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Bismarck, as the overall formulator of the German national strategy, he is very familiar with the temper and surname of Wilhelm I, His Majesty the Kaiser who seems to be very stable and good at listening to advice, in fact, is a very self-master, Wilhelm I gives people the impression that he can create by himself, the real Wilhelm I's surname is definitely my own way, although most of the time Wilhelm I can control himself, but there are times when it is out of control, such as today!

Bismarck knew that he could no longer convince Wilhelm I, so as the chancellor of the German Empire, he had to work together with His Majesty the Emperor in the same direction, even if the final result was unpredictable, it didn't matter, the Germans could afford to lose! Failure is not the most terrible, what is terrible is the decadence after failure!

As for the candidates to envoy to the Chinese Empire, Wilhelm I, Bismarck, Moltke and even Archduke von D. Doves Bowe immediately thought of a very suitable candidate!

So, Feng. The Earl of D'Ess once again became the envoy of the German Empire to the Chinese Empire. The Earl of Dewis was not at all surprised, he wondered why His Majesty had canonized his son Baron before he had given his mission.

According to von. The Earl of Dewis said that his son should inherit his title after his death, rather than re-increasing the canonization, which means that his second son has the opportunity to inherit his earl title again. What an honor it is to have another knighthood for the Dewys family! But at the same time, von. Earl Dewis was also vigilant, this benefit His Majesty seems to have given too much? His mission did not seem to be very simple. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Sure enough, William I smiled and patted von. Earl Dewis said, "Please greet His Excellency Lin Haijiang, the head of the Chinese Empire, on my behalf, and please inform him that the drawings of their Firmament-class battleships have been stolen and leaked due to a small and trivial mistake on the part of the Empire, of course, not all, but a very small part!" ”

Feng. The Earl of Dewis looked at William I dumbfounded, meaning do you want me to wipe my ass again? After the drawings of the Zhenyuan-class battleship were stolen, he wiped his ass. The Earl of Dewis now understands why His Majesty would give his son the title of Baron as soon as they met, and the relationship was seriously wrong.

Feng. Earl Dewis hesitated for a moment and said, "May I ask Your Majesty, how much of the total number of stolen drawings are?" You know that Lin Haijiang on the Chinese Empire side is a very careful person, and he always asks some specific numerical questions, so I have to understand them before I go on a mission. ”

Wilhelm I glanced at Bismarck embarrassedly, and found that Bismarck was looking out the window, while Moltke, the chief of the General Staff, was staring at his own boots that were already shiny enough to shine, and the helpless Wilhelm I had to cough and said: "Actually, there are not many, one hundred and seventy-six copies of one hundred and seventy-eight drawings, and the last page of the cover page they left us, but the empire has completely blocked the news." ”

Feng. The Earl of Dewys almost went black after hearing the words of William I, one hundred and seventy-eight drawings were stolen, and one hundred and seventy-six copies were stolen, which is not much? Leaving a useless cover and end page can still make His Majesty complacent?

Bismarck looked at von Von as if he had been beaten by frost. Earl Dewis smiled slightly, "The Chinese Empire is the most reasonable, and they will forgive our mistakes. Count Dewes, your real mission is to ask the Chinese Empire to send no less than two corps to Germany before October next year to help the Empire defend against the Russian army on the Western Front, and take the initiative to attack the Russians in the Far East. ”

As if he had been struck by lightning. The Earl of Dewis looked around at Moltke, the only chief of the general staff who did not speak, and the meaning was very clear, that is, if you have any other results that are not shocking, tell me together! Moltke shrugged his shoulders innocently!

William I coughed to von . Count Dewis said: "No matter what kind of requirements the Chinese Empire makes, as long as the Empire can meet them, it will do its best to meet them, the Empire will immediately transfer to the wartime system, and the alliance with the Ottoman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Kingdom of Italy is also under active negotiations, you are the fifth person in the Empire to know this great plan, if this strategic idea is realized, we will all become the heroes of the Germanic nation and leave a name for a thousand years, my von. Count Dweis, this will be a great opportunity for history to remember us. ”

Feng. Although Count Dewis was slightly excited, he had already maintained a sense of sanity: "Your Majesty, you know, Lin Haijiang is not a guy who is easy to deal with, and it can even be said that he is a very difficult guy, we have to let him send troops, money, and efforts to fight the Russians, this is almost an impossible task, the Empire's high seas fleet is still very weak at the moment, once the war begins, we are likely to need reinforcements from the main fleet of the Chinese Empire's navy, It's hard for me to imagine what price we have to pay to convince Lin Haijiang? ”

William I thought for a moment and said: "The empire does not have the strength to fight on two fronts at the same time, and the risk of fighting on two fronts at the same time is extremely high, it is a strategy that is born after death, it is too risky for the empire, so we must ask the Chinese Empire to hold back the Russians, at least after we completely defeat the French, although the British Royal Navy is strong, it does not mean that the British army is also strong, besides, we are not alone, we still have three allies, As for what kind of conditions and support the Chinese Empire needs, as long as the conditions of the Empire allow, they can agree to them in full, but before the end of the year, the Chinese Empire must also enter a state of war mobilization, otherwise they will not be able to keep up with the pace and frequency of Europe, and it is expected that this war will be launched before the end of 1867 at the latest, which is not very easy time for us! ”

Feng. Count Dewis nodded helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, I know that I will do my best to fulfill the mission of Archduke von D. Dovis Bowie!" ”

Bismarck smiled with satisfaction: "Don't be so discouraged, the fleet of the Chinese Empire will arrive in Hamburg in five weeks, and then you will secretly take the two newly built giant ships to the Chinese Empire, and we have waived the construction cost of one of them, and I believe the Chinese Empire will also be very happy." ”

Feng. Count Dewis nodded, he didn't say anything, but he was very helpless in his heart, exempting the construction cost of a battleship? But the most important construction drawings of the battleship were stolen and leaked! Oh, my God! What kind of logic is this? Lin Haijiang is not a stupid person, he can't use a slap to give a sweet date, and His Majesty said it too generally, it seems that his envoy has a lot of strength, but in fact, if he pays too much and too heavy a price, then I am afraid that he will become a sinner in Germany.

On November 6, 1866, the Imperial Firmament-class battleships Wei Qing and Huo Qubing arrived at the port of Guangzhou, and Lin Haijiang welcomed the plenipotentiary of the German Empire in Guangzhou. Earl Dewes, Lin Haijiang had long been aware of the successful operation of the Imperial Intelligence Headquarters, but it seemed a bit of a fuss for Germany to send a secret envoy plenipotentiary just for the sake of leaking the blueprints? Could it be that the Germans conscience found what compensation to give themselves? Then there is no need to send such a high-level representative as the plenipotentiary? What surprised Lin Haijiang even more was that this time it was not only Feng. Count Dweis alone, and there are many representatives of the German side and representatives of Mauser and Krupp arsenals? A whole delegation of seventy-five people! Feng. The Earl of De Weiss was the head of the delegation.

When the formal secret talks began, von . Count Dewis smiled politely and informed Lin Haijiang that the German Empire had decided to reduce the cost of a firmament class battleship built by the Chinese Empire at the Hamburg shipyard.

Lin Haijiang looked at Feng silently. Count Dewes, an old acquaintance, whether it is a German, an Englishman, or a Frenchman, no one would be stupid enough to compensate the other party for what he already has, although the blueprints of the firmament-class battleship were stolen, but the Germans did not have to do so at all, so Lin Haijiang concluded that Feng. The Earl of Dewys must have something even more crazy and surprising.

Sure enough, after the two sides completed negotiations on major issues such as military, military industry, industry, commerce and trade, and ore imports, or negotiated in groups and special projects, Feng . Count Dewis smiled and handed over to Lin Haijiang the strategic cooperation plan of His Majesty Wilhelm I of the German Empire, which was jointly drafted by Moltke's Chief of General Staff and Chancellor Bismarck, and its weight can be imagined.

In the secret talks that followed, von . As soon as Earl Deweiss came up, he went straight to the point and handed over the core strategic cooperation plan to Lin Haijiang, who had just turned a few pages and looked at Feng Haijiang in shock. The Earl of Dewis was surprised, "What do you want to do?" Do you want to fight a world war? ”

World war? Feng. Count D'Affaires tasted this very new word repeatedly, and hesitated for a moment: "If a great war breaks out and the Russians cannot strictly maintain neutrality, then this will indeed be a great war that will affect almost the whole world!" ”

Lin Haijiang slowly put down the file and said quietly: "As an ally of the German Empire, I must remind you that Germany does not seem to have the strength to launch a war of such a scale, if Germany falls into a trench war of attrition on the Western Front, then the final result of the empire will inevitably be defeated, and I don't think the German Army's mobility will be much better than that of the French?" Moreover, the long coastline of France will be a good location for the British to land everywhere, if the French are strong and clear the wilderness to lure the enemy deep, and the British block the waist to cut off the German supply lines, then it will be Napoleon III who will parade on the streets of Berlin! ”

Lin Haijiang's words deeply shocked Feng. Earl Dwys, because all this was the concern of Moltke, the chief of the General Staff, but as a negotiator, von Wys. The mission of the Earl of Dewis was not to discuss the Empire's established strategy with Lin Haijiang, but to persuade Lin Haijiang how to get the Chinese Empire to join the warband.

Lin Haijiang vs. Feng. Earl Dewis smiled slightly: "Feng. Your Excellency Earl Dwys, do you know the composition of the two elite regiments of the Chinese Empire? Do you know their supplies and consumption, allowances, death benefits? Are you sure that William I needed the strength of two whole legions to fight on the Eastern Front in Europe? The German Reich bears all its costs? ”

Feng. Earl Dewis nodded solemnly, and Lin Haijiang saw Feng. Earl Dewis nodded and said cautiously: "My Chinese Imperial Shanghai Dispatch Corps generally has five integrated divisions, and each integrated division has four combat brigades under the jurisdiction of cavalry, baggage, heavy artillery, field artillery, communications, engineering and other technical arms, and one regiment is more than 150,000 people, how much capacity is needed?" Have you considered this before, the adaptation training and recovery of the troops after they arrived in Germany, the command of our army to read power, to fight with the German army in the campaign, and not to be under the command of any second-level command unit of the German army? ”

Feng. After listening to Lin Haijiang's inquiry, Earl Dewis hurriedly wanted to look through the file, but Lin Haijiang waved his hand and said: "There will be no such content in it, I'm afraid that your General Staff is still formulating relevant plans and implementation measures, so you should directly talk about the conditions you offered!" Otherwise, the terms of the covenant between the German Empire and the Chinese Empire alone stipulate that the Chinese Empire has the right not to participate in this reckless and rushed war. ”

The content of the covenant between the Chinese Empire and the German Empire. Earl Dewis knew very well that Lin Haijiang could indeed completely refuse such an absurd request from his own side. The Earl of Dewis also knew that the so-called war was launched in a hurry, completely because of William I's personal impulse, Lin Haijiang created a miraculous empire in the East that shocked the world, as a testament to the rise of the Chinese Empire, William I was naturally not willing to be lonely, every emperor or emperor, there is a dream of his own buried in his heart, and it is undoubtedly William I's grand cause to expand the territory and expand the kingdom to the dynasty!

However, the grand cause is destined to be extremely difficult, Germany does not want its old enemy France to stand up again, the French were able to pay off the huge war reparations in just over a year, which in itself is a deep stimulus to the Germans, so the Germans have been seeking a second blow to France, but the Germans' will was completely stifled by the British and the Russians.

It is difficult to understand the concept of the Germans, and it is no wonder that the Germans have launched two world wars, not only dragging the whole world into the abyss of war, but also dying themselves.

Lin Haijiang looked at Feng. The Earl of Dwys was waiting for von Von. Earl Dewes's answer, from a basic point of view, Lin Haijiang does not want to take Germany's extremely dangerous chariot, the result of this rush expansion is likely to suffer a painful defeat, although the British Empire has suffered a series of defeats in its own hands, but Lin Haijiang still maintains a unique sobriety, that is, to judge the situation and deal with international issues, the British Empire's net worth is very thick, and Britain's industrial base is also the strongest in Europe, Lin Haijiang is most worried that the British will build a large number of Zhenyuan-class battleships, or build battleships that are closer to the Imperial class than the Zhenyuan-class tonnage, because the firmament-class battleships cannot pass through the Suez Canal, so it is impossible for the British to build a large number of firmament-class battleships to deploy in India, first of all, India does not have suitable docks and shipyards that can be used to maintain the firmament-class battleships, Moreover, the focus of the British defense is in Europe, and it is impossible for its main home fleet to participate in the expedition, and the decisive battle between Lin Haijiang and the British Royal Navy is set in the Indian Ocean, so the British need to build two huge fleets, and even the British with strong national strength may not be able to bear it.

This is Lin Haijiang's fundamental strategy, because on the vast ocean, the Chinese Empire has not been able to compete with the British Royal Navy for at least 50 years, the strategy of the Chinese Empire is fundamentally in the Pacific Ocean, and the Indian Ocean is just a battlefield to hold India hostage, especially Ceylon Island is already an imperative for Lin Haijiang, whether it is its own gems or its important strategic position, the Chinese Empire must get Ceylon, and for this reason, it will not hesitate to fight with the British Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean. However, there is an essential difference between a decisive battle in the Indian Ocean and a fight in the Atlantic, and Lin Haijiang never intended to go to the door of the British to fight a decisive battle with the British.

Feng. Count Dewis hesitated for a long moment before he made up his mind: "As long as it is reasonable, all the conditions that the German Empire can meet, as an ally, my German Empire has shown all our sincerity!" ”

Lin Haijiang looked at Feng. Earl Dewis smiled slightly: "I didn't expect the always rigid Germans to start sliding?" Since you don't mention it, I'll have to mention it myself, but time is in a hurry, I need to seek the collective opinion of the core leadership of the empire, this battle is related to the national fortunes of my Chinese empire, and we must also be cautious, isn't it my Mr. Earl? ”

Lin Haijiang immediately convened a meeting of senior generals, and the chief of the general staff Li Anmin, the minister of the navy, Li Haibo, and others who appeared at the meeting, were extremely shocked by the crazy actions of the German Empire? Even Li Anmin directly suggested that Lin Haijiang refuse the request of the Germans, because this crazy move of the Germans would drag the Chinese Empire into the quagmire of war, because the full strength of the Chinese Empire at the moment is invested in domestic production and construction, except for Chekov's New Russian Free Liberation Army, which often crosses the border, the Chinese Empire has not prepared for a large-scale war for at least two to three years!

(To be continued)