Germanic Empire: Please call me Wilhelm III

For the Gallic state, their options are running out.

Either accept the conditions of the Germanic Empire and be slaughtered by the Germanic Empire. Either resist to the end, even if it is destroyed, flee to overseas colonies and continue to resist until the Germanic Empire completely wins the final victory of the war. At that time, they will still not end well.

“Gentlemen, I think that fleeing to overseas colonies is definitely not a good option for us. If we lose the homeland and the support of tens of millions of people, even if we go to overseas colonies, there will be no good results. What’s more, the Germanic Empire has such a great advantage in this war, and the possibility of them winning this war is undoubtedly very large! We fled overseas, and in the end, we still failed. Even the Germans will continue to slaughter us! Or rather, they will be more ruthless! Raymond Poencaré said.

Many high-ranking people in Gaul nodded their heads in agreement.

However, everyone is still a little unwilling in their hearts.

“Your Excellency, are we going to let the Germans slaughter and accept such harsh conditions from them?” Minister of the Navy Armand Odeyer asked.

“The conditions put forward by the Germans this time are indeed harsh. However, the Germans did not say everything to death, and we can continue to talk with the Germans. Perhaps, it will be able to make the Germans lower their requirements a little! It is not unacceptable if their demands are reduced. Now we urgently need to stop the war and give us time and opportunity to recuperate. Raymond Poencaré said.

“Then it depends on how His Excellency the Second Commander talks to the Germans. Hope to pop up a good result! Finance Minister Joseph Nuren sighed.

But they all know very well that no matter what, the Germans will slaughter them fiercely, which is almost inevitable.

There is no way around this, who let them lose in the war?

If they could defeat the Germanic Empire in the war and win the war. Well, everything is completely different.

It’s just that it’s too late to say all this, and there is no point in it.

“Send a telegram to the second commander, let the second commander continue to negotiate with the Germans, and strive for more favorable conditions as much as possible!” Raymond Poencaré ordered.

“Yes, Your Excellency!” The high-ranking people of the Gallic state all answered.

Versailles, the second commander of the Gallic state, Reneviani, could not help but sigh after receiving the telegram from Toulouse.

He knew that the top echelons of the Gallic kingdom had yielded and no longer wanted to continue to fight, did not want to continue the war with the Germanic Empire. Therefore, they can only be left to the slaughter of the Germanic Empire.

However, what they have to do is to make the Gallic state as much as possible less costly and less weakened. In this way, as much vitality as possible can be retained.

The next day, negotiations continued.

Gustav Stresemann had a smile on his face and looked like he was in control of victory.

This made Reneviani and Messimi very angry in their hearts, and if they could, they would like to slap each other.

However, this would cause greater trouble for the Gallic kingdoms, so that they could only suppress the anger and discontent in their hearts.

“Your Excellency Second Commander, Your Excellency Minister, I wonder what you have considered?” Gustav Strezemann asked.

“Your Excellency, Minister, we can accept some of your conditions. However, other conditions are too harsh for us to accept! Reneviani said.

“For example?” Gustav Strezemann asked.

“The third article, the cession of the North African colony and the Tenzhu Colony to your country, there is no problem with this, we can agree. Fourth, transfer the capital ships of the Navy to your country, including the ‘Brittany-class’ battleships and ‘Normandy-class’ battleships under construction, and we can also build them and then transfer them to your country. Reneviani said.

“The Empire demanded ‘Brittany-class’ battleships and ‘Normandy-class’ battleships, which were built in two years!” Gustav Strezemann said.

“There are no problems with the ‘Brittany-class’ battleships being built in two years. But the ‘Normandy-class’ battleships needed more time. We lost a lot of supporting factories. Resources will also be in short supply. Reneviani said.

“With the resources stored in the south by the Sun Never Setting Empire, as well as shipyards located in Marseille and other places, it will not be a problem to build these warships in two years!” Gustav Strezemann was adamant.

Reneviani thought about it and finally accepted the condition.

“Well, the rest is the first and second, about war reparations and the cession of land.” Gustav Strezemann smiled.

“War reparations of 90 billion francs, the amount is too great for us to accept! We will be able to pay war reparations of up to five billion francs to the Germanic Empire! Reneviani said.

“Five billion francs? This is simply sending Hanako! More than forty years ago, you all paid war reparations of five billion francs. It makes no sense that after more than forty years, you can still only come up with such a small amount of war reparations. Gustav Strezemann refused.

“So, how much are you going to want?” Reneviani asked.

“Nine billion francs, that is, seven and two billion marks, this is already clear!”

“No, this money is too much, we can’t take it out at all!”

“The Gallic kingdom has huge overseas assets, and it is not that you cannot afford these war reparations. It’s just that you are not willing to pay so much war reparations! Gustav Strezemann said sharply.

Reneviani did not refute it.

In fact, with the huge financial resources of the Gallic state, it is not impossible to pay so many war reparations.

It’s just that the current Gallic state has suffered heavy losses. They next have to compensate soldiers, rebuild destroyed cities, and re-ensure the functioning of the state.

All the places cost money.

In terms of war reparations, it is natural that there will be less. In this way, it is more beneficial to them.

However, the Germanic Empire side was clearly not so easy to bluff.