Chapter 1995: First contact one

Under the arrangement of the two parties, Prince Albert and the Earl of Carlippte from Bavaria received the British Representative for Foreign Secretary Belfort and the former British Secretary of the Navy Prince Mountbatten together in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. However, what the British did not expect was that the meeting place was only 500 meters away from the French representative office in the Netherlands!

"I seem to have seen the shadow of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from the two of them. Perhaps in the future, the German Empire will become a dual empire. The Prussian eagle and the Bavarian lion may appear on the flag at the same time." Belfort looked at the opposite side. Prince Albert and Earl Calypte said quietly.

"The Prussian eagle and the Bavarian lion are fighting side by side on the battlefield for the future of the empire. The people of Ireland launched an uprising against the British king at Easter in 1914. This is a thing that makes people feel emotional. Ah. And the cause of everything is actually because of the British government's inaction during the Great Irish Famine in 1945. In this famine, the Irish population was reduced by a quarter." Prince Albert said with a smile. (Historically, the Irish Easter Uprising took place in 1916, which is advanced in this article.)

"The empire has only been established for a few decades, but all states can share the same hatred and hatred. Ireland has been a vassal of your country for hundreds of years, but now it is regarded as an enemy of the London government. Reality makes people feel that things are impermanent. Are you right? Mr. Balfour?" Count Calypte made a sharp knife beside him.

"Now the situation is obvious. The Allies are already at a military disadvantage. Since you are preparing to pray for peace, you must first show your sincerity. I don't know what conditions your country is going to use to appease the German sword this time. "Prince Albert said arrogantly.

"The British Empire will never pray for peace. We would rather fight to the end than a humiliating peace! In this world, no one can make the empire surrender. We are here just to reduce unnecessary casualties. To reduce the meaninglessness of countries Attrition, the situation is now obvious. On the western front, neither side can break through the opponent's line of defense, while at sea, the high seas fleet stayed at home for a year. The large fleet still firmly controls the North Sea." Belfort counterattacked.

"It seems that your country still does not recognize its own situation. Or is it recognizable but unwilling to admit it? Well, let's be straightforward. We firmly believe that the Allied Group has a huge military advantage, and your country's mission Arrival is a sign of weakness. Therefore, you must first make concessions. This is a matter of principle. If you disagree, then this meeting can only be aborted, and then we will discuss this issue on the battlefield. "The soldiers are in the bones." The Earl of Caliput is not in the mood to talk to the British. He knew that this time the British were definitely ready to compromise. Because Crown Prince Ruprecht directly rejected the British arrogant conditions last time.

　　 "This is a threat! This is blackmail!" Belfort exclaimed.

　　 "It's up to you to understand. Now you still have 3 minutes to think." Prince Albert said.

"We can relax the maritime blockade on Germany. In addition to weapons-related equipment, parts and resources, civilian products such as grain, cloth, and medicine can be properly released after registration. But we have a condition. In return, Germany should Stop the air strikes on London and cancel the unrestricted submarine warfare at the same time, because the air strikes on London are more harmful to the people, and most of the merchant ships sunk by the unrestricted submarine warfare are civilian ships, and at the same time, these civilian ships are also transporting civilian materials! War should not affect civilians." Belfort took a deep breath, calmed down some excitement, and said.

"Hehe, this rule fails even the most basic linguistic fairness. You told us to stop unrestricted submarine warfare, and you just relax the restrictions on civilian materials. Doesn't that mean you are used to transport military products? Did the ships of China also avoid submarine attacks? There is no trace of sincerity in this statement! As for saying that war should not affect civilians?"

"You are a diplomat. You should be very clear about the "Paris Conference Declaration on Certain Principles of the Sea" signed on April 16, 1856? There are two very important contents in this declaration, except for the prohibition during war. Except for goods, it is forbidden to capture neutral or enemy materials on ships of neutral countries. The other is that, except for contraband during wartime, it is forbidden to capture neutral goods on ships of enemy countries!"

"And in 1909, the "London Declaration" stipulated that all goods shipped to neutral countries except arms, ammunition and other obvious war materials, even if they were to be transferred to hostile countries, should not be confiscated. That's good, you tell me. Me? Did your country comply with these agreements? One month after the start of the war, your country’s privy order stated that even if it was on a ship in a neutral country, any prohibited goods shipped to Germany would be strictly confiscated or purchased by the British. ! And you have also restricted the amount of imports from neutral countries~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I would like to ask you, is your country’s promise not as good as toilet paper?" Prince Albert said angrily. "Don't talk about unrestricted submarine warfare, that was the first brutal war between the wreckage of women and children in Britain. We just gave teeth for teeth and blood for blood!"

　　 "In short, your terms are impossible to accept. We will put forward our counter-proposal. If you disagree, then you can leave now." Earl Calypte said directly without giving the other party time to think.

"After the war, the Royal Navy detained at least 225 ships of the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Turkish Empire. Some of these ships were sunk, but most of them were still usable. These belonged to the German Empire. Assets. And these ships were detained at the beginning of the war and were not used for military purposes. Therefore, in accordance with your country’s principle that the war should not affect civilians, these ships should be transferred to a third party designated by the German Empire for temporary retention. It is not used to support the British war machine! And all the citizens of the Allied countries arrested should also be released and transferred to a third country!" said the Earl of Calypte.

　　 "These detained ships are used to make up for the loss of the British Empire. Your submarine sank our civilian ships, and we use these ships to make up for the loss!" Belfort said. "If we have to compensate your country for the civilian ships we seized, what about your country's submarine destroying our civilian ships? Believe me, your country cannot afford to pay for this figure!"

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