Chapter 558： Peace talks (below)

When the proposal for the Soviet peace talks was sent to Bucharest, Edel was also upset by the war.

Although the results of the war were good, the four Soviet divisions were annihilated and four divisions were severely damaged. The other battles combined brought the Soviet army's losses to 120,000. However, the Romanian soldiers were not invulnerable, and the losses were not small. According to the statistics of the military, there are more than 47,000 soldiers killed, missing and injured.

These people’s pensions alone are a lot of money, and together with the lost weapons and equipment, as well as the military supplies consumed, the total cost of this battle is basically about 50 million U.S. dollars. It can be said that a big cannon fired gold, and the ancients sincerely did not deceive me.

And this battle let Edel also know that the danger of wiping the ball can easily go too far if you are not careful. The conflict with the Soviet Union was a manifestation of his own failure. Originally planned to have a Zhang Gufeng incident, it turned out to be a local war. Fortunately, both sides have scruples to control the scale, otherwise a full-scale war is likely to break out.

But in the end the result was good. If the war is lost, he will lose his wife and break the army.

And this also reminds Edel, don't think that if you know the trend of history, you will make a radical move, or you might have to shoot yourself in the foot.

And here Prime Minister Karatuuri hurried over with Minister of Foreign Affairs Costel.

"Your Majesty, this is a proposal for peace talks from the Soviet Union."

Prime Minister Karatuli handed over the diplomatic letter of the Soviet Union. There were happy expressions on both of their faces. After all, they were both high-level government officials, no better than those of the private sector. I still know the gap between the two countries very well, and I also know that the smaller the scale of this battle, the better for Romania. And what the government was most afraid of before was that the Soviet Union was so embarrassed that it would start a larger war because of its defeat on the battlefield. Although this possibility is very small, it is also a possibility.

For Romania to practice against the Soviet Union alone, not only did the government lack confidence, even Edel and the military did not have confidence in this. The main reason is that the population gap is too large. Even if a few Soviet soldiers spell out a Romanian soldier, Edel can't afford to lose.

So when Edel saw this news about the peace talks proposal, he was also relieved.

"As for the peace talks, do you have any suggestions."

Edel looked at the two and asked.

Facing Edel's question, Costel, as the foreign minister, immediately answered. "According to the government's wishes, we are naturally willing to negotiate with the Soviet Union. But we need to choose a place as the venue for the peace talks, and we also need to negotiate with the Soviet side in terms of time."

"Then count as Warsaw."

Regarding the venue of the peace talks, naturally the country cannot be selected, so peace talks can only be conducted in other countries. Taking into account the current relations with other countries, Edel set up this location in Poland, where the current relationship is best. It can also be regarded as helping Poland to improve its international status, and it can be regarded as a freely given benefit.

"As for the specific time, we can discuss with the Soviet Union. I believe they, like us, are willing to end this war as soon as possible."

After Edel finished talking about the time and place, he continued. "In terms of conditions, Mount Hermek must belong to us."

The Hermek Mountain, which caused the conflict between the two parties, must be under the control of Romania. This is also Edel's explanation to the Romanian people. Otherwise, why should the domestic media publicize the meaning of this battle? What can be used to improve the self-confidence of the domestic people? This can't be done just by lip service. You need to show evidence. The Hermek Mountain is under Romanian control, which is the best evidence.

"We can also discuss with the Soviet Union on other issues regarding the return of weapons to the captives."

Didn't Edel know the communist country? Don't even think about compensation.

It can be said to be difficult in this regard, unless you can beat it to the ground, otherwise it is impossible. As for the Brest contract signed by Lenin at that time, it was under the weight of survival problems. And after seeing the opportunity, didn't Soviet Russia tear up this contract? As for Stalin's quest for peace in World War II, it was just a slow-down strategy. If Hitler really agreed, he would get at most two years of peace. When the Soviet Union recovered, he would continue to fight. This is also the reason why Hitler would reject Stalin's request for peace. He had long seen that Stalin was just asking for a breather.

After Edel explained the basic conditions of the peace talks, both of them were relieved. They didn't know that their king knew the Soviet Union very well, and they were most afraid of the king's radical ideas. This will make the peace talks more difficult, and it does not rule out the possibility of collapse.

And now the conditions given by Edel have made the success rate of the peace talks very high. So after getting Edel's reply, the two left contentedly.

When the prime minister left, only his son Victor's face was blue and purple, and he ran to him in a military uniform with a grievance on his face.

Now Victor sent him to the military academy to study, and he was not allowed to reveal his identity as a prince.

"Fighting with someone?"

Seeing the miserable image of his son, Edel asked.

"They beat me."

Victor said with an aggrieved look that he had been beaten.

In Victor's words, he quarreled with someone about a small matter, and then fought.

Of course Edel wouldn't listen to his son's words completely, but saw that he called in a guard to let him understand the situation. After the guard told him what he had learned, Edel knew that the incident was not as small as his son said.

Victor, who concealed his identity in the military academy, was not liked by other students because of his mischievous qualities. Then because of arguing with others, he was violently beaten by others.

"Do you know why you were beaten by others?"

Looking at his still aggrieved son, Edel asked.

"Because they don't like me."

"A person doesn't like you, it may be his reason, but a group of people don't like you, which is their reason?"

Victor, who was educated by Edel, was speechless now.

I saw Edel continue to say Since it is your own reason, then you need to make changes. Find out those reasons why you are unpopular. "

After sending away the seemingly understanding Victor, Edel regretted his failure to discipline his son. Now Victor still has a moldable type, so he needs to be trained in the military academy. If the personality becomes fixed after adulthood, that's a problem.

The peace talks between Romania and the Soviet Union are progressing fast, and both sides are interested in ending this war that has become meaningless.

So when the Soviet representative Molotov and Romania representative Kostel signed in Warsaw, it represented the end of the Rosso War.

As a result, the territories of the two countries remain unchanged except for the transfer of Mount Hermek to Romania. In addition, the two countries will return the captured weapons to each other, and the prisoners' living expenses will also need to be paid by themselves. The main reason was that the Soviet army had more captives. More than 10,000 captives needed expenses, so the Soviet Union needed to pay for it.

Generally speaking, this is a contract that both parties are satisfied with. Romania will shift the attention of the people abroad, and the national pride has been improved after winning. The Soviet Union saw the gap in this war, and believed that the next step was to catch up.