"The current world situation is very tense, because of the conflict of interests, there is a great possibility of war. However, as a world power, the German Empire has a responsibility to maintain world peace. The war that is now breaking out in the Middle East has repercussions throughout the world. Therefore, the German Reich hoped that the parties to the war would be able to stop the war, negotiate peace, and return to the negotiating table to solve the problem. In this way, it will help to maintain world peace! German Foreign Minister Albrech. Feng. Count Ron, on behalf of the German government, made such a statement.

Albrech. Feng. Count Ron's conversation attracted the attention of the whole world. Although, because of the establishment of the Holy Alliance and the Peace Alliance, the situation in the world has become more and more tense. However, the people of all countries still want to enjoy peace. After all, it has only been a few years since the last world war ended, and many people have just come out of the grief of the war, and naturally they do not want the war to resume.

Mustafa of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Lester. The Pasha also said that for the sake of the general public, the Ottoman Turkish Empire wished to negotiate peace. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Ottoman Turkish Empire could not hold on and had to sue for peace as a last resort.

In addition to wanting to make peace, the Ottoman Turkish Empire also made military efforts to garrison Suliman in northern Palestine. Pasha led hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Imperial Army to abandon the original defensive line and began to withdraw in stride towards the Asia Minor peninsula. It's not that they don't want to defeat the enemy, it's that their back is already threatened by the Afghan Army. If it drags on any longer, once the Afghan Army cuts off their back route, what awaits them will be a catastrophe.

Germany and the Ottoman Turkish Empire. They also sent contacts with the kingdoms of Egypt, Najd and Afghanistan in the hope of peace talks. Merely. The Chinese Empire behind the three countries has not yet taken a stand, how dare they take it upon themselves?

It is for this reason. On the morning of September 29, 1861, the German ambassador to China, Klaus, had an urgent meeting with Wei Yuan, the foreign minister of the Chinese Empire. During the meeting, Ambassador Klaus formally expressed the hope that the Chinese Empire would work with Germany to mediate the war in the Middle East.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, the war in the Middle East is growing in scale and impact. If the war is allowed to continue, it will affect the lives of tens of millions of people in the Middle East. For the sake of peace, the German Reich wanted to mediate the war. We hope that the Chinese Empire will also be able to stand up. With us. With the strength of our two countries, all parties to the war in the Middle East will not fail to give us face! Ambassador Krauss said with a sincere face, as if he really wanted to think about the interests of the people of the Middle East. In fact, if it could, Germany would have been eager to throw off the Chinese Empire and mediate the war in the Middle East on its own. However, the kingdoms of Afghanistan, Egypt and Najd simply ignored the Germans. They had already received help from the Chinese Empire. to dare to launch an attack on the Ottoman Turkish Empire. If the Chinese Empire is set aside, then will they not be punished by the Chinese Empire? Therefore, these countries are not fools.

The attitude of the kingdoms of Egypt, Afghanistan and Najd left the Germans helpless. I had to contact the Chinese Empire. Originally, he also planned to use mediation to sow discord between the Chinese Empire and the kingdoms of Egypt, Afghanistan, and Najd. But now it seems that this is simply not possible. their schemes. It's not possible to succeed. Only honestly find a way to preserve the interests of the Ottoman Turkish Empire as much as possible.

Wei Yuan smiled slightly, what idea are the Germans playing. He knew it perfectly. The Ottoman Empire had already shown a clear tilt towards the Holy Alliance. That's why the Germans jumped out impatiently to mediate the war, so that the Ottoman Turkish Empire suffered less losses. After all. The Ottoman Empire was not weak, and if war broke out, they could also be counted as a major force of the Holy Alliance. If the Ottoman Turkish Empire had suffered too much damage, it would not have been in the interests of Germany or the Holy Alliance as a whole.

"Your Excellency, the war in the Middle East has nothing to do with the Chinese Empire. And did not threaten the interests of the empire. So, we don't plan to get involved in the war. The affairs of the Middle East should be resolved by themselves! Wei Yuan said with a smile. In fact, the Chinese Empire wanted the Kingdom of Afghanistan, Egypt, and Najd to further weaken the Ottoman Empire. However, now it seems that these countries have also reached their limits. Even with the support of the Chinese Empire, they were still a group of small countries after all, and their strength was too weak compared to a large country like the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

"Your Excellency, as the world's largest power, the Chinese Empire should contribute to world peace, which is in line with the international status of the Chinese Empire." Klaus said. Although Germany does not want the Chinese Empire to join in, but without the Chinese Empire, the Germans themselves will not be able to play at all! Involving China in mediation and the subsequent negotiations is the key to solving the problem.

"Your Excellency, I need to report to His Majesty, and then follow His Majesty's instructions!" Wei Yuan said.

"Okay, Your Excellency the Foreign Minister, I believe that the great Emperor of the Chinese Empire, His Majesty, will not want the war to continue!" Ambassador Klaus said hurriedly. He knew that this war was actually planned by the Chinese Empire. However, the Chinese Empire picked itself cleanly, looking like a good person, and it was simply a group of shameless people. It's a pity that this is the case between countries. For the sake of profit, everyone can do any conspiracy and trickery.

In the afternoon of the same day, Wei Yuan went to the palace and told Long Yufei that the Germans hoped that the Chinese Empire would join in the mediation of the Middle East war.

Long Yufei immediately summoned the Prime Minister, the Minister of War, the Minister of the Navy, the Chief of the General Staff, and the Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau to discuss the matter.

"The Ottoman Turkish Empire wants to ask for peace, what do you think? Should we agree to mediation? Long Yufei asked.

"Your Majesty, the war has come to this point, and the national power of the Ottoman Turkish Empire has been weakened by Yanzhòng. In the course of the war, they lost nearly a million troops. A large area of territory has been lost, and a lot of national strength has been lost. Although, the destruction of the Ottoman Turkish Empire in one fell swoop was more beneficial to the empire. Unfortunately, the kingdoms of Egypt, Afghanistan, and Najd alone could not do so. Unless it was the Reich itself, the Germans would have been involved in the war. A world war will break out because of this! General Liu Zhongming, Chief of the General Staff, said.

Long Yufei nodded, now it seems that he really has to let go of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. If a world war broke out now, on the one hand, the Reich was not ready, and on the other hand, the Germans were still very strong. Long Yufei hoped that the Germans would devote most of their national strength to the development of the navy and engage in a naval arms race with the Empire. In this case, it would be much easier for the Reich to defeat Germany.

"Then let us accept mediation and mediate this war with the Germans. However, in mediation, we must protect the interests of the empire and our allies as much as possible! Long Yufei advised, this is the most critical point. What the Ottoman Empire lost in the war, don't want to get it back at the negotiating table.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Foreign Minister Wei Yuan nodded.

"In addition, support for the Kingdom of Afghanistan, Egypt and the Kingdom of Najd will not stop during the negotiations. If the negotiations don't go their way, they can go ahead and attack. Forced the Ottoman Empire to accept the terms of the armistice. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Chief of the General Staff, General Liu Zhongming, and others replied. This time the negotiations are obviously not so easy to reach an agreement, and we must be prepared to fight a protracted war. In order to conclude the negotiations as much as possible, the military offensive cannot be stopped at all, and as long as it can be won, it will only make the negotiations end faster.

The next day, Wei Yuan replied to the German ambassador to China, Klaus, that the Chinese Empire was willing to mediate in this Middle East war. The two discussed some details of the negotiations. The Klaus negotiations were held in Berlin, and Germany was willing to create favorable conditions for the talks. But Wei Yuan insisted that the negotiations be held in Huaxia City, and neither of them could convince anyone.

Subsequently, Klaus set the negotiation site in Istanbul. However, Wei Yuan believes that if negotiations are held in Istanbul, it will put a lot of pressure on the Kingdom of Afghanistan, Egypt and the Kingdom of Najd, which is not conducive to the fairness of the negotiations.

Eventually, Wei Yuanti put the negotiation resistance on the island of Cyprus. At the last Istanbul Peace Conference, the Chinese Empire bought the island from the Ottoman Turkish Empire and turned it into a naval base. The island of Cyprus is not far from the parties to the war and fully meets the conditions for negotiations. Despite the Germans' objections, the Chinese Empire offered to withdraw from mediation if it refused. There was no way, the Germans had to compromise.

On October 1, Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan delivered a speech urging the warring Ottoman Empire and other countries to engage in peace negotiations to resolve their disputes. The Kingdom of Afghanistan, Egypt and the Kingdom of Najd have all expressed their acceptance of mediation.

As a result, the Chinese Empire, the German Empire, the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Kingdom of Afghanistan, Egypt, and the Kingdom of Najd sent representatives to the island of Cyprus to participate in the peace talks. (To be continued......)

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