"Brother Tang, I'll wait for you outside!" The black Ford sedan stopped at the gate of the German Legation located on the south side of Dongjiaomin Lane Road and the west side of the north exit of Hongchang Hutong.

"Sir, please show your ID!" Burly German guard armor blocked his way.

"I'm here to apply for Colonel Tolistan's Chinese translator, this is a certificate issued by the War Department!" Tang Zhidao had already prepared and took out a certificate and resume stamped with the seal of the General Affairs Department of the War Department and handed it over.

"Please wait!" The guards stared at the proof for a long time and didn't see any clues, maybe the girl didn't know much Chinese at all.

"Give this to Adjutant Hans, and say that someone wants to be the colonel's translator!" Guard A turned around and said in German to Guard B, who was leaning over, and then ignored Tang Daodao again.

"Brother Tang, what's the situation?" Zeng Lu in the car saw that Tang Zhidao was turned away, so he hurriedly jumped out of the car and said indignantly: "The Germans have a really big spectrum, I'll tell them about it." ”

"No need, people are also businesslike!" Tang Zhidao pulled Zeng Lu and said, "Besides, people won't buy your account!" "The apprentices of the General Affairs Department of the War Department are not even as good as passers-by in the eyes of German diplomats.

"yes!" Zeng Lu scratched his head and said with a smile: "Unless you make an appointment in advance, even if our minister and deputy minister come, you have to wait." ”

"There is no diplomacy for a weak country!" Tang Zhidao said helplessly: "The diplomats of these great powers are all sideways masters in our country. ”

"Then Brother Tang still has to apply for this translator and send him to the door to be this second-class citizen!" Zeng Lu said angrily: "Didn't my father recommend you to go to Zhangjia Yarn Factory to be a manager, and your monthly salary is more than 100 oceans." ”

"Do you think I'm like a factory manager?" Tang Zhidao said with a wry smile, the Zhangjia Yarn Factory hired himself purely to sell the face of the old man Zeng.

"Didn't Brother Hu also ask someone to introduce you to the new-style school as an overseer?" Zeng Lu said reluctantly: "It's always better to be an errand runner for foreign devils." ”

"I'm not greedy for more paychecks!" Tang Zhidao said something that he didn't believe, although the Germans offered a high salary of 600 marks (250 oceans), but it was definitely not this that attracted him. What he wanted was a platform that could break into the upper echelons of the military and political circles, and although the status of the military attache of the German legation as a translator was low, it was an extremely important position, and the current German defeat had not yet been fully revealed, and it still had a very strong influence in the Chinese military circles.

"It's not just more than a hundred oceans, at most let my father make it up to you!" Zeng Lu said with wide eyes and huffing, he couldn't understand how his idol had become so worldly after he came out of prison, and he actually had to be a foreigner's follower for Wudoumi.

"Zeng Lu, you will understand in the future!" Tang Zhidao patted Zeng Lu's shoulder and said comfortingly: "Besides, the Germans don't necessarily like me!" ”

"It's better not to look down on you!" Zeng Lu said angrily.

"That's Mr. Tang?" As the two spoke, Guard B led a German captain out of the gate.

"I am!" Tang Zhidao politely stretched out his hand.

"Follow me!" The German captain just looked Tang Zhidao up and down, and did not shake hands with Tang Zhidao. It's no wonder that our Captain Hans, who has just been scolded by Colonel Tolistan for recruiting translators, naturally does not give these job seekers a good face.

Adjutant Hans led Tang Zhidao through the sprawling German embassy and German barracks, stopping in front of a three-story Gothic building, and the two did not say a word or make eye contact.

"You're waiting on the first floor, I don't know if the Colonel is available to receive you!" Captain Hans muttered twice in German and went upstairs alone.

"It seems that the Germans here are still more optimistic about the European competition!" The hall on the first floor was plastered with news of the victory of the German army, in addition to a large oil painting by Kaiser Wilhelm II. …,

"The colonel is waiting for you upstairs, be careful when you speak, don't say anything if you don't ask!" Adjutant Hans said with a gloomy face, it seemed that the colonel was still in a bad mood.

Tang Zhidao nodded and followed Hans up to the third floor, until the innermost office stopped, Hans motioned for Tang Zhidao to sit in the outer assembly room.

"You are Tang Dao?" A moment later, a German officer of medium stature with pale sideburns walked out of the office, and he ignored Tang Zhidao, who got up to say hello, and sat directly on the huge single sofa in the middle of the living room.

"Yes!" Tang Zhidao nodded and said, slandering in his heart, the Germans are really fucking arrogant, see if you are still crazy to lose the first battle in two years.

"Tell us about your experience!" Tolistan said, cocking his legs, lighting a cigar.

"I have given you a resume......

"Say it!" Colonel Tolistan stopped Don Dao and made a simple gesture. Joke, I, the military attache of the German Imperial Embassy in China, will go to see your so-called resume of a humble yellow race.

Of course, there is a reason why Colonel Tolistan is so unhappy, and the Chinese who have applied for jobs in the past few days either do not speak German well, or have no military background, and simply cannot meet the minimum standards in the colonel's heart. On the surface, it doesn't seem like his demands are too high, at least in his own opinion. What he didn't understand was that the only people in China who met his standards were only a very small number of people who had studied in German military academies or were sent to the German army for training (such as Duan Qirui and Jiang Baili), and even if these people were mixed up poorly (except for Tang Zhidao), they were at least a regiment commander, brigade commander, or a senior staff officer or chief of staff of a considerable level, how could they deign to be the military attache translator of the German embassy. So, it's often ignorance that leads to arrogance!

"I was born in the land of Qilu and the hometown of Confucius and Mencius...... Tang Zhidao forcibly endured the anger in his chest and introduced his experience in German, paying attention to it in his heart, even if he became the translator of this hometown, he fired his squid at the first opportunity.

With Tang Zhidao's narration, Tolistan's face looked much better, and his crossed legs gradually flattened.

"Very fluent in German"

"The Beiyang Army Officers' Crash Course is barely there!" Although China's military education is a scum in Tolistan's eyes, it at least proves that the other side has received military education.

"The Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School is also not bad!" Although Japan's military education was taught by Germany, it was only at the level of two swords.

"General Staff of the German Army!" Hearing this, Tolistan was already a little unable to sit still, what kind of place was that, it was the holy place that millions of German troops dreamed of, where the central nerve of the entire German army was located. This kid must be lying, it must be.

"There is indeed a Chinese officer who is on probation in the General Staff!" Suddenly, Tolistan remembered something.

"Excuse me, can you interrupt?" By this time, Colonel Tolistan had sat up straight and said very politely.

"Please speak of Mr. Colonel!" Tang Zhidao didn't quite understand how this arrogant old man became polite.

"Your Excellency, may I ask for your name?" Tolistan asked, thoughtful.

"The Way of the Don." The old thing is really forgetful, Tang Zhidao scolded in his heart.

"The Way of the Don! Oh my God! How could I forget such an important thing! Tolistan silently recited the name of Don Dao twice and cried out in annoyance: "Hans, Hans! ”

"Your Excellency, what do you need?" Hearing the voice, Adjutant Hans, who had been guarding the door, ran in in fear and said respectfully.

"Hurry up and make Mr. Tang a cup of coffee!" Realizing that he was a little out of shape, Tolistan smiled apologetically and said, "Use the best one!" ”…,

"Okay Colonel!" Despite his great astonishment, Hans did as the Colonel said.

"Your Excellency, this is ......" The sudden change made Tang Zhidao a little flattered.

"I apologize for my arrogance just now!" Colonel Tolistan stood up, stretched out his big hand and said politely: "Actually, when I was about to come to China, my classmate Ludendorff recommended you to me!" ”

"I don't dare to take General Ludendorff's compliment!" Only then did Tang Zhidao understand the reason why the old guy was so condescending, so he stood up and held Tolistan's hand and said modestly: "Being able to listen to the general's teachings in Berlin has benefited me a lot!" ”

"General Ludendorff is now a hero of the entire empire, how can the person he values be wrong!" Tolistan said jealously. The only thing he admires about Junker's aristocratic background is this Ludendorff who is not from an aristocratic background, originally the two were basically on the same level in the military circles, but Ludendorff was in the General Staff, and he was first in the Bavarian Army and then transferred to a foreign military diplomat. However, as soon as the war broke out, Ludendorff began to rise steadily, first serving as the deputy chief of staff of the Second Army, commanding the troops to capture the fortress of Liège, and then was transferred to the Eastern Front to assist Hindenburg in commanding the Eighth Army Corps, and completely annihilated the Russian Second Army in the Battle of Tannenberg, and was promoted to the first rank of general.

"Colonel, you have a drinking party in the evening, don't you ......" Hans on the side looked down at his watch and kindly reminded.

"Cocktail party? Push it off for me immediately! Tolistan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I want to have a good chat with Don!" ”

"Then I'll continue to introduce!" Seeing Hans go out, Tang Zhidao sat back in his place and said.

"No more, no more!" Tolistan shook his head and smiled, "It's overkill for me to be my translator.

"So I've waited for this job?" Tang Zhidao said a little excitedly.

"Of course, of course, as long as you want!" Tolistan said excitedly: "It's just that Ludendorff guy knows about this, and he must blame me for not caring for talents!" ”

"That's right, Don! How could you come to apply for my translator! Tolistan said excitedly, in his opinion, a talent like Tang Zhidao should be an extremely scarce treasure in the Chinese army.

"The situation is compelling!" Tang Zhidao said lightly, there are many things that really can't be talked about with a German officer, and I'm afraid he may not be able to understand it.

"Don't mention this, let's go drink and talk while drinking!" Tolistan obviously saw Tang Zhidao's helplessness, so he didn't ask any more.

"I'm sorry, but there's a friend waiting for me outside the embassy!" Seeing that it was not early outside, Tang Zhidao shirked.

"Your friend is my friend, call him and let's go with him!" After Tolistan finished speaking, he informed his men to pick up Zeng Lu.