Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 206 Resolving Differences
Regarding the truce negotiations, the Tang Empire quickly agreed, but then the Tang Empire and the Seven Nations Alliance disagreed on the negotiation location. But the Tang Empire requested to hold negotiations in Chang'an City.

The reason why the two sides insist on conducting armistice negotiations on their own territory is nothing more than to show an attitude that they are not the defeated party. After all, the armistice negotiations of every war in the past have basically been held on the victor's territory.

Although the Tang Empire currently holds some advantages in this war, the Seven Nations Alliance will not admit that it is the defeated party.

In the end, after communicating with each other, the two parties decided to place the negotiation venue in Manges City, the capital of the Hethel Kingdom.

The Kingdom of Hethel is located on Hethel Island, and Hethel Island is the largest island in the world. It faces the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire across the sea, with an area of ​​about 400 million square kilometers.

Hethel Kingdom has a population of 1000 million. Although the land area does not reach [-] million square kilometers, it cannot be called an empire, but the strength of Hethel Kingdom itself is not weak, and it belongs to the second-class power. Before Kong was born, the Kingdom of Hessel possessed the eighth-ranked navy in the world and the ninth-ranked army in the world, and the comprehensive strength of the Kingdom of Hessel was even higher than the four kingdoms of Cangyu, Liuyun, Tianxing, and Ziyue. .

The southern continent where the Kingdom of Hessel is located has an area of ​​more than 7000 million square kilometers. Among them, the 200 million square kilometers of land connected to the Eastern Continent are all the land of the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire, while the remaining four lands of the Southern Continent The area of ​​more than 800 million square kilometers is composed of many islands, including Hessel Island.

Many of the people living on the many islands in the southern continent also belonged to white people. For example, the Kingdom of Hethel belonged to a white country.

At nine o'clock in the morning on August 3014, 26 in the Tang calendar, in the Prime Minister's Mansion in Manges City, the capital of the Kingdom of Hethel, representatives of the Tang Empire and the Alliance of Seven Nations finally started formal negotiations. More than two months have passed since the meeting between the alliances.

Uriso, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hethel, said to the negotiators of the Tang Empire and the Seven Nations Alliance with a smile on his face: "It is a great honor to be the mediator of this world-class war. On behalf of our Kingdom of Hethel, I hope this This negotiation can achieve a satisfactory result and restore peace to the world."

The negotiators sent by the Great Tang Empire this time are headed by Guo Xian, the second deputy prime minister of the Great Tang Empire's cabinet, and Zhang Qihui, the deputy commander of the Royal Navy of the Great Tang Empire, while the seven-nation alliance sent prime ministers from all countries. Yes, and it is precisely because of this that the truce negotiations were delayed until the end of August.

As soon as Uriso, the prime minister of the Kingdom of Hethel, finished speaking, August, the Prime Minister of the Inlobal Empire, said to Guo Xian and Zhang Qihui: "Prime Minister Guo, General Zhang, since our seven-nation alliance has launched a truce with the Tang Empire Negotiations, then I think our two sides should achieve a temporary ceasefire during the truce negotiations. After all, our negotiation is to restore peace, and we should first set a tone before starting the negotiations.”

Guo Xian, the second deputy prime minister of the Datang Empire Cabinet, said with a slight smile: "Our Datang Empire is very sincere for this negotiation, and our Datang Empire supports the ceasefire during the armistice negotiations, but this ceasefire is only can be limited to land.”

Guo Xian's words frowned slightly on the brows of Prime Minister August of the Inaba Empire, Prime Minister Shurik of the Sharad Empire, and Prime Minister Julian of the Noomi Empire.

The main reason for the request for a ceasefire during the negotiation period is to restore the maritime trade of the three countries first. Resuming the maritime trade of the three countries one day earlier will reduce the loss of the three countries.

Shurik, the Prime Minister of the Sharad Empire, immediately said: "Prime Minister Guo and General Zhang, since the Tang Empire wants to show its sincerity, the most important thing is to achieve a ceasefire at sea, so that the countries of the seven-nation alliance can resume maritime trade as soon as possible. The Tang Empire Navy’s blockade of the coasts of our countries has already caused incalculable losses to our seven countries, so..."

Before Shulik finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Qihui, "Prime Minister Shulik, if the armistice agreement is not signed for a day, our Royal Navy of the Tang Empire will not lift the maritime blockade against the countries of the seven-nation alliance. The Royal Navy of the Great Tang Empire paid for it with the lives and blood of hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers, and our Royal Navy of the Great Tang Empire will not give up its dominance of the sea until the war is over!"

Julian, the Prime Minister of the Noomi Empire, said angrily: "General Zhang, both of us have started negotiations, isn't it just to end this war? Your Datang Empire Navy continues to block the coasts of various countries, so that our seven-nation alliance cannot I can't see the sincerity of your Tang Empire."

Zhang Qihui curled his lips and said: "Our appearance here today is the greatest sincerity of our Tang Empire. It is impossible to lift the naval blockade before signing the armistice agreement. If you want to talk about it, you can talk about it. If you don't want to talk about us The two sides will continue to fight and see who can hold on first in the end!"

At this time, Guo Xian suddenly smiled and said: "Prime Minister August, Prime Minister Shulik, and Prime Minister Julian, during the negotiation period, the land side can cease fire, but at sea, it is impossible for our Datang Empire to gain control of the sea." It’s easy to give up, but as long as we can reach an armistice agreement, our Royal Navy of the Tang Empire will immediately withdraw from the coasts of your countries.”

The prime ministers of the seven countries of the seven-nation alliance exchanged in a low voice for a while, and then August, the prime minister of the British Empire, nodded with displeasure and said: "Then first achieve a ceasefire on land, which can be regarded as a truce for us. Negotiations are off to a good start."

Then Uriso, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hessel, said with a smile: "Since the two sides have reached an agreement on this, then let's formally enter the negotiation stage! Next, the representative of the Datang Empire is invited to read the truce conditions of the Datang Empire." .”

Guo Xian stood up, took a few pieces of paper, and began to read out the truce conditions formulated by the Tang Empire. As Guo Xian read out, the faces of the seven prime ministers of the Seven Nations Alliance became more and more ugly.

There are more than a dozen conditions for the armistice of the Tang Empire, but there are four most important ones.

The first is to require the Seven Nations Alliance to recognize the land actually owned by the Datang Empire. That is to say, the seven countries of the Seven Nations Alliance must recognize the legitimacy of the land of more than 700 million square kilometers owned by the Datang Empire.

The second point requires the seven-nation alliance to admit defeat and pay war compensation to the Tang Empire. The total amount is 500 billion U.S. dollars, which can be paid in 30 years, but a huge amount of interest needs to be paid every year.

The third point is to request that each country in the seven-nation alliance allocate ten pieces of land and lease them to the Tang Empire for a period of 390 years. The Tang Empire has the right to garrison troops and administrative autonomy in these concessions.

The fourth point is that the total tonnage of the navies of the seven countries and the number of armies of each country must be restricted. As for the extent of the restriction, both parties need to negotiate.

Before Guo Xian finished reading the truce conditions of the Tang Empire, Shulik, Prime Minister of the Sharad Empire, couldn't help but complained, "Prime Minister Guo, the truce conditions of your Datang Empire are too excessive. You must know that our Seven Kingdoms The alliance has not been defeated, but the truce condition of your Tang Empire regards us as a defeated nation!"

The Prime Minister of the Jisk Empire, Maxim, followed in a cold voice and said: "Prime Minister Guo, our Seven Nations Alliance came here with sincerity this time. Could it be that your Datang Empire is just perfunctory for this armistice negotiation? Such an armistice condition, we seven Every country in the League of Nations will not accept it!"

Julian, Prime Minister of the Noomi Empire, said bluntly: "Prime Minister Guo, if your Datang Empire insists on such an armistice condition, then there will be nothing to talk about between us."

Guo Xian didn't care about the attitudes of the prime ministers on the other side. He still kept a smile on his face and said, "Mr. The seven prime ministers will not sit here today to discuss the truce with the old man and others, and this truce negotiation was not requested by our Tang Empire."

As the mediator, Uriso, the Prime Minister of the Hethel Kingdom, said at this time: "Since the representatives of the Tang Empire have announced the armistice conditions of the Tang Empire, then please invite the representatives of the Seven Kingdoms to read the seven kingdoms' terms." The truce conditions of the alliance, look at the differences between the two sides, the negotiation is mainly about one word, our negotiation is to resolve the differences between you two, and finally achieve world peace."

As a representative, Prime Minister August of the British Empire announced the armistice conditions of the seven-nation alliance. There are more than a dozen of them in total, of which there are three main points.

The first point is to ask the Tang Empire to withdraw from the Tianxing Empire, Liuyun Empire and Heile Kingdom, and restore the sovereignty of these three countries.

The second point is to ask the Tang Empire to compensate for the losses of the Seven Nations Alliance.

The third point is to request restrictions on the navy and army of the Datang Empire.

Regarding the armistice conditions offered by the Seven Nations Alliance, Zhang Qihui from the Datang Empire reacted even more fiercely, "Your Seven Nations Alliance's offer of such armistice conditions is obviously a waste of time. I don't think we should negotiate anymore. The two sides should continue to compete on the battlefield!"

Uriso, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hesser, hurriedly said: "General Zhang, don't get excited. You two finally sat together. You should try your best to talk. I believe that both sides are sincere, otherwise they wouldn't come all the way." Arrived in Manges City."

The negotiations between the Great Tang Empire and the Seven-Nation Alliance were full of gunpowder from the very beginning, but both sides did have the idea of ​​ending the war, so both sides made concessions step by step during the negotiations.

After five days of the truce negotiations, the two sides have reached consensus in many aspects, but both sides hope to limit the other's military strength, and on this point, the differences between the two sides have not been resolved.

On the night of August [-]th, in the Xiande Hall of the Imperial Palace in Chang'an City, Su Yi read the telegram sent by the second deputy prime minister of the cabinet Guo Xian from Manges City. Wang Chengliang, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire, asked, "What do you two think of the current progress in the negotiations?"

He Yunfei pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, at present, our Datang Empire has reached a consensus with the Seven-Nation Alliance in many aspects, such as the two sides will not pay compensation to each other, and the Seven-Nation Alliance is willing to officially recognize our Datang Empire in the international arena. Legality, the seven-nation alliance will pay a large amount of ransom for our prisoners of war in the Tang Empire, and now there is no agreement on the military restrictions between each other. I think it is possible to exclude this point from the armistice treaty. The Tang Empire cannot accept the seven-nation alliance's military restrictions on us, and the seven-nation alliance should and cannot accept the military restrictions imposed by our Datang Empire."

Wang Chengliang had a somewhat different opinion from He Yunfei, "Your Majesty, I think the military strength of the seven-nation alliance must be restricted, otherwise, even if the armistice agreement is signed, it will only give the seven-nation alliance time to recover its strength. After the navy of this country has regained its strength, a new war may come."

Su Yi suddenly showed a smile and said: "Actually, it's okay not to restrict the military power of the seven-nation alliance. I hope that these seven countries can use more resources and funds to develop the navy. Our Datang The empire is not afraid of military competition, especially when it comes to building warships!"

Su Yi said this with full confidence. After all, in addition to the Datang Empire being able to build warships in its own shipyards, Su Yi can also purchase more warships from the system every year.

Now Su Yi can buy 48 super dreadnought battleships, 48 battlecruisers, 140 ​​heavy cruisers, [-] dreadnought battleships, [-] four destroyers and [-] submarines from the system mall every year.

In addition, Su Yi knows that in future maritime wars, the aircraft carrier is the real overlord. After the emergence of mature carrier-based aircraft, all battleships will become live targets for carrier-based aircraft. Su Yi hopes that the navies of the seven-nation alliance will take over In order to spare no effort to build battleships, it is best to use up all the wealth of these seven countries, and Su Yi has ordered the secret development of aircraft carriers and the carrier-based aircraft carried on them.

Wang Chengliang hesitated for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the arms race, especially the naval arms race, even if the seven countries of the seven-nation alliance are first-class powers, it is difficult to support it for a long time, and when the seven countries cannot support it At that time, the war is likely to break out."

Su Yi smiled and said, "I think our Tang Empire will be even stronger at that time!"

(End of this chapter)