Chapter 17: Zimmer's ......

Early in the morning.

The Chinese Embassy in Germany called various departments -- the Secretariat of the German Imperial Foreign Office -- and asked for an urgent appointment with German Foreign Minister Zimmer. In this special period, the Germans naturally did not refuse, and Zimmer hurried to the Foreign Office in the early morning, just two hours before he had left the Foreign Office, Germany

War has been declared on Russia, and the next step, perhaps, will be France.

Now the war machine of the whole of Germany is

It is working, but when it is running, it needs help from China, at least China intervenes in the war and can contain Russia.

"Maybe it's going to be good news"

You don't have to think about it, Zimmer can

, what would Ambassador Yan say.

"Although the previous covenant between the two countries

expired, but in order to maintain the friendship between China and Germany, China decided to declare war on Russia......"

He was not surprised by what Ambassador Yan said, after all, for China, this is a very good opportunity to "take advantage of the fire", China may occupy half of Russia, well, this is acceptable, and even China can fight all the way to Moscow and St. Petersburg, of course, as long as they have the ability.

"At that time, the whole of Europe will realize the disaster, and then they will find that only Germany, and only Germany, in Europe, will be able to stop the threat from Asia, and then ......"

The private words of the Second Emperor came to Zimmer's mind, for Germany, China was only a tool, now a tool to relieve the pressure of the two-front war, and in the future, it would become a tool for Germany to seek peace in Europe.

Finally, after entering the office, Zimmer once again rehearsed in his mind the conversation he had with Yan Huiqing at the meeting he would follow. He sat down at the table, his face tense. While imagining how the Chinese ambassador walked through the door that was open to him, he slowly stood up with his hands propped up on the polished table.

Then shake his hand warmly and cordially, and then ask him to sit down, and wait for him to sit down first, and then what will happen? After Ambassador Yan made out China's decision to declare war on Russia, of course, he first expressed his gratitude, and of course he had to use a light tone, so that they would not feel that Germany had something to ask them for.

With the upcoming meeting, Zimmer can't help but look forward to this historic moment with some ferventness. As a diplomat, he doesn't have the slightest feeling about the role he will play, not even a little bit of conscience reproach, the yellow race, they may be able to take advantage of the fire,

But they belong to the Europeans, no, they belong to the Germans, and they, people of color, are just temporary tools.

At this time, Zimmer also did not feel reproached in conscience.

But there was an inexplicable fear in his heart, that kind of subconscious worry, he didn't know what he was worried about,

But these feelings grabbed him more and more.

Why do you feel fear?

Unable to grasp the source of his fear, he was suddenly interrupted by a telephone ringing, and the secretary reported that the Chinese ambassador had arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs half an hour later.

…… In addition to the feelings of joy, pride, and schadenfreude, there is something completely different, fear.

Sitting in the car, Yan Huiqing held the briefcase on his legs, but he still felt a fear that could not be dissipated, that is, the fear of the future, the fear of the future, the fear of the unknown future......

Fear was by no means unique to him, and although he did not yet know the situation at home, after receiving that telegram, he believed in the fact that there would certainly be many people in the country who would be afraid of the future because of His Majesty's decision, because this time, China was challenging

The Great Powers, despite the fact that this first-class power was at war, ......

The squadron will never fail, China has a historical mission, etc., thinking about it, Yan Huiqing tried to use this way to get rid of this fear and eliminate the fear in his heart.

Fear doesn't go away immediately. It's that fear of gambling with all your family.

So the reason for the fear is that the stakes are too big, because the stakes include not only everything in this country, but also the future and even the life of this troubled nation. Because cards always like to play tricks on people, there will be a glimmer of possibility of losing gambling at any time, and then it is necessary to settle the ledger.

It was this incomprehensible sense of fear, which was still vague for the time being, that plagued Yan Huiqing, and he even had the illusion that one day, when Germany defeated Russia and ceased war, they would turn around and go to trouble China, a "treacherous" ally. ,

By that time, after one war after another, the streets of China's cities were full of marching German soldiers, with German flags planted on the top of the walls of Nanjing...... The nervous sense of fear could not be dissipated in him for a long time.

The car did not stop because of his fear, and he arrived at Zimmer's office at 8:30 a.m. on time.

"Hello, Your Excellency"

Yan Huiqing said hello and stretched out his hand to Zimmer, who stood up from the table. Zimmer, who was supposed to take the initiative to reach out, didn't

He made a few hesitant and nervous movements, raised his hand slightly, put it down for a while, and then decided to shake the ambassador's hand gently.

Then he nodded and warmly invited the ambassador to sit down.

Although he was a little afraid of the future in his heart, Yan Huiqing had a trace of excitement in his heart at this time, this is the excitement of challenging the strong, no matter what, everything

It's inevitable, then it's ...... Bet on it

"Your Excellency......"

Without waiting for Yan Huiqing to speak, Zimmer interrupted him, and then Zimmer began to interact with China and Germany, and Germany's friendship with China gushed about the ambassador......

“…… Now, of course, I still believe that the friendship between China and Germany can stand the test."

Zimmer's words only made Yan Huiqing look slightly embarrassed, and finally Zimmer stopped,

Yan Huiqing, who was willing to listen to those harsh words again, opened the document bag first, then picked up the pre-printed diplomatic official letter, then unfolded the official letter, and first bowed deeply to Zimmer in front of him.

Zimmer also stood up, he looked at the other party's actions, from the other party's movements, his heart became even more panicked, and he suddenly realized that Ambassador Yan's actions at this time were really ...... Is it necessary to be too formal? Unless it's ......

"Your Excellency Foreign Minister, in view of the expiration of the Sino-German Treaty of Alliance and the fact that our Diet has not yet approved its renewal, and that Sino-German friendship is based on mutual trust and the belief in peace between the two countries, the German Reich now decisively declares war on peaceful countries on the grounds of other countries, intending to undermine European peace

of peace, and eyeing Asia, for

peace, national security, China was forced to take "preventive" action and declare war on the German Reich ......"

What the? Declare war?

There was an instant silence in the office, and the two were silent for a few seconds. Yan Huiqing could even hear Zimmer panting heavily. There was a large bead of sweat hanging from the tip of his nose.

This is a shameful betrayal

Despite the utter anger in his heart, Zimmer finally controlled his emotions and coldly expressed regret for the incident, saying that the responsibility lay entirely with China.

"What a shameless betrayal, you, China, will regret this in the future......"

Zimmer put it this way. The last sentence he said stared straight into Yan Huiqing's eyes.

And in the face of Zimmer's anger at this time,

I had sworn that the Sino-German friendship would last forever, but now it was ......, so I said in a rather helpless tone.

"Your Excellency...... This is a decision from the imperial capital...... I...... Don't do that...... I...... But...... I believe that we ......"

"Believe what?"

Zimmer stood up and looked at the other party coldly, at this time he was completely angry in his heart, and he completely forgot that just a few dozen minutes ago, he had imagined how to turn China into a bargaining chip for Germany, China's declaration of war on Russia was beneficial to Germany, and it was also advantageous for Germany to win the war advantage, and even occupy the whole of Russia, because ...... China is an abandoned child that can be discarded at any time,

What now?

He and Germany had to face the reality that Germany ...... Played by the Chinese

"I beg you to believe that our country has absolutely no intention of getting involved in a war in Europe"

Then Yan Qinghui admitted it again

Said.

"Your Majesty wishes that this ambassador would like to convey to your country that the Chinese Empire has no intention of getting involved in the war, and that the decision it has made so far is entirely out of the intention of maintaining peace in the Asia-Pacific region, sending troops to Europe, and directly getting involved in the war in Europe."

Standing in his office, Zimmer hesitated for a moment, then turned back to his desk, where he first glanced at the time.

Looking at that time, he knew that now headed

There is nothing on it

Able to stop this war, Germany

War was declared on Russia, and unlike the "declaration of war by China" indicated by Yan Huiqing, Germany was about to take the whole of Germany

to fight against two or even three big countries, although Yan Huiqing's words are not credible,

…… Will Germany be able to win this war?

When this thought crossed Zimmer's mind,

Yan Huiqing, who got back into the car, glanced in the rearview mirror, and he saw that his face in the mirror was covered with sweat, and his wet hair was stuck to his forehead.

Nervous?

No

It's more about the fear of the future, is it possible for China to win the future? Is it possible to bet on it all to win?

While thinking in his heart, he looked out the car window and was on the street under the linden tree

A lot of pedestrians appeared. For a few minutes, he stared intently at the path.

"Well, with Russia, France, and even Britain as opponents, even if Germany wants to win, I'm afraid it won't be easy......."

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