Chapter 1398: An Agreement Reached
In Limassol, on the island of Cyprus, in the hotel where the delegates to the Six-Party Talks lived. Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan was reading a piece of information coming from China. Hundreds of thousands of troops of the Ottoman Turkish Empire were besieged on the banks of the Assi River. The Ottoman Turkish navy was also intercepted by the Chinese and Spanish navies. It can be said that Suliman. The army led by the Pasha was already in danger. After the loss of these hundreds of thousands of troops, the Ottoman Turkish Empire's defense line has been completely opened to the coalition forces.
"Humph! Toast without eating and eating penalty wine. Now, it's time for the Ottoman Empire to sit down and negotiate, right? I'd like to see what they have to bargain again! Wei Yuan smiled. It can also be seen from this that the policies pursued by the empire in the Ottoman Turkish Empire had been successful. Once those conditions were accepted, the Ottoman Empire would be completely weakened. Even if the Ottoman Turkish Empire joined the Holy Alliance, it would not have much impact on the overall situation.
"Come on, go and get Ahmed. Desno, Azam and Crown Prince Fasir are here! Wei Yuan instructed the secretary.
"Yes, sir!" Mystic nodded, and walked briskly out of the room.
Soon, Ahmed. Desnow. Azam and Crown Prince Fasir came to Wei Yuan's room. All this time they have been with Mustafa. Lester. Pasha conducts peace talks. However, there has been little progress. Mustafa. Lester. The Pasha could be said to have refused to accept the conditions put forward by the three parties, which led to an impasse in the negotiations.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have good news for you. Your army has surrounded Suliman in the Ottoman Turkish Empire on the banks of the Assi River. The army led by the Pasha was up. This was already almost the last agitated force of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Wei Yuan said with a smile.
"What? Did we really win? "Ahmed. DeSnow exclaimed. At a time when the Ottoman Turkish Empire did not accept their conditions. The Chinese Empire proposed to promote peace through war, hoping to force the Ottoman Turks to accept their terms through a military victory. Originally. They also thought it would be very difficult. Unexpectedly, it has been successful now. This was at least not what they expected.
"Allah willing, it's so good! In this way, the Ottoman Turkish Empire had no other way but to accept our terms. Azam was also full of joy. Originally, he thought that in the case of the Ottoman Turkish Empire's refusal to accept their terms, in order to reach an agreement, he was afraid that he would inevitably have to compromise and retreat. But now it seems that none of this is needed. The Ottoman Turks were about to accede to their terms, and they would reap great benefits from it. Whether it is territory or huge war reparations. All were needed by the new Egypt. After months of war, Egypt was exhausted, even with the support of the Chinese Empire's loans.
The crown prince of the Kingdom of Najd, Assir, also had a smile on his face, and in this war, the Kingdom of Najd was undoubtedly the weakest one, almost playing the role of soy sauce. However, if the Ottoman Empire agreed to their terms, the kingdom of Najd would also reap great benefits. What's more, their rule on the Arabian Peninsula will be determined. No one will be able to threaten them in the future.
"So, ladies and gentlemen, it is expected that this six-party talks will soon come to an end. And the war will soon stop! Wei Yuan continued.
"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary. Is the shape of shì more beneficial to us now? Can we continue our efforts to destroy the Ottoman Empire in one fell swoop? "Ahmed. DeSnow asked. The Kingdom of Afghanistan has always wanted to replace the Ottoman Turkish Empire as the hegemon in the Islamic world. Originally. They also think it takes a long time to hibernate to do so. However, now it seems that all the qiē has been laid out in front of you.
Azam and Crown Prince Fasir's faces turned a little unnatural. Their ambitions now are not as great as those of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, and they do not want to continue fighting. After all. They are very satisfied to have such a big harvest now.
Wei Yuan shook his head: "Although the Ottoman Turkish Empire has failed, they are far from being cornered. If you really want to fight to the death, the Ottoman Turkish Empire also has a lot of combat effectiveness. When the time comes, we will pay a much greater price. Besides, the Germans would not have watched the Ottoman Empire fall under their eyes. Now, it is not yet time to go to war with the Germans. So, for the time being, the Ottoman Turkish Empire had to be put on the go. However, when the next war breaks out, it will be time for the Ottoman Turkish Empire to truly fall! ”
Ahmed. De Snow nodded, although he was a little unwilling to let go of the Ottoman Turkish Empire now. But he knew, because the Chinese Empire did not want to fight a world war now. So, the Ottoman Turkish Empire had to be spared. Without the support of the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Afghanistan would not have been able to confront the Ottoman Turkish Empire on its own.
"Your Excellency, can we ask for more? After all, the current shape shì is more beneficial to us! Azam said.
Wei Yuan still shook his head: "The Ottoman Turkish Empire will not succumb so easily. It's very rare to be able to get them to agree to the conditions they put forward last time. If you still want to plunder more from them, it will only backfire when the time comes. ”
Azam nodded, and had to say no more. In fact, in this war, they have found enough.
The next morning, the peace meeting continued. However, Wei Yuan and Albrech. Feng. Earl Ron did not attend. This morning, a member of the staff of the German Foreign Office came to contact and said Albrech. Feng. Earl Ron wanted to have a meeting with Wei Yuan. Wei Yuan knew that Albrech. Feng. Count Ron came this time for the Ottoman Empire. So, he agreed to a meeting.
"Your Excellency Wei Yuan, good morning. Looks like you're looking pretty good! "Albrech. Feng. Count Ron smiled.
"Your Excellency, you don't seem to have rested! Work is important, but the body is also more important! Wei Yuan said with a smile.
"It's so bad that it's hard to sleep!" Albrech. Feng. Earl Ron sighed. The Ottoman Empire's performance on the battlefield really surprised the German Empire and made it difficult for them to believe it. The Ottoman Turkish Empire, known as the third most powerful country in the world, was so unbeaten, that it was cleaned up by two small countries and a rebel. Such a result was indeed unexpected by many people. However, Kaiser Wilhelm I and the German top brass gave orders to preserve the Ottoman Turkish Empire as much as possible. So, Albrech. Feng. Ron had to figure out a way.
The kingdoms of Afghanistan, Egypt and Najd are nothing more than pawns in the hands of the Chinese. As long as the Chinese nod, then there will be no problems with the three parties. So, Albrech. Feng. Ron set his sights on Wei Yuan.
"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I would like to congratulate you. It seems that your country's policy in the Middle East has been successful. After the Ottoman Turkish Empire withdraws from the Middle East, the entire Middle East will fall under the control of the Chinese Empire! "Albrech. Feng. Earl Ron sighed.
"Your Excellency, the Middle East is the Middle East of the Middle Easters. With the exception of the Persian Gulf and the Suez Canal, the Empire had little interest in the Middle East! Wei Yuan said with a smile.
"But the most important in the Middle East is the Persian Gulf and the Suez Canal. If you control this, you will control the entire Middle East! ”
Wei Yuan smiled and didn't say anything more.
"Your Excellency, you didn't come today to discuss the Middle East with me, did you?" Wei Yuan asked.
"Your Excellency, Foreign Secretary, let's get straight to the point! The war that is raging in the Middle East cannot continue. The Ottoman Turks had already paid a big enough price that they would collapse if the war continued to fight. The German Empire, which did not want the collapse of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, did not want to see this. If things had come to that point, the German Reich would have had to intervene! "Albrech. Feng. Count Ron said strongly.
"Your Excellency, the Chinese Empire is willing to mediate, but it does not want the war in the Middle East to continue. However, our efforts do not seem to be paying off. The Ottoman Turks did not appreciate it! Wei Yuan shook his head.
"The conditions proposed by the Kingdom of Afghanistan and other three parties are too harsh, and such conditions are unfair to the Ottoman Turkish Empire!" Albrech. Feng. Count Ron argued.
"However, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was the loser, and they deserved these responsibilities. It was precisely because of their refusal last time that the war continued. It also led to the current tragedy. With Suliman. Pasha's hundreds of thousands of troops were surrounded, and the situation became even more unfavorable for the Ottoman Empire. If the Ottoman Turks wanted to continue fighting, they would pay a greater price, or even be destroyed! ”
"The German Empire will not let the Ottoman Empire fall!" Albrech. Feng. Earl Ron said.
"Therefore, under the persuasion of the empire, Afghanistan and other three parties will not increase the conditions. It was the last time that the conditions were proposed, and if the Ottoman Turkish Empire agreed, then the war would be over! Wei Yuan said.
Albrech. Feng. Count Ron hesitated for a moment, then nodded. (To be continued......)
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