Fangdo, the Swiss cabinet minister, had a very bad time in Warsaw.
He is the envoy of the Rui State. The Han people are very particular about not killing the envoy if the two countries go to war.
They can tolerate envoys from other races, let alone those from the same race.
But he just tolerated it. Fang Du went to the mansions of Shu ministers many times, but was rejected by all of them.
He didn't even know who to go to for negotiation.
Fang Du has been waiting for the situation to change.
He learned from the radio that Song State had officially attacked Shu State, and he knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had arrived.
What the kings and ministers of Rui have been planning has reached the final stage.
Fang Du fell asleep peacefully for the first time in Warsaw.
He knew that after this incident, the situation had been reversed.
It’s not that the Rui Kingdom wants something from the Shu Kingdom, but that the Shu Kingdom wants something from the Rui Kingdom.
The ministers of Shu who Fang Du has never seen before will come on their own initiative.
What he predicted is becoming reality.
Early the next morning, Fang Du had just finished washing.
He received a notice from Shu officials that Shu Prime Minister Li Jiu would meet with him in the cabinet drawing room.
When Fang Du heard the news, his worries were mostly relieved.
This shows that Shu has made its choice.
The Shu Kingdom was unable to conduct a two-front war.
The only choice is to have a truce with Rui or Song.
Fang Du was in Warsaw, and Rui was also threatened by Chu.
This shows that Switzerland is very sincere in its peace talks.
Rui is being threatened by Chu and is eager to cease the war.
Rui has no time to delay and will not take the opportunity to blackmail Shu.
However, the Song State used despicable means to declare war and took the initiative to attack the Shu State, as if it would completely annex the Shu State.
Fang Du guessed that due to the arrogance of the Song State, there was no basic communication channel between Song and Shu.
Now that his guess has been initially verified, there is no pressure in his heart at all.
Switzerland does not ask for much this time. As long as an armistice agreement can be reached between the two countries, everything else can be easily discussed.
Fang Du took the Swiss Embassy's vehicle and went to the conference room where Li Jiu, Prime Minister of Shu, was present.
He arrived at the conference room and found that there were only four officials there.
This was completely different from the scene he had expected to have to argue with multiple officials.
Li Jiu, the prime minister of Shu, came over immediately and forced a smile.
"Welcome Mr. Fang Du to visit our country.
I was too busy during this period and neglected the guests."
When Fang Du heard Li Jiu say this, he politely said it didn't matter.
It is not easy for the two countries to find a platform. He can never affect national affairs because of personal grudges.
They sat down across the long table and began to negotiate.
The two had a tacit understanding, and Fang Du did not talk about the war between Song and Shu.
Li Jiu did not discuss the tension between Chu and Rui.
They all know that it is precisely because of these two reasons.
The two countries have been fighting in the Hongshanling area for a long time, with tens of thousands of casualties each, before there is any hope of stopping.
Both Ruishu and Shu hope to cease the war. No matter how much hatred there was before, they are now working hard for the same goal.
The two people quickly determined some things that had little impact.
For example, factors such as the exchange of prisoners and related procedures for withdrawal.
When they talked about the ownership of the Hongshanling area, the conflict between the two inevitably broke out.
Li Jiu, Prime Minister of the Shu Kingdom, slammed the table and shouted loudly: "The Hongshanling area has always belonged to our Shu Kingdom.
All the local people became Shu nationalities.
Your country, Rui, says that the Hongshanling area belongs to you.
Then why don’t any of the local people take up Swiss citizenship?
If the Rui Kingdom attacks the Hongshanling area, it is an invasion.
We, the Shu Kingdom, did not ask you to compensate us, that is our generosity.
You Rui country still wants to occupy our country and refuse to leave, this is absolutely impossible."
When Fang Du heard Li Jiu say this, he would not give in on this issue.
"The Hongshanling area is the territory of our country of Rui.
The Kingdom of Shu invaded and occupied the territory of our Kingdom of Rui, but we did not ask the Kingdom of Shu to compensate us. This is because our country is magnanimous.
It is simply impossible for Shu to continue to invade our country.
The whole country of Switzerland will not agree to this."
The tone of both of them was extremely firm. This was not because they did not know that unless the issue of territorial ownership was resolved, the armistice would not be reached.
But neither man will budge on the issue.
The top leaders of the two countries have reached a basic consensus that it is impossible to continue the war in the Hongshanling area.
But the people of the two countries will not consider at all how much difficulty the country has encountered.
I just saw that the country was completely defeated in the Hongshanling area.
This dealt a fatal blow to domestic morale.
The Kingdom of Shu still has to fight against the Kingdom of Song, and the Kingdom of Rui also needs to face the threat of the Kingdom of Chu.
Both Ruishi and Shu need to face the threat of war and must gain the support of the people.
Both families will try their best to avoid anything that affects the morale of the people.
Because of this issue, the two of them went back and forth from morning to evening, but could not reach a consensus.
The crisis in Switzerland has not completely erupted yet, and Fang Du's attitude is unhurried.
Li Jiu is the prime minister of Shu. Now Shu needs to deal with Song's attack. He doesn't have much time to focus on negotiations with Rui.
Li Jiu, the prime minister of Shu, also knew that Qian Mingyi, the king of Shu, asked him to be in charge of negotiations with Rui instead of the cabinet minister in charge of foreign affairs.
This is because the prime minister has greater power and can resolve negotiation issues quickly without having to ask for instructions on everything.
Li Jiu thought of a plan that was acceptable to the King of Shu and the people of Shu.
He stood up and said: "Since our two countries have huge differences regarding the ownership of the Hongshanling area, let's shelve this issue.
After the ceasefire in the Hongshanling area, the current line of actual control will be used as the dividing line."
Prime Minister Li Jiu talked for a whole day before he came up with this plan.
This solution is the greatest common denominator after comprehensive consideration.
Taking the actual control line as the dividing line is equivalent to not legally determining the ownership of the Hongshanling area.
Once the strength of one of the two countries in Ruishi and Shu grows rapidly, they will immediately overturn the armistice agreement and start a war again.
With the Line of Actual Control as the dividing line, there are also explanations for the people of various countries.
The army is indeed limited in strength and can only maintain the current territory without compensating for an inch of territory.
Under normal circumstances, people will not be so harsh on things that the country has tried its best.
When Fang Du heard the plan of Shu Prime Minister Li Jiu, his eyes immediately lit up.
This plan can resolve the differences between them and Shu.
With this plan, both Rui and Shu got what they wanted and neither suffered a loss.
Fang Du carefully thought about the specific content of this plan.
This plan is better than the plan previously planned by Switzerland.
"Prime Minister Li Jiu, we in Switzerland agree with the plan you proposed."
After weighing the pros and cons, Fang Du agreed to the plan proposed by Shu.
The issue of ownership of the Hongshanling area is the biggest obstacle to the resolution of the armistice negotiations.
The armistice negotiations between the two countries have officially entered the fast lane.
Fang Du and Li Jiu held candlelight talks at night and discussed all the details.
They organized the armistice plan into an armistice agreement.
This is the first armistice agreement in Europe officially issued.
The two men represented their respective countries and signed the armistice agreement.
After the two signed, they shook hands in a friendly manner.
The Prime Minister of Shu took this armistice agreement and immediately went to the palace to see the King of Shu.
King Qian Mingyi of Shu has been waiting for the outcome of the negotiations with Prime Minister Li Jiu.
As soon as Li Jiu arrived at the Shu Palace, he was immediately led into the palace by the young eunuch.
Li Jiu, Prime Minister of Shu, bowed and said: "I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission and signed an armistice agreement with Wei.
Our two countries will formally announce this armistice agreement tomorrow.
According to the provisions of this agreement, the army will gradually withdraw from the Hongshanling area.
Tomorrow the first batch of troops will be evacuated from the Hongshanling area and transported by rail to the battlefield of Funing Prefecture to resist the Song Dynasty's attack.
With the addition of this new force, the safety of Funing Mansion can at least be guaranteed.
As long as Funing Mansion is not lost, the channel for purchasing supplies from the empire will not be cut off.
The Song Army has never been known for its powerful army.
The resources of the Song Dynasty were limited. After being unable to cultivate an elite navy, it could also cultivate an elite army.
We are confident that we can drive the Song army out of our country."
While Prime Minister Li Jiu was speaking, he had handed the signed armistice agreement to the King of Shu through the yellow-haired eunuch next to him.
King Qian Mingyi of Shu looked through the armistice agreement, and there was no abnormal emotion on his face.
After reading it, he praised: "Okay, it's really good.
Although we have lost part of the territory in the Hongshanling area, the most important iron ore in the Hongshanling area is still in our hands.
In our current war with the Song Dynasty, the loss of weapons is very serious.
The preservation of the iron mines and steel plants in the Hongshanling area is extremely important for my country's logistics supply.
It is already very good to get this result.
Next, we will devote all our energy to the war with the Song Dynasty.
The Song Dynasty really thinks that we are soft persimmons who can be manipulated at will."
…
King Sule of Rui and his ministers are waiting for the results of the Warsaw negotiations.
King Rui Sulei has asked the ministers many times whether it is normal for the negotiations to take so long?
Of course he knew that negotiations related to the armistice would be considered fast even if they took seven days, not to mention one day.
But the current crisis in Switzerland has not been resolved.
Song Guo's operation blinded everyone.
If the Chu State imitates the same, it will be difficult for the Rui State to take precautions.
However, 90% of Rui's current military strength is deployed in the Hongshanling area.
The empty military strength at home was simply unable to cope with the war with Chu.
When King Rui Sulei was anxious, the young eunuch came in with a telegram.
"Your Majesty, Sir Fang's telegram has been sent."
King Rui Su Lei immediately stood up and said excitedly: "I have given full authority to Fang Du. This should be the latest armistice agreement reached."
After he finished speaking, he was already reading the telegram handed over by the young eunuch.
King Rui Su Lei laughed and said: "Okay, very good.
We have reached an armistice agreement with the Shu Kingdom. The troops in the north can be withdrawn, and only a part of the garrisoned troops need to be left.
This armistice agreement also stipulates the ownership of the Hongshanling area.
Using the actual control areas of the two countries as the dividing line, the territory we previously protected is still under our control.
It’s just a pity that we couldn’t gain more territory.”
After King Su Lei of Rui read this telegram, he immediately asked the young eunuch to pass it to his ministers for circulation.
As this telegram was circulated, I laughed out loud from time to time.
The kings and ministers of Rui were very happy. They were worried about Shu's sudden attack before, but now they no longer have such worries.
King Rui Sulei ordered: "Send this telegram and my king's request to the generals on the front line immediately.
When we evacuate tomorrow, we will strictly abide by the provisions of the armistice agreement."
Governor Lu Qianjin immediately assured: "I will work with my colleagues overnight to formulate the order for the withdrawal of the troops in accordance with the relevant requirements of the armistice agreement.
Supervise the frontline troops to withdraw from the battlefield in an orderly manner in accordance with the relevant requirements of the armistice."
Su Lei, King of Rui, praised: "My dear friends, thank you for your hard work."
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Hongshanling area, Swiss front line.
Commander Xu Fei is on the phone with Sheng Long.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that Chen will definitely evacuate the army from the battlefield in an orderly manner according to the established plan.
Understand, there is no need to stick to the plan, we will withdraw as much as Shu will withdraw."
Commander Xu Fei put down the phone and looked at the generals at all levels waiting in the barracks.
He spread his hands and said: "No one can refuse the order from the king.
I advise you to never engage in petty tricks.
It’s not like we just let Nanshan go. There is a serious conflict of interest between our country and Chu State.
If we don’t go to war with Shu now, we will go to war with Chu.
There are still big and tough battles to be fought in the future.”
"Your order." Many generals said in unison.
Some of them have long wanted to end this boring war.
Some people are unwilling to give up, but there is nothing they can do.
Some people follow the crowd and follow the orders of their superiors.
Commander Xu Fei issued instructions to communicate with the Shu army through flag language in accordance with the methods stipulated in the armistice agreement.
The armies that had been stuck together began to gradually disengage.
Throughout the entire process, the Rui army and the Shu army exercised extreme restraint, and no unexpected incidents occurred.
The two armies officially completed the disengagement, and the commander-in-chief of Rui Kingdom Xu Fei and the commander-in-chief of Shu Kingdom Tan Zhengyang breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
The most dangerous situation is over, and the next step is to command their respective armies to retreat simultaneously.
In the Shu army camp, Tan Zhengyang looked at the exhausted generals.
"Our army evacuated from the Hongshanling battlefield in order to rush to the Funingfu battlefield as soon as possible.
The Kingdom of Shu has reached an extremely dangerous situation, and this is when we should try our best to turn the tide.
Brothers, the time has come to serve the King."
The Shu Kingdom arranged their troops in an orderly manner and arranged their most elite troops. They immediately took the train with heavy weapons and rushed to Funing Prefecture to block the Song Dynasty's offensive.
The armies of Rui and Shu completely broke off contact on the Hongshan Ridge battlefield.
The news spread outside at an extremely fast speed.
Many people were shocked that Rui and Shu, who had been fighting for so long, could actually sign an armistice agreement.
The most angry person among them was undoubtedly Song Wang Zhan Tie.
"Shu Zi is not enough for planning. Things that have been negotiated will change immediately.
Rui State had previously actively promoted our country's attack on Shu.
Switzerland did this just to make our country a scapegoat.
This king will definitely remember the Rui Kingdom very hard, for he dares to plot against our Song Kingdom."
While King Zhan Tie of Song Dynasty was talking, he smashed the sand table in front of him.
The Song Kingdom really didn't expect that the Rui Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom, which had deep hatred, could reconcile.
This accident directly made Song State's strategic planning useless.
The Song Dynasty needed to rely on its own capabilities to resolve the threat from the Shu Kingdom before it could completely gain a foothold on the European continent.