In the Imperial Foreign Office, Foreign Minister Wei Yuan was already waiting for the Russian Foreign Minister, Count Nesherro Die. Beside him, there was a peace treaty prepared by the empire for the Russians. As long as the Russians recognized the contents of these conditions, then the war between the Reich and Russia would have ended. And Russia will be able to continue to exist.

Of course, the harshness of this treaty is definitely not much better than that of the dead country. If the Russians agree to these conditions, they will probably not pose a threat to the empire for a long time to come. Russia will be completely reduced to an imperial colony. But, at least, Russia can continue to exist, and their country and nation do not have to worry about their complete annihilation.

In fact, for Russia now, there is no other choice. It's the end of February, and spring is coming. At that time, the Chinese* army will launch a new offensive against Russia. Now it seems that the Germans will not be able to withstand the attack of the Chinese army. The Russians' own army, even more, did not have the slightest effect. Therefore, the Russians have no other way but to compromise. Either agree to these conditions offered by China or surrender, and there is no other choice.

"Good morning, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary." Count Nieschel Rodie appeared in Wei Yuan's office with two large black eye sockets. Last night, he didn't sleep well at all. He knew that the Chinese must be trying to figure out how to get more out of Russia, and this kept him awake at night. Although, he knows, this trip to China was originally a shame. But. For the sake of the country and the Russian nation, he had no other way. I can only go on with my head down. Moreover, if it is not possible to reach an agreement with China. Then Russia will be completely finished.

"Good morning, Your Excellency. This is a peace treaty that we have drawn up, and you can take a look at it first. If there is no objection from the Russian side, then it can be signed. Of course, in this case, the war between our two countries will be completely over. Wei Yuan smiled.

Count Nieschel Rodie picked up the draft treaty, and he probably didn't feel it himself, his hands trembling slightly. Although, he has not yet looked at the content of the treaty. But. Having been foreign minister for so many years, he hardly had to think about it to know that this treaty would definitely be extremely unfavorable to Russia. But is Russia still qualified to resist now? Therefore, he can only pray that the Chinese will not be too ruthless.

Count Nieschel Rodie opened the draft treaty and read it carefully. However, the more I looked at him, the more ugly it became. When he read the entire draft treaty, his face was as gloomy as water. Although, he had long expected that the Chinese would slaughter the Russians fiercely. But. But I didn't expect that the Chinese's asking price would be so ruthless, which completely lifted the possibility of Russia's rise! From now on, Russia will no longer be able to become a world power.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, these conditions. It's too ......," Count Nesherro swallowed with difficulty, a little unable to bear the harshness of the draft treaty. Any Russian would probably be furious when they saw this.

"Your Excellency, the Earl. You're trying to say that these conditions are too harsh, aren't you? Wei Yuan still had a smile on his face.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary. Russia really wants to make peace. So, can the Chinese Empire forgive Russia? We will no longer be an enemy of the Chinese Empire. We are willing to sign an alliance with the Chinese Empire and become an ally of the Chinese Empire. Said Count Nieschel Rodie. As Russia's foreign minister, he had to bring back as many favorable treaties as possible for Germany.

Wei Yuan smiled, he wouldn't believe the treaties in these Russian mouths. Which of these Russians is not a cunning person. Besides, between countries, it is more for the sake of interests, not a treaty that can be restricted. The Chinese Empire would not trust Russia, and in order to further weaken Russia's possible threat to the Chinese Empire, they could only protect their own security by weakening Russia's strength as much as possible.

"Your Excellency, you must know that our country had no plans to negotiate peace with your country. In particular, those militants in the military cannot wait to use war to solve all problems. This is already the best we can get for Russia. If Russia refuses, then, unfortunately, we will have to end this war only through war! "Wei Yuan's attitude is very tough, and there is absolutely no possibility of changing these conditions. Anyway, the Russians have no choice now, and if you don't use this time to weaken them, you will be sorry for yourself. What's more, those guys in the military have long been sharpening their knives, and the Russians have nothing else to do but accept the conditions.

Count Nesherrodi felt bitter in his heart, and he knew that it was the Chinese blackmailing them. But, as Wei Yuan said. If Russia refused, the Chinese Empire could have been solved by means of war. Russia, on the other hand, will not be able to win the next war. If the two sides go to war, Russia will lose. And the result of losing the war is very likely to be the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species. Therefore, Russia will not make such a choice unless it is absolutely necessary. Although, the conditions put forward by the Chinese Empire were harsh. But on the whole, it's already a little better than the death of the country.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, is it really impossible to change it? If we lose the territory to the south, we will not be able to feed 40 million Russians at all. The debt of 2 billion Chinese dollars is even more difficult for us to repay. Said Count Nieschel Rodie. Among the conditions put forward by the Chinese side, the biggest objection comes from these two articles.

"The total population of Russia is only about 30 million. If the war continues, the population of Russia will probably decline even further. According to the terms of the treaty, Russia's territory still has more than 2 million square kilometers, which is enough to feed 30 million Russians. As for the war reparations, the war reparations of 2 billion Chinese dollars are already very small. What's more, we did not ask Russia to pay in a lump sum, but in installments, and if we add interest, we can pay a maximum of 30 or 40 million Chinese dollars a year. Wei Yuan said.

Count Niechelro tried a few more times, and found that Wei Yuan's position was very firm, and he was not willing to change the conditions at all, so he could only give up. He knew that these were the conditions put forward by the Chinese Empire, and that there were only two choices left in front of Russia, either to accept this humiliating condition and live on for a long time. Either refuse, but the end result is a direct annihilation by the powerful Chinese* army.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I need to report back home. The final decision needs to be made by His Majesty the Tsar. Said Count Nieschel Rodie.

"Of course. However, I remind you that time is running out. I can give you a maximum of three days, and after three days, if Russia has not made a choice, then we will have to act as if Russia has chosen war. Wei Yuan pressed forward step by step.

Count Niechelro nodded. He knew that after entering March, the Chinese Empire would definitely begin preparations for war. It's just that the target of the next attack is not known whether it will be Russia or Russia.

Immediately after returning to his residence, Count Nechelrodi ordered a telegram of the Chinese's conditions to be sent back to St. Petersburg.

When Russia received a telegram from Count Nechel Rodie, they immediately became a pot of porridge. Almost everyone thought that the conditions offered by the Chinese Empire were too harsh, and that it was simply to slaughter Russia as a defeated country. But is there actually any difference between the current Russia and the defeated countries?

After the noise, the Russians finally had to accept reality. The Chinese side was given only three days to think about it. Three days later, the peace talks will break down. What awaits Russia will be an attack by the Chinese army.

Therefore, in the end, Russia still chose to pinch its nose and admit it. After all, it is better to accept the conditions of the Chinese than to really be destroyed. Especially when those soldiers don't want to fight anymore, there is no other way.

Tsar Alexander II was a little reluctant, but there was no way. After the treaty was signed, he, the tsar, had to abdicate. His son will become the king of the Russian kingdom and will no longer be a tsar.

On February 29, 1864, the Chinese Empire announced the signing of a peace treaty with Russia. Russia officially withdrew from the war.

At the same time, Russia also announced its withdrawal from the Holy Alliance, and also called on other countries to withdraw from the Holy Alliance and end this evil war. This was also one of the requirements of the Chinese Empire.

After all, the war has been fought until now, and the main enemy of the Chinese Empire is Germany. The other members of the Holy Alliance are just dispensable roles, and even if they are let go, it will not have any effect.

The first to respond to Russia was undoubtedly the three Nordic countries. The three of them joined the Holy Alliance, which was originally coerced. Now with Russia's example in the forefront, the three countries also secretly sent envoys to China to hold secret talks with the Chinese Empire.

On the island of Great Britain, the British could not hold out either. Under siege by an elite army group of the Chinese Empire and the Republic of Ireland and the Kingdom of Scotland, they were already at a disadvantage. Now that even the Germans are going to be finished, how can they hold on? Therefore, suing for peace with the Chinese Empire has become the last option. (To be continued......)

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