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Chapter 423

The World War Ends

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On August 18, 1917, the Entente forces encircled Munich. On August 20, the Bulgaria-Russia forces encircled Nuremberg as well.

With no troops left to deploy, the Hindenburg Government could only watch as the Entente forces ran rampant across Southern Germany. Dante-Christoph, however, did not halt his advance; the main force continued pushing north.

On August 21, the Hindenburg Government forcibly ordered the High Seas Fleet into battle in hopes of securing more favorable terms for peace talks. Unable to bear the pressure, the naval sailors launched a mutiny and seized the ports.

On August 25, the Entente forces successfully joined up with the Bulgaria-Russia forces at Nuremberg. At this critical juncture, the Germans could no longer spare any thought for attacking Paris. While withdrawing troops from the front lines to mount an active defense, the Hindenburg Government also reopened negotiations with the Entente.

On August 28, Berlin workers, driven by unbearable hunger, launched an armed uprising, but it was crushed by the Hindenburg Government.

In September, military mutinies began spreading across the country, and the German government's control over the regions gradually weakened.

On September 6, Munich fell, and the Kingdom of Bavaria surrendered. With that, all of Southern Germany had fallen.

By then, the German General Staff had despaired of the war. On September 10, the Hindenburg Government was forced to declare an end to hostilities, and the two sides reached a ceasefire.

That night, Wilhelm II and his family fled to the Netherlands to seek political asylum.

On September 11, the two sides signed an armistice agreement in a railway carriage in Paris.

Thus, the world war that had erupted on March 3, 1915 finally drew to a close after two and a half years, and world history entered a new chapter.

Foreign Minister Metev said excitedly, "Your

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