In the new barracks in Hamburg am Elbe, a strange rumor began to circulate that a troop of troops with oriental faces had entered the barracks at night and had even brought mountains of silver coins. Watermark Ad Test: Watermark Ad Test

Almost ninety percent of the soldiers dismissed this rumor, Hamburg was half a world away from the far east, and the mysterious China was a place of legend in the hearts of Prussian soldiers, as unreliable as the Arabian Nights.

In today's Europe, there are only a few countries that can send troops across the ocean to China, such as Britain and France and Russia in the north. Other countries have ocean-going commercial fleets, but they cannot send a single soldier to the East without the escort of a strong navy.

At present, Prussia is a landlocked military power with continental military as its core strategy, and the dominance of the ocean is just a dream of the empire. Not only did the people at the bottom have no concept of China, but even the Junker landlord class and the middle-class aristocracy were also confused, so everyone chose not to believe the rumors.

Although more than 90% of the people did not believe this rumor, the rumor continued to spread tenaciously and rapidly, and even ordinary workers and women in Hamburg already knew about this bizarre news in just three days.

It is no wonder that the soldiers and the people have doubts, now there is indeed a barracks near the river in the boot camp that is closed, and every day only the cars are seen transporting supplies, surrounded by the Royal Guards from Berlin, and no one knows who is in that barracks.

A philosopher once said, 'The closest thing to the truth is actually rumors,' and people often talk about the ironclad reality, and the mysterious barracks are inhabited by soldiers from the East.

Xiao Hexin and the others have been guarding this huge amount of money for three whole days, they have no support in a strange foreign country, and the only familiar Jonas has not shown up for the past three days, and the only thing the brothers can rely on is the muskets in their hands and the limited base ammunition.

During these three days, the brothers took turns resting, and the guard force of 200 men was maintained in three shifts, and even the food brought by the quartermaster had to be tested for poison by the dead soldiers before it could be distributed.

These soldiers can't be blamed for being overly cautious, in this helpless foreign country, God knows who will suddenly come out and hack their millions?

But unexpectedly, the good spirits are not bad, and at noon on the third day, a group of soldiers suddenly came to the barracks to escort an uninvited guest.

"On the orders of Prince Karl, the crown prince, the Royal Foresters have come to receive the silver coins, please cooperate!" The arrogant herald had blonde hair typical of the Nordics, and his skin was frighteningly white. It may be the reason why he has followed the prince all year round, which makes him exude a very strong pride.

A nation that has been fighting for years and an army that has won one after another can naturally give birth to this pride, not to mention that he is still facing the legendary weak Chinese.

In the brick and stone barracks, there are single beds neatly arranged, and in the middle of the room is a neatly stacked silver box, which is as tall as a man and a half, and the officer corps represented by Xiao Hexin stood in front of the herald, blocking his greedy sight.

"Why?" Xiao Hexin asked coldly.

"Hehe, you don't have the right to ask why, you are just soldiers escorting silver coins, are you ordered to send silver coins to Prussia? Then I can tell you unequivocally that it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia, our esteemed Prince Karl, who has come to receive the silver coins today, ...... our esteemed Prince Karl."

With a snort, several officers laughed, "It's the same as singing, I didn't expect Europa to produce sycophants, look at this little white face is handsome enough, maybe it's a rabbit who sells ass......"

Although the herald could not understand Chinese, he could feel the contempt of the other party, when had this personal adjutant who had followed the prince all the year round suffered such an insult, and he was angry that he took off his white gloves and was about to fight these Orientals.

"You Asian savages, sick men from China, dare to laugh at the Prussian nobles, do you know my family? A hundred years of viscount family is not something you can insult, idiots, uncivilized savages......

None of the heralds and the German Janissaries could understand Chinese, and the soldiers present had only received three months of German education, and could barely understand part of the German, and the two sides quarreled like this.

The quarrel between the two unfamiliar languages was simply pointless, and finally the Norse viscount yelled and threw his white gloves at Xiao Hexin, clenched his fists and went straight to the door in front of him.

"Gladiator, I'm going to fight you ......"

Now Xiao Hexin understands the meaning of the word gladiatorial, isn't this just going head-to-head, grandpa, I'll be afraid of you? Shaolin Eighteen Falls is not learned in vain, and the southern faction is also practiced, if I can't let go of you today, I will be ashamed of the name of the commander of the first company.

Xiao Hexin grabbed his military hat and threw it to Sima Yun, roared and rubbed the iron fist of the previous iron plate bridge to dodge the viscount, and then grabbed the viscount's left armpit with his right hand, and put his left arm on his shoulder, and it was a clean over-the-shoulder fall.

The big man of more than 1.8 meters smashed his back into the silver mountain with a bang like a long face pocket, and one of the wooden boxes was actually knocked open, and the silver coins fell down with a bang.

"Don't you want money? Grandpa, I'll give it to you, I'm afraid that you will have your life to spend it...... Brothers, get ready to fight, if this group of kings and eight lambs dares to rob us, we will do it!"

After speaking, Xiao Hexin pointed to the soldiers who were originally standing behind the viscount, and shouted in his mouth the German "gladiatorial fight" that he had just learned...... Come to gladiatorial ......"

The Prussian Army was at its peak at this time, and the morale of the army was at its proudest, and where such a provocation was received, two Janissaries with iron helmets rushed over with a roar.

"Two to one? It's really ......shameless" Sima Yun raised his foot as fast as lightning, and before a soldier could react, he was hit in the chest, and the whole person flew upside down three or four meters and smashed two wooden beds before stopping.

And Xiao Hexin was even more ruthless, he actually used the power of the enemy's impact to dislocate the soldier's left arm with skill, and the swaying left arm was in sharp pain, and the soldier's face turned pale.

This melee is really a bit of a bully, although the Kaiser's Praetorian Guard is the elite selected by thousands of people, but it only represents that the military quality on the battlefield is very sophisticated, this kind of fighting of people in the rivers and lakes They are far inferior to Xiao Hexin and others, most of the backbone of this group of new troops have a green forest background, and it is common for them to practice martial arts and fight alone since childhood.

In just four or five shots, six of the Kaiser's Praetorian Guards were knocked down, and just as they beckoned to choose their next opponent, suddenly an order sounded from among the Praetorian Guards: "Everyone obey the order, raise their guns and prepare to shoot......

There was a chaotic sound, the rear single hair Mauser was lifted up like a forest, the glass of all the windows was shattered, the muzzle of the black hole hole was aimed at the group of Chinese soldiers, and there was a chaotic footstep in the distance, and reinforcements from the Praetorian Guard were coming.

The three hundred new troops were not frightened, and when they saw that this group of people was determined to eat black, they also confronted Spencer and the Praetorian Guard.

"Hahaha, okay, this is the eating appearance of the Prussian nation? Are they all a bunch of robbers? The British and French will find an excuse even if they go to war, but I didn't expect you to even bother to find an excuse, and you just want to eat black?"

The Germans on the other side did not care about the angry scolding of these Chinese, and shouted in German one by one, "Lay down your arms, this is the territory of the German nation, it is sacrosanct, put down your weapons, or you will be shot......

Phew, Hyotaro flew over with a mouthful of spit, and he even pulled out the sword at his waist and shouted like a madman, "Rush up, fight in close combat, and fight them hand-to-hand...... No one wants to snatch my father's wealth, and they will fight hand-to-hand, so that they will not dare to shoot......"

The whole situation was chaotic, the two sides were quite rational, and they made a lot of trouble, but they both restrained themselves and did not pull the trigger. At this moment there was a rattle of wheels from outside the barracks, and a small black carriage rushed straight at it, and before it could reach a standstill, Jonas jumped out of it.

"Stop, everyone, don't fire......"

Out of the corner of his eye, Jonas swept over the luxurious gold-lacquered carriage, and immediately knew the identity of the person who came, this crown prince, he was too good to toss. His Majesty the King hasn't made a final decision yet, so how can you act on your own?

"Restraint on both sides, please restraint, take back the muzzle of the gun......" Jonas stood between the two groups of soldiers and began to shout loudly in Chinese and German, and the tense atmosphere was relieved after shouting more than a dozen times.

At this time, the dazed adjutant shook his head and finally stood up, and he shouted angrily at Jonas, "Jonas, please tell these Asian savages to retreat, the prince wants to receive these silver coins, can't these savages understand the language of civilized countries?"

When Xiao Hexin saw that he still dared to stab, he wanted to rush up when he dodged, and the frightened adjutant took three steps back in a row.

"Look at your cowardice, Mr. Jonas, please translate for me......" Xiao Hexin looked up at the gold-lacquered carriage parked outside the house and said calmly, "No matter what, we crossed half the world to Prussia and sent a million taels of silver, as the master should know how to be polite......"

"I don't care how noble your status is, you should also show up in the face of such a generous gift and a distant guest...... I don't think this kind of thing should be conveyed by a herald, and besides, even if you want these coins, you have to give me a receipt, don't you? Are you really a bandit?"

Xiao Hexin's words were reasonable, and Prince Karl, who was squeezing, couldn't sit still, he opened the carriage with a slightly red face and strode into the barracks.

"Soldiers from the East, I admit that you are very brave, and you still have the courage and blood to fight under the siege of thousands of Janissaries, which shows that you are a good group of soldiers, and I apologize to you for the rudeness of your men......"

"But I must take these silver coins with me today, and this is a gift from your chancellor to Germany, isn't it?"

Xiao Hexin listened to Jonas's translation, nodded and gave a military salute to the prince, "Your Royal Highness, this war loan is a memorandum, if Germany does not agree with Prime Minister Xiao's provisions, then the money cannot be given to Germany, and our mission is to protect the safety of these properties......"

At this time, Prince Karl suddenly ran out of patience: "It is impossible to sign a treaty, and this kind of treaty with a hidden alliance is not good for Prussia." But today I will still take these silver coins, and I can write you a government IOU, which will give you the highest interest, and that is the only thing I can do......"

After speaking, the prince did not care about the faces of these Chinese at all, and with a wave of his hand, the adjutant came over with a wooden plate in both hands, which contained paper, pens and the prince's seal. R1052