Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1013 The face is really big

The two little princes have probably never experienced such a scene. Rock, Alexander Ribo, and Kitchener looked at the two princes like three trials. The two princes became more and more cramped. I'm lamenting, I don't know why Karl I went crazy, sending these two little princes to negotiate peace, no matter how you look at it, it seems to be a joke.

"Please sit down, two princes, don't you want to introduce yourself?" In the British Expeditionary Force Command, Roque was the landlord, so Roque greeted him.

The two princes were very obedient, they sat down when asked to sit, and introduced themselves when asked: "Uh, my name is Hester—"

"My name is Sewell—"

Then it's over.

Finished?

Rock's forehead was completely confused, and when he looked at Alexander Libo and Kitchener, they also had blue veins throbbing on their foreheads.

"We follow the orders of the great Emperor Karl of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to seek the possibility of peacefully ending this war. The world war has been going on for four years. Europe is devastated, and all participating countries have suffered heavy losses—" Hester summoned up his courage. However, not everyone can speak with confidence in front of senior officials of the Allied Powers like Roque.

Tsk tsk, inadvertently, Roque can now be regarded as a senior official of the Allied Powers. In the military field, no one can compare with Roque, including Petain.

"His Royal Highness, if you want to talk about peace, then we can do it in a more formal occasion." Alexander Ribo didn't want to negotiate with the two princes at the British Expeditionary Force Command. If the negotiation is successful, this It is a major event that can go down in history, and Alexandre Ribeau hopes that France can play a greater role.

"Oh, oh, of course, are you—" Hester had recited those few words just now for an unknown amount of time, and now he immediately showed timidity as soon as he opened his mouth.

"I am Alexander Ribeau, Prime Minister of France." Alexander Ribeau was not in a good mood, shouldn't he do some homework before leaving.

"I am Horatio Herbert Kitchener, British Secretary of War." Kitchener took the initiative to call the house without waiting for Hester to ask.

Rock didn't speak. Since the two princes found the headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force, they should know Rock's identity.

Sure enough, Histor greeted Rock first: "Lord Nyasaland, good evening, nice to meet you—"

"Hi Your Highness——" Luo Ke cherished words like gold, got up and went out to find An Qi, and asked An Qi to send a telegram to Winston.

Winston's telegram came back quickly, asking Roque to hold back the two princes no matter what, and not let the French government dominate the contact with the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This request is not difficult, and Kitchener is not stupid. He knew what to do by looking at Roque's expression. He directly arranged for the two princes to rest at Roque's headquarters first, and we will talk about the negotiation tomorrow. Anyway, it can't be done in a day or two. finished.

When Rock woke up, Winston had arrived in Dunkirk.

It is estimated that Winston did not sleep after receiving Roque's telegram. Although his expression was very haggard, he was very energetic.

"Don't have too much hope for Winston. The Germans were not involved. This should be Karl I's private behavior." Rock is not optimistic about the prospects for negotiations. Know how the world war ended.

It's not a peace negotiation anyway.

"Anyway, this is a good start. How about Prime Minister Ribo?" Winston couldn't wait. It would be best if the problem could be resolved at the negotiating table.

"Prime Minister Ribo returned to Paris overnight, and he probably wants to discuss it with President Poengale. Would you like to meet the two princes first?" Rock didn't want to get involved in these shitty things. The German army's attack continued, and the Canadian Legion With two divisions already crippled, Rock telegraphed Arthur Kerry asking if more reinforcements were needed.

Arthur Kerry rejected Rock's kindness, two divisions were disabled, Arthur Kerry sent four more divisions, and the Canadian Corps still had strength.

When the World War broke out, Canada had a population of about 800 million, and it was these 800 million people who exploded with unparalleled energy. In another time and space, Canada mobilized 62 people to participate in the war, 66655 people died in battle, and 172950 people were injured.

Canada in this time and space is still very powerful. On the western front, the strength of the Canadian Legion has exceeded 25, and it is still increasing.

"No, I will go to Paris right away, and you will send the two princes over tomorrow. Remember, the safety of the two princes must be absolutely guaranteed—" Winston will go to Paris first to confirm the bottom line with Pongalé, never mind Whether the negotiation can be successful or not must be treated correctly.

With Winston in charge of the overall situation, Rock continued to focus on fighting the German army. In Belgium, the Southern African Expeditionary Force was ready to attack the Liege Fortress.

When the German army attacked the Liege Fortress four years ago, it almost destroyed all the fortresses in the Liege Fortress.

Now these forts have been rebuilt and are still evenly distributed on both sides of the Meuse River. The difference from before is that the current Liege Fortress is larger and the fortress is stronger. There are more German troops guarding the Liege Fortress. The territory received a steady stream of reinforcements, so the Southern African Expeditionary Force faced more difficulties than the German army four years ago.

Of course, the Southern African Expeditionary Force also has its own advantages. Compared with the German army four years ago, the Southern African Expeditionary Force has stronger combat effectiveness, more advanced weapons, and more skilled cooperation between different arms. The key is that the Southern African Expeditionary Force has almost no The limited logistics supply is unmatched by the German army.

"The Liege Fortress has a total of 12 fortresses, which are evenly distributed on both sides of the Meuse River in a circular shape. The German army stationed nearly 30 troops in the Liege Fortress. With the central fort as the center, each fortress has about [-] defenders. Any attack in any direction will be attacked intensively by at least three fortresses.” Don Juan, the commander of the second cavalry division, was helpless, and the fortress of Liege was the most difficult bone to crack after the southern African expeditionary force arrived in Europe.

"How did the Germans break through the fortress of Liege?" Wei Zheng, the commander of the 11th Division, was very curious. Four years ago, the German army had no planes or tanks. Although it had large-caliber artillery, the number of artillery was not many, and the advantage was not obvious. .

"The level of fortification repairs of the Belgians is far inferior to that of the Germans, and the Belgian army is far inferior to the German army. If the German army was facing the Liege Fortress like it is now, then I am afraid that the German army would have to go around the Liege Fortress. "Hausman, the commander of the 103rd division, was holding a huge enamel jar, which was full of coffee, and it was the kind without sugar.

"Then what should we do? Can we also go around?" Wei Zheng's fingers dragged down the Meuse River on the sand table. It wasn't too far, hey, he had already reached the territory of the Netherlands.

Wei Zheng's fingers froze, Don Juan stroked his chin thoughtfully, and the eyes of the other generals had dangerous glints.

"Gentlemen, calm down, the Netherlands did not participate in the war, they are a neutral country." Hausmann's head was as big as a bean, and the generals of the Southern African Expeditionary Force—

After all, there is nothing they dare not do.

"The Queen of Holland and the Emperor of Germany seem to be cousins—" Don Juan seemed to be muttering to himself, but the voice was not small, at least the generals could hear it clearly.

"It seems that the Queen of the Netherlands is the niece of Uncle William II—" Someone has a better understanding of these royal relationships.

"That's not too dear!"

"Although the Netherlands has not participated in the war, the Royal Navy has seized strategic materials smuggled from the Netherlands to Germany along the coast of Germany, so the Dutch have a position."

"If we discuss it with the Netherlands, I don't know if it will be possible to enter Germany through the Netherlands—"

"Don't even think about it, the Queen of the Netherlands is not Duke Yu—"

The generals talked a lot, mentioning that "Duke Yu" was obviously an educated man, and it seemed to be a story about fake Taoism or something. The word was too complicated, and the author couldn't write it, and he didn't bother to look it up in the dictionary.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen, calm down, give up those ideas that shouldn't be there, we can't drag an innocent country into war at will." Housman dare not let the generals continue to talk, and if they continue to talk, the Netherlands will definitely Bad luck.

For these generals, it is really not difficult to drag a certain country into the war. It is very simple to create a friction. The southern African expeditionary force and the German army are fighting fiercely in Belgium. On the border between the Netherlands and Belgium, however, this is useless. The combined army of the Netherlands is less than 20. It is much easier to fight the Netherlands than to fight the Liege Fortress.

Later, Roque received several telegrams at the same time. The generals had serious differences. Don Juan and Wei Zheng really wanted to bypass the Netherlands and attack Germany, while Hausmann did not want to spread the flames of war to the Netherlands.

It was only then that Rock remembered that Housman seemed to be a Boer.

That would not work. Most of the Boers are of Dutch origin. There are many Boers in the Southern African Expeditionary Force. Rock has to take care of the feelings of these Boer officers and soldiers. The Netherlands was lucky to escape.

Now that the German army is heavily defending the Liege Fortress, Roque simply ordered the Southern African Expeditionary Force to defend on the spot. Anyway, the French army has gradually stabilized now, and the British Expeditionary Force will also have to rest for a while to recover its strength.

In early May, the spring offensive gradually came to a halt, and the casualties of the French army reached 35, of which more than 15 were killed.

The British Expeditionary Force suffered nearly 50 casualties, of which 20 were killed.

The German army lost more than 80, about 80.00% of which were caused by the British Expeditionary Force.

Rock didn't know how Winston and Alexander Libo talked with the two princes. Karl I did not inform the Germans. In order to stop the war, Karl I even promised to return Alsace and Lorraine to France.

It is estimated that if the Germans knew the promise of Karl I, they would want to kill Karl I. Alsace and Lorraine are now German territories. After the Franco-Prussian War, France was ceded to Germany. Now Karl I is the master of the Germans. Sass and Lorraine returned to France, and I don't know where Karl I has such a big face.

(There should be no fourth update today, even if there is, it will be released at zero o'clock, brothers, don't wait, it will be the same tomorrow morning-)

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