"This ...... My Führer, what do you mean? ”

Willle asked timidly, and he noticed a dangerous green glow in the eyes of the Reich Führer, which made His Excellency the Chief of Staff furious.

"I don't know if it's your memory or mine, Werle. I remember you talked to me about dumplings last month, and it seemed like we were talking about China. ”

Although Xu Jun still maintained a smile on his face, Weirle could see from the slightly twitching corner of the German Führer's eyes that he was preparing for madness.

The shrewd Wheeler wondered which tail he had struck the Führer. On more than one occasion before, Wierle had stomped on the Führer's little tail, intentionally or unintentionally, but never before had His Excellency the Führer shown such blatant violent tendencies as this time. Seeing the vicious ducái baring his teeth and preparing to bite, Weirle hurriedly started to save himself with a sad face.

"My Führer, this ...... That one...... As far as I know, all Asians make dumplings, Chinese...... Japanese...... Ah, and the Indians, who seem to be very much interested in taste pleasure...... Ah, please forgive me, there must be an error in my information......"

Looking at the strip-shaped murder weapon in Xu Jun's hand with the dazzling laurel crown of the only marshal staff in German history who had actual combat experience, Weierle stammered and tried to distinguish.

"Of course, there is a mistake, dumplings are a food created by Chinese, so it is a representative food of China." How can you take it with Japanese ......"

Xu Jun suddenly paused here, looking at Weierle's innocent and frightened expression, Xu Jun finally remembered that it was not the 21st century of globalization, but the damned year 1940.

The Germans in 1940, nay, probably almost all Europeans, knew very little about Asia.

Prior to this, the information they had obtained had come from the colonial press and the descriptions of some explorers. Out of deep-rooted and narrow nationalist thinking, most of the materials from that mysterious eastern continent have been deliberately distorted and scandalized. What makes people laugh even more is that due to the different cultures of the East and the West, most of the data collectors cannot understand the essence of Eastern civilization at all, and many people simply rely on the so-called experience obtained from the indigenous people of other continental colonies and the inertial thinking of Europe to interpret and analyze the information they obtain, so there is a considerable gap between these materials and the actual situation before they are scandalized and distorted.

In the writings of European literati at the time, Asia was often associated with derogatory terms such as primitive, ancient, barbaric, stupid, evil, etc., and even Japan, which was classified as a civilized country by Europeans at that time, could not escape this fate. On the other hand, some Europeans also believe that Asians are polite, humble, kind, intelligent and brave, but this is only the opinion of some Europeans who have come into contact with Asian students. In the eyes of ordinary people, Asians are small, thin, savage, and they live in a land far away from them, full of weirdness and mystery, as well as opportunity and wealth. Either way, one thing is admitted: Asia is now very backward and poor.

But no one ever thought about whether Asia's backwardness and poverty were directly related to them.

After the First World War, the influx of Asian students and the rapid development of communication means brought Europe closer to Asia. However, most Europeans still stubbornly retain the image of Asians in their minds from the last century. At that time, many Europeans thought that the Chinese still had that strange and ugly braid, and some even thought that Chiang Kai-shek was the current emperor of China.

In comparison, the Germans were a little better.

After the First World War, they were bound by the Treaty of Versailles, and they carried out close exchanges and cooperation with China, many Chinese people came to Germany to receive military education, and many students went to Germany to learn advanced technology. At the same time, Germany also sent a number of military advisers to China, and compared with the so-called military advisers imported into China by other countries, the German advisers were the highest in terms of quality and quantity. Feng. Both of them served as general advisers in China for a period of time.

These exchanges finally gave the Germans some intuitive understanding of China, and together with the government's deliberate propaganda about it, it even triggered a China fever in Germany, which lasted until 1938, when Sino-German relations took a major turn, and before that, the Germans even launched donations to the Hankow Red Cross.

Although the honeymoon period of Sino-German cooperation was short, it planted a good feeling for that mysterious country in the hearts of many Germans.

However, the Germans still have a common European problem, that is, they cannot distinguish the subtle differences between Asian countries, and they tend to boil all the Asian information they know.

"I think I'm getting a little excited, I'm sorry, Wheeler."

Xu Jun calmed down and smiled apologetically at Weierle.

"Ah, my Führer, it doesn't matter. As your chief of staff, it is very undeserved to make such a common-sense mistake, and it should be me who should apologize. ”

Willer humbly owed to Xu Jun, and then continued: "However, Your Excellency, you are so sensitive to this kind of question, which makes me very curious. ”

"Well, I'm just very disgusted that people confuse China and Japan, for a very personal reason, and I think you know what I mean."

Xu Jun smiled a little embarrassedly, he felt that he had indeed reacted too much in front of him.

"Understood, my Führer. I'll pay attention to this aspect, and it seems that I'll get the intelligence department to find relevant information to make up for the lessons. I really didn't know that dumplings were a unique Chinese food. I just remember eating gyoza at a banquet at the Japanese Embassy in Berlin, and the taste is still fresh in my memory, and now it seems that I was misled by the Japanese cook. ”

"It seems so, alas, my dear Werler, that you have been deceived by the Japanese." Xu Jun nodded and accepted Weierle's explanation.

"Well, now back to the original topic, how much do you really know about the Japanese Empire?"

Xu Jun asked as he rummaged through the pile of papers on the desk.

"My Führer, I don't know much about this country."

Weierle straightened his face and replied solemnly.

The previous joke almost left a few tooth marks on the most powerful ducái in Europe, and now Weirle felt that he had to seriously consider the issue.

"Tell me what you know now, what is your impression of the country."

Xu Jun had already found the document he was looking for, and while looking down at the document, he took out his pen and circled it.

"It's an emerging maritime nation, and it's rising at an amazing pace. To be honest, I never had a crush on them. ”

"Oh? Why. ”

Xu Jun put down the pen, raised his head and asked with a smile.

The Chief of Staff sensed keenly that His Excellency the Führer seemed pleased with his answer, and he cleared his throat and replied.

"That's a feeling, my Führer. From the Japanese officials I came into contact with, I sensed that this nation has unspeakable ambitions. Especially in their officers, the feeling was even stronger.

They seem to have a very low self-esteem, but sometimes they are very arrogant. In my experience, opponents with this personality are extremely dangerous because they are generally very camouflaged and aggressive. The humility and obedience that comes from low self-esteem make them seem very harmless, and they cleverly hide the tyrannical and destructive side of their character.

They are really humble and polite in front of outsiders, and this is because they are trained from an early age to be slaves to obey the superior and the powerful, and they mechanically act according to the ideas instilled in them by the superior.

They are very united, yet hierarchical, and they will take it upon themselves to purge any ideas and theories that they think will undermine that unity and hierarchy.

The current state of mind of the Japanese people, whether it is a belief or an idea, is very intriguing. Belief in this kind of thing, if properly guided, will enable a country and a nation to exert great power beyond human comprehension, but if the guidance is wrong, it will bring great disaster to the country and the nation, and I believe you can understand what I mean. ”

After speaking, Weierle looked at Xu Jun with a deep gaze.

"Well, I understand."

Xu Jun smiled and nodded, isn't he just looking for an opportunity to point out the current situation of the Nazi Party, and he, the party leader, will not understand what this old fox means.

"As far as I know, the political power in Japan is dominated by those military and chaebol with prominent family backgrounds and the selected elite, and it is the dream of every Japanese to expect to be in the land, because in Japan, the privileges of those in power are very great. Every Japanese officer I met was an artist who used their privileges, and they were free to decide the fate of their subordinates, even their lives, if they wished. ”

Weller became excited, and he took out his cigarette case and lit a cigarette for himself, a privilege given to him by Xu Jun.

Their strange inferiority complex drives them madly to absorb any kind of knowledge and technology that is more advanced than them, and in this respect they can be called the best and most obedient students in the world.

It is true that they are humble, but the more humble they show, the more they scare me. Because I know they don't really admire you, they are doing it now just to get what they need from you.

And if one day they gain power over you, when they suddenly feel that they don't have to be humble, and you are unfortunately unaware of this fact, these well-behaved students will not hesitate to look for every opportunity to use all the skills and means at their disposal to defeat you, until they trample you under your feet, without mercy. ”

Xu Jun nodded approvingly when he heard this.

"That's right, they always do."

Seeing that Xu Jun felt the same way as him, Weierle continued excitedly.

"They have never concealed their greed in the face of interests, and it is because of this that they started the war against China. Their admiration for violent extremism.

Although we also believe in force, it is based on basic morality.

And those people are not, they seem to think that force is everything. They ignore any civilized laws of war and abuse violence with impunity.

The Nanjing incident is the strongest proof of this, as they massacred countless civilians and prisoners of war who laid down their arms, and even openly stormed hospitals with Red Cross flags, took doctors and nurses, raped and killed them. It's just a bunch of beasts with no military honor.

I once mentioned this in front of the Japanese diplomat, and that bastard actually lied to my face, and he even said that it was all a rumor made up by the Chinese government, and that the Japanese army was a strictly trained soldier and would not do such undignified things.

Damn, I almost wanted to go back to the High Command and find those disgusting pictures and John. Rabe's secret report was thrown in the bastard's face. ”

Weirle said angrily, frowning.

"I'm glad to have someone like you by my side, and that's a good thing to say, Wheeler. Why are you still modest to say that you don't know much about the Japanese Empire? ”

Xu Jun's expression was a little gloomy, and he would be furious when he thought of that tragedy, but because his subordinates were in front of him, he had to try to restrain himself.

"These are just my impressions of the Japanese people I came into contact with, and I also add my personal analysis of some of the situations I found in the Sino-Japanese war."

"What are your conclusions? Weirle. ”

"That's a very dangerous country, my Führer." Weirle replied respectfully.

"They have a great navy, which is what we lack. But their army ...... Although they were also systematically and rigorously trained, they were not at all a level of rival compared to the Wehrmacht. ”

"Huh? Do you think we're going to have a conflict with them? You know, we're very close to them now. ”

"You don't have to hide anything from me, my Führer, everything is already written in your eyes. I think you're ready to adjust our current Asia policy, my Führer. ”

Weirle asked with a respectful smile.

"It seems that I can't hide anything from you, my chief of staff, I really don't know whether I should be happy or afraid."

Xu Jun handed the document he had reviewed earlier to Weierle.

"I think of course I should be happy, my Führer. Because a clever subordinate like mine is not something that anyone else can control, isn't it a good thing that you have now not only mastered me with ease, but have also gained all my loyalty? Weirle replied with a smile.

"Is that so?"

Xu Jun glared at the old fox for a moment, and then laughed heartily.

"Ribbentrop's report? A note from the Imperial Government of Japan, they sent a mission to ask for talks with you? ”

"Yes, they have now arrived in Paris."

"I think you've got a plan for these guys." Weirle asked.

"Not yet, I don't really want to see them at all, but out of hellish diplomatic courtesy...... I've left Ribbentrop to take care of everything, and this guy should know what to do if he doesn't want to go back to the Berlin military prison for soup. Xu Jun replied with a sneer.

"Now I'm not in a good mood and don't want to deal with anything else."

Xu Jun suddenly pressed the electric bell on the table, and two seconds later, Tysenhofen appeared at the door.

"Canceled all the meetings and events for today, I want to go out and hang out. How about you, Werle, come with me, take a walk, and I'll treat you to lunch. ”

"It is an honour, my Führer."

"Alright, Eric, find out where the best Chinese restaurants are in Paris, and I'm going to ask the Chief of Staff for a Chinese meal and let him know what real dumplings are."

Xu Jun commanded with great arrogance, he had long wanted to find a Chinese restaurant to try his hometown cuisine, but he had never found free time, and now he was ready to go out and let himself go on a day off to indulge himself completely.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Tysenhofen respectfully withdrew.

"By the way, Wheeler, you said earlier that you attended a diplomatic banquet with the Japanese, and what else did you eat besides dumplings?"

Xu Jun asked with some curiosity.

He knew that the Japanese would have diplomatic banquets almost every month, and although they had always wanted to invite Jack to it, they had been pushed down by the cyborg who liked to keep a low profile.

Jack, that guy never took the Japanese seriously (that's the only thing Xu Jun can agree with that guy).

Moreover, because of his special status, the Japanese have never dared to complain about it in the slightest, but have been chirping crookedly expressing regret.

"Some grilled fish, some slices of grilled meat, other rice with vinegar, and some common European dishes, grilled chicken caviar and stuff like that. The only thing that interested me was the dumplings. By the way, there is also a very light wine they make, which has a very special taste. ”

Wehrle struggled to recall the dishes of the time.

"I knew it."

Xu Jun put his hands on his shoulders and sneered proudly.

"What else can those guys do with anything other than what they learned from China. Just make some grilled fish and barbecue to fool the Germans.

Finally, those Japanese still have self-knowledge, and they didn't take out their sashimi or something as the quintessence of the country to shame people.

What would have happened if Randolph had been there? Presumably, this guy will definitely spit on the Japanese in the face, and at the same time tell them in a righteous and stern way: Why haven't you learned to use fire until now, you must know that we Germans started eating cooked food 800 years ago. Come here, my brother will give you a lighter, and send it to your emperor in a hurry, he must have not drunk hot porridge, it's really pitiful. He will be very happy to see that you can bring great fire to Japan, and when the time comes, don't forget the favor of your brother......"

The Führer of the Third Reich struggled and let out a wicked laugh that sent chills down Willle's back.

His Excellency the Chief of Staff wiped his sweat and cast an awe-inspiring glance at the Reich Führer, who seemed to have thought of some poisonous plan again, and this time he did not know whose child was going to be unlucky.

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