Just when Xu Jie was intriguing with the three giants of the Entente, the negotiations with the Germans finally went on as scheduled. After a series of private contacts, the two sides finally chose to negotiate in Norway, a Norwegian-style neutral country that is not the home of either side. There was no question of suffering, and the Chinese envoy Wu Fangting and the German envoy Ribbentrop began weeks-long negotiations in Oslo, the capital of Norway, to resolve the issue of the status and interests of both sides in the Middle East. And long before the official contact between the representatives of the two sides, Huaxia and Germany had already reached an agreement on the issue of ending the military confrontation on the front! China and Germany will continue to maintain their positions, but will not add any new combat units to the front, and the two sides can exchange observers. A small number of reconnaissance planes can also be arranged to supervise whether the two sides are abiding by the agreement.

Of course, although it seems that everyone has been reconciled on the scene, in fact, this temporary ceasefire agreement not only does not guarantee the country's credibility, but also has many loopholes, for example, the troops on both sides cannot be mobilized on the front-line battlefield, but it does not say that they cannot be mobilized to the two river basins and Iran! Therefore, although both sides stopped on the scene, in fact, neither side relaxed. We are all great powers, and great powers are not easy to get along with!

There are only two key points, the first of which is how to ensure the balance of power between China and Germany in the two river basins and in Iran. The second point is how the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two sides should be drawn. The former is relatively empty, so at the beginning, China and Germany mainly launched a struggle over the second point. The Germans demanded that the Germans first withdraw their troops from the two rivers to ensure the territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire, while in Iran, the two spheres of influence were divided according to the Line of Actual Control, and if the Germans demanded that, the entire southern Iranian province of southern Khuzestan Province, most of Fars Province, southern Isfahan Province, Hormuzgan Province, most of Kerman Province and most of Sistan-Balochistan Province would be under German control.

Can this be understood in this way? Ours, part of it became yours, and yours is still yours? In response to Ribbentrop's request, Wu Fangting spoke a very tongue-twisting sentence in Chinese, which made the German interpreter feel very difficult, and it took a few minutes to make this meaning clear. Wu Fangting expressed his dissatisfaction with this statement! "Your Excellency seems to have forgotten that the superior position we occupy on the battlefield in the two river valleys, and that our superiority on the battlefield has not been translated into favorable conditions for negotiations, which is unacceptable!"

"Your country's army does not have an advantage, our two armies are still facing each other on the front line, and both sides are basically in the position before the outbreak of the battle, where does this advantage begin? In terms of troops, it is we who have the advantage! Ribbentrop said with a smile.

"In that case, why don't our two countries demarcate the Line of Actual Control in the two river basins? Your country's double standards are unacceptable to us. We have forcibly advanced the line of control between the two sides in the west for hundreds of kilometers, is it still not an advantage? According to your explanation, I'm afraid that only if we advance to Asia Minor will we be advantageous, right? Wu Fangting's next words showed a hint of sarcasm: "In addition, your country has always had a military advantage, but the battle lines of the two sides have advanced from Iran to the two river valleys!" ”

"But you really can't move, your first attack only repelled our and Austria-Hungary's attack, and the second battle is our attack, and you barely guarantee the stability of the defensive line. This advantage is not comparable to that of the southern part of Iran, which we firmly control. Ribbentrop said, holding his eyes.

"No, no, no, Your Excellency is wrong, from a military point of view, we may not be able to help each other in the two river valleys for a short time. But we can continue to draw troops from the homeland, and how many troops can your country draw from the homeland? You are a European country, the most important foothold can only be Europe, and we are an Asian country, the whole East Asia, Southeast Asia and North Asia are ours, we have no enemies, if you think you can play, then we can consume. However, if that time comes, I am afraid that the venue and conditions of the negotiations will have to be changed, and I hope you will think about it. Before Ribbentrop could reply, Wu Fangting continued: "I propose to adjourn the meeting, and besides, I can tell Your Excellency that in the coming week, we will send three more divisions into Iran!" ”

Ribbentrop was stunned by Huaxia's simple and direct refusal, and he even doubted his judgment whether Huaxia really didn't want to fight. Or is it to use the negotiations as a delaying tactic. But then, one thing is certain, Huaxia did use both air and sea to add a large number of troops to Iran in a week's time, although the exact scale is not clear, but the Germans finally realized that Huaxia was definitely not joking. If the negotiations break down, this new force can either move west into the two river valleys, continue to open the road to Kirkuk with the existing forces, or go south to attack the German-occupied areas in Iran. Although the Germans also used this time to replenish some equipment, the supply speed was weaker than that of the Chinese. Of course, more importantly, it is not that Germany does not have the strength and transportation capacity to support large-scale operations in the Middle East, but that Germany's next phase will focus on Europe, at least until France is settled, and Germany will not deploy too strong forces in the Middle East.

The German government is now a little unsure, is it Huaxia planning to just end up with itself, or is it a gesture? If it is the former, where is Huaxia's confidence? If it is said that China fought to the end for a quasi-ally and an ally, the Germans would not believe it. And if the latter, Huaxia is not worried about the continued escalation of the war? The Germans carefully adjusted the hole cards in their hands and found that there seemed to be few means to restrain Huaxia, which seemed to have discovered some new oil fields in Northeast China and parts of North Asia, and they imported a large amount of extraction equipment and technology from the Entente countries, and it seemed that the oil problem was being solved step by step. As for other means? Germany really doesn't have too good cards.

Just when the politicians were considering the real purpose and bottom line of China, and when the generals were considering whether to increase the Middle East garrison to ensure the balance of the battlefield, Hindenburg stood up and said something quite meaningful: "Let's not get entangled in these details, there are only two problems we need to consider now, first, how to ensure that our road to South Asia is unblocked, and second, how to ensure that China will not trouble us in the Middle East before we solve France!" As long as these two points can be guaranteed, other issues can be discussed! If China is willing to take the initiative to limit its forces in the Middle East, we can make concessions on some fronts. "Although Hindenburg's words are a bit harsh, but it is indeed a solution to the problem, even if the two sides cease fighting, do not fight, if China continues to increase its troops in Iran, then in order to maintain stability, Germany must also increase its troops, a large number of troops are contained in the Middle East thousands of miles away, then what will the Allies do to fight France? Therefore, it is the best way to temporarily calm down the talents.

Hindenburg's proposal was quickly adopted, and Ribbentrop, who had been authorized by the high-level authority, sent a note to the Chinese delegation hoping to resume peace talks, but then Huaxia's new proposal surprised the Germans, and even the Germans thought that China's conditions were too insincere! Because Huaxia wants Germany to withdraw from the southern region of Isfahan Province! This is not to say that there are as many as this place, the key is that this location is too important, the southern part of Isfahan Province is like a sharp knife to the narrowest part of the southern corridor of Iran, if Huaxia starts from here, then it will not take long to completely cut off the southern passage of Iran! This is almost a knife on the veins of the German Middle East Army, a condition that cannot be discussed in the eyes of Ribbentrop! Even if he was not a soldier, Ribbentrop could feel threatened by this condition!

Just when Ribbentrop subconsciously wanted to refuse. Wu Fangting explained the purpose of Huaxia's request. "We also just hope that the oil fields in Isfahan will be guaranteed real security, and we know the speed of the assault of your armored forces and the combat radius of the tactical bomber forces. We just want to keep the oil field safe, in other words, we want a depth and that's it. However, Ribbentrop's brain and military literacy did not hear what other meaning was revealed in this sentence, he still thought that this condition was unacceptable, but in order not to let the second negotiation end within an hour, Ribbentrop still did not directly refuse, but after gossiping for a long time, he decided to report to his superiors first.

Otherwise, professionals and non-professionals are different. Ribbentrop only saw that the sharp knife was fiercely inserted into Germany's most vulnerable southern transportation line, but the German high-ranking generals realized that the two flanks of this salient were still firmly controlled by the Germans, and if Huaxia dared to deploy too many troops in this salient, then as long as the German army had sufficient troops, it could be completely cut off here. If the Germans had deployed, they would have deployed some troops here, but definitely not much. Because the surrounding environment is a bit harsh.

"This condition can be accepted to a limited extent, we can withdraw from the southern part of Isfahan province, and we can give them the depth they need, but Huaxia must limit the number of troops stationed in Iran to a lower range!" Hindenburg put forward his own opinion, no matter how good the situation is, it also needs strength to back it up, if Huaxia has limited troops in Iran, and at the same time limits the number of military bases, then it will be difficult for Huaxia to do it. Moreover, in terms of logistics, Germany is not without a backhand, no matter how efficient railway transportation is, there is no high efficiency of ship transportation, in the German army's plan, more than 60% of the troops and supplies that will attack India in the future will be directly transported to the ports on the front line by ship. The share of railways is actually not very high. Therefore, the conditions that were unacceptable in the eyes of Ribbentrop were still negotiable in the eyes of the German high-tops!

In fact, the Germans really had nothing to rely on in the Middle East because of strategic problems, and Huaxia was not prepared to confront Germany prematurely because of its dissatisfaction with the Entente and proceeding from its own interests. And this is the basis of negotiations between the two sides, when the Germans said that this issue can be discussed, Huaxia also very readily expressed its willingness to reduce the size of the garrison in Iran. And said that it can also be talked about in the position of the garrison.

Things have come to this point, and the negotiations have finally been put on the fast track. The Germans set the condition that the Chinese garrison in Iran could not exceed six divisions, the size of the air force could not exceed five air wings, and there could be no strategic bomber units. After all, the Iranian government's army suffered heavy losses in the war, and the war consumed a huge amount, and it was difficult to rebuild the army in a short period of time, so Huaxia needed to temporarily take charge of Iran's entire defense, and it was not enough to station only 6 divisions in nearly a million square kilometers, Huaxia said that at least 12 divisions were needed, and the aviation force could only be used if it reached the size of 12 wings.

And during the negotiations, Huaxia hinted that Huaxia could only feel safe if Huaxia's troops in Iran and Germany's troops in the Middle East could ensure a relative balance. Huaxia's requirements for garrisons are completely based on the number of Germans stationed in the Middle East, and if the Germans want to reduce the Huaxia garrison, then first of all, they should reduce their own garrisons!

In the end, the result of the negotiations between the two sides was that Germany would station 9 divisions in the Middle East and 8 divisions in China. Among them, there can be no more than 4 armored divisions in the Chinese garrison. The aviation unit was compressed to 9 wings, of which 4 strategic bomber wings could not exceed 1. In return, the size of the German and Austro-Hungarian air forces in the valley of the two rivers and southern Iran was limited to about 11 wings. And on the naval side, Germany guaranteed that the number of shore-based aviation would not exceed 4 wings! Under this criterion, the forces of the two sides are almost balanced, and it is also agreed that the military deployment of the two sides in the vicinity of the Line of Control in the 50 km vicinity of the Line of Control, except for the southern part of Isfahan province, must be transparent to each other, of course, this condition is for a certain period of time, tentatively set at three years.

With the signing of the treaty, the Chinese troops began to withdraw systematically from the two river valleys, while the Germans also withdrew their troops from parts of southern Iran, and the exchange of prisoners of war between the two sides took place at the same time. A big war finally came to an end, and to the surprise of ordinary people, just as the treaty ended, at the German Army weapons test site in Bavaria, a group of steel monsters had bared their hideous fangs!

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