As President Armand expected, at this time, the senior leaders of all German parties were indeed discussing the next step. As Crown Prince Ruprecht said, whether to attack the British fleet is a plus point question, not a must-do question. If the British are willing to agree to the Germans' request for a ceasefire, then the Germans can naturally sign a treaty, but if they do not agree, they can only meet!

And what are the conditions? This is not something Ruprecht can finalize alone. If the prince dares to do it if the French are left alone, the British contract is directly related to the issue of distribution of interests after the end of the war. Anything is often the most important thing when it comes to the end! And the ending of interests is even more fatal! So at this time, even if Ruprecht already had a general idea in his mind, he had to discuss it with other leaders in Germany!

So, the day after the British Expeditionary Force surrendered, the German Emperor's representative, Grand Duke Baden and the parliamentary representative Barth came to Wilhelmshaven, and they would communicate with the crown prince about the negotiations on the British. In addition to the two, Prime Minister Holweg and the parliamentary military representative Mr. Bourer will also attend the meeting. Of course, compared with Holweg, who still has the position of prime minister, Buler's status is much lower, and his arrival surprised Ruprecht. However, since the parliamentary person was asked to arrange personnel, it doesn't matter who comes. The most important thing is to negotiate a plan.

"I think you should have already made it clear that the Empire has won the ground battlefield and is about to win the entire war. We cannot enter London or Paris like we did a few decades ago to show our strength and pride to the world. However, with the sword in our hands, we can get enough benefits far beyond any war. Today, we are all sitting here to discuss this issue." Ruprecht's opening remark was brief and excited, which made the attendees excited.

"Now Britain has conveyed the message of peace talks to us through the third direction, but what they want to give is still far from what we expected. Your Highness, I remember you once said that when necessary, naval power will be used to attack the British last pillar, the Great Fleet. So now, is this battle still necessary? If we can destroy the Great Fleet, will we gain greater benefits? For example, India in South Asia?" asked Prince Albert.

"There is a saying in the ancient East that too much is too little. This sentence means that something has been done and not done well. This sentence is very suitable for the current German Empire. Many things in this world cannot be solved simply by force. Believe me, maybe the British are rats crossing the street and everyone is beating them, but no country wants to see the British Empire collapse directly, the French and Russians don't want to, and the Americans don't want to. In fact, we don't want to, and we can't even beat the British too badly!" Ruprecht said calmly.

"I won't talk about the technical issue of how we land on the British Isles, nor do I talk about the Americans' reaction at critical moments. Just to put it simply, if Britain collapses, who will inherit the colony that it left over 150 times its local area around the world? Who will benefit the most in such a large vacuum zone? Anyway, whether in terms of geopolitics or strength, I don't think that the exhausted empire will be the biggest beneficiary of this matter."

"If the beneficiaries are French or Russians, we don't care. Their limit is so great, and it doesn't matter if it's the United States. But what if it's the United States? Think about it, if Britain collapses, then Canada will definitely be included in the strategic frontier of the United States, and Australia and New Zealand will also turn to the United States to balance the Japanese threat. The two most important autonomous lords in the Commonwealth, two countries with an area of ​​more than 17 million square kilometers of land joined the American side, and we are unable to control India with hundreds of millions of people. So who is the biggest winner of this war? We worked hard to bring down the British but supported a bigger enemy for ourselves. What's the point of this? I don't think anyone here believes in the words of friendship between Germany and the United States for a long time, right?" At the end of the day, Ruprecht asked back.

Just as Americans always have concerns and hostility towards Germans, the same is true for the Germans. The common interests in front of them have made the two superpowers stand together for the time being, but what about ten years later? When the older generation of empires fall from their peak or fade out of the world, where will the relationship between the two countries of the United States and Germany go? This is really hard to say!

In fact, there are many such situations in history, such as the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Did Germany have the ability to collapse the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Pakatan Harapan War? There must be some. After all, the Austro-Hungarian Empire in that era was internal and external troubles, but Germany eventually released the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was also affected by the joint influence of multiple factors. One of the important reasons for Germany to do this is to worry about how Germany solves religious problems and the administrative problems it brought about once tens of millions of Catholic Germans in Austria enter Germany. After all, Austria is too big! It is bigger than the South German states together.

At that time, Britain, Russia, France and other countries did not want the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The three countries were worried that Germany would be too big was a factor, and the complex ethnic issues were spreading was another factor. Under the influence of many factors, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was preserved. After the end of World War 1, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was fine. Germany was over. No one would become too powerful because of the annexation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Balkan countries became independent. Many of their countries had a share of the legacy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, thus inheriting the responsible ethnic issues. Therefore, the ultimate destruction of an empire is not only a matter of strength, but also the result of the game between countries. It is obvious that Britain cannot destroy now, and neither condition is met!

"So what are our conditions? What price does the British need to pay if they are defeated?" Grand Duke Baden thought for a while and said, after all, interests are the most critical.

"We can discuss the reparations in the future. The most important thing is the restrictions on colonies and British arms. For colonies, my opinion is to completely withdraw the British from Africa and the Middle East, and at the same time, some parts of India are independent!" Ruprecht said.

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