Wilhelm II hurriedly asked: "General Schlieffen, why do you say that?" ”

"Before we carried out the 'plan to seize Eastern Europe', we did not expect that China would mobilize more than a dozen divisions to compete with us for the countries of Eastern Europe, we have already failed strategically, and to throw troops into a battlefield of strategic failure, only idiots would do that," Schlieffen said. ”

Wilhelm II thought for a moment and said, "Then how should we stop this war?" ”

Schlieffen said: "We have to make concessions! ”

Wilhelm II asked: "Is it not to cede all the countries of Eastern Europe to China?" ”

Schlieffen replied: "Yes, it is so, we will only keep Poland, concentrate our limited forces in Poland, and then hold Poland to the death, and establish a balance between Poland and China." ”

Wilhelm II shook his head and said, "But then we have lost a lot of land, and the buffer zone is even smaller. ”

"We're trading space for time, and the goal is to win opportunities for our development," Schlieffen said. ”

Wilhelm II pondered for a moment and said, "But if such a thing needs someone to negotiate, who shall we let negotiate?" ”

Schlieffen said: "Schwart is okay, he once served as a minister to China, and he also met with Lin Yuan, it is most suitable for him to go, and we also have a top-secret weapons plan, if this plan is shown to Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan is likely to agree to our conditions." ”

Wilhelm II frowned and said, "Is our top-secret weapon program any good?" When I asked them the other day, they said it didn't work. ”

Schlieffen said: "There is a sentence in the Chinese's military book, which is false, and false is true. I think it's a plan to deter Lin Yuan, and there is still hope. ”

Wilhelm II nodded, but at this moment, an attendant suddenly came in and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the British envoy asks to see you." ”

Wilhelm II said: "Let him in." When Schlieffen saw that the British envoy was coming, he was about to leave, but Wilhelm II stopped him and said, "General Schlieffen stay, and listen to what the British envoy will say." ”

General Schlieffen agreed, and Wilhelm II realized that he had not yet invited General Schlieffen to sit down, and hurriedly asked his attendants to bring him a chair.

Soon the British ambassador Powell walked in, who had not suffered much after being handed over to China by Nikolayevich and was in good spirits.

Powell and Wilhelm II exchanged a few pleasantries, and Powell said bluntly: "Your Majesty, I have come here to convey the will of Her Majesty the Empress, and she hopes that your country will not cede Estonia under any circumstances." ”

Wilhelm II was a little displeased when he heard this, of course he knew that it would be of great benefit to Britain to make Estonia, and he thought to himself: "Let us fight and die in front, and you British sit back and enjoy the results, how can there be such a good thing in the world." ”

Powell seemed to understand Wilhelm II's thoughts, he smiled slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, the Emperor, our British Empire will help you hold Estonia!" ”

Wilhelm II frowned and asked, "Is this true?" ”

Powell nodded repeatedly, and then said the British plan, and after listening to it, Wilhelm II's eyes lit up and said: "In that case, it would be great, I thank your country in advance." ”

Powell laughed: "It doesn't matter, China is now our common enemy, and there is no reason why we should not help." I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave. After Powell finished speaking, he walked out, and Wilhelm II said to General Schlieffen: "Now that the British have promised to help, can we delay the matter of preventing the war?" ”

Schlieffen shook his head and said, "I'm worried that the British can't stop the Chinese, so we still do our best to stop the war!" ”

Wilhelm II frowned and said: "General Schlieffen, you are fine with everything, but you are too cautious, I think the plan of the British is not bad." ”

Schlieffen heard Wilhelm II's displeasure, and could not say anything more, so he took his leave.

At this time, it was already 8 o'clock in the morning of April 3, and the 1st Division of the Siberian Front launched a fierce attack on the positions of the 5th Heavy Division of the German Army after regrouping, with tanks in front and infantry fighting vehicles in the rear, rushing to the German trenches.

The battle lasted only half an hour, the first line of German defense was breached, and after another hour, the second line of defense was also broken, Adenauer hurriedly organized a counterattack, but the counterattack force was repulsed by the fierce fire of the Chinese army.

At 10 o'clock in the morning of April 3, the Chinese side suspended the offensive, and the troops began to rest and recuperate, preparing to continue to advance in depth to the German army, when the chief of staff suddenly came over and said to Yuan Zhen: "Army commander, we have received instructions from Lin Shuai. ”

Yuan Zhen hurriedly took it, only to see that it was written: "I have verified that the enemy's Fourth Heavy Division in Latvia is gathering forces and moving to the rear of your department, and I have mobilized the Second and Fourth Divisions of the Siberian Front to move to the rear of your department to cover it. ”

Yuan Zhen's First Army only had the first and third divisions, and he could only reconnoiter the situation of the enemy army in Estonia, but the enemy army in the Latvian direction was something he could not detect, which required the cooperation of the brother troops and Lin Yuan's command and dispatch.

The transfer of the Fourth Heavy Division of the German Army in Latvia was also unexpected by Lin Yuan, his initial purpose was only to defeat Estonia, he thought that the German army would only defend in Estonia, but he did not expect Moltke Jr. to mobilize the Latvian army to encircle Wei to save Zhao, and Lin Yuan had to burn the war to Latvia.

At 12 o'clock in the morning of April 3, the 2nd and 4th Divisions of the Siberian Front and the 4th Heavy Division of the German Army met in the small town of Pskov on the shore of Lake Pskov.

The fighting in the small town of Pskov continued, and Moltke Jr. was very anxious, because it meant that his plan to encircle Wei to save Zhao had failed, and if he could not rescue the Fifth Panzer Division, then the whole of Estonia would become the pocket of the Chinese.

Moltke sent a telegram to Wilhelm II again, asking Wilhelm II to send more troops to support them, Wilhelm II quickly replied, and Moltke Jr. saw the telegram before his heart relaxed slightly, because the telegram read: "Britain has planned to aid the Fifth Heavy Division, and this plan is like this......"

Moltke Jr. thought for a moment, and immediately ordered his subordinates to send this plan to Adenauer in the form of a top-secret telegram, which increased Adenauer's confidence in sticking to it.