, the Russian royal family stored more than 3,000 tons of gold in secret vaults near St. Petersburg and Moscow. The gold alone is worth more than 1.6 billion Chinese dollars. In addition, there are various treasures and antiques collected by the Russian royal family over the centuries, which are of infinite value. For hundreds of years, it was the Military Intelligence Agency, and it can only give an estimate. The total value of this wealth is definitely more than 2.5 billion Chinese dollars.

Although, the empire plundered a lot of wealth in India. Those riches have made the empire not only not lose money in this war, but also make a lot of money. However, Long Yufei also did not want to let go of Russia's wealth. If the Chinese Empire gains this wealth, then the empire's national strength will be even stronger. On the other hand, if the enemies of the empire gain this wealth, then they will create a great enemy for the empire. This is considered a capital enemy. Long Yufei didn't want this to happen.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Then let's offer a condition that is unacceptable to the Russians! Wei Yuan said.

Long Yufei nodded, although, the Eastern European Plain was too far away from the empire. Even if the railroad is built and the double line is built, it will still be very difficult for the empire to control the Eastern European Plain. However, the empire needed to create a buffer zone with the Kingdom of Prussia, which would later become the German Empire. In this case, the Eastern European Plain is undoubtedly a very suitable place. In addition, the soil there is fertile, almost all of which is black soil, and if the empire gains the Eastern European Plain, it can easily feed hundreds of millions of people.

Of course, if peace talks with Russia are promised, it may be possible to extort a fortune from the Russians. However, this is not what Long Yufei wants to see. What he hoped for was the destruction of Russia and the complete relief of this trouble. Instead of a temporary truce, wait until decades later, when the Russians have regained their strength, and the two sides will fight again.

Long Yufei hopes that he will solve all the problems in his lifetime and leave a peaceful world for future generations.

After receiving instructions from China, Liang Botao, the imperial minister in Switzerland, once again met with the Russian minister in Switzerland, Apraksin. The place where we met this time was the Imperial Legation in Switzerland. Minister Apraksin arrived quietly in the evening, and he did not take the carriage of the Russian legation, but took an ordinary carriage and easily arrived at the back door of the Imperial legation in Switzerland.

This meeting between the two sides was also highly confidential.

The meeting took place in a secret room in the embassy, and neither the Chinese Empire nor Russia wanted the outside world to know about the meeting between the two countries. After all, whether it is the North Atlantic Military Alliance or the Asia-Europe Military Alliance, when the countries signed the alliance treaty, they promised that they would not be able to make peace with the enemy alone.

Of course, no matter which member state it is, it must be in contact with the enemy in private. However, this cannot be put on the surface, because the differences between the two sides are too great, and it is impossible to reach an agreement in the end.

After a few days of not seeing him, Minister Apraksin looked a little tired. In the past few days, the Chinese army is busy annihilating those encircled from the retreat of the Ural Mountains and the Ural River, and has not yet marched to the Volga defense line. However, the Russians all knew that once the Chinese army had eliminated the encircled Russian army, they would soon launch an attack on the Volga defense line. Even though Russia had deployed heavy troops on the Volga Line, Tsar Alexander II lacked sufficient confidence that he would be able to hold the Volga Line.

"Your Excellency, I wonder what your country's reply is?" As soon as they met, Minister Apraksin asked. If he wanted to be a little reserved before, but with the urging of the country, he was also very anxious.

"Your Excellency, there are already instructions in the country. However, there is a big gap between our demands and Russia's willingness to pay the price. Therefore, I actually have no confidence in this peace talks! Minister Liang Botao said solemnly.

Hearing Minister Liang Botao's words, Minister Apraksin's heart suddenly sank. It seems that the worst he expected was inevitable. This will undoubtedly be a disaster for Russia.

"Your Excellency, what exactly are the conditions in your country? Perhaps, after I convey it back to China, it will be up to His Majesty the Tsar to decide! Minister Apraksin asked. This is his task, at least he needs to figure out the conditions on the Chinese side.

"All right, Your Excellency. My country believes that we have the advantage in this war. The final victory must be ours. Even if we were to destroy Russia, it would not seem impossible. Minister Liang Botao said.

Minister Apraksin's face was very ugly, but he had to admit that what Minister Liang Botao said was indeed the truth. If it had not been for the anticipation of the inevitable demise of Russia if the war had continued, the Russians would not have been so eager to end the war through peace talks.

"If Russia wants to end the war, then Russia must cede the territory east of the Volga to the Empire. And, compensate the empire for military spending of two billion Chinese dollars! (A pie-in-the-sky event, cool phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)

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