Everyone is a face-saving person, even if they really don't want to fight, it is impossible for the two sides to start a direct face-to-face communication, so Huaxia must act as this middleman. The French made a simple suggestion, that is, everything on the Western Front reverted to the level before the start of the war in 1914. At the same time, Germany was not allowed to support pro-German governments in Belgium and the Netherlands. In Africa, the French colonies occupied by the Central Powers had to be returned. The British, on the other hand, demanded not only business as usual on the Western Front, but also the Balkans and Ibilisi to return to the status quo ante. That is, the independence of countries such as Serbia and Greece must be guaranteed. At the same time, Egypt was regained under British control, and the forts of Malta and Gibraltar had to be returned to the British. Turkey's attack on Saudi Arabia must stop. The two sides returned to their pre-war status, and by the way, one more point should be added that the Allies withdrew their troops from Iran.

In a word, Britain demanded that all of Europe, with the exception of Russia, be restored to the level it had had before the war. At the same time, it was stressed that Germany should not have troops in Norway. The Huaxia Republic faithfully passed on the proposals of Britain and France to Germany and other countries...... As soon as the German delegates got the documents of Britain and France, they immediately proposed an armistice agreement for the Germans. In the agreement, Germany said it would withdraw from France and guarantee the independence ......... Belgium and the Netherlands.

But it was impossible to withdraw from the Balkans, nor was Malta and Gibraltar, the former becoming Italian territory, and the fortress of Gibraltar to Spain. Algeria in North Africa will not spit out in principle either. Egypt can be independent. But the Suez Canal had to be brought under the control of the Allies, and as for the conflict between the Ottomans and the Arabs, Germany meant to let them settle it themselves, because everyone was talking about a European armistice.

When Xu Jie got these two documents, he carefully compared them. "It seems that the advice of the British is more in line with my appetite!" Germany has already made a lot of money in Eastern Europe, if only on the Mediterranean coast and in the Middle East. Then Germany will really make a lot of money in this war. Although Huaxia and Germany are allies now, if this ally is too powerful or conceited, it will not benefit Huaxia. Thus, after handing over the German counter-proposal to the British and French representatives, Huaxia also sent a signal to the Germans. That is, now the United States does not have the idea of an armistice, so it is not appropriate to put forward such high demands at the moment.

Seeing the demands of the Germans, the British and French at the same time expressed their unacceptability. So the two countries together expressed their firm intentions, namely. The plan proposed by the British is the only acceptable option. At the same time, the proposal of the British was being considered internally in Germany. I have to say that the Germans' requirements are indeed higher, and the so-called sky-high asking price is to sit on the ground and pay back, and the Germans began to think about where they can be sold and where they must be fought for. Wilhelm II looked at the map of the world and checked the British demands one by one..........

France doesn't want to take an inch of land there. This is also true of Belgium and the Netherlands. Gibraltar had to be handed over to Spain, and leaving this core fortress in the hands of the British would be equivalent to blocking the gates of the Mediterranean, and similarly, the Suez Canal would have to be out of the hands of the British. Malta is a favor for the Italians, as for Sevillea and Greece, one is for the Austrians and the other is for the Italians. These are indispensable rewards for war. Especially Austria-Hungary, if there is anyone in the world who is the most staunch supporter of Germany, it is Austria-Hungary! From this point of view, it seems that the Balkans cannot back down.

As for Africa? The most critical Suez Canal must not be returned to the Entente. At the very least, it should be internationally condomined. As for the reason? Tirpitz once put it this way: After the end of the Great War. The British Grand Fleet did not have much more combat power than the German High Seas Fleet, and it was accompanied by the demise of the French Navy. The Italian and Austro-Hungarian navies, as well as the Spanish navies, would have an overwhelming advantage in the Mediterranean. Unless the U.S. Navy is stationed in Europe, the British and French navies will be at a disadvantage in the face of the Allied navies, and the advantages of the Allied powers will be further magnified by the rebuilding of the Russian navy with the vassalage of Germany. …………。

"From the naval side. We have won, the German High Seas Fleet and its allies are already the most powerful maritime power in Europe, and we can go beyond the North Sea into the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Indian Oceans. And with the advancement of the Air Force, the ability of land-based aircraft to strike at sea targets will be further enhanced. So even if there is no large fleet in the North Sea, there is still no need to worry about security. On the contrary, with the further release of the forces of the High Seas Fleet. It was also impossible for the British to continue to shrink their fleet to their homeland. They need to be set up in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Oceans. In contrast to the long chain of bases of the Central Powers from Spain, Italy, the Balkans, and Turkey, the British had fragmented naval bases. And with the further improvement of the industrial level of the German Empire, the development potential of the German Navy will be greater. Finally, Tirpitz emphasized: "In order to ensure the integrity of the Reich's overseas front, the Suez Canal must not fall into the hands of the British!" ”

I have to say. Tirpitz's rhetoric was undoubtedly fatally alluring to the expansionist Wilhelm II! This strengthened Wilhelm II's attitude towards Egypt. Count it out...... The Germans suddenly realized that they really didn't want to spit out what they had eaten. Not only is it far from the conditions of Britain and France, but even the bottom line of Britain and France in what the Germans believe cannot be achieved. Such negotiations are unlikely to be fruitful..........

At the same time, Britain and France were also thinking about the conditions of the Germans, and like the Germans, they were also thinking about what could be given up, and which places had to be fought for. The French demand is simple, that is, the status quo in Western Europe, for the Balkans? The exhausted French have lost interest, it is too far away from France for France to take care of what is going on there. The British wanted to manage, but at the same time recognized that the meaning was limited, even if individual Balkan countries were restored. They were surrounded by the Allies, and it was possible to change their doors after the war, depending on the situation. And it was quite difficult for the British to intervene. So the Balkans are actually chicken ribs. There is no meat to eat, and there is a taste when discarded.

The same place is the fortress of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, the former has been proven by the other side, as long as the Allies want to take it, then this fortress cannot be defended, while the latter is impossible for the Allies to abandon, both from a naval strategic point of view and from an economic point of view. After all, the current situation is that the allies have the advantage on the scene, and it is not easy to make the other side spit out. As for North Africa? Naturally, France wants to restore its rule in Algiers, but it is impossible to see how much it can be restored. After all, according to intelligence realities, here was supposed to be the ......... of benefits for the Italians.

For Egypt? The British didn't expect to get it all back. But it could not fall into the hands of the Central Powers, the British meant the independence of Egypt, and of course the British would continue to exert pressure to ensure that Egypt was on the side of the Entente. As for Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East. The British had little interest in the former, but for the latter, the British insisted that the Allies withdraw their troops from the territory of Iran, which in the eyes of the British was the barrier of British South Asia, and if the Allies were allowed to obtain this place, then the situation in South Asia would be precarious! This is a position that cannot be abandoned!

Both sides informed Huaxia of their revisions. After carefully comparing the requirements of the two sides, Xu Jie found that in Western Europe, the differences between the two sides were minimal, and almost all of them returned to their original places according to the original national borders. There were some disagreements in the Balkans, but the main ones were that the British wanted Greece to remain independent. The differences in North Africa are relatively large, France wants to go back to the whole of Algeria, Britain wants to keep Egypt and the Suez Canal, but the Allies don't want to let go, as for West Asia? The differences between the two sides are not very large, and Turkey is also weak now, and has already acquired some land from Russia, so it is very unkind to Saudi Arabia, which does not even grow grass, and Iran, which has a certain strength. From the point of view of the third party, the differences between the two sides are not particularly large, that is, if there is no external force, it is still more likely to reach an agreement. …………。

But is it possible that there is no external force? Just as Britain and France and the Allies began to test each other, the Americans could not sit still, and Wilson decided to attack both land and sea in order to demonstrate American power. In terms of the army, because the number of American troops is not very large, it can only be based on short assaults, and the Americans are trying to persuade Britain and France to cooperate with their offensive on land, after all, even if you want to talk, you have to fight a victory and get some capital before talking! And on the naval side...... The United States tried to fight a limited battle with the Allied Mediterranean Fleet on its own, and for this reason, he also asked Britain to give priority to the repair of American warships as much as possible, and of course, in return, the United States agreed to return Thomas's three Queen-class battleships to Britain. As for the other one? The United States also wants to stay and continue to use it.

In short, the current situation is that Britain, France and the Allies want to negotiate peace, but they are somewhat unwilling in their hearts. I still want to give it a try. In short, it belongs to the kind of situation where you talk and fight at the same time. And when President Wilson's order was delivered to Magifin, the first man in the U.S. Navy was not very optimistic about the future of naval battles. "The performance of the Sims fleet fully demonstrates the direct gap between the US Navy and the world's first-rate fleet. This is not something that can be remedied in a short period of time. If the Thomas fleet is still there, then it's okay, we will have a considerable advantage. And now, Thomas's fleet is about to return to the North Sea defense, and our strength may not necessarily increase. We still have the advantage, but we are not overwhelming. In the report, Magiffin euphemistically wrote that the underlying meaning was that if Thomas's fleet could stay, then the battle still had a great chance of winning ..........

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