"I want to reach an agreement with your country and ask your country to support us!"
Major Mainz said to President Yingjiang very frankly. The purpose of his coming here is obvious at a glance. With his identity and his nationality, as long as the other party is not an idiot, it is easy to guess his purpose. In this case, his tone is cryptic. Hiding it, it is better to say it openly and honestly, that way it can also give people a good impression of being aboveboard.
"oh? Tell me, what do you want us to promise you?"
President Will said with a smile. Obviously, he was not surprised by what Mainz said.
"I hope your country can mediate to prevent the Gallic government from continuing to invade our country, and our country will not accept the fate of being dismembered!"
President Will raised his eyebrows.
The other party's request is naturally very reasonable from the other party's point of view, but from the perspective of the victor, it may not be reasonable.
At least the Gauls are sure of it.
They don't think this is reasonable.
In their view, after the Franco-Prussian War, Prussia snatched Alsace and Lorraine from Gaul.
Now that they have defeated the Second Empire, they naturally have to take away Alsace and Lorraine from the Second Empire.
A piece of flesh was severely cut off from the body!
"Well, is there anything else?"
President Will is not in a hurry to express his position, but intends to make an evaluation after understanding all the other party's demands.
"The Allied Powers' request to try Marshal Hindenburg is unacceptable to the German army. This is not a matter for Marshal Hindenburg alone, but a request of the entire German army. Marshal Hindenburg is just the same as your generals and marshals. A person who fights for his motherland cannot be called a war criminal in any case, because the casualties caused by the war are not from his original intention, and he did not intentionally massacre civilians, so please don't do it Too much!"
These words were full of gunpowder, which made President Will feel the toughness of the other party, but he felt a little uncomfortable with Major Mainz's words.
A defeated man actually dared to be so tough against the victor. It is really out of line for the author to say such a thing
"Even if we support your proposition, do you think this can convince the Sun Never Sets and Gaul?"
President Will looked at Mainz with a serious expression and said to him.
The other party's words were hinting to Mainz that it is not enough to just have a tough stance, it must also show enough strength.
After hearing Will Major Mainz breathed a sigh of relief at the president's words.
The other party seemed to be really interested in the cooperation he proposed.
Otherwise, he would not have given such a hint at this time.
It is indeed very irritating, but this sentence has to be said, not only because these words are to express the position of the German army and even Hans, but also to test Yingjiang's reaction if they really follow.
If the interests of Gaul and Sun Never Set are inconsistent and they are willing to cooperate with Hans, then Yingjiang will not be angry, because Mainz's words are not aimed at them, but at Britain and France.
And if Yingjiang chooses to go with Gaul. If they collude with Sun Bu Luo, they will definitely be furious!
Now it seems that President Will's attitude is clear enough. They only represent Ying Jiang's own interests and have no intention of siding with Sun Bu Luo and Faji! meaning together
"Of course, we have no intention of becoming a strong-armed king. General Hindenburg currently controls about 1.2 million troops. Most of these troops are elite veterans who have fought on the Western Front battlefield for a long time, and they are still an army that has just seen The sad soldiers who invaded and destroyed their own motherland. If the French people insist on arresting General Hindenburg for trial, this army will have to take up arms to resist the invaders!"
Major General Mainz's tone was firmer and tougher than before, and he meant he would not give in.
But unlike before, President Will was not angry after hearing such firm words. Instead, he smiled.
He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled:"Okay, I understand what you mean, and I feel your determination, but we are helping you for your benefit, so what can you give us?"
Hearing Will's words, Major Mainz immediately cheered up, because he understood that what he said next was the key point, and whether he could successfully convince President Will depended on what he said next.!
And what Major Mainz said was very simple, just one sentence:"Because we have a common enemy – the Empire on which the sun never sets!"
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After coming out of President Will's side, Major Mainz did not return to his residence immediately, but went to the next house, where Prime Minister Lloyd George lived in the capital of the Empire where the sun never sets, to ask for a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Empire where the sun never sets.
However, this time the matter was not as simple as asking for a meeting with Prime Minister Yingjiang before. Prime Minister Lloyd George rejected his request because the other party did not want to have anything to do with the German representatives in private.
This did not go beyond Mainz's expectations, because he knew that compared to the aloof status of the Yingjiang people, the Sun Never Sets people and Gaul were still serious allies at this time, and the interests of the two countries were at stake. They are still highly unanimous. Suppressing Hans, carving up Hans' colonies and joining forces to suppress the national independence movement in the colonies are top priorities for both Britain and France.
Before these things are resolved, the relationship between Britain and France will only deepen, not split. Of course, if the situation in Europe suddenly changes, for example, if something like Gaul completely annexes Hans happens, then as a European troublemaker The sun never sets on the stick, and no one will sit idly by.
But before that happens, the relationship between Britain and France should be strong for quite some time.
It is precisely because of the special relationship between the two countries that the Sun Never Sets people are unwilling to offend Gaul over trivial matters. If they offend Gaul by meeting Hans' representative in private, it would be a bit uneconomical.
Major General Mainz didn't have much hope in persuading people who never set, and he didn't have much hope in convincing them.
Therefore, after staying in the Iron Tower City for a month, Major Mainz and his party officially left the Iron Tower City on February 14, 1919, and set off back to China.
But before that, Major General Harut received an order from Marshal Hindenburg and formally submitted the German army's harsh requirements to the desk of Marshal Foch, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces!