Everyone is a face-saving person, even if they really don't want to fight, it is impossible for the two sides to start a direct face-to-face communication, so Huaxia must act as this middleman. The French's suggestion was relatively simple: the Western Front had reverted to the level it had been before the start of the war in 1914. At the same time, Germany was not allowed to support pro-German governments in Belgium and the Netherlands. In Africa, the French colonies occupied by the Central Powers had to be returned. The British, on the other hand, demanded not only the same as the Western Front, but also the Balkans and the Ibilis Peninsula to be restored to their original state. That is, the independence of countries such as Serbia and Greece must be guaranteed. At the same time, Egypt was regained under British control, and the forts of Malta and Gibraltar had to be returned to the British. Turkey's attack on Saudi Arabia must stop. The two sides returned to their pre-war state, and by the way, it is necessary to add that the Allies withdrew their troops from Iran.

In a word, Britain demanded that all of Europe, with the exception of Russia, be restored to the level it had before the war. At the same time, it was stressed that Germany should not have troops in Norway. The Huaxia Republic truthfully passed on the construction of Britain and France to Germany and other countries, and immediately after the German representatives received the documents from Britain and France, they proposed an armistice agreement for the Germans. In the agreement, Germany said it would withdraw from France and guarantee the independence of Belgium and the Netherlands.

But it was impossible to withdraw from the Balkans, nor was Malta and Gibraltar, the former becoming Italian territory, and the fortress of Gibraltar to Spain. Algeria in North Africa will not spit out in principle either. Egypt can be independent. But the Suez Canal had to be included in the control of the Central Powers, as for the conflict between the Ottomans and the Arabs. Germany meant to let them figure it out on their own, because everyone was talking about the European armistice.

When Xu Jie got these two documents, he carefully compared them. "It seems that the construction of the British is more in line with my appetite!" Germany has already made a lot of money in Eastern Europe, if only on the Mediterranean coast and in the Middle East. Then Germany will really make a lot of money in this war. Although Huaxia and Germany are allies now, if this ally is too powerful or conceited, it will not benefit Huaxia. Therefore, after handing over Germany's anti-construction to the British and French representatives, Huaxia also sent a signal to the Germans that the United States did not have the idea of an armistice, so it was not appropriate to make such high demands at present.

Seeing the demands of the Germans, the British and French at the same time expressed their unacceptability. So the two countries expressed their firm intentions together. That is, the plan proposed by the British is the only acceptable option. At the same time, Germany was also thinking about the construction of the British. It has to be said that the Germans are indeed a little more demanding. The so-called sky-high price was repaid, and the Germans began to think about where they could sell and where they had to fight for it. Wilhelm II looked at the world map and checked the requirements of the British one by one.

France doesn't want to take an inch of land there, even Belgium and the Netherlands. Gibraltar had to be handed over to Spain. Let this core fortress be in the hands of the British. In the same way, the Suez Canal must be out of the hands of the British, Malta is a benefit to the Italians, and Sevillea and Greece are for the Austrians and the Italians. These are indispensable rewards for war. Especially Austria-Hungary, if there is anyone in the world who is the most staunch supporter of Germany, it is Austria-Hungary! From this point of view, it seems that the Balkans cannot back down.

As for Africa? The most critical Suez Canal must not be returned to the Entente. At the very least, it should be internationally condomined. As for the reason? Tirpitz once put it this way: After the end of the Great War. The British Grand Fleet did not have much more combat power than the German High Seas Fleet, and it was accompanied by the demise of the French Navy. The Italian and Austro-Hungarian navies, as well as the Spanish navies, would have an overwhelming advantage in the Mediterranean. Unless the US Navy is stationed in Europe. Otherwise, the British and French navies would be at a disadvantage in the face of the Allied navies, and with the vassalage of Germany and the rebuilding of the Russian navy, the advantage of the Allied powers would be further magnified.

"Naval terms, we have won, the German Empire's High Seas Fleet and its allies are already the most powerful maritime power in Europe, and we can already go beyond the North Sea into the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Indian Oceans. And with the advancement of the Air Force, the ability of land-based aircraft to strike at sea targets will be further enhanced. So even if there is no large fleet in the North Sea, there is still no need to worry about security. On the contrary, with the further release of the forces of the High Seas Fleet. It was also impossible for the British to continue to shrink their fleet to their homeland, they needed to deploy in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Indian Oceans. In contrast to the long chain of bases of the Central Powers from Spain, Italy, the Balkans, and Turkey, the British had fragmented naval bases. And with the further improvement of the industrial level of the German Empire, the development potential of the German Navy will be greater. Finally, Tirpitz emphasized: "In order to ensure the integrity of the Reich's overseas front, the Suez Canal must not fall into the hands of the British!" ”

It has to be said that Tirpitz's rhetoric is undoubtedly fatal for Wilhelm II, who likes to expand! This strengthened Wilhelm II's attitude towards Egypt. After all the math, the Germans suddenly realized that they really didn't want to vomit what they had eaten. Not only is it far from the conditions of Britain and France, but even the bottom line of Britain and France in what the Germans believe cannot be achieved. Such negotiations are unlikely to be fruitful.

At the same time, Britain and France were also thinking about the conditions of the Germans, and like the Germans, they were also thinking about what could be given up, and which places had to be fought for. The French demand is simple, that is, the status quo in Western Europe, for the Balkans? The exhausted French have lost interest, it is too far away from France for France to take care of what is going on there. The British wanted to manage, but at the same time recognized that the meaning was limited, even if individual Balkan countries were restored. They were surrounded by the Allies, and it was possible to change their doors after the war, depending on the situation. And it was quite difficult for the British to intervene. So the Balkan Peninsula is actually chicken ribs, which are eaten without meat and discarded.

The same place is the fortress of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, the former has been proven by the other side, as long as the Allies want to take it, then this fortress cannot be defended, while the latter is impossible for the Allies to abandon, both from a naval strategic point of view and from an economic point of view. After all, the current situation is that the allies have the advantage on the scene, and it is not easy to make the other side spit out. As for North Africa? Naturally, France wanted to restore its rule in Algiers, but it was impossible to see how much it could restore. After all, according to intelligence realities, here was supposed to be a benefit for the Italians.

For Egypt? The British didn't expect to get it all back. But it could not fall into the hands of the Central Powers, the British meant the independence of Egypt, and of course the British would continue to exert pressure to ensure that Egypt was on the side of the Entente. As for Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East, the British had little interest in the former, but for the latter, Britain insisted that the Allies withdraw their troops from Iranian territory, and in the eyes of the British, Iran was the barrier of British South Asia, and if this place was given to the Allies, then the situation in South Asia would be precarious! This is a position that cannot be abandoned!

Both sides informed Huaxia of their revisions. After carefully comparing the requirements of the two sides, Xu Jie found that in Western Europe, the differences between the two sides were minimal, and almost all of them returned to their original places according to the original national borders. There were some disagreements in the Balkans, but the main ones were that the British wanted Greece to remain independent. The differences in North Africa are relatively large, France wants to go back to the whole of Algeria, Britain wants to keep Egypt and the Suez Canal, but the Allies don't want to let go, as for West Asia? The differences between the two sides are not very large, and Turkey is also weak now, and has already acquired some land from Russia, so it is very unkind to Saudi Arabia, which does not even grow grass, and Iran, which has a certain strength. From the point of view of the third party, the differences between the two sides are not particularly large, that is, if there is no external force, it is still more likely to reach an agreement.

But is it possible that there is no external force? Just as Britain and France and the Allies began to test each other, the Americans could not sit still, and Wilson decided to attack both land and sea in order to demonstrate American power. In terms of the army, because the number of American troops is not very large, it can only be based on short assaults, and the Americans are trying to persuade Britain and France to cooperate with their offensive on land, after all, even if you want to talk, you have to fight a victory and get some capital before talking! On the naval side, the United States tried to fight a limited battle with the Allied Mediterranean Fleet on its own, and for this reason, he also asked Britain to give priority to the repair of American warships as much as possible, and of course, in return, the United States agreed to return to Britain with three Queen-class battleships under Thomas. As for the other one? The United States also wants to stay and continue to use it.

In short, the current situation is that Britain, France and the Allies want to negotiate peace, but they are somewhat unwilling in their hearts and want to try fighting. In short, it belongs to the kind of situation where you talk and fight at the same time. And when President Wilson's order was delivered to Magifin, the first man in the U.S. Navy was not very optimistic about the future of naval battles. "The Sims fleet is a good indication of the direct gap between the US Navy and the world's first-rate fleet. This is not something that can be remedied in a short period of time. If the Thomas fleet is still there, then it is okay, we will have a considerable advantage, and now, the Thomas fleet is about to return to the North Sea defense, and our strength may not necessarily increase. We still have the advantage, but we are not overwhelming. In the report, Majifen euphemistically wrote, the underlying meaning was that if Thomas's fleet could stay, then the battle would still have a great chance of victory.

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