The whispers of the Germans gradually permeated the luxury buses that could carry twenty people, and it took an hour to get from the dock to the guest house at the destination, not because of traffic jams, but because the first guest house of the army was on the outskirts of Guangzhou, on the verge of a military camp of the army. The gap in the ride gave the German passengers time to observe the scene inside and outside the car, like everyone who arrived in Guangzhou, their eyes were full of wonder and they couldn't help but compare themselves with their own country.

"It's a modern cosmopolitan city, with wide concrete roads, straight green belts, towering buildings, countless shops, and all kinds of cars running back and forth on the road, which makes me appreciate the rigorous beauty and developed economy, the country is not as backward as we imagined, at least in Guangzhou." From the convoy passing on the ring road, one side could see the prosperity of Guangzhou City not far away, and Gustav couldn't help but sigh to Mr. Bentz.

"Yes, it reminds me of when I went to London a few years ago, but it's more vibrant than London, a bit like the nouveau riche metropolis of New York. In fact, what made me even more impressed was that there are countless cars here, and the roads are in excellent condition, and it can be seen that they have all been newly built in a few years. When it comes to road traffic, our Berlin is not as good as this city. ”

The young Benz seemed to be very interested, forgetting the fatigue of the journey, and when he said this, he looked at Gustav's thoughtful appearance and continued: "The interest of the profession makes me pay more attention to their cars, such as the 'luxury bus' we are riding, whether it is the design or decoration, or the surging power, it makes me feel the backwardness of my German automobile industry, looking at the small cars, trucks, etc., which shows that Huaguo has a strong automobile production capacity, and it is by no means completely imported from the United States." You know, even in New York, you don't necessarily see so many cars. The San Francisco-based Ambrera company has not fully met the needs of the American auto market, so how can it export a large number of Chinese cars? It can be inferred from this that China has a very deep industrial production capacity and may have a relatively complete industrial system, otherwise it would not be possible to achieve large-scale industrial production of automobiles. ”

Compared to the very professional conversation between Benz and Gustav, Crown Prince William was in better spirits. In his conversation with Prime Minister Hohenlohe, he was more concerned with the instructions of His Majesty the Emperor.

Crown Prince William: "Your Excellency, will the Chinese agree to our terms?" His Majesty the Crown Prince, who is only twenty-three years old, certainly does not want to disappoint his father, and for this meeting, Wilhelm II has great expectations, and appoints his eldest son as the deputy head of the mission, apparently to train the Crown Prince's ability, which makes His Majesty the Crown Prince feel a heavy pressure, and of course, the excitement of being taken seriously.

Hohenlohe smiled and replied: "Your Majesty the Crown Prince, how could a lowly Chinese refuse the demands of great Germany? "Deep down. Hohenlohe refused this expedition, how could His Majesty the Emperor believe it because of an armored combat vehicle and the false words of the Chinese ambassador and send such a huge expedition team, isn't this a matter of delaying the country! It is a pity that Germany is now the hall of Kaiser Wilhelm, and since Bismarck was dismissed, there is no one in the country who can oppose the will of His Majesty the Emperor, even if he is the prime minister. It's just a mouthpiece for the emperor.

"Yes, the great Germans have become a world power under the leadership of their father. We have the world's first army, the world's second navy, and compete with Britain all over the world, I believe that we will definitely defeat Britain and become a new empire on which the sun never sets! The more Crown Prince William spoke, the more excited he became, and of course Hohenlohe would not refute or interrupt the Crown Prince's interest. Because that's what he thinks, and that's what all Germans think.

"Our German nation is the greatest nation in the world, His Majesty Wilhelm is the greatest leader in the world, His Majesty the Crown Prince has inherited the excellent genes of the Germans, and will definitely lead us to defeat the enemy together with His Majesty Wilhelm. Get the land in the sun! "Hohenlohe did not hesitate to flatter himself, because this was his greatest weapon to become prime minister.

Lieutenant General Moltke Jr., who was sitting in the back row, pouted, and the words of the Chancellor in the front row made him want to vomit, the future of Germany depends on the army, on iron and blood, not on you shameless politicians!

Little Moltke, who did not want to hear the flattery, turned his eyes out the window, flanked by escort soldiers in different vehicles, they were full of spirit and strong body, although they were shorter than the German soldiers, but it could be seen that they had undergone strict training, and Moltke gave them eighty points in terms of individual quality.

Looking at their equipment, the three soldiers were riding on a sidecar (of course, Moltke didn't know what kind of car it was), and behind the soldiers on the bike was a rifle, which looked very similar to the British Enfield rifle, with a wooden-handled grenade pinned to his waist - this equipment was well known to the world in the Russo-Japanese War and the Battle of Kyushu, and immediately entered the equipment sequence of each army, with a cross-wound bullet pocket on the upper body, and a pistol at the waist, and the soldier wore a steel helmet with ear protection on his head, and the military uniform fit neatly and looked very handsome. The soldier behind the rider is equipped with the same equipment, and the soldier sitting on the sidecar operates a light machine gun, which is unusual when the world is crazy about Maxim, it is not fed by a chain, but has a long magazine, and it looks much lighter. Also due to the Battle of Kyushu, this weapon, known as the light machine gun, is also known to the world, and the German military industry is in the process of imitating this weapon, without a finished reference, and the imitation progress is slow. In addition, the military is also studying the use of this weapon, Moltke Jr. believes that it is enough to have a Makqin in the squad platoon, this light machine gun has poor fire continuity, and the firing range is shorter, so it is not as good as the Makqin in defense, and in offensive operations, soldiers only need to charge bravely, and there is no need to carry heavy machine guns.

Equipment, score eighty-five points, if all Chinese soldiers have this level of equipment, then it can be comparable to German soldiers, but I don't know what the situation of artillery is. Judging from the Battle of Kyushu, the two armies sent by the Chinese army had stronger artillery, even surpassing the artillery of the Krupp company, which was really a strange country and a strange army.

Moltikie Jr. would rather use the word "strange" than admit that China has an army that surpasses Germany, the pride of the British is brought about by the domination of the seas for hundreds of years, and the pride of the Germans comes from the strength of its army, which is the strongest in Europe and in the world! At least Moltke thought so.

The members of the German expedition finally arrived at the guest house, which had been placed under martial law by a battalion of soldiers, and Moltke had the good fortune to come into close contact with the Chinese soldiers, who, like the guards, were admired in their appearance, morale and equipment, and that even the most discerning German officers could not find fault with them.

The guest house is specially prepared for the German delegation, and the person responsible for receiving it is Ye Ziming, a special envoy of the Chinese presidential office, who was once Zhang Zhidong's staff, and this time he took the official staff of the Chinese country and a large number of soldiers to escort the German delegation, and then led the delegation to the established place the next day, where it will be personally received by Lu Liang.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please rest here tonight, our service staff will be at your disposal at any time, and the specific itinerary will be decided by our President the next day when he talks with you." Since the talks were secret, it was inconvenient for the German delegation to say anything more about China's arrangements. This guest house seems a bit monotonous and simple, and does not match the identity of the delegation. Ye Ziming, the head of Huaguo's reception, explained that this is the most conducive to secrecy, and the hotel that belongs to the military must be simpler in terms of environment.

It didn't matter, it would be better to protest to the President of China tomorrow, and the proud Germans endured the hard guest house and had a simple dinner, while waiting for the next day.

At 8 o'clock in the morning of the 24th, under the arch of the escort vehicles, three luxury coaches drove into the barracks of the First Infantry Division of the Third Army, which was 15 kilometers away from the guest house.

The members of the delegation who had a day off were full of spirits, and after getting off the bus, they introduced and welcomed Lu Yi, and the head of the group, Hohenlohe, walked up and said a few polite words, and it could be seen that they were suspicious of Lu Liang not greeting him personally.

Outside the reception room, the delegation finally saw the president of Huaguo, and Lu Liang walked forward with a smile and shook hands with Hohenlohe to greet him.

"Welcome to your delegation to China, I am Lu Liang, President of China, please go to the reception room and take a seat."

After everyone except Hohenlohe sat down in the reception room according to the signs, Hohenlohe stood up and introduced: "I am the current German Chancellor, the head of this delegation, Hohenlohe; This is His Majesty Crown Prince William of our country, the deputy head of the delegation. The rest of us are representatives of our political, military, and business circles, and we have been entrusted by His Majesty the Emperor to come to China to discuss cooperation between the two countries. (To be continued.) )