584: Whoever deceives, everyone forsakes
It has been ten and a half months since the outbreak of the European War, compared to the calm and dull of the Asian battlefield, the European battlefield can be described as a hot fight, the European continent, full of battlefields, everywhere in ruins, the German army, which had obtained the armor technology of the Chinese Empire before the war, can be described as invincible on the battlefield, and the Anglo-French coalition army was defeated and retreated, losing most of the French territory one after another. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the early stages of the war, Germany's combat power burst out to tremble throughout Europe, and even the United States, which was far away on the other side of the Atlantic, was taken by surprise.
The Germans reached Paris, the capital of France, within a month, and the French army resisted with the fortifications and buildings of Paris, and the German army suffered heavy losses for a while.
However, when the German army drove the tanks into the city of Paris, the tide of the war took a turn again, and the originally stalemate battlefield was changed by the sudden torrent of steel, and the French army was still unable to resist the torrent of steel even if it relied on buildings and defensive lines.
For a time, there was silence in Britain, the British and Americans jointly stepped up the development of tanks in the United States, and at the same time, the research work on tanks was also underway in Britain, and they didn't even have enough time to think and test, and every time a tank went off the assembly line, it would be sent directly to the battlefield, and then the data would be surveyed on the battlefield, and then modified.
With generations of tanks being wiped out on the battlefield, with the passage of time, the British and American jointly developed tanks finally made a breakthrough, and the United States' strong industrial capacity was once again displayed in front of everyone, in just one month, the Americans produced a new tank regiment of tanks, and in February 1910, that is, eight months after the outbreak of the war, a tank regiment of tanks was sent to the French battlefield.
The German Army swept everything, but the German Navy could only survive, and under the suppression of the British Navy, the German Navy basically lost all areas of activity.
As more and more tanks joined the battlefield, the war that had just begun for ten and a half months fell into a stalemate, with the tank corps of both sides coming and going, taking cities from each other, fighting each other, losing each other, and constantly replenishing their losses.
In order to make up for the shortcomings of warships, the German Navy organized an air force unit with a big brain, using aircraft to carry heavy bombs, and then attacking the British warships from top to bottom.
However, after the British reacted and installed a large number of anti-aircraft weapons on the warships, the role of the German air combat tactics was greatly limited. But even then, this tactic gave the Germans a completely new way of fighting. For a time, a large number of planes were thrown into the battlefield to attack the enemy's army, and even the army couldn't help but start thinking about the air force.
However, on the whole, the current situation in the European battlefield is still in a stalemate, and both sides have the ability to save their lives and the ability to destroy their opponents in one fell swoop.
Anyone who has fought knows that when two people are evenly matched, they will casually come to an ally, even if the strength of this ally is not as good as the two who are fighting, but under the joint attack of the two, the possibility of the other party losing is still very high.
Because Germany did not go to war with Russia, and Russia is now in a state of civil strife, even if the civil strife is over, there will be no capital to participate in the war within a year or two. Therefore, whether it is the strength or logistics of Germany, the pressure at this moment is not great, plus Italy, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Turkish Empire and other allies, Germany still faintly suppressed the Entente in terms of military strength.
Britain and France are more lonely, Britain and France do not have many allies, and the United States they rely on is not a real ally, the United States at this time is more like a businessman wandering on the battlefield, but they only do business with Britain and France.
Although the war began for 10 and a half months, the Americans made a lot of money in the world during these 10 and a half months, and some of the enterprises that had already died in China have also revived, the unemployment rate is rapidly declining, and all kinds of factories are running 24 hours a day and can hardly meet the demand.
Britain and France have wanted to drag the Americans into the water more than once, but the Americans are not fools, this kind of war money is so easy to make, why not make a lot of money, but spend huge money, manpower, and material resources to participate in the war? In one place, opposition to war in the United States is also relatively high.
The president had privately approached 29 members of Congress, and as a result, 28 members of Congress opposed the war and one member of Congress abstained. Although there are hundreds of seats in Congress, and the opinions of 29 people do not represent everyone, the opinions of these 29 people have basically set the matter in stone, and Congress will never pass the matter of the United States entering the war.
Since the United States, a formidable new force, could not help but refocus their attention on the emerging power in the Far East, the Chinese Empire.
Although the Chinese Empire started relatively late, and its industrial and economic strength was inferior to that of other powers, the military achievements of the Chinese Empire were a shame for everyone. If the Chinese Empire can be drawn into its own group, then the war can basically be declared over.
Because neither side can support the military onslaught of a vast empire with a population of 400 million.
In this case, there was a rather surprising scene on the European battlefield, but whenever the Chinese appeared, no matter where they appeared, whether they encountered the Entente or the Central Powers, both sides would try their best to persuade the other to leave the battlefield and send troops to escort them away.
The embassies of the Chinese Empire in various places are also a symbol of absolute security, and many refugees have hid near the embassy area to prevent the war from harming them, and the two groups have also tacitly bypassed the embassy area of the Chinese Empire.
This situation has only occurred once in the history of the world, and it happened in the Western Han Dynasty, and the name of the institution at that time was the Protectorate of the Western Regions, which was able to control the countries of the Western Regions.
At that time, the Han Dynasty was a prestige, and the countries in the Western Regions did not dare to disobey, but at this time, the Chinese Empire once again enjoyed this treatment because it became the object of the two major groups.
Berlin, Germany, unlike the French front, is more prosperous, there are busy people on the streets, people on vacation, because the benefits of the war have been fully demonstrated in Berlin, a large number of war trophies seized from France, moved into the royal collection, and some of them were sent to museums in Berlin for the public to visit.
Today's Berlin Museum ushered in a number of unique exhibits, but today's Berlin Museum is not open to the public, a large number of troops have surrounded the three layers inside and outside the three floors, which has attracted the attention of many German people.
Gu Weijun, who was only twenty-two years old, became the ambassador of the Chinese Empire to Germany, and when Gu Weijun took office, he was only twenty years old. But Gu Weijun, with his excellent eloquence and quick thinking, quickly won the recognition of the Germans.
There are two main reasons why Gu Weijun was able to serve as ambassador to Germany at such an age, one is that not long after the empire was first established, talents from all sides were relatively scarce, and many young people with ability and insufficient qualifications have been promoted to varying degrees, and Gu Weijun is just one of the people who have benefited from this group of people.
Another reason is because of his father-in-law Tang Shaoyi, because of historical deviations, Tang Shaoyi's fifth daughter Tang Baokey became Gu Weijun's first wife, and it was with Tang Shaoyi's strong recommendation that Gu Weijun was appointed ambassador to Germany.
Today, Gu Weijun was invited by German Prime Minister Holwig to visit the Berlin Museum, although Holwig didn't say anything, but when the invitation was sent to the embassy, Gu Weijun understood what Holwig meant, this kind of thing has happened more than once, Gu Weijun knows very well how to deal with it.
Surrounded by everyone, Gu Weijun entered the Berlin Museum, looking at the exhibits that were placed in obvious places, Gu Weijun was stunned at first, his face was slightly angry, but he quickly returned to normal.
It's not the first time Gu Weijun has come to the Berlin Museum, but when he came before, it was not full, and there were only a small number of exhibits from China.
But this time, the entire museum is almost full of exhibits, and in the conspicuous place, there are a large number of exhibits looted from China.
"Mr. Ambassador, these are the trophies of war seized by our army from the Louvre in France, and decades ago, they used despicable means to snatch back these things that did not belong to them, and it is estimated that they would never have imagined that one day, Germany would use the same method to rob them of the trophies." Standing in front of the six heads of the rat, the rabbit, the ox, the horse, the sheep, and the tiger, Holwig said with a slight sadness in his tone.
"Whoever deceives, everyone forsakes." Gu Weijun responded lightly.
Yes, he can only respond like this, the zodiac portrait is important, but even if he takes it back, what can he do? The Old Summer Palace had been destroyed and was in ruins, and the Empire did not have the funds to repair it.
And the purpose of the Germans bringing him here, isn't it clear? Obviously, they want to use these things to win China's favor and make China on their side.