When the war turns into a massacre, it basically means that the gap between the two sides in military strength has reached an overwhelming point, and at this time, for the defeated side, the best result is a truce!

In this way, at least some vitality can be preserved.

It's just that the anti-Han allies are willing to cease fighting and surrender, is Hong Tiancheng willing?

In order to reduce losses, the anti-Han allies withdrew all foreign troops from the Italian peninsula, leaving only the troops and militias formed by the people of the Italian peninsula to continue to resist the Taiping army and buy precious time for negotiations.

During the sweep of the Italian peninsula by the five main divisions of the Taiping Army, the anti-Han allies collectively sent an official armistice document to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

However, when the representatives of the main member states of the Anti-Han League arrived in Berlin and wanted to meet Hong Tiancheng to discuss peace talks, they were met with extremely humiliating demands!

"Hongfu Heavenly King, Depei Heaven and Earth, Weizhen Huanyu, ancient and modern!

Hongfu Heavenly King, boundless mana, invincible, invincible!

The King of Blessing, the law drives the continent, the magic power is vast, and the mana is boundless!

Hongfu Heavenly King, Wencheng Wude, thousands of years, dominate the world!

Delegates, if you want to meet His Majesty the noble Heavenly King as a barbarian, you must first express your sincerity. ”

The administrative official of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, who was in charge of the reception, said with a proud face after shouting a slogan in front of the representatives of various countries that made them look confused.

"What requirements?" After looking at each other, the representatives of various countries asked in unison.

These diplomats have been in the business for so long, and they were shut out for the first time when they met the monarch......

Oh no, outside Hong Tiancheng's temporary palace to be exact!

"Pilgrims know, one step at a time, ten steps and one bow, from here, you follow this step, kneel to the palace in the depths of the palace to deal with the affairs of His Majesty the King of Heaven, you can see His Majesty the King of Heaven, we will have an entourage to supervise, if you lose your manners, you will be whipped."

"What ?!!!" The faces of the representatives and diplomats of various countries have changed greatly, and they are simply not treated as human beings at all!

Hong Tiancheng's temporary palace in Berlin covers an extremely wide area, and there are at least dozens of miles from here to where Hong Tiancheng is.

What's more, there are whips waiting behind the ass!

This is simply a naked slap in the face to the country they represent!

The representative of the diplomats of the Kingdom of France pointed at the officials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom with angry faces and shouted: "You are insulting! ”

"If you don't want to do it, please go back, our Heavenly Kingdom will not be responsible for your food expenses."

The representative of the Kingdom of France glanced at the representatives of other countries and said in a cold voice: "Everyone, do you really want to kneel all the way?" Think about it, you represent not only the individual, but also the face of the country behind you, what will be the consequences of kneeling like this, think clearly! ”

With that, the representative of France left with his entourage.

The representative of the Kingdom of Great Britain, seeing that the representative of France had left unharmed, hastened to follow him, followed by the representative of the Kingdom of Spain.

After seeing the representatives of the three strongest countries leaving, the representative of Savoy hesitated and struggled, and asked the leisurely Taiping Army official: "If we meet His Majesty the Heavenly King in this way, can we reach an agreement on peace talks on the premise of retaining the sovereignty of the country?" ”

"Hehe, Your Excellency, I'm just a court official, do you think I'm qualified to answer this kind of question?

I am only responsible for monitoring whether you are willing to show true respect for His Majesty, and I have no right to respond to other questions. ”

After hearing this, the Swiss representative on the side snorted coldly, turned his head and left here without saying a word, and then the representatives of other small countries such as the Kingdom of Portugal left one after another, leaving only the representative of Savoy who was still in place with an embarrassed face.

At this time, the representatives of Savoy were already in a cold sweat, and the next target of the Taiping army that swept across the Italian peninsula must be their country, and the Grand Duke of Savoy, Carlo Emmanuele II, was already very old, and he did not want to make the Duchy of Savoy disappear completely during his tenure.

Moreover, the main force of the Duchy of Savoy has been almost wiped out in the first battle of Venice, and in the face of the main force of the Taiping army, relying on the little French friendly army in the country, it is powerless to resist at all, and it will only be like the countries of the Italian Peninsula that have been swept away, reduced to the dust of history.

Duke Carlo Emmanuele II of Savoy was impressed by the rapid disappearance of the aristocracy and ruling class of the Italian peninsula after the arrival of the Taipings, who did not want to follow in his footsteps.

Coupled with the already weak foreign strategy of the Duchy of Savoy, the Duke of Savoy has issued a death order to its representatives, as long as the basic sovereignty of Savoy can be maintained, that is, the personal interests of the Duke of Savoy, any conditions can be agreed!

(Savoy was the royal family that later united the Kingdom of Italy.) ）

The Savoy delegate kept turning in his mind the death order given to him by Carlo Emmanuele II before leaving, knowing that if he didn't even see Hong Tiancheng's face this time, Carlo Emmanuele II would definitely hang him and his entire family on the gallows before the fall of Savoy!

For the life of himself and his family, it seems that it is not difficult to bow down all the way like a pilgrim, not to mention, the Duchy of Savoy has fallen to this day, just to avoid being destroyed, what country face, even the Duke of Savoy does not want it, what does he care?

"I'll kneel!"

The representative of Savoy gritted his teeth, and under the surprised eyes of his entourage, according to the requirements of the Taiping Army officials, he knelt down step by step, and bowed in ten steps, and advanced little by little towards the palace group of Hong Tiancheng, who could not see the shadow.

Even the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom official who was the leader was surprised by the decision of the Savoy representative, because he knew that his own Heavenly King was not willing to negotiate peace at all, so he used this extremely insulting way to force away the representatives of the anti-Han League.

However, the officials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom took the whip and moved forward a little bit behind the Savoy representatives, drinking some water when they were thirsty, and sitting on the ground and eating dry food when they were hungry......

In this way, the representative of Savoy walked on his knees for three days and two nights before he saw Hong Tiancheng!

After Hong Tiancheng saw the appearance of the representative of Savoy like a beggar, he couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder the Italians of later generations are so cowhideous, it turns out that the current Duke of Savoy and the later Italian royal family are well led." ”