It is said that Zhiyi came on the way, but the result was a failure.

But even so, he didn't think that Yan Guang would collude with the Germans, on the contrary, what he was most worried about now was not this, but that Yan Guang would take advantage of the opportunity of the German war in Qingdao, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then come forward to reap the benefits of the fisherman...

"If that's the case, it's going to be a bit of a problem..."

Thinking of the six infantry divisions in Shandong, Yue Zhiyi, who had just boarded the car, said secretly in his heart.

Unlike those fanatical soldiers in China, as the minister to China, it is also the task of Zhiyi to inspect China's national strength.

Of course, in view of the fact that Zhiyi has just taken up his post in China, he still needs the help of the Black Dragon Society to inspect the national strength or something, but if it is only the strength of the [***] team in the inspection...

Yanjing is the political center of China and is also the location of the Yenching Military Region.

If you want to observe the army, it is quite convenient, so although I haven't made too many observations, I still know some about the strength of the Wehrmacht.

"Six infantry divisions plus two artillery brigades ..."

Thinking about it this way, it is a bit of a headache.

"It seems that the news should be transmitted back to China as soon as possible, so that the people in the country can prepare as soon as possible..."

Thinking so, Zhiyi asked the driver to drive back to the legation.

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Not long after Yu Zhiyi left the presidential palace, Malzan, who had just gone to the courtyard to avoid it, also returned to the living room.

Although he knew the purpose of the Yilai, after returning to the meeting room, Malzan still asked knowingly.

"Mr. President, I don't know what Minister Zhiyi is here for?"

Seeing that Malzan was still pretending to be garlic like this, Yan Guang was a little unhappy, but he also knew that now was not the time to have a conflict with the Germans, so Yan Guang briefly explained the purpose of the Yilai just now.

When Malzan heard Yan Guang explain everything, he first smiled bitterly and things were actually the same as he thought, and then spoke again.

"Since this is the case, let's act as soon as possible."

It is naturally best to be able to do it in front of him, so Yan Guang nodded.

"I'll let General Cai Ye in Shandong receive him, and ask Mr. Minister to hurry back to the Legation and ask Meyer. Governor Valdijk pass on the contents of the agreement. ”

Because of the confidentiality of the agreement, until the official handover, the governor of Jiaozhou Bay in Qingdao, Meyer. Valdike didn't know the true content of the agreement, which is why Yan Guang let Marzan act earlier, after all, if Meyer. If Valdike didn't know the contents, the troops deployed in Shandong would not have been able to easily enter the fortress of Qingdao unless ―――――― conquered by force.

Yue Zhiyi also knew that the sooner Jiaozhou Bay and Qingdao Fortress were taken off, the better, so he no longer had polite manners with Yan Guang, and after bidding farewell to Yan Guang, he returned directly to the German Legation.

After returning to the legation, Marzan directly asked the telegraph operator to send a telegram to the Qingdao fortress.

But...

The contents of the telegram surprised the telegraph operator...

"Jiaozhou Bay and Qingdao Fortress? Mr. Minister? ”

Listening to what Malzan told him, the telegraph operator didn't know if he should send it truthfully.

Looking at the telegrapher's shocked face, Marzan didn't talk nonsense, and directly slapped the secret agreement behind the agreement in front of the telegrapher.

"Now, there's no need to hide this agreement."

After a quick glance at the agreement, and after making sure that it wasn't fake (though even if it was, he couldn't make out it), the telegraph operator quickly sent what Marzan had just given him to Qingdao.

And in Qingdao, when Meyer. Valdike was also shocked when he saw what was on the telegram.

Because he never thought that behind the 10 million pounds order that almost shocked the world, there would be such an agreement, and...

Moreover, behind this agreement, no one has ever informed him, the governor of Jiaozhou Bay.

"Is it really the difference between a school officer and a general?"

Meyer, who is only a Navy Captain at the moment. Valdike looked at the contents of this telegram and complained fiercely in his heart.

Although he also understood the reason why Zheng Axe concealed this agreement, to be honest, as the governor of Jiaozhou Bay, there was such an agreement, but no one told him, and he was really depressed.

But depressed is depressed, the most important thing at the moment is the matter on the telegram after all, so Meyer. After asking the telegraph operator to send a telegram to confirm with the Berlin side, Valdike had already begun to prepare for the handover―――――― he didn't believe Malzan, but it was always good to confirm it for the sake of insurance, otherwise, he would not have sent a telegram here to confirm, and he would have gone to prepare for the handover.

The facts also prove Meyer. Valdike is not wrong, just in Meyer. When Valdike was in the conference room to convey the astonishing incident to the military and political officials at all levels in the Qingdao fortress and the Jiaozhou Bay leased area, the telegraph operator there had already run over with the telegram that Berlin had just replied.

"Sure enough......... Sure enough, it's true..."

Looking at what was on Telegram, Meyer. Valdike said with a wry smile.

At this moment, he didn't know whether to feel regret or rejoice?

I may be sorry for those "Chinese friends" whose feelings are getting better, but as the governor of the Jiaozhou Bay lease, even if this leased land was grabbed by the Germans back then, Meyer. Valdike still did not want this beautiful land to cease to belong to Germany one day, and still less did he want this leased land to be lost in his own hands. Valdike, a German naval colonel, would be the last governor of the German Empire's Jiaozhou Bay lease...

But...

"Now that the war in Europe has begun, I believe that it will not be long before I and the British will launch an offensive against Jiaozhou Bay, but now the number of imperial soldiers in Qingdao Fortress is so small, if I persist like this, I am afraid that I will really have to fight for the honor of the empire to the point of a single soldier..."

Thinking so, Meyer. Valdike, the last governor of Jiaozhou Bay who fled in a plane during the Qingdao War, smiled wryly.

In fact, the German army originally had a relatively large number of troops in the Qingdao fortress.

However, on the eve of the outbreak of the European war, because Germany had already met before the war - the outcome of the war would be decided in Europe, and it was difficult for Germany to hold on to its isolated colonies abroad under the condition that Britain had naval supremacy, so before the war it had already transferred most of the main forces back to Europe. At that time, in addition to the defenders of the fort, the German army stationed in Qingdao had only 1 marine battalion, 4 infantry companies, 1 cavalry company and 2 artillery detachments, plus more than 300 soldiers of Austria-Hungary and urgently mobilized German nationals, with a total strength of about 5,000 people.

As for the navy, the main forces of the German Far East Fleet have also been withdrawn, leaving only more than 10 small ships and the old Austro-Hungarian cruiser "Catherine? Queen Elizabeth".

This is also why, during the Qingdao War, it was said that he would only pay the price of more than 2,000 casualties to take the Qingdao fortress―――――― because the Germans had too few troops in Qingdao.

And before the war, Berlin had offered Meyer? Valdike had conveyed an order from Kaiser Wilhelm II to Meyer? For the sake of "the honor of the German Empire, Valdike stood up to the last soldier".

But now, according to a telegram just sent from Berlin, the latest will of Kaiser Wilhelm II is to allow him to lay down his arms and accept the protection of the [***] team if necessary...

Because according to the agreement reached between the Germans and the Chinese, the Chinese have agreed that they are willing to guarantee the safety of the Germans as long as the Germans lay down their arms, even to the offend of the British and themselves.

Although there are many people who oppose Yan Guang's decision in China, the Germans are still very grateful.

After all, in the eyes of the Germans, China is still a weak country, a weak country that cannot be compared with Britain and Germany and other countries (in fact, it is true), in the case of the outbreak of war in Europe, Chinese promised to be willing to protect the safety of the Germans, which will definitely do this to the German British and himself, but Chinese still chose to do this, what a great feeling!!

For this, even Malzan and Meyer, who had just seen the telegram? Valdike was also moved.

There were also Sunil and other Germans who served Yan Guang, and on July 30, after the matter was announced, these Germans almost all worked hard, ready to repay Yan Guang's kindness to them with their work.

However, when this group of people was still there and moved, Yan Guang was not as moved as many as them.

Yan Guang's idea is actually very simple, the battle between himself and Yue himself is definitely going to be fought, this point, even if the British come forward to stop it, it is useless, after all, it is not a matter of a day or two that he covets Shandong.

Since you are sure to fight, why are you afraid of offending the British and yourself?

The British don't mention it for the time being, now the British are busy with the war in Europe, and they don't have the energy at all, and they don't have the ability to manage themselves.

As for himself?

Unless he gives Shandong Province both hands, is there any other way to stop this war?

Therefore, instead of shrinking at this time and watching the Germans and himself have a lively fight in Shandong, just like the former Qing Dynasty, that is, the group of Manchurian people did during the Russo-Russian War, it is better to come forward and directly cover up the Germans.

In this way, first, it can dispel the concerns of the Germans and make it easier for them to return Jiaozhou Bay, and second, it can also enhance the Germans' favorability towards China.

For example, the group of Germans who served themselves, as soon as this news spread, they would definitely be able to fight to the death for themselves, and those Germans who were still busy with the war in Europe in Berlin would definitely give themselves some benefits.

In fact...

In Berlin's telegram to Yan Guang, the Germans had already begun to give Yan Guang benefits.

For example...

In the original deal, the Germans were only responsible for returning Jiaozhou Bay and Qingdao Fortress (although both places were one place), and all German rights and interests in Shandong Province could of course be exchanged for China, but afterwards, Yan Guang needed to compensate with something else.

This point is the same as in history, in history, when the Germans proposed to Yuan Shikai to return all rights and interests of the Shandong Peninsula free of charge, they also proposed it.

"It's going to be handed back to you for free, but you'll have to compensate us later."

And this compensation is all-round, not only those rights, but also the Jiaozhou Bay lease and Qingdao Fortress...

Although afterwards, the Germans could not ask for those compensations, but we Chinese did not seem to have taken back the land in Jiaozhou Bay...

Now, the Germans are ready to give back all their rights and interests completely.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the amount of reparations for the Gengzi Incident was too large, which made the Germans hesitate, I am afraid that the Germans would have even exempted Yan Guang from the Gengzi indemnity―――――― and until 1914, until now, the Germans still account for tens of millions of Gengzi indemnities, which is not a small number, not to mention anything else, it is enough to build a state-of-the-art battleship.

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And Meyer? Like Valdike, Cai Yi, who was in the Jinan Military Region, also received a telegram from Yan Guang, but with Meyer? What is different about Valdike is that as one of Yan Guang's most important generals, Cai Ye knows the real secret behind the original transaction.

"Jiaozhou Bay? I didn't expect that the first piece of concession that was recovered was actually recovered by me, Cai Yi..."

Thinking that such a thing would definitely go down in history, Cai Ye's face also became slightly red.

However, as soon as Cai Yi's face turned red on this side, a white and tender little hand came over there.

"Master, your body is not completely well, don't get excited..."

Saying this, a ......... looks like It doesn't conform to our aesthetics.,According to our aesthetics, it's only an ordinary 14-year-old Lori.。

This little Lori is the little phoenix who once knew Cai Ye in history.

Xiao Fengxian was born in 1900, so until now, he is only 14 years old, and because Xiao Fengxian was born in August, this 14-year-old is still a virtual age, and it will take a while to reach 15 years old...

But it doesn't matter at all, because when Sun Yat-sen first met Otsuki Kaoru, Otsuki Kaoru was only 11 years old, but Sun Yat-sen didn't fall in love with Otsuki Kaoru at a glance. And when Sun Yat-sen proposed to Otsuki Kaoru's father, Otsuki Sutang, Otsuki Kaoru was only 15 years old, only one year older than the current little phoenix.

The most important thing is that women in this era are very precocious, and unlike women in ordinary families, Xiao Fengxian followed a boss surnamed Hu to learn art, and when she sang and named "Xiao Fengxian" in Nanjing, Xiao Fengxian was only 11 years old. (It should be so, because Xiao Fengxian fled to Nanjing with Boss Hu during the Hangzhou Uprising of the Xinhai Revolution, which was in November 1911)

In the Second Revolution, when Feng Guozhang and Zhang Xun used cannons to open the gates of Nanjing, Xiao Fengxian followed Boss Hu to Shanghai, and soon went to Yanjing.

And Xiao Fengxian and Cai Yi met in Yanjing...

Cai himself suffers from tuberculosis, which is not a terminal illness in this era, but it is actually about the same, so what he needs most is adequate nutrition and rest―――――― because there is no other way.

However, unlike history, Cai Ye in this era was not diagnosed with syphilis by the German quack doctor like later generations, and treated Cai Ye in the same way as syphilis, but Cai Yi's condition deteriorated, and finally it really became a terminal illness.

At this time, although Cai Ye suffered from tuberculosis and did need to rest, he was not like in later generations, so after nearly a year of recuperation in the southwest, his health was much better, and Cai Ye took a boat to Yanjing and recuperated in Yanjing.

After all, this time is also eventful, and Yan Guang also needs capable people to help him.

And in the army, even if you count your own descendants, when it comes to leading troops to fight, none of them can compare with Jiang Baili and Cai Yi.

Jiang Baili, although there is a lot of praise from later generations, is indeed a rare talent in this era, but because Jiang Baili has no actual experience in leading troops, so in the end Yan Guang let Jiang Baili accompany Wang Yaowu to the whole army, which is also more in line with Jiang Baili's ability, you must know that Jiang Baili was the principal of Baoding Military Academy at the beginning.

As for Cai Ye? Although in later generations, in many people's evaluations, Cai Ye was lower than Jiang Baili, but Cai Ye had one thing that Jiang Baili did not have, that is, the experience of leading troops and actual combat...

So when no one in the army was more capable than Cai Yi, Yan Guang transferred Cai Yi to Yanjing to help him―――――― anyway, he could also recuperate in Yanjing, after all, the wind and sand in Yanjing at this time were not as big as in later generations, and Yanjing was not close to a lot of "this" and "that" summer resorts? Although it is enough to find a person with good scenery and a good environment for Cai Ye to cultivate there...

The battle in Shandong is very important, although Jiang Baili's ability is also very strong, but let him go with no actual combat experience, Yan Guang is still a little uneasy...

It was when he was recuperating in Yanjing that Cai met Xiao Fengxian, who was already well-known in the capital at that time.

At that time, Xiao Fengxian was doing business in Yunjiban, Shaanxi Lane, singing and picking up customers, because of her talent, appearance, and art, so she was already famous, and it was likely to become very famous.

Such a cash cow for the boss of the team to let go?

If every boss was so kind, there would be no such thing as "forcing good people to become prostitutes".

It's just that who is Cai Yi? Not to mention his original position as the overseer of Yunnan, just to say that he is Yan Guang's most important general, although there is still one of them, but it is not something that a small team can offend.

So when Cai Ye asked to redeem Xiao Fengxian, who was already in love with him, although the boss of the team was unwilling, he didn't dare to disobey.

Afterwards, Yan Guang knew, and only sighed, and then spoke.

"How is it the same as what happened on xx..."

Such a sentence that no one can understand...

Anyway, Xiao Fengxian can be regarded as Cai Yi's person, considering that Cai Yi's body has recovered a lot, but the tuberculosis has not improved, Yan Guang also feels that he really needs a woman by his side to take care of him―――――― although this woman is a Lori.

However, Lori in this year is probably more sensible than women in their 20s in later generations, so after thinking about it, Yan Guang was relieved.

Of course, Cai Yi accepted Xiao Fengxian as a concubine, and many political axe officials and even congressmen expressed their opinions. However, this opinion did not come from the matter of Cai Ye taking a concubine, but from Cai Ye actually accepting a name in the Eight Hutongs as a concubine.

Because there is no monogamy yet, it is still normal to take a concubine or something, but as a high-ranking general of the dignified national political axe, he actually accepted a concubine―――――― although many people actually envy it when they say so...

I have to say that no matter what the age is, there are many moral scum who are sanctimonious on the surface, but in fact they are well-dressed beasts.

It's just that there are especially many in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, of course, some of them are really moral bachelors, in order to solve the opinions of these guys, Yan Guang has made a lot of efforts. And Yan Guang's move has enhanced Cai Yi's favorability towards him, and Xiao Fengxian herself is even more grateful to Dade.

After all, the biggest pressure on this kind of pressure is actually Xiao Fengxian herself...

(To be continued)