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January 17, 1915, Berlin, sunny.

"Your Majesty, this is the newly drawn list of representatives!"

The speaker has a good voice, and even Chen Tian has a magnetic voice that is a little envious.

Kindly glanced at Rupresit, Chen Tian took the list provided by the War Department, the negotiations between the Allies and Italy will be held in Vienna, in view of the importance of this armistice negotiations, Chen Tian appointed the new Prime Minister Batemann as the head of the delegation, and Rupresit will also personally lead a group of army generals to Vienna to ensure that the German delegation can have an advantage in momentum. Since the German Navy did not take part in the war against Italy, the admiral of the delegation was headed by Field Marshal Bohr, Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, and two major staff officers from the Air Ministry.

In this name, provided by the new Minister of War, Chen Tian saw many familiar names, the first was General Hausen, who led the 3rd Army from the south of France into Italy, which was not surprising, but in second place was the lesser-known General Ludendorff, followed by General Mavitz, General Emmisi and other front-line commanders. In other words, most people in the average person will have doubts about the arrangement of this list, in fact, within the army, Ludendorff and Hoffman are already recognized as the best staff officers. Although the historical details here have changed a lot compared to the other world, Ludendorff did not shine at the Battle of Liège in Belgium or with Hindenburg in East Prussia, but gold always shines. At the outbreak of the war, Ludendorff was appointed deputy chief of staff of the 2nd Army (the same position as at the outbreak of World War I), and his outstanding tactical and logistical support capabilities enabled the army to attack quickly and break through in Belgium, and after entering the French war, the army group under the command of General Bülow was the most consistent of all the armies. Soon after, Ludendorff replaced General Schneider, who was in poor health, as chief of the General Staff of the 2nd Army, and since then, both Moltke Jr. and Falkenhain have affirmed and praised the General Staff of this army.

General Mawitz was the commander of the last cavalry corps in Germany, although this cavalry unit played a non-negligible role in the war, but the development of the battlefield made most people of insight realize that the cavalry as the main combat arms has become obsolete, and the army top level has also formed a consensus that in the future, the role of cavalry will be more positioned in patrolling, reconnaissance and mobile protection of logistics and transportation lines, so the cavalry will no longer retain the corps as an organization, but in the company, battalion as a unit to retain in the army units.

As for General Emmisi, he was also a celebrity in the war, and the troops he led were the first German troops to enter Belgium, and the course of the German war can be said to have begun under his feet. After moving to Belgium and France, Emmisi was promoted to lieutenant general and began the Italian War as commander of the German army attacking Italy from the Eastern Front.

At the end of the list, Chen Tian also saw the name of Rundstead, he was very eager to know what kind of feats this outstanding figure who would have become the field marshal of the Third Reich could accomplish under his own hands, outside the list but also by the new Kaiser's attention Dönitz of the Navy, Richthofen of the Air Force and Guderian of the Army, Manstein, Rommel, these famous figures in history are gods or demons, Chen Tian has reason to place great expectations.

After spending a few minutes reviewing it, Tatsu Tian placed the list on the table at hand.

"Very good, I don't have any opinions! The only thing that needs to be reminded is that having left our Germany, it was difficult for the Austro-Hungarian army to defeat the Italians on their own, they did not even have a couple of decent planes! In the current situation, the Italians have no intention of fighting, and we have every right to demand more at the negotiating table! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Rupresit bowed in accordance with royal etiquette, then put on his hat and turned to leave.

Looking at the figure of Rupresit's departure, Chen Tian had an indescribable feeling, and it could be seen that this usually taciturn Bavarian ****, like most German generals, was unwilling to get involved in politics, but from the moment he supported Chen Tian's coup, he had already embarked on a one-way road from which there was no turning back. Putting pressure on the other side at the negotiating table, he may not be as good as the old foreign secretary and the colony generals, but this does not affect Chentian's trust in him. At this time, Chentian was trying to learn and practice how to be a good emperor, and Rupresit also had to work hard for his new position, and later entered a time of peace, and he also needed to be responsible for the development and construction of the German army.

In any case, the war in Italy has finally come to an end, and Chen Tian can also look farther away.

January 17, 1915, Qingdao, light snow.

Three months after the end of that terrible fighting, the beautiful seaside city has long since returned to its former peace. The fortifications on the outskirts of the city have long since been repaired, and many places still bear the traces of the last battle. In the wind and snow, the soldiers on duty stood at their posts, although there were no tigers and wolves nearby.

Despite the cold weather, there were still plenty of vehicles and pedestrians on the pier and streets. People can still see some black people on the streets, these are basically the soldiers of the "Black Storm" regiment of Ahrens, who did not return to Germany after the Battle of Qingdao, but were officially integrated into the German Far East Dispatch Force in Qingdao, and those German soldiers who were originally stationed here gradually accepted these strong and serious guys.

Because the Chinese rebels had helped the German-Austrian forces repel the Japanese, the local people in Qingdao had much better relations with the Germans, and those German soldiers who had experienced that battle often gave a thumbs up in admiration whenever they talked about the Chinese soldiers. In this humble place, the invaders and the indigenous people became friendly partners for the time being, but with the development of the political situation and the change of the environment, this situation cannot be maintained forever.

Qingdao Railway Station is still the busiest place in the city, and since the Japanese blockade was lifted, countless people and goods have come and gone here every day, and pedestrians and traders have rubbed shoulders with each other. The rain and snow did not hinder the trains from entering and leaving the station, and near noon, more than 100 soldiers in gray uniforms appeared on the military platforms north of the station, carrying long rifles on their backs, forming a neat line on the platform, and there was a military band of about 20 people on the side.

The Chinese civilians not far away were not too surprised by this scene, which is often seen when important guests visit.

When a train that looked very ordinary-looking appeared in front of the platform, the small military band played military music, which attracted the attention of most people in the train station, and many began to stop and watch from afar.

Visiting Germans? Japanese? Chinese warlords? Revolutionary party?

The do-gooders speculated in their hearts.

After a while, the train slowly pulled into the station and stopped next to one of the military platforms.

At this time, the military music was still going on, sometimes brisk, sometimes exciting.

The first to step off the train was an officer in a gray military uniform, who spoke with the officer who had come to greet him for a while, and then waved to the people on the train.

After that, there were groups of well-dressed soldiers, soldiers of the German Army!

This was the first German soldier to come to Qingdao after the battle of Tsingtao between Japan and Germany!

A few minutes later, a second train pulled into the station, disembarked by German soldiers in neat uniforms, dressed in shiny leather boots, carrying square bags, rifles in long canvas holsters, and pointed M15 steel helmets on their heads (the same appearance as the traditional German Army pointed helmets, which were made of bulletproof steel and were installed in the early stages of the war, but later gave way to the more protective M16 dome with ear brim steel helmets).

Columns 3 and 4...... Eventually, six trains full of soldiers stopped on the platform of Qingdao Station, and there were only so many German soldiers seen at the docks before!

In fact, it was a guest from the north, the first German soldiers to come to Qingdao by land from Europe!

They were originally part of the 23rd Infantry Regiment of the German Army's Polish Cluster, but now they have a new designation: the 15th Infantry Regiment of the German Far East Dispatch Army.

The force departed from Warsaw on December 28, 1914 and arrived in Qingdao on January 17, 1915, thanks to the Trans-Siberian Railway, which the Russians had been building vigorously since the end of the 19th century (from Yekaterinburg to Novosibirsk via Chelyabinsk, Omsk, and finally to Vladivostok), and the construction of the Eastern Railway at the beginning of the 20th century (construction began in 1897 and was completed in 1903. The main branch line runs through northeastern China and connects to the Trans-Siberian Railway, which the Russian army used during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 to transport large numbers of troops from China to the northeastern front of China, but in the end it was unable to save the defeat).

In the carriages of the next few trains, there were also things that the locals had never seen before, some strange vehicles covered in iron lumps.

This troop composed of more than 1,300 soldiers, 36 artillery pieces of various types, 12 armored vehicles and automobiles, and 2 tanks came here not only to supplement the Qingdao garrison, but also to carry more important strategic significance - in the past, the dilemma that the German native troops could only spend dozens of days by sea to reach the Far East has become history, Berlin, Warsaw, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Vladivostok, Shenyang, Beijing, Jinan, Qingdao, and the whole railway runs through the railway, which usually takes only 20 to 25 days. Moreover, artillery vehicles and other equipment can be transported with the troops.

In the development of history and the changes of the times, monarchs play a more or less important role. The troops sent by Wilhelm II ******** arrived in Asia via a railway ordered by Nun Ra II, and the soldiers disembarked at the time of the death of both emperors, which has to be described as a very dramatic scene.

The soldiers who had come from afar assembled on the platform, and then marched beyond the barracks south of Qingdao under the leadership of the officer, and the energetic and neat ranks attracted countless envious eyes, but many people speculated whether the war would resume in this area, or whether the Germans would retaliate with force against the Japanese who had attacked Qingdao. In fact, the arrival of this force did not mean that Germany began to increase its troops in Tsingtao, because later an equal number of sent officers and men would return to Germany by train, either after the end of their service or to return home for their military exploits.

Of course, in Wilhelm II's plan, more troops would be transferred from the German mainland, and the German army stationed in Qingdao would be doubled from the current 10,000 men, including one and a half infantry divisions, one armored regiment, one flying squadron, and several garrisons. After his accession to the throne, Chen Tian discussed this plan with the new War Department, and then increased the number of garrisons, which were expected to reach an unprecedented 35,000 by the summer of 1915, as well as armored forces and aviation units with absolute superiority in the Far East. Pacific Fleet under Admiral Spee.

Later that day, radio was sent from Qingdao, and Chentian, who was in Berlin, soon received a telegram from the Governor of Jiaoao. The new Kaiser was overjoyed to learn that the German army had successfully arrived in Qingdao via the new Eurasian Bridge, which meant that Germany could send large numbers of troops and supplies to the Far East via this route. Of course, this route from Shenyang to the south was still quite a long way in the hands of the Japanese, and when the German-Japanese relations were friendly, the Japanese naturally did not hinder the German from transporting military supplies, but once the two countries were in bad hands, the situation was very different.

With this in mind, Chentian was even as desperate as the tsar to drive the Japanese out of northeastern China.

After the defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian government signed a series of secret treaties with the Japanese government, and the Russian power withdrew from the Korean Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula, and Northeast China was divided between Japan and Russia. Chen Tian is all too familiar with the humiliating history of that ancient country, but unfortunately after the fall of the Qing government, China has now entered a period of warlord warfare, and the Japanese have used both soft and hard measures against the Yuan Datou government, and then obtained the so-called "legal control" of China's railway resources, and then extended their power to more and more Chinese land. Tatsuten didn't want that tragic history to happen again, and working with the Russians to cut off the claws of the Japanese might be the best way he could find.

Thinking of this, Chen Tian wrote a letter to Aglini, in which he thanked the Russian allies for assisting Germany in transporting troops and supplies to Qingdao, and hoped that this cooperation would continue, and Germany would provide Russia with corresponding funds and materials for this purpose. In addition, Chen Tian also expressed Germany's willingness to carry out more in-depth military cooperation with Russia in the Far East, including fighting side by side.