Chapter 288: Europe
"Yes!"
"Copper?"
"Yes! You have everything, we can satisfy you with whatever you want. Count Cink! β
"Okay, then tell me, what do you need? You should know that the war has been going on until now, and we are no longer able to pay in full! β
"Our friendship doesn't last a day." Deng Yong stood up, poured two glasses of wine, and handed a glass to Count Chinker: "Since the outbreak of the war, I have been here, no matter what happens, it will not affect our friendship, there is no way what Germany has encountered, please believe me, Earl, I will always be your friend." β
Count Chinck took a reserved sip of wine, and his speech always maintained the rigor of the Germans: "Well, now please say, what do we need to give?" β
"God." After coming to Europe for a long time, Deng Yong also brought some European habits when he spoke: "Why can't you believe that I am your most sincere friend?" I am here to help you from the bottom of my heart. β
Count Chinke put down his glass, still with a serious face: "From the first day we dealt with you, you never regarded us as friends, you just regarded Germany as a business partner, and even to some extent, you made more money from Germany than anyone else, and we need to pay double the price to get the supplies we urgently need." β
"God, I really didn't know you saw me that way, I always thought we were best friends." Deng Yong looked aggrieved: "Yes, I admit that I did sell you something more expensive, but there is no way to do it, you must know that the whole world is blockading you, and only I am risking the risk to send you batches of supplies." β
Saying that, Deng Yong suddenly said: "Okay, since you must say so, then I should honestly make my request, after all, I am risking my business with you." β
Regarding Deng Yong's attitude, Count Chick was not surprised at all.
The Chinese in front of him is a pure businessman, he does not care at all who is righteous between the Central Powers and the Entente, in his eyes, money comes first.
Since coming to Europe, he has been making huge profits from England, France, and Germany, and those much-needed war materials, as long as you have money, can be obtained from him.
This person values money more than anything else. So when he said those "affectionate" words, Count Chinck didn't believe it at all.
Deng Yong took out a thick stack of documents from the drawer of his desk and handed them to Count Chinke: "Earl, what you need, I will definitely arrange it for you, and this is my request." β
The Earl took the document silently, and looked at it meticulously, but the more he looked back, his face showed surprise, and when he finally turned to the last page, the seriousness on his face finally disappeared without a trace:
"Oh my God, are you crazy?"
Deng Yong looked at himself: "Earl, why do you think I'm crazy?" β
"God." The Earl's tone was full of incredulity: "You actually ask us for so much? These things God, I really don't know what else you don't want! No, you're just too greedy! β
Deng Yong shrugged: "What's that?" What you need most now is to keep you going to keep the war going, and you need to keep the war going. The American army is about to land in Europe, you will face a powerful country, and now who in the world but me can supply you? No, no more! β
Deng Yong took a sip of wine: "What I asked for is nothing compared to the war, you have lost these, and you can continue to develop, because you have such a foundation, and it is easier to continue to develop on the old foundation than any other country in a situation where they know nothing." What's more, forgive me for being presumptuous"
Deng Yong paused and continued: "Suppose, you won the war, what is the gain compared to what you lost? Suppose, you lose the war, do you think you can keep it? God, the British and the French will not allow it. β
Count Chinker stared at this Chinese without saying a word!
Deng Yong didn't care about these at all: "And I can promise you, in addition to continuing to provide all the materials you need, once you lose this war, then when you regain your strength, I will also give you the greatest help, and I can give you the most solemn guarantee, even if you lose the support of the whole world and are subject to the most severe sanctions in the world, at least you still have a friend." β
Count Chinker's eyes narrowed: "You are not a businessman, you represent your political axe?" β
"God, my axe has nothing to do with me, at least not now." Deng Yong smiled slightly: "What I represent now is just a person, you need the materials I provide, I need what I want." Believe me, Your Excellency, for whatever the outcome of the war, I will always be your friend! β
The count's brow was tightly knit.
Deng Yong did not urge him, but sat there leisurely, waiting patiently.
Mark Cruise. Feng. Count Chinck, a member of the Junker aristocratic family, an envoy of His Majesty the Emperor of Great Germany, and an important member of the Makrus family, who was highly respected both in the military and among the people.
Well, these identities are enough to negotiate with yourself.
After coming to Europe for so long and doing business with the Germans for so long, Deng Yong knows Germany too well. This country is very different from China.
In China, when the emperor is overthrown, then the members of the imperial family and those nobles will be ruthlessly eradicated by the new regime, but in Germany, even if the German emperor is overthrown, these nobles will still be infinitely respected and will still have a great say.
I don't care at all if Germany will lose this war, all I care about is whether I can catch these nobles!
After the war, Germany needed a friend who could help it. This sentence was said to himself by Heng Shuai himself when he left Germany.
What surprised Deng Yong was why Heng Bad thought from the beginning that Germany would lose the war.
But the progress of the war is exactly the same as the judgment of constant badness!
The Earl raised his head, and then said with great difficulty: "This matter is too important, I can't be the master alone, I must go back and discuss it before I can give you an answer." β
"No problem at all." Deng Yong said lightly: "Your Excellency, I hope to hear your reply as soon as possible, there is not much time left for you." β
As he spoke, he looked at the time and picked up his coat: "Your Excellency the Earl, I can't accompany you anymore, there is a banquet waiting for me there"
"Deng, my friend, you're late."
The new French Minister of Justice Du Jean greeted him affectionately and hugged Deng Yong gently: "I have been in China for so many years, and I know that there is a habit in China that people who are late will be punished for drinking." β
Deng Yong laughed: "I'm very sorry, I have to apologize for my tardiness, and I am willing to punish for drinking." β
Dujean smiled and brought a glass of wine: "Okay, I'll introduce you to a hero from all over France." β
Now Dujean has completely lost the sad face he had before when France was at a disadvantage in the war, and with the declaration of war by the United States on Germany, the balance of war in Europe has begun to tilt.
Du Jean brought Deng Yong to a dignified officer, and said with infinite respect: "Deng, allow me to introduce to you, the hero of all France, Henry. Philip. General PΓ©tain! β
Deng Yong was taken aback.
Henry. Philip. Petain, on the eve of the outbreak of war in Europe, was only a colonel in the army, the commander of the 33rd regiment, at the age of 58. With the German army progressing well in the early stages of the Battle of Verdun, August. General Dibay called for a retreat, and Petain's troops were transferred to the Verdun front to take over the responsibility of holding the fortress of Verdun. Upon his arrival, he found that the situation, although dire but not critical, came up with the famous defensive slogan: "They will not pass"!
When Petain arrived at Verdun, he first inspected the entire defense system. The forward positions strewn with corpses, and Petain felt that the situation was extremely critical, and Verdun was in danger of being surrounded.
Petain felt that the situation was not good, and immediately drew a line of supervision on the front line, and strictly ordered the soldiers to resist the German attack, and anyone who dared to retreat from this line would be killed.
Immediately afterwards, Petain convened a military conference at the front to study options for ensuring the rapid arrival of reinforcements and munitions in the rear. At that time, except for the Baleduk-Verdun road, which led to the southwest, which had not been completely destroyed, everything else had been cut off by German artillery. Petain immediately ordered the organization of a repair team to pave and widen the road with the assistance of civilians along the way, and to ensure the safe passage of vehicles.
Two days later, 6,000 vehicles passed through the road, transporting 190,000 reinforcements and more than 20,000 tons of munitions to the fortress of Verdun. Because this road did well in the transport task of the Battle of Verdun, it was called the "Holy Road" by the French.
The two sides went back and forth, suffering very heavy casualties, and they were still holding each other, and the German army advanced only seven or eight kilometers.
Later, the French army turned to a counteroffensive and quickly regained the lost batteries, and the Germans retreated and withdrew from the Battle of Verdun.
Now, this "French hero" actually appeared in front of him. Deng Yong straightened his face and said politely: "Hello, General Petain." β
"Hello." Petain was also very polite: "I have heard of you, a Chinese who has helped us immensely, who has provided us with a large amount of supplies, and allow me to thank you on behalf of the French people." β
Deng Yong smiled slightly: "For the sake of justice, all this is what I should do!" β
(To be continued)