Chapter 834 Good People and Villains

Subsequently, the Dutch Speaker Dandels appeared before the crowd, speaking on behalf of the Dutch Government with a look of sorrow.

He first severely reprimanded England and Prussia for forcing the Netherlands into this unjust war, causing irreparable damage to France. On behalf of the Netherlands, he extended the most sincere apologies to France.

He then took out the ceasefire agreement document and began to read it clause by clause.

"Our government will prosecute the war criminals who participated in the invasion of Valron..."

Dandels immediately explained the meaning of war crimes—a term not yet defined in this era.

Before he finished speaking, sobbing could be faintly heard around.

The Netherlands had sent over twenty thousand soldiers to join the Anti-French Alliance this time, and many of the onlookers were relatives of these soldiers.