The handover procedures were completed very quickly. On December 10, Major Mainz rushed to the German General Staff Headquarters in Hamburg to perform his duties.
Just two days after taking office, Major Mainz was named by Marshal Hindenburg and asked to conduct secret negotiations with the Allies in the Gallic capital, the Iron Tower City.
Of course, the main person in charge of this mission was not Major Mainz, but a Major General named Harut.
Although Mainz was surprised by this, he still accepted the order happily. It happened that he also wanted to visit Gaul. He heard that during the First World War, anti-war demonstrations broke out many times in Gaul. The war has ended by then, and I don’t know what the situation is like in Iron Tower City and Gaul.
As one of the main enemies in the future, only by going deep into the enemy's midst for on-the-spot investigation can you truly understand your enemy!
On December 12, a secret delegation of German troops arrived at the Tower City.
At this time, Major General Harut finally revealed the purpose of their trip.
It turned out that after the end of World War I, the Allies, mainly the Gauls, demanded severe punishment of the senior German generals who participated in the war. As the most powerful man in the army at this time, Marshal Hindenburg was naturally a thorn in the eyes of Gaul. It's a thorn in my flesh, I can't wait to get rid of it!
Moreover, the French army suffered a lot at the hands of Marshal Hindenburg. During the offensive in May 1918, the German army was once overwhelming. They have lost face in front of the whole world, so whether it is out of retaliation to save face, or from the perspective of completely destroying the German army, the Gauls hope to accuse Marshal Hindenburg of being a war criminal and send him to prison. Go to the military court for trial!
However, at this time, most of the German troops in the Rhineland and even the entire Western Front were gathered under the command of Marshal Hindenburg. Their number was almost 1.2 million. If Marshal Hindenburg did not leave Cologne, , the Gauls wanted to bring the old marshal to justice, and the only way was to attack Cologne militaryly.
However, this kind of thing is difficult to achieve at this time. When the Second Empire has submitted a surrender agreement and publicly expressed its surrender, all armies, whether they are the army on which the sun never sets, the army of Eagle Sauce, or even It was Gaul's own army that didn't want to continue fighting.
But the German army is different. Marshal Hindenburg is now listed as the No. 2 war criminal. Once he is tried and convicted by the Gauls, no one can guarantee whether the complacent Gauls will attack other German generals. In this kind of situation, Under such circumstances, the defeated German army was particularly united. The German troops on the Western Front expressed their support for Marshal Hindenburg and were even willing to fight for him under his command!
This situation makes it very difficult for the Allied Powers. If they attack with force, their own troops will not have the will to fight, but the German army shares the same hatred. They have to face the German army with more than one million people and are fighting back. Even if they are determined to deal with this German army, At least one or two million troops must be mobilized, which will consume huge manpower, material and financial resources.
Since the war started, not only the Second Empire has been beaten to collapse, but also all European countries are exhausted.
The empire that has been the world's hegemon for hundreds of years has even lost its status as the world's hegemon because of this war.
For this war, a large amount of manpower and materials were collected from various colonies, which made the colonies full of complaints.
In order to raise military expenses, they made a large number of war loans to Eagle Sauce and owed a large amount of debt.
All these dealt a heavy blow to the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, severely weakening their vitality. At this time, facing more than one million German troops, the British army refused to attack no matter what. After all, if they won this battle, it would be okay. But if you lose the fight, it will be a big shame!
Therefore, there were some voices of dissatisfaction within the Allied Powers against Gaul's request. In addition to the Gauls themselves who were still clamoring, neither the Sun Never Sets nor Eagle Sauce were very supportive of the Gauls' proposal.
Under this situation, Marshal Hindenburg began to try to send people to contact the Allied Powers to see if a secret agreement could be reached to completely solve this problem.
After listening to Harut's explanation, Major Mainz finally understood.
The Allied Powers are not united, and each country has its own agenda.
As the traditional overlord on the European continent, the Gauls were severely defeated by Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War. They naturally hated Hans to the bone, so they had the toughest attitude towards Germany and wanted to wipe the country of Hans completely off the map. Well done.
Because of this stance, the Gauls were the country with the toughest attitude toward Germany under all circumstances.
The situation of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets is different. They are not a country on the European continent, but an island country. They have mastered the continental equilibrium strategy for hundreds of years.
The Sun Never Sets people know very well that their small island country does not have the capital to compete with the powerful countries on the European continent. Therefore, in order to avoid the emergence of a unified regime on the European continent, they will do their best to act as a troublemaker, destroy or even It is to sow discord among European countries.
For example, during the Napoleonic Empire, the Gauls were the strongest.
They enlisted HRE, Prussia, Tsarist Russia and other countries to attack Gaul before the sun set.
After the Franco-Prussian War ended, the Gauls began to decline and Hans began to rise.
The Sun Never Sets people immediately adjusted their strategy and began to support Gaul, and even formed an alliance with Gaul to jointly suppress the newly rising Second Empire, which posed a huge threat to the hegemony of the Sun Never Sets.
At this time, since the Second Empire has been defeated, the national power of the entire Hans Empire will inevitably decline significantly. In this case, if Hans is knocked to death with a stick, the cheapest one will only be the high-ranking one next door. The Gauls, by then the Gauls will definitely become the overlords of the European continent. I am afraid that the first thing the Gauls will do is to turn their guns and beat up the Empire on which the sun never sets.
Therefore, in order to avoid the imbalance of the situation in Europe, the Sun Never Sets people do not advocate taking too drastic measures against Germany. They must at least retain part of Hans' strength so that they can become the second best in Europe and help the Sun Never Set suppress Gao who won a big victory. Lu.
As for the Yingjiang people in North America, their ideas are even simpler. The traditional European countries are not within their sphere of influence, and they have no way to intervene in Europe's mistakes. Therefore, in order to avoid war, the Yingjiang people must establish Under the guise of the League of Nations, it intends to use this to increase the voice of Eagle Sauce in the world.
When President Yingjiang saw that Gaul and the Sun Never Set began to discuss carving up the colonies of the Second Empire in Africa and other regions immediately after the war, he immediately understood the attitudes of these two countries. At the same time, he also expressed concern for Britain and France. The National Congress was dissatisfied.
At this time, the Weimar Republic had just been established, and it was isolated and helpless in the world. It was better to provide help when it was time for the icing on the cake. For the sake of Yingjiang's own interests, they advocated forgiveness of Germany and tried to establish a good relationship with Germany, so as to facilitate Yingjiang in Wei. Earn a lot of business benefits during the reconstruction of the Republic of Malta.
The conflict of interests between the three major powers of the Entente has become an opportunity for Hans. If he can make good use of it, he may be able to restore the empire's interests and reduce losses to the greatest extent possible!