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It had been five days since Bingwen had seen Hakan again, and since he and many other naval officers had been held by sailors, he had not been mistreated, but the prison was still uncomfortable. In just a few days, the handsome rear admiral seemed to be a different person, with messy hair, sunken eye sockets, and the general's uniform, which was always neat and tidy, was also stained with dirt and engine oil. The port of Kiel and the city had been completely controlled by sailors, armed with soldiers and workers in white towels, and the city, which had been relatively clean a few days before, had become filthy, with smashed glass windows and bloody walls splattered with specks of blood.

Germany has failed!

Bingwen handed him a cigarette, but Hakan, who loved tobacco, refused this time, looking at the restless and dangerous city with confused eyes. He tried to prevent the sailors from continuing the uprising, but any words and actions to stop them pale at this moment, because Germany could not continue the war. Hunger and flu have crushed the strongest hearts, but where will Germany go if this insurrection is allowed to spread? He sat for a long time, and after a long time, he got up and picked up his belongings, turned his head and asked, "Why do you want to see Mr. Krupp?" ”

"We want to purchase some machinery and manufacturing drawings." Bingwen said the content of the task that could be said very frankly. Hakan is not surprised that Yang Qiu will choose this time to pick up the bargain, in fact, he believes that soon Britain and France will drive tanks and warships into Germany to snatch their "spoils", but he is very strange about this procurement list, because in addition to precision twin-shaft machine tools, large forging presses and other dual-use equipment, the vast majority of them are civilian machine tools and technology, and even the ships are civilian ships rather than the most eye-catching warships.

Hakan was curious: "What are you going to do?" ”

Bingwen secretly smiled bitterly, although Germany was already miserable, it was obviously a hundred times stronger than the Republic of China, so he didn't know where the pain of the hungry man was, and said: "Captain, the war is over, and our country's strength does not allow us to take the road of militarized expansion, on the contrary, we need to purchase a large number of civilian equipment to develop the national economy." There are a lot of things in this if you don't buy them now. When the time comes, it will be moved by Britain and France, and we can't buy it if we want to, so the commander-in-chief asked us to purchase as much technology, equipment and industrial drawings as possible. Of course, we will follow the more favorable price. ”

Hakan is not interested in this kind of hypocritical politeness, since Yang Qiu mainly wants high-end civilian technology and equipment, then it is not too much of a problem, in fact, even military technology is no problem. For he was now certain that, with the riots in the port of Kiel, Germany would be plunged into a long period of turmoil. The war would soon be over, and Britain and France would never miss this opportunity to weaken Germany. Therefore, it is the same for everyone to sell the technology, rather than being snatched away in vain, it is better to sell the money to raise funds and prepare for the next comeback! But there was one thing he was as curious as Ji Albert: "Look at the things you need, two-axis precision machine tools, 20,000 tons of molding presses, hydraulic presses, stamping machine tools, bearing grinding, large diesel engines for manships, Zeiss lens polishing, chemical dye synthesis furnaces, do you know how big these things are?" I can tell you frankly that if five days ago I would have sent you to jail. But now I can get these things for you as long as the price is right, and even the large diesel engine you want on Mackensen can be moved as a whole, but can you ship it back? This requires at least 20 10,000-ton ships to load. Do you want to take the Russian railway, or do you want the ocean fleet to force your escort? By the way, please don't call me Captain. ”

Bingwen didn't want to tell the route home, but after thinking about it, he confessed: "General, do you remember how we escaped back?" ”

Hakan remembered the channel where the Seydlitz detoured to the Danish coast and forced its way through a minefield after Jutland, and quickly sketched out a route in his mind to avoid the British and American patrol fleets, and secretly praised the young man who had served under him, and said: "Take the Greenland Arctic route? It was a good option, and the British Navy was still on this side, detouring north of Greenland from where to cross the Atlantic Ocean to the coast of Canada. Then disperse and disguise as neutral ships to go south, but you can't go through the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal, but as long as you can cross the United States, you can regroup in Brazil, and then go around Cape Horn into the Pacific Ocean, but the storm in the Arctic Ocean is too strong. At least until July. ”

"No!" Bingwen looked at Liu Mingzhao firmly: "It's not July, it's February!" ”

"February?! God, are you crazy? The iceberg will tear apart the entire fleet! ”

Bingwen and Liu Mingzhao glanced at each other and said firmly: "General, do you think we can still leave in July?" ”

Hakan silently looked at the two young men in front of him, one of whom he had personally brought a medal. Looking at them, he seemed to see himself when he was young, why didn't he do his best for the country at that time, even if he gave his life? Of course, he is not a person who is so easily moved, and German-style rigor has infiltrated his bone marrow, so Liu Mingzhao is also very curious why he suddenly changed his attitude and was willing to help him, and asked: "General, why are you suddenly willing to help us?" ”

"It's not about helping you, it's about helping Germany." Hakan smiled bitterly: "We have failed, rather than being robbed of it, it is better to sell it to you, at least you will pay cash!" It can help many businesses tide over the difficulties. Let's go, I'll take you to Mr. Krupp. Hakan took one last look at the port of Kiel, dragged his tired and reluctant face with many Germans, and left his beloved Grand Fleet ready to endure humiliation.

As he had predicted, shortly after the uprising in Port Kiel, the German staff led by Hindenburg tried their best to arrest soldiers and reprimand officers in an attempt to defuse the crisis, but it eventually triggered a second wave of revolutions on the continent. The rise of the poor party forces in Germany, the turmoil in the port of Kiel began to spread throughout Germany, and the soldiers returning from the front finally joined the whirlpool of the revolution in the face of the devastated country and the hungry family members, and this whirlpool eventually swallowed up all the dreams and hopes of Germany. The term Soviets of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies resounded again in Europe, unlike last November, when the Russian workers dominated the country but were overthrown by the peasants, because Germany had a very high rate of industrialization, with millions of workers, and retired soldiers! In just a few days, the Hunter Sauron dynasty ended, Wilhelm II fled to the Netherlands, and a new Spartacist faction began to emerge.

Although the fall of Germany was foreshadowed, the rapid process still caught many people off guard. Careerists from all over the world have set their sights on the world's richest pie. The huge amount of German industrial capacity, the sky-high indemnity money, and the warships, artillery, planes, etc. that filled the docks were all coveted by various countries. Just as Hakan took Bingwen and them to meet Krupp, a curtain was slowly opened on how to distribute the feast.

But for ordinary people outside of Germany, this moment is what they have been waiting for for four years! The whole of Britain was in a revelry, and people who had been tormented by the war for more than four years spontaneously walked out of their homes. They filled the streets and cheered loudly. When Wilhelm II fled to Germany, when the news of the Armistice of the Compiègne Forest was signed, everyone could not contain their excitement, and even forgot the huge casualty figure for a while. In the office at 10 Downing Street, Lloyd George and his friend Bonarau stood at the window listening to the cheers outside, the Downing Street leader who was known for his merry youth now has a little more poise on his face, and has gained great prestige for leading LinkedIn to the final victory in a critical moment. But he knew that this was only the beginning, and if the rest of the matter was not dealt with, then Britain and the whole world would be in crisis.

"Andrew." Lloyd George usually doesn't smoke cigars, but today he rarely handed Bonarau one, and he himself lit it and asked, "Do you think the war is over?" ”

"Yes Prime Minister, it's over!" Bonarau, perhaps the person who knew him best in the whole of Britain, smiled: "But it can be said that there is no end to it." Because the revolution was spreading on the mainland, the Chinese people temporarily blocked their infiltration into the Far East. They are taking advantage of the mood of the people to break out, so on the other hand, we can't relax yet. ”

These few words hit the heart of Lloyd George. The sailors' rebellion in Port Kiel spread throughout Germany, including the serious antagonism between various strata caused by the difficulties of the people of various countries after the war, and the continuous export of the ideas of the poor party. So he was very worried about the situation on the mainland, and said: "Clemenceau called me and hoped that post-war talks could be held in Paris as soon as possible, and I think that the French would probably punish Germany very harshly this time." ”

"But if the punishment is too severe, it will inevitably increase the burden on Germany and lead them to become more antagonistic at home," Bonarau worried. Moreover, it is not conducive to China's implementation of the policy of balancing the mainland. ”

"yes." Lloyd George nodded: "I'm worried about this too, we have to come up with a way to support Germany as soon as possible, at least to help them solve the poor party." We have been unable to control Russia for the time being. If Germany were to fall on them, what do you think Europe would look like in the future? "I know, but how do you convince them to relax the punishment against Germany?" Bournarau spat out a smoke ring and pointed at the revelers below. The corners of Lloyd George's mouth collapsed, if the punishment of Germany is relaxed, then first of all, the domestic people will not let themselves go. Then the political career will come to an end.

Hey, that's a dilemma.

Bonarau sighed, the post-war world has been completely unfolded, it will take a long, long time to re-establish a new order, the British Empire not only has to find a way to contain the poor party, but also the balance of Europe, the rise of the United States, the catch-up of China, the Far East problem, etc., everything is testing the political means of their generation. A knock on the door interrupted the thoughts of the two, and the secretary brought a piece of news that could not be said to be good or bad: "Your Excellency, the Chinese naval fleet has arrived in Keelung, and they dispatched three battle cruisers to force their way into the harbor to escort Yang Qiu ashore to inspect the flu epidemic. ”

Lloyd George and Bonarau glanced at each other, just now they were still talking about the new post-war world order, Yang Qiu suddenly went to Taiwan to inspect the epidemic situation The two of them are getting bigger and bigger, how to establish a new world order as soon as possible to ensure the British Empire's domination of the world?

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