At 8 p.m. Beijing time on October 28, British Prime Minister Asquith and Foreign Secretary Edward A. Once again, Sir Grey came to the German Embassy in China. Time is running out before the ultimatum given by China, and if Britain is unable to give China an answer in tomorrow's negotiations, then war will befall Britain again. And the fate of Britain seems to be doomed, and it will be ruined in this war!

After deliberations between the British government and the royal family, Prime Minister Asquith has sent the final authorization to Prime Minister Asquith to make the final decision on behalf of the British government. Prime Minister Asquith can decide according to the actual situation, whether to accept the conditions of the Chinese side or to refuse! This is not a good job for Prime Minister Asquith. Although the treaty was signed under the pressure of China, as the person who signed the treaty, his fate was destined to be extremely tragic. The loss of his current position is already a certainty, and maybe those angry British people will tear him to pieces! Now, the only ones who can help him are the Germans! Prime Minister Asquith only hopes that with the help of Germany, the Chinese side can reduce its requirements as much as possible, so that he can return to China and have an explanation!

In a secret room at the German Embassy in China, German Chancellor Holwig, Foreign Minister Stresemann, British Chancellor Asquith and Foreign Minister Eduard Anderson. Sir Grey had this secret meeting!

"Your Excellency Prime Minister Holwig, Britain now needs the help of Germany, and the Chinese have issued a final threat of war against us! If we fail to meet their demands, Britain will be completely destroyed! This would be a huge disaster for the UK! But at the same time, it's not a good thing for Germany! As soon as Britain is destroyed, Germany will face strong pressure from China directly! Prime Minister Asquith said!

Chancellor Holwig nodded, and then said: "China is not only an enemy of Britain, but also an enemy of Germany!" But, unfortunately, now China is in its heyday, and their national power is still in the midst of a sharp rise! Now Germany, after two years of war, has no strength to confront China for the time being! Therefore, in the face of a strong China, we need to retreat! ”

Prime Minister Holwig's words made British Prime Minister Asquith and Foreign Secretary Edward Edward. Sir Gray's face darkened. It is clear that in the face of China's strong coercion, the German side is already planning to back down! And this means that Britain will pay a heavy price for this!

"Your Excellency, the conditions put forward by the Chinese are too harsh, and once such conditions are signed, then Britain will be no different from a dead country!" British Foreign Secretary Edward. Sir Grey said.

"But, after all, Britain is not really a dead country! And if Britain rejects the conditions put forward by the Chinese, it will be a real country. When the time comes, Britain will not have any chance! German Foreign Minister Stresemann said.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister Holwig, can you get the Chinese to lower their demands a little?" Prime Minister Asquith asked. Now Britain has only one way, and that is to sign a peace treaty and end this war! Although the losses will be very heavy, the country will be saved! Of course, it would be best if China's conditions could be lowered a little more!

"Your Excellency Asquith, I regret to inform you that after the conclusion of the negotiations, I have already had a meeting with Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang! During the meeting, we asked China to lower its demands a little more, but this was rejected by the Chinese side! China seems to insist that this time the conditions will not be changed again, and China will not make any regressions! And Britain only needs to make one choice! Chancellor Holwig said!

"Damn yellow-skinned monkeys, if I had known, I should have killed them all in the first place!" Edward. Sir Grey scolded viciously! If they had known what they would do, they would have taken the most brutal measures against China after the victory in the Opium War, so as to ensure that China would continue to weaken. In addition, they are also dissatisfied with Germany, if it were not for the fact that the Germans always wanted to challenge Britain's hegemony, and did not hesitate to support China for this reason, perhaps there would not be the current situation! Of course, the Germans are also completely shooting themselves in the foot! The object of their support has completely surpassed them! The Germans are also self-inflicted! However, they have affected the entire Western world because of this! Germany's fault, but let the entire Western world pay, which made the British very angry!

In fact, the German side also regretted it very much! When they supported China, and before that, Western Sichuan, they just wanted to make trouble for Britain! But no one thought that China would develop so rapidly, and in less than 20 years, it has surpassed the old powers of the West, and then it has become the world's first power in one fell swoop by taking advantage of this world war! Thinking of the former little brother turning over and becoming the boss, the Germans are also very aggrieved! If they could be given another chance to choose, they wouldn't be in trouble for themselves!

"Your Excellency Prime Minister Holwig, that is, we have no choice but to accept the demands of the Chinese?" Prime Minister Asquith said with a pale face! He had even thought about what kind of tragic fate would befall him once such a treaty was signed!

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister Asquith! However, there is a construction on the German side, and maybe for the British, it will help a little! Chancellor Holwig said. Kaiser Wilhelm II had already sent instructions asking them to make this negotiation a success, for which the Germans could compensate the British. More importantly, Germany needs to tie Britain to its chariot completely!

"Oh? What is built? Prime Minister Asquith asked, as if a drowning man had grasped a straw.

"Britain agreed to China's request and signed a peace treaty with China! Cedion the Channel Islands, Anglesey and Isle of Man to the Chinese! As for the war reparations, although the total amount was as high as 3 billion Chinese dollars, 30 percent of them belonged to Germany! Germany can be exempted from this part of the war reparations that belong to Germany! In addition, China is demanding that Britain dismantle all the large shipyards, and the German government can pay for the purchase of these shipyards! However, the amount of the acquisition is not too high. After all, Germany's finances are also tight right now! Chancellor Holwig said!

Prime Minister Asquith's eyes lit up, this is a good way, not to mention anything else, just if Germany exempts those war reparations, this is enough to lose 900 million Chinese dollars! In addition, the sale of the shipyards to be dismantled to Germany allowed Britain to have an extra amount of money to pay off war reparations or to restore the British economy. However, there is one more important issue, and that is the security of the UK! After China acquires the Channel Islands, Anglesey and the Isle of Man, it will definitely deploy troops, which is like deploying troops on Britain's doorstep! And Britain is subject to arms restrictions and is powerless to resist at all! In this case, there will be no guarantee of Britain's safety! China can attack Britain at any time if it needs to, and defeat or even destroy Britain!

"Chancellor Holwig, Britain is willing to accept Germany's construction! However, we hope that Germany will be able to provide guarantees for the safety of the United Kingdom! In addition, Britain could develop armaments under the protection of Germany without being restricted by treaties! Prime Minister Asquith said!

"Of course! After the signing of the peace treaty, Germany will deploy the army, navy and air force in Britain to fight China! In addition, Britain can also rebuild its army and air force, but these armies will have to join the German army and air force sequence and accept German command like the British navy! Only in this way will these armies be able to survive in the name of the German Army and Air Force! Don't worry about being threatened and attacked by the Chinese! Chancellor Holwig said! In this case, Britain will completely fall to Germany! The rebuilt British army, navy and air force will also become a powerful supplement to the German army, and when fighting China in the future, Germany will not be weak!

"So, Your Excellency Prime Minister Holwig, can we stipulate our cooperation in the form of a secret agreement?" Prime Minister Asquith asked! Now Britain's strength has been damaged, and it must be more guarded! A secret treaty that helps protect British interests! If Germany wants to return, if nothing else, once this secret treaty is exposed, it will be enough to cause trouble between China and Germany!

"Of course, as you wish!" Prime Minister Holwig said!

After two hours of discussion, German Chancellor Holwig and British Chancellor Asquith signed a secret treaty on behalf of Germany and Britain, which set out the rights and obligations of Germany and Britain, making them close allies in the future, confronting China and fighting for world hegemony in the form of war!

The German-British Secret Treaty stipulated that Germany renounced its claim for war reparations from Britain and provided guarantees for Britain's security after the war! In addition, Britain could rebuild its army, navy and air force with the help of Germany, with a total strength of half a million troops! If war breaks out between Germany and China, the British army, navy and air force will be under the unified command of the German General Staff and fight with Germany! Germany promised that in the event of a victory over China, Britain would be richly rewarded! The major shipyards in Britain also sold all of them to Germany at a total price of one billion Chinese dollars!