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Chapter 595 Peace Negotiation
The Duke's words cheered up some people, but Blanca next to him couldn't help but remind them, "That's because we control the Danube River, and the materials that the people need can be transported in at any time by merchant ships, and the enemy can't do anything about it. But it's different now. Romania not only has a strong army, but also a strong navy. During this period, they and the Hungarian fleet have been patrolling the Danube River every day, intercepting merchant ships in and out, which has had a great impact on our trade!
Our warships have risked many attacks, and both sides have suffered casualties, but we have too few warships. Without the ability to obtain ship wood from the outside world, we cannot build new ships. The more we fight, the fewer we will have. When they completely blockade our ports, how can we get enough food to meet the needs of the entire city! "

Albrecht was speechless for a moment. Just then he saw someone rushing in. He quickly asked with a stern face, "What's the matter?"

"Grand Duke, generals, the Romanian army has landed in Vienna, and the port can no longer hold on. I request that you send troops to rescue as soon as possible!"

"What?! The port can't hold on!" The generals were all shocked, and Albrecht asked anxiously: "When did this happen?!"

"According to the messenger...about...about two hours ago, the Hungarian fleet suddenly blockaded the port, and more than 2,000 soldiers landed on the beach and attacked the port and the northern city...The garrison has not seen any reinforcements from us, and the situation is very critical. We had to send the warships stationed at the port to risk rushing out of the port. It was not easy to break through the blockade of the fleet and rush to report the news-"

"Where is our patrol boat? Why didn't it discover and report it in time?!" the Grand Duke asked angrily.

The other party looked unhappy and explained in a low voice: "In the morning, the Hungarian fleet approached the port. At that time, there was news that the border was breached by the Romanian army. The city was in chaos... In order to prevent accidents, I ordered the port to be temporarily closed... The Hungarian fleet approached the port several times before, and we did the same, but I never thought that the reason they did this this time was to cover up their intention to occupy the north!"

"I remember now. You did tell us about the Hungarian fleet threatening the port. We all agreed to close the port to prevent losses." Everyone's face turned extremely ugly. "But now the north is under attack. What should we do?"

"Let's make peace with Romania." One of them sighed: "Now that things have come to this, this is the only way to save Austria and Vienna!"

These words startled everyone, and the room fell silent. Before this, it was not that no one had thought about negotiating peace with Romania and Hungary, but no one had brought it up because it was they who had reached a consensus to go to war with Hungary in the first place, and now they were going to change their minds after only a few months. The generals who first proposed this resolution would undoubtedly have to endure more anger and doubts from their allies.

But these words broke the window paper. The Romanian army was about to arrive at the city and the Danube Barrier was invaded again. Vienna, which was trapped in the danger, actually had no other choice.

The proposal was quickly passed, and Blanca's initiative to apply to become an envoy to the Hungarian army was also approved.

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"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Your Highness, the Prince!"

Martino first walked up to Alexander and Lajos and saluted them solemnly.

Lajos said: "Thank you for the trust of the Romanian emperor! I hope everything goes well in the next battle!" "Your Majesty knows that the Austrians are stubborn, so they need to be taught a special lesson."

Both knew that they were going to occupy Vienna, so they decided to intensify their attack on the city. But they did not expect that the other side would come directly to negotiate peace.

When Blanca proposed that Austria wanted to negotiate an armistice with Romania, Martino shook his head and refused, and told him that the power to negotiate an armistice with Austria was in the hands of the crown prince. The crown prince had recently gone somewhere else and would need some time to come back.

The other side had no choice but to ask again: Can the attack on Vienna be suspended during the negotiations?
Lajos refused bluntly: unless an armistice agreement was signed, the Hungarian army under his command would never stop attacking Vienna!

There was no other way, he could only wait for the crown prince to slowly come back. When Alexander appeared in front of him, Blanca felt that things were getting brighter.

He sat up straight and said with a serious face: "The war between Austria, Romania and Hungary was not actually our intention. I believe that your highnesses should know that Sigismund was also the king of Hungary and attacked the Ottoman Empire many times to help Constantinople.

Although we were surprised by the Romanian army's attack on Austria and Hungary's attack on Vienna, we also understand that the grudges between the three countries cannot be resolved in a short time, but God will not bear to see tens of thousands of people lose their lives because of war.

Moreover, Romania and Hungary's dispatch of troops to Austria caused anxiety among many princes. They lobbied other countries to become enemies of Romania, and even affected many of Austria's allies, which eventually led to Vienna's involuntary joining.

Blanca sighed, "But war is cruel. A large amount of gold and silver in the Vienna treasury was quickly consumed, the people's living materials gradually became scarce, and young people were constantly killed and injured in battle... The Austrian people have tasted the cruelty of war! I think it should be the same for the people of the two countries! So today, I came here with the wishes of the citizens of Vienna and solemnly proposed that Austria is willing to stop the war with Hungary and Romania and restore peace!"

Blanca glanced at the other party and saw that he was listening carefully, so she continued: "After the peace truce, Austria will recognize Romania's existing arrangements with Italy, recognize Hungary's existing borders, and hand over the murderer of Prince Pozzoni to Hungary.

At the same time, the two countries should withdraw all troops from Austrian territory, and the Hungarian fleet should no longer appear on the Danube.

If your country agrees to the above conditions, Austria is willing to sign a long-term peace and friendship agreement with Romania and Hungary, and is willing to open our trade market to merchants from both countries! And we will also persuade other countries to stop hating your country. "

(End of this chapter)