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Duan Qirui took the telegram from the staff officer's hand and looked at it, then handed it to Chen Ping and Tang Shaoyi, who were waiting anxiously beside them: "This is the statistics of the North American Command for three days, and the total number of sick soldiers that have been found is more than 30,000, an increase of 6,700 compared with five days ago, and 760 soldiers died in three days!" ”

"If you can't effectively control it, I'm afraid." Duan Qirui's words were not over, and Zhang Zuoshuang had already run over with a solemn face: "This is the news summarized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Intelligence.

As of now, the known death toll in the United States is fù million!

280,000 in Britain, 50,000 in France, 320,000 in Germany, 390,000 in Austria-Hungary, 550,000 in Spain, and deleted in Italy"

A series of terrible numbers made everyone standing around realize the seriousness of the problem, as the leader of the population of 500 million, the population of the control area is as high as nearly 800 million, and the leader of a world-strong army, breaking out of their control also means that the whole country and the world may fall into turmoil again.

However, Zhang Zuoshuang's words did not end, he was still reporting a series of terrible statistics, I saw him close the document, took a deep breath and said: "This is only the number that has been confirmed by various countries in the past month, because everyone is currently dealing with post-war affairs, Spain and Russia are still in the civil war, France, the Balkans and other regions There is still a large scale of firefights, governments and medical departments have been hit hard, and the chaos is incomparable, so according to our conservative estimates, at least half of them have not been counted in the numbers!"

The Ministry of Health has already issued a warning, judging from the fluctuation of the incidence and death figures, this may be just the beginning, and it cannot be ruled out that there may be more than one million deaths a month in the future! ”

"In addition." Without giving everyone any time to breathe, Zhang Zuoshuang continued: "We also got a very bad news, the Mumbai naval station just received a report from the military department to investigate whether there were sick people, three days ago, a cargo ship from Istanbul arrived in India, it is understood that the cargo ship is Ottoman, according to the soldiers and Indian workers, there were about dozens of people on board at that time with fever and cough, they had bought medicine everywhere in Mumbai, and also contacted our naval station for help, It is said that the ship's destination is most likely Sumatra, "or Luzon!" ”

"Bastard!"

Hearing the news, Chen Ping slapped the table and said angrily: "It's been two months since the order was issued, and I didn't report it if I found out!" Go, remove the head of this naval station for me! ”

No wonder Chen Ping was angry, if the report from the Bombay Naval Station was true, it meant that the sailors on this Ottoman cargo ship were likely to have contracted the flu, and Mumbai, where they had been active, would definitely not be safe. Seriously, the ship is heading to Southeast Asia!

You know, now the southeast route is full of all kinds of Chinese ships, once the flu enters the hinterland of China and gets out of control, it will be really a big trouble!

"I had warned the Navy and Coast Guard to intercept the ship immediately before I came, but we weren't sure we could actually stop it." Zhang Zuoshuang shook his head, although the sailors on the ship said that they were going to Sumatra or Luzon, but it was far more difficult to find a cargo ship than to find a fleet.

"Yuting, in the name of the General Staff, you immediately send another telegram to all military stations and troops, from now on every cold-like symptom around you must be reported, and anyone who neglects his duties and neglects to report will be sent to the military court for the crime of delaying the military aircraft!" Chen continued to ask with a flat face: "Are all the epidemic prevention materials in the external team sufficient?" ”

Zhang Zuoshuang replied: "The supplies have all been in place, ensuring that each soldier and the personnel outside have three masks, and all troops have also been ordered that food and water must be cooked thoroughly before they can be eaten, whether they are on duty or sleeping, they must wear masks!" Moreover, the barracks must be disinfected with lime water every three days. ”

"It's not enough! Go and tell the troops that the supplies are not for decoration, and whoever dares to violate them will also be sent to the gendarmerie and military court for disposal! A series of harsh words calmed Chen Ping's anger a little, and then asked, "Is there any news from Lord Lin and the ghost?" ”

"Not yet, the emperor also called to inquire about this matter. According to Lord Lin Lianhui, judging from the current trial of Yinqiaosan and some other drugs, the effect on dealing with this flu is very limited, and they are already conducting drug combination treatment trials and are still developing drugs, but he told us to be prepared to face the bad situation! ”

Zhang Zuoshuang's words made Tang Shaoyi and Chen Pingren suddenly hang, they didn't expect to gather all the elites of Chinese and Western medicine in the country to find a way to deal with it so far, which shows how harmful this flu is.

"It seems that we people are still not as good as the emperor!" Tang Shaoyi sighed, because almost all of the current situations were "predicted" by Li Mo and asked them to prepare, otherwise the masks and medicines to prevent colds would not have been transported to the troops abroad, but unfortunately at that time, everyone still felt that they were making a fuss, but at the moment, it seems that the preparation is still very insufficient!

"Prime Minister, Chief of Staff. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Zhang Zuoshuang comforted: "Although there are no results yet, all of our pharmaceutical factories have been notified that they are working overtime to produce cold medicines, and the raw materials that may be used in the medicine are also in reserve. ”

Tang Shaoyi thought for a while and said, "No matter whether the medicine can catch up or not, we can't rely on it anymore!" The Coast Guard, Police, and Customs must be ordered to take full action immediately, inspect every vessel entering or leaving, and report immediately if there is a cough or fever, and observe and deal with it every other day! In addition, organizations such as the national government, hospitals, police, the Red Cross and trade unions should also take action.

At present, the troops returning to China will not be disbanded for the time being, and all of them will be on standby as volunteers, and I also hope that the military will strengthen the inspection of the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal, and if a case is found, it will never be allowed to pass! ”

"The Prime Minister is right, in addition to reporting and inspections, I also feel that I can't maintain so many garrisons outside. Especially in the United States and North Africa, because of the great war, the medical and sanitary conditions in the United States and Europe are not only ten times worse, the society and the government are still basically paralyzed, and many of our soldiers are already unaccustomed to the soil and water, and if they continue to stay, I am afraid that the situation will be serious. Zhao Long reminded him that among the three armies, he was worried that it was the army, because the army itself was large in number, and most of them were in dangerous disease areas, drinking water and sanitation conditions were not guaranteed as the local area, and many people would definitely die if they were not withdrawn.

"But it's not so simple to withdraw now, especially in the North American theater."

"Lord Duan is right, the North American theater is maintaining law and order all over the United States and collecting weapons, not to mention that if we withdraw now, the United States will think that we are powerless."

Chen Ping stretched out his hand to stop the discussion, and after thinking about it, he said: "One more order, the troops without a task can start to retreat, especially on the coasts of North Africa and the Indian Ocean, let the Admiralty and the Logistics Department do everything possible to mobilize the ships to bring the troops back, in addition, we must also pay attention to the illness on the journey at any time, once there are soldiers on the ship are infected, we must immediately stop the ship to report and wait for rescue nearby." ”

"By the way, Yuanshou, the emperor is still in Mumbai." Duan Qirui remembered what had just happened and hurriedly reminded.

"India's environment is so poor, the population is large, and the sanitary conditions and medical standards are worse than those in South America! Therefore, I think it is better to let him go back to the Admiralty for the time being, and the garrison on the Indian side should be reduced immediately, and all the troops on the Indian side should be withdrawn to Gas, and the same is true for the coast of Bōs Bay, and if there is no need for the navy, try to avoid docking at dangerous seaports. ”

"I'll see it."

"In addition, Asian countries such as Siam, Annam, Japan, and North Korea must also greet them immediately to avoid being caught off guard." Zhao Long said: "By the way, there is also the northwest side, where the weather is cold and it is easy to get sick" The 500,000 garrisons are distributed along the line from Tyumen to Central Asia, and the immigration work has just begun, so it must be strengthened. ”

Terrible, as the flu epidemic began to spread to Asia with people and ships returning from Europe and the United States, everyone was a little unable to sit still, although China prepared earlier than Europe and the United States, but it does not mean that it can do well.

The dense and huge population, the huge military and civilian movements, plus the health care system and the Red Cross, which were only two decades old, were all nervous in the face of the sudden plague of the century.

Just when the epidemic prevention methods and work were hurriedly deployed, a series of hurried footsteps came in from outside" Jiang Tianxiu rushed in without even bothering to knock on the door, shouting: "Prime Minister, Chief of Staff." A message came from Istanbul: "They can't hold on!" ”

On the one hand, the groundless accusation was that China used terrible poison gas bombs to cause the epidemic, and on the other hand, the huge casualty figures that kept coming from China made delegations from all over the country worried.

The delegation in China solemnly warned that it would punish those countries that spread rumors indiscriminately, and if necessary, after threatening to use poison gas bombs and showing evidence that some of its soldiers were also infected, the back line of defense of Europe and the United States completely collapsed!

Because Britain and the United States are very clear, especially the United States, can not wait any longer, because the war is currently in a state of anarchy in the United States, the social system has collapsed, and more than one-third of the population has become a problem with food and clothing, not to mention medical care.

If the epidemic continues to spread, then if the social system is not restored immediately, it will only increase the deaths! What's more, the cold-prone winter is coming, so the United States really doesn't dare to slack off this time.

In the end, after internal consultations, the alliance restated its conditions, the main of which was to tighten the restrictions on the British, American and French three ** teams, especially the navy and air force.

According to the terms, the number of armies of the four countries of Britain, the United States, France and Spain cannot exceed 100,000, and the number of other countries cannot exceed 50,000! In addition, it is necessary to abolish the compulsory military system in its entirety from the date of the signing of the agreement and to appropriately extend the length of service of soldiers and non-commissioned officers in order to ensure the security needs of all countries.

Due to the tremendous power displayed by the Chinese Air Force and the consideration of China's own interests in the huge post-war arms market, some restrictions on the naval and air forces have been revised.

According to the draft, the countries of the Entente were not allowed to develop offensive air forces, and were not allowed to produce any form of military aircraft, but for the sake of defending the country, Britain, the United States and France were allowed to purchase no more than 200 each

Single-engine fighters with a radius of no more than 500 kilometers are allowed to be procured by other Entente countries, but they are not allowed to develop and equip any multi-engine military aircraft, no bombers, no air-dropped weapons, and no chemical weapons.

The navy has also made revisions, prohibiting the Allied countries from equipping and developing any aircraft carriers, submarines, and capital ships of more than 150,000 tons with a caliber of more than 305 mm (the number of capital ships shall not exceed six), and not allowing the development and equipping of mines, torpedoes, and other weapons that damage waterway facilities.

Britain, the United States and France were given 150,000 tons of total naval tonnage quotas (Britain still had colonies, so there were more), 100,000 tons and 70,000 tons, respectively.

In addition to the restrictions on military equipment, and in order to ensure the security of Germany's access to the sea, in addition to not allowing any troops and naval ships to be stationed in Scotland and the north of the country, Britain also needed to hand over Shetland in the north to Germany for a period of 15 years.

The French Navy was confined to the small Mediterranean area between the Strait of Tunis and the Strait of Gibraltar.

As for the United States, the West Coast is completely prohibited from deploying any military vessels, the Navy is denied access to Florida and the Caribbean Sea (including the Gulf of Mexico), and it is allowed to conduct diplomatic activities through the Panama Canal, among other things, but must be notified at least 20 days in advance of the vessel, tonnage, personnel and number.

In addition, "all Entente powers must immediately dismantle the defences of all coastal ports (including colonies), dismantle all shore guns with a caliber of more than 150 mm, and clear mines deployed in time of war."

It can be said that if this treaty is implemented, it will greatly curb the armed forces of Britain, the United States and France, and at the same time declare that the three countries will no longer be able to compete for maritime supremacy, at least for a long time to come.

After restricting the army, it was a problem for the colonies.

On the British side, Germany agreed to Yan Fu's proposal to exchange Bermuda for Seychelles, and also promised to continue to hand over South Africa to British jurisdiction, "and at the same time agreed to continue to hand over Gibraltar to British jurisdiction, but only if Britain dismantled all military and defense facilities within one year of the signing of the agreement, established a free zone of Gibraltar, and allowed Germany to station an army of no more than 500 men to supervise it."

Britain breathed a sigh of relief at this clause, not only for the final waiver of the cession of the homeland, but also for the final preservation of South Africa and Gibraltar under the influence of China, "which also made the century-old maritime empire finally retain a trace of dignity, although it is impossible to rely on a single force against Germany, but at least it will not immediately degenerate into a vassal state like France."

However, it was France and the United States that were wounded on the soil.

According to the final draft, in addition to ceding half of the Ardennes Champagne region and not deploying any troops north of Paris, France also needs to hand over all its overseas colonies, and Africa will be taken over by Germany, while the French islands such as Bō Lynesia in the Pacific Ocean, Madagascar and Reunion in the Indian Ocean will be taken over by China, and the islands in the Caribbean Sea will be allocated by Mexico, Ecuador and other countries.

From the day this draft was introduced, it was already announced that France would completely become a European country "from a major world power to a European country!"

France is already miserable, but compared with the United States, it is a drop in the bucket, because the United States only has a few small colonies in the Caribbean, "and these places, according to the Cairo agreement signed within the alliance, will be handed over to the Central and South American allies after the war", so the United States must return the Mexican land illegally occupied during the Mexican-American War, except for California (Arizona, Texas, Mexico), to the Mexican government, and at the same time, as war reparations, Louisiana will also be entrusted by Mexico for a period of 25 years!

Although the vital state of California was kept from secession through the German Revolution, it had to be changed to the North American "Free Trade Zone" along with the two states of Oregon and Washington, allowing the governments of the three states to be autonomous without secession, and allowing merchants from all countries to enter and exit as they please!

Since China did not get any American land when this agreement was first discussed, the Chinese delegation led by Yan Fu and Feng Qi withdrew in anger and was ready to continue the war, and the German government finally persuaded the United States to sell Alaska to China for 450 million blue coins, and the arrears were deducted from the subsequent war reparations.

In addition to the areas north of the Yukon River that Canada has promised to hand over to China, a greater Alaska province has begun to be planned in the Chinese parliament.

For the U.S. government, the sale of Alaska is not as important as the sprawling of the upstart region of Mexico, at least for now. What really alarmed the United States was that the three proposals of the North-South No-Fly Zone, the Black Autonomous Region of Florida, and the Multiparty Participation in Political Affairs were retained.

This means that the United States will be divided into two parts, the north and the south, although it will still be one country on the surface, but after Germany and China simultaneously proposed that the United States must amend the law to allow multi-party participation in politics, the two-party system will inevitably be broken!

Coupled with the existence of the four autonomous states of the West Coast and Florida, the United States is likely to fall into a long-term state of division in the future!

At this time, the United States has no choice, and the war is no longer possible, "because the death toll in the country is rising every day because of the flu", if it cannot immediately carry out post-war recovery and reorganize the country's medical and health institutions, then the United States, which is currently paralyzed, may have a shocking death toll because of the flu!

As for Belgium, Portugal and other countries controlled the African colonies, but also finally divided by Austria-Hungary and other Central Powers, a little surprisingly, Italy, which defected at a later moment, actually retained North Africa from the Ottomans under the German maneuver, and as compensation, the Ottomans will carve up Serbia together with Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary, and will also get the Sudan region controlled by Britain.

It is said that Li Mo was happy for a long time after receiving this news, because what the three countries swallowed was not profit, but a hidden danger that would increase serious ethnic conflicts and national divisions, especially Austria-Hungary.

Japan and South Korea got Somalia as they wished, and distributed it according to the pre-war dividing line between Britain and Italy, although there is no big oil and water here, but it allowed the two countries to go into Africa, not to mention the eye-catching, close to them The three states on the west coast of the United States are interested in the free trade area, which is the real big head!

As for Siam, they received part of Burma", while countries such as Ecuador in South America gave up their land claims beyond the Caribbean.

In addition to China and Germany, the big harvest should be Mexico, in addition to California, has recovered all the land lost during the Mexican-American War, and there is also a trusteeship of Louisiana, and because of the establishment of the North-South No-Fly Zone, the United States is not allowed to station troops in the South "The Mexican government has got an excellent opportunity to penetrate into the South of the United States, and the future of Central and North America will break the situation of the United States being the only one."

After the army and land problems were settled, the amount of war reparations became a major obstacle, because the figures proposed by Germany were so staggering that Germany finally had to lower the reparations figures in the shadow of the expanding domestic flu.

On the same day, according to the final determination, the latter draft reparations was also adopted by the participating countries and submitted to the national parliaments and governments for final review.

According to the draft reparations, the United States will pay 450 billion blue coins (about 6-4.3 billion before the war)

The reparations were 400 billion blue coins (about 57.2 billion US dollars before the war) for the United Kingdom, 300 billion blue coins for France, 120 billion for Spain, 50 billion for Portugal, 50 billion for Greece, and 42 billion for Canada (Russia refers to the Brest Treaty "Serbia and Australia perished, and Zealand, India and other colonies are not among them).

Since the previous Cairo agreement stipulated that China would automatically receive 70% of the United States, 30% of France, 30% of the United Kingdom, half of Spain, 20% of other countries, and the reparations originally belonging to Italy, the Chinese government will receive a total of nearly 700 billion blue coins (about 100 billion pounds before the war) in compensation, and the interest alone will reach as much as 400 billion!

In view of the extent of the economic damage of the countries, the draft promised the Entente that the Entente could extend the payment period to 30 years, but in order to protect the interests of the Central Powers, the Entente would have to impose a special tariff of 20 percent on all exports as compensation. At the same time, the Allies will establish an independent financial oversight committee to oversee the timely payment of compensation by customs and governments.

In addition, after the signing of the treaty, the League established an international tribunal in Canada to try and extradite war criminals from the Entente countries, and established a federation of countries in Honolulu (the League of Nations) to prevent regional conflicts, resolve disputes between countries, and prevent the outbreak of war.

Late on the night of 26 September, the 450-page Istanbul Peace Treaty was quickly translated into national languages and sent back to governments and parliaments for adoption.

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