Changed into military uniforms of Litch and Ewald. Feng. Kleist reappeared, and the two of them were transformed into a set of school-level military uniforms.

The military uniforms of the Second German Reich were more clearly divided into ranks, usually displayed on the collar badge and the trim on both sides, and the higher the rank, the more ornate the uniform.

Li Qi, who walked in front, wore a knight of the second class with two swords on his neckline, an iron cross of the first class on his chest, a ribbon of the Iron Cross of the second class and the Red Eagle of the second class tied to the buttons on his chest, and two battle medals were nailed above the cloth bag on his left chest. Unlike his lieutenant-rank officers, his collar badge has become scarlet, and the trim of his trousers has become scarlet.

In fact, this set of school uniforms foreshadowed a lot of problems, because although the Prussian military uniform and the Bavarian military uniform were said to be the same style, many details were not consistent, for example, the Bavarian piping should have a light blue and silver white combination in addition to scarlet.

In addition, it must be noted that Prussia is a kingdom and Bavaria is also a kingdom, and for a long time the two kingdoms were not so harmonious, and it can only be said that there was no great conflict. The Kaiser was first the king of Prussia and then the emperor of Germany, so the Kaiser often had conflicting interests with many kingdoms.

For example, Wilhelm II had conflicts with the Bavarian royal family before he ascended the throne, for example, in the case of the naval construction, the Kingdom of Bavaria led Saxony and Württemberg to oppose it. At that time, Wilhelm II was half angry, but at most he glared at the king of Bavaria coldly, and then negotiated a compromise with an exchange of interests.

The empire has a kingdom council, and the empire house, the former is only the kingdoms have the right to vote, and the latter is the empire's government has the right to vote, but in reality it is only the kingdom council that decides the fate of the empire.

The way of German unification has long been doomed, that is, the kingdom and the kingdom are more just huddles together for warmth, even if there is a conflict, they will restrain each other, so the rift is generally not too big, after all, everyone knows that a civil war cannot break out, otherwise Germany will be torn apart, and the divided Germany is destined to be slaughtered in the center of the European continent.

Ewald. Feng. The military uniform worn by Kleist is not much different from that of Richie, and if anything, it is only a few more bands belonging to the Guard.

The two of them walked three meters in front of Wilhelm II to stand again, raised their hands and saluted, and then kept their feet upright and their heads up.

Wilhelm II didn't pay attention to the two at once, he was talking to a man in a general's uniform, and the expression on his face was very serious.

The man who spoke to Wilhelm II was called Erich. Feng. Falkingham (also known as Falkenhein).

Erich. Feng. From 1896 to 1899, Falkingham served as a military adviser to the "Qing Dynasty" in the Far East, only returning to Germany in 1900. In the same year, when the Eight-Nation Coalition invaded the "Great Qing Dynasty", he represented the Prussian General Staff to participate in the coalition and suppress the Boxer Rebellion. From 1913 onwards he was Minister of War of Germany. Johannes. Ludwig. Feng. Moltke (Moltke Jr.) died and became Chief of the General Staff of the German Army.

In a few words, Litchie heard about the Western Front. Feng. Falkingham was reporting to Wilhelm II on the course of the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme.

The Battle of Verdun began on February 21, 1916, and has been fought for nearly five months now. The motive for the campaign was that because the German "Operation Scythe" did not achieve the expected results, the Western Front fell into a protracted war. Feng. A group of generals led by Falkingham believed that a prolonged war would be very detrimental to Germany, so they planned a campaign to bleed the French more and force the French government to surrender. In the same way, the Battle of the Somme was also a battle with the goal of "bloodletting".

Originally, the German army was about to enter Paris, but it was firmly blocked, and many people said that it was because Moltke Jr. changed the plan of the "Schlieffen Plan" without authorization, which led to the stalemate of the war, and the result was that Moltke Jr. was under too much pressure and suffered from depression. He suffered a bile attack on June 18, 1916, and died of depression before the war was over.

By the way, before Moltke Jr. died, Erich. Feng. Falkingham had a violent conflict with him, and then when Moltke Jr. died, Erich. Feng. Falkingham immediately became chief of the General Staff of the German army, and some said that there must have been a conspiracy inside.

The Kaiser and the general had been talking for so long that Richie was starting to wander a little, and when he glanced out of the corner of his eye, Ewald . . . Feng. Although Kleist also maintained his posture, judging from the lack of focus of his eyes, he must have been thinking about something.

"Alright, it's our turn." When Wilhelm II looked at Richie this time, his gaze was eerily kind. He nodded inexplicably and said, "So young man, are you ready?" ”

The change in Wilhelm II's attitude was evident, especially in the promotions and decorations that followed, as he finally shook hands with the Kaiser.

"Do you know Mecklenburg?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Very well, the royal family has a manor over there, which includes a farm of four hundred acres, and now it belongs to you."

“？”

"Hehe, do you think the baron and a manor are few?"

"No...... Not so, I ......"

"Well, your contribution deserves such a reward from the royal family."

Baron? Li Qi was still dizzy when he got to the back, he had become a baron like this. In addition to a royal reward for an estate, he also received a prize of 1 million marks (equivalent to £50,000).

After a series of celebrations, Li Qi was in a trance, and he only learned why Wilhelm II was in a good mood at the end of the banquet.

It turned out that the Entente made successive mistakes at the same time on the other side of the Verdun and the Somme, which caused the Germans to annihilate 70,000 French and 40,000 British at Verdun, and also forced 2 French divisions and 1 British brigade to surrender; On the other side of the Somme, 90,000 British and French men were wiped out, and under the premise of local encirclement of the Great Battlefield, 2 British divisions, 1 French regiment, and 1 Canadian brigade were encircled.

It had been a long time since the Germans had won such a major victory on the Western Front, and it was the Richie whose captured codebooks played a key role in making this happen.

"Will that be enough for us to turn the tide of the war?" Litchie was very careful to ask Hans. Feng. Seckert.

Hans. Feng. Seckert frowned for a long time, shook his head and said, "It's far from enough blood for the French." We need to exterminate at least 600,000 to 800,000 or more French, and perhaps half of the British. ”

Li Qi also knew another thing, that is, even if he had become a baron, he still could not add the word "Feng" to his name and surname, and if he wanted to add the word "Feng", he did not just need to become a nobleman, but he needed to become a large landowner in East Prussia, or be recognized by the Junker group.

"According to the plan of the General Staff and the Propaganda Department, the identity of your nobleman cannot be disclosed for the time being."

"I understand. That's for the sake of publicity, and my ordinary background can inspire more people. ”

"Yes, they say that there needs to be a fermentation period, and it will be better to wait for the right time to announce your status as a nobleman."

"Well, be mentally prepared, you'll soon need to fulfill your new duties."

"Understood, General!"

To be honest, being an aristocrat is not the same as being accepted by the Junkers, so whether or not an aristocracy in an empire doomed to collapse has become a very secondary matter for Richie. What he wanted to know most now was where Mecklenburg was and what the manor was.