African Entrepreneurship Records

Chapter 1351 Soldiers’ “Struggle”

November 4, 1919.

After several weeks of debate and adjustment, the four countries of Britain, France, Germany and Austria finally made great progress on the peace issue.

"Your Excellency Freer, after this meeting is over, peace should really be achieved, right?" Dutch Prime Minister Kuyper said with some emotion.

Friel, who looked slightly haggard, showed a smile and said: "That should be the case. In fact, this world war is essentially another round of European war, so as long as the European society reaches a unified consensus, peace will naturally be achieved. arrival."

Throughout history, Europeans have either been at war or on their way to war. From the ancient Roman era, to the Middle Ages, to modern times and even in the future, large-scale wars in Europe have never stopped.

The Hundred Years' War between England and France, the Byzantine-Bulgarian War, the Byzantine-Arab War, the Roman-Persian War, and the Spanish Reconquista War all lasted for more than a hundred years. England's conquest of Wales spanned eight centuries, or eight hundred years.

In modern Europe, wars have become more frequent, with more participating countries and armies, and more lethal weapons. This world war, which is what Ernst saw as World War One, has once again pushed European wars to a new peak.

After saying that, Freer also let out a long sigh: "In order to promote the progress of the conference, I haven't slept well for more than a month. It's really hard to imagine what the last peace conference was like."

Prime Minister Kuyper smiled bitterly and said: "I have experienced the first peace conference. That conference was much more difficult than this one. At that time, the Allies and the Entente were very angry."

"After all, because of the war, everyone only had hatred in their hearts, so the representatives of Britain, France, Germany and Austria were like dynamite ready to explode at any time."

"At that time, I and the other mediators stayed with them. It can be said that we were full of anxiety and uneasiness. But when the meeting actually came to be held, as expected, a full-scale martial arts display was staged on the first day of the meeting."

"The German and French representatives started fighting on the spot. Austria-Hungary and the United Kingdom also joined the fight. It took a lot of effort for our people to pull them apart."

"Almost in the first two months of the meeting, both sides continued to abuse and violently behave. In the third month, everyone calmed down a little. It was not until the end of the meeting that we finally had a rough result..."

Freer could feel the resentment in Kuyper's words. These two meetings lasted for nearly half a year, and both were held in the Netherlands. Without the help of East Africa, the Dutch government would probably collapse. After all, Britain and France None of the four German and Austrian countries can be offended by a small country like the Netherlands.

With Kuyper's complaint, Freer felt a lot better. He comforted Kuyper: "Your Excellency and your country's contribution to peace will definitely go down in history. After all, we can end this war." The world war is equivalent to saving tens of millions of lives, and the people of Europe will be grateful to you and your country for your efforts. "

The most miserable people in the war were the common people in Europe, and as a mediator of the war, the Netherlands was one of the promoters of ending the tragedy of World War I. At least in the past ten years, the European people, especially the peace-loving people, have expressed their disapproval of Kailash. Boer must be grateful, but as for not being peace-loving...

There must be such people. After all, one general can achieve great success, and the lives of civilians are worthless in the eyes of politicians. In addition, there are also some militants with extreme ideas, such as the head of state of Germany in his previous life.

But now the historical stage has no place for them to speak. The second peace conference basically determined the end of the war, at least temporarily.

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After November, public opinion in European countries began to consciously change direction, and topics surrounding peace continued to rise.

Of course, an abrupt end to the war will definitely arouse public dissatisfaction, so under the control of European countries, the topic will sometimes lead to special social groups such as the Labor Party, Jews, or individual war-minded politicians and soldiers who have been abandoned by the government.

In a rear hospital in Germany.

A soldier with a thigh amputation reads the latest newspaper to a comrade with an eye injury.

"...The frontline battlefield has been slow to make progress. Major General Leinster of Bavaria complained that due to the collusion between unscrupulous businessmen in the rear and moths within the army, war supplies were resold, which may lead to the failure of the war..."

"...the activities of the Labor Party betrayed information about Germany. They cooperated with Labor elements in other European countries, infiltrated into the army, and betrayed battlefield and frontline intelligence..."

"...His Majesty William II came to the front line to express condolences to the families of the martyrs..."

"That's enough! Stop reading!" The young soldier on the hospital bed roared with a ferocious look on his face: "These **** Jews... It is precisely because of them that the empire has fallen into this passive situation."

"The war must not stop, but we must clear away the moths in the country. We must first settle the internal affairs before going abroad, and the government's bunch of losers should really..."

The soldier was very emotional, especially because of the news in the newspapers that an armistice might be considered, which made him very dissatisfied.

The soldier holding the newspaper had to stop reading because of his colleague's mood. He said to his colleague on the hospital bed: "Corporal, I understand your mood. In fact, the end of the war now is also good news."

"No, you don't understand at all!" the blind soldier shouted loudly: "The empire has paid too much for this war, so it should work hard to completely defeat Britain and France and gain world hegemony."

"We lost too many opportunities because of Labour, East Africa, Judaism... If it hadn't been for them, the Empire would have ended the war long ago."

This German soldier also hated East Africa. After all, in his view, East Africa was also a "traitor". After all, as a German country, East Africa stood by and watched the war. This was a betrayal of the German nation.

"Adolf, you should calm down. Although I know that you are emotionally unstable due to the damage to your eyes, can it be worse than me? I have sacrificed a leg for this war, and it will probably last the rest of my life. Bear this price, and your eye, according to the doctor, has the possibility of recovery," the amputated soldier said to the corporal named Adolf.

After hearing this, Adolf also calmed down. He said to the soldier: "Valenfels, I'm sorry, I am really excited. I hope you can forgive a patriotic person, if he does not love Germany. Deep, how could I be so excited."

"As for your leg... he died for the cause of the Empire, so don't feel bad."

The corners of Valenfels' mouth twitched, but he didn't need this kind of comfort. Of course, Adolf would definitely not be able to see the changes in his facial expression, because this colleague's eyes were damaged by the poison gas.

"Thank you for your comfort, Mr. Adolf. In fact, after these few months of experience, my heart has long since calmed down. As you said, my thigh was sacrificed for the cause of the empire."

"However, compared to those compatriots who lost their lives on the battlefield, you and I are so lucky. At least we all survived."

"Now that I think about it, this war is indeed a disaster for us. Countless people lost their lives because of this war. If the war can be stopped, it may be the best result." Adolf still has hopes for Wallenfils Feeling good, he said: "It's a good thing that you are so optimistic, but I can't forgive those corrupt bureaucrats and those who are struggling to make money for the country... because of these insects, more ineffective sacrifices have been caused."

After hearing what Adolf said, Wallenfils also gritted his teeth and said: "Indeed, some people should not have lost their lives, but because of resold war supplies, or intelligence errors, they fell on the battlefield. My leg is Because of the lack of frontline drugs, fungal infection occurred and it had to be cut off.”

"However, the empire is also aware of this problem and should liquidate the unscrupulous businessmen behind the battlefield."

Adolf said fiercely: "Not just liquidation, this hateful group should all be brought into concentration camps and then shot. Without what he did, the war should have ended two years ago."

"After my eyes got better, I decided..."

"What to decide?" Wallenfels asked.

Adolf said: "I want to enter politics, enter the government, and become a high-level member of the future empire. I want to take revenge and eliminate the abominable..."

Wallenfils only thought that what Adolf said was lies. After all, how could he, a corporal, become a high-ranking official in the empire in the future? However, he did not disappoint. Instead, he encouraged him and said, "Then I wish you success in the future!"

"As for me, I don't have your lofty ambitions. As expected, I will probably return to Szczecin and inherit my father's tannery shop."

Adolf said: "Thank you for your understanding, but everyone has his own ambitions. I believe that as long as I have patriotic passion, there will always be a day when I shine."

"When my eyes recover, I may go to Munich. My former unit was the Bavarian Infantry Regiment. I think I should be able to make a career in Munich."

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Munich is about to welcome a young man, and Munich has no idea what this young man will bring to Germany's future.

Adolf was lying on the hospital bed and telling Wallenfels about his various immature ideas and political ambitions. He was a man who had a great desire to talk.

"Now it seems that the Empire has a high probability of ending this war. The news revealed in the newspapers all shows that the direction of the wind has changed. I don't know what kind of behind-the-scenes deal the Allied Powers and the Empire have reached..."

"This country in East Africa cannot be trusted. Although they are branded as a German country, they are indeed African natives with contaminated blood. When I come to power, I must expel this fake German country from its German citizenship."

"The United States and the British are on the same page. If they hadn't disrupted the situation, we would have captured Paris and trapped London long ago."

“Labour and Jews…”

Wallenfels patiently listened to the words of his comrade who was two years younger than him, and made comments from time to time.

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It is not only passionate young people like Adolf who are dissatisfied with the change in European public opinion, but also Americans who Adolf said are on the same level as Britain.

President Wilson of the United States said angrily to his subordinates: "Why didn't we get the news? If there was an armistice in Europe, what would we be doing now?"

The country that least wants to see an armistice in Europe is the United States. After all, since the beginning of World War I, American social development has ushered in a new upsurge. Although the United States made a lot less money in the early stage due to competition in East Africa, in the later stage the United States has already It overtook East Africa in trade with Europe.

Even under the British's instigation and lobbying, various interest groups in the United States, in order to completely drive East Africa out of the European market and monopolize the market, did not hesitate to join the Allied Powers to obtain orders from Britain, France and Germany.

As a result, news has come out from Europe that the war is about to cease. This is obviously not what the United States wants to see. It would be fine if the United States did not join the war, but now that the United States has joined the Allied Powers, the investment in the process is equivalent to wasting.

Moreover, if there is an armistice in Europe, it will basically mean that the United States has established enemies such as Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire for nothing, and is cut off from the Central and Eastern European markets controlled by the Allies.

"Your Excellency, the reason why European countries have changed the direction of the war is probably due to East Africa. We did not expect that East Africa would mediate in the war in Europe. After all, this is not in their interests."

"We think so too, Mr. President. Logically speaking, East Africa also took advantage of the war to make a fortune. They had a lot of trade with European countries during the war. They even had an advantage over us in the early and middle stages of the war. But who knew they would actually Will run to mediate the war!"

It is normal for Americans not to understand. After all, East Africa is different from the United States. The United States is a democratic country. For their own interests, capital interest groups naturally hope that Europe will continue to fight so that they can obtain more benefits. This is not something that individual Americans can do. Even the United States joined the war because it would allow American military industries and other companies to make a lot of money, so they only added fuel to the flames.

In fact, Wilson himself did not support joining the war from the beginning. After all, considering the national interests of the United States, he had to wait and see for at least a while. However, American companies and capital could not wait, and once they made a decision, it was not Wilson can personally stop it.

As for East Africa, there is no doubt that the monarchy is indeed a system that has failed to keep up with the trend of the times and is backward. However, this also allows Ernst to have a greater say in guiding the foreign policy of East Africa. No one can stop Ernst at all. Ste's decision.

Of course, the mediation of the war in East Africa will definitely cause dissatisfaction among some people in the country. After all, there are many people in East Africa who rely on European trade, but their power is not enough to interfere with the emperor's decision-making, especially Ernst, who is almost equal to The existence of the founding king.

Ernst's power was so great that even Wilhelm II and Emperor Franz felt envious. In this world, I am afraid that only the Japanese Emperor and the King of Thailand can compare with him, not to mention the little democratically elected President Wilson of the United States.

To put it bluntly, Wilson is a "dog" pushed to power by American interest groups. If it goes against the wishes of his masters, then the final outcome of President Lincoln will serve as a lesson for Wilson.

"Your Excellency, the situation is still uncertain. Even if European public opinion turns, it may not mean that Europe will cease the war. We should first talk about the tone of Britain and France, and then determine whether they have made peace with the Allies behind our backs."

"If this is the case, then we must be prepared, especially as relations with the Allies improve. The British are not entirely trustworthy. They may really negotiate peace with the Allies behind our backs."

President Wilson said with a gloomy face: "This is the only way it can be now. Damn East Africa. They must be doing something secretly. Otherwise, Europe would not be in the current situation."

As a smart man, Wilson has identified the suspect, and it must be East Africa, but he has no definite evidence. After all, the two European peace conferences were held in secret, and even East Africa was there to prevent the news from being revealed and thus interfering with the conference process. Only six countries including Britain, France, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands were invited.

The smaller the number of participants and the fewer countries, the easier it is to reach a consensus. There is no doubt that East Africa has made the right move.

(End of chapter)