My Italian: Chapter 552 The Moroccan Crisis Part 2

Charlottenburg Palace is the summer palace of the Hohenzollern family. On weekdays, the palace does not live in the royal family. Only when a vacation is needed, the emperor will bring his family to Charlottenburg under the protection of guards. palace.

But yesterday, a large group of Italian guests lived in the Charlottenburg Palace. Today, Charlottenburg Palace is even more lively, and Kaiser Wilhelm came here with a group of senior military and political officials.

In a large conference room of the Charlottenburg Palace, led by the two monarchs, the military and political high-level officials of the two countries gathered to discuss the next "peace" matters.

"Everyone, we are gathered here, and we must all know the purpose of this trip. Your country is asking for our help, so we need to know something about your country's situation. Because the current situation is likely to lead to military conflicts, please understand .”

At the beginning, Italian Prime Minister Cruz asked questions, which showed the importance attached to this meeting.

"Please speak frankly, and we will tell you the truth."

It was Prime Minister Holweg who spoke.

Cruz, who got the reply, then continued. "In this case, we have a few questions to ask. First, does your country have any idea of ​​using military means when the situation cannot be calmed down? Second, if there is a military action, what is your plan, and at least our cooperation is required? Next, we must know the military action to cooperate with.”

These two questions of Cruz are not simple, they directly hit the point.

And this statement also shows that the Italian side is worried about the outbreak of war. Of course, this is not just a worry, but also the idea of ​​​​testing Germany's attitude towards Italy.

After all, the next world war is coming, and no one knows how long this war will last except Carlo. In fact, Carlo is not sure, but at least he is closer to the truth than others.

Facing Cruz's question, after a brief negotiation on the German side, General Mao Qi, the chief of staff, spoke up. "I can answer the two questions you raised. It would be deceiving you to say that we have no plans for military action. However, we exercise the greatest restraint in military action. Of course, if the other party is determined not to make concessions, Then this military action is very likely to happen. If there is a military action, then our country hopes that the Italian side can hold back the 200,000 French troops."

Little Maoqi's words are already very obvious. At this time, because of the stability of the Triple Alliance, how could the German General Staff ignore Italy under the current tense situation with France.

Besides, the military exchanges with Italy over the years are not in vain, and they have a very good understanding of Italy's military strength. That's why Xiao Maoqi hoped that the opponent could hold back part of the enemy's troops in the south and relieve the pressure on his side.

Little Mao Qi's words did not move the Italian side, they had already made preparations before they came.

"We agree in principle to the issue that requires the cooperation of our army, but our country also has conditions. That is, if the British Empire participates in this war against us, then your navy needs to hold back the British fleet. action."

These words made Kaiser Wilhelm's expression change slightly, and then he turned his attention to Marshal Tirpitz, the head of the German navy present.

Of course Tirpitz saw the Kaiser's gaze, and he also knew the intention of the Kaiser's gaze. The present German navy meant a lot to him. And all along, the concept of the German Navy has been based on the existence of the fleet. As he has said publicly before, as long as the German navy only needs to reach two-thirds of the strength of the British Empire, it will make the opponent think twice.

However, Italy's request at this time ran counter to his philosophy, so it was a bit embarrassing.

Holding a trace of luck at this moment, Tirpitz said. "Can you discuss this condition again?"

"Sorry, this is one of the necessary conditions for us to support your country, and it can no longer be discussed."

Admiral Yagier, the representative of the Italian navy, directly rejected him without giving the other party any chance to bargain. Because unlike Germany, the navy is a matter of life and death for Italy. If Germany still stays in the port with a fleet as it did in the original history, it will suffer for Italy.

So this is also a condition that Italy must not make concessions. If the negotiation fails, Italy will never join the German side. Whether it is now or at some point in the future, Italy needs to give priority to ensuring maritime safety, or else the battle will not be fought.

Tirpitz let go of his chances for the Italian's refusal, and he also obviously felt the pressure from his surroundings. At this time, he had to agree. Although the navy is what Germany needs, the army is its foundation. Although he is very impatient about it, this is the essence of Germany, and even the emperor can't change this.

"There is no problem. If a war with the British breaks out, then our High Seas Fleet will definitely hold back the British Home Fleet."

What Tirpitz said is confident, because the current German High Seas Fleet is not weak. There are as many as 10 combat-ready dreadnoughts in service, while the current British home fleet only has 12 ships. It is not at a disadvantage. .

Moreover, the UK currently has only 19 dreadnoughts that have formed combat capabilities, and Germany and Italy can already compete with them. It's just that you don't have to think about the idea of ​​making Italy the master. If war breaks out in this dispute, the High Seas Fleet will be the master of the sea. After all, unless the British Empire is crazy, it will leave the High Seas Fleet around it alone and go to the Mediterranean to find trouble with Italy first.

And Tirpitz's words immediately eased the atmosphere in the venue. Now that the two parties have initially reached an agreement on sending troops, it will be easier to talk about it next.

Sure enough, after solving the military issue of the alliance, it will be much easier to talk about next.

Then the two sides discussed the issue of coordination. After all, one is in the north and the other is in the south. Information communication is very important. In addition, there are many issues such as the purchase of military supplies and communication with Austria-Hungary, which require negotiation between the two parties.

Generally speaking, it is difficult to negotiate a result within a month for these many issues. But this time, because of the urgency of the situation, the two parties basically reached an agreement in only three days.

Of course, there is actually another issue that has not been discussed. This is not because the two parties have forgotten, but because they deliberately let it go first. That is the question of how the two parties should end if a war breaks out.

Some people may ask, it is not easy to end the war, if the opponent surrenders directly, or the two parties cannot negotiate a voluntary peace negotiation~www.mtlnovel.com~ I think it is good, but it is not so simple. This is not a war between two countries, but a war between several countries. Every country has its own needs and its own ideas.

Country wants to cut off a piece of territory from country b, and the allies are unwilling to see country b weakened, but instead want to obtain a colony from country b. And the country does not want to see the allies get this colony.

There are so many entanglements between the defeated and the victorious countries, not to mention the countries that want to get benefits halfway, and the countries that want to make a lot of war money and end up in the end.

So this is very troublesome and very difficult. Just want to talk about the preliminary results, don't even think about it within three months.

However, for Germany, the results of the current negotiations are sufficient to cope with the current situation. Before negotiating with Italy, Germany had settled its ally Austria-Hungary and gained their support.

Vienna's condition is simple, that is, Germany supports their annexation of Serbia. Berlin has no reason to refuse this small request from the Austrians.

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