"Don't supply weapons to China?" Leon smiled and put it away, "It seems that your country is not qualified to interfere in our arms deal!" ”

"I'm very sorry, but the weapons that your country has provided to China pose a great threat to our Kwantung Army." Togo Maude said apologetically.

"I'm sorry, our arms trade with China will not stop, and we have no reason to lose China as an ally because of you."

"The Great Japanese Empire will not let friends suffer losses, how much money you have lost in China, we will compensate twice, and it will be paid directly in gold!" Togo Maude gritted his teeth and said.

"There is no need to discuss this topic, we in Germany will definitely not break our promises." Leon interrupted the conversation with a wave of his hand, "If you still insist on this topic, then I think the aspects we have discussed earlier should also be reconsidered. ”

"Well, well." Dongxiang Maode returned to his seat, "Since your country insists, then we will not force it." ”

"As a friendly partner, I should remind you not to try to occupy China, Southeast Asia is the right place for you." Leon "kindly" reminded.

Togo Maode's face changed when he heard this, but he quickly adjusted back and said with a sneer: "How can we invade other countries? We also have a good relationship with China. But what do you mean when you say Southeast Asia is for us? ”

"I don't mean anything else, I just want to say that the military strength of the whole of Southeast Asia is very poor." Leon smiled and said with a little meaning, "If I were the leader of your country, I would never let Southeast Asia be colonized by other countries." There are so many resources there, how good would it be if we could form a community with your country? ”

Dongxiang Maode frowned and pondered for a while, and then as if he had something in common, he laughed: "Yes, Southeast Asia should not be colonized by Europe and the United States and other countries. Thanks to the Shogun's request, I intend to report to the Emperor that I will try to save the countries of Southeast Asia from the colonizers. ”

Leon laughed when he heard this, his purpose had been achieved. The purpose of his high-minded remarks just now was to shift Japan's attention from China to Southeast Asia. Although Japan's general policy of invading China will not change, the intensity of its attacks on Southeast Asia will be greater than in the previous generation, and the United States will have to devote more energy to the Pacific theater and will provide less support to the European continent than in the previous generation.

"I am very touched by the sense of responsibility that your country did not forget its neighbors after it became strong, and did not hesitate to offend the great powers in order to save them from the colonizers." Leon smiled and said, "We in Germany should support your great cause, so on behalf of Germany, I assure you that if your country encounters obstacles in rescuing the countries of Southeast Asia, we will help you as much as possible." ”

"Thank you very much!" Dongxiang Shide bowed 90 degrees again, "I really learned a lot from today's conversation with the general, I won't bother in the rest of the time, and I will leave." ”

Leon laughed and sent Togo Shide out of the door, and then said to himself: "Poor Japanese, with your little resources and population, who can win?" Haha, I wish you all a nice fight with the Americans in the Philippines. ”

As soon as he returned to his office and sat down, one of the guards reported to Lyon that Cheng Tianfang, the Chinese ambassador to Germany, had come to visit.

Leon felt a little funny, what a coincidence, the Japanese ambassador on the front foot, Shigetoku Togo, had just left, and the Chinese ambassador on the back foot came, and I don't know if the two had met outside. However, for visitors from his homeland, Lyon was very willing to receive him.

"General Leon, please forgive me for taking the liberty of inferring." Cheng Tianfang walked into Lyon's office with his head held high and greeted Lyon in German.

"It's fine." Leon stood up and shook hands with Cheng Tianfang, "I don't know why Ambassador Cheng came here." ”

"I want to do some small business with the general, haha." Cheng Tian magnified and smiled, "Oh, by the way, I saw Mr. Dongxiang Maode at the door just now, and he also came to find the general?" ”

"Yes, he wants to do some small business with me, too." Leon laughed, "He wants me to stop sending weapons to your country, and for that he is willing to pay double the value of these arms in gold." ”

Cheng Tianfang's face changed dramatically when he heard this, originally China relied on ore to pay for arms, but now Japan is willing to pay double, or pay directly in gold, I am afraid that no matter how good Germany is about China, it will not be able to refuse this condition.

"Did the general promise them?" Cheng Tianfang said weakly, "Even if the general agrees, we won't blame you." After all, your country has helped our country enough. ”

"Of course I didn't."

Cheng Tianfang had already prepared for the worst, but when he heard this, he was stunned, and he couldn't believe it.

Leon said seriously: "We Germany are a country that pays attention to integrity, and since we have promised to provide you with military assistance, we will definitely not be untrustworthy. ”

"Thank you, thank you very much." Cheng Tianfang shook Lyon's hand vigorously and said excitedly, "Germany will always be our friend!" ”

"Okay, let's talk about what good business is going on this time." Leon patted Cheng Tianfang's shoulder and said.

"This time I came to buy some mountain guns and matching shells."

"Yes, Krupp and Rheinmetall have just stockpiled a batch of 75mm mountain guns, this model of mountain guns is a bit old, we don't need it, if you want, I can let them sell it to you at a low price." Leon nodded and said, "You can continue to pay with ores. ”

"Can you continue to pay with ore? We can settle in gold. Cheng Tian said kindly.

"It's okay, let's use ore, our shipyard needs a batch of high-quality iron ore to build warships." Lyon is telling the truth, the huge warship construction program consumes too much steel. Originally, Lyon planned to increase the amount of iron ore mined in the country, but now with this batch of iron ore, Germany can save its iron ore for wartime.

"Okay, I'll go back and make arrangements and say goodbye." Cheng Tianfang received a positive reply, so he excitedly said goodbye to Leon, he wanted to return to the embassy as soon as possible to convey the good news to China.

Leon glanced out the window, it was already getting dark, and it was almost time for dinner. He picked up the phone on his desk and asked the operator to transfer him to Strauss's house. After a short wait, the phone rang: "Hey, hello. I'm Sophia von Strauss, may I ask who you are? ”

"Your fiancé." Leon said with a smile.

"Huh." Sophia smiled and said playfully, "May I ask Mr. Fiancé, what are you looking for me?" ”

"I want to ask the beautiful Miss Fiancée if you can have dinner together in the evening."

"Gladly." Sophia said briskly.