Chapter 453: A desperate bet

"Miss Ksenia, what about your country's opinions?" Igor asked.

Ksenia's face turned dark: "In this war, our country suffered a lot. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians lost their lives in the war. A large number of cities and villages were also destroyed because of the war. Now, in the entire Russian Kingdom, only Orenburg is still under our control. But outside Orenburg, there are more than 100,000 French troops eyeing each other. And our country has less than 80,000 soldiers lacking equipment and low morale. Under such circumstances, we have no possibility of resisting the French attack. In addition, we now lack all supplies, including weapons, ammunition and food, and people are starved to death almost every day. Therefore, His Majesty the King can end the war as soon as possible."

Alexei and Igor were both stunned. The situations mentioned by Ksenia also existed in their countries. However, the situation was slightly better than the Russian Kingdom. From Ksenia's words, they also understood what she meant. Now, it is impossible for the three Eastern European countries to change the situation on the battlefield in a short period of time. If the Russian Kingdom wants to end the war as soon as possible, there is only one way to attack France again and ask for their forgiveness.

"This is impossible. If we attack, we will never have a chance again. Would you like to see our compatriots enslaved by the French for generations? No, we must fight to the end." Alexe said.

"Fight to the end? It sounds nice. What should we use to resist the French team like a wolf or a tiger?" Igor gave Alexe a blank look. Although he admired Alexe's democratic spirit, in this kind of life and death, he would rather give up the so-called righteousness for his life.

"We can hold on with the solid walls, and there are thousands of Russians who will support us. The French have only gained the upper hand for a while. As long as we can hold on for two or three months, Western Europe believes that the decisive battle between the United States and France will begin. By that time, we will have the opportunity to rise again. Even completely defeat France and recreate the glory of Russia, just like in 1813." Alexe said with longing. "Even if it doesn't work, we can persist until the arrival of winter. Don't forget that winter is the protective umbrella of our Russians. As long as winter comes, our strength can be replenished. The French will definitely be defeated by the cold winter."

"Even if the Americans really fight with the French, do you think the French will let us wait for that day? Don't say two or three months, we can't hold on even a month," said Ksenia.

"Alexe now, it's summer now, and there are still several months left before winter. Unless you can move God and make it immediately winter, we may never see winter again." Igor said with a sneer.

"Cowards, you are all cowards. Have you ever thought about the kind of life of being enslaved by the French? Even if we fight to the last war, our country will never surrender to the French." Alexe said with a righteous face. He looked like a nationalist warrior.

However, all the people present were very smart people. The senior officials of the Russian Federation did not want to surrender like France, but they did not think France would accept their surrender. You should know that a large part of the three Eastern European countries opposed France's rule in Eastern Europe this time was because of the reasons they fueled the fire. France would definitely not let them go, so they would not surrender like France for their own interests.

The Russian Democratic Republic and the Russian Kingdom are different. At most, they can only be considered as compatriots. As long as they surrender to France, they will at most compensate France for some war reparations, and at most they will lose some national interests. But their rule has a great possibility of preserving it. Therefore, the two countries advocate surrendering to France and ending the war as soon as possible.

"Do you think you will be fine if you surrender? You must know that the emperor of France hates traitors very much. I am sure that even if you surrender, you will definitely die miserably. At most, France will not make things difficult for your subjects and family." Alexei said with a sneer.

Igor and Ksenia didn't say anything. The two countries had reached a secret agreement, and even if they forced the Russian Federation to surrender to France with them, their weight would be much greater, and the French might give them lighter punishment because of this. However, from the words of Alexe today, they could know that their purpose was to be lost. The Russian Federation has decided to fight to the death with France.

The meeting ended in a bad mood. The three of them quickly returned to their residences and quickly transmitted what happened and the views of all parties back to their country. The leaders of the three countries also made detailed analysis based on the information they obtained, and then guided their next actions. A large number of radio waves were transmitted over Eastern Europe.

In addition, the Democratic Republic of Russia and the Kingdom of Russia secretly sent a telegram to France, saying that they had pushed all the responsibility for the war to the Kingdom of the Russian Federation and asked France to forgive them. For this, they were willing to pay all the costs, including territory, reparations and military.

However, Paris only gave them two choices. One was to surrender unconditionally to France. The other was to fight to the end with France. If they surrender, the ruling class of their two countries would be guaranteed for life safety, but their property must be confiscated by France, and their power would be taken back by France. But if they were determined to continue the war, then France would be able to guarantee nothing.

An emergency consultation was held between the Democratic Republic of Russia and the Kingdom of Russia for the conditions proposed by France. However, they believed that the conditions proposed by France were too harsh. It was so harsh that it was hard to accept. For them who were in a high position, money and power were the most important things. Without these two things, what is the point of living?

So, in the end, they decided to stand with the Russian Federation Republic and fight the best decisive battle with France. If they win, although the hope is very slim, they will gain more things, and their wealth and power will completely belong to them. But if they fail, they can also escape quickly. As long as they are not captured by France, they can be a rich man with peace of mind, which is much better than surrendering to France.

After unifying the opinions, the three Eastern European countries took action quickly. On the one hand, they strengthened the construction of defense facilities. On the other hand, they actively contacted the United States, Canada, and the Kalmar Alliance, which was in a slightly better position than them, hoping that they could send troops to France in time and provide them with some support.

"The Democratic Republic of Russia and the Kingdom of Russia rejected our conditions." At the Duilary Palace, French Foreign Minister Grigoo reported to Xiao Jie.

"Oh, this is nothing. This is completely within my expectations." Xiao Jie said disapprovingly. He proposed such harsh conditions to the Russian Democratic Republic and the Kingdom of Russia, all of which came from his instruction. The war has reached this point, and even a fool can see that the two countries have become the last of their strength. It is precisely because of this that Xiao Jie wanted to solve the problem of Eastern Europe. If the rule of those people in Eastern Europe cannot be overturned, it is inevitable that these people will not betray France again after a few years or a few years. Moreover, Xiao Jie also intends to use the fate of the Three Eastern Europe Kingdoms to intimidate other countries, and to kill chickens and monkeys to warn other vassal states of France. Therefore, the fate of the Three Eastern Europe Kingdoms was already destined.

If those rulers can give up power and wealth consciously, Xiao Jie can still let them live. If they still have to resist to the end, then I'm sorry, these people will all go on the gallows.

"Your Majesty, if we allow them to keep their property, we believe they will agree to surrender." Grigoo suggested.

"This is not possible. Their property is aggregated by exploiting Eastern European civilians. After the war, Eastern Europe needed construction, which required a lot of funds. And we also consumed a lot of materials during the war, and these also needed to be compensated. Therefore, the wealth of these people must be nationalized." Xiao Jie said solemnly.

Grigoo said nothing anymore. This war consumed a lot of France's national strength. In order to save the soon-to-be-collapse economy and prepare for future wars, France must obtain a large amount of funds from the three Eastern European countries. And ordinary civilians have long been poor, so France can only start from the ruling class. In addition, even if France suddenly relaxes its conditions, the three Eastern European countries may not necessarily accept France's kindness. Perhaps they thought France was showing weakness like they did, and played a completely opposite role. This is extremely unfavorable for France's future strategy.
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