There was a large-scale power outage at home and it was not restored until the afternoon.

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In the eyes of a considerable number of men, a great pleasure in hunting is to enjoy fresh game and drink mellow wine without hesitation. Xia Shu also likes this unrestrained and refreshing feeling, but the premise is to get along with his close friends or confidants. Whether it is the hunting activities of the German royal family or the environment where he visits a foreign land, he adheres to a cautious style, always keeps his mind clear, and will never relax at all.

While the picnic was ongoing, a rider rushed to the scene. Although the horseman's clothing matched the hunting event, judging from his serious expression and hasty behavior, he should be a role in a business task.

After the man arrived, he first talked to a cabinet secretary present, and then the two came to Prime Minister Bona Lau together. In just a few words, a strange expression appeared on the British Prime Minister's face. He quickly walked towards King George V of England. After listening to the Prime Minister's report, the king's face changed slightly, and his next move was to turn his eyes to Xia Shu.

This is related to himself? Xia Shu was thinking.

But then, George V did not make any clear statement. After the Prime Minister left, he sat alone on the tree stump and looked at the fire in a daze.

The horse rider who brought the news and the cabinet secretary were firmly in charge of his mouth without any verbal contact with the others present.

Bona Lau soon got together with several important cabinet members.

"What are they talking about?" Prince Edward realized something was going on, and it seemed to be an important government matter.

Xia Shu shrugged and made an innocent expression of "How do I know", but she kept muttering in her heart: there is no news on her own intelligence channel.

Prince Albert stood up and walked away without saying a word. After a while, Natsuki saw him chatting with the new British Navy Chief of Staff Sir Roslyn Wilms for a few words, then turned around and walked back.

From his green face, Xia Shu saw a helpless loss.

Ignoring Natsu Shu's curious gaze, Albert whispered to his brother. Just when Natsu Shu thought he would learn the inside story from the British crown prince, Prime Minister Bona Lau walked to the highness with a hesitant expression.

"Dear Your Highness, according to the news we just received, Germany will enter into a formal armistice agreement with Japan."

After saying that, Bona Lau faced Xia Shu directly, as if he wanted to learn some inside information from him.

The two British princes also turned to look at Xia Shu.

Before this, Natsuki did know that Germany, who was in a state of war, was conducting diplomatic negotiations with Japan on the issue of armistice, but what he knew was limited to Japan sending a high-level delegation to Germany to show their sincerity in seeking peace. As for the details and terms of the negotiations between the two sides, Natsuki did not know, because Germany had neither the intention to participate in Ireland, and the confidentiality work was also done very reliably.

If the news that Germany and Japan were about to reach an armistice agreement was true, then the speed at which the two sides reached an agreement at the negotiating table was indeed surprising.

During the war, Japan took advantage of Germany's power to look east and occupied Germany's colonies and protected territories in the Asia-Pacific region at a speed of lightning speed. Western Samoa, German New Guinea, the Carolina Islands, Mariana Islands and Qingdao successively raised the sun flags. Moreover, in the battle of Qingdao, more than 500 German officers and soldiers were injured and lost, and more than 4,000 were captured by the Japanese army. This calculation is not a small number. During the armistice talks between the British and the Allied camps, Natsuki had exchanged with Crown William on how to treat Japan. According to the Crown Prince, William II vowed to make the Japanese stabbing in the back pay a heavy price. With the character of the German emperor, this matter would not be easily stopped.

Today, Britain and France have already withdrawn from the ranks of war. The Tsarist Russian Empire has only the power to resist on the European battlefield. Naturally, the Germans are not worried that Japan, which is still weak, will cause great storms. Japan must have made the arrogant German government sign the armistice agreement, and it must have been gritting its teeth and invested heavily. Japan defeated Tsarist Russia ten years ago. It is said that it is not afraid of the European army. They so urgently sought a truce and feared Germany's revenge. It is probably second to withdraw from the Allies camp legitimately and instead attacked the weak Tsarist Russian Empire and China under the Beiyang government's internal and external troubles. Japan's sinister intentions are. Natsuki, who is well versed in the historical trajectory and deeply hated this ambitious country, can see through it at a glance.

"It seems nothing to be celebrated." Natsuki said to Bona Lau and to the two British princes.

Bona-Lao responded with a sudden realization: "Oh, Ireland has never declared war on Japan. It is a very wise decision to be enemies of a country far away from the earth, like a tiger and a shark."

Natsuki responded calmly: "At best, Ireland is a breastfeeding kitten, Japan is indeed like a sharp-toned and ambitious shark. Be careful when dealing with them."

The British Prime Minister shrugged: "Britain and Japan have naturally broken off their military allies, and according to the London Armistice Treaty, most of the British colonial or protected territories in southeast Asia must be handed over to Germany. His Highness's reminder should be given to the German emperor and his diplomats."

This sour words made the atmosphere a little awkward.

Fortunately, Prince Edward showed the demeanor and mind of the British crown prince. He did not worry about the harsh London Armistice Treaty, but said on the matter: "I personally think that Japan is a very strange country. They can attack their former sect leader without mercy, and can boldly challenge the traditional European military power. And what is surprising is that both wars they launched achieved brilliant victories without having an advantage. From this point of view, Japan is a respectable country."

In order to correct Prince Edward's wrong perception, Natsuki said bluntly: "In some ways, Japan's spiritual character is indeed worthy of respect, but from the perspective of civilized society and humanitarianism, their repeated massacre of innocent civilians is simply the demon of *******."

Seeing that Xia Shu was so indignant, Prince Edward asked curiously: "But, what war can prevent civilians from being killed or injured?"

"The inevitable death and injury are completely different from the tragedy created by willfulness." Natsuki refuted, "During the Russo-Japanese War, the entire city of Lushun was survived by the unrestrained robbery, massacre and rape of the Japanese army. Only dozens of civilians and soldiers who laid down their weapons. This bloody and dark example is described in the writings of many European and American journalists. Moreover, the horrifying tragedy created by the Japanese army is not only this time."

Prince Edward frowned: "Indeed, but how should we evaluate Luwan's disaster?"

Implications: Should the German team, which created the Luwan tragedy, also be called the "demon of ****"?

Xia Shu was speechless. A year ago, the German army set fire to Luwan City in Belgium, destroyed a large number of precious buildings, and caused a large number of civilians to be killed or injured. Although this behavior is not as tragic as the Lushun Massacre, it happened under the eyes of Europeans. To talk about the challenge to civilized order, there is no essential difference between the two.

Many years before the outbreak of the war, the Germans had been publicly claiming that they should lead the world. At that time, most people felt that Germany's idea of ​​dominating the world was childish, and its emotional impulse was ignorant. Except for politicians, few people took Germany's clamor seriously. At the beginning of the war, people were indignant about Germany's trampling on neutral aggression, and had not yet risen to the height of hatred. It can be said that Luwan's fire changed everything. The German team that occupied Luwan was targeted at this historic city on the grounds of being attacked by Belgian civilians.

Revenge, arson, robbery, and shooting of civilians lasted for six days. This atrocity made the German Emperor and his army synonymous with evil. After that, the governments of Britain, France and Russia signed the London Treaty, and the three countries assumed the responsibility of "no peace in this current war" and pushed the meaning of this war to the height of justice defeating evil. However, the binding effect of the treaty was just a piece of paper in the overall situation of the survival of the country. France and Britain withdrew from the war when they were unable to fight. The London Treaty was finally completely shattered by the London Armistice Treaty...

"They are indeed the most thought-provoking negative cases in the history of human civilization." Natsuki admitted with difficulty, "The more modern the army is, the less we cannot relax the moral constraints, otherwise it will be no different from the demon."

Both British princes and Prime Minister Bona Lau were quite surprised by the frankness and intuition that Natsuki showed at this time.

Of course, Xia Shu could not overly slander the number one ally of the Kingdom of Ireland in front of the British, and he was a member of the German team for a long time. He then said: "It is true that the German team does have some villains who have done bad things, but to be fair, the vast majority of officers and soldiers have shown high civilized qualities. After all, each of them has received formal education and knows what to do and what not to do. Regarding this, the British people who were detained in the German prisoner-of-war camp during the war had a relatively say."

During the war, more than 100,000 British officers and soldiers were captured by Germany and their allies. Although they did not enjoy Italian treatment, except for a very small number of people who died of serious injuries or illnesses, at least the lives of most people were guaranteed. Even in Ireland, under the deliberate constraints of Xia Shu, the British troops who surrendered were not maliciously abused, and these people basically returned to Britain alive.

The British royal family and military and political leaders knew this well, but in their eyes, this was not enough to cleanse the evil and dark image of the German army. The Japanese army left them far less badly than Natsuki's comments. In fact, in this era, Japan was a backward Asian country that had just stepped onto the stage of great powers composed of civilized countries. They tried hard to act more civilized and gentlemanly than Europeans and Americans. Driven by this psychology, they deliberately restrained their tyranny in their bones. Among the Eight-Nation Alliance that invaded Beijing, the Japanese army had the best military discipline. In the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army gave preferential treatment to captured Russian prisoners of war and their families. Later, the Japanese soldiers captured German and Austrian soldiers in Qingdao were still very humane.

In history, the drastic changes in the Japanese army's mentality stemmed from the signing of the Washington Navy Arrangement Agreement. The military sharing meeting of the great powers of all countries around the world gave the ship quota for the Japanese navy only a fraction of that of European and American powers. Japan thought it had long been among the advanced powers, but it was still regarded as a second-rate country when confirming the world order. The impact of this incident and the deterioration of Japan's domestic economic deterioration led to Japan's rapid slide towards militarism and becoming non-compliant with the rules of the game. The phenomenon of lower robbery often occurred in the army. Starting from the Battle of Siberia that interfered in the Soviet Union in the late 1920s, the Japanese army became extremely cruel, and then invaded China, swept Southeast Asia, and created a series of notorious atrocities such as the Nanjing Massacre and the Bataan March.
Chapter completed!