Fire armor sonorous. Steam roars. An armored train slowly drove into the train station, and the whistle of the crab site did not sound, but the momentum alone was enough to shock people, these days, there are really not many countries equipped with armored trains.

The reason is very simple, because today, it will be the day when Mr. Zhao Bei, President of the Republic of China, returns to Beijing, and the central government will hold a grand welcome ceremony for the return of the president. That is, the friendship between China and Germany is rapidly strengthening, and the relationship between the two countries is getting closer and closer. In the event of a military invasion of China, there is a good chance that Germany will not stand idly by, and the ice of China's isolation since the end of the Qing Dynasty is being broken, which is a major diplomatic victory, and both the central government and the National Assembly are very satisfied with the work of Mr. President, so this welcoming ceremony must also be perfect, somewhat relieving Mr. President's exhaustion.

The welcoming ceremony was presided over by Mr. Li Yuanhong, President of the Senate of the National Assembly, and Vice President Zhang Xiao, as well as important members of the cabinet and central ministries, and this welcoming ceremony was probably the most solemn after the establishment of the republic, and President Zhaoda's prestige was also evident from this.

In addition to the Chinese people, envoys from various countries in China were also present, and even the Japanese minister to China was waiting for the president at the train station; although he was obviously pulled over by the British minister, it must also be admitted that in the eyes of the European and American powers, China is no longer the "sick man of East Asia" who has no power to fight back. At the very least, the country is recovering its health, and although it is not yet possible to catch up with the great powers, it is undeniable that the country, under the leadership of a strongman, is eagerly looking for every opportunity at its disposal, looking for all possible potential allies, in this era. Either friend or foe, although China as an enemy is still a little unqualified, but at least in the eyes of the British government, the current China has become more and more impossible to ignore, Japan may be Britain's Far East ally, but if China is forced to push China to the side of the enemy, then it is intolerable for British interests, so, even now China is moving closer to Germany. But as long as there is no formal military alliance treaty between the two countries, then the Sino-British relationship is worth saving.

This is not only the position of the British government, but also the position of the British minister to China, Mr. Zhu Erdian, considering the necessity of wooing China, Zhu Erdian even suggested in a secret telegram to China that the British government should immediately improve the diplomatic relations between the two countries, turn the "minister" into an "ambassador" to win the favor of the Chinese in this way, although this proposal was not accepted by the British government, but the British government obviously also believes that it should pay more attention to China, so. When Zhu Erdian came to the railway station this time, he brought good news to Mr. President, and he believed that Mr. President would definitely change his opinion of Britain.

As the armored train entered the station, the military band began to play sonorous military music, and the salute also sounded, and the dignitaries and dignitaries who were originally sitting in the waiting room sorted out their instruments one after another, walked onto the platform, and waited for the presidential special train to enter the station.

At the same time, the six fighter planes that received the ground signal also duly changed from the circling state to the "navigation" state, and in a "human" formation, they came to a low-altitude field over the railway station from west to east, and when they passed through the railway station, they pulled out six colored smoke of different colors and stood on the ground and looked at it. It was quite spectacular, and with the military music, the atmosphere of the scene was immediately raised.

Stand on the open-air platform. Zhu Erdian studied with great interest the six colored smoke left in the sky, he had not seen this kind of aerial show before, perhaps that kind of smoke is the latest product of China's arsenal or chemical factory, now China, industry has indeed made great progress, especially the military manufacturing industry and chemical industry, which may be attributed to Germany, because Germany's military industry and chemical industry are very strong, this, Zhu Erdian also admitted, as a colonial power, Britain is too dependent on the colonies, This certainly ensured Britain's trade barriers, but it also weakened Britain's industrial power, since it could make huge profits from colonial trade alone. Why did the British industrialists and financiers bother to run industry?

There are pros and cons. Indeed, the colonies under British control have increasingly become more and more prominent in their poisonous effect on this colonial empire. Although many British politicians, including Zhu Erdian, were aware of this problem, it was easier said than done to get rid of opium addiction, and it was not easy to persuade the British to change their financial and rentier methods.

The British government is trying to get domestic businessmen to invest in industry, but it will take time, if there is a war in Europe, Britain will have to interrupt this industrial revival plan, so the British government really does not want to fight now, if it can postpone the arrival of the war, the British government does not mind giving Germany some benefits, but the problem is that Germany is too greedy, Britain can not satisfy Germany's appetite, this stalemate is not conducive to European peace, and it is not conducive to British interests.

Since Britain is sufficient to demand, then Germany must take the stage of vortex shark British curse principality approach, which is probably one of Germany's few strategic options at present, and Jurdian's main task now is to do everything possible to thwart this strategic attempt of Germany.

The only means at the disposal of the British government to thwart Germany's alliance with China was to win over China. But the question is, what does China need now?

Thinking of this, Zhu Erdian glanced at the Japanese Minister to China Ijiin Hikoyoshi who was standing beside him, and now this poor guy was staring intently at the dissipating colored smoke in the sky, obviously. The Japanese envoy was also attracted by the strange sight in the sky, you know, now Japan's air force is no longer as strong as the Chinese air force.

The main reason why Zhu Erdian thinks that the Japanese minister is a "poor fellow" is that he heard a rumor a few days ago that the Japanese minister to China is about to be transferred back to China for leisure. This rumor came from Tokyo. Basically, it is certain that this is true, because in the past few years, the Japanese Government has always been at a disadvantage in diplomatic representations with China, and as a result, public opinion in Japan has turned to anger at the Minister in China, believing that the Minister has been derelict in his duties. Under the pressure of public opinion, the top level of the Japanese government had to sacrifice the career of Hikoyoshi Ijiin in order to appease the people.

But is this really due to Hikoyoshi's job in Ijiin? It is difficult for Zhu Erdian to agree with this conclusion, in his opinion. Hikoyoshi Ijiin was competent as a diplomat, and the problem was that his opponent, dealing with the president with the title of "Far Eastern Maniac", even he, a British diplomat, found it very difficult. Not to mention the fact that it is a diplomat today, compared to the British Empire, where "the sun never sets". Imperial Japan was not strong enough to support Japan's ambitions.

In the final analysis, the strategic dynamics of the Far East are not entirely in the hands of Britain and Japan, as a key variable. China has become increasingly important. Add to this the fact that an American is not willing to be unknown in international affairs, and now a silent pantomime is being staged in the Far East. And the one who sings the leading role in the pantomime is the "mad president".

Whether or not China can stop the alliance with Germany lies in this "madman president." Here, Juerdian also wrote this point into a diplomatic memorandum to the British government, which he had to remind. If Britain wants to keep peace in the Far East, it must maintain peace in China, and if the previous British government was still looking for a new Chinese agent, then now, this. The idea can be abandoned, because this "mad president" Mr. is now not only firmly in the hands of the central power, but also he is fully confident and determined to smash all political opposition forces, which can be seen from the recent turmoil in Outer Mongolia, whether it is violent or peaceful means, this president is very sophisticated, and acts decisively, which is by no means comparable to the previous Beiyang group, perhaps this is also a secondary reason for the end of the Beiyang group, They lacked a leader with leadership skills, but Zhao Bei had the temperament and ability of such a leader, and although he was still very young, no one dared to despise this young president.

Just as Juerdian was wandering around the world, the Japanese envoy suddenly spoke.

"Mr. Minister, what is the British Government's view of the Air Force and aircraft now?"

Zhu Erdian retracted his thoughts, smiled, and said, "I don't know anything about this, so I can't answer your question. But. As far as I know, your government seems to be a bit conservative on the issue of air force construction, and according to the news a few days ago, I think that China's air force construction has made very remarkable achievements, and the Germans seem to think so about this, and Germany has now further strengthened its attention to the aviation technology exhibition. It is said that the Germans have already begun to develop a 200-horsepower aviation engine, and once this motivation is successfully developed, the performance of the aircraft will be further improved.

It must be admitted that the reason why the powerful countries are now more and more interested in aircraft is not unrelated to the air force strategy of the Chinese, and it is difficult to imagine that such a country will have such a big impact on the world's technology exhibition. Without the stimulation of the Chinese, I think the exhibition of aviation technology will be at least five years behind the current one. ”

Indeed, the British minister is not exaggerating, and China's enthusiasm for the air force has far surpassed Japan's, and because of the weak economy in Japan, the Japanese military department is unable to increase investment in the construction of the air force, which may lead to the backwardness of the Japanese air force.

It must be admitted that the colorful smoke pulled out by the six fighters of Caicai really made the Japanese minister very squirming. He never imagined that a few streaks of colored smoke would have such a strong visual impact, not only the Japanese minister, but also most of the people present.

Zhu Erdian was also curious who came up with the idea of using an airplane to pull cigarettes, but since the smoke canister was the latest product, it must have something to do with the "mad president".

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