Chapter 169: Sino-German Relations
After learning that the Qing Dynasty was willing to borrow troops, Germany immediately promised to help the Qing Dynasty build two 10,000-ton battleships at a cost of 20 million silver dollars
In today's world, all agreements and alliances are fragile and interests are eternal, although there is a strong military alliance between the Qing Dynasty and Germany, and there are many complementarities between the two countries, such as the Qing Dynasty needs to purchase German weapons, equipment, and warships, and Germany needs to train army generals for the Qing Dynasty, etc., while Germany is developing its heavy industry by selling weapons and warships, and also consolidating its position in the Far East through the Qing Dynasty, it is not difficult to see from the Sino-Japanese war, Today, the Qing Dynasty is already a leader in East Asia, and even in the whole world, its military capabilities cannot be underestimated, so if Germany wants to accomplish its grand cause, it must also rely on this ally with which it has no conflict of interest
Now the whole situation has been reversed, first of all, the Qing Dynasty's light weapons no longer need to be purchased from Germany, whether it is a Hanyang-made rifle or an old sleeve imitating Mauser, their performance and quality are not under the German Mauser, and the production capacity is also greatly improved, and even the Qing Dynasty can design and manufacture its own weapons such as grenades, shells, mortars, etc., which surprise the world, God knows what terrifying weapons they can invent in the future, secondly, after a large amount of money is invested in the shipbuilding industry, the shipbuilding technology of the Qing Dynasty is also constantly improving, Although the first ironclad ship "Southern Army" of the Qing Dynasty built in imitation of the French ironclad ship "Elegance" is not as good as the 10,000-ton battleships made in Germany, Britain and Italy, it is much stronger than the warships built by Russia, Austria, France and other countries today, and the horror is that the financial resources of the Qing Dynasty can make dozens of such warships put into construction at the same time, and it is only a matter of time before it is only a matter of time to get rid of the dependence on German first-class ship manufacturing
However, Germany is becoming more and more dependent on the Qing Dynasty, because in addition to the Qing Dynasty, there is no such a large number of orders in the world, when Germany first received a large number of orders from the Qing Dynasty, a large number of small arms manufacturing factories spontaneously appeared, and after losing the massive orders of the Qing Dynasty, they closed down one after another, which is undoubtedly a devastating blow to Germany that is developing at a high rate, and the economy determines the degree of military development of a country, and there is no strong economic backing. Germany's military capabilities were also met with strong resistance, and Germany, which had sought to gain resources through outward expansion, had trapped its infantry of two field divisions in the swamps of Thailand, and now with the help of the Qing Dynasty, how could Wilhelm II not be happy
Judging from the map, Thailand was sandwiched between the Burma Province, Vietnam Province, and North Vietnam Province of the Qing Dynasty, and Germany entered the Gulf of Thailand from the South China Sea of the Qing Dynasty and landed directly to capture Bangkok, so most of the resistance forces in Thailand are now concentrated in the woods near Vietnam Province and Myanmar Province, and Liu Mingchuan, the general of the Southeast Group Army, has long been provoked by the Sino-Japanese War and lost himself. This half-life general is sad when he doesn't fight, especially when others are fighting
Now, whether he is assisting Germany or something else, he is happy as long as there is a war, even if he only needs to send a division out, he must personally lead the team, and he is willing to be a division commander
"Your Majesty, General Liu has called to personally lead the team to Thailand," Feng Xianghua said to Guan Xuqing with a telegram
Guan Xuqing put down the fold in his hand, raised his head and said to Feng Xianghua: "Nonsense, how important is the southwest half of the country, India in the west and Malaysia in the south have British troops, he wants to leave, who will guard the southwest gate for me, you will refute him with a fold, just send a division to pretend, do you really let our soldiers of the Qing Dynasty go to the Germans as cannon fodder?" ”
"Hey, but the emperor, the minister has an idea that I don't know whether to talk about or not," Feng Xianghua said hesitantly
"Oh? You can talk about it," Guan Xuqing looked at Feng Xianghua with interest
Feng Xianghua raised his head and said seriously: "The minister has been in Germany for many years, and he knows a little about Germany's temperament, the Germans are serious, cautious and meticulous, they are a good partner for cooperation, and at the same time they are full of ambitions, and now Germany and my Qing Dynasty have no conflict of interest, so they can take what they need, there is no contradiction, once Thailand falls into the hands of the Germans, and I border the Qing Dynasty, then the situation will be different, the minister is worried......"
Guan Xuqing frowned, savoring it carefully
"Go on," Guan Xuqing nodded
"I think that Thailand is rich in resources, the four seasons are like spring, and Vietnam Province, North Vietnam Province can become the granary of my Qing Dynasty, Germany also values this point will send troops to plunder, now the attack is frustrated, need my Qing Dynasty assistance, it is better not to charge German ** fees, but to share with Germany equally, although Thailand is said to be equally divided with interests, but after all, Thailand is surrounded by my Qing Dynasty, Burma, Vietnam, and North Vietnam, and Germany is thousands of miles away, which must be beneficial to my Qing Dynasty, or tear up the alliance agreement with Germany in the future, Thailand is also the fat in my mouth," Feng Xianghua said coldly
Guan Xuqing looked at Feng Xianghua, who was spitting, and nodded secretly, he really didn't see the wrong person, it seems that this talent is really indispensable to complete his grand plan and hegemony in the future
"Yes, you're right, but Germany has basically controlled Thailand, but in the face of the Thais in the woods, there is no way to ask for a loan, how can Germany agree to share Thailand with our Qing Dynasty?" Guan Xuqing continued to ask
"Originally, the minister didn't expect that now General Liu took the initiative to ask for help, if only one division was sent over to assist Germany, and after Thailand surrendered, the Qing Dynasty did not share Thailand's capital with Germany, so the minister thought that it would be better to send 3 to 5 divisions to eat all the rest of Thailand, and then he could talk about this problem with Germany," Feng Xianghua said excitedly
"It's a way, yes, yes, right, where is Wang Feng? You have to rely on this madman in the woods," Guan Xuqing asked
"I've already arrived in Tianjin, and I can enter the palace this afternoon," Feng Xianghua replied truthfully
"Okay, I want to see him in the afternoon, you draw up an excerpt and tell Liu Mingchuan that he will fight the battle, let him train the team well and wait for my will" Guan Xuqing ordered
"Chirp" Feng Xianghua turned around and left
Guan Xuqing walked to the map, looking at the granary of Thailand, which is sandwiched between Myanmar and Vietnam, sooner or later, it will also be a big Qing Dynasty, and the confidence that bursts out of his eyes makes people have the urge to bow and worship, there may be nothing in this world that he can't do, only what he can't imagine......