After Major General Spaz explained his intentions, he was sent by the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army to the Provisional Command of the Imperial Eastern Front, where he met with the Commander of the Imperial Eastern Front, Marshal Cai Songpo, and formally submitted a request for surrender negotiations. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Your Excellency Marshal, hello, I am Spartaz of the U.S. Army, and I am on the orders of General Witt to negotiate with your army on behalf of the U.S.-Australian coalition." Major General Spartz tried his best to pretend that he was neither humble nor arrogant. However, in front of the Imperial Field Marshal, he had no confidence at all.

"General Werther? Isn't your commander General MacArthur? Marshal Cai Songpo raised his eyebrows, and heard something not quite right.

"Your Excellency, General MacArthur has left Australia. Now General Witte is temporarily acting commander of the position. "This is something that Major General Spartz did not hide. He also knew that even if it was concealed, there was no point.

Marshal Cai Songpo nodded, if he was still a little puzzled before, why the US-Australian coalition chose to surrender at this time. Wondering, now, he understands. After suffering a series of heavy losses, Admiral MacArthur had lost faith in the battle, so he simply fled at the last minute. The remaining generals of the US-Australian coalition were unwilling to be abandoned, so they simply chose to surrender.

However, this is undoubtedly very advantageous for the Imperial Army. If the US-Australian coalition chooses to surrender, then they will be able to annihilate them in one fell swoop, and there will not be many routs scattered in Australia. In this way, the empire will be able to better control Australia in the future.

"Well, Your Excellency, what conditions do you have to put forward. Personally, I would like to welcome your surrender. It's a great thing for both of us. Marshal Cai Songpo said with a smile.

"Your Excellency, we hope that the Chinese Empire will promise to guarantee the safety of our lives and property, not to force all surrendered soldiers to participate in labor, and to give us prisoners of war the treatment they deserve. All officers and generals are also to be treated according to their ordnance. The wounded need to be properly treated. In terms of food, there needs to be an abundant supply, and we cannot be deprived of food. After the end of the war, all prisoners of war need to be released unconditionally. Major General Spaz put forward all the conditions in one go. After finishing speaking, he looked at Marshal Cai Songpo and waited for his answer. In his heart, he was a little apprehensive, and he didn't know if Marshal Cai Songpo would accept their conditions. After all, these conditions, although not too harsh. But they are not qualified to ask the Chinese Empire for this and that at all, and the Chinese Empire can completely refuse them.

"Humph! Is this a surrender? It's clear that let's raise a group of uncles. We don't do anything, we still have to eat and drink well, so what's so cheap? Marshal Cai Songpo had not yet answered, and the commander of the 1st Group Army, Lieutenant General Sun Fumin, had raised his opinion on the dissatisfaction.

Major General Spaz learned the meaning of Major General Sun Fumin's words from the translator beside him, and hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, General, our conditions are not excessive. In Koba, there are more than 600,000 U.S.-Australian troops. If all these US-Australian coalition forces fight to the death, even if your army can win the final victory, the price paid will not be small. ”

"Humph! Fight to the death? Do you have the courage too? Lieutenant General Sun Fumin said without thanks. He also has a very intuitive understanding of the fighting will and courage of the US-Australian coalition. In the face of such adversity, do these Americans, and Australians, who cherish their own lives, really have the courage to fight the Imperial Army? That simply doesn't seem possible. If they had the courage, the battle would not have been fought the way it is. In terms of the will to fight, these foreign devils are really too far behind the Imperial Army.

"You ......." Major General Spartz stared angrily at Lieutenant General Sun Fumin, he wanted to refute, but he didn't know how to say it. After all, he is standing here now, negotiating with the Chinese Empire, and he has already proved that they are really greedy for life and afraid of death.

"Your Excellency, the conditions you have put forward are indeed too many. There was no precedent for the empire to accept these conditions. I can promise to guarantee the lives of the soldiers who surrendered by the US-Australian coalition. Officers at or above the school level can be properly arranged. However, officers and ordinary soldiers below the rank of colonel must participate in the work. Australia was too big and inhospitable for the Empire to develop it. So, these prisoners of war will be the best labor force. However, I can assure them that if the POWs do not resist, the Empire will provide them with sufficient food and keep them safe. Of course, if they try to escape and oppose the Empire, then it's hard to say. Marshal Cai Songpo said. Australia is a vast area, and although most of the area is desert and the Gobi, it is enough for the empire to immigrate here just by taking the coastal areas suitable for human life. In addition, it takes a lot of manpower to develop Australia's rich mineral resources. In this day and age, prisoners of war are definitely the most suitable labor force. After all, in the initial period of the war, there was no shortage of soldiers in various countries. Therefore, soldiers are often selected to be physically able. It will not be like in the later stages of the war, in order to make up for it, as long as it is a man, he can join the army, regardless of age and physical condition.

Major General Spartz was silent, he had long known that the Chinese Empire would not be so easy to talk to. In addition, since the Chinese Empire, prisoners of war have always been treated harshly. So much so that countries severely condemned the Chinese Empire in this regard. However, it is useless at all. The Chinese Empire has always gone its own way, and no one can do anything about the Chinese Empire. The only way is probably to avoid being captured by the Chinese Empire on the battlefield as much as possible.

"Your Excellency, I ask the Chinese Empire to abide by the Geneva Conventions and treat these prisoners of war well. In this way, we are willing to lay down our arms and surrender. Major General Spartz said.

"Your Excellency, I have already said everything that needs to be said. If you still have doubts, there's no way around it. The choice is yours, and you can choose to accept the Empire's conditions, or reject them. Marshal Cai Songpo said.

Major General Spaz opened his mouth, but in the end he did not say anything, left the Imperial Eastern Front Command, and returned to Koba.

When Major General Spaz brought the news back to the headquarters, the generals of the US-Australian coalition who were waiting for the news scolded one after another. They were undoubtedly very resistant to the conditions of the Chinese Empire.

However, when Lieutenant General Witte asked what they would do if they rejected the Chinese Empire's proposal, no one spoke. Obviously, they also knew that if they rejected the proposal of the Chinese Empire, then they would really have to fight to the death. Among these generals, there are probably very few people who are really willing to fight to the death.

"General Spaz, is there really no room for everything to turn around?" Lieutenant General Witte asked.

"General, the attitude of the Chinese is very resolute. They are not afraid of us fighting them at all. Therefore, they are very demanding. If we refuse, then there will probably be only war on both sides. Major General Spartz said.

Lieutenant General Werther was also silent, knowing that it would be very difficult for him to make a choice.

Beginning on the afternoon of April 8, the Imperial Army began to attack Koba again, and thousands of heavy artillery pieces began to bombard Koba. Because the encirclement continued to shrink, the United States and Australia forces became more and more dense, which also gave the artillery of the Imperial Army the opportunity to show their skills. The explosion of artillery shells in the dense crowd can provoke a bloody storm, and I don't know how many soldiers of the United States and Australia have been killed in the shelling.

At the same time, the bombing of the Imperial Air Force continued, and some fighters even dived down and fired at the US-Australian coalition with aviation machine guns, directly tearing the soldiers of the US-Australian coalition to pieces with the bullets of the high-powered aviation machine guns.

Seeing their own losses getting bigger and bigger, and countless wounded soldiers wailing, the generals of the US-Australian coalition forces are undoubtedly under tremendous pressure. Under such circumstances, it seems that they have no other way but to compromise with the Chinese Empire. More importantly, the Chinese empire promised to protect the interests of these generals and colonel-level officers of theirs. This is tantamount to protecting them. As for those ordinary soldiers, their life and death, in fact, not many people care.

In the afternoon of the same day, Major General Spaz once again rushed to the Imperial Eastern Front Command, and officially accepted the conditions of the Imperial Army on behalf of the United States and Australia, promising to surrender to the Imperial Army.

As a result, Marshal Cai Songpo ordered the attack on the US-Australian coalition forces to be stopped, and the air force also stopped bombing the US-Australian coalition forces.

According to the agreement between the two sides, the surrender ceremony was scheduled to take place the next day, even if it was 9 a.m. on April 9. At that time, the officers and men of the US-Australian coalition forces, under the leadership of Lieutenant General Witte, will formally surrender to the Imperial Army. In this regard, the United States and Australia have no objection.

At nine o'clock in the morning of April 9, under the strict defense of the Imperial Army, the surrender ceremony was officially held. The combined forces of the United States and Australia surrendered to the Imperial Army one after another, using divisions as units. Lieutenant General Werther, the interim commander of the US-Australian coalition forces, handed over his gun to Imperial Field Marshal Cai Songpo, representing the US-Australian coalition forces to lay down their arms and surrender.

Under the leadership of Lieutenant General Witt, the generals of the US-Australian coalition army handed over their guns one after another. The soldiers of the US-Australian coalition lined up in a neat queue and put their weapons and equipment in the designated positions. Their queue was very neat, as if they wanted to preserve their last dignity. (To be continued.) )